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HONGKONG TRAMWAYS
LIMITED
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Ordinary Yearly Gen- cral Meeting of HONGKONG TRAMWAYS LIMITED will be
held at the
Offices of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and Cam pany, Limited, Hongkong, on Thursday, the 29th day of May, 1947, at 12 o'clock Noon, to offices for Box Nos. 2,0, 205, 200, tranquet the ordinary business
of the Company,
Replies are awaiting at our
173, 274, 278, 283.
WANTED KNOWN
TYPEWRITERS FOR HIRE at u reasonable rent. Standard Type writer Co., 11, Des Voeux Rd., C. Alexandra Bldg., Ground floor, Tel. 30591.
SOCIALLY PRESENTABLE babies Use diapers.
rubber **BATCO" Obtainable from Wing On Co., China Emporium, and all exclusive atores,
EDUCATIONAL
SHANGHAI FASHION SCHOOL (12 years of existence in Shang- hai) opens cutting and sewing classes. Complete couree in three,) six or nine month. For particu- Cameron Ron. inrs, apply Kowloon.
Com
And, NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO GIVEN that the Regis ter of Members of the tany w be closed from
May to the 11th 16th day of day of June, 1947, both days Inclusive."
By Order of the Board. W. 11. PATERSON, Seeretury
Hongkong, 6th May, 1947.
HONGKONG TRAMWAYS LIMITED
NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY
GENERAL MEETING
the
THE CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE,
LTD.
Notice to Shareholders
The Sixty-second Ordinary Yearly Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Offices of the Undersigned on Friday, 9th May, 1947, at Noon, for the pur- use of receiving the Report of the General Agents together with a Statement of Accounts
THE OHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1947.
SAND ORDINANCE NO. 50 OF 1935 Amended by Ordinance No. 12 of 1938
SAND MONOFOLY
It is hereby notified that as from lith May, 1947. SAND may be obtained only from Shai Road, North Point, and Government Depots at Tong
such Hung Hom, or
other places an may be authorized by the Controller of Storen.
for the
ended 31st year December, 1946.
and The Share Register Transfer Books will be closed from the 25th April to 9th May, 1947, both days Inclusive,
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.
General Agenta. THE CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LIMITED. Hong Kong, 21st April, 1947,
UNION WATERBOAT CO., LTD
Notice is hereby given that the Thirty-eighth Ordinary General Meeting of the Company, will
The issue price of Sand from the above mentioned depots at North Point and Hung Hom has been fixed provisionally by Government at $0.00 per cubic yard.
All requests for the supply of Sand should be made to the
(Sand) Controller of Stores Monopoly) either at the Depots at the above mentioned Headquarters of the Stores De partment, Electric Rond, North Point.
or
The attention of the Public in again invited to the Provi- sions of the Sand Ordinance No. 60 of 1935 as amended by Ordinance No. 12 of 1938:-
be held at the Offices of Messrs 2. (1) No persons may take Dodwell & Co., Ltd., Srd floor, Hongkong Bank Building, on Wednesday, the 21st May 1947. at 11 am. for the purpose of
the
and Report receiving Statement of Accounts for the 10 period 1st December 1945 31st December 1946.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Com- pany will be held at the Ocea Manicure, of Messra, Jardine, Matheson & Notice is
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Facinia, Tinting. Pedicure
also given that the
to Belen'a expert Co. Ltd., 18 Pedder Street. Vic-Transfer Books of the Company operatora (1st floor) above toria, in the Colony of Hong will be closed from the 7th May kony on Thursday, the 29th day of May, 1947, at 12.20 in 1947 to the 21st May 1947, the afternoon or so soon there both days inclusive.
Lane Crawford's. Tel. 33161.
IN THE SUPREME COURT
OF HONGKONG
PROBATE JURISDICTION
IN THE GOODS of WH- 37 llam Howe late of No, Ahearne Street, Townsville in the State- of Queensland, Commonwealth of Australia, i Storekeeper, decensed. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Court has by virtue of Section 58 of the Probates Or- dinance 1897, made an Order limiting the time for creditora į
to send in their and others claims against the above estate! to the 2nd day of June 1947.
All creditors and others are accordingly hereby required to end their claims to the under- signed on or before that date, Dated the 7th day of May, 1947. JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER,
Solleitors for the Executor of the WI of the abovenamed deceased.
