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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

BANKS

HONGKONG AND

SHANGHAI BANKING

CORPORATION

--

Authorized Capital ......B50,000,000

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA

"

Issued & Fully Faid-Up $20,000,000 Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1888 Beserve Funds:

..$90,000,000

£3,000,000 £3,000,000

Sterling van £6,500,000 Paid-up Capital H.K. Ourrency Reserve $10,000,000 Reserve Fund Reserva Liability of

Reserve Liability of Pro- Proprietors

prietors.

£3,000,000

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON: 38. Bishopsgate EC2 Sub-Agencies In London:

Head Ofice:-HONG KONG

Board of Directori. Hon, Mr. A. L. Shields,

W. H. Lock, Esq.,

Chairman

Deputy Chairman.

J. K. Bousfeld, Esq.,

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

D. F. Landale, Esq.,

G. Miskin, Esq...

KB. Morrison, Esq..

Hon. Mr. T. E. Pearce,

H. V. Wilkinson, Esq.,

Sir Vandeleur M. Graybura,

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117/122, Leadenhall Street, EC.3. West End Branch: 14/16, Cockspur Street, S.W.1 Manchester Branch: 71, Mosley Street, Manchester.

AGENCIES AND BRANCHES: ALOR STAR AMEITBAH BANGKOK

HARBIN

PRIANO SONG SONG BANGOO.

BAIQON ILOILO 1POR КАПАСНІ KLANG .

FAIRLIK PLACK KUALA

.. LUMPUR

ΠΑΤΑΥΤΑ

BOMBAY

CALOUTTA

Chiaj Manager.

AGENCIES: KOR CLITE SET

Branches:-

Amoy

· Ipob

CANTON

Bangkok

Johore

Batavia

Kobe

Penang Rangoon Saigon

CAWNPORE

Bumbay

Kowloon San

COLOMRO

MANILA

Calcatta

Kusla

DELEI

KEDAN

Canton

NEW YORK PEIPING

Chefoo

Colombo

Foochow

Prancisco

Lumpur Shanghai

Londor Singapore Lyons Sourabaya

Malacca Sungei

Dairen

Manila 41

Haiphong Muar

Patani Swałow

Hamburg (Johore) Tientsin

Mukden Tokyo

Hankow

Harbin New York Tsingtao Hongkow Peiping Yokohama Iloilo

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 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. Rules may be ob

tained on application.

For the Hong Kong & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

V. M. Grayburn,

Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 25th Feb., 1839.. BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED

Authorised Capital....$10,000,000.00 Paid-up Capital 5,568,800.00 Reserve and Undivided

Fronts.............. 2,883,832.01

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

Board of Directors:

Sir Showin Chow, Chairman

Lại Rom Chọn Eng, và Lan bang. EC.

P. K. Kwok, iq, WongChuson, Esq. Wong Yun Tong, Esq. Kan Ying Pu, Esq.

ChanChingShek, Esq. PungPingwa

Kan Tong Po; Esq., Chief Manager. L To Fong, Esq., Manager.

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Butaria

Berbay

Calestia

Haiphong

Hankow

Honelaja

• Kobe

Branches and & gunoiùs ;—

Kowloon

Blogiport London Rangoos Sourabaya Manila Saigon Kelbourne San Fran. Bydney Nagkaka elco Tientala

Vancouver New York Balti

Bemarang Parie Felping Shanghai

HAIPHONG HAMBURG HANTOW

KUCHING

MADRAS

(Peking)

SERIMBAN BHANGHAI SINGAPORE SITIAWAN 800 BABAYA TAIPING

TIENTSIN TONGIAM

(Bhuket)

THINGTAO YOKOHAMA

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and Genstal Banking Business transacted.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS. "opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for One Year or aborter 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 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:

18; PINE STREET,

NEW YORK

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

SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES

This Bank is entirely owned by

CHASE THE

NATIONAL BANE, NEW YORK, with Resources över U.S. 82,500,000,000.

D. M. BIGGAR,

OFFICER IS

EXONERATED BY SCIENCE

Manager.

