1941-09-20 — Page 11

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

BANKS

A.R.P. EVIDENCE

Continued from Page 9

HONGKÓNG & SHANGHAI THE CHARTERED BANK OF vance by someone in the ARD

BANKING CORPORATION

$50,000,000

Issued & Fully Paid p 820,000,000

INDIA, AUSTRALIA

AND CHINA corporated by Royal Charter, 1863

Authorised Capital

Reserve Funds: Sterling

£6,500,000

H.K. Currency leserve $10,000,000 Hesorve Liability of

Proprietors

82,000,000

Paid Up Capital

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

prietors

£3,000,000 HEAD OFFICE: LONDON: 38, Bishopsgate E.C.2. Sub-Agencies In London:

Head Office. HONG KONG

Hon. Mr. J J

Board of Directors.

PALETROZ

Chun

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Deputy Chairman

K. Housfield. Esq..

AP Compton, Esq.

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CURRANT ACOUNTS opened and Frant BRPOSITS received for Ou Your or shorter periods in Local or [Other Currencies at ratek which

will be quated on application,

Sayosos. Accorsie also opened in ¡ Lonal Currency and Sterling with ; (URRENT ANTS opened in jinterest allowed at rates obtainable Loes FOR BENCY and FraED DR

application. received for one year Di

POSITS

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SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES various sizes to let

TRUSTEE and

business undertaken,

British Income Tax overpaid, on ofį tering, which may be ascertained at

way of the Agencies and Branches

W H. EVANS THOMAS.

EXECUTOR:

Hongkong, 28th July, 1911

HONGKONG SAVINGS

BANK

The Busty of the above Bank

is conducted by the HONGKONG I

Manager

BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED

& SHANGHAI BANKING COR |Authorised Capital

POBATION. Rules may be ob Paid-Up Capital

taired on application

For the ungrong & Shanghai

HANKING CORPORATION,

V. M. GRAYBURN,

Chief Manager.

Hong Kong. Zarh Feb., 19:09.

THE CHASE BANK

15. QUEEN'S ROAD, CENTRAL

HEAD OFFICE:

16, PINK STEERT,

NEW YORK.

Reserve and Individed

Profils

$10,000,000.00 5,598,600.00

2,983,281.50

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

Li Koon Chun Key P. Kwak, Eng

Board of Directors - HON. SIR SHouson Chow, Chairmas

Ia Lan Sang, Eng Wong Yu Yg Mag Fong Ping Wab Faq Kan Tong Po, Esų, Chief Manager BON. MR. L Tax FoNG, Manager

An American Bank offering coin.

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This Bank is a subsudurg of The

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D. L BALLANTYNE.

Manager

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED

Head Oftes:-15, Gracechurch Street. London, 03

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Branches and Agencies:

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one year

Save Deposit Boxes To Lat.

KAN TONG PO,

Chiei Monager

Department to buy sleepers and re- sell them to Government at a pro-

That is not so. Pang Chik was then told to stand dow, and Kwong Ming-kwong was called before the Commission.

I

H.K. VOLUNTEER ORDERS

Cont. from Page 8

Nos. 1 and 2 (Armd, C) Bees. Dres

Battle Order, R.TN caps strect Wed. Hank Hom Those

No Lampang

Nur in I correct in saying that sleepers for making into Brewood? these two firms were told in ad Is that correct?--Yes.

What did you next do with re gard to the purchase of sleepers? Aghting

A that time, Pang Chik and detailed. Dress-Baile Order, RTR. Tam had no

Recco on Island.

5.30 available capital to caps

H.Q. Al Plus Dress as previously deal in this new enterprise so

detalled. Musketry in preparation for Ou my own Idea, wanted new

Part II. partners to form 1 company 10 buy firewood.

Mon. 3.20 p.m. HQ NCO's a $1. You have told us that. What talled. Dress as ordered. TE.W.1 want to know is what nextPokfulam. Remainder of Coy. Wea did you do with regard to the pon training, BL Miniature Range purchase of railway sleepers--WeTues. 5.45 H. officers. Muttl Ad Yes, but in what firm?-The Tal purchased these from Leong Kwa

futant's Lectur F 5.30 .Q. Com Lee Lumber Company.

pany Mufti ching.

Weapon training Sun Sept. 28, 9 a. Kowloon City Range. Company Dress - Musketry Order. helmets Rifle Course Tables A and

Rifics will be drawn between 1

or ot

Chairinan What are you?--At present I ain doing nothing at all. What were you 111 November. 1940".. I was dealing in rallway, sleepers

What were you in that firm? Manager

Were you a partner in the firm?; -Yes

We

You approached him yourself?- Tam Long-ying approached him.

Was K C. Leong at that time B connected with the National and 1 pm

How much money did you put Finance Development Corporation? into 17. $5,000

And four of your partners are partners in Fang Chik and Tam Is a right? Yes.

Are you a partner in Pang Chik; and Tam? Yes.

-Yes.

No 2 Company Turs. 5.30 pan. Kowloon Dock N

Dress-Muful. Weapon frum-

Was he also connected with the s Pin Kin Wah Company--That I don't ing. Wed, 5.30 HQ No ? Plo Mf

Thompson S.M.G.

know

Fri. What arrangements were made | flange.

