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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

BANKS

HONGKONG · AND

SHANGHAI BANKING

CORPORATION

i

Authorised Capital

$50,000,000

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA &

CHINA.

"

Issaed & Fully Pail-1p #20,000,000 | Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1858

Reserve Funds:

Sterling

£1,500,000

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

Proprietors

$20,000,000

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON: 38. Bishopsgate E.C.2." Paid-up Capital...... Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of Pro- prietors.....

£3,000,000 £3,000,000

£3,000,000

Head Office:-HONG KONG.

Board of Directors.

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

Deputy Chairman,

J. K Bousfeld, Esq.,

AH. Comptes. Esq.,

Ron. Mr. S. H. Dodwell,

W. H. Lock, Exe..

Miskin, Esp,

K. Morrison, Exq..

Hon. Mr. A. L. Shields, -

11. V. Wilkinson, Esq.,

Sir Vandeleur M. Grayburn,

MANCHESTER "BRANCH: 71, Mosley Street, Manchester.

AGENCIES AND BRANCHES: ALOR STAR HONG KONG PINANG AMRITSAR

RANGDON ILOILO

BANGKOK

BALGON SEREMBAN BATAVIA

BOMBAY

MHANGJAL

CALCUTTA

SINGAPORE CANTON

KITIAWAN NOURABAYA

IPO"

KARACHI KLANG KOBE KUALA

Chief Manager.

"Branches:-

Ipoh

Priang

Bangkok

Johore

Rangoon

Batavin

Kobe

Saigon

Binbay

Kowloon

San.

CAWNPORK CERU COLOMHO DELHI HAIPHONG HAMBURO BANKOW HARBIN

LUMPUR

KECHING

MADRAS MANILA MEDAN NEW YORK

PEIPING

TAIPING YIENTRIN

Calcutta Kusla

Canton

Chefoo

עיורון

Colombe

Francisco Lumpur, Shanghai Londur Singapore

Lyons Songabaya Malacca Sungei

Dairen

Foochow Manila

Haiphong Muar

Palaci Swatow

IIamburg (Johere Tientsin

Hankow Mukden Tokyo

New York Thington",

Yokohama Peiping

Harbin

Hongke

·Hoito

in

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

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

Hong Kong, 7th October, 1938.

HONGKONG SAVINGS

BANK

TONDKAH

(Rhuket)

TRENOTAO NOKOHAMA

(Peking

Forias EXCHANGE am! General Banking Business traninctes.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and Fixen Deposita received for One Year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.

The Bank's Heart Office Londa undertakes Executor and Trustee business, and claims

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

R. A. CAMIDGE,

in

Manager,

THE CHASE BANK

15. QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

The Business of the above Bank An

conducted by the HONG KONG A SHANGHAI BANKING COR- PORATION. Rules may be ob- *ained on application.

For the Hoso Kose & SHANGDAL BASKING CORPORATION.

V. M. Grayburn.

Phief Manager. Hong Kong. 7th October, 1838.

BANK OF EAST ASIA.

J

LIMITED.

Authorised Capital $10,000,000.00, Paid-up Capital ....... 5,598,800.00 Reserve and „Undivided

2,776,720.78

Profits

flead Office:-HONG KONG Ne 10. Des Voeux Road, Central.

Board of Directors:

Sir Shouson Chow, Chairman

Li Koon Chun, Esq. Li Lan Sang Esq.

Wong ChuSon, Esq. P. K. Kwok, Eng. Wong Yun Tong, Eaq. Kan Ying Po, Esq. ChanChingShek, Bag, FungPing Wah Eq

Kan Tong Pe, Esq., Chief Manager.

The Fong, Esq., Manager.

Batavia

Bombay Cairolia Canton Пирерд Hankow Banglala

Kobe

Branches and Agencias -

Pering Soarabaya Rangoon Halgets

Kowloon

London

Manila

Melbourne

Nanak New York Oka Parta Pelping

&walow Втале

San Fran Taikoku

clace Tientalp Seattle bear Shanghai Bingapor

Tokyo Vancouver Yokohama

Every description of Banking

HEAD OFFICE:

18, PINE STREET,

NEW YORK,

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

Interest Rates on Applicati in..

SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES

This Bank is entirely owned by THE CHASE NATIONAL BANK, NEW YORK, with Resources over 1.S. $2,500,000,000.