A War-Time Drama The story of a young officer in the war who was suspected of hay ing deliberately shot himself in the leg during a maid but who was ex- onerated by a scientific examina-

GENERAL

EMPIRE'S AIR CHAIN

North Atlantic & Canadian

Links Being Forged

OTTAWA.-Dreams of an Empire chain of air services gird- ling the earth will be two stages nearer reaiization within a year. through the forging of a link across the North Atlantia from Ire- land to Newfoundland and a second link joining Canada's Atlantic and Pacific coasts. › It will then remain to span the Pacific to Join' existing routes from the British Isles to Sings-- pore and Austrálasin., Preliminary surveys

of

(

the leaving Montres and Vancouver Atlantic air lanes have been com- į at night to be delivered 3,000 miles pleted and it is planned within away, on the other side of the a few months to have 30-ton flying continent, the following noon. By boats of Imperial Airways operating April 1 the same plants will be on an experimental but regular | carrying passengers on the same service between the British Isles schedule. and Canada. Actively interested in the venture is the United States Department of Aviation. "American planes will take part in the new

service

STILL EXPANDING Engineers are still expanding the new service. Airports are under construction east of Montreal to provide a link with the Maritime provinces of Nova Scotia, New Canada has been developing the Brunswick and Prince Edward second link. Trans-Canada Air | Island. Schedules call for inaugura- Lines.

TO SPAN CANADA "

ILURED TO A MYSTERIOUS

FATE

FRENCH OFFICER.

DISAPPEARS

How a French naval reserve off“. cer was lured to a mysterious fate by a girl decoy of a spy gang was revealed recently at France's great naval base. Toulon. For woven weeks the omicer's disappearance had been kept a close secret, while the gang were being hated on the Riviera,

The victim, lieut. Verdot, is in civil life second in command of the lizer Oued Suboo II of the P- quet Line, When he was mobilized during the September crisia he was appointed to a destroyer at Toulon, There he is believed to have witness. ed enough of the activities of certain spies to have made his disappearance essential to them. "The crisis passed, he was de

mobilized, and on November 10. government-controlled tion of the service from Montreal he was aboard the Oued-Sebou IX. utfity.. has developed a "domestic to Moncton and Saint John, NB.. at anchor in the Casablanca bar- network of routes to span the Charlottetown, PEI., and Hak-bour. Early in the morning a Dominion Last summer

twin-fax. N. S. by late summer, probably smartly-dressed, girl boarded the liner and spoke to him. Lieutenant all-metal airliners engined.

the of Beptember. latest design inaugurated a re- Canada system with United States Verdot went to his cabin and lald out his best unifoton for a lunch gular day mail service from Win- routes are already in operation.

party which the captain was giving nipeg to Vancouver, crossing the Canadian government officials are on board at rom. prairie provinces of Manitoba, Bas- silent about plans for expanding katchewan and Alberta and the westward across the Pacific, but the Rocky Mountains.

aviation industry is about con-

集

Lining

Trans-

On Dec. 1. the service was ex- vinced that wher such expansion tended eastward to Toronto, Ottawa comes it will follow the Great and Montreal. A string of modern. | Circle course trum Edmonton. well-equipped airports is scattered Alberta, across the Yukon to Alaska, acrom the country, serviced by the Aleutlah Islands, the Bering meteorological and radio facilities. Sea, down the east of Siberia to Effective March 1, Trans-Canada Hongkong and Singapore and on to Air Lines schedules called for mail the antipodes.

MR.

CHURCHILL ON REARMING

First Effective

Stride Forward

“JOURNALIST RETIRES FROM

FAR EAST"

MET IN QUAYSIDE The girl had left the ship in the meantime, and when the lieutenant went ashore to make some pur- chases, she was awaiting him on the quayside. She walked with him until they were out of sight. Lieu- tenant Verdot has never been seen again.

The captain reported his disap- pearance to the police, telling them that he was a recently mar- ried man, never inclined to flirta- ticns. The harbour and Casablanca underworld were searched in vain. Only then did the French police as- sociate the missing mari with cer- close

Leaving Shanghai on Mar. 18 tal events (still kept a

in the Blue Funnel s.s. Memnon, secret) that may have been witness- Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Evans badeed by him in Toulon in September. farewell to the Far East after a

during long residence,

Which CONSIGNEES' NOTICES

Mr. Whiston Churchill, ad- -dressing a meeting of his con-period Mr. Evang has been active- stituents at Chigwell, Essex,

ly associated with journalism in Welcomed the steps taken by Various cities. The Government to speed up rearmament, but said that the danger was by no means over.

