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HONGKONG DAILY

PRESS

BANKS

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING

CORPORATION

Authorised Capital $50.000,000 Issued & Fully Pait-Up 19,000,000 Reserve Funds:

Sterling

THE CHARTERED

BANK OF INDIA,

AUSTRALIA &

CHINA

£6,500,000 HEAD OFFICE: LONDON:

38, Bishopsgate E.C.2.

H.E: Currency Reserve $10,000,000) | Reserve Liability of

Proprietors

GENERAL

MR. GUEDALLA Dramatic Disappearance Of LOOKS BACK Businessman From German

·

When Britain Held Ship Bound For Singapore

Control Of Corsica

The dramatic story of how a London business man, on his way to Singapore with his wife and two children disappeared from the German liner Potsdam, and was never seen again, was related when the Potsdam arrive in Singapore.

There is only one form of export no country can survive, that of made Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1856 refugees. This assertion was

by Mr. Philip, Gurdalia, the author, Mr. James Williamson, aged 45, at the dinner of the United Wards general manager and promotion Club of the City of London at manager of Macfadden Magazines Grosvenor House recently.

Ltd., was on his way to Singapore, Mr. Quedalia, who proposed the to do business for his London firm. toast of "The British Empire," said He was popularly known to his in- umate friends, as the globe-trot- it might be well to make clear was they ere drinking to-to the ter. because his business took him Dominions. the Colonies, and the th many countries on frequent oc- Mandated Territories as they 'stood to-day. us well os the United Kingdom

Head Omre:--HONG KONG

....$20,000,000 Paid-up Capital

Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of Pro-

prietors..

£3,000,00 £3,000,000

Board of Directors

T. E. Pearce, Esq., Charmail, Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson,

leputy Chairman,

4. Miskin, Esu.......

Sie Vandeler M. Grybarn.

£3,000,000

MANCHESTER BRANCH: 71, Mosley Street, Manchester.

AGENCIES AND BRANCHES :" ALOR STAL HONG KONG PENANG AMBITHAK

BANGKOK

BATAVIA BOMBAY

LUMPUR

J. K. Rousteid, Esq.

AH. Compton. Enq

Hon. Mr. S. H. Duiwel!

W. H. Lock, Esty..

ILOILO>>

1POH,,

K. S. Morrison, Esq.,

KARACHI

Hon. Mr. A. 1. Shirlds.

KLANG

H. V. Wilkinson, Esq.,

CALCUTTA

KOCK

CANTON

KUALA

CAWEFORE

thief Manager.

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KUCHING

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MADRAS

Branches

Amoy

Ipoh

Penang

Bangkok

Johore

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Batavia

Kobe

Suigon

Bombay

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DELHI HAIPHONG КАМЕНКО

BANKOW

HABSIN

MANILA

MEDON

NEW YORK PRIPING

Calcutta

Kuala

Janton

Chefoo

London

Colombo

San

Francisco

Lumpur Shanghai

ป

Singapore Lyons

Sourabaya 'Dairen Malacca Sungei

Foochow Manila Patani Haiphong Muar Satow Flamburg (Jobore) Tientsin Hankow Mukden Tokyo Harhin New York Tsingtao

Yokohama Hongkew Peiping Hoiln

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

1lso 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 in conducted by the HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING COR- PORATION. Rules may be ob- tained on application.

For the HoNO KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORVORATION,

V. M. Grayburn.

Chief Mannger. Hong Kong, 7th October, 1838.

BANK OF EAST ASIA. LIMITED

1,598,600.00

Authorised Capital .8!0 003,000.00 Paid-up Capital Reserve and Undivided

Profits

2.778,726.76

Head Office:-HONG KONG

No. 10, Des Voeux Road, Central,

Board of Directors:

Sir Shouson Chów, Chairman

La Koon Chun, Esq. Li Lan Sang, Esq. P. K. Kwok, Esq. WongChuSco, Esq. Wong Yun Tong, Esq. Kan Ying Po, Esq. ChanChingShek, Esq. FungPing Wah Eng.

Kan Tong Po, Esq., Chief Manager. Li Tan Fong, Esq., Manager.

Amoj

Branches and Agencias 2-i

Kowloon Реплик Surabaya London Patavia

Rangoda Swałow Boutay

Manila Badgeon Rydney Calcutta

Helbourne Bas Tran Turaka Canton K

alco Tentsia Haiphong New York

Soaile Tokyo HAYAW Oneka

BAFARK

TanCoster Honelata Past

Shanghal Yokoba Kobe

Pelping Bingspro

Every description of Banking

and Exchange" basiness transacted.

Loans granted

securities.

