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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
BANKS
HONGKONG AND
SHANGHAI BANKING
CORPORATION
Authoriand Capital €50,000,000
THE CHARTERED
BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA
IMP. AIRWAYS TANKERS
Training In Process
Of Refuelling The crews of Imperial Airways in the Atlantic mail services to be aying-boats which will take part
operated this summer have begun -£2,908,090 | training in the process of refuell- ing in the air. The flying-boats. £3,000,000
specially strengthened to carry
Issued Fully Paid-Er $20,000,000 Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1833 Reserve Funds:
Sterling .........
Reserve Liability of
Proprietors
....£8,500,000
H.E. Currency Reserve $10,000,000 Paid-up Capital
Beserve Fund |Reserve Liability of Pro-
-$20,000,000
Head Office:-HONG KONO
Board of Directors.
Hoo, Mr. A. L. Shields,
W, H. Lock, Eq..
Chtirman.
Deputy Chairman,
J. K. Bousfeld, Esq.. A. H. Compton, Esq., Hon. Mr. 8. H. Dodwell,
D: F. Landale, Esq.
G. Miskin, Esq..
E. S. Morrison, Esq.,
Hon. Mr. T. E. Pearce,
R. V. Wilkinson, Esq..
Sir Vandeleur. M. Grayburn,
Amoy
Batavia
Bombay
Chief Manager.
priators.... £1,000,000 heavy loads, have been undergoing
HEAD OFFICE; LONDON: 38. Bishopsgate E.C.2. Sub-Agencies in London: 117/122, Leadenhall Street, C.3.
West End Branch: 14/16, Cockapur Street, S.W.1. Manchester Branch:
52, Mosley Street, Manchester: 2,
AGENCIES AND BRANCHES: ALOR STAR HARBIN
PINANG AMRITEAR. HONG KONG BANG00 BANGEOX ILOILO
BAIGON BATAVIA
BEREMBAN BOXRAY
SHANGHAI BINGAPORK SITIAWAN BOURABAYA TAIPING
IPOR
KARACHI
CALCUTTA KLANO AGENCIES: KORE
CLIVE STREAT
FAIRLIE PACT KUALA
CANTON
LUMPUR
!
Branches:-
Ipoh
Penang
Bangkok
Johure
Bangoon
Kobe
Saigon
Kowloon
CAWNPORK CEDU
'KUCHING
San
MADRAS
Calcutta
Kuala
Francisco
COLUMNO
MANILA
DELHI
MKDAN"
London
HAIPHONG
BANKING HANEDW
NEW YORK VEIPING
Canton
Chefco
Colombo
Dairen
Foochow
Lumpur Shanghai
Singapore
Lyous Surabaya
Malaccu Marila
Haiphong nar Hamburg
Sungei
Patani SWBLOW (Johore) Tientsin Hankow Mukden Tokyo Harbin New York Tsingtao Honghew Peiping Yokohama Floilo
(Peking)
TIENTBIN
TONGKAH
(Bhuket) TRINOTAO YOKORAMA
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted.
CURRENT Accouтs opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for One Year or shorter periods in Local or Other Currencies at rates which will be quoted on application.
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened in Local Currency and Sterling with interest allowed at rates obtainable
Current Accounts opened in Local Currency and Fixed Deposits received for one year or shorter periods in Local and other Cur-on application. rencies on terms which" will be The Bank's Head Office in quoted on application.
Abe up to date Safe Deposit Boxes in various sizes To Let Hong Kong, 13th Mar," 1830.
HONGKONG SAVINGS
BANK
"
The Business of the above Bank is conducted by the HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING COR- PORATION. Roles may be ob tained on application.
For the HONG KONG & SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION, "
V. M. Grayburn,
Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 28th Feb, 1999.
BANK OF EAST ASIAT LIMITED
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5,508,600.00
Authorised Capital....$10,000,000,00 Paid-up Capital ...... Reserve and Undivided
Profits
their airworthiness tests. The last touches are being put to the three Harrow bombers which have been transformed to serve as tankers.
The technique of refuelling in the air has been in development from the base of Flight Refuelling, Limited, for more than two years, and the system has now been brought to the point at which con- tact Can be made easily and quickly between the tanker and the refuelling aeroplane and 1,000 gal- lons of petrol can be transferred in about 10 minutes.
