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HONGKONG DAILY. PRESS

BANKS

RUSSIAN

BOMBING

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI THE CHARTERED BANK OF OF BERLIN

BANKING CORPORATION

Authoriard Capital $50,000,000

INDIA, AUSTRALIA

AND CHINA

Issued & Fully Paid-Up $20,000,000¦ Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1851

Reserve Funds:

Sterling ....

Head Office --HONG KONG

26,500,000 Paid-Up Capital H.K. Currency Reserve $10,000,000 Reserve Fund...

£3,000,000 Reserve Liability of

........£3,000,000 Reserve Liability of Pro- Proprietors

$90,000,000

prietors

£3,000,00 HEAD OFFICE: LONDON: 38, Bishopsgate E.C.2. Sub-Agencies In London: 117122, Leadenhall Street. E.C.J

West End Branch: 14/16, Cockspur Street, 8.W.1. Manchester Branch:

Board of Director: Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson, W. H. Lock, Esq.,

Chairman

Deputy Chairman

J. K. Bousfield. Esq., A. H. Compton, Esq..

L. J. Davies, Esq.,

Hon. Mr.

S. H. Dodwell.

G Miskin, Esq.,

K. 6. Morrison, Esq..

Hon Mr. T. F. Pearoe,

32, Mosley Street, Manchester, £

AGENCIES AND BRANCHES:

ALUR STAK HONG KONG PENANG AMRITSAR 1L010

RANGOGN

IPOH

SAIGON KARAOHJ

KLANG KOBE

BANGKOK BATAVIA

Hon. Mr. A L. Shields,

Hon. Sir Vandeleur M. Greyburn,

thief afanager.

BOMBAY

CALCUTTA

Shanghai HAIPHONG Singapore

AGENCIES

KUALA

Branches:

Ainoy

Bangkok

Johore Kobe

Balavia

Kowloon

Rangoon Saigon San

CLIVE TRET PAZIN PLACE” CANTON CAWNPORE

(COLOMBO

LUMPUR KUCHIN

MADDAR MANILA NEDAN

Bombay

Kvalu

Francisco DELUI

NEW YORK

Calcutta

Lumpar

PIPING

Canton

London

BANKOW

Chefoo

lyuns

Surabaya

Colombo

Malacca

Dairen

Manila

Foochow

Mdar

Haiphong

(Johore)

Sungei

Patani Swatow Tientsin

Hankow

Mukden

Harbin

New York

Tokyo Tsingian Yokohama

Floilo Jpob

SKILEMBAN

SHANGHAI

SINGAPORL 8ITIAWAN

SURABAYA TASPING TIENTSIN

1.NOKAH

(Bhuket)

781NUTAO

YORONAMA

(Peking) FOREIGN EXCHANGE and Genera Banking Business transacted.

CCHIENT ACC NY opened and FISED DESITE received fur Oa Year or shorter periods in Luest ar Other Currencies at rates whic will be quoted on application.

SAVINGS ACNTs also opened Local Currency and Sterling with interest allowed at rates obtainabl on application.

Peipiuk Penang

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened in LOCAL CRKENUY and FIXED DE PostTy received for one year or shorter perioda in Local and other

The Bank's Head Office in London Currencies on terung which will business, and claims

undertakes Executor and Trustes quoted ou application."

British Income Tax overpaid, on recovery of terms which may be ascertained a any of the Agencies and Branches

W. H. EVANS THOMAS.

SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES of various sizes to lai.

TRUSTEE and

EXECUTOR

Imsiness undertaken. Hongkong, 28th July, 1941

HONGKONG SAVINGS

BANK

The Business of the above Bank 8 conducted by the HONGKONG

& SHANGHAI BANKING COR- PORATION. Rules Ray he ob- tained on application.

For the HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANTING CORPORATION.

V. M. GRAYBURN,

Chief Manages

Hong Kong, 25th Feb., 1830.

BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED

Authorised Capital

Paid-Up Capital ...... Reserva and Undivided

Profits

....$10,000,000.00 5,608,600.00

2,983,261.60

Head Office: HONG KONG No. 10 Des Voeux Road, Central

Board of Directors: HON. SIE SHOPSON CHOW, Chairman

Li Koon Chan Erq LI La Sang, Keg P, K Kwok. Esq Wong Cha Son, Eng Wong Yon Toug, Leg Fang Ping Wab Fag. KAN TONG Po, Ess, Chief Manager Hos. MR. I TSE FONG, Manager

Branches and Agencies:

Kowloon Panun

London

Singap-fe dourabaya Stulon Melbourne B Fran Bydney

Amoy

Batavia

Bombay

datta

Haiphong

Baske New York Farin Pefplug

Betolela

Balro

citos Tentłu Seattle Vanonτer Beinarang Shaugha

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

Current Accounts opened in Local Currency and Fixed Deposits re 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,

Manage,

BANK OF CHINA

Specially Chartered by NATIONAL GOVERNMENT

OF CHINA AS AN INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE

THE

BANK PAID-UP CAPITAL $40,000,000.00 (BRANCHES ALL OVER CHINA) Owing to our numerous Branches in China and connections in thr 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:

KONG MOON TOISHAN KINGCHOW

CANTON SWATOW SHIUCHOW

We also handle the issue of Bonds and other Public Funds of the Chinese Government both at Home |ɛd Abroad

SHOU J. CHEN,

Manages.

THE CHASE BANK

15, QUEEN'S ROAD, CENTRAL

HEAD OFFICE:

18, PINE STREET,

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

SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES.

