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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

BANKS

HONGKONG AND

SHANGHAI BANKING

CORPORATION

THE CHARTERED

BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA

GENERAL

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 1939.-PAGE 13

WILL REVEALED JEWEL THIEF IN AMPLE SUPPLIES

BY BANK SLIP

Found By Clerk In

Wife's Handbag

MI.

John Whitehead,

FIRST-CLASS OF STEEL SCRAP

£7.000 Robberies

been

Small Exports To Germany

Property worth nearly £7,000 was stated to have

stolen.

In the first 10 months of last Cun- Town on the rallways by John Clerk of Tunbridge Wells, contest-ningham, 24. & former public year scrap iron and steel to the Issued & Fully Paid Up 320,000,000 Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1855 ing a will in the Probate Court, schoolboy, who was sentenced at value of

Authorised Capital $50,000,000

Reserve Funds:

Sterling

H.K. Currency Reserve $10,000,000 | Reserve Liability of

Proprietors

་་

£1,500,000 HEAD OFFICE: LONDON:

38, Bishopsgate E.C.2.

$20,000,000 Fald-up Capital

Head Office:-HONG KONG

Reserve Fund ..... Reserve: Liability of Pro-

prietors...

Board of Directors, T. E. Pearce, Esq., Chairman,

Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson.

Deputy Chairman.

J. K: Bousfeld, Esq..

A. H. Compton, Esq.,

Hon. Mr. 8. H. Dodwell.

stated recently that he first dis- the Old Balley recently to covered his wife had made a new months' imprisonment. will when he found a bank receipt | In her handbag.

A

£228,560 was exported

12 from Great Britain to Germany. Some comment has been made on the fact, scrap belag utilis- able in the armaments Industry.

are

described Cunningham, market research man, of Albury. £3,000,000

Inquiries revealed that the total £3,000,000

Mr. Whitehead challenged a will Surrey, pleaded guilty to stealing made in 1936 by Mrs. Marie Annie Jewellery and other articles to amount was very small in relation

to Britain's reserves, which first- £3,000,000 | Whitehead, in which she left the the value of £4,238 from

heavy and accumulating. bulk of the £43,600 fortune to class compartments. the three charities. Mrs. Whitehead According to

prosecution. had executed an earlier will in Mr. Cunningham travelled about au a

While Das Whitehead's favour, and he alleged first-class passenger.

cars that his wife was not of testamen- sengers were in the dining

from stole jewellery tary capacity In 1936; and made he

luxgnge. the will on a sudden impulse.

MANCHESTER BRANCH: 71, Mosley Street, Manchester.

AGENCIES AND BRANCHES: ALOR STAR

HONG KONG PENANG ILOILO AMRITSAR

BANGOON BANGKOK IPON

SAIGON KARACHI SEXEMBAN KLANG

SHANGHAI KOKE

SINGAPORI

BATAY LA

BOMBAY

W. H. Lock, Esq..

G. Miskin, Esq.,

K. S. Morrison, Esq.

Hon. Mr. A. L. Shielde

1. V. Wilkinson. Esq.,

Sir Vandeleur. M... Grayburn,

Chief Manager CEBU

Io the second will, made 12 Watch was kept on him, and on

between months before she died at the age (Oct.

Didcot 17

PRESIDENT LINER

Sailings

SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES VIA KOBE, YOKOHAMA AND HONOLULU SA PRESIDENT PIERCE " *3.S." PRESIDENT COOLIDGE" 3.S." PRESIDENT TAFT S.S."PRESIDENT CLEVELAND'

* CALLS AT SHANGHAI

Sails Jan. 28th at 4.00 P.M.

Feb. 11th at 800 A.M... Feb. 25th at 4.00 PM. Mar. 11th at 4.00 P.M.

