1938-12-31 — Page 13

ONOFRONG DAILY PRESS

BANKS

HONGKONG AND

SHANGHAI BANKING

CORPORATION

Authorised Capital 850,000,000

THE CHARTERED

BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA

Issued & Fully Pail-Up 820,000,000| Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1955) Reserve Funds:

Sterling

.2 6,300,000

H.K. Currency Reserve #100,000,000 | Reserve Liability of

Proprietors

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON: 38. Bishopsgate E.C.2.

}

.8:50,000,000 | Paid-up Capital .....

Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of Pro-

prietors....

£3,000,000 £3,000,000

£3,000,000

Read Offee-HONG KONG

Board of Directors.

T. E. Pearer, Esq., Chairman. Hon. Mr. J. J: Paterson,

Deputy Chairman.

J. E. Bousseld, Esq.

A. H. Compton, Esq.,

Hon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell,,

W. H. Lock, Esq.,

G. Miskin, Esq.,

K. S. Morrison, Esq.,

Hon. Mr. A. L. Shields

B. V. Wilkinson, Esq.,

Sir-Vandeleur M. Grayburn,

MANCHESTER BRANCH: 71, Musley Street, Manchester.

AGENCIES AND BRANCHES: ALON STAR HONG KONG PENANG AMRITSAR IL010

KANGOON

BANGKOK (POU

KARACHI KLANG

XOBI KUALA

Ltrut XUCHING MADRAS MANILA MEDAN NEW YORK PEIPING

Chief Manager.

Branches:-

Amoy

Ipoh

Penang

Bangkok

Johore

Rangoon

Batavia

Kobe

Saigon

Bombay. Kowloon

San

BATAVIA BOMBAY CALCUTTA CANTON CAWNTORK CEBU

COLOMBO DELHI HAIPHONG HAMBURG HANKOW BARBIN

Calcutta

Kuala

Francisco

Canton

Chefoo

London

Singapor

Colombo

Lyons

Sourabaya

Dairen

Malacca

Sungei

Foochow

Manila,

Haiphong Muar

.

Hamburg

Luopur Shanghai

Patani Swatow

(Johore) Tientsin

Hankow Mukilen Tokyo

New York Tsingtao. Peiping Yokohama

Harbin

Honghew Iloilo

4

in

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

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

Hong Kong. 7th October, 1938.

HONGKONG SAVINGS

1

BANK

! {Peking)

BAIGON

EREKBAR SHANGHAI SINGAPOR BITIAWAN BOU BABAYA TAIPING TIENTEIN TONOKAH

(Bhuket) TSINGTAO YOKOHAMA,

FOREIGN EXCHANGx and General Banking Business transacted.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for One Year or aborter periods at rates which will be quoted on application, The Bant'i Fend Office 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,

Manager.

THE CHASE BANK

15, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

HEAD OFFICE:

The Business of the above Bank: is conducted by the HONG KONG

SHANGHAI BANKING COR-An PORATION. Roles may be ob

tained on appliention..

For the Hose KONG & SHANGRA

BANKING CORPORATION.

V. M. Grayburn.

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

BANK OF EAST. ASIA, LIMITED.

Authorised Capital $10000,000.00 Paid-up Capital

Reserve and Undivided'

Prosty

2,598,600.00

2,776,726.76

Head Office:—HONG KONG No. 10, Des Voeux Road, Central

Board of Directure: »

Sir Shun Chow, Chairman Li Köơn:Chun, Esq. Li Lan.Sang, Esq.

K. Kwok, Kaq. WongChuBon, Esq. Wong Yun Tong, Esq. Kan Ying Po. Eng. ChanChing3h+k, Eng. FungPingWah Esq.

Kan Tong Pu, Esq., Chial Manager. Li The Fong, Esq., Maanpor,

Amoy Bato vin

Branches and Agencies ;-

Kowloom Proant Sourabaya Landon Jangoa Swntow #skils Balgan Bydney Kellerne Bas Fran. Talhoka slaco Tentela

Xa

New York

Bombay

Dalentia

Cantin

Н

Hanko

Omka

Homoli

Pario

- Politik

Seattle Zok30

י

Besarkog Tancerze Уредняй Yokohama Bigporn

Every description of Banking

18, PINE STREET,

NEW YORK.

American Bank offering com- plete Foreign Banking Service in the principal Markets of the world.

Interest Rates on Application.

SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES

www..com

This Bank is entirely owned by CHABR NATIONAL BANK, THE NEW YORK, with Resources over U.S." $2,500,000.000.

