1939-05-16 — Page 13

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

BANKS

HONGKONG AND

SHANGHAI BANKING

CORPORATION

Authorised Capital $50,000,000

THE CHARTERED

BANK OF INDIA,

AUSTRALIA &

CHINA

Tsued & Fully Rail-Up $20,000,000 Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1855

Reserva Funds:

Sterling

£ 6,300,000

H.K. Currency Reserve $10,000,000 Paid-up Capital Reserve Liability of

Proprietors

Reserve. Fund

..$20,000,000 Reserve Liability of Fro-

prietors.....

Head Ofce:-HONG KONG

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

W. H. Lock, Esq..

Chtirman.

Deputy Chairman.

J. K. Bousfeld, Esq.,

A. H. Compton, Esq..

Hon. Mr. 8. H. Dodwell,

D. F. Landale, Esq.

G. Miskia, Esq.,

K. S. Morrison, Esq.,

Hon. Mr. T. E. Pearce,

H. V. Wilkinson, Esq.,

Siz Vandeleur M. Grayburn,

Chief Manager.

£3,000,000 £3,000,000

GENERAL

GIANT PANDA FIGHTS

IN AIR LINER

NEW YORK, May 1 Pas- sengers flying above Pittsburg to-day nearly lost their lives because the three pilots of their airplane. were attacked by A seventy-pound giant panda.

compartment next to the pilot's cabin. It was tethered by a long chain.

The plane was about to land at Fittsburg when the panda sud- denly lost its temper, With ar! angry roar ft jumped into the pilot's cabin.

LATER REPOR1

Three fight officers of a pas- senger air-liner to-day grappled with an enraged giant panda in the control cabin of a plane.

The panda, weighing five stone. slipped and lumbered past the ter-

In the control cabin the officers were struggling to keep the plane In level night and overpower their

The Panda, belonging to a inis- £3,000,000 | sionary from China, was being HEAD OFFICE; LONDON: carried as cargo in the baggage rified passengers.

38. Bishopsgate EC2. Sub-Agencies in London: 117/123, Leadenhall Street, EC.3. West End Branch;-- 14/16, Cockspur Street, 8.W.1.

Manchester Branch:

52 Mosley Street. Manchester, 2.

AGENCIES AND BRANCHES:

BARBIN PENANG

HONG KONG BANGOON ILDILO BAIG

ALOR STAR AMRITSAR BANGKOK BATAVIA BOMBAY

11+2 KARACHI

KLANU

AGENCIES: KUBE

CALCUTTA

CLAVE SYREKT

FAIRLIE PACK KUALA

BEREMBAN

BILANGHAI

SINGAPORE

SITIAWAN BOUHABATA

TONGEAR

(Bhuket) MEDAN

TAIKOTAO NEW YORK TOXORAMA, PEIPING

Branches:-

Amoy

Ipoh

Penang

CANTON

LUMPUR

TAIPING

Bangkok

Johore

Rangoon

Batavia

Robe

Saigon

CAWNPORE

KUCHING

TIENTUIN

CKBU

HADRAS

Bombay

Kowloon

San

Calcutta

Kuala

Francisco

COLUMBU DELHI

MANILA

Canton

Lumpur Shanghai

Chefoo

London

Singapore

Colombo

Dairen

Malacca

Sungei

Foochow Manila

Haiphong Muar

Hamburg

Hankow

Harbin Bongke Iloilo..

Lynns Sourabaya

Patani Swatow (Johore) Tientsin Mukden Tokyo

New York Tsingtao Priping Yokohama

HAIPHONG

HAMBURG HANKOW

(Peking)

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and "General Banking Business transacted.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for One Year or shorter periods in Local or Other Currencies at rates which will be quoted on application. Current Accounts opened ta SAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened in Local Currency and Flied Deposita Local Currency and Sterling with received for one year or shorter interest allowed at rates obtainable periods in Local and other Cur-on application. rencies on terms which will be The Bank's Bead Office in quoted on application.

