HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
BANKS
HONGKONG AND
THE CHARTERED
BANK OF INDIA,
AUSTRALIA &
SHANGHAI BANKING
CORPORATION.
Authorised Capital
........$50,000,000
CHINA
Issued & Fully Paid-Up 820,000,000 incorporated by Royal Charter, 1858 Beserve Funde:
Starling
£6,500,000 Paid-up Capital H.K. Currency Reserve $10,000,000 Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of
- Proprietors,
Head Office:-HONG KONG
...$20,000,000
· Board of Directors. Hon, Mr A, L. Shields,
W. H. Lock, Esq.,
£3,000,000 £3,000,000 Reserve Liability of Pre-
prietors..
£3,000,000 HEAD OFFICE: LONDON: 38, Bishopsgate E.C.Z. "Sub-Agencies in London: 117/123, Leadenhall Street, E.C3.
Chairman.
Deputy Chairman.
J. K. Bousfeld,, Esq.,
A. H. Compton, Esq.,
Hon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell,
G. Miskin, Esq...
K. S. Morrison, Esq.,
T. E. Pearce, Esq.,
West End Branch: 14/16, Cockspur Street. S:W.1. Manchester Branch:
71. Mosley Street, Marichester.
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AGENCIES AND BRANCHES:
Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson,
ALOR STAR AMBITBAR BANGKOK BATAVIA BOMBAY
H. V. Wilkinson," Esq..
Sir Vandeleur M. Graybura,
Chief Manager. CALOUTTA
HARBIN
PINANG
HONG TONG 'RANGOON ILOILO 1rom KARACHI KLANO
AGENCIES: KOBI
CLUYE NTERES
PAIRLIK PLACE KUALA
Amoy
Branches:- Ipoh
Bangkok
Penang Johore Rangoon
CANTON
LUMPUR
CAWYPORE
KUCHING
BALOON BEREMBAN SHANGHAI BINGAPORE SITIAWAN SOURABAYA TAIPING. TIENTAIN
Batavia
Kobe
Saigon
C13
MADRAS
TONGKAH
Kowloon San..
COLOMBO
Kusla
Francisco
DELHI..
MEDAN
Canton
HAIPHONO
Chefoo
London Singapore
Colombo
Lyona
Sourabaya
HAMBORG HANKOW
NEW YORK PEIPINO
TEINOTIO YOKOHAMA
Bombay Calcutta
Lumpur Shanghai
Dairen -Malacop Sungei
Patani Swatow
Foochow Manila Haiphong Muar Hamburg (Johore) Tientsin Hankow Mukden Tokyo Harbin New York Tsingtao Hongke Peiping Yokohama
Iloilo
MANILA
(Peking)
(Bhuket)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted.
CURRENT ACCOrsrs opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for One Year or shorter periods in Local or Other Currencies at rates which will be quoted on application.
BAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened in Current Accounts opened in Local Currency and Fixed Deposits Local Currency and Sterling with received for one year or shorter interest allowed at rates obtainable periods in Local and other Cur-on application. rencies on terms which will be quoted on application.
Also up to date: Safe Deposit Boxes in various sizes To Lei.
Hong Kong, 25th Feb., 1839. HONGKONG SAVINGS
BANK
The Business of the above Bank is conducted by the EONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING COR- PORATION. Rules may be ob tained on application.
For the HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
V. AL GrayBETTI,
Chief Manager.
Hong Kong, 25th Feb., 1839. BANK OF EAST ASIA.
LIMITED
The Bank's Hend Office in London undertakes Executor and Trustee business, and claims re- of British Income Tax
covery.
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GENERAL
RELIEF WORK IN KAIFENG: MISSIONARIES UNITE TO HELP WOUNDED AND REFUGEES
First complete statistics on the work for wounded and re- faree rollet done by the Inter national Relief Committee In 1938 at Kaifeng are contained in an article received by the "Hongkong Dally Free" from Dom Francis Clougherty, O, S, B., chairman of the committee.
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During a period of almost three! | months the missioners gave me
dical attention, clothing, food and spiritual consolation to more than 54,000 wounded Chinese soldiers.
PILOT KISSED AS CRIPPLED 'PLANE LANDS
For one hour and forty minutes the afternoon
Sr.
