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By ORDER
expert
Of the Director of Disposals Far Eastern Aren (M40.8.)
HONGKONG TRAMWAYS
LIMITED
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Ordinary Yearly Gen-
HONGKONG
& WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED.
น
Notice is hereby given that
THE CHINA, MAIL, SATURDAY, MAY 17, 1947.
THE CHINA EMPORIUM LIMITED.
THE CHINA EMPORIUM LIMITED.
THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN ₫ MORTGAGE CO., LTD.
DE GAULLE CALLS FOR FRENCH UNION
Bordeaux, May 15. General Charles de Gaulle today demanded that reassert her authority and power throughout the French Empire and warned that loss of her colonial possessions might mean the end of her own independence, Addressing a vast crowd of his supporters in Bordeaux public square, France's wartime re- sistance leader called for the creation of a Federal French Union headed by the French Chief of State with strong executive powers 'and responsibilities. the latest in his six-week old
Genora de Gaulle's speech- campaign to launch the "Union French People"-win of the and to delivered at a ceremony honour-
eral Meeting of HONGKONG an Extraordinary General Meet- NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
NOTICE is hereby given that] TRAMWAYS LIMITED will being of the Company will be that an extraordinary general that fourteenth ordinary the Forty-Sixth Annual General held at the Offices of Mesura, held at 18 Pedder Street (1st meeting of the Company will general meeting of The China Meeting of the Shareholders Jardine, Matheson and
France Cam-floor) Hong Kong on MONDAY be held at the registered office Emporium Limited will be held will be held in the Jacobean pany, Limited, Hongkong, on the NINTH day Thursday, the 29th day of May, 1947, at NOON, for the pur- Queen's Road Central. Victoria Road Central, Victoria in the Saturday, the 31st May 1947, at of JUNE, of the Company No. 02A-08 at the registered office of the Room of the Hongkong Hotel, Company No. 62A-68, Queen's Pedder Street, Hongkong on 1947, at 12 o'clock Noon, to
Pose of proposing und If in the Colony Hong Kong, on Colony of Hong Kong on Noon for the following purposes, transact the ordinary business thought fit passing the of the Company,
Bub-Saturday, the 17th day of May, Saturday, the 31st day of May, namely; to consider the annual joined resolutions as a special 1947, at 3.00 o'clock in the 1947 at 3.00 o'clock in the statement of accounts and
afternoon, when the subjoined afternoon, And, NOTICE IS HEREBY resolution, viz:~~
for the purposes the balance sheet, and the Resolution will be proposed and following, namely, to receive reports of the Directors and ALSO GIVEN that the Regis=|| That the Articles of Associa- ter if Members of the
and consider the annual state- Auditors thereon, to cleet Di- Com-tlon be altered in the manner.
a Special Resolution:-
ment of account and balance rectors & Auditors in the place pany will be closed from the following:- 16th day of May to the 11th
1. That the authorised-capital sheet, and the reports of the of those retiring, to declaro a day of June, 1947, both days
the Company
now directore and auditors thereon: dividend and bonus, to appro- standing at M.Y. 1,000,- to elect directors and auditors printo the balance of Profit and inclusive.
000.00 divided Into 12 in the place of those retiring, Founders' shares of M.Y. to sanction the declaration of a Loss Accounts as recommanded
the Directors, by to transact thei 2.50 each and 399,988 Or-dividend and dinary shares of M.Y. 2.60 other ordinary business of the each reverts to $2,000,000.00 Company. Hong Kong Currency divid- ed into 12 Founders' shares of $10.00.cach and 199,988 Ordinary shores of $10.00
By Order of the Board,
W. K. PATERSON, Secretary
Hongkong, 6th May, 1947,
HONGKONG TRAMWAYS LIMITED
NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY
GENERAL MEETING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Com- pany will be held at the Offices of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & fo., Ltd., 18 Pedder Street, Vie
(a) Article 17 shall bo can-
celled
(b) in the third line of Article 71 the word "two" shall be substituted for the word "three”
(c) The following Article aballi
he substituted for Article 76--"76, Subject to any special terms as to voting upon which any shares of the Company may have been issued or may for the time being he held, upon
of hands a show every member present person shall have vote, and upon poll every member present in person or by proxy shall have und vale for every share held by him."
t
By Order of the Board,
R. G. CRAIG, Chief Manager.
Hong Kong.
