HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
BANKS
GERMAN PATROL SAI KUNG ROAD
VESSELS SUNK
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI THE CHARTERED BANK OF Three Enemy Fighters
BANKING CORPORATION
Authorised Capital... $50,000,000
INDIA, AUSTRALIA
AND CHINA
Issued & Fully Paid-Up $20,000,000 Incurparated by Royal Charter, 1855
Reserve Funda: Sterling
£6,500,000
H.K. Currency Reserve $10,000,000 Ieserve Liability of
Proprietors
Paid-Up Capital Reserve Fund..
$20,000,000
Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
Head Omer:---HONG KONG
Board of Directors: Hon. Mr. J. Paterson,
W. H. Lork, Erg.,
Chairman
Deputy Chairman
J. R. Bousfeld. Esq... A. H. Compton, Esq.
1 J. Davies, E÷q,
Hon Mr S. H. Dodwell
4. Miskin, Esq.
K. S. Morrison, Reg.
Hon. Mr. T E. Pearce,
fton. Mc A 1. Shirld's
Hon Si Yandeleur M. Groyburn,
£3,000,000 £3,000,000
£3,000,000 HEAD OFFICE: LONDON: 38, Bishopagate E.C.2. Sub-Agencies In London: 117122, Leadenhall Street, E.0.a. West End Branch: 14/16, Cockspur Street, 8.W.1. Manchester Briach:
, Mosley Btreet, Manchester, 2
AGENCIES AND BRANCHES:
HONG KONG PENANG ALUH STANL AMUTBAR ILOILO
RANGOON
BANGKOK
SALOON IPUN
SEREMBAN KARACHI
KLANG
HANGHAI SINGAPORE KOBE
BUTIAMAN BGRABAYA
BATAVIA
BOMBAY CALCUTTA
A PALA
LUMPUR
KUCHING MADRAS
Chef Manager
AGENCIES
Branches:
Amoy
Bangkok
„Fubara Kobe
Kowloon
Rangoon Saipon San
CLINE THESI PATRIAR PRACT CANTON GAWNPORK
ᏞᏞ
1.MUC
MANIA
Kuala
Francise L
Tampo
Manghai Singapore Surabaya Sungei
Patani Spatow
Batavia Romisy
leutia Canton
Colombo Dairen Fortress Haidong
Hunkow Harbin Uniko
Ipoh
London Lyons Vlacea Manila Mer
Lotore) Trin Mukden
Tokyo New York Tsingino
Yokohama
Priping
Penning
Accounts
TAIPING 11ANTSIN
LNUKAH
(Bhuket) TMINOTAU VUKOHAMA
MEDAN NEW YORK
QUARTIOŇO PRIPING HANKOW
(l'cking) Formoon FxOHANDE and Generel Banking Business transacted.
Cranesi AcxUNTA opened and Ben Deresirs received for On Yay or shorter periods in Lucal or Cher Carencies al rates which will be quoted on application,
Say isos Artists also opened in
ved arrency and Sterling with CONN
opened interest aflowed at rates obtainable Vural? (TuRENry and Fixed Deon application Posts reerived for one year or lute periis in Loen! and other Carr meles on ter as which will be quote an application.
The Bank's Head Office in London audieriske Exreutor and Truster business and claims revivery of British rome Tax overpaid, ou SAFE BFPOSIT BOXES of terms which may be ascertained at
ny of the Agencies and Branches W. H EVANS THOMAS,
Manager
Vicious size f
TRUSTEE
Betul
bens undertaken.
EXECUTOR
Hongkong, 28th July, 1911
HONGKONG SAVINGS
BANK
The Ruus of the above Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING COR PORATION. Rules may be ob tained on application.
For the Hongkong & SHANOMA Banking CoMPORATION
F M GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager.
Hong Kong, 25th Feb., 1939.
THE CHASE BANK
BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED
......
