1940-02-15 — Page 19

THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 15, 1940

The China-Mail

Ninety-Fifth Year of Publication.

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BANK HOLIDAYS.

The EXCHANGE BANK will OPEN at 9.30 A.M. and will CLOSE at 12 Noon for the Transaction of Exchange Business on MONDAY and TUES- DAY, the 19th and 20th February. (Race Meeting).

Hong Kong, 14th February, 1940

HONG KONG CRICKET CLUB

TENNIS TOURNAMENT

Entries close

on

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

Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund

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

Aimo.....£3,000,000,

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON:

38, Bishopsgate, E. C. 2. Sub-Agencies in London: 117/122, Leadenball Street, E. C. 2. West End Branch: 14/16, Cockspur Street, S. W. 1. Manchester Branch:

52, Mosley Street, Manchester, 2.

AGENCIES AND BRANCHES:

Alor Star

Amritsar

Bangkok

Batavia

Saturday, 24th

Bombay

Hankow Harbin

Hongkong

Hollo

Ipoh

Calcutta Agenciaa: Karachi

| HONG KONG & SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION

Authorised Capital

Issued and Fully Paid-up Reserve Funds?———

Sterling

$50,000,000 .$20,000,000

.£ 8,500,000

Hong Kong Currency Reserve $10,000.000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $30,000,000

HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG,

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

H. V. Wilkinson, Esq., Deputy Chairman,

J. K. Bourdeld, Esq., A. 11. Compton, Esq. Hon. Mr. 8. H. Dodwell, D. F. Landale, Esq.,

0. Miskin, Eoq... X. B. Morrison, Leg.. Hon. Mr. T. 2. Pravno, C. C. Roberts, Esq.

Sir Vandeleur M. Grayburn, Chief Marger.

BRANCHES 1------

Penang Rangoon Saigon Seremban

Shanghai Bingapore

Clive Street

Klang

Sitiawan

Fairlie Place

Kobe

Sourabaya

Amoy

Kuala Lumpur Taiping

Bangkok

llollo Ipoh

Kuching

Tientsin

Batavia

Madras

Tongkah

Bombay

Johore Kobe

Manila

(Bhuket)

Calcutta

Medan

Tsingtao

Canton

New York

Yokohama

Chefoo

Peiping (Peking)

Colombo Dairen

Malacca

Foochow

Manila

Haiphong

Muar (Johore)

Hamburg

Mukden

New York Peiping

Kowloon

Kuala Lumpur London

Lyons

Penang Rangoon

Saigon

San Francisco

Shanghil

Singapore

Sourabiya

Sungei Patani

Bwatow

Tientsin

Tokyo

Tsingtao Yokohama

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

ANNUAL RACE MEETING, 1940

17th, 19th, 20th, 21st and

24th February.

On SATURDAY, 17th, MONDAY, 19th, TUESDAY, 20th, and WED- NESDAY, 21st February, the first bell will be rung at 11.30 a.m., and the first race will be run at 12.00 NOON. On SATURDAY, 24th Febru- ary, the first bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m. and the first race will be run at 2.00 p.m.

The tiffin Interval will be after the fourth race on the first four days of the Meeting.

MEMBERS' BADGES AND ENCLOSURES

Members are reminded that they and their ladies MUST wear their badges prominently displayed throughout the Meeting.

NO ONE WITHOUT A BADGE WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE.

Badges admitting non-members to the Members' Enclosure and Club Rooms at $10.00 per day including tux-or $40.00 including tax for the Meeting (ladies $5.00 and $20.00 res- pectively) are obtainable through the Secretary upon the written or per- sonal introduction of a member, such member to be responsible for all chits, etc.

to Members'

Badges admitting Enclosure will NOT be on sale at the Race Course.

The Secretary's Office, 1st floor, EXCHANGE BUILDING, (Tel. 27794) WILL CLOSE AT 10.00 a.m. ON THE FIRST FOUR DAYS, and at 12.00 NOON ON THE FIFTH DAY.

A limited number of tiffins will be obtainable each day at the Club House, provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy, (Tel. 21920).

On no pretext will children be permitted in either enclosure during the first four days of the Meeting. No amahs will be allowed on the Fifth Day.

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE The price of admission to the Public Enclosure is $2.00 per day including tax for all persons includ- ing ladies, and is payable at the Gate.

Soldiers and Sailors in uniform are admitted to the Public Enclosure at $1.00 per day including tax.

