THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 3, 1940
The China Mail
Ninety-Fifth Year of, Publication. 3A Wyndham Street, Hong Kong. Telephones 20022-& 20011. London Office:
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THE "STAR" FERRY COMPANY, LIMITED
Notice To Shareholders
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE
Hong Kong Water Supply.
It is hereby notified that a constant supply of water will be given in all districts from 5.00 a.m. on February 6th. to 12.00 p.m. on February 8th., in connection with the Chin- ese New Year Festival.
A. B. PURVES, Water Authority..
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA
Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853.
Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund.
£3,000,000. .£3,000,000,
Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3,000,000.
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON:
38, Bishopegate; E. C. 2. Sub-Agencies In London:
117/123, Leadenhall Street, E. C. 2.
West End Branch: 14/16, Cockspur Street, S. W. 1. Manchester Branch:
32, Mosley Street, Manchester, 2.
AGENCIES AND BRANCHES:
Alor Star
Amritsar
Bangkok Batavia
Bombay
Calcutta Agencies: Karachi
HONG KONG & SHANGĦAI
BANKING CORPORATION
Authorised Capital
Issued and Fully Paid-up
Reserve ANGEZI
Sterling ...............
$50,000,000 .$20,000,000
.£ 6,555,800
Hong Kong Currency Reserve $10,000,000 Reserve Liability of Propriefors $20,000.DDO
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS!'
Hon. Mr. A. L. Shields. Chairman.
H. V. Wilkinson, Esq.,
Deputy Chairman,
J. K. Bousfield, Esq.. A. II. Compton, Esq., Hon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell, D. P. Landale, Esq...
G. Miskin, Edq,
K. 8. Morrison, Esq., Hon. Mr. T. E. Pautes, C. C. Roberts, Esa..
Sir Vandeleur M. Grayburn, Chief Manager.
Kobe
Hankow Harbin
Hongkong
Iloilo
Ipoh
Penang Rangoon Saigon Seremban Shanghai
Singapore
BRANCHES:-
Clive feet Fairle Place Canton. Cawnpore
Klang Kobe
Bitiawan Sourabaya
Amoy
Kuala Lumpur Taiping
Kuching
Tientsin
Bangkok Batavie Bombay
Dallo Ipoh
Johore
Cebu Colombo Delhi Haiphong
Madras
Tongkah
Calcutta
Manila
(Bhuket)
Medan
Tsingtao
New York
Yokohama
Pelping (Peking)
Canton Chefoo Colombo Dairen Foochow
London
Lyons Malacca
Haiphong
Muar (Johore)
Hamburg
Mukden
Hankow Harbin
Public Works Department, Hamburg Hong Kong, 1st Feb., 1940.
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PUBLIC AUCTION
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE FORTY-SECOND ORDINARY YEARLY MEET- ING OF THIS COMPANY will be held at the Office of, Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., on FRIDAY, the 16th February, 1940, at 11.30 a.m. for the purpose of receiv-PARTICULARS AND CON- DITIONS of the Sale by ing the Report of the Public Auction to be held on Directors together with a MONDAY, the 5th day of Statement of Accounts for February, 1940, at 3 p.m., the year ended 31st Decem-at the Offices of the Public ber, 1939.
Works Department, by Order The Register of Shares of of His Excellency the Gover- the Company will be CLOSED nor of one Lot of Crown Land from Friday, the 9th at Mong Kok, in the Colony February, 1940, to Friday; the of Hong Kong for a term of 16th February, 1940, both 75 years, with the option days inclusive.
of renewal at a Crown Rent By order of the Board of to be fixed by the Surveyor of Directors,
His Majesty the King, for one further term of 75 years.
Intending bidders äre ad- vised that immediately after the disposal of the lot the Purchaser (if not the appli- HONGKONG TRAMWAYS, | cant) will be required to de-
:
C. M. MANNERS, Secretary & Manager. Hong Kong, 25th Jan., 1940.
LIMITED
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY YEAR- LY GENERAL MEETING of TRAMWAYS HONGKONG LIMITED will be held at the offices of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., Hong Kong, on FRIDAY, the 16th day of February, 1940, at 12 o'clock noon, to transact the ordinary business of Company.
the
AND NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO GIVEN that the RE GISTER OF MEMBERS of the Company will be CLOS- ED from FRIDAY, the 2nd to FRIDAY, the 18th February, 1940, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board W. F. SIMMONS,
Secretary. Hong Kong, 25th Jan, 1940.
We Specialise In-the-
ACHINELESS-PERMANENT
(Absolutely no heat) AHANA' BEAUTY PARLOR kandia, Bidh, Room 5, 2nd 2077 Téléphone 28324:
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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.
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened Local Currency and Sterling with interest allowed at rates obtainable on application.
