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to WORDS: $2 POL ONE 'INSERTION PREPAID, '#1 FOR EACH ADDITIONAL INSERTION. ADDITIONAL WORDS 10 CT8. PER WORD PER INSERTION
$2
Repiles are awaiting at our offees for Box Nos. 2.0, 256, 206, 473, 274, 218, 283.
EDUCATIONAL
COMPLETE COURSE of cutting and sewing in three, alx or nine months. Lessons given in French, Shanghai English and Russian.
Fashion School (12 years of exla tance in Shanghai). 3. Cameron Road, Kowloan."
POSITION VACANT
WANTED experienced
Chine
good experience and connections with local produce factories for export Import firm. Apply imme fiately 141 Box 203 Sunday Berald".
PREMISES WANTED
WANTED 2-table space in any office with use of telephume, will- ing pay good rent. Apply Box 284 "Surday Heenid."
BACHELOR requires one-romai, boned aptlonal, willing pay good) rent. Apply Box 20"Sunday Herald."
Are
POSITIONS VACANT
APPLICATIONS
invited from certificated deck and [lexe)
fficers engineer
(of foreign or Chinese nationality), ex-Naval Officers with five years or more sen experience and holding a full watchkeeping | certifiente for employment in the Marine Department of the Chinese Maritime Customs.! Particulars of contract may he obtained from the Office of the Chinese Maritime Customa, Marina House, Queen's Road, Central.
Service Auction Booms
Aactioneers, Surveyors, etc. Basement, Fresh Bank Bldg.. A.E:. de Sousa. Auctioneer.
hone 31867.
PUBLIC AUCTION
The Undersigned hus ceived Instructions from
re
#20
Custodian of Property to sell
by Public Auction.
on WEDNESDAY, THE 21st May, 1947. Commencing
at 10 a.m...
at THE SERVICE AUCTION ROOMS, FRENCH BANK BUILDING, BASEMENT,
192 LOTS OF MISCELLANEOUS GOODS,
Comprising:
STORED AT CUSTODIAN '1.K' GODOWN, MA TAU WEI ROAD, KOWLOON,
POLICE NOTICE
A. The attention of all owners and drivers of HAND TRUCKS is directed to the following Re- gulations made under Ordinance No. 40 of 1912:-
Deaks, Tables, Redside Tables, i Sideboards, Wardrobes, Cup- boarda, Chairs, Armchairs,| Settees, Filing Cabinets, Coolerature, Mirrors, Etc., Etc
STORED AT LAND TRANS- PORT, CAROLINE HILL. CAUSEWAY BAY. Vauxhall Cars, Jaguar Car, Humber Car, Hudson Car, Humber "Snipe; Car, Ford Lorrics.
Austin Car,
STORED AT LAND TRANS. PORT, HA HEUNG ST., TO KWA WAN.
Ariel Motor Cycls, Ford Car.
The abovementioned articles will be open for inspection at their respective godowns on 19th and 20th. May, 1947, bo- tween 10 a.m. and noon and be- tween 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. In- spection Permits will be issued by the Undersigned at his Auction Roome.
B.
The Auction is subject to the Conditions of Sale published: in the Hong Kong (British MUI- tary Administration) Gazetto Vol. 2, No. 12, of 9th March,{ 1946.
A. E. B. DE SOUSA,
Auctioneer.
Hong Kong, 19th May, 1947.
Chinese Optical Co.
OPTICIAN
67 QUEEN'S ROAD C
4(1) A driver's licence is!
required annually la respect of truck, cart
or ván..
8(1) A licence la required anneally in respect of trucks..
a
OT van
78. Every driver of
truck, cart
shall be photographed at the public expense. Опе
of the copy photograph shall be attached to the driver's Bcence and
copy shall bei retained by the Com.
sslyner of Police.
one
Every auch driver shall permit the Police to take his Anger prints if and whenever required by the Commieloner of Pailee.
79. A driver shall not
drive a truck, cart or} van from the reur unless the load is so dlaposed that it in no obstructs his way view.
:
THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, MAY 19, 1947.
