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|HONGKONG & SHANGHAI |BANKING CORPORATION.

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serva

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HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.

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

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

A NUMBER OF FOOTBALL CLUBS, INCLUDING 11 IN LONDON, HAVING DE- CIDED TO PLAY THEIR OWN LEAGUE AND CUP EVENTS THIS SEASON, HAVE BEEN R. Bousfeld, Esq., G. Miskin, Eeg-

K. B. Morrison, Esq. EXPELLED FROM THE FOOT-A Compton, Esq.,

6. J. Davies, Esq.. Hon. Mr. T. E. Posros, BALL LEAGUE.

Hon Mr. B.-H. Dodwell, Hon. Mr. A. L. Shialde The controversy goes back sey- Hon. Sir Vandeleur M, Grayburn, Jeral weeks when Londoners ob-

Chief Manager, Jected to ixtures laid down by

the League on the grounds of ex-

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4 Bataria Bombay

Ipob Jobore Kobe

Bangoom Halgon

Kowloon

Shanghai

Loadou

cessive travelling. They suggest- | Amoy

Bangkok ed their own league, which other southern clubs joined. The Foot- ball League thereupon threatened Calcutta

Canton did expulsion if the southerners

Chotoo not fulfil the original fixtures.

Colozaba The Londoners held a meeting Dairon

Foorbow by

decision, Hipboną stood and

their whereupon the expulsion, which affects such famous teams as Ar-Harbin

Brentford and Chelsea, senal, Tottenham, came into force fol- lowing a further League meeting on August 5.

Voilo

CURRENT

Ban Francisco

Kuala Lumpur Singapore

Lyon

Manila

Bours bara Sungel Patend

Swatox

Tinstin

Muar (Johors) Tokyo

Mukden

Tringta

New York

Tokohama

Peiping

Pausug

ACCOUNTS opened

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When our force arrived the French Administrator of the area requested the British commander to send a message to General Catroux, placing his services en- tirely

disposal of at the

Free France.

Arab sheikhs from the hin- terland, several of them Incor- rigible mischief-mongers who had been a constant thorn in the side of the French authori. ties, came long distances across It was then decided that in the SITS received for One Year or shorter

will be quoted the desert to salute our troops. unanimous opinion of the Football Periods in Local and Other Currencies The Indian troops helped in the League

committee.application. disposal of numerous tasks com- all 15 southern clubs who refused SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES of various ing before the commander, in- to fu'fil the fixtures inade for them sizes To Let. cluding the provision of food for had, by their action, ceased to be women and children left behind members of the Football League undertaken. by the Vichy troops.

management

and the committee resolved that the shares in the League held by the eight full members were now cancelled.

NEW TYPES After spending all day looking over every type of fighter and bomber from America, 250 of Britain's! |leading aircraft designers coffee, tinned goods and other Londoners in revolt are Aldershot.

and test pilots paid glow-siderable

necessaries imported from

Food Distribution

Large quantities of ficur, sugar,

The four clubs who joined the

con- Brighton, Reading and Watford. --- distances, were dis-Reuter. ing tributes to the 'planes. tribuled free to deserving cases,

It was the biggest conference of Hassetche also provided a wel- such experts ever held in Britain, come relaxation for the Sepoys

Machines from the little Toma-after the rigour of long advances CYCLONES

across the desert. In the cool bomber were depths of the river they forget

the days of heat and dust. Reuter.

an

THE ARCHBISHOP OF CAN-hawk tighter to the great four- TERBURY, DR. LANG, BROAD-engined Liberator CAST A MESSAGE FROM A lined up in three ranks at LONDON MEETING CONVENED aerodrome. BY THE SWORD OF THE As the types of machines Anter- SPIRIT" ORGANISATION. THIS WAS CREATED BY CARDINAL HINSLEY TO GIVE A LEAD ON THE FOUNDATIONS OF PEACE.

"The Brst aim of this tremen- dous struggle we are engaged in," said Dr. Lang. "is the destruction of this powerful evil force and the liberating of the nations which are now held in bondage under Its sway."

ica is now sending us run into double figures, there was plenty of material for study.