D. M. BIGGAR,

Munnger

BANK OF CHINA

Specially Chartered by- THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT

OF CHINA AS AN INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE

BANK

NEW VESSEL

ARRIVES

"Glenearn" For Far Eastern Run

"GLENEARN" which arrived here yesterday, is the first of a new type of motor vessel which, over a period, wil re- place the existing "Glen" and "Shire" ships so well known to exporters and travellers in the Far East.

The vessel was built by the Caledon shipbuilding and Engi- neering Company of Dundes. who have in hand # sister"

lilp.

FINANCE

MINING IN QUEBEC

BIG OIL DEAL BY GERMANY

(Continued from Page 11)

considerable

Districts holding promise but in which only little work has been dor, include. Chi- the north-central bougamau in section of the Province. Its mine- ra deposits known for well over thirty years, but remote and dim- has cult of access. Chibougamau only a limited amount of drilling Underground work- completed. ings exist only in two properties, situated thirty inlles apart.

Iou

立

are

£5,000,000 Barter With Mexico"

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1939.--PAGE 13

A vast barter plan, under which

will Germany

receive nearly C4,000,000 worth of all from expro- priated American and British pro- perties, has been signed by the Mexican Government. In return, Germany will supply machinery. merchandise and other products.

A separate part-cash contract involving the payment of about £1,600,000. was made simultan- rously to supply the German navy. with Mexican oil during 1939.

Every effort has been made to

secret keep details of the deal especially in view of the formal opening of the Lima Pan-American Conference but the details given above are "understood to be exact.

The new plan is expected to the arouse Itvely, resentment in United States, as it is rely to re- duce still further American" trade with Mexico, especially in heavy- machinery for Irrigation equipment ahdoll refineries, and innumerable mechanical articles such as type- writers. office equipment and de- cameris.

The stated Lo

also

The mineralization is reported to be extensive, covering more than a thousand square miles. Geologi- The design of the new tonnage al surveys show the presence vi

marked represents a

improve-

rock formation reputed favourable the

wide belt ment in every respect over

to ore, deposits in present fleet. All the special re

running westward from Lake Chi- work auirements of the Eastern Trade

Development bougamau. the have been fully catered for,

properties indicated tons and navigational hundreds of thousands of working gear

of minable gold and copper ore. equipment are of the most up-to-

DEPOSITS PETROLEUM date kind and the speed has been increased. These substantially.

"The mineral possibilities of the

at mostly of Improvements are

Gaspe Peninsula technical nature and will have tracting attention with reports of more appeal for the expert.

deposits of petroleum, copper, icad From the point of view of the ang zinc. On behalf of the Pro- general public. the passenger ac-vincial Government geologists are

the

promenade investigating the petroleum commodation on

contract

as regarded deek wil probably be the feature

posits and the "work is

especially valuable to the Mexican which will draw the most atten

be sufficiently advanced that

Government, as it will guarantee antici- tion. Only 12 passengers are car-

conclusive report may be

staple oil production and' eliminate ried but the accommodation

pated shortly. vided is really luxurious.

The existence of copper. lead storage difficulties, and with fur- thermore assure the importation There are two suites (bedroom,

and zinc deposits in the central bathroom and sitting room) for

been

Into the country without cash pay- part of the Peninsula has

ments of badly-needed equipment, two people each and eight single known for several years, but the

GERMAN AGENTS ACTIVE berth cabins, tour of which share lack of, good roads or other means

German agents are becoming in- a private bathroom between each

or transport has made access and ample provi- exploration work dificult. The creasingly active in Mexico. They pair of rooms and

being widen- j mingle sales talk with extravagant slon is made for the four remain-existing ing cabina.

ed and other roads constructed. eulogies of the. Hitler system of

Government. The fitting and furnishing of so that more extensive explora- the cabins is not only extremely tion work may be looked for in

and the near future. tasteful but most practical

taken the utmost care has been

provide the space and the

traveller furniture which

requires for his clothes

to

tually

a

pro-

BC-

and effects.

They have large window port- holes. There

excellent lounge and roomy dining saloon and very adequate deck space.

an

For the traveller who likes to avoid the greater social demands of the

liner. large passenger travel in this class of cargo vessel should be Ideal.

CANCER WAR

Provisions Of New Government Bill

The text of the Cancer Bill, in which the Gole.ament's plans for Its campaign against the disease are set out, was published recently

road 15

of

2

the The appreciation of value

ргозрегова to the mining industry

indi- Province at large WAL cated by the Honourable One- Minister of Gagnon. sime

the Mines and Fisheries for Province of Quebec, in address recently delivered to Chamber of the Montreal Mines.

