1941-04-22 — Page 45

THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 22, 1941

: CEMENT

COMPANY AND PRICE CONTROL

(Continued from Page 6)

Company to the Accountant Gen- eral on demand The demands of]

RESISTANCE BY R.A.O.C.

THE CZECHS

(From A Diplomatic Correspondent) REPORTS FROM THE CZECH “protectorate" the Accountant General were indicate that the Germans have not so far succeed- duly complied with to his full sa 165.1aelob. The Enquiry terminated, in spite of their terroristic methods of govern- ed on the 14th January last, but up ment, in breaking the spirit of the people. On the

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to date we have not been able to obtain a copy of the Findings respect thereof

Although operating conditiran. fully justified it, we refrained from mereasing our selling prices, dur ing the Enquiry, but eat ly February notification of increased! selling prices operative from the 10th of that mouth were notified to

all concerned.

The Hong

Kong Government! Gazette of the 7th February. 1941, however, contained an Or der which prohibited the export of coment, except under Licence. and controlled the selling prices of our product in the Colony at the ratos ruling on the date of the last sitting of the Enquiry, 1.e. the 14th January 1941.

contrary, the Czechs are strengthened by the suc- cesses of the Greeks and by the news of the calami- ties befalling the Italians in Africa.

The German censorship, of course, makes sure that the Czech public receives in the newspapers only a grotesquely distorted picture of the situation. Thus any reference to the Greek war is forbidden, and the press may speak of it only as a "conflict." In an article recently handed out to the Czech newspapers the position of the rival navies was summarised as follows:-

Britain has suffered consider- the Mediterranean able losses in

whereas during recently weeks the Italian Davy is unimpaired. Since her entry into the Wan Italy has lost but a single cruiser; British losses over the same period have amounted to a whole squadron.

On those selling prices it was impossible for the Company operate without katring losses,| and, accordingly, strong represen · | tations were immediately made fro Nevertheless the people are Government in the matter, which resulted in amended control prices (which are in force at the present

time) being published in the Ga zette of the 15th February, 1941.

Licence Control

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SPITFIRE SQUADRON BAGS 130

COOLIES

SENTENCED

THREE STORE COOLIES, EM- PLOYED BY THE ROYAL ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS, WERE SENTENCED TO FOUR MONTHS' HARD LABOUR EACH BY MR. H. G. SHELD ́N, K.C.. THIS MORNING. F

CON- SPIRACY TO STEAL METAL AMMUNITION CONTA. IER.

The accused were Tam King. 20, Yu Chuen, 32, und Lau Koon- sang, 24.

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HONGKONG & SHANGHAI |BANKING CORPORATION.

Authorised Capital

.150.000,008

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

Sterling

Hong Kong Currency Re

serve

leserve Liability of Pro-

prietors

.£ 6,500,000

..$10.000,00

.$20,000,068

HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG,

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

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

J. K. DousBold, Esq..

A 11. Compton. Esq.. 1. J. Daviča. Eng.,

G. Miskin, Esq.. K. B. Morrison, Esq. Hon. Mr. T. E. Posios,

Hon. Mr. & H. Dodwall, Hon. Mr. A. L. Shields, Sir Vandeleur M. Grayburn Chief Manager.

A.001

Detective Sergeant V Morrison said Tam was seen carrying the Container,

Bar- leaving Victoria racks. He was stopped and when his chit for leaving the depot was examined, the date on it was 1937. He was taken to the Office, and. Bangkok

Batavia when enquiries were made, he ad-

Bombay mitted that, with the second and Osloutta third defendants, he conspired to Canton steal containers to raise Somu Colombo money.

BLIMEY! 'YOU DID YOUR

BIT' WOMEN TOLD

Cbelo

Dairen Foodbow Haiphone Bankow Harbin Voila

BRANCHES:-

Ipob

Johore

Kobe

Kowloon

Bangoom Baig

Pan Francisca

Shanghai

Kuala Lumpur Singapore

Bourabaya

Bwalow

London

1.700

Bunget Patial

Malsco

Marila

Tiantel

Muar (Johor) Tokyo

Mukden

Twingo

Naw York

Tokolacom

Polping

Penang

CURRENT

ACCOUNTS opened

and Local Currency

FIXED DEPO SITS received for One Year or shorter

B

Tribute to the women of Lon-periods is Local and Other Currender

terms which will be quoted don who carried on in the "bray-

application. est city the world has ever seen" was paid by Admiral Sir Edward juzes To Let. Evatis, one of London's Civil De- fence Commissioners.