Hongkong & Shanghai Bank Buliding,
Road, Des Voeux Central, Hongkong.
UNITED SERVICE RECREATION CLUB
KING'S FARK KOWLOON
The above club opens on 10th May, 1947. The following are 'extracts from the Rules re- garding Civilian Membership:-
"For all subscriber Members admission to the Club shall be by ballot and the election shall be in the hands of the Con- mitter:
Candidates must be proposed by ono Member and acconded by another, and, application for admission must be made in
after a the Annual General DODWELL & CO., LTD. Meeting shall have been con-
cluded for the purpose of pro- posing and if thought fit pass- ing the sub-joined resolution as
a special resolution viz:-
That the Articles of Associa-
General Managers.
tion be altered by cancelling DENNIS & Co., Ltd.
Articles 127 fa) and 127 (1) and that the following Articles be substituKOL********
#127 (a) Any General Meeting may resolve that any moneys investments or other assets form- ing part of the un- divided profits of the company or any un-; realised profits aris-} ing from revaluation of any assets of the company and stand- ing to the credit of any any reserve or capitul redemption In reserve fund, or the hands of the avail- company and
able for dividend for
representing pre-
miums received on
Aale Agents for
THE NEW ASIA WHITE-ANT -DESTROYING-CO
(Canten) WHITE-ANT EXTERMINATORS Holland House (6th Floor) Tel: 88324 & 32013
tion 44 of the Com- panies Ordinance,
1932 and the direc- tors may appoint any person to sign such contract on behalf of the persons entitled to the dividend
capitalised fund, and. appointment such
shall be effective."
or
If the above resolution is
the issue of shares duly passed as a special resolu- and standing to the tion the following two resolu credit of the share tions will be proposed an or-
Band from any land. foreshore or seabed nat under lease from the Crown, without having previously ob- tained a written Re- moval Permit or Sale Permit and Removal from the Controller of tu Stores applicable Auch Sand.
(2) Any such Permits may prescribe the quantity of Sand which may be taken and the places from and to which it! may be removed and
3. (1)
HARBOUR
* DEPARTMENT
NOTICE
It is hereby notified that scaled tenders in triplicate which should be marked "Tender De. for Repairs to Sanitary partment Launches Nos. 1, 8, Revenue Department Launch No. 1 and Fire Brigade Depart-
received at the office of the ment Launch No. 1," will be Chairman, Tender Board, un tinuen on Friday, 16th May, 1947.
Detalls of specifications etc., are obtainable from the Super- Govern- Intendent Engineer, ment Slipway, Yaumat!.
Teaderers must deposit at the Treasury, Prince's Building, thị sum of $1,000. - (Dollars One Thouannd), which sum shall be forfeited
to the Hong Kong Government if the successful tenderer falls to complete the transaction. The deposit will be
returned to unsuccessful derera.
ten-
Government docs not bind itself to accept the lowent any tender.
J. JOLLY, Harbour Master.
Harbour Department.
Hong Kong, 6th May, 1947.
NOTICE
or
Why The US Must Ratify
The Italian Treaty
HUSBAND WANTED
London, May 6 The Marriage Society a "lovely hearts" organization- announcer that it is looking for a husband for one of its clients, a spinster of 50 who is an internationally knoя invautor used to ruling men."
She alto carne £20,000 an- nually. The Society says one stipulation is that the man "must not marry her because of her fortune." United Prem
New Power
Station At Bankside
Washington, May 6 General Marshall, U.S. Secretary of State, warned today that "if the United States fails to ratify the Italian peace treaty the whole world situa- tion will begin to disslove. We will have to be- gin again what we did in 1920" (reject the League of Nations).
General Marshall was testifying before the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee, which was hold- ing hearings on the Italian, Bulgarian, Ruman- ian and Hungarian pacts prior to their debate and hoped-for ratification by the Senate. Each treaty must be ratified by two-thirds and the trend of hearings before the Committee has shown there was considerable possibility that the Italian treaty might not gain a sufficient margin.
