HONGKONG & SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION.
Authorised Capital
$30.000.00
Issued and Fully Paid-up...$20,000,000 Reserve Funds:-
Sterling
Hong Kong Currency. Re-
Berve
teserve Lability
prietors
.£ 6,500.00€
$10,000,000...
of Pro-
$20.000,0G#
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG,
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Hon Mr J «J Paterson.
Chairman
W. Lock, Esq.
Deputy Chairman,
1 Bousfeld, Faq.
1. J Davies Erg,
( Makin Ewq.
Humptun, Eng., R. 5. Morrison, Esq.
Hou Mr T ! Peazon.
Hon Mr. 8 H. Dodwall, Hon. Mr. A. 1.. Shielda. Sir Vandeleår M Gray bjarn
Aboy Bangkok Belavia Born b Calcutta Canton Curfoo
Chuet Manager
BRANCHES :-
(pob
Johore
Koba
Kowloon
bsnagyd
Ma Fracciona
Shanghal
Kuala Lumpur Singapore
London
1.you
Sourabaya
Sungai Patant
Swatow
LOCAL SHARES
BANKS
Hong Kong Bank $1345 % Bank of East Asia $70 b
INSURANCES
Iron Its
$430
SHIPPING
Indo Chinas (Phet a $80 1.
DOCKS. WHARVES. GODOWNS
ETC.
$85- to
HK and K Whave LANDS, HOTELS & BLOGS
HK dd S Ho
Humphreys $680 1
PUBLIC UTILITIES
HK Tomway 816 5. $164, Cinna Baghts (04) 8Gb 9626
Alnao Elective FOR $19 b Macno Plectrics (NOW) SIK br
GO LI Bught Ris
INDUSTRIALS Cement: X D) $150
LAST DAY'S SALES
600 Hotels ne $2.90
CITY CHURCH'S BELLS FOR GUILDFORD
Guildford Cathedral may pro- vide a home for the bells of All Hallows, the City church
Sunken boats in the harbour at Bardia.
AIR LOSSES WORRIED IN A WEEK BY
Twenty-three German FIRE WATCH
aircraft were destroyed
over Britain during the MORALS
ended
week Saturday.
dusk
011
Of these, 13 fell to fighters and eight to AA Punfire, winle the method of destruction of the re maining two is not sprentied but froir were shat down at mel
During this period RAF losses
13lain were
ינו
All
Axr, losses in the Middle Eat
The period wern GR
17 combat amet
<21 the, RAF loss m thus agra
during aerial
round were 21
Four enemy atreraft were des troyed by shipping during the week, three by HM ship. and che by a Free French naval ship
British Wireless
CAR CLEANER'S " JOY" RIDE
Mrs. Grundy considers fire-watching is likely to lead to immorality.
In at least one London district women volunteers have been han. because ned from fre-watching local busybodies believe there may be "goings-on o`nights."
Mrs. Brinton Lee, aged forty three, fold a reporter
-Pent
"All the people In ur were recently asked to volan eve
As I'm drog for re-watching and active I thought it my duty to volunteer.
"Not Wanted Again"
RAID ON MALTA
Colombo
Maison
Dairen
Manila
Tiantia
Foo-how
Muar (Johore) Tokyo
Haiphong
Mukden
Iningimo
Hanko
New York
fotokame
Farblo
Peiping
(loilo
Pupang
CURRENT
Local Currency
opened ACCOUNTS
And
L
FIXED DEPO SITS received for One Year or shorter periods 1 Local and Other Currencies
will be quoted on terms which
Application.
SAFE DEPOSIT
sizes To Let.
of
BOXES of various
TRUSTEE and EXECUTOR business undertaken,
Hong Kong, 26th February, 1941. •
HONG KONG SAVINGS
BANK.
