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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1946,
GOVERNOR'S APPEAL FOR Money Mart
SUPPORT OF S.P.C.
The splendid work of the Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children received the ad- miration and appreciation of His Excellency the Governor who, in a speech at yesterday's first post-war annual meeting of the Society, made a strong appeal to the public to give sup port to the Society.
His Excellency said no institution was worthier of public support and sympathy, and he assured the Society that Government would give the utmost in its power to help in furthering its aims and objects.
were
We
These
soon become the common aim the people as a whole."
HI.E's Speech
There were a good number of cranks in this world, said His Ex- celleney, whose likes and dislikes were at times amusing and edd. There were those who hated their fellow men, whom we tormed misanthropes; and there were those who hated women. There
were others who hated mankind
common
Pinstres again appreciated yê- |terday," Jumping to $18.80 per 100.
COMMITTEE ON “HAWKING
after opening at $10.30 though I been formed to consider
A Committee has recently
the course of the day's fluctuation
US dollara kid buyer at 4,85, Sterling and Australian pounds were unchanged at $15.40 and $12.33 respectively,
cabled by Associated Press:
S'hai Exchange Closing Shanghai quotations as
Buying Selling
CNS. CNS 290,000 287,000 5,000 5,100 1,000,
1,080
Gold per ounce US Dollars H.K. Dollars
and
The full terms of referente are:
(a) Ta consider and raport on the extent to which hawk- ers perform a useful role In the economy of the Colony.!
(b)
To
advise Government whether any alterations are needed in the system by which hawkers are at pre- sent regulated and control- led, with particular regard to the means by which eva- sion of the bye-laws relat- ing to the licensing of Hawkers and to their acti- vities can most appropriate; ly and effectively be check- ed
(c) To recommend what faci- litiea should be provided to enable hawkers in adequate but not excessive numbers to perform useful functions for the community without detriment to the public) health and convenience or to the legitimate interests of other traders,
t
It went down as low as $15.80 for advise Government on the ques-
tion of hawkers. of a while. Closing rate was $16.70. Gold on the other hand, drop- ped. Opening at $329 · Läel it fell to $324, but rallied slightly to Rising to speak amid loud ap-$325.80 at the close. | plause. Hly Excellency the Gover- Chinese National Currency was nor said the two thoughts upper-again lifeless, and rates were no- most in the minds of ali, present minal at 10 cents for futures alid were the complete sympathy with $1.05 for spot (for CN$1,000). the aims of the Society and ad- miration for the manner in which Its aims and objects were being carried out. It was difficult, he said, to convelve any organisation The meeting was presided, very difficult. However, we have which received mort universal over by the President, the Hon. been very fortunate in having approval, than this one, devoted Mr. T. M. Hazlerigg, C.B.E.. had the co-operation of the as it was to the protection of the and with him on the platform Hong Kong Social
Welfare young, His Excellency the Council, through whom Governor and Lady Young. have been able to establish two Mr. F. P. Franklin, Mr. G. P. centres-one on the island and de Martin, Sir Shouson Chow, another in Kowloon. Mr. Aneurin Jones, Dr. Lee Hah have been functioning for the
SHANGHAI Liong. Mr. Wong Chi-po and past four months: Then we are
DISASTER Mrs. M. Harker (Iion. Gen. indebted to the St. John Am- Secretary).
bulance Association
Shanghai, Dec. 10. through Opening the meeting
Four bodies have been found Mr. whom we have been enabled to Hazlerigg said:
set up a third centre in Taiin general. But crank or no cranks amid the debris of what was "This is the
he believed there was no person the first annual ang Road. These centres have
city's largest stadium general meeting of the Society already attended to gier 700 class of person who was anti-which had been used since the "since 1940, and it gives me cases, directly and indirectly pathetic to children. Such a class Japanese occupation for ammu- great pleasure to welcome here several thousand children.
was simply non-existent. Whenition storage, as workers start. thier in a civilised or, for that mat- ed to clean up the premises our Patron. His Excellency the "Our activities are necessarily Governor and Lady Young. limited by the amount of time and ter, uncivilised community, there following Saturday's and Sun- Since the last meeting the So-personnel at our disposal, We was no place for a hater of chil-day's severe explosion and fire. ciety has suffered grievous have however been fortunate in children, there was
dren. In this respect, the love of Six others are missing.- losses, both human and material having had the help and coopera-ground in mankind.