ü

D. M. HIGGAR,

'Manager.

BANK OF CHINATM

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

BANK

N

PAID-UP CAPITAL $40,000,000.00 (BRANCHES ALL ÖVER CHINA)

Owing to our numerous Branches in China and connections in the principal Commercial Centres of the World, we are able to extend fo our Clients special facilities for Domestic and Foreign Banking and Exchange.

:

Head Office: BHANGHAI Hong Kong Branch:

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

and Exchange business transected. CANTON

Loans granted

securities.

Da

SWATOW approved SHIUCHOW

KONGMOON TOISHAN KINGCHOW

Current Accounts opened in Local We also handle the issue of

BERENGARIA

GOES TO HER FINISH

GENERAL

SERVICE NEWS

*(Continued from Page 3) -

NAVAL APPOINTMENTS

Famous Ship Sold made by the Admiralty:

For £100,000

When Sir John

bought

Jarvis

the. Herengaria

she

.. 10

were

For £100,000 this month.

of came out. Southampton

northwards and crawled four knuts. Idle for nine

engines" months the faulty and the sides of the hall were dragging hundreds of tong of seaweed. Under her old Commander. Captain George Gibbons, she lay of the mouth of the Tyne walt- het ing for good weather to let make her way in safety to her grave.

-pre-

fleck

Sir John Jarvis get an oil tan- ker alongside and had 300 tons of all pumped into his Xmas sent. Finally he engaged a of tugs to nuzzle the liner into the dock. Beamingly, he sald: "It has cost me about £1,000 to get her in, but its all part of the fun"

THREE FIRES

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WESTERN DISTRICT

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1938 PAGE 13

vacancy for a lleutenant-colonel The "following appointments are gues to Major C, E, Davis, who has been serving with the held force Capt.-E. C. Denison, M.V.O., to in Palestine. President for duty inside' Ad- miralty (Dec. 18).

The following staff has been ap- Cdr.-W. J. Baxter, to pointed to the new Western (In- Instr President for RN. College, Green- dependent) District, India. under wich (Jan. 5).

Major-General *V J. Hutton, to M.C.:-

Payt,

Cdr.-K. F. Green, Furious (Jan 1)..

Brevet

S.S.

PRESIDENT LINER

Sailings

SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES

་་་

VIA KOBE, YOKOHAMA AND HONOLULU

PRESIDENT TAFT

D. Mac-

8.8. PRESIDENT CLEVELAN. S.S. "PRESIDENT PIERCE" 8.S. * PRESIDENT COULIBORA

Lieutenant-

G.8.0.2.-Mator J. W. T. Colsey. 19th Hyderabad Regiment.

I GS.0.1.-Colonel J. LL-Cdra.-N. E. Cutler, to Dal- Kenzie, IA.

G.$.0.3. phin for course (Jan. 2); and to. Unity. In command (Jan. 7); E. G. Colunel D. D. Gracey, M.C., ist F Nicolay, to Dolphin for course Gurkha Rifles.." (Jan. 4); H. A. L. Marsham, tọ Medway (Jan. 5); H. P, de C. Steel, to Triton, in command (Jan. 7: R. T. Gordon-Duff, to Rainbow, in

G. command:

M. Bladen, to D.A.A.G.-Major A. R. W. 8. Koe. Thames, in command; J. D. Luce, M.B.E., The Hampshire Regiment. to Regulus. in command (un- D.A.Q M.G.-Major D. A. L dated); E C. M. D. Dewar, appt.

to Berwick cancelled.

Lt.

(F/Lt. R.AF)—J, W, 6. Corbett, to Victory, for course at Lee (Dec. 21), and to Rodney (undated).

A.A. and Q.M.G.-Colonel J. P Gulland. I. A.

Wade, Royal Corps of Signals.

Deputy Chief Engineer-Briga dier E. F. 5. Dawson, M.C.. RE

C.R.E., Baluchistan.-Lieutenant- Colonel H. A. Urquhart. R.E.

