THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 26, 1940.
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COMPANY MEETINGS
HONG KONG G SHANGHAI BANKING
CORPORATION
NOTICE is hereby given that the Ordinary Yearly Meeting of the Share- holders in this Corporation will be held at the Head Office of the Cor-
poration, No. 1 Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong, on Wednesday, the 28th February 1940, at noon for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Board of Directors together with B Statement of Accounts for the ending 31st December, 1939.
year
The Register of Shares of the Cor- poration will be closed from Thurs- day the 15th February to Wednesday the 28th February 1940 (both days in- clusive) during which period no trans- fer of shares can be registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors.
V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 8th. February, 1940.
THE BANK OF EAST
ASIA, LIMITED.
NOTICE is hereby given that the TWENTY-FIRST ORDINARY YEAR- LY MEETING of this Company will be held at the Registered Office of the Company No. 10, Des Voeux Road Cen- tral, on SATURDAY, the 16th March, 1940, at 3.00 p.m. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1939.
The Register of Shares of the Com- pany will be CLOSED from Saturday, 9th March, 1940 to Saturday, 16th March, 1940 (both days inclusive) dur- ing which period no transfer of shares can be registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
KAN TONG PO,
Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 26th February, 1940.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
DRAFT PROGRAMMES AND ENTRY FORMS for the FIRST EX- TRA RACE MEETING to be held on SATURDAY, 9th March, 1940 (weather permitting) may be ob- tained at the Secretary's Office, Ex- change Building; the Club House, Happy Valley; the Hong Kong Club; the Sports Club; and the Shan Kwong Road.
Stables,
Entries close at 12 o'clock NOON on Thursday, 29th February, 1940. By Order,
C. B. BROWN.
Secretary, Hong Kong, 26th February, 1940.
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THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
NOTICE is hereby given that the Fifty-first Ordinary Yearly Meeting will be held at the Company's Re- & 0. gistered Office, 4th Floor, P. Building on THURSDAY, 21st March 1940 at 11 am. for the purpose_of presenting the Report of the Directors Ac- Statement of together with a counts to 31st December 1939, elect- ing Directors and Auditors and fixing their fees.
The Register of Members of the Company will be closed from 9th March to 21st March 1940 both days period 110 inclusive, during which transfer of shares can be registered. By order of the Board of Directors GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.,
Agents.
Hong Kong, 22nd February, 1940.
THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
NOTICE is hereby given that an Extraordinary General Meeting of in the the Company will be held p & O Building, Victoria, in the Co- lony of Hong Kong, at 11.15 o'clock in the forenoon on THURSDAY, the 21st day of March, 1940, or as soon
thereafter as the Ordinary Yearly Meeting of the Company shall have terminated, for the purpose of con- sidering and
if thought flt passing the following resolution as a special resolution:-
That the Capital of the Company be increased from its present Capital of $6,000,000 Hong Kong currency divided into 600,000 shares of $10 each to $18,000,000 Hong Kong currency divided into 1,800,000 shares of $10 each and that such additional shares shall rank in all respects pari passu with the original Capital of the Company."
And for the purpose of considering and if thought fit pussing the follow- ing resolutions, namely:-
on
1. That the Directors be and they are hereby authorised to capita- lise the sum of $3,000,000 Hong Kong currency part of the un- divided profits of the Company the standing to the credit of Company's Reserve Fund and to allot to the Members holding shares of the Company as the 1st day of July 1940 in re- spect of the net amount capita- lised fully paid shares of the Company of equivalent - nominal value in the proportion of one share for every two shares of the Company then held by such and that persons respectively such shares so allotted shall rank for dividends as from the 1st day of July, 1940.
2. That if, on such distribution as aforesaid, any person would be entitled to a fractional share the Directors shall, in lieu of issu- ing Fractional Certificates, cause the whole share to be allotted to a person or persons to be nam- ed by the Directors and such share shall, at such time as the Directors think nt,
be sold and the proceeds distri- buted amongst the persons en- titled to the fractions making up such share."
By order of the Board of Directors, GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.,
Agents.
