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THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 5, 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. Notice To Contributors.

KALTAK AIRPORT

DANCE

The abové Dance will take place at

the Peninsula Hotel, Rose Room, on THURSDAY, March 21st, and not as

March previously advertised

22nd,

All communications intended for|(Good Friday). publication should be addressed to

the Editor, and be accompanied by Tickets and Bookings already mado the Writer's Name and Address, not are good for THURSDAY, March 21st. necessarily for insertion but 43 a quarantee of good faith.

Subscription Rates:

3 Months

6 Months

One Year

H.K.$ 9.00

H.K.$18.00 H.K.$36.00

Postage Abroad Extra.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

THE

FIRST EXTRA RACE MEETING will be held (weather permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on SATURDAY, 9th March, 1940, com- mencing at 2.00 p.m.

The First Bell will be rung at 1.30

p.m.

MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE

No One without a badge will be admitted to the Members' Enclosure. Such must be worn throughout the duration of each Meeting In such a manner as to be readily identified.

Badges admitting Non-Mem- bers to the Members' Enclosure and Club Rooms at $5.00 for Gentlemen and $3.00 for Ladies (both including tax) are ob- tainable through the SECRETARY upon the personal or written appli- cation of a Member, such Member to be responsible for all visitors in- troduced by him, and for Payment of all Chits, etc.

The Secretary's Office, 1st Floor, Exchange Building, (Tel. 27794) will close at 12 o'clock NOON.

Tiffins are obtainable at the Club House provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel. 21020.).

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE The price of Admission to the Public Enclosure is $1.00 including Tax, for all Persons, including Ladies, and is payable at the Gate. Soldiers and Sailors in Uniform are admitted Half Price.

By Order,

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary. Hong Kong, 4th March, 1940.

PUBLIC AUCTION

The Undersigned have receiv- ed instructions to sell by Public Auction on

TUESDAY, the 12th, March, 1940, commencing at 5.16 p.m. at their Sales Room, No. 2, Connaught Road, Central, (Room No. 205, 2nd. Floor) CHINA STAMPS

(A Valuable Collection being broken up) also

HONG KONG AND BRITISH

COLONIES

HONG KONG HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1859,

.£3,000,000. Paid-up CapitalTM Reserve. Fund, an

.£5,000,000. Reserve. Liability of Proprietors £3,000,000.

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON:

38, Bishopsgate, E. C. 2. Bub-Agencies in London: 117/123, Leadehfiall Street, E. C. 1. West-End- Brancht 14/16, Cockspur, Street, S. W. 1.. Manchester "Branch; ·

52, Mosley Street, Manchester, 2.

AGENCIES AND BRANCHES:

Alon Ster

Amritsar

Bangkok

Batavia

Bombay

Calcutta Agencies: Karachi..

Canton Cawnpore cebu

|HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION

Authorised Capital

‚$50,000,000.

.......£ 6,500,000

Issued "and Fully Paid-up v..........$20,000,000 Reserve Funda :---

Sterling

Hong Kong Currency Reserve $10,000.000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000

*HEAD OFFICET HONG KONG.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:"

H. V. Wilkinson; · Esą....

· Chairman:

Hon; Mr. J. J. Paterson,

Deputy Chairman, ›

J. E. Bousfeld, Esq., K. 8. Morrison, Esq.'~ A. H. Compton, Requ·· T. E. Pearce, Esq... Hon. Mr. 6. H. Dodwell, C. C. Roberts, Est. G. Miskin, Esq., Hon. Mr. A. L. Shields/v

Sir Vandeleur M. Grayburn, Chief Manager.

Hankow Harbin

Hongkong

Iloilo

Penang Rangoon Baigon Seremban

Ipoh

Shanghai

Singapore

Clive Street...

Klang.

Sitiawan

Fairlie Place

Kobe

Sourabaya

BRANCHES

Kuala Lumpur Talping *-

Amoy

Iloilo

Kuching

Tientsin

Bangkok Ipch

Madras

Tongkah

Batavia

Johore

Manila

(Bhuket)

Bombay

Kobe

Delhi Haiphong

Medan

Tsingtao Calcutta

Kowloon

Hamburg

New-York. Yokohama Pelping (Peking)

Canton

Kuala Lumpur

General

and

Chefoo Colombo Dairen Foochow Haiphong

London

Lyons

Malacca

Manila

THE ANNUAL SHOW OF FLOW- ERS AND VEGETABLES will be held at ST. JOHN'S PLACE (opposite the lower Peak Tram Station) on TUES-- | Colombo DAY, the 5th March, from 3 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. and on WEDNESDAY, the 6th March, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

By kind permission of His Excel- lency The Governor, visitors holding entrance tickets to the Flower Show, will have the privilege extended to them, of viewing the gardens at Gov- ernment house, on presentation of their tickets.

