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HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held in the Board Room of Messrs, Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., 14 & 16, Fedder Street, Hong Kong, on Monday, 16th. June 1947, at noon for the following purposes:
1. To receive and consider the Statement of Accounts and Balance Sheet and the Re- and port of the Director Auditors thereon.
2. To elect Directors,
THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING
COMPANY, LIMITED.
THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 1947.
HONG KONG GOVERNMENT
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
!
NOTICE
NORTHCOTE TRAINING · COLLEGE
NOTICE is hereby given that the Fifty-eighth Ordinary Year- ly Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Offices of the Company, Chung Tin Bullding, Firal Floor, 5, Des Voeux Road. It is hereby notifled that ap- Central, Victoria, Hongkong, on
plications for admission in Saturday, 28th June, 1947, at
September next to the above Neon, for the purpose of con- non-residential Training Col Arming the appointment of the lege for Men and Women Ten- Board of Directors and recely-chers, will be accepted on the ing their Report,aps Statements recognised forms, which can be of Accounts for the year ended obtained from the Education 31st
December, 1941, for the Department, Windsor House period 1st January, 1942 to 31st (3rd floor), or from the under- December, 1945, for the year signed. ended 31st December, 1986, and
3. To appoint Auditors and fix to transact the ordinary bui
their remuneration,
Dean of the Company.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of 1. To transact any other or the Company will be closed from Friday, 20th June, 1947 until Saturday, 28th June, 1947, both days inclusive,
dinary businers of the Com- pany,
BOOKS of the COMPANY wi|| be gigst from the 2nd. June 1947, 1947 to the 16th. June both days inclusive.
NOTICE IS ALSO HEREBY 1941 Sole two almer Sedan, mullage 41006, Excellent condition. | GIVEN that the TRANSFER
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LAMMERT BROS. Auctioneers, Surveyors and Appraisers. Pedder Building. Telephone No. 20224,
PUBLIC AUCTION
The Undersigned have received justrueHuns to sell by Public Auction on
Friday, the 13th, June 1947 commencing at 2.30 P.M.
at their Sules Rooms No. 35 Hankow Bond Kowloon,
A FINE COLLECTION OF VALUABLE HOUSEBOLD
FURNITURE comprising :—
Teak. Wordrobes, Chest of Drawer, Banging Cupboards, Dressing Tables with Stools, Single & Double Bedsteads with Boxspring Mattreuses, Bed Side Cabinets. Extension Din- Silver ing Tables, Shleboards, Cabinets, Dining Chairs, Writ- ing Tables, Ollice Armchairs, Meat Safes. Standard Lamp
Blackwood Music Stool, Black- wood Silver Cabinet, Tron Safe With Wooden Stand, Card Tables. Rabies Col, Divan Gramophone Records, Carpets, Rugs, Teak Tee Boxes, Ment Slicing Machines, Typist Tables, Cheaterfeld Filing Cabinets,
By order
of the Bourd of Directura,
R. G. CRAIG, Chief Manager.
Hongkong, 8th. May, 1947
NOTICE.
CHINA LIGHT AND POWER CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
NOTICE GIVEN that
IS HEREBY
מו!
By Order of the Board of Directors,
SHEWAN TOMES & CO.. LTD.
General Managera.
Flongkong, 12th June, 1947.
NOTICE
The undernamed advertiser hos documents lost the following issued by Messrs. China Travel
Hongkong Office, Service, favour of Mr. S. M. Yang :-
1. One
in
No, Deposit Receipt 41019 to the amount of Ral, 250.0.0
2. One Outward Cargo Re- ceipt is P & 16/No. 1422, dated May 20, 1941
VICEROY'S. DIRECTIVES SENT
TO TWO PROVINCES
New Delhi, June 10.
As rapid developments affecting provinces and states heralded the shaping of India's new framework, the Viceroy, Admiral Lord Mount- batten, in the capacity of Governor-General, has issued directives to the Governors of the Punjab and Bengal to summon their provin- cial assembly members to meet separately by communities, as provided in the British plan, to give their verdicts on the issue of partition of the provinces.
The Viceroy today conferred with the "Big Three" of the Congress Party. Pandit Nehru, Sardar' Vallabhai Patel and J. B. Kripalani, Congress President. He will meet them again on Thurs- day, together with the three Moslem leaders, of the Sikh community.
