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3Y ORDER. OF THE DIRECTOR OF DISPOSALS "AK EASTERN ́AREA (M. 0. 8.) Messrs. Lammert Brothers of Pedder, Building, Hong Kong, have received instruc- ions to Rell by Auellon" at their Sales Rooms, Pedder Building --Easement, at 10.00 a.m. on Wednesday, the 23rd, day of July 1947:
STORES,
A LARGE QUANTITY OF MISCELLANEOUS
LIGHTERS AND TRAILERS, LOCATED AT IRON POUND, H. M. DOCKYARD, HONG KONG
Shackles Jólning, Block Chain, Blocks, Buoy Life Circular, Life Jackets Cork, Life Belta Kapok, Garley Floats, Cork Old, Electric Welding Machine, Engine Text Bed, Fire Pumps, Hoses' Bronze, 4' Lathe, Shaping Machine, Pump Circulating Water,
Pump Double Acting and Pump, Dynamo Air,
DOCKYARD, HONG
PITMAN'S shorthand taught | LOCATED AT NO. 16 STORE, H. M. individually or in group. Keen KONG
turtouts wanted. Apply personal- Ty at Hart Avenue, Kowloon (Near Star Ferry),
FOR SALE
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and Appraisers, Peder Bazing Telephone No, 20224.
Service Auction Rooms
Auctioneers, Surveyors, etc. Hasement, French Bank Bldg.. A.E.. de Sousa, Auctioneer. Telephona B1867.
HONG KONG GOVERNMENT
MEDICAL DEPARTMENT
NOTICE
Applications are invited from hetween the ages
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Cocks, Screw Down Valven and Slulce Valves
LOCATED AT SALE STORE. H. M. DOCKYARD, HONG KONG
Buckets Fire, Lavatories, Newawift, Foam and Pyrene Extinguishers, Gauges Various, Hoses for Extinguishers, Leather Old, Rubber Old, Dinghies Rubber, Hosea Rubber, Rubber Valves, Life Belts Inflatable, Hone Canvas, Canvas Tubing, Lamps Blow, Lampa Oldhams, Surgeons' Headlamps, Lan- ferns, Shovels, Spanners and Samsona, Stocks and Dies, Viren, Maskets, Drilling Machine Electric, Grips S. W. Rope, Muff Radiators, Chest Ice, Tol. let Cabinets, Forma, Glasses Looking, Table Mesa, Chairs Various Kinda, Blankets, Mattress Covers, PRows and Covers, Protective Hoods and Sults, Packing Steam Various, Duplicators, Typewriters "Empire" and "Underwood,” Raga Linen, Fejting Old, Switches, Qars, Canoes, Paperstuff Cordage Oki, Pumps, Cherub Logs and Purls, Cameras, Stretches, Batteries Old, Table Fans, Marconi Emer- gency W.T. Transformers, Telephones, Drilling Machines and Paris, Generator, Welding Machine Electric, Crtuges, Pneumatie Hommers, Fans Trunking with Starter, Shades Various, Lamps
Life Saving, Inspection, Torches
Coppersmitha Hearth, Air Machines, Old Tools, Cycles Gents.. Cases To, Tubes Chemical, Azimutit Sight, Old Azimuth Ring, Reflectors, Compasses, Colr Rope, Helmets and Jackets, Bayanet Fencing, Plane Tibbles. Typewriter "Remington" and Photo Prin Lers, etc.
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Pumps Diving and Welding Apparatus.
LOCATED AT NO. 8 STORE, H. -M, DOCKYARD, HONG KONG
1 Net, Mosquito
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LOCATED AT H. M. DOCKYARD, KOWLOON
Mk. I Cannes Complete, Floor Boards and Paddles for Canoes, Circular Shirts, Inflatable Rafta R.A.F. Type, Life Floats, Filter Powder, Flotation Gear and Bow and Stern Metal Fittings etc.
LOCATED AT TAIKOO SUGAR REFINERY, QUARRY BAY.
HONG KONG
Trolleys Transporting Torpedo and Trailers LOCATED AT NO. 7 STORE, H. M. DOCKYARD, HONG AKONG
Triple Expansion Engines LOCATED AT C. E. FACTORY, H. M. DOCKYARD, HONG KONG
Mator Welding Generators and Canvas Cuttings Old
of LOON
20 and 36 to fill vacancies for ambulance dressers in the Medi- ent Department on the salary
LOCATED AT E. 6 STORES. H. M. DOCKYARD, KOW
Dicalids, Sterilizing Powder, Water Sterilizing Tablets and Filter Powder
scale of $900 annually rising to LOCATED AT R. N. DOCKYARD, KOWLOON CAMBER $1,340 by 360 plus allowances,
subject to possible revision
by
S. B. Lighters 29 Tona
the Salaries Commission UniPermits to view, Catalogues, Special Conditions of Sale etc, may
form will be provided on satis. faetory, enrapiction of training,
be obtained from Mesara. Lammert Brothers.
