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THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 18, 1941.
VIRTUAL BOYCOTT OF BRITONS ON YANGTSE
LOCAL SHARES
BANKS
Page
SARAH SIMPLE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI
FOR SERVICES
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BANKING CORPORATION.
Authorised Capital ........$50.000.000 lasued and Fully Paid-up...$20,000,000 Reserve Funda:-
Stepung
.£ 8,500,000
of
Hong Kong Currency Re-
serve
$10,000,000
A special performance "Sarah Simple" has been arranged
prietors
.$20,000.060
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.
for inen of the Services to-night. Reserve Liability of Pro-
A. A. Milne's play is very light fare, full of amusing and swift dialogue and scenes and it pro- vides admirable distraction from the cares of war, income tax and evacuation.
BRITISH SUBJECTS and interests in Ichang are suffering seriously from unplea-, sant restrictions and a virtual boycott, parti- cularly in matters obtaining to requisite funds and necessary supplies, including foodstuffs, which they are not allowed to buy from Jap-DOCKS, WHARVES, GODOWNS day. Booking for anese shops.
This was revealed at the annual general meeting of the British Chamber of Commerce in Hankow by the chairman, Mr. D. B. Tait, who said British business in Hankow in 1940 experienced another year of "facing a blank wall of prohibited trade.”
Mr. Tait declared that the Ja- panese military at fchang "ron- tanted to interfere with British interests by the forcible seizure of British craft, to secure the cargo contained therein, in spite of the most vigorous representations by our own authorities and the high- est quarters.
"Whilst it is true that British #taft affected so far have been re- turned to their powerless owners farerble removal of following the all cargo. it
is impossible to find justification for the perpetration if
bitch acts against
neutral under
ests with clearly defined rights
Tight Hold
Speaking of British trade
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DRIVERS
CAUTIONED
Following a general warning issued some weeks ago to bus drivers
to the
OIL OF
17
to pull in glose Pavement when stopping to take
discharge passengers, drivers employed by the Kowloon Bus Company, appeared before H. C. Macnamara at the Mr.
the mor11- Kowloon Magistracy ing for failing to heed the warn-!
Ing.
It
that polee wits disclosed officers were specially assigned tof watch bus drivers, and in SUIVA Pues the drivers stopped then
Hankow, Mr Tait asserted "Apart vehicles 14 feet from the pave trom a few hiprent prosomiy arranged evily in the you.
1. been The Badeho
Paris spatham Clas * th
rules, the bad sl
Junatumatate dispocke
inde, tea and coffer de ends a to blesky, mostrolley by Jupatione authen itse
- de beret
"On the import tide ther
British trade
not onc
tion to report."
Mr Tai parendend
transac
Locking
CHAD FIVE, the pages of plug. is quite blank.
Chimera Of Reopening
ineat
Trate Inpector A R
Bank of East Asia $70 b.
INSURANCES Union Ins. $425 b.
SHIPPING Indo-Chinas (Pref.) $80 b.
ETC.
The opening night is to-morrow and the play will run until Satur- seats at $3.30, $2.20 and $1.10, is being handled HK, and K. Wharves $93 b., $94|by the Anderson Music Co. and it would be as well to book as soon as possible as the last nights are already heavily booked,
sa.
I.K.
Docks (Old) $164 b.. $162 S. Providents $5.10 b., X.D. LANDS, HOTELS & BLDGS. HK and S. Hotels $3.10
$3.20 sa.
H.K. Lands $314 b. Humphreys $6.70 b.
b.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Hon. Mr. J. 3. Paterson, Chairman.
W. H. Lock, Esq., Deputy Chairman.
J. K. Hourfield, Esq., G. Miskin, Eq...
K. 8. Morrison, Esq. A. H. Compton, Eaq.. L. J. Davies, Eng.. Hon. Mr. T. E. Pearce, Hou. Mr. B. II. Dodat, Hon. Mr. A. L. Akiolde Sir Vandolour M. Grayburn
Chief Manager.