Mr. Evan's first came to the Far East about 1905, when he join-

RICKMEES LINES

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

THE 6.5.

ed the staff of the "Japan Chron: T

* HANS RICKMERS” having arrived from Hamburg and Ports of call. Consignees of Cargo are hereby notified that their goods are baing landed and placed at their risk into the Bong Kong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Company's godown it Kowloon, where delivery may be obtained na soon as the goods are landed. later

After severing is connexion with the "Chronicle." Mr. Evans was in London for several years

The estimates for the corning į felv,” which Journal he edited year, he said, showed for the first with distinction during the ab time "a really erective swide fur-sence, of the late proprietor,, Mr. ward in the rising trend of Britain. Robert Young. For the first time we should be spending upon our Air Force about the same as Germany, had spent year by year for the last four years.

There were signs of improvement as special representative of one of in air raid precautions. He had the papers in Osaka, and much to say in criticism on the existing state of things, and would look for an opportunity in the near future.

came to

Hongkong, where he edited the "Daily Press."

For the past eight years Mr. and Mrs. Evans have been "re- sident in Shanghai, where Mr. Evans has been associated with the daily

Journalism, both

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press and as foreign

correspon→

HEAVY PRICE OF PEACE In the sphere of foreign policy he also found much to approve in the Government's attitude. He welcom-dent for Home papers, his last ed the increasingly firm language" piece of newspaper work being the used by Lord Halifax and his state- editing of the weekly journal ment in the House of Lords Finance, and Commerce" during

that

we would 'not

the recent absence on furlough tolerate British ships being sunk of the editor and proprietor. cven inside the Spanish three-mile limit and their crews being left to drown.

cently

Mr. and Mrs, Evant have & host of friends throughout the The newspapers contalried almost Far East, whose good wishes will dadly reports from many capitals accompany them in, their retire- in Europe showing how heartily ment they welcomed what was called "the new spirit" in Britain.

"But I must make it clear that

the danger is by no means over." CONSIGNEES' NOTICES he continued. No one would pretend

Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted tion or his wound, was told by Dr. LOMBA granted on approved John Frank Taylor, the pathologist,

in a lecture at St. George's Hospital, that our Air Force was half as securities

strong that of Germany.

"Current Accounts opened in Local S.W. Currency and Fixed Deposite re- The officer was arrested and put The momentous declaration made ceived for one year or shorter under the care of a surgeon, who by the Secretary for War, that we periods in Local and Foreign Car opened up the wound. The bullet must prepare 19 divisions for over- rencies on terms which will be

was not there, but in the bone were seas action, only showed how heavy quoted on application.

found fragments of the nickel cas- Safe Deposit Boxes To Let

KAN TONG PO,

Chief "Manager.

BANK OF CHINA

Specially Chartered by. THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT OF CHINA AB AN INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE

BANK

ing of a bullet.

Optional cargo will not be lauded here, unless notice has been given 48 hours prior to vessel's arrival, bat carried on from port to port to the final port of call to which the option extends.

No claims will be admitted after tho Goods have left the Godowns, and all goods remaining undelivered after the 3rri April, 193. will be subject to

rant

Goods are to be left in the Godowns All broken, chafed, and damaged where they will be examined on 1st April, 1939, at 10 am. by our Ser veyors Messrs. Goddard and Douglas

To comply with the General Bonded Warehouse Regulations consignees must have a Revenue Officer in attendance when damaged dutiable goods are examined

"All elsims must reach us before the 3rd May, 1939, or they will not be recognized.

No Insurance will ve effeczen. Bills of Lading will be countersigned

JEBSEN & CO. Agents.

by

Hong Kong, 27th March, 1939

(255

NOTICE TO CONSIGNELS

MAERSK LINE

had been the price paid, for peace THE MS. "ACADIA”

at Munich

The officer's own revolver used Mr. Churchill discounted any having arrived from New York and lead bullets without any casing, idea that there was a quarrel be- and it was obvious that he could tween Mr. Chamberlain and him not have shot himself, and he was self. released. But for that he might possibly have been shot.

