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HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,

Authorised Capital... Issued and Fully Paid-up...$20,000,000 Reserve Funda:---

Sterling

.$50.000.000

.£ 0,500.000

tekerve Liability of

prietors

Pro-

$10,000,000

$20,000,0G#

Hong Kong Currency Re-

serve

HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.

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

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

1.8. Bousßeid, Esq., 0, Miskin, Esq.. AR. Compton, Esq., R. S. Morrison, Esq. L. J. Davian Eng.. Hon. Mr. T. ES Pescos,

Hon. Mr. B. H. Dodwall, Hon. Mr. A. L. Shiwkshg

Su Vandeleur M. Grayburn Chief Manager.

BRANCHES:---

Bangoon brigue

44 Pan FranOLADE

Bhanghai

Kuala Lumpur Singapore

Sourabaya

Sungei Patan)

1.003

1pob

Beerkoh

Jahor

Batavia

Kobe

Bombay

Kowloon

Calcutta

Canton

London

Ubatro

Lyons

Colon bo

Maloo

Manila

Tinatula

Foochow

Moar (Johore| Tokyo

Mukden

Now York

Pelping

Dairen

Isiphon

Banhow

Harbla

Llaila

CURRENT

Penang

9w tow

Tsingtao Yokohama

tr

ACCOUNTS opened Coral Currency and FIXED DEPO SITS received for One Year or shorter periods in Local and Other Currencies

on terms which will be quoted application.

SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES of various sizes To Let.

TRUSTEE and EXECUTOR business undertaken,

Hong Kong, 28th February, 1941. HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.

on herself during darkness a white light showing to the front and a

She was Evelyn Froggatt, of red light showing to the rear. Cardiff, accused on unlawfully Early one morning a villager having in her possession certain was alarmed to see a red light documents containing information bobbing up and down in front or purporting to be information. of him. He could not hear a regarding the operations or pro- sound, and could not gain on it.jected operations of HM Forces, conducted by the HONG KONG AND

He was

thinking of the local contrary to the Defence Regula- ghost legends when the mystery tons, 1939. was solved by the postwoman stopping to make a delivery.

Mr Gerald Fox, prosecuting, She had been catering along asked for a remand to enable the en the greensward at the side of police to make further re-tiga- the road.

SEIZED FRENCH 'PLANE, FLEW TO BRITAIN

A YOUNG FRENCH air mechanic who wants to join the R.A.F. armed himself with a revolver, seized a seven-passenger cabin 'plane at an airfield in occupied France, and flew it to England.

A.A.

guns fired at him as he crossed the coast, but he landed on a bumpy field about 100 yards from a farm at Tregantle, Cornwall.

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The first man he met was labour returning from rabbiting.

England?" he asked

"Is this

in broken English.

When the farmhand said it

was the stranger clasped him

round the neck and kissed him.

SHOOT THE LOOTERS

trols.

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD.

HEAD OFFICE:

15, Gracechurch Street, London, E.CR

Authorised Capital Subscribed Capital Paid-up Capital

Reserve Fund & Rest

BANKERS:

£3,000,000

1,800,000

1,050,000

1,254,639

The Bank of England and Midland Blank, Ltd.

New York

The Business of the above Bank la

SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, Rules may be obtained on application. FOR *THE HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

M GRAYBURN,

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

V

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.

Authorised Capital Paid-up Capital

Reserve and Undivided

Elon.

Profita

$10,000,000.00

5,598,600.00

2,983,201.50

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

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:-

Sir Shou-son Chow, Chairman; Li Koon Chun, Esq., P. K. Kwok, E. Wong Yun Tong, Esq., Chan Ching Shek, Esq.. L Lan Sang, Esq., Wong and Fung Ping Wab. Chu Son, Esq.

Eoq.

Kan Tong Po, Esq., Chief Manager. Hon. Mr. LI Tae Fong. Manager.

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:---

BRANCHES:

Bangkok Bombay

Calcutt

Jadna Kuantan Randy

Madme

Репаля

Colombo

Karachi

Ecgood

Delbi Balle

Kota Bharu

Shangbal

Kuala Lumpur Mais

Kuala Lipia

Singapore

Howrah Ipoh

Kuala

Trooggatu

& may

Batavia

Bombay

and

Calcutta

iluiptyq zagkow

Maalis Melbour Saganak! New York Paria

Samarsus

Shanghai

Bingapore Bombay

Paiping

Bwatow

Bouti

Редвод

Kobe

Rangoon

Kowloon London

Saigon

Ban Franm200

HONG KONG BRANCH Every description of Hanking Exchange business transacted.

