THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 11, 1940
The China Mail
Ninety-Fifth Year of Publication SA Wyndham Street, Hong Kong. Telephone 20022
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THE HONG KONG
JOCKEY CLUB
ANNUAL RACE MEETING, 1940 17th, 19th, 20th, 21st, and 24th February
Entries for the above will close at 3.00 p.m. on SATUR- DAY, 13TH JANUARY, 1940, at the Secretary's Office, change Building.
Ex-
By Order of the Stowards,
C. B. BROWN.
Secretary.
Hong Kong, 7th. Jan., 1940.
YOU
are Invited to Inspect our #tock of
ASIATIC, FOREIGN
and COLONIAL POSTAGE STAMPS. in sets, single, packets, bags and in approval sheets
GRACA & CO.
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DEALERS IN POSTAGE STAMPS,
PHILATELIC GOODS, PICTURE BOOKS AND GARDEN SEEDS, &c.
10 WYNDHAM STREET, HONG KONG. Established 1898.
We Specialise In the
MACHINELESS PERMANENT (Absolutely no heat) AHANA BEAUTY PARLOR Alexandra Bldg., Room B, 2nd Fl. Telephone 26824.
PiPPERMINT
GET
always
delicious with
crushed ice
iced waiter
THE CHARTERED' BANK OF HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI
LAMMERT'S INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA
AUCTIONS
PUBLIC AUCTION
The Undersigned have received
from instructions
Liquidators
and others to sell by Public Auc- tion on Friday, the 12th. January, 1940. commencing at 2.30 p.m.
at their Sales Room, No. 35 Hankow Road, Kowloon.
A Quantity of
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE
comprising:-
Incorporated by Royal Charter, 3063,
Palium Capital. Reserve Fund.... Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3,000,000. HEAD OFFICE: LONDON:
..£3,000,000.
##, Bishopsgate, E. C. 2. Sub-Agencies In London 117/123, Landenhall Street. E. C. §. West End Branchi
14/18, Cockapur Street, 5. W. 1. Manchester. Beznchi
$3, Mosley Street, Manchester, 2.
AGENCIES AND BRANCHES: ·
Penang Rangoon Saigon Beremban
Alor Star
Amritsar
Bangkok
Batavia
Bombay
Hankow
Harbin
Hongkong
Hollo
Ipoh
Calcutta Agencies: Karachi
BANKING CORPORATION
Authorised Capital
Issued and Fully Paid-up, Reserve. Juanda Zam
Sterling
Hong Kong Currency Reserve- -Reserve Liability of Proprietors 886
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Hon. Mr. A. Lu: Shieldus, Chairman.
W. H. Lock, Haq.... Deputy Chairman.
J. I. Bouxhall, Esq., A. ti Campion, Kot.. Hon. Mr. 8. H. Dodwell, D. F. Landala, Eeg...
G. Miskia, Mou.. X. 1. Martinong
Hon. Mr. T. M. Pian H. V. Wilkinama, Bir Vandeleur M. Grayburn, Chief Manager.
Kobe Kowloon
Shanghal
Singapore
Clive Street
Kang
gitawan
BRANCHEG1-
Fatriis Pin DN
Kobe
Sourabaya
Amoy
Botle
Canton
Kuala Lumpur Taiping
Bangkok
Ipol
Cawnpore
Kuching
Tientsin
Batavia
Johore
Cebu
Madras
Tongkah
Colombo Delhi
Manila
(Bhuket)
Medan
Tsingtao
New York
Yokohama
Bombay Calcutta Canton Chefoo
Pelping
Colombo
(Peking)
Dairen
Foochow
Haiphong
Muar (Johore)
Hamburg
Mukden
Bedsteads, Divans, Wardrobes, Haiphong Chests of Drawers, Dressing Hamburg Tables, Chesterfield Suites, Side- boards, Dining Tables, Chairs, Cabinets, Desks, Bookcases, Tea- Rattan Perambulators, роув, Furniture, Wardrobe & Cabinet Trunks, Camphorwood Trunks, etc., etc.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted.
Hankow CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and PIXED DEPOSITE received for One Year or shorter
periods in Local or Other Currencies at rates
which will be quoted on application.
BAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened in Loca)
at rates obtainable on application.
