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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

BANKS

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI THE CHARTERED BANK OF

BANKING CORPORATION

INDIA, AUSTRALIA

AND CHINA -

Reserve Funds:

Authorised Capital......... $50,000,000 lasued & Fully Paid-Up 800,000,000

corporated by Royal Charter, 1853

Sterling

£6,500,000 Paid-Up Capital

,£3,000,000 .£3,000,000

£3,000,000

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

Propriators

#20,000,000

Head Office:-HONG KONG

Board of Directori:

A. L. Shields, "Esq.,

W. H. Lock, Esq.,

Chairman.

Deputy Chairman.

Hon. Mr. J. K. Bousfeld, A. H. Compton, Esq., Hon. Mr. 8. H. Dodwell,

D. F. Landale, Esq.,

G. Miskin, Esq.,

K. S. Morrison, Esq.,

Hon Mr. T. E Pearce,

H. V. Wilkinson, Esq.

Sir Vandeleur M. Grayburn,

Chief Manager.

Reserve Liability of Pro-

priators

HEAD "OFFICE: LONDON: 38, Bishopsgate E.Ö.o.- Sub-Agencies In London: 117/122, Leadenhall Street, E.C.3. West End Branch: 14/16, Cockspur Street, 8.W.1. Manchester Branch:

52, Mosley Street, Manchester, 2.

AGENCIES AND BRANCHES:

CLAVE TRAT KUALA

GANTON

LUMPUR

KUOHING

BANGOON.

SINGAPORE SITIAWAN BOURABAYA TAIPING TIENTSIN

TONGKAR

ALOH STAR AMBITUAR KINGTUT BATAVIA BOMBAY

HARSIN HOND EDNG "TLOTLO

IPOH KARACHI

PENANG

SEREMBAN SHANDRAI

CALCUTTA

ILANG

AGENCIES: KOM

Amoy

Bangkok

Branches: Ipoh Johore

FATULIE PLACE

Penang

Rangoon

CAWNPORE

Batavia Bombay Calcutta

Kobe

Kowloon Kualo

Saigon San

CHRIST!

.. MADRAS

Francisco

COLOMBO

Canton

Lumpur

Shanghai.

DELI

HAIPHONG

'MEDAN NEW YORK

Chatoo

London Singapore

HAMBURG

PRIPING

Colombo

Lyona Sourabaya

Dairen Malacon

Sungei

Foochow Manila

Patani

Haiphong Muar

Swatow

Hamburg (Johare)

Tientsip

Harbin New York

Tsingtao

Yokohama

Hankow Mukden Tokyo

Hongkew Peiping

Iloilo

וי

HANKOW

KANILA

(Faking)

(Bhuket)

TSINGTAO YOKOHAMA

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted.

CUBBENT 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. CUERENT ACCOUNTS opened in SAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened in LOCAL CURRENCY and FIXED DEPOSITS Local Currency and Sterling with received for one year or sharter interest allowed at rates obtainable periods in Local and other Cur-on application. rencies on terins which will be quoted on application.

Also up to date SAFE DEPOSIT Boxes in various sizes To Let

Hong Kong, 5th June, 1939.

HONGKONG SAVINGS

BANK

The Business of the above Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING COR- PORATION. Rules may be obtain- ed on application.

For the HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

V: M: GRAYBURN,

Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 25th Feb., 1839.

BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED

Authorised Capital... $10,000,000.00 3,498,600.00 Paid-Up Capital Reserve and Undivided

.Profits

2,833,932.01

Head Office:-HONG KONG

No. 10 Des Voeux Road, Central.

Board of Directors:

Sir Shouson Chow, Chairman

2. E. Kwok, Esq.

Li Koon Chan, Esq. Li Lan Sang, Eng

Wong Chu Sos, Esq. i Kan Ting lo, Eng.

Wong Tan Tong, Esq.

Chank hing Shok, Esq. Fang Ping Wah Esq. Kan Tong Po, Esq., Chief Manager.. Li Tee Fong, Esq., Manager.

