THE
MAILS
The General Post Office will be closed at 6.00 p.m. on Thursday, 27th Friday, 28th February, 1941.
THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 27, 1941.
THE CHARTERED BANK | HONGKÓNG & SHANGHAI OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA BANKING CORPORATION,
AND CHINA.
Incorporated by Regal Charter, 1053.
Authorized Capital Issued and Fully Paid-up Reserve Funda:-
.$$0.000.000 $20.000.000
and
Paid-up Capital Reserve · Fund
Sterling
Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
€3,000,000 £3,000,000
£3,000,000 Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
.£ 6,500,000
Hong Kong Currency Re-
serve
..$10.000,000
..$20,000,000
Mail Service to Madagascar and Ro union is temporarily suspended.
BLUE FUNNEL
LINE
FAST
REGULAR AND
FREIGHT AND
PASSENGER SERVICES
To UNITED KINGDOM PORTS
For dates and ports of call apply to Agents/
NEW YORK SERVICE
Occasional Sailings.
Information regarding INWARD CARGO and all matters relating to freight and passage will gladly be given by
Tel. 30332
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.
AGENTS
PRESIDENT
LINER
SAILINGS
―
1, Connaught Road, C.
To San Francisco and Les Angeles
Vio Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama & Honolulu
6.6. PRESIDENT PIERCE
S.S. PRESIDENT TAFT
6.S. PRESIDENT CLEVELAND
TO NEW YORK and BOSTON
Via Manila, Singapore, Penang,
Bombay and Capetown
S.S. "PRESIDENT GRANT" 8.6. "PRESIDENT JACKSON" S.8, "PRESIDENT HAYES"
TO MANILA
28.6, PRESIDENT PIERCE
S.S. PRESIDENT TAFT
6,8. PRESIDENT CLEVELAND
The public are reminded that it is a breach of postal regulations to anclose In A postal cover communications in- tended 'or
other persons addressee
than
the
to the The Printed Malter Service following places in China is temporarily Kwoj. suspended:-Yunnan, Szechuan, chow, Hunan, Fukien (except Amoy & Kulangau), Kwangsi (except Wuchow & Yunghs:en), North & East of Kwang tung.
Small Packet Roat to all countries suspended.
INWARD MAILS
THURSDAY
Straits and Air Mail by "British Over
spas Airways Service" by Singapore.
Canton
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
Sea from
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON: 38, Bishopagate, E.C.2. Sur-Agencies in Londont 117/122, Leadennall Street, E.C.2. West End Branch: 14/16, Cockspur Sirvet, S.W.L. Manchester Branch: 62. Mosley Street, Manchester, 2.
AGENCIES
Alor Ber Amritsar Bangkok Batavia Bombay Calcutta
Aganoles i Clive treat Pairlle Plan Canton
AND Flankow Rong Kong follo
Karachi
Kobe
BRANCHES:
Rangoon
Beremban
Singapore
Silas with
Kuala Lumpur Bourabays Kuching Madras Manila
Taiping Tloatala Tongkah
(Bhuket)
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Hor. E. J. J. Paterson. Chairman.
W. H, Lock, Esq.. Deputy Chairman.
1. K. Bausfeld, Esq.,
G. Miskin, Esq...
A. I. Compton, Eaq.. K. B. Morrison. Eng. 1. J. Davies, Eng.. Hon. Mr. T. E. Poare, Hon. Mr. 8. H.Dodwzi, Hon. Mr. A. L. Shields, Sir Vandeleur M. Grayburn
Chief Manager.
BRANCHES:—
Johore Kobe Kowloou
Rangroo Saigon
FELITE
Air Mail by "Pan-American Airways Direct Service"-San Francisco date, 22nd February Culcutta and Straits.
SUNDAY
United Kingdom and Straits.
