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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

BANKS

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI THE CHARTERED BANK OF

BANKING CORPORATION

Authorised 'Capitä.................... $50,000,000 |

INDIA, AUSTRALIA

AND CHINA

Issued & Fully Paid-Up $20,000,000 Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853 Reserve Funda:

Sterling

21

Paid-Up Capital

£3,000,000 £6,500,000 Reserve Fund

.£3,000,000 H.K. Currency Reserve $10,000,000 Reserve Liability of Pro- Reserve Liability of

prietors

£3,000,000 Proprietors..... .$90,000,000

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON: 38, Bishopsgate. E.0.2. Sub-Agencies In London: 117/19, Leadenhall Street, E0.3. West End Branch: 14/18, Cockspur Street, 8.W.1. Manchester Branch:

Head Office:--HONG KONG

Board of Directors: A. I Shields, Esq.,

W. H. Lock, Esq.,

Chairman. Deputy Chairman,

Hon. Mr. J. K. Bousfeld,

A. H. Compton, Esq.,

Hon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell,

D. F. Landale, Esq.,

G. Miskin, Esq.,

K. S. Morrison, Esq.,

Hon. Mr. T. E. Pearce,

F. V. Wilkinson, Esq.

Sir Vandeleur M. Grayburn,

52, Mosley Street, Manchester, 2.

AGENCIES AND BRANCHES:

HARBIN

PENANG HONG KONG RANGOON ILOILO

NALGON

IPOX KARACHI KLANG

ALOE STAR AMRITSAR

BANGKOK

ПАТАУЛА BOMBAY

| CALCUTTA

AGENCIES: KON

NEW YORK

PEIFING

(Peking)

Czire StarKT

KUALA

"

Chief Manager.

PARA PEAC

LUMPUR

CANTON

FUCKING

Branches:

CAWNFORE CRY

MADRAS

Adloy Ipoh

Bangkok

Jobare

Batavia

Kobe

Penang Rangoon Saigon

COLOMBO

MANILA

DELTI

MEDIAN

EAIPHONG

Bombay

Kowloon San

HAMBURG

Calcutta

Kuala

Francisco

HANKOW

Centon

7

Chefoo

Colomba

Lyons

Dairen

Malacca

Foochow Manila

Haiphone Maar

Bamburg

(Johor)

Bankow

Mukden

London Singapore

Sourabaya Sungei

T'atani Swatow Tientsin Tokyo Tsingtao Yokohama

Lumpur. Shanghai

Harbin New York Hongkew. Peiping Hailo

SEREMBAN *SHANGRA A

SINGAPORE

SITIAWAN.

TAIPING

BOUZABAYA'

TIENTS IN

TONGKAH

(Bhuket)

TRINGTAO YOKOHAMA

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted.

CURRENT 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.

Local Currency and Sterling with SAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened in interest allowed at rates obtainable on application.

STATEMENTS

MADE IN PARLIAMENT

NO INDISCRIMINATE. BOMBING

1

LONDON. Sept. 7 (Router)— In the House of Commons "Butler, yesterday, Mr. R.A. Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, said that the bomb- ing by German aircraft in been generally Poland had

objectives directed against serving some military purpose and

Indiscriminately

"not against the civilian population. although there had been many civilian casualties.

PERIODICAL STATEMENT

(Reuter)-In LONDON, Sept. 7 the House of Commons yesterday said Chamberlain Mr. Neville

statement that he would make a on the general situation to-day.

Arthur Greenwood When" Mr.

the asked whether this would be beginning of periodical statements the regarding the prosecution or

GENERAL

FORMER MALAYAN DOCTOR COMMITTED

FOR TRIAL IN LONDON

Dr. Robert Albert Mostyn Hoops, 63, described as formerly of Malaya, whose address was given as the Overseas Club, Park- place, St. James, S.W., was, in London, committed, for trial to the Central Criminal Court on a charge of bigamously marrying Vera Zoric, at Belgrade, on May 13, his wife, Eleanor, being then aliva

Accused

remanded had been twice in custody, and on the last occasion a medical report, was be fore the Marlborough Street Magis- trate

