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HONGKONG & SHANGHAI · BANKING CORPORATION,

Authorised Capital

fssued and Fully Paid-up...$20,000,000 Reserve Funds:-

Sterling

Hong Kong Currency Ro-

serve

Reservo Liability of PTO-

prietors

$30.000.000

.£ 6,500,009

..$10,000,000

.$20,000,009.

HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.

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

W. H. Lock, Esq., Deputy Chairman.

J. K. Bounbold, Esq., G. Mlakin, Zaq-.. A. I. Compton, Esq., K. B. Morrison,.Esq. L. J. Davion. Een Hon. Mr. T. E. Peures,

A London man was walking out rounds recently in a title of an Ironmonger's with a stirrup pump he had just bought when fight with Heavyweight un. Nr. 8. H. Dodwil. Hon. Mr. A. L., Shields, two incendiaries fell at his feet. Champion

Joe Louis, a Correspondent from Detroit.

The shopkeeper ran out with his emergency bucket of water, writes and the pump was used success fully.

Housewives ran down their gar- (den paths to tackle other incen- da;ies with the sand sticked at Pump-posts

One woman

the

Sir Vandeleur M, Grayburn

Chief Manager.

Bangkok Stimen lost by

technical Detaria Bombay knockout, but he gave the cham-

Veloutle Canton pion such a good argument that Promoter Mike Jacobs promptly Chefoo

match

BRANCHES:—

Jpok Jotions

Kobo

Kowloon

Bangoon Burgun

San Francisve Shanghai

Kuala Lumpur Singapore

Sourabaya

Sungei Patanl

Swabow

Tholai

London

Lyona

Colombo

Milsom

Mandin

Foochow

finnkow flarbin.. Coilo

Muar (Jobore! Tokyo

Mukden

Tilngboo

New York

Polping

a return was struck on the announced jer by a falling incendiary but 15-1ound championship battle at

New York's Madison Square Gar-iphon he was only slightly hart.

London had four daylight Alerts den on May 16.

During one of them more than thirty incendiaries were dropped,

one district

17

ti

WE

ualtares

Simon thrilled 10,000 local fans the biggest indoor crowd in this etty by gamely taking every- thing the champion could dish out. Experts said the challenger was the most menacing opponent the explosej "Brown Bomber" faced since Gier- Schreling sent the kony Max

Note ta destand on June 19.1

171

the

!

. CH

Woman Killed

In other distret, high As for her knitting-socks for friends in the

she busb.. were di opperi. fire serviCC to America. thus produr

One killerl Al Won ing American

imply commented: "Knitting's, currency for this?

considerable dance Lountry.

soothing after the excitement of treet and

biser, but driving through burning streets." Mar

PLACES A The defradiant had expressed

47 Han come to Letido from her their and the Duke had agreed¦lonom Elgeworth Stroud, Giles aet Blement en

Miss Loure Finbow, at Wend- te: molest payment of

ajveroomddings, Chiltein Street, W The money

15 commended ro Holley

beefront officer. would handed

her navery when the LFS sub- to a charity which helpe child reus of air rank

Estation of which she was in a hange jhard to be evacuated du;ing a heavy Mr <

Slade for the Dayrd list September, Mirror, and his clent whet

INTEL

Tra

.1

to express sincere regret

which

The statement, which appeared

In the Daily Muror and other

"It was just a matter of doing a job," she said. "The London Fire Brigade men

who trained

me were so magnificent that could not possibly let them down. We had to carry оп.

Cdternoon.

taider was

1936

Padang

Totokame

And

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened

and FIXED DEFO

Local Currency

SITS received for One Year or shorter periods Local and Other Currencies

will be quoted on terms which

application.

on

SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES of various sizes Tu Let.

TRUSTEE and EXECUTOR business undertaken.

Hong Kong, 26th February, 1941. HONG KONG SAVINGS

BANK.

Business of the above Bank is AND Conducted by the HONG KONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Roles may be obtained on application. FOR THE HONG KONO AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

V. M. GRAYBURN,

Chief Manager. Hong Kong. 1st March, 1937,

Referee Intercedes

Number

Defending the title for the 1591 of eneing aberalt, dy. mug above the mg enveloping the bine, Lous was awarded the de-

at Duvet Shut

moned the Couth pon on a TKO when Referee Sam chFit 1 Ear

The nahing and Hernesey decided that Abe had jhard enough putichment for the It is believed that at teast one ught. Simon wan reeling under hit and seriously the force of Jue's smashing hooks damaged during the day. There when the referee interceded, one seconds after the anti-aircraft firenute and 20 heavy when thin sheets of metal fell 13th gong. to earth,

Simon was floored twice in that He also kissed the canvas Raiders were also over the East ruinid.

at Midlands, and,

much, mean altwire in the early stages of the jaght, On one occasion. a solid

Louis blow sent the challenger half-way through the Topes, | United Press.

was

newspapers, came from a source which had hitherto been found "A large bomb fell just outside, un in the west on England.

reliable," he said.

The Daily the building and blew one of the Mirror. on discovering their mis- men across the wall, severely m take, immediately took every pose | juring his arm. Everything was at sible step to put matters right.

sixes and sevens. But I raid,' Let..

