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THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 23, 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.3. Notice To Contributors.

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PERSONAL

INTRODUCTIONS for Pen Friendship, Journalism, Exchange of Stamps, Magazines. Other hobbies arranged. Friend countries. Members 8,194 (both). Globe Introduction Lea- gue, Nizamshahi Road, Hyderabad, Deccan, India.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

THE SECOND EXTRA RACE MEETING will be held (weather permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on SATURDAY, 23rd and MONDAY, 25th March, 1940, commencing at 12.30 p.m. on both days.

The First Bell will be rung at 12 Noon and the Tiffin Interval will be after the second race (1 p.m.) on both days.

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-Members to the Members' Enclosure and Club Rooms at $5.00 per day for Gentle- men and $3.00 per day for Ladies (both including tax) are obtainable through the SECRETARY upon the personal or written application of a Member, such Member to be respon- sible for all visitors introduced by him, and for Payment of all Chits, etc.

The Secretary's Office, 1st Floor, Exchange Building, (Tel, 27794) will close at 10.45 a.m. on both days..

Tiffins are obtainable at the Club House provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel. 21920).

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE

The price of Admission to the Public Enclosure is $1.00 per day in- cluding Tax, for all Persons, includ- ing Ladies, and is payable at the Gate. Soldiers and sailors in Uni- form are admitted Half Price.

By Order,

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary. Hong Kong, 18th March, 1940,

THE NEW FRENOH REMEDY.

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YOUR LUCK.

On family, profession, love, health, Income, expenses, unexpected fortunes

COMPANY MEETINGS THE CHARTERED BANK | HONG KONG & SHANGHAI

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 Balance the Directors' Report and 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. COCK. Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 27th February, 1940.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the FIFTY - FIFTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Company (since registration) will be held at the Hong Kong Hotel, Hong Kong, on FRIDAY, the 29th MARCH, 1940, at 11.30 a.m. for the purpose of re- ceiving the Report of the General Managers together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31ST OCTOBER, 1939.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from THURSDAY, the 21ST MARCH, 1940, to FRIDAY, the 29TH MARCH, 1940, both days inclusive.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, General Managers. Hong Kong, 14th March, 1040.

THE HONGKONG & KOWLOON WHARF & GODOWN CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THE FIFTY-THIRD ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING OF SHARE- HOLDERS will be held at the Office of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd. on TUESDAY, 2nd APRIL, 1940, at NOON, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1939.

OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA

Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853.

Paid-up Capital

Reserve Fund

£3,000,000. ..£3,000,000.

Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3,000,000.

· HEAD OFFICE:, LONDON: 88, Bishopsgate, E. C. 2. Sub-Agonales in London: 117/122,*Leadenhall, Street, E., C. 3.

West End Branch: 14/18, Cockapur Street, S. W. 1. Manchester Branch: 52, Mosley. Street, Manchester, 2.

AGENCIES AND BRANCHES:

Hankow

Fairlie Place Canton Cawnpore Cobu Colombo Delhi

BANKING CORPORATION

Authorised Capital

Issued and Fully Paid-up Reserve Funda :----

Sterling

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

.£ 6,500,000

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

·HEAD OFFICE:-HONG KONG.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS: H. V. Wilkinson, Esq.. Chairman.

Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson, Deputy Chairman,

J. K. Bousfeld, Esq., A. H. Compton, Erg,, Hon. Mr. 8. H. Dodwell, G. Miskin, Esq.,

K. 8. Marrison, Zeg.. T: E. Pearce, Exq..

O. C. Roberle, Esq.. Hon. Mr. A. L. Shlolda,

Sir Vandeleur M, Grayburn, Chief Manager.

Penang Rangoon

Saigon

Alor Star

Amritsar

Harbin

Bangkok

Hongkong

Penang Rangoon Saigon

Batavia

Dollo

Beremban

|

Bombay

Ipoh

Shanghai

Calcutta Agenciest Karachi '

Singapore

Clive Street

Klang

Sitiawan

...BRANCHES-

Kobe

Sourabaya

Amoy

Kuala Lumpur Taiping

Kuching

Tientsin

Bangkok Batavia

Iloilo Ipoh

Johore

Madras

Tongkah

Koba

Manila

M

Medan

Halphong Hamburg

(Bhuket) Bombay Tsingtao ́Calcutta New York Yokohama

Canton Pelping (Peking)

Kuala Lumpur

London

Chefoo

Lyong

Colombo Dairen Foochow

Malacca

Manlin

ientsin”

Haiphong

Muar (Johore): Tokyo Mukden

Hankow Harbin

Tsingtao Yokohama

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted,

CURRENT ACCOUNT'S 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 Once 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 MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD.