When taken to Marlborough Street he did not know his wife was alive, it was alleged,

ben

Miss Rebecca Stringer, living at Palmerston Road, Dublin, a sister Mr. Langley, who sat on the of Mrs. Eleanor Hoops, produced Bench, said he had seen the re- the certificate of marriage port, and it was a matter that tween her sister and De Hoops. could be raised at the appropriate | Her sister was still alive, and, 30 time

far as witness knew, she left Dr. Defendant was represented by Hoops some time in the autumn Lord Rathcreedan, and the pro- of last year.

conducted by Mr. secution was

After outlining Gunning, charge; he said the question might arise whether the "defendant was nt to plead.

F

the

PARENTS GAVE CLUE In 1901 he was married to a Miss Eleanor Stringer, by whom be had Ave children. A deed of was drawn up. and separation

visited Yugoslavia "in accused.

BAIL REFUSED

„Vera Zoric, a good-looking girl, who gave her age as 18, and an address at Earl's Court, had her evidence interpreted.

Lord Rathcreedan sald Dr. Hoops would plead not guilty and reserve his defence.

i.

The Magistrate, to the prisoner:

war on the understanding that the Opposition did not require anything not in the public In August last and met a young sex Do you want to say anything in

girl named Vera Zoric.answer to the charge? terest, the Prime Minister said, vant

Dr. Hoops: The only thing I he was in fall sympathy with After a short stay in England he the desire expressed on the under-returned to Belgrade, made a de- wish to add is that this lady knew standing mentioned by Mr. Green-claration he had not contracted I was married when I went to marriage before, and on May 13 Belgrade in January, and she was wood,

married Miss Zoric at Belgrade willing to live with me. Cathedral.

Dr. Hoops' solliciter raised the Later they returned to London question of bail, and accused also and stared at several hotels for pleaded that he might be given about a fortnight, said Mr. Gun-hall.

(Reuter)-

VITAL IMPORTANCE LONDON, Sept. Mr. Oliver Stanley. President of the Board of Trade, stated in the

it is of vital importance to the House of Commons yesterday that country to maintain exports and to give priority to certain exports "The Bank's Head Office in London i Mr. Stanley was replying to Sir undertakes" Executor and Trusted business, and claims recovery of Percy Harris (Liberal), who British Income Tax overpaid, on quired

merchants and terms which may be ascertained at manufacturers would be encour- ALSO up to date SAFE DOBIT any of the Agencies and Branches. aged to maintain exports so that Boxes in various sizes To Ler.

the country could pay for im- ports.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened in LOCAL CURRENCY and Fixed DeposITS received for one year or shorter periods in Local and other Our renaies on terms which will be quoted on application.

Hong Kong, 5th June, 1930.

HONGKONG SAVINGS

BANK

י.

The Business of the above Bank

is conducted by the HONGKONG

R. A. CAMIDGE,

-Manager.

THE CHASE BANK

& SHANGHAI BANKING COR 15, QUEEN'S ROAD, CENTRAL

PORATION. Rules may be obtain-

ed on application.

For the HONGKONG & SHANGHAI RANKING CORPORATION.

V. M. GRAYBURN,

Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 25th Feb., 1980.

BANK OF EAST. ASIA,:: LIMITED

Authorised Capital......10,000,000.00 Paid-Up Capital Beserve and Undivided

Profits

3,508,800.00

2,893,032.01

Head Office: HONG KONG

No. 10 Des Voeux Road, Central,

Board of Directors:

Bir Shouson Chow, Chairman ̧

Li Koon Chan, Esq. Li Lan Sarg, Esq.

P. K. Kwok: Eaq.

Wong Chu Son, Esq.

Wong Tan Tong, Esq. Kan Ting Po, Keg.

Chan Ching Shok, Esq. Fang Ping Wah Esq.

Kan Tong, Po, Esq., Chief Manngar.

Li Tas Fong, Emq., Kazagar,

Amoy

Extala

Branches and Agencias :—'

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Louder

Kingspor Bosrabeys Bwałow Melbourne San Fran. Sydney

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New York

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plete Foreign Banking Service in the principal Markets of the world. Interest Rates on Application.

SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES

·

whether

en-

CLOSE CONTACT. LONDON, Sept. 7 (Reuter) Close labourite contact with the Government is foreshadowed in

an announcement that prominent labour leaders have been nominat-

ning. A newspaper report from

Inspector Berry, said the police plied Miss Zorice with certain in- her parents in Belgrade than sup-

strongly objected unless in the formation. and she left

him. meantime he was cared for or kept When she asked him whether he under strict supervision.

The Magistrate said that ne had been married before he said it was a lie, but that his wife was could not grant ball in the cir- dead.

Missions In North China

continued anxiety is felt at

ed to keep in touch with spect-the London headquarters of the

fled defence ministers in order to exchange ideas in privacy,

Mr. A.V. Alexander. former first Lord of the Admiralty, will keep. In touch with Mr. Winston Chur-

1. FOREIGN RESOURCES

about of the

great missionary societies the ultimate outcome situation in North China, says the "Manchester Guardian." Mission-

curbstances.

ARMY CAMP SAVED FROM FIRE

FOUR SOLDIERS HONOURED

The War Office announced re-

chill, Dr. Hugh Dalton, who, has aries arriving on summer furlough made a study of air affairs, will by the Siberian railway report high cently that the King has approved maintain contact with Sir Kings-anti-British feeling, which, however, of the award of the medal of the ley Wood and Mr. Lee Smith with is not noticed in the country dis-Military Division of the Order of Mr. Hore Bellshe

tricts of the Great Flain, where the British Empire to four soldiers the Japanese have little autho- of the 1st Battalion The Green rity. This Bank is entirely owned --by

Howards (Alexandra. Princess of LONDON, Sept. 7 (Reuter) THE CHABE NATIONAL BANK,

Some of the staff of the London Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment). With a view of concentrating the NEW YORK, with 'Resources over

Missionary Society in the market The recipients are: U.S. $2,500,000,000.

Government's foreign resources in

Corpi, Thomas Atkinson and Pte. one reserve. the Treasury and

town of Tsang-chow had to leave! D. M. BIGGAR,

Second Vice PreL the Bank of England has agreed hurriedly by night for the coast Thomas McAvoy for gallantry:

and that the whole of the gold, total- owing to 3 threat by Japanese

million. sterling, now

parties to raid the hospital and Sergt. (Acting Coy. Sergt.-Maj.) held in the Issue Department, be compound. Curiously enough, the John William Brindle and Pie. transferred to the Exchange

Ac. Japanese gave them passports to Thomas William Fowler, for meri-

torious service. count as constituted under the return in the autumn Currency Defence Act, 1939.

The heavy fall in the Chinese This transfer, said Sir John dollar and the local friction over Simon, Chancellor of the

Exche currency are

making mission quer. In the House of Commons nances acutely difficult. will increase the inciduciary note! issues of the Bank.

بیر

PACT DISGUSTS JAPAN

ling" £280

4

SUMMER TIME

|

The official account shows that

medals when they won their truck caught fire at Jimsafut Camp, Palestine, on March 15."

Corp. Atkinson, who

2

Was

in

In Shanghai the Lester Chinese charge of the "mechanical trans- Hospital with a thousand refugee port, organised the removal of the out-patients a day-was only pre-remainder of the transport to a LONDON, Sep 7 (Reuter) The vented from closing last week by point clear of the burning truck

“Without his initiative and ex-question of the extension of sum-nancial guarantees from London,

mer time is being looked into it 13 and there is now, the added border energy in rallying the drivers and

NO GERMAN AID IN FAR EAST Further confirmation was avail- able on Aug. 25 of the view pressed that the Russo-German agreement, concluded so hastily in Every description of Banking and Moscow, has created profound dis-i Exchange business transacted. Loans gust in Japan. granted on approved securities.

