HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
BANKS
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HONGKÓNG & SHANGHAI THE CHARTERED BANK OF vance by someone in the ARD
BANKING CORPORATION
$50,000,000
Issued & Fully Paid p 820,000,000
INDIA, AUSTRALIA
AND CHINA corporated by Royal Charter, 1863
Authorised Capital
Reserve Funds: Sterling
£6,500,000
H.K. Currency leserve $10,000,000 Hesorve Liability of
Proprietors
82,000,000
Paid Up Capital
£3,000,000 Reserve Fund... £3,000,000 Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
£3,000,000 HEAD OFFICE: LONDON: 38, Bishopsgate E.C.2. Sub-Agencies In London:
Head Office. HONG KONG
Hon. Mr. J J
Board of Directors.
PALETROZ
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K. Housfield. Esq..
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EXECUTOR:
Hongkong, 28th July, 1911
HONGKONG SAVINGS
BANK
The Busty of the above Bank
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Manager
BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED
& SHANGHAI BANKING COR |Authorised Capital
POBATION. Rules may be ob Paid-Up Capital
taired on application
For the ungrong & Shanghai
HANKING CORPORATION,
V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager.
Hong Kong. Zarh Feb., 19:09.
THE CHASE BANK
15. QUEEN'S ROAD, CENTRAL
HEAD OFFICE:
16, PINK STEERT,
NEW YORK.
Reserve and Individed
Profils
$10,000,000.00 5,598,600.00
2,983,281.50
Head Ofce:- HONG KONG No. 10 Des Voeux Road, Central
Li Koon Chun Key P. Kwak, Eng
Board of Directors - HON. SIR SHouson Chow, Chairmas
Ia Lan Sang, Eng Wong Yu Yg Mag Fong Ping Wab Faq Kan Tong Po, Esų, Chief Manager BON. MR. L Tax FoNG, Manager
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D. L BALLANTYNE.
Manager
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED
Head Oftes:-15, Gracechurch Street. London, 03
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one year
Save Deposit Boxes To Lat.
KAN TONG PO,
Chiei Monager
Department to buy sleepers and re- sell them to Government at a pro-
That is not so. Pang Chik was then told to stand dow, and Kwong Ming-kwong was called before the Commission.
I
H.K. VOLUNTEER ORDERS
Cont. from Page 8
Nos. 1 and 2 (Armd, C) Bees. Dres
Battle Order, R.TN caps strect Wed. Hank Hom Those
No Lampang
Nur in I correct in saying that sleepers for making into Brewood? these two firms were told in ad Is that correct?--Yes.
What did you next do with re gard to the purchase of sleepers? Aghting
A that time, Pang Chik and detailed. Dress-Baile Order, RTR. Tam had no
Recco on Island.
5.30 available capital to caps
H.Q. Al Plus Dress as previously deal in this new enterprise so
detalled. Musketry in preparation for Ou my own Idea, wanted new
Part II. partners to form 1 company 10 buy firewood.
Mon. 3.20 p.m. HQ NCO's a $1. You have told us that. What talled. Dress as ordered. TE.W.1 want to know is what nextPokfulam. Remainder of Coy. Wea did you do with regard to the pon training, BL Miniature Range purchase of railway sleepers--WeTues. 5.45 H. officers. Muttl Ad Yes, but in what firm?-The Tal purchased these from Leong Kwa
futant's Lectur F 5.30 .Q. Com Lee Lumber Company.
pany Mufti ching.
Weapon training Sun Sept. 28, 9 a. Kowloon City Range. Company Dress - Musketry Order. helmets Rifle Course Tables A and
Rifics will be drawn between 1
or ot
Chairinan What are you?--At present I ain doing nothing at all. What were you 111 November. 1940".. I was dealing in rallway, sleepers
What were you in that firm? Manager
Were you a partner in the firm?; -Yes
We
You approached him yourself?- Tam Long-ying approached him.
Was K C. Leong at that time B connected with the National and 1 pm
How much money did you put Finance Development Corporation? into 17. $5,000
And four of your partners are partners in Fang Chik and Tam Is a right? Yes.
Are you a partner in Pang Chik; and Tam? Yes.
-Yes.
No 2 Company Turs. 5.30 pan. Kowloon Dock N
Dress-Muful. Weapon frum-
Was he also connected with the s Pin Kin Wah Company--That I don't ing. Wed, 5.30 HQ No ? Plo Mf
Thompson S.M.G.
know
Fri. What arrangements were made | flange.