Bookmakers, Tic Tac men, etc., will not be permitted to operate within the precincts of The Hong Kong Jockey Club during the Race Meeting.

Tiffins will be obtainable in the Restaurant in the Public Enclosure."

SERVANTS' PASSES":

Passes for Servants will be issued to Private Box holders, ONLY on application to the Gamefary, lkt floor, Exchange Building.”

Any persons found loitering with Servants' passes in their possession will forfeit the same and will be Jemoved from the Enclosure.

By Order,

C. B.

Hong Kong, 11th February, 19

February. Forms are obtainable from all Clubs affiliated to the H.K.L.T.A.

WANTED

|WANTED—Kowloon side, near Ferry. Nine/ten rooms with kitchen and ser- vant quarter modern sanitation. Gar- den and garage

preferable, unfurn- ished, immediate possession, rent or salc. Write P. O. Box No. 1862 Kowloon.

PUBLIC AUCTIONS

The Undersigned have received in- structions to sell by Public Auction on THURSDAY, the 15th February, 1940

commencing at 11.00 a.m.

at their Sales Room, No. 2, Connaught Road, Central. (Room No. 205, 2nd. Floor)

8 Bales Wood Pulp.

56 "Demon" Stoves (new).

5 Kegs Red Lead.

3 Teakwood Ship Wash Stands.

3 Cases Sleeve Holders.

35 Boxes Sleeve Links.

4 Boxes Tie Pins.

also

Ladies Rubber Swimming Costumes, Shoes, Caps, Raincoats, Bathing Toys, etc., etc.

and

A Quantity of Furniture, New Books and Sundries.--

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers.

Hong Kong, 13th February, 1940.

The Undersigned have received In- structions to sell by Public Auction on FRIDAY, the 16th February, 1940

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

A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE.

comprising

Divans,

Bedsteads,

Wardrobes, Chests of Drawers, Dressing Tables, Hatstands, Chesterfield Suites, Dining Tables, Sideboards, Chairs, Desks, Bookcases, Cabinets, Teapoys, Ward- robe Trunks, Pictures, Rattan Furni- ture, etc., etc.

Carpets, Rugs, E. P., Brass, Alum Inlum, Glass and Porcelain Ware, Cutlery, Ornaments, Curios, Gramo- phones & Records, Electric Lamps &. Heaters, Filters, Tea Sets, Dinner Crockery, Cooking Utensils, etc., etc.

also

A FEW PIECES OF BLACKWOOD FURNITURE and

1 "Agfa" Cine Projector (8 mm.),

1 "Kodak" Cine Projector (16′mm.).

1 "Kelvinator" Refrigerator:"-

1 "Watson” Whole Plate Camera. 1 "Columbia” Radio Gram.

1 Grand Piano,

also - -

1 “Robinson” Upright Piano.

4 "Underwood" Typewriters:

On View from Thursday, the 15th. February, 1940.

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

AMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers, Hong Kong, 13th February, "1940.

"We Specialisa

MACHINELESS PERMANENT:

PARLOR

Canton Cawnpore

Cebu Colombo Delhi

Haiphong Hamburg

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General 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. 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- takes Executor and Trustee business, and overpaid, on terms which may be ascertain- claims recovery of British Income Tax

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,

Chlef Manager.

THE "STAR" FERRY COMPANY, LIMITED

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.

The Register of Shares of the Com- pany will be `CLOSED from Friday, 16th February, 1940, both days inclu- the 9th February, 1940, to Friday, the

sive.

By order of the Board of Directors,

C. M. MANNERS,

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

PIPPERMINT

GET

always

delicious with

crushed ice

iced water

GET FRIALS"

Hankow Harbin

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 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 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 5,590,000.00

Reserve and Undivided Profits 2,883,832.00

́HEAD OFFICE1-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 Shek, Esq., Ll Lan Sang, Esq., Wong. Chu Son, Esq., Kan Ying ......... Po, Esq. and Fung Ping Wah, Esq.

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

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:—

Amoy Batavia Bombay

Calcutta

Haiphong Hankow *Honolulu

Kobe

Kowloon London

Manila Melbourne

Nagasaki

New York

Paris

Pelping

Penang

Rangoon

Balgon

San Francisco ··

Seattle Samarang Shanghai Singapore Sourabaya Swatow

Bydney

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

Safe Deposit Boxes To Let.

KAN.TONG PO,

YOU

Chief Manage.

are invited to Inspect our stook of

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

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