HONGKONG
DAILY PRESS
BANKS
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI THE CHARTERED BANK OF
BANKING CORPORATION
Authorised Capital.......... $50,000,000 Lasued & Fully Paid-Up $20,000,000 Reserve Funds:
Sterling
....£3,000,000 .....£3,000,000
INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853 Paid-Up Capital £6,500,000 Reserve Fund...... H.K. Currency Reserve $10,000,000 | Reserve Liability of Pro- Reserve Liability of
...£3,000,000 prietors Proprietors
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON; 38, Bishopsgate. E.C.. Head Office:-HONG KONG
Sub-Agencies In London: 117/129, Leadenhall Street, E.C.3. West End Branch: 14/18, Cockapur Street, S.W.1. Manchester Branch: 52, Mosley Street, Manchester,
$20,000,000
Board of Directors: A. L. Shields, Esq.,
W. B. Lock, Esq..
Chairman. Deputy Chairman,
Hon. Mr. J. E. Bousfeld,
A. H. Compton, Esq.,
Hon. Mr. S. E. Dodwell,
D. F. Landale, Esq.,
G. Miskin, Esq.,
E. 8. Morrison, Esq..
Hon. Mr. T. E. Pearce,
H. V. Wilkinson, Esq.
Sir Vandeleur M. Grayburn,
Amoy Bangkok
Batavia
Bombay
AGENCIES AND BRANCHES:
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BANGKOK
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Chief Manager. FAIRLIN PLACE
Branches:
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Johore
Kobe
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Kowloon
Penang Bangoon Saigon San
CANTON CAWNPORE
CEBU COLOMBO DELЯI
Francisco
HAIPHONG HAMBURG HANKOW
Shanghai
Singapore Spurabaya Sungei
Calcutta Kuala
Canton Lumpur
Chetoo
London
Colombo Lyons
Dairen Malacca Foochow Manila
Patani Swntow Hamburg (Johore) Tientsin» Bankow Mukden Tokyo
Haiphong Muar
Harbin New York Tsingtao Hongkew, Peiping Yokohama
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MADRAS
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(Bhuket) TSINGTAO YOKOHAMA
BRITAIN'S POLICY IN FAR EAST
ASSURANCES GIVEN TO GEN. CHIANG
LONDON, Aus. 1 (By Air Mall)--A clear analysis and reaffrination of the Govern- . ment's policy towards China bas been sent to Sir Archibald Clark-Kerr, the British Am= basador, for transmission the Chinese" Government Chunrking.
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GENERAL
BLACKBURN SKUA FIGHTER DIVE-BOMBER PLANE FOR NEW AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
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Performance details have now been released of the Blackburn Skua Bghter dive-bomber, the first all- metal monoplane to go into service in the Fleet Air Arm. The Skua already equips naval air squadrons and will arm squadrons which are to serve in the new aircraft carriers.
the
is seen of the narrow frontal area of the Perseus engine and clean sweep
of the monoplane
It is designed for ship or Such is the Skua's streamlining land operation. Standard that the head-on view presented Of powerplant is Bristol Per-enemy gunners in this form
attack amounts to little more seus XII moderately super-
than a pin-point with a line ruled charged sleeve-valve engine through it, representing all that developing a maximum out- put of 905 h.p. at 8,500 feet. Unique Features -Particular requirements of feet wings.
Skus dive-bomber fighters British aviation, especially the limitations
imposed by confined hangar space comprehensively equipped for sea- in a ship, give rise to unique fea-going duty. tures in the Ski For economy in receive apparatus is installed in arat Oxygen stowage space wings are arranged the cockpit rear
relieve
It includes points from Mr. Chamberlain's. speech yesterday and puts them perhaps even more fully: It shows that the
attempt to face facts in North China means in no way that our policy in China is being altered or to put it bluntly that China is being let down. The policy will be continued.
