1941-07-10 — Page 29

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 10, 1941.

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|HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION:

SAME RISK, BUT GOT

Authorised Capital

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LESS FOR IT

.$50,000,000

11€ 0,000,000

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

Sterung

serve

Reserve

prietors

Liability of Pro-

:$10,000,000

.$20,000,002

HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.

Working side by side Hong Kong Currency Re- through fire blitzes with regular firemen, doing the same jobs, running the same risks, A.F.S. men feel they deserve equal compensation. But they do not get it.

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

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

J. K. Bousfield, Eng.,

Auxiliary fireman Bush, of

A. HI Compton, Esq., Charteris Road, Kilburn, worked. Darios, Eng.,

0. Miskin, Etq»_

K. 6. Morrison, Esq. Hon. Mr. T. E. Posresu.

with regular firemen in a London Hon. Mr. 8. EL. Dodwell, Hon. Mr. A. L. Shialday Are blitz. He and a regular fire- Sir Vandeleur M. Graşburn

Chief Manager.

man ran through a wall of flame. Wood blocks in the street were blazing. Their hands and faces were badly burned.

Amoy Bangkok Together the men went to Batsvia hospital. A.F.8. man Bush was Bombay Calcutta given £3 10s, a week-his full Centan pay-for three months and then | Chatoo discharged, although he was Calomba

Dairen still in hospital. The regular Foonbow fireman was given six months' Haiphong

Hankow full pay.

Flerbla Coilo

Protest By Union

CURRENT

BRANCHES:-

Jobota

Kobe

Rangoon Balgon

Bad Frapolis Shanghai Bingapore Beursbays Bunget Patand

Kowloon

Kuala Lump

Loudou

Lyons

Malon

Bwatoy

Manila

Tigatala

Muar (Jchore) Tokyo

Mulden

Now York

Tsingtao Yokohama

Peiping

Patient

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ACCOUNTS opened Bush is now keeping his wife Local Currency and FIXED DEPO and child on 39s. a week public SITS received for One Year or shorter assistance, while his comrade periods in Local and Other Currencies is getting full pay.

от terma which will be quoted on

SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES of various sizes To Lat,

TRUSTEE and EXECUTOR businesə undertaken.

"The Fire Brigadea' Union application. haa protested against this differentiat treatment." an official said. "All firemen should be given the same Injury pay." "There were five of us trapped by a falling wall," Bush told the "Daily Mirror." "We all got badly burned. I was in bed for nine weeks, and nearly lost the sight of one eye.

"The A.F.S. Benevolent Fund gave my wife £3 9s a week after my wages stopped."

WATER-POLO RESULTS

Following were the results of matches played in the European Y.M,C.A. Invi. tation Water-Polo Tournament

evening:-

"Y" POOL

Y.M.C.A.

Wilson (3),

May (2)

9 Small Units

Macdonald

C. Goldman (2),

Hong Kong, 20th February, 1941. HONG KONG SAVINGS

BANK.

AND

The Business of the above Bank 13 conducted by the HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, Rules may be obtained on application.

FOR THE HONG KONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,

V. M. GRAYBURN,

Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 1st March, 1937. THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.

Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853,

last

Paid-up Capital

£3.000.000

Reserve Fund

£3,000,000

Reserve Liability of Pro-

prietors

£3,000,000

SIX DAYS IN OPEN

Mall

Sevastopol

BLACK SEA

Ꮯ Ꮶ

ORDEAL CAN'T GET

BOAT

GREATEST REGRET of Miss Doreen Barr, of South Africa, who was among a party landed at a Scottish port, was that her wedding presents and trousseau were lost when the ship was torpedoed.

"It was terrible having to leave them," she told the "Daily Mirror," "but all I had time to grab were a few clothes. I was in bed when the ship was hit."

She was the only woman on, for uninhabited. islands. board. For six days she was at sea in an open boat.

"The men did everything pos- sible to make me comfortable,” Miss Barr said. "There was food and water in the life-boat, but we did not realise at first that our meagre supplies would have to last six days.

"Water was strictly rationed. It did not quench our thirst and only moistened our mouths and throats.

“During the day we lived in 'lifeboat-under, a scorching sun, and the cold nights were

'teerible contrast..

"We had one stroke of luck when we sighted a native boat which came alongside us and “gave'úsɔaçqupply of water.

"A pilot was also put on board. our boat. to guide us to land...

"Coming) near the coast we were often in peril from the reef barriers which seemed to rise out of the water. But the boat was. magnificently handled, and we managed to avoid them all

"Finally we did touch land." Misg Barr is now anxious to find her flance with whom she has been out of touch for two months.