London' undertakes Executor and Alec up to date Safe Deposit Trustee business, and claims re Baxes in various sizes To Let covery of British Income T

Hong Kong, 13th Mar. 1939.

overpaid, on terms which may be ascertained at any of the Agencies and Branches. HONGKONG. SAVINGS

IL A. CAMIDGE,

BANK

The Business of the above Bank

is conducted by the HONG KONG

& SHANGRAI BANKING COR- PORATION. Rules may be ob

tained on application.

"

For the HoNG KONO & SHANGHAI | RANKING CORPORATION.

V. M. Grayburn,

Chief Manager.

Hong Kong, 25th Feb., 1938.

BANK OF EAST ASIA. LIMITED

Authorized Capital 10.000,000.00 Paid-up Capital

5,398,600.00 Reserve and Undivided

Profits

2,883,832.01

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

Board of Directors-

Sir Shouson Chow, Chairman

Li Koon Chun, Esq. Li Lan Sang, Esq. P. K. Kwok, Esq. WongChuson, Esq. Wong Yun Tong, Esq. Kan Ying Po, Esq. Chan ChingBhet, Esq. FungPingWah Esq.

Kan Tong Po, Esq., Chief Manager.

Li The Foog, Esq., Manager.

Amoy Exteri Bombay

Orientia

Haiphong

Bruncher and Agencies ——

Kowloom Репалд Blogapore Londos Rangood Bourabaya

Manila Batron Swatow

Melbourn San Fran. Sydney Kagssaka

aleco utal Haskow Now York Воле VAZOUVET Kamolnin Paris

Bemarang Fobe

Peipiag Shangha

Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted. Loans granted GB approved securities.

Manager.

THE CHASE BANK

15, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

HEAD OFFICE:

18, PINE STREST,

NEW YORK.

As American "Bank offering com plete Foreign Banking Service in the principal Markets of the world. Interest Rates on Application.

SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES

JI

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

D. M. BIGGAE,

:

SINGAPORE attacker.

IN 1938

VALUABLE HEALTH

SERVICES

The report of the Eastern Bureau of the Health 'Organ- ization of the League of Na- tions at Singapore testifies to the smooth discharge of the valuable services of that

method

to deal.

Flight Captain, D. Terry and Pilot T. Tomlinson battled with the panda for more that twenty minutes while First Oncer M. Caffing landed the plane safely at Pittsburg air port.

The machine on the ground, the panda was soon overcome and led away to a "cell."

ין,

NO BAMBOO

The panda 13 ER route from China to New York, and Was In charge of Dr. A. Best. of West China Union University, who was a passenger.

CONSIGNEES' NOTICES

MAKSEK, LIENE

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

THE MY

“LAURA MAERSK * having arrived from New York and Forts of call Consignees of Cargo are. bereby notified that their goods are being landed and placed at their risk into the Hong Kang ând, Kowloon Wharf & Godown Company's godowns at Kow joon, where delivery may be obtained as soon as the goods are landed.

Optional cargo will not be landed bere, unless notice has been given 48 hours prior to vossel's arrival, but carried on from port to port to the final port of call to which the option extende.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 22nd May, 1990, will be subject to Ran't

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowna, where they will be examined on 20th May, 1939, at 10 am., by our Surveyors Masari. Goddard & Douglas.

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

All claims must reach us before the 22nd June, 1939," or they will not be recognised.

No Insurance will be effected;" Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

JEBSEN & CO.,

Agente:

HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIK

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NOTICE TO CONSİONEES.

THE M.S.

THE

"DUISBURG "

Hifteen-year old outpost of public health protection. The report justinably opens with During the struggle. Dr. Best asked: Has anyone any fresh a reference to the fact that in a short space of time, the service at bamboo? That will pacify her." Singapore has been, so practically But there was none avaliable.

The giant panda, which looks Hong Kong, 15th May, 1939. and effectively developed that it

like a bear lives, on bamboo shoots· is now taken for granted as if it

in its mountain home 10.000 feet bad always existed Instead of be ing one of the most important beer captured in the last two years, above sea level. Several have creations of the League of Nations in the Himalayan mountains.

