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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
BANKS
BANKING CORPORATION
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI
Authorised Capital
Public Inquiry Into A.R.P.
Cont. from Page 8
THE CHARTERED BANK OF the engineers and part salaries of NOT A REGISTERED
INDIA, AUSTRALIA
AND CHINA
$50,000,000
£6,500.000 Paid Up_Capital
Reserve Fund.......
H.K. Currency Reserve $10,000,000 Hoserve Liability of
Proprietors
$20,000,000
others.
LOSS OF LEG Issued & Fully Paid-Up $20,000,000-Zutorparated by Royal Charter, 1865 by you on behalf of Government to There is another item palà out Reserve Funds:
Deacons (G. W. Olsen) for $8,500. Sterling
£3,000,000 Can you tell us anything about £3,000,000 that?-Mr. Olsen was unfortunate- Reserve Liability of Pro-
ly hurt in his work and lost his prietors
£3,000,00
leg. That sum was paid out in HEAD OFFICE: LONDON:
settlement on behalf of Govern- 36, Bishopsgate E.C.2. Sub-Agencles In Londen: 117/122, Leadenhall Street, B.C.a
West End Branch: 14/10, Cockspur Street, S. W.1. Manchester Branch: 42, Mosby Street, Manchester, 2
Read Office- HONG KONG
Board of Directors: Hon. Mr. J. J Paterson,
W. B. Lek, Eng.,
J. K. Bousfield. Ex..
A H. Compton, Esq.,
Chairman
Deputy Chairman
1. J. Davies, Esq.,
H. Mr N. H Dodwell
G Miskin, Eng.,
K S. Morrison, Ex...
Hou, Mr. T E Pearce.
How Mr. A L. Shields,
Jon. Sir Vandeleur M. Grayburu,
Amoy
Bangkok Batavia
Bombay
alentia
Canton
thefoo
Colombs
Daven Foochow
Haiphong Hankow Jarbin
Moito
Ipol
Chief Manager.
Branches:
Jobre
Kobe
Kangoon Sapon
Kowloon Kuala
Francisco
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1.vens Mala
Moila
ALOB STAH
AMRITSAR BANGKOR
BATAVIA
BOMBAY
AGENCIES AND BRANCHES:
HONG KONG PENANG ILOILU
RANGOON HAIGON BERENBAN SHANGHAL SINGAPORE SITIAWAN BOURABAYA TAIPING
TIENTS IN
LANGKAH
CALCUTTA
AGENCIES
GLAVE THEET FAIRIJA PLAÇK ! CANTON
CAWHINDOKR
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Shanghai HAIPHONG
Singapore
ANKOW
Sourabaya
Sungei
Patani Swatow (Tabore) Tientsin
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Makden Tokyo New York Tsingtao
Yokcha:na
Pripag Реплик
¡POR KARACHI KIANG
KOOK KUALA
1.MP
KUCHING
MADKAR
MANILA
MEDAN
NEW YORS
PRIPING
(Bhuket) TSINGTAO YOKOHAMA
(Peking! Both ExCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted.
RENT ACXorare opened and EYED DRPOSITs received for Ou Year or shorter periods in Local or Other Corries i rates which will be quoted on application.
SAVINGS Anurses nise opened in Lownd Currey and Sterling with L'ORRENT ArraryTs opened if interest allowil at rates obtainabl Luna CeRUANCY nd Fixe Den appliculish.
receiver for one year I Pusits shorter periode in Local and other Currencies on terras which will be quoted on application.
SAFE, DEPOSIT BOXES various size to let
TRUSTEE and
business undertaken.
The Bank's Head Offer in London acertake. Eventor and Trustee Finess. and claims recovery of British Toome Tax overpaid, of of terms which may be ascertained a any of the Agencies and Branches
W. EVANS THOMAS.
Manager
EXLOPTOR
Flongkong. 28th July, 1947
HONGKONG SAVINGS
BANK
The Business of the above Bank;
ment.
You charged 10 per cent. on that? Certainly not.
I see in the statement of ac- count for $166,337.05 that Gov- erament deducted $871.50, which they said was the 10 per cent, you charged on Mr. Olsen, Did you or did you not charge 10 per cent.?-Yes, I am sorry that I misunderstood your question.
Who Is Kin Les--Kin Lee is the contractor who contracted with PW.D. to do certain work on the other side, and from whom we bought certain items and to whom we sold several items.
Did you charge 10 per cent. on that?--I think not, but I reserve the right to check that..
COMPANY
Who is he?-Assistant mabage: of our firm.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1941-PAGE 11
P. & O.
Passenger & Cargo Services
to
Straits, Ceylon, India, East & South Africa,
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How many must look up my
Has he got any capital in the MI Cheng Chik-chi, manager of firms?--No. the Hongkong branch of the Chiap What 18 bis salary?-$350
Hua Manufactory Co., the next month. witness called, stated that the firm Have you got any contracts with was not a registered company and Government?—Yes. that the partners were relatives and friends, The partners were bonks. Cheng Kung-ngal, Kwok Yin-mui, Cheng Chek-lu, Ng Ying-beung. The Ching. Chan Shum-tak and wit- ness. The first six are all in Chia- chow and witness is the only part- ner in Hongkong.
tomorrow.-Yes.
