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Notice To Consumers
tree is hereby given that the] pany's standard charges will bherrased as from 17th March, 11. by adding a 10 per cent. su "harge to the amounts charged 16: electricity consumed for light- in and power as per meters read on and after 24th April, 1941.
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Ly Order of the Board of Directors,
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Manager.
Fong Kong, 8th March, 1941.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 12, 1941
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS BRIDGE FORGERY
THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC COMPANY,
LIMITED
THE HONGKONG & KOWLOON WHARF & GODOWN CO., LTD.
Notice To Shareholders
THE FIFTY-FOURTH ORDIN
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company will be held
Building, ARY in the 1. & (1 Victoria, in the Colony of Hong Kong at 11.15 o'clock in the fore- the 20th noon on THURSDAY,
ats Sool day of March, 1941, or
thereafter as the Ordinary Gerteral Peeling of the Company shall have terminated for the purpose of con- siding and, if thought I, passing] the following resolutiIS:
1
That the Directors be and They are hereby authorised to apitalise the stim of $3,000, 500 Hong Kong currency, part of the; undryaded profits of the Com- pany standing to the credit of the and Company's Reserve Fund,
to allot to the members holding shares of the Company in on the first day of April One thousand mate hundred and forty-one it respect of the net anal capo - talised fully paid shares of the Company of equivalent nominal value at the proportion of one share for every three shares of the Company held by them res pectively and that such shares so allotted shall rank for diynd- ends as from the 1st day of July, 1941.
2.
NOTES
Misplaced Courage
By The Four Aces
"Please comment on this hand," whites J. G. W. of Buffalo, N.Y. "1 was the North player in the en- wrote deal and weekly
ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Office of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., on WED- NESDAY, the 26th MARCH, 1941, closed at NOON, for the purpose of re-down 1,500 above the line for the ceiving the Report of the Directors
opponents without opening my and the Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st DECEM-| mouth -until my partner grum-
bied about his hard luck! BER, 1940.
take a look at the hand and see why they luck had anything to do with it
of the
The Transfer Books Company will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, the 15th MARCH, 1941, to WEDNESDAY, the 28th MARCH. 1941. both days - clusive
By Order of the Board of
Directors.
CM. MANNERS,
Secretary & Manager Hong Kong. 7th March, 1941
HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.
fur
to
East. Dealer
North South vulnerabile
OF WILL
James
Fre-
aged
Accused of forging a will with intent to defraud, derick Oakley Witcher. thirty-eight, was sent for trial at Portsmouth.
Mary Maud Turner, a South- sea boarding-house keeper, said Witcher had lived at her house for nine years. Several times he proposed marriage, but ane refused him.
Frequently he asked her make a will. She refused, hut November 20 she found in her bureau a will Witcher as executor.
on
naming
her
Hatice
The
it purported to leave all
to her "Dear pussessionis
J Now, and friend.
Witche rignature was not hers.
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The bidding: East
South 30 30
Weat Dbl.
North
Pasu
that
the
from 1941.
KUN CARD VALUES
OF THE
"As A Joke" In August she was left She hal furniture valued
house. Witchin
£500 it
hei
knew this
Detective Ashby
stated
that
Witcher said: "I did it as a joke
In a statement he added.
"
Turner was afraid Miss would do somehing desperate to herself, and I wished to have the right to handle her affairs. was "I thought if she died entitled to some of her .pro. Derty,"
lie pleaded guilty to writing the will but said thore was no intent to defraud.
LIKED HIS WIFE TO BE UGLY
given Notice is hereby That if on such distribu- the Ordinary Yearly Meeting of Shareholders will be held in the tion IN aforesaid any person!
the Company. No. Pass would be entitled to a fractional Office of share the Directors shall, in lieu Queen's Building, Hong Kong, on
"South insisted that he couldn't of issing fractional certificates. MONDAY, 31st March, 1941, al
consideration uf
shut him out cause the whole share to be al- noon lotted to a person or persons to Directors' Report and Statement let the opponents be named by the Directors and of Accounts for the year ending when he had a six-card major suit
31st December, 1940.
