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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
BANKS
HONGKONG AND
SHANGHAI BANKING
CORPORATION:
Authorised Capital
$50,000,000
THE CHARTERED
BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA & CHINA
Isued & Fully Paid-Up $20,000,000 | Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1353 Reserve Funds:
Sterling
...820,000,000
Bead Office:-HONG KONG
GENERAL
Peiping To-day: Power
To-day: Power Remains In
Hands Of Japanese
CHUNGKING, Mar. 18 (Central)-Under airtight control of the Japanese Invaders, the people in Pelping have not been able to breathe freely since the city's fall"a Pelping report states. Though a nominal "Provisional cotton plece goods and rayon pro Government" is in existence, no- ducts nave been slightly higher body pays very much attention to than the "pre-incident" prices. £3,000,000 | Ft. The real power remains in the £3,000,000 hands of the Japanese who are maintaining, among others, the "Headquarters of the Japanese North China Garrison." the "Japanese Special Service Sec- tion," the "Japanese Gendarmerie Headquarters," and the "South Manchuria Rallway Company" in Felping.
.....£8,500,000 Paid-up Capital H.K. Currency Reserve $10,000,000 Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of
Reserve Liability of Pro- Proprietors
£3,000,000 prietors.... HEAD OFFICE: LONDON: 38, Bishopsgate E.C.2 Sub-Agencies in London: 117/122, Leadenhall Street, EC.3. West End Branch: 14/16, Cockspur Street, B.W.1. Manchester Branch:
Board of Directora. Hon. Mr. A L. Shields,
W. 3, Lock, Esq.,
Chairman.
Deputy Chairman.
J. K. Bousfeld, Esq., A. E. Compton, Esq......... Hon. Mr. 8. H. Dodwell,
D. F. Landale, Esq.,
G. Miskin, Esq.,
K. S. Morrison, Esq.,
Hon. Mr. T. E. Pearce,
H. V. Wilkinson, Esq...
Sir Vandeleur M. Grayburn,
Chief Manager.
Branches:
Amoy
Ipoh
Penang
Bangkok
Johore
Rangoon
Batavia
Kobe
Saigon
Bumbay
Kowloon San
Calcutta
Kuala
Canton
Chefoo
Calombo
Dairen
Foochow Manila
Francisco
Lumpur Shanghai
Londop Singapore Lyons Sourabaya. Malacca Sungei
Haiphong Muar
Patani
•Swatow Hamburg (Johore) Tientsin Mukden Hankow
Tokyo Harbin New York Tsingtao
Yokohama Hongtew Priping Iloilo
71, Mosley Street, Manchester.
"
An inevitable result of the Japanese occupation of Pel- ping and Tientsin is their con- tro! ol the communication lines. From the station mas- ters down to mechanics, sil posts are filled by Japanese transferred from the South Manchuria Railway.
Ac-
However, railway hazards have After the Japanese occupation of Pelping on July. 30, 1937, they happened so frequently that an established a "City Defence Head-accident is now seldom news. quarters" to prevent the Innitra-cidents have been reported along tion
of Chinese plain- clothes the Pelping-Shanhalkwan section corpamen. Armed Japanese sol- of the Peiping-Liaoning Railway dlers are stationed at every city (renamed by the Japanese "Pei- BAIGON gate, which is generally closed at ping-Shanhaikwan Railway"); be- 7 or 8 o'clock every evening. after tween Pelping-Shihchiachwang or which only Japanese soldiers are permitted to enter.
AGENCIES AND BRANCHES:
HARBIN FINAKO
HONG KONG BANDOON ILOILO ПРОК KARACHI KLANG
ALOR STAR AKBITRAR BANGEOT BATAVIA BOMBJY
CAL OUTTA
AUENCIES: OB
Сыта Утват
FAIRLIN PLACE ZUALA
LUMPUR KOCHINO..
CARTON
CAWNFORE
COLOMRO
DELHI HAIPHONG HAMBURG" HANKOW
MADRAS
MANILA
MEDAN
NEW YORK FEIFING
(Peking)
BABEKCHAN SHANGHAZ SINGAPORS BITIAWAN SOU RABATA TAIPING
For more than half a year, Tehshengmen the Ever Victorious.
venienced, for there were repeated misunderstandings as to the exact time for office appointments and engagements. Later they were forced to Jot.down in their notices, Invitations, announcements "New Time" or "Standard Time."
