LIGHTER SIDE OF THE BUDGET.
HON. MEMBER AND THE LADIES' STOCKINGS.,
ANGLO-RUSSIAN
RELATIONS.
BETTER COOPERATION URGED..
London, April 30.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
BANKS.
FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1925.
BANKS.
BANKS..
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI NEDERLANDSCH INDISCHE HANDELSBANK THE CHARTERED BANK OF
.... BANKING CORPORATION.
$50,000,000 -$20,000.090
HEAD OFFICE: HONGKONG. Mr. Stafford Talbot has rosigned London, April 30. The hostility to the silk impost from the executive association of Authorised Capital which is developing in certain British croditors of Russia, of sued and Fully Paid-up trade circles, has been enhanced which he was the first president. He intends to form an Anglo-
(
Rosarve Fund -. Sterling -
£ 4,500,000 Bliver - -$20 500.000.-
$20,000.000
Reserve Liability of Proprioters
Established 1863.
Paid-up Capital and Reserve Fund €146.76,500,000-£6,375,000 HEAD OFFICE-AMSTERDAM EASTERN HEAD OFFICE:-BATAVIA..
BRANCHES: **
Amoy, Amperab, Bandoeng, Bombay, Calcutta, Cheribon, Gorontalo, Hongkong, Kobe, Makasar, Medan, Menado, Palembang, Pekalongan, Probolinggo, Rotterdam Semarang, Shanghai, Singapore, Soerabaya, Swatow, Tegal, The Hague, Tjilatjap, Weltevreden. London, E. O. 2.
LONDON REPRESENTATIVEF B... Wright, 27, Old Broad Street,
"CORRESPONDENTS;
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LONDON-Midland Bank, Ltd. Overseas Branch, Westminster Bank, Ltd., Foreign Branch, N. M. Rathschild & Sons and Swizz Bank Corporation.
NEW YORK-Clase National Bank, Farmers Loan & Trust Co., Irving Bank-Columbia Trost Co., Goldman, Sachs & Co., New York, Trust Co.
And in all the principal towns of the world.
EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING & EXCHANGE BUSINESS TRANSACTED, CURRENT ACCOUNTS, DEPOSITS, etc.
by customs ruling that articles Russian conciliation association containing any silk will be taxed at
COURT OF DIRECTORS: thirty-three per cont. of the value to protest against the negative
G. M. Young, Esq. Chairman of the complete artiolo, and hence policy adopted towards Russia, as
H. P. White, Bag. Deputy Chairman affects a wide range of goods like he is convinced that the Russians clothing lined or trimmed with are willing to go more than half B.D.F. Beith. Req Hon. Mr. A.Q. Lang
way to meet their British credit-W. H. Bell, Esq. W. L. Pattonden, Esq silk.
A.H. Compton, Esq. J.A. Flummer, Esq. The Hon. Walter Guinness, ore.
Mt. Talbot says the British Hoo.Mr.F.H.Holyoak T. G. Weall, Esq.
Chief Manager defending the tax in the Commons, denied that silk was anything but Government, the association of
luxury. It has mixed with wool British oroditors of Rússia, and Manager: Bhanghai-G. H. Stitt, Esq. and cotton merely to increase the majority of British and Rus- the attractiveness, and was in sian industrial, morohant and nowise economical to the poorer banking interests, have been classes. Ho cited the example of systematically trying to drive the the superiority of cotton, and the Anglo-Russian team with the cart ed in LOCAL CURRENCY and fact that ladies preferred the feat before the horse. Russia must be FIXED DEPOSITS received for THE and tops of stockings to which helped, if they want her to help one year or shorter periods in they hitched their suspenders not them. Mr. Talbot is of opinion Local Currency and Sterling on to be made of silk."
that there might be an agreeable terms which will be quoted on
Hongkong, 21st Feb., 1924. This eally was greeted with surprise for British oreditors if it application. obeers and laughter, and mock could be made possible for the Soviet to be invited to state what orios of "Oh!".
i
A. H. Barlow, Esq.
LONDON BANKERS: WESTMINSTER BANK LTD... CURRENT ACCOUNTS opon
...
it is prepared to do for creditors HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.
Mr. Guinness scouted the suga British loan of a hundred gestion that the price of "two million starling could be made to eleven and three" stockings would Russia, on fair security.-Reuter conducted by the HONGKONG AND
be much more, nor would the tax appreciably affect the industry.- Reuter.
A RUDE INTERRUPTION.