"It would be a grave error the treaties to render ratifica- to start to back-track now. tion unwise. The world will lose all con- Questioned by the Chairman, To Senator Vandenberg, whether fidence in our leadership. me, as Secretary of State, it delay in ratification, pending would be most serious if we the final overall settlement-in- now falled to go through with cluding treaties with Austria alther It. It would be a
Germany--would course and wrought with most dangerous help or hurt the chances of ob- consequences. The presumption taining an agreement on Aus- of those who oppose the Italian tria and Germany, Genoral Mur treaty is that we can dictate shall declared: "If ratification new terms-1 do not think we of these treaties in suspended, can or should," Gen. Marshall or they are rejected, I think it declared.
would be exceedingly harmful
London, May 6. The design for a new power station at Bank- side, opposite St. Paul's Cathedral, one of several
He stressed that his experi- to our chances of success with planned to relieve Lon-j
'ence in 'negotiations in Moscow the Austrian or German trea don's acute electricity had made even more emphatic ties.
the treatles "The altuntion would so de-
with
The
shortage, will be ready his belief that within a week, Mr. Sif-j should be ratified as quickly as teriorate that I do not know
how we could go ahead kin, Minister of Town possible.
negotiations. He read to the Committee a further and Country Planning, letter in which President Tru- integrity and consistency of the disclosed today.
mun declared that prompt rati- United States la a tremendous
was factor in this matter, Mr. Skin defended the Gov-fication of the treaties Applications are invited for
our foreign policy." the post of Draughtsman in the ernment's approval of the pro- "vital to offer of the Principal Surveyor ject against widespread eri- The President said nothing had of Ships, Harbour Department: ticisms that it would be an in- occurred since the signing of appropriate neighbour, dwarfing Qualifications: Candidates the Cathedral. should have extensive drawing- St. Paul's he declared, Was a press conference on the much-how to avoid having things
"Dangerous"
"To let things drift would be the most dangerous policy in the world. The problem con- fronting me at Moscow WOR
such sale and removal office and design experience 42 feet higher than the propon- bombed site of the new station, delft."
with a reputable ship-building ed power station, 100 feet lon- prophesied that within thirty Asked about Trieste, Goperal
permit may also pre- scribe the price to be paid for the Sand toment, and should be well versed
in ordinary ship calculations. which it relates..
or
situa-
establish-ger and about the same width. years Bankside would be made Marshall sold and ship-repairing
that the "It will be half a mile away out of date by atomic energy. tion, while explosive now, and in only a limited number But in the meantime, London would, if the treaty with Italy of spots will anyone be able to would need 67 per cent, more were not promptly ratified, "go Ace St. Paul's and Bankside at electricity In 1951 than in 1946, from bad to worse and put us the same time."
and by 1960 twice as much as The Minister, who was giving in 1951.-Reuter,
Age: 30 to 35 years.
Salary: $2,000 per annum to $3,000 per annum by annual increments of $100, together El- with high cost of living lowance of approximately 50% of salary.
No persona may in any junk or lighter, or any truck or lorry, bring into the Colony remove from one part of the Colony to another
Sand, wherever obtained and ultimate destination, unless he has in his possession a permit is- terview sued under Section 2 English,
any
Selection will be made by in- and examination In
mathematica,
ship-
(1) or written Re- drowing, design, calculations and moval Permit from the tracing. Controller of Stores issued under this Sec- tion applicable to such Saild.
the
Candidates should apply in their own handwriting to Principal Surveyor of Ships, Harbour Office, giving full de-} talls of experience and qualifien. tlons, together with three copies of recent testimonials.
(2) Any removal permit issued under this Sec- tion may prescribe the quantity of Sand which may be removed Closing date for applications: and the places from 14th May, 1947.
and to which it may
be removed.
premium account) be dinary resolutions respectively 3. (A) The Controller of
capitalized and dis- viz:-
tributed amongst Buch of the share- holders, as would be entitled to receive the same. If distribut ed by way of divi-
dend and in the same proportions on the footing that they be come entitled theroto as capital and that all or any part of
bo
such capitalised pro- fits or reserves be applied on behalf of Buch shareholders in paying up in full either at par or at auch premium as the resolution may pro-! vide, any unissued shares or debentures or debenture stock of the company which shall distributed accord- ingly
or in
or to- wards payment of the uncalled liability on any issued shares or debentures or de benture stock, and that such distribu-
tion
or payment shall be accepted by such shareholders in full satisfaction ** of their interest in the said: capitalised pro-
Bita or reserves." -
writing signed by the candidate 127 (b) For the purpose of
and by his proposer and second-
er
and addressed to the
Honorary Secretary"
"All forms of application for rubscriber membership shall be presented by the Secretary to the General Committee at the first monthly Committee Mout ing held after data of receipt by the Secretary of such form."
