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Authorised Capital
Beserve Funds:
Sterling.
$60,000,000
THE CHARTERED
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Issued & Fully Paid-L'p #20,000,000 | Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1953
Proprietors
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Head Office:-HONG KONG
Board of Directors. Hon, Mr. A. L. Shields
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RETIREMENT OF EAST SURREYS C.O.
Lient Col. ELL Acton
.. in
GENERAL
REFUGEE RELIEF WORK IN CHINA: MORE THAN
SPENT
$45 MILLION
CHUNGKING, Star. 27 (Coitral)-Since the outbreak of the war, more than $45,600.000 have been spent on civilian relief by Government and private sources in China. Of that amount, about $36.004.600 came from the provincia) and local authorities, public bodies, business firms and individuais, while the remaining $15,- 000.000 pese allocated by the National Government, through the National Relief Commission, which was established on April 27. 19$8.
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After serving as CommandOTIAT Oficer of the 2nd Battalion, The £3,000,000 East
Surrey Regiment, regu- £ §,500,000 | Paid-up Capital
‚£3.308,800 E. Currency Reserve $10,000,000 Reserve Fund
Battalion British lar
By the end of 1938, the National; for her thousands of war orphans. Reserve Liability of
Reserve Liability of Pro-
Shanghal, for the past four years. Redler Commission reported that Started by. Madame Chiang Kai- prietors......... ‚£3,000,000
Lieut-Col. E L. L. Acton M.C. has retired from the active list and left in 15,000,000 war refugees had been shek, this vital piece of human HEAD OFFICE: LONDON:
assisted by either Government, tarlan work is to-day being pro- 38. Bishopsgate EC2 the s. s. Taiyuan for Hongkong, where public or private organisations and moted in a nationwide campaign he will spend three days before that 150,000,000 people, or one-third by three organisations, the Refugee Sub-Agencies in London;
proceeding to England in the of the population in China, had Children's Reller Association, spon 117/123, Leadenhall Street, EC.3.
troopship Lancashire.
been forced by the war to leave sored by the First Lady, the War West End Branch:
time Children Rellet Association.“ Command of the East Surreys
their homesteads.
headed by Mr. Ma Chao-chun, for- 14/18, Cockspur Street, 8.W.1.
will be assumed by Major G. E
Of the 15,000,000 unfortunates Manchester Branch: "
Swinton M. C. 71, Mosley Street, Manchester.
Possessing a distinguished Great aided by different reflet organisa-merly Mayor of Nanking, and the War record Lieut-Col. Acton took tions, the National Reller Commis-National Child Welfare Association,
general. AGENCIES AND BRANCHES:
over the command of the 2nd Batston alone cared for $48,802 in with Dr. HH. Kung as its director- By the end of January, 1939, the PENANG LLOR STAR .HARBIE
talion on April 8, 1931 at Colchester, Kiangsu Province, of whom 216,500 were in Shanghai and 200.000 in
National Relief Commission report- HỌNG IONO 5000N
Essex. During the War he was
Nanking In Honan Province, the ILOILO
SALOON SEREMBAN POR KABACK! KLANG
W, H. Lock, Esq.,
Chairman.
Deputy Chairman.
J. K. Bousfeld, Esq.,
A. H. Compton, Esq..
Hon. Mr. 8. H. Dodwell,
D. F. Landale, Esq.,
G.. Miskin, Esq.,
K. S. Morrison, Esq.,
Hon. Mr. T. E. Pearce,
E. V. Wilkinson, Esq.,
Sir Vandeleur M. Grayburn,
Chief Manager.
AMRITSAR
BANGKOK
BATAVIA
BOMBST
GAL CUTTA
AGENCIES: KOER
SLAVE BEST FAIRLIK PLACE
Amey
Branches:- Ipoh
CANTON
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Penang
Bangkok
Johore
'Batavia
Kobe
Saigon
Rangcon
Bumbay. Kowloon San
Calcutta Kanla
Canton
Francisco Lumpur Shanghai
Chefoo Londov Singapore
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Colombo Lyons Sourabaya Dairen Malacca Süngei Foochow
Patapi Manila
Swatow Haiphong Muar Hamburg (Johore) Tientsin" Hankow Mukden Tokyo Harbin New York Tsingtao Hongker Priping Yokohama Hoild
CAWNPORS
KUALA
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LUMPUA
SHANGHAI
HINGAPORE SITIAWAN HOURABAYA TAIPING
COLOMBO DELHI HAIPHONG HAMBURG HANKOW
MANILA
MEDAN NEW YORK PEIPINO
TIENTEIN TONGKAR
(Bhuket) TSINGTAO YOKOHAMA
(Peking)
LUCHING MADRAS
ed at Messinies. ...
