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THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 6, 1940

The China Mail

Ninety-Fifth Year of Publication, JA Wyndham Street, Hong Kong. Telephones 20022 & 20011.

London Office:

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BANK HOLIDAYS.

In accordance with Gov- ernment Ordinance, The EXCHANGE BANKS will be Closed for the Transaction of Public Business on Thursday and Friday, the 8th and 9th February, 1940. (China New Year Holidays.)

Hong Kong, 5th Feb., 1940.

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853,'

£3,000,000, Paid-up Capital

£3,000,000. Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3,000,000.

Reserve Fund

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON: 18, Bishopsgate, E. C. 2. Sub-Agencies in London: 117/122, Leadenhall Street, E. C. 1. West End Branch: 14/16, Cockspur Street, S. W. 1. Manchester Branch: 33, Mosley Street, Manchester, 2.

AGENCIES AND BRANCHES:

Hankow Harbin

Alor Star

Amritsar

Bangkok

Batavia

Bombay

Hongkong

Iloilo

Ipoh

Calcutta Agenoles: Karachi

Canton

Cawnpore

Cebu

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HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION

Authorised Capital

Issued and Fully Paid-up Reserve Funds :--

Sterling

-$50,000,000 .$30,000.000

.E 6,500,000

Hong Kong Currency Reserve $15,000,000 Reserva Llability of Proprietors $20,000,000

HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.

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

H. V. Wikinson, Esq.,

· Deputy Chairman,

J. K. Dourfield, Esq., A. H. Compton, Faq.. Hon. Mr. B. H. Dodwall,

6. Miskin, Eoq..

K. B. Morrison. Esq..

Hon. Mr. T. E. Pearse,

D. V. Landals, Esq.. C. C. Roberts, Esa..

Sir Vandeleur M. Grayburn, Chief Manager.

BRANCHES:-

Iloilo, Ipoh Johore

Penang Rangoon Saigon

Penang Rangoon Saigon

Seremban

Shanghai

Singapore

Clive Street

Klang

Sitiawan

Fairlie Place

Kobe

Sourabaya

Amoy

Kuala Lumpur Taiping

Bangkok

Kuching

Tientsin

Batavia

Madras

Tongkah

Bombay

Manila

(Bhuket)

Calcutta

Medan

Tsingtao

Canton

New York

Yokohama

Chefoo

London

Peiping (Peking)

Colombo

Lyons

Malacca

Foochow

Manila

Haiphong

Muar (Johore) Tokyo

Hamburg

Mukden

Hankow Harbin

New York Peiping

Kobe

Kowloon

Kuala Lumpur

San Francisco

Shanghai

Singapore

Sourabaya

HONGKONG HORTICULTURAL

SOCIETY

THE ANNUAL SHOW OF FLOWERS AND VEGE- TABLES will be held at ST. JOHN'S PLACE (opposite the lower Peak Tram Sta- tion) on TUESDAY, the 5th March, 1940, from 3 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. and Wednesday, the 6th March, 1940, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

ENTRIES WILL DEFIN- ITELY CLOSE at the Hon. Secretary's office, Stock Ex- change Building, Ice House Street,

at NOON ON THURSDAY, the 22nd Fe-

bruary, 1940, but intending exhibitors are requested to send in their entries as ear- ly as possible.

MEMBERS who have not yet paid their subscriptions and ALL THOSE who wish to join the Society are re- quested to send $5.00 to the undersigned.

J. T. BAGRAM,

Hon. Secretary. Hong Kong, Feb. 2, 1940.

THE "STAR" FERRY COMPANY, LIMITED

Notice To Shareholders

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE FORTY-SECOND ORDINARY YEARLY MEET- ING OF THIS COMPANY will be held at the Office of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., on FRIDAY, the 16th February, 1940, at 11.30 a.m. for the purpose of receiv- the ing the Report of Directors together with Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st Decem- ber, 1939.

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The Register of Shares of the Company will be CLOSED from Friday, the 9th February, 1940, to Friday, the 16th February, 1940, both days inclusive.

By order of the Board of Directors,

C. M. MANNERS, Secretary & Manager. Hong Kong, 25th Jan., 1940.

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PUBLIC AUCTION

PARTICULARS AND CON- DITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on MONDAY, the 12th day of February, 1940, at 3 p.m., at

the

Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Gover- nor of one Lot of Crown Land at Chuk Un, in the Colony of Hong Kong for a term of 75 years, commencing from 1st July, 1898, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further term of 24 years less the last three days thereof.