Haskow Homolalx Kobe

Pute

Pelplog

pinos Tests Beattie Vancouver Betht Shanghai

stated in the House of Commons of floods in Tientsin, which, nome-trucks out of danger," it is stated. move their assisting them to yesterday.

coming missionaries say, foreboda "the remainder of the transport a fearful winter.

must have caught fire as well, and a general consagration through- out the camp would have been

# inevitable.

It seems that Herr von Ribben- DEPLORABLE

view Angio - Franco - Soviet

Current Accounts opened in Local trop, the German Foreign Minis-" Currency and Fixed Deposits re-ter, before leaving for Moscow in-" ceived for one year or shorter formed the Japanese Ambassador periods in Local and Foreign Cur in Berlin that, in rencies on ters which will be

of the quoted on application.

negotiations for a military defen- SAFE DEPOSIT Boxes To L.

sive alliance, and owing to the KAN TONG PO,

Chief Manager. tense altuation in Danzig, Germany

"had no alternative" but to con-. clude a pact with the Boviet Union,"

BANK OF CHINA

Japan has deduced that she can

"ACCIDENT

BRITISH APOLOGY FOR BOMBING-

OF ESBJEG

LONDON, SEPT. 7 (REUTER)—–—–—– THE · BRITISH. GOVERNMENT

now look for no ald from Germany HAS EXPRESSED HER PROFOUND

REGRET TO THE DANISH GOV

it she finds herself involved in war with the Soviet Union as well as with China.

ERNMENT AT THE ACCIDENTAL

JAPAN AND THE MISSIONS

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1939.-PAGE 13

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having arrived from New York and Porta of call. Consignees of Cargo are hereby notified that their goods ar being landed and placed at their rink into the Hong Kong and Kowloos" Wharf & Godown Company's godowns at Kow- loon, where delivery may be obtained sa soon as the goods are landad.

Queen's Building.

SEXVIDES CONTRACTUELS. DES" MESSAGERIKS MARITIMIKA,

CONSIGNEE NOTICE.

S.S. "YANG TSE" 10AEO/30.

BRINGING, CARGO FIM DUNKIRK via HAIPHONG etc.

ALIVED HONG KONG FRIDAY, tum 18T SEPT, 1935.

Optional cargo will not be landed here, unless notice has been given 48 huays prior to vessel's arrival, but carried on from port to port to the final

CONSIGNEES are hereby informed port of call to which the option.

that their goods with the exception extends.

No Clima will be admitted after of Opium, Treasars and Valuables are the Goods have left the Godowns, and being landed & stored into the godowns all Gooda remaining undelivered ster of the Hong Kong Kowloon Wha I nod the 9th Sept., 1989, will be subject to Godown Co., Ltd., Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained immediately after landing.

Bant

́All Ulaimi rhont be sent in to me on

Allbroken, chafed, and datinged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on 8th Sept, or before the 12th Sept., 1938, or they Messrs. Goddard & Douglas 1939, at 10 mm, by our Surveyors will not be moognised.

Damaged Fackages will be examined.

To comply with the General Bonded by the Company's. Barveyors, Messrs. Warehouse Begulations consignee Goddard & Douglas in the presence of must have a Revenue Officer in attend the Consignees at 10.000 o ance when damaged dutiable goods are Thursday, the 7th Sept., 1989. examined.

All claims must reach as before the 9th Sept. 1939, or they will not be

recognised.

No Insurance will be effected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by

JEBSEN & CO.,

Agentá Hong Kong, 3rd Sept., 1939

DECLARATIONS OF NEUTRALITY

If Japan's ultimate aim should be in the extinction of the Bri- "Corporal Atkinson was subse- tish share in Christian missions quently indefatigable in his efforts in North China, then the societies to subdue the fire right up to the: may take concerted action to time that he was severely burnt in. transfer their activities to the new endeavouring to save the life of. China of the West.

one of his comrades." -Much-of-this-is-virgin-territory |_ PICK-AXE TO PIERCE TANK for the Christian Church, and Pte. McAvoy was among those or the Hankow region have games of the burning truck, work- already many colleges and schools who endeavoured to put out the found refuge in country towns in ing beelde the nearside petrol

LONDON, Sept. 7. (Reuter)--No the mountains along the Burma truck, which was alight in the BOMBING OF THE TOWN OF border. The trek westwards, too, i "To relieve the

official declaration of neutrality ESEJEG IN DENMARK BY RAF of Chinese, professional and bust-petrol tank and to save a possible has been received from Russia PLANES."

ness firms, and of whole factories, explosion, he took up a pick-e Italy, Japan and Spain.

and pierced the petrol tank with PAID-UP CAPITAL $40,000,000.00 Aug. 25 that Japan was showing The Danish Government stag

la going on regularly.

