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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1936

CLAIM AGAINST

BANK

Return Of Deposit Sought

RETIRED LAUNDRYMAN'S SUIT BEING HEARD

retired

H.K. TELEPHONE CO., LTD.

(Continued from Page 3)

Mr. A. W. Hughes. Seconds mach pleasure in seconding the In rising to second the motion Report and Accounts now before

this meeting." Mr. A. W. Hughes said: Kui-hoi. a Fung

"Mr. Chairman, "Gentlemen, The adoption of the Report and laundryman, brought a claim rise with pleasure to second the Accounts having been proposed seconded. the Chaiquan for $1,000 against the National adoption of the Report and Ac-and City Bank of New York and Lai counts now, before this Meeting. asked if any Shareholders had Siu-chow, formerly in the em- The manner in which the Ac-lany questions to put

Chair ploy of the Bank, before Mr. counts are presented this year is There being none, the Justice Hayden at the Summary helpful, in that the financial con-man then, put to the Meeting the Court this morning.

dition of our Company can more Resolution for the adoption of the

Mr. D. McCallum appeared for readily be ascertained therefrom Report and Accounts and the car- the plaintiff, while the Bank was Our thanks are due to the man-irying into effect of the appropria- represented by Mr. J. T. Prior-agement for this assistance. tions recommended by the Com- The second defendant, Lai Siv-1

"The fact that it has been con-ipany's Board of Directors, which

Election Of Officers

chow, was not present in Court įsidered desirable to increase the was carried unanimously.

It was stated that on June 30, allowance for depreciation in 1937, the plaintiff deposited with comparison with last year will, IĮ the defendant bank the sum of think, not be criticised, as we all the meeting dealt was the election! $2,000 in the Savings depart-recognise the soundness of this! of Directors. Conforming with.

policy.

ment, and the defendant bank issued a deposit book. 74

!

The next business with which

Ithe terms of Article No. 105 of *The bonus to the Europeanį,

the Company's Articles of Asso It was the term of the deposit and non-European Staff is a mat-

ciation, Mr. J. Scott Harston and that the Bank would pay interest ter in which we are prepared to Mr. L. Shields retired by ro- at the rate of per cent. per be guided by our Directors tation, but being eligible, offered: annum and interest, had, in fact, their recommendation will, I am themselves for re-election. been credited the said account sure, meet with the approval of Mr. Frank Austin proposed, se-

and various all shareholders. from time to time,

iconded by Mr. A. McKellar, that sums withdrawn. On May 2, The Chairman has so fully the retiring Directors, Messre. J. 1933, the balance due to the plain-covered all points in connection Scott Harston and Mr. A. L tiff as shown in the deposit book with the Accounts that no

fur-Shields, be

re-elected to the was $1,000. The plaintiff bad ther comment appears necessary. Board, the proposal being carried demanded the payment of this! Outside Communication

of money, money accrued, but the defendant gress has been possible in provid- bank failed and neglected to paying Hong Kong with communics the money.

tion with the outside world via Alternatively, the plaintif's direct radio-telephone channel. claim against the second defen-We are not enlightened as to the year. dant is on the false representa cause of the delay, but we have The Chairman then afinounced tions made by him to the plain-the Chairman's statement that es that dividend warrants are tiff. that he had authority tablishment of such a service is ready and may be obtained on ap- receive on behalf of the Bank the not a perquisite of this Company-plication at the Registered Office said sum of $2,000 and to deliver "For Hong Kong to be without of the Company.

sum

unanimously.

together with "It is regrettable that no pro-! On the proposal of Mr. Wong

to

Ping-sun, seconded by. Mr. W. C Clark, Messrs. Lowe, Bingham and Mathews were unanimously re- elected Auditors for the ensuing

now

to the plaintiff the said deposit modern facilities that are avail- The meeting then terminated. book as issuing from the bank,able in adjacent ports and cities

and thereafter

sum of money to

converting such is, in these competitive days, a de-j his own use. finite handicap to the progress of less the sum of $1,323.25 received its commerce.