Amy

Batavia

Bombay

ป

Dalcutta

Branches and Agencies:--

Haiphong

Kowloos Penang Bingapore Sourabaya Hangoos London

Marila

Balgondażow

Melbourne en Fran- Sydney Nagasaka

en Tlentia

New York Beatzin VADcouver'

Bankow Honolulu Pazi

Kobe

Peiping

Bemarang

"Shangtal

Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted. Loans granted on approved securities.

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

SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES TO LET.

KAN TONG PO,

Chief Manager.

BANK OF CHINA

Specially Chartered by

"THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT OF CHINA AS AN

INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE

BANK

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

R. A. CAMIDGE,

Manager

THE CHASE BANK

16, QUEEN'S ROAD, CENTRAL

HEAD OFFICE:

18, PINK STREET,

NEW YORK An American Bank offering com- plete Foreign Banking Service in the principal Markets of the world..

Interest Bates on Application.

SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES

This. Bank is entirely owned by BANK, THE CHASE NATIONAL NEW YORK, with Resources over U.S.$2,500,000,000.

D. M. BIGGAR,

THE MERCANTILE BANK

OF INDIA, LIMITED ·

GENERAL

Graduates of the Faculty of Engineering on whom derress were conferred by His Excellency the Governor, Chancellor of the Hongkong Univeralty, recently. (Photo, A Fong).

£1,000,000 FILM SUIT

PREMIER KEEPS

CLAIM BY WESTMINSTER "MOSQUITO DAY" BANK AGAINST FIFTEEN His Father's Part In INSURANCE CO'S SETTLED

THE HEARING OF A SUIT to announce the terms of the ar- WHICH AROUSED CONSIDERA-rangement that had been made. KLE INTEREST IN INSURANCE Earlier in the hearing, Bir Star- AND FILM CIRCLES THROUGH- ford Cripps had outlined to the UIT THE WORLD OCCUPIED court the story of the incidents IN which led, to the action. After MR. JUSTICE SINGLETON THE KING'S. BENCH DIVISION detailing the arrangements made with the city brokers for obtaining FOR SIX DAYS IN MAY.

on

War On Malaria ·

Mr. Chamberlain, presiding May 12 at the annual "Mosquito Day" luncheon to the memory of the late Sir Patrick Stanson and the late Sir Ronald Ross, pioneers. In the fight against. malaria, TO- ferred to the jong association of his family with the Ross Institute of Tropicat Hygiëno. The suit was one in which the advances against a guarantee, he Westminster Bank of London, as alleged that there had been in- plakatif, sued 15 Insurance com- competent and inefficient manage- The luncheon was held at the Banies for an amount stated to be ment by the producing companies London School or Hygiene and nearly £1,000,000. Among the 15 and that the city brokers had Tropical Medicine, Keppel-street, His family association with the insurance companies named was falled entirely to watch the in-W.C the Union Insurance Society of terests of the underwriters as

when his father was Colonia! Caalon and the Canton Insurance they had been expected to do by work began, said Mr. Chamberlain,

the underwriters themselves. once.

Secretary," and became deeply im- Refused To Pay

the distressed by pressed and Eventually, sald Sir Stazord fact that the men who went out" Cripps. the insurance companies to West Africa to carry on the concerned refused to pay any more Colonial Service experienced con- under the guarantee policies onditions under which, one after the lines laid down by the defence. another, they rapidly fell victims The bank replied that the under writers" were relying on them- selves and bad never even addres- yed a single inquiry of any kind to the bank and that what the film companies did with the money had nothing to do with the bank. Therefore, the guarantor became Hable to repay.

The action

related

to

the

nancing of British films which to be produced by the were Capitol Film Corporation Limit ed: Cecil Films Limited; and Trafalgar Films, Ltrea..

For the plaintif it was stated that a producing company destr- ing to raise money got in touch with a Arm of city, brokers- Glanvil, Enthoven and Co-who would guarantee polletes from the underwriters and that the bank' advanced the money on .the security of the guarantees. The amount of the claim-£1,000,000— was stated to be the loss made on the film productions,

Defendants Position

"The defendants' position was that the bank owed a duty to the Insurance companies named and

that the bank ought to have

known of variqus irregularities which, it was alleged, took place, and ought to have warned the underwriters accordingly.

