HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
BANKS
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI THE CHARTERED BANK OF
BANKING CORPORATION
Authorised Capital
300,000.0000
INDIA, AUSTRALIA
AND CHINA
Issued & Fully Paid Up $20,000, neporated by Royal Charter, 18bet
H.K. Currency Reserve $10,000,000
£3,000,000 ......£3,000,000
Heserve Funds:
Sterling..........................
£6,500,000
Reserve Liability of
Proprietors
$20,000,000
Paid-Up Capital Reserve Fund Beserve Liability of Pro.
prietors
£3,000,000
Head Office:-HONG KONO
Board of Directors. Hon. Mr. J J Paterson,
W
Lock, E.
Chairman
Denty Chairman
J. K. Busheld. Exq....
A II Compton, Esq.
1. J. Davies, Esq.,
Hon Mr. S. H. Doswell,
C. Miskin, Eng..
K 8 Morrison, Esq.,
Hon. Mr T. E. Pearce,
Hon. Mr. A L. Shirlds,
Ham. Siz Vamieleur M. Grayburn,
Chief Manager.
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON: 38, Bishopsgale E.C.2. Sub-Agencies In Londen: |17/122, Leadenhall Street, E.C.3
West End Branch: 14/16. Cockspur Street, S.W.1.
Manchester Brinch: Mosley Street, Manchester, B.
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BOMBAY
CALCUTTA
KLANG
KODK
LCMPOR
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Lumpur Shanghai HAIPHONG
Singapore HANKOW
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MANILA MEDAN
NEW YOUR
PEIPINO
SITIAWAN BOURABAYA
TAIPING TIENTSIN
JONGHAB
(Bhuket)
TSINGTAO
YOKOHAMA
(l'oking) FOREIGN Exchange and General Banking Business transacted.
Branches:
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Jabore Kobe
Bombay
Kowloon Kuala
Rangoon Snigun San
CBXU
COLOMBO
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CARRENT AcourNTE upened unit FIND DEPOSITe received for On Your or shorter periods in Local or Cler Currencies *. rates which will be quoted on application.
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened 11 | Local Currency and Sterling with
application.
(TERENT AcnUNTS opened in interest allowed at rates obtainable LOCAL CPRRENDY and FIXED DR Posts received for one year shorter periods in Lyeni and other
The Bank's Head Ofice in London. Kindertake Executor and Truster
Currencies on tartes which will business, and cains recovery of quoted on application.
British Theme Tax overpaid, on SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES of term which may be ascertained at
any of the Agencies and Branches
WH EVANS THOMAS,
Manayes
various sizes to lat
TRUSTEE mad
busing undertaken.
EXECUTOR
Hongkong. 28th July, 1941
HONGKONG SAVINGS
BANK
BANK OF CHINA
Specially Chartered by NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
OF CHINA AS AN INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
The Business of the above Bank! THE ts conducted by the HONGKONG
A SHANGHAI BANKING COR.! PORATION. Rules may be ob tained on application.
For the HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
BANK
PAID-UP CAPITAL $40,000,000.00 (BRANCHES All Over China) V M. GRAYBURN, Owing to our numerous Branobes Chief Maunger.in China and connections in the Principal Commercial Centres of the World, we are able to extend to our Clients special facilities for Domestic and Foreign Banking and Exchange.
Hong Kong, 25th Feb., 1930.
BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED
Authorised. Capital
....$10,000,000.00 5,689,000.00
Paid-Up Capital Rewrve and Undivided
Prufts
2,983.201.50
Head Office:---HONG KONG
No. 10 Des Voeux Road, Central
Board of Directors: Box. SIR SHOUSON CHOW. Chairman
Wong Chu Son, ₤ya
Koon Coon, Eey 1 La Sang. Fag P. K Kwok, Esq Wong Yun Tong, Bag
Frog Ping Wah Fay
KAN TONG PO, Esq, Chief Manager
HON. MR. LI TSE FONO, Manager
AMOT Data
Brunches and Agencies
Kowloon Penang alugupore itunguon Sonrasıya
Loudo Monlin
Balgon Aston
Allboarne an Exse Sydney
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Halpbony
Kugnasko
Bankow
Now York Beattle
Hanalala Kvin
Parlt
Polpba
Bemartor Shangha!
Head Office:--SHANGHAI
Hong Kong Brauch:
4. QUEEN'S ROAD, C. South China Offices:
CANTON
SWATOW
KONGMOON TOISHAN
SHIUCHOW KINGCHOW
We also handle the issue of Bonds und other Public Funds of the Chinese Government both at Home and Abroad
SHOU J. CHEN,
Manager.
THE CHASE BANK
15, QUEEN'S ROAD, CENTRAL
UNUSUAL HARBOUR
MISHAP
An unusual mishap, involving a Star Ferry launch, occurred in the harbour in the early hours of yesterday as a result of which the Kowloon wharf was ripped of a few ui its beams.
The Night Star icl the Hong- kong wharf at 8.15 o'clock and on nearing the Kowloon berth short- ly after 6.20 shouts were suddenly heard coming from
a salior and within the next tule the Terry
THE WEST INDIES
BY HUGH PAGET
The West Indies have played a part in the world's history, the importance of which is out of all proportion to their Dxtent.