VIĄ,

SUEZ

Sails Jan. 22nd at 18-Nock

NEW YORK AND BOSTON

3.SPRESIDENT HARRISON " SR. PRESIDENT HAYES " 5.S." PRESIDENT POLK" S.B.PRESIDENT GARFIELD

Feb. 3rd at 12-Noor

Feb. 17th at 12-NOON

Mar. 17th at 19-Noor

their

An official of the British and Steel Federation said:

were made "Large puchases from America last year, and are being held until they can be ab- sorbed by the iron and steel in- dustry here.

Iron

CALCUTTA

CANTON

KUALA

SITIAWAN

had

CAWN PON

LUMPUR

BOURADAYA

KUCHING

TAIPING

August.

of the "No detalls are known. and challenged type of scrap exported to Ger of 31, Mrs. Whitehead left only Swindon a policeman

that many, but it is likely that much £300 a year to her husband for Cunningham, who admitted fe or until he might remarry. Mr. he

taken jewellery from of it was unsuitable for arina Whitehead married

last a cuse belonging to Lady Cecilia ments." again

Bmiley

MANILA

S.S." PRESIDENT HARRISON " "8.S. " PRESIDENT PIERCE- .S.S. PRESIDENT COOLIDGE"

&S. PRESIDENT HAYES "

Sails

"

Jan, 2nd at 12-Noor Jan. 2nd at 4.00 PM. Feb 3rd at 9.00 F.M.

Fab. 3rd at 12- NOON

COLOMBO

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MEDAN NEW YORK PEIPING

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(Bhuket) THINGTAO YOKOHAMA

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New York Tsingtao Harbin Hongkes Peiping Noile

"Haiphong Muar -

Yokohama

Accounts opened in Current Local Currency and Fixed Deposits received for one year or shorter perleds in Local and other Cur- rencles on terms which will be quoted on application.

Also up to date Safe Deposit Boxes in various sizes To Let

Hong Kong. 7th October. 1938.

HONGKONG SAVINGS

BANK

The Business of the above Bank Is conducted by the HONG KONG

(Peking).

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for Que Year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application. The Bank's Fend Office in London undertakes Executor and Trustee business, and claims covery of British Income Tax verpaid, on terms which may be ascertained at any of the Agencies and Branches.

R. A. CAMIDGE,

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re-

Manager.

THE CHASE BANK

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16. QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

A SHANGHAI BANKING COR- An

Rules many be ob

PORATION..

iained on application.

For the HONG KONG & SHANGRA BANKING CORPORATION.

V. M. Grayburn,

Chief Manager, Hong Kong, 7th October, 1938.

BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED.

Authorised Capital...810.000, 000, 00, Paid-up Capital

3,508,800,00 Reserve and Undivided

Profits...

2,776,726.76

Head Office: HONG KONG

No. 10. Des Voeux Road, Central.

4*

Board of Direčtors:

Bir Shouson Chow, Chairman LI Koon Chun, Eaq. Li Lan Sang, Eng

Wong("bnSon, Esq. P. E. Kwok, Esq. Wong Yun Tong, Esq. Kun Ying Po, Eaq. ChanChingShek Kan. Fanging Wah B.

Kan Tong "Po, Esq, Chief Manugor. Li Tse Fong, Esq., Manager.

Branches and Agencias :---

Kowloon Реред

Landou

Manila

Amoy.

Batavia

Berlay

Olalla

Canton Hajhonz Hankow

οποίου Kole

Parts

Melbontin Nagka Now York Oks

Rangoo

Fourabaya

Mydney

Bad Fran. Taiheku

ció Pentin Prattie Tokyo Betmarang

Tancouver

Shanghai Yokohama.. Poling Singapor

HEAD OFFICE:

18. PINE STREET,

NEW YORK,

disposed of Two of the beneficiaries under the later will, who were defendants Jewellery to reputable jewellers --the National Society for the Pre- and pawnbrokers after altering it. vention of Cruelty to Chlidren and On one occasion an antique Peru-

the Irian brooch was sold for £4 the All-India Society - for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals-5 as old gold. sought to set up the 1930 will on the ground that it was validly made,

RAILWAY TRAINING

от

AMPLE SUPPLIES

for As the central authority

there are Britain believes that

more than ample supplies avail able in Britain, no attempt has been made to

prevent sales abroad.