office
mission.
awarded the M. C. and was wouhu~ Yellow River flood rendered overled that $780,000 had been spent or allocated for the rescuing and The 300,000 people hameless.
upbringing of 20,000 was waifs. In- Command of the British Forces
secund constituted the victims in Shanghal will now be transferred
monthly allowances of $30,000 and temporarily to Lieut. Col. R. Alargest unit succoured by the Con- chided in this amount are the $20,000 given to the Refugee Chil Wolfe Murray, commanding the lat
dren's Rellet Association and the Battalion, The Seaforth High ABSORPTION INTO INDUSTRY landers, until the new G.O.C., Gol. In helping war refugees, the relier Wartime Children's Relief Associa F. K Simmons, atre in June. authorities, led by the Government,tion, respectively, by the Ministry are shifting their activities from of Finance and the periodical FRENCH COMMAND CHANGE
refugee
to subsidies, now amounting to $250,- camps Another change in military com-supporting
in-000, given to the National Child mands will take place next month absorbing the inmates into when Col. L. Perratier, Commander dustry. The Chinese Government Welfare Association by the Relief FORMIGN EXCHANGE and General of the French Forces in Shanghai, has already allocated $5,000,000 for Commission.
STATE ADOPTION Banking Business transacted...
will leave for France and will the development of industrial eo-
Separate amounts, excluded from CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and
| hand over his
to Cal. operatives which aim particularly
to benefit war refugees. In addition, the above total, are received from FIXED DEPOSITS received for One
Grenier, Year or shorter perioda in Local or
Col. Perretter, who has been in the Government had, by the end of time to time by the three organist. granted $601,009 for the tions from private, sympathetic Other Currencies at rates which will
command of the French Forces for 1938 be quoted on application.
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened in three years, will leave Shanghai on various land reclamation projects sources, both from abroad and at Local Currency and Sterling with March 30 for a short holiday in covering 1,091.474 acres of rich, bus home. Authorities who are pushing em-uncultivated soll, which, according forward this movement hope that of 200.000 unfortunate. Local Currency and Fixed Deposits interest allowed at ratan obtainable (dark for France. Upon his return to the Commission's estimate, would a total
on application.
children will be adopted by the The Book'a Head Office in he will officially hand over com- support 484,588 persons.
Up to the present, over 30,000 war state by the end of this year: London undertakes. Executor and mand at an impressive ceremony
Formerly N. C. $5, or less than G. will be
by refugees have already settled down attended Trustee business, and claims re- which
of British Income
Tar detachments of all French troops in those new regions. To relieve $1 were spent on each war wal! covery overpaid, on terms which may be stationed here and by the Com-congestion in Chungking, the Na-every month. To-day this 35-allo- ascertained at any of the Agencies manders of other foreign forces in tional Rellef Commission has de-wance has been raised, to $10 mon- talled a programme for building up thly in many homes where refugee a number of "relief colonies" in the children are kept and educated. R. A. CAMIDGE,
suburbs of the city where all re- Fifty per cent. of this $10-allowance gees will become productive ac-will go for food, 10 per cent. for cording to their capabilities,
Current Accounts opened
in
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, 13th Mar. 1939,
HONGKONG SAVINGS
BANK
The Business of the above Bank
ir conducted by the HONG KONG
and Branches.
Manager.
"THE CHASE BANK
& SHANGHAI BANKING COR- 10, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL PORATION.
Rules may be ob
tained on application.
For the HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,
v. M. Grayburn.
Chief Manager.
Hong Kong, 25th Feb., 1939. BANK OF EAST ASIA,
LIMITED
HEAD OFFICE: ·
18, PINE STREET,
NEW YORK.
An American Bank offering com plete Foreign Banking Service in the principal. Markets of the world. Interest Rates on Application.
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES
Authorised Capital....$10,000,000,00 Paid-up Capital · ...................... 5,598,600.00 This Bank is entirely owned by TER CHASE NATIONAL BANK, 2,881,028.01
New York, with Besources over U.S. $2,500,000,000.
Reserve and Undivided
Profts.
