DOCUMENTS HONGKONG & SHANGHAI
MAGNETIC IN 'PLANE
WRECK
AIR MINE
Following
when the
sent
announcement that
to
BANKING CORPORATION,
Authorised Capital
.$30.000.000
Issued and Fully Paid-up...$20,000,000 Reserve Funds:-
Sterling
BAIDS
Hong Kong Currency Re.
Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
E 0,300,000
.$10,000,000
...$20,000,000
HEAD OFFICE) HONG KONG.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Hon, Mr. J. J. Paterson, Chairman:
W. H. Lock, Esq.. Deputy Chairinan,
1. K. Bondeld. Esq., G. Miskin, Esq., 13. Davies Enq A. H. Compo, Esq., R. S. Morrison, Esq.
Hon. Mr. T. E. Pasioa, Hon. Mr. S. K.Dodweli,Hon. Mr. A. L., Shields, Sir Vandeleur M. Graybure
Chief Manager.
Amoy
general 000 shares $140,000.00; Transfer 10 General Reserve $25,000.00; meeting of Humphreys Transfer to Building Improve- Estate and Finance Comment Account (Bringing same up
Details of the German the remains of Admiral Baron to $76,000.00) $3,027.50; Transfer
Mineo Osumi, Japanese Supreme. pany, Limited, was held to Special Repairs &
Renewals magnetic air mines which, War Councillor, who was killed
up
to this morning at the Jaco-Account (Bringing same
naval 'plane he was floated down on a para-taking and carry
was brought down in bean Room of the Hong forward $39,507.67,
chute as big as two houses, Chungshan by Chinese troops, Kong Hotel.
The proposal was seconded by
have been found, the Chinese High are so sensitive that they Command has issued orders that Mr. T. Ramsay, Those present included Mr. D. The re-election of retiring Di-will explode on
the ap-
they be E. Clark (Chairman), Mr. J. Scott rectors was proposed by Mr. D. E.
Kunlunkwan), in south Kwangsi, and buried Hurston and Mr. J. M. Alves (Di-Clark and seconded by Mr. C. B. proach of anyone wearing there with due ceremoney. Genar- rectors), Messrs. T Ramsay, C. B. Brown, while the re-election Brown, W. Hansen, W. C. Lee, P. Messrs Percy Smith, Seth
of even a steel helmet, and al Pai Chung-hsi, Vice-Chief of Potts and L. Kadooie (Shure-Mining and Messrs. Linstead and so lethal
and
Staff, told a Central News repre- that they are sentative to-day.
Bangkok holders) and Mr J. I. Quie, (Se-Davis as Auditors was proposed capable of razing half
Batavis The remains of Captain Hideo
Boobay by Mr. W. Hansen and seconded
Suga, Commander Takao Tsunoda, Matsuda, Rear-Admiral Hikojira Calcutta
Canton by Mr. W. C. Lee,
Chatso Elichi Commander
Shirahama.
Colombo Fleet Paymaster Chugoro Tatemi, Deirea Chief Pilot Torno Kurosa. Pilot Foochor Hiroaki Kono, Mechanic
Shinji Hanow Takácka and Mechanic Jiro Iname farbia which have also been found will on the scene of the be buried wreck, General Pai revealed.
General Pai sald that important documents found in the wreckage have been flown to Chungking.
cretary).
The Chairman said. I regret that the result of the year's working is not so favourable as the preced- ing your, the profit of $181,272.61 being in round figures some $20,- 000 less. The evacuation of wo- ment from the Colony in July left us with a number of empty tene- ments and in the case of our Kowloon properties, we felt right to grant special reductions in rental to those tenants who wished to retain their flats not-
it
-withstanding the evacuation of their families Expense items are generally higher and Interest is up by over $7,000.
Property Tax
the
War taxation appears for first time in the Pecounts under the heading Property Tax. This amount payable for the twelve months, Le un to March 1941 being $15.116.30.
full
A donation of $5.000 was made; to the South China Morning Post Humber Fund and we feel sur this will meet with your approval.
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BIG CHANGES
AT B.B.C.
a
London suburb, are con- tained in a letter received recently by a resident of Melbourne from a London business man says the Sydney "Morning Herald."
Yet so calm and resolute is the spirit of London that the writer Important changes in the policy, could sit in his office describing organisation and personnel of the analytically and objectively the British Broadcasting Corporation warfare over Britain while, not may, I understand. soon be an-
far away, this device threatened nounced. These changes include: | momentarily to explode and raze The appointment of a successor | hundreds of buildings, his own to the holder of a high office in premises cluded. the B.B.C.; and
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Transfer of the control and di- ! "It is called a time bomb." he rection of foreign broadcasting to writes, "and may be removed in the Foreign Office
time by a Suicide Squad otherwise the police think it will ruze half Stepney, our stores included. We must wait and see, and not get flustered, but hope for the best and believe it will not happen... If Pelham Street and our stocks go sky-high, we should, no doubt. cable you...
Plans now ready
allow longer time to be given to news services to European and other foreign countries and reception abroad to be improved.
Difficulties Overcome
Items in the Balance Sheet are very similar to the previous year time been dissatisfied
The Government has for some with the exception of Investments wireless service to foreign coun- with the
which have been reduced bv
tries, and the problem has been $48,150.00.
There was
Small loss incurred by the sale of these under examination, Various tech- nical difficulties have been en- of $2,094 50.
countered, but it appears
that most of them have now been over-
come.