A

werk

In

the la this he outlined

the undertaken by

Province various sections to provide more reasonable access and cheaper con- transportation through the struction of roads including the Since 1938 no necessary bridges. less than 380 miles of new roads have been opened in mining dis tricts and this programme is be- A training school ing extended. has been established at x lead ing mining centre for the provi sion of trained men for the indus- try.

Is main object is to provide A mine. in working order, has diagnosis and modern methods of Open secured by the Province and treatment for all why suffer, UT young men are Instructed in the fear they suffer, from cancer. The handling of drilling machinery duty of securing adequate facilities and other mining equipment un- PAILUP CAPITAL $40,000,000.00|for diagnosis and treatment is der actual mining conditions. (BRANCHES AĻL OVER CHINA) placed on county and country Mine authorities are heartily Owing to our numerous Branches borough councils-in Scotland the no-operating in the enterprise. No in China and connections in the councils of countles And large difficulty is feared in the place- principal Commercial Centres ofburghs-either singly or in regionalment of the men whose training the World, we are able to extend groups.

Ls completed as skilled and train- to our Clients special facilities for

ed labour is eagerly sought. Domestic and Foreign Banking and

SAMPLING MILL Exchange.

Head Office: SHANGHAT Hong Kong Branch:

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

CANTON

KONGMOON SWATOW

TOISHAN SHI CHOW KINGCHOW We also handle the issue

It is estimated that the cam- päign will cost, £600.000 a year for England and Wales and £100,000

The provision of a sampling for Scotland, and the bill provides mill is being considered so that for an Exchequer · grant approxi- new or small projects may have mately equivalent to 50 per cent. of the total additional expenditure incurred by local authorities,

'MOST MODERN. METHOPS It is estimated that only one of case in four which might hopefully

and Exchange business transacted. Bonds and other Public Funds of be treated by modern methods is approved the Chinese Government both also treated" and the bill includes the Loans. granted on

ecurities.

Current Accounts opened in Local Currency and Fixed Deposits re-i ceived for one year or shorter periods in Local and Foreign Cur terms, which will be rencies оп quoted on application.

Safe Deposit Boxes To Let.

KAN TONG PO,

4

Chief Manager.

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA. LIMITED

Head Omeot-15, Gracechurch Street. London. Ga

Authorized Capital Subscribed Capi

Paid-up Capl

ין

Reserve Fund and Hea

£3,000,000

21,050,000

Home and Abroad.

SHOU J. CHEN,

Manager

following provisions:

Diagnosis centres at which ex- pert clinical advice will be avail- ment in hospitals.

able to all, and facilities for treat-

General prohibition of the dis-

facilities, such as grinding plant. at their disposal at reasonable cost in the early stages of deve- lopment when the expense of such equipment for Individual use may be prohibitive. Living conditions at various mining campa been studied in order to provide the miners and their familles with the ordinary amenities of life.

It is announced that another American-owned plantation in the State of Sinaloa, comprising 150,000 Reres, belonging to the United Sugar Co., Ls being expropriated, at least in part, and will be divided among Indians.

The first announcement of the sale of expropriated oil by Mexico to Germany was made by the Gov- ernment's On Export Department on May 18 The amount to be taken by Germany in exchange for machinery was not disclosed.

On June 27 President Cardenas approved the purchase by Ger- many of about £2,000,000 worth of Mexican oll through the firm of W. R. Davis, of New York. Pay-

ment was to be made in cash.

was

PRESIDENT LINER

Sailings

SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES

VIA KOBE, YOKOHAMA AND HONOLULU

*38. ** PRESIDENT COOLIDGE" .9.8. "PRESIDENT TAFT"

S.S."PRESIDENT CLEVELAND " 8.8. "PRESIDENT PIERCE "

• CALLS AT SHANGHAI

NEW YORK AND

́SS. * PRESIDENT HAYES' 8.S. “ PRESIDENT POLE” 88.PRESIDENT GARFIELD" B.S. PRESIDENT MONROE"

카

Sails Feb. 11th at 800 A.M.

Feb. 25th at 400 P.M.

Mar. 11th at 400 P.M.

Si

17

Mar. 25th at 4.00 PM.

BOSTON

VIA SUEZ

Sails Feb. 3rd at 19-NOON

MANILA

S.S. "PRESIDENT COOLIDGE" S.S. PRESIDENT HAYES " S.S" PRESIDENT POLK" S.SPRESIDENT TAFT"

Sails

Feb. 17th at 1-Noon

Mar 17th at 12-NOON Mar 31st at 12-Noor

Fob. 3rd at 0,00 MM. Feb. Sel at 19-Noor Feb. 17th at 12-Noor Fe 18th at 8.00 P.M.

AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES, LTD.

ROUND WORLD SERVICES 12, PEDDER ST.

TEL. 28171...

THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD.

S.S. "BENLAWERS"

Sailing for LONDON, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG and LEITH on or about the 9th February, 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. LOXLEỶ & CO., (CHINA) LTD.

Tel. 34165

machinery and other commodities. CONSIGNEES' NOTICES

In September It

learned that two tanker. loads of expro- priated oil would be shipped every month to Hamburg in exchange for newsprint and other supplies.

CELLULOID CUFFS BLAMED BY JURY

The father of a domestic servant who was found with her clothing in flames stated at the inquest at Nottingham that she told him in hospital that she was attending to a dire when her celluloid cuffs caught alight.

A verdict of accidental death was returned an Edith Price, 17, of Dinnington, Shefeld, who was employed by Mr. and Mrs. Wood, of Burleigh-road, West Bridgford, Nottingham

The jury added a rider to their verdict that celluloid cuffs ahould not be worn in such stances.

circum.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

OCEAN STEAM SHIP (O., LTD.

CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION.CO., LTD.

AND

ONSIGNEES per Co.'s Vessel **PATROCLUS"

FROM UNITED KINGDOM

VIA BINGAPORE

York Building.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

AMERICAN & ORIENTAL LINE.

FROM"

BALTIMORE, NEW YORK, NEW. PORT NEWS, LOS ANGELES

SAN FRANCISCO.

THE M.V.

ESKBANK"

having arrived, consignees of cargo by ker are informed that all goods are being landed at their risks into the are hereby notified that their Cargu hazardons and/or extra-hazardous will

be discharged

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Holt' godowns of the Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf, Kowloon, where" it will lie Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd. whence at Conaigues risk and enbject to delivery may be obtained. Terms are Condition of be Holt's Whari, The Cargo ready for Delivery from Godown on and after 30th Jan.

here, unless Notice has been given prior Optional Cargo will not be landed to Vessel'e arrival, but carried on from port to port to the final part of call to which the option extenda

No daima will be admitted after the

goods Foods

have left the gedowns and all

remaining undelivered after 6th 1939, will be subject to rent. be presented to the undersigned on or All claims against the vessel must

teforo 13th Feb, 1930, or they will not be recognised

All broken, chafed and damaged goods

will be examined by the steamer's must be left in the gedowns, where they surveyor on the 8th Feb., 1939, at

All broken, chafed and damaged foods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays and Fridays between the hours of 10.45 10 and Moos within the Free Storage period. No Claims will be admitted after the

have CONSIGNEES' NOTICES Goods have left the Vessel's Godows

CONSIGNEES' NOTICE. -

From LEITH, MIDDLESBRO', ANTWERP. LONDON

AND STRAITS

3'

THE 88,BENWYVIS,"

Model townsites are being de THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD. veloped at various centres with all modern municipal convenien- ces and comforts, well laid out with spacious streets and play. ground facilities, cheap electric power, good water supply and schools. and proper housing. Working conditions have also YONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby been improved.

inforized that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous The mining industry in Quebec/or artes basardous Godowns of the can look backward to a record of Hoxe KoNG AND KOWLOOK WHALF AND great achievement and forward to GODOWY COMPANY, Lo, whance and/or a most promising future.

from the wharree Delivery may obtained.

CHINA TO FINANCE WAR INSURANCE

a.m.

No Fire Insurance has been effected." Billa of Lading will be countersigned by THE BANK LINE (CHINA) LTD.

Agente.

and all Goods_remaining undelivered after the 6th Feb will be subject to Hong Kong, 30th Jan., 1939.

Rent

All Claims against the Vessel mout be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 20th Feb., or they will not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance will be viscted.

'MARKSK, LINE

KOTICE TO CONSIGNEER BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,THE GHETE MAERSK "

W.Y

Agents.

29th January 1939.