"London, April 30.
PRINCE AT CAPE TOWN.
ENTHUSIASM.
Cape Town, April 30.
In the House of Commons, Mr. GREETED WITH INTENSE Winston Churchill, replying to the debate on the Budget, was assailed by Labour interruptions, and declined to continued his. The warmth of the Prince of Wales' welcome eclipsed" all spooch.
The Ministerialists walked out South African traditions. Every and Mr. Churchill followed them.window and balcony was crowd-.
Reuter.
ed, the occupants adding their quota of roaring cheere to those of the massed crowds "in tho streets..
LIVELY DISCUSSION.
London, April 30. In the House of Commons the The luncheon at the City Hall, gold standard decision was as-at which the Mayor and Council sailed broadside by the Coneor-officially welcomed the Prince, vativo Sir Frederic Wise, a finan-was attended by five hundred cial export, who, after detailed guests, the most representative criticism of this "gamble," which gathering in Cape Town's history. would probably benefit nobody The Mayor dwelt on the as-: but the United States, declared aurance of a loyal reception all that they did not want to borrow over the country. more from America and certainly
The proceedings concluded by
did not want to be in their hands. the assembly rising and singing Mr. Ramsay MacDonald de- "For he's a jolly good fellow," nounced the budget on sia ilar most lustily...
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The Business of the above Bank is
SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORA TION. Rules may be obtained on application.
INTEREST on Deposita is calculated on the lowest balance during sach gom, pisted Calendar Month at 3 per cent per annum. Should there be no balance any day in a month no interest will be allowed for that month
Depositors may transfer at their option Balance of $100 or more to the HONG. KONG AND SHANGHAI BANK to be place on FIXED DEPOSIT at CUR RENT RATES.
For the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank- ing Corporation.
A. H. BARLOW,
Chief Manager. Hongkong, 7th. January 1925.
·司公理管業實法中 SOCIETE FRANCAISE DE GERANCE.
DE LA BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE. ETABLISSEMENT FRANCO CHINOIS. (Incorporated in France.
5, Chater Road, Victoria, Hongkong. HEAD OFFICE:
74, Rue St. Lazaro, Paris.
ASIA,
LIMITED. BANK OF EAST ASIA.
HEAD OFFICE HONGKONG.
Authorised Capital Paid-up Capital - Reserve Fund-
DIRECTORS
Hon. Mr. Chow Shou Son-Chairman
Li Koon Chus
Chan Ching Bhak
P. MARKS, Manager.
INTERNATIONAL BANKING CORPERATION.
(Owned by the National City Bank of New York).
Capital & Surplus
U., $1,000,000 HEAD OFFICE":"", wall Street, New York. LONDON OFFICE: Bishopsgate, E.0. BRANCHES :
"Panama
Peking
Puerto Plata
$10,000,000 5,000,000 1,000,000
Fung Ping Shan
Mot Ching Kong
Wong Yun Tong
P. K. Kwok
Huynh Tel
Barahona
Ng Ching Luk - Pong Wei Ting
Kan Yan Po
Barcelona
Batavia
Bembay
Calentia Cantan
San Francisco, Cal.
Cebe Colon Dairen
Hankow Harbin Hongkong
Kobe
La Voza
Madrid
Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted-Loans granted on approved securities.
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES to let.
KANG TONG PO
Chief Maunger. Hongkong, 16th. February 1925.
NEDERLANDSCHE, HANDEL MAATCHAPPIJ. (Netherlands Trading Society), BANK.
Manila
Rangoon
San Francisco de Macoria San Pedro de Macoris Sanches
Santiago
do los Caballeros Santo Domingo
Shanghai
Singapore
Souroabaya Tienisin Tokia Yokohams
SHOTS IN SHANGHAI.
RUNNING FIGHTWITH
"KIDNAPPERS,
Shanghai, May 1.
A Chinese kidnapper was killed, his companion seriously wounded,
INDIA. AUSTRALIA & CHINA, (Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853) two bystanders slightly wounded, Paid-up Capital
£3,000,000 and a foreigner narrowly escaped Reserve Fund £4,000,000 death, in a running gunfight Reservo Liability of Proprietors£3,000,000 yesterday, when a Sikh constablo Foreign Exchange and General Banking detected a gang of kidnappers business transacted.
Current Accounts opened and Fixed attempting to steal the twelve- Deposits received. for 1 year or shorter year-old son of a wealthy Chinese, periods at rates which will be quoted on Mr. Sung Woo-pah. application.