He was touring areas in North woman

shouted:

envil defence London when a

"Admirad, tell

SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES of various

TRUSTEE and EXECUTOR business undertaken

Hong Kong. 28th February. 1941.

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.

aware of the true situation. They listen to foreign broadcasts, and

A Spitfire squadron en- especially to those from London. gaged in the defence of us something" with greater fervour, perhaps,

Admiral Evans replied, "Cen- London claimed its 130th than any other people of Central

tainly, madani

The Business of the above Bank is and Eastern Europe, and all the victim a few days ago!

AND He jumped on a pile of rauber ! conducted by the HONG KONG threats and penalties imposed by when a Junkers 87 dive-salvaged from

the wreckage of SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, Roles may ne obtained on application. homes and said

FOR THE HONG KONG AND SHANGRA BANKING CORPORATION.

V M GRAYBURN.

Chef Manager. Hong Kong, 1st March, 1947

amazing than chrei fullge S good humour despite all that they

The German, eatino! stop them In The Bing de frict alone there have, bomber, which had been "Londoners bees bevTE OVOT 700 arrests lately for the name

attempting to attack ship-world by they listening in is not, of course.'ping, was shot down near have been through When the 1941

a Kentish town, states the elementary Air Ministry news

the only punishable offence or In the past the most grievous. few months 500 school teachers have been placed under arrest for activities leged to be disloyal to the re

gime.

Hypersensitive Censors Religion persecution has bren intersdied, that of Catholes

The Cathole weekly export to other Metalations, even, partienilar after It ha produced evidence: "Medele,” which has a circulation that its stock.

of manufactured; of 100 000, has now been banned cement

rapidly

because a recent issue contained increasing) despite the complete fulfilment of the sentences all lo demands

basis.

are

was

Vice.

ser-

L

Par Spitures attacked the dive bratatie cene after rother. and

ut the Formalen. pilot officer with ate vitorie. ter he credit, finished it off

the leader

One of his cantuan bell struck the petrol tank of the Junkers as it was trying to escape and tying at only 300 feet

The raider burst into flames and the and crashed beside a road. piot being hurled 60 yards away

from the machine.

When the day

of judgment comes, true greatness will be

The action was watched from appraised, and we shall be as- tonished then what small mat-the ground by the leader of the ters appoar great, and what Spitfire

great things appear small.

To the hypersensitive German censors this remark seemed dero-

gatory to Hitler so the stuff of "Medele" is imprisoned. A simi- lar fate has overtaken other Catholic journals.

The humiliation of the Jews continues, Civil servants have

In he negotiations with the Government for setting the pre- sent controlled selling prices, the basis of replacement costs agreed upon in regard to compu- tation, and periodical price revi- ston has to be made on the same

Fi this

will connection you readily understand that it is ne- cessary to provide for the future by now transferring a portion of current book profits to a Reserve from which to reduce the loss in values of stocks in hand when re- placement costs fall, It is for that hidden and reason that your Directors commend setting aside $250,000.00 out of the credit balance of Profil and Loss Account at the end of 1940, to a Raw Materials Reserve

Staff Changes

D.F.C.

squadron,

it

Canadian

"I got the greatest thrill of he said afterwards my life," "seeing for the first time from German bomber the ground a being bumped off.

"I also had a personal interest in the show, as the Spitfire which machine finished off the enemy

1 had lent it to the

been express'y warned by was mine Neurath, the "Protector," that so-pilot officer. cial relations with Jews are for- "There was quite a little cere- punished.mony in

goes

will be

the mess afterwards as we rubbed out the number 129 on re Plundering of Jewish property

the score board and chalked up on, and the majority of Jewish shops in Prague have al-

130 as having been definitely des- ready become "Aryanised." In the troyed by our squadron.” provinces young Nazis have in- vented their own technique of "Aryanisation." When in need of money they make raids on Jewish families and demand contribu- tions, with the threat that refusal to comply will mean the concen-

tration camp.

