T
HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
BANKS
BONG AND
SHANGHAI BANKING
CORPORATION
Authorised Capital ..
........50,000,000
Reserve Funds:
Sterling ....
THE CHARTERED
BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA
FINANCE
RAILWAYS ARE AN AID SPECIAL AREAS
TO PROGRESS
Present day tendency to pay undue attention to statements which apparently bear the stamp of authority but in the" final analysis tell only the part desired to be conveyed to the public, was stressed, recently by S. W. Fairweather, Chief of Research and Development, Canadian National Hallways.
HOUSING
Work Of Scottis Association
re-
In order both to help to re- Taking for his subject the Cans-money expended in the improveduce unemployment and to Issued & Fully Paid-Up $20,000,000 Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1855 dian National System, Mr. Fairment of our waterways has been medy the shortage of houses in weather applied the rule of critical wisely, expended. Highways, like the Scottish special, areas, the approach in the examination of wise, might be dealt with in a Special Areas such statements and found a con-similar manner, both canals and Aloting set of values, One was that. highways provide forrás of public upon a superficial examination, the transportation and convenience.".
MASS TRANSPORT .. National System was 'lability tó
H.K. Currency Reserve $10,000,000 Reserve Liability of
Proprietors
£6,500,000
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON:
Board of Directors. Hon. Mr. A, L. Shields,
38. Bishopsgate EC2. ,#20,000,000 Paid-up Capitäl .......................... £3,000,000 ............... £1,000,000 Reserve Fund ...... Head Office:HONG KONG
Reserve Liability of Pro- pelators....
£3,000,000
W. H. Lock, Esq.,
Chairman.
Deputy Chairman.
J. K. Bousfeld, Esq.,
A. E. Compton, Esq.,
Hon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell,
G. Miskin, Esq..
E. 8. Morrison, Esq.,
Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson,
T. E. Pearce, Esq.,
H. V. Wilkinson, Esq.,
Sir Vandeleur M. Grayburn,
MANCHESTER BRANCH: 71, Mosley Street, Manchester.
AGENCIES AND BRANCHES: ALOE STAK HONG KONG FIXANG AMRITSAR · ILOILO
BANGOON ΠΑΙΔΟΤ BERIMBAN SHANGHAI AINGAPDER HITIAWAN -SOURARAYA
Chief Manager. | CEBU
1POR KAKADHI
ILANG
KOBE
LUMPUR
BANGKOK
BATAVIA
BOMBY
CAE CUTTA
JJ
CANTON CAWNPORE
KUALA "
KUCHING
TAIPING
Branches:-
Amoy
Ipoh
Penang
COLOMNO DELHI HAIPHONG
MADRAS
TIENTSIM
MANILA
TONGKAH
MEDAN
Bangkok
Johore
Rangoon
HAMBURG
Batavia
Kobe
Saigon
HANKOW
NEW YORK PRIPING
Bumbay
Kowloon
San
(Peking)
Calcutta
Kuala
Francisco
Canton
Chefoo
Culombo
Dairen
Lumpur Shanghai
London
Singapore
Lyons Sourabaya
Sungei Malacca
Foochow Manila
Haiphong Muar
Patani Swatow
Hamburg (Johore) Tientsin
Bankow Mukdeo -Tokyo
Harbin New York Tsingtab
Peiping Yokohama
Hongke
Iloilo
opened in
Current Accounts Local Currency and Fixed Deposits received for one year or shorter periods in Local and other Cur- rencies on terms which will be quoted on application.
Also up to date Safe Deposit Boxes in various sizes To Let
Hong Kong, 95th Feb., 1939. HONGKONG SAVINGS
BANK
The Business of the above Bank is conducted by the HONG KONG
& SHANGHAI BANKING COR- PORATION; Rules may be ob
ained on application.
For the HoкO KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
V. M. Grayburn.
Chief Manager.