Arst
One of the "post-incident" booms was the oplane trade for which a largë number of dens were opened. At they called such dens "native goods store." But the expres- sion "native goods" was not savoured by the Japanese, so they ordered that it be chang→ ed into "Indigeneous goods store." "Indigeneous, ointment store" or "Indigeneous medi- cine store." Department stores featuring the sale of Chinese manufactures before were or- dered to advertise the sis of in- "one hundred ́varieties" stead.
DRUGS AND USURY
have also extended (th Pelping-Changtenlu
north Koreans Honan) along the Pelping-Hankow their activity from heroin-ped- Railway; between Pelping and diing to lending money to poor Kalgan, gateway to Mongolia, Chinese at usury, while Japanese Gate in the North City. has been along the Pelping-Sulyuan Rail-nationals, under the protection of bolted day and night. Other gates way: and between Pelping and their army, have forelbly bought (Bhuket) are frequently closed in the day-Tsinan along the Tientsin-Pukow over large Chinese business enter- prises at very low prices. 'One of Railway. time, as the Japanese in Peiping TSINGTAO
them is the Capitol Theatre on A greater percentage of accl- YOKOHAMA
have not been free from guerilla threats.
dents occurred along the Japan-Hataman Street near the Rocke- feller-endowed Pelping Union ese-built line starting from Pel-
TIENTAIN
TONGEAN
FORTION EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for One Year or shorter periods in Local 01. Other Currencies at rates which will be quoted on application.
SAVINGS ACCOUNTа also opened in Local Currency and Sterling with interest allowed at rates obtainable on application.
Current Accounts opened in Local Currency and Fixed Deposits received for one year or shorter periods in Local and other Cur-
The Bank's Head Office in rencies on terms which will be London undertakes Executor and quoted on application.
Trustee business, and claims _re-
of British covery
Income Tax overpaid, on terms which may be ascertained at any of the Agencies and Branches..
R. A. CAMIDGE,
Also up to date Safe Deposit Boxes in various sizes To Let. Hong Kong, 13th Mar. 1930.
HONGKONG SAVINGS
BANK
The. Business of the above Bank
is conducted by the HONG KONG
& SHANGHAI BANKING COR- PORATION.
Manager.
THE CHASE BANK
Rules may be ob 15, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL"
tained on application.
For the HONG KONG & SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION.
V. M. Grayburri.
Chief Manager.
Hong Kong, 25th Feb., 1939. BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED
Authorised Capital $10,000,000.00 Paid-up Capital 5,598,600.00 Reserve and Undivided
Profits...
2,884,032.01
Head Office:-HONG KONG No. 10 Des Voeux Road, Central.
Board of Directors:
Bir Stouson Chow, Chairman
Li Koon Chan, Esq. Li Lan Sang, Erq. F. K. Kwok, Esq. Wong ChuBon, Esq.; Wong Yar Tong, Esq. Kun Ying Po, Esq. ChanChingShek, Esq. FangPingWah Eq.
Kan Toag, Po, Esq., Chief Manager, Li Tee Fong, Esq., Manager.
FAIATA
Amoy
Bombay
Calentia
Haiphong
Hankow
Hoolis
Kowloon
London
Penang Rangoon
Branches andTM Agencias :---
Singapore Bourabaya Manila than Bwatow Melbourne San Fran. Bydney Nagasaks uboo Thanks
Vancouver New York Beattle Pariz
Bemarang Priping Shangha
on
HEAD OFFICE:
18, PINK STREET,
NEW YORK.
An American Bank offering com
plate Foreign Banking Service in the principal Markets, of
the world. Interest Rates on Application.
POLICE SEARCHES
Police searches are dally occurrences in busy centres or "at quiet corners," all depend- ing upon the whims of the Japanese gendarmes and Japanese-employed policemen. Cases have been reported wherein the "cops" jumped into the compounds with the aid of a ladder either in the dead of night or in the early hours of the morning conduct- ing searches. Many houISES have thus been "robbed."
It needs iron nerves sometimes
to steady oneself in the face of the Japanese "vigilance." Once the Chang
Department Store and a foreign tällor shop on Morrison Street were set on fire.
Yuan
ping to Kupeikow along the Great Medical College. Wall via Tungchow (so that the Japanese "capital" has also been such nationally- Japanese may rush troops back "Invested". in
and forth between Peiping and known stores as the Tung Hsing Jehol). No doubt the guerillas are Lou
Restaurant, Jui Fu Hsiang responsible for most of the derail Bulk Store and Tung Jen Tang ments: Hence, delayed arrivals Pharmacy. behind schedule have been looked upon as a matter of course.
