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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

BANKS

HONGKONG AND

THE CHARTERED

SHANGHAI BANKING

CORPORATION

Authorised Capital $50,000,000 |

BANK OF INDIA, "AUSTRALIA &

CHINA

Issued & Fully Paid-17p $20,000,000 | Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1855 Beserve Funds:

Sterling

£8,500,000. HEAD OFFICE: LONDON:

H.K. Currency Reserve $10,000,000 Reserve Liability of

Proprietors

Head Omee:-HONG KONG

Board of Directors.

T. E. Pearce, Esq., Chairman. Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson,

Deputy Chairman.

J. K. Bousfeld, Esq.,

A. H. Compton, Esq.,

W. H. Lock, Esq..

Hon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell.

£3,000,000

38. Bishopsgate E.C.2.

.$90,000,000 | Paid-up Capital

Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of Pro- prietors....

‚£3,000,000 £3,000,000

MANCHESTER BRANCH: 71. Mosley Street, Manchester.

ALOR STAR

AMBITBAR

BATAVIA

BOMBAY CALCUTTA CANTON

Chief Manager. CEBU

CAWNPORE

Branches:-

Amoy"

Ipoh

Penang

Bangkok

Johore

Rangoon

Batavia

Kobe

Saigon

Bumbay

Kowloon

COLOMWO DELKI HAIPHONG HAMBURG BANKOW MARRIN

AGENCIES AND BRANCHES;

HONG KONG PENANG 120110

RANGOON

IPOH -

SAIGON KARACH↳

JEREMBAN. KLANO

SHANGHAI O

SINGAPORE SITIAWAN SOURABAYA TAIPING TIENTSIN

MANILA

TONGKAH

MRDAN NEW YORK PEIPING

Calcutta

Kuala

G. Miskin, Esq..

K. S, Morrison, Esq..

Hon. Mr. A. L. Shields, .

H. V. Wilkinson, Esq.,

Sir Vandeleur M. Grayburn,

San

Francisco Canton Lumpur Shanghai Chefoo

London Singapore Color:bo Lyoou Sourabaya Dairen Malacca Sungei Fonchow Manila Patani Haiphong Maar Swatow Harburg (Jnhore) Tientsin Bankow Mukden Tokyo Harbin New York Tsingtao* Hongkes Peiping Yokohama Iloilo

in

Current Accounts opened Local Currency and Fixed Deposits received for one year or shorter periods in Local and other Cur- renetes on terms which will be quoted on application.

Also up to date. Safe Deposit Boxes in various sizes To Let.

Hong Kong. 7th October, 1038:

HONGKONG SAVINGS

BANK

The Business of the above Bank isconducted by the HONG KONG

BANGKOK

KUALA

LUXEUR

KCING MADRAB

BRITONS FREED BY GEN. FRANCO RETURN HOME

Tales Of Cruelty In Prison Camps

GENERAL

Strengthening Of Fleet In Eastern Waters

The Australian Government has now made pubile what has been an open secret for some time past—that the Imperial Government is preparing to strengthen our naval forces in Eastern waters, says the *Manchester Guardian."

As the new battleships of the King George V class come into And Forty

the reconstructed released trom service Gen. Franco's prisons in Spain re-modernised Queen Elizabeths can

Britona

JEW SENDS HIS

surned to London recently They be sent East to form a battle IRON CROSS TO

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represented the vanguard of 100 squadron. based on Singapore. members of the International The country was warned two Brigade who have been exchanged years ago by Sir Samuel Hoare for Italians held by the Spanish that the Navy would have to be Government, writes a Home carrea-bullt to a two-hemisphere stan- pondent.

dard. Cruiser strength out East Many of the men were still suf- will also be improved.

Already the Manchester has fering from the after-effects of the wounds 'they received in the Aght-gone to the East Indies and will ing on

the Aragon front in late be followed in a few weeks by her March and early April, in which sister ship the Liverpool, while it is understood that the third ship most of them were captured.

Coming up with the men on the bost train to Victoria I heard many tales of grim experiences Spanish soll.

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on

BETTER TREATED BY

ITALIANS Wolf Nathan, of London, who showed me marks on his wrist which he alleged had been caused (Bhuket)

handcuffed by having been

10 TBINOTAO

barbed YOKOHAMA

wire by the Italians Falencia prison camp, sald for all that he had been better treated by the Italians than the Spanish.

