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THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 6, 1939

The China Mail

Ninety-Fifth Year of Publication JA Wyndham Street, Hong Kong. Telephone 20022

London Office:

1. Garrick Street, London, W.C.2

Notice To Contributors.

All communications intended for publication should be addressed to the Editor, and be accompanied by the Writer's Name and Address, not necessarily for insertion but quarantee of good faith.

Subscription Rates.

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Postage Abroad Extra

PUBLIC AUCTION

The Undersigned have receiv- ed instructions from Liquidators and others to sell by Public Auc- tion on

Friday, the 8th. December, 1939

commencing at 2.30 p.m. at their Sales Room, No. 35 Hankow Road, Kowloon. A Quantity of

VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE

comprising:

Teak & Iron Bedsteads, Divans, Wardrobes, Chests of Drawers, Dressing Tables, Chesterfield

Suites, Sideboards, Dining Tables, Chairs, Desks, Bookcases, Cabinets, Tables, Rattan Furni ture, Wardrobe & Cabin Trunks, Teapoys, Smoking Sets & Stands, etc., etc.

Tientsin Carpets, Rugs, Pic- tures, Clocks, Ornaments, Curios, Cutlery, Dinner Service, Tea Sets, Writing Sets, Glasses, Coal Scuttles & Brasses, Gramophones & Records, Electric Table Lamps, Fans and Heaters, Bronze, Brass, Aluminium and E. P. Ware, Bath- room Scale, Radio Sets, Eider- down

Bed Quilts, Blankets, Sheets, Table Covers, Napkins, etc., etc.

also

A Quantity of Blackwood Furniture and

One Refrigerator "Gilfillan” One Piano "O. H. Hooff” One Pianola and 75 Rolls Music One Camera "Robot" in case One Microscope in case One "Agfa" 16 mm Cine Film Projector in case.

One "Corona" Portable Type- writer

One Teakwood Dining Room Suite

On View from Thursday, the 7th. December, 1939

Terms: Cash on Delivery LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 5th Dec., 1939:

FOR

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

THE HONG KONG

JOCKEY CLUB

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853.

Paid-up Capital

£3,000,000. Reserve Fund

.£3,000,000. Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3,000,000. HEAD OFFICE: LONDON: 38. Blahopegate, E. C. 2. Sub-Apenoles in London: 117/122, Leadenhall Street. E. C. 1. West End Branch: 14/16, Cockspur Street, S. W. 1. Manchester Branch: 52, Mosley Street, Manchester, 2.

AGENCIES AND BRANCHES

Draft Programmes and Entry Forms for the THIRTEENTH EXTRA RACE MEETING to be held on SATURDAY, 16th December, 1939, (weather per- mitting) may be obtained at the Alor Star Secretary's Office, Exchange Bangkok Building:

House, Bombay the Club Happy Valley; the Hong Kong Club; the Sports Club; and the Stables, Shan Kwong Road.

Amritsar

Batavia

Hankow

Harbin

Hongkong

Iloilo

Ipoh

Calcutta Agencies: Karachi

Entries close at 12 o'clock NOON on Thursday, 7th Colombo December, 1939.

By Order,

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary,

Hong Kong, 4th Dec., 1939.

PIANO and CELLO RECITAL

by

NURA KANIS and ETTORE- PELLEGATTI in the

ROSE ROOM PENINSULA

HOTEL

Thursday, December 7th, at 9.30 p.m.

Tickets $3, $2, $1 Obtainable at the Peninsula and Hong Kong Hotels

THE NEW FRENCH REMEDY. THERAPION NĚ.1 THERAPION No.2 THERAPION NĚ.3

No. 1 Curas Discharges. No. 9 Cures Blood Poison. No. 2 Gures Ubronte WanknouKOM Ingitah Price Ba. Chemists, or either No. return I fell, DR. LE CLERC Med.Co. Haverstock Rd,N.W.5, London. DR. LK-OLERO'S PILLS for the Liver *Kidneys-waakkidneya dhiuddar.

1939

Postage Stamp Catalogues

Stanley Gibbons Yvert & Tellier Scott Stamp & Coin Co. Whitefield King & Co.

All at Half Price.

GRACA & CO.,

Dealers in Postage Stamps, Garden Seeds, Religious Goods, Etc.

10 Wyndham Street, Hong Kong. Established 1896.

MODERN PHOTOGRAPHY

WEDDING GROUPS SPECIALITY.

AVAILABLE FOR PRIVATE USE.

KING'S STUDIO

TEL. 28755

Penang Hangoon Saigon. Seremban

HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION

Authorised Capital

$50,000,000

Issued and Fully Paid-up ......$20,000,000 Reserve Funds :---

Sterling ....

.E 6,500,000 Hong Kong Currency Reserve $10,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000

HEAD OFFICE: Hong Kong.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Hon. Mr. A. L. Shields. Chairman.

W. E. Lock, Esq., Deputy Chairman,

J. K. Acusfeld, Esq.. A. H. Compton, Eaq... Hoo, Mr. B. H. Dodwell, D. F. Landale, Esq..

0. Miskin, Esq... K. 6. Morrison, Esq..

HOD. Mr. T. E. Poarca - H. V. Wilkinson, Eas. Sir Vandeleur M. Grayburn, Chief Manager.

