HONGKONG & SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION.
Issued and Fully Paid-up'...$20,000,000 Reserve Funds;---
Hong Kong Currency Re-
servo
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ALLEGED BREACH OF CONTRACT: TEA FIRM SUED
A CASE ALLEGING breach of contract, in which Min Cheong Hong, of No. 128, Belchers Street, were plaintiffs, and the Fu Hua Trading Company of No. 33, Praya, Kennedy Town, defendants, was opened before the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGre- gor, at the Supreme Court this morning.
NINE
MONTHS A "WIDOW"
Authorised Capital
Sterling as
$50,000,000
6,500,000
$10,000,000
Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
..$20,000,00#
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
1. K. Bousfeld, Esq.,
A. H. Compton. Esq..
L. J. Darios ling..
HEAD OFFICER HONG KONG, ⠀
Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson, Chairman.
W. H. Lock, Esq..
Deputy Chairman.
O. Miskin, Esq...
K. 8. Morrison, Esq. Hon. Mr. T. E. Pearce,
Hon. Mr. & H.Dodwell. Hon. Mr. A. L. Shieldi Sir Vandeleur M, Grayburn Chtof Manager.
BRANCHES:-
Bangoos
Ban Franciaor
Shanghai
Kuala Lumpur Singapore
Sourabaya
Sungei Palani
Bwatow
Tientsin
ADOT
Ipak
Bengko
Johore
Balavis
Kobe
Bombas
Kowloon
Onioutin
Canton
Chefoo
Colombo Dairon Fooobow
liaipbong Hankow Harbin
Uollo
London
Lyon
Baigon
Malecon
Manila
Muar (Joborn) Tokru
Mukden
Tsingtao
New York
l'elplog Penang
CURRENT ACCOUNTS
Yokohama
opened
民
Local Currency and FIXED DEFO. SITS received for One Year or shorter periods in Local and Other Currencies
will be quoted on terms which application.
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES of various sizes To Let.
TRUSTEE and EXECUTOR business undertaken.
Hong Kong, 28th February, 1941. HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
The Business of the above Bank is conducted by the HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be obtained on application. FOR THE HONG KONG AND
V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager.
SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
ASIA, LTD.
After thinking herself a widow for nine months and drawing a widow's Hong Kong, 1st March, 1837, pension, Mrs. Laura THE BANK OF EAST Bevan, of Weaver Road, Uttoxeter, Staffs, has heard from the War Office Paid-up Capital that her husband, Ser- Charles Bevan, geant imported to Hong Kong and under D.C.M., of the Inniskilling Dragoon Guards, is alive.
Plaintiffs were reuresented by agreed to deliver all tea boxes
Mr. Edon Potter, KC., and Mr. T. F. Lo. instructed by Mr. C. Y. Kwan, while defendants were re- presented by the Hun. Mr. Leo d'Almada, instructed by Mr. P. H. Sin.
June 15.
The claim was for damages for a breach of contract in writing of Bank of East Asia $70 b.
1939, whereby defen- dunts agreed to deliver to plain- SHIPPING
tiffs certain tea boxes for repair Indo-China (Pref.) $80 b.
at the price of 4.5 cents per box. In the statement of claim, they were DOCKS, WHARVES, GODOWNS. plaintiffs s'ated that
that defendants contractors and ETC.
were importers and exporters of Lea. By the contract, defendants agreed to deliver to plaintiffs for repair all tea boxes imported to Hong Kong in the custody or under the order or control of de- fendants. The agreement was for
H.K. Docks $15 sa, Providents $4.60 b.
LANDS, HOTELS & BLDGS.
Hotels $2.80
H.K.
and S.
$2.80 sa.
PUBLIC UTILITIES H.K. Tramways $16 s. Telephones (Old) $23 s.
INDUSTRIALS
H.K. Ropes $8.00 s.
STORES, &C.
Watsons $91⁄2 s.
MISCELLANEOUS
Entertainments $61⁄4 b.
LAST DAY'S BALES
b..
one year.
The breach of contract alleged was that defendants had not de- ilvered the boxes and had em- ployed others to repair the same, and had refused to make to plain- tiff the monthly payments as pro- vided by the contract.
Authorised Capital
Undivided
.$10,000,000.00 5,599,600,00 Reserve and Profits
2,983,261.00
HEAD OFFICE-HONG KONG 10, Des Voeux Road, Central,
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:-
Shou-son Chow, Chairman; Hon. Str Li Koon Chun, Esq., P. K. Kwok, Esq.. Wong Yun Tong, Esq.. Chan Chingi che, Esq. Li Lan Song, Esq.. Wong Chu son, Esq. and Fung Ping Wah, Esq.