The 'planes made an imposing picture, reminiscent of the Hendon took off their coats. They seram- pageant, Designers and builders

bled into machines, crawled beneath them, and climbed lad- ders to pry into the engines.

Pilots There

aircraft industry Designers,

All Britain's

represented.

Speaking of what would hap- pen when peace came, he said it was unthinkable that men should was not be setting themselves to con-directors of British aircraft com- serve an order of civilisation bet-panies, test pilots, Atlantic "Ferry" " ter than that which was being pilots and members of the Society destroyed before their eyes,

of Aircraft Construction conferred.

"We cannot, dare not, walt until the war is over," he declared. "It will help us in the immediate struggle we can see beyond the distress and darkness some pro- mise of the coming day."

One English designer whose name will be a household word when the war is ended said to a group round a Havoc night-figh ter. "We must have speed and altitude. of a belter

The war

being fought at 40,000ft, and the engine which gives the maxi- mum boost at altitude la the one which 10 going to B00 KB through."

THE IDEAL RENDEZVOUS!

Mac's Cafe

THE PLACE TO MEET and EAT

Table D'Hote Tiffin $1.75

GRILL SPECIALITIES A LA CARTE

QUICK SNACKS

AIR-CONDITIONED BUFFET BAR

TEA-TIME DELECTABLES

'FINEST HOME-MADE PASTRIES & CAKES

DINNER

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HONG KONG HOTEL

The company cheered when they heard that the Havoc had taken its toll in the night's bag of 33 Nazi 'planes shot down.

Exchanging Secrets

Executives were present from the Ministry of Aircraft Produc- tion factories responsible for the assembly of the United States fighters. They were anxious to help designers to seek out the finest features of the American 'planes to build into our own, for we are exchanging our secrets with America.

Many of the air experts ex- 1, pressed the opinion that British designers could help America in the development of operational! equipment, particularly armament,

LOCAL SHARES

H.K. GOVT. LOANS 4% Loan 951⁄2 b.

3% Loan (1934) 941⁄2 6. 31⁄2% Loan (1940) 94% b.

BANKS

Hong Kong Bank X.D. $1315 b.

INBURANCES

Canton Ins. $225 b. HK Fire Ins. $185 b. DOCKS, WHARVES, GODOWNS,

ETC.

Providents $5 b.

LANDS, HOTEL & BLDGS. H.K. and S. Hotels $3.20 b. H.K. Realties $3.10 sa. Chinese Estates $101 b.

PUBLIC UTILITIES H.K. Tramways X.D, $16%

$16.70 sa.

b.,

China Lights (Old) $5.90 h..

$6.10 s.

H.K. Electrics Ex. Rts. $21.90 sa. H.K. Electrics (New) 21 b. H.K. Electrics Rights $10.90 sa. Telephones (Old) $23 sa..

INDUSTRIALS Cements $14 b., $14.30 sa. H.K. Ropes $8.30 b. $8.60 s.

STORES, &c.

Dairy Farms $19 s., $18.90 so.

LAST DAY'S SALES

200 Trams @ $16.70 50 Trams @ $16,90 210 Electrics (Old) X Ris.

$21.90

213 Electrics Rts. @ $10.90 100 Cements @ $14.30 100 Dairy Farms @ $18.90

MISSING-

WIN BY ODD GOAL

and Local Currency

I on

terms which

FIXED DEPO-

on

TRUSTEE and EXECUTUR business

Hong Kong, 26th February, 1941.

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.

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

V. M. GRAYBURN,

Chief Manager.

Hong Kong. Ist March, 1937

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.

Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853 In the Hockey (on roller skates) League for the "Chi Yin Yat Pao"Paid-up Capital Cup, Cyclones beat King's by the Reserve Fund odd goal in three yesterday

J. Kitchell and A. R. Kitchell scored for Cyclones and Chang Kow-ming for the losers.

Hassan; R. Cyclones:-M. H. Rocha, A. H. Bakar; W. Moham- med, A. K. Markar and A. R. Kit- chell.

