HONGKONG & SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION,
Authorised Capital
.$50.000.000
Issued and Fully Paid-up ..$20,000,000- Reserve Funds:----
Sterling
Hong Kong Currency Re
serva
Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
0,500,000
$10,000,000
$20,000,000
HEAD OFFICE: Hong Kong.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson, Chairman.
W. H. Lock, Esq.. Deputy Chairman,
Mr. Herbert Morrison, Minister of Home Security, sald this at a conference of employers and work- ers in London to discuss the Gov- ernment's policy on working after, K. Bousfield, Esq., G. Miskin, Exq.....
K. S. Morrison, Erg. the siren.
A. II. Compton. Esq.. L.. Davies. Ewq..
Hon. Mr. T. E. Posro, He
Hon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell. Hon. Mr. A. L. Shields, Sir Vandeleur M. Grayburn
Chief Manager.
shared with Bald wives their husbands the risk of an attack and they endured in ad- dition the strain of watching and v.aiting for their man work- ing at his post in a "target" fac- tory.
cover exists
BRANCHES:-
Amoy Bangkok Batavia Bombay Calcutta
Ipoh Johare
Kobe
Kowloon
Canton
Colombo
Mr. Morrison added: "When an effective system of double warning has been worked out and good Chelo reasonably close at Dairen hand. I have enough knowledge Foochow
Haiphong of our
workers and war
their ow managements to be quite sure that Harbin not an unnecessary minute of time will be lost,
protection.
Iloilo
Rangoon Saigon
Ban Francison
Shanghai
Kuala Lumpur Singapore
London
Lyons
Sourabaya
Bwstow
Sungei Patanl
Malaoca
Manila
Tientsin
Muar (Johore) Tokyo
Mukden
Telagteo
New York
Yokohama
Peipiag
Penang
ACCOUNTS
10 opened and FIXED DEPO
ότι
CURRENT "Why should the war worker be | Local Currency more interested in 'safety first' as BITS received for One Year or shorter a war-time motto than is his col-periods in Local and Other Currencies
terms which will be quoted league of the civil defence force?" on
application, He explained in detail the planis SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES of various
and training roof-sizes To Let. Doreen Grant Gibbons for selecting
spotters for factories, the arrange- TRUSTEE and EXECUTOR business was described by the ments for stopping and restarting andertaken. Solicitor-General, Sir Wil-work and the nature of emergency Hong Kong 13th December, 1040. liam Jowitt, at the Old Bailey as the "real brains behind transactions which have benefited the A.R.P. Department not to pay any "There was a blinding eX.
to persons who may Germans while her coun-attention
call upon them. purporting to be plosion, part of the front turret was blown away, and there wastry was at war.
Air Raid Wardens, unless they are another terrific explosion in the Charges of trading with the ene- either in uniform, or wearing the fuselage. The shell had touched my were brought against her and A.R.P. Badge, a numerical Identity Hong Kong, 1st March, 1937.
Szilagyi, Dise and an Armlet.
"Then A.A. fire opened up in- tensely. A near miss' showered us with fragments,
off the flare.
A Notice issued by the Harbour Department re- garding lighting and sea
"The observer and the wireless traffic during the black-operator were both injured. There
was a 10ft, hole in the rear. out exercises on the nights!
The explosions had hurled the of February 26th/27th control colunin out of my hands. and 27th/28th, says:
de-
Shouted "Fire!"
External lights of every scription ON board vessels
"Soon the smoke cleared a little, prohibited, and all internal lights
and to my amazement I saw that must either be extinguished obscured so that no light is visible only were the engines still
either from above
other direction.
OF
from
Lights Out
Torches may be used to
ally
meet
any special circumstance, but they must be screened with two thick-i nesses of ordinary blue
woven cloth or patat,
The
close-
in the following lights
extin- area will be Hong Kong guished during the period of the black-out:---
there, but that they were both running,
"Then the bomb aimer came up} through the well, his face stream- ing with what looked like blood.
"Suddenly he shouted 'fice," staggered along towards the tail. Flames were coming through the door beneath the petrol tank, 30 I shouted: 'Put them out."
"Nohody heard me They were all there before I shouted. "A little later I looked round and saw the radio operator com- ing through the door. His flying Waglan Island. Tathong Point,
suit was on fire. The bomb-aimer South Lyemundeshed up to him Cape Collinson,
and beat the North Lyemun, Channel
Rocks, flames out. Cust Rock. North Fairway Buoy. "Then
down he disappeared Central Fairway Buoy. South
fuselage again. He seemed to have Fairway
Island, Buoy, Green
recovered completely, and it turn- Cheung Chau Island Passage, and ed out that what I had taken to the lights at the Entrances to the
be blood was only oil. Yaumati Bay Typhoon Shelter.