BIG PAYLOANS. The completion of this work places Great Briain in a position of advantage in relation to the carriage of big payloads over long distances without the dangers and dificulties of taking oft- very heavily loaded aircraft, No other country has developed the refuell ing in the air system.
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Certain experts in the United States have declared the idea to be Impracticable. The United States and France, in contemplat- Ing Atantle services, have chosen to rely on being able to get aircraft of unusually high wing- loading off the water. Germany, in dealing with the same subject, has divided Its attention between catapult starts and ordinary hig wing-loading..
The British method is to allow London undertakes Executor and the aircraft to take off at a Trustee business, and claims re- covery of British Income
reasonable. loading, and therefore overpaid, on terms which may be
Tax with a reasonable run and at a ascertained at any of the Agencies land after it has gained a safe reasonable speed, and to add to its and Branches.
height. R. A. CAMIDGE,
Manager.
THE CHASE BANK
16, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL
HEAD OFFICE:
16, PINK STEETT,
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
www.
2,881,832.01 This Bank is entirely owned by TH CHASE NATIONAL BANS, New York, with Resources over U.8. $2,800,000,ODG.
Head Office:-HONG KONG No. 10 Des Voeux Road, Central.
Roard of Directors:
Biz Shouson Chow, Chairma
Li Koon Chun, Esq. Li Lan Sang, Esq. P. K. Kwok, ENI. WongChuson, Esq. Wong Yun Tong, Esq. Kia Ying Po, Eag ChanChingShek, Esq. FungPingWah Eng
Kan Tong Po, Esq", Chief Manager. Li The Fong, Esq., Manager.
Aay
Betaris
Bombay Chackoutía
Haiphong
Harkow Honolulu Fabe
In
Branches and Agencies :---
Slagspary Margin Satanya.
Heiron Bre
Hawloon POONDE
Leados
Mazia
Melbourne Ban Fran. Bydoor
class Manten
New York Beattle Yaxconver Paris
Komarang Priping, Shanghal
D. M. BIGGAR,
Manager
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED
Head Omeo-15, Gracechurch Street, London. £.C.3
Authorised Capital
Subsribed Captial.
Reserve Fuad and Rest
Pulding Capital..
BANKERS:
€1,800,000 £105,000 21,247,331
The Bank of England and Midland
Bank, Ltd,
BRANCHES:
Ipob
Konta
Calentia Colombo
Karachi
Kandy
kow Sherma
Kuala Lipi
Kosla Lumpur:
Every description of Banking and Exobange business transacted, Bangkok. Lozos granted on
approved Bombay securities.
Current Accounts opened in Local "Delhi" Currency and Fixed Deposita ze-
Hongkong ceived for one year for shorter Howman periods in Local and Foreign Cur- rencies on terms which will be
quoted an application.
Safe Deposit Boxes To Let
KAN TONG PO,
Chief Monager.
BANK OF CHINA
Specially Chartered by THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
OF CHINA AS AN....... INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
BANK
PAID-UP CAPITAL $40,000,000.08
Medran
New York Pcoany Rangoon Shanghai Simla Singapore
Kuala Trengganu HONGKONG BRANCH. Every description ut Banking sod Exchange barinem traged
Travellers ChenOR INNTITÉ, *TRUSTEE AND EXECUTORSHIP.. UNDERTAKEN. CURRENT ACCOUNT opened in Fonal Car rency FIXED DEPOSTS isited in Local Chirrenos, STERLING & U. §. DOLLARS os term that may be scortalzed on application.
D. BENSON,
bisser
TREE PLANTING IN MALACCA
(BRANCHES ALL OVER CHINA) The vacant land opposite the
Malacca Post Owing to our numerous Branches
Office, formerly in China and connections in the occupied by a number of principal Commercial Centres of stallholders, was the scene of a the World, we are able to artand pleasant ceremony when the Hon. to our Clients special facilities, for Mr. G. W. Bryant, Resident Domestic and Foreign Banking and Councilor, planted a tree. Exchange.
Head Office: SHANGHAI
Hong Kong Bränch;
4, QUEEN'S ROAD, O. South China Offices;
CANTON SWATOW WTOIBHAN BHTUCHOW
KONGMOON
KINGOHOW
OPERATION IN A GAS MASK
A surgeon who, as an experiment, performed IN operation while wearing a gas mask, had to take off the mask to complete the more de'icate points of the surgery. He suggests that this problem be tackled quickly.
North Wales. Describing the ex- He'ls Dr J. S. Rowlands, of Rhyl,
periment in a letter in the "British Medical Journal," he says.~~
"At the War Memorial Hospital, Rhyl, I planned a full dress rehearsal with the entire theatre staff wearing gas-masks, but gave up this idea and wore, the mask alone during an operation.
"The moment I donned the mask I was confronted with a whole series of problems, which must be tackled and Bolved. The coarser part of the operation was accomplished, but when it came to the ner points, was compelled to discard the gas-mask In fairness to the patient."
NEW RAILWAY ORDER
No Platform Loiterers Well-wishes may not be able to send their friends or relatives off at the station in future unless they obtain-a-permit from the Station master at Kuala Lumpur. This is the latest, notice issued by the rallway authorities, which | will have a strange effect on all, for this new system gives the gateman ticket-holders.
power to "pass" only
GENERAL
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CONSIGNEES' NOTICES CONSIGNEES' NOTICES
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE
4
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD BREMEN.
THE Motor ship
From BALTIMORE, NEW YORK, T WILMINGTON & SAN FRANCISCO NEWPORT NEWS, SAVANNAH,
THE
TCITY OF PITTSBURG
baring arrived, consignees of cargo by bar are informed that all goods ars being landed at their risks into the godowns of Mesars. Bolt's hari, bazardous and/or extra-baxardona
Whence delivery may be obtained.
Optional cargo will be carried on anless, notice to the contrary be given prior to arrival of steamer.
No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the gedowns and all goods remaining undelivered after 19th May, 1999, will be subject to rent.
All claims against the vessel must be presented to the undersigned on or before 28th May, 1880, or they will not be recognized.
All broken, chafed and damaged goods must be left in the godowne, where the
be examined by the steamer's surveyor an any Tuesday or Friday, within the Free Storage Period of One between the hours of 10.46 am, & Noon, Wook.
No Fire Insurance has been affected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by THE BANK LINE (CHINA) LTD.,
Agenta Hong Kong, 12th May, 1939.
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
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.AND
OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD.
CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO, LTD.
JONSIG AGAMEMNON
ONSIGNEES per Co.'s Vessel
FROM UNITED KINGDOM VIA SINGAPORE are hereby notified that their cargo will be discharged into Holt Wharf Kowloon, where it will lie at consignees risk and abject to terms and condi- tions of storage at Holt's Wharf. The Cargo will be ready for delivery from Godown on and after 11th May.
Optional cargo will not be landed here, unless notice has been given prior to steamer's arrival but carried on from port to port to the final port of call to which the option extends.
All broken, chafed, and damaged goods are to be left in the Godown, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays and Fridays between the hours of 10.48 a.m. and Noon within the free storage period.
No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the steamer's Godown, after the 18th May, will be subject to and all Goods remaining undelivered
rent.
All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the undersigned on or before the 1st June, or they will not be recognised.
No Fire Insurance will be eftected. BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
Agenta.
11th May, 1999.
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SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES
MESSAGEKIES MARITIMES
CONSIGNEE, NOTICE.
8.8. PRESIDENT DOUMER" 13*A/89.
BRINGING CAHGO Toi. MARSEILLES via SAIGON, etc. ARRIVED HONG KONG on WEDNESDAY, THE 10TH MAY, 1939.
(UNSIGNEES are hereby informed
ELBE
paving aned from BREMEN, BAM BURG and Ports, Consignass of cargo are hereby notified that their cargo in being landed at their risk into the Go- downs of the Hong Kong and Kowloon where Delivery con le obtained. Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., Kowloon
All Goods remaining undelivered after the. 18th May, 1939, will be subject to Rent.
No Fire Insurazos will be effected by us in any case whatever.
Godown for examination by the Con Damaged Packages muit, he left in the
Years. Anderson & Ashe, at 10 am, on the 17th May, 1999, signees and the Company's Surveyor,
Consignees must have a Beroane dutiable goods are examined by the Officer in attendance when damaged Company's
surveyors...
No Ohim will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godown and all claims must be presented within Two Wosks of the Ship's arrival here, aftan. which date they will not be recognised,
Consignees are requested to surrender for Countersignature. their Bill of Lading to the Undersigned
MELORERS & CO.,
Agente: NOLDDEUTSCHRA Lloro, Ezazi. Hong Kong, 11th May, 1939; -
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
CRT
OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD.
CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD,
CONSIGNEES por Co.'s Vessel
"TALTHY BIUS"
FROM SEATTLE, VANCOUVER
AND VICTORIA 2 JAPAN are requeried to take delivery of Ficar and Lumber Shipments as soon as the vessel is ready to discharge and are kareby notified that if their lighters are not placed alongside the stosune as required, their Shipment will be discharged into Holt's Wharf Kowloon at their expense, where the cargo will lie also at their risk and expense and subject to the Terms and Conditions of Storage at Holt's Wharf Steamer will commence discharge on the 11th May.
General Carge will be discharged inte Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, where it will lis at Consignees' risk and subject to the Terms and Conditions of Storage al Holt's Wharf The Carro its berad
will for Delivery from the after 11th May.
All broken, chafed, and damaged Gooda are to be left in the Godowns, where they Fridays between the hours of 10.45 AM. will be examined on say. Toaslaya and and Noor within the Free Storage period.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the steamer Godown, & all General Cargo remaining undelivered after the 18th May, will be subject to
rent.
All Olaims against the Vessel must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 1st June, 1938, or they wil not be recognized;
No Fire Insurance will be affected.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agerta. 11th May, 1939.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES
CONSIGNER NOTICE.
SS. STALOÚ”.
6°Axo/39.
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BRINGING CARGO FROM DUNKIRK via HAIPHONG etc.
ARRIVED HONG KONG I
that their goods with the exception WEDNESDAY, TD 10TH MAY, 1839. of Opfam, Tressure and Valuables are of the Hong Kong Kowloon Wharf being landed &atofed into the Godowns. & Godown Co., Ltd, Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained immediately #ffer landing.
All claims must be sent in to me on or before the 50th May, 1929, or
will not be recognized. Damaged Packers will be examined by the Company's Burreyor, Monars, Goddard & Douglas in the presence of the Consignees at 10.00 am. on Tues- day, the 16th May, 1829.
The railway Authorities have: however, explained that this rule has been found expedient owing to the large number of petty thefts Officer in attendance when any datable Consignees must have a Revenue committed at the station by people goods are examined by the Company's straying into the station plat-Surveyors. form.
No Fire instance will be affected by us in any case whatever.
ROHL
Hong Kong, 10th May, 1989,
It is believed that this rule may also be applied to Europeans.
FRONT PAGE NEWS
The Daily Telegraph on April 25, turned its coat.
It has not done so in the usual meaning of that phrase. For the Among those present to witness Daily Telegraph is a most con- the planting were. Mr. A. Willams, sistent newspaper and is indeed, Collector of Land Revenue, Mr. P. unswerving in its policy. Clarke, Municipal Secretary, Mr. D. ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ It has turned its coat in the
T. Todman, Municipal Engineer,
Mr. A. K de Frampton, Agricultural Officer, and M. LA Chitty Municipal Commissioner.
gen
technical sense, from inside to outside, and put its front page nows on this front page, The change, has made a great We also ":handle the issue of After the planting,by the improvement in the newspaper, Bonds and other Public Funds of Resident Councillor, four more although it is evident that the
the Ohinem Government both
reme and Abroad, Halte
SHOU, J. CHEM
trees were planted on the same make-up is not yet settled and there site. Similar trees have already will be further changes been planted in the Reclamation
#rounds.
sor
The decision of the Talegaph
brings the Daily Mall face to
Agent.
TAILPIECE
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When the great war broke out' an old German general tried to join up.
He was "turned down". on all sides. Even a personal appeal to the Kaiser failed at first
Then, when things were going badly on the eastern front, against the Russians, he was sent for. - in desperation.
That general was Hindenburg.
face with the same; problem. For all
the world
newspapers" "kart their news on the
putting
ONSIGNEES are hereby informed that their goods with the exception. of Opium, Trename and Valuables are being landed & stored into the godowns of the Hong Kong Kowloon Wheel and Godown Co., Ltd., Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained immediately after landing.
All Claims must be sent in to me on or before the 20th May, 1939, or they will not be recognized.
Damaged Fackages will be easmined Goddard & Douglas in the presence of by the Company Surveyors, Manus, the Consignees At 10.00 am. Ok Today, the 18th May, 1939.
