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THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 17, 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, ' All communications intended for publication should be addressed to the Editor, and be accompanied by the Writer's Name and Address, not necessarily for insertion but as a guarantee of good faith.

Subscription Rates:

8 Months

6 Montha

One Year

H.K.$ 9.00 H.K.$18.00

H.K.$86.00

Postage Abroad Extra.

THE INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED

NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING

The Fifty-ninth Ordinary General Meeting of the Company will be held at the Offices of the General Managers, & Co., Messrs. Jardine, Matheson Ltd., Pedder Street, Hong Kong, on THURSDAY, 30th May, 1940, at noon, for the purpose of receiving the Re- the port of the Directors, passing Accounts, and electing Directors and Auditors.

Com- The Transfer Books of the pany will be closed from the 23rd May to 13th June inclusive.

By order of the Board. JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.

General Managers.

Hong Kong, 16th April, 1940.

THE HONG KONG, - CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

THE HONG KONG

JOCKEY CLUB

THE FOURTH EXTRA RACE MEETING will be held (weather permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on SATURDAY, 20th April, 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

for $5.00 Gentlemen and $3.00 for Ladies

tax)

ob- (both including 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.

are

The Secretary's Office, 1st Floor, Exchange Building, (Tel. 27794) will close at 11.45 am.

Tiffins are obtainable at the Club House provided they are ordered. in

No. 1 from

Boy advance

the (Tel. 21920.).

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 Sallors in Uniform are admitted Half Price.

By Order,

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary. Hong Kong, 15th April, 1940.

PUBLIC AUCTIONS

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

on

WEDNESDAY, 17th. APRIL, 1940 Commencing at 5.15 p.m.

at their Sales Room, No 2 Connaught Road, Central.

NOTICE is hereby given that the ONE HUNDRED and TWENTIETH

MEETING ORDINARY

of Share- holders in the Company, will be held at the Office of the Company, On

Victoria, Queen's Building,

Hong Kong, on THURSDAY, 25th April, 1940, at Noon, for the purpose of re- ceiving a Report of the Directors, together with a Statement of Accounts, and re-electing Directors and Auditors.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 19th April to 25th April, 1940, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors.

H. DA LUZ,

Secretary. Hong Kong, 11th April, 1940.

FOR SALE

FOR SALE-Two recently completed desirable modern residences in good locality Kowloon, Two large and two small bedrooms, large lounge and din ing room, garage etc. Apply to Lowe, Bingham & Matthews, Mercantile Bank Building.

(Room No. 205, 2nd. Floor)

A Valuable Collection of Postage Stampa Including A fow Lote

of Rare Old China. View from Tuesday, the 16th.

April, 1940.

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers.

Hong Kong, 10th April, 1940.

The Undersigned have received in- structions to sell by Public Auction on FRIDAY, the 19th APRIL, 1940 commencing at 2.80 p.m.

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA

Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853,

Paid-up Capital. Reserve Fund .......... Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3.000.000.

£3,000,000. 1.£3,000,000.-

HEAD OFFICE:' LONDON:

88, Bishopegate, E. C. 2. Bub-Agencias In London: 117/123, 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:

Hankow Harbin

Calcutta Aganolès: Karachi

HONG KONG & SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION

Issued and Fully Palup

Authorised Capital

Reserve Funds:—

Sterling....

PLA$50,000,000 V/230,000,000

25% 1,500,000

$10,000.000

Hong Kong Currency Hear Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20.000 909

HEAD OFFICE:' HONG KONG,

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

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

J. K. Bourfield, Esq., A. H. Compton, Fag.. Hon. Mr. 6. H. Dodwell, G. Mlakin, Esq.,

K. B. Morrison, Kang.... T. E. Pearos, Eleg.

C. O. Roberts, Esq., Hon. Mr. A. L. Fluido

Sir Vandeleur M. Grayburn. Chief Manager.

BRANCHES:-----

Alor Star

Amritsar

Bangkok

Hongkong

Penang Rangoon Saigon

Batavia

Iloilo

Seremban

Bombay

Ipoh

Shanghal

Singapore

Clive Street

Klang

Fairlie Place

Kobo

Bitiawan Bourabaya

Amoy

Bangkok

Hollo Ipoh Johore

Kuala Lumpur Taiping

Kuching

Tientsin

Betavis Bombay

Robe

Madras

Tongkah

Calcutta

Manila

(Bhuket)

Canton

Medan

Tsingtao

Chefoo

New York

Yokohama

Colombo

Pelping (Peking)

Dairen

Foochow

General

Canton Cawnpore Ceb

Colombe

Delhi

Haiphong Hamburg

Kowloon

Kuala Lumpur

London

Lyons

Manila

Panang Rangoon Saigon

San Francisco

Shanghai

Singapore

Bourabaya

Sungei Patan

Swatow

Malacca

Tientsin

Muar (Johore)

Tokyo

Tsingtao

Yokohama

Haiphong- Mukden Hankow Harbin and

EXCHANGE and FOREIGN Banking Business transacted.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened FIXED DEPOSITS received for One Year of 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 terma which may be ascertain- ed at any of the Angencies and Branches.