The resistane of the people, perhaps, gains additional stimulus

ST. GEORGE'S DAY CELEBRATIONS

In connection

the

With regard to the Stoff. I have to inform you

last, that in May owing to the state of his health the Board reluctantly decided to terminate the services of Mr. T. C. T. Beck, our late Secretary, who

with the St. had been on sick leave in England from the seriousness of the econo- George's Day

celebrations to- over a lengthy period, and who

the President of mic situation. Coal is short, and morrow, served the Company very ably there is very little meat. Beer is Society of St. George, supported over a term of ten years, in the

poor in quality, and only skimmed by Past Presidents and the Gener- consequent re-organisation of Staff, Mr. R. Taylor was appoint- Real

mi k can be kept for the Germans, al Committee. will at 12.45 p.m. coffee can no longer be lay a wreath at the Cenotaph. to the substantive post of

The President hopes members of bought and butter is dear. Manager and Secretary, and Mr.

the Society generally will associate themse ves with this ceremony

At 5.30 p.m., by kind permis-

ed

J. M. Hocd was made Assistant Secretary, an arrangement which

has worked satisfactorily to date. the wonderful results achieved sion of Lt.Col. H. W. M. Stewart,

Before concluding I have to re-

cord the Board's appreciation and during the year.

thanks to all members of the Cum-

Other Business pany's staff in respect of the loyal and efficient manner in which they have carried out their duties un-

Mr. Mok Yu-yan proposed the der difficult conditions, and I trust re-election of Sir Robert Ho Tung, Kt, and the Hon. Mr. Li Tse Fong Directors for the payment to them to the Board, and this was second- of a Bonus will receive your ap-

ed by Mr. Fung Iu Sang.

The re-election of Messrs. Lowe, proval.

and B'ngham

Matthews

and Messrs. Linstead and Davis,

the

recommendation of

your

I beg to formally pronose that |

as

the Report and Accounts be adopt-Auditors, was proposed by Mr. S. od, and that the following appro- S. Harris and seconded by Mr. priations recommended Directors be carried into effect:-~ Lam Ming Fan.

by your

Those present at the meeting includ-

Kal-

over and men of the Serve ask you what part did you play in it, and you tell them, Via Arip¦ the women who caiinis an Iowa don, they will take of the bat and say, 'Blimey, Yoût dal but

LOCAL SHARES

BANKS

Bank of East Asia $70 U

INSURANCES Unton Ins $425 sa

SHIPPING Indo-Chinas (Pref.) $80 b DOCKS, WHARVES, GODOWNS. ETC. H.K. and K. Wharves $851⁄2 b. LANDS, HOTELS & BLDGS. Humphreys $6.80 by

PUBLIC UTILITIES H.K. Tramways $16 b.. $16 s. China Lights (Old) $6 b.. $6.20

$

Macao Electrics (Old) $19 b. Macan Electrics (New) 518 D. Lights Ris. .50 ets. sa.

INDUSTRIALS Cements X.D. $152 s.

LAST DAY'S SALES 2 H.K. Banks @ $1340 24 Union Ins. @ $425 240 Lights Rts. @ .50 cts.

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

Pald-up Capital

Reserve Fund

Reserve Liability of Pro-

prietors

£3,000,000 £3,000,000

£3,000,000

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON: 38, Bishopsgate, E.C.2 Sub-Agencies in London: 117/123, Leadenhall Street, E C.2.