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We Claims will be admitted after the DONT FORGET Goods have left the Godowas, and

PAINT SUBSTITUTE

The most most modern methods FOUND IN JAPAN

of treatment, whether by surgery, Preparations to begin production radium or deep X-rays, within the on an industrial scale of a new reach of every sufferer. "facquer-type" paint were being Payment of expenses for any rushed in Osaka recently on the "patient going from an outlying basis of a discovery by Mr. Hachiro place to a treatment centré and Mitsue, chemical expert of the expenses, if necessary, for a com- Osaka Municipal Technical In- panion. stitute. A suitable plant is to be Up to £500,000 may be lent to ready by April.

the National Radium Trust, which The new process; which it was has arranged option for a claimed here, would have a revolu- substantial purchase of radium tionary effect in the industry,, uses from Canada. 21,901,000 unspinnable fibres" of cotton,

147,539 obtained during ginning, as a base. semination of advertisements for

These fibres, as distinct from lint "cancer cures" to the lay public. used for spinning, are pure cellulose. A world-famous cancer expert, "The new paint is obtained by discussing the main provisions of treating these fibres with caustic the bill "declared that it marked a soda and benzyl-chloride. It has great step forward, *been temporarily named "benzol- "I am not certain about the

celiulol"

Because of its cohesive quality ded. "I suspect that the use of and

water-repellent being

in radium is becoming a little out-of-goods in order to further increase addition to being acid and alkali- Cate,

"No doubt it will be within the To supplement this new, measure, proof, the new paint is regarded as especially suitable for coating discretion of the Radium Trust to the Government has also given

spend the money on such an in- $1,000,000 to the Central Trust & Clarke.

No Fire Lunaranca has been effected aeroplane wings.

for handling the war Present paints for the purpose, strument as the American cyclo-Burgau

Hill of Lading will be ocuntersigned by and tron cyclotron. which produces Insurance business to further W. R. LOFLEŸ & Uò. (DHINA) LTD. -nitro-cellulose CURRENT 400OUNTS opened in Legal Car containing

Agents. racy and FIXED DEPOSITS resfred la Lacal celulose acetate, require several radio-activity by artificial means encourage native goods transports- Corready, STELLING & U. B. DOLLARI De toesta

promises that may be Moutainad on application,

revolutionise tion by minimizing the risks that Hong Kong, 31st Jan., 1989. coatings before being effective, it and D. BENSON,

may be involved. was stated.

BANKERS:

The Bank of England and Midland

Bank. Ltd. BRANCHES;

Bangkou Bombay Calvulis

Colombie

Delhi Balle

Hongkong

Howarh

[pob Kuantan

Kandy

KAPT

Kota Bharu

Kizi

KI Lumpur

Kat Trend

Medran

Pebany Targood Mhangha Alola Singapore

HONGKONG · BRANCH.

Every description of Banking and Exchange zarina tratrac d.

Traveller Cheques 'Densað, 'TRUSTEE AND EXECUTORSHIP UNDERTAKEN.

Matagor

Having succeeded in improving the international trade of China by discouraging importation of foreign luxuries; the Chinese Government is now reported to have set salde $50,000,000 for facilitating trans portation and distribution of native

China's exporta.

Goods remaining undelivered after the 8th Feb., 1939, will be subject to rent.

All Chima against the Steamer must before the 20th Feb. 1933, or they will be presented to the Undersigned on or

not be recognised.

To comply with the General Bonded Warebote Regulations, consigades must have a Revenue Officer in attend- ance when damaged dotisble good. are examined,

THAT WHEN

You are at Home

HONG purchase of more radium," he ad-

treatment.

to

All broken chafed and damaged Gooda Bre to be left in the Godown, where they will be examined on the 4th Feb, 1029, at 9am., by Messrs. Carmichael

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you can get, the KONG DAILY PRESS

at SELFRIDGES..

baring

Arrived, from New York and Porta of call, Consiguens of Cargo sen beroby notified that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk into the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown. Company's godowns at Kowloon, where delivery may be

obtained as soon as the Goods are landesi. Optional Cargo will not be Landed bere, unises Notice has been given 43. heurs prior · to vessel's motival, but carried on from port to port to the final port, of call to which the option extends

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, KDE KË Goods 'remaining undelivered after the 6th Feb., 1939, will be abject to Rent,

All broken, chafod, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowas, where they will be uramined on 4th Feb., 1989, at 10 am by our Surveyor Capt. Walter C. Warton.

comply with the General Banded Warehouse Regulations, consignora rámek. have a How

■ Revenue Officer in attendants when damazed dotiable goods, age examined,

All claims must reach us before the 6th May, 1989, or they will not be recognised.

Ho Inauraase will be affected. Bill of Lading will be conaterigned by

JEBSEN & OC

Agents.

Hong Kong, 30th Jan., 1939.