1937-11-09 — Page 17

THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 9, 1957

CORRESPONDENCE

ONCE NEW RAILWAY

PLANNED IN NORTH

Rent Profiteering

To The Editos "China" Mail 1.. Sir, May 1 Poice, through the medium of your esteemed paper, a grievance on behalf of the lower and working class of people whose insignificant services, if not altoge- ther unrecognised, are at least gen- erally treated as trivial, but which as a matter of fact are the main man-power that make H. K as it is These people comprise the greater part of the community. Therefore I do sincerely hope the Chinese re- presentatives in the Council will continue to do their utmost to im press on Government to realise the hardships of these people.

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The influx of refugees encourages the landlords to demand an increase From 20, 30 even up to 50 per cent. on the original rental.

The diet of the working class chiefly consists of vegetables, fish, salt fish and perhaps a little meat. Recently the price of vegetables has increased by 400 per cent fe from four cents per catty to nearly 20 cents, fish by 200 per cent, and beef and pork by nearly 50 per cent. How have the landlords a

of heart to tolerate any increase rental when they should realise the irreparable high cost of living and the precarious condition of these poor people? May 1 remind them that Mercy and Charity are double blessings: They bless him who gives and him who receives.

The landlords may raise various excuses such as high consumption of water etc. to support their de- is mands Assuming that there. really higher consumption of water that does that warrant them to de- mand so unreasonable an increase of 30, 40 or 50 per cent.

During this time of tribulation is it not logical for everyone to suf- fer a little? Yet the sufferings of the well to do and landlordsTM are trivial when compared with the poor and working class people. Is it humane for the landlords to retrieve their higher cost of living by im- posing further hardship on the poor. -people in demanding an increase of

rent?

Nanking, To-day.

comprehensive scheme has been mapped out by the Japanese for construction of a new railway linking Pei- ping and Jehol, according to Chinese reports received in the capital.

Large quantities of con- struction materials are st ed to have been transported to Peiping from Manchuria, while efforts are also being made to recruit Chinese workers for the project- Reuter.

LOCAL SHARE MARKET

Following is the list of changes and enquiries in local share quotations. this morning:--

BANKS

Hong Kong Bank $1620 b., $1630 sa.

INSURANCES

Canton Ins. $2671⁄4 bi Union Ins. $515 b., $517Ź sa.. China Underwriters $1 s H. K. Fire Ins. $55 b SHIPPING

R. K. Steamboats $9 s. Indo-Chinas (Pref.) $51 b... Indo-Chinas (Def) $43.b.

DOCKS, WHARVES, GODOWNS,

ETC

HK and K. Wharves $116. sa E. K. and W. Docks $2934 8. Providents (Old) $2:35 st.

BANKS

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDEA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA

BANKS

17

HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION

Authorised Capital Issued and Fully

Reserve Fund

Sterling

$50,000,000

20,000,000

6,500,000

$10,000,000

$20,000,000

Hong Kong Currency

Reserve $53,000,000

£3,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprie

£3,000,000

Incorporated by: Bayal Charter, 1858 HEAD OFFICE: LONDON: 38, Bishopsgate, E. C... 2- Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of Proprie-

Manchester Branch, 71, Mosley Street, Manchester. Agencies and Branches:

Bangoon

Alor Star Azatitanz Bangkok

Bombay Calatta

Campore Ceba Colombo Dothi

Hankow

Harbin

Hong Soon

Toile Ipoh Karachi

Kobe:

Saigon

Lumpur ching. Madras

Seat Taiping..

Medan

New York

Paiping

(Khuket)

(Peking)

Tsingtao

Fenang

TokohamaTM

Zamboang

Foreign Exchange and General Banking business. transacted

Current Accounts opened and Fixed Deposits received for one year or shorter periods at zates which will be quoted on application.

The Bank's Head Of: in Zogdan undertakes. and claims Executor and Trustee business,

Incomes. That everpaid, Try of British terma which may be scertained-at sny of its

gencies and Brabobes.

R. W. ROBERTS,

Manager.

Hong Kong, 1st January, 1985.

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.

Authorised Capital Paid-up Capital

Profits

Providents (New) 45 cts. b., 50 cts Reserve and Undivided

S., 50 cts. sa..

• Raubs $812 b.

MINING

LANDS, HOTELS & BLDGS.. H. K. Lands $31 b.

PUBLIC UTILITIES

Yaumati Ferries $25 b.

STORES, &C..

Dairy Farms $25 s. Watsons $43⁄4 3.. Wm. Powell, Ltd. 45 cts. b.

COTTON MILLS Ewo Cottons Sh312 b. Shanghai Cottons Sh. $82 bát.

MISCELLANEOUS Vibro Piling $5.85 b.. Wallace Harpers $5 s. Marsman Inv. (H.K.) s/- 4/8d. b.

EMPIRE DEFENCE COLLEGE

London, To-day.

Will Government take legal steps,

-The War Secretary, Mr. L. Hore which, though outwardly they may look despotic would in fact do a Belisha yesterday visited the Im- great right which would deserve the perial Defence College, where the blessings of the poor, to forbid any officers from the three defence ser- increase of rental until the War in vices, the Indian Army, the Civil South China is over? As as 1 Service and the Dominions undergo. serving courses of study-British Wireless. notices to quit or demand an in- crease since 1st. November.

know more landlords ar

is due

The P. and O. s.s.Behar left Will our new Governor take steps Singapore on Sunday and to put a stop to this profiteering? here on Friday at about noon. Otherwise the demands for further

increase will be proportionate with the coming development of the War in South China and the fur-

ther influx of refugees.