Contact between the Old and New Worlds was first estab- Hishod on that October day in 1452 on which Columbus landed on the island of Guanabani in the Bahamas. Today they uc- cupy a key position in the naval strategy of the British Come monwealth and of the United States of America in their struggle for the preservation of Freedom,
The islands of the
peaks of а are the range of mountains,
West Indies. British West Indies have shown submerged themselves eager to take the ful- Many of lest part in support of the Em- crashed head-on into the Kowloon them rise sharply out of the water pire's wat effort. The economie and practically all of them are life of the area has been placed mountainous. They are all beau- upon a war footing. Volunteers tiful but each has a charm and a have gone to Britain from the character of its own.
West Indian Colonies and are well The people of the West Indies represented in the Navy, the Army ate of diverse racial origins. and the Royal Air Force, When they were discovered. the The greatest contribution of the islands
inhabited by two West Indian Colonies to the war, Indian tribes the Caribs and the however, is no doubt their ready Arawaks. The West Indians of co-operation in the epoch-making today, however, trace their descent lease of defence
whar to the amazement of the tew passengers that were OF i board
The crash occurred just behind the monthly ticket ufice and about Av. beams were ripped away by the impact of the bow of the ferry.
The coxswain of the Night Star then reversed and the vessel was safely berthed
were
bases in those
Involved has been
in the main from European set- Colonies $0 the United States. tlers and from Africans which The sacrifice were brought from the West Coast made cheerfully and the United over a period of centuries, The States authorities have expressed ut the ready
SHIRAGONE MARU descendants of indextured labout- their ratification
“INCIDENT"
STORY TRUE BUT EXAGGERATED
Rumours in local Chinese circles yesterday that permission to board the m.v. Shiragone Maru had been dented a large number of Japanese here on Wednesday have been in- vestigated by a Hongkong Dally Iress reporter.
ers brought from india in the co-operation and friendliness with 19th and early 20th centuries also which they have been greeted in form a large proportion of the the British West Indies (Malaya population in Trinidad and British Tribune). Qulanu.
although MR. COWARD HAS
The latter colony. situated on the mainland of South America and British Honduras in Central America usually in- cluded in the West Indles
are
NEW MISSION
play
Noel Coward, whose new DIVERSE ORIGINS
"Blithe Spirit" was produced at Many of the West Indian islands Manchester Opera House on Tues- are British, the argest of these day, is soon to take on another being the ancient, and beautiful Government mission. It was authoritatively learned colony of Jamaica The people in He said that he hoped it would that the story was not altogether the British Colonies, although of pot mean going abroad again, without foundation, though it nad such diverse origins (and many I found it terribly miserable been greatly exaggerated by noon other elements such as the Chl-being away from England yesterday after passing through nese and Syrians might be mch- the war is on," he said.
tioned) are singularly free from "Blithe Spirit," he said. was racial antagonismos. In education written in six days I could have afid traditions the people are written it only in England, where predominantly English but some the spirit is so incredibly fine"
many raconteurs
The facts of the case are that firm measures had to be adopted
by the Police and Immigration Au- thorities to prevent the boarding of the "Shiragone Maru" by persons other than those who held passage tickets.
NO GOOD REASON
of the Islands have
a proportion he added
of French-speaking inhabitants
In religion, West Indians are almost entirely Christian although there are both Moslems and Hi- dus amongst the population deriv
d from India.
remaining
wolle
GERMAN MINISTER
RECALLED
BUENOS AIRES, Aug. 21 (Reu-
As a result, a number of local
ter)-It is reported, but without The Bahamas, Jamaica and her confirmation, that the GermRN Japanese residents who were not
dependencies, Trinidad and sailing by the ship were tumed
To-Ambassador, Von Thermann, and, back when they sought to board British Honduras constitute se- here has been recalled by Beilin
bago, Barbados, British Gulana, and the senior staff of the. Embassy the "Shiragone Maru" to bid good-
colonies. The parate bye to compatriots who were sall-mali British Islands are groupeded by Von Levetzow, Counsellor in The Ambassador will be succeed-
ing for Canton.
federations, those of Rio de Janeiro. Von Thermann's Permission to board was refused. the Leeward and Windward Is-recall is said to be due to recent it is understood, even in the case lands. of several men who had boarding permits issued by the 0.8K for the occasion, who, it was consider- ed, had no good reason to board the vessel.
The measure adopted was taken faellitate the work of the Immi- gration Officers.
HONG KONG TIDE TABLE
From 22 to 28 Aug. 1941.
Days of
Week
Days of
Height.
LOW WATER
Hong
Kong
Standard
Height.
HION WATER.
Hong
Kong
Standard
Time
Time.
h. 10.
It in
b. mn.
Fri,
524-
08 24
74
02:07
2147
1032
HEAD OFFICE:
Sat 23
18 11
7
+248 13 0
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NEW YORK.
22 17
1607 10.9
Sun, 24
09 67
7 0
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22 40
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Mon. 25
10 44
7 3
12 3
23 27
5 D'
17 17
14
Tuea. 28
11 32
8 8
05 07 12 2
1749 8
Wed. 27
0007
61
06-57. 2
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES.
18 27
62 18 26 #2 0
Thu 24
00+1
shorter This Bank is a subsidiary of The
13 33
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Chase National Bank, New, York, rith Resources of over
.S.$.3,800,000,000.
Manager
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