Decisive Stage
In London it is recognized that the Tokyo negotiations have The reached a decisive stage." currency demands raised by the Japanese cannot be accepted by Great Britain. Other Powers are being equally concerned and are Informed of all that passes during the negotiations.
France has now assured the
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened in may be considered certain that Local Currency and Starling with Anglo-French cooperation will be interest allowed at rates obtainable no less close in the Far East
than it is in Europe. on application.
Severe flying loads Imposed on the wings by steep dives and fast flight are mainly borne by robust latch pins which lock the wings securely and rapidly into the firing position.
are
Radio zend - and-
extra
to turn as they fold: at rest they bottles can be carried to lle in the vertical plane with lead-personnel making high altitude ing" edge uppermost.
flights. As
precautions against emergency landing in the Idea an innatable dinghy and marine distress signals are carried. Safe Deck Landings The Skua weighs slightly less than 4 tons and has a useful range of approfimately 900 miles at Special flags are Atted to the economical cruising speed. In wings, partly to reduce the diving level fight and carrying full war speed (and thus give the pilot load it attains a maximum speed steadier alm and partly to im-lor 241 miles an hour. prove take-off from the short space Its service ceiling-the height at
deck.
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1939-
PRESIDENT LINER
Sailings
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FOR BAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES and HOFOLULU vin SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA
S.S. PRESIDENT CLEVELAND" Salle Aug. 96th at 8.00 A.M. BS.PRESIDENT PIERCE
BS. PRESIDENT COOLIDGE' "PRESIDENT TAFT"
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*S.S." PRESIDENT CLEVELAND " *8.5. "PRESIDENT PIERCE"
*OMITS SHANCHAL.'
自豪
Sept. 9th at 4,00 P.M.
Sept 23rd at 9:00 AM. Oct.
7th at 8.00 A.M.
Oct. Sist at 800 A.M. Nov. 4th at 8.00 A.M.
AND FORTNIGHTLY THEREAFTER
FOR NEW YORK. & BOSTON via SUES
88 PRESIDENT VAN BUREN" Sails S.S. PRESIDENT HARRISON "
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Aug. 17th at 800 A.M.
Sept. lat at 12 Noon
AND PORTNIGHTLY THEREAFTZER
MANILA FOR
88"PRESIDENT CLEVELAND " 8.S.PRESIDENT HARRISON" B.S." PRESIDENT PIERCE" S.A. "PRESIDENT COOLIDGE"
Saila Aug. 20th 19.00 A.M.
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Sept. 1st at 12 NOON
Sept. 3rd at 100 A.M. Sept. 16th at 1.00 À...
AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES
"ROUND - WORLD SERVICE"
12, PEDDER ST.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
4.
PENINSULAB AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION Co.'s STEAMRAJPUTANA."
AREIVAD HONG KONG ON 16TH AUG., 1938.
TEL. 28171.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO, LTD.
AND
UHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION 00, LTD.
MEDAN NEW YORI PEIPING
(Peking)
FOREIGN EXCHANGI and General Banking Business transacted.
British Government that she fully CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSIT received for One appreciates both our difficulties Tear or shorter periods in Local or in the Far East and the magni- of a carrier's deck. Use of these which the rate of climb falls to CONSIGNEES' NOTICES CONSIGNEES' NOTICES Other Currencies st. rates which tude of the issues involved, econo-aps for landing and the decelera-100 feet a minute is more than Rate landings are. will be quoted on application. mic and strategical; in fact, ition provided by wheel brakes and 20,000 feet
check-wires stretched across the assisted by the comparatively low deck of the carrier enable the landing speed of 71 miles
reduced Skua to pull up in astonishingly, hour, a igure which is "short space when landing on the to the relative speed of about 40 mp.h. when the aircraft carrier head Watertight Compartments steams into wind to give a Metal monocoque structure forms wind sweeping over the deck at the fuselage which is built up in about 30 khots.