Head Office:-HONG KONG No. 10 Des Voeux Road, Central
Board of Directors:
Sir Shouson Chow, Chairman
Li Koot Chuu, Esq. Li Lan Bang, Esq. P. &. Kwok, Esq. WongChaßon, ENT Wong Yun Tong, Esq. Kao Ying Po, Esq. Chan ChingBhek, Esq. FangPingWah Esq.
ED Tong Po, Esq., Chief Manager. Li Tee Fong, Esq., Manager.
Branches and Apinolis 2--
Bingapore
Badzoox Bourabaya
Amoy
KowBom Pe
Eatavis
Landau
hombay
Mazda Belgra
Calestia
Haiphong
Hankow
Melbourne San Fran Byday
aison Liently Karina
VASCOTTER
New York Seattle
Honolulu Paris
Robe
Felping
Semarang Shanghal
Japan before returning to
the city.
Colonel Perretier his had
colourful career since he entered the French Army, having been to the Far East several times prior to coming here in 1936 to assume command of the French Concession Defence Force.
ACTIVE CAREEN
At the outbreak of the Great
War he, participated in operations
in Vosges and Alsace. A Sub-
CARE OF WAR ORPHANS
clothing, 10 per cent. for medical expenses, books and stationery, and One Important phase of China's 30 per cent for salaries of the relief work deals with the caring teachers and staff of the homes,
WORLD'S OLDEST PRISONER
WAR MEDALS
AT LAST
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29 1939 –PAGE 13
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Sailings
FOR SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES
«vis SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA and HONOLULU BA. PRESIDENT COOLIDGE” Sails Apr. 10th at 6.00 A.M. 8.S. "FRESIDENT TAFT *
88. "PRESIDENT CLEVELAND " 8.S.
PRESIDENT PIERCE " S.S." PRESIDENT COOLIDGE 18.8. PRESIDENT TAFT “.
Apr. slut at 800-A.M. ↑
May 5th at 8.00 AM.
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May 19th at 6.00 AM.
June 3rd at 19 Foor
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'June 10th at 6:00 AM.
AND FORTNIGHTLY THEREAFTER
FOR NEW YORK & BOSTON
via SDEZ
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SUS. PRESIDENT MONROE": SB." PRESIDENT ADAMSTM
Sails Mar. 29th at 9.00PM.
Apr 14th at 12 Noo
AND FORTNIGHTLY THEREAFTER
FOR MANILA
SB "PRESIDENT COOLIDGE ** SS. "PRESIDENT TAFT" SA" PRESIDENT ADAMS"
Salla Apr. 3rd at
Apr. 14th at 1.00A.M.
11
RS." PRESIDENT CLEVELAND”
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Apr. 14th at 12 Noos Apr 28th at 1.00 A.M.
AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES
ROUND WORLD SERVICES
12, PEDDER ST.
TEL. 28171.
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD.
S.S. "BENMOHR"
Sailing for LONDON, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG and LEITH on about the 9th April, 1939.
Cargo will also be accepted on through Bill of Lading to the usual transhipment ports.
For Freight and l'assage apply
to the Agents:
W. R. LOXLEY & CO., (CHINA) LTD.
- Tel: 84165
York Building-
MATRIK LEK
Lieutenant in September 1914, he
The tiny police prison at sleepy Capt. Reginald G. Ackroyd, & CONSIGNEES' NOTICES CONSIGNEES' NOTICES was promoted Lieutenant in May 1915 when he embarked with an Berane. in Montenegro, harbours Southend schoolmaster, has just expeditionary force to the Far the oldest prisoner in the world. received his war medals, 21 years Part. During the same year he He Ls 110-years-old Radule after being repatriated from Ger- took part in operations in Siberia Zetchevich, a former Montenegrin many, where he was a prisoner of and in April, 1917, he was promoted warrior aud veteran of many war to the rank of Captain.
In 1918 he was with the army on the Danube and participated in operations in Rumania Bulgaria. He returned to France Manager.in 1919 and was sent out to the Orient again in 1920, remaining until 1923.
'D. M. BIGGAS,
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED
Hoad Omes-15, Gracechurch Street, London, E-C-3
Authorland Capital
faberribed Capital. Paid-up Capital
Reserve Pad and Best
BANKERS:
£5,000,000
£1,500,000
21,050,000 £1,247,250
The Bank of England and Midland
Bank, Ltd.