The Government has consistently refused to place ban on the Det.-sergt. Beard said that Cun-export of scrap as likely to injure ningham was married. with one

future trade relationships. Four other defendants, the Royal child, and had not been in trouble Society for the Prevention of before. In 1932 he was placed in Cruelty to animals, Albert Edward the control section of the LMS. Tetley and Gladys May Tetley. Railway" at Derby to be prepared brother and sister of the late Mrs for joining the Whitehead, and Nicholas Tetley, jwavs. an Infant sor of Mr. A. E. Tetley,

..

Argentine

Deciding not to go to the

rafl-

Ar-

Cid not oppose Mr. Whitehead's gentine, he was employed on the application.

display staff of a West End NOTICED MENTAL CHANGE store. and later was trained in

It was pointed out that amount sold abroad represented Britain's big reserves.. only a very small proportion of

Should attempts be made to ex port scrap in 3. quantity that would endanger the reserves in this "country the British mer- chants 1937 agreement would im- mediately be put into force. This

In his evidence. Mr. Whitehead market research and sales man-placed a voluntary ban

said that he Arst noticed a change agement.

on ex

ports of scrap iron and steel.

in his wife mentally in September For the defence it Was stated Sales abroad are made through

1935. They were always most happy that Cunningham was financially together

embarrassed when he "committed

Describing hulldays together in his first offence. Devon and Cornwall, Mr. White-i

head said that in 1933. while in

Cornwall, Mrs. Whitehead told him she was afraid to go on the cliffs alone because they "lured her."

Towards the end of 1935 and beginning of 1936 her health American Bank offering com deteriorated, and she once said she plete Foreign Banking Service

wished she had the courage in the principal Markets of

throw herself from her hote! the world,

Interest Rates on Application.

SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES

THE

This Bank in entirely owned by CHASE, NATIONAL BANK, New Yona, with Resources over

1.8. $2,500,000,000.

D. M. BIGGAR.

Manager.

BANK OF CHINA

Specially Chartered "by THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT OF CHINA AS AN INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE

BANK

PAID-UP" CAPITAL $40,000,000.00 (BRANCHES ALL OVER CHINA)

Owing to our numerous Branches in China and conpections in the principal Commercial Centres of the World, we are able to extend to our Clients special facilities for Domestic and Foreign Banking and Exchange.

Head Office: SHANGHAI Hong Kong Branch:

4. QUEEN'S ROAD, C. South China Offices:

Every description of Banking] And Exchange business transacted. CANTON Loans

<ecurities.

granted

Un

approved SWATOW

SHIUCHOW

KONGMOON TOISHAN KINGCHOW

Current Accounts opened in Local We also handle the issue of Currency and Fixed Deposits re- Bonds and other Public Funds of ceived for one year or shorter the Chinese Government both at periods in Local and Foreign Cur Home and Abroad. rencies on terms which will be

quoted on application.

Safe Deposit Boxes To Let

KAN TONG PO.

Chief Masager.

BHOD J. CHEN,

Manager

WINTER CLOTHES

Women's, Men's & Children's WANTED URGENTLY

HONGKONG BENEVOLENT SOCIETY

Monday & Thursday

ICE HOUSE STREET

10 to 12 Noon,

window.

the

to

LOUD CROONERS”

NOT WANTED Several members of the Hove Town "Counell expressed their disapproval of "crooners and screamers" recently when consi- dering a report on the orchestra and military band season.

Criticising the expenditure of Referring to the bank receipt in

£81 on amplifers, Councillor R handbag. he said: "Mrs.

that real- Whitehead said, she did not intend W. Sheraton sald me to know about it until after dents of the Sea front near the banstand felt desp resentment her death, as she wanted to give at the loud and distorted noise. me a nasty surprise." I gathered Councillor M. W. Calvert said from her that the will was made as an act of revenge..