TOKYO TIME
Better bouses located in more accessible sections of this garden city-of which there are many- seldom escape the attention of the All Japanese-fostered organisa- Japanese, who either rent them tions in Pelping are using Tokyo by force, or "bug" them over at time now! When Tokyo time was low figures, or just efect the land- first introduced-it is one hour lords and move in. Consequently, ahead of Petping time-the Peiping "To Let" signs are now as rare as residents were greatly incon- rain in Peiping.
Suspecting arsu the Japanese CONSIGNEES' NOTICES CONSIGNEES' NOTICES detained "all nearby pedestrians who carried "matches in their pockets
Passengers at railway stations are sometimes required to unbut- ton their clothes for a bodily search, no exception being made for female travellers.
to
say,
CURRENCY CONFUSION The currency situation is con- fusing in what was once the most pleasant residential city in this the country. Needless economic veins in Pelping are held by the Japanese. Following the Japanese establishment of the "Federal Reserve Bank" on March 10, 1538, worthless. banknotes were forced upon the people through the name of the "Provisional Gov- ernment." These Federal" notes Manager are without specle reserve and the
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES This Bank is entirely owned by
TAX
CHASE NATIONAL BANK, New You, with Resources over U.S. $2,500,000,000.
D. M. BIGGAR,
SPIRITUAL MOBILÏZATION COMMITTEE
issue is unlimited.
Other kinds of paper cur-
abound rency
in Pelping. There are for instance, the the "East Hopel notes of Bank." "South Chahar Bank," "Mongol Territorial Bank," "Bank of Chosen," and "Bank of Japan." These banks also subsidiary coins notes, ranging from half-cent to 50-cents.
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and
TUESDAY: MARCH 21, 1939.--PAGE 13..
· PRESIDENT LINER
Sailings
FOR SAN FRANCISCO & "LOS ANGELES
vis SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA and HONOLULU *S.S. PRESIDENT PIERCE " Sails Mar. 25th at 4.00 PM.
3.8.. "PRESIDENT COOLIDGE " 8.S. PRESIDENT TAFT " 8.S.PRESIDENT CLEVELAND" 5.S." PRESIDENT PIERCE""
S.S.
"
Apr. 8th at 8.00 A.M.
11
Apr. lat at 800 AM.
May 5th at 8,00 A.M.
TI
May 19th at 600 A.M.
June 3rd at 8.00.A.M.
PRESIDENT COOLIDGE".
AND FORTNIGHTLY THEREAFTER
* OMITS SHANGHAI
FOR NEW YORK & BOSTON ViA SUEZ
8.8. PRESIDENT MONROE" Sails Mar. 29th at 9.00 PM. 8.S." PRESIDENT ADAMS"
Apr 14th at 12 NOON
AND FORTNIGHTLY THEREAFTER
FOR
MANILA
B.S "PRESIDENT COOLIDGE" S.B.." PRESIDENT TAFT "
Sails Apr. 3rd at
6.8.
"PRESIDENT ADAMS”
Apr. 14th at 1.00 A.M. Apr. 14th at 18 Noos
AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES
ROUND WORLD SERVICES
12, PEDDER ST
Triestina
Lloyd
TEL 28171.
FORTNIGHTLY
EXPRESS SERVICE
FAR EAST-INDIA-ITALY
Hongkong-Loudon 23 dayı Hongkong -Italy
21 days
SCHEDULE OF SAILING FROM HONGKONG "TO MANILA, SINGAPORE, COLOMBO, BOMBAY, EGYPT
TO SHANGHAI
& ITALY
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD)
RREMEN.
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD BREMEN.
8.3
my. "VICTORIA" $5th Mar. 1.8. "CONTE VERDE" 7th Apr. 5.
8. "C. BIANCAMANO" 29th Apr. "CONTE ROSSO" 18th May m.v. "VICTORIA"
27th May
a.
"CONTE VERDE 31st Mac.
C. BIANCAMANO" 23rd Apr.
8.8.
"CONTE ROSSO"
5th May.
20th May.
TRE Steamer
POTSDAM"
T
THE Motor ship
"MARBURG
T
having arrived from BREMEN, HAMBURG and Ports, consignees having amvod" from BREMEN, HAM. of cargo are hereby notified that BURG and Fort, Cansignees of cargo cargo is being landed at are hereby notified that their cargo is their their risk into the godowns of The being landed at their risk into the Go Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf & downs of the Hong Kong sad Kowloon Godown Co. Ltd., Kowloon, Where Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd. Kowloon delivery can be obtained.
where Delivery can Es obtained.
All goods remaining undelivered after the 27th March, 1939, will be subject
to rent.
NO FIRE INSURANCE will be effected by us in any case whatever.