Haer from Parks circled over Croydon Airpart Her na- der-carriare WAS
Jammed, without and to and her wheels might mean 'dëath to the sevon DESIGNgera and three airmen aboard. "Besides feeding seven thousand means. a people daily (which weekly distribution of 30,000 lb. of grain, or 500,000 lb. over the ten-week period) we have distribut- In the fourteen camps a totaled more than seven thousand suits of 17,000 panic stricken old men; of winter clothing to the poor of women and children received food, this city. clothing. bedding and attention The medical unit. composed of three English doctors,
medical
Living On Ten Cents
The maximum allowance for
15
At the airport they knew the ambulances were danger. The called out. Fire brigade men in asbestos suits, were standing by.
As news of the liner's plight spread, the crowds gathered at the acordrome. Still the liner wheeled overhead,
Then the plot decided to land. The Uner came down on b'rd with one wheel like a
a broken wing, wobbled for fifty yards, span round and stopped.
From the ground. It could be ten professional nurses, and a one refugee is ten cents a day of seen that one wheel had been corps of Sisters with nursing ex-three dollars a month which is freed. The other remained fixed. pertence, made an excellent show-In U. 3. Currency about fifty cents.
One lb. of grain sunces for onej ing.
with 15,396 refugees under person's rations a day, and grain
sells for about five cents a Ib, their care during the three
"While the Kalteng "Interna-" months 11,000 were fed daily. all were vaccinated, and 42,115 me- tional Relief Committee is com-! dical treatments were given. 98 posed of representatives from all! per cent. of them for minor cases. Protestant and Catholic missions Births numbered 82, deaths 59. In this elty, more than three- and even in the isolation hos-fourths of the personnel is made pital only five out of the soup of Catholic Priests arid Sisters,
At once a great cheer TADK patients died.
"By our united effort we have!
The crowd. been able to raise more than across the airport.
like a theatre audience watching $200,000 for the victims of war. food and famine in Central the end of a thrilling play, broke Into applause and rushed across Honaa,
the ground to shake the plot by the hand.
War To Flood
This splendid record is due to the intensive preparation before- hand in which nothing was left to chance, and special credit is given also to the work of Dr Landauer. a League of Nations specialist on epidemic prevention and sanitation.
"God seems to have blessed.our work for the poor beyond our most sanguine Hopes, and we have every confidence that fur- ther help will be forthcoming to carry us through a relief pro- Fr. Clougherty writes: "We gramme that will bring us well
closed the had not
refugee into the month of May." camps before we were confronted with more trying problems of flood and famine relief which still receives pur full attention. Millions in the food area
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No one was injured. The 'plane ส
slightly only damaged.
Inside the liner two women passengery threw their BIMA round the pilot and kissed. him. Five men patted him on the back and' thanked him for saving their lives.
overpaid, on terms which may be absolutely destitute and with the CONSIGNEES' NOTICES CONSIGNEES' NOTICES
ascertained at any of the Agencies and Branches.
R. A CAMIDGE,
Manager.
THE CHASE BANK
16, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL
HEAD OFFICE:
" 19, PINE STREET.
NEW YORK.
An American Bank offering com
plete Foreign Banking Service in the principal Markets of
the world.
Authorised Capital $10,000,000.00 Interest Rates on Application.
Paid-up Capital ....... Reserve and Undivided-
Profits
5,508,600.00
2,776,726.78
Head Office:-HONG KONG No. 10 Des Voeux Road, Central,
Board of Directors; -
Sir Shouson Chow, Chairman
Li Koon Chua, Esq. Li Lan Sang, Eng. P. E, Kwok, Esq. WongChuson, Eng. Wong Yan Tong, Esq. Run Ying Pe, Esq. ChanChing Shek.Esq. FaugPingWah Esq.
Kan Tong Po, Esq., Chief Manager. Li Tae Fong, Esq., Manager.
Amoy
Bataris
Bombay
Osloutta
Canton
Innama
Hankow
Branches and Agencies ----
Реплод Kowloon
London
Maniim
Melbourao
Neguanka
Saurabaya
Baarson Barstow Balgon Sydney Ban Taiboku isco Titsin
Tokyo Semarang Vancouver
New Tork Senstle Osaka
Honoista Par
Kobe
Polping
Shanghai Yokohama Hingaparu
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES
This Bank is entirely owned by TAL CHASE NATIONAL BANE, New Yous, with Resources over U.S. $2,500,000,000.