Their control. They deny atly breach of contract.
Defendants further stated that
Sergeant Bevan, who last June one of the clauses
was for de- was reported kill in action, was the awarded livery of the boxes only during the "posthumously" 28th fiscal Chinese year i.c. 1939, D.C.M. for gallantry in the field which was done. They deny anywhile fighting in France. He is in liability.
France now,
Mrs. Bevan has June, aged three.
At her home Mrs, Bevan said:-- "On the day that my husband was reported killed I sat in this room and saw him in a vision, He stood at the window smiling.
re-
a
daughter,
Kan Tong Po. Esq.. Chief Manager. Hon. Mr. L The Fong, Manageṛ,
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES—
Manlin Melbourne
Amoy
Bateria Bombay
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Defendants claim that on Sept- ember 19, plaintiffs and defendants agreed to vary the contract by reducing the number of boxes to be repaired by payment to the plaintiffs of $1,249.98 with a
Calcutta p'aintiff employ quirement that
Haiphovs only 40 workmen from Shanghai.
Bankow "I rushed out of the house and allege
of Defendants
breach
From that i uciale
Kobe contract by plaintiff. In that on told my neighbours.
Kowloon withdrew moment I was sure that he was March 28, 1940 they
London their workmen and refused to let safe. them work, that they falled to "I have written to my husband perform the said contract and had ja long letter telling him how I have lived as a widow all these repudiated same,
months."
Defendant counter-claimed for difference between $904.67, the the amount paid for 60 workmen and the contract price with plain- tiffs.
Defendants, in their statement of defence,
plaintiffs deny that
Case is proceeding.
A single cases of cholers occur- are contractors and say that they red over the week-end, in addi-
the
Foreign tion to 40 cases
are
a division of
of tuberculosis, $2.000 H.K. Govt. 3%1⁄2% Loan @Trade Commission of the Minis- seven of dysentery, five of enteric try of Finance of the Republic of fever, and one each of diptheria -942
China. They deny that they ever und measles.
100 Docks @ $15
INDO-CHINA
STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LTD.
OPERATING SERVICES FOR
CARGO and PASSENGERS
TO-SWATOW, SHANGHAI, TSINGTAO,
CHEFOO AND TIENTSIN
KOBE AND OSAKA
SINGAPORE. PENANG AND CALCUTTA SANDAKAN, HAIPHONG
All steamers berth alongalde, the Roosevelt Terminal In the French) Concession' at Shanghal, where passengers and cargo are landed,
For Further Particulars Please Apply Tỏ
JARDINE, MATHESON
* & CO., LTD. GENERAL MANAGERS.
TELEPHONE
30311.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. Incorporated by Huyal Charter, 1833,
Reserve Fund Paid-up Capital Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
£3,000,000 £8,000,000.
£3,000,000
HEAD OFFICE: LONDONI 28, Bishopagato, E.C.2. Sub-Agenales in London: 117/122. Leadenhall Street, E.C.2 West End Branch: 14/18, Cockspur Street, B.W.1. Manchester Branchi
5. Mosley Street, Manchester, 2.
AGENCIES AND
BRANCHES,
Aloe Blax
Bankow
Редав
Arritur
Hoạt Loa
Rangoon
Bangkok
Ballo
Balgon
Batavia
[pok
Seremban
Bombay
Karobl
Shanghai
Calcutta
Blous
Bingapore
Agencies I Kobe
Ritawan
Fairlie Fiscs Kushing
Taiping
Cauton
Mudros
Tintelu
Uswn pers
Manila
Tongkak
Moden
(Bh1km)
New Koch
Pelping
Tokosame
Tinking)
Give diresh Kaala Laınıpur Bourabaya
Gatza
Colombe..
Delbi Haiphong
Hamborg
.FOREIGN, TXCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS, opened' and FIXED, DEPOSITS received for One Year or shorter periods in fecal or Other Currencies at rates which will be quoted on application.
BAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened in Local Currency- and -Sterling with in terest :allowed at rates obtainable on application.
The Bank's Head Office in London undertakes Executor and Truster, busk iness-and-claims recovery...of British. Income Tax overpaid, on terine which 'may be ascertained at any of the
Agencies and Branches;
WAH. EVANS THOMAS,
Manager.
Bentile
Bamaring
Bbangbad
New York
Hingapore
Purin
Berurabaya
Pelping
Bwatow
Penang
Sydney
Bangom
Tionscn
Balgon
Vanoom
Ban Francssc0
Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted. Loans granted on approved secrriles.
on terma
Local Current Accounts opened in Currency and Fixed Deposits received for one year or shorter periods in Local and Foreign Currencies 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, 28, 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.
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