I want you to bring them up
All the contracts from 1938- Yes.
Including those from the Stores (department--Yes.
Have you got a bank pass-book?
In reply to the Chairman, Mr. Chong sald that the other part-Yes. ners have never been to Hongkong as the firm was started in Chiu- chow some 20 years. He, witness, had been a partner ever since the firm started.
Chairman: What is the capital of the arm?-Chinese $36,000.
What is the capital now?———-$250, - 000 Hongkong currency.
Where did the partners get all that money from-I mean by $250,000 that the capital of this firm is not actually $250,- 000, but that is what the firm is worth.
Witness then went on to explain
There is one item by Kin Lee of $23,978,95, which Government deducted from your account of that money made by the firm was $186,937.05, and another item which used for expanding the firm's bus- they also deducted, payment by iness until DOW the company w Kin Lee, at $3,942 37-I have to worth $250,000. check that.
LEGAL FEES
There is another Item marked Hastings and Co. for $200, Can you say what that was for?--I do not know, but I presume that it was for legal tees in connexion with the Olsen case.
On which you also charged 10 per cent?--Again I will have to reserve the right to check thai.
Chairman. What did you origin- ally subscribe to the capital?-We all subscribed the same amount
How much? Each member sub- scribed between $3,000 to $4,000 only.
NO ADDITIONAL MONEY
Have you put additional money into the firm? ---No. Neither has any of the partners.
Have
you got
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I want you also to bring up your bank pass-book, cash book, salaries book, general ledger and wages books, I want these books covering from January, 1938 to date.- Yes,
Until we have these books and the other documents, I do not pro- pose to ask you any other ques- tions.
The Chairman then announced the adjournment of the Inquiry to 10 am. tomorrow at the Supreme Court
PUPPET TROOPS
CAPTURED
More than 200 Japanese and puppet soldiers have been taken prisoner and some 300 rifles cap- tured by Chinese troops around Chien on the north bank of the Yangtse River in south Hupeh.
The same night they cleaned up the Japanese and puppet troops
The Chinese at Chleni started a sweeping offensive against the partnership Japanese occupying different The Chairman then said that l book?---Yes.
points in the neighbourhood un would be better to defer further I want you to produce the part. Aug. 28. examination of witness until he :nership book ŁOM:OITOW at 10 was ready to produce office copies,o'clock at the Pulsne Judge's of all disbursements made by his Court-I do not know whether at Niehkisho, Changklamlar and firm since the A.RP. work started. have that book with me as I came Tamukiao and early the following
A copy of the 1sts sent to from Canton.
morning they put to fight a Government reclaiming all money Do you know Mr. B. C. Lami-Japanese force feeling its way to paid on this work up to date.
Lutzekow (Central News),
and
BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED
$10,000,000.00
In conducted by the HONGKONG Authorised Capital
& SHANGHAI BANKING COR-Paid-Up Capital PORATION. Rules may be ob Reserve and Undivided tained on application,
For the HuNGKONG & SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION.
V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager.
Hong Kong, 25th Feb., 1939.
THE CHASE BANK
15, QUEEN'S ROAD, CENTRAL
HEAD OFFICE:
FB. PINE STRECT,
NEW YORK.
Profita
0,598,600.00
2,983,261.50
Head Office:-HONG KONG No. 10 Des Voeux Road, Central
Board of Directors:
HON. SIR SHOUBON CHOW, Chairman
La Koon Chan Esq.
1. Kwok. Eg Worg Yan Torg. Esq
La La Sagrad Wong Chu Son, g Punk Ping Wab Pen.
KAN TONG Po, Esq, Chief Manager HON. MRL Tse Foxa, Manger
Amoy
Воспи
An American Bauk offering coin-Betaria
plete Foreign Banking Service Cante in the principal Markets of the Ralphong world.
Haukow donolulu Zobr
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES
This Bank is a subsidiary of The Chase National Bank, New York, with Resources of over U.S.$.3,800,000,000.
D. L. BALLANTYNE,
13th June 1941.
Manager
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED
Hoed co-i5, Gracechurcli Street,
London, EC.3
Authorised Capital
SotecTibet Capital
Paid-up Capt.
Reserve Fund and Best,"
BANKERS:
£3,000,200
#1,800,nor
£1,050,000
21,54,689
The Bank of England and Midland
Dank, Ltd.
BRANCHES:
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Bombay
Calratin Kuto
Kusis Trenggan Made New York
Juffa
Calbonto
Kandy
Fetanz
Delhi
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Gallo
Kole Bharu
Ragoon Shancha
-Hongkong
"Thinh' BEphr
Howrah Kenla kapur Singapore HONG KONG BRANCH: Bury eroription of Banklug and Exchange
blued transnotuð.