D. M. BIGGAR,
Manager.
THE SERVICES
(Continued from Page 3)
Wt-Engr.-E. D. Tenkyn, to Veno- mous (March 1).
PROMOTIONS
Lt.Cdr.(Retd).-G. F---Dixon
to
rank of Cdr. (Retd) (seny. Feb. 22).
Mid (E).-H. F. Chambers, to rank
Every description of Banking of Sub-Li. (E) (seny. Nov. 1, 1938).
And Exchange business transacted. Loans granted 01 approved securities.
Current Accounts opened in Local
Currency and Fixed Deposite re-
ceived for one year or shorter
rencies
THE ARMY
ADMINISTRATIVE POSTS
Lientenant-Colonel R. Evelyn-Smith
periods in Local and Foreign Car-will vacate command of the 2nd Est- on terms which will be talion. The Wiltshire Regiment, at
Catterick, and will report at Colches ter as administrative staff officer, 'of the 4th Division, with promotion to
quoted on application.
Safe Deposit Boxes To Let
KAN TONG PO,
Chief Kandorrcolonel.
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
The officer whom he succeeds, Bri- gadler N. W. Napier-Clavering, D.9.0. has left London to take. charge of military administration' with the Bri- tish Troops in Egypt.
APPOINTMENTS. IN INDIA Colonels F. C. Cassidy, OBE, and 8. M. Cooksin have been confirmed in their appointments as Deputy Direc- tors of Supplies and Transport for the Southern and Eastern Commands In-
respectively. Troutons lieutenant-Colonel O.FL. Godsiand MC., and Major. D. Ji P: Eales, OBE. principal Commercial Centres of R.LAS.C., have been appointed Assis the World, we are, able to extend tant Directors of Supplies and Trans, to our Clients special facilities for port for Rawalpindi and Bombay Domestic and Foreigo. Banking and Exchange.
Head Office: BHANGHAI Hong Kong Branch:
4, QUEEN'S ROAD, C. South China Offices:
CANTON
KONGMOON
BWATOW TOISHAN
SHIUCHOW KINGOHOW
Districts, respectively,
Lieutenant-Colonel E. H. Carabut, RIAS.C. has sasumed command of the Corps School, Chaklala
Majors B. W. Bower and P. L. Ho berts,
have been
appointed 0.8.0.2, Madras and Waziristan Dia- tricts, respectively.
Law
Major R. B. Lambe, RA, has been appointed Brigade Major of the 4th (Becunderabad), Cavalry Brigade.
Major HL C. Carrigan, 2nd Battalion, We also handle the issue of The Suffolk Regiment, is confirmed in Bonds and other Publie Kands of the appointment, df Commandant of the Chinese Government both at the Nucleus Depot, Railway Reserve. Home and Abroad."....
́SHOU” J. `CHEN,
Manager
severe winter upon them these homeless people have no others to turn to for relief,
Boats In Readiness" "When the Yellow River dykes
blasted open the
waters were
rushed in a southeasterly direc- tion from the break afteen miles west of Kaifeng. While the river formerly flowed north of Kaifeng it now bas dug a course which runs south of this city.
"We had in the meantime had contructed for what we boats
almost considered 'an
certain deluge.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
OOBAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD. AND OKINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION 00., LTD.
ONBIGNEES per Co.'s Vessel
"TYNDAREUS”
FROM BEATTLE, VANCOUVER
ABD VICTORIA VIA JAPAN
MAKRSK LINE
NOTICE TO CONSIGNELS
THE MY
MARCHEN MAERSK " having arrived from New York and Ports of call Consignees of Cargo are hereby notified that their goods are being landed and placed at their risk into the Hong Kos ad Kowloon Wharf & Godown Company's gedowns at Kow [con, where delivery may be obtained as soon as the goods are landed.
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 Vesselshere, unless notice has been given 48 Optional cargo will not be landed "After the danger to Kalteng required, their Shipments will be dit hours prior to vessel's arrival, but charged into Holt Wharf, Kowloos, at their expense, where the Cargo will carried on from port to port to the fins lie also at their risk and expense and port of call to which the option
extends. subject to the Terms and Conditions of Storage at Holt's Wharf. Steamer will the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after commence Discharge on the 6th Mar.
