THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 6, 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.2. Notice, To Contributors,
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PUBLIC AUCTION
The Undersigned have received in- structions to sell by Public Auction on FRIDAY, the 7th JUNE, 1940 commencing at 2.30 p.m. at their Sales Room, No. 35, Hankow Road, Kowloon."
A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
comprising:-
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA
Incorporated by Boyal Charter, 1854.
Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund
....£3,000,000, .............£3,000,000.
Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3,000,000.
HEAD OFFICE: - LONDON:
88, Bishopsgate, E. C. 2. Sub-Agenales in London:
117/123, Leadenhall Street, E. C. 1.
West End Branchs, 14/10, Cockapur:Street, B..W.1 Manchester. Branchi
52. Mosley Street, Manchester, :3,
·AGENCIES AND BRANCHES:
Alor Star Amritsar Bangkok Batavia Bombay
Divans, Bedsteads, Wardrobes, Dressing Tables, Chests of Drawers, Sideboards, Dining Tables, Chairs, Chesterfield Suites, Ice Chests, Hat- stands, Desks, Cabinets, Bookcases, Tables, Screens, Wardrobe and Cabin Trunks, Rattan Furniture, etc., etc. :-
Ornaments, Pictures, Rugs, Cutlery, E. P., Brass, Porcelain, and Glass Ware, Cawnpore Filters, Portable and Cabinet Gramo- phones, Records, Elect. Table Lamps and Radiators, Clocks, Cooking Uten- sils, etc., etc.
also
A Few Pieces of Blackwood Furniture .and'
2 Upright Pianos by "Moutrie.”
1 Upright Piano by "Pohlmann
and Son".
1 Electric Refrigerator "G.E.".
Refrigerator "Frigi-
1 Electric
daire."
2 Radio-grams.
3 Radios.
8 Electric Table Fans,
2 Electric Ceiling Fans,
2 Bicycles.
1 Saddle and Stirrups.
£ Chronium Plated Figures.
1 Typewriter "Underwood."
1 Sewing Machine.
1 "Zeiss" Enlarger and Lense.
1. "Zeiss" Cine Camera
Lense)..
1 Projector.
-1 Exposure Meter.
1 Dinner Service.
1 Marble Standard Lamp.
1 Marble Clock,'
+
Caloutta Agencies: Karachil
Clive Strost Fairlie FlacO Canton
HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION
„Authorised 'Capital":"
Issued and Fully Paid-up
· Reserve. Funda :***
Sterling
$50,000,000 $20,000,000
6,500,006.
Hong Kong Currency Reserve $10,000.000 Reserve:Liability of Proprietors $20,009,900
HEAD OFFICE: 'HONG KONG.
́BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
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H. V. Wilkinson, Esq.. Chairman.
Hon. Mr. 3.. 3. Paterson, Deputy Chairman,
J. E. Bouzdali, Xaq..... A. H. Campion, Baque Hon. Mr. B. H. Dodwell, D. Miskin, Esq., 5
-K. 6. Morrison, Reg. T. E. Fearos. Bogu. 0, 0. Roberts, Esq., Hon. Mr. A. Li thìrido
Bir Vandeleur M. Grayburn. »
Chief Manager:
Penang Rangoon Saigon San-Francisor
Shanghai Singapore
Hankow
Harbin
Penang Rangoon
Hongkong
Salgon
Hollo Ipoh -
Seremban
-Shanghai
SingaporeTM
BRANCHE81-
Klang Kobe Kuala Lumpur Taiping · -
Sitiawan
Amoy
Hollo
Sourabaya Bangkok
Ipoh
Batavia
Johore
Kuching
Tientsin
*Kobe
Bombay
Madras
Tongkah
Manila
(Bhuket)
Calcutta
Medan
Tsingtao
Canton
Haiphong
New York
Yokohama
Chefoo
Hamburg
Peiping (Peking)
FOREIGN
and General
Colombo Datren Foochow
Halphong
Ceba
Colombe Delhi
EXCHANGE Banking Business transacted.
ACCOUNTS CURRENT
..and opened FIXED DEPOSITS received for One Year or shorter periods in Local or Other Currencies at rates which will be quoted on application. SAVINGS ACCOUNTS -alao opened in Local Currency, and Sterling with interest allowed at rates obtainable an application.
The Bank's Head Office in London under takes Executor" and "Trustee business, and claims recovery of British Income Tax overpaid, on terras 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, #.C.8.
(F2.7
Authorised Capital
Subscribed Capital
Paid-up Capital
1 Teakwood Bed Room Suite.
150 School Desks and Benches.
On View from Thursday, the 6th. June, -1940.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 5th June, 1940,
THE NEW FRENOH REMEDY.
THERAPION NⱭ11 THERAPION NO.2 THERAPION NĚ.3
No. 1 Uures DisalarON) Poison. No. 3 Cures Chronie Wenkmannans SECTION Prins 38, Chemists, or alther Noverturn 7895% DR. LE CLERC Med. Co. HaverstockRd,N.W.B,Loodeta DR. LE GLERO'S PILLS for theliver #Kidneys-wasikici negru di bladder.
BUY YOUR
1940 DOLLAR DIRECTORY
NOW
THE NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE LTD.
Tela: 20022 & 20011.
3A Wyndham St.,
Reserve Fund & Rest
BANKERS:
£3,000,000
1,800,000
1,050,000
1,25%,830
The Bank of England & Midland Bank, Ltd.
BRANCHES!
Bangkok
Ipoh
Kuala Trengganu
Bombay
Jaina
Madras
Calcutta
Kuantan
New York
Colombo
Kandy
Penang
Delhi
Karachi
Rangoon
Galle
Kota Bharu
Shangha
Hong Kong Kuala Lipis Simla Howrah Kuala Lumpur, Singapore
HONG KONG BRANCH. Every description of Banking and change business transacted.
TRUSTEE AND EXECUTORSHIP UNDERTAKEN,
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened in Local Currency and FIXED DEPOSITS received- in Local Currency & STERLING on terms that may be ascertained on application.
D. BENSON,
Man&got
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 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,
TO LET
MARBLE HALL 103, Austin Road, Kowloon. Beautiful rooms, suites with veranda, private bathrooms, gar- den, Special rate for military and navy.. Apply proprietress, Phone 50233.
FOR SALE
HONG KONG DOLLAR DIRECTORY. 1940 EDITION. On sale at all Bookstalls and at the Offices of the Publishers, «ZA, Wyndham,” Strest.
TUITION GIVEN
EXPERT instrtiet
kkeepi
Hankow Harbin
Kowloon
Kuala Lumpur
London
Lyons
Malacca
Manila
Muar (Johore)
Mukden
New York Peiping
Sourabaya Sungei Patams
Swatow
Tientato
Tokyo
Tsingtao Yokohama.
· Current Accounts' opened in Local Cur tency and Fixed Deposits received for VORH year or shorter periods i Local and otter. currencies on terms which will be quoted on application.
ALSO up to date SAFE DEPOSIT BOX in various sizes TO LET.
Hong Kong, 28th February, 1940,
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK
The Business of the above Bank'fil_con ducted by the HONG KONG" AND SHANG- HAI BANKING CORPORATION, Rules mar be obtained on application.
FOR THE HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
́V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager.
Hong Kong, 1st March, 1937./
THE BANK OF EAST
ASIA, LTD.
Authorised Capital
Paid-up Capital
-$10,000,000.00 5,598.000.00
Reserve and Undivided-Profits 2,983,201,50
HEAD OFFICE:-HONG KONG 10. Des Voeux Road, Central.
BOARD OF DIRECTORSI— Hon. Sir Shou-son Chow, Chairman; Li Köờn Chin, Esq., P. K. Kwok, Esq., Wong Yun Tong, Esq., Chan Ching Shek, Esq., LA Lab Sang, Esq., Wong Chu Son, Esq., Kan Ying Po, Esq, and Fung Ping Wah, Esq.
Kan Tong Po, Esq.; Chief Manager. LA Tse Fong, Esq., Manager,
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:-
Amoy
Batavia-
Bombay
Calcutta
Haiphong
Hankow
Honolulu
Kobe
Kowloon London
Manila Melbourile
Nagasaki
New York Paris
Peiping
Penang
Rangoon
Balgon
San Francisco
-seattie'
Samarang
Shanghai
Singapore
Sourabaya
· Swatów”
-Sydney
Tientsin Vancouver
Every description of Banking and E change business' transacted. Loans granted on approved securities.
Current Accounts opened in Local Cur rency and Fixed Deposits' received for one year or shorter perioda, in Local and Foreign Currencies on terms which will be quoted on application. -
Safe Deposit Boxes To Lat,
KAN TONG PO,
Chief Manager,
HONG KONG HEIGHTS
For the information of visitors the following list of some of the highest points on the Island and Mainland is published.
Island-
Victoria Paak
Signal Station
Mt. Parker
Feet.
1828
∙1774
1734
Mountain Lodge
1725
The Eyrie
1725
Peak Tram Station,
Talkoo Sanatorium
1000
Mt. Davis