BRANCHES:
Blangkok Bombay Calcutta
Ipoh Kala Kandy Harechi
Dalle
Kota Shar
Kuala Lipis •
X-drus
New York
Rangoon
Shangha
Birla Singapore
Kuala Lumper Howard..
Rusia Trengapa HONGKONG "BRANCH, Every description of Banking and Exchange Travellers Chequer immed, Disine tresanta-d.
Every description of Banking Calomba and Exchange basiness transacted. Delhi
approved Hoogkung Loans granted on securiti
Current Accounts opened in Local Currency and Fixed Deposita re ceived for one year or aborter periods in Local and Foreign Our rencies on terms which will be quoted on application.
Bale Deposit Boxes To Let
KAN TONG PO,
Chief Manager.
BANK OF CHINA
Specially Chartered by THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT OF CHINA AB AN. INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
BANK
PAID-UP CAPITAL $40,000,000.00
TRUSTEE AND EXECUTORSHIP UNDERTAKEN.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened in Local Our e and FIXED DEPOSITS rataived ir Local Currency, BERLIKO & V.3, DOLLARS on terms that may be sacertained on applikatios.
D. BENSON.
Kasseer
Gangsters At Work In Canada
liberation campaigns against the A native of Shipley, Yorks, he Turks during the past century. He joined the Army in 1914 and in 1917 is accused of killing in a fit of rage was transferred to the Tank sec- and a relative whom he suspected of tion, In July, 1918, when he was in crooked dealings in connection with charge of a tank which was ordered to go beyond the German line, he some family lands.
Incredibly fit and bright for his was taken prisoner and sent Arst age, the centenarian prisoner spent to Cologne and then to a village in In 1825 he was decorated for New Year in his cell singing ancient the Black Forest. valour during service in Morocco andheroic ballads, to his own accomm- from Africa he was sent to Tonkin||paniment on
to
France he
transferred WES Tunla and there from 1932 to 1934
Reading recently how pleased the native one- the Canadians were to secure their in 1927 and given command of a stringed 'gusle Instrument, await-medals for the forthcoming Royal battalion. Upon his return tong trial,
visit to Canada, he sent a postcard to the War Office, giving his name and rank and other particulars, and asking the simple question, Am I entitled to any war medals?" By return he received the Mons Star, General Service and Victory Medals
was. 'in command of the 10th. French Forces. He has been de- ! Senegalese Battalion
corated with the Legion of Honour, Promoted Lieut.-Col in 1935, he the Croix de Guerre, the T. O. E. was sent out to Shanghai in 1936 with citations and other milltary and took over command of the honours.
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NEW YORK TO ROME IN 15 HOURS: PREDICTION ON FUTURE AVIATION
CONSIGNEES' NOTICES RICKMERS LINES.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
THE ALS.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
AND
OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD. CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
TONSIGNEES per Co.'s Vessel
"1. HECTOR"
FROM UNITED KINGDOM VIA SINGAPORE
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
THE M.8.
"ACADIA * having arrived from New York and Forts of call Consignees of Cargo are hereby notified that their goods a being landed and placed at their risk into the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf & Godown Company's godowns, at Kow-
are hereby notified that their cargo foon, where delivery may be sbusined
Optional cargo will not be landed will be discharged into Holt's Wharf soon as the goods are landed. Kowloon, where it will lie at consignees" risk and subject to terms and condi-here, unless notice has been given 48 tions of storage at Holt's Wharf. The hours prior to vessel's sevival, but ready for delivery from carried on from port to port to the final Cargo will be
port of call to which the option Godown on and after 25th Mar
Optional cargo will not be landed extenda
No Claims will be admitted after hers, unless notice has been given prior to steamer's arrival but carried on the Goods have left the Godowns, and call to which the option extenda.. the 30th Mar, 1989, will be subject to from port to port to the final Fort of all Goods remaining undelivered after
All broken, chafed, and damaged Bent,
All broken, chatod, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, gooda where they will be examined on any are to be left in the Godowns, where Tuesdays and Fridays between the they will be axamined on 19th War., 1989, hours of 10.40 m, and Noon within at 10 am, by our Surveyors Messrs. the free storage periodmitted after the
Goddard & Douglas.