An interesting

13 sidelight

Five were brought to England thrown on the effect of modern last December by Major Floyd transport on the problems with Tangier-Smith Two are in London Among its anxieties is the danger which the Bureau has

Zoo and one at Whipsnade. et airborne disease. So the best attraction

Their amusing anties prove a big to visitors, and. al- insect life has been under con in London, cost

of freeing aircraft from though one of them, now on view. £800, she has sideration and a system has been

already paid for herself by in- devised to instal in aeroplanes au creased revenue. automatic plant which will effec- tively free them from mosquitoer either in the air or on the ground. TWO SYSTEMS Some of the flying boats of the Imperial Airways are fitted with 3pparatus for disinfestation during flight. This process is carried out by two separate systems: one & THE BEN LINE STEAMËR, LTD. | Goods have left the Godowns, and all disseminator specially designed to spread dry insecticide, through the passenger cabins and, secondly, au injector type of disseminator suit- able for luggage bolds and -parts of aircraft other than cabins.

In certain eastern countries, health authorities have complained

having arrived from Hamburg and Ports of call, Consignees of Cargo ars hereby notified that their goods are being landed and placed at their rink into the Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Company's godown st Kowloon, where delivery may be obtained as soon as the goods are landed

Optional cargo will not be landed CONSIGNEES' NOTICES bere, unless notice has been given 48

CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.

FROM LEITH, MIDDLESBRO', ANTWERP, LONDON, STRAITS AND MANILA.

2

THE 5.5. BENDORAN"

obligation to have a medical off- of the waste of time caused by the CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being cer available at airports awaiting landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the arrival of air liners which do the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf not adhere to a regular time-table. and Godown Co., Ltd., whence and/or

NEW PROPOSAL

from the wharves Delivery may be obtained.

To deal with this difficulty, the Eureau submitted a proposal to the Goods have left the Godowns and all No Claims will be admitted after the International Bureau of Hygiene at Goods remaining undelivered after the Paris for a message to be sent by 18th May, 1939, will ha subiect to masters of aircraft on internation- rent. Manager.al routes prior to their arrival at be presented to the undersigned on or All Claims against the steamer must the first airport of the giving information regarding the be recognized.

country before the 30th May, or they will not health of the crew and passengers To comply with the General Bonded This proposal was not adopted on Warehouse Regulations, consignees the ground that the aircraft, even mast have a Revenue Officer in atten- intted with wireless, would not dance when damaged dutiable goods have resources for sending sten a message..

ATLANTIC AIR SERVICE

Opening May Be Delayed

The British Transatlantic air mail service, which was to have bean inaugurated on June 1, to run during the summer months, is likely to be delayed for two, or perhaps three, weeks.

A minor technical difficulty has arisen. It chiefly concerns the com- be pletion of a stipulated quota of flying hours with the type of engine used in the Cabot class of Aying boat

Current Accounts opened in Local Currency and Fixed Deposits re- ceived for one year or aborter periods in Local and Foreign Cor- rencies on terms which will quoted on application.

Bafe Deposit Boxe To Let

KAN TONG PO,

Chief "Manager.

BANK OF CHINA

Specially Chartered by THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT

OF CHINA AB AN-- INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE' ·

This quota could easily be com- pleted in time on the England- Egypt section of the Imperial Airways air route to South Africa' and the East. A certain car- burettor attachment also is needed. but it presents no real difficulty.

PRINCESS ROYAJ NAMES 35,000 - TON BATTLESHIP

are examined

All broken, chsted and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns where they will be examined on the 16th May, 1838, at 9 am, by Mesara,

Carmichael & Clarke.

No Fire Insurance has been affected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned W. B. LOXLEY & CO. (CHINA), LTD.

Agents.

The Princess Royal recently launched the Prince of Wales. Hong Kong, 9th May, 1930: Britain's latest 35,000-ton battleship -the second of five of her class- at Messrs. Cammell Laird's yard

at Birkenhead.

