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THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 30, 1940

The China Mail⠀⠀ COMPANY MEETINGS

Ninety-Fifth Year of Publication.

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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.

The Transfer Books of the Company 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, 1939.

The Share Register and Transfer Books will be closed from the 21st March to the 4th April, 1940, both days inclusive.

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD'

General Managers,

The Hongkong Fire Insurance

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

UNION WATERBOAT

CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA

Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853,

Paid-up Capital

..£9,000,000. Reserve Fund....

.£3,000,000. Reserve Liability of Proprietors £9,000,000.

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON:

88, Bishopsgate, E. C, 2... Sub-Agencies in London: 117/122, Leadenhall 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

Bombay

Hankow Harbin

Hongkong

Hollo

Ipoh

Calcutta Agenciesi Karachi

Canton

Ragê

HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION

Authorised Capital Issued and Fully-Pald-up Reserve Funda:--

Sterling ....

-$20,000,000

.£ 5,500,000

Hong Kong Currency Reserve $10,000.000 Reserve ability of Proprietors $20,000.00%

HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.

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

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

J. K. Bousfield, Esq., A. H. Compton, Esq., Hon. Mr. 8. H. Dodwell,

G. Miskin, Esq.,

K. 8: Morrison, Baq-,

T. E. Pearce, Esq.,

C. O. Robarts, Esq., Hon. Mr. A.-L. Phields,

Sir Vandeleur M. Grayburn. Chief Manager.

Fenang Rangoon

Salgon

Seremban

Shanghai

Singapore,

BRANCHES:--

Clive Street

Klang

Bitlawan Amoy

Fairlie Place

Kobe

Sourabaya

Bangkok

Iloilo Ipoh

Kuala Lumpur Taiping

Kuching

Tientsin

Madras

Tongkah

Manila

(Bhuket)

Batavin Bombay Calcutta

Johore

Kobo

Kowloon

Kuala Lumpur

Medan

Tsingtao

Canton

London

Haiphong

Hamburg

New York Yokohama Peiping (Peking)

Chefoo

Lyons

Colombo

Malacca

Manila

Tientsin

Muar (Johore) Tokyo

Mukden !

New York Pelping

Cawnpore Cebu Colombo Delhi

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 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.

P..

BRANCHES:

Bangkok Bombay

Ipoh

Kuala Trengganu

Jatha

Madras

Calcutta

Kuantan

New York

Colombo

Kandy

Penang

Delhi

Karachi

Rangoon

Galle

Kota Bharu

Shanghat

Simla

Hong-Kong Kuala Lipis

Howrah Kuala Lumpur Singapore

HONG KONG BRANCH

Every description of Banking and Ex- change business transacted.

Travellers' Cheques issued..

TRUSTEE AND EXECUTORSHIP UNDERTAKEN.

Dairen

Foochow

Haiphong

Hankow Harbin

Penang Rangoon Salgon

San Francisco

Shanghai

Singapore

Sungai Pata

Swatow

Sourabaya

Tsingtao Yokohama

Current Accounts opened in Local Cur rency and Fixed Deposits received for ove 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, 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 ques

.$10,000,000,00

5,598,600.00

Reserve and Undivided Profits 2,883,032.00

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 Shek, Esq., Ld Lan Sang, Esq., Wang Chu Son, Esq., Kan Ying

CURRENT_ACCOUNTS opened in LocalPo, Esq. and. Fung' Ping Wah, Esq. Currency and FIXED DEPOSITS received in Local Currency, STERLING & U.S. DOL LARS on terms that may be ascertained on application.

D. BENSON,

Kan Tong Po, Esq., Chief Manager.

Li Tse Fong, Esq., Manager.

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:-

Manager

Amoy

The THIRTY-FIFTH ANNUALI GENERAL MEETING of Shareholders will be held at the Offices of Messrs.

Shanghai Bank Building, Dodwell & Co., Ltd., Hong Kong & on MON- DAY, the 22nd April, 1940, at 11 am: for the purpose of receiving the re THE WING ON BANK, LTD. port of the General Managers toget her with a Statement of Accounts for

| the year ended 31st December, · 1939. The Transfer Books of the Com pany will be CLOSED from 6th April to 22nd April, 1940, both days in- clusive.

DODWELL & COMPANY, LIMITED,

General Managers, Hong Kong, 30th March, 1940

PiPPERMINT

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Head Office: Hong Kong.

26, Des Voeux Road, Céntral. Authorised Capital $10,000,000

LONDON BANKERS:- Westminster Bank, Ltd.

Batavia

Bombay

Calcutta

Manila Melbourne

Singapore

Seattle

Samarang

Nagasaki

Shanghai

New York

Haiphong

Paris

Sourabaya

Hankow Honolulu

Pelping

Swatow

Penang

Kobe

Rangoon

Kowloon

Saigon

London

San Franciaco

Sydney

Tientsin

Vancouver

Every description of Banking and E

Foreign Exchange and every descrip-change business transacted. Loans granted tion of banking business transacted. on approved securities.

Current Accounts and Savings Ac- Current Accounts opened in Local Curv counts opened. Fixed Deposits receiv-rency and Fixed Deposits received for one ed at rates which will be quoted on

year or shorter perioda in Local and Foreign Currencies on terms which will be application.

quoted on application.

Safe Deposit Boxes for hire.

PHILIP GOCKCHIN,

Chief Manager.

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Chief Manager.

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