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HONGKONG & SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION.

Authorised Capital.................

$80,000,000.

Issued; and Fully-Paid-up

$20,000,000

Reserve Fundit:----

Sterling

£8,500,000

Hong Kong Currency Re

serva.

.$10,000,000

Reserve Liability of Pro-

prietora

-$20,000,000

HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG,

BOARD OF DIRECTORSI

Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson,

* ChairmaTÍ.

W. H, Lock, Esq.

Deputy Chairman,

J. E. Bousfield, Esq.,

A. H. Compton, Esq.,

L. J. Davies, Esq.,

G. Minkin, Esq.

K..8. Morrison, Heg

Hon. Mr. T. E. Pearos,

Hon. Mr. S. II. Dodwell, Hon. Mr. A. L. Shialdi, Sir Vandeleur. M. Grayburn

Chief. Manger,

BRANCHES:—',

ឆេង Dangkok Batavia

Ipoh

Johore

Bombay

Calcutta Canton

Choloo Oolomba

Dairen

Foodbow Haiphong Elankow Harbiu

floilo

Robe

Kowloon

Rangoon

Beigon

San Franalog Shanghal

Kuala Lumpur Singapore

Lond

Lon

London

Malacca Manila

Sourabaya

Pleetin

Muse (Johors) Tokyo

Muiden

New York Peiping

Patong

Tsingtao

Pateni

Yokohama

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened th Local Currency and FIXED DEPO SITS received for One Year or shorter periods in Local and Other Currencies which will be quoted on

On

terms application.

SAFE DEPOSIT BUXES of various sizes To Let.

TRUSTEE and EXECUTOR business undertaken.

Hong Kong. 28th February, 1941.

HONG KONG SAVINGS":

BANK.

The Business of the above Bank to SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

woman about her "somewhat ex- The first shipload of

British Red Cross parcels petition which may be a Wigton Hall, Wigton, Cumber for prisoners of war left pointer to post-war hous-conducted by the HONG KONG AND land. She is suing Mr. Walter Lisbon for Marseilles re-ing design has been sent Rules may be obtained on application the new in booklet form by the SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. der an agreement made between escort system agreed to

Joseph Reid, of the Royal Auto-

mobile Club, for £575 7s. 6d. un-cently

them on June 19 last.

loss of her car and personal pos- sessions when helping Mr. Reid

his wife and

to escape

from France at the time of the col-

lapse last June.

under

try.

Mrs. Powell is claiming for the between Britain and Ger- Royal Institute of British through the Architects to all housing many

of the Inter-committees in the coun- medium national Red Cross.

each vessel Under this system will carry aboard a representative

The competition, held last Sept- of the International Red Cross as

He will ember, was for industrial haus- supercargo. escort and make the seven days' voyage to ing designs in war-time, and the Marseilles, supervise the discharge buildings were to be planned for give ade- of the mailbags and return in the peacetime use and to

quate A.R.P. protection. same ship to Lisbon.

Mr. Justice Cassels remarked that Mrs. Powell's claim included "a considerable sum" for clothes and asked. "How much did you spend on clothes before your hus- band died?"

life.

Mrs. Powell replied, "I don't know, but my husband was get- ting cross." She added that her ita- lian dressmaker was a wonderful woman and the clothes she bought, were to last her the rest of her Mr. Justice Cassels adjourned The London Stock Exchange the hearing. yesterday was generally firm but business was quiet. Gilt-edged Menarda An all-round advance and industrials also tended highe with 1urther investment demand in heavies. Among oreign bonus Japanese were strong and gener- ally £2 higher while Chinese and Brazilians also improved. Kaffers were irregularly higher. Wall Street was slow.---Reuter.

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MANNEQUIN WIFE AND RICH MAN

A decree nisi, with costs, was granted by Mr. Justice Hodson in the Divorce Court recently in favour

Henry of Mr. Philip Riseley, R.N.V.R., on the ground of

vice,

Four Swiss have arrived in

A total of 159 designs were sub- London to undertake these duties, but, as each will be away more. mitted. The winners of the first than a fortnight, additional con- prize, J. G. Ledeboer and George trollers will be needed to main-Fairweather, of London, proposed building which tain a frequent and regular ser- a single-storey

the gave complete protection in As recently reported, letters sleeping area, and could be com- from camps indicate that parcels pleted with a second storey after are now arriving more satisfac- the war. torily. A few are still being sent overland via Spain, but the sea route is regarded by the Red Cross as speedier and more reliable,

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the adultery of his wife, Witnesses at the court-martial Eleanor Mary Maxwell, with Mr. of an officer in London recently Charles Lee, partner in a firm of testified that they had been pald metal brokers. Damages of £1,500 money due to them outside the were awarded against the cor- court. respondent, whose evidence was given on commission in York.

Sec. Lt. Philip Arthur Wilkin-. Newson, of the R.A.S.C., was found not guilty on 10 of 19. charges Mr. Justice Hodson, giving relating to cheques which it was judgment, said that the husband alleged were returned when pre- was a man of moderate means, sented to his bank. The decision of and his wife was said to be tall the court

on the remaining and attractive. She worked as a charges and on a charge of mannequin and was stated to be drunkenness, to which Sec. Lt. fond of galety.

Wilkinson pleaded guilty, will be announced:

Mr. Lee's financial position was obviously superior to that of Mr. Riseley. It was difficult to ascer

tain to what extent Mr. Lee's display of wealth influenced Mrs, Riseley, but she seemed to have been carried away by the glamour which he was able to give out.

For the defence it was stated. that Sec. Lt. Wilkinson had been

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de- tection and which would not be

in out of place

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V. M. GRAYBURN,

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

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.

Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853. Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund Reserve Llability of Pro-

prietors

£3,000,000 £3,000,000

£3,000,000

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON: 38, Bishopsgate, É.C,2. 117/123, Leadenhall Street, E.CL," West End Branch;- 14/16, Cockspur Street, S.W.1. Manchester Branch: 62, Musley Street, Manchester, 2

AGENCIES AND BRANCHES:

Alor Star Amritsar Bangkak

Hankies

Ponadg

Hong Kong

Hangoon

Haila

Baigou

pok

Beremban

Karachi

Hhangbai

Kiang

Singapore

Agencies:

Bitiawan

dire Street Kuala Lumpur Surabaya

Farlia Place Kuching/

Talplug

Canton Dawuparo Debir

Madras

Tientaln

Manila

Tongkah

Medan

(Dhukot)

Colombo Dubi Hauphung

New York

Tringtao

Paiplag

Zokobams

(Poking)

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for One. Year or shorter periods in Local 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 rates obtainable on applicatión.

The Bank's Head Office in London. undertakes Executor, and Trustee busi ness, and claims-recovery of Britain Income Tax overpait, on terms which may be ascertained at any of tho Agencies and Branches, ka tag

WH EVANS THOMAS,

Manager.

THE WING ON BANK, LIMITED,

Head Office: Höng Kong: 28, Des Voeux Road, Central. Authorised Capital: $10,000,000?

LONDON BANKERS Westminator Bank, Ltd. Foreign Exchange and every description of banising business transacted, leave

Current, Accounts and Savings Accounts opened Fixed Deposits received at rates which will ha quoted on application:

Safe Deposit Boxes for hire.

PHILIP GOCKCHIN,

Chief Manager,

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