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"In the interests of the Calory Plaintiff's Story

therefore, as well as of the Com In the witness box plaintiff pany, we urge the Directors to said he was born in China, but continue

whatever in- to exert that when 31 years of age he fluence they possess with those in jemigrated to Canada, where hejauthority to ensure the establish- set himself up in the laundryment of a modern direct radio- business. He made some money telephone service.

and in 1922 he returned to China. "Speaking, for a moment, per-

A SENTIMENTAL

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"Are You A Head Hunter?"

MR. CALDBECK AND MR. MACGREGOR TRAVEL

ter?"

On arrival here he went to the sonally, I would like to congratu-| The "Are you a head-hun- Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank late the management and staff of

advertisements which and withdrew $2,000 which be our Company on the very excel- have been appearing in the ¡took over to the National Citylent telephone system the Colony local press for some time have Bank of New York and put thejenjoys as a result of their endea-aroused the curiosity of a num- Deposit Receipt Account. He yours. In the course of my every-ber of readers who wanted to

in

also had another sum, $1,600,

in day life I use the telephone con- know what it was all about!

the Deposit Receipt Account insiderably and my experience is The answer is now to hand.

the same bank.

Plaintiff went on to say that to begin with he did not touch the principal at all, only drawing the interest at the end of each year. but of recent years he had drawn both against the interest accured and the principal.

Transfer Made

that the

service is efficient in According to a little booklet, every respect,

amusingly and most lavishly "With these remarks, I have written and illustrated, it ap

pears that those well-known benefactors of the human race, Mr. Caldbeck and Mr. Mac- bank. prior to seven years ago, gregor, "were sad, and their

business with hearts he transacted his

very humanly bled. some official unknown to him, but For a dissolute tribe had begun the since he knew the second defen- to imbibe many brands that In 1927 plaintiff went to Bank and withdrew the $2,000 dant, he always did his business were bogus, and brands that which he had in the Deposit Re- with him. ceipt Account and transferred

were bad in the practice of Towards the end of last year, Hunting a Head.". To set the to the matter right they embarked on

this to the Savings Account. plaintiff said, he went

to withdraw his money,ja journey taking in all the fa- Later in the year he also with. Bank drew the $1,600 but paid $1,200 when the second defendant told mous Caldbeck Macgregor fill- back again into the Savings Achim that there was nothing left ing stations of the Orient, count. For these Savings Ac-Plaintiff said that he reminded which this booklet feelingly re- counts he was given two separate second defendant that he still had counts and illustrates. books, and from 1927 up till the about $700 in the bank, but when present time he had withdrawn the latter persisted that this was money from these accounts from not the case, he went to his soli!

citors and left the matter in their time to time.

Continuing his story, plaintiff hands. said that whenever he went to thef

The case is proceeding.

At Hong Kong

Belgian Premier's Statement were far gone

(Continued from Page 1}

NO CABINET DECISION

gates to this meeting were

In the course of their wan- derings Mr. Caldbeck and Mr. Macgregor "went on to Hong Kong, where the Navy disport. Though the Army, and others, were bibulous brothers, the submarines, cruisers and sloops were far gone in the hazardous head-hunting sport Things came to a head," we are told, ex-"when some nautical stockers London: The Cabinet last pected to arrive late last night or got up in the crowsnest and danced carriocas," while "the evening heard the reports of Mr.jearly this morning,

arrangements are good civil servants discarded Anthony Eden and Lord Halifax,! who appear to have been prevent-proceeding for the holding of a with glee the heads they'd been nineteen owe ed from making progress by the meeting in London on Saturday hunting since resoluteness of the French atti-of the Council of the League of three, and a pale Plymouth no Nations, called at the instance of Pink's now the tint that is chic tude. It is understood that decision was reached. The Ca-the French and Belgians, to con- on the prominent nose of the binet adjourned until this morn-sider the situation. The meeting Peak."

The booklet is published by will take place in St. James's Pa- ing-Reater.

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