AH. FERGUSON, Manager...
PRINCE GEORGE.
LEAVES ENGLAND FOR
THE EAST.
London, April 30, Prince George has departed to join at Marseilles the P & 0.
Iloer for China,
Young Bung, who was ina rickaha, was stoppad by a gang of six men, all fully armed, two of whom detained the coolie while tbe remaindor made off with the. riokaba and its occupant. WZM
The coolie broke away, and pursued the gang, raising the alarm, which the Sikh heard. Seeing the gang coming towards him, ono waving a pistol, the con- stable opened fire, which the bandits returned.
.:
Many shots were fired, and a stray one pierced the back curtain motornar dirven by a
The ricksha coolie was shot in
На travols via Bombay.- Reuter.
[According to present informa-of a tion. Prince George goes aboard foreigner. the P. & O. 8.s. Malwa, and will join H.M.S. Hawkins at Singapore the arm, and another ricksha about the middle of June. coolio bad a small bullet wound It is understood that the in the wrist. Two of the gang- Hawkins, which goos North on were shot, one fatally.-Reuter. the 6th. of this month, will pro- ceed to Singapore also to pick up THE CHATHAM ROAD Admiral Sinclair, who is coming
ROBBERY, out on the P. & O. s.s. Mantua, and the warship will touch here on her return North.]
GERMANY'S BUDGET. DEARER BEER AND BACCY.
THREE CHINESE COMMITTED FOR TRIAL
The arrests made in connection with the armed robbery at No. 36, Chatham Road on the morning of the 21st April, resulted in three Borlin, April 30.
unemployed Chinese being com- Germany's nett budgetary sur-mitted for trial by Mr. E. W plus last year was three hundred Hamilton at the Kowloon Magis- and thirty-four million marks. tracy yesterday aftemoon: Commercial and Travellers' Letters of
The Finance Minister, Von Mr. T. J. W. Fooken, of Messrs. Credit, Bille of Exchange and Oable Transfers bought and sold. "Current Boblieben, in his Budget speech in Alex Ross and Co., deposed to hav- accounts and Savings Bank accounts the Reichstag, estimates that next ing arrested the last two defond- Established 1924.
opened and Fixed Deposite in local and year's expenditure will be 4,900 dants, Witness had just alighted. Hongkong Branch established 1906.
foreign currencies taken at rates that may millions and the rovenge 4,652 from a bus and was entering the Authorized Capital Guilders...150,000,000 be ascertained on application to the Bank.
We are also able to offer our Customers millions. It is proposed to in- China Motor Bus Company's (£12,500,000) the services of Branches of the Nationa oroase the beer and tobacco exolse premises at about 10,45 a.m. on Paid-up Capital (uilders 80,000,000 City Bank of New Yorit in the principal in order to meet the deficit. April 21, when he heard blasts
(6,666,670) countries of South America and in the Reuter. ......... 20,045,032 West Indies." Reserve Fund Guilders
from a police whistle. There (1.670,410)
wore a number of continued blasts 22,660,000 Special Reserves Guilders......
and witness realised that there was something amiss. On resch ing the victim's house witness saw a group of people point- ing at a man who was about. to board a bus." The man, who In the House of Commons, ra- was the second defendant, wAS £1,081,875 plying to questions, Mr. Austen seized and handed to an assistant Tho 700,000 Chamberlain said he was aware who was with witness.
of the growing danger to inland paople in the street then pointed missions in certain districts of to a man who was travelling towards Yaumati in à rickeha. China.
boarded A bus and
On him.
catching
(€ 1,829,330) HEAD OFFICE AMSTERDAM: Eastern HEAD OFFICE BATAVIA.
BRANCHES :- Bandjermasin Kota-Radja Rotterdam Bandoeng Macasara Sacarang Bombay
Medan Shanghai Padang SingaporeTM Palembang Soerabais Cheribon Djember Pecaloran Soerakarta
Tegul (Solo) Djokjakarta Penang Koba Pontianak Tjiiatjap and
Weltevreden The Hagus Rangoon
London Bankers-National Provincial Bank, Ltd.
$10,000,000.00 Calcutts $10,700,000.00
Working fund provided by THE BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE Frane 50,000,000 BANKERS.
L
linos to Mr. Snowden yesterday.·' Among the addresses presented capital Franes.