SHOPLIFTING HONOURS
Landon, June 10." Scotland Yard put out dragnet today, for a contender for shopliftin honours.
A thief walked out of a hay London department store Jour- in daylight with foot-air-inch grandmother electric clack and a Peraian carpet-United Press,
Candidates wil be required] (1) to Hit for an entrance ex- amination for which no special syllabus is issued: (1) to be
Final steps are then expect then vote for the partition of THE ONLY over 17 years of age on alated to be taken to set up a com- Rengal. August, 1947; (II) to produce mittee to work out evidence of character, attain liminaries of splitting India the Khikers ments and general suitability, into Hindustan and and IV) to pans a medical ex-states. amination.
Applications must reach the undersigned not Inter than Saturday, 19th July, 1947.
W. J. DYER, Principal,
the pre- Allama Mushrio, tender of
Pakistan military organisation standing for a United India). whộ tast night stormed the hotel wherei the Moslem Lengue Council was! in session, wow reported miss ing from his Delhi home for the
Moslem semi-WAY
This committee, probably con- sisting of five members of the present Indian cabinet, under the Presidency of the Viceroy, will be at the apex of a bum ber of sub-committees charged with handling details.
OUT
a
New Delhi, June 10. The powerful Moslem League announced today that it believed of the division into two states Pakistan and Hindustan is the past 15 hours, No war- rant was issued for his arrest, "only" way out for India.
It issued the text of the resolu- but the police made exhaustive tin aproved last night which A formal announcement is inquiries as to his whereabouts, rendemesi its stand for partition
Armed with rifles,
fixed of the enuntry. Norheute Training College, expected within the next few
The resolution necepts Lord days of the decision of Hydera-] bayoneta and tear gas shells, Bonham Road.
plan for India bnd--premier state among In the police carried out a house Mountbatten's
areas fre- which will permit such division dia's 66 princely territories-to-house search in
If the Indiana wish it. to declare itself Independent quented by this leader,
The Council
the empowered when British sovereignty The Bombay Government im-
posed the third 69-hour curfew, nals, to work out all details of
Moslem League fender, M. A. Jin Ipsen.
Hong Kong, 10th June, 1947.
GERMAN AND ITALIAN ASSETS SEIZED BY CUSTODIAN OF ENEMY PROPERTY
All
persons
ON companies holding any funds, shares, dividends, or other assets seized by the Custodian of Enemy Pro perty prior to the occupation of Hong Kong and now held in the
INTERIM The above locuments have been DIVIDEND, in respect of the lodged with Messrs. China name of the Custodian of Pro- year 1947, of 35 cents per shure Travel Service as Inst and de-perty or to his order are on the Fally Pald shares, and clared same null and void ifquested to forward to the Custo a proportionate amount on the found.
191 me shares, has been de.; clared payable ahl
012 July 3rd, 1947.
}
after
S. M. YANG (褟缨懋)
Applications for Dividend Warrants should be made either personally or by letter to the Registered Office of the Com. pany, at Argyle Street, Kow- Joon, Hong Kong.
the
The Register of Transfers of Company will be closed from 30th June, 1947 to July, 1947, both days inclusive,
By Order
Hong Kong, June 10th, 1947.
NOTICE
pro.
Wall Old Wellingtonians in liong Kong who have not yet been contacted with regard to 2nd
this year's O. W. Dinner,
on June 18th, pleaso bably !
notify Mr. J. A. Stericker, 256 Ginueester Rond, Hong Kong, as soon as possible (Tel. 27701).
of the Board of Directors,
P. W. A. WOOD Secretary & Chief Accountant.
THE DAIRY FARM, ICE & COLD STORAGE COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
SPECIAL CASH SWEEP. ON LANTAO HANDICAP
Notice to Members
rc-
dian of Property at the earliest opportunity details of all such assets held by them.
In cases where the Informa- been given tion has already since the re-occupation no fur- ther return is necessary.
Negro
Saved From Lynchers
Columbus, Georgia,
June 10. Mayor Hugh Vann of suburban Hurtsboro said that he and three other men rescued a negro_at
from noon today lynch bent mob that had already placed a rope round the intended vic- tim's neck.