HONGKONG
TRAMWAYS
LIMITED
POLICE NOTICE
At approximately 8.45 p.m. on Saturday, 17th May 1047) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN an unknown Chinese Female that the Ordinary Yearly Gen-eriously Injured was found ly-· Fung Street, Westerneral Meeting of -HONGKONG ing in Hennessy Road near the Street south of Des TRAMWAYS LIMITED will be junction with Tin Lok Lane. Voeux Road, Wynd held at the Difces of Messrs.
give any information regarding Will any person who can this incident please go or tele-
ham Street, Welling Jardine, Matheson and Com *This woman has stuce died. ton Street, Saf Street pany. Limited, Hongkong, on and Zetland Street Thursday, the 29th day of May. 84. Except as in this re- 1947, at 12 o'clock Noon, to gulation provided, for transact the ordinary business every permit granted of the Company, under regulation 81 And, NOTICE IS HEREBY
the fee of ALSO GIVEN that the Regis-) or 88 $10.00 for the year,ter of Members of the
Com-
or part of the year, pany will be closed from tho ending on the 81st 16th day of May to the 11th December, during day of June, 1947, both days which such permit inclusive.
la la force, shall be
by payable
the Provided
holder:
that the fee for a And tom-
special
porary permit for a
By Order of the Board,
W. H. PATERSON, Secretary
period not exceeding Hongkong, 6th May, 1947. one month shall be
$1.00 only.
164. A truck, cart or van or horse or bullock drawn vehicle shall
155.
д
80. Except with the per- misaton in writing of the Commissioner of Police, a driver) shall
drive nol truck, cart or vas at! a speed in exccas of four miles an hour. In the case of the grant of such per- misstun the speed specified in the per-j mit abril nut be exceeded;
81. Except with the per-i
misalon in writing of
the Commissioner of Police, a driver shall, not drive or place a truck, cart or van in any of the following rouds:
Wyndham Street, Cochrane Street, Gra- hum Street south of Stanley Street, Peel Street, Aberdeen Street, Hollywood Roadt between Po You Street and! Queen's Road West, Bustern Street, Cen- tre Street south of Queen's
Road West and Western Street) south of Des Voeux)
Road West.
82. Except with the per- mission in writing of the Commissioner of Police, a driver shall not drive or place a truck, cart or van in Ice House Street or Queen's Road Central between Queen Vle- torin Street
and Murray Rond tween 9 n.m. and 41 p.m.
be-
83. Except with the per
mission in writing of the Commissioner of Police, a driver shall not drive or place a truck in any of the
following roada:
Albany Road, Aber- deon Street
Wellington
above Street, Arbuthnot Road, Babington Pathway, Battery Path, Castic Road, Cochrane Street, Centre Street, south of Queen's Road West, D'Agullari Street, Elgin Street, Eastern Street south of Queen's· Road, Tung Street, Garden Rond, Graham Street, Bosth of Stanley Street, Gutzlaff Street, Gap Road, Gage Street, Ell Road, Hospital Road,
Κουμο
Struct of Queen's Road, Kennedy Road,
Ico
south
Lyndhurst Torrace,
Lower Albert Road,
156.
be provided with un efficient brake fa good working order. Any Police officer
at
time may
any examine the brake of such vehicle and f in his oplalon the brake is not efficient he may cause the vehicle to be taken to and detained at a Police Station.
the
HONGKONG TRAMWAYS-
LIMITED
NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY
GENERAL MEETING
phone to the nearest police station.
Commissioner of POLICE.
HONG KONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
NOTICE
"On the retirement of the Secretary (Mr. M. F. Key, O.B.E..) Mr. J. B. Kite has been appointed Secretary of the Chamber
19th us from May, 1947.
By Order of the General Committee,
M. F. KEY
Secretary,
Hong Kong, 17th May, 1947.