United Press: Many of the officers and mem-tion of Dr. Fehily and voluntary bers have lost their lives. Our workers helping in the distribu- centres have been completely tion of milk at controlled price destroyed, and our staff and for registered children, and inspectors dispersed. However date over 7,000 children have this is not the time to lament benefited from the distribution. .. past losses. I mention them just to emphasise the fact that
Pressing Need "One side of our work is the when we restarted in April maintenance of a certain number last we did so practically from of children in orphanages and in- scratch. We did, however, institutions in the Colony. This has herit certain things from the become a more and more pressing ald Society. We had some know-need with the large increase in ledge of its problems and how population. these problems should be
"It is not customary for handled. Above all, we inherited President to express thanks fo the nucleus of officers and the services of workers of the So- members of the Society who city, but in this case I feel that. still survived, and some of the custom or no custom; I cannot re- "It inspectors here were prepared frain from expressing grateful anything to that excellent state-
"It would be difficult to to rejoin the service of the thanks to all these who had work-ment, and it is
Owing to the present high Society,
is worthy of sup- Task Greater
ed so hard to set the Society on port in every possible way from level of werking costs a scale of its feet again. In this connection very one of us.
charges for the work entailed "The task ahead of us trday I must single out the invaluable way in which these abjects and etc. deposited in Safe Custody "And now I must refer to the in the handling of securities, is the sume as what it was services of Mrs. M. Barker, the aims are being carried out. before, namely, to ensure that Hon. General Secretary, and the can sneak for Government that of the Association as from 1st I will be introduced by members the lot of children of the un-two branch secretarys, Mr. R. A. the wonderful work which fortunate underprivileged Joscelyne and Mrs. W. H. Latimer, active members class should be made
er Society January, 1947.
the easier. who were indefatigable in their are performing is highly appre Work has been made a thou-efforts to get results. They and ciated and adinired, and Governed on application to
Particulars may be ascertain- Handfold more difficult by con- their.
contributed ment feels that the utmost. sup-boks, ditions brought about by the materially to the active rehabil port should be given to you in war and the enemy occupation, tation of the Society's work.
The Pursuit of your noble objects. and the situation has been ag-
"And to the voluntary workers are three sorts of people support
"In a society of this sort there gravated by present conditions of the Society we are, as we have ing it. First there are the actual in China. Evil housing, conll- always been, tremendously in workers. tions are still with us-in fact debted. It is the policy of
I have read they are much worse than be-Society that none of the money heard what the President has said the names in this paper, and I have fore the war. Overcrowding has contributed by the public goes to ahout their work. I offer never been a more pressing pro-payment of salaries of workers or hate of sincere appreciation
my tri- Elem than it is today. Many of administrative expenses. The what they are doing.
class consists of
Cose whe
co-workers
to
the
Society's Goal "We are therefore most defin- itely in sympathy with the objects and aims of this Society whose goal is most aptly set out in the following paragraph of the So- ciety's constitution which I will read out:
to
NOTICE
It is hereby actifled that Sealed Tenders in duplicate will be received at the office of the Custodian of Property until poon on Friday, 13th December, for the purchase of the follow ing unclaimed articles:
Tenders should be clearly marked Tender for
(1) 15 cases Nitric Acid (2) 162-kers Nails
Located at China Provident No. 43
(80 c/s broken & short contents)
15/15
(3)
9 coils Galvanised Wire
16
(4)
23 cases Torches
2
(5)
13 cases. Propeliers
Sui Bun For
(0)
1230 cases' Washing Soap
(said to be 21% cattles percase) Wing On
(7). 2. cases Naphthalene Balls
Wing On"
(about 220 lbs.)
(8)
67 cases Empty Medicine Bottles Fu- Wah
(p)
79, casos Cigarette Paper
China Provident
101 cases Bristles
"
39/40 40.
2.
(10)
Inspection: novmits will be issued to prospective purchas- ers by the Disposals (Tenders) Branch, Custodian of Property Office Windsor House, on application."
3. The Government does not "bind itself to accept the highest or any tender and reserved the right to accept all or part of such tender
GUSTODIAN OF PROPERTY,
Hongkong, 2nd December, 1946
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY,
LIMITED.
HERDBY
Service Auction Rooma
Aactioneers, Surveyors, etc. Basement, French Bank Bldg. A.E.B. de Sousa, Auctioneer. Telephone 31867,
NOTICE ns Any person who wishes to. make any representations or re- GIVEN that the Fifty-third commendations, on this subject is
Ordinary Yearly Meeting of
PUBLIC AUCTION adopted; votes of thanks were hereby invited to send them in Shareholders, will be held at the proposed and unanimously carried writing to the Secretary, Comfices of the Company, Ex- to the Hon. Auditors, Messra. mittee on
Hawking,
'Secre- Change Building. Des Voeux
The Undersigned has receiv Road Central. Victoria, Hong Percy Smith & Co. for auditing tariat for Chinese Affairs,
Kong, on Wednesday,
ed, instruction from the Cuer the accounts, and to the Press,
Lith December, 1946, at NOON, for todian of Propanty to sell by both English and Chinese, for the support and publicity given to
the purpose of confirining the Public Auction, Commencing at the work and appeals of the THE UNITED STATES appointment of the Board of 10 a.m. on Thursday, the 12th Society.
Directors and receiving their December, 1946, at-
All the officers of the Society were re-elected, and as the Hon. Mr. Hazlerigg would be aroceed- ing Home in February, Mr. G.P. net de Martin, M.H.E., was elected to to the Presidency.
To protect children and removing or miligating any young persons by preventing.
wrongs or injustices done them;
to safeguard their morala; to prevent
any which causes or is likely cause them unnecessary suffer Ing or injury to their health; and generally to Izotect the interests of children."
add
their
THE EXCHANGE
LINES COMPANY
4.4
Report together with State- American Pioneer Linements of Accounts for the year
Facific Far East Line
announce
as from December 10, 1946.
BANKS' ASSOCIATION Their telephone number will be
NOTICE
member
ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB
The next Mr. D. W. Munton has been
of
are
31251
(three lines)
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB NOTICE TO MEMBERS
ANNUAL KACE A. MEETING, 1947.
ended 31st: Deeamber, 1941, and for the period 1st January, 1942, to 31st December, 1945.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
R. TAYLOR, Manager & Secretary,
Hongkong, 4th Nov, 1946.
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY,
LIMITED
13th, 14th, and 18th Jan.tered Office of the Company at Exchange Building, Second Fibor, Victoria, if the Colony of Hong Kong, the following particulars:-
On each day the first bell will be rung at 1:30 p.m. and the first race will be run at 2.00
+
THE SERVICE AUCTION
ROOMS,
FRENCH BANK BUILDING, BASEMENT,
265-LOTS OF MISCELLANEOUS GOODS,
comprising
Fago 3
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
20 WORDS $2 FOR ONE INSERTION PREPAID, $1 FOR EACH ADDITIONAL INSERTION, ADDITIONAL WORDS 10 CTS. PER WORD PER INSERTION
$2
Replies are Awaiting at our offices for Box Nos. 212, 214, |218; 220, 223, 229, 231.
