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NOTICE
Tender to Handling
ilitary Cargo
herbe notified that seal. nd tendera in duplicrite, alpsuld} hekuris murid "Tender for Handling of Mitry Cargo" will be recited by the Em- "kation Popinefri, Shop So, b, Peninsular Hot-1.
spoolations are required for a pamare rate for discharge of Caspa Cer than that for
G.H.Q. SEALF kh
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Applications should be - dressed. In the candidate's own handwriting, to the Secretary Chinem Affairs, Fire Brigade Buikling.
POLICE NOTICE
THE HONGKONG & KOWLOON WHARF & GODOWN CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS, NOTICE is hereby given that the Fifty-sixth Ordinary Annual Meeting of the Members of this Company will be held at the Office of Menara: Jardine, Matheon & Co., Ltd., on Thurs day the 7th August, 1947, nt Noun, to receive the Report of Board of Directors the Statement of Acuments for the
Bist ended yenr
December, 1946, to elect Directors and to appoint Auditors,
NOTICE is also given that the Transfer Books of the Cam- pany will be closed from the 24th July, 1947, to the 7th August, 1917, both days inclu-
siye,
By order of the Board of Directors,
CHAS, E. TERRY, Manager and Secretary. Will the Chinese female, who was walking on the Enal side Hong Kong, 10th July, 1947. of Nathan Rond in a northerly! direction at 7 p.m. un 90) July, 1947, and who was slightly fo jured in the fatal accident which occurred at the Jordan Kond junction of Nathan Road' at that time, plenae got the ararest Polley Statia; or send her name and address to the Traffic Office at Katformu or
COMMISSIONER OF POLICR, 1 Kong, 11th July, 1937.
TIE HONG KONG
JOCKEY CLUB
0:
THE HONGKONG & KOWLOON WHARF & GODOWN CO,, LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JULY 12, 1947.
THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING
HARBOUR DEPARTMENT
CORPORATION,
It is hereby notified that NOTICE 18. HEREBY scaled tenders ki duplicate which GIVEN that 'an Interim Digi-] should be eldarly marked dend of £2. 0. 0. per share (nett| "Tender for Repairs to No, 17 after deduction of Hong Kong Police Launch will be received Corporation Profits Tax) has at the Office of the Chairman, been declared in respect of the Tender Board, Public Works year ending 31st December| Department, until Noon on 1947, at a rate of 1/2 27/32d. Friday, 26th July, 1947, for the repairs to No. 17 Poller Launch. per Dollar.
THIS DIVIDEND WILL BE PAYABLE on and after MONDAY 11th August at the offices of the Corporation, where Shareholders are requested to apply for Warranta.
THE REGISTER OF SHARES of the Corporation will be closed from MONDAY 28th July to SATURDAY 90 August (both, days inclusive) during which period no transfer of Shares can be registered.
BY ORDER OF THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS A. MORSE. Chlef Manager
Hong Kong, 8th July, 1947.
THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS,
Forms of tender, specißentiong and further particulars may be obtained from the Superinten- dent Engineer, Government Sp. way, Yaumati, where the launch may also be inspected.
Tenderers must attach to ench tender a deposit receipt showing that they have deposited at the Treasury, Prince's Building, the sum of $500.00
the bona fides
a pledge of their tenders, which aum shall be forfeited to the Hong Kong Government if the successful tenderer falls or refuses to carry out his tender. The deposits will be returned to unsuccessful tenderers.
Government dosa
tender.
not bind itwell to necept the lowest or any
J. JOLLY, Tarbour Master.
Hong Kong, 11th July, 1947.
GOVERNMENT NOTICE
JAPANESE
REPARATIONS CLAIMS
t
MOUNTBATTEN STAYS Governor-General Of India
Pakistan Post For Jinnah?
London, July 10.
The Prime Minister, Mr. Attlee, announced in the House of Commons tonight that Indian leaders had recommended that the Victory, Viscount Mountbatten, stay on as Governor General of the new Dominion of India and that he also be named chairman of the joint Defence Council before India and Pakistan start going their separate ways next month.
Indian leaders also recommended that Mohammed.
Ali Jinnah, President of the Moslem League, should be Governor-General of Pakistan, Mr. Attlee said.