(Peking).

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted.

CURRENT · ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITA received for One Year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application, The Bank's Head Offion in London undertakes Executor and Trustee business, and claims re- covery

of British Income Tax overpaid, on terms which may be ascertained at any of the Agencies and Branches.

R. A. CAMIDGE,

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Ifanager.

THE CHASE BANK

13, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

HEAD OFFICE

18, PINE STREET,

NEW YORK

& SHANGHAI BANKING COR- An American Bank offering.com

PORATION.Rules may be ob tained on application.

For the Hosa KONG & SHANORAL BARRING CORPORATION.

V. M. Grayburn.

Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 7th October, 1938.

BANK OF EAST ASIA: LIMITED.

Authorised" Capital 10 000.000.00 - Paid-up Capital ... 1,598,600.00

Reserve and Undivided

Prosts

2,776,728.78

Head Ofce:-HONG KONG No. 10, Des Voeux Road, Central.

Board of Directors:

:

Sir Shouson Chow, Chairma

Li Koon Chun, Esq. Li Lan Sang, Eng. P. K. Kwok, Esq. WorkChuson, Esq, Wong Yun Tong, Esq. Kan Ying Po, Esq. ChanChingBhek, Esq. FungPingWah Esq.

Kan Tong Pu, Esq.; Chief Manager, Li The Fong, Esq., Manager.

Ratavia

Calcutta

Branches and Agencies:--

Kowloon Penang

Rangoon Kaizon Melbourne San Fran.

Mourabaya

Bydney Talioku

LESE

Canon Haiphong Hankaw Honolulu

New York

einga Tintain

Takyer Semarang Vancouver Shanghai Tokohama

pléte Foreign Banking Service in the principal Markets of the world.

Interest Rates on Application.

SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES

This Bank is entirely owned by THE CHASE NATIONAL BANK, NEW YORK, with Resources over IT. 8. "82,500,000,000.

D. M. BIGGAR,

Manager,

BANK OF CHINA

Specially Chartered by THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT OF CHINA AS AN INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE

BANK

PAID-UP CAPITAL $40,000,000.00 (BRANCHES ALL OVER CHINAJ Owing to our aumerous Branches in China and connections in the principal Commercial Centres of the World, we are able to extend to our Clients special facilities for Domestic and Foreign Banking and Exchange.

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Head Office: SHANGHAI Hong Kong Branch:

4. QUEEN'S ROAD, C. South Ching Offices:

Every description of Banking CANTON sad Exchange business transacted. SWATOW

Current Accounts opened in Local

2

KONGMOON TOISHAN

|

at

of the class, the Gloucester, is also

DR. GOEBBELS

The German Ministry of * War has been asked by

the Jewish ex-soldler from Imperial Army to present Dr. Goebbels, Minister of Propa-

Tron ganda, with the

Cross which the Jew has returned to Germany.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1938.-PAGE 13

PRESIDENT LINER

Sailings

SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES

VIA KOBE, YOKOHAMA AND HONOLULU

Snil Dec. 31si at 9.00 P.M. NS. PRESIDENT TAFT”

S.S." PRESIDENT CLEVELAND " S.S." PRESIDENT PIERCE "

3.S. “PRESIDENT COOLIDGE"

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1

Jan. 13th at Midnite.

Jan. 27th at 4.00 P.M.

Feb. 10th at 900 P.M.

NEW YORK AND BOSTON VIA SUEZ

88. PRESIDENT VAN BUREN" 5.SPRESIDENT HARRISON "

S.S.PRESIDENT HAYES " S.S.PRESIDENT POLK":

Sails Jan 6th at 13-Nook

MANILA

the

enclosing German

9.S.FRE-IDENT TAFT" 8.S. PRESIDENT VAN BUREN " SS.." PRESIDENT CLEVELAND * SS. PRESIDENT HARRISON "

Sails

The ex-Serviceman, Mr. Erich now living at Goldschneider, to Join the existing East Indies Haifa. has published in the local squadron when she is completed in press a letter be sent, the late spring.

his Tron Cross. to The large number of new des-War Ministry. troyers which will come inte ser- The letter saya' vice in the next twelve months will make possible an addition to the flotilla strength in Eastern waters Some of the new craft may go cut, but it is more probable that the flotillas now with the Home and Mediterranean fleets will be drawn on tor this, the new ships being retained" for European

waters.

I was taken to a prison in Bil- ban,” he said. "When they learned | Australia 13 to help in the that I was English they told me creation of the new fleet by the that as 'Potato' Jones had held up provision of small craft, but it has the insurgent capture of Bilboa; been decided that no expital ships) three months by bringing food into shall yet be built for the Com- the besieged city, they intended to manwealth Navy. take it out of all Englishmen.

Like all the rest of us. I was sentenced to death after capture. Three times I and several others were lined up before a firing squad, who fired over our heads to un- Crve US. We were beaten every day for six weeks.

*

"Tommy Pecton. a Welsh ex- Navy boxer, was one of a batch of prisoners brought into Bilbao. "He was told to stand aside when he sald he was British, and he was shot dead on the spot.

were

"Later, at Burgos. We beaten every time the 'Reds' had a

TRANSATLANTIC AIR SERVICES

of the race " "I am a member whose low instincts have been officially confirmed by Dr. Goeb- bels and as an honourable Ger- man soldier, I feel I should return

to my Iron Cross--awarded 24 years ago for courage in tabe of enemy fire at Rheims.

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me

"Now it would perhaps look better upon Messrs. Goebbels. Frick or Streicher, who have shown such exceptional rage in the face of unkrm-

men, ed Jews-old

<women and children. "During the War none of these crosses. gentlemen earned their for they did not and the time to prove their love of their Father land in the field. A good share of its defence they left to the The US. Civil Aeronautics Au-young Jews who were anxious to thority is stated to be engaged sacrifice their lives for what they in discussions with the State De-believed was their home.” partment and other Government agencies in the matter of an ear-haves filed an application to the

a permit to in y establishment of transatlantic Authority for alr services.

Bugurate a transatlantic service. Lawyers for Imperial Airways.Reuter

Washingtori. Dec. 22.

victory. One prisoner a day died CONSIGNEES' NOTICES CONSIGNEES' NOTICES

of illness. Over 670 members of the International Brigade were crowded into

rooms near Burgos."

two

Several of the men told me that wounded found on the "held of battle were invariably shot if they

could not get up and walk back

behind the Franco lines.

They alleged that Lt. Frank Rutherford, of the International Brigade, was shot after being cap tured on the Aragon front, and they believed the same fate had befallen Capt. Frank Ryan.

MAERSK LINE

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

:

THE M.V.

*ASTORIA "

HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINJE

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES THE MY

*SAUERLAND”

having arrived, from New York and having arrived from Hamburg and Corte of call, Consignees of Cargo are Forts of call, Consigness of Cargo are hereby notified that their Goods are hereby notified that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk being landed and placed at their risk into into the Hong Kong and Kowloon Whart the Hong Kong Kowloon Wharf & and Godown Company's godowns at Godown. Company's godowns at Kowloon, Kowloon, where delivery may be where delivery may be obtained as soon obtained as soon as the Goods are landed. as the Goods are landed. FLIGHT FROM THE MOORS

Optional Cargo will not be ander Linnel East, an Australian, form here, unless Notice has been given 48 erly living at Aldershot, told me his hours prior to vessel's arrival, but carried friend Leomad Large, a 24-year-on from port to port to the final port of old Enfield journalist, was shot call to which the option extends. dead by the insurgents after an es- cape from the Moors near Gandesa: We were members of a ma- chine-gun crew who were cut off

Optional Cargo will not be landed here, unless Notice has been given 48 hours prior to Vessel'e arrival, but carried on from port to port to the final port of call to which the option extends." No Claims will ɓe somitted after the No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the Goods remaining undelivered after the 8th Dec, 1938, will be subject to 25th Dec. 1938, will be subject to

Rent Rent.

· All broken, chafed, and damaged - All broken, chafed and damaged Goods in the black at the beginning Goods are to be left in the Godowns, are to be left in the Godowns, where of April," he said. "We walked by

where they will be examined on 241b they will be examined on 24th Dec, a.m.. by our 1-38, at 10 am, by our Surveyors, night through a Moorish encamp-Dec., 1978, at 10

Mesara, Goddard & Donglas. ment, but were challenged as we Surveyor Capt. Walter C. W caton.

