THE CHINA-MAIL, DECEMBER 27, 1939
The China Mail
Ninety-Fifth Year of Publication JA Wyndham Street, Hong Kong. Telephone 20022
London Office:
7, Garrick Street, London, W.C.2 Notice To ContributorS.
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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.
10 Wyndham Street, Hong Kong.
Established 1896.
LOST
LOST-Between Star Ferry Wharf, Kowloon, and Chater Road car park. a Spanish paste ear-ring, at about 11.30 a.m. on Wednesday. Finder picase return to Lt.-Comdr. de Chair of 386, The Peak.
THE WING ON BANK, LTD.
Head Office: Hong Kong. 26, Des Voeux Road, Central.
Authorised Capital $10,000,000
LONDON BANKER8:— 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.
PUBLIC AUCTIONS
The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Auction on
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA & CHINA Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1833.
"
.£3,000,000. Paid-up Capital
.£3,000,000. Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3,000,000. HEAD OFFICE: LONDON: 58. Bishopsgate, E. C. 2. Sub-Agencies in London: 117/122, Leadenhall Street, E. C. 1. West End Branch: 14/16, Cockapur Street, B. W. 1. Manchester Branch:
53. Monley Street, Manchester, 1
AGENCIES AND BRANCHES:
Hankow
Alor Star
Amritsar
Bangkok
Batavia
Bombar
Harbin
Hongkong
Ilolla
Ipoh
Public Calcutta Agencies Karach!
Thursday, the 28th. 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 27th. December, 1939.
Terms:
Cash on Delivery LAMMERT BRÓS., Auctioneers.
The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auction on
Friday, the 29th. Dec., 1939.
Clive Street
Canton Cawnpore- Cebu Colombo Delhi
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION
Authorised Capital Issued and Fully Paid-up Reserve Funds:-
Sterling
$50,000,000 ..$30,000,Gar
.E 6.500.000
Hong Kong Currency Reserva $10,000,008 Reserve Liability of Proprietora $30,000.008
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG,
BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Hon. Mr. A. L. Shields. Chairman.
W. H. Lock. Eng.. Deputy Chairman.
J. I. Bousseid, Esq., A. H. Compton, Esq... Hon. Mr. 8. II. Dodwell, D), F. Landais, Eaq..
0. Miskin, 244... K. B. Morrison, Esq..
Hon. Mr. T. E. Poora H. V. Wilkinson, Eng. Sir Vandeleur M. Grayburn, Chief Manager.
Penang Rangoon Saigon Seremban Shanghai
Singapore
Klang
Sitiawan
Fairlie Place
Kobe
Sourabaya
BRANCHES:-
Kuala Lumpur Taiping
Amoy
Hongkew
Pelping
Kuching
Tientsin
Madras
Tongkah
Manila
(Bhuket)
Medan
New York
Tringiao Yokohama
Bangkok Batavia Bombay Calcutta
Hollo Ipoh Johore
Pelping
(Peking)
Canton Corioo Colombo Dairen Foochow Haiphong
Malacca
Manua
Hamburg
Muar (Johore)
Tokyo
Hankow Harbin
Mukden
Halphons Hamburg
and General
TOREIGN · EXCHANGE 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 Loca}
The Bank's Head Omre in London under- takes Executor and Trustee business, and Тах claims recovery of British Income everpaid, on terms which may be ascertain- at Room No. 306, Bank of Easted at any of the Agencies and Branches.
R. A. CAMIDGE.
commencing at 11.00 a.m.
Asia Building. 3rd. floor.
A Quantity of Newly Arrived, Latest Fashion Ladies
and Fur Coats.
also
and
New Brussels Carpets.
Dresses
Shop Furniture and Fittings. On View from Thursday, the 28th. December, 1939.
NEW YEAR 1940
ADDED ATTRACTION
CABARET ENTERTAINMENT at the
Hongkong Hotel
&
Peninsula Hotel
featuring JUNE WEST AND KAY
MIGNONE
SIX GRIPPS GRACES
”་”
Terms: Cash on Delivery LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers.
Manager
THE NEW FRENCH REMEDY. THERAPION No.1 THERAPİON NⱭ.2 THERAPION NĚ.3
No. 1 Curon Discharges.
Ho. 3 Curas Chronie Weaknesses, Maglia Fros Ba, Chamiace, or either Na, return Find, b. LE CLEX© Mod. Co. Haverstock 14,2,W,&, Londen, DR. LE OLEROʻS PILLS for the Liver &Kidneys-weekkidneya dilla.cicier.