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Penang

Rangoon

Saigon

Shanghai Singapore

Clive Street Fairlie Place Can'on Cawnpore Cebu

Klang Kobe

Sitiawan

Sourabaya

BRANCHES:-

Kuala Lumpur Talping

Kuching

Tientsin

Madras

Tongkah

Manila

(Bhuket)

Delh Haiphong Hamburg

Medan

New York

Tsingtao Yokohama

Amoy Bangkok Batavis Bombay Calcutta

Pelping

Canton Chefoo

Hongkew Hollo Ipoh Johore. Koba Kowloon

Peiping

(Peking)

Colombo Dairen

Lyons

Foochow

Malacca

Haiphong

Manlia

Hamburg

Muar (Johore)

Tokyo

Hankow

Mukden

Tsingtao

New York

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted,

Harbin

Kuala Lumpur

London

San Francisco

Shanghai

Singapore

Sourabaya

Sungei Patanj Swatow Tientsin

Yokohama

Current Accounts opened in Local Cur rency and Fixed Deposits received for one

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for One Year or shorter perlods 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 on application.

The Bank's Head Office in London under-year or shorter periods in Local and other currencies on terms which will be quoted on takes Executor and Trustee business, and

application. claims récovery of British Income Tax everpaid, on terms which may be ascertain- ed at any of the Agencies and Branches.

R. A. CAMIDGE,

Manager.

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD.

HEAD OFFICE:"

ALSO up to date SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES in various sizes TO LET.

Hong Kong. 25th February, 1939.

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK

The Business of the above Bank is con ducted by the HONG KONG AND SHANG- HAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may 15, Gracechurch Street, London, E.C.8. be obtained on application,

.£3,000,000 FOR THE HONG KONG AND SHANGHAJ Authorised Capital

1,800,000 BANKING CORPORATION. 1,000,000

V. M. GRAYBURN.

Chief Manager 1,252,770

Hong Kong. Ist March. 1937.

Subscribed Capital

Paid-up Capital

Reserve Find & Rest

BANKERS:

The Bank of England & Midland Bank, Ltd.

BRANCHES:

Bangkok Bombay Calcutta

Jafina-

Kuantan

Colombo

Delhi

Galle

Rong Kong Howrah Ipoh

J

Kandy

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.

New York

Penang

Rangoon

Shanghai

Simla

Authorised Capital

Singapore

Paid-up Capital

Kuala Lumpur

Karachi

Kota Bharu

Kuala Lipis

Kuala Trengganu

Madras

HONG KONG BRANCH Every description of Banking and Ex change business transacted. 'Travellers' Cheques issued.

TRUSTEE AND EXECUTORSHIP UNDERTAKEN. CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened in Local Currency and FIXED DEPOSITS received in Local Currency, STERLING & U.S. DOL- LARS on terms that may be ascertained on application.

D. BENSON,

Manager

THE WING ON BANK, LTD.

Head Office: Hong Kong. 26, Des Voeux Road, Central.

Authorised Capital $10,000,000

LONDON BANKERS:-- Westminster Bank, Ltd. Foreign Exchange and every des- cription of banking business transacted.

Current Accounts and Savings AC counts opened. Fixed Deposits receiv- ed at rates which will be quoted on application.

Safe Deposit Boxes for, hire.

PHILIP GOCKCHIN,

Chief Manager

FOR SALE

CURIO FOR BALE-Rare brass Tibe- tan Buddha of unknown age from Palace of the Ching Dynasty. Apply to Mr: Ho Yee Cheong of Messrs. Luen Fat, 104, Des Voeux Road, Central. Telephone 25768. 9-12 a.m. and 3-5

p.m..

HONG KONG DOLLAR DIRECTORY 1989 EDITION.On sale at all Book stalls and at the Offices of the Publish- ers, 9A, Wyndham Street,

TUITION GIVEN

EXPERT instructresses for ladies and young girls in music, shorthand, typ- ing, bookkeeping and English and French, Apply 24 Austin Road, Row-

loon,

$10,000,000.00 5,598,600.06

Reserve and Undivided Profits 2,883,932.00

HEAD OFFICE:HONG KONG. 10. Des Voeux Road, Central

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:~

Hon. Sir Shou-son Chow, Chairman; Li Kooo Chun, Esq., P. K. Kwok, Esq., Wong Yud Tong, Esq., Chan Ching Shek, Esq., Li Lan Sang, Esq., Wong Chu Son, Esq.. Kan Ying Po, Esq. and Fung Ping Wah, Eso.

Kan Tong Po, Esq., Chief Manager. LA The Fong, Esq., Manager,

Branches and Agenolest-

Manila

Melbourne

Seattle Samarang Shanghai

Singapore

Sourabays

Amoy

Batavia

Bombay

Nagasaki

Calcutta

New York

Haiphong

Paris

Hankow Honolulu

Pelping

Swatow

Sydney

Kobe Kowloon London

Penang

Rangoon

Salgon

San Francisco

Tientsin Vancouver

Every description of Banking and Ex change business transacted. Loans granted

n approved securities.

Current Accounts opened in Local Currency and Fixed Deposits received for one year of shorter periods in Local.and Foreign Cur runcles on terms' which will be quoted on application.

Safe Depon Boxes To Let.

KAN TONG PO,

Chief Manager

HONG KONG HEIGHTS

For the Information of visitors the following list of some of the highest points on the Island and Mainland is published.——

Island the Victoria Peak Signal Station

Feat.

1823

1774

Mt: Parker

1784

Mountain Lodge

1725

The Byrigruppo SAANTAL 1728

Peak Tram Station

1805

Talkoo Sanatorium

1000

Mt. Davis

877

Howen Road ·(filterbeda)

297

Mainlanda

Feet.

Taimeshan

Kowloon" Peak-

1971