"A candidate shall not be entitled to avail himself of the use of the Club House, grounde and gear, andito nign or pay for the timk kita game is up IDE
giving effect to any resolution under the last preceding article| the directora "may settle any difficulty which may arise in rogard · ́to the dini tribution as they thirik· expedient," 'and' In particular, may-is- nuo- fractional corti- fleaton Where pe quisite, à proper CONS tract shall be delivery of, tonthe'", Registrar Kort
authorised the (1) That
Capital of the Company be increased to $20,000,- 000 by the creation of 8,
350,000 new shares of the nominal value of $5 eech.
a sum
(2) That it is desirable to
of capitalise HK$6,500,000 being part of the balance standing at the credit of the Fix- ed Assets
Revaluation Reserve of the company and accordingly that such sum be and is hereby enpitalised, and that such capital sum be applied on behalf of the persons who on the 29th day of the May 1947 wore holders of the 850,000 issued shares of the com- pany in payment in. full for 1,800,000 new shares of the company of the nominal value of-85 And that such each,
now shares 1,800,000 credited as fully paid be accordingly allotted to Ruch persons respectively in the proportion of two of auch new shares for every one of the said. issued shares then held
4.
J. JOLLY,, Harbour Moater.
Stores and any public Hong Kong, 7th May, 1947. officer authorized by
him, either generally
or specially, shall have and power to arrest dotaln
any persons whom he may have
suspect cause to
of having committed or of being about to commit, or intend to commit any offence against this Ordin
anco.
Any persons who con- travenes any Provi- sion of Section 2 (1) or Section 3 (1), or brings into the Colony or takes or removes more Sand than is prescribed by the Per- mit Ur Sand from or
Folly To Perpetuate Hitler's Mistake
(By Daniel de Duce)
Munich, May 7.
I
into deep trouble. It would be much
more explosive, if not possible of solution."
General Marshall was follow- cd on the Committee witness- stand by his predecessor 88 Secretary of State, Mr. James Byrnes, who declared:
"If we now fail to ratify the treaties we have insisted on for the last 18 months,, we will thereby veto the action of the Allied Nations that made
If we exercise
war
armies of occupation and of the
A German general, whose anti-invasion advice against Italy,
was scorned by Hitler, now urges the western that veto power, the responst- world to cure its "phobia of the Soviet Union."bility for maintenance of the No living German soldier is reputed to know the chaotic political and economic Russians better than Ernest Koestring, 71-conditions in those countries year-old retired general of cavalry, who was will rest upon us." commander of 400,000 traitorous Soviet citi- zens in the Wehrmacht just three years ago.
British Officials
Soviet
Mr. Byrnes
Insisting that it was impos- sible to write any better trea- "It is folly," he told the Asso- fusing to recognise the
which would command, ciated Press in an interview, "to Union's basic desire to keep the ties
Mr. general Allied consent, perpetuate Hitler's mistake of re- peace.
Russia cannot conquer the Byrnes defended point by point world--and the world cannot the Italian pact-which is un- conquer Russia,"
der heavy fire from many quar- Koestring's knowledge of Soviet affairs was so intimate that the tera in the United States.
"Without the treaty Italy United States Government took him to Washington for six weeks will be exposed to undetermin in 1946 to draft a secret reported claims of other Allled coun- Moscow-born, he helped in the tries, which will dispute our early years of the Welmar re-right by unilateral action to public to forge the mysterious deny their claims," he declar. Haison between the Reichswehr cd. and the Red Army by which German officers word
trained ly undercover in tank, aviation and chemical warfare in Russia.
Stalin Unique Koestring, who talked personal
LAMMERT BROS. No Drain
Auctioneers, Surveyor
and Appraisers, Pedder Buliding, Telephone No. 20224.