Mr. Churchill, replying to the to the Prince of Wales on the Reserves France....... debate, was in fighting mood, Grand Parade this afternoon delighting the Ministerialist. He were those by the Indian, other speedily faced an angry scene Chinese, Malay" and when he expressed the opinion Moslem bodies, as well as the that it was in the interests of the "Caps coloured committees." trade unions, and employers to These thronged the outskirts of ascoriain that the habit of learn the Grand Parado and formed a ing how to qualify for unemploy-vast concourse at Green Point ment benefit was not growing. Common, where the Prince re- Labourite ories of Shame viewed the coloured Church
1 Disgraceful! Insulting the work: Lada' Brigade. ("
continued Everywhere the coloured pop- despite the chairman's appeals ulation demonstrated its loyal for order.
enthusiasm.-Reuter.
ers 1
Withdraw"
Mr. Churobill warmly declined
to withdraw on this score. The
Labouritea sprang up, talking| THE GOLD BASIS. simultaneously with the Chan-
cellor, who fronically commented
on the right of speech, and INTERNATIONAL MEETING
remained on his feet for fifteen
minutes, vainly trying to got a
listen to the Government spokes:
SUGGESTED.
London, April 30. In the House of Commons, Mr.
hearing. Finally he sat down. Boothby asked, in view of the suggesting that the motion be
restoration of the gold standard, taken forthwith, since the op- position were not prepared to whether immediate, steps would be taken to facilitate the sum- moning of an international finan cial conference, including repres- MINISTERIALISTS WALK entatives of the central banks,
with a view to further stabilisa tion of currencies on the lines
man.
OUT..
The Communist, Mr. Saklat contemplated by the Gonoa re valo, rose to resume the debate, solutions. whereupon the bulk of Minister-
The Hon. Walter 'Guinness
FRANCE Societe General Banque and Nationale do Credit, Banque de Paris-et des Pays Bas
LONDON-Midland Bank Ltd. NEW YORK --Irving Bank, Columbin Treat Co.
Every description of Banking and Exchange Business Transacted. Corre spcndents throughout the world.
M. M. FITZ-HENRY,
Managor.
ORIENTAL COMMERCIAL
-BANK,LTD.
READ OFFTOR:
60 Doa Yoeux Road Contral, Hongkong
BRANCHES BANGKOK- SHANGHAL Correspondents:- London: Wost- minster Bank, Ltd; Now York: National City Bank; San Francisco:. Union Trust Co. of San Francisco; Onaton Bank. Authorigod Cupital .............. $5 000 000 Paid Up Capital,
31 500,000 Modern banking in all its branches Gurront accounts savings accounts. and fixed deposits solicited. Loans, grunted on approved security.
Overseas banking a speciality. INTEREST.-Current accounts 2 per
per cent."
Our Vaults safeguarded by tirao clocks and double combinations. Armour pinte steel doors.
1. Y. LUM,
Munngar.
Correspondents all over the world. BANKING BUSINESS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.
W. H. GROSKAMP, Agent.
THE P. & 0, BANKING CORPORATION, LTD.
(Incorporated in England 1920) ...With wheth in affisted THE ALLAHABAD BANK, LTD. INDIA.- Authorized Capital.. Subscribed and Paid-up Reserva Fund............
.£5,000,000 £2,594,160 £136,000
HEAD OFFICE: 122, Leadenhall Londain E.C. WEST LONDON BRANCH 14-16, Cockspur Street, Londah B.W.1. EASTERN BRANCHES : Bombay, Calcutta, Karachi, Madras, Colombo, Singapore, Hongkong, Caston and Shanghai.
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The Corporation undertake General Banking and Exchange Business of, every description and is addition to ita Branches has Agencies in all the principal cities of the world.
L. E. HOPKINS,
Bianager.
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE
"G. HOGG,
Manager.
Queen's Road Central, Hongkong.
THE BANK OF CANTON LTD. Head Office Hongkong.
Authorised Capital.
Paid Up Capital.. Silver Reserve Fund
£1,200,000
Foreign Exchange & General Banking business transacted.
Interest allowed on
CURRENT ACCOUNTS
2% per annum on daily credit balance
of over $100.00 1
SAVINGS
4% per annum DEPOSITS
for 12 months 5% per annum
J}
G.
4%
11
J
3
51
Dr. Demand
2% por annum
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BRANCHES Canton, Switow, Ahanghai. Hankow, Bangkok, New York and San Francisco.
LONDON BANKERS-The Lloyds
Bank Ltda aque
LOOK POONG SHAN, Chief Manager.
