1941-01-21 — Page 13

TWINS FOR HONGKONG & SHANGHAI

ACE'S WIDOW

BANKING CORPORATION.

Authorised Capital

Issued and Fully Paid-up

Reserve Funde :---

Sterling

.$30,000,000 ..$20,000,000.

.£ 0,500,000

Hong Kong Currency Re-

.$10,000,000

serve

Twin boys have been Reserve Liability of Pro-

prietors

.$20,000,000

HEAD OFFICEL HONG KONG,

BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson, Chairman,

born to the wife of a young Canadian airman who was killed in an air fight in the defence of London a few weeks ago. She was the first British employed at an girl to wed a Canadian. K. Bousfeld, B., G. Miskin, Esq., asylum. During the raid Ave explosive bombs were dropped in airman in the present. Dales, Eng

Hon. Mr. S. Dodwell, Hón, Mr. A. L. Shisidimą

·

Mr. Jock Cairns, an ex-Service "man. whose

too, wife attends. leads the singing at a weekly sup-

mothers who wives and per of

Now the D.F.C will become a have men serving with the Forces.

Miss Reid is are good neighbours in, proud possession to be treasured They

for her two-year-old son. Finn Street, Carlisle, and this party is held to provide comforts for their men folk.

war.

From nearly every house a man has

Mrs to gone

the Stevenson has four sons serving.

The weekly rendezvous is the home of Mrs. Robinson, a widow with a son,

eighteen, of

who through Dunkirk and is now

overseas

the

She clears her garden to

furniture into for make room

It was awarded to Flight

the grounds.

-

and

two

war.

C. C. Roberts, Esq.. Deputy Chairman.

A. H. Compton, Esq., K. 8. Morris, Esq.

Hon. Mr. T. El. Pearoe

Sir Vandaleur. M. Grayburn

Chief Manager.

Lieutenant Webster for bringing down seven enemy 'planes him- One bomb hit the edge of the

He was Pilot Officer Alec Albert- self and assisting in the destruc. roof of the kitchen of the female Gray Trueman, aged twenty- tion of two others.

block in which eighty-two min seven who gave up his medical | Amoy Mr. Webster was married in tal patients wore housed. The ex-

in Canada to Bangkok stuudies studies October, 1937, and her husbandplosion caused six casualties.

Batavie take a short service flying com-

Dombaz promoted to acting flight In spite of wounds, loss of

two years | Caloutta mission in the R.A.F lieutenant the day before war blood and deafness caused by the

Canton broke out.

ago.

Chefoo a tended explosion, Nurse

Colombo the patients and an injured cul-

Dairen league.

Foochow Haiphong

was

She has Air Force.

After months of travelling round camps with him since the wat she took a little house at Cat- forty women, who sit down ai | terick only three weeks ago. trestle tables in her sitting-room.

two brothers in the They have hot pies and peas. pickled beetroot, white and brown bread with fresh butter, biscuits and tea.

pays a shilling

"Each woman for supper," Mrs. Robinson said. "The food is given or bought and some of us contribute part of our rations. My family have eat- en margarine so that there should be fresh butter at the party."

Mrs. Robinson cooks, Mrs. Mil. ler and Mrs. Cairns are the war- tresses, and Mrs. Stamper and Mrs. Allen the treasurers.

"There are never any quarrels in Finn Avenue," Mrs. Stamper told the press. "Everyone 15 helpful. We send money gifts to our men because, instead of ci- garettes, some prefer a pint beer-and it's so expensive these days."

BUSINESS SLOW ON

STOCK MARKET

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Business was slow yesterday on the London stock exchange, with price movements irregular.

Teu shares, however, continued to meet with good buying anel building shares and heavy in- dustrials were supported. On the other hand, some recent popular i industrials met with profit-taking. "Twin-cagles" were the best feature while the oil market was quel.

Damond shares were firm on good American demand for gem Stones but Kafirs were dullish.

Wall street UK steady. Reuter,

YACHTING RESULTS

The third ladies' championship ser- les of the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club held over 7.1 inlles yesterday resulted: Artemis

.10.22.11

(Mrs. J. E. Potter) Maureen

(Mrs. W. Whittaker).

I

10.23.21

6 2

True Blue

18.23.56

4 3

(Mies H. Wilson),

Redsbank

....16.28.36

2 4

(Mies P. F. Pritchard).

CORINTHIAN SERIES

The second Corinthian cruise series

of the Club held on Sunday over

24

miles resulted; Donna

18.26.34 18.01.12 12

1

(E. Cock).