One of the mistakes made by Dr. Ruxton, the Lancaster murderer, said Dr. Taylor, was in not remov- ing palm prints He removed only PAID-UP CAPITAL $40,000,000.00 the finger prints.

(BRANCHES ALL OVER CHINA). "It is not so commonly known," Owing to our numerous Branches added the lecturer, "that you can in China and ecorections in the identify prints of the palms of the principal Commercial Centres of hands. the World, we are able to extend to our Cliente special facilities for Domestic and Foreign Banking and

Exchange.N

Head Office: SHANGHAI Hong Kong Branch:

QUEEN'S ROAD, O. South Chino Offices: CANTON 201 KONGMOON SWATOW

TOISHAN SHIUCHOW *'' KINGCHOW

We also handle the issus of Bonds and other: Public Funds of the Chinese Government both at

me and Abroadba

BHOU, J. CHEN, -

CHINA'S NEW ARMS

ROUTE

An American engineer has just passed through England en route for the Far East on a mission which may influence the future course of

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD,

CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.-

AND

JONBIGNERS per Co.'s Vessel

"HECTOR

FROM UNITED KINGDOM VIA BINGAPORE

are hereby notified that their cargo will be discharged into Holt's Wharf Kowloon, where it will lie at consignees risk and subject to terms and condi tions of storage at Holt's Whart. The Cargo will be ready for delivery from Godown on and after 25th Mar

Ports of call Consigares of Cargo are hereby notified that their good me being landed and placed at their risk into the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf & Godown Company's godowns at Kow- on, where delivery may be obtained sa soon mi the goods are landed."

Optional cargo will not be landed bere, unless police has been given 48 bours prier to vessel's arrival, but carried on from port to port to the final port of call to which the option extende

Optional cargo will not be landed No Claims will be admitted after here, anises notice has been given prior the Sino-Japanese war. He is Mr.the Goods have left the Godowns, and to steamer's arrival but carried on C. C. Host of the New York staff sil Goods remaining undelivered after from port to port to the final port of of General Motors

the 30th Mar, 1999, will be enlijent to call to which the option extenda. -

chated and damaged His ultimate destination is Hong-Kent kong, but he is going via Rangoon All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods goods are to be left in the Godowns, are to be left in the Godówns, where | where they will be examined en suy and the new Burma China road they will be examined on 29th Mar,, 1930, Tuesdays, and Fridays between the from Namkham to Faoshan." It is at 10 ama by our Surveyora Mesurs. hons of 19.46 4m,

and Noon the free storage period. Rear-Admiral Harold Stark has by this road that the Chinese Goddard & Douglas,

No claims will be admitted after the been appointed to succeed Admiral Government hopes to circumvent

Goods have left the steamer's Godown, William D. Leahy as Chief of Naval the Japanese blockade by sea and

and all Goods, remaining undelivered Operations. The latter is retiring obtain war material from the

after the 1st April, will be subject to on May 1. Rear-Admiral Stark at West present is Chief of Ordnance.

The appointment of Rear and determined. is an expert on Admiral Thomas C. Hart, Chairman heavy lorries His travelling of the General Board of the U.8 from Burma to China by Yoad to Navy, to sucosed Rear-Admiral ascertain which type of lorry 1s Harry Yarnell as Commmázider of most suited to the new route and the Asiatic Fleet is also announced to climatic conditions there.

REAR-ADMIRAL HART

MC Hogg, who is small; quiet

To comply with the General Borded Warehouse Bernatons, consignoos must have » Reraine Uficer in skland,

ce when damaged dutiable goods ars

rent.

within

All alaims must reach us before the All Claims against the Steamer zunst 30th April 1818, or they will not be be presented to the undersigned on or before the 15th April, or they will not recognised.

be recognised

No Tim Insurance will be attnetød, BUTTERFIELD & SWIBE

No Insurance will be aftesi Bills në Lading will be i

Hong Kong, Bard Marok, 1939,

bgaad by:

37th March, 1980.

TUESDAY, MARCH 28, 1939. --PAGE 13

PRESIDENT LINER

Sailings

FOR SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES ria SHANGHAI, KORE, YOKOHAMA and HONOLULU

PRESIDENT COOLIDGE? Sails Apr. 10th s

88.