The Business of the above Bank t conducted by the HONG KONG AND
FOR
THE HONG
A small formation of Italian Savoia bombers SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, escorted by Italian Fiat Rules may be obtained on application biplane fighters and Mes- SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. serschmidts Malta yesterday morning.!
flew
over
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KONG AND
V. M CRAYBURN,
Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 1st March, 1947
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
111 Undivided
Prots
$10 000.000.00 5.588,000.00
2.983.261.50
Bomb were dropped me the and the AA defence. were hepy- aly enraged
British fighters shot down Authorised Capital
sea Paid-up Capital three Flat fighters into the and damaged a fourth, which is Reserve unlikely to have reached its destination, states an official communique.
All the H.trit fighters radhered un cathed articl three
Reuter. ro wall:r
TSUIS MAY NOT BE PLAYING IN LEAGUE
"After my husband and I had taken one turn from 1 21.031 4 am in pouring rain, on half- melted, ha f-frozen, snow--the rest of the shift having failed to turn
Some of the old faces are likely up and I don't blame them either --I was told I would not be re- to be missing in the Tennis League | quired any more as the committee this season, and it is possible that the employment of CRC will be without several of feared that women might lead to immorality." their stars.
Hoo
HEAD OFFICE HONG KONG 10. Des Voeux Road, Central.
BOARD OF
DIRECTORS: --
Sir Shou-gur Chow, Chairman; Li Koon Chun, Esq., P. K Kwok, Esq., Ching Wong Yun Tong, Esq. Chan Shek, Esq. Li Lan Sang, Esq.. Weng Chu Son, Esq. and Fung Ping Wah. EBG.
Kan Tong Po. Eng. Chlef Manager. Hon Mr Li Tse Fong, Manager.
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:-
Beastia
A moy
Batavis
Bombay Caloutin
Bankow Honolule
London
Kwok Tui, 20-year-old
car cleaner. was fined $100 om two months' hard labour by Mr. H. G. Sheldon, K.C., at the Central Ma-
The re-watch chief of another It is learned that the Tsui bro- | línapřeron gistracy this morning, for driv ng London borough, when told of the|thers have not yet made up their
Road ban, said: "I have too much on minds to play League tent, as Kobe 2337 in Hennessy var No
a valid driving licence, my hands looking after people's they are contemplating a season's Kowloom without
the vehicle without lives and property to worry about and driv.ng
rest, while Paul Kong has de- the owner's permission.
their morals.
finitely made up his mind to con- Court told the
fine his Summer's Sgt. McInnes
to activity that accused, who was cleaning
swimming. Hill Road on the vehicle in Ewo Saturday, took the car for a ride. When turning into Hennessy The church will look very Road, he collided with a trăm car. much the same as when it was He also injured a pedestrian near; rebuilt by Sir Christopher Wren, the Royal Naval Dockyard. but in one cense it will not be complete.
Known as the "invisible church" of London. All Hallows Church Lombard Street, E.C., was pulled down in 1939 and is being re- erected at Twickenham.
Twickenham by-laws forble
the use of church bells, and All Hallows had a peal of 12 cast about 1720.
The bells have therefore been offered as a gift for Guildford's
new 'cathedral.
FOR
TRY THIS TESTED TREATMENT
INSOMNIA.
Insomnia may be the result of pain, toothache, neuralgia, rheu- may be due to matism, or it worry, grief or over-activity the brain, but in most cases it is due to nerve weakness.
for
of
their
The nerves depend strength upon the oxygen and iron contained in the blood and when the blood is thin and impure these vital elements are lacking.
£489,000 FROM MEDWAY TOWNS
When Medway towns War Wen- pons Week opened at Chatham it! was announced that £489,000 had already been promised.
"It's a gross libel on English women, anyhow. I cannot think what kind of people those must be who have such extraordinary and debased ideas.
"We have lots of women volun- teers here, and I will gladly wel- come as many more of them as I can get."
A Ministry of Home Security of- ficial commented: "What local authorities do is their own affair, bu' the idea of banning women on suen flimsy grounds seems ridi- culous,"
10,500 FORMS BEFORE SHIP COULD SAIL
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA
AND CHINA. Incorporated by Royal Charter, 185I.