Hong Kong, 25th Feb., 1939. BANK OF EAST ASIA,
LIMITED
Authorised Capital $10,000,000.00 † Paid-up Capital .................... 3,588,600.00 Reserve and Undivided
Profits
2,776,726.76
"Head Office:-HONG KONG No. 10 Des Voeux Road, Central
Board of Directors:
WongChuson, Erg.
Bir Shouson Chow, Chairman Li Koon Chun, Esq. Li Lan Bang, Esq. P. K. Kwok, Esq. Wong Yan Tong. Esq. Eau Ying Po, Esq. ChanChingBbek Esq. FungPingWah Esq.
Kan Tong Po, Esq., Chief Manager. Li The Fong, Esq., Manager.
Amoy
Batavia
Bombay
Calestia
Canton Haiphong Hankow Xanelala Kobe
Branches and Agencies 2
Kowloon, Penase
Rangoo
London
Manua
Sonrabaya SWAINW Bydney Alison
Taiboku” Melbourne San Fran Baganna. elaed' Tiantain
Seattle Takya New York Jezia
Bemarang Vancover Park
Shangha Yokohama
Pelping Blogapore
Every description of Banking and "Exchange business transacted. Loans
securitica
HARBIN
11
Wis
Housing Associa- tion was set up a year ago,
Progress has been rapid and the Association now has under construction 494 poured concrete
the nation, the other that upon Mr. Fairweather advanced the houses and 124 timber houses. critical and intelligent examination suggestion that it would be moet while schemes are under way for another 8.500 the same system was a great na-surprising had the National Syster the erection of
of shown 4 pront. It
the houses, of which more than 2,000 tions! asset to the people Canada.
outgrowth of essential pioneer imes will be made of timber.
more than A contract, worth "The raine of an enterprise to and still acts in that capacity by
new territories to in- £1,000,000 was recently placed for society as a whole cannus De tested upening by its balance sheet," Mr. Fairwea-dustrial and agricultural develop the erection of 2,000 cavity-wall concrete houses at Johnstone, ther said. "It is measured by the ments.
Coatbridge, Kilmarnock. The walls of these houses will consist of sking 3 ins. thick with a 3-in.
mum total of its effect upon our "The railway, so far as land whole national existence. This pro-transport goes," he pointed out, position is neither new nor novel."is the only instrument capable of We see it at work in many forms.carrying on mass transport cheaply cavity. Consider Canada's magalicent port enough to allow of the wide decen- tralization of development which and.canal facilities. -
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GATES FOR MAHARANA'S PALACE
"Do you think for one instant has characterized the growth of that viewed as a business concern, Canada as a great productive na- Canada collects suficient tolls and tion" (Bhuket)
wharfage to pay operation and At this point might be asked, Mr. TAINOTIO
these facilities Fairweather amplified that if the maintenance of YOKOHAMA
and to meet interest and deprecia-Canadian National plays such a for tion chargen
the invested large part in the country's develop-gates The "answer is obviously ment and substantially more than sage no, and yet, measured by the test any other railway in Canada, why plete of the develop merit of Canada, the does it have a deficit? To answer completed by
that question, he drew attention to firm.
FOREIGN EXCHANGI and General Banking Business transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUzm opened and FIXED DXPOSITS received for One Year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.
The Bank's Head Office in London undertakes Executor and Trustee business, and claims re-
covery of British Incone Tax overpaid, on terms which may be ascertained at any of the Agencies and Branches.
capital?
10.
INTERCHANGE OF INFORMATION
An instance of close co-operation
An order from an Indian prince iron wrought ornamental designed to permit the, pas-
of State elephants "com-
with howdahs, has been 席 Wolverhampton
conditions which prevalled when The gates were shipped to m- National was diy early in the New Year, and the Canadian "organized out of financially impov-have been built to the order of erished privately owned roads. the Maharans of Udaipur, His "In the year 1920, there was an Highness Sir Bhupal Singh. They between Sheffield Industrial Arms, operating deficit of $35,000.009 and will be erected at the main en- Palace, which Sheffield University and the muni-this figure did not include interest trance of the cipal services is the increasing charges upon any of the castand-stands on a ridge above the city success of the Sheffield Interchange ing capital, I may say that since of Udaipur.