Utiles:-Omar Rahman, J. Kitchell, I. Kitchell, R. A. Bux.

King's Chin Hak; Ng Ping, Lo Tak: Henderson, Chang Kow-wing and D. D. Nien,

Utilities:-Lau Hin-wan and Fong Chi-wai.

The game between Panthers land Buccaneers was postponed as the latter were not able to raise a team.

INDIAN WRESTLING

Reserve Lability of Pro-

prietors

£3,000,000 £3,000,000

£3,000,000

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON: 38, Bishopsgate, B.C.2 117/12, Leadenhall Street, E.CA

West End Branch: ~ 14/16, Cockspur, Street, S.W.1. Manchester Branch: 62. Musley Street, Manchester, 2

AGENCIES AND BRANCHES:

Hankow

Alor Star

Amritsar Bangkok Bai

Bombay Cabout ca

Fennor

Eng Hong

Rangoon

Dlatio

Batrou

Ipon

Beremban

Karachi

Bhanghas

Klang

Bingspre

Agencies:

Robe

Bitfawas

Clive Street Euala Lumpur

Bourabaya

Parlin Place Kuching

Talplug

Canton Cawnpore Ocbu

Madras

Tientalu

Manila

Tongkah

Medao

Bbuket)

Colombo

New York

Tsingtao

Delhi

Polpin

kokodama

Hopbanig

(Poking)

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for Ons Year or shorter periods in Local or Other Currencies at rates which will Rajput Regiment had arranged be quoted on application,

SAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened u to stage their Regimental Indian Wrestling competitions last Mon-terest allowed at rates obtainable on

Local Currency and Sterling with i day, but the rain, resultant upon application. the typhoon threat,

The Bank Head Office in London, whole programme out, and those undertakes. Executor and Trustee busi in charge are now trying to fix ness,, and claims recovery of Britain

washed the

may

3

the

a date for the competitions some Income Tax overpaid, on terms which

be ascertained at any of time during the next fortnight,

From observations, it would Agencies and Branches.

W. K. EVANS THOMAS, that some of the Regi- appear ment's men stand an excellent chance of bringing off honours in: respective weights at the

HELD R.A.F. forthcoming Hong Kong Area

There was high praise on, the RECORD

smoothness of our technical co- operation with American designers and builders.

MEDICINAL GOODS IN SUITCASES

One of the RAF's most suc- cessful war pilots, Squadron Lea- der M. T. St. J. Pattle, who had destroyed at least twenty-three- enemy aircraft up, till March,, is missing.

Squadron-Leader Pattle At that time had the highest num. ber of "killa" officially credited to a pilot in this warl

Indian Wrestling competitions, which will be staged in the early Autumn.

EIGHT-HOUR MARCH

TO NOWHERE

LIKE SQUIRRELS IN A CAGE. THIRTY SOLDIERS WILL BE PLACED ON A TREADMILL. IN HARVARD UNIVERSITY'S FATIGUE LABORATORY TO MARCH OFF TO NOWHERE,

In full battle dress they will march under simulated : desert conditions for eight-hour periods at regulation Infantry pace. So

A South African, 27, he was Charged with exporting medi- cine without a permit, and with awarded the D.F.C. in February placing the goods on board aand a bar to it a month later. He British ship without the owner's was reported missing last August, permission yesterday. Chan Kam- but later was found to be safe. fook and Kwok Wal-chol, were each fined $200 by Mr. D. J. N. Anderson at Kowloon this morn- ing.

Four rattan suit cases of medi- The U.S. Price Administrator, that the War Department can cines, including 44. bottles of Mr. Leon Henderson, is establish-study how the men, their equip-. potassium cyanide, were found ing a 12-cent calling for copper ment and uniforms stand up under with them when revenue officers with premiums for the high cost field conditions. made a search on board the ship of producers, says Router from In later. tests, Arctic conditions before she was due to "nail." New York

will be simulated":

COPPER PRICES

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