8.S. “ PRESIDENT TAFT” 98

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND " 8.S."PRESIDENT PIERCE"

SS. "PRESIDENT COOLIDGE" ... 8.8. " PRESIDENT TAFT",

at 800 AM.

Apt. 1st at 800 AM. May 5th at 1.50 A.M. May 19th at 6.00 A.M. June 3rd at 19 - Noor June 16th at 6,00 A.M.

AND FORTNIGHTLY THERBANTER

FOR NEW YORK & BOSTON via SUEZ

8.8. "PRESIDENT MONROE " Saila Mar, 29th ** 9,00 P.M. 88. "PRESIDENT, ADAMS “

Apr 14th at 12 Noo

AND FORTNIGHTLY THEREAFTER

FOR

SS. "PRESIDENT COOLIDGE” ES. PRESIDENT TAFT "

MANILA

Sails Apr. 3rd · at

8.S.

S.S.

PRESIDENT ADAMS" PRESIDENT CLEVELAND "·

11

Apr. 14th at 1.00 AM. Apr. 14th at 12 Noom" Apr 28th at 1.00 A.M.

AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES

ROUND WORLD SERVICES

12, PEDDER Sr.

Priests

Lloyd

TEL. 28171.

FORTNIGHTLY

EXPRESS SERVICE

FAR EAST-INDIA—ITÁLY

Hongkong-London 23 days Hongkong -Italy 21 days

SCHEDULE OF SAHING FROM BONGKONG

TO MANILA, SINGAPORE,

COLOMBO, BOMBAY, EGYPT

& ITALY

학교

TO SHANGHAI ·

L.L." "CONTE VERDE" 7th Apr.L "CONTE VERDE 91st Mar. 1. "C. BIANCAMANO” 99th Apr. 8.4. "C. BIANCAMANO” 23rd Apr.

L. "CONTE ROSSŐ" m.v. "VICTORIA" LS. "CONTE VERDE"

19th May 1.2. "CONTE RÓSSO" - 6th May. 20th May. 27th May m., "VICTORIA"

BL "CONTE VERDE" and June 9th June

LLOYD

TRIESTINO

P.O. Box 143. Tel. Address "Lloydiano"--Telephones - 32982 Passenge

32083 Fraight.

HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE

Far Eastern Mail, Passenger & Freight Service

--- Through bookings to America via Europe and Europe via America.

Bookings around the world.

Through bookings to London.

OUTWARD SAILINGS

* m.v. "RAMSES”.... ...... for Shanghai, Dairen, Y'hama,'

Kobe

...28th Mar. m.v. KULMERLAND" for Shanghai, Dairen, Taku,

Taingtao, Y'hama., Kobe, Oraka 8th April- 'NORDMARK”...............“ for B’hai., Dairen, Kabe, Y'hama,

aus dan doo....18th April HOMEWARD SAILINGS m.v. "BURGENLAND" for Genon, B'dam, Eamburg... 29th May OLDENBURG”... Genos, A'warp, R'dan B'bog....10th April

Y. "RAMSES" for Genoa, Antwerp, R'dam, B'burg 25th April

*Freighter with Passenger Accommodation.

1,

For further particulars and passage fares, etc. apply to:--

HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE

JEBSEN & CO., AGATO,

12, Peddar Street, Tel. 81206-6,

CANTON AGENTS: CARLOWITZ & CO., Bhakoo. Rosd.

INS

MAERSK LINE

Fast regular, FREIGHT and "PASSENGER SERVICE

SHANGHAI ANE JAPAN

LOS ANGELES, PANAMA, NEW YORK, BOSTON PHILADELPHIA & BALTIMORE.

If samielent inducement offers also other ports of call,

Arrivals from DBA -

M.V. “ANNA MAERSK ";

4th April

19th April 1st May

MT. IVARAN "SUM

MV. "NIEL MAERSK "

Bailings to USA

7th April

27th May

(All dates are subject to altamtion without potios.) EXCELLENT ACCOMMODATION FOR PASSENGERS

MEMES AT MODERATE BATES, «*

For Freight and Passage plesso apply

JEBSEN & 00

Canton El

Tel. 10916

Hong

Swatow, Agent GEBB PORSE: