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Day For

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by a China Mail Reporter This year's Christmas mail for the United Kingdom has increased considerably over that of the last two years. Parcel

post along already exceeds last year's figure by 250 bags while letters and packages of all sizes continue to pour into the local Post Office at a furious pace.

Figures for letters and packet matt are not yet avaliable, i Surface mail for parcel post closes at 5 pm. today. For Jet- ters, and puckets, at 6 pm.

Post Office staff, to get 12

bond by Tomorrow morning will be working wit Bet tunghi.

at

Our First

Preet pile up at the Post Ofice.-China Mail Photo.

Didn't Pay Income Tax

Chinese

Opera Star To Gaol

Goes To

APPOINTMENTS GAZETTED

"We Were The GOVERNMENT

First," Says HK Bank Chief

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corpora- tion was the first of the British exchange banks in the Far East to draw its capital, its direction and its corporate status from the centre of its sphere of operations, said the Hon. Michael Turner, Chief Manager of the Bank, when he addressed a luncheon gather- ing of the Lion's Club at Gloucester Hotel this

afternoon.

clause in the

The Government Gazette to- day announced the follow- ing appointmonts, trans- fors, promotions and post- ings:

Mr Albert Joseph Sanguinetti appointed a magis-

nas peca trate us from October 9, Mr Sanguinetu, who is on transter from Gibraltar, arrived here on

November 4.

Mr K. A. Bidmead, Deputy

re

suined duty on October 26 on

TO THE EDITOR

Planning For The Future

Sir, Thero

hava

been

various reports in the local press recently of a speech mode in Canada by the Roy, Reginald Trucman, Principal of the Union Theological College in Hongkong stating that he said the Anglican Church hoped to produce the kind of graduates who could survive in Com- munist China. Now as we all know brief reports of speeches cun alter the tenor and mean-

Commissioner of Police,

era from leave.

Mr. W. . Heath, Asalstant g of a speech. But this re- quently ceased to act as Deputy

Commissioner of Police, conse-

Commissioner 15: from that

cate.

Mr Q.

A.

to

Harknett, Sub-

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por as it stands might be mis- understood here in Hongkong. Mr Trueman of course speaks as a private

person and not olicinity for tha Anglican Church. The Ayton Church's

Is .education dim in

that arzy Christian Church. train and educato Christian leaders.

Wood

St John's

Ordinance the that it was Mr Turner said

be Arylatum possible that this original allowing the formation of banks inspector,

Police of character of the Bank and its with limited liability was dis- Superiniaiuten

from November 1. intimate local connections allowed," Mr Turner sald.

10 Mr H. Torrance, Surveyor of for its formed an explanation

However, the Treasury was Ships, to be Acting Senior Suri striking progress stuce 1005.

favourable to the establishment veyors Ships as from October College, for instance, which is In his talk, Mr Turner gave a

of the Bank under other sate-20, vice Mr A. Buckley anu referred to in the report, is a brief history of the establish guards, and the Governor, SE Cauring the absence or a college amilated to the Univer- from the: A well-known Cantonese opera singer and actor, men of muy commercial firms, Hercules Robinson, was a worm woodward.

this some of them very active and supporter. "He had already in Shek Yin-ize alias Mak Chi-sing, was

powerful, in the Far East early view, In fact, the establishment morning sentenced to six months' imprison last century. By 1844, he said, of a banking corporation whose ment for failing to pay his income tax of ess than two years after the hates could be accepted by the $13,335 to the Government.

Overall anercone in malt over the lus! bw weeks Kowloon post offices has been Hongkong's about 1501 per cent. korrode Was nearly 300 per

When will life rutan to nor

this Post Ofire?

Surprising revelation, but not) The s matenee was passed by at all. Chinese New Your. Mr T Creedon at the Kowloon Studing of kreeting cards' Magistracy.

The 38-year-old "This la our firat indication of auring Chines, New Year is toe!

artor told

Christmas,"

letal of the

ticy w populær a practice as the Court that he had been out that of sending cards during of work for some time. He said

on his thul he lived Christines.

wife's curtings.

