HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
BANKS
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING
CORPORATION
Authorised Capital $80,000,000 Imued & Fully Paid-Up 820,000,000 Reserve Funds:
Sterling
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA
Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1858
.....£8,500,00U HEAD OFFICE: LONDON:
38, Bishopsgate EC1 ..$20,000,000 Paid-up Capital
H.K. Currency Reserve $10,000,000. Reserve Liability of
Proprietors
Head Office:-HONG KONG
Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors...
£3,000,000 £3,000,000
£3,000,000
Board of Directors. T. E. Pearce, Esq., Chairman. Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson,
Deputy Chairman.
MANCHESTER BRANCH: 71, Mosley Street, Manchester.
AGENCIES AND BRANCHES:
RONG KONG PENANG ILOILO 1PCK KARACHI KLANG KOBE
G. Miskin, Esq.7.
K. S. Morrison, Esq.,
Hon. Mr. A. L. Shields,
.. V. Wilkinson, Esq.,
"Sir Vandeleur M. Grayburn,
Chief Manager. CEBU
J. K. Bousfield, Esq.,
A. E. Compton, Esq..
Hon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell,
W. H. Lock, Esq.......
ALOE STAR AMRITSAR ВАПОКОХ
BATAVIA
BOMBAY
RANGDON BAIGON BEREMBAN SHANGHAI
CALCUTTA
CANTOR CAWNPORE
KUALA
Au
Branches:- Ipoh
Penang
Bangkok
Johore
Rangoän
Kobe
Kowloon
Saison Sun
COLOMBO DELHI HAIPHONG HAMBURG BANKOW
HARBIN
LUMPUR ECCHING MADRAS
BINGAPOR SITIAWAN SOUEABAYA
MANILA
MEDAY NEW YORK PRIPING
Calcutta
Kusla
Hatavin Rombay
Francisco Cantou Lumpur Shanghai
Chefoo London Singapore
Sourabaya Sankei
Patani Swatow
Dairen
Catombo | Lynus
- Malucca Foochow Manila Haiphong Mar
Hamburg
(Johor) Tientsin
Bankow Makden Harbin
Hongke foila
Tokyo
New York Tsingtao Peining
Yokohama
opened in Current Accounts Local Currency and Fixed Deposits received for one year of shorter periods in Local and other Cur - ! tencles on terms which will be quoted on application:
Also up to date Safe Deposit Boxes in various sizes, To Let.
Hong Kong, 7th October, 1938.
HONGKONG "SAVINGS
"BANK
The Business of the above. Bank
is conducted by the HONG KONG
(Peking)
TAIPING TIESTHIN TONOKAE
(Bhuket)
THINOTAU ТОКОНАМА
FORTION EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNT opened and | Fixed Deposits received for Cue Year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application. The Bank's Head Ofce. in London' undertakes Executor and Trustee business, and claima_re- covery of British Income Tax overpaid, on terms which may be ascertained at any of the Agencies and Branches.
R. A. CAMIDGE,
Manager.
THE CHASE BANK
15. QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL
& SHANGHAL BANKING COR- An PORATION. Rutes hy be ob
tained on application.
For the HONG Kuse & Shanghai BANKING CORPORATION,
V. M. Grayburn,
Ahief Manager, i Hong Kong, 7th October, 1938.
BANK OF EAST ASIA,
LIMITED.
Authorised Cupital ........310 000,000,00 Paid-up Capital ......... 2,588,600.001 Reserve and Undivided
Profits
9.776,720.70
Head Office:-HONG KONG No. 10, Des Voeux Road, Central.
Board of Directura:
Sit dhouse Chow, Chairman "Li Koon Chuo, Esq. Li Lan Bang, Esq.
P. K. Kwok, Esq. WungClason, Esq. Wong Yun Tong, Esq. Kan Ying Po, Esq. Chan ChingShel, Esq. FungPing Wah Esq.
Kan, Tong Po, Esq., Chial Manager. Li The Fing. Eaq.. Manager.
Branche and Agencias :--
Kowloom Penth
LORY
Batavia Bembey Calcat in
Hourabaya Sw*tow -Byrdner
London
Itangoon Manila
Saigon Kelbourne Sau Pran-
A
New York
Talhoku civo Tientalo Healtis
Tokyo Semarang Vancouver Shangha
Yokoham
Kaiphaz Hankow Chaks Henolulu Paris Kobe
Palysing Nagiporn
Every description of Banking
HEAD OFFICE:
18. PISE STREET.
NEW YORK,
American Bank offering com- plete Foreign Banking Service in the principal Marketa of the world.