Half-brother to the Skua is the two parts. Watertight compart-
fuse-Blackburn Roc which is in quanti- ments are bullt inside the lage tore and aft of the cockpit ty production at the Boulton Paul
are hereby notified that their Carge which is itself watertight up to factories for Fleet Air Arm ser-
a two-bora-named Vessel are hereby in
ONSIGNEES of Cargo by the will be discharged into Holt' coaming. Similar compart-'vice. It is designed as
Wharf, Kowloon, where it wil He at for- are located inside the seat fighter and carries
metal wings, the mxable power-operated gun- tur- formed that their Goods are being loaded Consignses risk and subject to Terms stressed-skin
and placed at TEK MIX in the Hong and Conditions of Storage st Performance 'de- whole ensuring buoyancy in the ret amidships,
Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Wharf. The Cargo will be ready for event of forced descent on the sea. tails of the Roc are offelal secrets. Company's Godowns at Kawloon where Dalivary from Godown on and after
each Consignment will be sorted out Mark 14th Aug.
Mark and Delivery can be obtained as the Goods are landed.
CURRENT Accounts * opened in LOCAL CURRENOY and FixED DEPOSITS The Bank's Head Office in London received for one year or shorter undertakes Executor and Trustee periods in Local and other Car-business, and claims recovery of rencies on terms which will be British Income Tax overpaid, on terms which may be ascertained at quoted on application.
Also up to date SAFE DEPOSIT any of the Agencies and Branches. Boxes in various sizes To LaT
R. A. CAMIDGE, Hong Kong, ich June, 1939,
HONGKONG SAVINGS
BANK
The Business of the above Bank
is conducted by the HONGKONG
& SHANGHAI BANKING COR PORATION. Rules may be obtain-
ed on, application.
For the HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager Hong Kong, 25th Feb., 1930.
BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED
-Authorised Capital.....$10,000,000.00 Paid-Up Capital 6,588,600.00 Reserve and Undivided
2,883,832,01
Profits
Head Office:-HONG KONG
No. 10 Des Voeux Road, Central.
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Board of Directors:
Sir Bhoon Chow, Chairman
Li Koon Chun) Bag, Li Lan Sang, Bag, PAK. Kwok, Esq. Wong Chu Son, Esq. Wong Tan Tong, Esq. Kan Ying Fo, Eng. Chan Ching Shok, Esq. Fung Ping Wah Bag "Kan Tong Po, Esq., Chiel Manager.
Li Tw Fong, Esq., Manager.
Amoy
Branches and Agencies 1-
Kowloos Batavia... London
Manila
Bombay
Calovita 3sbourne Haiphong Babkow New York Honolul
Feiping
Manager.
THE CHASE BANK
15, QUEEN'S ROAD, CENTRAL
AB
HEAD OFFICE:
18, PINE STREET,
NEW FORK. American Bank offering com- plete Foreign Banking Service in the principal Markets of the
world.
Interest Rates on Application.
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES.
This Bank is entirely owned by Tax CHASE NATIONAL BANK, NEW YORK, with Resources over U.S.$2,500,000,000.
D. M. BIGGAR,
Second Vice Pre
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED
Head Omco-15, Gracechurch Street, London, EC.3
45,000,000 Authorised Capital.. Subscribed Capital ....... Paid ay Capital Reserve Yund and Rest,
BANKERS:
21,800,000
£1,000,000
€1,259,770
The Bank of England and Midtand
Bank, Ltd. BRANCHES
Handy
•Proakt Barspora
Bangkok. Sourabaya KARTOON Saigo
Brstow
Ipoh
Bombay
JLTOR
San Fran- Sydney ·
Battle
also enten
Vancouver
Calentia Colombo Delbi Gaile Hanghong Howrah
Kourtau
M
Sextarang Shanghaf
Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted. Loan granted on "approved securities,
Current Accounts opened in Local Currency and Fixed Deposits re- ceived for one year or shorter
Madra New Yor
The United States Govern- ment have shown their mind in the matter by denouncing their trade treaty with Japan. What further measures Ameri- ce may take is the concern of her alone.