The design chosen is not Orien- of Technical Publications Organias-1323 the Canadian National has Manager.
always paid its operating expenses tal in character, but is modelled The Organisation arranges for and that the defcits which have on the English Renaissance style the pooling of the techaleal pe arisen since that year have always of the 18th century." The overali riodicals, abstracts, etc, etc., of the been from fixed charges and are height at the centre 13 27ft. and the volume of the clear headroom under the City Library's Commercial, Science independent of
fixed pediment is 18ft, and Technological Department, the business done." University's technical Hbraries, the
R. A. CAMIDGE,
THE CHASE BANK
15, "QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL
HEAD OFFICE:
18, PINE STREET,
NEW YORK.
An American Bank offering com
plete Foreign Banking Service, le the principal Markets of the world.
Interest Rates on Application.
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES
This Bauk is entirely owned by THE CHAST NATIONAL BAKE, New Your, with Resources over U.S. $2,500,000,000.
D. M. BIGGAR,
tion.
Safety in Mines Research Bureau,
the Society of Glass Technology, CONSIGNEES' NOTICES NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES and the research departments of many of the steel drms, so that i the technical information resources of the whole district are made available without loss of valuable time.
A similar co-operative method is used in 'dealing with the transla- tion of technical articles.
."COMMODITY CENSUS
FOR JAPAN TOKYO. (Reuter By Mall)-From July 1 the Japanese Government intends to mobilise all the retail
Manager.dealers in the Empire and to con-
BANK OF CHINA
Specially Chartered by THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
OF CHINA AB AN INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
BANK
PAID-UP CAPITAL $40,000,000.00 (BRANCHES ALL OVER CHINA)
Owing to our numerous Branches
MAKESK LINE
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
THE
;
HE M.V.
"MARCHEN MAERSK " having arrived from New York and Ports of call. Consignees of Cargo are
AND
OURAN STEAM SHIP 00, LTD. CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD
10NSIGNEES por Co's Vessel·
TYNDAREDS"
FROM BEATTLE, VANCOUVER
AND VICTORIA VIA JAPAN
are requested to take Delivery of Flour
hereby notified that their goods are and Lumber Shipments as soon as the being landed and placed at their risk into Vessel is ready to discharge and are the Hong Kong, and Kowloon Whard & hereby notified that if their Lighters are Godown Company's godowns at Kow-t Hi loot, where delivery may be obtained as not placed alongside the Vessel 4 required, their Shipments will be dis- soon as the goods are landed.
Optional cargo will not be landed charged into Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, at here, unless notice has been given is their expense, where the Cargo will hours prior to vessel's arrival, but is also at their risk and expense and duct a "national commodity cer-carried on from port to port to the final subject to the Terms and Conditions of sus" by making them file state-port of call to which the option Storage at Holl's Wharf. Steamer will
commence Discharge on the 6th Mar. ments showing their gross sales extendi.
General Cargo will be discharged into No Claims will be admitted after Holt Whari, Kowloos, where it will lis volume and the value thereof
the Goods have left the Godowns, and Curing the previous 12 months.
Terms and Conditions of Storage si This census, it is expected, will Goods remaining undelivered after st Consigneer risk and subject to the have a far-reaching effect in the 11th Mar., 1989, will be subject to Belt's Wharf. The Cargo will be ready
Bent
for Delivery from the Godown on and proposed reconstruction of Japan's
Allbroken, chafed, and damaged Goods economic system, which the Goy-ars to be left in the Godowns, whereafter 6th Mar. ernment desires In connection with its protracted war and long-term construction plan.
The Government already has all the necessary data regarding key
they will be examined on 10th Mar., 1939, at 10 am, by our Surveyor Mesars Goddard & Dongis.
To comply with the General Bonded Warehours Regulations consignees must have a Revenue Oficer in attend
All claims must reach us before the 11th April, 1930, or they will not be
in China and connections in the commodities, but with regard to anes when damaged dutiable goods are 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: BHANGHAI ...