Paid-up Capitai Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of Pro-
pricture
£3,000,000 £3,000,000
£3,000,000
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON, 38, Bishopagato, E.C2 Sub-Agencies in London; 117/122, Leadenhall Street, E C.a West End Branch:
14/18. Cockspur Street, S.W.L Manchester Branch:
AND BRANCHES: Bankow
Ponnor
The contributions range from £100.000, which will be invested by a big firm, to 30s., a gift by a 13-year-old Rochester boy, Alec raised by the Letley, which he sale of model warships he made.
Two of these model ships were presented by the Mayor of Ro-had to submit 10,500 forms-hree Dabay chester to Sir Nevile Henderson, for each item of cargo-to satisfy Caloutta
Agencies who operied the Week.
the red tape fiends who are
Clive trees -Fairlie Mae Kuching cramping the export drive.
62, Mosley Street, Manchester, I writer's Shippers are getting
AGENCIES cramp-filling in the thousands of forms for the Customs officials Alor Star
Avizitar before their vesse's can leave port.
Bangkok One ship in a north-east port Batavis
"FREE LANCE" TOWN CRIER
ston Unwopor Cobu Colombo Delbl Haiphong forms Hamburg
Ipoh
Bhanghai
Elon des
Rangoon
Пollo
Balgou
Beremban
Karachi Klang
Fabe
Kuala Lumpn
Bingapore Shawan Bourabaya Taiping
Tientsin
Madras
Manila
Moden New York Peiping
(Paklog)
Tongkah
(hokes] Taingia Yokohama
The same thing is happening all over the country. In spite of vast staffs employed by both shippers and the Customs to deal with the Alling and checking of which every departure from port A "free lance" is hów Town involves, ships are being held up
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills have Crier Dave Will's of Selsey des- for days.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and proved their worth in the treat- | cribes himself. His vocal activities And it is all unnecessary.
FIXED DEPOSITS received for? One ment of insomnia due
"For every ship that, goes out year or shorter periods in Local or to their have no boundaries or special dis- unique ability to create new, rich,trict. Any town or village may a complete Inventory of cargo Other Currencies at rates which will red blood to feed and strengthen buy his services at five shillings a must be submitted to the Shipping be quoted en application. the nerves.
cry. Dave, 73, is believed to be Licensing Board in London before SAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened in The earlier you begin treatment the only free-lance crier in Eng-a licence is granted" the "Dally Local Currency and Sterling with in- the sooner may you hopa for an
Attired in red coat and Mirror" was told by Sir Arthur teresi allowed -nt rates obtamable on Improvement in your condition, so waistcoat, with black silk top hat Su ber and, well-known Tyneside application.
The Bank's Head Office; m London begin
undertaker Executor and Truster busi- a course to-day of the and large handbell, this veteran shipowner
goes his rounds on a tricycle. This makes the thousands ofness, and claims recovery of British world-famous topic.
Need for economy in the use of Customs forms totally redundant. Income Tax overpaid, on terus. which
"The young men employed to paper for posters has made the
may be ascertained at any town crier a useful advertising deal with these masses of forms Agencies and Branches. medium for spreading news of could be better occupied on muni-
W. H. EVANS THOMAS, }^ tions or in the Army.”
Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. Build up the blood and nerves.
land.
local events.
Manila Mnibourne
Singapore
Bamarang
Nagmanki
Shanghai
New York
Par
Babay
Peipias
Swalow
Pansug
Bydney
Timote
Vancouve
Rangoon
Bairoo
Ban Frontano
Every description of Banking and
Loan transacted. Exchange business granted on approved Bec riies,
Current Accounts oponed in "Local Currency and Fixed Deposits received. for one year or shorter periods in Local on terms Currencies Foreign and 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 BANKER8:- Westminster Bank, Ltd. Foreign Exchange and every description of banking business transacted.
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.
Help your Friend and his Hobby by giving POSTAGE STAMPS
for
his collection
Seeds
and
For His Garden
We can supply the goods of his and your want
GRACA & CO.
Dealers in
Postage Stamps, Gården Beads, eto.:.sto.
of
the
10, Wyndham Streat Established 1896 Hong Kon
Manager.