THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 2, 1940.
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The Undersigned have received instructions from Liquidators to sell by Public Auction on Thursday, the 4th. January, 1940 commencing at 10.30 a.m. at their Sales Room, No. 2 Connaught Road, Central. : (Room No. 205, 2nd. Floor) A Quantity of New Miscellaneous Goods.
comprising:-
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA Incorporated by Royal Charter. 1883. Paid-up Capital
· 13,000,000, Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3,000,000 HEAD OFFICE: LONDON:
£2,000,000,
$8, Bishopegats, E. C. E. Sub-Agencies in London
·117/122, Leadenhall Street, E. C. 2 West End Branch: 14/16, Cockspur Street, 8. W. 1. Manchester Branch: 53, Mosley Street, Manchester, 2 AGENCIES AND BRANCHES:
Alor Star
Amritsar
Bangkok
Batavia
Bombay
.
Hankow Harbin
Hongkong
Пotlo
Ipoh
Calcutta Agencies: Karachi
Clive Street Fairlie Place
Cawnpore
Ladie's Handbags, Girdles, Olympic Silk Competition Swim-Canton ming Suits & Caps, Silk Shirts, cebu Ladie's & Gentlemen's Straw Colombo Hair Haiphoos Hats, Spray Syringes, Curlers, Artificial Flowers, Vel-Hamburg veteen, Cement Pastes and other Sundry Goods.
also A Quantity of Spirits.
Wines
Delhi
Manila
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HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION
Authorised Capital Inmed and Fully Paid-up Reserve Funds :---
Sterling
Hong Kong Currency Reserve $10,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors 430,000,000
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Hon. Mr. A. L.. Shields, Chairman.
W. H. Lock, Esq. Deputy Chairman.
J. K. Housbald, Eng., A. ti Compton, Esq.. Hon. Mr. B. H. Dodwell, D. 7. Landals, Eng..
G. Miskin, Bot.....
K. B. Morrison, Esq Hon. Mr. T.. Panres H. V. Wilkinson, Rog. Sir Vandaleur M. Grayburn. Chief Manager.
Klang
Penang Rangood Saigon Seremban Shanghai Singapore Sitiawan
Kobe
Sourabaya
Kuala Lumpur Taiping
Kuching
Tientsin
BRANCHES:-
Madras
Tongkah
Amoy
Hongkew
Pelping
(Bhukes)
Bangkok Doe
Medan
New York Pelping
(Peking)
Tsingtao Yokohama
Batavia
Ipob
Bombay
Johore
Calcutta
and
General
Cantor Cb4100 Colombo
Dairen Foochow
Malacca
Haiphong
Manua
Hamburg
Muar (Johore)
Tokyo
Hankow Harbin
Mukden
Tsingtao
New York
Yokohama
FOREIGN EXCHANGE Banking Business transacted."
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED and DBPOSITS received for One Year or shorter periods in Local or Other Currencies abrates which will be quoted on application.
BAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened in Loca) Currency and Sterling with interest allowed at rates obtainable on application.
Terms: Cash on Delivery. LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers.
Hong Kong, 30th Dec., 1939
of
Kobe
Kowloon
Kuala Lumpur
London
Lyona
Penang
Rangoon
Saigon
Ben Franciaw
Shanghai
Singapore Sourabaya
Sungei Patama Bwatow
Tientsin
Current Accounts opened in Local Cur
The Bank's Head Office in London under-rency and Fixed Deposits received for on takes Executor and Trustee business, and year or shorter periods in Local and other British Income Tax currencies on terms which will be quoted on claims recovery overpaid, on terms which may be ascertain application. ed at any of the Agencies and Branches.
RA. CAMIDGE,
Manager.
ALSO up to date SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES in various sizes 10 LET.
Hong Kong. 25th February, 1930
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK
The Business of the above bank is com ducted by the HONG KONG AND SHANG- HAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be obtained on application.
FOR THE HONG KONG AND BHANGRAJ BANKING CORPORATION.
V. M. GRAYBURN.
Chief Manager
Hong Kong, 1st March, 1937.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
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ARTICLES
Notes on Chinese Abroad in the Late Ming and Early from Contemporary Manchu Periods Compiled
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POEMS
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