Norena

.18.13.06 18.13.06 10 Z (P. C. M. Sedgwick). Evolene

19 58.03 18.13.34 B 3 (R. J. Minnitt).

Yehonala.....19.32, 1 18.53.53 € 4

LOCAL SHARES

H.K. GOVT, LOANS 31% Loan (1934) 921⁄4 sa,

BANKS

Hong Kong Bank $1395 b., $1410

S

Hunk of East Asia S70 H

INSURANCEB

Canton Ins. $210 b. Union Ins. $405 b. R.K. Fire Ins, $165 b. JOCKS, WHARVES, GODOWNS, ETC.

H.K, and K. Wharves $96 b. H.K. Docks

b., (Old) $1812

$18/55 sa.

Providents $5.70 b., $5.80

$54/70 sa.

BLOGS.

Reid

She carried her colleague up- stairs and attended her unifi i doctor arrived. She then turned and looked after the pa- .ients.

re-

Saved "Suicide Men"

twenty-seven1year Hankow

Harbin

A year ago the red-headed broad-shouldered Canadian was introduced to Ethel Mary Lord, a charming old Lincolnshire girl at a dance. Soon they were in love, and in January, after a brief engage ment, they were married, Nine months later, Mrs. Truc- man received the news that her By her cool and cheerful con-husband had been killed. duct she prevented the confusion

Names have already been choser among the mental patients from for the twins One will be called developing into what might have Michael George, like their grand- become a panic.

father, and the other will receive Joseph Jaines Harper, fire bri-his father's name, Alec Albert. gade sta ion officer, rescued two

Meantime, grandfather Lord is members of a bomb disposal sec-determined that the babies shall tion who were trapped in a crater have a fair start in life. He is while attempting to dig out all hoping that they will study n.edi- unexploded bomb.

eine and become doctors.

The two men had been lowered into the crater and' were over- come by gas in the cavity below

Superin endent Thomas Bruce. of the Fire Brigade, d'splayed Sexceptional courage when an enemy bombing acroplane crashed destroying shop and dwelling

LANDS, HOTEL & H.K. and S. Hotels $3.55 b.

PUBLIC UTILITIES H.K. Tramways $18.40/45 sa. Star Ferries 363 b., $64 s, $631⁄2

sa.

China Lights (Ex. Rts.) $8.30 b. China Lights (Rights) .95 b..

.971 sa.

H.K. Electrics (Old) $40%

4034/41 sa.

H.K. Electrics (New) $40 Telephones (Old) $25

$254 S.

INDUSTRIALS

Cements $18.10 s.. $18.10/18 H.K. Ropes $8.35 s. $81⁄4 su.

STORES, &C. Watsons $10.90

$11.05 sa.

houses.

Rescued Amid Flames

Three persons were trapped in a

shelter wrecked surface

which caught fire.

Superintendent Bruce and other volunteers succeeded b..

in moving heavy concrete slabs and othel debris from the shelter and res- cuing the inmates.

b.

b..

sa.

b., $11.10

S..

MISCELLANEOUS Entertainments $7 b Constructions (Old) $1.60 b. Vibro Piling $7.70 s.

LAST DAY'S SALES 10,000 H.K. Govt. 3% %

@ 924

2 H.K. Banks @ $1405 200 Docks (Old) @ $181⁄2 1,000 Providents @ $5% 1.100 Providents @ $5.70 200 Trams @ $18.40 200 Trams @ $18.45

An ammunition train of fifty

standing wagons,

and

a

Pilot Officer Trueman's father is a doctor in Canada.

floilo

BRANCHES:-

Ipoh Jobon

Kobe

Kowloon

Bangum Balgon

Kuala Lumpur Singapore

Swatow

Ban Francisom Shanghai

Londos

Sourabaya

Lyons

Sungei Patani

Malacca

Manila

Tientsin

Maar (Johor) Tokyo

Mukden

Tsingtao

New York

Yokohama

Pelping Pankog

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened in ПЕРО- Local Currency and FIXED SITS received for One Year or shorter periods in Local and Other Currencies terms which will be quoted

SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES of various sizes To Let.

on

application.

on

TRUSTEE and EXECUTOR business undertaken.

Hong Kong 13th December, 1940.

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.