(Peking)

RANGOON SAIGON

SEREMBAN SHANGHAI SINGAPORE

SITIAWAN BOUKABAYA

TAIPING

TIENTSIN

TONGKAR

(Bhuket) TSINGTAO YOKOHAMA

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXID DEPOSIT received for Oas Year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.

The

rastons,

down in her course, and swung about to search the sea. Searchlights gleamed through the dark, but showed nothing more than the whitecapped waves. For two hours or more the vessel nosed cautiously about, while shouts were flung from the vessel in hopes of re- ceiving an answer from the waste of water. But no answer

caine.

1.

One night, when the ship was very nearly through the Red Sea, 'fancy dress party was held. Mr.

Radio messages from the Pots They were not drinking to the James Williamson appeared as a dam dashed the news to Londen Empire as it stood in the time of perriot, and his wife and two that Mr.

Williamson. a London Henry II. which included a large young

also in fancy business man with an annual in- part of France, nor the Empire of ress. Mr. Williamson on that

come of £15.000, was missing from George III. which would involve night was. according to people on the ship. a claim to Hanover.

board, in very happy, spirits, and

sons were

It was said that Mr. Williamson

Then there was Corsica, over the party continued until late in was an extremely happy man, and

which we exercised authority before the morning. there was even born into the world a kingdom called Italy.

a complete mystery in so far as how the incident occurred.

Then came the sad news. Be-to the people who knew him on the tween 4 am. and 5 am. somebody journey seemed to have no worries He had been looking into history lodged a report that Mr. William whatsoever. His disappearance 1 in the matter of Tunis, which was son was missing. At first people almost on the site of Carthage. Would not believe that he had dis Tunis owned Sially for a long appeared. They said that it was time. He did not know that the Impossible-that he must be some-(children left the Potsdam at the claim of French undergraduates to where on the vessel. "Immediately next port. Colombo, and returned Vesuvius was well founded. bus search was 'organised, but with- to London by the German vessel they had an unanswerable claim ut success. Mr. Williamson could Scharnhorst, to Etna,

"LANDS OF FREE PEOPLES” Bank's Head Office in London undertakes Executor and! They were drinking to the Trustee business, and claims re- | Empire of King Ovorgé VL, and its covery of British Income Tax endurance. There had never been overpaid, on terms which may be

a refugee from the British Empire ascertained at any of the Agencies and Branches.

R. A. CAMIDGE,

f

Manager

THE CHASE BANK

HEAD OFFICE:

not he found.

SEARCHED THE SEA The huge liner Potsdam, with bridge bells ringing slowed

or the United States of America A.R.P. DEMANDS

· lands of trec peoples. ·

DA

Lord Lloyd, responding, sald we had walked the broad road

disarmament so many years and

It brought us to Munich. There

ON ARCHITECTS

was no man in the Empire to Sir John Anderson's

whom he thought we owed, so much for standing bravely and

and

Warning

Speaking recently at the amual 16, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL giving courageous warning" as Mr.

Winston Churchill

banquet of the Incorporated As-. clear Only

courageous sociation" of Architects and Sur- leadership interpreting the feeling reyors at the Dorchester Hotel, St: of our people would lift the cloud John Anderson. Lord Privy Seal Was it not time we learnt that and Minister for Civilian Defence, what the people of this country said his cepartment was greatly wanted to-day was to be told what beholden to arohitects for valuable Inssistance in devising methods of

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the world.

Interest Rates on Application.

SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES

to do?

Other speakers were the Lord affording protection to the civil Mayor Sir Frank Bowater; the population against air raids. Chairman of the Baltic, Mr. Frank

"I look forward," he added, "to Patrick Taking greater demands on you

E Fehr: Mr. Alster G MacDonald, Lord Charnwood. Bir Hannon. M. P. Alderman This Bank, is entirely owned by

THE CHASE NATIONAL BANK, Newson-Smith and Lord snell. New York, with Resources over 118. $2,500,000,000.

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Manager. SUICIDE BY DRUG

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

Owing to our numerous Branches in China and connectiour 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.

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Head Office: SHANGHAI Hong Kong Branch:

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CANTON

Current Accounts opened in Local SWATOW Currency and Fixed Deposits re- SHIUCHOW

KONGMOON TOISHAN KINGCHOW

ceived for one year or shorter We also handle the issue of periods in Local and Foreign Cur Bide and other Public Funds of rencies On terms which will be the Chinese Government both at quoted on application.

Home and Abroad, Safe Deposit Boxes To Let.

KAN TONG PO,

Chiel Manager.}

SHOU J. CHEN,

INJECTION

Doctor's Body Four Weeks In Forest

It was revealed at the Inquest at Waltham Abbey recently that

Heher the body of Dr.

Alfred Brook, 25, of Cavenhurst. Baslow, weeks Derbyshire, lay for four In Epping Forest while hly rela tives and police were searching for him.