“My, finance," she said, "does not know whether, I am dead or live, but I hope it will not be long until we are united and can go ahead with our wedding or

Stroke Of Luck "On u number of occasions we sighted land, but on approaching

found that, we were heading "rangements.""

IN OWN HOUSES

R. Goldman, Benn.

ARMY POOL

Navy "C"

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Royal Scots "B" 0

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.. Gardner

5th A.A. Regt.,

R.A.

5

Elblin (2),

Clarke.

085th R.A. Whittle

(scored into own goal).

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HEAD OFFICE: LONDON:

88, Bishopsgate, E.C.2.

117/122, Leadenhall Street, E.C.3. West End Branch:

14/16, Cockspur Street, S.W.1. Manchester Branchi

62, Mosley Street, Manchester, 2

AGENCIES AND BRANCHES:

MacAlister.

Yabsley

Alor Star Amritsar

Roval Scota "A".. 7

Hunter (2),

8th R.A.

1

Bangkok

Inakow Hong Kong Iloilo

Perang

Rangoon

Selgou

Millar (2).

Chłu Kwok- wing.

Batt

Ipob

Seremban

Bombay

Karachi

Shanghst

Calcutta

Klang

Bingapore

Byrne, Jordan,

Bennett.

League Table To Date

Agencies: Kobe

Bitiawan

Olive Street Kuala Lumpur

Surabaya

Fairlie Place Kuching

Talplug

Canton

Madrae

Tientsin

Cawupõra

Manila

Tongkab

Cebu

Modan

(Bhuket)

Goals

Colombo

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By a decision given by Royal Scots "B" 8 07 Judge Bensley Wells, 36th. aly. R.A. 8 @ 7 K.C., at Southwark (Lon-

don) County Court, land- CHINA FIRE

lords will be unable to get | possession of their unoc- cupied houses unless the law is altered.

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 u Local Currency and Sterling with in- terest allowed at rates obtainable on application.

The Bank's Head Office in London undertakes Executor and Trustee busf ness, and claims recovery of Britain Income Tax overpa, on terms which may be ascertained at any of the Agencies and Branches.

W. H. EVANS THOMAS.

Manager.

DIVIDEND THE MERCANTILE BANK

OF INDIA, LTD.

HEAD OFFICE:

The China Fire Insurance. Co., Ltd. announces that, subject to audit, the Directors will recom- In order to enter houses left mend the payment of a Dividend 15, Gracechurch Street, London, E.C.. furnished since the blitz land- of $12 per share and a Bonus Authorised Capital

Subscribed; Capital, lords have to. serve notice to Dividend of $0 per share for the Paid-up Capital quit. As they do not know where year ended December 31. 1940. Reserve Fund & Rest the tenants are, they have pinned The Annual Meeting of Share- notices on the doors.

holders will be held at noon on July 25, 1941.

When summonsen wera heard' for possession of houses the Judge said he, considered it was the landlord's duty to pros duce evidence that notice had been brought to the knowledge of

the tenant,

Judgment was given for the rent due, but the claims for pos- session were adjourned for proof of service of notice to quit.

A legal authority told the "Daily Mirror"

"It may be that the Courts will agree to accept some other form of serving notice to quit on evacuee tenants, such as ad- vertising the notice.

THE WING ON BANK, LIMITED.

*BANKERS:

£3,000,000

1,800,000

1,050,000

1,254,638

The Bank of England and Midland Bank, Ltd.

BRANCHES:

Daurkak

Tombay

Calcutta

Colombo

Delhi Galle

Jeffun Kuantan

Handy Kurachi

Madran New York

Penang

› "Hangoon",

Kota Bharu Bhengtai

Kuala Lumpur Simla Hong Kong Kuala Lipis Bingapore Howrah,

Head Office: Hong Kong. 26, Doa Vobux Road, Central, Authorised Capital $10,000,000-p

LONDON BANKERS:→→→ :: Westminster Bank, Ltd.

Foreign Exchange and every description of banking business transacted

Trougganu

HONG. KONG BRANCHINE Every description of Banking and 2 Exchange business transacted.

STRUSTEE AND EXECUTORSHIP EVASENY UNDERTAKEN,

Current Accounts and Savingscon Accounts opened. Fixed Deposits received at rates which will be received in Local Currency & STER- quoted on application.

Safe Deposit Boxed for hire,

PHILIP GOCKCHIN,

Chief Manager.

́ CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened. In Local Currency and FIXED DEPOSITS LING on terma that muy be adcertained. th application.

BENSON,

[Manager.