Hong Kong Branch:
4, QUEEN'S ROAD, O. South China Offices:
granted оп approved CANTON SWATOW
KONGMOON TOISHAN
Current Accounts opened in Local SHIUCHOW KINGCHOW Currency and Fixed Deposits re-
We also bandle the issue of ceived for one year or shorter periods in Local and Foreign Cur-Bonds and other Publio Fands of rencies on terms which will be the Chinese Government both at
Home and Abroad. quoted on application.
Safe Deposit Boxes To Let
KAN TONG PO,
Chiel Manager.
THE BEN
8HOU J. CHEN,
Manager.
LINE STEAMERS, LTD.
S.S. "BENGLOE"
Sailing for LONDON, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG and LEITH on os about the 9th March, 1939.
Cargo will also be accepted on through Bill
of Lading to the usual transhipment ports.
For Freight and Passage apply
to the Agents (1
W. R. LOXLEY &
(CHINA) LTD. York Building
the consumption of daily neces-examined." sitles bearing vitally on the life of the nation, it has been helpless largely because of difficulty in in- vestigation.
A recent regulation passed by the Diet now takes a "commodity census" possible,
''
CONSIGNEES' NOTICES
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES
CONSIGNEE NOTICE.
B.S. ARAMIS"
8"A/39.
BRINGING "CARGO FROM MARSEILLES vin SAIGON, etc. ARTED HONG KONG of TUESDAY, TAN 28TH FEB, 1939.
recognised.
LINE
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods will be examined on any Tuesdays and to be left in the Godowns, where they Fridays between the hours of 10,15 .. and Nons within the Free Storage period.
No Claims will be admitted
the
Goods have left the Tenial's Godown, and
all General Cargo remaining undelivered after 18th Mar, will be subject to Rent All Claim against the Vessel must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 27th Mar., 1989, or they will upf be recognized.
No Fire Insurance will be effected.
· BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agenta. (1946th March, 1999.
No Lusurance will be effected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
JEBSEN & Co.,
Agents Hong Kong, eth March, 1939.
DODWELL-CASTLE
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,
M.V. "THURLAND CASTLE
From U.S.A. vin MANILA.
› HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES-
THK S.8.
ITE
OLDENBURG*.
(198
YONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby having arrived from Hamburg and informed that all Goods are Porte of call, Cozsigns of Cargo Rit being landed at their risk into the hereby notified that their Goods are Gedowns of the Hongkong and Kow being landed sad placed at their risk into loon Wharf & Godown Company, Ltd. the Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf & at Kowloon, hence and/or from the Godows Company's godown at Kowloos, where delivery, may be obtained sa. 8000 harres delivery may be obtained. Optional cargo will not be landed the Goods Fadeda ada here, unless notice has been given tä Optional Cargo will not be landed hours prior to resel's arrival, but car- here, unless Notice has been given 48 ONSIGNEES are hereby informed ried on from port to port to the final hours prior to Vessel a arrival, but carried that their goods with the exception port of call to which the antion on from port to port to the final port
of call to which the option extends". of Opium, Treasure and Valuables are extends, being landed & stored into the Godowns No claims will be admitted after the No Oh will be suited far the of the Hong Kong, Kowloon Wharf Goods have left the Godown, and all Goods have left, the Godowns, and all 4 Godown Co., Ltd, Kowloon, whence Goods remaining undelivered after Goods remaining undelivered after the delivery
may be obtained immediately the 10th inst, will be subject to rent. 7th Mar., 1930, will be subject to altor landing."
All claims against the vessel must Bent.
All claims must be sant in to me on be presented to the undersigned on or All broken, chafed and damaged Goode will are to be left in the Godowns, where or before the 10th Mar, 1929, or before the 17th inst.
they will be examined on di Mar., they will not be recognized.
not be recognized.or
Damaged Fackages will be examined
All broken, abfed, and damaged 1929, at 10 am, by our Surveyors, by the Company's Surveyor, Mor Goods are to be left in the Godown Mesurs. Goddard & Dougla Goddard & Douglas in the presence of where they will be examined on the To comply with the General Bonded the Consignees at 10.00 on Kon 9th inst., at 10a.m. by our surveyors Warehouse Regulations consignees must day, the 6th Mar.) 1839.