Dr. Brook, who was a ship's surgeon, was stated to have died from morphine" poisoning... empty syringe with

An

Mrs. Willamson and her two

Inquiries by the Captain of the Potsdam, that day, could reveal no clue to the mysterious disappear- arice.

NAVAL SPEED VESSEL

56 M.PH. Motor..

15

Torpedo Boat

Carrying more than her full war kad one of the Latest Motor Torpedo Boats has at- tained a speed of over 56 milea per hour. This speed is be- lleved to be the highest so far attained by a Motor Torpedo Boat. A product of the Thornycroft Yard, this remarkable boat has been built for a foreign govern- ment.

in the near future. There is no part She is a modem development of of my work that gives me greater the famous war-time coastal Mo- concern than the problem of evolv-tor Boats which have been sup- ing the best plan for protecting plied to nearly every naval power. the civil population. This much is 55-ft. in length with 11-ft. beam. clear there is no one single re-her armament comprises two tor- pedoes, depth charges and anti- medy.

Wireless is also aircraft guns: "People talk of deep underground fitted. shelters to provide bomb-proof

Two main twelve cylinder en protection, and this means going very many feet underground. The gines developing a total of 1.200 cost of the London tube is some horse power and specially designed thing like £900,000 per mile, and by Thomycroft for marine service. we have to face an expenditure are installed and an additional which could only be calculated by engine gives a cruising range of

1.000 miles åt slower speed.

astronómers,

"We must try to find some simple form of shelter which will withstand splinter and blast and falling debris to carry out the promise made by the Prime Minister in the House of Commons three weeks agoj "We want a balanced policy of

The builders of this boat have also in hand a number of Motor Torpedo Boats of different types for the British Admiralty and for foreign governments, particulars of which it is hoped will be avall- able shortly.

the plunger co-operation, and those who by CONSIGNEES' NOTICES fully driven home was found near training and experience are equip- the body, and in

the

doctor's ped-to help us can render neces-

pocket were two. needles, one

of sary service, The matter is one of

which appeared to have been the greatest urgency."

used.

A verdict of suicide while the balance of his mind was disturb- ed was recorded.

to

his

UNDERGROUND CINEMAS

HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

J

In a paper to the Town Planning Institute at Caxton Hall, Sir Dr. Brook returned

Alexander Rouse, Chief TechnicalTHEM.

*** RHEINLAND mother's home at Baslow after Advisor to the ARP. Dept. of the

Home Office, visualised cities and having arrived hom Hamburg and towns of the future with under- Ports of call, Consignees of Cargo are ground theatres, cinemas, restar-besky noted that their goods are landed placed at their risk ants, warehouses and food depots. into the Brng Kong & Kowloon

To deal with high

Wharf & Godown Company's godowns explosive

st Kowloon, where delivery may be bombe, he said, the ideals of town Planning would be to provide the obtained s soon as the goods are maximum amount of open, space.

a voyage from the East. He left home agam to take 2 post 2 locum tenens. Manager.

After leaving . his luggage at St. Pancras he vanished.

COLLEGE FOR AGED CLERGY

St. John's Wood Home

and spend our retirement accord- ing to our happiest ideas and plans,

"Each house will be run as an "A Collegiate House for retired Oxford or Cambridge college is clergymen is to be opened, pro run; conditions that will make us bably before the autumn, at St. happier than 1ving in boarding- John's Wood, near Lord's Cricket houses on the South Coast. We Ground, NW under the auspices have had the St. John's Wood of the recently formed Retired house offered us at a nominal rent. Clergy Association.

and we have £1,000 towards thé An official of the association | 22,000 we need for our reserve.

"Our greatest problem is to And stated that it was also the inten-

to form a housekeeper. We are looking for tion of the association

the a woman with all the necessary these collegiate houses in larger provincial cities as oppor-qualities to 'mother' 30 mather old

and tunities offered.

possibly temperamental "The fe of some of the retired clergymen. Her salary will be old warriors of the Church is often high."

The Archbishop of Canterburg very lonely," he said, "There are some 400 lonely retired clergymen recently entertained the members in Britain, ar 30 of us will live in of the association to bea at Lam- the new house at St. John's Woodbeth Palace,

20

MET WOMAN IN SHANGHAI

landed.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1939. --PAGE 13

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PRESIDENT LINER

Sailings

SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES

VIA KOBE, YOKOHAMA AND HONOLULU

*SS. "PRESIDENT COOLIDGE" Sails Feb. 11th at 8.00 AM. '9,8, "PRESIDENT TAFT" S.S." PRESIDENT CLEVELAND " 8.S. PRESIDENT PIERCE "

* CALLS AT SHANGHAI

NEW YORK AND

$,5. “ PRESIDENT PÖLK* SB.PRESIDENT GARFIELD"

PRESIDENT MONROE" S.S. PRESIDENT ADAMB”.