Hong Kong, 22nd February, 1940.
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K. BATAGOPACHARIAR, Hanuman Jothisha Ashramam, TIRUTTANI, (S. India).
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853.
.£3,000,000. .£3,000,000.
Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3,000,000.
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON:
88, Bishopsgate, E. C. 2. Sub-Agencies In London:
317/12, Leadenhall Street, E. C. 2. West End Branch:
14/16, Cockapur Street, 5. W. 1. Manchester Branch:
52, Mosley Street, Manchester, 2,
AGENCIES AND BRANCHES: Alor Star
Hankow Harbin
Amritsar
Bangkok
Batavia
Bombay
Hongkong
Iloilo
Ipoh
Calcutta Agencies: Karachi
Clive Street Fairlie Place Canton Cawnpore Cebu Colombo Delbi
Haiphong Hamburg
Penang Rangoon
HONG KONG & SHÄNGHAI BANKING CORPORATION
Authorised Capital
Issued and Fully Paid-up Reserve Funds :-
Sterling
.$50.000,300 ...$20,000,000
..£6,500,000
Hong Kong Currency Reserve $10,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000 900
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG,
BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Hon. Mr. A. L. Shields, Chairman.
H. V. Wilkinson, Esq..
Deputy Chairman.
J. R. Bousfield, Esq., A. II. Compton, Esq., Hou. Mr. 8. H. Dodwell,
G. Miskin, Esq.,
K. 8. Morrison, Esq.,
Hon. Mr. T. E. Ponuron,
D. F. Landala, Esq.. C. C. Roberts, Esq.
Sir Vandeleur M. Grayburn,
Chlef Manager.
BRANCHES:-
Nollo Ipoh
Johore
Kobe
Saigon
Seremban
Shanghai
Singapore
Klang
Allover:
Kobe
Sourabaya
Amoy
Kuala Lumpur Taiping
Bangkok
Kuching
Tientsin
Batavia
Madras
Tongkah
Bombay
Mantia
(Bhuket)
Calcutta
Medan
Tsingtao
Canton
New York
Yokohama
Chefoo
London
Peiping (Peking)
Colombo Dairen
Lyons
Malacca
Foochow
Manila
Haiphong
Muar (Johore)
Hamburg
Mukden
Hankow Harbin
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
In also opened Local Currency and Sterling with interest allowed at rates obtainable on application.
The Bank's Head Offee 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.
Manager.
THE WING ON BANK, LTD.
Head Office: Hong Kong. 26, Des Voeux Road, Central, Authorised Capital $10,000,000
LONDON BANKERS!— Westminster. Bank, Ltd. Foreign Exchange and every descrip-| tlon 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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Penang Rangoon
Salgon
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Singapore
Sourabaya
Sungei Patani
Swałow Tientsin
Tokyo
Tsingtao Yokohama
Current Accounts opened in Local Cur- 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 sizes TO LET.
Hong Kong, 25th February, 1939,
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 shangía DANKING CORPORATION.
V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager.
Hong Kong. 1st March, 1937.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
Authorised Capital Pald-up Capital
.$10,000,000.00 5,598.800.00
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; Li Koon Chun, Esq., P. K. Kwok, Esq.. Wong Yun Tong, Esq., Chan Ching Shek, Esq., Li Lan Sang, Esq., Wong Chu Son, Esq., Kan Ying Po, Esq. and Fung Ping Wah, Esq.
Kan Tong Po, Esq., Chief Manager. L TBC Fong, Esq.. Manager.
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:-
Amoy
Batavia
Bombay
Calcutta Haiphong
Hankow Honolulu
Kobe
Kowloon
London
Manila Melbourne
Seattle Samarang
Nagasaki
Shanghai
New York
Singapore
Paris
Sourabaya
Pelping
Swatow
Penang
Rangoon
Saigon
San Francisco
Sydney
Tientsin Vancouver
Every description of Banking and r change business transacted. Loans granted on approved securities.
Current Accounts opened in Local Cur rency and Fixed Deposlis 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.
Chief Manager.
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