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HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

ethrried i'valtal

kamen $80,000, 731

kasued arul Bably. Pred up um com $20,10 12,00 Kesatre Frande 2-

wakiog

£8,600,1900

Madam....$44,000,000

Mature Canlility at Prophets... jakarta

BEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG,

BOARD OF DIRECTORA :-

W. H. Ball. Eaq- Chairman.

J. A. Plummer, Pag. Dapety Chatzman.

B. D. P. Faith, Hag,

A. fi. Compton, Esq.

M. T. Jaknes, Lag.

1. Landar Gawis. Kaq.

ANSY

W. L. Patendao, Zag.

T. R. P, Eco.

T... Shaw, Bay.

J. P. Warren, Esc.

China Macbet

om. Mr. A. 0. To

BBANQUES (1

LONDON

LYONS

MALACOA

MANILA

MOURDEN

BANGKOK

BATAVIA

BOMBAY

CALOUTTA

DANTON

COLOMBO

NEW YORK

DARFOO

MADARARI

PRIPING

PENANG

DAIREY

FOOCHOW

BANGOON

ļ

RAFUONG

SAIGON

HAMBURD

HAN PRANCISCO

RITANGHAL

HANKOW

ZABRIN

BONGXEW

HOLLO

INF

TOHTORE

KORZ

KOWLOON

KUALA LUMPUR

MEXDATORE

MOLLHABAYA

SUNGE PATAN TIRNTAIN

TOX YO

TRINGTAO YORGIANA

Titrent Acerunts opened ja Local Currenc.: and Plant Thepuste received one that

shortse parinda in Loral Currency and Sterling term which w0) he cunted on expilestion. Hong Kong, 10th November, 124,

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.

The Business of the above Beck is noudurt

el by the HONG KONG AND SHANGRA MAKING GONNAATIOR. shialand_on appilotion,

THE

But may w

KONG

2 SHANATIAL

BANKING CORPORATION.

A. C. HENES.

Chief Ma

Rong Kong, 184 September, 1927,

NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL - MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.

(NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY)

BANKERN

EatsMished 1824 Hong Kong on:-24 Queen's Road Central. Authorised Caglielm. Builifesu 180,000.000-

(212,500. Port-Cp Capital Quark $0.70.000. Herra Pund ............. Guilders 40.000.000.

[21,333,335,1

Bead Gilion:-(ABISTERDAM) Eastern Brad DATAVIA.

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853. HEAD OFFICE) LONDON, Paid-up Capital

Reserve Fund

Reserve. Liability of Proprie

tora ***

.£3,000,000 .24,000,000

• £3,000,000

Agencies and Branches:

ALE STAR

(Malay on)

AMRITHAIL

DANOZDR BATAVIA BOMBAT CALCUTTA CANTON UAWNPORE

GERO

COLOMBO

DAINEN (Dalny,

South Manchuria) DELHI

HAIPHONG

HAMBURG

HANKOW

HARDIN

BỒNG XUN

[OES

IN. Manchuring

KARACHI

KLANO

KOBE

KUALA LUMPUR

RUCHING

SLABRAS

MANILA

MEDAN

NEW YORK

PEKINO PENANG PESHAWAR RANODON HAIGON SEMARANG HEREMBAN SIA SORAL SINGAPORE SOHRABAYA TAIPING

(2.31.8.3 TAVOY TIENTSIX TOKYO TONOKALI [D?«k«t} THINOTAO YOKOHAMA ZAMBOANGA

THE CHINA

MAIL.

INSTONE BREWER

COMMERCE

AND

FINANCE.

Mr. and Mrs. Brewer wore out, he sent the balance sheet to the

Barrister Faces Charges printers by messenger, asking for

Of Perjury & Larceny

LAUGHTER IN COURT

a proof. The proof was received one or two days later, and after checking the Chinese part of the balance sheet he showed the proof to Mrs. Brewer. The auditor's signature was not on that proof.

Mr. P. C. Leo, formerly secre- tary of the Instone Banking Cor-

Some Alterations poration, in liquidation, gave av!-

Later Mrs. Brewer sent for wit- dence before Mr. A. W. G. H.

ness and questioned him about Grantham, on Saturday, 'in the case the alterations in the two items in which Mr. Noei Instone Brewer, previously referred to and he told former President of the Bank; is her that they were made by the offences auditor. and General charged with alleged

then told Witness was Banking business transacted.

under the Perjury and Larceny to telephone for Mr. Li Tung and Current Accounts opened and Fix-Ordinances, In connection with the latter came round ed Deposits received for 1 year or the financial position of the Bank. Mrs. Brewer. shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.

