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SHARE QUOTATIONS.

"Mercantile Banks A & B b.

Indos Dof. Lon/Rog,

THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH,

THE

P. 8:0. BANKING CORPORATION, LTD.

{Incorporated fağ@ugland 1920 ) With which is'affliated THE ALLAHABAD BANK LTD.

ENDIA, "Authorised" Capital ........£5,094,000 Subscribed and Pild up.....:£2,594,160 Reserve Fund

HEAD OFFICE:

£135,000

189, Leadenhall Street, London. D. O WEST LONDON BRANOH: 14-16, Goshspar Sizsel, London N. W. 1, EASTERN BRANCHES

Bombay, Calcutta, Karachi, Madras, Colombo, larapocs, Hoazkoak and Shanghal

The Corporation undertake General Banklag and Exchange Business of avary

to f addition In description and Branches has Apandisa in all the princi- pal elties of the world.~~~

C. CHAMPKIN,

Manugur

FRIDAY, JULY 25, 2

BANKS.

NEDERLANDSCH INDISCHE

HANDELS BANK

(Netherlands India Commercial Bank) Established 1869

Paid-up Capital and Reserve Fund Gifs 75,000,000,-£6,250.000-}.| HEAD OFFICE: AMSTERDAM- EASTERN IIEAD-OFFICE: BATAVIA. BRANCHES :

Amoy, Ampenan, Bandoeng, Bombay, Calcutta, Chori bon, Gorontalo, Hongkong, Kobu, Makassar, Modas, Monado, Palembang, Pekalongan, Probolinggo, Semar ang, Shanghai, Singapore, Sourabaya, Swatow, Tegal, The Hague, Tjilatjap,, Waltovreden.

CORRESPONDENTS:

NEW YORK- LONDON - Midland Bank, Ltd. Farmors Loan & Trust Co. and in all the princinal' towns of the world.

EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING AND EXCHANGE BUSINESS TRANSACTED. CURRENT ACCOUNTS, DEPOSITS, etc.

J. M. B. NIKKELS.

Manager.

LOCAL FIRM'S'

AFFAIRS.

would be a good thing to prepare a`book, stating the position and akme of the Company. At the defendant's requeat Mr. Roh:1

AMERICAN MERCHANT IN compiled the first draft which was road over by the defendant. Cor- TROUBLE.

tals minor altorations ware made The hoaring began at the Cen-on the suggestion of, the accused. tral Magistracy-yesterday after Mr.--Rohn -had- then bacome-the- noon of the case in which David| Vice-President of tho Company, |Belknap Wickersham, an American]A' Chinese translation of the book subject, was charged with publish-was mado - by Mr. Laf Chau-tong, jing a false statement in connection | the Chinese Secretary, Mr. Lai with the American Asistie, Com-would tell his Worship that he Įmercial Company, Lid, 6 Queen's (was. Inatructed by the accused te- Read Central, of which firm he le issue a copy of the prospectus lo President,

nnyone of any substance who Mr. J. H. B. Nihil prosecuted called at the office and that there for, the Crown' and Mr. N. 1.instructions hall never been re- Brewer defended.

After submitting A sightly

A Trip to Bangkok. amended charge, Mr. Nihill out- Continuing Mr. Nihill onld - on lined his enge. Ite said that the April 22 the defendant loft with defendant WAR charged under Mr. Roba for a business trip, to †Section 71 of the Larceny Act: Bangkok,-the-intention-apparently The statement complained of, which being to mako. Hongkong only B

voked.

19 Der Focus Rone Contral, Hongkong HONGKONG AND SHANUMAI INTERNATIONAL BANKING CORPORATION was printed in English lu a pink branch offles and to open a head

Moj 18. Bet Taur Road Cenisal, Hongkong NOTABLISHED 19.

Authorized Captial —— -110,000,000.DE Paid mp Capital 5,602,009.DE Kamzvi Fundu sa ma

London Bankers ¿-The Midland Bank, L44.

vary dreaription of Banking and ordkapgui

Loans granted in tulpet transacta. approved evazišien

Talerer allowed on Corrent Disposta: Aeroasts a 15% rata of Twa por semi. am, during Lagaupis Faur per sent per anoum, and-or Vixed Depostle sl the following ra144:

per

For moathe at the rate of 2% DAY ARAUD For 1 On na 150 rate of 4% per anno

For 10 monidant the rate of 5%, por aunum

KAN-TONG-PO,

Stock Exchange.

Sharebrokers' Association.

Banks.