1.
Vann said the negro; 18-year- #LA- old Jimmy Harris, was pected of raping a white wo- man
Hurtsbore. He sold that he and three other white men who he did not know re- scued Harris from the
mob.
The negro was spirited away
by automobile after they had Teяcued him from in front of a downtown residence where the alleged rape attempt occur- red.
Vann said he and other mem- The text of the resolution ac-in three days on Bombay's dan the newest plan. Only eight of a bers of the rescue party were
spots. for ger cepting the British plan
communal total membership of 376 attend met by deputies from the Rus- night's troubles seemed likely to dareing dissented. The total member-sel County Sheriff's Office who India, passed at last session of the Council of the up again.-Reuter,
ship is 410-United Press. All-India Moslem Lengug, and forwarded to the Vicero was published tonight.
Deckring that "the only course open is the partition of india," the resolution said that though the Council could not. agree to the partition of Ben- gal and the Punjab, the plan had to be considered as a whole i
and Mohammed Jinnah was ac. cordingly authorised to work! out details, including defence. finance and communications.
The Moslem League Work- ing Committee met to discuss commissionA for boundary Bengal and the Punjab.
where
United States Of Europe?
took the negro to Russell coun- ty jail for keeping. The negro was then transferred to Kilby prison at Wetumpka, Alabama, call after a frantic telephone from Hurtsboro which warned that mob was en route to the county jail to pull out the negro and lynch him anywhy.
Vann said the neighbours heard
rushed acrcama and
men white
to-into the house with a group of and caught the negro. He said several other men pushed the negro out into the yard. Somebody soon pro- duced a rope, the mayor said,
Washington, June 10. General George Marshall, Secretary of State,
day expressed general approval of the resolu tion to put Congress on record as favouring the creation of a United States of Europe with in the framework of the United Nations. "Of course the United States wants a Europe and the group appeared ready which is not divided against itself. A Europe to put the negro to death with- Pakistan Assembly
which is better than that it replaces," General out formality.-United Press. Marshall wrote to Senator Arthur Vanden-1 The Pakistan Constituent As- berg, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Rela-
to the according sembly,
tions Committee. Times Evening "Only as can inspire the Hindustan News," is provisionally to meet hope of that can we expect men Pro, in Delhi on July 1. No official to endure what must be endured confirmation from League quar- and make greater efforts which must be made if wars are to be ters was available.
avoited and civilisation to survive in Europe. But
it clear
This request does not apply to former China Companies now registered in Hong Kong, who should take instructions from the Custodian of Enemy perty in London.
W. H. STURROCK
Custodian of Property,
JAPANESE ASSETS
When it meets, nou-Moslem members from the Pakistan
SVC
We must make
Eritrea Wants To Be
areas are expected to attend, that it is not our purpose to im- Independant
association.
Anglo- Soviet Treaty
London, June 10.
A further meeting took place the paper sald. Non-Moslem pose upon the peoples of Europe
on May 28 between the British members of the Bengal legisla-any particular form of political
Ambassador in Moscow, Sir Maurice economic ture are expected to oppose or
The
Asmara, Eritrea, June 10.
Peterson, and Soviet of Eurone
officials charged partition and, at the first vote, future organisation
The Moslem League Party held Foreign Office
orderly demonstrations with the negotiations to revise the to press for Bengal joining the must be determined by the peoplos large
throughout Eritrea today in, pro. 1942 Anglo-Soviet Treaty, it was All companies or persona preacht Constituent Assembly. of
Gone."
Marshall's letter totest against the claims of the authoritatively learned in London holding any funds, shares, If this move fails, they will
Senator Vandenberg WAR in Unionist Party seeking the union tonight. dividends, or other assets,
for his of Eritrea with Ethiopia. response to a request
This is the second meeting since of
the end of the Moscow Conference which were the property
views on the resolution sponsored Japanese Government, companies
by Senators J. W. Fulbright, The League demands indepen.in April. Democrat of Arkansas. or individuals, are requested to
and dence of United Nations trustee. The two parties are understood forward to the Custodian of
Elbert Thomas, Démocrat of ship for Eritrea, preferably with to have re-examined the British and Sovlet drafts and revised the Utah
Britain as trustee. Property at the earliest op- portunity details of all such as- sets held by them.
