THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 17, 1940
The China Mail
Ninety-Fifth Year of Publication. 3A Wyndham Street, Hong Kong. Telephones 20022 & 20011,
London Office:.
7, Garrick Street, London, W.C.3.
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THE INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED
NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING
The Fifty-ninth Ordinary General Meeting of the Company will be held at the Offices of the General Managers, & Co., Messrs. Jardine, Matheson Ltd., Pedder Street, Hong Kong, on THURSDAY, 30th May, 1940, at noon, for the purpose of receiving the Re- the port of the Directors, passing Accounts, and electing Directors and Auditors.
Com- The Transfer Books of the pany will be closed from the 23rd May to 13th June inclusive.
By order of the Board. JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.
General Managers.
Hong Kong, 16th April, 1940.
THE HONG KONG, - CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
THE HONG KONG
JOCKEY CLUB
THE FOURTH EXTRA RACE MEETING will be held (weather permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on SATURDAY, 20th April, 1940, com- mencing at 2.00 p.m.
$
The First Bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m.
MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE No One without a badge will be admitted to the Members' Enclosure. Such must be worn throughout the duration of each Meeting in such a manner as to be readily Identified.
Badges admitting Non-Mem- bers to the Members' Enclosure and Club Rooms at
for $5.00 Gentlemen and $3.00 for Ladies
tax)
ob- (both including tainable through the SECRETARY upon the personal or written appli- cation of a Member, such Member to be responsible for all visitors in- troduced by him, and for Payment of all Chits, etc.
are
The Secretary's Office, 1st Floor, Exchange Building, (Tel. 27794) will close at 11.45 am.
Tiffins are obtainable at the Club House provided they are ordered. in
No. 1 from
Boy advance
the (Tel. 21920.).
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE The price of Admission to the Public Enclosure is $1.00 including Tax, for all Persons, including Ladies, and is payable at the Gate. Soldiers and Sallors in Uniform are admitted Half Price.
By Order,
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary. Hong Kong, 15th April, 1940.
PUBLIC AUCTIONS
The Undersigned have received in- structions to sell by Public Auction
on
WEDNESDAY, 17th. APRIL, 1940 Commencing at 5.15 p.m.
at their Sales Room, No 2 Connaught Road, Central.
NOTICE is hereby given that the ONE HUNDRED and TWENTIETH
MEETING ORDINARY
of Share- holders in the Company, will be held at the Office of the Company, On
Victoria, Queen's Building,
Hong Kong, on THURSDAY, 25th April, 1940, at Noon, for the purpose of re- ceiving a Report of the Directors, together with a Statement of Accounts, and re-electing Directors and Auditors.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 19th April to 25th April, 1940, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors.
H. DA LUZ,
Secretary. Hong Kong, 11th April, 1940.
FOR SALE
FOR SALE-Two recently completed desirable modern residences in good locality Kowloon, Two large and two small bedrooms, large lounge and din ing room, garage etc. Apply to Lowe, Bingham & Matthews, Mercantile Bank Building.
(Room No. 205, 2nd. Floor)
A Valuable Collection of Postage Stampa Including A fow Lote
of Rare Old China. View from Tuesday, the 16th.
April, 1940.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers.
Hong Kong, 10th April, 1940.
The Undersigned have received in- structions to sell by Public Auction on FRIDAY, the 19th APRIL, 1940 commencing at 2.80 p.m.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA
Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853,
Paid-up Capital. Reserve Fund .......... Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3.000.000.
£3,000,000. 1.£3,000,000.-
HEAD OFFICE:' LONDON:
88, Bishopegate, E. C. 2. Bub-Agencias In London: 117/123, Leadenhall Street, E. C. 2. West End Branch: 14/16, Cockspur Street, S. W. 1. Manchester Branch:
52, Mosley Street, Manchester. 2
AGENCIES AND BRANCHES:
Hankow Harbin
Calcutta Aganolès: Karachi
HONG KONG & SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION
Issued and Fully Palup
Authorised Capital
Reserve Funds:—
Sterling....
PLA$50,000,000 V/230,000,000
25% 1,500,000
$10,000.000
Hong Kong Currency Hear Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20.000 909
HEAD OFFICE:' HONG KONG,
BOARD OF DIRECTORS: H. V. Wilkinson, Esq.. Chairman.
Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson, Deputy Chairman,
J. K. Bourfield, Esq., A. H. Compton, Fag.. Hon. Mr. 6. H. Dodwell, G. Mlakin, Esq.,
K. B. Morrison, Kang.... T. E. Pearos, Eleg.
C. O. Roberts, Esq., Hon. Mr. A. L. Fluido
Sir Vandeleur M. Grayburn. Chief Manager.
BRANCHES:-----
Alor Star
Amritsar
Bangkok
Hongkong
Penang Rangoon Saigon
Batavia
Iloilo
Seremban
Bombay
Ipoh
Shanghal
Singapore
Clive Street
Klang
Fairlie Place
Kobo
Bitiawan Bourabaya
Amoy
Bangkok
Hollo Ipoh Johore
Kuala Lumpur Taiping
Kuching
Tientsin
Betavis Bombay
Robe
Madras
Tongkah
Calcutta
Manila
(Bhuket)
Canton
Medan
Tsingtao
Chefoo
New York
Yokohama
Colombo
Pelping (Peking)
Dairen
Foochow
General
Canton Cawnpore Ceb
Colombe
Delhi
Haiphong Hamburg
Kowloon
Kuala Lumpur
London
Lyons
Manila
Panang Rangoon Saigon
San Francisco
Shanghai
Singapore
Bourabaya
Sungei Patan
Swatow
Malacca
Tientsin
Muar (Johore)
Tokyo
Tsingtao
Yokohama
Haiphong- Mukden Hankow Harbin and
EXCHANGE and FOREIGN Banking Business transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened FIXED DEPOSITS received for One Year of 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 overpaid, on terma which may be ascertain- ed at any of the Angencies and Branches.
R. A. CAMIDGE,
Manager.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD.
HEAD OFFICE:
New York Peiping
Current Accounts opened in Local Cur- rency and Fixed Deposits received for: T year or shorter periods in Local and other currencies on terms which will be quoted on application.
ALSO up to date SAFE DEPOSIT BOSCHEN in various sires TO LET.
Hong Kong, 28th February, 1940.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK
The Business of the above Bank is con ducted by the HONG KONG AND SHANG HAI BANKING CORPORATION, Bules may be obtained on application,
FOR THE HONG KONG AND BHANGHAJ BANKING CORPORATION. 1,800,000
V. M. GRAYBURN, 1,050,000
Chief Manager.
15, Gracechurch Street, London, E.C.8. Authorised Capital
Subscribed Capital Paid-up Capital
Reserve Fund & Rest
BANKERS:
.£3,000,000
1,252,770
The Bank of England & Midland Bank, Ltd.
BRANCHESI
Bangkok
Ipoh
Bombay
Jauna
Calcutta
Colorbo
Kandy
Deltil
Galle
Kuantan
Kuala Trengganu
Madras
New York
Perang
Kota Bharu
Karachi
Hong Kong Kuala Lipis Howrah
Rangoon
Shanghai
Simla
Kuala Lumpur Singapore
HONG KONG BRANCH Every description of Banking and Ex- change business transacted.
Travellers' Crieques issued.
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,
Hong Kong, 1st March, 1997.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
Authorised Capital
Paid-up Capital
$10,000,000.00 5,508,000.00
Reserve and Undivided Profits 2.883,932,00
HEAD OFFICE:~HONG KONG. 10, Des Voeux Road, Central:
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:-
Hon. Slr Bbou-son Chow, Chairman; Li: Koop Chun, Esq., P.. K. Kwok, Esq., Wong Yun Tong, Esq., Chan Ching Shelt, Esq., Li Lan Sang, Esq., Wong Chu Bon, Esq., Kan Ying Po, Esq. and Fung Ping Wah, Esq.
Kan Tong Po, Esq., Chlef Manager. Li Tse Fong, Esq., Manager.
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:-
Manager.
Amoy
Batavia
Bombay
Calcutta
at their Sales Room, No. 35, Hankow | THE WING ON BANK, LTD.
Road, Kowloon.
A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
་
comprising: Chesterfield Suites, Sideboards, Dining Tables, Chairs, Bedsteads, Cots, Ward- robes, Chests of Drawers, Dressing Tables, Tea Poys, Desks, Cabinets, Bookcases, Ice Chests, Wardrobe Trunks, Perambulators, etc., etc.
HONG KONG DOLLAR DIRECTORY Carpets, Cutlery, Silver, Bronze, Brass, Aluminium, Cloisonne, E.P., Cut Glass, 1940 EDITION. On sale at all
Porcelain and Glass Ware, Electric Bookstalls and at the Offices of the
Table Lamps, Fans and Clocks, Gramo- Publishers, SA, Wyndham Street.
phones and Records, Curios, Orna- ments, Pictures, Cooking Utensils, etc., etc. also
PIANO
WANTED
WANTED a second-hand plano. What price? Write to Miss Shaw, 42 Pak A Quantity of Blackwood and Fooohow Tai Street, Kowloon.
TO LET
TO LET-front room with verandah, modernly furnished, cool and airy, with board if desired, best locality in Kowloon, 5 minutes from Ferry. Ap- ply Box No. 151 c/o "The China Mail".
IW.ERENON REMEL
N NO
Lacquered Ware, and
2 Pairs Binoculars.
2 Radio Sets
2 Cine-Projectors
1 Cine Screen
1 Piano Accordeon
1 Barometer
1 Hand Sewing Machine
1 Dinner Service
1 Silver Statue (Horse). On View from Thursday, April, 1940.
Te
18th
· Head Omos: 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 Deposi's receiv ed at rates which will be quoted on application.
Safe Deposit Boxes for hire.
PHILIP GOCKCHIN,
Chief Manager.
Help your friend and his Hobby by giving POSTAGE STAMPS
for
his collection
and
SEEDS FOR HIS GARDEN
Ve can supply the goods
Mla and your want:
GRACA & CO
· Haiphong
Hankow Honolulu Kobe
Kowloon
London
Seattle
Manlia Melbourne
Samarang
-Nagasaki
Shanghai
New York Paris
Singapore
Sourabays
Peiping
Swatow
Penang Rangoon
Sydney
Salgon
Tientsin Vancouver
San Francisco
Every description of Banting and Ex 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,
Calaš Manager.
HONG KONG HEIGHTS
For the Information: the following" llet_of:
visitera
highest points on home of the
Mainland la published.---
Feland.
Victoria Pank
Bignal`Station
Mt. Parker
Island and
Foot.
1823 1774
1784-
Mountain Lodge
#1728
The Kyrld,
1725.
Poak Tram: Station
1305
Talkoo Sanatorium ME Davla
1000
Bowen-Road, (filtarbede)
Mainland,
Kong
8124
Dealers in Postage Stampa
Garden: Seeds, etc.,
#Delivery
No.
yndham
lon Ton
BRO Auotidriners Aprili 1940,
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