Admission:

Servicemen:

1st day 2nd day $1.00 50 Cents

Half-Price.

J. T. BAGRAM,

Hon. Secretary,

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING

CORPORATION

The Final Dividend declared for the Year ending 31st December, 1939, at the rate of Two Pounds Ten Shillings Sterling at exchange 1/2.7/8 is pay- able on and after the 28th February, 1940, at the Offices of the Corporation, where shareholders are requested to apply for Warrants.

By Order of the Board of Directors.

V. M. GRAYBURN,

Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 28th February, 1940)*

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THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED.

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and

Banking Business transacted.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened FIXED DEPOSITS received for One Year or shorter periods in Logal 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 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; ··

FOR SALED

WE HAVE some travellers samples of Ladies' & gentlemen's shoes and clothing for disposal at below pre-war cost. Denis H. Hazell & Co., 1st floor. Marina House.

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

TO LET

TWENTY-FIRST ORDINARY YEAR- NOTICE is hereby given that the LY MEETING of this Company will be held at the Registered Office of the Company No: 10, Des Voeux Road Cen- tral, on SATURDAY, the 16th March, MARBLE. HALL-103 Austin Road, Beautiful rooms, suites 1940, at 3.00 p.m. for the purpose of Kowloon. receiving the. Report of the Directors with veranda; private bathrooms, gar- together with a Statement of Accounts den. Special rate for military and for the year ended 31st December, navy” Apply proprietress, Phone 1939.

The Register of Shares of the Com- pany will be CLOSED from Saturday, 9th March, 1940 to Saturday, 16th March, 1940 (both days inclusive) dur- ing which period no transfer of shares

On View from Monday, the 11th. can be registered. March, 1940.

Terms: Cash on Delivery

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 5th, March, 1940.

FLOWER BULBS

of GLADIOLI

direct from Holland.

Obtainable at:

GRACA & CO.

Dealers of Garden Seeds, Portage Stamps, Picture Books, &c., No. 10, Wyndham Straat,

“ Hồng Kon 'Establishóð" 1890

By Order of the Board of Directors,

KAN TONG-PO,

Chief Manager, Hong Kong, 26th February, 1840.

HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK

CO., LTD.

Notice is hereby given that the Or- dinary Yearly Meeting of Shareholders will be held in the Office of the Com- pany, No. 2 Queen's Building, -Hong Kong, on TUESDAY, 26th March. 1940, at noon for the consideration of the Directors' Report and Balance Sheet for the year ending 31st Decem- ber, 1939.

The Share Register and Transfer Books will close from the 15th to 26th March. 1940, both days inclusive. * By "Order of the Board of Directors,

E.ACOCK, Chief Manageŋā. Hong Kong, 27th February, 1940,

50293,

TUITION GIVEN

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

Icon.

MISCELLANEOUS

Hamburg Hankow Harbin

Perang Rangoon

Saigon

San Francisco

Shanghai

Singapore S Sourabaya

Sungei Patani-

Swatow

Tientsin

Muar (Johore) Tokyo.

Mukden

New York

Peiping

Tsingtao Yokohama

Current Accounts^`opened · in · Local · · Curv 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, 20th February, 1940.

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK

The Business of the above Bank is con- ducted by the HONG KONG AND SHANG HAI BANKING: CORPORATION. Rules max, be obtained-on application.

FOR THE HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI: BANKING CORPORATION;PANA

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.

5,508,600.00

Reserve and Undivided Profits 3,883,032.00

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

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:- "Hon, Sir Shou-sön Chow, Chairman:"Li Koon

Chun, Esq., P. K. Kwok, 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., Chief Manager, Li, Tre Fong, Esq., Manager.

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:-

Seattle Samarang

Shanghai Singapore L Sourabaya

Swatow

Amoy

Batavia

Manila Melbourne

Bombay

Nagasaki

Calcutta

Haiphong

New York- Parla

Hankow Honolulu Kobe

Pelping

Penang

Sydney

Rangoon

Tientsin

Kowloon London

Balgon::

Vancouver/-

San Francisco ·

Every description of Banking and change business transacted. Loans granted. an approved securities.

and

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

Safe Deposit Boxes To Let.

KAN TONG PO;

Chief:Managerzi

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For the information of visitors the following list of some of the highest points on the "feland and Majnjand. la: published.-

Island

Victoria Peak

Feat...

1823

Bignal Station.

1774

Mt. Parker

1784

Mountain Lodge

1726

*The Byrig

1726

Peak Tram Station

Talkoo Banatorium.

1000

Mt Dav

077

Bowen Read;