· West End Branch: 14/16, Cockspur Street, S.W.L. Manchester Branch:

32, Mosley Street, Manchester, I

AGENCIES AND BRANCHES:

Bankow

Pong Bong Long

Alor Star

Arritsar Bangkok Batavia

Bombay Calcutta

Agencies:

O.B.E., M.C. and Officers, the band of the 1st Battalion, The Middle- sex Regiment will give a concert of about one hour's duration The venue of the concert is to be the ground of the Hong Kong Cricket po Club:

A. R.P. AT NAVALYARD

To pay a Dividend

of $1.00 per ed: Mr. J. Scott-laraton, (Chairman) The Naval Authorities will be Share on 195,404 Share: $195.494: Sir Robert Ho Tung, Kt., the Hon. Mr. holding A.R.P.. exercises as fol To pay a Bonus of $1.00 per Share Li Tsr-fong, the Hon. Mr. T. E, Pearce, lows;-To-day from 10.45-11:45 on 195,404 Shares $185,494: To the Hon. Mr. A: L. Shields, Messrs. D. am, and gain from sunset to sun- transfer to Raw Materials Reserve C. Edmonston, P. H. Suckling (Direc-rise on 23.4.41. On Tuesday, 29th $250,000: To pay a Bonus to Staff tors) Mesura. S. 5. Harris, Ho

ham, Fung. Iu-sang, Mok Yu-yan, A. April, 1941, from 10.45-11.45 a.m. $17,164.50; To carry forward to Vaswani, B. Wang Tape, Lam Ming- and again from sunset to sunrise Financial Year 1941 $183,327 50.

Fan, F. E. Silva, and L Shlu-chung on 30.4.41. Seconding the adoption of the, (shareholders) Mr. R. Taylor (Manager During these periods, the Naval report and accounts, Mr. B. Won" and Secretary) and Mr. J. M. Hood Yard air raid syrens will Tape expressed appreciation of¡ (Assistant Secretary),

sounded.

be

lollo

Ipole

Karsobl

Klaug Kobo

Olivo diresi Kuala Lumpur Fairlie Place Euching Canton

Rangoon

Baigor Beremban

Shanghai Singapore Bitiawan Bourabaya

Kademe

Manila

Taipin Tientela Tonghah

Medan

(Dhukos)

New York

Tsingta

Pulping

Yokohame

Haiphong Hamburg

Veking)

Cabu Colombo Delhi

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and One FIXED DEPOSITS received for Year or shorter perioda in Tecal, or Other Currencies at rates which will be quoted on application

SAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened in Local Currency and Sterling with in |terest allowed at rales obtemable on

application.

The Bank's Head Office in London undertakes Executor and Truster. bus). ness, and claims recovery of British Income Tax overpaid, on taring which 'may be ascertained at

any of Agencies and Branches.

W. H. EVAN: THOMAS,

Manafter.

the

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.

Authorised ('spital Paid-up Captai

Reserve ano Undivided

Profils

$10,000,000,00

5.598,600.00

2,083,281.50

HEAD OFFICE --HONG KONG 10. Des Voeux Roud, Central,

Hon.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:—

Sir Shou-sun Chow, Chairman;

Ching

Wong

Li Koon Chun, Esq., P. K. Kwok, Esq., Wong Yun Tong. Esq., Chan

hek, Esq.. Li Lan Sang, Esq., Chu Bon, Esq. and Fung Ping Wahı.

Esq.

Kan Tong Po, Esq., Chie! Manager. Hon. Mr. L Tre Fong, Manager,

& may

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:-

Manila Melbourne Nagasaki New York Parts

Belavia

Bombay

Caloutta

Halph.ng

timakow

Honolulu Robe

Kowloon London

Pelpass Panang Bangoca

Bei 200

8 FreBOO

BestLie

Bamarang

Shanghai

Singapore

Brurabay

Bwalow

Sydowy Tientsia

Vancouver

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Every description

and of Banking Exchange business transacted. Lonn granted on approved securities.

Current Accounts opened in Local <. Currency and Fixed Deposits received for one year or shorter periods in Local and Foreign Currencies сп terms which will be quoted on 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 Deposita received at rates which will be quoted on application.

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Safe Deposit Boxes for hire.

PHILIP 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' of his, and your want:

GRACA & CO.

Dealers in Postage Stamps, Garden Beads, ato., etc.

10, Wyndham Street Established 1896 · · Hong Kong

TCO.CH TÍM. I 19

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