THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 19, 1940
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HONG KONG & SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION
Authorized Capital
Issued and Fully Paid-up Reserve Funds:-
Sterling
.$50.000.000 ...$20,000,000
.£ 6,500 000
Hong Kong Currency Reserve $10.000.000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000.000
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Hon. Mr. A. L. Shields, Chairman.
H. V. Wilkinson, Esq..
Deputy Chairman.
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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
ANNUAL RACE MEETING, 1940
17th, 19th, 20th, 21st and 24th February.
On SATURDAY, 17th, MONDAY, 19th, TUESDAY, 20th, and WED- first NESDAY, 21st February, the bell will be rung at 11.30 a.m., and the first race will be run at 12.00 NOON. ON SATURDAY, 24th Febru- ary, the first bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m. and the first race will be run at 2.00 p.m.
The timin interval will be after the fourth race on the first four days of the Meeting.
MEMBERS' BADGES AND ENCLOSURES Members are reminded that they their and their ladles MUST wear
displayed badges prominently
throughout the Meeting.
NO ONE WITHOUT A BADGE WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE.
Badges admitting non-members to and Club the Members' Enclosure Rooms at $10.00 per day including tax-or $40.00 including tax for the Meeting (ladies $5.00 and $20.00 res- pectively) are obtainable through the Secretary upon the written or per- sonal introduction of a member, such all member to be responsible for chits, etc.
to Members' Badges admitting Enclosure will NOT be on sale at the Race Course.
The Secretary's Office, 1st floor, (Tel. BUILDING, EXCHANGE 27794) WILL CLOSE AT 10.00 a.m. ON THE FIRST FOUR DAYS, and nt 12.00 NOON ON THE FIFTH DAY.
A limited number of tiffins will be the Club obtainable each day at
House, provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy, (Tel. 21920).
On no pretext will children be permitted in either enclosure during the first four days of the Meeting. be allowed on the No amahs will Fifth Day.
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE The price of admission to the Public Enclosure is $2.00 per day including tax for all persons includ- . ing ladies, and is payable at the Gate.
Soldiers and Sailors in uniform.are admitted to the Public Enclosure at $1.00 per day including tax.
man, etc., Bookmakers, Tic Tac will not be permitted to operate within the precincts of The Hong Kong Jockey Club during the Race Meeting.
Tiffins will be obtainable in the Restaurant in the Public Enclosure.
SERVANTS' PABBES
Passes for Servants will be issued to Private Box holders ONLY on application to the Secretary, 1st door, Exchange Building...
Any persons found loitering -with Servants' passes, in their possession - will forfeit the same and will be removed from the Enclosure.
By Order,
CI B. BROWN,
Secretary.
Hong Kong, 11th
1940.
HONG KONG G SHANGHAI BANKING
CORPORATION
Canton Cawnpore Cebu Colombo Delhi
EXCHANGE TOREIGN Banking Business transacted.
opened ACCOUNTS CURRENT be
FIXED DEPOSITS received for One Year or shorter periods in Local or Other Currencies al rates which will be quoted on application. SAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened in Local Currency and Sterling with interest allowed at rates obtainable on application.
NOTICE is hereby given that the Ordinary Yearly Meeting of the Share- holders In this Corporation will held at the Head Office of the Cor- poration, No. 1 Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong, on Wednesday, the 28th
1940, February
at
for noon
the purpose of receiving the Report of the Board of Directors together with a year Statement of Accounts for the ending 31st December, 1939.
The Register of Shares of the Cor- poration will be closed from Thurs- day the 15th February to Wednesday
The Bank's Head Office in London under- takes Executor and Trustee business, and claims recovery of British Income Tax overpaid, on terms which may be ascertain- ed at any of the Angencies and Branches.
R. A. CAMIDGE,
Manser.
the 28th February 1940 (both days in- THE WING ON BANK, LTD. clusive) during which period no trans- fer of shures can be registered..
By Order of the Board of Directors.
V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chlef Manager, Hong Kong, 8th. February, 1940.
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Hong Kong. 25th February, 1939.
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FOR THE HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
V. M. GRAYBURN.
Chlef Manager,
Hong Kong, 1st March, 1937.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
Authored Capital ....... $10,000,000,00 5,598,600.00 Paid-up Capital 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; Li Koon Chun, Esq., P. K. Kwok, Esq.. Wong Yun Tong. Esq., Chan Ching Shek, Esq., U Lan Sang, Esq., Wong Chu Son. Esq., Kan Ying Po, Esq. and Fung Ping Wah, Esq.
Kan Tong Po, Esq., Chief Manager. Li Tae Fong, Esq., Manager.
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:-
Amoy
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Bombay Calcutta Haiphong
Bankow Honolulu
Kobe Kowloon
London
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Nagasaki
New York Paris
Peiping
Penang
Rangoon
Salgon
San Francisco
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Shanghal
Singapore
Sourabaya
Swatow
Sydney
Tientsin
Vancouver
Every description of Banking and E change business transacted. Loans granted og approved securities.
Current Accounts opened in Local Cur rency and Fixed Deposits received for one in Local and year shorter periods
or Foreign Currencies on terms which will be quoted off application,
Safe Deposit Boxes To Let,
KAN TONG PO.
Chief Manager.
HONG KONG HEIGHTS
For the Information of vialtors the following list of some of the highest points on the Island and
Mt. Parker
Island
Feat.
Mainland is published-
Victoria Peak
1823
Signal Station
1774
1784
Mountain Lodge
1725
The Eyrle
1725
· Paak:Trám:Station
1808-
Talkoo Sanatorium
1000
Mt. Davla
877
Bewan-Road (fiterhada)
297
Mainland
Feat.-
Taimdeklif.
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.1871