Interest Rates on Application.
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES
This Bank is entirely owned by BANK, THE CHASE NATIONAL Naw You, with Resources over 1.8. 82,500,000,000,
D. M. BIGOAR;
Manager.
BANK OF CHINA
Specially Chartered by THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT OF CHINA AS AN INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
BANK
PAID-UP CAPITAL $40,000,000.00 (BRANCHES ALL OVER CHINA)
Owing to our numerous Branches in China and connections in the principal Commercial Centres of the World, we are able to extend to our Clients special facilities for Domestic and Foreign Banking and Exchange.
Head Office: SHANGHAI Hong Kong Branch:
4. QUEEN'S ROAD, U. South China" Offices:
And Exchange business transacted CANTON Loans granted
00 approved SWATOW
**curities
KONGMOON TOISHAN SHIUCHOW - KINGCHOW
Current Accounts 'opened in Local! We also handle the issue "of Currency and Fixed Deposits re- Bonds and other Public Funds of ceived for one year or shorter the Chinese Government both at periods in Local and Foreign Cur Home and Abroad. rencies on terms which will be
quoted on application.
Safe Deposit Boxes To Let
KAN TONG PO,
Chief Manager.
THE MERCANTILE
BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED
Head Omeo:-15, Gracechurch Street.
London, EC.3
Authorized Capital ..
Sabaribed Capital
l'aid-up Capital.
£3,000 21,800,00
£100,000
£1,247,830
Reuerve Fund and. Rest,
BANKERS:
The Bank of England and Midland
Bank, Ltd, BRANCHES:
Bangkok
ipati
Aambay
Rantan
Calcutta
Kandy
11
Calambo
Karpati
Delhi
Hola Bhan
Galle
Konin Lipis
Hongkook Howarh
Kuni Lampur
Medenc New York Panang Rangoon Shangh .Sindk
некроти
Hals Tre
HONGKONG BRANCH,
Every deurption of Banting mod Exchange
unbese transmeted.
Travellers Cheqnas issued.
TRUSTEE AND EXECUTORSHIP UNDERTAKEN.
CURRENT LOCOURTS opened in Local Car. Fincy and FIXED DEPOSIT: osived in Local Currency, STERLING & U. 6, DOLLARS on LETME that may be certained on application,
D. BENBON.
Yanagar
SHOU J. CHEN,
Massger
DONT FORGET
THAT WHEN You are at Home
the you can -get HONG KONG DAILY PRESS
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at SELFRIDGES,
BRITAIN'S
DISPLAY AT
WORLD'S FAIR
Some
been surprise has occasioned in the United States that France is by the fact proposing to spend twice as much on the World's Fairin New York as Great Britain. The figures mentioned
France, £625.000; Great Bri tain, £350,000. The gurea may not, however, be
Great Britain comparable. does not, for instance, include the cost of the separate pavilions to be built by Canada and Elre, nor does it take account of the fact that sime British Arms are **- hibiting elsewhere than in the Government pavilion.
FINANCE
WEEKLY RETURNS AND REPORTS
BANK OF ENGLAND
Public Deposita Other Deposits :-"
Bankers
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4. 1939.-PAGE 13
PRESIDENT LINER
Sailings
SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES
VIA KOBE, YOKOHAMA AND HONOLULU
יז
London. February 2 (Reuter).
£ 12,920
118,190
Other Accounts Total
36,710
Jan. 26
(000's omitted)
£ 12,260
108,310 37,140
Feb 2
154,900
145,450
18.8. "PRESIDENT COOLIDGE"
Sale Feb 11th at 8.00 A M.
Government Securities
82,010
77,900
SS" PRESIDENT TAFT"
Feb. 25th at 400 P.M.
Other Securities
...
Discounts and Advances
18,780
21,310
8.S." PRESIDENT CLEVELAND " 8.9" PRESIDENT PIERCE "
Mar. 11th at 4:00 PM.
Mar. 28th at 4.00 P.M.
19
Securities
21,860.
21,360
• CALLS AT SHANGHAI
"Total
40,840
42,670
Notes and Coins......
63,240
43,250
#Total Bullion
127.050
127,200
Notes in circulation
443,850
471,950
Ratio of Reserve to Liabilities
37.68%
35.03%
FEDERAL
RESERVE SYSTEM
New York, February 3 (Reuter).