BRANCHES :-
Ipoh
Hangkok
Johor
Batavis There
Kobe
Kowloon
Calcutta Canton
The number of invitations ac- cepted by the Services for to- night promises a full house for this comedy of the vague inventor who named the wrong man as co- respondent when his wife left him. Cheloo This ship leads to complications Dairen and trying situations on his char-toonbow ming wife's sudden return just Haiphong Lights (Old) $6.20 b. as he is attempting
Innkow to establish
Imibia
H.K, Realties $3.05 b., $31⁄4 s. PUBLIC UTILITIES H.K. Tramways $16; s. China
$64 52.
H.K. Electries (Old) $41 b. H.K. Electries (New) $40.90 b. Macao Electries (Old) $17.60 b. Macan Electrics (New) $1611⁄2 b. Telephones (Old) $24 b.. $24
S
INDUSTRIALS Cements $17.10 b.
H.K. Hopes $8.10 b.. $8.15 sa.
STORES, &C. Dairy Farms $18 so Watsons $10, $10 sa.
LAST DAY'S SALES 50 Wharves de $94 500 Hotels w $3.20 150 Lights (Old) fe $44 400 Dairy Farms in $18
NAZIS TAKE AWAY CHURCH WINDOWS
ily nudes * The German andlar SOEN CORPpmista, ned el dow from the
Colombo
a liaison with the attractive but Hollo conventionally minded widow of a Canon.
The cast is headed by Sheilah
as
as
Rangoon
Balgon
San Franci Bhanghai
Kuala Lumpur Singapore
Londoa
Lyons
Malacon
Manila
Bourabaya
Bungoi Palaut
Bwalow
Tientsi
Muar (Johor) Tokyo Mukden
New York Pelping
Punnag
Tringiao
Tokohama
In
ob
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES of various alzes To Let.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened
FIXED DEPO Local Currency and SITS received for One Year or shorter Mackinlay
the lovely periods In Local and Other Currencies Sarah Simple, Claude Bur-
will be quoted on terms which gess
her corkscrew in application. Eventing husband. and Day Sage as the attractive widow, a part which carries
some of the mosk shattering lines in the play.
Joan Critchett and Tim For- tescue are the soulful, adolescent Kirby gives a twins, and W E.
detective- cameo of a depressed munded 'pub waiter.
BLACK-OUT TO-NIGHT
AT TAIPO
ta wand there had been a defin.te kprovement nice the strmonies, ACCEPT AS Sued and suggested that effenslank be treated with len- ay as they were the first to ben BUTTON under the regulation.
All defendat were discharged
Bru KANTORES artoon, but the Magis-
a black-out exercise to experiment with Warned that lines would be 1 St Gedide have e
the Star-lighting system Packed in 100 ca es nged in fature capes
will be held at Tapo, between the glass has beca fasen pm) 1911 pm and midnight to- row what the Not a call a place ul
afety
CITED, HE IS LEFT £7,000
A fortune of £7,000 has
The neretice is that they US Ipert or fear the Belgian vapital
may soon be the fing Ine. I or else they want to impress the inhabitants with the :des that! Britain intends to bon.b the vity.
It fine weather condition hold.
"Tenamy use of British pro- perties continues forcibly to denied, and even the chimera of reopening of the Yangise to for- eign trade and navigation as far been left to Mr. Frederick the other peoples under her do-sary to pass through Taipo are
T. Ryan, Lord Charle-
TRUSTEE and EXECUTOR business undertaken.
Rong Kong, 28th February, 1941. HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
The Business of the above Bank 1s conducted by the HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, tules may be obtained on application.
FOR THE HONG
AND KONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,
V. M GRAYBURN.
Chief Manager.
Hong Kong. 1st March, 1937.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
Authorised Capital Paid-up Capital
Reserve JET44) Undivided
Hon.
Profits
$10.009,000.00
8.508,600.00
2,983,261 50
Chin
Kan Tong Po, Esq., Chief Manager. Bon, Mr. Li Tue Fong, Manager.