KUALA KANGSAR

Persh (PMB)

Foreign Exchange

(Philippion Islandu)

A. H. FERGUSON,

Hong Kong, 8th January, 1920.

THE HO HONG BANK; LTD. (Established 1917.)

Mr.

the

and saw

DEARER COAL

"No Further Nonsense From Lloyd George"

London, Saturday. While Mr. Lloyd George is credited with the. Intention of the

conducting a crusade during Recess, against the "Dearer Coal"

Bill, Labour members express satis

faction at the cessation of Govern- ment consultation with the Liberals as regards the coal mining bill.

The "Daily Herald" says it is voic. Ing the sentiments of the Labour supporters throughout the country In asking the Government to stund no further nonsense from Mr. Lloyd George, but to go to the country at the earliest possible moment, and ask for a majority. The news paper concludes by suggesting as the Labour New Year motta "Got ready for a General Election."

Concessions Forecast

Reuter.

Rugby, Saturday.

It is anticipated that there will committee stage in the House of be many close divisions during the Commons of the Government's Coal Mines Bill, which was passed on the second reading by a majority ofj eight.

Replying to

Somerset Finally Mrs. Brewer handed the Fitzroy, Assistant Attorney-Gon-proof back to witness and he saw Manager. eral, Mr. Leo said that as secre- then that the auditor's signature tary of the bank it was his duty was on it. Then witness asked to keep the minute book.

three directors who were at the bank to sign alao. After that he Mr. Fitzroy "réferred to meeting of June 8, 1928, and wit could not remember if he return- |ness sald that he believed that hoed the proof to Mrs. Brewer, or

The "Times" states that the was present at that meeting, and kept it himself, or took it to the Government are prepared to make $20,000,000 remembered that a balance sheet printers. He had been to the substantial concessions on the mar-

8,000,000 was approved at that meeting. A printers several times, but could keting asction of the bill, 4,000,000 document produced by Mr. Lot remember for what purpose.

The "Dally Herald" fears that: 4,000,000 Filzroy was Identified by Mr. Leo

On a subsequent date. about the protracted proceedings in com-1 2,210,000 as the balance sheet

which was June 11 or 12 a number of proofs. Imittee may hold up business. to HEAD OFFICES: SINGAPORE. placed before the meeting, and between 10 and 20 were received such an extent as to endanger the Branches, Agencies and Correspon-witness said that he saw the from the printers. dents in the principal cities of the directors sign It,

Government's legislative proposals. The minutes

Authorised

CAPITAL.

Issued

Paid-up

Reserve Liabilities

Shareholders

Surplus ..

world.

Every description of Banking and said that the balance sheet was first sont the balance sheet to the Exchange business transacted.

TAN ENG HOOI,

Manager. fiong Kong, 15th May, 1929,

THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD.

(TAIWAN GINKO)

HEAD OFFICE:-Talpeh, Formora.

to be printed.

The Handwriting Witness bellezed that the minutes were in the handwriting of Mr. Brewer, who signed it. I was such a long time ago thai witness could not remember clear- ly if he had actually seen Mr Brower writing the minutes. He thought that it was written after the meeting. Mr. Leo was unabis to say, who eventually returned the minute book to him. He agreed with Mr. Fitzroy that it Maket. Neale, schikt. Talaber, Zalzan, was usual to write up the minutes

at the meeting.

Incorporated by Special Imperial

Charter, 1899.

༥

Central Bank in Formona Basis-Note lead Average amount...Y, 45,000,000 ERANCURS AND AGENCIES:

JAPAN (~Tokyo, Tolobams. Kobe, Uraka.

· FORMOSA :—Giran, Kag Karvake, Bacions,

Toen. Helto. C11NA-banghai. Hotow. Amoy.

Hataw Chiton.

Mageme гин Pataria, floubey, Goudou, New York, Dairen

LONDON BANKEDS.

BRANCH-Bandlines Daudong"), Bombay-UTRERS-Hong Kong.

Celmutta, Charlbon. Djember, Printe inkarte) Tha Laquo*), Judileb. Koha. Kota Radja. Makasarz, Madun. Padang Pulombana.

Elotlander't.

Plenk

SMETTATONIA, Shalithal, Sibley

Foochow

Next Mr. Fitzroy made refor. Bourabaya,

Clouence to the meeting of June 18, 1928, and naked "Was the book out of your possession between June 8 and 187"

Peksionin Penang. The Louden Conaty Watininar wat Pr' Bank, The Bank he Correpondents in all the pein Sipor Boerabala opal Command Cels throughout the world. Boskaria (Bolo, Tag, Tülstiep

E. NAGURA, and Waltevreden.'s

"Thane offiema haya onde denceis bezwe to jak. London Packers:--National Provincial Bank Ltd.

