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Or Would You Rather Have A Quilt?
Ration
ticket holders who
Hong Kong Folk Are Jay-Walkers
Are
(By Margaret Bradbury)
have not yet got their ration Hong Kong's postwar population is living under
of wocilen yarn may, as from
today and for the next nine
days, obtain a cotton quilt each
in the case of Hong Kong re sidents and a cotton blanket
in the -each
case of re- sidents on the Mainland. .....The distribution will take place from the rice depots on the days when ticket holders draw their ration of rice or flour.
Only households of five per- sons and up. are entitled to the
distribution.
Price of the quilt is $20, and
that of the blanket 37.
a "jay walking" spell, according to the firm conviction of the Colony's poliec-traffic de partment, who gave me some facts and figures yesterday which show that the present road accident and death rate is now one of the Col- ony's most serious problems. Fatal road accidents last month numbered 22, and five Chinese were killed through tramcar ac- cidents alene while climbing on and off the vehicles in Septem- ber.
Police Superintendent G. D
Malaya's
'Lost Legion'
Singapore, Nov, S.
Two hundred and sixty-nine Asiatic members of Malaya's lost legion" returned to Singa- pore yesterday. from New Guinea, The Singapore authori-
Binstead, who arrived in the Col Jony two months ago from Pales- Itine, said yesterday: "People here scen absolutely traЛle uncou→ POST OFFICE sets. They walk across the streets while their minds are.oe- NOTICES
Jeupled entirely by other thoughts." Outward Mails
Mr. Binstead said he felt comes questioning them said that GENERAL HOLIDAY morerał vehicles were not playing On Monday, Nov. 11, 1946, the the game and were taking ad- General Post Office and Kowloon vantage of the present insuß- C.P.O., will be open for business ciency of police officials by gon from
8 a.. to 10 a.m.
tinually overloading and speeding, There will be one delivery of pointed out. that this was ordinary correspondence at 10 a.m., and one enllection of illae out by the large number of bosts only.
cases brought to court recently when nTerders were fined and
Offer ad The Money Order other Branch Post Offices will be entirely closed."
CHRISTMAS MAIL BY SEA
imprisoned.
Safety First
THE CHINA MAIL, SATUR DAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1948.
UNBAN COUNCIL
NOTICE
HONGKONG CRICKET
CLUB
The Public are welcome in tol the Ground for the Cricket Match between
UNITED SERVICES XI
THE
Notice is hereby giren of the intention of the Urban Council. to exhume the remains of the deceased persons buried on lower lawn of the house on RBL 999 (No. 28), Repulse Bay Road, and to rebury, them in New Kowloon Cemetery No. 8 (Diamond Hill Urn Cemetery) within fourteen days of the publication of this notice.......
B. W. H. MAYNARD, Secretary, Urban Council. Hongkong, 8th November, 1916
DEPARTMENT OF IMPORTS AND EXPORTS
NOTICE
❤
This Department will be Open they were all members of for all purposes from 9 a.m. to various British regular army 12 noon on Monday, the 11th of units. or the Malay civilian November, 1946. police force and were the rem- hante af 1.400 Chinese, Malays |- and Indians sent to New Guinea by the Japanche.
E. HIMSWORTH,
Superintendent, Imports & Exports.
The remainder died or were Hongkong, 8th November, 1946.
killed.
the
Yesterday's arrivals, many of Whom were suffering from mal Future safely rst efforts of the nutrition and malaria, will be SERVICE TO UNITED KING-traffle department will shortly in-nent to their homes, in
DOM.
clate the introduction of filtering Malay peninsula. — Associated Christmas Letter and Parcel Mails for United Kingdom willights wherever possible at trame Press. close per "Empress of Ausght junctions and better light- tralia"
as follows:
G.P.0.
(Par.) Monday, 16 am, 11/11. (Reg.) Monday, 10 a.m. 11/11. (Orl.)
No 12. 11. 12/11 Noon.
Ordu CPO.
ing, along-Conduit Road.
Hong
The taxi situation in Kong has improved considerably in the last few months" as more cars have arrived from America Find Britain. There are now 50 liernced taxis and 30 public hire
vehicles.
(Par) Monday. 9 n.m, 11-11. (Reg.) Monday, 9 .m. 111.
Applications for licences, are (Ord.) Tuesday, 11 a.m. 12'11. Ord-Tuesday 12/11.11 2.6.
[received daily by the police who Postage rate (hy Sea only) for allowing for another two or Christmas Cards in open covers three hundred taxi and private bearing not more than Five writ-hire cat licences
ten words is Five cents.