She

smashed. E bottle of

champagne against the bows, say- ing:

" name this ship the Prince of Wales, may God guide her

· and· guard, and keep all who sail in her.”

•

Immediately after the, Prince of Wales was launched she broke one of her anchors. The other anchor at once dropped and the

SELAL

It would no doubt be possible battleship was brought safely to for the original date June 1-to rest in the middle of the Mersey. BANK

be adhered to and for the British PAID-UP CAPITAL $40,000,000.00 (service to start as soon as, or even (BRANCHES ALL OVER CHINA) before, the United States services. Owing to our numerous Branches The date for the beginning of the in China and connections in the latter has not yet been announced. princips! Commercial Centres of the World, we are able to artend to our Clients special facilities for Domestic and Foreign Banking and Exchange.

.:

Head Office: SHANGHAI Hong Kong Branch:

NEW FLOATING DOCE

SERVICES CONTRACTUELS "DEB

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES

CONSIGNEE NOTICE,

8.B.PRESIDENT DOUMER

15 A39.

BRINGING CARGO FROK MARSEILLES vis SAIGON, etc.

AERITED HONG KONG 08 WEDNESDAY, THE 10TH MAY, 1938,

to me on

hours prior to vessel's arrival, 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 remaining undelivered after the 18th May, 1938, will be subject to

rent

All broker chafod, and damaged. Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on 17th May, 1939, at 10 am by our

Mewar Surveyors

Goddard and Douglas.

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

All claims must reach as before the 18th June, 1939, or they will not be recognized.

by

el

No Insurance will be effected, Billa of Lading will be countersigned

JEBSEN & CO.,

„Agente

Hong Kong, 12th May, 1939.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES

UONSIGNEE NOTTOE,

8.8.

"YALÓU 6AED/39.

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BRINGING CARGO FxoM. DUNKIRK via HAIPHONG etc.

ALIVED HONG KONG B WEDNESDAY, TB 10TH MAY, 1939.

CONSIGREES are hereby informed that their goods with the exception

of Opium, Tressure and Valuables are | being landed de stored into the godowas of the Hong Kong Kowloon What and Godown Co., Ltd., Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained immediately. after landing

All Claims must be sent in to me on or before the 20th May, 1999, or they will not be recognised.

Damaged Packages will be examined. by the Company's Surveyors, Messen. Goddard & Donglas in the presence of the Consignees at 10.00 am. on Tuesday, the 18th May, 1989.

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

No Fire Insurance will be affected by as in any case whatever.

R. OHL

Agent.

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What do

14IN, GUNS

ONSIGNEES are hereby informed The Frince of Wales will be one

that their goods with the caception of the fastest and strongest of Opium, Tressan and Valuable a76. battleships in the world. Her main being lauded & stored into the Godowns armament, consists of 10 141m. of the Hong Kong, Kowloon Wharf Hong Kong, 10th May, 1989,

& Godown Lid Kowloon, whence guns mounted in three turrets. delivery may be obtained immodistaly Each shell fired from a 14in. gun after landing. weighs 156010,, so that the broad- side fire from these guns in 15-or before the 20th May, 1929, or

All claims must be sent

be sent in

600lb. of shell

they will not be recogelted.

Damaged Packages, will be examined Her secondary, armament con by the Company's Surveyor, Mass. iste of 16 sin guna in eight Goddard & Douglas in the presence of turrets, and numerous smaller guns the Consignees at 10.00 .20, 001. will be mounted.

Tud day, the 16th May, 1930.

Consignees must have a RevAKING Officer in attendance when any dutiable goods are examined by the Company's. Pan-American Airways have The latter's feet of nine long-Burveyor.

To fire insurance will be sidacted by ordered floating dock at range flying-boats for the Atlantic us in any case whatever.

and Tasman Sea crossings is now

ROBL

It is much to be desired that this opportunity for maintaining British prestige should not be lost Pan-American Airways will run two weekly services, one to France the other to England, compared with the British plan for one weekly service. The American. services, moreover, will be for SHIUCHOW KINGCHOW * prasengers as well as malls.