Chandene all over the world

Bayking buineu si atury description treasured.

P. M. ELBENG

Gang Rang, 27th May, 1929. |

Мальцет.

BANQUE DE L'INDO - CHINE.

HEAD OFFICE:

96, Boulevard Haussman, Paris.

Aangkok Battambang Hue Cantha

Soberribed Capital Frg. 72,000,000,00 Paid.Un Capital...Fra. 68,400,000.00 Renerve Funde.... Frs.182,000,000.00 BRANCHES:

Hong Kong Quinhon

Saigon Mengtze Shanghal Nam Dinh Segapore Neumea Thanhea Tientsin Peking Tourane Pnom Penh Vịnh Pondicherry Yunnanfu DANKERS:

Canton

Diibanti

Port-Bayard Pancete

Hainhang

Hrokaw

Hanoi

IN FRANCE Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnais:

Credit Industriel et Commercial; So- ciete Generale.

HONG KONG BRANOM:

14. 284. Yorua Road Canical, Hong Kong, 10th January, 1933,

Munger.

Witness: I can't remember, but most times the book was in my a drawer of possession, kept in my desk. If at any time the book was not with me, then it would

THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD. be with Mr. Brewer. I never gave

It to anyone else.

Established 1912.

Ifend Office:-Hong Kong.

Authorised Capital (.E. Currency)...@11,000,000 Paid Up Caplia! 8,184,200 Hesurr Fund

600,000

BLANCHEN:

Canton Hhanghai, Hankow, Swatow, Bangkok, New York sad Bad Fraccisco

LONDON BANKERS :--

The Lloyd's Bank Limited. Correspondanta in all principal riles of the

World.

Perigo exchange and banking business of svery desorption "trasted.

Bals Depeat Bozen (various sizonį ak ́n gauzīj cental of 'from 35 10 $10.

LOOK POONG SHAN,

Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 10th February, 1927.

THE BANK OF CHINA,

行銀國中

Taken back to the balance sheet, the witness said that after it was approved at the meeting of June 8. some of the Directors said that as the majority of shareholders were Chinese, the balance sheet ghould be in Chinese as well as In English.

Mr. Fitzroy: Whom do you take

orders your

from? Generally from the Board of Directors. It was at the meeting that I was told to put the balance sheet in Chinese also.

You mean that the English was to be translated into Chinese?— Yes.

"Sundry Creditors" Answering other questions. Mr. Leo said that the meeting was

Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas: Specially Authorised by Presidential

Mandate of the Republic of China

on the 22nd of November, 1917.) most likely held on the afternoon of June 8. Usually the directors' . $60,000,000.00

meetings were held in the after 18,278,600,00

Witness started to trans- 9,629,425.24 noon.

late the balance sheet Into Chin-

IN LONDON: The National Pro- vincial & Union Bank of England. td: Comptoir National d'Escompte

Paria: Credit Lyonnais.

IN NEW YORK: J. P. Morgan & Co.: French American Banking Cor "oration; Guaranty Trust Co. New York.

Interest allowed an Current Ac-

roanta and Fixed Parasite according

to arrangements.

Every description of Banking and Exchango Business transacted. Safe Deposit Boxes to let.

A. LECOT,

Manager.

Hong Kong, 1st May, 1029,

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED.

•

Established 1880,

Authorised Capital Faid-up Capital

Reserve Fund

HEAD OFFICE: PEKING.

HONG KONG BRANCH:

4. Queen's Road Central. Branches and Sub-branches all over

ese on the following day (a Satur. day). He did not understand some parts of the balance sheet. so he asked the Bank auditor, Mr.

China and Correspondents in Europe, Li Tung, to assist him. One, of

By Mr. Fitzroy: When witness

printers on June 9 the Report of the Directors was not on the hack of it. He remembered, however, that another typewritten paper was sent in company with the bal- ance sheet.

The First Proof The proofs witness received subsequently from the printers contained the corrections made on the first proof. They were clean proofs, so witness sent one to ench of the Hong Kong sharehold- ers of the bank together with let ters inviting thom to

attend a meeting. This would be about June 12 or 13. Witness did not show

Discussing the demands for changes in bill "The Herald" says that some of these come from cer- tain of the Government's sup- porters, and adds: "Doubtless there will be overtures and conversations and, perhaps, before these are be- gun, the Government will be able to satisfy itself and its opponents on the disputed question of whether there is or is not existing statutory p wer to compel amalgamatious among colliery companies.---British Wireless Service.