ROYAL AIR FORCE

Lts.-J. R. Olive, to Hardy (Dec. 20); C. Campbell-Meiklejohn, K. 8. L Bell, P. N. Humphries, to Eagle: Į D. Groome, S. F. W. Hebblethwaite, NEW AIR COMMODORE M. G. Haworth, J. W. Collett, to

Group Captain C. a. Smith, Glorious (Dec. 26); R. G.. Wood. DOB.E.. Staff Oficer in Charge of E Langmore, J. E B. Smith, D. Administration in the new Main- Vincent-Jones. V. G. H. Ramsay- tenance Command at Andover,

The reason for breaking up of "The Berry": three times in five weeks fire broke out on board and was traced to the lighting installa-Fairfax, H. R. B. Janvrin, J. A. has been promoted to Air. Com- tion. The cost of complete

Crawford. A. E. Ogilvy, to Ark modore with effect from November overhaul would have been so great

Royal; B. J. G. Wise, to Argus 1, 1938, after 23 years' service in the that

Cunard-White Star

(Dec. 28); C. J. T. Stephens, to the RF.C. and RAF. officials decided to place her on the retired list.

Repulse: FL- J. Slaughter, to Ark

COMMAND AT MALTA Royal "(Dec. 291; N. J. Bcarlett, to Anxious to buy every old ship Glorious. (Dec. 30); P. M. Buckley. DS.C., AF.C.. from the command Wing Commander J. 8. T: Fall, Japan cast greedy eyes fur her armaments factories,

to Shark, in command (undated) of Upper Heyford Station, has a5- $2,000 tons of valuable metal, but Royal; W. C. A. Church, to Ark station at Hal Far, Malta, in suc- on, the Lts. (A)-M. P. Price, to Araumed command of the "E.AF. had Royal (Dec. 29); F. Whittingham, cession to Group Captain M. L C. B. Lamb, to Victory for course Taylor, A.FC., promoted in July at Gosport (Jan. 3).

could not. bid:; non-British been barred from the sale.

The cheers of gaunt-faced work- men mingling with the hoarse tooting of tugs, echoed over the empty shipyards of Tyneside. Jar- row Into dock lumbered the town's £100,000 Christmas sent from Sir John Jarvis-the once famous Berengaria.

pre-

This philanthropic millionaire's gif: provides employment for 1.400 semi-derelict town's citizens wh" would otherwise have spent Christmas on the dcle. :

a

Built by pre-war Germany as challenge to Britain's trans- Atlantle supremacy. the 62,000- tor Berengaria (then the. Im perator) was 26 years ago the biggest ship afloat. She was handed over to Britain parations in 1919 and renamed In the same year.

33 ге

LIFE-SAVING LIFT

Blackpool Fire Brigade has just rdered a specially equipped com- bed fire engine and turntable es- cape from Leyland Motors. It will have a 120 ft all-steel turntable escape, 500 g.p.m. pump and a special e-saving cage--an in. novation as regards Great Britain. The cage, capable of holding two persons, is slung on the underside

the escape and can be raised or Icwered, whatever the elevation or extension of the escape, by an in- dependent winding gear operated

by the engine. It serves as a lit for rescuing persons from the win- dows or roots of high buildings.

Last

Lts (E)-P. H. Kitson, to Eagle: J. G. T. D. Atkinson, to Ramilliea

STAFF COLLEGE REUNION The fifteenth annual reunion of (Dec. 28; R. Mack, to Fortune the RAF Staff College Dinner (Jan. 10).

Club will be held at Grosvenor Mid-C. H. M. Beckwith, to Bar-House on March 24, the night be- wick (Dec. 29), appt. to Ramillies fore the RAF Army Rugby cancelled.

Cd. Gunner.-E Malabar (Deo, 19). Gurner.-A, J. Pembroke (Jan. 9)

Wt. Tel.-G. Reynolds, appt. to Warspite cancelled.

Williams, to

C. Farlow, to

PROMOTION

Elect. Lt, (Retd.), W. L. Richards. to rank of Elect. Lt.Cdr. (retd) (seny, Dec. 17).

THE ARMY

IRISH GUARDS' RETURN The 1st Battalion, Irish Guards. which is due home from Egypt, will march through the City on the way from Waterloo Station to the Tower of London. The Lord! Mayor" will take the salute as the Guards pass the Mansion House.

MOBILE DIVISION

manoeuvres.

It is expected that, for the first time, the Mobile Division will be exercised as a whole in next year's The headquarters of the division are at Andover and the three brigades are on Salisbury Platz. There are still some outly ing units which are awaiting bar rack accommodation on the Plain. E.A.S.C. PROMOTIONS Colonel C. L St. J. Tudor has been promoted to that rank from

the

R.AS.C.

and

the

match.

CONSIGNEES' NOTICES

SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES

CONSIGNEE NOTICE.

58. JEAN LABORDE" 3*A/39.

BRINGING CARGO From MARSEILLES via SAIGON, etc.

