THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 12, 18
1940.
The China Mail
Ninety-Fifth Year of Publication. 3A Wyndham Street, Hong Kong. Telephones 20022 & 20011. London Office:
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA Incorporated by Royal Charter; 1853.
Paid-up Capital
THE HONGKONG & KOWLOON WHARF & Reserve Fund
GODOWN CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
THE FIFTY-THIRD ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING OF SHARE- HOLDERS will be held at the Office of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd. on TUESDAY, 2nd APRIL, 1940, at NOON, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1839.
The Transfer Books of the Company will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, the 23rd MARCH, 1940, to TUESDAY,
R.A.O.B. (G.L.E.) CLUB the 2nd APRIL, 1940, both days in-
An Extraordinary General Meeting will take place at 8 pm. on THURS- DAY, 14th March, 1840.
BUSINESS:
To receive from the committee a Balance Sheet and Statement of Ac- counts for the preceding financial year.
R. R. SMITH,
Hon. Secretary.
THE HONG KONG
JOCKEY CLUB
DRAFT PROGRAMMES and EN- TRY FORMS for the Second Extra Race Meeting to be held on SATUR- DAY, 23rd and MONDAY, 25th 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 Stables, Shan Kwong Road.
Entries close at 12 o'clock NOON on Thursday, 14th March, 1940.
*
By Order,
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary...
Hong Kong, 11th March, 1940.
KOWLOON RESIDENTS'
ASSOCIATION
NOTICE
The Twentieth Annual General Meeting of the Kowloon Residents
Association
will be held in
St.
Andrew's Church Hall, Kowloon, on FRIDAY, March 15, 1940, at 6 p.m.
BUSINESS;
Adoption of Report and Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1939. Election of Officers and Committee And Other Business.
It is earnestly requested that mem bers and all others interested in the welfare of Kowloon will endeavour to be present. An opportunity will be given for bringing forward matters for the consideration of the new Com- mittee,
H, D. ROSENTHALL, -
Hon. Secretary.
FLOWER BULBS
-of GLADIOLI direct from Holland.
Obtainable at:
GRACA & CO Dealers of Garden Seeds, Postage Stamps, Picture Books,
No. 10, Wyndham - Bleast,
Hong Kong
1898,
clusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
C. M. MANNERS, Secretary & Manager. Hong Kong, 11th March, 1940.
HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.
.£3.000,000. ..£3,000,000.
Reserve Liability of Proprietors, £3.000.000.
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON: 38, Bishopsgate, E. C. 2. Sub-Agencies in London: 117/122, Leadenhall Street, E, C, 1.
West End Branch:
14/16, Cockspur Street, S. W. 1. Manchester Branch:
52, Monley Street, Manchester, 3.
AGENCIES AND BRANCHES:
Alor Star
Amritsar
Bangkok Batavia
Bombay
Hankow Harbin
Hongkong
Hollo
Ipoh
Calcutta Agencies: Karachi
Cawnpore
HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION
Authorised 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 Reserva Liability of Propriétors $20,000,000
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:. H. V. Wilkinson, Esq.. Chairman.
Hòn Br. J. J. Paterson, Deputy Chairman.
J. K. Bousfield, Esq.. A. H. Compton, Eg..
Hon. Mr. B. II. Dodwell, 6. Miskin, Esq..
K. 6. Morrison, Esq.,
T. E. Pearce, Esq.."
C. O. Roberts, Esq.,
· Hon. Mr. A. L. Shields,
Bir Vandeleur M.-Grayburn.
Chief Manager. ·
BRANCHEBI-
Bollo Ipoh
Johore
Penang Rangoon Saigon
Seremban
Shanghai
Singapore
Clive Street
Klang
Sitiawan
Fairlie Place
Kobe
Sourabaya
Canton
Kuala Lumpur Taiping
Amay Bangkok
Kuching
Tientsin
Madras
Tongkah
Manila
(Bhuket)
Batavia Bombay :
Ково Kowloon
Delhi
Mcdan
Tsingtao
Calcutta
Haiphong
Hamburg
New York. Yokohama Peiping (Peking)
Canton
Chefoo
Lyons
Colombo
Malacca
Dairen
Manila
Foochow
Haiphong
Hankow Harbin
Cebu Colombo
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 in Local Currency and Sterling with interest allowed at rates obtainable on application.