ATTEMPTED JUMP FROM CAR

On an occasion, Mr. Whitehead said, she attempted to jump from their car while it was moving,

that at the start of the season the noise was very bad, "and the vocal efforts of one young lady were simply appalling." Another alderman said that every one of the tenants in a block of £200-

in gross-examination Mr. White-a-year flats had complained about head agreed that his former wife the noise. knew that if he retired at 65 he would have a pension of about £800 a year and that he also had

the International Scrap Com mittee.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

PENINSULAR" AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION Co.' STEAMER "RANCHL

ABRIVED HONG KONG 08

19TH JAN., 1939, "

FROM ANTWERP, LONDON, GIBRAL. TAR MARSEILLES, MALTA, PORTSAID, ADEN, COLOMBO

AND STRAITS, YONSIGNEES of Cargo by the benamed Vessel are hereby in formed that their Goods are being landed and placed AT THEIR RIAK in the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company Godowns at Kowloon when each Consignment will be sorted out Mark by Mark and Delivery can be obtained se the Goods are landed.

Optional Goods will be landed here unless instructions have been given to the contrary Siz Bours before arrival of the steamer,

.

No Tire Insurance will be effected by na in any as whatever.

Defending the Entertainments

Goods not cleared within 8 days in which was responcluding date of arrival will be subject ic Committee. sible for the bands being ampli- rent a private Income of about £500. ned. Council EL C. Andrews Mr. Eddy then sald to Mr. said that" after the early com- Whitehead: "I am making not the plaints the amplification was con- lightest reflection on your moral siderably reduced and there had character. I am trying to show that been no further trouble. After your wife was made unhappy by this explanation 1 resolution

on

an association you had with the that no further expenditure lady you married."

amplifying bands should be in- Whitehead said he had curred was heavily defeated. known his present wife, formerly

Mr.

Miss Robberds, for about six years. i

She

was the housing manager Robberds, who

a bishop's mployed by Tunbridge Wells Cor-daughter. Mrs. Whitehead took the view that she ought not to be in

Was

poration.

His wife was Jealous of Miss employment at all.

Damaged Packages must be left iz the Uodowns for examination by the Consignees, and the Company's surveyors. Messra, GODDARD & DOUGLAS, at 10a.m. on Mondays and Thursdays, within the Free Storage period.

Consignees are specially notified that it is necessary for Revenue Officer to be present at the examination of damaged dutiable cargo.

All Olaine against the Steamer muit be presented to the Undersigned on or before 8th Feb. 1830, or they wil not be recognised.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godown. MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & Co.

Agenu,

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CONSIGNEES' NOTICES CONSIGNEES NOTICES Bong Kong, 19th Jan, 1339

MAKENK LINE

NOTICE TO CONSIGNIKAS

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD BREMEN.

THE Motor ship

"ELBE

THE M.V.

GERTRUDE MAERSK " having arrived, from New York ard Porta of call, Consignees of Carge having arrived from BREMEN, SAM." hereby notified that their Goods are BURG and Ports, Consignees of cargo being landed and placed at their risk are hersby notified that their cargo is into the Hong Kong and Kowloon Whart being landed at their risk into the Go- and Godown Company's godowna

at downs of the Hong Kong and Kowloos Whari and Godown Co., Ltd., Kowloon delivery may be Kowloon, where obtained as soon as the Goods are landel. where Delivery can be obtained,

Optional Cargo will not be landed All Goods remaining undelivered after bore, aniese Notice has been given 48 the 21st Jan. 1939. will be subject bours prior to vesael's arrival, but carried on from port to port to the fral port of

No Fire Insurance will be effected by call to which the option extends. mus in any case whatever.

No Claims will be admitted after the Damaged Packages must be left in the Goods have left the Godowns, and si Godown for examination by the Con- Goods remaining undelivered after tips and the Company's Surveyor. 23rd Jan., 1939, will be subject tr Meurs. Anderson & Ashe, at 10 am Rent,

on the 20th Jan., 1939.

to Rent.