The defendants counter-claimed

for amounts totalling £382,000,

When the suit was called on the sixth day, Sir Stafford Cripps, wh

the appeared for

Westminster

The general defence; said Sig Stafford Cripps, was that all the policies were policies of insurance

to malaria.

His father felt that something ought to be done, started research Into the question, and enlisted the services of Sir Patrick Manson, whose wonderful work was followed by the discovery of Sir.Ronald Ross of the malaria- bearing mosquito.

Work In Copper Belt "I think it will be one of the and that, therefore, the bank was outstanding achievements of the under an obligation to make the British race Mr. Chamberlain fullest disclosure of all the facts continued, "that those two great relating to the companies and men made these important dis their financial positions before the coveries, with enormous poten- development of tropical territories.

policies were issued or contracted. tialities for humanity and th He maintained that the repre- "By my presence here to-day," sentations made to the Insurance Mr. Chamberlain concluded." "I companies were something

have tried to show the importance which the bank could have ho

of

Knowledge of any kind or descrip- the British Government attaches

Lion.

were

Quite Clear

to the school."

WEDNESDAY. JUNE 14. 1939. --PAGE 13

PRESIDENT LINER

Sailings

FOR SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES

viaTM SHANGHAI, KORE, YOKOHAMA and HONOLULU 8.8. PRESIDENT TAFTTM

Sails June 10th at 8,00 AM.

88..." PRESIDENT, CLEVELAND "

8.S. "PRESIDENT PIERCE *

น

38. PRESIDENT COOLIDGE

6.S.PRESIDENT TAFT">

8.8. "PRESIDENT CLEVELAND".

June 30th at 1201 A.M.

July 14th at 12.01 A.M.

July 19th at 10:00 AM.

Ang. 12th at 8.00 AM.

'Aug. 28th at R.00 A.M.

AND FORTNIGHTLY THEREAFTER

FOR NEW YORK & BOSTON via SUEZ

SS.PRESIDENT GARFIELD " Saila July 7th at 19 Noor Jnly 20th at 12 Noox

88. "PRESIDENT MONROE*

AND FORTNIGHTLY THEREAFTER

FOR

MANILA

8.8. PRESIDENT CLEVELAND" Sails June 23rd at 1.00 A.M." 68-PRESIDENT PIERCE”.

SA.

PRESIDENT GARFIELD" 88. PRESIDENT COOLIDGE"

July 7th at-1.05 AM. ·

July 7th at 19 Nour

July $1st at 9.00 P.M.

AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES

ROUND WORLD SERVICES

12, PEDDER ST

TEL 28171.

THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD.

S.S."BENMACDHUI"

Sailing for LODON, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG and LEITH on or about the 14th June, 1939.

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

For Freight and sange apply

to the Agents:

W. R. LOXLEY & CO., (CHINA) LTD. York Building.

Tel. 34185

IMPROVED DIET FOR CHINESE

ARMY

SHANGHAI, (Reuter By Mall)- The Chinese military authorities Bre preparing an improved diet for the Chinese Army with the

CONSIGNEES? NOTICE.

THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD.

Frito LEITH, MIDDLESBRO"," ANTWERP, LONDON, - STRAITS AND MANILA

Taz 88. BENLOMOND." Sir Patrick Hastings, K.C., who Manager. Bank, announced that a settler appeared for Glanvill, Enthovenine and General Insurance Co., help of the nation's leading bio-

CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby ment had been arrived at and and Co., after Sir Stafford Cripps and the Century Insurance Com-chemists and nutrition experts.

This is an addition to building

informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous asked that the record should be bad announced the settlement,pany, and Mr. H.U. Willink, KG., withdraw, though he stated that stated that the facts of the case who appeared for the Union tn-up hate reserves of food.