Authorised Capital $10,000,000.0 Pam-Up Capital 5,698,600.00 Reserve and Undivided
Profits
2,993,261.60
Head Office:--HONG KONG
No. 10 Des Voeux Road, Central
15. QUEEN'S ROAD, CENTRAL P. K Kwok, Esq.
Board of Directors: HON. SIR SHOTSON CHOW, Chairmun La Koon Ubun Eeq Li Lau Song, Beg
Wong Chu Son, Esq Wong Yuu Tung, Eng Pong Ploe Wah FR KAN TUNG Po, Esc, Chief Manager HON, M. L TSE FONG, Manager
Branches and Agencies:
HEAD OFFICE:
18, PINE STREET,
NEW YORK.
An American Bank offering com- plete Foreign Banking Service in the principal Markets of the world.
Amoy
Bombay
鳥のみ
Jaloitta
Halpbang
Haukow
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES
Kouella
Gobe
Kowicon Реплик
Louden
Bingapore
Rangoon Boarabnya
Balkon Swato
Melbontre as Fran- Bydney Nagents
cisco Tientsin
Now York Beattle Vancouver Parte
Barang
Pelping Shughul
This Bank is a subsidiary of The
Every description of Banking and Chase National Bank, New Exchange business transacted. Loans York, with Resources of over granted on approved securities. 1.8.$.3,800,000,000.
Current Accounts opened in Local Currency and Fixed Deposits re- Managerceived for one year or shorter perioda in Local and Foreign Our rencies ΟΠ terms which will be quoted on application.
D. L. BALLANTYNE.
12th June 1041.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED
Head Office:-16, Gracechurch Street,
London, EC.9
Authorleef Capital
Yaberribed Capital ..
Paid-up Capital ..
Reserve Pand End Reit,
BANKERS:
SAFE DEPOSIT Boxes To LET.
KAN TONG PO,
Chief Manager.
£2,000,000 £1.800,600 $1,050,000
BANK OF CHINA
The Bank of England and 'Midland
Colombo
Bank. Ltd, BRANCHES:
Kushtan Kandy
Baugkut
Bombay,
Ipoh Jatina
Calcutta
Delhi...
Galle
Hongkong
HOWTA
Echi
Koes Bharu
Kuria Liple
hoa Trong
Madera
Kew York
Pen
Bangion
Shanghat Himik
Kuala Lumpur Alopspore
HONG KONG BRANCH:
Every deauription of Danking and Grobange bualann tramessted,"
UNDERTAKEN
Specially Chartered by
THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT OF CHINA AS AN INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
BANK
PAID-UP CAPITAL $40,000,000.00 (BRANCHES ALL Over Quina) Owing to our numerous Branches in China and connections in the principal Commercial Centres of
TRUSTEE AND EXECUTORSHIP World, we are able to extend CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened in Lyal Car to our Clients special facilities for Tony and FIXED DEPOSITS recalred in Local Domestic and Foreign Banking and Currency & STERLING on term 'that may be Exchange. sacertatori ani syy Nention..
D. BENSON.
Маллицет
WANT ADS Trusted
iLoad Offco:--SHANGHAI
Hong Kong Branch :
CANTON
4. QUEEN'S ROAD, C. South China Offices:
KONⱭMOON SWATOW. TOISHAN SHIUCHOW KINGOHOW
We also handto the issue of Honda and other Public Funds "of the Chiness Government both at Home: and Abroad
SHOU .. CHEN,
Manager
Also Shot Down
COLLISION
Radiator Of Bus Smashed
JUNK ROBBERY
SEQUEL
Three Men Convicted
At Sessions
Motorbus No. 851, on No. 3 route, Found guilty on a charge of was put out of action in a traffic robbing a junk in the waters of the accident in Sai Kung Road about Colony, Chan Kan, 20,, junk fokl. 12.20 p.m. yesterday as the result Ho San, 21, and Lai Yau, 32, both of a collision with Bus No. 880 on unemployed, were each sentenced the No. 11 route.
to 18 months' imprisontiert by Mr. Justice P. E. F. Cressall at the Criminal Sessionɛ yesterday,
*
LONDON, Apg 19 (Reuter)- Three German patrol vessels were bombed and sunk off the Dutch coast by Royal Air Force Blen- hein bembers yesterday after noon, according to an Air Minis try communique.