In
one
the 29th Dated this Ninth day of May,
1. THE BRITISH torin, in the Colony of Hong STORES DISPOSAL kong on Thursday, BOARD (HONG KONG) day of May. 1947, at 12.20 in is authorised to receive the afternoon or so soon there. after s the Annual Generat TENDERS for the pur-| Meeting shall have been con- chase from H.M. Dock- cluded for the purpose of pre- yard, Hong Kong, and posing and if thought fit prsu. ing the sub- joined resolutión as other Naval, Establish-spreing resolution viz:- ments in Hong Kong and Kowloon of:-
90 SCRAP IRON & STEEL
(5) FIREWOOD,
2. Tenders will be for the pur chase of either (a) and/or thọ is (1) above of quantities as they became available weekly period of 3 (Three) months com- mencing lat June, 1947.
ONCT
3. Tenders must he deposited with the Board in scaled pocket- and marked "Tuder for Scrap Iran and Steel and/or Firewood" and addressed to the Chuirman,
4. Closing date for Tender:-12 Noon Thursday, 22nd May, 1947.
6. Further details and conditions of Contract may be line on appli- ention to the British Stores Dis- posal Board (Hong Kong). Vie torin Barracks (Entrance 50 yards west of Queen's Road En- trance to Burracks),
6
The Chairman the Britia Stores
Disposal Board (Hong Kong) does not bind himself to accept the highest or any Tender. WALTER M. WEINBERGER, Chairman,
BRITISH STORES DISPOSAL BOARD, Hong Kong.
HARBOUR DEPARTMENT
HONG KONG
SALE OF MINISTRY
OF TRANSPORT VESSEL
Tenders are invited for the purchase, as she lies, of the single screw oll fired sicam Tug "Empire Roger."
Tenders should be submitted in triplicate to the Harbour! Master, Harbour Ofee, Hong Kong, before Noon on Friday, 30th May, 1947.
Approximate Particulara:
Length
Breadth
Maximum
105 Q" *27' 1"
Draught
N. H. P.
11 7 294
That the Articles of Associo- flon in altered by cancelling Articles 127 (n) and 127 (b) and that the following Articles be substituted :—
1947,
HONGKONG
BANKERS' CLEARING
HOUSE
Commencing Monday 19th! May 1947. Clearing sheques; will be accepted on weekdays, except Saturdays, up to 3 p.m.; "127 (4) Any General Meeting Clearing Cheques on Saturdays may resolve that any will only be accepted up to
11.30 am.
Moneys
investments or other assets form- ing part of the un-1 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 reserve or
алу
in
capital redemption reserve fund, or the handa of the and avail- company able for dividend (or representing pré.
miuris recolved
on
tion 44 of the Com- Ordinance. pantes
1932 and the direc tora may appoint any person to sign auch contract on behalf of the persona entitled to the dividend
capitalised fund, and auch appointment
shall be effective."
or
If the above resolution is the issue of shares y passed as a special resolu and standing to the tion the following two resolu- credit of the ahare tions will be proposed as or premium account) be dinary resolutions respectively capitalised and dis- viz:-
tributed
to
amongst
anch of the share- holdere would be entilled
receive the same if distribut ed by way of divi- dend and in the same proportions on the footing that they bu come entitled hereto as capital and that all or any part of Auch capitalised pro- fil or reserves be applied on behalf of such shareholders in paying
in up
full either at par. or at such premium as the resolution may pro. vide, any unissued shares or debentures debenture stock company be accord- or. to. payment of
of
of the which shall distributed ingly or in wards
the uncalled liability on any issued shares or debentures or de benture stock, and that such distribu-
tion
or payment shall be accepted by auch Bhareholders in full satisfaction
of
their interest in the Baid capitalised pro
fits or reserved.”
:
The vessel is in running or 27 (b) For the purpose of der and may be seen on ap- plication to the Superintending Engineer, Government Blipway, Yaumati.
The successful tenderer will' ̈be required to pay the pur-} chase money to the Harbour Master within 48 hours of, be- ing advised of the acceptance of the tender.
The Ministry of Transport does not bind itself to Recept the highest or any, tender.”.
J. JOLLY Harbour Master.
Hong Kong 16th May 19.
giving effect to any resolution under tho last preceding article the directors may settle any difcufly which may arise. In regard to the ・dlo- tribution as they think expedient, and In particular may is. nue - fractional certi fentes.