Argyle Street Land
We have no building program- me at the moment, although have a large
Area of land in Argyle Street undeveloped. When normal conditions prevail the de- velopment of this area will have
to be considered.
can
I do not think there are any further matters to which I usefully refer and I now propose that the amount available for ap- propriation be allocated as fol- lows. --
Pay a dividend of 7% on 200,-
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Then there is a postscript: "The land mine which fell. 40 hours before was removed at 7 o'clock ...it was definitely a magnetic Special attention has had to be bomb. liable to go off at the ap- paid to the risk of giving wireless proach of anyone wearing even a directional guidance to enemy air-steel helmet. It was 9ft. 6in. high, craft.
and floated down on a parachute The last extensive reorganisa- as big as houses. Because of this tion of the B.B.C. took place in thing, from 10,000 to 15.000 people April last year. To meet war- were moved out of their houses. time developments continuous From experience of others that liaison with the Ministry of In- have gone off, they are liable to formation was started, and three do very serious damage for 2 new divisions-Programme, Homeradius of a quarter of a mile, and and Overseas-were created to less serious damage for at least replace the Programme and Public half a mile around....A party of Relations divisions.
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150 naval experts got on to the thing, and when it had been large- ly dismantled it was removed to open country at about 60 miles an hour."
Perusal of these documents in- dicates that Japanese intentions are to embark upon their southward push soon and that Admiral Osumi was flying from Canton to Hainan Island to direct the plan. Cen- tral News.
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H.K, GOVT, LOANS 32% Loan (1934) 93 b. 3% Loan (1940) 93 b.
BANKS
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S. C.D.
Bank of East Asia $76 b.
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Union Ins. $410 b. HK. Fire Ins. $170 b. DOCKS, WHARVES. GODOWNS,
ETC
H.K. Docks (Old) S17 b. H.K, Docks (New) $17 b. Providents $5.00 b., $5,80 5. LANDS, HOTELS & BLOGS. H.K. Lands 4 Debentures
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Hong Kong 13th December, 1040.
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V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 1st March, 1937.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
Authorised Capital Paid-up Capital Reserve and Undivided
Profits
Hon.
$10,000,000.00
5,598,600.00
2,983,281.50
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS:-
Str Shou-son Chow, Chairman;
H.K. Tramways $18.20 s.. $18.- Li Koon Chan. Esq., P. K. Kwok, Es.,
05 sa. Star Ferries $561⁄2 b.
China, Lights (Old) $6 b., $6.10|
sa.
H.K, Electrics (Old) $404 sa. Macao Electrics (Old) $17 sa Macao Electrics (New) $181⁄4 sa.
INDUSTRIALS Cements $17 b. H.K. Ropes $811⁄2 b. $812 sa.
STORES, &c. Watsons $10.90 b., $11 s.
MISCELLANEOUS Entertainments $7 b. Constructions (Old) $1.60 b.
LAST DAY'S SALES 857 Lights (Old) @ $6.10 100 Macao Elec, (Old) @ $17% 50 Macao Elec. (New) @ $104 100 Ropes @ $8
The letter, a remarkable per- sonal document. is instinct with the spirit of England. The writer speaks of bombing as a "rotten business," but his comment on its rottenness is that he "feels infin- itely privileged to live during period in the world's history which, I believe. precedes the re- | THE CHARTERED BANK birth of a true Christian era."
Reprisals To Come
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The writer discusses frankly the dislocation of normal ways of life, the problems of ensuring adequate rest for his staffs, harrassed by night raiders and sirens, and re- counts erim incidents of the air war, but distils from it all the essence of victory.
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AND CHINA. Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853,
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+
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BRANCHES: Penzug
Klang We may finish Caloutta
Bangoon
Baigor
Beremban
Bhanghai
Bingapore
Bitiawan
"As
we grow stronger in the air," he says, "we shall make the Germans whine with the horror of our reprisal. We have no al- .
52. Mosley Street, Bianchester, 3 ternative but to blast that nation into its component parts, to des- AGENCIES AND troy its fals gods, to crush utterly Alor Star Hankow all that stands for bullying and Air
Hong Kon Bangkok Hollo gangsterism....That is the spirit via
Ipoh that has been awakened in dll of Bombay
Karachi us in England.
Agencies: Kobe without houses, without relations,
Clive streak Kuala Tunspur Boursdays without business, but we have one Fairlie Placa Kushing goal, one united thought that I Cando cannot believe will ever alter.... Cawnpore We have to clean up the world. Colombo and the glory of the British Em-Delhi
Halphons pire will be acknowledged by Hamburg every civilised community....If want to live until the story is told, and the world is refreshed in peace...
"I have written of only London. Much has happened elsewhere we do not know how much; nor when it will end. All we know is that the spirit of the people is sound and great. The King said we are a great people. We are. We are magnificent. We grin, and pray, and know we can only die once, if it comes our way, but we as a nation are going to thrash and crush the German....We shall not crack."
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Madan New York Pulping
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undertakes Executor and Truster, bual- Income Tax overpaid, on terms which ness, and claims recovery of British may be ascertained at any of the Agenctars and Branches.
B. A. CAMIDGE,.
Manager
Wong Yun Tong. Esq., Chan Ching Shek, Esq.. Li Lan Sang, Esq., Wong Chu Ben, Esq. and Fury Ping, Wah, Esq.
Kan Tong Po, Esq., Chief Manager. Hon. Mr. Li Tse Fong, Manager.
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