The Bank's Head Office in London under- takes Executor and Trustee business, and claims recovery of British Income Tax Notice is hereby given that the Or-overpaid, on terms which may be ascertain-
ed at any of the Angencies and Branches.. dinary Yearly Meeting of Shareholders
R. A. CAMIDGE. will be held in the Office of the Com-
Manager. pany, No. 2 Queen's Building, Hong Kong, on TUESDAY, 26th March, 1940, at noon for the consideration of Sheet for the year ending 31st Decem- the. Directors' Report and
ber, 1939.
Balance THE WING ON BANK, LTD.
The Share Register and Transfer Books will close from the 15th to 26th March. 1940, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
E. COCK, Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 27th February, 1940..
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THE DAIRY FARM ICE
& COLD STORAGE CO., LTD.
Notice to Shareholders
Notice is hereby given that the Forty-fourth Ordinary Yearly Meet- ing of the Shareholders in the Com- pany will be held at the Company's Town Office, 2, Lower Albert Road, on WEDNESDAY, 27th MARCH, 1940, at NOON, for the purpose of receiv- of the Directors Ing the Report
together with Statement of Accounts,
to sanction the declaration of อ Dividend and to re-elect Directors and Auditors.
The Transfer Books of the Com-
will pany
be CLOSED from 13th March to 27th March, 1940, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directorsį
G. MILNE,
Secretary. Hong Kong, 29th February, 1940.
FOR SALE
FOR BALE-One 8 H.P. vertical Diesel Engine. Two Stillco Portable Electric generating sets suitable for yachts or country bungalows. Apply to Sander, Wieler & Co., (in liquidation),- King's Building, second floor.
HONG KONG DOLLAR DIRECTORY 1940 EDITION, -- On sale at all Bookstalls and at the Offices of the Publishers, SA, Wyndham Street.
TUITION GIVEN
RT Instructresses for ladies and girls, in music, shorthand, typ- eping and English and 24 Austin Road, Kow-
MISCELLANEOUS
"FOR" VIGITING “OARDS:
1
Head Office: Hong Kong.
26, Den 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.
PUBLIC AUCTION
Kuala Lumpur
London
Penang Rangoon. Salgon
San Francisco
Shanghai
Singapore
Sourabaya
Sungai Palani
Swatow
Tientsin
Muar (Johore) Tokyo
Mukden
New York Peiping
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, 28th February, 1040.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK
The Business of the above Bank in 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, Ist' March, 1997.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
Authorised Capital Paid-up Capital
.$10.000.000.00 5.598.600.00
Reserve and Undivided Profits 2,883,032.00
HEAD OFFICE:~HONG KONG. 10, Des Voeux Road, Central.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:— Hon, Sir Shou-son Chow, Chairman; Li Koon-
The Undersigned have receiv- ed instructions to sell by Public chun, Esq. P. K. Kwok, Esq., Wong Yun Auction on
TUESDAY, the 12th. March, 1940, commencing at 5.15, p.m.
at their Sales Room, No. 2, Connaught Road, Central. (Room No. 205, 2nd. Floor)
CHINA STAMPS
(A Valuable Collection being broken up)
also.
HONG KONG AND BRITISH COLONIES
On View from Monday, the 11th. March, 1940,
Terms: Cash on Delivery
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers.
Hong Kong, 5th. March, 1940.
PiPPERMINT
GET
F always
delicious with
crushed ice
iced water
Tong, Esq., Chan Ching Bhek, Esq., LA. Lan Sang. Esq., Wong Chu Son, Esq., Kan Ying Po. Erg, and Fung. Ping Wah, Esq.
Kan Tong Po, Esq., Chief Manager. LI· Tse. Fang, Esq., Manager.
BRANCHES, AND AGENCIES:-
. Amoy
Batavia
Manila Melbourne
Seattle Samarang
Bombay
Nagasaki
Shanghai
Calcutta.
New York
Singapore
Halphong Paris
Sourabaya
Pelping
Swatow
Bydney
Tientsin Vancouver
Hankow
Honolulu Penang
Koba Kowloon
London
Rangoon
Saigon
San Francisco
Every description of Banking and 200 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 Lopal and "Foreign Currencies on terms which will be
quoted on 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- feland and Mainland - la published.met-
Teland VictoriaTM Ponk
Bignal Station
Mt. Parker!! „Mountain, Lodge.
Poak
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Sanato
Pest.
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