After much research, Chinese and/or estas hasardons Godowny of the very complicated, but he surance Society of Canton and the he did not think it was necessary

was anxious to make it clear that cther defendants assented to the food experts are said to have per-Hare Keste AND KOWLOON WHAXU AKU in the settlement arrived at there settlement announced by air Sta-rected-a-new formula for army Gonow COMPANY, LA, whence and/or froze the whary Delivery may be obtained. should be no inference that his ford Cripps and hoped His Lord-rations which will ensure

No Claims will be admitted after th clients were parties to the sult asap would think that the salt was health and fighting efficiency for

Goods have left the Godowns, and all they had not had the opportunity pre-eminently a case in which the China's soldiers.

end of litigation was in the public.

Goods remaining undelivered after the of giving evidence.

Interest,

17th June, 1939, will be subject, to rent, All Claims against the Steamer muel before the les July, 1930, or they wil be presented to the Undersigned or or

not be

Head cfco:-, Gracechurch Street, London, EC3 Authorland Capital..

Sabribed Capital... Paid-up Capit

Reserve Fund and Hort,

BANKERS;

23,00,000 £1,800,008 21,050,000

.. 21,347,830

The Bank of England and Midland

Bank. Ltd. BRANCHES:

Kunetap

Bangkok Gombay Calentia

Jaffna

Doombe

Delhi Galle

Kandy Karachi

dengtong Howrah

Kota Bharu

Kanin Lipin

Kunia Trenggan Madran

New York

PROLAZ

Fangoon

Shola

Kuala Lumpur ;. Bingspore.... HONG KONG BRANCH: Every description of Banking and Exchange bine traumaciad

Tenkailasan Cheqes figged. TRUSTEE AND EXECUTORSHIP

UNDERTAKEN

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened in Local Our resey and FIXED DEPOSITS received in Local Ourrency, SKILLING & U;8, DOLLARS on teršal that can be scertained on application.

D. BENSON,-

MARSK

HELIUM FOR POLAND

Poland is to-purchase helium from the United States, according

STRANGE

STORIES OF INNER MONGOLIA

DAIREN, (Beater By Mail)- Strange stories of the quaint habits

of of the 'people Inner Mongolia, of fantastic rites of the fast-dying Shaman cult, and of rare archaeological discoveries were told by Mr. Werner Jacobsen, advance guard of the Royal Danish Geo- graphical Society's expedition inte Central Asia, on als arrival at Dairen recently.

He was the "first member of the expedition to reach civilisation after ave months' Intensive Inner ethnological research in Mongolia

Mr. Justice Singleton in reply suid that Sir Patrick Hastings had made that point quite plain

better

Among the Ingredients needed under the new formula are whole Mr. Justice Singlet said that rice flour, whole wheat flour, eggs, he was quite sure that the parties animal fat, beans, sugar and salt had been well advised to settle their differences.

Assent To Settlement M

The record was then withdrawn Sir Walter Monckton, E.C. who appeared for the Liverpool Mar-en the terms agreed.

INFLUX OF JEWS INTO SHANGHAI "LITTLE TOKYO" BEING TURNED INTO "LITTLE JERUSALEM": GRAVE

CONCERN AMONG JAPANESE

SHANGHAI (Reuter By Mall) The

continued Inflax

Jewish emifres into Shanghal from Europe is causing serious anxiety among members of the Japanese community in Hong- kew, the portion of the International Settlement under Japan- ese control and often referred to as the "Little Tokyo" of Shangha

With their thrusting business

He told of archaeological dis- coveries that wil-entirely change

Hongkew is already fall of steps certain conceptions of Mongolian culture," of the collection of rare methods, the new arrivals com- opened by refugees who have set to the Polish press which declares and priceless specimens which will pelled to find accommodation north a new note in shop diaplay in that the State Secretary, Mr. Cor- be taken to the National Musum of the Boodhow Creek because of Shanghal by the attractive man dell Hull, had already granted the in Copenhagen, and electrical the crowded state of the Settle ner in which they show

sound moving ment on the other side, are said goods, export licence for 220.000 cubic-recordings and in China and connections in the metres of hellum. principal Commercial Centres. of the World, we are able to extend

PAID-UP CAPITAL $40,000,000.00 (BRANCHES ALL. ÖVER CHINA)

Owing to our numerous Branches

The papers do not reveal the

thetr

to be turning Little Tokyo" into Until the actival of the emigres pictures of Mongol life.

in "Little Jeruzalem."

the Japanese enjoyed an undis- Mr. Jacobsen specialised.