However, Italy, Japan and Spat (BRANCHES ALL OVER CHINA)

Leagerness to reinsure her position that the bombs dropped on the

out any thought for his own The London Missionary Society safety, though he must have been have issued notifications" to this Owing to our numerous Branches by a more conciliatory attitude to town were of British make.

has instructed its China Council fully aware of the appalling risk effect This took the form in China and connections in the wards Britain

ENQUIRIES MADE

secretary in Shanghai to visit principal Commercial Centres of of an inaccurate statement that the World, we are able to extend the British Ambassador, on in-

Enquiry carried out by the Air the "New West," and from his he was taking. The jet of barning

petrol which immediately rushed BUENOS AIRES, Sept. -- 7 (Reu- out caused him to be badly burnt to our Clients special facilities for structions from London, had has Ministry in London showed that report plans for the transfer of

decreed ter)The Cabinet kas Domestic and Foreign Banking and tened to inquire whether, in the none of the RAF planes which rework may be made. Mach, how The tank eventually exploded, neutrality. Exchange.

new circumstances, the Japanese turned from the successful" raid on ever. depends on the next fort and the force of the explosion not Head Office:-SHANGHAI Government was ready to resume the Nazi Fleet at Wilhelmshaven night in China which may see a only spread burning petrol over a

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BRITAIN'S STAND

It was also noted in London on

the "Tientsin talk” in Tokyo.

No such instructions were, in fact, sent to Br Robert Craigle The attitude of the British Govern- ment, it was explained yesterday, is that it will be ready to resume these talks whenever the Japanese Government 15 ready to exclude matters which cannot be treated on a bilateral bests, such as the currency and metalls

tallic reserves

SHOU J. CHEN,

Manager, questions.

was responsible.

B The «Air' Ministry enn : ontw assume that one of the disabled planes lost its bearing In had weather that was prevailing and bombed Esbjer in the bellef, that it was unloading over the sea.

pressure

Cabinet Decroo

modification Tof the Japanese large area, but blew many men. attitude under the pressure of over. Of these, two were lying in

DETAINED ARABS world events.

burning petrol and had their i

AND JEWS Meanwhile the confidence of clothes alight. Without hesita- China is unshaken, and this is flon, Coy, Bergt,-Maj. Brindle LONDON, Sept. 7 (Reuter) largely shared by those in res- went straight to Pte. Watson, There will be no release of uncon ponsible positions in the British pulled him out, and extinguished victed Jews and Arabs in Palestine. societies. As a token of that con- the flames of his clothes despite On Aug 26, 1,700 Arabs and 75 The British Minister at Copen-siderable numbers of new recruits the Intense heat and danger. Jews were detained under the hagen has been ordered to ex-are booked to all this month to The second man, Ice Corp, Emergency Regulations and their press profound regret at the de- begin their Camese studies pre- Izard, was similarly saved by Pte. Individual cases will be investiga plorable accidentTM

paratory to work in all districts. Fowler.

Consignees must have a Revenue Officerin attendance when any dutiable goods are examined by the Company's Surveyors.

No Fire Insuranse will be effected by us in any case whatever,

R. OHL

Apt Hong Kong, 1st Sept., 1930.

AIRPORT NEWS

Imperial Airways;

NORTHBOUND

Friday: Bangkok, Hanol, Hong-

ong

Delta p.m.

SOUTHBOUND

Friday: Hanoi, Bangkok,

Della7 am.

Air France:

NORTHBOUND

Wednesday:

Hongkong Service--hoon.

France, Hanel

SOUTHBOUND Wednesday: Hanol, France Service 1.30 p.m... Csame day Pan American Airways;

EASTBOUND „Thursday: UBA Hongkong

China Clipper-2 p.m BOUND Friday: Bla USA. China Clipper 8.30 am:

Manila