To comply with the General Bonded were nearly clear of the second.

"We ran, and in the darkness Warehouse Begulations, consignees must fell over the edge of a steep cliff. have Ravenue Officer in attendance We scrambled up, and after swim-, en damaged duliable goods are ming the Ebro found shelter in a barn. For eight days" we were without food, except for about a Cozen peas.

examined.

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All claims must reach us before the 28th Jan, 1998, or they will not be recognized.

No Insurance will be affected. Bill of Lading will be counter ignet e

JEBBEN & CC.,

Agenti *

To comply with the General Bonded Warehouse Regulations consignees must have a Revenue Officer in attendance when damaged dutiable good art

examined.

All Claims must rosch us before the 26th Jan., 1930, or they will not be recognized.

No Insurance will be effected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by

JEESEN &00

Agenta

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"One day we were lying under some hay when, some insurgents entered, trod on us, and then fired | Hong Korz, 22nd Dec., 1938 [2066 Hong Kong, 18th Dec., 1938. point blank. Large was wounded

Loans granted on approved SHIUCHOW KINGCHOW securities.

We also handle the issue of in the chest, but in their excite- Currency and Fixed Deposits re- Bonds and other Public Funds of ment they missed me."

year or shorter the Chinese Government both at ceived for one perioda in Local and Foreign Cur-Home and Abroad. rencies on terms which will be

quoted on application.

Safe Deposit Boxes To Let.

THE

KAN TONG PO.

Chiel Manager.

MERCANTILE

BANK OF INDIA.

LIMITED

Head Omeer-15. Gracechurch 6treat,"

London, EC.3

Authorised Capital

Halwerbed Capital.

Paid-up Capital

Reserve Foad and feet,

BANKERS:

3,70,000 £180,00 11,050,000 21,247,530

The Bank of England and Midland

Bangko Bombay Calcutta

fortun Delhi

Hongkong Cowarts

Bank. Ltd.

BRANCHES:

Ipob

Kanta

Kandy

Kararl

Kola 3hurn

Koalo IATA

Kuala Lumpur

Hinata Trao Trản

38.

New York

Petz RAREDOR Shangha

amla

por

HONGKONG BRANCH,

Every description at Banking and Explmage' ale tranacted,

Tallers Cheqntes lasted."

TRUSTEE AND EXECUTORSHIP. UNDERTAKEN.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened in Lol Car PHÚT AT WEIRD DEPOSTa'roomved in' Goes Currency, STEELING & V. 5, DOLLARI De terras that may ecastslaed an application.

P SENSON,

SHOUJ. CHEN,

Manuger

"I was taken prisoner. and was not even allowed to touch my pal. who was pushed aside with the butt of a gun. He died in hospi- tal."

LAND OF HUSTLE IS SLOWING DOWN,

SILVER LINE.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

FROM NEW YORK & BAN FRANCISCO.

"SILVERSANDAL"

THE Motor Vessel

SAYS EMIL LUDWIG having arrived from the above Ports on 17th Instant, Consignees of Cargo are The tempo of life in America is bereby informed that their Goods are slowing down, while in Europe it is being landed at their risk into the Go-

SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES

MESSAGERIES MARITIMERS -

CONSIGNEE NOTICE.

SS. JEAN LABORDE" 3*A/39.

BRINGING CARGO Fox MARSEILLES via SAIGON, etc.. ARRIVED HONG KONG on FRIDAY, THE 23RD DEC., 1938.

ONSIGNEES are

DONT FORGET speeding up, is the opinion of Emil downs of the Hong Kong all Limited C that their goods with the exception

THAT WHEN

You are at Home can get the you HONG KONG

DAILY PRESS

at SELFRIDGES.

Ludwig, the biographer, who has Wharf and Godown Company, récently returned to Paris from a trip to the United States..

Comparing his last trip with one made in 1928, he said:

"Now I and a great change. American fe has become quieter. The great rush, the American Hustle, is no more..

Kowloon, sad stored at Consignees risk of Opium, Tressure and Valuables are helog landed & stored into the Godowns and expenso.

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods of the Hong Kong, Kowloon Whart are to be left in the Godowns, where & Gorlown Co., Ltd., Kowloon, whence they will be examined oz Friday, delivery may be obtained immediately

after landing. 23rd instant, at 10 am.

All Claims must be presented within 15 Days of the vessel's arrival here, after which date they cannot be re cognized.

No Claims will be admitted after the "NO NERVES IN U.S.A." "But it seems to have come to Goods have left the Godowns, and all Europe. You will find now, es-Goods remaining undelivered after the pecially in the Fascist states, that 4th inst., 1936, will be subject to

Bent the tempo is much quicker: it is

No Fire Insurancs has been offreted, more terrible than ever it was in Bill of Lading will be countersigned

by the United States.

FURNESS (FAR EAST), UTD. ted Floor, Hongkong Shanghai Bank Building

in

"There is no nervousness America efther. The machine does not make Americans nerveus bẹ- cause they dominate it. In Europe the machine still dominates men"

...

Hong

· Dials #2165 & 23109. Kong, 17th Dec, 1938.

All claims must. he sent : to me on or before the 3rd Jan, 1939, or they will not be recognized

Damaged Packages will be examined by the Company's Surveyor, Messrs Goddard & Douglas in the presence of the Consignees at 10.00 am on Thurs- day, the 29th Dec., 1928.

Consignees must have a Revanne Officer in attendance when any dutiable goods are examined by the Company's Burveyors.

No Fire instrance will be affected by us in any case whatever.

R. OHL

Agent. Hong Kong, 93rd Dec. 1988, [2040

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Jan. 20th at 19-NOON

Feb. 3rd at 19-Ndow" Fab 17th at 1-Noon

Der.. 45th at 8.00 PM. an. Bib at 19--Noos Jan 7th at 5.00 PM. Jan 20th at 12-Noo

AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES, LTD.

ROUND THE WORLD SERVICE FORMERLY DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES

12, PEDDER ST.

Tkt. 28171.

HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE

Far Eastern Mail, Passenger & Freight Service

Through booking to America via Europe and Europe era Ameries. Bookings around the world. - Through hookings to London

OUTWARD SAILINGS.

m.v. "RHEINLAND"... for S'hai., Dairen, Tsingtao, Y'hama.

Kobe.....

4th Jan TEN. "LEVERKUSEN" for 8'hai., Dairen, Y'hama., Kobe.

14th Jan.

LOS

HOMEWARD SAILINGS

to.v. "SAUERLAND" for Genon, Fotterdam, Hamburg 22nd Jan. m.. RHEINLAND" for Antwerp, I'dam, Bambora... 8th Feb,

• Freighter with Passenger Accummolation.

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For further particular and passage fares, etc., aptly to:

HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE

JEBSEN & 00., AGENTS

12, Pedder Street, Tel. 31205-6.

CANTON AGENTS: CARLOWITZ & CO., Shake Road.

RS

MAERSK LINE

Fast regular FREIGHT and PASSENGER SERVICE

VIA

SHANGHAI and JAPAN

to

ANGELES, PANAMA, NEW YORK, BOSTON

PHILADELPHIA & BALTIMORE.

It suficient inducement offers also other ports of call. Arrivals from USA.

28th Dec.

M.V. NIEL 'MAEHSK",

Sailings to .8.A,

17th Dec.

27th Jan.

M.V. "PETER MAERSK " (All dates are subject to alteration without notice.) EXCELLENT ACCOMMODATION FOR PASSENGERS AT MODERATE RATES.

For Freight and Fassage please apply —

JEBSEN & CO.

Canton Shameon, B.C. Agents. Hong Kong, Padder Building.

Tel 10918.

Tel. 31205-6, Swatow Agents: GEBR. ROESE ̈· Tel. 1653.

THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD.

S.S. "BENLOMOND"

Sailing for LONDON, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG and LEITH on about the 9th January, 1939

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Cargo will also be accepted on through Bill of Lading to the usual transhipment ports.

For Freight and Fanage apply

to the Agents:

W. R. LOXLEY & CO., (CHINA) LTD. Tel. 34165

York Building,

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