TRUSTEE AND EXECUTORSHIP
UNDERTAKEN CURRENT ACCOUNT bed in anal Our Yaya) PiXED DEPOSIT vogelyed in Ontroney & STERLING, DO BARTON that may o akcertained on apt Hantion.
D. BENSON,
WANT ADS
Trusted
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Branches and Agencies
Kowloon
Loudes
Manila
Melbourne
Nogarska
1'ong Slagupore Кларта Bourb Saigon Bwstow Hadrat Byttac
clace Tontelo Now York Beattie VAROUTER Semarang Shony had
Paris
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Every description of Banking anut Exchange business transacted. Loans granted on approved securities.
Current Accounts opened in Local Currency and Fixed Deposits re ceived for one year or
shorter periods in Local and Foreign Cur rancies terms which will be quoted on application.
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES TO LET.
KAN TONG PO.
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Chief Manoger
BANK OF CHINA
Specially Chartered by THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT OF CHINA AS AN INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
BANK PAID-UP CAPITAL $40,000,000.or (BRANCHERS ALL OVER CHINA) Owing to our numerous Branches
in China and connections in the principal Commercial Centres of the World,
are able to extend
to our Clients special facilitive for Domestic and Foreign Banking and Exchange.
Head Office:-SHANGHAI
Hong Kong Branch:
4, QUEEN'S ROAD, C.
CANTON
South China Offices+'"
KONGMOON SWATOW TOISHAN SHIUCHOW KINGCHOW
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We also handle the issue of Bond
and other Public Funds of the Chinese Government both at Home and: Abroad:
SHOU J. CHEN,
Manager.
Yes.
CONSIGNEES' NOTICES CONSIGNEES' NOTICES
CONSIGNEES' NOTICE
CONSIGNEES' NOTICE
THE BURNS PHILP LINE. THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD.;
F MELBOURNE, SYDNEY, SALAMAUA, BABAUL AND MANILA.
HR M.V.
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YONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardone and/or extra hazardons Godowns of the Hong Kong
ong and Kowloon Wharf
Ltd., whence Badfor from the wharves Delivery may be obtained.
Godown Oo,
ENG
THE S.S.
:
BARBER-WILHELMSEN LINE
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
M.V
From U.S.A, vis MANILA.
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YONSIGNEES of Cargo are heretry informed that all Goods are From LONDON AND STRAITS being landed at their risk into the
Godowns of the Hongkong and Kow ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby loon Wharf & Godown Company, Ltd. whence and/or from the being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous here, unless notice has been given 48
wharven
Optional
cargo ร
not be landed Godowns of the Bong Kong and hours prior to vessel's arrival, but car- Kowloon Wharf & Godown Company, red on from port to port to the final
whence and or from delivery may be obtained.
port of call to which the option No Claims will be admitted after the extends,
have
informed that all Goods are at Kewlery may be obtained.
the wharves
No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 9th inst., will be subject to rent.
All claims against the vessel muat
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns,
and ali
al: Gooda
left the
the Godr w, and all Goode o
after the Goods remaining undeliverer after the andelivered 6th Sept.
will he
6th Sept., 1941, will be subject to rent. he subject to
to Bent. All Claims against the vessel must All Claims aga
against
the Steamer must be presented to the undersigned on or be presented to the Undetrigued on ot
before 18th Eept., 1941, or they will be presented to the undersigned on or before the 20th Sept., 1941, or they will not be
before the 15th inst. or they wil not he recognised. be recognized, To comply with the General Bonded Warehouse Regulations. Consignees Goods are to be left in the Godown
To comply with the Generni Bonded not recognized.
All broken, chafed, and damaged Begulations, consignes na have a Ravance Officer in attendance must have a Revenue Officer in atten- where they will be examined on the
when damaged dutiable goods whon damaged dutiable goods exanimed
All broken, chafed and damaged
Warchouse
Br
dance are examined.
All broken, chated and daronged Goods Goods are to be left in the Godowns,
be
9th inst. at 10 am, by our surveyors Mosers. Goddard & Douglas.
are to be left in the Godowns, wharf where they will be examined on the faignees Bro. requested to inform the they will be examined on the 5th Sept., 1941, at 10 AM., by Messrs. 4th September, 1941 at 9 am, by Goddard and Douglas,
No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bill of Lading will be countersigurd by
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co., LTD.,.
Agenta Bung Kang, 80th Aug., 1941, ~
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Messrs. Carmichael & Clarke.
No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned
W. R. LOXLEY & Co. (CHINA) LTD,
Agente.
Hong Kong, 2nd September, 1941
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In the case of dutiable cargo, con- Imports & Exports Office that they have such goods for examination.
No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned
DODWELL & CO., LTD.
Agente. Hong Kong, 2nd Sept., 1941.
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