UNION WATERBOAT
CO., LTD
NOTICE 13 HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Com pany will be held at the Offers Notice is hereby given that the of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Thirty-eighth Ordinary General Co., Ltd.. 18 Pedder Street, Vic Meeting of the Company, will The width of
toria, in the Colony of Hong- he held at the Ofilens of Messrs face of the tyre of a kong on Thursday. the 29th Dodwell & Co., Ltd.. 3rd toor)| truck, cart or van or day of May. 1947. at 12.20 in Hongkong Bank Building,
bullock the afternoon or 80 soon there. Wednesday, the 21st May 1947, drawn vehiclo shall after as the Annual General at 11 a.m. for the purpose of not be less than three Meeting shall have been con receiving the Report and inches and
cluded for the purpose of pro-Statement of Accounts for the diameter of the wheel posing and If thought fit pasa-perled fat December 1946 shall be not less than ing the auth-joined resolution ns 31st December 1946.
special resolution viz:-
horse
or
the
Afteen Inches. The Commissioner of Pollee ладу in hla dlacretion prescribe a greater width tyre or
diameter of wheel, if the weight: of the vehicle or of the lund which it is designed to carry rendera.“It in his opinion expedient to
do so.
An applicant for a truck ficence shall ag n condition of the issue of such licence. enter into a bond in the sum of $50.00 Willi one surety to
satisfaction the
of the Commissioner of Police to ensure the attendance before the Commissioner Police of the licensee
of
or the driver of the truck, whenever re- quired, and the pay- ment of fines, com- pensation or damages Imposed, awarded or recovered on, against or from the ecosee
or the driver of the truck,
157. Except with the per
mission in writing of the Commissioner of Police and subject to such conditions as he may see fit to im- pose, a licensee of a truck shall not trans- fer his licenco.
158. Except with the per- misalon in writing of the Commissioner of Police, a truck shall not exceed six feet alx inches in width between its extreme projecting points nor fourteen feet in total length, nor shall tho load placed upon the truck exceed ve fest in width or ten fest In longth, nor shall
a truck be driven
which with the load, If any, exceeds one ton in weight. 'Buch permita may be granted -for particular
any occasion or for any period not exceeding twelve
months.
Owners of these vehicles aro informed that alleence will
Magazino Gap Road, only be granted in special cases provided the above Regulations Mosque Stroot, Old Bailey Street, Peak are fully complied with and that the licensing fee of $48.00 per Road, Pool Street, Pokfulam Road (b*****
annum is paid. tween Bonham Road D. As from 1st June, 1947, and Queen's Road), all owners and drivers of uns Park Road, Rebin licensed hand trucks found son Road Seymour operating on the roads of the Road) Shelly Stresh Colony will be prosecuted by Shing Wong Street, the Police Authorities, Squard -- Berant, St
Francia Yard, Stavo COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, ley Birent Upper Albert Road, Was Hong Kong 29th March, 1947,
That the Articles of Associa tion be altered by cancelling Articles 127 (a) and 127 (b) and that the following Articles be substituted :--
"127 (a) Any General Meeting may resolve that any moneya 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 reserve or any capital redemption in reserve fund, or the hands of the company and avail.
able for dividend (or representing pre- miums received the
or
on
to
LAHORE SITUATION: BRITISH RUSH TROOPS
New Delhi, May 17.
British troops were rushed today to the trouble centres in Lahore, where cases of arson and stabbing were reported during a four-hour re- laxation of the curfew.
the
The city was still blazing tonight and fire brigades were locked in a desperate struggle with the fires started by rioters. Arson was organised systematically and some buildings were set alight for the second time. Casualties, including victims, deterioration"
telegram suffering from knife-wounds, anid.A gun-shot and stone throwing in- Ghazanfar Ali Khan, Health Jurles and burns in the last! Minister in the India Interim three days were reported un- Government, appealing today officially tonight to be 46 dead for communal peace in tho and 71 injured.
Punjab atorm-centre, said: "I Crowds wore
to appeal to Moslems to face all have dispersed on the arrival of dificulties and provocations British troops, and the District with patience and fortitudo in Magistrate told Reuter that the the firm belief that the altua- situation early tonight much easier than yesterday, power on
con depriva Two were killed and others them of their legitimate seriously injured today
when rights." police opened fire on crowdal
New Boundary Bghting a pitched battle with] brickbata,
reported
"NEW TECHNIQUE"
London, May 18. Moscow Radio said today that 103 generala, officera and sorgeunta of the Soviet Air Force have born awarded or- dors and medals for master. ing a "new griation technique."
The broadcast did not specify the "new technique" but said. the decorations were piveS under a decree of the Provi deum of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union-Asso- ciated Press.
was tion will radically improve. No Gen. Clark's
The Scheduled Caste member
and
New Job.
