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THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 10, 1940

The China Mail

Ninety-Fifth Year of Publication. 3A Wyndham Street, Hong Kong. Telephones 20022 & 20011, London Office:

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

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NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE FORTY-SECOND ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING OF THIS COM- PANY will be held at the Office of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., on FRIDAY, the 18th February, 1940, at 11.30 a.m. for the purpose of re- ceiving the Report of the Director to- gether with a Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1939.

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By order of the Board of Directors,

C. M. MANNERS,

Secretary & Manager. Hong Kong, 25th Jan., 1940.

We Specialise

In the

MACHINELESS PERMANENT

(Absolutely no heat) AHANA BEAUTY PARLOR Alexandra Bldg., Room 5, 2nd Fl. Telephone 26824.

"Hail to Thy returning Festival

Old Bishop Valentine! Great is Thy Name"..

REMEMBER ..

ST. VALENTINE'S DAY Grand Cabaret Supper Dance

February 14th at:- THE PENINSULA HOTEL-

8.30 to 2 A.M. in aid of

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA

Incorporated bý Royal Charter, 1853,

.£3,000,000, Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund

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

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON: 38, Bishopsgate, E. C. 2. Sub-Agencies in London: 117/122, Leadenhall Street, E. C. 2. West End Branch: 14/16, Cockspur Street, B. W. 1. Manchester Branch:

52, Mosley Street, Manchester, 2.

AGENCIES AND BRANCHES:

Hankow Harbin

Alor Star

The British War Organisation Amritsar

Fund

&

The Chinese Soldiers' Relief Fund

Many Novel Features in Cabaret Entertainment Tickets, including Supper, $6 Obtainable at the H.K. &

Peninsula Hotels

Late Ferry 2.30 A.M.

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FOR SALE

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TUITION GIVEN

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

NOW ON SALE AT ALL BOOKSELLERS

The 1939 Edition of the

CHINA YEAR BOOK

Edited by H. G. W., Woodhead, C.B.E.

The new edition will add another volume to the China Year Book series (dating from 1912), which constitutes the only complete contemporary history of China. It provides all material necessary for form- on the Far Eastern situation ing correct judgments and embodies all important documents and statistics of the year.

Among the 25 subjects dealt with by Foreign and Chinese experts are the following

M

Sino-Japanese Hostilities (Documented)

Who's Who in China

Japan's Programme of Economic Development in China Communications during the Hostilities

Shanghai and Other Foreign Concessions

The Refugee Problem in China

Foreign Trade in China during 1930

Finance and Currency. (including war measures)

The Kuomintang and the Government

Royal octavo, 688 pages, cloth bound, Shanghai $25 net Postage: in China '80 cents, abroad $1.40

Obtainable at alt booksellers or from the publishers: THE NORTH-CHINA DAILY NEWS & HERALD LTD. P.O. Box 707, Shanghat;

Bangkok

Batavia

Bombay

Hongkong

Ilollo

Ipoh

Calcutta Agencies: Karach!

Clive Street

HONG KONG & SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION

Authorised Capital

Issued and Fully Paid-up

Reserve Funds :----

Sterling .....

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

-E #,500-DOO

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.

H. V. Wilkinson, Esq..

Deputy Chairman,

G. Miskia, Enque

K. B. Morrison, Kəş

Hon. Mr. T. E. Poures,

D. F. Landsle, Esq., C. C. Roberts, Esq..

Sir Vandeleur M. Grayburn,

Chief Manager.

BRANCHES:-

J. K. Bousfeld, Beq.,

Penang Rangoon Saigon

A. II. Compton, Esq...

Hon. Mr. 8. H. Dodwall,

Seremban

Shanghai

Singapore

Klang

Bitiawan

Fairlie Place

Kobe

Sourabaya

Amoy

Kuala Lumpur Taiping

Kuching

Tientsin

Madras

Tongkah

Manila

(Bhuket)

Medan

Haiphong Hamburg

New York

Tsingtao Yokohama

Peiping (Peking)

and General

opened and

Bangkok Batavia Bombay Calcutta Canton Chefoo Colombo Dairen Foochow

Iloilo Ipoh

Johore

Haiphong

Canton Cawnpore Cebu Colombo Delhi

EXCHANGE FOREIGN Banking Business transacted.