Japanese Suffer Major Reverse In South Honan

CHUNGKING, Aug. 17 (Central)-A major reverse has been suf- LONDON, Aug. 13-The PHILA-Tered by the Japanese in southern Honan where their recent drives DELPHIA EVENING PUBLIC LED were repulsed with over 2,000 casualties and the loss of considerable CER pf Aug. 11, on the bombing equipment. of Berlin by Russian planes, says: On Aug. 8, some 5,000 Japanese troops, aided by a cavalry do- tachment and dozens of field guns, pushed from Sinyang, strategie "It is a double Injury to German south Honan city on the Peiping-Hankow pride to be bombed by the des-columas

Railway, in separate towards Mucbubo, Wuchlatten, Chenchiation, Chosban, nised Russians. The German Pingchangkwan, Kucheng, Belshan and Shenyangtai, all north-west people always suspected that Hitler of Sinyang could come to terms with England

Encountering strong Chinese re-decimated before the worst came to the worst.

statance. the Japanese columns ese troops are fleeing towards Yo- "Now they see that England te were separately checked on Aug. ho and Singang with Chinese pur.. making a common cause with Russia 10. In spite of their

repeated sult units hot on their heels. and actually diverting American- vigorous attacks during Aug. 9 and The Chinese have recovered all made heavy bombers to the Soviet 10 the Japanese falled to make the positions in southern Honan Air Force. They also see Hitler any appreciable advance. One prior to the Japanese offensive. It the Infallible guessed wrong.

Russian armed

forces,

The scheduled to be destroyed in four weeks, are fighting past the time lluit. Train loads and plane loads of German wounded arrived from the eastern front.

The remnant Japan-

column which pushed toward is estimated that Japanese losses

from Chingliangsze

Huangtupo during the recent fighting totals heavy Chinese artillery fire sustained severe losses due to over 2,000 men.

On Aug. 11, the Japanese, in a desperate effort to break through, threw in the full weight of their force in T

assault on Yangtat CONSIGNEES' NOTICES "The fateful eigns, portents of and Choshan but were again held morbid superstition, are confirmed in check. Meanwhile, crack Chi- by the Soviet birds of 1 omen nese detachments made a detour flying arrogantly over Berlin."

U.S. Women Missionaries Strangled

SHANGHAI, Aug. 17 (Reuter)

Private reports reaching here, so

to the Japanese rear and launch- ed a general counter-attack on the evening of Aug, 12 which resulted in the routing of the entire Jap- anese force.

A Japanese detachment pushing: to Chulingchung was flanked and

FIRING PRACTICE Light gun firing practice sea-

far without confirmation state wards will be carried out on Aug that American women missionaries 18, 19 and 22. between 6 p.m. and belonging to the United States midnight

Presbyterian Mission in North Firing Areas "D" and "E" will Kiangsu province were strangled)

be affected. to death.

as under, is

Firing practice. No news to this effect has notifled for Aug. 18:- reached either the local office of (a) Heavy gun anti-aircraft the Mission, the local military practice in the south-eastern area authorities or American consular of the Island between 8 a.m. and offici. 18.

6 p.m.

The same private reports state

Firing Area "C" will be affected. that six or eight American mis- Alternative dates-Aug. 20 and sionaries of both sexes and about 21.

250 Chinese patients have been (b) Heavy guy firing practice driven out of the American mission by H.M. Royal Navy in JUNK BAY hetween 9 p.m. and mid- night.

hospital by the Japanese author- ities.

Firing Area "A" will be affected. Light gun anti-aircraft firing practice will be carried out

on

FIRE FIGHTING Aug 23, between 8 a.m. and 6 pm

ON SHIPS IN

HARBOUR

Under the ttaze or The Merchant Ships (Defence and Fire Fighting) Order 1941. the Controller of Water Transport has issued the following Instructions for tire fighting on board ships in the Colony's harbour-

Directions under this order may be given by the Commodore or by & Flag or Naval Officer in charge of naval establishments in Hong- kong, or by any officer authorised in writing by any of the afore- mentioned officers.

Subject to any directions under this order, there shall be kept in every ship while in any port in this Colony such members of the crew or, when articles have been used, such a number of men, as are necessary to man the fire fighting appliances of the ship.

When directed by any officer named in paragraph 2, there shall remam on board every British ship while in any port in this Colony such members of the crew or, when articles are closed, such a number of men, as are necessary to man the defensive equipment

This Bank is a subsidiary of Theof the ahip.

Chape National Bank, New York, with Hesources of over 11.8.8,3,800,000,OGO.

D. L. BALLANTYNE.

Chief Manager. 18th June 1941.

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Firing Area "A" will be affected,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

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PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL- STEAM NAVIGATION Co.'s

STEAMER " ABLIVRO HONG KONG

FROM UNITED KINGDOM, COLOMBO AND TRAITS,

TONSIGNEES of Cargo by the

above-named Vossel are hereby in formed that their goods have been land- ed & placed at THEIR BISE in the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown each Consignment is being sorted out Company's Golowns at Kowloon where

Mark by Mark and Delivery can now be Obtaiuri

Optional goods have been landed here nplase instructions were given to the

contary Six Hours before arrival of the steamer.

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rint

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Damaged Packages must be left in the Godowne for emmistion by the Consignese, and theCompany's surveyors, Messrs, GODDARD & Docglés, at 10 a.m, on Monday Thursday, within the Free Storage period.

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not be recognized

No Claims will be simitted after the Goods have left the Gedown. MACKINNON, MACKENZIR & Co.

Agenta, Bong Kong, 15th Aug., 1941.

MONDAY, AUGUST 18, 1941. -PAGE IT'

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