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AT THE MORNING POST OFFICE
Monday
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
HONGKONG SURPRISES: NO MAILS ARRIVE
Delivery From Bangkok Expected To-day
Contrary to expectations air mails from Australia and England failed to arrivo either on Saturday or yesterday. It was at first intended to send the mails from Bangkok on Saturday, and next that at least the Australian mails should be sent yesterday. Now it is proposed to send both Australian and English mails to-day.
L
to the The delay has been due need to keep suficient planes at Bangkok to take whatever weight of mail matter the planes from Eng- lund brought. If two plancs could have taken the English load it was
send proposed to
the Australlon mails yesterday.
The final decision was to await the arrival of the English malls and a full delivery will be made to-day. As many planes will travel from Bangkok as are needed to transport the load.
OBITUARY
Old Colony Resident Dies In Hospital
December 19,
1938.
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BANK NOTICES
11
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI The P. & O. Banking | INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
BANKING CORPORATION,
Tanod and July Pald-up... $20,000,000
Authorised Capital
$50,000,000
Reserve Funds:
Storting
# €,500,000 meyiteserra $10,000,000
Hongkong Currency
Reserve Liability of Proprietors $10,000,000
READ OFFICE:HONGKONG,
HOARD OF DIRECTORS
T. E Pearce, Esq., Chairman,
Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson, Deputy Chairman.
J. K. Bousfeld, Esq. (2, Makin, nr.
A. IL. Compton, Esq.
Hen, Mr. B. 11. Dodwell W. 11. Leck. Exg.
AMOY
K. B. Morrison, Eag,
11on, Mr. A. L. Shtoids 1. V. Wilkinson, Fan, Ulr Vandeleur M. Grayburn, CHIEF MANAGER.
BANGKOK
BATAVIA HOMBAY
CALCUTTA
CANTON
CHIEFOO
SIBO Mr. Jaines Sinclair White, one of DAIREN
FOOCHOW HAIPHONG Hongkong's oldest European residents,
chief engineer of the HAMBURG formerly steamer Fook On, died at Kowloon HANKOW The next mall fight from Hong-Hospital yesterday. One of three HARIN
brothers born in Hongkong and well- HONGKEW kong will be to-morrow morning.
known in the Far East, the late Mr. Iro White was nearly 10 years of age. He was n brother of Mr. Frank W.
Hongkong Surprise
It was revealed on December 2White. that Britain's first air mail Chris-
'Son of Lieut. J. R. White, n.N., the mus postings from England to the
already exceeded 80 late Mr. White was the father of Mr. Empire had
W. J. White, of the Harbour Depart- Mons-about 4 million letters.
ment, Mrs. M. Berreux, Mr. George Since this in the first Christmas White, Miss Gertrude White and Mr. pericd in which the all-up air mov, I. White. scheme bus operated to Australia,
ways
The funeral takes place this after-
ILOILO
JONGRE KORE
KOWLOON
BRANCHES
KUALA LUMPUR
LONDON LYONS MALACCA
MANILA
MUAR (JONONE) MUIDEN
NEW YORK
PEIING
PENANG RANGOON
SAIGON
SAN FRANCISCO SHANGHAI
HINGAPORE
SOURABAYA
SUNCE PATANI SWATOW
TIENTSIN
TOKYO
TSINGTAO YOKOHAMA
Current Accounts opened in Local Cur- rency and Fixed Deposita received lot One year or shorter perioda in Local and other currencies on terms which will be quoted on application.
ALNO up to date SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES in various sizes TO LET.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.
The Business of the above Bank is conducted by the Ilongkong and Shang
Itules may tal Banking Corporation. ENGINEER | cuisined on application,
Death on Saturday of Mr. J. D. Isbister
FOR THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,
V. M. GRAYBURN, Hongkom, October, 1930.
iny:
Chief Aanager.
Corporation, Ltd.
(Incorporated in England, 1920).
Authorized Capital ............... 10,000,000 Subscribed and Paid-up. #2504.100 180,000 Reserva Fund ...........................
HEAD OFFICE: 117-122, Leadenhait Street, London, E.C.J. WEST. END BRANCHI 14-15, Cockapar Street, London, S.W.1.
BRANCHES-Dombay, Calcutta.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF
Incorporated by нøуat Charter 1853 HEAD OFFICE:—LONDON, 38 Bishopsgatą, EC1. Paid-up Capital ......... £3,000,000 Rezervo Liability of Proprietors £3,000,000
terve Fund
MANCHESTER BRANCH
11 Moday it., Manchester, AGENCIES AND BRANCHES: Alor Star Ipoh Amritsar
cut Coimbatore, Colombo, Hongkong. Bombay
General Exchange and Banking bust-Cawnpore ness transaɛted, Loans and overdrafts
Salgon
Semarang
Beremban
Shanghal
Singapore
20110
Call-
Zangkok
Karachi
Tatavia
Klang
Madras, Shanghai, Singapore.
