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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

BANKS

BANKING CORPORATION

$50,000,00

Insund & Fully Paid-Up $20,000,000 | Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1864

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA

AND CHINA

Authorised Capital

Reserve Funds: Sterling

Reserve Liability of

Proprietors

$20,000,000

Head Office

HONG KONG

Board of Directors:

£3,000,000 £3,000,000

£3,000,000

4: 6,500,000 Paid-Up Capital. H.K. Curreacy Reserve $10,000,000 Reserve Fund

Reserve Liability of Pro-

prietors

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON: 38, Bishopsgate E.C.2. Sub-Agencies in London: 117/122, Leadenhall Street, E 0.3

West End Branch:

Hon Mr. J J Paterson.

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Deputy Chairman

W. H Lak, Esq...

J. K Bousfeld, Esq..

A H. Compton, Esq..

1 J. Davies, Esq.,

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K S Morrison. Esq..

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LANGDON

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BANGKOK

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Hon. St Vandeleur M. Grayburn,

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AGENCIES: KUALA

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(Peking) FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for On- Year or shorter periods in Local or Other Currencies at will be quoted on application.

Slow Removal Of Muck PROGRAMME

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part, various memoranda were ex-jinoculation of tunnel workers

Cont'd From Page 3 changed between Mr. de Broekert We Informed Mr. Campbell that With The Drunken Suflor; Hullaba)- and Mr. Campbell, This covered our tunnel workers should be ino- oo Balay: The Drummer And The preliminary work during experi-culated against cholera. The Cook; Tom's Gone To. Hilo; Boney mental periods and finalised in | PW.D took the matter up with Was A Warrior (art. Terry Harris our memorandum to Mr. Campbell the Medical Department,

---Stuart Robertson Ress-Baritone dated March 12 to which he re-stated that they could not send

¡with Maje Chorus Bod Accordion. piled on March 14 agreeing in medical officers to the altes but One More Day! The Banks of principle to our suggestions that they would be glad to inoculate And A Half A Day: The Hog's Eye Sacramento (arr. Harris); & Dollar we instruct Concrete Products to our workmen at various Govern Men (Terry) John loss Earl- proceed with the manufacture of ment inoculation centres in the top and these arches and to the terms Colony. This was impossible for cartel outlined by Mr. de Broekert on the many of the men objected to the

10,20 Half An question of transportation. Subinoculation. Secondly, it would Coates sequently this matter of transpor- take them away from their work tation was discussed between Mr. and hinder the progress of driv-Erte Costea and Symphony Orch. The Jester At The Wedding--March Campbell and ourselves and it was Ing. It was also impossible for us Stars And A Crescent Moon; a Hous agreed that our original figure of to round up all the workmen and Love Made For You And Me--Hubert 20 cents would stand. The pru- take them to the various centres. Elsdell (Tenori with Callo and Piano duction of arches was commenced Therefore, I took the matter up saxo-Rhapsody.. Sigurd Ruscher and delivered and the bill approv-with Mr Pearce and told him that Saxophone) with Gith The Fairy ed by Mr. Campbell, the rates be- I was very much concerned uver Tales Of Ireland Essle Ackland ing similarly mentioned in my the cholera epidemic It was re (Contralto) w. Orchestts For Your ported that one of our workmen. Delight Serenade Light Symphony OVERLOADING OF TRUCKS had died and the Medical Depart-Orchestra conducted by Eric Coates. Relating to the question of over- ment might close down certain 11.00 London "WAF loading of trucks, Mr. Carman sections of the tunnels. After dis-dents.” sald From the very start of the cussions between the Medical De- Job. we were hampered by the partment and myself it was agreed slow removal of muck from the that they would supply the vac- tunnels. Mr. de Broekert took up cine if we would employ our own the matter with Mr Campbell who doctors. Mr. Pearce was told of 132 turn discussed 12 with the this and he gave authority to have | Calls P.W.D. and resulted in their re- the men inoculated.

They were | G.S.G. questing us to write to the Póllçc subsequently Inoculated as they: Q.S.B. Traffic Department

G.S.I on September received their pay. 23, 1940.

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The letter read by Mr. Carman partment could not send officers was as follows: "On an arrange- to the sites to inoculate the work-fransmission --News Sum- ment with the P.W.D.