Unless otherwise stated, Regis- tered Articles and Pareek Ponts close 30 minutes earlier than the time stated below:-
Canada.. South America
SATURDAY, NOV, 9
Central and
eventually.
to be
EMERGENCY SITTING
issued
|
Banishment Recommended
Sui Loi, 24, a hawker, was sentenced to six months' hard labour when he appeared be fore Mr. florace Ln at Kowloon Court yesterday on a charge of demanding money with menaces from Chong Man, foki of the Sing Hop Tea Shop, as a fee toward an unspecified "So- ciety."
1
Andi
on
A COLONY XI
10th November and - Monday 11th November
Sunday
Hours of play: Sunday 12 noon 6.15 p.m. Monday 11.00 am. - 6.15 pan. The Band of The Jaipur Guards will play on Monday, 11th November between 4.00 pm. (by kind. and 8.00 p.m. courtesy of Lt. Col. N. Walters, M.C.)
After the Match refreshments will be served to Members, their wives and lady friends on the lawn outside the Pavillion betrecen 4.15 p.m. and 8.00 pm.
CYRIL BELJ Hon. Secretary: H. E. C. C.
NOTICE
THE HONG KONG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED,
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
The Seventy-third Ordinary Share- General Meeting of holders will be held at the offices of the Undersigned on Tuesday, the 12th November 1946, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ended the 31st December 1941 and for the period from the 1st January 1942 to the 31st December 1945,
The Share
and
Register Trangfor Books will be closed from the 29th October to the 12th November 1946, both days inclusive,
UNITED SERVICES HONG KONG YACHT CLUB
NOTICE
The General Committee of the U.S.H.K.Y.C. has decided that the following arrangements are necessary to meet Habilities and to prepare for eventual transfer of the inancial management of the Club to the RH.K.Y.C
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
20 WORDS 32 FOR ONE INSERTION PREPAID $1. FOR EACH ADDITIONAL INSERTION. ADDITIONAL WORDS 10 CTS. PER WORD PER INSERZION
$2
118,
Replies are awaiting at our (1) The Bogks of Cashless for Box No. 62, 81, 82, 68,
91, 09, 102, 104, Tickets issued by the i, 214, 218, 220, 223 U.S.H.K.Y.C. will not be accept- ed after 30th November. All |---- members should arrange to use "LOST up their tickets before this date when a new issue of R.H.K.Y.C.
Books will be made.
LOST Omega
on
5th November one Ladies Gold Wristlet (2) Boat hire from 9th Watch inscribed-1.S. 8. 3 87. Finder please contact SYKES November will be:-
LC.F. Prince's Building, Chater
Dinghies -$6 day $4 half day Road, Phone 20558. JARDINE MATHESON & CO., Star dags-$12 day $6 half day - -
LTD.
GENERAL MANAGERS, THE HONG KONG FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD. Hongkong, Band October, 1946.
LANE, CRAWFORD, LIMITED
The race entrance maine 31 per race,
fee" re-
FOR SALE
CHESTERFIELD SUITE! "Mor- (3) Thy Sixth Challenge is Automobile! Cash Register Series race is P.M. Sunday, (Saugnankay) Diamond Ring 10th, but commencing 17th "Royal" Typewriter! British November. remainder will take Binoculars (7 x 50)—$200 280, place on Sunday mornings, so top. Prince Edward, (5-7 p.m.) that ordinary afternoon Sweepstake races can also be held.
Beats will leave for Kellet Island every Sunday at:- Kowloon-9.15 am. & 1.30 p.m.
Pier--10.00 a.m. & 1.45 pm. (4) There will be special Armistice day sweepstake race next Monday at 2:30 p.m.
(T. F. HONESS), Secretary.
THE UNION CHURCH" NOTICE
Jordon Road, Kowloon NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE 20TH ORDINARY ROADS OPEN
The renovation and re-opening MEETING OF SHAREHOL of the Union Church, Kowloon DERS OF LANE, CRAWFORD, Queen's Upper Albert Road will be considered at, a General LIMITED WILL BE HELD IN from Arbuthnot Road to Meeting in the Games Room of THE REGISTERED OFFICE Garden Road is now the YMC.A., Salisbury Road, OF THE COMPANY, 1ST at 6 p.m. on TUESDAY, 19th FLOOR, EXCHANGE BUILD open to all traffic pro- NOVEMBER. Fermer members ING.