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Parallel Lines in Landon there is no
attempt the to anticipate them or even to ex-ments pect any. All that is said is that the British and American prob lems run on broadly parallel lines No instructions have yet been sent to Bir Robert Craige in Tokyo.
In reply to questions in the House yesterday. Mr. Chamber. lain said no more about the pos- bility of a British denunciation of our trade treaty with Japan than that all things were being considered. The closest contacts, he added, were being maintained with the Dominions.
Shanghai War Anniversary Observed
PROPAGANDA WORK IN COUNTRY
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CHUNGKING, Anh. 14 (Cen- tral)The second anniversary of the Shanghai hostilities was solemnly observed throughout the country yesterday.
Lines of the Skuz in flight are! accentuated by a retractable un- dercarriage, the two legs of which fold upwards and outwards to rest finally flush with the underside of the wings. A crew of two is ac- commodated inside a long-cock- pit which juts up well above the clear fuselage to give the pilot a view ahead, a necessary adjunct for flying on and off the carrier's deck. and for dive-bombing.
Two Guises... »
The powerful monoplane ap- pears in two rulses. It may serve as a dive bomber or a two-seat fighter, appropriate variations equipment betog made for the alternative duties,
As a two-seater fighter it carries a battery of machine 'guns mounted in the leading edge of the wings and rang- ed to bring a concentration of
of
Military Air Transports Of Britain
Bush requests Tor al con- veyance of troops, argently neciled stores on for assistance by bombing attack are the three main active service calls which the Bristol Bombay, all- metal monoplane is designed to answer. Performance of the Bombay, indicates that Royal Air Force squadrems re-equip- ped with these powerful craft are likely to possess a special military signifi cande.
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Keynote of the Bombay is ver-
employment satility of
which springs from its spacious fuselage fire on an enemy ahead. This dimensions. From nose to tail the
version is fitted with a power-
operated gun turret amidships
and is called the 'Roc,
As a dive-bomber the Skua
#t
Bombay extends same 70 feet. Inalde accommodation can be ar- ranged for no less than 24 fully- alarmed troops-with all their war, In Chungking, a group of people able to carry a formidable bomb accoutrements to be ferried on Honda Trenggon from various walks of life held a in a streamlined recess under the military missions. Particular de- jagh of the fuselage framing the dinner party, to which Gen. Chang fuselage. Diving steeply Chih-chung, formerly commander near vertical angle which would entrance doors permits ready of the Chinese forces fighting in considerably increase the difficul" ingress of bulky goods. the Shanghai area, was invited to ties of anti-aircraft fire, the pilot.
Heavy War Load attend and to give a talk on his steers his craft towards the enemy
Such items: as spare engines, war experiences.
target and at a suitable height which might be needed for quick Some 40 publicity corps formed releases his bomb with shattering installation in aircraft in the TRUSTEE AND EXECUTORSHIP by various organs went to the effect directly on to the objective. geld" on sctive, service, can be
Karschi
HOLA #harr
Pasang
Rangoon Shangha
Kuala Lipa
Bitola,
ala Lumpur
Bingapor
HONG KONG BRANCH: Every description, of Banking, and Exchange busines acted
Tavelers Cheques issued.
UNDERTAKEN
QUELEST ACCOURTR opened in Local Cur
FIXED DEPOSITB received in Local
periods in Local and Foreign Currey, STEELING & U, B, DOLLARS a terme rencies on terms which will be that may be sestained to application, quoted on application.
SAFE DEPOSIT Borzs To LET.
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KAN TONG PO,
OMe) Manager.
BANK OF CHINA
Specially Chartered by THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT OF CHINA AS AN
INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
BANK.