A good knowledge--of-written -Inspection-of-Miscellaneous Stores; Lighters and Trailers_at_the_ and spoken English is essential above mentioned Locations can be made between 9.30 a.m. and and knowledge of first aid will 12 noon and between 2.00 p.m. and 4.00 p.m. on the 21st. and be an advantage.
22nd, July 1947.
Applications which should be
in applicants' own handwriting, stating age, education, experience and qualifications in first ald, and previous employment, should be forwarded to the Director of Medical Services, Hong Kong & Shanghal Bank Building, first) floor, befure 24th July, 1947.
I. NEWTON, Ag. Director of Medical Services.
Hong Kong, 15th July, 1947.
NOTICE
Terms: 50% of the Purchase Money to be paid on the Fall of July 1947. the Hammer and the Balance to be paid on Thursday, the 24th:
WALTER M. WEINBERGER,
CHAIRMAN,
BRITISH STORES DISPOSAL BOARD,
URBAN COUNCIL
NOTICE
{HONG KONG,
NOTICE
THE CHINA MÀIL, SATURDAY, JULY 19, 1947.
THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING
CORPORATION.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Interim Dlyl-| dend of 42. 0. 0. per share (nett after deduction of Hong Kong Corporation Profits Tax) has been declared in respect of the year ending 31st December 1947, at a rate of 1/2 27/320. per Dollar.
THIS DIVIDEND WILL BE PAYABLE. an and after MONDAY 11th August at the offices of the Corporation, where Shareholders are requested to apply for Warrants.
THE REGISTER
: OF SHARES of the Corporation will be closed from MONDAY 28th July to SATURDAY DO August (both days inclusive) during which period no transfer of Shares can be registered.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
A. MORSE, Chief Manager
Hong Kong, 8th July, 1947.
NOTICE
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG
PROBATE JURISDICTION
IN THE GOODS OF VYNER REGINALD GORDON. Iate of Vic toria in the Colony of Hong Kong. Assistant Secretary
Hong Kong Tramways Limited, decensed..
of
SHIPPING DISASTER 700 Drowned Off Bombay
Ship Capsizes
In Monsoon
Bombay, July 18.
Nearly 700 passengers are reported to have perish- ed on Thursday when a small coastal passenger ship, capsized by "two 'enormous waves," sank in the monsoon-swept Arabian Sea 11 miles south of Bombay.
C. A. Buch, general manager of the Bombay Steam Navigation Co., who assisted in the rescue
have been saved." The survivors included 11
HEDY LAMARR'S DIVORCE
Hollywood, July 17. Hedy Lamarr has divorced her third husband, actor John Loder, 47, charging that he caused her "great and grievous mental suffering." United Press.
work, said "not more than 15 to 20 persons GUERILLAS of the 39 crew members, including the captain. ENCIRCLED
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talna, 20 miles
Japanese Executed In P.I.
- Tokyo, July 17.
The Legal Section of SCAP announced today the 31 Japan. ene war criminals have been ex- ecuted in the Philippines for the deatha of hundreds of Philippino and American civi Hlians during the war.
Eight were hanged and three shot to death.
Among thone hanged were Col Akira Nagahama, comman- der of the Japanese military po- lice in the Phillppines from September, 1942, to January, 1945., who was convicted for | permitting members of his còm- mand to torture and kill un- armed civilians and surrender- ed and disarmed military per- (
The steamer "Ramdas" left sign of the "Ramdas" except for
Jannina, July 17. Bombay in the forenoon on its single all drum floating in the
Greek Government forces have|sonnel. regular daily run to the fishing | middle of an elly slick.
today encircled 1,500 to 1.800 The Legal Section said: "Ho.. Rewas, village of
Routh of Bombay.
of Survivors said viši. One of the survivors, a seamen, guerillas in the Pindus moun also subjected hundreds
north-east of Philippine citizens to ill-treat- bility was poor as the vessel said he teraped through a port Janaina,
ment by interning them Bloga!- nenred Rewns Creek because of fiole after the ship had already Assisted by rocket.firingly in Fort Santiago and a pri- the lashing rain
and heavy Rune down.
"Spitfires," the
Government son camp in Manila.” Awells were causing it to rol
A rescued possenger
said his Government
army took
312 Also hanged were heavily,
Lt-Col Ryoichi Tozuka, for permitting The swells increased and the alster, whom he was escorting to prisoners.
Itewas, was swept overboard be.
The first batch of 57 brought the deaths of hundreds of civi. vessel waa "tossed like a piece fore ils eyes tan suddenly for him into Janaina were al! Greeks, Hans, Including 17 American Fot match-word", one of the aur
vivora said.
