HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
Authorised Capital Issued and Fully Paid-up Rezerve Funds?——
Sterling
.$50,000,000 ...$20,000,000
.£ 6,500,000
Hong Kong Currency Re-
-$10,000,000
$20,000,0G#
serve
teservo Liability of Pro-
prietors
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson, Chairman.
W. H. Lock, Esq.. Deputy Chairman.
4. K. bo "eld, Esq.. ▲H. Compton, Beq., J. Davies. Eng.,
0. Miskin, Zeq...
K. 8. Morrisoù, Esq. Hon. Mr. T. E. Pearce,
Sir Vandeleur M. Grayburn
Chief Manager.
ment made by Mr. James Hou. Mr. 8. fl. Dodwell, Hon, Mr. A. L.. Skirida, G. Blaine, chairman of the $5,000,000 campaign committee. says a Wash- ington cable.
BRANCHES:—
Bangoon Baigua
Fan Francisco
Shanghai
Kuala Lumpor Singapore
Bourabaya
Bungel Patand
1.DOT Bangkok Batavia
1pol Johore
Robe
Bombaj
Bowloon
Jaloutta
Chefoo Colombo
London
Lyons
Malacca
Manila
Muer (Johors) Tokyo
Mukden
Tsingtao
New York
Yohnkame
Peiping
Penang
The sum includes a grant of $50,000 from the Rockefeller Foun- dation for the special war-time Duren needs of Christian colleges in Moochow China.
Botio
Bwałow
Tientsin
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened, to Local Currency and FIXED
DEPO
ilaipbong Hapkow United China Relief has launch. ] darbin ed a coast-to-coast drive in an effort to raise $5,000,000 by the end of July. There are Seven agencies cooperating. Funds rais- SITS received for One Year or shorter ed will provide direct relief the form of clothing, food shelter, medical needs. relief for application. orphans, education work, industri-izes To Let. al reconstruction and refugee re- habilitation.
in
and
The American Red Cross has also revealed that huge shipments of supplies have been sent to China which include 50,000,000 aspirin tablets, 15,600,000 yards of surgical gauze, 2,200,000 aul fanilamide tablets, 454,354 yards of muslin and twill. 140.000 pounds of absorbent cotton and 112.950 pounds of boric acid. United China Relief also
re-
periods in Local and Other Currencies
will be quoted terms which on
100
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES of various
TRUSTEE and EXECUTOR business undertaken,
Hong Kong, 20th February, 1941.
HONG KONG savings BANK.
The Business of the above Bank is conducted by the HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Bules may be obtained on appucation.
THE FOR
KONG HONG
AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,
V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager.
ports a sharp increase in donors to the China Reljet Legion, who Rong Kong. 1st March, 1937. will each receive scrolls person- ally signed by Madame Chiang THE CHARTERED BANK Kai-shek as Lokens of thanks.
Pearl Buck
15 founder of the Legion.
Contributors of US$100 Dr more will receive a scroll from Madome Chiang, Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, wife of the Presi- dent. became the first member of the Legion last December. Central News.
VICTORIA
LEAGUE AND
BOMBER FUND
OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA
AND CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1893,
Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund
Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietore
£3,000,000.
£3,000,000.
£3,000,000,
HEAD OFFICE LONDONI 88, Bisnopagate, E.C.2 But.Agencies in London: 117/122, Leadenhall Street, E.C1 West End Branchi 14/16, Cockspur Street, B.W.L Manchester Banghi
62, Moaley Street, Manchester, 1
AGENCIES AND BRANCHES:
Hankow Hun, Long
Aloe Bar Auritaar Bangko Balatia Bombay
والماء
Penang
Rangoon
Saigon
---་་་
Ipoh
Borombas
harmoki
Shanghai
Calcula
bleng Agencies: Robo
Singapore
Cure stress Kuala Lumper
Beurabaya
Fairlie Plan Bushing
Taiping
Canton Lawupore
Colombo
Madres
Tientsin
Manila
Tongkah
(tinukah)
New York
Tuing
Delhi
Poiping
Yokohama
cing
Bamburg
Sir. To all members of the Victoria League and to a. re- turned students from the United Cobu Kingdom the unfortunate death of Miss Gertrude Drayton, C.B.E., phong
a result of enemy action, re- ported in the press a few days ago, must have shock.
as
For
come
many
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and
FIXED DEPOSITS received for One Year or shorter periods in local or Other Currencies at rates which will
as a terrible FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General
years Miss Banking Business transacted, Metropo itan policemen are tak-Drayton was the Secretary of the ing intensive refresher courses in Victoria League in London, and 'anti-gas training.