According to the leading local turbed relga. in Hongkew for the. newspapery Jewish last two years since the start of to our Chents special facilities brae to which the hellum will be archaeological studies and was

Sign Banking and put but it may be recalled, in this able to formulate new and interest- Japanesa

connexdon, that the accident ing theories of the remote culture kingdoms are being forment in the present hostilities,

Jewish- Enterprise which occurred last year when of the once-dominant Mongols several districts, and because of

Domestic and.... Exchange.

Head SHANGHAI

Hong Kong Branch:

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

CANTON" KONGMOON SWATOW

SHIUCHOW

TOISHANE

KINGCHOW

We also handle the issue of Bonds

the Polish balloon Star of Po-rulers of half the earth at the time their peculiar commercial in- According to calculations, re-

land" tried to ascend into the of the great Khans, stratosphere was due to the fact that the balloon had been filled with infiammable hydrogen in- stead of hellum (TO):

The 8th annual Halutsim Ball under the auspices of Brit Trum peldor was held on June at the Bhanghai Race Club, The Beginning from June 1, the function proved a most successful.

and other Public Funds of the Chungking Central Radio Station one, dancing interspersed with an Chinese Government both at Home Loud Abroad. ?

the

will announce three times a day interesting vocal and dancine the standard time for the counprogramme, was kept Minapers try, based on Chungking time,

SATU J. CHEN,

early hours of the morning,

genuity." these emigrants It is claimed, might poubly encroaches have opened 6 establish

ments in Shanghai, including 32 dress shops, 29 cafes, six" shirt upon the rights and interests

shops, 11. hat shops, six beauty Japanese residents in Hongkaw

Berlons: Froblem.

shops, 14 men's tailor sh grocery stores, "The_Dew39,EXT

fhcklig 377, emall

92miscellaneous

"Jewish emilszanfs into areas: /// KOTIH Soochow Creek are becoming serious problem': panese, CONEMI

pharmacies, bausage Inc

18

Nutritions Value.

To

Warehouse

with the General Banded Mixed in a certain way, these

Regulations, consigui ser ingredients. It is claimed, produce biscuits, bread, buns or solle cake must have a Revenue Officer in Mitend

sace when damaged dutiable goods. of a very high nutritious value,

are examined Chemists connected with the All brakiem, chafed and damaged Gooda National Bureau of Industrial Rere to be left in the Godowns, where search of the Chinese Government they will be examined on the 15th Jane, are helping in the making of 1923 at 9 am by Mesare. Carmichael

& Clarke.

No Five Inemanos has been effected Bill of Lading will be countersigned by W. B. LOXLEY & Co. (CHINA) LAD Hong Kong, 18th June, 1989.

salted vegetables, of which 55.000

tons are needed each year to feed

China's front-line fighters.

It is also intended to introduce canned food on a large scale to the Chinese Army and the nation's leading canneries are now busily engaged to this end

LEFT BOUND AND GAGGED

FREE CONVEYANCE

OF NEWSPAPERS SHACKWAN, June 12 (atl)- Recognizing the importance of newspapers for the dissemination of information during national. emergency, the Kwangtung Pro- vincial Government has ordered that all towboats and buses shall undertake to carry this commodity free from freight charge

Public converances are required to transport newspapers even though passengers and cargo are

NEWYORK, May 18 Mr. George Palmer Putnam, the publisher, and husband of the Inte Ming Amelia kidnapped from his Los Angeich home last

partly fount bound razred, though

otherwise, unharmed, in an empty hous at Bakersfield, Californix, 100 miles away, early to-day Suffering from nervoud shock, said that two men seized him as went to his garage to get his carment that will help They then drove him away in it.

He said he received a telephone

at capacity limit. The resson is that the newsLE

concerns and

edging Spiritual Mobi

call purporting to come from, the will be all right secretary of a business associate Let this be, a yesterday evening jakking him or Mr.

nts meet him in a Los Angeles poden retail He was on his way to keep that der pops, four one

and punhap

appointment.

One kidnapper told him when ha publ left him in the empty hotzse, Zou Who Killed Teler