THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 2, 1937-
BIG MACAO ANNIVERSARY DISPLAY
Macao, To-day,
HITCH IN PLAN
BANKS
FOR HONG KONG THE CHARTERED BANK OF
AIR ROUTE
INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA
Incorporated by Boyal Charter, 1858.
·HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.
38, Bishopsgate, E. C. 2. Imperial Airways regrets to an-
Paid-up Capital ******* £8,000,000 nounce that owing to a diplomatic Reserve Fund
Portugal and her colonies yes hitch, the recently published change Reserve Liability of Froprie-
of route Hong Kong/Penang to Hong Kong Bangkok, which was to take place as and from December 5th, has been unavoidably postponed un-
l further notice.
terday celebrated the anniversary of the re-establishment of inde pendence in the country's rule in 1640 when, after sixty years of Spanish domination, the Portuguese The service will therefore con- people threw off the Castille yoke. tinue to operate via Tourane and On that eventful day of 1640. Saigon following the present time forty nobles, sure of the support of table except that it has been found the people, decided that the hour had possible to retard the departure from Hong Kong to 10 o'clock local come to strike for the country's Independence. As nine o'clock struck time each Saturday, reaching Pe that morning the conspirator nobles, nang the following day. In the re led by Miguel de Vasconcellos, foreverse direction the service will con- ed their way into the palace of tinue to leave Penang on Mondays, Philip IV of Spain and proclaimed arriving Hong Kong at 5 o'clock on
Tuesday afternoon. Bra-i the King, John TV, Duke of
ganza.
This will of course cause an al- In Macao, this celebration took teration in the mailing time, notices the form of a parade of the Co-of which will be published imme lony's armed forces in the presence diately by the General Post Office.
BRITAIN'S FIRST OIL LIFE-LINE'
of H. E the Governor of Macao, Dr. A. Tamignini Barbosa, and other prominent officials, which in- cluded Maj. L Pinto Lello (Chief of Staff), Comm. L. Rebelo (of the cruiser "Bartholomen Dias"), Comm Owen Pinto (of the cruiser "Gon- calo Velho"), Dr. Carlos Sampiao (Colonial Secretary), Comm. S. Vieira (Harbour Master), Mr. F. J.
A pipeline from London to Bir- Gellion (Vice-Consal for Great Bri-mingham will safeguard Britain's tain); Lt.-Comm. McCarthy (EMS. oil supply in event of war, “Seamew""), and others.
It will be connected at intervals Considered to be the biggest as-with secret storage tanks. sembly of troops in Macao since It is proposed to lay the pipe- 1900, the Colony's armed forces line, which connects these two im- paraded on the Hockey Ground un-portant ofl-consuming centres in der Lt-Col. J. Vieira and, following Britain, along the route of the an inspection by H. E. the Governor, Grand Junction Canal. shortly before noon saluted the Na- The storage tanks which -will tional Flag to the accompaniment take their supply from the pipe will of a salvo of twenty-one guns from be closely concealed and field-pieces positioned near the Ar- camouflaged from possible air at tillery Barracks.
tack.
NEW COLOURS
tors:
£3,000,000
£3,000,000
Manchester Branch, 71, Mosley Street, Manchester Agencies and Branches:
Alor Star Amritsar Bangkok Betaria Bombay
1pch
Bangoon
Robe
Samarans Serem Shanghai
Kuala Lumpur
ching.
mpore.į
Medan
Now
York
Haiphong Hamburg Hankow
Paiping
(Peking)
Tsingtao
Kokolarna.
Farang
Zamboanga
Deibi
Harbin
Fions
Foreign Exchange and General Banking, busines transacted.
Carant Accounts opened and Fixed Deposita. received for one year or shorter perioda at abou which will be quoted on application.