R. A. CAMIDGE,

Manager.

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD.

HEAD OFFICE:

New York Peiping

Current Accounts opened in Local Cur- rency and Fixed Deposits received for: T year or shorter periods in Local and other currencies on terms which will be quoted on application.

ALSO up to date SAFE DEPOSIT BOSCHEN 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, Bules may be obtained on application,

FOR THE HONG KONG AND BHANGHAJ BANKING CORPORATION. 1,800,000

V. M. GRAYBURN, 1,050,000

Chief Manager.

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

Subscribed Capital Paid-up Capital

Reserve Fund & Rest

BANKERS:

.£3,000,000

1,252,770

The Bank of England & Midland Bank, Ltd.

BRANCHESI

Bangkok

Ipoh

Bombay

Jauna

Calcutta

Colorbo

Kandy

Deltil

Galle

Kuantan

Kuala Trengganu

Madras

New York

Perang

Kota Bharu

Karachi

Hong Kong Kuala Lipis Howrah

Rangoon

Shanghai

Simla

Kuala Lumpur Singapore

HONG KONG BRANCH Every description of Banking and Ex- change business transacted.

Travellers' Crieques 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,

Hong Kong, 1st March, 1997.

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.

Authorised Capital

Paid-up Capital

$10,000,000.00 5,508,000.00

Reserve and Undivided Profits 2.883,932,00

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

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:-

Hon. Slr Bbou-son Chow, Chairman; Li: Koop Chun, Esq., P.. K. Kwok, Esq., Wong Yun Tong, Esq., Chan Ching Shelt, Esq., Li Lan Sang, Esq., Wong Chu Bon, Esq., Kan Ying Po, Esq. and Fung Ping Wah, Esq.

Kan Tong Po, Esq., Chlef Manager. Li Tse Fong, Esq., Manager.

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:-

Manager.

Amoy

Batavia

Bombay

Calcutta

at their Sales Room, No. 35, Hankow | THE WING ON BANK, LTD.

Road, Kowloon.

A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

་

comprising: Chesterfield Suites, Sideboards, Dining Tables, Chairs, Bedsteads, Cots, Ward- robes, Chests of Drawers, Dressing Tables, Tea Poys, Desks, Cabinets, Bookcases, Ice Chests, Wardrobe Trunks, Perambulators, etc., etc.

HONG KONG DOLLAR DIRECTORY Carpets, Cutlery, Silver, Bronze, Brass, Aluminium, Cloisonne, E.P., Cut Glass, 1940 EDITION. On sale at all

Porcelain and Glass Ware, Electric Bookstalls and at the Offices of the

Table Lamps, Fans and Clocks, Gramo- Publishers, SA, Wyndham Street.

phones and Records, Curios, Orna- ments, Pictures, Cooking Utensils, etc., etc. also

PIANO

WANTED

WANTED a second-hand plano. What price? Write to Miss Shaw, 42 Pak A Quantity of Blackwood and Fooohow Tai Street, Kowloon.

TO LET

TO LET-front room with verandah, modernly furnished, cool and airy, with board if desired, best locality in Kowloon, 5 minutes from Ferry. Ap- ply Box No. 151 c/o "The China Mail".

IW.ERENON REMEL

N NO

Lacquered Ware, and

2 Pairs Binoculars.

2 Radio Sets

2 Cine-Projectors

1 Cine Screen

1 Piano Accordeon

1 Barometer

1 Hand Sewing Machine

1 Dinner Service

1 Silver Statue (Horse). On View from Thursday, April, 1940.

Te

18th

· Head Omos: 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 Deposi's receiv ed at rates which will be quoted on application.

Safe Deposit Boxes for hire.

PHILIP GOCKCHIN,

Chief Manager.

Help your friend and his Hobby by giving POSTAGE STAMPS

for

his collection

and

SEEDS FOR HIS GARDEN

Ve can supply the goods

Mla and your want:

GRACA & CO

· Haiphong

Hankow Honolulu Kobe

Kowloon

London

Seattle

Manlia Melbourne

Samarang

-Nagasaki

Shanghai

New York Paris

Singapore

Sourabays

Peiping

Swatow

Penang Rangoon

Sydney

Salgon

Tientsin Vancouver

San Francisco

Every description of Banting and Ex change business transacted. Loans granted on approved securities;

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

Safe Deposit Boxes To Let.

KAN TONG PO,

Calaš Manager.

HONG KONG HEIGHTS

For the Information: the following" llet_of:

visitera

highest points on home of the

Mainland la published.---

Feland.

Victoria Pank

Bignal`Station

Mt. Parker

Island and

Foot.

1823 1774

1784-

Mountain Lodge

#1728

The Kyrld,

1725.

Poak Tram: Station

1305

Talkoo Sanatorium ME Davla

1000

Bowen-Road, (filtarbede)

Mainland,

Kong

8124

Dealers in Postage Stampa

Garden: Seeds, etc.,

#Delivery

No.

yndham

lon Ton

BRO Auotidriners Aprili 1940,

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