WANTED KNOWN
AVOID the rush. Book early for | your Christmas Permanent Wave, Tint, Rinse, Facial, Hanicure, anİ Pedleme at BETENS BEAUTY SALONS, (above Cafo Wiseman), and make sure you are not lef out at the last minute, Tel, 286153. POSITIONS VACANT
APPLICATIONS are invited froni "certificated or qualified navigat-. ing or diesel engineer officers for employment, as Coast Staff Officers on the ships of the Chinese Mari- tirac Customs Service. Employ ment is also offered to men ex perienced in navigating amali eraft. Applicants are interviewed at the Office of the Chinese Mari- House, Queen's Road. Central. time Customs, 4th floor, Marina
POSITION WANTED. Ex. perienced Teacher B.A. of Ameri can University, registered in M.K. Education Department Seeking Post in a Middle School. Write Box, 24G "China Mail"
FOR SALE FURS-Good news for Winter. Best gifts for ladies. Just arriv
ed large stock different kind of Jadies' latest styles fur overcoats. Best quality, cheapest prices guaranteed. Inspection welcome. Kee Zang Co., 32 Nathan Road,' Kowloon. Phone 50696.
LAST few dozens pure Sandal- wood and Rose Joss Sticks. Each alick. burns 90 minutes. Price moderate. Pak Hop Company, Gloucester Arende. Sole Agents: Krishna. Trading Co. Stored at Wing On Godowns CODE-BOOK; Acme Commodity Nos. 1-5, West Point:-Safes; Phrase, Bentley Second Phrase, Blackwood Stands with Marble one copy each only. Phone 30381, Tops: Sea Grass; Sea Shells; Room 321, Mr. Waung this mora- Paper Umbrellas; Etc.
ing
Stored at Wing On Godowns CLEARANCE SALE Aluminium- Nos. 2-4, West Point:-Diving per set of three pieces in 2,3, and Saucepans with lids $16.00 only Outfit: Ladies Cloth Hand- bags; Clothing; Hemp Cloth; wholesalers. Obtainable at V. M. pint capacity. Discount for Cotton Thread; Summer Hats; Hammond & Co. Union Bldg."4th
For the purpose of checking | Cotton Singlete Dyes; Glass floor. the Company'a Register of Lamp Shades Desk FRIDLE MONEY, safely invested,
Visiting Members, holders of shares are Machinery Parts; requested to sand to the regis- Cards; Foreign Paper; Type Telephones" $34.26) 150 (new) reaps dividends! 100 (old) writing Fapers Face Powder; $18.501 300 "Electrica" $31.50! Safes; Timber; Etc.
PO Box 415. Phone 57687 (5-7 Stored at China Provident Godorna Nos.
39-40, West Point:-Mat Baga; Brlaties; Sea Grass; Paper Fasteners; Newsprint Paper; Cigarette Paper; Chinese Paper; Forelyn Paper; Corrugated Strawboard Wrapping Paper; Aluminium Boxes; Tin. Foll; Empty Tins; Scales; Heater Stands; Etc.
1. Full naine and address of
2. Number of shares.
the people we are out to help money is given for promoting the unable to give personal servi appointed Secretary. All Cor live in shacks and ruins of welfare of children, and it is de- but who make genuine sacrificer/respondence in connection with three days (24 Races-$48) may
Through numbers for the the registered shareholder. what used to be houлCR. We voted to this one and only pur-by contributing financially to the Club Matters. should in. futura be- obtained at the Office of the of destitutes to care for in the New Awakening
work of the Society. To them; be addressed to him at Room "Lots of people in Hong Kong and the childian thanks are due 212, Windsor House, Tel. 32340:
benefit from
ehall, have a greater number pose.
future.
"The
programme ahead
D. H. Blake, Captain.
HONGKONG
CRICKET CLUB
Treasurers, 1st Floor, Exchange Building, also tickets ($2 each) in the Special Cash Sweep on the Hong Kong Derby to be run on the second day, Tuesday 14th January.