PUBLIC AUCTION
The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auction on
Friday, the 0th. May 1947 commencing at 2.80 P.M.
to any place other at their Sales Rooms No. 36 than the place or Hankow Road Kowloon,
places, if any, prescrib
ed. In the Portnit, shall
be guilty of an offence, and shall be liable on summary conviction of: a fine not exceeding $500 and to imprison- ment for any term
riot exceeding months,
six
W. J. ANDERSON,”
Controller of Storen
by such persons resp. Hongkong, 6th May, 1947. tively,
and that the
shares so allotted; shall
be treated for all-pur-
prposes as, and increase of
A FINE COLLECTION OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE comprising:-
London, May 6. Major Sinclair. Minister of Finance for Northern Ireland, today denied statements made) In the United States by an Irish ly with Premier Stalin M.P that American loans to times during his prewar Moscow Britain are "financing British assignments, said he knew of "no possible successor who measures control of Ireland."
up to Stalin."
Major Sinclair, in a state- ment released by the Northern Ireland Office bere, said the statements by Mr. Patrick Max- well, Nationalist Member of Parliament from Londonderry, were untrue. Mr. Maxwell bad said that British officials' kept in Ireland were a drain on the British Treasury.
"Northern Ireland not only pays is way; but contributes substantially in money
and
Teak Dining Room Suite 11 goods to the general economy pces., Wardrobes with Mirrors, of the British people," Major Dressing Tables With Mirrors Slaciate stated United Press. & Stools, Chest of Drawers, Standard Lamps, Table Laraps, Single Bedsteads With Box- spring Mattress, Day Bed With Beauty Rest Mattress, Kitchen Table, Radios, Steel Filing C binets,Dining Tables. Side boards, Chairs, Writing Tables Carved Camphorwood-Trunk,
tho, nominal amount of Service Auction Rooms Perambulator, Cutlery, Vests,
*
tothe capital of the com- pany hold by sach auch shareholders and not as Income and further that such new shares, shall from the let day of January 1947 ranks for dividend and in all other respecta pari, painu (with bat the already issued alarès
Lactioneers, Barveyors, óta. Basement, French: Bank Bldg.
A.E.B.de: Bonas, Auctioneeri Telephone: 21807.
threa
"Yugoslavia will undoubted.
covery.
re-assert its claims to Trieste. Italy will be without. peace and stability, which she o urgently needs for her re-
Confusion and uncer tainty will not help her in her afforts to regain elther poll- tical or economic stability."
"Failure to ratify will make He predicted, however, that it more difficult to make any General Andrei Ziulanov, of progress with the German and Leningrad, would by the Soviet Austrian settlements. Failure choice-Associated Press,
to ratify will help only those who can exploit the confusion and unrest," he added,
Robeson Concert Injunction
General Marshall told ques- tlonors that ratification would strengthen the hands of, demo- cracies in meeting any possible 'aggression against Italy from Yugoslavia.
When the question of possl- Albany, NY, May 6. ́ ́ble aggression against Italy A United States Supreme was raised, General Marshall been Court judge today granted an first asserted: “It has Injunction restraining the Al- the policy of the United States bany Board of Education from to build up the United Nations ́HONGKONG & banning a recital to be given to take care of situations exaci- by tho, negro singer, Paul Robe ly like that.", However, he WHAMPOA, DOCK.
son, in a school hall on Friday said, the signatories of the Ita
lian treaty themselves "certain- COMPANY, LIMITED. || night.
The Board, which had lastly would have very definite ob Notice is hereby given that Beptember issued a permit to ligation to compel respect for the following appointments have the Negro Society forch con- the treaty." -
delle pour late Stay, cext, cancelled it two weeks ago Still In Battle
and Blackwood Furniture Etc.)
1047: Bic., Etc.
Mr. B.G. Craig ML be Chief Manager,
·Also i
1. Ensuelled; Bathla
13 Tientsin Carpet 9" x 12
G. ERefrigerator
1 Upright Piano i
18 Typewriter:
Ons View
to
Mr. WT Grimdale, CB,E.;
| A.Ç.AI to be Secretary,
of Directors.
By Order of the Board"
DAVID T
on the grounds that Robeson He told the Committee that Had Communist leanings, he was still in battle" for n
The Supreme Court ruled peaceful agreement with Rus that the Board of Educational Certainly I Would not had no express power to revoke say we stop now and declare a permit once it had been given, our fallure,” he saidi sana regardless of the discretionary General Marsha power it had In graviding the Chief of Staff D12| permission In the first place Biates Army Knited Restor
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