S.S.

BOSTON

Feb, 25th at 400 PM. Mar. 11th at 4,00 PM.

Mar. 25th at 4,00 P.M.

VIA SUEZ

Sail Feb 17th at 19-Noor Mar 17th at 1-Noor Mar. 31st at 1-Noon

++

MANILA

5.S.PRESIDENT POLK"

SS PRESIDENT TAFT" S.S." PRESIDENT CLEVELAND "

Apr. 14th at 12- Noam

Sail

Feb. 17th at 12-Nook Fob. 18th at 6.00. F.M. ....31 ar. 4th at 6.00 P.M.

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Cargo will also be accepted on through Bill of Lading to the usual transhipment ports.

For Freight and Passage apply

te the Agents:

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100

Tax 8.8, BENWYVIS." JONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being Optional cargo will not be landed Noel Wynn Brook, 37, company The worker's home should not be here, unless notice has been given 48 landed at their rik into the hazardous director. of Milhouse-lane. Bhef too close to the factory or plant hours prior to vessel's arrival, but and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the field, said that his brother seem and yet within easy reach. The carrice on from port to port to the Hone Koss ND KOWLOON WHALF AND ed quiet and thoughtful when he answer would appear to be a re-firal part of call to which the option GoDOW COMPANY, LTD. whence and/or from the whares Delivery may bị extends

No claims will beadmitted after the obtained. Goods have left the Godowns, and all shareholders," said Sir Alexander, goods remaining undelivered after the "could be made to realise the dan-8th Feb., 1989. will be subject to gera to which they are exposing rent

saw him, but gave no reason for distribution of industry. this.

"If the industrialists and the

"He was not engaged to be married although he bag met a woman in Shanghai, My brother's health had not been very good," he added.

..

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and a Goods remaining undelivered after the eth Feb., 1929, will be subject to rest.

All Claims against the Steam

their employees and their busines- Goods are to be left in the Godowns, be presented to the Undersigned on

ses, and the additional safety they will acquire by decentralisation. Dr. W. R. H. Heddy. Deputy the ideals of A.R.P. would receive Coroner for West Essex, sald that an impetus which would solve the in a Better the doctor said he was problem without any compulsion." depressed about his work in the

connected

with his

before

All broken, chaled, and damage where they will be examined on 7th Feb., 1839, at 10 am, by our Sur- vegars Messra. Goddard and Dougine To

To comply with the General Bonded Warehouse Regulations consignees must have a Revenue Officer in attendance when damaged dutiable goods are examined

future and

himsel! expressed deeply sorry for "the sorrow and

All claims must reach us before the tragedy, he was bringing upon his matters

18th MAY 1938, or they will not be future." family."

recognized. Dr. Brook, he added, might have Dr. Brook, graduated at Cam- | No Insurance will be effecten... been brooding over troubles which bridge and London and was train- Bills of Lading will be countersigned he did not speak about. "One ed at University College Hospital. by

JEBSEN & CO., Agents. feels that undoubtedly his mental Before taking up a post as a ship's state was far from normal, and surgeon he was at Nelson Hos he was evidently disturbed" about pital, Wimbledon.

Bong Kong, 2nd Feb, 1939,

[100-1

not be

tha

20th Feb., 1820, or they will recognised, comply with the General Bonded Regulations, consignees must have a Revende Ufficer in stend. ance when damaged dutiable good, sre examined.

Warehouse

.

All broken, chafed and damaged Good. ars to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 4th Feb, 1939, at 9 sim., by Messrs. Carmichael & Clarke.

No Fire Insurance has been affected Bills of Lading will be countersigted by T.B. LOL Mia Co. (CEING LE

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MAXKAK LINK

NOTICE TO DONSTŒNITE

THE

THE M.V.

"GRETE MAERSK

having arrived, from New York and Ports of call, Consignees of Cargo are hereby notified that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk into the Hong Kong and Kowloon Whar and Godown Company's godowns at delivery may be own where

obtained a moon as the Goods landed. Optional Largo will not be andel bere, unless Notice has been given 48

on

heurs prior to vessel's arrival, but carried from port to port to the final port of call to which the option extends Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undalivered after the 8th Feb., 1939, will be abject to Rent

No Claime will be admitted after the

All broken, shafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godown, where they will be examined on 4th Feb., 1889, st. 10 am. by our Surveyor Capt. Walter C. Weston.

To

comply with the General Bonded Warehouse Begulations, consignees must are a Revenue Officer in attendanos when damaged dutiable goods are

examined.

All claims must · reach" us, before the 6th Man, 1989, or they will not be recognized.

No farmace will be affected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by

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