Jan. 28 Feb. 2 (00's omitted)
1,000 $
MANILA
2,564,000
1,000 2,564,000
SR. PRESIDENT COOLIDGE " S.S." PRESIDENT POLE" S.S."PRESIDENT TAFT"
Saila, Feb. 4th
Feb. 17th at 12-Noow
#
Feb. 18th at 6,00 P.M.
84.03%
84.14%
2,583,000
2,582,000
14.696,000
In any case, however, interna- tional rivalry to see who can spend most does not enter into the calculations of the Overseas Trade Department.
The general purpose of the Government pavilion according to Mr. R. S. Hudson. M. P.. secre
tary to the Overseas Trade Department, in: "National prestige and the adequate representation of the United Kingdom industrially. commercially, socially and poll- tically."
to
The United Kingdom is the beat customer of the United States, and In supplying the States Britain
second only
Canada. Therefore. It is but right that the United Kingdom should be repre- sented on a very large "scale.
La
NO GERMAN EXHIBITS The British
has Government never spent so much before on a pavilion at an exhibition and it has never before taken so much space-60,000 square feet-which will be six or seven times more than the British hall at the Paris Mxhibition.
It is expected that italy, as well As France, will spend lavishly, but the German Government, which
NOTICE TO CONSİGNEES.
AND
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OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO, LTD. OHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
CONSIGNEES per Co's Versi
"EMAEUS "
FROM UNITED KINGDOM VIA SINGAPORE.
are bergby notified that their Carga will be
Holt': discharged into
What, Kowloon, where it will lies Consiguses risk and subject to Taru and Conditions of Storage at Holt's Wharf. The Cargo will be ready for Delivery from Godown 03. and after
lat Feb.
Optional cargo will not be landed here apless Notice has been given prior to
A
Bills Bought
U.B. Securities held Federal Reserve Ratio
Federal Reserve Credit Outstanding
Monetary Gold Stock
Industrial Advance
LONDON GOLD·
London. Feb. 2 (Reuter). Bar Gold. Fine per oz., 148/7). Dollar Parity. 1. premium.
14,840,000
15,131,000 14,811,000
RESERVE BANK OF INDIA RETURNS
Calcutta, Feb. 2 (Reuter).
Jan, 20 Jan. 27
Notes in circulation (including Notes held in the Bank- ing Department). 20,308 20.324 Rupee Coin and Bul-
lion in India ...... 6,952 6.968 Gold Coin and Bul-
4,154
made a big display at Paris, will not be represented at the Fair, the
gri ven
the reason
being difficulty of monetary exchange. It was suggested by an offical of one of the industrial groups to exhibit in the British Pavilion, that France may be planning a big art display or she may be sending custly and rare exhibits across the Atlantic, which would send up her expenditure, although money tied Securities. up at the exhibition for the time being was not money spent.
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINE
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
THE MV
RHEINLAND,"Ľ having arrived from Hamburg and Ports of enli, Consignees of Cargo are hereby notified that their goods are being landed and placed at their risk into the eng Kong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Company's goxlowpa at Kowloon, where delivery may be obtained as soon as the goods' are: landed.
Optional cargo will not be landed here, unices notice has been given 48 hours prior to vessel's arrival, but carried on from part to port to the firni port of call to which the option
extends.
Steamer's arrival, bat carried on from No claims will be admitted after the
port
lo port to the final port of call to Goods have left the Godowns, and all which the option extands.
goods remaining undelivered after the Allbroken, chafed and damaged Good: 8th Feb 93% will be subject to are to be left in the Godowns, where rent. they will be examined on any Tuesday, and Friday between the harol 10.46 A. and Now within the Free Storage period.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left, the Steamer's dades, wad all Goods remaining undelivered after the 8th Feb., will be abject to Hent.
All Claims again the Steamer won be prerated to the Undersigned on Or before the 22nd Feb., ar they will not la recognised.
NoFire Tnanrance will affected..
- BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.
Agents. 1st February. 199
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
198
OCEAN STEAM SHIP σO., LTD. AD CHINA MUTUAL STEAM..
NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
NONSIGNEES per Co.'s Vousel
"TALTRYBIUS"
All broken, chaled, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on 7th Feb, 1939, at 10 am. by our Sur verom Mesara. Goddard and Dongina
To comply with the General Bonded Warehouse Reguations consignees must have a Revenue Officer in attendance when damaged dutiable goods are examined
All claims must reach us before the 8th Mar, 1939, or they will not he recognized.