Cawnpore
Hambur
Columbo
Halphons
Medan
New York Polping
(Peling)
Tunglas Xukoham
Fan Prancin Shanghai
Bourabaya
Kuala Lumpur Hingspors Loudou 1.Jons
Amoy Bangkok Batavia Bombay Calcutta Canton Chef 20 Colombo
Foochow
Haiphong
New York Polping Роплод
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Hankow
Banking Business transacted.
Harbla
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and Iloilo FIXED DEPOSITS received to: Опе
Malnoen Mapila
Gungni Patual Hwaborw Tionisia
Mdar (Johor) Tokyo Mukdea
Year or shorter periods in fecal or CURRENT ACCOUNTS
at
Other Currencies be quoted on application.
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened in Local Currency and Sterling with 10- terest allowed at rates obtainable on application.
rules which will Local
The Bank's Head Office in London undertakes Executor and Trustee dual- ness, and claims recovery of Britiab Income Tax overpaid, on terms which may be ascertained at any of the DATE & TIME Agencies and Branches.
R A. CAMIDGE,
FOR
OUTWARD MAILS
FRIDAY
Sandakan
........
8.30 am Air Mail by Air to Rangoon to connect with the British Overseas Airways."
K.P.O.
Manager
THE WING ON BANK, LIMITED.
Head Office: Hong Kong. 26, Des Voeux Road, Central.
Tringuno Yakobama
opened
In
and Currency
FIXED DEPO- SITS received for One Year or shorter periods in Local and Other Currencies
will be quoted
un
terms which application.
on
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES of various sizes To Let
TRUSTEE and EXECUTOR businesa undertaken.
Hong Kong, 26th February, 1941
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
The Business of the above Bank is conducted by the HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, Rules may be obtained on application.
THE FOR
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager.
Authorised Capital... $10,000,000 Hong Kong, 1st March, 1937.
Reg. Ord.
G.P.O.
Reg. Ord.
Canton
4.00 p.m. 4.30 p.m.
4.00 p.m. 4.30 p.m. 500 p.m.
LONDON BANKERS: -- Westminster Bank, Ltd. Foreign Exchange and description of banking business transacted.
every
SATURDAY
Current Accounts and Savings Accounts opened. Fixed Deposits
Strails and Parcels only for United received at rates which will be
Kingdom
G.P.O. & K.P.O.
Par
Heg
(28/21 5:00 p.m. (28/2) 5.00 p.m
Ord
Haiphong
(1/3) 8.30 am
10.30 a.m.
Air Mail by sea to Singapure to connect with the British Overseas Airways."
Reg.
Ord
Reg
Ord
K.P.O.
2.00 pm 2.30 p.m.
G.P.O.
2:00 p.m. 2.30 p.ni.
Manda, Batavia, Mauritius.
Lourence Marques, East &
South Africa via Durban 3.30 p.m. Air Mail tor Manila, Guam, Honolulu. U.S A and Europe via "Pan-Amert- can Airways and Trans-Atlantic Ser- vices".
5.00 p.m. 5.30 p.m.
Superscribed Correspondence Onty.
K.P.O.
Reg.. Ord
5.00 p.m. 5.30 p.m.
March 5 March 19 April 2
G.P.O.
Reg. Ord.
Colombo,
March 30 March 23 April 20
February 26 March 11 March 26
TO NEW YORK and BOSTON
via San Francisco, Los Angeles and Panama
*S.S. "PRESIDENT BUCHANAN"
*S.S, "PRESIDENT JOHNSON"
*9.8. "PRESIDENT FILLMORE”
• CARGO ONLY.
March 27 April 13
May 8
✰✰ AMERICAN ⋆ ⋆
PRESIDENT LINES
**ROUND-WORLD SERVICE”
AGENTS FOR TRANSCONTINENTAL AND
WESTERN AIR AND UNITED AIR LINES
12, Pedder Street.
Telephone 28171.
If You Are Too Busy To Write Home → Don't.
Just Post a Copy of the Overland China Mail
which gives all the News there IS
Both Local and Coastal
RADIO
12.30 p.m.-Arensky-Trio In D Minor,
Op. 32.
1st Mov: Allegro moderato: 2nd Mov
Mov: Elexta; 4th Scherzo: 3rd Mov: Finalc... Elleen Joyce (Pla- no), Henri Temianka (Violin) and Antoni Sala ('Cello),
1.00 p.m.-Local Tline Signal and Wea-
ther Report.
1.03 p.m.-Betty Driver (Vocal) in a
Swing Programme.
1.30 p.m.-Reuter and
Weather Forecast ments.
Rugby Press,
and Announce
1.45 p.m.-Anton and The Paramount
Theatre Orchestra.
1.65 p.m.-Band Music,
2.16 p.m.-Close down.
6.45 p.mi-Indian Programme. 6.32 p.m.-A. Wagner Programme. 7.00 p.m.-London Relay The News. 7.15 p.m.-London. Retay-Meet Uncle
Sam'.
7.30 p.m.Max Miller in the Theatre. 7.50 p.m.-lyar Moreton and Davo Kaya
on Two Planos. ~ 8.00p.m.-Local Time Signal, Weather
Report and Announcements.
| 8,03 p.m.Fletcher — Sylvan -Sosnes Suite. In Beauty's Bower — Sylvia Dances-The. Pool, of Narcissus-Cu- pid's Carnival....London Palladium Orchestra cond. by Clifford Green-| wood.
8.15 p.m.--Studio-Local Newsletter. | 8.30 p.m.--Review of Revues', Debroy Somers Band with Vocal Chorus by : Don Donovan.
8.40 p.m.-Cinéma Organ Music.. 9.00 p.m.-London Relay-The News. 9.15, p.m.-London RelayQuestions of
the Hour'.
0.30 p.m.-Concert Walizei.
9.45 p.m.-News in Franch (on Short
. Wave 'only).
9.50 p.m.--Songs by John McCormack
(Tenor),
10.00 p.m.-London Relay~~To Talk of
Many Things”.
10.10 p.m.-Bizat's "Carmen" Act il. 11.00 p.m.-Close down.
quoted on application.
Safe Deposit Boxes for hire.
PHILIP GOCKCHIN,
Chief Manage7.
FOR SALE
Hong Kong Centenary
Envelopes
with View of Hong Kong in 1841 and 1941
for
First Day Issue of
Centenary Stamps
at $1.00 per doz. envelopes
GRACA & CO.
Dealers in Postage Stamps, Garden Seeds, Picture Books, etc
No. 10, Wyndham Street
THE BANK OF EAST
ASIA, LTD.
Paid-up Capital Authorised Capital Reserve
Profits
and Undivided
$10,000,000.00 5,599.000.00
2,983,281.50
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. L Lan Sang, Esq.. Wong Chu Sen, Esq. and Fung Ping Wah. Esq.
Kan Tong Po, Esq., Chief Manager. Hon. Mr. Li Tse Fong, Banager.
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:-
Manila Melbourne
Amoy Bataria Bombay
Beattie
Kamerko
Nagasaki
Bhanghai
Calcutta
New York
Bingapore
Haiphous Hankow Honolulu
Parts
Bernays
Peiping
SALO
Penang
Sydney
Kobe
Rangoon
Kowloon London
Balgon
Bau Prenoza00
Tiantan Vancouver
Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted. Loans granted on approved scorities.
Current Accounts opened in Local Currency 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
Chief Manager.
TRAVEL A.-O. LINE
TO
AUSTRALIA
CALLING AT MANILA, THURSDAY. ISLAND,
CAIRNS, TOWNSVILLE, BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, ETC.
NEXT SAILING
EARLY IN MARCH, 1941
For Freight or Passage, apply to:
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE Agents
Hong Kong, China & Japan.
Tel. 30332.