Normal lighting will be resum- ed on
the night of the 1st/2nd March, 1941.
The Port will be closed to all inward and outward shipping at sunset on the 26th February tu sunrise on the 27th February, from
to sunset on the 7th February sunrise on the 28th February and
"The cabin cleared of smoke. The 'plane was flying erratical Iy. The crew were working frantically to get rid of the in- cendiarica and anything that might explode.
Not for Fun
"We carried on in this state and
""
against Louis Francis aged sixty-five, and Thomas Ogie, fifty-eight.
They all pleaded not guilty, and entered a similar plea to charges brought against a limited com- pany. Metal and Electro Chemical Products, of London.
The charges included counts alleging that they had transfer- red assets worth £84,713 to a Swedish firm under enemy con. trol.
"Subservient”
Sir William Jowitt said the two men were really in a subservient position. The person really res- ponsible was Miss Gibbons.
"While her country is at war she has been entering through the company, of which all three are directors, into all kinds of finan- cial transactions to the benefit of Germans."
"If you arrange with a Swed- Ish company to give it assets, provided it will
debt pay a to Germany, which you owe In that way you are indirectly paying your debt to Germany instead of paying it to the cus- todian of enemy property. "That is the scheme which this Indy evolved, and the two obediently signed on the dotted line."
men
After legal submission by Mr. G. D. Roberts (defending) Mr. Justice Asquith decided that us one count in the indictment had been altered at short notice, an He adjournment was necessary.
from sunset on the 28th February | dropped our bombs. We had not put the case back to the
to sunrise on the 1st March, dur- ing which periods no movements of vessels, etc., will be permitted inside the Port.
Ferry Restrictions
A restricted ferry service will be maintained by the Star Ferry and the Hong Kong and Yaumati Ferry between Hong Kong and Kowloon subject to the provisions of paragraph 2 (1) which includes navigation lights, and in this con- nection the prescribed pier lights at Hong Kong and Kowloon, will| be permitted provided that such lights cannot be seen from above: and do not throw any light on to the water.
Should the "Air Raid Warning" Signal be given while the ferry is under way, she must proceed to the nearest safe anchorage or pler until such time as the "Raiders Passed" Signal has been sounded.
STOCK MARKET
LISTLESSNESS ON
made the journey for fun, and the job had to be done as best we could de it
"During this time the radio operator and 1 were alone in the cabin, He had collapsed on the floor and said: 'I'm going blind, sir.' His face was burned com- pletely black.
"He got to his feet and said: 'I must get to the wireless."
"As soon as his burna had been treated, he clambered to hia radio and started to send out messages.
"But first he had to explain the settings of the dials to the rear gunher. Everything ready, he had his hand guided to the
Key For forty minutes he stood
like that, tapping out his mos. sago, but the aerial had been shot away.
"There was little left to hold the tail plane on, but we bombed the goods yard, and, in spite of all they could do to us we safely made the journey home in five hours against an eighty miles an hour wind,
Apart from the continued firm- rails and oils were dull. ness of Indian issues, listless. Among foreign, Bonds, Belgian conditions prevailed on the Lon- four per-cent. issues advanced don Stock Exchange yesterday, from 64 to 66 which is now with Balkan uncertainties stifling fifteen per-cent. above the price prevailing at the end of last year. buying Interest, Ve
"Gilt-edged": 'securities were Greek issues receded a trifle, steady, while industrials, home-1" Wall Street was easy-Reuter,
sessions.
LOCAL SHARES
next
H.K, GOVT. LOANS 314% Loan (1934) 934 b. 3% Loan (1940) 93 b.
BANKS... Bank of East Asia $76 b.
INSURANCES Canton Ins, $215 b. HK Fire Ins. $170 b. DOCKS, WHARVES, GODOWNS, ETC.
H.K. Docks (Old) $171⁄4 sa. H.K. Docks (New) $17 sa. Providents: $6.65 b., $5.80 - s. LANDS, HOTEL'S & BLOGS. H.K Lands 4% Debentures
$971⁄2 b.
PUBLIC UTILITIES. HK, Tramways $18.20 s.. Star Ferries $58 b.
China Lights (Old) $6 b., $0.15
Sa
H.K. Electrics (Old) $40% sa, INDUSTRIALƏ Cements $171⁄2 b
'STORES, 46.) Watsons $10.95 B $11.05 s
MISCELLANEOUS Entertainments $7 b. Constructions (Old) '$1,60 b.