Kuala Lumpur London
Lyons Malacca Manila
New York Palping
Penang Rangoon
Saigon
San Francione Shanghai
Singapore
Bourabaya
Bungai Patant Swator
Tientsin
Tokyo
Txinateo
Yokohama
Harbin
Current Accounts opened in Local Cut
year or shorter periods' in Local and other
application.
ALSO up to date SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES
la various sizes TO LET.
Carpets, Rugs, Cutlery, Brass, Currency and Sterling with interest allowed rency and Fixed Deposits received for one E.P., Aluminium, Glass and Por- The Bank's Head Office in London under-currencies on terms which will be quoted on celain Ware, Curios, Clocks, take Executor and Trustee business, and Income Tax Table Ornaments, Smoking Sets, claims recovery of British Electric Table Lamps & Heaverpaid, on terms which may be ascertain
ed at any of the Agencies and Branches.
B. A. CAMIDGE, ters, Gramophones, Pictures, Oil Tea
Manager. Paintings, Porcelain Sinks, Sets, Crockery, Cooking Utensils, etc., etc.
also
A Few Pieces of Blackwood Furniture and
1 Electric Refrigerator "Gib-
son"
1 Sextant
1 Pair Binoculars
1 Enlarger with Lense "Zeiss
Ikon"
2 Cameras
1 Radio "Victor"
1 Radio "RCA"
1 Radio "Blue Spot"
also
1 "Underwood" Typewriter
1 Geyser
1 Bicycle
1 Sewing Machine
1 Radio Gram
4 Radio Sets
1 Italian Electric Motor 3'5
horse--power.................
On View from Thursday, the
11th. January, 1940.
Terms: Cash on Delivery
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 9th Jan., 1940.
WANTED
WANTED: One or two single un- furnished rooms with private bath, kitchen, etc., at the beginning of March for a working girl. Rent must be cheap. Preferably Kowloon side. Apply Box No. 149 c/o "The China Mall”.
- TUITION: GIVEN
EXPERT instructresses for ladies and.
THE WING ON BANK, LTD.
Head Offer: Hong Kong. 26, Des Voeux Road, Central.
Authorized Capital $10,000,000
LONDON BANKERS: Westminster Bank, Ltd.
Hong Kong, 25th February, 1898.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK
The Bustness of the above Bank is com ducted by the HONG KONG AND BHANG- HAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be obtained on application.
FOR THE HONG KONG AND SHANGHAJ BANKING CORPORATION.
V. M. GRAYBURN.
Chief Managar
Foreign Exchange and every dos-Hong Kong, 1st March, 1937. 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,
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Formamint tablets kill the
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young girls in musle, shorthand, YD FORMAMINT
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FOR SALE
HONG KONG DOLLAR DIRECTORY 1940 – EDITION. On sale at all Bookstalls and at the Offices of the Publishers, 3A, Wyndham Street.
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THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
Authorised Capitai Paid-up Capital
$10,000,000.00 5,508,000.00
Reserve and Undivided Profits 2,063,973.00
HEAD OFFICE:-HONG KONG. 10. Des Voeux Road, Central,
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:--
Hon. Bir Shou-son Chow, Chairman; Li Loon Chun, Esq., P. K. Kwok, Esq., Wong Yus Tong, Esq., Chan Ching: Shak; Eng., Là Las Sang. Esq., Wong Chu Bon, Esq., Kan Yin Po. Esq, and Fung Ping Wah, Esq.
Kan Tong Po, Esq., Chief Manager. Li The Tong, Esq., Manager.
Amoy
Batavia
Bombay
Calcutta
Branches and Agencies:
Haiphong
Hankow Honoluhr Kobe
Manila
Melbourne
Nagasaki
New York Peris
· Pripina
Penang
... Rangoon
Kowloon Saigon London
San Francisco
Seattle Samarang
Shanghai
Singapore
Bourabaya
Swatow
Bydney
Tientsin Vancouver
Every description of Banking and E change: business transacjad. Losos granted ca approved. pesurities.
Current Accounts opened in Losal Currency and Fixed Deposits renstved for one year « shorter periods in. Loos) and Foreign Cur rencies on berms(which will be qagled on application."
Safe Deposit Boxes To Let.
KAR TONG PO.
Chief. Masagan
HONG KONG HEIGHTS
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