The Prime Minister, in mov-, The crowded House of Com- ing the second reading of the mons, with the visitors' galleries
bill, salderammed with Indian India independence
person- the of
lwej ages and foreign the powers
representa- Governor-General would endtives, heard the Prime Miniater; on March 31, 1948, unless they say: "British rule, which has
terminated
bendured carlier
no long in India, is: were
now, at the instance of this! Dominion legislature.
He said the formal announce country, coming to an end... ment of the Jinnah and Mount.
"It is very rare that people | batten appointments would have.
pawyer who have long enjoyed to uwalt passage of the bill.
over another nation have sur- Mr. Attlee also said:
1.
start
rendered it voluntarily."
Mr. Attlee sald he regretted
it would not endure and that the
British armed forces will to withdraw from India immediately and should he the partition of india, but hupeil cut by the end of this year,
2. The Commander-in-Chief's powers will be clipped, but he will retain administrative powers over all Indian forces until the two Dominions are able to takoj them over. The Commander In-Chief will be the member of the Joint Defence Connell and subservient to H.
monwealth
WANTED, VIRILE CHRISTIANITY
San Francisco, July 11. Four million members of the International Christian Endeavour can help solve the
world's illa by "virite
Christianity" in the opinion Andrew of the Revorand Wright, general enorolary of the Christian Endeavour Union of Great Britain and Ireland.
Wright addressed 2,000 delegates hers on Wednesday night at the organization's 19 ! ! world convention. He drclared that the "prowth of world disorders is the out rame of the decline of virite Christianity." Associated
Preen.
Britain's Cut In Newsprint
London, July 10.
LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
The President of the two new Dominions "will cont Board of Trade, Sir Staf- NOTICE is hereby given that
together to form one great mem- KOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN the Ordinary Yearly Meeting
ber state of the British Comford Cripps, today re- find an Extrandmary General of Shareholders of The Hong
monwealth of nations",
iterated to the House of Meeting of the Campnby will be Kong & Shanghat Hotela, Ltd.,
Mr. Attlee described the Cont-Commons that news helt i the, offer of Mesars. will be held at the Registered
IL "practical Jardine, Matheson & Co, Ltd., Office of the Company Second
example of freedom and hide papers would have to be on Thursday: 7th August, 1917, Floor, Exchange Buliding. Den
reduced in size owing, to, pendence", Rond, Central, Hong at 12.30 p.m., or at such time a Voeux
"Even mony Americans do the reduction in news- the 12th the Ordinary General Meeting Kong) on Tuesday,
3. Indian leaders have agreed tot understand that membership print allocations. to be held at the same place at day of August, 1947, at 12 Noon
in principle to the setting up of in the British Commonwealth
Mr. A. M. Skeffington Lodge. Noon shall terminate, for the for the purpose of receiving the
cases of means independence with some asked if Sir Stafford not a Tribunal to settle purpose of considering and if Report of the Board of Directora
would allocate enough news- thought it pasting the follow together with the Statement of already done so are asked to ability and assets upon which thing added," he said.
register their reparations claims the two Dominions cannot reach He said he regretted that the print to enab'e newspapers, to Acounts for the Resolutions,
year ended by Saturday, 26th July, 1947, agreement,
Opposition leader, Mr. Chae- inaintain their present size or: 1946, and re-at the Reparations Claims Office, 4. The areas of the two chill, was unable to attend the increase it. Director And
the First Floor, General Post Office Dominions have not yet been debate on this momentous bill Sir Stafford said the Chan-"
Building, where claim forma can completely determined nor have be obtained if required.
their guvernments
Co stiluted.
G. The European business community will sl have a role to play in Indian trude and
Monday 7th-matant the Stables and Veterinary Surg geon's telephone number will be| Viz! -
hanged to 31101.
S. A. SLEAP.
Acty, Secretary.
IN
Special
31st December, electing Auditors.
"(1) That the Authorised Capital of the Company (which
Bonks of the The Transfer It tow $8,000,000.30 consisting
J 160,000 ghares
the Company will be closed from of montinal value of $50.00 each, off the 22nd July 1947, to the 12th- which 90,000 shares have been August, 1947, both days inclu- Issued), he increased to $50,- sive. 000,000.00 by the creation
of
clade dangerous goods and or Service Auction Rooms 80,000 additional shares of the heavy lifts.
Forms of tender giving Bill) details of the Dept's require ments may be obtained on äppli.i cation to Embarkation 11.02 Peninsular Hotel,
Tenders must be placed in the ¿Tender Box at the Embarkation HQ.. NOT LATER thats boon
Saturday 19th July 1947.