Notice is hereby given that]
In cases where the informa- the Forty-seventh Ordinary
The Sale of Cash Sweep tion has already been given no Yearly Meeting of the Share-Tickets on the above will close further return is necessary. Suites, Hall Carpet Runner, holders in the Company will be at 11 s.m. on Thursday, 12th
and held at the Company's Oilce, June 1947.- Kitchen Tables, Cutlery Glass Ware Etc., Etc., Etc.
Windsor House, Mezzanine
Also
1 English White Ceiling
Fan with Regulator
1
Gas Stove
Floor, on Thursday 26th June, The Draw will be held at the 1947, at 11a.m. for the pur- Race Course at 12.30 pm, on pose of receiving the Report of Thursday, 12th June 1947. the Directors together with Statement of Accounts for the} year ended BIBL December,
1940, to sanction the declara-
1 Westinghouse Refrigera- tion of a Dividend and Bonus
tor
1 Victor Calculating Ma-
chine
and to re-elect Directors and Auditors,
The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from
1 Sunetrant Electric Cal- 12th to 26th June, 1947, both
culating Machine
1 Underwood Typewriter 14"
Model 1941
1
Teak Dining Room Suite
1 Aximinster Carpet 7' x 9'.
I Tientsin Blue Carpet 9' x
12'.
1 Indian New Carpet. 9 x
12'
On View from Wednesday, the
Lith. June 1947.
Terme: As Customary.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneira.
染洗竊出波
from SHANGHAI
BOSTON
Dry Cleaning & Laundry Best Service-Moderate Prices. 81B, Wyndham Street
doya inclusive.
By Order,
S. A. SLEAP
Actg. Secretary-
NOTICE
S.S. "GLENIFFER"
By Order of the Board of EX U.K. E.T.A. 12/6/47
Direstora.
J. D. THOMSON Manager.
Hong Kong, 2nd June, 1947.
NOTICE
Mr. G. NARAINDAS is not in our employment since 1st May, 1947.
KRISHNA SILK STORE
Bills of Lading Nos. 255, 260, 261, 269, 271 and 278 covering cargo expected to arrive by nựn vessel have been lost and are hereby declared null and void.
The Public is hereby warned against negotiating above mem- tioned Bills of Lading.
W. M. THOMSON.
Director, Supplies, Trade & Industry.
AUSTRALIAN THOROUGHBRED STOCK
EXPORTING COMPANY
Specialise in the shipment of Dairy Cattle
etc. to Eastern Ports: Quotations given for immediate shipment:
Address: Flanket Avenue, Ormond,, Victoria, --Aust.; Cables "Atase” Melbourne!* ;
· Enquiries · Invited.
This request does not apply to former China Companies now registered in Hong Kong, who should take instructions from the Custodian of Enemy Pro- perty in London.
W. H. STURROCK Custodian of Property.
Praise For
MacArthur
Washington, June 10.
A similar resolution has been
In Asmara a 3,000 strong pro. text without yet reaching an Introduced in the House of Reprecession, carrying banners and agreement,
Full reports of the latest dis nentatives by Democrat Halflage of Britain, the United States,
Russia Boggs of Louisiana.⚫
and France parnded Cussions have already arrived at the Foreign Omee by telegram The Fulbright Thomas Bogg through the city.
and Mr. Frank Roberts, Minilater Mr. Nelson T. Johnson, Secre-
Similar demonstrations if adopted by the Senate proposal if
were in Moscow now heme on leave, is tury General of the Far East and House would constitute sim-held in other townships through. expected to report. Further meet ern Commission; today paid ply an expression of Congres-out the country. No incidents ings are expected to be held.-- tribute to the "magnificent job" sional opinion.
were reported.---Reuter.
Router. General MacArthur had done! Such resolution would noi in Japan, saying, "When the go to President Truman for sig- military phase if the occupa nature and consequently would tion in over, we will have left not have the force of law.