General Cargo will be discharged into Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, where we the 11th Mar, 1919, will be subject to
Bent at Consiguees risk and subject to the All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods Terms and Conditions of Storage at are to be left in the Godowns, where Holt's Wharf. The Cargo will be ready they will be examined on 10th Mar,, 1999, for Delivery from the Godown on and at 10 am, by our Surveyor Messrs.
was averted, the missionaries set about to relieve the suffering and distress consequent upon the flood. An intensive survey revealed that the flood area stretched for 150 miles south of our city and inundated 4,000 square miles of farm lands, rendering homeless no less than 4,000,000 people.
"Remained at Posts
after 6th Mar.
All
No Claims will be admitted after
I broken, chafed, and damaged Goods Goddard & Douglas. "Where it has been humanly are to be left in the Godowns, where the Warehouse Regulations consignees To comply with the General Bonded possible, the missionaries have will be examined on any Tuesdays and remained at their posts in the Fridays between the hours of 10.45 must have a Rayenne Uffoer in attend devastated areas, and we have and Noor within the Free Storage periode when damaged dutiable goods are
No Claims will be admitted after the examined co-opted them for refer work, Goods have left the Fassel's Godows, and All claims must reach us before the supplying them with what money all General Cargo remaining, undelivered 11th April, 1839, or they will not be we can raise and sending food after 13th Mar, will be subject to Bent recognised.
ΤΟ All Claims against the Vessel must Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
No Lurance will be affected." and clothing to the victims. date we have sent out more than be presented to the Undersigned on or
JEBSEN & CO.
Agenta one hundred thousand dollars for before the 27th Mar., 1939, or they will
Hong Kong, 8th March, 1939, food alone and, we hope, Deo not be recognized.
Na Fire Insurance will be effected. volente, to double this amount
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, before another month passes by..
Agents. "Many of the flood victims have 4th March, 1989. found their way into Kaifeng. creating quite a relief problem at our front doors.
ROYAL AIR FORCE
COMMAND AT HONGKONG Group Captain H. M. K. Brown who was promoted in November last, has been appointed in command of the RA station at Kai Tak. Hong- kong, in succession to Group Captain A. H. Peck, DBO. M.C., who has had Over three years in the Far East Command, two years as Senior Air Star Officer and one as C.. at Hong
kong.-
•
MEETING AT BISLEY
.
The following programme has been approved for the annual meeting of the NRA ranges at Bisley:- the RAF Small Arms Association on
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CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.
THE BEN: LIKE STEAMERS, LTD.
From LEITH; MIDDLESBRO"; ANTWERP, LONDON AND STRAITS
[194
DODWELL-CASTLE LINE
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES..
M.V. THURLAND CASTLE' From U.S.A. via MANILA.
CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kow loon Wharf & Godown Company, Ltd. at Kowloon, whence and/or from the whervee delivery may be obtained.
Tar BS. BENGLOE” NONSIGNEES of Cargo men-kersby informed that all Goods are belag landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hasardons Godowns of the
Optional cargo will not be landed Hore Kone AND KOWLOON WHARY AW bero, unless notice has been given 48 Gown Comrant, Lru, whence and/or hours prior to vessel's arrival, but car from the wharves: Delivery may be ried on from port to port to the Snal obtained. No
Claims will be admitted after the port of call to which the option
extenda Goods have left the Godowna, and; Mİ:
No claims will be admitted after Gosda remaining undelivered, after the Goods have left the Godown, and all 14th Mar, 1939, will be subject to rent Goods remaining undelivered after All. Claims against the Stemmer must the 10th inst., will be subject to rent. be presented to the Undersigned, om nr:
All claims against the vessel mast before the 28th Mar 1838, or they will be presented to the undersigned on or not be recognised(
To comply with the
the General Bonded before the 17th inst. of Blev r not be recognized. Warehouse Regulations, consignes All broken, shafed, and
and damaged *must have a Revenue Officer in attend Goods are to be left in the Godowns squadron ante when damaged dutiable goods where they will be examined on the
revolver ao examined, c team match, and first stage revolver All broken, abated, and damaged Goods 9th inst., at 10 am. by our surveyors
Goddard & Douglar pilot championship, and apprentices team are to be left in the Godowns, where In the case of datiable cargo, com- match.
they will be examined on the 13th Mar,
signees are requested to inform the Juny Rotolver, individual
And
& Clarke, zlatn
have sach goods for examination been affected No Fire InquERBOS ŽINI
No Fire Insurance has been affected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
Bill of Lading will becountersigned W.R. LOXLEY & Co. (CHINA) LXD by
Aganis
DODWELL
&CO., LTD. Agenta [201 Hong Kong, Brd March, 1929.