2013
The Bank Head Office in Londen undertakes claims, Executor and Trustee business, and recovery of British Income Tax“ overpaid. terms which may be-moustained as any of its Agencies and Branche
R. W. ROBERTS,
Manager. Hong Kong, 1st January, 1935.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
Authorised Capital Paid-up Capital Reserve and
-Profts
.$10,000,000.00. ..$ 5,598,600.00
Undivided
$ 2,776,726.76
BEAD OFFICE BONG, HON-
10, Des. Vax Boad, Central..
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:--
Hos. Si Shou-son Chow, Chainmang Li Koon Chun, Esq. P. E. Kwok, Esq. Wong Yus Tong, Esq. Chan Ching shak, Pag., It Lan ung Esq, Wong Chu Son, Eg, and Kan Ying
Esq. Fung Ping Wah, Esc
San Tung Po, Esq., Chief Manager. Li The Fong, Esq., Manager. BRANCHES AND AGENCLES.--.
Marila
Melbourne
Amoy
Seatin
B
Samarang
Bombay Calcutt Canton
Nagasaki
Kew York
Shanghai Singapore
mining
Rangoon.
Tientsin
Kowloon
Saigon
San Francisco
Tokyo
Yokohama.
Every description of Banking and ExchangƏ Loans gmated on approves
STOLE *
Current Accounts opened in Local Currency and Fixed Deposim received for one shorter periods in "Local and Foreign Cuzencies on terms which will be quoted an application.
Safe Deposit Boxes To Le
KAN TUNG PO,-
Chief Manager.
THE WING ON BANK, LTD.
BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION →
Authorised Capital Issued and Fully-Paid-up Reserve Funds:-
Sterling
Hong Kong Currency
Reserve Reserve Liability of Proprie
tors
6,500,000
$10,000,000
$20,000,000
HEAD OFFICEL HONG KONG.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
G. Miskin, Esq.,
Chairman
Hop. Mr. M. T. Johnson,
Deputy Chairma
1. K. Bounfald, Esq.
A. E. Compton, Eag,
S. EL Dodwell Eag 3. B. Masson, Esq
E. S. Morrison, Esq.
Hom. Mr JL. Eaterson, TE. Pastor, Eng
A. L. Shields, E
Sir Vandeleur M. Grayburn
AMOY
BANGKOK
BATAVIA, BOMBAY CALCUTTA CANTON
COLOMBO
DAIREN
FOOCHOW
EXPHONG HAMBURG.
HANKOW WARRIN
RONGNEW
POE JOHORE
KOBE
KOWLOON
Chief Manager.
BRANCHLES
KUALA LUMPER
LONDON LYONS:
MANILA MUAR
(Jobora
MUTDELN
YORE
PETMING RENANG
KANGOON SAIGON SAN FRANCISCO SHANGHAITAN SINGAPORK.- SOUFA BATA
"SUNGEL-PATA KI
TWENTSEN
TOKYO
ISINGTAO YOKOHAMA
Current Account opened in Local Comancy sui Fixed Deposits praired de com year or shorter pessods în -Local-Emrancy and Baarling on verma which will be quoted-on application..
ALSO up to date. SAFE, DEPOSIT BOXES various sizes TO LEL
Hong Kong, 1st. Mären, 1937.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK
The Business of the above. Back is conducted by the HONG KONG AND SHANGHAT BANE- ING CORPORATION. Rules may be obtained on application.
FOR THE HONG KONG AND SHANGĦAL BANKING CORFORATION,
V. M. GRAYBLEN.
Chief Manager.
Hong Kong, ist March, 1907.
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
LIMITED
Established 1880 Capital (fully paid-up) Yen 100,000,000 Reserve Fund:
Yen 134,400,000
Head Office: YOKOHAMA
Branches and Agencies at
Alexandria Bangkok Batavia Berlin
Bombay
Calcutta
Canton
FOR INDUSTRIAL AREAS? Mr. Wilfred Gooday, the consul- An impressive ceremony followed this when H. E. Dr. Tamignini Bar- ting engineer who was given the Grand Gun exclusive rights by the bosa presented the Machine Section with their new colours, Union Canal Company to draw up which was handed over to Capt. C.the proposal, said that the scheme Alves, the commanding officer of the is now being considered seriously Section.
by all major oil companies.»
three It is proposed to build H. E. the Governor, attended by all Naval, Military and Civil officials, pipes of welded steel, capable of a
Head Office: Hong Kong. then reviewed a march past of the flow of 1,500 tons of oil-per day.
26, Des Voeux Road, Central troops from a platform before the "These will be buried about three
Authorised Capital $10,000,000- Leal Senado building. The parade feet underground, at about six feet
LONDON BANKERS:-
Hong Kong Westminster Bank, Ltd.
Honolulu marched past in the following or from the water's edge.
"The national importance of such der: Mechanised Units
Foreign Exchange and every des sinking: Corps). Navy, Artillery, Machine a scheme cannot be underestimat-cription of banking business transacted. Karachi
Fed."
(Police
Gunners, Company of Marksmen, Mozambigne Troops, Mixed Battery Gompany, Water Police Corps.
H. E. Dr. Tamignini Barbosa was host later at a tiffin given in Gov-
ernment House to Lt-Comm Mc
Carthy of the HMS. "Seamew." Among those present were Mr. F J. Gellino (Vice-Consul for Great Britain) and Mrs. Gellino, Comm. S. Vieira Harbour Master) and Mrs Vieira, Lt Col J. Vieira (Chief of Cabinet) and Mrs. Vieira, and Lt. R. Abreu (AD.C.) and Mrs. Abreu.
Our Own Correspondent.
NAVY AND HAIFA
The pipe line would serve such industrial areas as Coventry, North
ampton, Slough and Brentford.
NANTAO BOOM
Shanghai, To-day.
A Japanese salvage firm has started work on demolishing the Nantao boom across the Whangpoo
Japanese divers conducted observations yesterday, after which a depth charge was fired. Reater.
LOCAL DOLLAR
The demand rate of the Hong London, To-day. Kong dollar this morning was The Admiralty are not contem-1/2-%. plating any extension to the port of "Spot? silver was quoted at 19- Haifa, the First Lord told the Com- 11/16 and "forward" at 19-9/16. mens when asked to take steps to The London on New York cross- JS$4.9860 ad it to suit the needs of the rate was quoted at
Bri and the New York on London rate navy in the Me
lat US$4.99.
tish Wireless,
Dairen (Dainy)...“ Fengtien (Mukden) Hamburg
Hankow Harbin
Current Accounts and Savings Ac-Kobe
Fixed Deposits re- London counts opened. ceived at rates which will be quoted on Manila application.
Los Angeles
...
Trusteeship & Executorship under- taken. Safe Deposit Boxes for hire.
PHILIP GOCKCHIN,
Chief Manager
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
PUBLIC AUCTION
HE Undersigned have received
Tinstruction to sell by Public
Auction
LOF
Friday, the 3rd December, 1937 commencing at 11:30 am.
at thar Sales Room, 4 Duddell Street
27 Bags Sugar Candy 36 Bags White Sugar
6 Bags Brown Sugar Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS,
Auctioneer
Moji Nagasaki
Nagoya
New York Osaka
Paris
Peiping Rangoon
Rio de Janeiro
San Francisco Seattle
Semarang Shanghai Singapore Sourabaya...
Sydney Tientsin
Tokyo
Tsingtan
Yingkow
Interest: allowed for Current Ac écunta.
Deposits received for fixed-
at rates to be obtained on applications
Y. KANO,
Hong Kong, 11th September, 1981
THE-
SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK LIMITED (Incorporated in China)
Capital paid up
Reserves
$5,000,000.
$10,000,000.
Capital Savings Dept. $500,000. Reserve Savings Dept. $800,000. Head-Office-Shanghai
A Bank having as its mission the industrial development China and the fostering- of her commercial relations abroad.
Hong Kong Office ** 6, Queen's Boad, Central
Phone: 31118-