The Business of the above Bank is conducted by the HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, Rules may be obtained on application. Mrs. Trueman is herself a

FOR THE

KONG HONG

AND twin. Her sister, Miss HildasiANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, Margaret Lord, a governess, is

V. M. GRAYBURN,

Chief Manager. already looking forward to the ' time when she can devote her Hong Kong, 1st March, 1937. attention

the fatherless

When Mrs. Trueman and the twins leave the nursing home they will stay with Mrs. Trueman's

bables.

to

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.

$10,000,000,00 5,308,600,00

2,983,201.50

Authorised Capital

parents in Boulthan Park Road, Paid-up Capital

Lincoln.

ROOF-SPOTTING TO

Corps.

BE IMPROVED

Reserve and Undivided

Profits

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

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:~~~

Sir

Hon. Shou-son Chow, Chairman: Li Koon Chun, Esq., P. K. Kwok, Haq.... Ching Shek, Esq., Li Lan Sang, Esq., Wong

on single 1.ne railway, was hit by an Cx- plosive bomb ouring an air raid. Ronf-spotters who signal air Wong Yun Tong. Esq.. Chan

George Frederick Keen, sub raid "danger imminent" to factory Chu Ben, Esq. and Fung. Ping Wah. ganger,

George Henry or office workers below aré 300nEsq. Leach, of the Southern Rail-to be linked up with the Observer way Company, collected a work ing party to remove the wagons This will give the spotter a bet- to a place safety. It look ter chance of giving warning in hours to move

the wagons, and time. during that time the burning ve-

Details of the scheme are still

Amoy Batavia Loan, hicles were exploding and debris being worked out.

was shooting in all directions.

Since the outbreak of

war the Bombay Mr. Tom Breaks, Deputy-Chiel Observer Corps have been at work Halph Inspector of the Home Office Fire-detecting enemy 'planes, plot-Hankos Brigades Division,

ting their movements and massing Kobe on their data to the R.A.F. awarded the O. B. E.

The Government's link-up Indifferent to the crash of fall-

policy was revealed to a confer ence of industrialists, labour lea- ders and workers at Derby.

111 Lights X. Rts. @ $6.30 587 Lights Rts. @ 971⁄2 cts. 500 Cements @ $18.10 300 Cements @ $18 500 Watsons @ $11.05 200 Star Ferries @ $631⁄2 300 E'ectrics (Old) @ $40% 100 Electrics (Old) @ $41 1,600 Ropes @ $8%

WEATHER REPORT

The Royal Observatory reports that the anticyclone has decreased

over

has

Kan Tong Po, Esq., Chief Manager.

Li Tsc Fong, Esq., Manager.

BRANCHES AND AGENCIESI-

Bentile Bila idalbourne Nagasaki

Bamerang

Bhanghal

Calcutta

New York

Singapore

Paris

Bourabaya

Polping

Bwałow

Honolulo

Penang

Sydney

been

Bad Foot

Tientsin

Kowloon London

Balgo San Francisco

Vancouv

ing bombs and ignoring murder ous machine-gun fire, he calmly carried on directing operations of men fighting a large fire during an air raid.

When water had to be relayed from a point far from the fire he risked his life to see that the work was done,

MISS WILKINSON BOMBED

Miss Ellen Wilkinson,

Parlia-

considerably in intensity andmentary Secretary to the Ministry inoved castword; pressure In of Home Security, escaped unhurt highest over the Yellow Sea and when a house in London where is relatively low

Indo- she was staying was damaged.

Misa Wilkinsons secretary state- China. The depression continues to move north-eastward and ised that though she was shaken Treenlaur, Tern and Sai Long did not situated in the vicinity of Holc-up by her experience Miss Wilkin-

kaido.

son was making light of it.

(G. W. Batempa).

Typhoon .....22.24.50 10.49,52 5 5

(D. Campbell).

finish,

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- FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business- transnoted, i

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS, PLerived for OneS "Year/ar...afurfer · perioda in Local: of, Other Currencies ·at ratei which" "wih be quoted en application ..?

SAVINGS ACCOUNTS also openèd'in Local Currency', and Sterling with me terest allowed at rates obtaɣnable on application.

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Current Accounts opened in Local Currency and Fixed Deposits received for one year or shorter periods in Local

Currencies and Foreign

on terms which will be quoted on application.

Safe Deposit Boxes To Let.

KAN TONG PO,

Chief Manager.

THE WING ON BANK,

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

Current Accounts and Savings Accounts opened. Fixed Deposits received at rates which will be quoted on applicatio..

Safe Deposit Boxes for hire.

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