June 19-Sweepstakes and Lewis gun team competition; tyro and non- tyro competitions.
June 20--Individual rifle champion- ship first stage
June 21.-Station
rife championship. team
and
team championships; and individual/1939, at 9 am, by Messa. Garmiokaal Imports & Exports Office that they
Jual rifle championship, second stage.
June 23-Ride XX match and B.R. stations team match, command rifle
team championship, and at £80 p.m. presentation of cups and medals.
Entries close on June 3.- The past Hong Kong, 7th March, 1989, members' match and the Auxiliary
CRgiment.
Lieutenant-Colonel A E. Williams, and Volunteer Reserve matches are to AM.C, has been appointed Comman-be held on June 18, begiming at 2 dant of the Equitation School Bauger.
THURSDAY, MARCH 9. 1939-PAGE 13
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Sailings
FOR SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES via SHANGHAI, KORE, YOKOHAMA and HONOLULU. *5.8" PRESIDENT CLEVELAND" Sails Mar. 11th at 4.00 PM.. *88. " PRESIDENT PIERCE "
3.S. "PRESIDENT COOLIDGE* 8.8. "FRESIDENT TAFT"
Mar. 25th at 4.00 PM:
Apr. 8th at 8:00 AM.
Apr. 21st at 800 AM.
May 5th at 8.00 AM.
May 19th at 8.00 AM..
AND FORTNIGHTLY THEREAFTER
8.8. “ PRESIDENT CLEVELAND," 8.S." PRESIDENT PIERCE
* OMITS SHANGHAI
FOR NEW YORK & BOSTON via SUEZ
S.8. "PRESIDENT GARFIELD" Sail 8.5." PRESIDENT MONROE"
ar 17th at 12 NoON Mar. 29th at 9,00 P.M.
AND FORTNIGHTLY THEREAFTER
11
8.8.
88
FOR
PRESIDENT. GARFIELD " PRESIDENT PIERCE "
MANILA
Sails Mar. 17th at 12 Noor
Mar 18th at 6.00 P.M.
Mar. 31st at 9,00 P.M.
Apr. 14th at 6.00 P.M.
As "PRESIDENT COOLIDGE" S.S." PRESIDENT TAFT”
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Lloyd
TEL. 28171.
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SCHEDULE OF SAILING FROM HONGKONG
TO MANILA, SINGAPORE,
·COLOMBO, BOMBAY, EGYPT
& ITALY
TO SHANGHAI
LL "CONTE ROSSO" 10th Mar.m.v. "VICTORIA"
.. "VICTORIA" 25th Mac. .. "CONTE VERDE"
7th Apr. 1. "C. BIANCAMANO" 29th Apr. "CONTE ROSSO" 12th May
5,5
LLOYD
18th Mar. 3.3. "CONTE VERDE" 31st Mar. B. "C. BIANCAMANO" 23rd Apr. 1.6. "CONTE ROSSO" 6th May. m.v. "VICTORIA”.
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Kobe........
~29th Mar
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"RHEINLAND" for Genoa, Antwerp Bdsm, Burg 9th Mar. my. "BURGENLAND" for Geron, R'dam, Hamburg... 22nd Mar. as. "OLDENBURG"...Genoa, A'warp, R'dam 'bog... 29th Mar.
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For further particulars and passage fares, etc apply to:
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE.
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CANTON AGENTS: CARLOWITZ & CO., Shakee Road."
ERS
MAERSK LINE
Fast regular FREIGHT and
PASSENGER SERVICE"
SHANGHAI and JAPAN
LOS ANGELES, PANAMA, NEW YORK, BOSTON PHILADELPHIA & BALTIMORE
If anffalent inducement offers also other ports
Arrivals from USA.0
20th Mar
4th April
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Ballings-to-U.S.A
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(All dates are subject to alteration without notice) EXCELLENT. ACCOMMODATION FOR PASSENGERE
AT MODERATE BATES.”
For
"plesse applyin
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Canton Shandon
Tell 10916.
Hong Kong, Padder Building.
Tel: 31205-6;
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