--particularly when such share shall, at such time as
he knew that the the Directors think fit, be sold The Share Register and Trans- and the proceeds distributed | ter Books will be closed
opening bid was of the shut-uuf type, 31st March, amongst the persons entitled to the 18th
based on a weak hund. He claimed that he was just unlucky 10 have tound the biggest hand in the world at his left. Some of the things I said at
Marion said that her husband point might be better ex-
preferred to remember her love- cluded from a family newspaper,iness as it was when he met her
but
he the point is that still to taking the chance of losing to
another man. thinks he's right. Please straighten him out."
the fractions making Up such both duys inclusive, share.
By Order of the Board of
Directors,
By Order of the Board
of Directors,
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.,
Agents.
Hong Kong, 21st February, 1941.
FOUR ACKS RYSTE 3 ACE... KING..2 QUEEN 1 JACK
ZVERANO KAO O S
E. COCK. Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 10th March, 1941.
that
PUBLIC AUCTIONS
to
The Undersigned have received instructions
sell by Public Auction en
FRIDAY, the 14th March, 1941 commencing at 2.30 p.m.
We feel a deep sympathy for North; we've been taken for many rides by brave partners who wouldn't let anybody shut them out of the bidding. But we're also a little sorry for South-it was a little unlucky to have found such a rock-crusher at his left!
powers conferred Under the NOTE upon them by Article 12 of the Aracles the of Association of the Company,
ductord tu uffer Directors have Shareholders on the Register on the li day of April 1941, one share at par for every complete three shares held by them (excluding the Bonus Shares to be offered to them under the preced- Ing resolution) upon the terms that THE FIRST EXTRA RACE payment for such shares shall be made MEETING will be held, weather Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation,
to the Company's Bankers, The Hong No. permitting, on: SATURDAY, 15th Hong Kong on or before the 30th Sep- March,
tember 1941 and that Shareholders be from (postponed
given power la renounce their rights
But that doesn't mean that we i Sunday, 8th March, 1941) com-
under such offer and that no rights at comprising:- tach to any fractions. The shares lak- Teakwood Drawing Room, Din- have anything good to say about | meing at 2.00 pm.
en up under the above offer shall ranking Room, Bed Room and Office, his bid of three hearts. To be per- The First Bell will be rung al for dividends as from 1st day of July | Furniture, Chesterfield Suites, fectly blunt about it, the bid was 1.3. p..
1941.
MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE No One without a badge will be admitted to the Members' Elosure. Such must be worn
1#41.
at their Sales Room, 35, Hankow Road, Kowloon.
A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
"MY HUSBAND IS SO JEAL- OUS OF MY LOOKS THAT HE FORCED ME TO BE A SCARE- ASSERTED CROW,"
MARION TWENTY-ONE, ONE CURTIN. OF NEW YORK'S MOST BEAU- TIFUL PHOTOGRAPHERS' MO- DELS. IN DEFENDING A DIVORCE ACTION.
So he forced her to wear frocks two sizes too large; to avoid beauty parlours; and to wear no make-up.
However, in spite of all this, her husband told the Court she was guilty of misconduct several men.
with
CORONER'S COURT BOMBED
Because of rajd damage at the
Formal letters of offer. accep Cutlery, Ornaments, Tea Sets, dungerous and pointless. Danger- City of London Coroner's Court,
tance and renunciation will be sent Electric Fans & Lamps, Crockery, ous because the carnage might be an inquest into a fire which oc- Shareholders as soon as possible after
Curios, Pictures. Clocks, Gramo- fearful (us it indeed was) if West curred in November could not be
Porcelain, held
of most & Records, April 1st next.
the outstanding resumed and arrangements were phones Glass, Aluminium, Brass and E. P. strength; pointless because Northmade for it to be held elsewhere.
take action without the Ware. Cooking Utensils, etc., etc.] could
three-heart bid if North instead of West held most of the outstand-. of ing strength. For the life us we cannot see anything to re- commend such a hid-except per- haps the courage of the bidder.
throughout the duration of each | THE NEW FRENCH REMEDY. Meeting in such a manner as to be THERAPION No.1
THERAPION No.2
readily identified.
also
!
