1939-03-18 — Page 13

HÙNGKONG DAILY PRESS

BANKS

SHANGHAI BANKING

HONGKONG AND

THE CHARTERED

CORPORATION

Authorised Capital.

.$30,000,000

BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA®

Issued & Fully Paid-Up $20,000,000|| Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1858 Beserve Funds:

Sterling

...........£ 1,500,000) | Paid-up Capital

H.K. Currency Beserve $10,000,00. Reserve Fund Reserve Lisbility of

Proprietors

£3,000,000 £3,000,000

$90,000,000

Reserve Liability of Pro-

prietors...

Bond (ffice:-HONG KONG

Board of Directori.

Hon, Mr-AL.- Shielda"

Chairman.

W. H. Lock, EM,

Deputy Chairman.

J. K. Bousfeld, Esq.,

A. H. Compton, Esq.,

D. F. Landalo, Esq..

K. S. Morrison. Esq.,

d

£3,000,000 HEAD OFFICE: LONDON: ..

38, Bishopsgate EC.2. Sub-Agencies in London; 117/122, Leadenhall Street, E.C.3. West End Branch: 14/16, Cockspur Street, S.W... Manchester Branch;

71, Mosley Street, „Manchester.

Hon. Mr. B. H. Dodwell,

G. Miskin, Esq.,

Hon. Mr. T E. Pearce.

H. V. Wilkinson; Esq.,

Sir Vandeleur M. Grayburn,

Phief Manager.

KLANO

AGENCIES: COB

LITE NYAKIT

PAREIX PLACE KUALA

CANTON

CAWNPORK

BATAVIA BOMBAY

AGENCIES AND BRANCHES ILOR STAR

HARDIN PENANG AMRITSAR HONG KONG BANGDON BANGKOK ILOILO

MAIGON BEREMBAN trox KARACHI

SHANGHAI

CALCUTTA

SINGAPORE SITIAWAN

LUMPOR

KUCHING

SODBABAYA TAIPING TIENTSIN

MADRAS

TONGKAH

MANILA- MEDAN KEW YORK PEIFING

(Bhuket)

(Peking)

J

Branches:

Amoy

Ipub

Penang

Bangkok

Jchore

Kobe

Rangoon Saigon

CKBU

COLOMO

DELKI

Francisco

Batavia Bombay

Caloutta

Canton Obefoo

Colombo

Kowloon San

Kusin

+

Lumpur Shanghai London Singapore Lyons - Snurabaya

Dairen Malacca

Foochow Manila

Sungei

Patani SWAŁOW (Johore) Tientsin

Baiphong Muar

Hamburg

Hankow Mukden Tukya Harbin New York Tsingtao. Hongker Peiping Yokohama Iloilo

Current Accounts opened La Local Currency and Fixed Deposits received for one year or shorter periods in Local and other Cur

ences on terms which will be quoted on application.

Also up to date Safe Deposit

Boxes in various sizes To Let.

Hong Kong. 13th Mar. 1939.

HONGKONG SAVINGS

BANK

The Business of the above Bank

is conducted by the HONG KONG

SHANGHAI BANKING COR PORATION. Roles may be ob

tained on application.

For the HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

V. M. Grayburn,

Chief Manager.

Hong Kong, 95th Feb., 1839.

BANK OF EAST ASIA.

LIMITED.

Authorised Capital ....$10.000,000.00 Paid-up Capital 5,598,600.00 Reserve and Undivided

Profits

2,883,232.01

Head Office:-HONG KONG

No. 10 Des Voeux Road, Central.

4

Board of Directors:

Bir Shouson Chow, ChaingNO

Li Koon Chun, Esq. Li Lan Bang, Esq. P. E. Kwok, Esq. Wong Chuson, Esq. Wong Yun Tong, Esq. Kan Ying Po, Esq. ChanChingBhak, Esq. FongPingWah Esq.

Kan. Tong Po, Esq., Chief Manager. Li The Foxy, Esq., Manager,

Branches and Agencies :—

Pening Mingapor

Kowloon

Helbourne Bax Fran. Sydney Nagsaka sine Timmtnla

Amay

Batavia

Landox

Bocabay

Manila Baigun

Okletta

#alphong

Healow

Honolulu Koby

KAIPHONG HAMBURO HANKOW

TSINOTIO YOKOHAMA

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Backing Business" tranzacted.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FINED DEPOSITs received for One Year or shorter periods in Local or Other Currencies at rates which will be quoted on application.

GENERAL

FOREIGNER DESCRIBES

CONDITIONS IN

GUERILLA LAND

CHUNGKING, Mar. 16 (Central)—"Although we were only 60 miles away from "the" Japanese on three sides, we felt very safe to live and to do. our hamanitarian work in south*

"Shans! west

Province," declared Mr. John B. Foster, the American missionary from Minnesota, who was reported fost last winter but reappeared in Changking late in February not in a foreign-style « quit bại in a Chinese army and a comfortable cotton-padded cont.

uniform

Mr. Foster, who went with' an-¡the 'civilians and the guerillas other American missionary work-tu the success of political eduçi-. er to the Shansi sector from tion of the Chinese military au- Hankow late in September last thorities. year. found his ave-month B0 "Everwhere опе sees armed

peaceful journ there

but in- peasants in their blue gowns teresting. Working as a volun-carrying rifles. They form the tary medical worker in + mis- formidable enemy of the skonary hospital on Shansi moun-janese." he continued. tain top 5,000 feet above the sea level, Mr. Foster sald that the conditions ww there were far more tranquil than they had been in Hankow.

"During all these saw only one Japanese flying at Migh altitude

CONSIGNEES' NOTICES

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD BREMEN.

T

TRE Motor ship

" MARBURG"

caving arrived from BREMEN, BAM- BURO and Forta, Consignees of cargo are hereby notified that their cargo in being landed at their riak into the Go- downs of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., Kowloon where Delivery can be obtained.

All Goods remaining undelivered after the 24th March 1939, will be subject to Bart.

No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever.

Damaged Packages must be left in the Godown for axamination by the Con Jap-digness and the Company's Surveyors, Mears, Anderson & Ashe, st 10 L., on the 23rd March, 1989.

KEY TO NORTH CHINA Mr. Foster believes that Shan- 3 holds the key to North China und that if the Japanese want to dominate all North China they months, must rst conquer entire Shan- airplane si Province, but that would be over impossible as long as the gueril- us presumably heading towards are holding the country and Slan of Lanchow further in

carrying on the incessant "bide- west There had been searce-and-scek"

- with game

thetr ly any engagements between the enemy. Japanese and the Chinese guerli-

$1

the

way

On his

from

southeast las in our particular sector

ex- Shans

to Sian, capital of the cept one January night when we neighbouring Shensi Province.. were ordered to evacuate all

the Mr. Foster, who covered, the 300- wounded soldiers from our "bos-kilometre distance on. muleback. pital as the enemy were ap-on foot and by train, passed proaching." he saki

through Tungkwan, a strate-

Consignees must have a Ravenne Officer in attendance when damaged datiable goods are examined by the Company's surveyors.

Goods are left the Godown and all No Claim will be admitted after the claims must be

presented within Two Weaks of the Ship's arrival hore, afta which date they will not be recognised.

Consignees are requested to surrender their Bills of Lading to the Undersigned for Countersignature.

MELORERS & CO.

Agenta: NOKAUTSCHE LLOYD, BREMEN, Hong Kong, 17th March, 1999.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

1230

OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD..

VILLAGE DESERTED

gi pasa still in Chinese, hands "We retreated accordingly in on the Shansi-Honan-Shensi bor- the pitch darkness, The village der, at midnight and found that. was deserted, When the Jap-the fallway bridge has been re- anese arrived, there was not even paired and was in good condi- a dog to welcome them and cer-tion: "Evidently the Japanese tainly no villager it

served them on the north bank of the Yellow Co tea after their exhausting march. River found it too expensive After two days the guerillas drove shell that spot constantly them back, "recovered the village they learned that each time it and restored Its usual peaceful only took the Chinese 3 few life." he said.

hours to restore tramc," he continu-marked.

SAVINGA ACCOUNTS also opened in Local Currency and Starting with interent allowed at rates obtainable on application.

The Bank's Head Office in London undertakes Executor and Trustee busines, 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:

19, PINE STREET,

NEW YORK.

An American Bank offering com- plete Foreign Banking Service ip the principal Markets" of the world. Interest Rates on Application.

SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES

This Bank is entirely owned by THE CHABE NATIONAL BANK, New York, with Resources over 1.8. $2,500,000,000.

י.

to

when

TC-

ARD

CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

YONSIGNEES per Co.'s Vessel

"AJAXTM

FROM UNITED KINGDOM VIA SINGAPORE

are hereby notified that their cargo will be discharged into Holt's Wharf Kowloon, where it will lie at consigneer risk and subject to terms and condi tions of storage at Holt's Wharf. The Chi-Cargo will be ready for delivery from Godown on and after 16th Mar

"The Chinese forces." ed Mr. Foster, "were glad that. From San Mr. Foster took 3 the village was temporarily cap-bus to Chungking. tured, because it is only by such he visited a centre of the

On the way attacks that the Japanese

Industrial ex:inese

Co-operative posed their flanks to the gueril-Movement. He said that he was las who assault them from many quite thrilled to see such a fine directions

and inflict

heavy piece of constructive work estab- lossea." He further attributed lished in that once Httle known the close co-operation between province.

AGE-OLD CUSTOM HOW THE

DISCOURAGED ·

Burying Valuables

With Dead

CHUNGKING, Mar. 16 (Central) -The age-old Chinese custom of buying precious ornaments objects of art with the dead is dis- couraged in wartime China,

or

JAPANESE USE GAS

CHUNGKING, Mar. 17 (Cen tral) Two interesyng military » manuals, circulated by the J- panese China Expedition Tu their soldiers at the front and

of a rich old lady was robbed. The

describing the use of several Recently in Chungking the grave

kinds of poison gas cylinders, were made public here. family of the deceased reported to the police a loss of over $10,000

Both of the two pamphleta which Chinese currency) in the form of were salzed from the Japanese on Manager.gold craments, pearls and jade the north Kiangsu front

pleces. The police arrested two printed in the 13th Year of Showa suspects

(1938), one explaining the results Ordinarily there would be a the use of gas in the Japanese general outcry demanding the attack on Hsuchow and the other severest punishment for the crt-giving an extensive account of minals, and the articles recovered various smoke-throwing cylinders would be returned to the family of 2nd bombs. the dead and replaced in the grave.

D. M. BIGGAB,

THE MERCANTILE "BANK OF INDIA,

LIMITED

tuthorised Capital

Head Off cor-15, Gracechurch Street, London, E-C.3

£1,500,000 £1,80,00 £1,060,600 £1,047,830

Bourabaya Swatow

Subscribed Capital Pald-or Capit

Vancouvar

Reserve Fund and Rest,

Clearans Shanghai

New York Seattle Parle Ad ping

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The Bank of England and Midland

Bank. Ltd. BRANCHES:

Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted. Loans granted оті Approved Banglok Bombay securities.

Calcutta Current Accounts opened in Local Clearan

Delhi Currency and Fixed Deposits re-

Galle · ceived for one year

or shorter Honghoag periods in Local and Foreign Curr rencies terima which will be quoted on application.

Safe Deposit Boxes To Let.

KAN TONG PO

Chief Manager.

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BANK OF CHINA...

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

BANK

PAID-UP CAPITAL 240,000,000.06. (BRANCHES ALL OVER CHINA),

Owing to our numerous 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.

Head Office: BHANGHAI

Hong Kong Branch:

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

CANTON SWATOW

KONGMOON TOISHAN SHIUCHOW KINGOHOW "We also handle the inhua of Bonds and other Public Funds of the Chinese Government both at Home and Abroad.

SHOU J. CHEN,

Manager

Kaantan Kandy

Karachi Kota Bharu

Kala Lipis

Inala Lumpar

ma

New York Venang Hano Shangha Starspore

14

Kunis rocker HONGKONG BRANCH, Every description of Banking and Exchange Fusiness trazzxactati.

Travellers Cheques intued,

*TRUSTEE "AND EXECUTORSHIP UNDERTAKEN.

"Passer

Public reaction in this case in Chungking, however, was different, when it was reported in the vernacular papers. Many wrote to the papers suggesting that the articles when re- covered should be confiscated" instead of being returned to the grave, as this practice of bury- Ing valuable things with the dead is utterly incompatible with the spirit of a nation at

war.

were

Aside from technical descriptions of the different types of gas bombs, the pamphlets also call special át- tention of the Japanese soldiers to the importance of keeping the use of gas a strict secret,

из

here, unless notice has been given prior Optional cargo will not be landed

to steamer's arrival bat carried on from port to port to the final port of call to which the option extends.

All broken, chafed, and damaged goods are, to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays and Fridays between the hours of 10.45 am. and Noon within the free storage perioditted after the

No claims will be

Goods have left the steamer's Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 23rd Mar, will be subject to rent.

All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the undersigned on or before the 8th April, or they will not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance will be effected,

BUTTERFIELD &'SWIRE,

Agents.

18th March, 1939.

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL- STEAM NAVIGATION. Co.'s STEAMER. "SOMALI”

A HONG KONG OF

16TH MARCH, 1939, PROM ANTWERP, LONDON.GIBRAL TAR. MARSEILLES, MALTA. PORTSAID ADEN, COLOMBO

STRAITS.

AND

MONSIGNEES of Cargo by the abure: named Vessel are hereby formed that their Goods are being landed and placed AT THEIR MIx in the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Cou

All empty cylinders after use,pany's Godowns at Kowloon, where each

the manual directs, should be carefully laid AWAY. They should be sunk to the bottom of lakes or rivers, barted under the earth, or otherwise bidden `away from easy detection.

has

The manual particularly em- In a letter to the "Central Daily Phasises the importance of not News," Mr. Shao Li-tze, former using gas at places where there are Chairman of the Central Publicity Foreigners in large numbers. Council recommended that the The pamphlet also reveals that booty be confiscated and converted in a number of cases, the use of CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened in Local Carrito cash for the rellef of wounded gas essay w PIXED DEPOSṛts received lu Local

caused the Japanese CUTEBIT, STERLING. & U.Þ. DOLLABR on terme soldiers or other similar humant- themselves to be poisoned. It warns that may be ascertained on application.

D. BENSON,

tarian purposes, while the family of the users that utmost care mat the dead should be fined an amount always be exercised in the hand- equivalent to the value of the pre-ling of such chemical weapons.

The manual alleges that in many clous things buried, which should also be turned to the war chest. cases, the large scale use of gas In a leaderette, the "Central has had the effect of weakening Daily News" pointed out that the the Chinese strength of resistance, money represented by the buried The battles of Kuchen, Shouthalen, treasure was already "apent" as far Blangkow. Matang, as well as a as that family is concerned. Instead series of heavy engagements on of recommending an outright con- the Shanal front were enumerated fiscation, it hoped that the family as military justification for their would-voluntarily contribute it to use of gas... the government.

"People. Who Matter”

PEOPLE WHO

MATTER, to the advertiser are the people who can afford to buy. his goods, Most

of these people

buy and read the

Hongkong Daily Press.

In order to accelerate evacua- The Soldiers' Service Department tion arrangements, the Chungking of the Chinese Y.M.C.A., which has Police Bureau has sent out orders been doing such excellent work at to all guilds, business houses, etc.. the front and for the relier of re-giving them instructions on the fugees, has been given a further steps they should take, for the donation of $100,000 to help them evacuation of the city All those on in their work. Mr. Sal Feng-who have ne urgent business in yuan, the Director of the Depart the city have been asked to leave ment, left Chungking a few days within four weeks and the Gen- ago to establish additional stations eralissimo himself has requested, and to further develop the work of the Police to see that these orders. the department,

are strictly carried out.

Consignment will be sorted out Mark

Mark and Delivery can be obtained a the Goods are landed.

by

ایر

Options! Goode will be Landed unless instructions have been given to the contrary Bix Boum before sztival of the Steamer.

Goods not cleared within 8 days including date of arrival will be subject to Be

No Fire Insurance will be affected by using suy case whatever,

(indowns for examination by the Dan- Damaged Packages must be left in the ignees, and the Company's Surveyors. Her, GODDARD & Douglas, at 10 am, on Mondays and Thursdays, within the Free Storage period.

Consignees are specially notified that necesary for Revents Offer to damaged dutiable cargo.

present at the examination of

be

All Clalme against the Steamer must be proeunted in the Underiqued on or before 6th April, 1939, or they will not be recognised

Goods have left the Godown.

No Claims will be admitted after the

MACKINNON "MACKENZIE & Oà

Agusta Hong Kong, 16th March, 1929,

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