ON HONG KONG. ceeding East or West,
of the congregation are parti- THURSDAY, 14TH NOVEM cularly requested to attend. ABER, 1946, AT NOON, FOR special invitation is extended to THE PURPOSE OF RECEIV free church members of the ING THE DIRECTORS RE- Forces, and to all who are PORT AND STATEMENTS interested in the revival of the OF ACCOUNT FOR THE PERIODS 1ST MARCH, 1941, Union Church
TO 31ST DECEMBER, 1941; It is hoped to prepare shortly, 1ST JANUARY, 1942, TO 31ST roll of former and new AUGUST, 1946, AND FROM members from which a Com-1ST SEPTEMBER, 1945, TO mittee of Management can be 80TH APRIL, 1948, AND TO elected.
RE-ELECT A DIRECTOR AND THE AUDITORS.
NOTICE
Bill of Lading No. 7
S.S. "Binfield"
EGC-30 Bags Native Brown Sugar
а
Mr. Lo said that he could: not but take a serious view of the case and would recommend banishment. Evidence was given
It is notified that the above that accused threatened to kill Bill of Lading, issued by
A. W. INGRAM, not forthcoming. The mistress Agents RL S. N. Co. Ltd., Chong Man if the money was Mackinnon. Mackenzie & Co. Chairman of the Caramittee of
Management. "Lisbon Mar" of the tea shop had reased covering cargo shipped from Tel: 58025 had arrived from Japan, an with him and offered him a cup Hong Kong to Penang, con- emergency sitting of the Court of tea while the police were on signed to Eng Yuan Chan, has to ascertain whether the de- the way Jebewing a phone call. been lost and is declared mill
and void. fence was ready to proceed.
As one of the documents via Vancouver ed in the case of Kyoda Shigern,
which the defence had demand B.C. (Bellorophon) Kowloon
master of the C.P.O., (Par.) 9 a.m., (Reg.) 9 a.m, (Ord.) 9.30 a.m.; G.F.O. (Pa.) 9.30 a... (Reg.) 3:30
a., (Ord) 10 a.m.
Airmail for Canton and Shang- hai (C.N.A.C. Plane) (Reg.) 9.30 a.m., (Ord) 10 a.m.
was held yesterday afternoon
It is understood that
the
· Court will re-assemble on Wed-
Haiphong (Bust) 3 p.m. Saigon and Caleatti (Esang)nesday.
noch.
Airmail for Canton, Kunming and Chungking (C.A.T.C. Plano) (Reg.)
3 p.m. (Orl.) 3.30 p.m. Macao, Tsinshan and Shekki (Kwang Sai) 3,30 p.m.
Canton (Pulshan) 4 p.m.
SUNDAY, NOV.'in.
BAIL ESTREATED
Bail of $100 was estreated at Kowloon Court yesterday when Meng Hou-kee, 38, cargo super
Sang."
Macao. Tainshan and, Slickki visor on the s.." (Kwong Fook Cheung) (Reg.) 5 p.m. 9/11, (Ord.)-10 a.m. 10/11. failed to appear before the
Magistrate on Kongmoon (Kwan Lui) (Reg)
a charge of 6 p., 9/11, (Ord.) 10 am. 20/11. unlawfully importing 97 bags Canton (By Train) (Reg.) of rice rof 10,970 lbs. p.m. 9/11, (Ord.) 10 aan. 10/11, approximate weight), the cargo
being unmanifested.
The Magistrate ordered that consent of the 1. & E. Office be; obtained Eefore the carga was gold.
Airmail for Hoihow, Kweilia, Hankow and Nanking (C.N.A.C. Plane) (Reg.) 6 pm. 9/11, (Ord) 10.m. 10/11.
Canton,
Airmail for
Amey. Shanghai, Tsingtao And Peiping (C.A.T.C. Plane) (Reg.) 5
1.m. 9/11, (Ord.) 10 a.m. 10/11.
MONDAY, NOV. 11
(GENERAL HOLIDAY) Pakini and Haiphong (Empire Park) 10 a.m.
Philadelphia, Nov. 8. The Executive Board of the American Friends Service Com- mittee today announced ap. proval of its largest badget in Swatow and Bongkok (Ora-history--$8,365,326 for the del) 10 a.m.
year ending September 30, Kongmoon (Fook Hoi) 10 an. 1947-to use the urgent need Canton (By Train) 10 a.. for food, shelter and --clothing
Airmail for Singapore, Colom- in large areas of Europe and burg, Delhi, Cairo, Lunrion, Syd- Asia." The budget includes
ba, Ranzoon. Calcutta, Johannes-,
Nanking, Nov. 8. Negotiations to implement the Sino-French treaty abolial- ing extra-territoriality and to reach a commercial agreement will start today between the Foreign Office and iL special French Eecnamic Mission. A similar treaty between Britain and China is under discussion.
-Associated Press.
Seven fishermen
"WOʻLOONG HING, 43 Des Voeux Road, West,
Hong Kong
NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that Mr. T. G. Leung is no longer connected with the under- appeared mentioned firm ad from the before the Magistrate at Kow- 27th, October, 1946, and that he loon Court yesterday on charges has no authority to represent or of having, between Oct. 22 and to sign any document on behalf Nov. 1. stolen 150 fathoms of of our firm in any capacity telegraph cahie from the seabed whatever. between Tai Hoi Wan Lamma Island, property of Cable and Wireless, Ltd. They were remanded, three days in police enstedy.
Wanted A Revival!
and
An Evangelistic Service every Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock
EMMANUEL CHURCH ·
218, Nathan Road, Kowloon,
DICKON & COMPANY, 18, Wing Kut Street,
Hong Kong.
NOTICE
"
HONGKONG SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION
OF CHILDREN PATRON: HE. The Governor of Hong Kong ANNUAL GENERAL.
A quiet ceremony in honour ̧·
MEETING
will be held on TUESDAY, 10th December
in
ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL HALL
at 5:30 pm.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD,
A. W. BROWN,
General Manager. Hongkong, 30th October, 1946.
THE HONGKONG & KOWLOON WHARF & CODOWN CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO.. SHAREHOLDERS NOTICE is hereby given that the Fifty-fifth Ordinary Annúsi. Meeting of the Company will
be held at the Office of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd.. on Wednesday the 13th Novem ber, 1946, at Noon, for the purpose of confirming the appointment of the Board of Directors and receiving their i Report together with Statements of Accounts for the year ended Holders of the follow- 31st December, 1941, and for
tickets ing
'for the the period 1st January, 1942 tó screening
"True S1st December, 1945,
IMPORTANT NOTICE
of
Glory" at the King's By order of the Board of
Theatre on November 11,
Directors,
are requested to com-
C. E. TERRY, Manager & Secretary.
municate with the King's Theatre immediately:
BUILDING FOR SALE- The undersigned is prepared behalf of the to receive on Owners Tenders for the pur- chase of No. 10 Ice House Street, Sec. A. of ML. 2Á.
Permits to inspect the build- ing may be obtained from the undersigned during office houra.
Tenders should be addressed. to the undersigned" at their ofices in a scaled cover endor. sad Tender for Purchase of Na 10 Ice House Street" and should be delivered not later than twelve noon on the 23rd November next.
The highest or any Tender will not necessarily be accepted.
Dated the 25th October, 1946.
JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER.
Hongkong & Shanghai Bank Building, 4th Floor, Hong Kong.
LAMMERT BROS.
Auctioneers," Surveyors
and Appraisers,
Pedder Building.
Telephone No. 20214
Seats L 1-33, G 11-22, Hongkong, 28th October, 1946. Service Auction Booms
M. BARKER, H 11-22, I 11-22.
Hon. Secretary
NOTICE
We beg to announce that Mr. U Sze-Wing has
of the Portuguese War Dead been appointed our Hongkong Manager as from will take place at the Club de Recreio, Kowloon on November 5th November 1946. 10, 1946 at 3 p.m."
All Members of the Portu-}·
Invited to attend..
ney and Auckland (By Air) $7,238,810 for overseas activity Strangers are warmly welcome. guese Community are cordially Kowloon C.P.O., (Reg.) 9 2.m.. The remainder was for activi-Ne collection.
(Ord.) 9.30 a.m.; G.P.Ó., (Reg.) | ties in the United States.-As-
9.30 a.m., (Ord) 10 a.m.
"JANE"
, ון
The dress bugle
Houses the" sleeping troupers
to life....
sociated Press.
A
I SLEPT LIKE A TOP ON MY FIRST NIGHT UNDER CANVAS,
AUNT SOPHIE
BOOTS AND HER BUDDIES
HLO PROFI YEST SHE AND
Is Boor's
THERE
CORA ARE BRUSHING UP: ́ON BABY, BUSINESS! COME ON OVER!!
YOU CAN SHARE MY CARAVAN WHEN WE'RE ON THE ROAD, DEAR! NOW SNAP INTO IT—YOU'RE DUE FOR YOUR TRY-OUT. ON THE TRAPEZE THIS,
MORNING
TELL ME, ROD. | ODZGOSH, DO I LOOK LIKE AN OLD
MAN TO YOU?
