THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 25, 1940
TRAVEL A.-O. LINE Contrasting
ΤΟ
AUSTRALIA
CALLING AT MANILA, THURSDAY ISLAND,
CAIRNS, TOWNSVILLE, BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, ETC.
NEXT SAILING.
· MIDDLE OF: NOVEMBER, 1940
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
Agents
Hong Kong, China & Japan.
Tel. 30332.
BURNS, PHILP LINE
Passenger & Freight Service To
AUSTRALIA
We have
a vessel
sailing
for
Saigon,
Madang,
Salamaua,
Rabaul; Sydney &
Melbourne About the
Middle of
October
Excellent passenger accommodation with a large
Figures Of Shipping
ENCOURAGING FIGURES about shipping losses sustained by the enemy as compared with our own were released in London yester
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
[Authorised Capital
+$30,000,000 *
Issued and Fully Paid-up: ...$20,000,00G, Reserve Funds:—
Sterling ....
Hong Kong Currency Re-
serve.
Reserve Liability of Pro
prietors
6,500,000
$10,000,000
$20,000,000
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.
BOARD OF "DIRECTORS: H:"V, Wilkinson," Esq., Chairman.
Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson. Deputy Chairman.
J. E. Bousfeld, Esq., A... Comptoo. Esq. Hoa. Mr. E. H.
Dodwell,
K. S, Morrison, Esq. T.-E. Pracos, Esq., C. C. Roberts, Esq.. Hon. Mr. A. L.
Shield
day by Mr. Ronand Cross, Minister of Ship-a, Miskin, Do
Sir Vandeleur M. Grayburn,
ping.
Amoy
Batavia
About one-sixth of the merchant flee' with which Germany started the war has beer b captured or sunk. Another one-sixth ha: Bombay been shelter in neutral ports.
Germany thus controls only twoj thirds of her tonnage and even this is restricted to a sort of gaméj of "General Post" in the Baltic and a very limited part of the Euro- pean coast.
Shipping captured from invaded countries is similarly restricted, if not actually locked up.
C.B.A. HOCKEY MEETING
The Annual
· Chief Manager,
BRANCHES:-
Ipoh
Johore
Kobe
Kowloon
Rangoon Saigon
Kuala Lumpur Singapore
Swatow
I
Fan Francis
Shanghai
Calcutte Canton Chefoo Poolombo
London Lyon.
Sourabaya
Sungei Patand
Dairea Foochow
Kaolia
Tientsita
Muar (Jobore) Tokyo
Haiphong Hankow Harbin
Mukden
Tsingtao
Now York
Tokobama
Peiping
Iloilo
Ponang
Current Accounts opened in Local Currency and Fixed Deposits received for one year or shorter periods in Looe) Meeting of the and other currencies on terms which Before Italy came into the war, Central British Association hockey will be quoted on application. she arranged her ships and sail-section was held yesterday Mr. ings so that as few as possible E. Kennard being In the Chair. were exposed to the British Navy
NEW OFFICERS,:.. Nevertheless, one-quarter have Following were elected to serve been captured, sunk or gone to re-for the coming season:. fuge in neutral ports.
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Captain (1st XI):-S. A. Fowler, Vice-Captain:-T. Lockhart. Captain (2nd XI):~G. D. Wool-
Vice-Captain:-Broch.
The rest is confined to hopping] precariously between ports not far distant from the Fascist father-igar. land.
ALSO up to date SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES in various sizes TO LET.. Hong Kong, 28th February, 1940,
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
The Business of the above Bank conducted by the HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING COMPORATION.
FOR THE
AND
By contrast, our own merchant Team Representive: N. B. MRules may be obtained on application ships sail the oceans of the world. Whitley. Since they are liable to attack by Games with the C.B.A. hockey SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, sea and air, it might be supposed teams may be arranged through that our position is worse.
Mr. N. B. M. Whitley (Telephones) But the fact is that we have 39 267 and 50702).
lost by enemy action, only .8;
per cent, of qur, pre-war mer- chant fleet and have more than
made up for this by captures, THE CHARTERED BANK new buildings, and transfers OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA.
from foreign fings.
We have enough ships not only
'AND CHINA.
HONG KONG
V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager. Hong Kong. 1st March, 1937.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
Authorised Capital Paid-up Capital .......
and Undivided
for imports. but for exports as Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853,Reserve
Profits .... well.. Reuter.
LOCAL SHARES
BANKS
Hong Kong Bank $1305.b. [DOCKS, WHARVES, GODOWNS
ETC.
Providents $4.55 b., $4.55 sa.
PUBLIC UTILITIES H.K. Tramways $16 s, 'Star Ferries $59 b., $60 sa.
Yaumati Ferries $221⁄4 b. China Lights (Old) $7.b., $7.05
sa:
--China Lights- (New)-$4 b
H.K. Electrics (Old) $38% b. H.K. Electrics (New) $38 b. Macao Electrics (Old) $17 s. Macao Electrics (New) $10 s. Telephones (Old) $241⁄2 sa, Telephones (New) $10 b.
INDUSTRIALS
number of single cabins at no supplement. Built Cements $16% 5., $16 sa. in Swimming Bath and Spacious Sports Deck.
Passenger & Freight Agents:-
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.
Telephone 28031
P. & O. Building.
INDO-CHINA
STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LTD.
OPERATING SERVICES FOR
CARGO and PASSENGERS
TO-SWATOW, SHANGHAI, TSINGTAO,
- CHEFOOĽAND TIENTSIN
KOBE AND OBAKA
BINGAPORE PENANG AND CALCUTTA SANDAKAN, HAIPHONG
All steamers berth alongside the Roosevelt Terminal in the Franch “Concosalón, at · Shanghai, where
passengers and cargo are landed..
Further Particulars Please Apply To JARDINE, MATHESON
& CO., LTD.
GENERAL MANAGERS. TELEPHONE
30311.
H.K. Ropes $511⁄2 b.
STORES, &C. Dairy Farms $182 b. Watsons $8.85 b..
MISCELLANEOUS Entertainments $0.00 b. Vibro Piling $8 s. Marsmans 'Inv. (H.K.) s/- 3/-
· LAST DAY'S BALES 1,500 Providents @ $4.55 100 Star Ferries @ $00- 200 Telephones (Old). @ $2441⁄2 ̧ 200 Cements @ $18- 500 Lights (Old) @ $7.05
Paid-up Capital
Reserve Fund
Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
£3,000,000 £3,000,000.
£3,000:000
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON: 38, Bishopsgate, E.C.2. Sub-Agencies 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: Alor Star Amritsar Bangkok
Batavi
Bo
zbay Calcutta
Agencies:
Iloilo
Ipob
Cilve Street Kobe
.$10,000.000.00 5,598,600.0%
2,983.201.50
HEAD OFFICE: Hong kong 10. Des Voeux Road, Central,
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:- Hon. Sir Shou-son Chow, Chairman; LA 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 Tae Fong, Esq., Manager.........
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:-
Haiphong
Manila Melbourne
Hankow
Harbin
Penang Rangoon
Amoy
Seattle
Batavia
Samarang
Hong Kong
Salgon Beremban
Bombay Calcutta
Nagasaki
Shanghai
New York Parin
Singapore-
Bourbare
Karachi
Klang
Sitiawan
Hankew Honolulu
Peiping
Swatom
Penang
Sydney
Sourabaya
Kobe
Rangoon
Tiuntain
Kowloos
Saigon
London
· Madras
Tongkah
Manila
(Bhuket)
Medan
Taingla
Delhi
New York
Yokohama
Haiphong Bamburg
.
Peiping
(Peking)
Fairlie Place Kuala Lumpur Taiping
Canton
Cawnpore
Cebu
Colombo
Kuchlag Tiental
Ban Francisco
VALAQUES
Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted. Loans granted on approved securities.
Current Accounts' opened in Local Currency and Fixed Deposits received for
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Local and Foreign Currencies on terms
one year or shorter periods in Banking Business transacted.
which will be quoted on application.
'Safe Deposit Boxes To Let.
KAN TONG PO,
· Chief Manager.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened ana FIXED DEPOSITS received for One Year or shorter periods in Local or s.Other Currencies at rates which win
be quoted on application.
·SAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened to Local Currency and Sterling with in- erest, allowed" at rates, obtainable on ipplication. "V:
The Bunk's Head'' Office in London undertakes Executor and Trustee busi-i less, and claims recovery of Britisni Income Tax overpaid, on terms which nay be ascertained at any of the agencies and Franches.
R. A. CAMIDGE,
Manager.
THE MERCANTILE BANK
OF INDIA, LTD..
HEAD OFFICE:
18, Gracechurch- Straat, London, E.C.B.
Authorised "Capital ·
Subscribed. Capital
Pald-up Capital. ....
Reserve Fund; &e! Rasp?2
*BANKERS:
*£3,000,000
1,800,000 ..2,050,000}
1,254,630
The Bank of England and Midland
Bank, Ltd.
BRANCHES:
Jalina
Kuantan
Bangkok
Madras
Borabay
Calcutta Colombo
Kandy
New York Penang
··Karadhi.
Engoon
Delhi
Kota Bhiru
Blinaghai
.4
Gallo
· Kuala Lumpur Bimbs
Hong Kong
Kuala Lipin
Singapore
Howrah
Kitulm
Ipoh
Trengganu
HONG KONG BRANCH Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted,
TRUSTEE AND EXECUTORSHIP
UNDERTAKEN.. CURRENT ACCOUNTS · opened. Ir Local Currency and FIXED DEPOSITS
received in Local Currency & STER LING on terms that may be ascertain ed on application.
D. BENSON,
Mabares
ì
THE WING ON BANK, LIMITED.
Head Office) ·Hong Kong. 26, Des Voeux Road, Central. Authorised Capital. $10,000,000 -
LONDON BANKERS;- Westminster Bank, Ltd. Foreign Exchange and every description of banking businesa transacted.
Current Accounts and Savings Accounts opened. Fixed Deposite received at rates which will be quoted on application.
-Safe Deposit Boxes for hire.
PHILIP GOCKCHIN,
Chief Manager.
JUST RECEIVED
FRESH SUPPLY
Best Varieties of
Reliable and · Tertod".
Flower & Vegetable Seeds
from Sutton & Sons, Ltd. In pictorial, packets
GRACA & CO.
Dealers in Garden Seeds, Postage Stamps, Picture books, &c. No. 10, Wyndham Street, Established -1896. Hong Kong.