A woman passenger of Bus No. "Two attacks on objectives in 880 sought, to alight suddenly and northern France were made by the bus was pulled to a stop to other Blenheims which were ac-avoid an accident. companied by strong fighter en- corts," continues the communique
"An Industrial plant at Lille and other targets were bombed. Fighter escorts destroyed three enemy fighters, while other fight- ers carried out a sweep over the roast ni northern Bellany and attacked the aerodrome
andi enemy troops with cannon and machine-gun fire.
"From
these operations aircraft-all fighters-are 1ឆg. ''
naval
They were stated to have robbed trading junk No. T3097H between However, the result was the re- Nue Plus Islands and Waglan verse of what was anticipated as Lighthouse at 9 pm, on July 10 Bus No. 851, just behind, collided after having fired several shots with No. 880 and both vehicles from a sailing boat. A suffered damage.
patrol boat in the vicinity, on Bus No. 851 had its front radiator | hearing the sounds of firing, came smashed in and was put out of upon the scene. Second defendant service.
was arrested on board the sailing boat, while the two others were received picked up from the sea. A cyclist, Shun Sau,
Mr. J. Reynolds, Crown Counsel. al Kowloon Hospital three treatment
yesterday for superficial abrasions assisted by Det. Sgt. 3. Allan pro- to his head as the result of a secuted, and the following com- collision in Sai Kung Road about prised the Jury: Mesars. W. Sharp (Foreman), W. 3. Pendergast, Ho 7.45 am, with a military motor
driven cycle,
by L/Nk. Karam Chin-tung. Pong Chu-chun, Soo Chand, of the 2/14th Punjab Regt. Mun-leong, Yau Cheng-lau and E
10188.
DOVER SWEEPS
The Royal Air Force a believed another daylight to have made sweep across the Straits of Dover
yesterday
At one point of the south-east const early yesterday afternoon, a considerable force of fighters and a number of bombers were scen to cross the coast travelling tri- wards the sea.
One group. a big formation of fighters, broke away and made a sweep before following the other fighters out across the Stratus.
There WAS
considerable
CYCLIST HURT
Shun was not detained in hos- pital. The soldier was not hurt,
BUSES COLLIDE As Bus No 879, of the Kowinan
La Motor Bus Co
p.m.
Llang.
CHARGES DENIED
ad-
In statements, all the accused denied robbing the junk, stating that they were forced by the rub- bera to transfer the cargo. was proceed First accused, who Was Ing along Lalchikok Road at 11j ditionally charged with unlawfu] on Monday, the driver, hud possession of three rounds of am-
order to avoid a pedestrian. Buzeence, was sentenced to another to suddenly apply his brakes in munition and a clip without a
No 842, which was following close six months', the term to run con- amount of cloud but also spells of hind, was unable to stop in time currently with the first.
with the result that # crasher bright sunshine and
The jury, without retiring re- blue sky into the
rear of the first bus. turned verdicts of guilty in respect over the Channel and off the
Both buses were slightly damaged, of all the accused. French coast,
and the conductor of the second bus also received sight injuries his ankles.
