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TOO CLEAR BY ONE HALF

WONG CHAN, 19, TOLD A NEAT STORY, BUT HIS SMARTNESS DID NOT EX- TEND ΤΟ REALISATION THAT AN ATTEMPT TO WORK IT TWICE ON THE SAME PARTIES MIGHT BE FATAL.

He. is to serve four months' hard labour in consequence.

The tale he spun, to obtain money by false pretences, was initiated by 籍 telephone call. Stripped of detail, he managed to borrow money "on behalf of the Motor Accessories Company" from one company. A fortnight later, he tried to borrow money from the Motor Accessories Company "on behalf of another company."

The proprietor of the Motor Ac- cessories Company, No. 347, Hen- nessy Road, gave the matter his personal attention!

CENTRAL MARKET DIFFICULTIES

THEM

AT LEAST 30 STALLS IN THE NEW CENTRAL MARKET ARE NOW "TO LET," AND TENDERS FOR

WILL BE CON- SIDERED BY THE URBAN COUNCIL AT THE END OF THE MONTH.

The existing stall-holders have given the Urban

Council the necessary month's notice of quit- tance.

They complain that they have lost heavily since taking over the stalls.

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"DORA" PENALTIES IF WAR COMES

HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI,

BANKING CORPORATION

Authorised Capital

Issued and Fully Paid-up..$20,000,000 Reservo Funds:-

Sterling

Hong Kong Currency Re-

Berve

Reserve Liability of Pro-

prietors

$50,000,000

£ 6,500,00€

.$10,000,000

.$20,000,000 *.

HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG,"

BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Hon. Mr. A. L. Shields,

Chairman.

W. H. Lock, Esq.,

Deputy Chairman.

J. K. Bousfeld, Esq.,

(1. Miskin, Esq.

A. II. Compton, Esq., K. B. Morrison, Esq..* Hon. Mr. S. II. Dodvall, Hon. Mr, T. E, Pearce

H. V. Wilkinson, Esq.

D. F. Landale, Esq.,

Sir Vandeleur M. Grayburn,

AMOY

BANGKOR BATAVIA BOMBAY CALCUTTA

CANTON

CHEFOO COLOMBO DAIREN

DA

FOOCHOW HAIPHONG HAMBURG HANKOW HARBIN HONGKEW ILOILO ІРОВ JOHORE

KOBE

KOWLOON

Chlo! Manager.

KUALA LUMPUR

Current

and

Accounts

BRANCHES :-

LONDON LYONS MALACCA

MANILA MUAR (Johors) MURDEN

NEW YORK

PEIFING PENANG RANGOON BAIGON SAN FRANCISCO SHANGHAI SINGAPORE SOURABAYA SUNGEI PATANI AWATOW TIENTSIR

TOKYO

TSINGTAO YOKOHAMA

opened

in

Local Currency

other currencies

Many liberties of the individual friend to a drink, It would certainly shorter periods in Local and

Fixed Deposits received for one your or

would disappear immediately Bri- be a crime to treat a soldier, sailor tain became involved in a war for or airman to a drink "with the in- Bank holidays would be tent to obtain information" from liberty.

would be him. abolished, church bells

und capital banned,

punishment would be extended to many crimes other thun murder.

Civilians found guilty of com-

information to municating

the

Mr. R. R. Todd, Chairman of the Urban Council, stated on Satur- enemy might be handed over to the day that there was nothing un-military authorities-and "shot at usual about the decisions of some dawn."

of the stall-holders to quit. This First vital job of Parliament, af- was similar to experience after ter the outbreak of hostilities, would the opening of the new Wanchaibe to rush through a new Defence Market.

of the Realm Act, in which the Gov- ernment and the competent naval and military authorities would be given the powers of dictators.

GEN. NOGUES' GIBRALTAR VISIT

Gibraltar, Yesterday. Considerable importance is at- the forthcoming tached here to visit of the Resident-General of French Morocco, General Nogues.

General Nogues will attend the celebra- official King's Birthday tions on Thursday.

He is returning the official visit paid by the former Governor of Gibraltar, General Sir Edmund Ironside, to Morocco in February.

-Trans-Ocean.

as

or

torms which will be quoted on application. ALSO up to date BAFD DEPOSIT BOXES

various alter TO LET.

Hong Kong, 25th February, 1989.

The scope of the 1914-1918 "black- out" orders would be considerably widened, since no part of the coun- try will be immune from air attack in a future war. In addition to making it an offence to show lights, even accidentally, it would also be BANKING CORFORATION. illegal to ring church bells after dark,

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK

LOCAL DOLLAR

The demand rate on the Hong Kong dollar to-day was 1/2-25/32.

"Spot" silver was quoted in London at 19-15/16 and forward at 19-3/4.

It can be regarded as certain that the Act would incorporate the main features of the emergency legisla-

The London on New York rate tion passed between 1914 and 1918, was quoted at £-U.S.$4.6837 and and that it would be amended from the time to time, in the light of expert-U.S.$4.68-7/16.

York on

London rate

ence of modern warfare.

SALE OF INTOXICANTS .

Little remains on the Statute Book to-day of the original Defence of the Realm Acts-generally referred to in terms of derision as “Dora." But the old war-time regulations governing the permitted hours for the opening of shops and the sale of intoxicants are still with us, for they were made permanent by post- war enactments.