ACCOUNTS CURRENT FIXED DEPOSITS received for One Year or shorter parinds 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 Ofce in London under- takes Executor and Trustee business, and claims recovery of British Income Tax overpaid, on terms which may be ascertain- ed at any of the Angencies and Branches.

R. A. CAMIDGE,

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 descrip- 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.

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD.

HEAD OFFICE:

15, Gracechurch Street, London, E.C.B. Authorised Capital

£3,000,000 1,800,000 1,050,000 1,232,770

Subscribed Capital

Paid-up Capital.

Reserve Fund & Rest..

BANKERS:

The Bank of England & Midland Bank, Ltd.

BRANCHES:

Bangkok Ipoh

Bombay

Jaffna

Calcutta

Kuantan

Colombo

Delhi

Galle

Kandy

Karacht

Kota Bharu

Hong Kong Kuala Lipia-

Hamburg Hankow

Harbin

Kobe Kowloon

Kuala Lumpur London

Lyons

Malacca

Manlia

Muar (Johore)

Mukden

New York Peiping

Penang Rangoon Saigon

San Francisco Shanghai

Singapore Sourabaya

Sungei Patani Swałow

Tientsin

Tokyo

Tsingtao Yokohama

Current Accounts opened in Local Cur- rency and Fixed Deposits 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 Februáry, 1839.

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 BANKING CORPORATION.

V. M. GRAYBURN,

Chief Manager,

Hong Kong, 1st March, 1937.

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.

Authorised Capital' Paid-up Capital

.$10,000,000,00 6,396,800.00

Reserve and Undivided Profits 1,883,932.00

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

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:-- Hon. Sir Shou-son Chow, Chairman; Li Koon Chun, Esq., P. K. Kýok. Esq., Wong Yun Tong, Esq., Chan Ching Shek, Esq., Li Lan Sang, Esq., Wong Chu' Son, Esq., Kan Ying Po, Esq. and Fung Ping Wah, Esq.

Kan Tong Po, Esq., Chlef Manager. LA Tse Tong, Esq., Manager.

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:-

Manila

Melbourne

Nagasaki

Seattle

Samarang

Shanghai

Singapore

Sourabaya

New York

Swatow

Kuala Trengganu

Amoy

Madras

Batavia

New York

Bombay

Penang

Calcutta

Haiphong

Paris

Hankow

Peiping

Honolulu

Penang

Rangoon

Saigon

Rangoon

Shanghat

Simla

Howrah Kuala Lumpur Singapore

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.8. DOL- LARS on terms that may be ascertained on application.

D. BENSON..

YOU

Manageri

are invited to Inspect our stock of

ASIATIC, FOREIGN

and COLONIAL POSTAGE STAMPS.

in sets, single, packets, bags and in approval·

sheets

GRACA & CO.

DEALERS IN POSTAGE STAMPS, PHILATELIC GOODS, PICTURE

BOOKS AND GARDEN” SEEDS, &c.

10 WYNDHAM STREET,

HONG KONG

Established 1894,

Kobe

Kowloon

London

San Francisco.

Sydney

Tientsin

Vancouver

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

Current Accounts opened in Local Curs rency and Fixed Deposits received for one Local and year or shorter periods in Foreign Currencies on terms which will be quoted on application,

Safe Deposit Boxes To Let.

KAN TONG PO,

Chlef Manager.

HONG KONG HEIGHTS

For the Information of the following list of some of the highest points on the island and

Jaland

Mainland is published.

Victoria Peak

Mt. Parker

Feat.

1823

Bignal Station

1774

1734

Mountain Lodge

'The-Eyrie:"

1725

Peak Tram Station

-Talkoo Sanatorium:

Mt-Davis"4

Bowen Rdad nikarbet

Mainland

Fost

imbahan.

1971