LAST DAY'S BALES 100 Docks (Old): @ $174 200 Dooks (New) @ $17 100 Trams @ $18.03. 324 Lights (Old) @ $0.15 200 Electrics (Old) @ $40%
Householders are warned by the
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA
AND CHINA. Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1859.
Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
£3,000,000. £3,000,000.
£3,000,000
Apri
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON: 38, Bishopsgate, E.C.2. Sub-Agenales in Londont 117/12, Leadenhall Street, E.C.2 West End Branch: 14/16. Cockspur Street, S.W.1. Manchester Branch:
52. Mosley Street, Manchester, 1
Alor Star
Bangkok Batavia
Karachi
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
The Business of the above Bank s conducted by the HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, Rules may be obtained on application.
FOR
HONG
AND THE
KONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,
V. M. GRAYBURN.
Chief Manager,
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
Authorised Capital Pald-up Capital Reserve ana Proflis
Hon.
Undivided
$10.003.000.00 5.598,600.00
2,903.261.50
HEAD OFFICE:-HONG KONG 10. Des Voeux Road, Central,
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:-
Sir Shou-son Chow, Chairman; Li Koon Chun, Esq., P. K. Kwok, Esq., Wong Yun Tong, Esq., Chan Ching Shek, Esq., L Lan Sang, Esq., Wong Chu Ben, Esq. and Fung Ping Wah Esq.
Kan Tong Po. Esq.. Chief Mannger. Hon. Mr. Li Tse Fong, Manager.
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:-
Amay
Balavis
Haiphat Hankow
AGENCIES AND
Flankow flong Long Iloilo
Bambay Calcutta
Ipoh
Flaps
Agencies: Clive Street Vizita Plan Canton Lawopora
Kobe
Kuala Lunapui Kuching
BRANCHESI Penang Rangoon Saigon Beremban Bhangbai Singapore Sitiawan Bourabaya
Bombay
Caloutta
Talplog
Modras
Tientsin
Manila
Toaghah
Kowloon London
Medan
(Bhuket)
New York
Tuingia >
Peiping
Inkousme
(Peking)
Cebu Colombo Dethi
iphong Hamburg
Bonalatu
Robe
Manila Melbourna
Beattie Bamarang
Nagasaki
Shanghai
New York
Bingapore
Parie
Polping
Bwatow
Penang
Rangoon
Saigon
Ban FrancBOG
Bourabaya
Sydney
Tiantais
VEROOLITOR
Every description of Banking ani Exchange business transacted. Loana granted on approved securites..
Current Accounts opened in Local FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Currency and Fixed Deposits received Banking Business transacted.
on
for one year or shorter periods in Locul terms Foreign Currencies CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and fand FIXED DEPOSITS received for One which will be quoted on application.;
Safe Deposit Boxes To Let. Year or shorter periods in Fecal or
KAN TONG PO. Other Currencies at. rates which will
Chief Manager. be quoted ch application
THE WING ON BANK, LIMITED.
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened ta Local Currency and Sterling with in terest allowed at rates obtainable on application.
The Bank's Head Office in London undertakes Executor and Truster. busi- ness, and claims recovery of British Income Tax overpaid, on terms which may be ascertained Agencies and Branches.
at
of the
aby
RA.. CAMIDGE,
Manager
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD.
HEAD OFFICE:
£3,000,000 ****** 2,800,000 1,050,000 1,254,839
15, Gracechurch Street; London, E.C.8. Authorised Capital Subscribed Capital Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund & Rest
BANKERS:
The Bank of England and Midland Blank, Ltd.
Bangkok Bombay Coutta
Colombo Delhi Galle
Howrah
Hoan Load
Ipol
BRANCHES:
Jedna
-
∙Kanly
Karachi
Madens
New Tork Penang
Fangoon
Kota Bharu Bhangbal Kuala Zomerpur Almls
Eugla Kaple
Kuala
* Trengganu *
Elispor
HỒNG KÔNG BRANCH „Every "description of Banking and Exchange business transacted.
TRUSTICE AND "EXECUTORSHIP UNDERTAKEN,
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened h Local Currency and FIXED DEPOSITS received in Loval Currency & STER LING on 'terms that may be ascertain- ed on application.
BENSON.
Manager;
Head Office: Hong Kong. 26, Des Voeux Road, Central, Authorised Capital ... $10,000,000 LONDON BANKERS:- Westminster Bank. Ltd. Foreign Exchange and description of banking business transacted.
every
Current Accounts and Savings Accounts opened. Fixed Deposits received at rates which will be quoted on application.
Safe Deposit Boxes for hire. PHILIP GOCKCHIN,-
Chief Manager.
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