"They also desire to express to the Duke their appreciation of the manner in which he has consent ed to the disposal of this action on the terms mentioned."

WIFE'S

BOSS

IS CITED

A

work from the floor.

"Then an oll bomb dropped just outside the door. With two women formed a bucket chain, and as

a man working the pump collapsed I took over the spray until the fire was out

A delayed down and t

to leave.

action

bomb came Police ordered us

"I switched

telephone. the through to our living quarters, ap- plied cold compresses to injured workers."

A heroine to whom the George CO-RESPONDENT, MAN-Cross has been awarded may wear AGING DIRECTOR OF AN OIL her decoration suspended from a COMPANY,

THE dark blue ribbon fashioned into a DIVORCE COURT. ORDERED TO bow. PAY £200 DAMAGES TO POLICE CONSTABLE.

WAS.

IN

A

This "feminine touch" appears in a Royal Warrant, published in Mr. Justice Hodson granted the the London Gazette. husband, Police-Constable

John

Francis Chapman, of Albion-drive Dalston, E, a decree nisi against Mrs. Doris E. M. Chapman, be- cause of her misconduct with Mr. James R. Jones,

which there

The marriage, of are no children, took place in 1929 and, according to Mr. Chapman's case he and his wife were happy until June, 1939, when Mrs. Chap- man became secretary-typist Mr. Jones and took a flat Lewisham.

B.W.O.F. DONATIONS

Following is the latest list of to subscriptions received to date for at credit of the British War Organisa-

tion Fund, Hong Kong Branch:

£ 100; Previous y Acknowledged

689,248 76: Anonymous $20; O. E Bertin (Monthly) $500: W. J.

$10; Quarry Bay Work Party $11; W.P.C. (March) $10; Staff of Union In- Ltd. surance Society of Canton

B. (March) $70.95; Herschend (Monthly) $10; C. Austin (Month-

Detectives watched the flat and found that Mr. Jones was living there with Mrs. Chapman.

The co-respondent was also or- Kn ght (Muntry) dered to pay costs.

TOOK £150 (y) $10: W. Hewitt (Monthly) $10:

TO SCHOOL

D. J. Valentine (Monthly) $20; Sale of 4 H.S.S. Badges per Mrs. H. F. Phillips $4; Some of the European Staff of Messrs. Butter- field and Swire (March) $57; Lt. W. R. L. Bowley A BOY OF ELEVEN SURPRIS- Pay. Sub ED HIS TEACHER ́AT PRESTON (Mon'h'y) $2 G. H. Cauther'ey (LANCS) GRAMMAR SCHOOL (Monthly) $20; L. M. Wyle. BY PULLING 150 £1 NOTES FROM HIS POCKET.

(Month y) $25; M. F. L. Haymes (Mon'h'y 10′ G. Lyon-Macken-

LOCAL SHARES

BANKS

Hong Kong Bank $1355 b. Hank of East Asia $71 b

INSURANCES

Canton Ins. $225 b. Union Ins. $430 b.

H.K. Fire Ins. $137 b

SHIPPING

H.K. and K. Wharves $88 b. H.K. Docks (O'd) $18 b., $16 sa Providents $5.40 b.

SAYS OBJECTORS GET BETTER JOBS

Wiltshire British Legion passed a resolution at its annual confer- lence deploring that men of mili- tary age appear before tribunals Indo-Chinas (Pref.) $30 N. and obtain exemption from mili- better DOCKS, WHARVES, GODOWNS.tary service, and secure

ETC.

Jobs with increased pay.

Swindon's representative sald clerical posts vacated by young men called up for Army service were being filled by conscien-

whereas tious objectors, Servicemen could not get jobs. It was up to ex-Servicemen, he Isaid, to see thut the young men who went to serve their country were not "put on the shelf" when the war was over.

LANDS, HOTELS & BLDGS. H.K and S. Hotels X.D. $3.10 sa H.K. Lands $33 b. Humphreys $6.80 b.

tx-

Colonel Sir Herbert Bryan said b..that deplorable as the situation was, no redress could be obtained without Government action,

PUBLIC UTILITIES HK. Tramways $16 b. Yaumati Ferries $2334 b. China Lights (Old) $6.20 b. China Lghts (New) $13⁄4 b. Elec. (d) X. Rts. $26.15

$26 s. $26.30 sa. Elec. Ris. $15 b. Macao Electrics (Old) $1814 b. Macao Electrics (New) $17 b. Telephones (Old) $23.60 b. Telephones (New) $9% b.

INDUSTRIALS Comen's $18 b.. $18 sa, HK. Ropes $71⁄2 b.

STORES, ETC. Dairy Farms $174 b. Watsons $10 b., $10 sa. MISCELLANEOUS Entertainments $0% b.

LAST DAY'S SALES 300 Docks @ $16. 1,000 Hotels @ $3.10 500 Cements @ $18

1000 Watsons @ $10

100 Elect, (Old) X. Rts. @ $26.-

30

"NO ONIONS UNLESS-" FINES

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853.