The Pleasure of your Company
ALL THE VERY BEST
FOR YOUR ENTERTAINMENT
VANNOUNCING -
OUR POPULAR SEASONABLE
Carnival Festivities
The largest and most ver- satile floor show produced in
*Hong Kong
GALAS & CARNIVALS Fancy
Evening Dress
-HONGKONG HOTEL-
SATURDAY DEC. 30 (“Gripps" Gala) TILL 2 A.M.
NEW YEAR'S EVE (“Gripps" Carnival) TILL 3 A.M.
RESERVATIONS 'PHONE 30281
-PENINSULA HOTEL
NEW YEAR'S EVE (Rose Room Carnival)
-RESERVATIONS" "PHONE 58681;
Kobe Kowloon
Kuala Lumpur London Lyons
Penang
Rangoon Saigon
San Francis Shanghai Singapore Sourabaya Bunget Patan Bwatow
Tientsin
New York
Tsingtao Yokohama
Current Accounts opened in Local Car rency and Fixed Deposits received for one year or shorter periods in Locaf and other currencies on terms which will be quoted en application.
ALSO up to date BAFE DEPOSIT BOXEA in various sizes 10 LET.
Hong Kong. 25th February, 1998.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK
The Business of the above Bank is com dueled by the HONG KONG AND SHANG- HAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be obtained on application.
FOR THE HONG KONG AND SHANGRA BANKING CORPORATION.
V. M. GRAYBURN.
Chief Manager
Hong Kong. 1st March, 1937.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
Authorised Capitai Paid-up Capital
$10,000,000.00 .8,506,000.00
Reserve and Undivjakd Profits 1,802,932.00
HEAD OFFICE:—HONG KONG. 10. Des Voeux Road, Central.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Hon. Sir Shou-son Chow, Chairman; Li Zoon Chun, Esq., P. K Kwok, Esq., Wong Yu Tong. Esq., Chan Ching Shek, Esq.. Li Lau Sang. Esq., Wong Chu Son. Esa.. Kan Ting Po, Esq. and Fung Ping. Wah. Esa....
Kan Tong Po, Esq.. Chief Manager. Li The Fong, Esq., Manager.
Branches and Agencies:———
Manila
Melbourne
Bingapore Sourabays
Amoy
Seattle
Batavia
Bombay
Nagasaki
Samarang Shanghai
Calcutta
Haiphong Hankow Honolulu
New York Parts
Pelping
Swatow
Penang
Bydney
Rangoon
Tiantain
Salgon
Vancouver
Kobe
Kowloon
London
San Francisco
Every description of Banking and kə change businesă transacted. Loans granted in approved securities.
Current Accounts 'opened in Local CurrENCY and Fixed Deposita received för one year of shorter periods in Local and Foreign Cur- rencies on terms which will be quoted eo application.
Safe Depos1⁄4 Boxes To Let.
KANTONG PO,"
Chief Manager
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD.
HEAD OFFICE,
15, Graosahurch Street, London, E.0.8.
Authorised Capital
TILL 8 A.M.
| Subscribed "Capital:
Paid-up Capital's
-REPULSE BAY HOTEL
NEW YEAR'S EVE (Grand Carṇival) TILL 3 A.M.
ORCHESTRAL ARRANGEMENTS' ON “ÄBOVE OCCASIONS THE BAND OF THE 2ND BN. THEROYAL SCOTS (THE ROYAL REGT.) BY KIND PERM188ION OF LT. COL. D. J. MCDOUGALL. M.C., AND OFFICERS.
NEW YEAR'S DAY (Special Tea Dance) 5 to 7 P.M.
·WITH ART CARNEIRO AND HIS MUSIC
FRÉSERVATIONS PHONE 27775-
THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD.
Reserve Fund- B ́Rest.
BANKERIN
«£1,000,000 1,800,000
The Bank of England & Midland Bank, Ltd.
BRANCHES:
Bangkok
Jalina
Bombay
Kuantan
Calcutta Colombo
Delhi Galle
Hong Kong Howrah
Ipich
Kandy Karachi
· Kota Bharu :
-Kuala Lipis
Kuala Lumpur, Kunia Trengganu Madras
New York
-Penang
Rangoon Shanghai - Simila
Singapore
HONG KONG BJUNCH Every, “"descriptions: afï<Banking and changé business transacted.
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