THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 9, `1939
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PUBLIC AUCTION
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA' & CHINA Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1889. Paid-up Capital ....... Reserve Fund
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION
£3,000,000.
£3,000,000,
Authorised Capital Issued and Fully Paid-up
Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3,000,000.
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON::
38, Bishopsgate, -E. C. 2, Sub-Agencies in London:
117/122, Leadenhall Street. E. C. à.
West End Branch:
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AGENCIES AND BRANCHES:
Hankow Harbin Hongkong
Amritsar Bangkok
Batavia Bombay
· Clive..Street Fairlie Place
Itollo Ipoh
Klang
ARTICULARS AND CONDI- TIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on MONDAY. the 11th day of December, 1939, at 3 p.m... at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Calcutta Agencies: Karachi Order of His Excellency the Gov- ernor of one Lot of Crown Land canton at Tai Hang Road, in the Colony Cawnpore of Hong Kong for a term of 75 Colombo years, with the option of renewal Delhi
Haiphong at a Crown Rent to be fixed by
Hamburg the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one further term of 75 years.
Cebu
Penang Rangoon Salgon Seremban Shanghai Singapore Sitiawan
Reserve Funds:-
Sterling..
.$50,000,000 .$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. E. Lock, Esq., Deputy Chairman.
2. K. Beusbold, Esq., A. U Compton, Esq.,.. Hon. Mr. 8. H. Dodwell, D. Landale, Esq..
G. Minklo, Eaq... 8. 8. Morrison, Esq. Hon. Mr. T. E. Pearra E. V. Wilkinson, Ess. Sir Vandeleur, M. Grayburn, Chief Manager.
Batavia
Höngkew
BRANCHES:-.
Peiping
Penang
Rangoon
Saigon
Kobo
Sourabaya
Kuala Lumpur Talping
Kuching
Tientsin
Amoy
Madras
Tongkah
Manila
(Bhuket)
Bangkok noilo
Ipoh
Medan
New York
Tsingtao Yokohama
Bombay
Johore
Calcutta
Kobe
Pelping
(Peking)
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Foochow
Malacca
Haiphong
Manila
Hamburg
Muar (Johore)
Hankow Harbin
Mukden
New York
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for One Year or shorter
periods in Local or Other Currencies at rates which will be quoted on application. Currency and Sterling with interest allowed at rates obtainable on application.
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened in Local
Kowloon Kuala Lumpur
London
San Francisc Shanghai
Singapore
Sourabaya
Sungei Patani Swatow Tientsin
Tokyo
Tsingtao
Yokohama
Current Accounts opened in Local Cur
year or shorter periods in Local and other
The Bank's Head Office in London under-rency and Fixed Deposits received for one currencies on terms which will be quoted on application..
NOTICE is hereby given that VALENTINE ADRIAN, former- ly known
VALENTINE
Intending bidders are advised ADRIAN (ADRIANOVITCH) that immediately after the dis- NOVIKOV, on the 30th day of posal of the lot the Purchaser (if November, 1939 by a deed poll not the applicant) will be requir- formally and absolutely renounced to deposit with an authorised ed and relinquished and abandon officer who will be present at thetes Executor and Trustee business, and ed the use of his surname of
of two hundred claims recovery of sale, the sum NOVIKOV and then assumed *and adopted and determined will be refunded
dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum overpaid, on terms which may be ascertain-
on payment of ed at any of the Agencies and Branches. thenceforth on all occasions what the Purchase price.
Manager soever to use and subscribe the name of VALENTINE ADRIAN instead of the said name of VALENTINE ADRIAN NOVI- KOV.
AND NOTICE is hereby fur- ther given that the said VALEN- TINE ADRIAN, formerly known as VALENTINE ADRIAN NOVI- KOV, of No. 35 Cumberland Road, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, is applying to the Governor for naturalization, and that any per- son who knows any reason why naturalization should not be written
granted should send a
and signed statement of the facts to the Colonial Secretary, Hong Kong.
Dated the 2nd day of Decem- ber, 1939.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT
Registry No.
No. of Sale
Inland Lot No. 5740.
1
Locality
Tai Hang Road.
N.
Boundary
Measurements
cd
E.
W.
ft. It. ft. ft.
As per
sale plan
E**
Contents in
Square fjet
Annual Rental
Upset Price
About 33,500
$616
$16.750
British Income Tax
R. A. CAMIDGE,
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD.
HEAD OFFICE:
15. Gracechurch Street, London, uthorised Capital
Subscribed Capital
Patd-up Capital
Reserve Fund & Rest
BANKERS:
E.0.8.
ALSO up to date SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES in various sizes 70 LET.
Hong Kong, 25th February, 1939.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK
The Business of the above bank is con ducted by the HONG KONG AND SHANG £3,000,000 | HAI BANKING CORFORATION. Rules may
1,800.000 ❘ be obtained on application. 1,050,000 FOR THE HONG KONG AND SHANGHA
BANKING CORPORATION.
V. M. GRAYBURN.
Chief Marsgei
1,252,770
The Bank of England & Midland Bank, Ltd.
BRANCHES:
Bangkok Bombay Calcutta Colombo
Jaffna
Kuantan Kandy Karachi
Kota Bharu
Hong Kong Howrah Ipoh
Delhi Galle
Hong Kong. 1st March. 1937.
New York
Penang
Rangoon
Shanghai
Simia
Singapore
Authorised Capital
Paid-up Capital
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
.$10,000.000.00 5,598,600.00
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1939
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