Do You Bite Your Nails? It is surprising how many people are guilty of this habit-often painful to themselves as well irritating to

If, however, Britain has to go to others, It is a nervous habit and war again, all the faded and forgot- indicates a state of nervous tension ten features of the first "Dora" will - which, if allowed to persist, may lead be retouched, and here are some of to health troubles of one kind another, weak nerves being responsible the many orders and prohibition to for more than half of present day ills. To strengthen the nerves a tonic is needed to revitalise and replenish the bloodstream, for it is the blood which feeds the nerves and only when it is rich, pure and plentiful can nervous troubles be overcome. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are just such a tonic, for they contain iron in a form easily as similable by the blood. Clinical tests have shown that where the blood i

be expected.

New

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA

Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1858.

The Business of the above Bank is conducted by the HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANK. iko CORPORATION. Rules may be obtained

application.

FOR THE HONG KONG AND BHANGRA

V. M. GRAYBURN, Chief Manager.

Hong Kong, Iri March, 1987.

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.

Authorised Capital Paid-up Capital Reserve and Undivided

Profits

$10,000,000,00 5,598,600,00

2,883,982,01

HEAD OFFICE:-HONG KONG, 10, De Vorax Road, Central.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS; - Hon. Bir Shou-son Chow, Chairman; Li Hoon Chun, Esq., P. K. Kwok, kuq., Wong Yus Fong, Esq., Chan Ching Bbak, Eaq., Li Lan Bang, Esq., Wong Chu Son, Esq., Kan Ying Po Esq. and Fung Ping Wah, Esq.

Kan Tong Po, Esq., Chief Manager. Li Tse Fong, Esq., Manager,

Branches And Agencies:-

Manila

Melbourne

Seattle

£3,000,000. .£3,000,000.

£3,000,000,

Amoy Batavia Bombas

Samarang

Nagasaki

Shanghai

Calcutta

New York

Singapore

Haiphong

Paris

Seurabaya

Hankour,...

Honolulu Koba Kowloon

Pelping Ponzag

Swatow

Sydney

Rangoon

Tientain

Salgon

Vancouver

London

San Francisc0

Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of Pro-

prietors

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON 38, Bishopsgate, E. C. 2. Sub-Agencies in London': i17/122, Leadenhall Street, E. C 3. West End Branch: 14/16, Cockapur Street, S. W. 1. Manchester Branch: 52, Mosley Street, Manchester, 2.

AGENCIES AND BRANCHES:

a

Alor Star Amritaar Bangkok Batavia

The King would have power polite way of saying that he would be told by the Cabinet-to issue a proclamation abolishing Bank and public holidays, where the obser- vance of such holidays might impede the production, repair or transport work low in red corpuscles and haemoglobin, of war materials, or delay any the improvement is remarkable after necessary for the successful pro a course of these pills, the prescription secuton of the war. for which was originated by a British physician. Start to-day to break

Williams' Pink Pills.

your-

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Bombay

Ualoutta Agencies: Klang

Olive Stroos Fairlie Place Canton

Cabu

Cawnpore Colombo

aiphong

Delhi

Hamburg Hanhow

Harbin Hongkong

Penang

Rangoon

Iloilo Ipoh

Saigon

Beramban

Karach

Bhanghai:

Singapore

Koba

Sitiaw

Kuala Lumpur

Kuching

Hadrea

Manila

Medan

New York

Palping

(Peking)

Takakains

Bourabaya

Taiping Tiantain

Tong)

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted.

QURRENT ACCOUNTS opened)

shorter DEPOSITS received for On Y

or Other Currenties' si ratan

periods in Local

which will be quoted on appllos Nom.

SAVINGS ACCOUNTS alac opened in Loos!

urrez and Bellagio Laserses allowed at the Bank Hoad "plosion. The Bank's Head Office in London undertakes Executor and Trustee business, and claims peri-overy of British Income Tax overpaid, on berme

The naval, military or munitions self of nervous habits by taking Dr. authorities would have the right to order the closing of any, or all, the For other troubles resulting from licensed premises in a given area, impoverished blood, indigestion, poor and defiance of auch an order would appetite, loss of weight, persistent headaches, depression, boils, back pains, be an offence for which heavy rheumatism and the aches and pains alties would be imposed, peculiar to women, Dr. Williams Pink It is likely that it would alsoʻngaih Pills are equally beneficial. Obtainable from chemists everywhere.

be a punishable offence to treat a

inch may be ascertained så any of tha Agunclas and Branchen..

R. A: CAMIDGE,

Manager.

Every description of Banking and Ezokange business transacted. Loans granted on approved securities,

Local Currency

Current Accounts opened in sad Fixed Deposits received for

year shorter perioda in Local and Foreign Curren og terms which will be quoted on spplicatio

Safe Deposit Boxes To Lat.

KAN TONG PO,

Chief Manage.

THE WING ON BANK, LTD.

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

Current Accounts and Savings Ao- counta opened. Fixed Deposits receiv. ed at rates which will he quoted on application...

Trusteeship and Executorship under. taken. Safe Deposit Boxes for hire.

PHILIP GOERCHIN;"

Chief Manage