No Insurance will be effecten. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
JESSEN & CO.,
Agenta... Hong Kong, 2nd Feb., 1939,
(100
CONSIGNEES' » NOTICE.
THE BEN LINK STEAMERS, LTD.
مين
From LEITH, MIDDLESBRO’. ANTWERP, LONDON AND STBAITS
Tax S.B. BENWYVIS," MONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed that All Goods are being landed at their risk into the havardon,
FROM SEATTLE, VANCOUVER
AND VICTORIA VIA JAPAN are requested to take Delivery of Flour and Lumber Shipments as soon as the Vessel is ready to discharge and are hereby notified that if their Lighters are not placed alongside the seas required, their Shipments will be dis charged into Holts Wharf, Kowloon, at their expense, where the Cargo will and/or extra hasaron Godowns of the lie also at their ret and expense and HONG KONG AND KOWLOOM WHAT ARE subject to the Terms and Conditions of GODOWN COMPANY, LTD., whence and/or wharter Dalivary may be Storage at Holt's Wharf. Steamer will From the commence Discharge on the 1st Feb.
No Claims wili admitted thr General Cargo will be discharged into
obtaized.
Ilon in India
Securities (Indian
Government)
4,154
3,230 3,230
(British Government) ·
5,683
5.683 (Figures in lakhs of Rupees)
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
"
PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION Co.'s STRAME" BANPURA."
ABRITED HONG KONG ON 2ND FLR, 1939.
FROM ANTWERP, LONDON, GIBRAL- TAR, MARBEILLES, MALTA, · PONTBAID, ADEN, COLOMBO
AND 8TRAITS. ONSIGNEES of Cargo by the
above-named Vessel are hereby in formed that their Goods are being landed and placed AT THE RISE in the Bong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godown at Kowloon where each Consignment will be sorted out Mark Mark and Delivery can be obtained as by the Goods are landed.
Optional Goods will be landed here unless instructions have been given to the contrary Six Hours before arrival of
the steamer.
Goods not cleared within 6 days in. cluding date of arrival will be subject to rent
No Fire Insurance will be effected by as in any case whatever.
the Godowns for examination by the Damiged Packages must be left in Consignees, and the Company's surveyors, Meas. GODDARD & Douglas, at 16 am. on Mondays and Thursdays, within the Fres Storage period.
Corrignees are specially notified that it i
necessary for Bevenue Ocer to at this examination of damaged presenta dutible cargo.
bo
All Claima against the Steamer muit be premted to the Undersigned on or before 23rd Feb., 1839. or "they will not be recognised.
No Ulaims will be admitted after the Goode have left the down. MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & Co.
Agens Bong Kong, 2nd Feb., 1939.
MAKESK LINK
MOTION TO "CONSIGNÉES
THE M.V.
T
"GRETE MAERSK "
(95
having arrived, Irim New York and Ports of call, Contigress of Cargo are bereby notified that their Goods 478 being landed and placed at their risk into the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf
and Godown Company's godowns Kowbon
whars delivery may be abtaued as soon sa the Goods are lander, Optional Cargo will not be anded here
unless Notice has been given 48 hours prior to vessel's arrival, but carried on from
to
BOSTON VIA SUEZ
NEW YORK AND
S.S." PRESIDENT POLK" 8.8. "PRESIDENT GÄRFIELD" 8.8." PRESIDENT MONROE "
Saila
i
Feb. 17th at 11-Noor
Mar 17th at 1-Noor
1
11
Mar. 31st at 12-Noor
AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES, LTD.
$7.8
8.
ROUND, WORLD SERVICES
12, PKDDER ST.
Priestina
TBL. 28171.
FORTNIGHTLY
EXPRESS SERVICE
FAR EAST-INDIA-ITALY
Hongkong-London 23 days Hongkong - Italy
21 days
"SCHEDULE OF SAILING FROM HONGKONG
"TO MANILA, SINGAPORE, COLOMBO, BOMBAY, EGYPT
& ITALY
"C. BIANCAMANO 28th Feb. "CUNTE ROSSO" 10th Mar. 25th Mar. m.v. "VICTORIA” 8.8. "CONTE VERDE" 7th Apr. as "C. BIANCAMANO" 29.b Apr.
LLOYD
TO SHANGHAI
"C. BIANCAMANO" 19th Feb. 3rd Mar. B.B. "CONTE ROSSO" m.v. "VICTORIA” 18th Mar. 8.8. "CONTE VERDE" 31st Mar. 9.8. "C. BIANCAMANO" 23rd Apr.
TRIESTINO
P.O. Box 143. Tel. Address "Lloydiano"-Telephones 32082 Passenge
32083 Freight
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE
Far Eastern Bail, Passenger & Freight Service
Through bookings to America via Europe and Europe via America. Bookings around the world. Through bookings to Iondon
OUTWARD SAILINGS
*m.v. "BURGENLAND" 3. "OLDENBURG "
for Shanghai, Dairen, Taku, Yokohama, Kobo
16th Feb. ...for Bhanghai, Dairen, Taku,
Tsingtao, Yama, Kobe. 27th Feb.
***NEUMARK"..
" for S'hai., Dairez, Taku, Y'hama.
Kobe, Osaka, intern ......7th Mar. HOMEWARD SAILINGS
*m.v. "LEVERKUSEN" for Genoa, R'dam., Hamburg 14th Feb. "RHEINLAND" for Gendi, Antwerp, R'dam, B'burg 3rd Mar, m.v. “BURGENLAND" for Genoa, B'dam, Hamburg... 21st Mar.
Freighter with Passager Ancommodation.
For further particulars and passage farem, etc. apply 10:
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE
JEBSEN & CO.,
Acura (
12, Pedder Street, Tel. 21205-8.
CANTON AGENTS: CARLOWITZ & CO., Shakee Road."
MAERSK LINE
Fast regular FREIGHT and PASSENGER SERVICE
vis
SHANGHAI AM JAPAN
to.
Hol's Wharf, Kowloon, where it will be Goods have left the Godowce, and i call to which the option extend Port of LOS ANGELES, PANAMA, NEW YORK, BOSTON
at Consignees risk and subject to the Goods remaining undelivered after the Terms and Conditions of Storage at 6th Feb., 1980, will be subject to rent. Bolt's Wharf. The Cargo will be ready
No Claims will be admitted after the
Goods have left the Godowns, and all
Goods remaining undelivered after the All Claims against the Stommer must 6th Feb., 1939, will be subject to for Delivery from the Godown on and before the 20th Feb. 1939, or they will
be presented to the Undersigned on of Rent
after 1st Feb.
recognised
A broken. chaled, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowne, To comply with the General Houded when they will be examined on 4th
Regulations, consignee Feb, 1938, at 10 am by Warehouse mast bave & Revenue Officer in atten
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods not bei are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays and
between 10.15
and Noox within the Free Storage period unce when damaged dutiable goods
No Claims will be admitted after the are examined. Goods have left the Vessel's Godown, and
PHILADELPHIA & BALTIMORE.
Il sufcient inducement offers also other ports of call Arrivals from 'U S.A.
Sailings to U.S.A ...,M.V. "GERTRUDE MAERSK" M.V. "GRETE MAERSK” M.V. "HULDA MAERSK"
***
10th Feb.
27th Feb.
11th Mar.
(Al) datos are subject to alteration without notice.). EXCELLENT, ACCOMMODATION FOR PASSENGERS
our
13th Feb.
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods
Capt. pompy with the General Bonded Warehouse Regulations, consigneermutat
when
examined.
all General Cargo remaining nadslivered are to be left in the Godowns, where bare after 8th Feb, will be subject to Rent they will be examined on the 4th Feb, 1089, at 9 a.m., by Messrs. Carmichael
All Claims against the Veel must be presented to the Undersigned on on & Clarke. before the 22nd Feb., 1939, or they will not be recognized.
No Fire Insurance will be effected.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.
Agerts.
[97
1st February, 1989.
No Fire Insurance has heen effected Thill of Lading will be countersigred by W.R. I OXLEY Co. (CHINA) LTD. Agent Hong Kong, 31at jan., 1989,
Revenue Oficer in attendance damared dotiable goods are
All claims must reach us before the 6th Mar 1839, or they will not be recognised.
No Insurance will be effected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
JEBBEN Ł Co.
A39..
[91 Hong Kong, 30th Ján ̈
[SK
AT MODERATE RATES.
For Freight and Passage please apply ----
3.
JEBSEN & CO.
Agente
Canton. Shameen, B.C.
Hong Kong, Padder Building
TM 31205-6. Tel. 10918,
Swatów Agents: GEBR ROESE, Tel 1853.