Intending bidders are ad- vised that immediately after the disposal of the lot the Purchaser (if not the appli- cant) will be required to de- posit with an authorised offi- cer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum will be refunded on pay- ment of the Purchase price.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT

Boundary

Registry No.

Locality

No. of Sale

New Kowloon Inland Lot

No. 2763.

Chuk Un.

Measurements

N.

ft.

5. E. W.

ft. ft. ft.

As per

sale plan

YOU

Contents in

About 30,000

Square feet

Annual Rental

are invited to inspect our stock of

ASIATIC, FOREIGN

and COLONIAL POSTAGE STAMPS. in sets, single, packets, bags and in approval sheets

GRACA & CO.

$206

Upset Price

$3,000

DEALERS IN POSTAGE STAMPS, PHILATELIC GOODS, PICTURE

· BOOKS AND · GARDEN SEEDS, &c.

10 WYNDHAM STREET,

HONG KONG <\Establ{ahad-- 1896.

Colombo Delti

Haiphong Hamburg

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General

Banking Business transacted. FIXED DEPOSITS received for One Year or shorter periods in Local or Other Currencles

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and

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. takes Executor and Trustee business, and overpaid, on terms which may be ascertain- ed at any of the Angencies and Branches.

The Bank's Head Office in London under-

claims recovery of British Income Tax

R. A. CAMIDGE.

Manager.

THE WING ON BANK, LTD.

Head Office: Hong Kong. 28. Des Voeux Road, Central. Authorised Capital $10,000,000

LONDON BANKERS:- Westminster Bank, Ltd.

Dairen

Sungei Patani

Bwatow

Tientsin

Tsingtao

Yokohama

Current Accounts opened in Local Cur- rency and Fixed Deposita received for one year or shorter periods in Local and other currencies on terms which will be quoted on application.

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 be obtained on application.

FOR THE HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI

V. M. GRAYBURN,

Chief Manager.

Foreign Exchange and every descrip- BANKING CORPORATION. tion 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.

MAGAZINES FOR HIRE

DELIVER YOUR ADDRESS 10 copies up- to-date magazines, Esquire, Vogue, Coe- mopolitan, Life, Look, etc., or Novel, Non. fiction, Political Books, ($1.80). Reader's Library, King's Buliding, 3rd Noor.

FOR SALE

B.8.A.-Motorcycle, 1837, 250 OH.V., four speed foot change just re-bored and new pistons fitted, completely overhauled. 95 m.p.g. 55 m.p.h., $450. Apply Telephone 23711.

HONG KONG DOLLAR DIRECTORY 1940 EDITION. On sale at all Bookstalls and at the Offices of the Publishers, 3A, Wyndham Street.

TUITION GIVEN

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Hong Kong, 1st March, 1937.

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.

Authorised Capital

.$10,000,000.00 Paid-up Capital

5,588,800.00 Reserve and-Undivided Profits 3,883,933.00 -

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

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:-

Hon. Sir Shou-son Chow, Chairman: Li Koon Chun, Esq., P. K. Kwok, Esq., Wong Yun Tong, Esq., Chan Ching Bhek, Esq., Li Lan Sang, Esq.. Wong Chu Son, Esq., Kan Ying Po, Esq. and Fung Ping Wah, Esq.

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

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:-

Manila Melbourne

Amoy Batavia Bombay

Seattle Samaran

Nagasaki

Shanghal

Calcutta Haiphong

New York

Singapore

Paris

Sourabaya

Hankow Honolulu Kobe Kowloon London

Pelping

Swatow

Penang

Rangoon

Saigon

San Francisco

Sydney

- Tientsin

Vancouver

Every description of Banking and Ex- change business transacted. · Loans granted on approved securities.

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

and shorter periods in Local Foreign Currencies on terms which will be quoted on application.

Safe Deposit Boxes To Let.

KAN TONG PO.

Chlef Managet.

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

Victoria Peak

Signal Station

Mt. Parker

Feet.

1823

1774

1784

Mountain Lodge

1728

The Eyrie

1725

Park Tram Station

1805

Talkoo Sanatorium,

1000

2 ML.Davla

877

Bowen Road (Mitarbe

297

Mainland

Fest.

-Talmoskan

3124

Kowloon Peak

1971