J. S. S.

POPPY DAY

Previously ackno

J. E. Taggart

Hon. Sir Henry Polloc

Aarun Landan

N. Croucher

St. Patrick's Society of HK.

Provincial Grand Lodge B.A.0.B.

(GAME) Chica

1st Kumaon Rifles

Detachment, Royal Army Pay

Corps

Brown, Jones and Co.

$2,710.- 100.-

50.-

50-

'50.-

50.-

NACET

NACET

IN ENGLAND

BLADES

50.-] NACET Blades have an established reputa- 40.- tion for fine quality at

a low price. Their abso 27-lute reliability has won

for them gre

25.-

KR Quick

CC Wilson.

*10-20

C. C. Roberts

10/

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Austin

4:10-

RA, C. North

10.

MF. Key

-10.-

Miss C. U. Mitch

5.-

LNC

$10,000,000.00

5,598,600.00

.$ 2,776,726.76

HEAD OFFICE HONG KONG. 10, Des Vaux Road, Central.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:- Hon. Sir Shou-son Chow, Chairman; Li Chan, Esq., P. E. Krok, Esq., Wong Toog, Eng Chan Ching Sheik Fag. Sang EagWong Cho bon, Esq., Kan Ying To, Esq. and Fung Ping Tab, Fa

Bombay,

Kan Thing Po, Esq, Chint: Manager. Là Tan Fongi Esq., Manage.

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:

Malbouma

Paining

Seattle

Samarang

Shanghai

Singapore

Sydney

San Francisco

Tokyo Vancouver Yokotams

tors:

HEAD OFFICE. HONG KONG.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

G. Miskin, Esq.,

Hon Mr. M. L. Johnson,

Deputy ChaiIZERIN

2. K. Bousfield, Eng., ~ ¿. E. Compton, Erg., S. E. Dodwell, Esq

J. B. Masson, Esq. (2

AMOY

S. Morrison, Esq Hon Mr. JE T. E. Perrow, Eng

A. La.. Shields,~~

Sir Vandeleur M. Grayban,

NG

UING

HANKOW

HARRIN

HONGIFEW

ILOILO

TPOH

JOHORE

KORE

KOWLOON

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BEANCHES. —

LONDON

KUALA LUMPUR

INONS

MALACCA

HANTLA MUAB (Johors) MUEDEN

ANG FANGOOK SAIGON

FRANCISCO

SAN FR

SUNGEI PATANI

TOKYO

ISINGTAO YOKOHAMA

Current Accounts opened in Local Curency and Fized Deposite, zucsired foes cone year of sharie- periods in Local Curreng and Sterling on ̈Det m=s. which will be quoted: on application.

ALSO up to date SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES azione Size TO LIC

Hong Kong, 1st March, 1985.

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK

"The Buzines of the above Bank is conducted Hoon by the HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANK- Bules may be obtained Yun LG. COBFORATION Lanon application

FOR THE HONG KONG "AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION

M. GRAIBUEN, Chief: Mas

Every description of Banking and Exchang business-transacted... Loans granted on approved

Current Accounts opened in Local Cuzzemey and Fired Deposits – zaosivad for cos yes or alsorter periods in Local" stod "Fresign Currencies on terms winch will be quoted on application.

Safe Deposit Boxes To Let.

KAN TUNG PO,

Chief Manage

THE WING ON BANK, LTD.

Hong Kong, Ist March,

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK LIMITED

Established 1880 Capital (fully paid-up) Yen 100,000,000 Reserve Fund

Yen 134,400,000

Head Office:, YOKOHAMA- Branches and Agencies it

Alexandria Bangkok Batavia Berlin

Bombay

Calentta

Canton

Dairen (Dainy)

Moj

Nagasaki

Nagoya

New York

Osaka

Otarti

Paris

Peining

Fengtien (Makden) Rangoon

Hamburg

Hankow

Harbin

des-

Hong Koas Honolulu Hsinking Karachi

Head Office: Hong Kong 26, Des Voeux Road, Central Authorised Capital $10,000,000 LONDON BANKERS:-- Westminster Bank, Ltd Foreign Exchange and every cription of banking business transacted.

Current Accounts and Savings AC- Kóba counts opened. Fixed Deposits re London ceived at rates which will be quoted on Mamla application.

Los Angeles

Trusteeship & Executorship under- taken. Safe Deposit Boxes for hire.

PHILIP GOCKCHIN,

Chief Manager

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Interest allowed for Current Ae counts.

Deposits received for fired periods at rates to be obtained on sypl

Y KANO,

Hong Kong, 11th September, 1937.

THE

SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL &

·SAVINGS BANK LIMITED

(Incorporated in China)

Capital paid up

Beserves

Capital Savings Reserve Savings

warz Ferd-Office

A Bank having

the industrial

$5,000,000.

$10,000,000.

$$500,000. $600,000.

Its mission elopm

China and the fostering of her

relations abr

m's Road Central.

Phone 31116.