HEAD OFFICE:

15, Gracechurch Street, London, E.C.8. Authorised Capital

Subscribed Capital Paid-up Capital

Reserve Fund & Rest

BANKERS:

.£3,000,000

1,800,000

1,050,000

1,252,770

The Bank of England & Midland Bank, Ltd.

BRANCHES:

Bangkok Ipoh

Jaffna

Kuantan

Kandy

Karachi

- Bombay Calcutta Colombo Delhi Galle

Kota Bharu Hong Kong Kuala Lipis Howrah

-

Kuala Trengganu

Madras

New York

Penang

Shanghat Simla

Rangoon

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

D. BENSON,

Manager.

Kowloon

New York Peiping

..

San Francisco

Shanghal

Singapore

Sourabaya

Sungai Petani

Swatow

Current Accounts opened in Local Cu rency and Fixed Deposits received dor que year or shorter perioda in Local and other currencies on terms which will be quoted on' application.

ALSO up to date SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES in various sires. TO LET.

Hong Kong, 28th 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 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 5,598,000.00

Reserve and Undivided Profits 2,883,932.06

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 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. LA Tse Fong, Esq.. Manager.

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BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:-

Amoy

+

Bombay Calcutta

Haiphong

The Transfer Books of the Company THE WING ON BANK, LTD. Batavia will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, the 23rd MARCH, 1940, to TUESDAY, the 2nd APRIL, 1940, both days in- clusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

C. M. MANNERS, Secretary & Manager. Hong Kong, 11th March, 1940.

THE HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE CO., LIMITED

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,

The Seventy-first. Ordinary Gen- eral Meeting of. Shareholders will be held at the Offices of the undersign- ed on THURSDAY, the 4th April, 1940, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers, together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ended the 31st December, 1089,

&misfortunes, journeys, lucky days, colour, num- ber, luck in lottery, race, etc., and other important events, by monthly de The Share Register and Transfer talls for one year $4, Books will be closed from the 21st. Weekly $14. Correct an-March to the 4th April, 1940, both swers for five questions about futurity $2. Payable in advance. Your coun- try currency or B. P.O.s accepted State birth details or sex, age, profes“ sion and writing time.

V. K. SATAGOPAOHARIAR, Hanuman Jothisha Ashramam, TIRUTTANI, (S, India).

days Inclusive.

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD

General Managers,

The Hongkong Fire Insurance

Co, Ltd. Hong Kong, 14th March, 1940.

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.

PINLIP GOCKCHIN,

Chief Manager.

PUBLIC AUCTION

The Undersigned have received in- structions to sell by Public Auction

on

FRIDAY, the 29th. MARCH, 1940 commencing at 2.30 p.m.”

at their Sales Room, No. 95, Hankow Road, Kowloon.

A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE

CURIOS

comprising:-

Old Porcelain & Pottery, Han Bronze & Jade Ware, Carved Ivory & Jade Ornaments," Ivory & Jade In- Iaid Cabinets & Screens, Silk'Em- broideries,...Embroidered Pictures, Scrolls, Lacquered Ware, etc., etc.

On View from Thursday, the 28th. March, 1940.

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT. BROS.,

Auctioneers.

1040)

Hong Kong, ~23rd

Hankow

Honolulu

Kobe!

Kowloon London

Maniin Melbourne

Nagasaki

New York

Pavia Pelping Penang

Rangoon

Saigon

· San Francisco

*Beattle

Samarang

- Shanghai

Singapore Sourabaya Swatow Sydney

Tientsin Vancouver

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

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

year

Safe Deposit Boxes To Let.

KAN TONG PO,

Chief Manager,

FLOWER BULBS

of GLADIOLI

direct from

Holland.

Obtainable at:

GRACA & CO.

Dealers of Garden Seeds, Postage Stamps, Picture Books,

No. 10, Wyndham Ron Kand