Hobo
1)
world.
Agencies:In all the principal towns of Canton
Calcutta
Коля
Lumpur
Kuching
Cebu
Madras
granted an approved recurity.
Current Delt
Colombo
Manila
Medan
Patolog
Thingtao
Itamburg tankow Harbin Hongkong
Peiping
Yokohama
(l'eking)
and Fixed Deposit Recount opened.
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS IN LOCAL CUR- Haiphong. RENCY-Interest allowed at rates which
may be obtained on application.
TRAVELLERS LETTERS OF CREDIT, TRAVELLERS' CHEQUES AND PAS SENGER LETTERS OF CREDIT (for use on board P. & O. and B. 1. Steamers and at Port of Coll are issued at current rate of exchange and free of commission. AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVELLERS' CHEQUES #old' and cashed,
British Income Tax Recovered. Executorships and Trusteeships under-
taketi,
Manager
W. J. WADDINGTON. Hongkong, 7th Nov, 1938. CONSIGNEES' NOTICES.
N. Y. K. LINE (NIPPON YUSEN KAISYA.) From EUROPE and STRAITS, The Steamship
"HARUNA MARU" hoving arrived from the above ports, Consignees of Carge are hereby in- formed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Ungkont and Kowloon Whart and Godown Company's Godowns Kowloon, whence delivery may obtained.
Itt be
J'enang Fargoon
Bitiawan Bourauaya
Taiping Tientsin Tongkah
(huket)
Foreign Exchange and General Bank- ing business transacted,
Current Accounts opened and Fixed Depox❘ta recolved for one year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on Application,
The Bank's Head Office in London undertakes Executor & Trustee business, and claims recovery of Brillah Incame Tax overpaid, on Lerms which may be Ascertained at any of its Agencies & Branches,
R. A. CAMIDGE,
Manag longkong, 20th June, 1830.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED.
Authorised Capital TRA $10,000,000.00
Pald-up Capital
Reserve and Undivided
Trefta
$ 0,503,000.00
....................................2.770,720.70 HEAD OFFICE:-UONGKONG 10, Den Voeux Road, Central,
"BOARD OF DIRECTORĄ;- Ghi £1901 Chow, Chairma Li Koon Chus, Esq. Fung Ping Wah, Esq.
Lan Sana, Esq. P.K.Kwok, EM. Wong Yun Tong. Esq. Wong Chu Bon, Ex. Chang Chung Shek, Yaq. Kan Ying Po, Z84. KAN TONG PO, E1q., Chlof Manager. LI THE FONG, Riq, Manager. BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:
Melbourne Nagasaki
Amoy
New York
New Zealand, the For East and In- din, as well as to Africa, the task not, at 5.15 p.m. of the Post Once and Imperial Air-
COAST expected CHINA estimating the ir. louds was an extremely difcult one. that further It was estimated weight of between 100 and 170 tons
Goeds not cleared by the 23rd would be despatched fram. England
December, 1938, will be subject to in the four weeks of December.
Mr. John Duncan isbister, Chief
URBAN COUNCIL
rent. Imperial Airways carried out of Engineer of the s. Kong: So, who
Damaged packages must be lefi in Untavia tons of mails was held in high regard on the China
following is the Urban Coun- the Godowns for examination by the Bombay Englund just over 23 tons 15. 28% Const, died at Queen Mary Hospital The fola for its rectius on Tues-Consignee's and the Co.'s represento- Carion
The burial tons in the week to November 20, on Saturday morning.
lives on any Tuesdays and Fridays Haiphong
Hankow Consideration of a leller from and 31 tons in the week to Novem- took place at the Colonial Cemetery un Saturday afternoon, the Rev. Cyril
For the exumination of Kobe period. ber 27.
Brown, of the Seamen's Institute, Government relative to the appoint-at 2.30 pm) within the free storage ment of Mr. C. J. Roc to act as The total is only about 2% tons conducting the service.
Secretary to the Urban Council as damaged dutiable goods, the consign- Kowloon
ees must arrange for a Revenue London more than the estimate for the three
The Chief Mourner was the de-from December 15, in place of Mr. Officer to be present. weeks.
C S. J. Watson; application for an eating
All claims must be presented with- Hongkong. newest of the terri-ceased's brother, Captain
house Beence for a wooden shed on tories in the all-up scheme, provid-3sbister.
Among those who
attended the Let No, 540, 5.D. 1, near Grampian ten days of the sleamer's arrival ed on approved securides. ed the biggest surprise with mails.
recognized, at 24 tons, nearly twice as heavy funeral were Captain W. E. Kirby, Road, (in front of itau Wong Tem here, after which date they cannot be Captain C. W, Shearer, Captain H. ple) Kowloon City; application for a as expected.
