THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 4, 1939.
The China Mail
Ninety-Fifth Year of Publication 3A Wyndham Street, Hong Kong. Telephone 20022
London. Office;
7, Garrick Street, London, W.C.2
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KOWLOON CRICKET
CLUB.
THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF MEMBERS will be held in the Club House, on FRIDAY, 6th October, 1939, at 6 p.m.
BUSINESS: Report and Accounts 1938-1939. Election of Officers 1939-1940. General.
By Order of the General Committee
V. C. LABRUM,
Hon. Secretary.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
THE EIGHTH EXTRA RACE MEETING will be held (weather permitting) at HAPPY VAL LEY on 'SATURDAY, 7th and TUESDAY, 10th October, 1989, commencing at 2.00 p.m. on both. days.
The First, Bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m. on each day.
MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE:
No One without a badge will be admitted to the Members' Enclosure. Such must be worn throughout the duration of each Meeting in such a manner as to be readily identified.
Badges admitting Non-Mem- bers to the Members' Enclosure and Club. Rooms at $5.00 per day for Gentlemen and $3.00 per day for Ladies (both includ- ing tax) are obtainable through the SECRETARY upon the per- sonal or written application of a Member, such Member to be responsible for all visitors intro- duced by him, and for Payment of all Chits, etc.
The Secretary's Office, 1st Floor, Exchange Building, (Tel. 27794) will close at 12 o'clock Noon on both days.'
Tiffins are obtainable at the Club House provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel, 21920).
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE The price of Admission to the Public Enclosure is $1.00 per day including tax, for all Per- sons, including Ladies, and is payable at the Gate. Soldiers and Sailors in Uniform are ad- mitted Half Price.
"By Order,
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary.
Hong Kong, 2nd. October,, 1989.
K FRENON.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
PUBLIC AUCTIONS
The Undersigned have received. instructions from Liquidators and others to sell by Public Auction
on
Thursday, the 5th. October, 1939
commencing at 2.30 p.m.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA. & CHINA Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853.
Paid-up Capital
..£3,000,000, Reserve Fund
..£3,000,000. Reserve Liability of Proprietora ka,006,000.
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON: $8, Bishopsgato, E, C. 2. Sub-Agencies In London: 117/13, Leadenhall Street, E. C. 2. West End Brancht 14/18, Cockspur Street, S, W. 1. Manchester, Branchi
52, Mosley Street, Manchester, 2.
AGENCIES AND BRANCHES:
Hankow Harbin
Alor Star
at their Sales Room, No. 35 Amritsar Hankow Road, Kowloon.
A Quantity of
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
HONG KONG AND SHANGHÀI BANKING CORPORATION
Authorised Capital Issued and Fully Paid-up Reserve Funda:*-
Starling
**-850,000,000 ...$20,000,000
.£ 6,500,000
Hong Kong Currency Reserve $10,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Hon. Mr. A. L. Shields, Chairman.
W. H. Lock; Esq., Deputy Chairman.
J. K. Bausfield, Esq.. A. H..Compton, Eig.. Hon. Mr. B. H. Dodwell, D. F. Landalo, Eaqi,
G. Miskin, Eaq..... .K. 8., Horrison, Esq..
Hon. Mr. T. E. Pearce, H. V. Wilkinson, Esq. Sir Vandeleur, B.- Grayburn, Chief Manager.
Penang Rangoon
Bangkok
Hongkong
Saigon
Batavia
Hollo
Seremban
Bombay
Ipoh
Shanghal
Calcutta Agencies: Karachi
Singapore
Clive Street
Klang
Sitiawan
Fairlie Place
Koba
Sourabaya
Amoy
Canton
Kuala Lumpur Taiping
comprising:--
Cawnpore
Kuching
Tientsin
Cebu
Madras
Tongkah
Manila
(Bhuket)
Wardrobes,
Medan
Tsingtao
Canton
New York
Yokohama
Chefoo
Peiping
(Peking)
FURNITURE
Haiphong
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED
periods in Local ör Other Currencies at rates
Chesterfield Suites, Bedsteads, Colombo
Dressing Tables, Delhi Chests of Drawers, Dining Hamburg Tables, Chairs, Sideboards, Rugs, Carpets, Cabinets, Desks, Book- cases, Ornaments, Cutlery, Por- celain, Glass, E. P., Brass and Silver Ware, Radios, Gramo- DEPOSITS received for One Year or shorter phones & Records, Sewing which will be quoted on application. Machine, Camera, Typewriter, SAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened in Local Piano, · Electric Refrigerator, at rates obtainable on application.
Currency and Sterling with interest allowed Ceiling Fans, Heaters and Hair Dryer, etc., etc.
also
The Bank's Head Office in London under takes Executor and Trustee business, and claims recovery of British Income Tax overpaid, on terms which may be ascertain-:
A Quantity of Blackwood anded at any of the Agendes and Branches. Rattan Furniture,
On View from Wednesday, the 4th. October, 1989
Terms: Cash on Delivery
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers.
Hong Kong, 3rd October, 1939.
The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auction on
Wednesday and Thursday, the 11th and 12th. October 1939 commencing each day at 10.30 am.
at Nos. 3, 7 and 9 Cameron Road, Kowloon,
A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE
comprising:-
Chesterfield Suites, Sideboards, Dinner Waggons, Dining Tables, Chairs, Bedsteads, Divans, Ward-
Chests robes,
of Drawers, Dressing Tables, Desks, Cabinets; Bookcases, Screens, Crockery, Cooking Utensils, etc., etc.