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

CANTON SWATOW

KONGMOON

TOISHAN

We alag handle the issue of Bonds and other Public Funds of the 'Chinese Government both Southampton for their dying boats, Home and Abroad.

SHOU J. CHEN,

器

It will differ in some details from

complete except for the Catha,

the floating dock used by Imperial which is to be launched in a week Hong Kong, 10th May, 1999, Airways.

or two

you want ?

If there is anything you want to buy or seth, try a...' emáll Classifed advertise- ment in the Hong- kong Dally Press. words $1.00 prepaid

for 3 insertions

TUESDAY, MAY 16, 1939. --PAGE 13

PRESIDENT LINER

Sailings

FOR SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES

via Shanghai, KOBE, YOKOHAMA and HONOLULU

S.S." PRESIDENT PIERCE

Say May 19th at 19.01 AM.

June 3rd at 12. Noor June 18th at 1201 AM.

9.8. " PRESIDENT COOLIDGE" SS." PRESIDENT TAFT *** 88. "PRESIDENT CLEVELAND " 9.8." PRESIDENT PIERCE" 3.8. "PRESIDENT COOLIDGE "

AND FORTNIGHTLY THEREAFTER

M

June 30th at 12.01 A.M.

July 14th at 19.01 A.M. July 29th at 10.00 A.M.

FOR NEW YORK & BOSTON via SDEZ

SS PRESIDENT HAYES “· 8.8. "PRESIDENT POLK”·

Sails May 6th at 12 Noo Juno 9th at 1 Noo

AND FORTNIGHTLY THEREAFTER-

MANILA

S.S. 88

FOR

PRESIDENT COOLIDGE ** PRESIDENT TAFT**

S.S. " PRESIDENT POLK” $.8" PRESIDENT CLEVELAND"

Sails May 26th at 9.00 P.M.

June 9th at 1.00 A.M. June 9th at 12 Noox

June 23rd at 1.00 A.M.

AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES

ROUND WORLD SERVICES

12, PEDDER ST

Triestina

Lloyd

TEL. 28171.

FORTNIGHTLY -

EXPRESS SERVICE

FAR EAST-INDIA-ITALY..

Hongkong-London 23 days Hongkong-Italy 21 days

SCHEDULE OF SAILING PROM HONGKONG

TO MANILA, SINGAPORE, COLOMBO, BOMBAY, EGYPT".

♣ ITALY

#&* “GIULIO CESARE” 20th May mv. "VICTORIA" 27th May BACONTE VERDE 9th June ** “C. BIANCAMAÑO" 182 July CONTE ROSSO" 14th July

LLOYD

TO SHANGHAI

m.v. "VICTORIA”

20th May. &.&. "CONTE VERDE" 2nd June 1.3. "C. BIANCAMANO" 26th June

"CONTE ROSSO"

7th July m.v. "VICTORIA 5th Aug.

TRIESTINO

PO, Box 143. Tel. Address “Lloydiano”-Telephones 32889 Fassenger

32063 Freight:

FORTNIGHTLY

EXPRESS SAILINGS

Now Offered

BY

MAERSK LINE

(On the 11th and 27th of each month)

CASE

SHANGHAI & JAPAN

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

NORFOLK & SAVANNAH

If sufficient inducement offers also other ports of call, Arrivals from USA.

28th May 16th June

M.V. "NIEL MAERSK" M.V. "LAURA MAKESK'

'MA,“ PETER MAERSK

M.V.

PETER MAERSK"

Sailings to U.S.A

17th May

11th June

27th June,

11th July

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

AT MODERATE RATES.

For Freight and Pamage plesan apply

JEBSEN & CO.

Hong Kong Padder Building

Tel: 312056.

Tol. 1688.

Canton Shameen, B.C. Agents

Tel 10916.

Swatow Agentas GEBR BOESE.