Embarkation Comman- dant does not bind himself to accept the lowest of any temfer.
The
A actioneers, Surveyors, etc. Basement, French Bank Bldg.. A.E.D. de Sossa, Auctioneer. Telephone 31867,
LAMMERT BROS. Auctioneera, Surveyors and Appraisera,
Pedder Building Telephone No. 20224,
PUBLIC AUCTION
BY ORDER OF THE DIRECTOR OF DISPOSALS FAR EASTERN AREA (M. 0. S.) Messrs, Lammert Brothers of Pedder Building, Hong Kong, have received instructions to sell by Auction at their Sales Room, Pedder Building - Basement, at 10.30 a.m. on Wednesday, the 16th day of July 1947:
SMALL CRAFT AND MACHINERY
LOCATED AT 11,M, NAVAL DOCKYARD, KOWLOON
Pulling Dinghies, Trawler Boat, Whaler, Fast Motor Boals, 1. C. A.. Diving Bout, Sulling Dinghies and Harbour Defence Motor Launches
LOCATED AT IRON POUND H.M. NAVAL DOCKYARD, HONG KONG
Whaler
LOCATED AT MACKIES WHARF, NORTH POINT
Motor Pinnace
LOCATED AT TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING CO., LTD., QUARRY BAY
Diving Boat and Life Boats
LOCATED AT EAST SIDE OF DRY DOCK H.M. DOCK- YARD, HONG KONG
Wiuch
LOCATED AT OLD SUB-ORDNANCE DEPOT, QUEEN'S RD. (OPPOSITE II. M. S. TAMAR")
Laurence Scott Generators
LOCATED AT NO, 7 STORE COMPOUND, H. M. DOCK- YARD, HONG KONG
Pipe Bending Machines and Spare Gear
LOCATED AT C. E. FACTORY, H. M. DOCKYARD, HONG KONG
nominal value of $50.00 each, and that such shares he issued at such a lime or times and upon such terms as the Com- pany's Board of Directors In their absolute discretion shall think fit.
**(2)
1.4
That Arlete 19 of the | Company's Articles of Assocla- than be cancelled, and the follow- ing substituted therefor:—
*19.
By Order of the Hoard, E.H.P., WHITE, Acting Secretary
Hong Kong, 10th July, 1947.
(b) On the 301), June, 1948 -the balance of $50.00 per| share, being the remaining half of the nominal value plus the remaining half of the premium.
to
Clainants who have
R. R. TODD, Acting Colonial Secretary. Hong Kong. th July, 1947.
RECEPTION FOR FATHER B.F. MEYER
re-
It is proposed to hold a ception for Father B. F. Meyer, who will be returning from the Will U.S.A. early in August. members of the St. Thomas |
Association (e) Payment of the sum of More
(original) $50.00 per share on acceptance members in Stanley internment) of the offer shall be deemed to camp and those who have be- be the first call on such shares, come members since the Notwithstanding any of the and the balance of $50.00 per occupation of the Colony) who provisions
these Articles of share shall be deemed to be the would like to attend this re. Association to Shareholder shall balance payable, within the ception please communicate with without the sanction of the meaning of Articles 34 to 43 of the Secretary of the Association Directors be cutitjed at any time the Company's Articles of Asso--Mr. W. G. Pltz-Gibbon, Dinu "to ̈be registered" as the "holder of { eintion.
"House," Düddell St, more than one-ionth of the Capital of the Company Issued (H) Subject
payments for the time being. Provided being made on the due dates, nevertheless that the registra. such new shares shall rank as of a transfer of shares partly paid shores from 1st whereby the holding of any January, 1948, and as fully paid Shareholder is increased beyond shures from 1st July, 1948, the sald amount shall be con participating in dividend for clusive evidence that the sane- the period 1st January, tion of the Directors to such in- 1948, to 31st June 1048, creased holding has been given to the extent one quarter, and but shall not be evidence that for the period 1st July, 1948, to the Directora have sanctioned 31st December, 1948, to the ex- any further Increase by such tent of one half the amount de- clared for existing shares In Shareholder in his holding.""
respect of the year 1948, and NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN thereafter ranking for dividend that if the above resolution No, and in all other respects pari (1) a duly passed as a Special} passu with the existing shares Resolution, it is the intention of of the Company... the Board of Directors in accor dance with the terms of the
Lion
(ii) That where the share.