ARRIVED HONG KONG ON FRIDAY, THE 23xD-DEC., 1938,

UNSIGNTES are hereby informed that their gords with the exception

of Opium, Tressure and Valdobles nie

Ping laded & stored into the Godowns of the Hong Kong, Fowloon Wharf Godown Co, Ld., Kowlon, whence delivery may be obtained immediately after landing.

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

Damaged Packages will be ozamined by the Company's Surreyor, Menn Goddard & Douglas in the presence of

14: Deb; 31st at 9,03 P.M.

Jan. 13th at Miinito Jan. 27th at 4,00 PM,

Feb, 10th at aro F.M.

NEW YORK AND BOSTON VIA SUEZ

SS. “ PRESIDENT VAN BUREN”- Sails Jak" 6th at 12-Noor S.S PRESIDENT HÄRBISÖN” .S.S.PRESIDENT HAYES

8.S. PRESIDENT POLK"

Jan. 20th at 12-Noon

Feb. 3rd at 12-N004, Feb 17th at-42—Noon -

MANILA

Sails

Jan. 6th at 13-Noor Jan. 7th at 5.00. P.M. Jan 20th 2 12-Noor

Jam 1st at 1.00 A.M..

S.S. PRESIDENT VAN BUREN " S.S." PRESIDENT CLEVELAND " AS. PRESIDENT HARRISON " 8.8. "PRESIDENT PIERCE”

AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES, LTD.

ROUND THE WORLD SERVICE **

FORMERLY DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES

12, PEDDER ST.

..TEL 28171.

HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE

1

Far Eastern Mail, Passenger & Freight Service.

Through bookings to America via Europe and Surope ma America. Bookings round the world."— Through bookings to London

OUTWARD SAILINGS

"PREUSSEN "

for Shanghai, Dalren, Tsingtao,

Yokohama, Kobo

6th Jan. *m.". "LEVERKUSEN" for B'hai. Dairen, Y 'hama., Kobe.

`14th Jan. -

DD.. "RHEINI AND... for Ghai, Dairen, Tsingtao, Yhams.

Kobe...........

1st Feb

HOMEWARD SAILINGS

* m.v. "SAUERLAND" for Genoa, Rotterdam, Hamburg 22nd Jan.

· mv. “RHEINLAND" for Antwerp, R'dam., Esinbare ..... 8th Feb,

** m.v. " LAVERKUSEN" for Gencs, R'dam., Hamburg... 20th Feb,

* Freighter with Passenger Accommodation.

For further particular and parago-fares, ote, apply to:--

HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE

JEBSEN & CO., AGENTS

19, Pedder Street, Tel. 31205—6.

GANTON AGENTS: CARLOWITZ & CO., Shakee Road

RSH

LINE

MAERSK LINE

Fast regular FREIGHT and PASSENGER SERVICE

via.

SHANGHAI And, JAPAN

tö

the Consignees at 10.00 m. on Thurs LOS ANGELES, PANAMA, NEW YORK, BOSTON

day, the 28th Dec., 1938.

Consignees must have Bavente Officer in attendance when any dutiable corpa gode ars examined by the Company's

Survavora

No Fire insurance will be effected by os in any case whatever.

R. OHL

Agent. Hong Kong, 23rd Dec., 1928.

CONSIGNEES' NOTICES CONSIGNEES' NOTICES

CONSIGNEES! NOTICE.

Currency and Fixed Deposits re- Bonds and other Public Funds of THE REN LINE STEAMERS, LTU ceived for опе year or shorter the Chinese Government both at perioda in Loes! and Foreign Cur-Home, and Abroad.

rencies DJI terms which will be

quoted on application.

Safe Deposit Boxes To Let

KAN TONG PO.

Chief Manager. I

THE MERCANTILE

BANK OF INDIA.

LIMITED

Head Office:-15, Gracechurch Streat.

London, E.CA

Authorised" Capital

£1,050,00 €1,247,850

Sabarribed Capital

P1.op all

Remrve Fund and Rest,

BANKERS:

The Bank of England and Midland

Bank, Ltd.

BRANCHES:

Bangkok

Ipak,

Monday

Kaptan

Kasin

Calenita Octombr

Karachi

Kota Bharu

Detal

Galle

HongLORE

Flavazh

Kasi Lipl

Kanis Lumpur

Kusla TrenggiSA

Mudras

New York

Pedang

Rangono

Alangiz

Kitni

Vingapore

́HONGKONG BEANCH.

Every description of Banking and Krchenge sine, tranmatent. „Tiarellers Cheques beurd, TRUSTEE AND EXECUTORSHIP UNDERTAKEN.

