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THE CHINA-MAIL, DECEMBER 27, 1939

The China Mail

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

London Office:

7, 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 08 a quarantee of good faith.

Subscription Rates.

a Months

6 Months

One Year

H.K.$ 9.00 H.K.$18.00

H.K.$36.00

Postage Abroad Extra

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.

LOST

LOST-Between Star Ferry Wharf, Kowloon, and Chater Road car park. a Spanish paste ear-ring, at about 11.30 a.m. on Wednesday. Finder picase return to Lt.-Comdr. de Chair of 386, The Peak.

THE WING ON BANK, LTD.

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

Authorised Capital $10,000,000

LONDON BANKER8:— 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.

PUBLIC AUCTIONS

The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Auction on

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA & CHINA Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1833.

"

.£3,000,000. Paid-up Capital

.£3,000,000. Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3,000,000. HEAD OFFICE: LONDON: 58. Bishopsgate, E. C. 2. Sub-Agencies in London: 117/122, Leadenhall Street, E. C. 1. West End Branch: 14/16, Cockapur Street, B. W. 1. Manchester Branch:

53. Monley Street, Manchester, 1

AGENCIES AND BRANCHES:

Hankow

Alor Star

Amritsar

Bangkok

Batavia

Bombar

Harbin

Hongkong

Ilolla

Ipoh

Public Calcutta Agencies Karach!

Thursday, the 28th. Dec., 1939. commencing at 5.15 p.m. at their Sales Room, No. 2

Connaught Road, Central. (Room No. 205, 2nd. Floor) A Valuable Collection of

Postage Stamps

On View from Wednesday, the 27th. December, 1939.

Terms:

Cash on Delivery LAMMERT BRÓS., Auctioneers.

The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auction on

Friday, the 29th. Dec., 1939.

Clive Street

Canton Cawnpore- Cebu Colombo Delhi

HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION

Authorised Capital Issued and Fully Paid-up Reserve Funds:-

Sterling

$50,000,000 ..$30,000,Gar

.E 6.500.000

Hong Kong Currency Reserva $10,000,008 Reserve Liability of Proprietora $30,000.008

HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG,

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

W. H. Lock. Eng.. Deputy Chairman.

J. I. Bousseid, Esq., A. H. Compton, Esq... Hon. Mr. 8. II. Dodwell, D), F. Landais, Eaq..

0. Miskin, 244... K. B. Morrison, Esq..

Hon. Mr. T. E. Poora H. V. Wilkinson, Eng. Sir Vandeleur M. Grayburn, Chief Manager.

Penang Rangoon Saigon Seremban Shanghai

Singapore

Klang

Sitiawan

Fairlie Place

Kobe

Sourabaya

BRANCHES:-

Kuala Lumpur Taiping

Amoy

Hongkew

Pelping

Kuching

Tientsin

Madras

Tongkah

Manila

(Bhuket)

Medan

New York

Tringiao Yokohama

Bangkok Batavia Bombay Calcutta

Hollo Ipoh Johore

Pelping

(Peking)

Canton Corioo Colombo Dairen Foochow Haiphong

Malacca

Manua

Hamburg

Muar (Johore)

Tokyo

Hankow Harbin

Mukden

Halphons Hamburg

and General

TOREIGN · EXCHANGE Banking Business transacted.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for One Year or shorter periods in Local or Other Currencies at rates which will be quoted on application, currency and Sterling with interest allowed at rates obtainable on application.

SAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened in Loca}

The Bank's Head Omre in London under- takes Executor and Trustee business, and Тах claims recovery of British Income everpaid, on terms which may be ascertain- at Room No. 306, Bank of Easted at any of the Agencies and Branches.

R. A. CAMIDGE.

commencing at 11.00 a.m.

Asia Building. 3rd. floor.

A Quantity of Newly Arrived, Latest Fashion Ladies

and Fur Coats.

also

and

New Brussels Carpets.

Dresses

Shop Furniture and Fittings. On View from Thursday, the 28th. December, 1939.

NEW YEAR 1940

ADDED ATTRACTION

CABARET ENTERTAINMENT at the

Hongkong Hotel

&

Peninsula Hotel

featuring JUNE WEST AND KAY

MIGNONE

SIX GRIPPS GRACES

”་”

Terms: Cash on Delivery LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers.

Manager

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

No. 1 Curon Discharges.