Kennedy Road

2.16

HQ

Company

Hall day train-

No. 3 Company

i with K C Leong? The terms Dress-Battle Order. Can you tell us how your com- were that complete delivery of the g pany et Tal Lee came to be form, wood was to be taken within three! ed? Who suggested it? We form- months. ed the company for the time being at short notice

Das Pang Chik and Tam Com- pany got any other Chinese name?;

They are known as the Tal Lee Kin Chuk Kung Ching, or the Tal Lee Buliding Contractors,

Sun. 9 .D. Kowloon City Rang Dress-Musketry Order. Helmets. Ar How much per sleeper was the inual

rifle classification. Ton 15 price arranged? $1.90 per sleeper Kowloon Railway Station. Those de. That you say was in November tailed. Dress Fighting Order. hel- 1940?--Yes.

meta. TEW.T. Remainder. 213 p.m

On November 19, according to H.2. Dress as usual. Mr. Carman, you sold Marsman's arrangement Thurs 2000 of these sleepers at $2.90-Overalis, 8.1), caps

arrangements

Is that the same as Ta: Lee each?- Correct Lumber Company? They are

under different names.

How do

you mean, under different names? The T'ai Lee Esilding Contractors had contracts with Government to do Government work and they lost all their money. When there was a chance to deal in railway sleepers, this company had no money to carry on.

It considered that dealing

was

lo raftway sleepers would be profitable, so we invited part- петь to form this business to deal solely in railway sleep- ery. The firm for the par- chases of sleepers was formed by several partners of the Fai Lee Building Contractors and also two new partners.

You made a profit of $1 per sleeper? Yes.

in a few days? Yes

So it works out that your Arm junade a proat of $2,000? Yes

Did K. C. Leong tell you where he had bought the sleepers from"

He told me that he had bought them from Jardine, Matheson.

From Jardine's, representing the Chinese Government?—Yes.

Did he say what he had paid for them?---No.

He must have pala less than 51.907 I don't know,

80,000 SLEEPERS

Under platoon 30 HQ. Druss Under plato0Y

AFFILIATED UNIT Nursing etachment F.K.V D.C Lecture

Pri 5.45 pru. St. John's Cathedral Holl Uniform IR Aid tecture.

(8gd M.S BRANDE,

Commandant

Nursing Detachment. EKV.D.C

MARINE

COURT

NO CLEARANCE PAPERS A One of $5 was imposed Dy Cmdr. J. Jully on Leang Mul. 41 mistress of a Class il boat (No.

But he is not going to sell to 3053, who was charged with hav- you at the same price at whichng on Sept. 18 left Victoria Har he had purchased, is he?-Cer-

bour without a clearance or pe- taifily he must make a proft.

mit from the Harbour Master, Therefore he must have gol

SUMMONS ADJOURNED less ELT.

than

Hearing of a summons $1.90 per

Cheng Kai-shul, coxwain of the steam launch "Lee Ying." charged

So there is a very intimate cou-them nexion between Pang Chik and sleeper? I cannot say. He must Tam and the Tai Lee Lumber Co.? make a profil. -There is no connexion at all with regard to capital or profits.

What Is the connexion?--In- dividuals.

agamist

Did you buy any more from with having at 8 p.m. on Sept. 4 hlm? I purchased 80,000 sleepers towed two junks of over 1,500 in one consignment from K Cpiculs capacity through the south Leung at $1.90 per sleeper,

entrance to Yaumati Typhoon Put it this way. There is a Two thousand you sold direct to Shelter at one time, was adjourn- very intimate connexion between Marsman's at $2.00 per sleeper?---|ed to 10.30 am, on Sept. 26 at the four of the partners of Paug Chik Yes. and Tam and the Tal Lee Lumber Company?—Yes.

You say that you formed the company at very short notice for the sole purpose of buying rafl way sleepers?—Yes

"BRAINY MAN"

Who

the brainy man way who suggested the formation of this company?-1 and Tam Long-ying started it.

To whom did you sell the other 78,000?---Subsequent to the 2,000 to Maraman's. we sold a second lot of sleepers to them.

What was that, 5,000?—Yes. Would that be on December 24, 1940?-I cannot remember the date

I have it here? Yes,

Cont'd Page 12, Col. 3

TELEGRAMS

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HONG KONG TIDE TABLE From 20 to 26 Sept. 1941. HIGE WATER.

Height.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1941. -PAGE 11

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less

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23 26

2

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the

What month was that?-Novem- Hongkong Hotel from Macau: Thu. 25 ber, 1940.

Maceuskey, 3 Thorpe Maner, from You formed the company for Kulangsu: Mrs. Kitson, care Mac-Fri.

rallway kinnon Mackenzie. from Nanking. purpose of buying

06 64

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How did you come to think of j the idea? Since railway sleeper's were cheap at that time. I was thinking of buying 1 for use as

firewood.

elulmed telegrams lying at the Tues. 23

You say they were cheap at that office of Messrs. Cable and Wire Wedl. 24

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