1.K. & S. Bank

b. 1185 ss. 1184/5

b.

1185

1. (London)

£136

Chartered Bank

b.

£194

b.

£19

I

£201

£2914

Morcantile Banks C

h.

£121

P. & O. Bank

11.

£124

b.

£1234

Bank of E. Asía

1.

96

b.

962

Marine Insurance.

b.

675

630

Canton

China Underwriters

A.

Uto, 00

A.

cis. 90

North Chins

D.

$140

B.

140

b.

Union

60.

224

224

Yangtsze

b.

281

2812

Fire Insurances,

China Fires

b.

150

150

11.K. Firon

b..

575

D.

675

Shipping.

Douglasso

B.-

57

H.K. Steamboats

3714

|1.

56.

-57

304

H.K. Tugs.

32

334

Indos (Prof.)

- 38

110

b.

38

Indoe Dof. H.K. Rog.

b.

110

b.

110

Sholla

1.

79/6

B.

80/-

THE BANK OF

EAST

ASIA

95

95

LIMITED.

Ferrion

Water-boats

B. 1632 . 161⁄44

1.

161⁄4

NEAD OFFION:

Refineries.

China Sugare

n.

270

270

-Malabon

46

46

Mining.

Donguet Consol.

A.

P. 3.10

Kailan

է.

68/

087-

Lengkala Combined

2.

1844

1834.

Rauba.

5.

Tronohe

b.

44/6

b.

4.80 42/6

Ural Caspians

H.

10/-

Docks Wharves, Godowns &c.

~11K Wharves-

b. 2021j sa 198/200

1x

201

K. Dooks

150

18,

Hongkow Wharves

h.

186

Now Engineerings

b.

b.

64

Shanghai Docks

b.

09

b.

98

Lands, Hotels & Buildings.

H.K. Hotels (cum ris.) b.

- Do. (New) Prom.

b.

H.

H.K. Devolopments.

b.

172 17 1.20.

BK.

1734

13.

17

b.

1:10

II.K. Lands

SR. 114/

H.K. Realty

b.

''

n.

II.K. Torritories

H.

1.00

2

Humphroys Estate

BIL,

Princes Bldg.

2014 150

2234

150

Ewo Cottons

1.

01.10

Oriente In

314

104 314

Shanghai Cottons Old"

b

57

57.

Shanghai Cottons New

h

32

32

Miscellaneous.

Canton lceB

21.

814

5.

8144

Comments

(cum ris.)

1. a. 2214 sa. 211

b. 21

sa. 21.65

Do. (New) Prem

17.

6

b.

sa.

5.80

China Light

Old

sa

15.95

15.76/95

Do.

Now

b.

016

54.

16

2).

Do.

New

S.

51

HA.

#

Constructions

S.

634

Dairy Farms

),

D.

2712

b. 274 sa. 2726

Der A Wing (f.p.)

10

(p.p.)

1.

214

Electrics H.K.

Old b.

3834

11.

38

20

7

b. 42

4214

Lane Crawfords

Է . 174

Hi.

Mackintosh

13.

2016

Peak Trams

Old

b

1834

Peak Trate

b. Now

b.

134

5.

1.

B.

15

b. 114 sa. 1145/15

China Providents Old .

Electrics Macao

Hongkong Roper Did

H.K. Ropes (Now) Prem. n.

Hongkong Trainways

Sinceres

Taxis Watsons

Wm. Powells

Cotton Mills.

Nanyang Tob.

Cements Combined

China Bus08

1.

$1014

Hongkong, July 25, 1923.

WE BUY

amall lots of

Hoogkong Banks

Steamboats

Waterbonis

Tatil

Powell

Star Ferries

Providests fold)

Providents (asm)

Peak Tram

Chris Lights

SMALL INVESTORS

WE SELL

small lots of Underwriters

113

ཝིཏྠ ཙིཊྛིཀྐཝིཙྪཱ བྷཙིརཱ བྷོཝིབྷཱནྟི

.13.00

15

s. 27.40 sa. 27.25

Lape, Crawfords Watross

Comanie

Hongkong Electrica Constructiona Reatitiss

Dairy FarmA Roube

Territorial

and various other fola.

Tol. Central 4640, Aalatie Building.

WE ARE ALWAYS PLEASED TO ATTEND YOU.

EXCHANGĐ,

(Opening Bate: closing Rate on Page 1.)-

SELLING.