TRUSTEE

CURRENT

AND EXECUTORSHIP UNDERTAKEN.

ACCOUNTS opened 11

Flogging for a first looting of- fence, shooting for a second con- viction. This punishment for Local Currency and FIXED DEPOSITS Then some soldiers came up looters is advocaled by a writer received in Local Currency & STER- "Shall I be clicked?" (handcuffed) in the Review," weekly paper of LING on terms that may be ascertain- asked the Frenchman anxiously. the British police, They gave him something to eat and took him away to be ques- tioned.

While there is fear that Pari- The young man said he was fed under German by up with living fic peace may be disturbed Mr. Matsuoka's dealings it, is rule, and tried to get to England} generally believed that Tokyn in July. He stole a 'plane then, will continue to mark time if the but had engine trouble, and was European situation is indecisive. forced to land again in France.

The New York Herald-Tri- ¦ The machine in which reached bune" says that Japanese leaders Cornwall is a scarlet-upholstered frankly admit that the China pro- luxury model. and hundreds of blem is vexing the Tokyo Gov. sightseers have come to the farm ernment and a "supreme effort at Tregantle to see it.

INDO-CHINA

STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LTD.

OPERATING SERVICES FOR

CARGO and PASSENGERS

TO-8WATOW, SHANGHAI, TSINGTAO,

CHEFOO AND TIENTSIN

KOBE AND OSAKA

BINGAPORE, PENANG AND CALCUTTA

SANDAKAN, HAIPHONG

All steamers berth alongside the Roosevelt Terminal in the French, Concession at Shanghal, where passengers and cargo are landed,

For Further Particulars Please Apply To

JARDINE, MATHESON

& CO., LTD.

GENERAL MANAGERS.

TELEPHONE

30311.

ed on application.

D. BENSON.

Manager.

CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA

AND CHINA. Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853

"And if this seems too dras- tic," says the writer. "I would point out that by taking advan. tage of their already overbur doned fellows,

such criminals THE are as guilty of breaking all the laws of human decency as thei Narls we are fighting against. and in sheer self-preserva. tion they should be treated just as drastically." Every blitzed town has already had its quota of looters and bogus bomb victims says the writer.

|Paid-up Capital

Reserve Liability of Pro Reserve Fund

prietors

£3,000,000 £3,000,000

£3.000.000

HEAD OFFICE: LONDONI 38, Bishopagato, E.C.2. Sub-Agencies in London: 117/123, Leadenhall Street, EC.2. West End Branch: 14/16, Cockøpur Street, S.W.L. Manchester Branch:

52, Monley Street, Manchester, 1.

AGENCIES AND

BRANCHES:

Sarnabas

Aloe Bar

Amritar

Bankow Hons for

PODABR

Rangoon

Bangkok

Follo

Saigon

Batavia

Ipok

Babay

Kamobl

Calcutta

Klang

Agencies: Hobe

Bhangha

Singapore

Bitiawan

Clive Street Kuala Lusipur Bourabaya Fairlie Place Kuching

Caba

Talping

Denton

·18ndras.

Tientsib

Canopore

Mali

Tongkah

Madan

(Bhuket)

Colombo

New York

Talagta

Dertil

Palplas

Yokohama

Hulphons

Baking!

Hamburg

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transnétud.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and One FIXED DEPOSITS received toʻr Year or shorter perioda in Fecal or Other Currencies at rates which will be quoted en applention

SAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened in: Local Currency and Sterling with in- terest allowed at rates obtamable on application.

+

The Bank's Head Office in London undertakes Executor and Truster. busi neša, and claims recovery of British Income Tax overpaid, on terins which may be ascertained at any of

the Agencies and Branches.

W. II. EVANS THOMAS,

Manager.

Beattie

Sydney

Tiantaia VADOOSTAT

and

Every description of Banking Exchange business transacted. Loane granted on approved seer rilles.

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 on application.

Safe Deposit Boxes To Let.

KAN TONG PO,

Chief Manager.

THE WING ON BANK,

LIMITED.

Hoad 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.

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,

eto., etc. 10, Wyndham Street Established 1806

Hong Kong