HEAD OFFICE HONG KONG 10, Des Voeux Road, Central, In order that the greatest values bors from these experiment, inay
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:- obfamed, the full coeperation of
Shou-son Sir
Chow, Chairman; residents and the sea-laring p-Li Koon Chun, Esq., P. K. Kwok, Esq.. pulation of Taipo is sought by Wong Yun Tong, Esq., Chan asking them to ensure that all hek, Esq. Li Lan Sang, Esq., Wong lights in their premises are either Chu Son, Esq. and Fung Ping Wah. extinguished or obscured so that Esq. no light can be seen from any Germany is treating Belgian direction. with even less consideration than Motorists who may flud it neces-
The as Nanking has failed, so that to-
mination.
shortage and requested to take the necessary day out of the 1,400-mile stretch
chaotic and bad distribution of steps to black-out their lights, or from Shanghai to Chungking. Bi-mont's former chauffeur.food and other supplies is ascrib-failing this, to stop outside the Bombay tish services operate only the last
ed to the Belgians' own ineffel-area affected and Charlemont
switch out all 170 miles,"
lights. The area In which the cited as co-respondent in
trials will be carried out at Taipo is bounded by the Railway, the his petition for divorce,
San Bridge, and the sea, Kam northern end of the Taipo Cause- way,
al!
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The chairmant stated that British and foreign tonnage, cluding Japanese, remained idle the whole year and even yet the of wharves and legitimate use pontoons had not been restored in spite of fresh approaches to the Japanese, who continued 10 en- force their prohibitions of "mili- tary necessity."--Reuter.
SERIOUS CHARGES
whom Lord
of
It comes to him under the will of Evelyn Fanny Charlotte. Vis- countess Charlemont,
Nell Sloane Avenue, Gwynn House, Chelsea, who was killed during and air raid last October.
Mere,
ency.
WINDSOR HOUSE INCIDENT
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853
Lord Charlemant in his peti.
Mr. J. Thompson, an Irishunon, tion alleged that Lady Charle. mont and Mr. Ryan had visited, Wireless Superintendent of Wi- liamson & Company, was charged the Old Ship Hotel at
before Mr. G. T. Lowry this Wilts.
Mak morning, with assaulting Hon, night watchman of News-Paid-up Capital
Reserva Fund Enterprise Limited, in paper
Reserve Liability of Pro
prietorg Windsor House last night.
He obtained a decree absolute In April last year.
The decree nisi was not due to be made absolute before July, but Lord Churlemont, who was then very ill, applied to have the mat- ter expedited because, if he should Là Kwong, 34, cook, and Fung die in the meantime, his former Chiu. 28, messenger, were rewife would have inherited £300 manded by Mr. G. T. Lowry this morning, when charged with de-
Lady Charlemont left £27,088 manding money from Lau Chuen-gross, with net personalty £23,- tak, with menaces, and with cul-
865 Estate duty amounts to Spiracy.
£4,667. After bequests amount-
a year.
It was alleged that accused de-ing to £12,000 to a nephew and manded $500 from Lau, who is nieces, she left the residue of her
the assistant manager of the Tung Tak Import and Export Firm. Wing Wo Street.
Mr. F. X. D'Almada
pleaded not guilty
defen- on behalf of dants, Sub-Inspector J. O'Dono- van is for the prosecution.
Bail of $500 each was allowed. The case was adjourned until March 25.
MAPLE LEAF UNCLE SAM?
property to Mr. Ryan,
DEATH OF MRS. LEE YET
Detective-Sergeant Summers, who prosecuted, said complainant was in hospital, but it was ex- pected that he would be dis- charged to-morrow.
The case was adjourned until Thursday.