All broken, chafed, and damaged

in attendance when damaged Goods are to be left in the Gadot one must have a Berenac where they will be examined on 21st dutiable goods are examined by thr

Company's surveyors. Jan, 1989, at 10 am by

Our No Ulaim will be admitted after the Surveyor Capt. Walter C. Weston,

To comply with the General Bonded Goods have left the Godown and_al: Warehouse Regulations, consignees must claims must be presented within Twr have a Revenue Officer in attendance Weeks of the Ship's arrival here, afts:

which date they will not be recognised, when damaged dutiable goods

Consigneon are requested to surrender examined.

their Bills of Lading to the Undersigned for Countersignature,

All claims must reach ar before the 23rd Feb, 1989, or they will not be recognized.

No insurance will be affected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned i e

“JEBBEN & CO.,

Agents.

Hong Kork. 10th Jaa, 1930.

MBLURERS & Co..

Agenia: NORDDEUTAchei Lord, Baner, Hong Kong, 14th Jan, 1929.

•

NOTICE TO CONSIGNERS

OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD. AND CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

ONSIGNEES per Co.'s Vasel

"DEUCALION"

:

FAOM UNITED KINGDOM VIA SINGAPORE

are hereby notified that their Cargo will be

into Hol discharged Wharf, Kowloon, where it will lie at Consignees' risk and subject to Terms and Conditions of Storage af Holt's Wharf. The Cargo will be ready for Delivery from Godown on and after 17th Jan.

Optional Cargo will not be landed Notice has been given prior bere, unless to Vessel's arrival, hat carried on from port to port to the final port of call to which the option extende

All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays and Fridays between the hours of 19.45 AM and Noom within the Free Storage period No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Vessel's Godown and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 24th Jan., will be subject to Rent

All Claims against the Vensel must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 7th Feb., or they will not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance will be affected

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

Agents.

17th January 1939.

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AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES, LTD.

Lloyd

Priestina

FORTNIGHTLY

EXPRESS SERVICE

FAR EAST-INDIA-ITALY

Hongkung-London 23 days Hongkong - Italy

21 days

→SCHEDULE OF SAILING FROM HONGKONG

TO MANILA, SINGAPORI, COLOMBO, BOMBAY, EGYPT,

& ITALY

m.. VICTORIA” 21st Jan, 3rd Feb. 18. "CONTE VERDE" 5.8 "C. BIANCAMANO" 25th Feb, CONTE" KOSSO" 10th Mar. m.. "VICTORIA” 25th Mar

TO SHANGHAI

8.8. "CONTE VERDE 27th Jan. B. "C. BIANCAMANO"19th Feb. as. "CONTE ROSSO" 3rd Mar. my. "VICTORIA" 18th Mar 8. “CONTE VERDE" 31st Mar.

"

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32088 Freight

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OUTWARD SAILINGS.

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Kobe.....

1st Feb. *m.v. "BURGENI AND"...for Shanghai, Dairen, Tako,

Yokohama, Kobe.............................................. 10th Feb.

HOMEWARD, SAILINGS ·

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vio

SHANGHAI 200 JAPAN

to

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PHILADELPHIA & BALTIMORE.

If sufficient inducement offers also other ports of call. Arrivals from USA.

30th Jan.

1..

M.V. "PETER MAERSK“.

M.V. "GERTRUDE MAERSK*

M.V. "GRETE MAERSK”.

Sejlinga to U.B.A.

27th Jan,

10th Feb.

27th Feb.

(All dates are subject to alteration without notica.) EXCELLENT ACCOMMODATION FOR FASSENGERS

AT MODERATE RATES...

For Freight and Passage please apply s—; »,

JEBSEN & CO.

Hong Kong, Fedder Building.

Tel: 31205-6;

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Tel 10916.

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