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK LTD.
Established 1830.
Capital (fully paid up)....... 100,000,000 Reserve fund to be akered to Y. 80,500,000 HEADOFFICE :—YOKOHAMA, Branches and Agouaics ut
Kobe Soorabaya Batavia Babay London Kangoon Buino Ayros Lyon San Francisco Calcutta
Los Angeles Beattle Changchun Manila
Shanghai Singapore Shimano ek
Tientsin.
DANGERS IN CHINA:
WARNINGS TO MISSION. ARIES.
London, April 30.
Warnings had been issued to Witness the missionary bodies concerned pursued
to the man be WAR from time to time both by the up British Minister at Poking and forced from the risksba. When the Foreign Office in London. told that a revolver had been Renter,
NURMI AT IT AGAIN
THREE MORE RECORDS SMASHED.
1
Los Angelos, April 30.
found on the first man, the second man was searched and a quantity of tape was found fastened around his body. Both men were taken to the police station and handed over to the police.
Mr. Lee Chi-kong, an assistant to Mr. Focken, gave corroborative Nurmi ran one and a half miles evidence, after which his Worship in six minutes forty-two and a said he was very much obliged to
half seconds, breaking the world's both, and congratulated Mr.
Fookon on his capture. record.
After further evidence the three In the same race he beat the world's records for the two thou-defendants were committed for. sand yards and the one and atrial at the Criminal Sea-ions. quartor miles, in the respective times of 5 min. 3 and three-fifths secs, and 5 min. 35 secs.--Reuter's American Service.
BOXING.
THE CARTLIDGE-DUPREE CONTEST.
Both Cartlidge, and Dupree
THE KENTWELL VERDICT,
JUDGE'S DIRECTION TO JURY: Kontwoll trial was concluded at Shanghai last. Mon- day, the jury unanimously find-
Tho
finished their training yesterday ng accused not guilty of the for the contest which is to take charges of baing in unlawful place at the Theatre Royal on Bank of Communications, and possession of forged notes of the Saturday night. Both are in ex-
with uttoring the same with cellent condition, and will now
intont to defraud. rest until the night of the fight.
The dofanco has boon a com- Blo de Tsingtas Janeiro Vladivostock There seems to be little doubt that plate denial, and a counter
Dairan
Painy)
Makedon
Osaya
Hamburg
New York
Tokyo
(BRANCH BANK2).
Hankow
Peking
Tainanty
Honolulu
Marbin
HEAD OFFICE:
Kai Yaon
Para
Capital · Paid-up Capital Reserves
Fra. 72,000,000.00 Fr. 68,400,000.00. Fr. 69,667,283,54
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96, Boulevard Haussmann, Paris.
ialists walked out, and Mr. Chur-replied "that the Genoa resolucent savings 4 per cent, Fixed Deposits, chill followed.
tions contemplated, not action by 3 months 4 per cent, 6 months 44 par 23, Dos Voux Road Central, Hongkong. Mr. Baldwin subsequently the Government in the first place cent, one Deposit Boxes for Rant. moved the closure, amid back-but a conference of central banks. bench Labourite cries of "Dirty!" He doubted if the time had yet! The Labourites challenged come for this; and added that the division, but did not persist on o-operation of the central banks account of admonitions from Mr.
was increasing-Reuter. MacDonald, who, with the Labour front-benchors, did not participate in the interruptions. The com- mittee stage was thereafter con- cluded without division.-Reuter. TO BE CONTINUED.
London, April 30. The Budget discussion will bo continued on May 7th,
RUBBER RESTRICTION.
THE PRODUCTION PERCENTAGE.
London, April 30. Router's Lobby correspondent The standard production of says the Ministerialists are 100st rubber exportable at the minimum rosen ful at the abrupt onding of rate of duty from Ceylon and the Mr Churchill's speech. The Con- Straits and Malay States during norvatives urge that Mr. Church-the next quarter is fixed at sixty- ill's words wore innocuous, and five per cent.--Reuter...
his manner was unexceptionable. The Labouritos maintain that they wore quite justified in obal- lenging what they consider a reflection on the workora.
While the storm was raging Mr. Churchill was unruffled, until repeated calls of "Withdraw)" caused him to snap out ro-results are peatedly I withdraw nothing."
Some Conservatives oriticise Mr. Baldwin's remaining in the House after the departure of Mr. Churchill-Reuter.
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HOME FOOTBALL;
YESTERDAY'S MATCHES.