D. BENSON."
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REAL SEA-DOG
SERVED UNDER SIX CAPTAINS
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Areal British sea-dog is Ginger, a canine walf of the waterfront who was taken aboard the British PAID-UP CAPITÁL 840,000,000.00 tramp steamer Inverbank as a
(BRANCHES ALL OVER CHINA) puppy 12 years ago. Owing to our numerous. Branches Bince then Ginger has served in China and connections in the under six captains and travelled principal Commercial Centres of 750,000 miles. The dog has never the World, we are able to extend to our Clients special facilities for et foot on shore since he joined
the ship, G Domestic and Foreign Banking and Exchange.
countryside and did propaganda {**
Work, All the newspapers here
readily accepted. Stretcher cakes can be admitted to the fuselage
to the wounded,
צסעלי:
MAB- LONDON, GIBRALTAR,
MALTA, PURTSAID, BEILLES ADEN, COLOMEO AND TRAITS.
by
Optional Goods will be landed here unless instructions have been given to the contrary Six Hours before arrival of the steamer,
Goods not cleared within 8 days in ařading date of arrival will be subject to rénk.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever.
CONSIGNEES per Co.'s Venne)
"HECTOR"
FROM UNITED KINGDOM # SINGAPORE.
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Optional cargo will not be landed here. untess Notice has been given prior to Steamer's arrival, but farried on from pert to port to the final port of call to which the option extends,
All broken, chafed and damaged Gooda are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be sramined on any Tuo days and Fridays between the hours of 10.45 M. and Noom within the Fre [Storage period. *****
He Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the desmer's - Godávca, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 21st Aug, will be subject.
Damaged Packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consignees, and the Company's surveyors, MOSITE. GODDARD & DOUGLAS, at 10 am on Mondays and Thursdays, within the to Rent, Free Storage period. -
All Claims against the Steamer mart. Consignees are specially notified that be presented to the Undersigned on ne it is necessary for Revenus Ofleer to before the 4th Sepi, or, they will be present at the examination of damaged not be recognised. dutiable cargo.
All Claims against the Steamer must
be presented to the Undersigned an or
No Fire Insurance will be effected.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
befale 6th Sept. 1888, or they will 14th August, 1939. not be recognised.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godown.' MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & Co.,
Agenda Hong Kong, 18th Aug. 1939
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NOTICE TO - CONSIGNEES
ODEAN STEAM SHIP CO. LTD.
CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO, LTD.
ONSIGNEES per Co's Vessel "ADRASTUS"
Agenta.
MAXISK LINE-
NOTICE TO CONSIGNELS
THE M.S.
THE
61
LEXA MAERSK * haring arrived from New York sad Parts of call Consignees of Cargo Kro hereby notified that their goods are beng landed and placed at their risk into the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf & Godowa Company's godowns at Bone loon, where delivery may be obtained as soon as the goods are landed.
published supplements in com- POULTRY with a minimum of inconvenience howloon, where it will last consigno extends,
memoration of the occasion.
Quiet to Shanghai
In Shanghai, the day passéd quietly with no untoward Incident happening. Most of the Chinese people there took a vegetable diet and many shops and amusement establishments closed their doors
for the day.
forms for
EXPERIMENT
HEN SITTING ON . PHEASANT: EGGS»,
eggs
to
Optional cargo, will not be landed FROM NEW YORK MANILA here, unless notice has been given 48 hours prior to vocal's arrival, but are hereby botined that their cargo carried on from port to port to the final will be discharged into Holt's Wharf port of call to which the option No Claims will be admitted after risk and subject to terms and condi tions of storage at Holt's Wharf: The the floods have left the Godowns, and Cargo will be ready for delivery from all Goods remaining undelivered after Godown on and, after 15th Aug. the 16th Aug. 1989, will be infect
Cptional caro will not be landed Bent
to
here, unless notice has been given prior Allbroken, chafed, and danisged Gooda to steamer's arrival but carried on are to be left in the Godowns, where from port to port to the final port of they will be examined on 13th Aug call to which the option extends. 1989, at 10 am, by our Surveyors
All broken, chiled, and damaged Hours. Goddard & Dougina. goods are to be left in the Godowns, To comply with the Gerera! Bonded "here they will be examined on any Warehouse Regulations consigneer Tuesday and Fridays between the must have a Revenue Officet in attend hours of 10.45 s.m. and Noon within sace when damaged dntiable gooda are
examined. NE the freestorage period.