In this position she rendered in- calculable help to students from be quoted an application the Far East who pursued studies in the United Kingdom,
If the time for gas
raide comes, they will be ready with the latest knowledge on how to fight all known gases. Po icemen are wearing their musks when off duty to get ac- customed to working for long spells in them.
their
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened in Local Currency and Sterling with in- (erest allowed at rates obtamable on application.
Her service took many forms. She met students on their arrival,
The Bank's Head Office in London found board and lodging for them, arranged for their admission into undertakes Executor and Truster, busi Dess, and claims recovery of British the different Universities, intro-
which
they
duced them to good society, look-ome Tax overpaid, on terins
may be ascertained at
In their section houses one large hand as he stood gaz-play billiards and table tennis in ing rigid'y in front of him, his them.
cheeks bulged as he chewed There is no intention of wearing frantically while the Duke spoke the masks on duty.
to the lance-corporal next him.
to
ho With one agonised gulp managed to dispose of his last bite jast at the Duke smiled and aoked him how he was getting on with the clearing up.
He could answer only with an uneasy grin either because he was not sure if the Duke's words had a double meaning or his pre- dicament had struck him dumb.
"GLAD TO INFORM YOU"
J
MUSEUM "NOT WORTH SEEING"
to
of the
Manager.
THE WING ON BANK, LIMITED.
aby cd after their affairs in general Agencies and Branches. and sent reports periodically
W. H. EVANS THOMAS, their parents. After the outbreak of the present war, she also help- ed a number of students in ob- taining passages back to the Far East.
be many There must
in this Colony who have benefited either directly or indirectly from the kind assistance and sound advice
Head Office: Hong Kong, 26, Des Voeux Road, Central. Authorised Capital ... $10,000,000 LONDON BANKERS- Westminster Bank, Ltd.
and every Foreign Exchange description of banking business transacted.
Current Accounts and Savings Accounts opened. Fixed Deposits received af rates which will be quoted on application.
Safe Deposit Boxes for hire,
PHILIP GOCKCHIN,
Chief Manager:
Miss Jessie Louisa Mylne, of so freely given by Miss Drayton. Hammersmith, To her they owe a debt which Goldhawk Road, who died last March, directed in cannot now be repaid, and one her will that the house in which feels sure that they, and in many she had lived should be used as cases their parents, will be an- a museum for Hammersmith, toxious to mark their gratitude to -be known as the "J. L. Mylne Miss Drayton by subscribing to a Museum."
worthy cause in her memory, and Mr. Justice Farefell commented in this respect, the Committee of in the Chancery Division "Looking the local Victoria League consi- at the chattels which the lady in-der that there can be no worthier tended to be housed in this muse- cause than the Bomber Fund. um. they are not worth anybody's We are directed by the Commit- while to go and see."
tee to appeal to the public of all nationalities in general and to re- turned students from the United Kingdom in particular, as well as to their parents, to send subscrip- tions, to the Bomber Fund in
whole of her life to helping others Yung Chung Ho, unemployed, and promoting better understand- was this morning fined - $30 oring and closer relationship be- THE PAPER THAT GETS one month's Imprisonment, for tween the different peoples of the boarding a vessel in Harbour British Empire. !! without permission.
Defendant had two previous convictions,
An Ankara (Turkey) radio an- nouncer stated: "My dear listen- The house was seen to be ablaze ers, we are glad to inform you after the close of Sunday evening's that the Italian African Empire service, Entry was forced, and is completely encircled and its how much of the residuary estate with a stirrup pump the fire was capitulation is a question of days." should be applied for the founda- got under control.
FATSHAN SAILINGS
GIRL ESCAPES SHOT
The girl cashier of the Real Regular weekly sailings to Can-Cinema, Farnham, refused to give lon will now be undertaken by up the takings when a soldier the s... Fathan which returned levelled a revolver at her and de- from Canton yesterday,
manded them. The vessel will leave every Sa- He fired once but did not hit furday morning and return to the her. In the confusion he grabbed Colony on Wednesdays,
the money and escaped,
He directed an inquiry as to
tion of the museum.
HARBOUR OFFENCE
memory of one who devoted the
J. RALSTON, T.O.TS' Joint Hon. Secretaries.
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