Special Resolutions passed on holder so desires, the full aum the 7th day of March, 1935, to of $100.00 per share may be offer as soon as possible after paid up on acceptance of the the 7th day of
such event, any August, 1917, offer, and in 70,000 new shares of the nomin. shares on which the full sum ol value of $60.00 each, being shall have been paid up shall the present unissued Capital of rank for dividend
and in all
UNION WATERBOAT COMPANY LIMITED.
Shareholders are notified that new Share Certificates are ready and may be had on application, at the Company's offices, 3rd floor, Union Building.
DODWELL & CO., LTD. General Managers.
Hong Kong, 11th July 1947.
Pleas For Acquittal Rejected
+
been
and paid tribute to the long cellor of the Exchequer, Mr. succession of Viceroys who had Dalton, had already announced served India's beat, interests, that newsprint cuts were neces- "not Jess among whom would snry be Lord Mountbatten".
"Are you aware," said Mr Constitutional changes would Skeifington, "that the news- not mean the disappearatice of print cut which is contemplated Mr. Allee moved the second the foreign community in India, and the resultant dollar saving rewling of the bill which "brings who "still have a role to play would be trivial compared with to a shed o chapter in the in maintaining trade and corn-
the inevitable publicity curtail- lung connection between Britaini merco", Mr. Attlee sald.-United ment for those things which are and India but opens another”. Presa.
the very essence of the British way and purpose?”
commerce.
JINNAH REACTION
(From Doon Campbell, Reuters Correspondent)
New Delhi, July 10.
Siv Stafford did not reply to a request that the same propor- tion of cute be applied to gov ernment paper as to newsprint. Mr. Gallacher (Communist)" naked: "In view of the short- age, can you say why supplies
very
Mohammed Ali Jinnah, first non-white Governor-were given for the publication
General to be appointed in the history of the of 250,000 coples of a British Empire, said tonight: "I must digest pornographic book that came the news. I have not even heard it on the from America?" radio."
Sir Stafford: "If the Mem-
As the leader of the new Moslem Dominion of will look
ber will send me particulars, I
Pakistan sat in the air-conditioned study of his Press. attractive brick villa, outside the police-with- fixed bayonets tried to keep cool in the sultry heat of the capital.
into it."-United
Grabber Of Vilna Dead
The announcement of his ap- cheered in almost every Moslem pointment, made by the Prime home in India. Minister in the House of Com- The news that he will be Gov- mone along with that of the ernor-General will be widely appointment of Lord Mount-welcomed in the Northwest batten, the present Viceroy, as Frontier Province. where the Governor-General of the Con- future fate of more than 3,000,- greas Party India, spread like 000 people and such strategic wildfire through the city, gateway as the Khyber and
London, July 10. Two hundred yards away by a referendum as to whether gowski, who seized the Kuhat passes are being decided General Lucjan Zeli- from Mr. Jinnah's residence
they shall Join India. sat Pandit Nehru, Vice-Presi-
or city Pakistan. dent of the present Indian In-1
of
Vilna
from
terim Government, who knew of Since the Congress Party. Lithuania in 1920, died the nominations ten days ago. which believes the vote should in London at the age of He was in conference with also include a choice of 82, it was announced to- Krishna Menon on the eve of separate state, has boycotted day. the "roving ambassador's" 'de the referendum, almost a 100
per cent vote for Pakistan will general became the centre of Twenty-seven years ago, the parture for London.
probably be announced on July an international dispute, which
the postwar period, over has Lithuania's calm that she had
capital.
Aldur Rabalahtar, Interim 19. Government Communications The question of a Governor- continues for a large part of Member, who is himself booked Generalship of Pakistan for a key but as yet unanounced been uppermost in the minds been robbed of her traditional post in Pakistan, declared: "It of the hill tribesmen and sug- was in fitness of things that gestions ranged from the Duke the chief head of Pakistan, es- of Windsor-not taken serious sentially a Moslem state, shouldly anywhere to the Nawab be one who commands the im- of Bhopal.-Rester. plicit trust of 100,000,000 Mos- lems."
TAIN'T TRUE.
Washington, July 10. The Soviet Embassy dented
ern Europe, was settling down In October, 1920, while East- the Company, together with another respecta pari pagsu with
from the dislocation of the first additional 20,000 new shares of the existing shares of the Com- the nominal value of $50.00 each | pany ав from 1st January,
Hamburg, July 10.