To comply with the General Bonded No claims will be Goods have left the steamer's Godown, Warehouse Regulations consignees and all Goods remaining, undelivered must have Revenue Officer in attend- after the 1st April, will be subject to ance when damaged dutiable goods are
examined.
rant
All claime must reach us before the All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the undersigned on or 30th April, 1938, or they will not be before the 15th April, or they will not recognised. be recognised.
No Fire Insurance will be effected." BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Call Agente.
"HANS RICKMERA” having arrived from Hamburg and Ports of call, Consignees of Cargo are hereby notified that their goods are being landed and placed at their risk into the Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Company's godowns at Kowloon, where delivery may be 57th March, 1839. obtained a son a the goods are landed.
Flights from New York to Rome in 15 hours, around the world junkets in a week, and hops to the North Fole in two or three days in "flying yachts" within 10 years were predicted by Igor Sikorsky, noted American plane designer,
speedier than the small ones,” "At the very latest by 1940," said Skok, "there will be regular" he said...
flights across passenger
the "I believe that the pioneering Atlantic." Sikorsky stopped here in era of aviation is well over; It was the course of a trip through finished for good with the night
Optional cargo will not be landed European countries.
of Colonel Lindbergh across the Atlantic. The Lindbergh flight has here, unless notice has been given 48 hour prior to emel's arrival, but had an enormous influence on the carried on from port to port to the
extenda development of transcontinental final port of call to which the option
No claims will be admitted after aviation.
the experience of others who have goods remaining undelivered after the followed him is now possible to 3rd April, 192, will be subject to inaugurate regular trans-Atlantic rent service," the plane designer said.
With regular passenger" service across the Atlantic in 1939, Sikorsky said, "commercial aviation reacties its full maturity.”...
The giant flying boats, he said will carry 80 to 100 persons, have six motors of 2,660 horsepower each and fly at 350 to 400 kilometres an gasoline
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(BRANCHES ALL OVER CHIA) Windsor, a race-track bookmaker, hour. They will carry 30 tons of "On the basis of that fight std | Goods have left the. Godowns, and all.
TORONTO-Canada's first gang- åter murder, occurred in Toronto in January. Methods employed by og med men, who killed James were those of American, gangsters Owing to our numerous Branches in China and connections in the and police believed the gurmen principal Commercial Centres of may have been brought here from the World, we are able to extend Buffalo, N.Y., or Chicago, to our Cliente special facilities for Domestic and Foreign Banking and Exchange.
Head Office: SHANGHAI Hong Kong Branch:
4. QUEEN'S ROAD, C. South China Offices:
CANTONM KONGMOON SWATOW SHIUCHOW KINGOHOW.
Windsor and five relatives had just finished dinner in the kitchen of bis home when the rom walked in. As Windsor rose from his chair, he was shot in the stomach. One' of the gunmen kicked the dying man viciously before the killers {left.
A FLOATING ISLANDS "The idea of having intermediate stops at 'floating islands must be abandoned. They only cause loss of time. The flight must be accom- plished in one hop, let us say from New York to Brest, France.
"The crossing will be made at a height of three or four thousand eliminate the kilometres to necessity of compression cabins. It One police theory is that Wind is obvious why a large machine
TOISHAN sor belonged to an organization of, is needed. The space is increased,
;
We also handle the line of bookmakers and that the murder the passengers have more room and Bonds and other Public Funds of was the outgrowth of a feud be on a long trip there is need of the Chinese Government both at tween the organization and a rival movement and freedom."
Sikorsky declared the future Home and AE road, ba
of aviation lies in the large; ships. "They are safer and
SHOU I CHEN,
rang. Bockmaking illegal in Ontario, which permits betting only Manager at the tracks through pari-mutuel
machines.
He said the new boats will be like flying yachts, would have a dining room which could be used also for dancing, have cabins and berths.
All broken, obafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns,
Teyors Messrs. Goddard and Douglas where they will be examined on 1st April, 1889, at 10 am. by our Bar- To comply with the General Hondod Regulations consiguens. Warobouse must have Hevenue Offer in attendance when damaged dotiable goods are examined
All claims must reach us before the 3rd May 1930, or they will not be recognized, gr
Sikorsky, while conceding that substratosphere nying wil be mercial flying would be on this utllized, doubted if the bulk of com- level because of lack of informa- tion of "complications which might Hong Kong, 17th March, 1839. be encountered" in that reach.
No LYDOG will be effected.
JEBSEN & COM Bills of Inding will be countersigned
1285
No Insurance will be effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
JEBSEN Ø5, Latest Agentai --
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