London, April 30. Latest English "soccer" Longue
Second division →→ Southampton 2, Bradford 0, 0,
Third division (south) :- Swansea 1, Reading
--Reuter
0
THE BANK OF CHINA. (Specially authorized by Presidential Mandate of the Republic of China on the 22nd of November, 1917.)
Authorized Capital.. Paid-up Capitai
"BRANCHES & AGENCIES: Bankok Hongkong : Stigen
Shanghai $60,000,000.00 Battambang Mongiso 5.
Nospice
Singapore ........$18,278,600.00 Canton
Tientsin T'apeio: Haiphong
Puking
Tourane Reserve Funds 8 8,628,426.24 Djibouti ⠀⠀
HEAD OFFICE; PEKING.
Hankow
Poom-Penh Tladivestock HONGKONG BRANCHES ;
Hanoi
Pundicherry Yunnanfa
4, Queen's Road Central.. Branches and Eub-branches all over
Chine and correspondents in Europe, America and other parts of the World.
LONDON BANKERS-The Natiouni Provincial and Union Bank of England Ltd.
The Guaranty Trust Company of New York
NEW YORK BRANCHES-The The Equitable Irving National Banks. Trust Company of New York,
Interest allowed on Current Accounts and Fixed Depoalty. Torms on applice
tion.
Every description of Banking business transacted.
Loans granted on approved soeuritice. Sprcial facilities for Home Exchange. TSU YEE PEI,
Managor.
BANKERS:
Enigon
Interest aflowed on Current Account the contest will come off, for bothallogation of a plot against him.
rates to to obtained on application,
Mr. O. ARIMA, Manager, Hongkong, March 11th 1926.
THE HO BONG BANK,.TD.
Yesterday Dupree turned the of forging and uttering, and his scales at 9 st. 2 lb., whilst Lordship in the course of a Cartlidge was 9 st. 4 lbs. This lengthy summing up, strongly is one of the finest matches yet warred the jury against accept- arranged" in Hongkong, and there ing evidence of accomplices with- will doubtless be a big crowd at out independent corroboration. the Theatre Royal.
Having baen directed on the Dupree has received. a cable law governing the two charges, from tho Olympic Club Manager the jury. retired shortly after five at Manila offering him a purse o'clock, returning to court in 25' of $1,500 to appear in a fight there, minutes. $20,000,000 win, lose or draw. He has not yet The foreman announced that a.. ***** 8,000,000 decided to accept, the offer, unanimous vordiot of not guilty
· [Incorporated in the Straits Settlements.)
CAPITAL:
4--Authorised Capital
Issued........
Credit
600,000
In FRANCE -- Comptoir National Paid-up. 4,000,000
Reservo Funds of shareholders. 4.000.000 Surreys Tournament Postponed. in respect of both chargos bad d'Eacompte, do Paria; Lyonnais Banque de Paris es den Reserve Funde
Owing to the inclement weather, been arrived at. Paya Bay's Credit Industrial ot
His Lordship said: "Kent the East Surroy's Regimental Box- Commerciel Bociete General.
ing Tournament which was ad- wall, you aro discharged, the vertised to commence last night, jury having found you not guilty on both charges. Turning to was postponed indefinitely.
LA LONDON -The National Pro
vincial and Union Bank of England, in Lids Comptoir National d'Ercompte. de Paris, Credit Lyonnais.
in NEW YORK :-J, P. Morgan & Co. Interest allowed on Current Accounts and Fixed Deposits according to arrange
mont.
Every description of banking and exchange Lusiness transacted.
A. LECOT
Manager.
HEAD OFFICE ;--BINGAPORE.. Branches Agencies and correspondents the principal cities of the world.
HONGKONG BRANCHES
13, Queen's Road Contra).
י.
It is understood that fresh the jury, his Lordship added: "I Every description of Banking and weighing in and drawing will be think, gentlemen, it would havo Exchange business transacted.
LOCAL BOARD : Mr. Ko Leong Hoo (Chialeman), Mr. Sum Pak Ming
Mr. Ng Chang Luk
Manager-Mr. Han Liang Hnang-
Telephone Nos. 0 4586 and 4567.
been dangerous to have convict- carried out and a further an-
od on the ovidence brought before. nouncement made shortly as
owing to the staging of other box: you."
Mr. Kentwoll then left the ing coatcats over the week-end, the dook and received the congratul programme cannot be sent through ations of numerous friends who 'earlier than next week.
were in court.