Consignees must have a Beventie Officer in attendance when any dusable goods are examined by the Company's Burveyors
No Fire Insurance will be affected by -ma in any cams whatever.
ROEL
Agent. Hong Kong, 10th May, 1988.
What do
you want ?
If there is anything you want to buy or sell y Cizmilfted
ment in the
kong Tally
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SATURDAY, MAY 13, 1939.--PAGE 13
PRESIDENT LINER
Sailings
FOR SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES vin Shanghai, KOBE, YOKOHAMA and HONOLULU 3.8,
Sail May 19th at 12:01 AM.
PRESIDENT FIERCE" SUS. "PRESIDENT COOLIDGE" 8.8. "PRESIDENT TAFT" SS. PRESIDENT CLEVELAND SS PRESIDENT PIERCE”* 8.6. PRESIDENT. COOLIDGE"
June 3rd at 13 Noos June 18th at 1301 A.M. June 30th at 1201 AM
July 1th at 12,01 A.M. July 19th at 10.00 A.M.
AND FORTNIGHTLY THEREAFTER
FOR NEW YORK & BOSTON
via SUEZ
38. PRESIDENT HAYES " S8. "PRESIDENT POLK"
Saila May 26th at 1s Noor June 9th at 12 NOON
AND FORTNIGHTLY THEREAFTER
FOR MANILA
8.8. PRESIDENT COOLIDGE" S.8. "PRESIDENT TAFT" 5.S." PRESIDENT POLK"
Sails May 26th at 9.00 F. M. June 9th at 1.00 AM, June 9th at 12 Noor
AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES
ROUND WORLD SERVICES
12, PEDDER ST.-
Triestina
Lloyd
TEL. 28171.
FORTNIGHTLY
EXPRESS SERVICE
FAR EAST-INDIA—ITALY
Hongkong-London 23 days Hoogkong-Italy 21 days
SCHEDULE OF SAILING FROM HONGKONG
· TO MANILA, SINGAPORÉ, COLOMBO, BOMBAY, EGYPT
↓ ITALY
1.5. "GIULIO CESARE" 20th May mv. "VICTORIA”
1.&
27th May "CONTE VERDE 9th June "C. BIANCAMANO 1st July" 8.4. "CONTE ROSSO" 14th July
LLOYD
TO SHANGHAI
20th May.
m.v. "VICTORIA" 1.4. "CONTE VERDE" '2nd June 5. “C. BIANCAMANO” Mih June. as "CONTE RO680". 7th July xy. "VICTORIA"
5th Ang.
TRIESTINO
.P.O. Box 143. Tul. Address “Lloydliano”-Telephones 32682 Passenger
32983 Fraight
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE
Far Eastern Mail, Passenger & Freight Service Through bookinge to America'via Europe and Furope via America, Bookings around the world.
Through bookings in London
OUTWARD SAILINGS
m.v. 'SAUERLAND”........ ...for 8'hai, Dairen, Kobe, Yhamk
23rd May **"PREUSSEN for Shanghai, Dairen, Robe,
3rd June
HOMEWARD SAILINGS *MY "KUJ MERLAND" for Genos, B'dam, Hamburg...14th May 1. NORDMARK"...for Antwerp, Rotterdam, B'borg...26th May my." DUISBURG for Genon, R'dam, Hamburg.. 10th June Freighter with Passenger Accommodation.
"
For further particulars and passage farve, éto, apply to:
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE
JEBSEN & CO, Aqua, –
12, Fodder Streak, ` Tal $1205– CANTON AGENTS: CARLOWITZ & CO.. Sbakee Road
ERSK
FINE
MAERSK LINE
FAST FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE
SHANGHAI 200 JAPAN
LOS ANGELES, PANAMA, NEW YORK, BOSTON
PHILADELPHIA & BALTIMORE.
If sufficient inducement offers also other ports of call. Arrivals from UHA
14th May
28th May
M.V. "NIEL MAERSK”
M.V. "LAURA-MAERSK”
Sailings to: UBA
17th May
June
Juna
M.V. “PETER MAERSK”
* (All dates are subject to alteration, without nation.).
EXCELLENT ACCOMMODATION FOR PASSENGERS
AT MODERATE RATES. ________
For Freight And Pamage piesen apply
JEBSEN & 00.
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TEL 81905-6 Swałow Agentar GEBR BOESET 1663
al 10816-