WEVER EVEN THOUGHT ABOUT IT 1/2 WHY?
That's Different,
"WELL YOU AND BOOTS.
PRE BAKUNG AFOSTER GRÁS HERTOUT OF
ME, SO I WAS WONDERING IF LOOK OLD ENOUGH!
AND REMEMBER WHAT I SAID- STICK TO BUSINESS AND KEEP CLEAR OF ENTANGLEMENTS! CARHIFOLKS PASSIONS RUH DEEP
AND SOMEBODY ALREADY
ENVOYS THE GREAT BUNKUM'S SO-CALLED FAVOURS.
BY EDGAR MARTIN
UNCLE? WELL OF YEONATI FEELTEN YEARS HOUNGER ALREADY
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DODWELL & CO., LTD.
DEPARTMENT OF IMPORTS & EXPORTS
Tax on Proprietary Medicines and Toilet Preparations.
Attention is drawn to the fact that all Proprietary Medicines and Tollet Preparations on sale in shops must be affixed with duty- paid, labels of such denominations that they bear the following dirent relation to their retail prices:
sent label for an articlo sellar for not more than 11 cents?
ing duty.
$1.10
(b) An additional duty of 10 cents is levied for each dollar, and frac..
tion of 4 dallas by which the retail price (with daiz) exceeds
$2.29.
Viz-Article sold for $4.40 must bear a 40 cts, label.
Consequently an article sold: for more than $1.10 and than. $6.50 will bear 50 ct. Label:
NO ARTICLE SHOULD BE PURCHASED ÁT A PRICE WHICH EXCEEDE "ELEVEN TIMEŊ THE VALUE OF THE AFFIXED DIRTY PAID LABEL
The public are therefore invited to send or phone their com Rigints to this c
Phone Ne
Mr. E. Himaworth, HERE Woulfe:Flanagan. Mr. D. J. L. McWhirter." Mr. B. 1. Bickford,
E. BI WORTH Superintendent
Import
KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS
The Consulate General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Hongkong communicates that Netherlands securities held in
Auctioneers, Surveyors Basement Franch Bank Bldg. L.B.B. de Bouss. "Apetioneer olephone 81867.
PUBLIC AUCTION
The Undersigned has received
el by
the territory of Hongkong instructions from the Custodian whose owners are not residents of Property of the Kingdom of the Nether! lands, have to be registered
according to Royal Decrees of September 17th, 1944,
.No. E. 100 and November 16th,
1945, No. F 272.
Declarations have to be filed before January 1st 1947.''
Holders of such securities must apply to: the Consulate General addresa:" Queen's Road, "Shell House" Hong Kong which disposes of the necesS- sary forms.
a. The Netherlands.
The Netherlands East Indies,
Surinara, Curaçao,
Provinces, municipalities or other public institutions in the Kingdom of the Nether
lands.
b. Companies, associations, or- ganisations institutions, and all other establishments which have their seat in the Kingdom of the Netherlands,
NETHERLANDS SECURITIES
securities which
Netherlandclared will be cancelled Recording to the Royal Decrees mentioned above."
·REMINDER
Auction
on TUESDAY, the
November, 1946 commencing at 10.00 a.m.,
at the SERVICE. AUCTION ROOMS," FRENCH BANK BUILDING BASEMENT,
250 LOTS OF MISCELLANEOUS GOODS,
comprising:
Cabtyre Electric Cables, Motors,
Switchboards,
Electric Cables, Wire Nails..
Water Pipes and Fittings, Fertilisers,
Papers, Canvas Beitings, Leather Beltings, Torchlights,
Chinaware,
Chemicals,
Galvanized Iron Wires, Generators, Motorcar Accessories, Machines and Spare Parts, Electrical Accessories, Bedsteads and Furniture,, Etc. Etc Etc.:
The above-mentioned articles 11 he open for Inspection at the Kin Lee Godown, Ground Floor, West Point, on 9th and 11th November, 1946, between 10,00 am." and noon," and be tween 2.00 pm, and 4.00 pm. tween 2:00 pm, public Subscribers to the dinner in honour of His The Auction on
piake subject Excellency Major-General F. W to the Conditions of Sale Festing and the Honourable published in the Hong Kong Mr. C. B. Sansom, Commissioner (British Military Administra- ef Police, are reminded that the tion) Gazette Notification: "No, 2. dinner will take place this 22. dvening, Saturday the 9th | November, at 8p.m. at, the Hong Kong Hotel, Roof Garden.
Dress Optional.
AE. B. DE SOUSA,
Auctioneer.
Hongkong, 9th November, 1848.