A Few Piooes of Blackwood Furniture and
Badges admitting Non-Members THERAPION NO.32 Patrs Binoculars
and
No. 1 Owres DienharÉAR. Ma Oviras"lood
No. ■ Curas Chronia WsANARIES, English Force Se. Chainíata, or either No,esturn Fénik, (both | Da. LX CLERO Med. Co. Beyerstock Rd, N.WE, Londen, DR. LE OLERO'SPILLB for the Liver Kidneys-wonkigichosys & bluddar,
to the Members Enclosure Club Rooms at $5.00 for Gentle-o m1 and $3.00 for Ladies including tax) are obtainable through the SECRETARY upon the personal or written application of a Member, such Member to be responsible for all visitors intro- duced by him, and for Payment of all Chits, etc.
The Secretory's Office, 1st Floor, Exchange Building, (Tel. 27794) will close at 11.45 a..
Tiffins are
obtainable
at the
are the
Club House provided they in advance from
ordered
No. 1 Boy (Tel. 21820).
No children or amahs will be admitted to either Enclosure.
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE The price of Admission to the Public Enclosure is $1.00 includ- ing Tax, for all Persons, including Ladies, and is payable at the Gate, Soldiers and Sailors in Uniform are admitted Half Price,
By Order,
C. B, BROWN,
Secretary. Hong Kong, 10th March, 1941.
FOR SALE...
HONG KONG DOLLAR DIREC- TORY 1941 EDITION. On sale at all Bookstalls and at the Offices of the Publishers, Windsor House, Des Voeux Road, Central, Tele- phones: 20022 & 20011,
BRASSO
METAL POLISH GIVES BRILLIANCE AND SPARKLE
TO METALWARE
10
TUITION GIVEN
EXPERT instructresses for ladles and young girls in music, short- hand, typing, bookkeeping and English and French. Apply 24 Austin 30aq. Kewloon,
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1 Reflex Camera
1 "Zenith" Radio Set (AC & DC) 1 Pair Hockey Goal Nets
On View from Thursday, the 13th March, 1941.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers.
Hong Kong, 12th March, 1941.
The Undersigned have received; Instructions to sell by Public Auction on
MONDAY, the 17th. March, 1941 commencing at 10.30 a.m.
at their Sales Room, No. 33. Hankow Road, Kowloon..
**
*
Yesterday you were Oswald Jacoby's partner and, with both sides vulnerable, you held:
KJ 10 9 6 3 Q 5 4 2
0 8 3 J J
The bidding: Mater
30
You (7)
Schenken
Jacoby A PICTURE OF HEALTH!
Every mother who wants her baby to be "a picture of health" ANSWER: Pass. With all the should know the value of Baby's Aces and three of the Kings out Own Tablets. A Quantity of Miscellaneous
against you, some further bidding These pleasant tasting little Goods, Household Furniture and can be expected. If your partner tablets can be easily crushed to Shop Fittings.
is strong enough to take part in powder and children like them, so the further bidding, you can show there is never any fuss about ad- your strength; otherwise, you will ministering them. just get yourself into trouble.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BAQS., Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 12th March, 1941.
The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Publle Auction on TUESDAY, the 18th. March, 1941 commencing at 5.15 p.m. at their Sales Room, No. 2, Con- naught Road, Central, (2nd. Floor) A COLLECTION OF VALUABLE POSTAGE STAMPS Terms: Cash on Delivery,
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers.
Hoir Non,
arch; 1941.
The prescription of a "British physician who spent many years Score 100% for pass, 20% for in the study of ailments peculiar three spades.
+
Question No. 662
To-day you held the same, hand and the bidding continues;
Maine
.
+
You
Belienken Рава PARO Dbl. 30 Russ
..(0) What do you bidr (Answer (tomorrow))
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Baby's Own Tablets.