Washington, May 17. President Treman
de- today
of the Constituent Assembly, Congress Demand
Brithiv Singh Azad, has subsignated Lieutenant General The leader of the Congress mitted a memorandum to Sir Görffrey Keyes, Commander of Party in the Punjab. Blimsen Evan Jenkins that the river, the United States Third Army. Sachar, today sent telegram Chenab, which runs north to as Hiph Commissioner on the to the Governor of the Pro- south through the Punjab
for be Allied Council
Austria in vince, Sir Evan Jenkins. The the boundary between the pro- Commander-in-Chief of the Unit-
of General Mark
Clark, telegram demanded the calling posed western (predominantly i out of troops on an extensive Moslem)
ed States forces in Austria, who atale and the imposition of a dominantly Sikh
castern (pre- is being called back to the Unit-
and Hindu) ed States for new duties. 24-hour curfew. "Only imme- divisions of the province. diate action can check further! Reliable sources in New General Keyes has, acted as
Delhi tonight stated that the High Commissioner for Viceroy, who is to fly to Lon-me. The War Department an
in January don this weekend for talks with nouneed hero the British Cabinet, has sub-after the Austrian treaty discus- sions in Moscow, he would suc- mitted to the Indian leaders his ceed General Clark LA United plan for the transfer of power States Commander-in-Chief In to Indians to get their reaction Austria. before he leaves. This cannot
·
HONGKONG
& WHAMPOA DOČK COMPANY, LIMITED.
Notice la hereby given that an Extraordinary General Meet ing of the Company will be held at 18 Pedder Street (1st floor) Hong Kong on MONDAY the NINTH day of JUNE, Transfer Books of the Company pose Notice t also given that the 1947, at NOON, for the pur- of proposing and if will be closed from the 7th May thought fit passing the 1947 to the 21st May 1947, joined resolutions as a special- both days inclusive.
resolution, viz:-
DODWELL & CO., LTD.
General Manugera.
tion 44 of the Com- panfer Ordinance.
1982 and the direc-) tors may appoint any person to sign such contract on behalf of the persons entitled to the dividend or capitalised fund, and such appointment
shall be effectlyc."
If the above resolution is 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 as or- premium account) be dinary resolutions respectively capitalised and dis- viz:-
tributed
amongst
such of the share- holders as would be entitled to recelve
the same if distribut- ed by way of divi- dend and in the same the proportions on footing that they be como entitled thereto as capital and that
nil
or any part of such capitalised pro- fits or reserves be applied on behalf of such shareholders in paying up in full either at par or at such premium as the resolution may pro víde,
unissued any shares or debentures debenture stock
the
company which Bhall be distributed accord-
or of
ingly or in or to- →wards payment of the, uncalled liability on any issued shares or debentures or de- bentura 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-
fta or reserves.”
4127 (b) For the purpose of giving effect to any resolution under the lant preceding article tho directors may mettle any difcally which mov ariko in regard to the dis tribution as they think expedient, and In particular may is sua fractional cortis ficates Where: Pro- quisite, a proper con- tract shall be deliver. ed to the Registrar | for registration | In sccordance with Sec-
(1) That the authorised Capital of the Company be increased to $20,000,- 000 by the creation of 3,- 350,000
shares of the nominal value of $5 each.
new
(2) That it is desirable to
capitalise
of
fum
a gum
sub-
That the Articles of Associà- tion be altered in the manner following:-
(a) Article 17 shall be can~
celled
(b) In the
third
be confirmed yet from official Brees-Reuter,
soru
that
General Clark was to take over command of the th Army in San Francisco-Reuter.
U.N.O. To Discuss Press Freedom
Lake Success, May 17.
A United Nations sub-commission on Monday be- gins consideration of the proposed agenda for freedom of the press by examining the Ameri- can, British and French proposals.
ne of Puppet Gets
Long Term
Article 71 the word "two"
shall be substituted for
the word "three"
Bratislava, May 18.