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The Bank's Head Office in London under- takes Executor and Trustee business, and claim recovery of British Income Tax overpaid, on terms which may be ascertain- ed at any of the Angencies and Branches.
R. A. CAMIDGE,
Manager.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD.
HEAD OFFICE:
15, Gracechurch Street, London, E.Ç.8.
Authorised Capital
Subscribed Capital: Paid-up Capital
Reserve Fund & Rest
BANKERS:
£3,000,000
1,800,000
1,050,000
1,252,770
The Bank of England & Midland Bank, Ltd.
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Bangkok
Bombay Calcutta
Delhi
BRANCHES:
Ipoh Jaffna Kuartan
Colombo Kandy Galle
Karachi Kota Bharu Hong Kong Kuala Lipia Howrah
Kuala Trengganu Madras
New York
Rangoon
Penang
Shanghai
Simla
Kuala Lumpur Singapore
HONG KONG BRANCH Every description of Banking and Ex- change business transacted.
Travellers' Cheques Isrued.
TRUSTEE AND EXECUTORSHIP
UNDERTAKEN.... CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened in Local Currency and FIXED DEPOSITS received
in Local Currency, STERLING & U.S. DOL- LARS on terms that may be ascertained on
application.
D. BENSON,
Manager.
posit with an authorised off cer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum will be refunded on pay- THE WING ON BANK, LTD. ment of the Purchase price:
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
No. of Sale
Kowloon Inland Lot No.
Registry
No.
Junction of Bute Street and
Tong MI Road.
Locality
Boundary
Measurements.
N..S. E. W.
PEI. | It.
ft.
"As per 7
Sale Flan
Contents in
About 9,300
Square feet
'Annual, Rental- |
$180
NATURALIZATION
NOTICE
Upset Price
$17,150
NOTICE ja hereby given that LEO ANATHOLY, BORISOFF of Police Headquarters, Hong Kong, is applying to the Govembr“ for naturalization, -and-that-any-person--who knows, any reason, why naturalization should not be granted should send a written and signed statement of the facts to the Colonial Secretary, Hong Kong..
Head Office: Hong Kong: 26, Des Voeux- Road,' Central: Authorised Capital, $10,000,000 LONDON BANKERS- Westminster Bank, Ltd. Foreign Exchange and every descrip- tion 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.
FOR SALE
B.S.A.-Motorcycle, 1937 250 "OHV., four speed foot change' just re-bored and new pistons fitted, completely Överhauled. 05 m.p.g., 55 m.p.h.. $450. Apply Telephone 23711.
TO LET
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TUITION GIVEN
EXPERT instructresses for ladies and young girls in music, shorthand, typ- French. Apply 24 Austin Road, Kow- ing, bookkeeping and English and
loot
Kowloon
Kuala Lumpur
Manila
New York Polping
Penang Rangoon Saigon
San Francisco Shanghat
Singapore Sourabaya
Sungei Patani
Bw tow
Tientsin
Tokyo
Tsingtao Yokohama
Current Accounts opened in Local Curs 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 alzes. TO LET.
Hong Kong, 25th February, 1839.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK
The Business of the above Bank is con ducted by the HONG KONG AND SHANG- HAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be obtained on application.
FOR THE HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,
V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager.
Hong Kong, 1st March, 1037.-
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
Authorised Capital Paid-up Capital ...
$10,000,000.00
5,598,600.00
Reserve and Undivided Profits 2,883,932.00
HEAD OFFICE:
HONG KONG.
10. Des Voeux Road, Central.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:-
Hon. Sir Shou-son Chow, Chairman; Ld Koon Chun, Esq., P. K. Kwok, Esq., Wong Yun Tong. Esq., Chan Ching Shek, Esq., Lễ Lan Sang. Est, Wong Chu Sơn. Esd., Ken Ya Po, · Esq,-and-Fung-Ping--Wah, - Esq, -----
Kan Tong Po; Esq., Chief Manager. Li Tse Fong, Esq., Manager,
BRANCHES AND 'AGENCIES:---
Amoy Batavia
Bombay
Calcutta
Manila Melbourtie
Nagasaki
New York Paris
Haiphong
Hankow Honolulu
Pelping
Penang
Kobe Kowloon London
Rangoon
Saigon
San Francisco
Scattle Bamarank Shanghai
Singapore
Sourabaya
Swatow
Sydney
Tientsin
Vancouver
Every description of Banking and I? change business transacted. Loans granted: on approved securities.
Current Accounts opened in Local Cur rency and Fixed Deposits received for one year or shorter periods in Local and Foreign Currencies on terms which will be quoted on application,'
Safe Deposit Boxes To Let.~
KAN TONG PO,
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Chief Manager?"
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