Post Offer told me.

It is, however, not the bustest period, the tempe ronaves to 112 11

it reaches 115 ct.max <hrink the second half of the nonth of December, the official added.

The big job for members of the staff in the ensuing days is to get rid of the raid) a‹ quickly sle to make space in their basement "dungeons" for fresh the Incessant indow al mail.

With the UK. mall off by 10. morrow. members of the stat begin to deal with the mountain and of

tiers Christmas packages in anokhive "dungeon" destined for other Countries, Then there has not yet been barked.

Promotions

Approved

actress

She

was able to get from time to time, he said.

Converted

work

Shek Yin-tze's personal in- ore tax for the years 151/52 1952/53 which he was not able to pay, was converted into

ne on November 30, 1955. Having failed to pay the fine.

The promotions of Lt 0. V. Cheung to Captain on October a Worrngl for his arrest

was

not execut-

10 and Sgt Peter W. M. Farqu-drawn up on February 22, 1956. harson to Sub-Li on October 15 The warrant was

the Honghong Regiment have

e because the defendant had Dosifie in been approved,

left for Singapore around the Ihre the

trued, today's Government Gazette.

warrant wis

the Court was told.

When sentence was pmased on Shek Yin-tze this morning.

get ther

and

The Gazelle also notified that Captain R. Lee of the Force Headquarters, Royal Ingkong defendant Indicated that he Defence Force, ceased to actin

aguin to would try the rank of Majer and un th..

money to pay his nevad to | post of Offlver Commanding the asked if he could be released it workers Home Guard on Septenter 10he succeeded. not until rember when

upon the return to Hongkong of least 60 will be taken

Major R. S. Capell, WIL.

No Need As yet there is

pari-time

employ

Application To Raise Amount Of

Maintenance

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Lam

Treasury, and he was interested In the establishment of a min: with a Hongkong Doller to e- place the various currencies ther rculating in the Colony," Mr

cession of Hongkong, there were no less than 84 foreign commer- tial Arms represented in Hong kong and the Ave Treaty Poris in Chine.

In their train came the banks: | Turner eald. irst, the Oriental Bank, then the Chartered Bank, both with a head offlee in London. Next came Mercantile Bank

the Chartered

of India Ltd. and finally the Comptoir d'Escomple of Paris.

In Europe

All these banks suffered from one great disadvantage that they had their head offices in Europe, and China traders dis- trusted them on that account, Mr Turner najdi.

The traders also disliked the An application for variation idea of the cream of the profits of a maintenance order by being skimmed for the beneft uf of $500 a promoters und shareholders in incrcoso

Europe and in India, and gradu- month was made by Teresa ally talk of forming a local bank Wilkinson, of 14 in Europe and in India, and Fort Street, ground floor, gradually talk of forming a locai boforo Mr Hin-shing Labank of their own began.

of Mr Juder the leadership at Central Magistracy this

Thomas (later Sir Thomas? morning.

the Sutherland, who was then local

the Superintendent vi

Bir

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sity of Hongkong, and was Buckley, Surveyor, founded "for the pursuit of ceased to act us Senior Surveyor virtue and sound learning with of Ships as from October 29. faith in God and within tho My Leung Chiu-man, Clerk of order of the Anglican Com- the Court, to be Acting Deputy munion, and to this end to Registrar, Kowloon District provide accommodation for Court, as frum November und teachers and students of during the absence of Mrrices where they may live, William C. Low.

study and worship together; Mr J. B. Whitaker, Engineer, and to promote extra-tntral ceased to act as Assistant Chief activities in Christian learning and service, that the members Engineer as from November 4 while on leave.

of the college may the better Mir H. D. Stend, Engineer, to understand and fulfil their duty be Acting Assistant Chier Ento God and their neighbours." gineer as from that date; vice

THE VERY REV. F. S. TEMPLE, Mr Whitaker.

Bishop's Commissary.

Eventually, the Bank was in- corporated by special crdinance

so on August 14, 1086, The Bank started business in Hongkong on March 3, 1803, and in Shanghai a month Inter. In London the Bank opened in

Mr T, G. Garner, Officer-in- temporary premises in Gresham House, Old Broad Street, and Charge, Training Centre, Prisona

Bod the London

Westminster Department, to be Superinten- dent of Prisons as from Octo- Bank became their bankers.

The originai authorised ber 1.

Mr T. Ecob, Assistant Officer- ebpital was $5,000,000, divided

be Oficer-in- 20,000 shares of $250 each, in-Charge, to which was later changed to Charge, Training Centre vice 40,000 shares of

$125, the de, Mr Garner.

I Knight, Assistant namminution, of which 20,000 Chief Officer, to be Chief Officer, shares were issued, making a

The contract for the Causeway paid-up capital of $2,500,000. Prisons Department,

Bay Magistracy luas been award- Messrs Lal Nal-yim, Anthony cd to the Sang Hop Construc- after barely nine months' work-

Mr

$4 MILLION

CONTRACT

AWARDED

1 the Bank showed a profitwan Hal-chiaen, Yn Tak-woon tion Company for more than $4

of over $225,000, and declared and Me Chun-bung to be Dis-million.

of Births

and

Other big contracta in today's A dividend of the equivalent of trict Registrars

Deaths as from November 12

|Government Gazette included eight per cent per annum.

Mere To Man-ho, Lee Foo-one for the removal of Ngau

Trade Depression

It and Chan Dah censed to be Chai ridge by the Ching Hing District Registrars of Births and Construction Deaths,

Mr Lo fixed hearing of be

P. & O., and with the support of application for November 26, at Dent and Co., the local muc- chants went vigorously to work,

pointed a Provi. 1864,

The Magistrate told him he 12.30 p.m. rould.

Skirts

Skirts

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On July 15, Mr Le ordered and in August the applicant's husband, Noble! sonni ommultée at the Hong- Flurschem, of a barber shop in kong Bank was formed and NAAFI Club, Chatham Road, Prospectus was issued, Kowloon, to pay a total of $300 for the maintenance of his wife and their six children.

NEEDS MORE

The applicant told Mr Lo 3esterday that she needed a total of $800 a month to support her- self and the six children. She added that she was jobless at present,

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Flying Officers

Officers

Plot Omcers D. K. Chennz, beco N. Lo and it. Tal have appointed Flying

in the Hongkong Auxiliary Alr Force as from October 18, ac- cording

the Government to Gazette today.

It was first intended to apply for a Royal Charter, but on the passing in Hongkong of the Companies Ordinance of 1865, 11 was eventually decided to register the Bank under the new Urdmance Instead, and it was accordingly so registered as the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank- ing Company Ltd.

Jardines Resisted

The following two years saw

unprecedented trade depres sion bringing with it the collapse not only of the greatest of the London financial housca then operating, but of many including Dent Eastern house

and Co. as well.

is

Tho young Bank successfully weathered the storm, but others were not so lucky. Six of the 11 foreign banks established by the beginning of 1800 ceased to exist. "So to some extent it true to say that the business of the Hongkong Bank was bulit upon of its competitors," Mr. Turner added.

the ruins of some

"Ils formation was, however, sloutly resisted 'by Jardines Speaking of the composition who, through their connections of the Bank, Mr Turner sald in India and London, enjoyed the Bank was in reality A A very lucrative exchange bank formed by merchants for business which naturally they merchants, a natural process did not want to lose and, as a of evolution and from ita result of thole efforts through very

brigin

It broke powerful Iriends in England, ground.

new

GARDEN OF REMEMBRANCE

Mr James Szo has been ap

Deputy Registrar of Marriages as from October 31., Mr Bartle Lord to be an As- sistant Director of Manpower.

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A contract for the widening and roalignment of Castle Peak Rond-Kom Toun Street has been awarded to the Union Construction Co. for $2,776,438.

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