No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the steamer's Godown and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 22nd Aug, will be subject to rents dop
As a "bomber, the Bombay can' carry a heavy war load, over con- siderable distances. At economical cruising speed it has a maximum range of 2500 miles From bases well removed from the front line danger zone Bombay equipped A brown, broody bantam ben is squadrong could provide vital Several, shops in Nanking Road, now sitting on some of the most means of supply and communica the busiest area in the city, dis expensive pheasant
tion over terrain virtually impes played the National flag, but later record;"
sable to ground transport. Few lowered them down upon per- The eggs have just arrived by mountain ranges would set up a suasion by the Settlement Police. fiying boat. They were consigned barrier to their night, they can "Meetings and various other from Yorkshire to two members of reach a height of 21,800 feet carry
commemorating the the Ornamental Pheasant Societying full war, load occasion were conducted by the of England, in Melbourne, Some Kweliin, of the eggs which are of aviary- people in Kwelyang,
bred pheasants, and are very rare, Kunming and other cities
cost £3. aplece.
Four of the breeds represented At the same time a number of
After nearly five years of ‘argu- Japanese planes patrolled the sur- have never been seen in Australia roundings of Shanghal in order to They arrived packed in dampment and negotiations between the governments of Australia, Canada, prevent any massing of Chinese
Mr. Alan Jacques," one of the Britain and New Zealand and the He has outstayed all members of irregulars on the anniversary of recipients of the eggs told Austral shipping lines concerned about the the crew; he has visited every the outbreak of the war... country in the world, and he has so far the anniversary passed of News that the really difficult task necessary financial backing two was not to bring pheasant eggs new 25,000 Uners are shortly never been sea-sick.
without Incident.
across the world by airmall, but to to be laid down for Australasia- Ginger has just visited Aus
induce a bantam fostermother to North America services to conserve The two ships at present tralian waters again. He is a sort
go broody in mid-winter.
British maritime interests in the maintaining the service were built, We also handle the issue of Bonds of watchdog of the Inverbank's
only quar-allowed near the bridge or upper Artindal incubation is useless Pacine against the subsidised com- in 1913 and 1024 The and other Public Funds of the bridge" and allows Chinese Government both at Home termasters, omncers, and stewards deck. Many engineers in the past for pheasant exp. Mr. Jacques petition that has threatened them, only 17,000 min. The new shiper 12 years have gone stampering succeeded, however, by putting the They will preserve a vital link in will have, à meed of 22 knots, it to go there and Abroad.
He dalikes engineers because along the decks with their trousers hen on dummy #ess for some days what is known as the All-ren is understood, and they will take BHOU 7. CHEN
before the real eggs arrived
route states Austral News. Manager, they smell of Diesel oll, None la torn.
Head Ofce:-SHANGHAI Hong Kong Branch:
4. QUEEN'S ROAD, C.
South China Offic
CANTON
SWATOW!
KONGMOON”
TOISHAN
SHIUCHOW KINGOHOW
Customs authorities have placed £50 on his head 17 he leaves the ship, and gets away with it.
Leaflets Dropped
14
NEW 25,000 - TON LINERS
All claims thush rösthi ne bésing the
16th Sept. 1929, or they will not be recognised.
No Insurance will be affaitek Bills of Lading will be countersigned b
MLJEBBEN & CO.
All Claims against the Steamer moust be presented to the undersigned on or before the 8th Set, or they will not Hong Kong, 10th Aug. 1939, be recognised.A
No Fire Insurance will be effected"
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
15th August, 1939,
Agente
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