20 ds. Gan Francisɔn and Fev

•Tork_532

3/44

4 m/s. Mark

Now

Demand ECOVERTURE SATIATING

**** 1/4.11/18

$ m/s. Frades meves 30.80

Demand, Jermady,

Demand, New, York

W 181

T/T, #bengbal suuma

Now, 100

F/T. Bingapore betinanatio E/T. Japa1974 FT India bermotoru:169) Demand InJla semanariaska m /T. Su Franelwo and New

Tot buster 62 C/T. JATK is best tattoo not hesist them C/T. Marka movement THE MĪT. Tesso Portwest=10,00 Dimani, Fazil sumustoitetust

RUYING.

Nom.

hand and some in 10 and a11.00

IT. Bombay themomeinendur, Demand, Bombayumaosmo...164) T/T. Oriouste

Demand, Calentin

On Yokohama KULACERVEN

Damen, Hingapor

Demand, Manlia

Demand, Balavis

Đa Hinboar

Qa Banekok

Bovereign

140′′

No.

Gold leaf per Tual saunanna 40.00

4 / L/0./20/15. Bar Silver nemtsady movies 247/20

4

D/F monticourete 2/5,11/16

forward

enfum prents with an intent to 34.0/16 Ban. of England

bale (30/03 New York/London mammatum 1,391

SUBSIDIARY COINS.

( magkang 60 sand praise (

10

Damian sab, saoine ta

Gold lead

Hongkong, July 25 10%4,

1% dis 3% dia,

935 00% dia, 848.80

Quint Manager,

nongkong, Febrarry, 18th, 1024

NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL

MAATSCHAPPIJ.

(NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY). BANK.

Established 1874. Nongtung Branob vstavilebed Pé

BANKING CORPORATION,

HEAD OFFICE HONGKONG..

Authorised Capital...$50,000,000 Issuod & fully paid up$20,000,000 Reservo Fundo

Starling

Slivor

Reserve Llability of

Propriofors

..£4,500,000 ..$25,500,000

COURT UP DİNKÖTŐBI.

W. L. Palienden, Obalym

FI. P. White, X.-Deputy Obaliman

(Owned by the National City Bank of New York)

Cuptimi à Bueptu................... 0.6, $14,000,164 BRAD OFFICJ. 35, Wall Biroek New York

LONDON OFTION

BARCELON›

CALUUTTA

ta. Bichopogato, B.4. ·

DELKORE

—PARANA”

FURIKO

rend

book and which WAB

translated office in Bangkok. "Whether it into Chinese,

as follows: was due to the sea air of what," "The American Asiatic Com-suid Mr. Nihill, on the trip Mr. mercial Company, Ltd, is the Rohn began to have him an lessed for a 6,000 ngre ostate suspicions that everything was not Southern Slum and further leaves what it had been described and the have been applied for." The date suspicions grew in intensity after of the publication of this book, his arrival in Bangkok, when ho (that was when the draft returned found that, inaend of being in a from the printera) was the 25th of atute of actuality, things were in

[a condition

of enquiry. Thero March, inst. On the 9th of June

was an enquiry at the American FRICA COURSE search warrant, algned by his Consulate as to how land could be

Worship, was dxecuted at

jobtained and also a lack of money, residence of the defendant, all of which made Mr. Rohn Tramway Path, and at the office thoroughly uneasy" On the Brd of the firm, & Queen's Road Cen May. Mr. Nihill said, Mr. Rohn At both places the police and the matter uut with the accused seized-certain-document The-de-and a very luminating conveTAN="

FOURTO PLATA

LOGR

JOKEST

$20,000,000

"AXTOR ASSU

GOLOR

DAINOS

MAXTADO de Los

A PES20 du Manass

XOX

SAXEON

SANTO DOMINGO

-

A, E. Comptes, ..

KONGROTE

you. Mt. F. 1. Holyoak,

M. L. Watson. Kia..

LA VIGA KEDAID MANILA

B.D. F. Beith, B.

4.0. Long, Rig

3.A. Plummer...

J. P. WAITER. Rag.,`

G.M. Young. 19,

Chief Manager - A. G. TEPELEN. FIG. Manager: Bongkok, B. Barlow, Kec. Manager: baoghal. R. Willip Men....

LONDON DANKERS!

WESTMINSTER DASH, LIMITED.. Current Accounis oprted in Lossi Cürraney and Fixed nponiže ravelved for one year, or shorter periode in Local Currency and Sterling on termi wblak will be quoted on application.

Hongkong, 7tb. May, 1924.

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.

