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THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 2, 1940.

The China Mail

Ninety-Fifth Year of Publication 3A Wyndham Street, Hong Kong. Telephone 20022

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PUBLIC AUCTION

The Undersigned have received instructions from Liquidators to sell by Public Auction on Thursday, the 4th. January, 1940 commencing at 10.30 a.m. at their Sales Room, No. 2 Connaught Road, Central. : (Room No. 205, 2nd. Floor) A Quantity of New Miscellaneous Goods.

comprising:-

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA Incorporated by Royal Charter. 1883. Paid-up Capital

· 13,000,000, Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3,000,000 HEAD OFFICE: LONDON:

£2,000,000,

$8, Bishopegats, E. C. E. Sub-Agencies in London

·117/122, Leadenhall Street, E. C. 2 West End Branch: 14/16, Cockspur Street, 8. W. 1. Manchester Branch: 53, Mosley Street, Manchester, 2 AGENCIES AND BRANCHES:

Alor Star

Amritsar

Bangkok

Batavia

Bombay

.

Hankow Harbin

Hongkong

Пotlo

Ipoh

Calcutta Agencies: Karachi

Clive Street Fairlie Place

Cawnpore

Ladie's Handbags, Girdles, Olympic Silk Competition Swim-Canton ming Suits & Caps, Silk Shirts, cebu Ladie's & Gentlemen's Straw Colombo Hair Haiphoos Hats, Spray Syringes, Curlers, Artificial Flowers, Vel-Hamburg veteen, Cement Pastes and other Sundry Goods.

also A Quantity of Spirits.

Wines

Delhi

Manila

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HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION

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

Sterling

Hong Kong Currency Reserve $10,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors 430,000,000

HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.

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

W. H. Lock, Esq. Deputy Chairman.

J. K. Housbald, Eng., A. ti Compton, Esq.. Hon. Mr. B. H. Dodwell, D. 7. Landals, Eng..

G. Miskin, Bot.....

K. B. Morrison, Esq Hon. Mr. T.. Panres H. V. Wilkinson, Rog. Sir Vandaleur M. Grayburn. Chief Manager.

Klang

Penang Rangood Saigon Seremban Shanghai Singapore Sitiawan

Kobe

Sourabaya

Kuala Lumpur Taiping

Kuching

Tientsin

BRANCHES:-

Madras

Tongkah

Amoy

Hongkew

Pelping

(Bhukes)

Bangkok Doe

Medan

New York Pelping

(Peking)

Tsingtao Yokohama

Batavia

Ipob

Bombay

Johore

Calcutta

and

General

Cantor Cb4100 Colombo

Dairen Foochow

Malacca

Haiphong

Manua

Hamburg

Muar (Johore)

Tokyo

Hankow Harbin

Mukden

Tsingtao

New York

Yokohama

FOREIGN EXCHANGE Banking Business transacted."

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED and DBPOSITS received for One Year or shorter periods in Local or Other Currencies abrates which will be quoted on application.

BAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened in Loca) Currency and Sterling with interest allowed at rates obtainable on application.

Terms: Cash on Delivery. LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers.

Hong Kong, 30th Dec., 1939

of

Kobe

Kowloon

Kuala Lumpur

London

Lyona

Penang

Rangoon

Saigon

Ben Franciaw

Shanghai

Singapore Sourabaya

Sungei Patama Bwatow

Tientsin

Current Accounts opened in Local Cur

The Bank's Head Office in London under-rency and Fixed Deposits received for on takes Executor and Trustee business, and year or shorter periods in Local and other British Income Tax currencies on terms which will be quoted on claims recovery overpaid, on terms which may be ascertain application. ed at any of the Agencies and Branches.

RA. CAMIDGE,

Manager.

ALSO up to date SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES in various sizes 10 LET.

Hong Kong. 25th February, 1930

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK

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

FOR THE HONG KONG AND BHANGRAJ BANKING CORPORATION.

V. M. GRAYBURN.

Chief Manager

Hong Kong, 1st March, 1937.

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.

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Authorised Capital Paid-up Capital

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Reserve and Undivided Profits 3,883,933.00

HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG. 10, Des Voeur Road, Central, BOARD OF DIRECTORS:--

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ARTICLES

Notes on Chinese Abroad in the Late Ming and Early from Contemporary Manchu Periods Compiled

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POEMS

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CHRONICLE

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