Old Curios, Carved Ivory & Bronze Figures, Cut Glass & Glass, Ware, Ornaments, Silver Ware, Plants in pots, etc., etc.
also Quantity of
A Furniture
+
and
Blackwood
One Very Fine Clock One Piano by "Moutrie" On View from Tuesday, the 10th. October, 1939.
Terms: Cash on Delivery
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers.
Hong Kong, 3rd October, 1939.
Brighten your Home
BRASSO
METAL POLISH
- MANUFACTURENS. RECKITT & 'SONS, HULL & LONDON "'AGENT.”
((CPIERA) LCD, MONO KONG!
THE
R. A. CAMIDGE,
Manager.
BRANCHES
Hongkow
Bangkok Hollo Batavia Ipoh Bombay Johore Calcutta.
Kobe
Kowloon
Pelping
Penang
Rangoon
Saigon
San Francisco
Shanghai
Kuala Lumpur, Singapore
London
Lyons
Colombo Dairen Foochow Malacca
Haiphong Manila
Hamburg
Hankow Harbin
Muar (Johore) Mukden
New York
Sourabaya
Sungei Patani
Swałow
Tientsin
Tokyo
Tsingtao Yokohama
Current Accounts opened in Local Cur rency and Fixed Deposits received for one year or shorter periods in. Local and other currencies on terms which will be quoted on application.
ALSO up to date SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES in various sizes TO LET.
Hong Kong; 25th February, 1830.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK
The Business of the above Bank is con ducted by the HONG KONG, AND SHANG- MERCANTILE. BANK OF HAT BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may
INDIA, LTD.
be obtained on application.
FOR THE HONG KONG. AND, SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager. £3,000,000 Hong Kong, 1st March, 1937.
HEAD OFFICE:
15, Gracechurch Street, London, E.C.8.-
Authorised Capital Subscribed Capital Pald-up Capital
Reserve Fund & Rest
BANKERS:
1,800,000
1,050,000
1,232,770
The Bank of England & Midland Bank, Ltd.
BRANCHES:
Bangkok Bambay Calcutta
Jaffna
Kuantan
Colombo
Delhi
Galle
Hong Kong
Howrah
Ipoh
Kandy
Karachi
Kota Bharu
Kuala Lipis
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Trengganu
Madras
New York
Penang
Rangoon Shanghai. Simla Singapore
HONG KONG BRANCH Every description of Banking and Ex- change business transacted.
Travellers' Cheques issued.
TRUSTEE AND EXECUTORSHIP UNDERTAKEN.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
Authorised Capital
$10,000,000,00 Paid-up Capital
6,558,600.00 Reserve and Undivided Profits 2,883,032.00
HEAD OFFICE HONG KONG. 10, Des Voeux Road, Central.
BOARD OF' DIRECTORS:- Hon. Sir Shou-son Chow, Chairman; Li Koon Chun, Esq., P. K. Kwok, Esq., Wong Yun Tong. Esq.. Chan Ching Shek, Esq., Li Lan, Sang, Esq. Wong Chu Son, Esq., Kan Ying Po, Esq. and Fung Ping Wah, Esq. -
Kan Tong Po, Esq., Chief Manager. Li Tre Fong, Esq., Manager.
Amoy
Branches and Agencies-
Batavia CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened in Local Currency and FIXED DEPOSITS received in Local Currency, STERLING & U.S. DOL LARS on terms that, may, bo ascertained on application.
D. BENSON,
Manager.
KNOWN
WANTED
COMMENCING ON SATURDAY, 7th October and thence, every Saturday afternoon from 2.30 p.m. to 5.00 p.m. Mr. Benn will be pleased, personally, to tune all Morris, Wolseley and MG car-owners' engines. Also to discuss may not have time for during the any points or queries which owners
week. The address is Dodwell's Ser- vice Station, 5, Russel Street, Wanchai.
FOR SALE.
Selection of the beat varieties of Reliable and Tasted
Manila
Scaille
Melbourne.
Semarang
Bombay Calcutta
Nagasaki
Shanghai
New York
Singapore
Haiphong Hankow Honolulu Kobe
Paris
Sourabaye
Pelping
Swatów
Howloon
London
Penang
Rangoon
Saigon
San Francisco
Sydney
Tientsin Vancouver
Every description, of Banking and Ex- change business transacted. Loans granted on approved securities.
Current Accounts opened in Local Currency and Fixed Deposits received for one year or khorter periods in Local and Foreign Cur rencias on terms which will be quoted on application.
Safe Deposit Boxes To Let.
KAN TONG PO,
Chief Manager.
THE WING ON BANK, LTD.
Head Office: Hong Kong. 26, Des Voeux Road, Central. Authorised Capital $10,000,000 LONDON BANKERS:- Westminster Bank, Ltd. Foreign Exchange and every des- cription of banking business transacted.
Flower & Vegetable Seeds Current Accounts and Savings Ac-
for
Immediate planting
from Button & Sons Ltd, Reading Arthur Yates & Co, Sydney
W. Atlee Burpee & Co., Philadelphia Toogood & Bona Ltd., Southampton.
The opportunity of serving you will be a pleasure and your commands will have our best attention.'.
No
GRAÇA & CO.
Wyndham Bt., Hong Kong
Established 1800.
counts opened. Fixed Deposits receiv- ed at rates, which will be quoted on application
Trusteeship and Executorship under- taken. Safe Deposit Boxes for hire.':
PHILIP GOGKCHIN,
Chief Manager.
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