Paid-up Capitai Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of Pro

prietors

£3,000,000 £3,000,000

£3,000,000

MEAD OFFICE: LONDONI 38, Bishopagate, E.C.2. But-Aganoles in Londont 117/122, Leadenhall Street, E.C.a Wast End Branch: 14/18. Cockspur Struel, S.W.L Manchester Branch:

63. Mosley Street, Manchester, 1.

AGENCIES AND BRANCHES, Alor Star

Bankow Amritaer

baugsok

Beremben

PADEDR

Hoạt hoạt

Bangoon

Italo

Balgon

Batavia Bombay Osloutta

Agencies Clive ateses Faizle Place

Ipok

Karachi

Shanghai

Klang Kobe Linda Lunapar› Barabags Kuching

Bingapore

Ritiswas

Taiping

inten

Tientsin

wopers.

M

Tongkak

Cebo

**** (Peking)

Meden New York

(Hbŋksë)

Tainglory

Tokusame

For asking a housewife in buy The boy explained: "For War z'e (Mon hly) $100; Mr. and Mrs. other goods on condition that she Savings Certificates, sir."

B. C. Tavadia (Monthly) $10 was supplied with onions, Alfred "He was able to buy 200 cert: Miss K. M. Anderson (Monthly) Thomas William Boges, a green-Galli cates. The bundles of notes were $50; M'ss R M Bicheno (Month-grocer, of Croydon Road, Becken- Haiphong a gift from his father for Prstonly) $10 M. Braha and Co..ham, Kent, was fined £15 and or- lamborg “ard district 'War Weapons Week. (Monthly) $25 Mr. and Mrs. Cdered to pay five guineas costs at FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General

G. Alabaster (Monthly); $50; G. Bromley,

005.

E.

Banking Business transacted. The lad, who

The manager of the shop, George CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and has been in the C. Worral *en; R. D. Gil'esple sayings scheme for several years, Monthly 5 A. McA'p'ne Symes, and his wife were fined FIXED DEPOSITS Merived for the already has about fl'ty certificates (Monthly) 11: E. W. Pudney £10 each for wrongfully imposing Year or shorter periods in fecal or bough with coopers he has saved (March)

Wakeham a condition on the sale, of food. Other: Currencies at rates which will

"be quoted-on. #pplication Mrs. Gwendoline Cox, of Dur-

SAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened in from his spending money and gifts Mor h ́vì mean; » Jaffe (Month- from relatives.

Je

$10:

Kent (Monthly) ban Road, Beckenham, said that Local Currency and Sterling with in $10: Mr.

C. M. Hall Symes and his wife told her she terest-allowed at rates oblamable on He is to continua saving, his | (Monthly

Soma of the could not have half-a-pound of application, ambition bo'ng to get the maxi-Ch ́neca Sud ^*. Holt's Wharf onions unless she bought some- mum number of 500,

asi Yene Kong Te'e- thing else.

**

(March

v! J{;

When the certificates mature, *** (^m* the money may be used to sart Davlat him on bl chosen career or to M. Dear send him to the university.

A

and re.

-on-

te

pat

$605,702.09.

The Bank's Head Office in London undertaker Executor and Truster, busi

000; John Moo- She therefore had to buy a small and claims recovery of British Income Tax overpaid, un ferns which SPOT A V Hart cauliflower which she did may be escorialued at KON

the nf sgencies and Branches.

not

*10 and Mrs. F. want. On two other occasions she Total had to buy oranges before they The $10.

I would serve her with onions.

W. H. EVANS THOMAS.

Manager.

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.

Authorised Capital Paid-up Capital Reserve and Undivided

Profits

.$10,000,000,0

5,598,600,00

2,983,261.50

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

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:- Hon. Sir Show-800 Chow, Chairkinn; Li Koon Chun, Esq., P. K. Kwok, Esq., China Tong, Esq.. Chan Wong Yun Shek, Esq.. Ll Lan Sang, Esq., Wong Chu Ben. Esq. and Fung Ping Wah. Esq.

Kan Tong Po, Esq.. Chief Manager. Hon. Mr. L The Fong, Manager.

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:---

Amay Bateria Bourday

Oaloutt

aprove

Bankow

Honolule

Robe

Bowloon

London

Every

Exchange

Manito Melbourne Nagasaki New York

Paris Peiping Penang

Bentle Semarang

Ghan band Bingapore Boneabag Swab

Sydney

Rangoon

Then trim

Belgoo

VaDOCT

San Franc9-800

and

Loung

description of Banking business transacted. granted on approved securities.

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

Foreign Currencies on

terms and which will be quoted en application,

Safe Deposit Boxes To Let.

KAN TONG PO.

*

Chief Manager.

THE WING ON BANK,

LIMITED.

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 application.

Safe Deposit Boxes for hire.

EKILIP GOCKCHIN,

* Chief. Manager)

Help your: Friend and

his Hobby.by giving POSTAGE STAMPS

*for

his collection

and

Seeds For His Garden

We can supply the goods af his and your want

GRACA & CO.

Dealers In Postage Stampe, Garden Bards, etc., etc. 10, Wyndham Street Established 1895. Hong Kon