Ho. 3 Curas Chronie Weaknesses, Maglia Fros Ba, Chamiace, or either Na, return Find, b. LE CLEX© Mod. Co. Haverstock 14,2,W,&, Londen, DR. LE OLEROʻS PILLS for the Liver &Kidneys-weekkidneya dilla.cicier.

The Pleasure of your Company

ALL THE VERY BEST

FOR YOUR ENTERTAINMENT

VANNOUNCING -

OUR POPULAR SEASONABLE

Carnival Festivities

The largest and most ver- satile floor show produced in

*Hong Kong

GALAS & CARNIVALS Fancy

Evening Dress

-HONGKONG HOTEL-

SATURDAY DEC. 30 (“Gripps" Gala) TILL 2 A.M.

NEW YEAR'S EVE (“Gripps" Carnival) TILL 3 A.M.

RESERVATIONS 'PHONE 30281

-PENINSULA HOTEL

NEW YEAR'S EVE (Rose Room Carnival)

-RESERVATIONS" "PHONE 58681;

Kobe Kowloon

Kuala Lumpur London Lyons

Penang

Rangoon Saigon

San Francis Shanghai Singapore Sourabaya Bunget Patan Bwatow

Tientsin

New York

Tsingtao Yokohama

Current Accounts opened in Local Car rency and Fixed Deposits received for one year or shorter periods in Locaf and other currencies on terms which will be quoted en application.

ALSO up to date BAFE DEPOSIT BOXEA in various sizes 10 LET.

Hong Kong. 25th February, 1998.

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK

The Business of the above Bank is com dueled by the HONG KONG AND SHANG- HAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be obtained on application.

FOR THE HONG KONG AND SHANGRA BANKING CORPORATION.

V. M. GRAYBURN.

Chief Manager

Hong Kong. 1st March, 1937.

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.

Authorised Capitai Paid-up Capital

$10,000,000.00 .8,506,000.00

Reserve and Undivjakd Profits 1,802,932.00

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

BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Hon. Sir Shou-son Chow, Chairman; Li Zoon Chun, Esq., P. K Kwok, Esq., Wong Yu Tong. Esq., Chan Ching Shek, Esq.. Li Lau Sang. Esq., Wong Chu Son. Esa.. Kan Ting Po, Esq. and Fung Ping. Wah. Esa....

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

Branches and Agencies:———

Manila

Melbourne

Bingapore Sourabays

Amoy

Seattle

Batavia

Bombay

Nagasaki

Samarang Shanghai

Calcutta

Haiphong Hankow Honolulu

New York Parts

Pelping

Swatow

Penang

Bydney

Rangoon

Tiantain

Salgon

Vancouver

Kobe

Kowloon

London

San Francisco

Every description of Banking and kə change businesă transacted. Loans granted in approved securities.

Current Accounts 'opened in Local CurrENCY and Fixed Deposita received för one year of shorter periods in Local and Foreign Cur- rencies on terms which will be quoted eo application.

Safe Depos1⁄4 Boxes To Let.

KANTONG PO,"

Chief Manager

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD.

HEAD OFFICE,

15, Graosahurch Street, London, E.0.8.

Authorised Capital

TILL 8 A.M.

| Subscribed "Capital:

Paid-up Capital's

-REPULSE BAY HOTEL

NEW YEAR'S EVE (Grand Carṇival) TILL 3 A.M.

ORCHESTRAL ARRANGEMENTS' ON “ÄBOVE OCCASIONS THE BAND OF THE 2ND BN. THEROYAL SCOTS (THE ROYAL REGT.) BY KIND PERM188ION OF LT. COL. D. J. MCDOUGALL. M.C., AND OFFICERS.

NEW YEAR'S DAY (Special Tea Dance) 5 to 7 P.M.

·WITH ART CARNEIRO AND HIS MUSIC

FRÉSERVATIONS PHONE 27775-

THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD.

Reserve Fund- B ́Rest.

BANKERIN

«£1,000,000 1,800,000

The Bank of England & Midland Bank, Ltd.

BRANCHES:

Bangkok

Jalina

Bombay

Kuantan

Calcutta Colombo

Delhi Galle

Hong Kong Howrah

Ipich

Kandy Karachi

· Kota Bharu :

-Kuala Lipis

Kuala Lumpur, Kunia Trengganu Madras

New York

-Penang

Rangoon Shanghai - Simila

Singapore

HONG KONG BJUNCH Every, “"descriptions: afï<Banking and changé business transacted.

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