Kennedy Road
2.16
HQ
Company
Hall day train-
No. 3 Company
i with K C Leong? The terms Dress-Battle Order. Can you tell us how your com- were that complete delivery of the g pany et Tal Lee came to be form, wood was to be taken within three! ed? Who suggested it? We form- months. ed the company for the time being at short notice
Das Pang Chik and Tam Com- pany got any other Chinese name?;
They are known as the Tal Lee Kin Chuk Kung Ching, or the Tal Lee Buliding Contractors,
Sun. 9 .D. Kowloon City Rang Dress-Musketry Order. Helmets. Ar How much per sleeper was the inual
rifle classification. Ton 15 price arranged? $1.90 per sleeper Kowloon Railway Station. Those de. That you say was in November tailed. Dress Fighting Order. hel- 1940?--Yes.
meta. TEW.T. Remainder. 213 p.m
On November 19, according to H.2. Dress as usual. Mr. Carman, you sold Marsman's arrangement Thurs 2000 of these sleepers at $2.90-Overalis, 8.1), caps
arrangements
Is that the same as Ta: Lee each?- Correct Lumber Company? They are
under different names.
How do
you mean, under different names? The T'ai Lee Esilding Contractors had contracts with Government to do Government work and they lost all their money. When there was a chance to deal in railway sleepers, this company had no money to carry on.
It considered that dealing
was
lo raftway sleepers would be profitable, so we invited part- петь to form this business to deal solely in railway sleep- ery. The firm for the par- chases of sleepers was formed by several partners of the Fai Lee Building Contractors and also two new partners.
You made a profit of $1 per sleeper? Yes.
in a few days? Yes
So it works out that your Arm junade a proat of $2,000? Yes
Did K. C. Leong tell you where he had bought the sleepers from"
He told me that he had bought them from Jardine, Matheson.
From Jardine's, representing the Chinese Government?—Yes.
Did he say what he had paid for them?---No.
He must have pala less than 51.907 I don't know,
80,000 SLEEPERS
Under platoon 30 HQ. Druss Under plato0Y
AFFILIATED UNIT Nursing etachment F.K.V D.C Lecture
Pri 5.45 pru. St. John's Cathedral Holl Uniform IR Aid tecture.
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Commandant
Nursing Detachment. EKV.D.C
MARINE
COURT
NO CLEARANCE PAPERS A One of $5 was imposed Dy Cmdr. J. Jully on Leang Mul. 41 mistress of a Class il boat (No.
But he is not going to sell to 3053, who was charged with hav- you at the same price at whichng on Sept. 18 left Victoria Har he had purchased, is he?-Cer-
bour without a clearance or pe- taifily he must make a proft.
mit from the Harbour Master, Therefore he must have gol
SUMMONS ADJOURNED less ELT.
than
Hearing of a summons $1.90 per
Cheng Kai-shul, coxwain of the steam launch "Lee Ying." charged
So there is a very intimate cou-them nexion between Pang Chik and sleeper? I cannot say. He must Tam and the Tai Lee Lumber Co.? make a profil. -There is no connexion at all with regard to capital or profits.
What Is the connexion?--In- dividuals.
agamist
Did you buy any more from with having at 8 p.m. on Sept. 4 hlm? I purchased 80,000 sleepers towed two junks of over 1,500 in one consignment from K Cpiculs capacity through the south Leung at $1.90 per sleeper,
entrance to Yaumati Typhoon Put it this way. There is a Two thousand you sold direct to Shelter at one time, was adjourn- very intimate connexion between Marsman's at $2.00 per sleeper?---|ed to 10.30 am, on Sept. 26 at the four of the partners of Paug Chik Yes. and Tam and the Tal Lee Lumber Company?—Yes.
You say that you formed the company at very short notice for the sole purpose of buying rafl way sleepers?—Yes
"BRAINY MAN"
Who
the brainy man way who suggested the formation of this company?-1 and Tam Long-ying started it.
To whom did you sell the other 78,000?---Subsequent to the 2,000 to Maraman's. we sold a second lot of sleepers to them.
What was that, 5,000?—Yes. Would that be on December 24, 1940?-I cannot remember the date
I have it here? Yes,
Cont'd Page 12, Col. 3
TELEGRAMS
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HONG KONG TIDE TABLE From 20 to 26 Sept. 1941. HIGE WATER.
Height.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1941. -PAGE 11
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Height.
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Standard
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4. 0.
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Sat.
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214
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Sun 27
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21 34
16 28
Manj 22
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The following is a list of un-
22.07
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04 17
22 45
71
11'34
Ob 04
time? Yes,
less
Lid, :-Dr. Gomes Santos,
23 26
2
17 10
the
What month was that?-Novem- Hongkong Hotel from Macau: Thu. 25 ber, 1940.
Maceuskey, 3 Thorpe Maner, from You formed the company for Kulangsu: Mrs. Kitson, care Mac-Fri.
rallway kinnon Mackenzie. from Nanking. purpose of buying
06 64
12 38
17 40
$2
226
00 09
17 2
06 54
19
13 42 15 4
18 17
13 6
How did you come to think of j the idea? Since railway sleeper's were cheap at that time. I was thinking of buying 1 for use as
firewood.
elulmed telegrams lying at the Tues. 23
You say they were cheap at that office of Messrs. Cable and Wire Wedl. 24
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