а
FLEET AIR ARM
JUNK DISAPPEARS Loaded with 1,50u bates of cot- ton cloth, valued at $30.000, junk
Yaumats typhoon anchorage be- tween 9 p.m. on Aug. 17 and 7 am the next day, with a fokt on
RAID SYRACUSE CHINESE MINISTER No. T.402TH disappeared from the
TO AUSTRALIA Mr. Hsu Mo, Dewly, appointed Considerable Damage Chinese Minister to Australia, ar- board, according to a report made rived in Hongkong from Chung-to the Police by Wan Yuk-chee, Done To Shipping
king early yesterday morning en the manager of a transportation route to Australia to assume his company with offices at No. 282, CAIRO: Aug. 19 (Reuter)-Con- post. He was accompanied by Mr. Des Voeux Road, Central siderable damage is believed
Tuan Mou-lan, Mr. Hu Ching-yu, have been done to shipping at and Mr. Cheng Kang-chi, respec- Syracuse by the Fleet Air Arm raid tively Counsellor, First Secretary on Saturday night when fires
tand Second Secretary of the Chi- up the whole harbour, according nese Legation in Australia
an R.A.F. communique.
the
ABJECT POVERTY
PEEPING TOM ALLEGED
He was re-
A hoat-master, Chan Fook-shing,
"Air- The communique states:
accused of peeping at a girl while craft of the Fleet Air Arm carried
she was having a bath in a boat out a successful attack on
Owing to abject poverty and he-next to his in Shaukiwan, was al- harbour of Syracuse during the ing sick, a man, Yip Ng. aged legedly struck by her with a plece night of August 16-17.
Bombs about 40, attempted to end his of wood on the head. were dropped from a low altitude fe by jumping into the harbour moved to hospital. on the central mole and rallway at 6 o'clock yesterday morning in
several sidings, starting
fires the Western district. which finally became one intense blaze with flames rising to 300 and was removed to Queen Mary
feet.
"A number of violent explosions accompanied the fire which it up of the harbour area. the whole Considerable damage must have been done to shipping.
BARRACKS BOMBED
He was rescued by boat people
hospital.
ANTI-MALARIA MISSION TO CHINA
CHEQUE FOUND
A cheque for $150, drawn on the
China State Bank, was found in Connaught Road Central on Mon- day and is now lying in the Water Police Station awaiting olahnant.
Month.
"The same formation dropped a The United States Government number of incendiary bombs on has decided to send a special mis- barracks at Cap Passaro. These sion to China this fall to conduct caused a heavy detonation follow-anti-malarts work along the pro- ed by a fire which was still visiblejceted Yunnan-Burma Railway. from aircraft when about 70 miles Fifteen medical experts, mulario- away on their homeward journey. logists, entomogists and sanitary
"Hurricane fighters mashine-engineers financed under the Lend Wed. 20 gunned seaplanes in the harbour and Lease Bill will conduct one of of Syracuse vesterday and destroy-the world's biggest anti-malaria Thp 21 ed one Cant Z-506 and severely projects among. 2,500,000 Chinese Fri. damaged a number of others, labourers constructing the railway.
"Aircraft of the South African The mission will seek to reduce | Sat. 123 Air Force bombed and machine-morbidity and mortality from Debarech (malaria to the minimum and co- gunned Wolcbefit
and
Height.
Height
a
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1941. PAGE 9
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HONG KONG TIDE TABLE From 20 to 36 Ang. 1941.
HIGH WATER
LOW WATER
Hong
Hong
Koug
Kong
Standard Time
Standard Tíme
h. .
E
ft. ja
06 49
6 7
00 81
18 8
21 02
44
1422
07 37
71
01 22
21 22
14 56
1 2
22
08
02 07 a 2
8.1
09 11
7 8
22:17
1607
Sun, 24
09 67
7 5'
03.34
22 49
56
16 41
91
10 44
7 3
04 17
!
23 27
.17 17.
11 32
€ 8.05 07:
1749.
Hong Kong, Bank Building,
and. obtained hits on the forts operate with the Chinese health Mon. 25
buildings and trenches.
officers in anti-malaria work along "Al aircraft returned safely from the Yunnan-Burma highway Tues, 26 these operations *
(Central Newɛ).
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