Where qufalte, a proper con- tract shall be deliver: ed to the Registrar for registration in accordance with See-
(1) That the nuthorised Capital of the Company be increased to $20,000,- 000 by the creation of 3,- 350,000 new shares of the nominal value of $5 each,
(2) That It is desirable to
capitalise 4 Rum of. 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 rum be and is hereby capitalised. and that such capital sum be applied on behalf of the persons who on the 29th day of May 1947 wete the
holders of the 650,000 issued shares of the com pany in payment in full for 1,300,000 new rhares of the company of the nominal value of $6 cach and that such 1,300,000 new shares credited as fully paid be accordingly allotted to auch persons respectively in the proportion of two of such now shares for every one
sald of the Issued shares then held by such persons respec- tively, and that the shares no allotted. shall
be treated for all pur- poses as an increase of the nominal amount of the capital of the com- pany held by cach such shareholder onditions + income and further, that "auch new shares chall from the 1st day of January 1947 rank for dividend and in all other respecta pari passt with the already issued shares?
By Onder of the Board,
W. 11. PATERBOW. Hecretary
(Continued at foot of west col.) i Hongkong. 6th May, 11947,
ench.
2. That the paid up capital of the Company reverts to 51,37.040.00 Hong Kong Currency divided into 12 Founders' shares of $10.00 each and 133,692 Ordlaary shares of $10.00 each
3. That the existing cer-
tificates for 12 Founders') shares of M.Y. 2.50 enel Nos. 1-12 (inclusive) and the existing Certificates for 24 Ordinary shares of M.Y. 2.50 each (being part of the existing 399,988" Ordinary shares) be called in, and that new Certificates for: 12 Founders' shares of $10.00 each Hong Kong Currency be issued in ex- chunge so that for every. one of the existing Found- i erя' share of M.Y. 2.60 each and two of the exist ing ordinary shares of M.Y. 2.50 each. there shu}) : be issued in exchange one! Founder's share of $10,00 each Hong Kong Currency.
4. That the existing certi-1
flentes for 399,904 Ordin- ury shares of M.Y. 2.50 dach (being balance of the anid 309,988 Ordinary shares) be enlled in and that new certificates for 133,321 Ordlanry shares of. $1000 cách Hong Kong Currency be issued in ex- change so that for every three of the existing Or- dinary shares of M.Y. 2.50 each there shall be issued in exchange
Ordinary
One
share of $10.00 each Hong Kong Currency.
D. That in the case of frac-i
tlona the Directors be and they are hereby authorised. to make such provisions by the issue of fractional certificates or otherwise as In their discretion they shall think fit,
6. That the Directors be and they are hereby authorised to take such steps as they; shall think it to carry into effect Clauses 3 and 4 hereof.
negro Governor of a French colony. General de Gaulle wore
business of the Company. transact any other ordinary Ing the late Felix Eboue, frat
The transfer books and regis- AND NOTICE is also given
a light khaki uniform without
Demanding that France re- assert her authority in an em- pire rocked by revolts in Indo- China and Madagascar and Independence rumblings
tor of members of the Com. that the Share Transfer Re-rank badges or decorations.
any will be closed from Satur-glaters will be closed from 20th day, the 24th day of May, to May, 1947 to 31st May, 1947, Saturday, the 7th day of June, both dato Inclusive. 1917, both days Inclusive, dur- Ing which period no transfer of shares can be registered.
By Order of the Board,
A. D. LEARMONTH,
Secretary.
AND NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that at the same place, and on the same day, an extra. HongKong, 12th May, 1947. ordinary general meeting of the Company will be held at the times below mentioned, namely:
(3) The meeting of the Found-
era shareholders at 3.15 o'clock in the afternoon, or 8 soon thereafter as the ordinary general meeting shall have concluded, and, (2)
The meeting of the Or- dinary shareholders at 3.30 o'clock in the afternoon, or so soon thereafter as the said meeting of Founders shareholders shall have concluded
THE
CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN & MORTGAGE CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
by
IN THE SUPREME COURT HONGKONG
PROBATE JURISDICTION
COBL
A MATTER OF WORK
Bury St. Edmunda, May 16. Americans can show Bri- tone how to work, according to a Suffolke sanitary inspec- ter. He told the rural district council today that at the rate of £5 a day it should not
than the authorities morg £20 to clean up an unsightly refund dump at Elmewell,
The Chairman replied: "But you said that last year the Americans did the job in three-quarters of a day."
the Whereupon inspector said: "Yea. air. but the Americans work."-Reuter,
throughout North Africa, Gen- cral de Gaulle declared:----
"The French Union must be French,
menna which
that IN THE GOODS of France's authority—I say nut- DUDLEY VAUGHAN thority-must be clearly exer- STEAVENSON late of Vic-| cined on the spot and that
duties, Its toria in the Colony of Hong- its
rights, its must responsibilities
remain kong,, Solicitor, deceased.
snquestioned in the sphere of NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN publle order, national defence, that the Court has by virtue of foreign policy and common Section 58 of the Probaten Or- economy.
!
NOTICE is hereby given that dinance, 1897, made an Order "Evolution of the French an Extraordinary General Meetiimiting the time for creditors Union
consists of linking ing of Shareholders will be held and others to send in their France and her overseas ter when
at the Jacobean Room, Ilong-claims against the above estate, ritories in a regime of progres the sub-joined Renolu-
Hotel, Pedder Street, to the 4th day of June 1947. sive association. It therefore kong tions will be proposed as Hong Kong. on Saturday, 31st extraordinary resolutions;
May, 1947, at 12.15 p.m. (or
All creditors and others are 1. That the authorised capital as soon thereafter an the Dr accordingly hereby required to of the Company be in-dinary Annual Meeting to besend their claims to the under- crensed to $6,000,000.00 held at Noon on that date shall signed on or before that date.
Hong Kong currency divid. have been concluded) for
ed
the
into 12 Founders' purpose of considering and, if shares of $10.00 each and thought fit, passing, the Aub- 499,988 Ordinary shares of joined Resolution as an Ordin- $10.00 each by the creationary Resolution:— of 300,000 new Ordinary shares of $10.00 each.
2. That it is desirable to
12
"That the Capital of the Company be increased to: $10,000,000.-by the creation of One Million Two Hundred Thousand additional
new shares of Five Dollars each to be issued at such terms and conditions in every res- pect as the Company's Board of Directors may think fit.”
By Order of the Board,
A. D. LEARMONTH, Secretary.
capitalise the sum of $668.-| 520.00 being part of the undivided profits of the Company now standing to the credit of the reserve fund, and accordingly that a bonus of $5.00 per share on the 133.704 issued shares of the Com-
(divided pany
Into Founders' shares and 133,- 632 Ordinary shares) be and the same is hereby de- clared; and that the Diroc- Hongkong, 12th May, 1947. torn be and they are here- by authorised to satisfy such bonus by the distribu- tion of 60,852 Ordinary shares of the Company
PEAK TRAMWAYS
Nos. 133,693-200,544 (in-] COMPANY, LIMITED. clusive) credited
as fully
paid up amongst the per- sons who, on the 24th day: of May, 1947, were regis-
NOTICE
Dated the 7th day of May, 1947.
DEACONS, Solleitura for the Executur, Prince's Building, HONGKONG.
NOTICÈ
FAR
EASTERN FREIGHT
CONFERENCE
FAR EAST/GULF OF ADEN AND RED SEA PORTS CONFERENCE
It is hereby notified that revised Freight Tariffs are be ing Introduced by the above mentioned Conferences.
the
demands in France itself existence of a strong state, to which the whole Union should • be strongly linked.
"A strong state-I under- atand by that just as others,
and for example in Moscow
state Washington, do-a
at whose head there should be no confusion of powera to hamper exercise or dilute the responsi bility of anyone, so that at ul! points on earth which depend on us, those who have the bon- our and duty of acting in France's name should do RG without being subjected to any influences other than their duty,
"For us in the world as it is today and will be," the Gen- ̧' eral concluded, "to lose the French Union would be a hu- miliation which could oven cost us our independence."
An estimated crowd of 50,- 000 to 60,000 heard General de Gaulle
were speak. There shouts of "De Gaulle to Power" " when he paused to drink a glass of water and ho was applauded for five minutes at the end of his speech.
As he left after leading the These Tariffs will come into crowd in singing the "Marsell- force as from June 1st 1947 laise," the police had to protect and all rates of freight cover him from the thousands who NOTICE is hereby given thated by the existing Tariffs will milled around trying to shake tered as holders of the the Register of Shareholders of be withdrawn from that date. his hand,-United Press. 133,704 akares of the Com- the Company having been Jost pany (12 Founders shares during the Japanese occupation freight rates may be obtained Quotations of the revised and 133,602 Ordinary and new forms of certificates shares) at the rate of one having now been received from
on application. share for every two shares England all shareholders are of the Company held by required as soon as possible to such persons as aforesaid send to the Company for can- and in satisfaction of such cellation the certificates for bonus as aforesald; and shares now in their possession that such shares shall rank in exchange for for dividend par pasu Company will with the existing shares.
certificates with
Dated this 24th day of April,
7. That the Directors-be and they are hereby authorised to issue at par 371 Ordin- i ary shares of the Company Nos. 133,322-133,692 (in- clusive) of $10.00 each Hong Kong Currency to rank for dividend parl passu with the other Or- dinary shares so as to bring the paid up capital) of the Company to 133,692) Ordinary shares; that the sald 371 Ordinary shares be] 1947. offered in the first instance to those persons who, at the time of the cancellation thereof, were the holders of the 556 Ordinary sharés of M.Y.2.50 each, In the proportion of two Ordin- ary shares of $10.00, ench Hong Kong Currency for every three shares of M. Y, 2.50 each and upon the footing that tho full amount of each share taken up shall be paid to the Com-
By order of the Board of Directors,
'CHUNG KWAN TING,
General Manager.
NOTICE
J. D. ALEXANDER
CHAIRMAN,
which the UNION WATERBOAT
Issue new
Bow
distin
the
Britain's Food Too Good!
London, May 16. Britain's food is "too good“
as long as Germany exists on "
are in
some in- than those
of
CO., LTD guishing numbers of the shares. Notice is hereby given that the mtions that As from the 1st day of June Thirty-eighth Ordinary General stances worse 1947 the Company's Register of Meeting of the Company, will concentration camps, the inde- Shareholders will be opened for be held at the Offices of Messrs pendent "British Weekly” de transfer and transfers accom Dodwell & Co., Ltd., 3rd floor, clares panled
by the
requisite Hongkong Bank Building, on
Challenging Dr. Franklin certificates together with the Wednesday, the 21st May 1947, Bicknell, Wimpole Street spe approval in writing of Registrar of Companies will at 11 am. for the purpose of clalist who recently asserted receiving the Report and that all. Britons wero suffering only be registered:
Statement of Accounts for the from chronic raalnutrition period 1st December 1945 to through shortage of food, the Shareholders whose Certif-
London magazine said: "Rash 31st December 1946, cates have been lost or des-
statements about the insuffi- troyed, and who have not Notice Is also given that the clency of our present diet are already done so, are requested Transfer Books of the Company to be strongly deprecated." to notify the Company forth will be closed from the 7th May with giving full particulars.
The "British Weekly" 1947 to the 21st Moy 1947, this nation had fed itself and
left its enemies""at the end of. both days inclusive.
the queue," DODWELL & CO., LTD.". Two years after the war, Germany, is a world Ilability General Managers.
and is becoming a vast lazar house of rickety children and (consumptive" adulta”: the 0113- gazine sald, "Guna. or butter remains the choice before man- kind. At the moment, statos- men are choosing guns. They should think again and think quickly." Associate Press.
THE HONGKONG AND YAUMATI FERRY CO., LTD. Notice is hereby given that such offer: and that much the Eighteenth Ordinary Annual offer be made. by notice Meeting of the Company
DATED the 16th day of May will spcelfying the number of be held at the Company's Office, One thousand nine hundred and shares to which the person 3rd Floor, 144-148 Des Voeux forty-seven.
pany upon acceptance of
is entitled and prescribing Road, Central, Hongkong, on
General Managora,
NOTICE
the time within which such Saturday the 24th May 1947 at JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & BON offer may be accepted by 12.00 noon. for the purpose, of payment falling which the receiving the Report and State-pr offer shall be deemed to ment of Accounts for the Year have been rejected: and ended 31st December 1941 and that the Directors be om for the period 16th September} powered to dispose of the to 31st December 1945. shares not so, taken up in responso to such offer. as they consider best in the Interests of the Company Dated this. 24th day of April, 1947,
By order of the Board of
Directors
CHUNG KWAN TING,
General: Managers:
UNION INSURANCE Notice is also given that the SOCIETY OF CANTON, Share Register of the Company will be closed from the 16th
LTD. May 1947 to the 24th May 1947, will clients please note that as both days inclusive."
|from 10th May 1947 the Offices of the Society and its Affiliated | Companion will be altuated on the second floor of Unlion | Building: Telephone" numbers
remain uncÁNKOUZA HONGKONG 10th May, 19471 AP5) Estat
Er Order of the Board,
LAU TAK PO
Managing Director.
LAMMERT BROS.
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