SURENT ACOOPATR`opened); in Lons! Chry **105 and FIXED DEPOSTÍA reoaiveri i Local Galov, STERLING & U, #2, DOLLARS or Leemi that ther

saemetakand an application.

D. BENSON,

SHOU J. CHEN,

Manager.

DONT FORGET

THAT WHEN You are at Home. you can get the

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS at SELFRIDGES.

FROM LEITH, MIDDLESBRO. ANTWERP, LONDON, BTRAITS & MANILA.

THE 8.8. ́** BENLOMOND”.

CONS

CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous' and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd, whence and/or from the wharven Delivery may be

'obtained.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 2ud Jau., 1959, will be subject to rent.

RICKMERS LINTE

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

6.S.

THE URSULA RICKMERS ”

having arrived from Hamburg and Ports of call, Consignees of Cargo are hereby notified that, their goods are. being landed and placed at their riak into the Hong Kong Kowloon Wharf

& Godown Company's godowns at Kowloon, where delivery may obtained as soon as the goods are landed.

Optional cargo will not be landed

PHILADELPHIA & BALTIMORE.

If sufficient indresment offers also other ports of call.

Arrivals from UBA.

Tut Jan.

13th Jan.

26th Jan

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

AND

| OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO, LTD.

CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

ONBIG!

"VONSIGNEEN per Co.'s Vessel

MENELAUS“.

From UNITED KINGDOW VIA SINGAPORE

hereby notified that their Cargo hare, unless notice has been given 48 will be discharged into Holt's hours prior to vessel's arrival, hut Wharf, Kowloon, where it will lie carried on from port to port to the At Consignees' risk and subject to final port of call to which the option Terms and Conditions of Storage at extends.

The Cargo will be No claims will be admitted after the realy for Delivery, from Godown on Goods have left the Godowns, and all and after £8th Dec. goods remaining undelivered after the

Optional Cargo will not be landed 3rd Jan, 1932, will be subject to here, unless Notice has been given prior to Vassol's arrival, but carried on from

rent

and

Holt's Whart

All Claim against the steamer must All broken chafed, and damaged port to port to the final port of call be presented to the undersigned on or Goods are to be left in the Godowns, to which the option extends, before the 16th Jan, or they will not where they will be examined on 31st. All broken, shafed and damaged Gooda be recognized.

Dec., 1938, at 10 am, by our are to be left in the Godowns, where they To comply with the General Banded Surveyors Monsta. Goddard

will be uzamined on any Tuesdays and Warehouse Regulations, consignors Douglas.

Fridays between the hours of 10,45 at must have a Revenue Officer in stien- To comply with the General Honded and Noow within the Free Storage period.

No Claims will be admitted after the dance when damaged dutishle goods Warehouse Regulations consignee Goods have left the Veuel's Godown are examined,

must have a Revenue Officer in attendance when damaged dutiable and all Goods remaining undelivered goods are examined.

after the 4th Jan.. will be subject to All claims must reach us before the Baut 3rd Feb, 1939, or they will not be recognized.

All broke, chated and damage Ogods are to be left in the Godowns where they will be examined on the 30th Dec., 1988, at 9 am, by. Mesars. Carmichael & Clarke.

No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned

by

All Claims against the Vessel mast be presented to the Undersigned on or No Insurance will be effected before the 18th Jan, or they will not Bill of Lading will be countersigned

be recognised;

No Fire Insurance will be «ffsotedt JEBSEN & CO.,

BUTTERFIELD & BWIRE, Agente

Agents, [266a\20th December, 1938.

B. LOXLEY & CO. (CHINA) LTD.,

Agents Hong Kong, 26th Dec, 1938 [001 Hong Kong, 18th Dec., 1938.

12067

M.V. "PETER MAERSK"

M.V. "GERTRUDE MAERSK"

M.V. "GRETE MAERSK "

Sailings la D.B.A.

g7th Jan.

10th Feb.

27th Feb.

(All dates are subject to alteration without notice.) EXCELLENT, ACCOMMODATION FOR PASSENGERS

AT MODERATE RATES.

For Freight and Passage pleam apply 1-

JEBSEN & CO.

Canton Shameen; B.C. Agesta Hong Kong, Padder, Building

Tel. 10916.

Ta. 31205-6. Bwatow Agenta GEBR. ROESE Tal 1653.

THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD.

S.S. “BENLOMOND"

Sailing

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

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

For Freight and Passage apply

to the Agents

W. R. LOXLEY & CO., (CHINA) LTD. Tol 94165

York Building.