IMMIGRATION OFFICE INQUIRY
£3,000,000 £3,000,000
£3,000,000
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON: 38, Bishopsgate, E.C.2. Sur-Agencies in London: 117/123, Leadenhall Street, .C.2 West End Branch: 14/16, Cockspur Street, S.W.1, Manchester Bonch:
53, Mosley Street, Manchester, I
Alor Star Actritsar
Iloilo
Ipok
Bangkok Hataria
AGENCIES AND BRANCHES,
Blankow
Panang Hong Kong
Rangoon Falgos
Beremban
Bombay
Karachi
Bhanghul
Calcutta
Blog
Blagepore
Agencies:
Kobe
Swan
Clive ôtrent
Kuala Lumpur
Bourabaya
Mudras
Telping Tientsin
Manila
Tongkah
Modan
(White)
Now Yock
Tunglas
Peiping
Yakakama
(Peking)
Fairlie Plan Kuching Reports that the Immigration Canton Office Inquiry is to be continued
Cawnpore on Friday are incorrect, stated Mr. Cobu K. M. A. Barnett, Secretary to the Dolombo Commission, this afternoon to the phong "China Mail."
Dalbi
Hamburg
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and Generi Off-Banking Business transected.
The death occurred yesterday at the age of 57, of Mrs. Lee Yet, a
No date has yet been fixed for well-known overseas Chinese who resumption of the Inquiry. had resided in the Colony for Mr. Forrest, Immigration several years, and was formerly of cer, left hospital yesterday. Portland, Oregon.
The late Mrs. Lee passed away,, at her residence, No. 31, Boundary Street, at 2.25 p.m. yesterday.
BIRCH FOR BOY. OF 9
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for One: Year or shorter periods in Lecal dri Other Currencies at rates which wil be quoted en application
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS ɑlso upened in Local Currency and Sterling with n terest allowed at rates obłumable .nn. application.
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:-
Lowy
Bataria
Calcutta Umight sig
tunkow
Honolulu
Manila Melbourne Nagasaki New York Parin Peipia Penang
Bentila Samarang Bbangh Bingapore Brurabaya
Swatow
Sydney
Kobe
Rangoon
Tientsin
Kowloon Loadou
Haigon
Vanopuva
Ban Francisco
and
Every description of Banking Exchange business transacted. Loans granted on approved secrriles.
Local Current Accounts opened in Currency and Fixed Deposits received for one year or shorter periods in Local and Foreign Currencies on terma which will be quoted on application.
Safe Deposit Boxes To. Let.
KAN TONG PO,
Chief Manager.
THE WING ON BANK, LIMITED.
Head Office: Hong Kong. 26, Des Voeux Road, Central. Authorised Capital... $10,000,000
LONDON BANKERS— Westminster Bank, Ltd. Foreign Exchange and every description of banking business transacted.
Current Accounts and Savings Accounts opened. Fixed Deposita received at rates which will be quoted on application.
Safe Deposit Boxes for hire.
PHILIP GOCKCHIN,
Chief Manager.
Help your Friend and his Hobby by giving POSTAGE STAMPS
for
his collection
and "Seeds For His
Garden
We can supply the goods of his and your want
GRACA & CO.
Dealers in
Flight Lieutenant Nick Nicker- A memorial service will be held bocker, former.y # Hollwood at the Anderson's Funeral Parlour stunt flyer, has asked the Cana- at 4 p.m. to-morrow, and on
A boy of nine was at Salford
The Bank's. Head Ofca in London dian Government to allow Ameri-Thursday the remains will be juvenile court ordered six strokes can airmen in the Royal Canadian cremated, The ashes are to be of the birch for wounding his undertakes Executor and Truster busi ness, and claims recovery of British Air Force-to-wear on their tunics sent to America-galan a
nine-year-old friend by stabbing income Tax overpala, ou lorie-which-Postage Stampa,-Garden-Seedey- a representation of the figure of She leaves three sons, Harry, him with a knife. "It is only by may be ascertained at
The of Howard; and Uncle Sam, super-imposed on the Victor and
five good luck that you are not a tencies and Branchng. maple lent.
daughters, Frances Hazel, Naon murderer" the chairman told him.
W. H. EVANS THOMAS, The Government is considering Doon, Mrs. Rose Bowen Chann, it wne stated that there would bo the st
and Mrs. Flore co Walter Chung, "an-uppeal,
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etc., etc. 10, Wyndham Street' Established 1896 Hong Kong
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