The Economic and Social Council will fix the date of the konference which will meet some time in July,
The United Statas gave the United Nations a sweeping pro- gramme designed to guarantee freedom of the press and specch
The national court today sen- throughout the world. The pro- (c) The following Article shall tenced Sane Mach, former Minis-posals cover the entire field of
70
miasion.
be substituted for Article ter of Interior In the puppet state: news gathering and news trans-
"76. Subject to any of Slovakia, to 30 years impri- special terms as to voting aonment, 16 years loss of civil upon which any shares of rights and confiscation of the Company
may have seventh of his property, been issued or may the time being be
upon
for
held,
onc
It is significant that the de- mands, selected from
the pro- one-posals presented by
Cacharian Chaffee, U.S. member of the UN Mach was convicted of domes sub-commission on freedom of in- tic treason attempting to destroy formation and of the press asked
by separating the nationa
1944,
Guaranteeing
freedom ol travel and equal access to news for reports;
2. Eliminating consorship and eliminating discrimination In
a show of hands Czechoslovakia overy member present in Slovakia from the republic-tren- the United States in world to join
son in the Slovak uprising person, shall have vote, and upon A
Doll and collaboration.
Mach was a co-defendant in the every member present in
trull of Josef Tiso, who was sen- person or by proxy shall tenced to death. Mach's sentence rates for transmitting news dia- have ond vote for every was delayed because of tuber- patches;" share held by him." culosis.United Press.
By Order of the Board,
R. G. CRAIG,
Chief Manager,
Hong Kan.
GERMAN REDS PROTEST
3. Formally recognising free- dom of the press and speech;
4. Expansion of individual states' physical properties Buch as printing
newsprint,. prusses, shortwave radio receivera;
5. Promotion of training correspondents;
Herford, May 18. German Communists in the this Ninth day of May, resolution at the end of their study of newspapers and
British-occupied zone passed a 6. Promotion of continuing
1947,
LAMMERT BROS. Auctioneers, Surveyors and Appraisers. Pedder Bailding. Telophone. No. 20224.
HK$6,500,000 being part Dated of the balance standing at the credit of the Fix- ed Assots Revaluation Reserve of the company and accordingly that such be and is hereby capitalised, and that such capital sum be applied on behalf of the persona who on the 29th day of May 1947 were the holders of the 650,000! lagued shares of the com- pany in payment in full for 1,300,000 now shares! of the company of the nominal value of $3 each, and that Auch 1,000,000 now ahares credited as fully paid be accordingly allotted to such persons respectively in the proportion of two of such now shares for every one of the said jhaued shares then held "by such persons respec
tively, and that the shares so allotted shall be treated for all pur poses na an' incrense, of the nominal amount of the capital of; the" com, pany hold by euch auch shareholder and nota215, income and further; that such now shares shall from the 'lat day af January 1047. rank for dividend and in all other respecta pari pasau „withi tho already issued shares!
By Order of the Board,
H. PATERSON, rBecretáry
at foot of next col) Hongkong, 0th May, 1947.
for
}
nows
Standardisation. of the laws
party congress in the Rhine agencies land steal' elty of Balingen to-
of libel day, protesting against the re-
8. Formulation
0. codes of fusal of the British Military, ethics for foreign correspondents; Government to allow Wilholm 9. Investigation of distorted
Pleck and Otto
Grgetwohl, facts or stories-United Press.
leaders of the Russian-sponsor-
ed Sociallat Unity Party,
visit the British zone..
The resolution copies
to and Groetwohl in
that the British ban
Berlin-sald "offends
of against the democratic rights
which have been sent to Pleck of the people."-Heuter,
FINAL NOTICE______
PRE-OCCUPATION (ARMY) CLAIMS COMMISSION SEAC - HONGKONG SECTION
1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that all. Companies/Individuals who have not already filed their claim against the Army for unpaid accounts contracted prior to 25th December 1941 are requested to do so IMMEDIATELY.
2. All claimants will complete Army Form P. 1922, and submit originals or certified true copies of all documentary evidence in support of their claims.-
3. Claims to be forwarded to AD, Claims & Hirings, Room 205, 2nd Floor, Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank Building, HONG KONG, (Tel. No. 30009) and clearly marked "PRE-OCCUPA- TION CLAIM"
Claims must reach the above, office by the 31st MAY 1947.
Lt. Col. H. VENIS A.D. Claims & Hirings"
ĐI HONG KONG