Mesars, Goddard & Douglas have a Revenue Offer in stiendance dutiable goda spe Consignee must have » Bevense
In the case of dutiable cargo, con-when Officer in attendance when any dutable signees are requested to inform the ermined.
goods are examined by the Company's Imports & Exports Office, that they 7th
Burveyors.
He Fire insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever,
have auch goods for examination.
All Claims must reach sa balone the
rocogaized. No Fire Insurance life been effected, be rod 1838, or they will not Bill of Lading will be counteraigned Ho Laurance will be attacted.
Bill of Lading will be countersgned by
do Agenty.
Agens
Hong Kong: 28th Feb., 1999,
by
DODWELL &00, LTD,
Agents [174 Hong Kong, 3rd March, 1939,
186 Hong Kong, fat March, 1989,
TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 1939. --PAGE 13
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8.8. PRESIDENT CLEVELAND October 21st Return Limit Six Months
MINIMUM ROUND TRIP FARES
8.8. PRESIDENT COOLIDGE
First Class Special Claas
First Ches Tourist ClasS
San Francisco US8687.00 382.00
592,00 322.00
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300.00
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607.00 930.00
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A
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Hongkong-Loudon 13 days Hongkong-Italy
1 days
SCHEDULE OF BAILING FROM HONGKONG TO MANILA, SINGAPORE, COLOMBO, BOMBAY, EGYPT,
& ITALY "CONTE KÖSSO" 10th Mar, 25th Mar IV. "VICTORIA". 1. "CONTE VERDE 7th Apr. 11. "C. BIANCAMANO" 29th Apr. "CONTE ROS50" 12th May
LLOYD
- TO SHANGHAI
m.v. "VICTORIA" 18th Mar, as. . "CONTE VERDE" Shit Mar. sa. "C. BIANCAMANO” 23:Ápr. 26. "CONTE ROSSO" 5th May, 20th May. m.v. "VICTORIA"
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39983 Freight
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE
Far Eastern Mail, Passenger & Freight Service
Through bookings to America via Europe and Europe via Americs. Bookings around the world. Through bookinge to London.
OUTWARD SAILINGS:
"NEUMARK”.
*m.v. "RAMSES
for S'hai, Dairen, Taku, Yham Kobe, Osaks........
9th Mar. for Shanghai, Dairen, Y'hama, Kobe...
29th Mar,
"HOMEWARD SAILINGS
RHEINLAND" for Genoa, Antwerp, R'dam, H'burg 9th Mar. my. “BURGENLAND" for Geos, B'dam, Hamburg... 22nd Mar. OLDENBURG",Genos," A'warp, R'dam H'bog....20th Mar.
*Freighter with Passenger Accommodation.
For farther particolare and passage fares, etc, apply to:--
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE
JEBSEN & CO. A
Дозата
12, Padder Street, Tel. 81205~~~~6:
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FARFE
RSA
MAERSK LINE
Phat regular FREIGHT and PÅSSENGER SERVICE
SHANGHAI sad JAPAN
LOS ANGELES, PANAMA, NEW YORK, BOSTON PHILADELPHIA & BALTIMORE.
If sufficient inducement offers siso other parts of call.
Arrivals froze. UBA
Y. "HULDA MAERSK " MYMARCHEN MAEBSKÄR
SILVA MACADIA KAO
April... MY, 4 ANNA MARESE
Ballings to USA
17th Mar
17th April
(All dates are subject to alteration without notice.) EXOELLENT ACCOMMODATION FOR PASSENGERS
HAT MODERATE BATES. A
For Freight and Passage plesan apply an
JEBSEN & CO.
Canton Shimonu, B.C. Agentz Hong Kong, Padder Building
Tel 10916,
Tel. 3120558
Tel 1688. Brato Agedia GEBE ROESE.