Damaged packages must be left in the godown for exammation by the con- signees and the Company's surveyors, Mears. Anderson & Aahé, at 10 am the 25th March, 1939,
Consignees must have a Revenue Oficer in attendance when damaged datiable goods are oxamined by the Company's surrSTORE
No claim will be admitted after the goods have left the godown and all claims must be presented within Two Weeks of the ship's arrival here, after which date they will not be recognised," Consignees are requested to surrender their Bills of Lading to the undersigned for counterwignatore.
MELCHERS & Co., Agunta: Japanese goods are flooding the
NORDDEUTSCHE Lαord, Bremen, Peiping market, Including such necessities as rice and flour (the Hong Kong, 20th March, 1999. price of the latter once jumped up to $6 a sack). All abattoirs have been taken
over by the
Japanese and the result is that SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES the price of pork has risen to 45
MEDRAGETTES MARITIMES-
CHUNGKING, Mar, 18 (Central) -As Chairman of the, Supreme National. Defence Council, Gen- eralissimo Chiang Kai-shek is the ex-officio Chairman of the People's General Spiritual Mopiization Committee whose regulations have Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted just been released. Dr. H.H. Kung, Loans" granted approved in his capacity as President of the Executive Yuan and Minister of securities.
Current Accounts opened in Local Finance, will be the Vice-Chairman Currency and Fixed Deposits re-of the new committee. ceived for one year or shorter
Under the Chairman and the periods in Local and Foreign Cur: Vice-Chairman are nine ex-officio cents a catty (18 Chinese ounces). rencies on terms which will be
members, namely, the Secretary. Prices of chickens and ducks have, quoted on application.
also sky-rocketed. Eggs were once General of the" Kuomintang Safe Deposit Boxes To Let
RAN TONG PO, C.E.C., the Secretary-General of sold at as many as 100 for $1. But Chief Monager. the Supreme National Defence the good old days have gone. For Council, the Minister of Economy, $1 the housewife can get only from BANK OF CHINA the Minister of Education, the 24 to 30 cggs now. The fish market
Chief of the Political Department is saturated with Japanese fahı. of the Generalissimo's Headquar
Japanese dress materials have ters, the Chiefs of the Organization, Publicity, and Social Departments squeezed out non-Japanese plece of the CEC, and the Secretary- | goods, " Prices of non-Japanese General of the National New Life imports have increased by one- third. Owing to rigid Japanese Movement Promotion Association
Specially Chartered by THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT OF CHINA AS AN INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE PAID-UP CAPITAL $40,000,000.00 (BRANCHES ALL OVER CHINA).
BANK
It's commites will meet orice Owing to our numerous Branches every two weeks to discuss various in China and connections in the phases of the general spiritual principal Commercial Centres of mobilization of the people. the World, we are able to extend
to our Clients special facilities for
Domestic and Forigu Banking and Exchange.
Head Office: BHANGHAI Hong Kong Branch;
4, QUEEN'S ROAD, C. South China Offices:
CANTON
KONGMOON
DRESS MATERIAL
competition, less and less foreign goods are coming in. On the other hand, the prices of Japanese
CONSIGNEE NOTICE.
8.S. CHENONCEAUX” 9A/3.
All Goods remaining undelivered after the 24th March. 1939, will be subject to Bent
No Fire Insurance will be effected, by
is any case whaterer,
Damaged Package, must be left in the Godowa for samination by the Con signees and the Company's Surveyors, Mesar. Anderson & Ashe, at 10 am, Fon the 23rd March, 1939,
Consignees must have a Bevenne Officer in attendance when damaged dutiable goods are examined by the Company's surveyors.
No Olaim will be admitted after the. Goods have left the Godown and all. claims must be prosented within Two Weeks of the Bhip's arrival here, after which date they will not be recognised.
Consignees a requested to surrender their Bills of Lading to the Underwigned for Countersignatore,
MELCHERS & CO Agrata: Noroo Tacus Ļiorɔ, Baxmem. Hong Kong, 17th March, 1989.-
(230
CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD).
FROM LEITH, MIDDLESBRO', ANTWERP, LONDON, STRAITS & MANILA.
mganga m
Tax 5.8.BENYORLICH"
NONBIGNEES of Cargo are hereby formed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd, whence and/or from the wharves Delivery may be ...obtained.
BRINGING VARGO Frox MARSEILLES via SAIGON, eta
"AKRIVED HONG KONG or SUNDAY, THE 19TE MAE, 1939,
NONSIGNEES are hereby informed No Claims will be admitted after the
the
that their goods with the expoptions Goods have left the Godowns fred i of Opiem, Treasure and Valuables are Goods remaining undelivered after being landed & stored into the Godowns 26th Maz, 1939, will be subject to of the Hong Kong, Kowloon Wharf rent.
