1940-06-19 — Page 19

THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 19, 1940

The China Mail

Ninety-Fifth Year of Publication. 3A Wyndham Street, Hong Kong. Telephones.20022 & 20011.

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Just Received

PUBLIC AUCTIONS

The Undersigned have received in- structions to sell by Public Auction on WEDNESDAY, the 19th JUNE, 1940

commencing at 5.15 p.m.

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

A VALUABLE COLLECTION OF POSTAGE STAMPS

On View from Tuesday, the 18th. June, 1940.

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers.

V

Hong Kong, 17th June, 1940.

TO LET

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1833.

Paid-up Capital

£3,000,000.

· Reserva · Fund..............

£3,000,000. Reserve Liability of Proprietors £8,000,000.

· HEAD OFFICE::LONDONI

---88, Bishopsgate, E. C. 2. Sub-Agenoles in London:

: 117,/123, Leadenhall Street, E. C. 3. West End Branch:

14/16, Cookspur Street, S. W. 1. Manchester Branch:

63. Mosley Street, Manchester. 2. AGENCIES AND, BRANCHESI

Alor Star

Amritsar

Bangkok.

Batavia

Bombay

Hankow Harblu

Calcutta Aganolesi Karachi

HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION

Authorised Capital

Issued: arid: Fully Paid-up

Reserve Funds 2---.

Sterling s

$50,000.0 $20,000,000

£8,500,000

Hong Kong-Currency Reserve $10,000,000 ( Reserve Liability 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. Bourfeld, Eng.,

A. H. Compton, Eag., .. Hon. Mr. 8. H. Dodwell,

G. Miskin, Esq.,

K. 8. Morrison, Begi

T. E. Puaro. Esq...

0. C. Roberts, Esq., Hon. Mr. A. L. Fideles

Sir Vandeleur M. Grayburn.

Chief Manager..

Hongkong

Penang Rangoon Baigon

Hollo...

Seremban

Ipoh

Shanghai

Singapore

Clive Btreet

Klang.

Bitiawan

· Fairlie Fiace

Kobe

Bourabaya

Amoy

Canton

Kuala Lumpur Talping

Kuching

Tientsin

Bangkok

Madras

Tongkah

Batavia

Manila

(Bhuket)

Bombay

Medan

Thingtao

Calcutta

New York Yokohama

Canton

Chefoo

Colombo Dairen Foochow

Cawnpore

Ceba

Colombe

Delhi-

BRANCHES:-

Hollo fpoh Johore

Kobe Kowloon

Kuala Lumpur

London Lyons

Malacca

Muar (Johore) Mukden

Penang Rangoon Baigon.".

San FrancIBOS

Shanghái Singapore Sourabaya Sungei Patan Swatow

FRESH SUPPLY

of the best

varieties of

RELIABLE and TESTED FLOWER AND VEGETABLE

SEEDS

from

Sutton & Sona Ltd., Reading

GRACA & CO.

Dealers in Garden Seeds, Philatelic

Goods. Picture Books etc. 'No. 10 Wyndham Street Established 1896.

Hồng Kông.

Haiphong

Pefping (Peking) Hamburg

FOREIGN EXCHANGE And General Banking Business transacted.

103, Austin Road, MARBLE HALL

suites Beautiful rooms, Kowloon. with veranda, private bathrooms, gar-

CURRENT for military and den, Special rate navy. Apply proprietress. Phone 60233.

TUITION GIVEN

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

HE NEW FRENOH REMEDY. THERAPION NË,1 THERAPION NⱭ.2 THERAPION NⱭ.3

Elo, 1 dures Discharges Me. 2 Quran Blood

*No. 2 Curse Okrante. Yuukkaan Stalin's Pyton Su, Ciuguzists, or alther No.retem: Ifull. DIRE GLENS Med.CoinverstockRd,NAW.LLonden, DR. LU OLERO'S PILLS for the Livor GKidneye-wyankkidneys & hindder,

50 CENTS

(HALF PRICE!)

A Limited Supply of the

1940

HONG KONG DOLLAR

DIRECTORY ·

is now being sold at

The Newspaper Enterprise, Ltd.

3A, Wyndham Street.

THALF PRICE!)

50 CENTS

and

ACCOUNTS opened 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 WING ON BANK, LTD.

-- Head-Office: Hong Kong.........-- 26, Des Voeux Road, Central. Authorised Capital $10,000,000

LONDON BANKERB:— 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.

APOLOGY.

On the 12th of June, 1940, we published a report dealing with the closure of Italian businesses in Hong Kong, at the conclusion of which we stated as follows:-

"The other business firms run by the Italians such as......and Marconi's. Wireless Telegraph Co.,, are also being watched and closed by the Authori- ties."

Haiphong

Hankow Harbin

Manilo

New York Pelping

Tientsin

Tokyo

Taingtao Yokohama

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

ALSO up to date SAFE' DEPOSIT BOXEIT 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 m be obtained on application.

·FOR THE HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, SL

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 5,398.600.00

Reserve and Undivided Profits 2,083,267,50

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

BOARD OF DIRECTORS1-- ̄- Hon Sir Shou-don 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 Tse Fong, Esq.; Manager,

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:-

Amoy

Batavia

Bombay

Calcutta

Haiphong Hankow Honolulu Kobe Kowloon London

Manila Melbourne

Nagasaki

Seattle Bamarang

Shanghai

New York

Paris

Pelping

Rangoon

Saigon

Penang

San Francisco

Singapore Sourabaya Swatów" Sydney

: Tientsin

Vancouver

We hereby admit and agree that Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Co. Ltd., registered in England, and its sub- sidiaries, Marconi (China) Ltd., re- gistered in Hong Kong, and Marconi International Marine Communication Co. Ltd., registered in England, are British companies entirely managed and controlled by British subjects and are not in any way whatsoever Italian Every description of Banking and the businesses or managed or controlled by Italians. We also admit that there is no truth whatsoever in the state-- ment that these companies are being watched and closed by the Authorities, We hereby tender our deep apologies to these Companies for these false and damaging statements and unreserved- ly withdraw such statements.

We also deeply regret that any such statement should have appeared in our

papers:

KUNG. SHEUNG YAT PO WAH KIU YAT PO TOUN-WAN YAT PO TIN KHÔNG PO

On the 11th June, 1940, we also

change business transacted. Loans granted on approved securities.

Current Accounts opened in Local Cur rancy and Fixed Deposita 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,

Mid-Chief Manager.

THE MERCANTILE BANK

OF INDIA, LTD.

· HEAD OFFICKI

18, Gracechurch Street, London, E.0.8.

Authorised Capital wal

Bubscribed Capital F

Paid-up Capital visitin

£5,000,000

1,800,000

1,050,000

· Reserve. FundTM & Rest******** 1,254,639

BANKERS:

BRANCHEGE

published a report dealing with Italy's The Bank of England & Midland Bank, Ltd. entry into the war and the position of Italian businesses in Hong Kong, at the conclusion of which' we stated as follows

"There have been many Italians doing business in Hong Kong. One of the larger business firms is Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Co. which has announced the closure of its business.”

Bombay Calcutta Colombo

Bangkok

· Ipoh

Jaana

Kuantan

- Kandy

Karachi

Delhi

Galle

* Kuala Trengganu

Madras

New York

Penapi

Rangoon

*Kota Bharu Shanghai

Hong Kong Kualá Lintava BIMA Howrah ... Kuala Lumpur 'Bingapore'

TORSHIP.

HONG KONG: BRANCH Every description : of". Banking change bustness transacted.

TRUSTEE AND.

KELLY UNDERTAKEN. CURRENT ACCOUNTE currency, and FIX:

We now desire to associate our- selves--without-qualification with the admissions apologies, and regrets ex-16 Local Currency pressed above,

that may be ascertained

"SING TAO.