We have men and that is why you had to been drilling tunnels in several employ outside doctors to do It?- places in the Colony. The ex-Yes. cavated material will rates which

be removed Mr. Carman: Another question to Government quarries at North asked was whether an Item of Point, Reclamation at North Point $3,270.53. International Assurance and reclamation at Kennedy Company. was for the whole year. Frans. I & II-Nowg Sun- Town. You will understand that Insurance premium is figured on a this tunnel work proceeds as fast number of men employed and that as possible and the disposal of varies from time to time. The broken earth and rock presents a sum of $3,270.53 represents the difficult problemn particularly

Savings Acanare also opened in Local Currency and Sterling with interest allowed at rates btainable on application.

The Bank's Head Offer in London

CURRENT ACÉDENTS opened in Loest vnENOY And FIXED DE PUNITE received for ore year or -horter periods in Local and other undertakes Executor and Truster Currencies on terms which will business, and claims recovery of

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Paid-Up Capital ......

Reserve and Undivided

Profits

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as amount of insurance paid during the Executive Engineer of the It the six months from December, Waterworks,

1940, to May, 1941.

dated May 2.

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Mr. Carman: You further asked what technical reason held up the Wyndham Street tunnel. The con-

the cust has to be kept low. will help to speed up work and decrease cost if you will allow lor-

INSURANCE POLICIES rles engaged by us for transporta- Mr. Carman. I was asked to pro- tion to he landed to their full duce any credit in regard to accl capacity which is, as a rule, high dent and hospital charge which struction of an improved type of er than the load licensed for, and Government has been credited shaft entrance and the leakage of we shall be obliged if you can give with, including ten per cent the storm water-dram that was us the necessary permits to do so. charged. To clear up any

mis-nder the street at that point was

Each lerry engaged on the above understanding. I will say the po- a very difficult plece of engineer work carries a permit issued by icy is a group of insurance po- ing and involved considerable dis- the Board Engineer, PW.D. toletes which covers (1) death, (2) cussion between the Departments dump at either Kennedy Town or loss of limbs or eyes, (3) tempor- before it could be installed, North Point Reclamation and forth."

CANCELLED VOUCHER

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soary disability up to a period ol

twelve months as from date of the There 1s a cancellation of POLICE PERMISSION

accident but does not cover am-voucher for $1,624.50 which you The Chaltman: Have you recelv-bulance and hospital bills which say was charged for tunnels. I ed a reply from the Police Depart- are charged to the job and on was asked whether this was pald ment? Yes We received a reply which we 'receive ten per cent. twice and whether I was refunded. under date of September 26, 1940, The Chairman: Your polley does This item was included in the dis- advising us that they would per- not cover that?-In the disburse-bursement statement dated Feb. 16 extent of ment statement for February 18. to 26 Twice in error" and was ml overloading to the

S per cent. on the lower levels. the last Item is a credit note for credited back to the FW.D. in dis- The letter was signed by Mr. Bid-$230.57, being compensation for ac- bursement sheet dated Mar. 1 to mead, for the then Acting Com-cidents to four men, which was 31. missioner of Police.

deducted from that disbursement The Chairman: You were paid So that the Police Commission street and which snows that we did twice and you charged

ten per er gives you permission for break-not receive ten per cont. commis- cent, on each? I presume so. ing the law certainly don't slon on the money refunded by the And when you re-credited one understand why we were breaking | Insurance company.

payment back to Government, did the law if the Police agreed to

you credit them back with ten per change the weight load.

Mr. Carman: You also asked cent, that you previously charged? overloading why I paid compensation to the Yes, law is there.

The

commit

a

COMPENSATION PAID

is an offence, The Commissioner widow of Tam Fong. That is a Mr. Carman: You wanted to of Police at that time gave you custom of all companies in Hong-know what an item saying V. G. permission to

breach kong to pay compensation to the Evans. $3.20, was for. That was of that law: you could not have next-of-kin of 2 workman who for travelling expenIGES for Mr. done it without that permission? dies whilst in their employ. We Evans, who was a supervisor, and -No.

paid $100 to the widow of Mr. Fung was for the period Mar. 25 to Apr. and this appears in our disburse-80.

Mr.

CHOLERA PRECAUTION

Carman: Another question ment sheets for the half-month Mr. Carman: You also wanted to you asked was, could not Govern-ending April 30, Authorisation for know the value of plant purchased mment Medical

carry uut this payment was received from Cont'd Fage 12, Col. 3

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