World War. Poland saw an op- in accordance with the terms of 1948.“
All plens for acquittal put
portunity of gaining the con- the above Resolution, making a
forward today by defendants in
tested city, which had just be The offer will be made by the trin! here of 18 Germans. total of 90,000 new shares of Notice sent by post
Declaring Mr. Jinnah's ser-
come the seat of the Lithuanian the nominal value of $50.00
to each charged with the shooting of vice to Pakistan was "essen-
Government. each, to the persons who on the number of shares to which the
shareholder, specifying the 60 Allied airmen, were rojected. tia" at this critical period, re reports that the wife of an em- ment at Vilna was under Ger Claiming that the; Govern- 7th day of August, 1947, are shareholder is entitled, and such
Rabnishtar called him the registered in the Company's,
The defence counsel had sub architect of the state and the ployee at the United States man influence, General Zollgow- Share Register as the holders of offer, if not accepted either on mitted today that there was no best possible person to look atomic bomb plant was work-ski, himself a native of the dis- the 90,000 lasued shares in the his nominee on or before 31st of conspiracy and aiding and
behalf of such shareholder or evidence to convict on charges after it."
ing at the Embassy,
trict, moved at the head of his Capital
It said the reports were division and occupted the city, of the Company: December, 1947, will be deemed abetting the killings when the the
"Hot Tip" in
"completely faine and have no which was later annexed to Po- proportion of
to be declined, one new share for each share
prosecution ended ita Caso
grounds whatsoever."—United land. held by them respectively, at a
Mr. Jinnah only became a Press..
"In recent years, the General, against the 18 SS men. Any of the shares which shall 30 Allled airmen were officers whisper in the press circles a The "hot lip" for the office as i
living in Britain, was a mem- premium of $50.00 per share, not be taken up by the Com- who had escaped from Stalag couple of days ago, although the
bor of the the following pany's Shareholders in manner Luft 3 in Sagan, Bileala, in Congress Party and Moslem und to propose
Polish Nationa London, July 11 further Special Resolution:--
Counch in London, and repeats aforesaid shall be disposed of la 1944.
Nearly one-third of all fred urged cooperation between auch manner and at auch time "(3) That the aforesaid 90,000 or times and upon auch terug
nominations must have been reats for shoplifting in London Poland and the Soviet Union.
Official Polish circles said to- It was argued that the pri- forwarded to the Viceroy con- during the past year were chil- Terms: 60% of the Purchase Money to be paid on the Fall subject to the following condi- in their absolute discretion ace orders, dumbly following
new shares shall be issued as the Company's Directors shall soners had merely carried out siderably earlier. No one had dren eight to 18 years old. of the Hammer and the Balance to be paid on Thursday, the
report the any doubt but that Mr. Jin Scotland Yard's annual
acceptance principle that an order from the nah's
would be showed today—United Press. 17th July 1947.
Fuchrer was law.”-
Circular Saw Bench, Universal Gear Hobbing Machine and Vertical Drilling Machine
Permita, to view, Catalogues, Special Conditions of Sale etc. may he obtained from Messrs. Lammert Brothers
Inspection of Craft and Machinery at above mentioned Locations can be made between 9.30 am, and 12 noon and between 2.00 p.m. and 4.00 p.m. on the 14th and 15th July 1947..
WALTER M. WEINBERGER,
CHAIRMAN,...
BRITISH STORES DISPOSAL BOARD,
(HONG KONG)
tions:-
fit.
(1) The amount due for BY ORDER OF THE BOARD such new shares shall be pay, OF DIRECTORS, able as follows:-
(a) On acceptance of the offer$50.00 per share, being half the nomtual value of $50.00 per share plus half the pre mlum of $50.00 per share, -
CHAS. E. TERRY, Manager and Secretary. Hong Kong, 10th July, 1947.
The charge against all the ac- cused was that they were con corned with SS General Muck lar, the Berlin' 'Gestapo chief, and SS General Nebe, head of the criminal, polico, in the kill- ings.-Router,
day that the Polish Govern ment had decided to grant him a.state funera!.-Reuter,
SHERMAN AND COMPANY
ADVERTISING AND PUBLICITY AGENCY
ROOM 210, ST. FRANCIS HOTEL.