MEMBERS' BADGES, AND ENCLOSURE.
f. Members are reminded that Former Members returning to they and their ladies. MUST the Colony are requested to wear their badges prominently register their names with the displayed' throughout the Meet- Treasurers, Messrs: Percy Ing. Smith & Co., on arrival if they
therefore a formidable one, in be what they were before. I hope taken an opportunity of giving 10 say that conditions here will never their generosity. The third class are those who have not found or the past the Society has always they will not, and they never will. per looked to the public of this There has been a new awakening sacrifice to support the work of personal service or made any real Colony in a spirit of faith, and here and in other parts the public in turn hos
of the the Society, and to them I would never Empire-en awakening to failed us. So long as we show need of social welfare work. Hong and if they prefer Class II there the say that there is room in Class I, the public that we are tackling Kong has been backward, bút the task for which we were, am not letting out any State sec- that they take steps immediately I is more room still; and I suggest founded to tackle doubt that all the
I have no ret when I tell you that plans are to seek, in fact insist upon, pro- ald we need will be forthcom- lot of the masses here, and the
monetary stoot for the betterment of the motion to the two upper classes."
New President ing. We look forward again lot of the children will not
The Chairman then proposed a therefore in a spirit of hape overlooked. Social conditions will vote of thanks to His Excellency wish to continue membership. fulness.
be improved, and men and women for the inspiration and Main Problem
of all races willing to, shoulder agement he had given the Society "Our immediate problem is their share of responsibility will and its workers, and the proposat accommodation. All our centres be called upon to work towards
was responded to with prolonged have been destroyed, and we that end. What In the past was
acclamation, have to hire floors which is merey. the ideal of a few will
"JANE"
·
be
encour-
Society for 1941 and 1946 were The report and accounts of the
WONDER WHAT OUR NEXT FITCH'LL
BE LIKE
ANY ONE KRW WHERE
WE'RE GOING?
LET'S SEE IF I CAN FORETELL THE MATURE POR YOU, BOYS- [VE BEEN STUDYING: WAUNT SOPHIE'S-
CRYSTAL
BOOTS AND HER BUDDIES
I CANT HELP IT IF YOU
ARE
·LATE TO
WORK, 200 YOU CAN'T SHAVE NOW!
I TOLD YOU'EN HOUR AGO, I'M BAICHING THE BABY
Next
NO ONE WITHOUT A BADGE' WILL BE ADMITTED By Order of the Committee. TO THE MEMBERS EN-
CLOSURE.
CYRIL BELL,
Hon. Secretary,
Badges admitting non-mem- Hongkong Cricket Clubbers to the Members" Enclosure and Club Rooms at $10- per day including tax are obtain able through the Secretary upon the written
SEE A FAIR, HANDSOMP POLICEMAN.I.
THE
COPS
AGA
*E BY EDGAR MARTIN
2 Strip numbers,
4. Distinguishing numbers of shares.
VEHICULAR FERRY
suspended as from 1.00 pm, The Regular Ferry will be the 12th December 1946.
An irregular service will be. Holders are also requested to
Stored nt China Provident operated in its place between produce to the Company for Godown No. 48, West Point: the hours of 7.00 a.m. and 6.00 examination and endorsement, Wooden Cases; Empty Drums
!p.m. difly. if in order, the certificates for and Barrels; Empty Bottles; all the shares which they hold Account Books; Asbestos Sheet;
Bicycle; Etc. Daleat Hong Kong this 29th day of July, 1946.
R. TAYLOR. Manager & Secretary.
THE CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE,
·LUITTED
NOTICE TO
Stored at Sul Hun For Go- down, West Point:-O Faper: Asbestos Paper; Tar Faper;.. Crepe Paper; Bond Papers For eign Paper; Roofing Paper: Hard Rolled Paper; Green Sul- phite Paper; Wrapping Paper; Etc.
West Paint:-Foreign Paper; Stored at Fu Wah Godown, Parchment Telegraph Paper.
Stored at China Provident 16-16,.Wast
SHAREHOLDERS Godowns Nos.
THE HONG KONG & YAUMATI FERRY CO., LTD. Hongkong, 11th Dec., 1940.
/
LAMMERT BROS. Auctioneers, Surveyors
and Appraisers. Pedder Building.