All Claims against the steamer must Godown Co., Ltd., Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained immediately be presented to the undersigned on or after landing.
before the 8th April, or they will not All claims must be sent in to me on | be recognized.
before the 99th Mar, 1929, tor To comply with the Genera! Bonded they will not be recognized, post la Warehouse Regulations, consignees Damaged Packages will be emaned must have a Revenus Officer in atten. dance when damaged defiable goods are examined.
For
by the Company Burveyor, Mer, Goddard & Douglas in the prometice of the Consignees 410.00 min, on Satur day, the 25th Mar, 1929,
U.S. RECRUITING The Kwangtung and Kwangsi
CAMPAIGN Provincial
have Governments each received $100,000 from the WASHINGTON, Mar, 19" (Reuter) National Relief Commission for-The United States Army to-day emergency reller in the two pro- launched an intensive recruiting vinces. A total of $73,000 in campaign throughout the nation rellef funds partly allotted by for young men, to be trained as Honsbeson must have Bowense the National Relief Commission pilots for the 3,000 odd additional Officer in attendanos,
Company's We also handle the issue of and partly contributed by the warplanes authorised by Congress goods are examined by the Compable
for Officers are being assigned to Surveyors.
No Fire fururance will be affected by Bonds and other: Public Funds of Cantonese Guild in Manila the Chinese Government both the relief of refugees on Hainan visit universities and colleges to
B. OHL Leland has already been safely recruit studente who are graduat- us in any caso whatever. Home and Abroad.
remitted to the relief organa ing in June as prospective candi- CHEN,
dates for aerial training.
Hong Kong, 19th March, 1969, Manager in the Island.
SWATOW
TOISHAN
BHIUCHOW KINGOHOW.
BHOU
Agent
All brakes, “chazo and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godown where they will be examined on the Carmichsel & Orteg Carr, Mar, 1080 at 9 man, by Mosers,
No Fire Insurazion has been effested. Bule of Lading will be countersigned R. LOXLEY & CO. CORINA), LTD, Hong Kong, 19th March, 1939.
LLOYD
m.v: "VICTORIA” «
1-8. "CONTE VERDE" 2nd Jans
TRIESTINO
F.O. Box 143. Tel. Address "Lloydiano"-Telephones
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32968 Passenge 29983 Freight
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE
Far Eastern Mail, Passenger & Freight Service
Through bookings to America via Europe and Europe vią, America. Bookings around the world. Through bookings to Tondon
OUTWARD SAILINGS
** 1.7. “RAMSES"--......for Shanghai, Dairen, 'hame
Kobe
....29th Mar. my."KULMERLAND" for Bhanghai, Dairen." Taku,
Tsingtao, Y 'hama., Kobe, Oiaka 8th April "NORDMARK”...................... for Shai,, Dairan, Kobe, Y'hams.
...18th April
"HOMEWARD SAILINGS
m.v. "BURGENLAND" for Genoa, B'dam, Hamburg... 29th Mar, ́“OLDENBURG”.....Gencs, A'warp, R'dam H'bøg....2nd April m.v. "RAMSES”..............for. Genoa, Antwerp, R'dam, H'burg 25th April
Freighter with Passenger Accommodation.
LOS
For further particulars and passage fares, etc. apply to :--
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE
JEBSEN & 00., AoxsTS.
12, Poddar Street, Tel. 31205-6.
CANTON AGENTS: CARLOWITZ & CO., Shakee Road.
SERVICE
MAERSK LINE
Fast regular FREIGHT, and PASSENGER SERVICE
SHANGHAI. and JAPAN
ANGELES, PANAMA, NEW YORK, BOSTON
PHILADELPHIA & BALTIMORE,
It suficient inducement offers also other ports of call.
- Arrivain from USA. M
23rd Mar
4th
NUM,V,” MAROHEN MAERSE”
M.Y. "ACADIA " April.M.Y. “ANNA MAERSK”
Bailings to UBA
W: 97th Mar.
97th April
(áll datos are subject to alteration without notion) EXCELLENT ACCOMMODATION FOR PASSENGERS AT MODERATE RATES.
For. Freight andł Prasage plesus spply zam
JEBSEN & CO
Canton Shameen, BC. Agents Hong Kong, Pedder Bulkding.
10916.
Tu 31905-B Batow Agentar GEBR ROESE,
-Teli 1653,