FREE TRADE

any of the proofs to Mr. Brewer Deputation Meets The

before sending them to the share- holders.

Mr. Fitzroy: Why not?-I am under the impression that he was Ill for a few days about that time and did not attend office.

The general meeting, witness said, was held on June 18, 1928, in the bunk,

Chancellor

Rugby, Saturday. The Chancellor of the Exchequar and the President of the Board of Trade received a deputation from the Free Trade Union yesterday. The deputation urged the import- ance of a reduction of tarifs, with a view to facilitating international trade. Both Ministers dispersed their sympathy and agreement with the views and arguments placed be-

Directors' Room At the Before the meeting some of the directors gathered in the witness's room and he told them that the Chairman (Mr. Brewer) was ill and there would be no fore them-British Wireless Ser- one to preside. In the Board vice. Room it was suggested to elect an acting Chairman, but none elected and the meeting was ad- journed until the Chairman re- covered.

Was

Laughter in Court Replying to Mr. Brower, wit- ness said that he made an entry in the minutes book concerning that meeting.

BERLIN'S POVERTY

City In A Financial Tangle

Berlin, Saturday. The Berlin Municipal Council has granted six million marks as a special Christmas bonus to the anemployed, despite the Burgomaster's warning that the Treasury is empty.

The "City of Berlin" has now got

Asked to read it, witness read to the effect, that the meeting was held in the absence of the Chair- man who was ill. The accounts were unanimously passed, two lato such a financial tangle, that the and Provincial Governor of Brandenburg then the meeting was adjourned hos placed its finances under State until a "suitable date" on account supervision. The Council cannot spend money without the Governor'a sanc- of the Chairman's illness.

tion.-Router.

directora

were

re-elected,

Mr. Fitzroy: You have said that

there was no meeting on the 18th, please explain why that entry was made.

Witness caused some laughter when he replied that those two re- solutions were meant to be propos- was adjourned, the resolutions were meeting proper was held on July meant to be adjourned, too! The

21, 1928.

America and other parts of the world, the items that witness could noted that day, and when the meeting

London Bankers: The National translate into Chinese was "Sun Provincial and Union Bank of Eng- dry Creditors."

land, Ltd.

The Guaranty Trust Company of New York.

New York Bankers:-The Irving National Bank.

It was after the meeting on the previous day that he (witness) discovered that he could not trans- late the balance sheet, so on the journed until this afternoon.

At this point the caso was The Equitable Trust Company of Saturday morning he rang up the Interest allowed on Current Ac. auditor and asked him to come to counts and Fixed Deposits.. Terms on the bank. This would be at about application.

10 a.m., and Mr. Li Tung came soon after.

New York

Every description of Banking Busi- nces transacted.

Loans granted on approved secur.

Capital (fully paid-up) Yen 100,000,000 || ities. Reserve Fund

Alexandria

Mr. Li Tung and witness wrote the Chinese translation together.

Yen 108,600,000 Special facilities far Home Ex- They were alone. The translation

Head Ofoe-YOKOHAMA,"

Branches and Agencies at:

yugoya Newchwang *New York

Osaka

Batavia Bombay Buenos-Ayres (Temporarily closed).

Calcutta

Peking

Rangoon Elo de Janeiro Balgon

Fenation (Mukden) Beattle

Hankow

Earbin

change.

SHOU J. CHEN,

Manager.

was completed on the Saturday morning. Then a new copy of the balance sheet was typed out and the Chinese translations of the Various items were written on the

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD: left side of the document by the

HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG, 10. Des Voeux Road Central,

Hong Kong

Authorised. Capital Paid-Up Capital Велетта

typist The typist handed the clean copy to witness in the pre- sence of Mr. Li Tung and two of the directors, who happened to be $10,000,000

5,000,000 at the bank. They all examined 1,500,000 the balsnes' sheet.

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Bong Kong

Singapore

Зостабала

Eydney

Tientsin

Roba A

Tokyo:

Robe 27 Perang

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Kowloon Rangoon

Los Angeles

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Lyona

Manila Shanghai

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Honolulu Kal Yuen

Karach

Haiphong Paris

Honolulu Peiping

Singapore Sourabaya

Sydney Talpas Tientsin London de Balgon - Tokyo

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The Balance Sheet Afterwards witness wanted to show the balance sheet to Mr. Brewer or his wife but found that they were both not there. The reason witness wanted to show. the balance sheet was because during the translation into. Chin ese the auditor had cut out two lines.

They were W and Issued Capital

Loana Unallotted barver, 1041,230,

The two ems, were incl

fitness four

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