Grinths, Messrs. G. L. Kinlock, D. lood preserving licence for No. 20. G. Will, A. H. Brown, W. C. Forsyth, Wellington Street, ground floor; and J. F. Halle, C. Stenberg, A. N. Mac-application for a food factory licence for No. 19, Lung Kong Road, ground Kenzie, and Peter Wilson,
floor.
BY AIR FRANCE
The following passengers left by
Floral tribules were sent from the Air France plane Ville de Bay-
"Jeanne," "George," reuth
for "Murgaret," Saturday morning on
the Marine Engineers' Hanol: Mr. C. E. Van Sickle, Mr. "Charley,"
Omcers of $5. W. J. Crosswell, Mr. Van de Brock Guild, Captain and and six Chinese passengers,
Sai On, Chaplain, Manager and Staff of the Sailors and Seamen's Instilate, logkong, and many others.
CONDOR CREW LEAVES
Manila, Dec. 17.
MRS. WONG PING-SHUN
The crew of the German Focke-
The donth of Mrs. Wong Ping- Wolf plane Condor which, after a record flight from Berlin to Tokyo, shun, wife of Mr. Wong Ping-shun, had to make an emergency Innding JP, Compradore of Mackinnon Mac on the sea near Manila, sailed for kinzie and Company, occurred at her 0 Su Wa Terrace, home on board the 5.5. Scharnhorst residence, No. to-day, and will arrive at Cenon yesterday. on January 6.
No decision has yet been made regarding the shipping back of the plane.Trans-Ocean.
NORTH POLE SERVICE Soviet Planes May Link New York and Moscow
It
The funeral will take place to- morrow, leaving the residence 12.30 p.m., and arriving at Yat Pit Ting at 2.30 p.m.
SUPREME COURT HOLIDAY
It is notified that the offices of the Supreme Couri will be upon daily Helsink! (Finland), Dec. 17. from 10a.m. to 1 p.m. during the A report that the Soviet has de- Christmas Vacation, except on public cided to inaugurate a regular Mos- Innd general holidays, when the offices
acress, will be entirely closed, cow-New York air service,
und un the North Pole, in 1930, is publish- Saturdays when they will be open ed in the newspaper Hufvudstads from 10 a.m. to noon. The Christ- mas Vacation begins on December 24.
Bladet.
The reports says that three giant 1938, and terminates on January 2. planes at present ure being built 1039, (both days inclusive). powered with three engines of 1,000
horse-power each und capable of
carrying 42 passengers and six crew and the crew are considered to b
The planes, says the paper, will in no danger.—Trans-Ocean.
be ready in May. 1930,
and will
make several trial flights before the regular service is begun.-Reuter,
LONDON-LISBON SERVICE
London, Dec. 17.
A new regular nir service between London and Lisbon is to be opened un January 2.
The distance of roughly 900 miles will be covered within five hours in non-stop fight by twin-engined Leckheed machines.
Letters will be carried at regular rates without air mail fee.
The line, Lontion to Llabon, is the Arst stage of a planned regular air route from London to South Ameri- 1039- en to be opened during Trans-Ocean,
1
AIR SERVICE
Arrivals and Departures Of Planes
Outward
For London, Australia. Britisa Countries and Europe: Imperial Air- ways 7am. December 20.
For Chungking, Sian, etc.: Eurasin and C.N.A.C. services indefinite..
For U.S.A., via Manila, Honolulu, Quam: Pan American China Clipper 8.39 a.m. December 20.
Inward
From London, Australla and Bri tich Countries: Imperial Airways PLANES DROP SUPPLIES Dardanus, p.m. December 19; Im- perial Airways Dellu, Delphinus 5 Darwin, Dec. 17. par. December 22. Food ind water supplies have
From Chungking, Yunnanfu, Kwel- been dropped from the air for then: C.N.A.C. Eurasia Services, in-
of the four members of the crew'
definite.
stranded Vickers Wellesley bomber, From U.S.A.. via Honolulu, Guam,
down in North-west Australia.
A rescue expedition, mounted on Manila: Pan American China Clip- cahiels, has set out across the desert per 12.30 p.m. December 28.
THE HONGKONG Society for THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN
The Soviety nsit for
$40,000
In 1939 to meet the increasing needs of sirk and destitute children in Hong Kong. Hon. Treasurers:
Mr. A. McKELLAR, C.A.
c/o Mackinnon Mackenzie & Co.,
P. & O. Buliding.
Mr. KWOK CHAN.
c/o The Banque de L'Indo-Chine,
Hongkong.
No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns.
No lire insurance has been effected. NIPPON YUSEN KAISYA. Hongkong, 17th December, 1938.
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Every description of Banking and E- change business transacted. Loans grant-
Current Accounts opened in Local Cur- rency and Fixed Deposila received for one year or shorter periods in Local and Foreign Currencies on terms which will be quoted on application.
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