Telephone No. 20224.
PUBLIC AUCTION
The Undersigned have.
Point: Muriatic Acid; Asphalt: ceived instructions to sell by The or personal intro
Sixty-first Ordinary Wood Oil; Metal Window Public Auction, on duction of a member, surh mem-General Meeting of Shareholders Frames; Galvanized Iron Pipes; Friday, the 13th, Dec. 1946, bars to be responsible for all will be held at the offices of the Galvanized Iron Bolts Brass chits, etc,
Badges admitting to Mem bers' Enclosure will NOT be on sale at the Rare Course
The Secretary's Office, 1st fluor, EXCHANGE BUILDING (Tel. 27794) WILL CLOSE AT
12 NOON EACH DAY.
undersigned on "TIHURSDAY, Tubes; Steel Wire; “Lever"
commencing at. 2.3 p.m.
at Their Sales Rooms,
the 12TH DECEMBER, 1946 at Health Soap; Toilet Soap; Elke. NOON, for the purpose of re- iric Motors; Letter Presses; No. 35 Hankow Road, Kowloon. delving the Report of the Etc. General Agents together with Stored at China. Provident
Statements at Accounts for the year, ended the 31ST DECEM
ER 1911, and for the period from the 1ST JANUARY 1942 to the 31ST DECEMBER 1945.
A limited number of tiffins:
The Share Register and will be obtainable each day at Transfer Bloks will be closed the Club House, provided they from the 28TH NOVEMBER to arg ordered in advance from the the 12TH DECEMBER 1946, No.-1 Boy (Tel. 28211).⠀⠀
both days inclusive.
NO CHILDREN WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE CLUB'S PREMISES DURING THE MEETING
FUBLIC ENCLOSURE
The price of admission to the Public Enclosure is $3 per day including tax for all persons In- cluding ladies, and is payable at the Gate.
JALDINE, MATHESON
& CO. LTD..... General Agents,
THE CANTON, INSURANCE
OFFICE LIMITED.
Hongkong, 21st Nov-1946.
HONG KONG ISLAMIC UNION
Bookmakers, Tic Tac, men, etc., will not be permitted to telling hil be held at the Extraordinary General operate within the precincts of muslim Cemetery Happy Valley The Hong Kong Jockey Club on SUNDAY, 15. Dec. 1948) during the Face Meeting at 11 in to rely, the Raphy
*Per the Emergency Committee and
cominer any other Busines BROW
Secretary. Hong Horg, 11th December 1948.
Order,
Godowns Nos. 22-24, West Point:-Alcohol; Oll; Chemicals; Sulphur, Paint; Fire Crackers; Label Paper; Chinese Cinch Films; Etc,
A Nice Selection of Valuable Household Furniture.
comprising:
Teak wood extension dining tables, ginas cabinets, side- boards, dining chairs, chester- The above mentioned articles writing table, steel
field couch, easy armchair, will be open for inspection at cabinet wardrobes, dressing filing their respective godowns on tables, double beds, single fron 10th and 11th December, 1948 beds, perambulator, cloth between 10 am, and noon and wringer, tennis rackets, golf between 2 p.m. and 4 pm In- dubs, hall stands, English spection Permits will be issued coffee sets, table clock, wine by the Undersigned at the Ser glasses, glass ware, E. P. ware, vice Auction Rooms RE
'cutlery, curios, vases, double. bed mattress, and blackwood furniture etc., etc., etc.
The auction is subject to the Conditions of Sale published in the Hong Kong (British Mili tary Administration). Gazette Notification No. 22.
A. E. B. DE SOUSA,
Auctioneer.
Hong Kong, 10th Dec, 1946:
Chinese Optical Co.
* OPTICIAN 67 QUEENS ROAD C.
Also
1. Philips radio-All wave
Philco radio
1 Philco refrigerator
1 Cheque writer
1 Teak dining room suite 4 Tientsin Capets & Rugs On View from Thursday, the 12th December 1946, Term: As Customary.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers: