THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 13, 1939
The China Mail
Ninety-Fifth Year of Publication 3A Wyndham Street, Hong Kong. Telephone 20022
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PUBLIC AUCTIONS
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The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auction on
Thursday, the 14th. Dec., 1939
commencing at 5.15 p.m. at their Sales Room, No. 2 Connaught Road, Central. (Room No. 205. 2nd. Floor) A Valuable collection of Postage Stamps On View from Wednesday, the 13th. December, 1939
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers.
Hong Kong, 11th. Dec., 1939.
The Undersigned have received instructions from Liquidators and others to sell by Public Auc- tion on
Friday, the 15th. December, 1939 commencing at. 2.30 p.m. at their Sales Room, No. 35 Hankow Road, Kowloon. A Quantity of
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE
comprising:—
Teakwood & Iron
Bedsteads,
of
Divans, Wardrobes, Chests Drawers, Dressing Tables, Washstands, Chesterfield Suites, Chairs, Dining Tables; Desks, Cabinets, Bookcases, Rattan Furniture, Teapoys, Wardrobe Trunk, Perambulators, etc., etc..
New Tientsin Carpets, Ladies Hand Bags and Pyjamas, Rugs, Cut Glass, Silver, E.P., Brass, Aluminium, Porcelain and Glass Orna- Ware, Cutlery, Curios,
ments, Crockery, Radios, Elec- tric Heaters & Table Lamps, Gramophones & Records, Clocks, etc., etc.
also
A Few Pieces of Blackwood Furniture and
One "GRAHAM" 5 Str. Saloon Motor Car
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One Pianola and 75 Rolls Music One Teakwood Bed Room Suite One Canteen Set
One Portable Typewriter
"MASSPRO"
One Microscope in Case
On View from Thursday the 14th. December, 1939
Terms: Cash on Delivery
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers.'
Hong Kong, 12th Dec., 1989;
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HANUFACTURERS
LONDON
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
THE THIRTEENTH EXTRA RACE MEETING will be held (weather permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on SATUR- DAY. 16th December, 1939. commencing at 2.00 p.m.
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HONG KONG AND SHANGHAJ BANKING CORPORATION
$50,000,00 -$20,000,bur
Authorised Capital issued and Fully Paid-up ... .£3,000,000.
Reserve Funds:—
..ES.000.000.
THE CHARTERED -BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853.
Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of Proprietors, £3,000,000. HEAD OFFICE: LONDON: 38. Bishopagate, E. C. 2. Sub-Agencies in London: 117/122, Leadenhall Street, E. C. z West End Branchi 14/16, Cockspur Street, B. W 1. Manchester Branch:
53, Mosley. Street, Manchester. 1
AGENCIES AND BRANCHES:
The First Bell will be rung Alor Star at 1.30 p.m.
MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE
Amritsar
Bangkok
Batavia Bombay
Hankow
Harbin Mongkong
Iloilo
Ipoh
No One without a badge will Calcutta Agencies Karachi be admitted to the Members' Enclosure. Such must be worn throughout the duration each Meeting in such a manner Colombo as to be readily identified.
of Cawnpore Cebu
Penang Rangoon Salcon Seremban Shanghai
Sterling
£ 6,500,000 Hong Kong Currency Reserve $10,000.pou Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20.000.00
HEAD OFFICE; HONG KONG.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Hon. Mr. A. L. Shields, Chairman.
W. H. Lock, Esq., Deputy Chairman.
G. Miskin, £44.9) K. Morrison, Esa.. Hon. Mr. 1. D.. Poarra H. V. Wilkinson, Kaş' Sir. Vandeleur M. Grayburn. Chief Manager.
2. E. Bcusbold, Esq., A. ti Corpion, Esq., Hon. Mr. 8. H. Dodwell, D. P. Landala, Esq..
BRANCHES:-
Singapore
Clive Street Fairlie Place Canton
Klang Kobe Kuala Lumpur Telping
Sitiawan
Sourabaya
Kuching
Tientsin
Amoy Bangkek
Rongkew
Nailo..
Madras
Tongkah
Manila.
(Bhuket)
Batavia Bombay
Ipoh Johore.
Delhi Haiphong
Medan
Tsingtao
Calcutta
New York
Canton Yokohama
Kobe Kowloon
Cheloo Colombo
Dairen Foochow
Malacca
General
Haiphong
Manila
Hamburg
Hankow Harbia
Muar (Johore) Mukden
Pelping
(Peking)
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and Banking Business transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for One Year or shorter
Badges admitting Non-Mem-Hamburg bers to the Members' Enclosure and Club Rooms at $5.00 for Gentlemen and $3.00 for Ladies (both including tax) are obtainable through the SECRE- TARY upon the personal written application of a Mem- ber, such Member to be respon- sible for all visitors introduced by him, and for Payment of all Chits, etc.
or
The Secretary's Office, 1st Floor, Exchange Building, (Tel. 27794) will close at 12 o'clock NOON.
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
periods in Local or Other Currencies at rates which will be quoted on application.
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened in Locaj Currency and Sterling with interest allowed
ot rates obtainable on application.
claims recovery of British
Income Tax
The Bank's Head Office in London under- takes Executor and Trustee business, and everpaid, on terms which may be ascertain ed at any of the Agencies and Branches.
R. A. CAMIDGE,
Manager
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD.
HEAD OFFICE:
18. Gracechurch Street, London, E.C.8. Authorised Capital
Subscribed Capital Paid-up Capital
Reserve Fund & Rest
BANKERS:
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Kuala Lumpur London
Lyons
New York
Pelping Penant Rangoon
Saigon
San Franciaeu/ Shanghai.
Singapore
Sourabaya
Sungei Patem
Swatow
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 10 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- HAI BANKING CORFORATION. Rules may be obtained on application.
FOR THE HONG KONG AND SHANGRAJ BANKING CORPORATION. £3,000,000
V. M. GRAYBURN. 1.800.000
Chief MarkATI 1,050,000 Hong Kong. 1st March. 1937. 1.232,770
Public Enclosure is $1.00 in-The Bank of England & Midland Bank, Ltd.
cluding Tax, for all Persons, inc'uding Ladies, and is pay- able at the Gate. Soldiers and Sailors in Uniform are admitted Half Price.
By Order,
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary. Hong Kong, 11th. Dec., 1939.
THE NEW FRENOH REMEDY.
THERAPION N0.11 THERAPION No.2 THERAPION NĚ.3
No. 1 Cures Discharges. No. 9 Curea Blood Poisas. No. Cursa Chronia Weaknesse Kagilah Price S6. Chemists, or sither No. return Ïfail, DR. LE CLINc Mod.Co.HaverstockRd,N.W.KLondon. DR. LE OLEROʻS PILLS for the Liver &Kidnaya "waskidicínays & bindidur,
1939
Postage Stamp Catalogues
Stanley Gibbons Yvert & Tellier
Scott Stamp & Coin Co. Whitefield King & Co.
All at Half Price.
GRACA & CO.,
Dealers in Postage Stamps, Garden : Seeds, Religious
*** Goods, Etc. '
40 Wyndham Street, Hong Kong.
Established 1896.
BRANCHES:
Kandy
Bangkok
Bombay
Jaffna Kuantan
New-York
Penang
Calcutta
Rangoon
Colombo
Karachi
Delhi
Kota Bharu
Galle
Shanghai Simla Bingapore
Hong Kong Howrah Tpoḥ
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lipis
Kuala Trengganu Madras
HONG KONG BRANCH Every description of Banking and Er change business transacted.
Travellers' Cheques issued,
Loen]
TRUSTEE AND EXECUTORSHIP
UNDERTAKEN. - CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened in Currency and FIXED DEPOSITS received In Local Currency, STERLING & U.S. DOL LARS on terms that may be ascertained on application.
D BENSON,
Manager
THE WING ON BANK, LTD.
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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
Current Accounts and Savings Ac- counts opened. Fixed Deposits receiv- ed at rates which will be quoted on application.
Safe Deposit Boxes for hire.
PHILIP GOCKCHIN,
Chief Manager
WANTED
THE BANK OF EAST
ASIA. LTD.
Authorised Capital Paid-up Capital
.$10,000,000.DK - ........ 5,598,600,00 Reserve and Undivided Profits 3,883,932.00
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 Ytns Po, Esq. and Fung Ping Wah, Esa.
Kan Tong Po. Esq., Chief Manager. La Tre Fong, Esq., Manager.
Branches and Agenclear-
Manila
Melbourne
Seattle
Amoy Batavia Bombay
Nagasaki
Samarang Shanghai
Calcutta Haiphong
New York.
Paris
Singapore Sourabaya
Hankow
Pelping
Swatow
Honolulu
Penang
Sydney
Rangoon
Saigon
Kobe Kowloon .London
San Francisco
Tentsin Vancouver,
Every description of Banking and Ex change business transacted. Loans granted in approved securities.
OFFICE ROOMS WANTED, in Central district. Naw or from 1st January, 1940, With or without godowns. Please apply Box No. 147 c/o "The Chimning Mail."
ADMIRALITY CHARTS & NAUTICAL PUBLICATIONS
OF ALL SORTS
GEORGE FALCONER & CO., LTD.
CALLEPHONE.22148.
Current Accounts opened in Local Currency and Fixed Deposits received for one year of shorter periods in Local and Foreign Cur Tupcies on terms which will be quoted on application.
Safe Depot Boxes To Let.
KAN TONG PO,
Chiet Manager
HONG KONG HEIGHTS
For the Information of visitors the following list of some of the highest points on the faland and "Mainland is published.--
Island
Victoria Peak Signat. Station
Mt. Parker
Mountain Lodge
The Byrie
Peak Tram Station
Talkoo Sanatorium
Mt. Davis
Bowen Road
Meinland
Feet.
1823
1774
1784
1725.
1725
1305
000
bada).