So far neither the Senate For- a country on which we have eign Relations Committee nor the imposed a social revolution...House Foreign Affairs Committee we will have turned them up- have taken any nction toward side down and left in their sending the resolution to those
chambers. hands democratic tools,"
Warning, however, that the Senater Vandenborg declined to Service Auction Rooms Japaneso had only "recently comment on General Marshall's emerged from feudalism," Mr. letter and said that his commit- for Johnson, who was at one time tee had no present plans
action on the resolution. United States Ambassador to "We have a lot of must legls- China, said the test iny In what lation that has priority over it" und the Japanese would make he said.—Reuter,. of "democratic toola" such ng
Aactioneers, Surveyors, etc. Basement, French Bank Bldg. A.E.B. de Sauss, Auctioneer. Talophona 81867.
Chinese Optical Co.
OPTICIAN
67 QUEEN'S ROAD C
the constitution which they now Farm Bill
had.
Mr. Johnson spoke af a lun-
cheon meeting in Washington. Passed
He said there were "at least seven years of Japanese who. had no schooling," due to being
"Encouragement To India's Friends'
Washington, June 10. The State Department today praised the agree
ment reached by all major parties in India for the transfer of power and expressed the hope "That this meeting of minds will bring an end to civil disorders in India and avoid further bloodshed."
London; June 10, The Government's Agriculture in the Army or In Industry, and 1111 was passed tonight by the since it took four years to House of Commons and sent to. "learn to read and write the the House of Lords without a reing out a difficult Japanese language," It corded vote.
NO FUMES
The statement said: "The ward to the continuance of the United States has followed the friendliest relations with the developments towards
full Indians of all communities and self-government in India with creeda."--Reuter, the greatest interest and sym- pathy. The British and Indian governmento have been faced with unique difficulties in work-
plan where
power
London, June 10. might be transferred peaceful-
Jo announcing last month the was too late for these seven ·The bill is a sweeping measurely and for the general good of Government's. sanction for the "generationa" to learn their designed to give the Ministry of the Indian people."
building of a new giant electric Agriculture wide powers over the
power station on the opposite alda own language.
The agreement of all major of the river Thames to St. Paul's "The years from now; they farmer and his land. It is ex-
enacted by tha parties concerned with the Bri- Cathedral, the Minister of the will be of age to take over the pected to be responsibilities of life (in Ja-House of Lords without a major tish statement of June 3, com-Town and Country Planning, Mr. pan)," he said. "The problem amendment.
ing is it did in a period of Lewis Silkin, made it conditional on his being satisfied that sulphur The principal feature of the growing tension in India, is a and other noxious fumes which which interests all of us who
the establishment of a source of much encouragement might damage the Cathedral could are interested in the occupation but is
be eliminated, He announced to The government has plenty is what these generations will guaranteed price system for farm to India's friends.
Parliament today, that he was of potatoes which it would be make of the opportunity when products, and a guaranteed mar-
The spirit of cooperation satisfied that these ket "for each such part of the
fumes could'. nation's food that it is in the among Indian leaders, evident be eliminated. only too glad to sell for a pennyit comes."-United Fresa, per bushel if anyone would buy
national interest
The building of the station will to produce at in the agreement, augura well home." them and orders could be filled
for the future of India and if therefore, go "on-Router..
Potatoes A Penny A Bushel
Washington, June 10.
Teheran, June 10.
fn, 30 minutos, un Agriculture vestigating Committes: The In return, the former is re- continued may, provide an ex- Department official said:
market for potatoes for Indus- quired to guarantee sufficient use amplo of cooperation and fair The chief of the Depart trial purposes is so low that of his land. Should he fail in ef. play to all nations of the world. The Iranian Government says ment's fruit and vegetable right now we would be willing, ficient operation or fail to adjust The future constitutional] that two Iranian officers of its branch, the man chlafly respon-to sell surplus potatoes for 30, himself to the planned national pattern is a matter to be deter- Gendamerie would leave soon for sible for ordering the destruc-a carload at country shipping economy, the County Commitices mined by the Indian people the United States to purchase tion of surplus potatoes which pofats, That is, in lieu of operating under the Ministry of themselves and whatever that $8,000,000 worth of "army equip cannot otherwise be disposed dumping them, you under. Agriculture might out him from pattern_may be the Unitedi ment, clothes and boots” for the. of, told the Hauso Food In- stand."-United Press.
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