Aut, lied Capital Omilðéri.....,00,000.00

(E12,500,000.00) Paid-up Capital Gulidera 13.000,000,00

The Burtness of the abere Back in conduntaő 6.666,670.00%

by the HONGKONG AND MITANOHA! BANKING Reverte Fond Gulfoner - 19,760,380,00

1,647,430.80; CORPORATION, #proizi Reserves Quilder. 22,650,000,20

1,0,530.003:

DEAD OFFIE): – AMSTERDAM. Eastern Head Of66.- BATHTIA

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Kolenője Koiterdam

DATADE

Dandjermnets

Bandag

Medan

Bombay Quiquife Oberibos Djember

Dokjukeria

Xobe

The Nagus

Жребевы

-

Blogapore

Falembang Boozabale

Yoonges Bovisbarts(Bolaj

Тарко

Tegal Pastiak Titujap and

Wellawrodam

Lendon Banker-Yerlobal Prusinicial

Hank Lid.

Correspondents all over the World.

Buiss may be obtained on sppiluation. INTERIGT ca deposite allowed oa tha minimusu moaibly balance ai îå per was par

ARUM.

For the Bougtong and Mănuphal · Basking Cargaration.

1

A. H. BARLOW, Acting Chief Manager. Hongkoop. 7th. May, 1924.

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

BANKING RUBINEREOF AVERY DACRIPTION. Incorporated by-Royal Charter 1854,.

J. J. STAARGAARD,

Asting Agaut,

ORIENTAL COMMERCIAL

BANK LTD...

HEAD

OFFICE:

* Do Your Rona Central, Hongkong-

ANODR-BAKOKOK-BHANGHAL Correspondents :-Lordos: Westminster Bauk, Lid; New York: National City Hong: Das Framel: Tiga Trust Co. of a Franelaso; Camion Dank.

Authorised Capital

Pald Up Capitak.....................................

$5,000,00

..$1,500,000

Modern banklag in all the branche

Current equale payings medomate d axed deposits soliosed tomme granted na approved sourity.

Crater banking a preially, INTER21.Corral secondle

| caringa 4 per sent. Fized Deposits, 2 month

• par sort, munida ti pez FAKT, ONA JERE

Bafe Deposit Boxes for Real. Our Vaults safeguarded by time clocks and double combination Armour plats staal doors

J. Y. LUM,

MADFEET.

THE BANK OF CANTON LTD.

Head Once Hongkong

Authories Capital

Pald up Capital

دعا

£1.800.000 1,070,324 700,000

Silver Runery Fond

Foreign Exchange & General Banking busineal transnoted.

Juteront allowed on

CURRENT ACCOUNTS 2% per annum on daily credit balances of over $100.00:

SAVINGS

4% per annum DEPOSITS

for 12 months 5% per annum

3

11

19

Paid-up Capital..

£3,000,000 .£3,900,000

Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of....... ------ Proprietors

.£5,000,000*

Forita Exchange and General Brak- ing business transacted.

Current Accounts oşaned and Fixed Depozita zuseived for 1 year or shorter periods at fasea which 'will he quoted on application.

A. H. FERGUSON,

Manager

Hongkong, 15th, Feb., 1924. 同公理營業實法中

SOCIETE FRANCAISE DE GERANCE

DE LA BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE

DE CHINE. ETABLISSEMENT FRANCO

CHINOIS.

(Incorporated in France)

5. Chator Rd. Victoria, Hongkong, HEAD. OFFICE:

74, Rue St. Lazare, Faria, Capital Francs $10,000,000.00 Working fund provided by THE BANQUE INDUSTRIELL DE CHINT

Frs, 50,000,000 BANKERS.

FRANCE Societe General Banque and Nationale de Credit, Banque de Paris -ot des Paya Bas.

LONDON-Midland Bank Ltd NEW YORK-Irving Bank Columbia Trust Co.

*KINDE

$1NGITOKE

BATMANIZA

AFTUNTUEN

TAXID

TOERBIKE

tral.

the

Semmerial & Transilers' Lesturs of Credialoguefendant was arrested at 2.30 on tion took place between the two.

and mold. Curreal scoonbir and Estiegs is the morning of the 10th June as After sonie talk Rohn put matters Bitle of Exchange and Cable Traditiys bought

adesunte opened and Fixed Deposits in loost and fortige Barrencies Taxes al cases that may he was funding from a steamer very frankly to the defendant,

from Swatow, and was

bemorlained on application to the Bank.

We are alan abista oder our Customers the serviers of abe Dzasobed of the Nasional Dit Bank of New York 12 (ba principal osusir{CE OF Best &elen and in the Wen'Indies.

W, KONT

Kannger

"

1. Queen's Rond Central, Bongkong.

BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE (BRANCH DANK.)

Ok. Montevard Bausykum, Parit

Frakes 42,000,$99 Capital ...

2,099,000

+

DRANCHES AND AGEROIEN,

RONI...

Bangkok

Baskembang

Contes

Songkong

Mongies

Djibeati Haiphong

Kosmee Paperle

FROM-Feat Fondisherry

Rasbou

Нало

BANK BUS

Pants Bemptoir Natick

Haigon Mbenghal Bingapore Tintim

Vladivestock

tuksia

charged on the 10th.

formally asking him for information about

Ithe estate. The defendant replied Mr. Nihil read a statement we haven't got one, but we can made by the defendant, which he apply for one easily," or words to maid relieved him of the onus to that effect. At the HAMU tinte

estate prove that the

was not other revelations, were existing. What was left to him Mr. Rohn, who

very

made naturally

f..

to prove was the publication of remonstrated with the defondant. this statement, the knowledge of The latter suid: "Well, we told you the defendant of the falsity of its about the estate, but now since and his intention to deceive mem-¡you are in with us we will tell you |bers of the Company or the pros. all." Mr. Rahi was in a quandary.

pective shareholdera.

1922. 11 WAD

registered

He was very deeply committed

Antecedents of the Firm to the Company, had thrown in his the antecedents business connections and was the Dealing with of the American Asiatic Com-General Manager. He hardly, mercial Company, Mr. Nik!!! and knew what to do. Eventually ho the Company was incorporated in realised that it would be best for FOOTAGE the United States in October.him to stay where he was and to us try to put the Company on a pro- He therefore stayed foreign arm in Hongkong and wasper footing.

as. General therefore in every sense of the behind in Bangkok

The Manager, but told the defendant word a body corporated. Company first appeared to fube clearly at that time that the pub→ tion in Hongkong either in the cation of the pink, book would latter part of 1922 or early the have to be stopped. To this the next year, the guiding spirits then defendant agreed, being the defendant and a gentleMay the defendant returned to man named Shofer. Mr. Nihil Hongkong, and following his re- 'turn the publication of the pink said he was unable to any exactly book continued.

DARIUS DE

de Paris; Credit Epopredia indarties

Faris at den Pays-Bas;

at Commercial; soniste Linnara.

IN LONDON: Ton National Facelelal and Union Bank of England. Ltd's Comptoir Rational d'Esnompia As Part Oredis Lyonmate

IN BAW IOUS. 4. FJ Yu CHO BO Internet allowed on Ostras Aspe and

Find Depozita nosonding to arrangement.

very description of banking and neobsaga businier tramenntaði

A. LECOT.

Hoegbang, 20th March 1824

Maankar.

THE BANK OF CHINA.

-

the nature of the business in the carly days, but from the very start they appeared to have had

On

the 5th

The "Pink Book."* Coming to particular instances

big ambitions and levoted a great regarding the publication of the pink book Mr. Nihill said these deal of energy to propagandn directed to the selling of shares instances all took place at inter- views which the defendant had. in the Company. During 1923.a with Chinese who called at tho considerable number of shares office. For the purpose of clarity (Specially authorized by Pres- were sold and a large amount of the deaeribed these in two classes. idential Mandate of the Republic money was collected, almost en- the shareholders and prospective of China on the 22nd of Novem-tirely from Chinese. The events shareholders. In the first category bor, 1917.)

In 1923, however, were not very. Mr. Nihill referred to a Chinese

| Authorized Capital..$60,000,000.00 relevant to the case, and he men- from Kongmoun, who was a 1029

Paid up Capital...... 18,278,600.00 tioned them because some of the shareholder to the extent Reserve Funds ...... 9,629,425.24 1923 shareholders' were invited to $2,000. Sometime towards the take up more shares in 1924 after end of Muy this man called at the HEAD OFFICE: PEKING Hongkong Branch. 4, Queen's Rd 'C. the publication of the statement. office and saw the defendant for Parking on to the events lead-the purpose of drawing his corrispondente in Wurope, Amerisering up to the drafting of the pink interest and obtaining a copy of

Nihill said the balance-sheet. He did ther parts of.ibs world,

Branober sud #ab-branches all over, Ching

LONDON BANKER-The Ballosal Probook produced, Mr. vinelal and Union Bank of England, Ltd.

Tork.

Interset allowed pe Ostrowe Abocal and WIXAC Zisposta: Terma on nopalestion.

-Every deseripiion of Banking business trake-

Lomne grauled on approved conuristas.

16en 167 Momo Muskango,

TSU YEE PEI,

Manager.

not

or that early this year the defendant get alther his interest the

The Guaranty Trust Company of New Tark. New York Bankery In-The-Irving Nellowal Henke. The Bagitacle Trust Company of New and Mr. Shofer appeared to have balance-sheet, but instead was considered that the time was ripe given a pink book with the request. for a forward step and for the to subscribe further money...Than reorganisation of their business, there was a Chinese lady who called They got in touch with or were bitor for Interest on behalf of her hus duced to a German gentleman band. She also did not get the named Rohn, a business man with interest, but was invited to take up considerable experience and ex- further shares with the suggestion. tonsive business connection in that if her husband did so the 10 per echt. interest could be Europe. From the start Mr.,

司公限有行銀豐和

Every description of Banking THE HO HONG BANK, LTD Rohn seemed to have been im deducted from the purchase price and Exchange Business transact-

pressed by the defendant's por- of the new shares. The lady went aonality, accepting him as a pros- 'away. Another man was Mr. Lai

ed. Correspondents throughout Cnterperated in the Straits Settlements) perous American merchant and Chal-tong, whose curear with the

On Demand 2% per annum the world: BRANCHES:-Canton Shong-

hal, Hankow, Bangkok and New York.

LONDON BANKERS:- The

Lloyds Bank Ltd.

LOOK POONG SHAN,

Chief Magnger

THE INDUSTRIAL & COM- MEXCIAL BANK, LTD.

HEAD OFFICE : Yoch Building Chater Road, Hongkong.

BRANCHES SA

Bhaighai and Hankow, Borraspondants få all sommarcia) sentros ́of China und abroad.

PROMPT SERVICE: Aftraeilva rates for for all klade to Deposits.

....Inquiriesgore Walsome.

T. IL MAI,

Maasper.

P. DURNEIN,

Manager.

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIB BANK ́LTD

Malaga 1938

14416.098

Odpisa" itally paid up)ammX, 104,000.000 BRAD OFFICE, TOKOHAMA, Stránokos anð Águnelio sá

SMATIA....

Bombay

Dalton Changsha

|_ (Delay) Fanglion

Hambury

Loadce

Bourkhaya

Sam Presela za Die Angola Benizin

Shanghai

Kaganph|

Ярда

..

PHIRE

7Amer

TAIMFAN

Bushla

Interns allowed in Cerroni devounds. Deposite restitud for fund pertama Thốes to be phialued on application.

Hongkong Jhb Fabrasiy

Jen

Capital:

Je

Authorsed... Issued... Paid up Reserva liabilition of share holdera ́... ¿‚' Reserve Fands a

the head of a big concern. Mr. Company started as early as $70,000,000 Rohn would tell his Worship that January 1923. He was appointed 8,000,000 he saw an autograph latter from the first place as Manager of 4,000,000 Senator Borah, vouching for the the Fortiliser Department. He and he was to sell fertilisers, but in defendant's Integrity. 4,000,000 thought that if the defendant was actual practice he never sold any. a kort of general

Chinese correspondence," translo».

Mr. Lai was 600,000 vouched for by such a well-known factotum of the firm, dealing with

HONGKONG BRANCH:

13, Queen's Rd. C

and · Exchange business trans- sotad.

Local Board:

Every description of Banking

further lands

had beon

Head Office--Singapore American politican as Sonator Branches Aganoles and coiros-Borah everything must be ali pondents in the principal cities of right,. Mr. Rohn was informed of tons, etc., for which he received

ja salary of $150. He was alwaym(). the big capital asset of the firm paid regularly and was abure- the world.

and also of the fact that the Comholder to the extent of $2,800. pany had a lease of an estate in He was alen asked by the defen- glam; also that an application for dani, to take further shares after

made the issue of the pink book " through a Chinese gentleman. As Mr. Nihill gave certain names. result of negotiations Mr. Bohn of prospective shareholdersho agrend to join the defendant and Had been asked. “At these intor“ Mr. Shofer some time in March views the defendant spoke of the and to coalese his business with flourishing condition of the Com theirs. · After that it was decidell pany and also showed various, between the three men that (Continued on Page 128) --

Mr. Ko Leong Hos (Chairman) Mr. Sum Pak Ming- Mr. Ng Chang Luk Manager - Mr. Han Liang 3. Husng.

Telephone Noe, C.4586 and 4557:

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