They were ill-clad and exhaust men and women and Lt. Nori. el.
yuki Otsuka, who permitted the captain was attempting to enter Newna Creek,
The Army casualties during deaths of more than 700 civi- about from Rewar vilinge,
trip through Sunday's honvy Aghting in the Hans-United Preas.
which waters
are Konitza' area were three killed Turmally cafe no matter howl and 50 wounded, woa atuted The "Raindas" listed slowly stormy the sea United Press. tonight-Reuter..
waves struck.
to attempt to rescue her. Suddenly, an the
The disaster occurred at 10 a.m., two hours after the ship left the one mile ferry what? on
the two sheltered
to one alte and anak within five minutes.
Buch sald "Ramdas" left
that when the Rombay har-
bour. ses conditions were nor mal for the moniscon Buason, He added that the "Ramdas" urdinarily would have been able to weather monsoon conditions without difficulty,
Bombay port officials any the! shores near Bombay harbour are Ittered with bodies nad that NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN near the lighthouses at the har- two bodies have been plcked up that the Court has by virtue of bour
entrance. Section GB of the Probates Press.
-ABOCinted. Ordinance, 1897, made an Order
Reuter says that the "Ramdas" Iming the time for creditors in a twin-screw vessel of 406 tone. thels built at Newestle in 1935. The claims against the above catate few survivors landed are still too to the 19th day of August 1947. shorked to give any account of the
and others 10 send In
All creditors and others are accordingly hereby required tu send their claims to the under- signed on or before that dafe.
Dated the 16th day of July, 1947.
DEACONS, Solicitors for the Executors, Prince's Building,
HONG KONG
HONG KONG TELEPHONE
COMPANY, LIMITED,
NOTICE
Notice-fs-hereby given that the Transfer Books and Regis- ter of Members of the Company will be closed from 21st July, 1947, to 25th July, 1947, both daya inclusive, during which ume no transfers vill be regla tered.
By Order of the Board,
S. GROVE,
Secretary,
14 Des Voeux Road, Central, Hong Kong.
&
UNION WATERBOAT
to
Robinson Megara. Spence Partners F.F. & A‚R,I,B,A. Notice is hereby given of the Architects, Shanghai, beg
having opened Gn Intention of the Urban Council announce
to exhume the remains of the Office in. Hongkong and will be Meals and Intoxicating deceased persons buried in the located temporarily at Marina unauthorlaed House, Room No. 207, Queen's Liquors Tax Regulations. | graves In дл
cemetery on New Kowloon In-Road.
The proprietors of Hotels, land Lot No. 3504, Kun Tong Restaurants and Eating-houses Village, and to rebury them in are hereby informed that the New Kowloon No. 8 Cemetery approved standard bill formis (Diamond Hill, Urn Cemetery) are available for inspection at ou the expiry of fourteen days the Meals Tax Office.
from the date of publication of this notice.
Any proprietor who desires tó
obtain cxemption under Regulp-
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R. W. H. MAYNARD, Secretary, Urban Council.
renduring is requested to Rongkong, 16th July, 1947.
tion 4 (6) from the obligation of
make application in writing to
the Accountant-General stating
the grounds on which exemption is claimed.
The Summarised Daily Sheet Return Forms are now ready for issue and may be obtained FREE OF CHARGE, on appli cation, at the above office. These forms must be brought into use with effect from the 1st Augusi,
1947.
NOTICE
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KWF & CO. HONG NG
Que Case Hacksaw
All applications and requests;
Frames ex "Agamemnon" for Information concerning the Meals Tax Regulations and the for the above has been reported Delivery order No. 4802 Issued forms which must be used under lost and notice is hereby given these Regulations, should be that the gnid delivery order 'h addressed to the Meals and
declared as null and void, Liquors Tax Office, Treasury, Revenue Branch, 14, Des Voeux Road Central Telephone No. 24040.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
Hong Kong, '16th July, 1947.
NOTICE
MOSQUITOES
An Increase in the number of mosquitoes in the Urban area has been noted recently. This mainly attributable to failure
on the part of householders to lear collections of water from heir premises and to cover
xaler storage tanka,
are
disaster.
LATER
Survivors' Tales
Korean Telegram To
Pres.
Truman
Washington, July 17.
U.S. COTTON 1. FOR JAPAN
Washington, July 17.
The Army announced today that four government executives and four cotton Industrialists would.. go to Japun to work out a plan for private financing of Japanese importation of American pro- cessed cottons.
The Korean Commission has circulated to the press here telegrams which it said were addressed to President Truman, the Senate and the House" airport here tomorrow for
The party will leave the nation.
of Representatives from the Korean People's Tokyo.-United Press Great Assembly in Seoul, whose 230 delegates | claim to represent 30,000,000 Koreans. The telegram io President, a general election, it mail this | Truman claimed that the Peo was "in conformity with Mr. {
Antwerp, July 17. The Argentine training ship ing "anti-American Communist new ple'n Groft Avacmbly was flight- Truman's and Gen. Marshall's and cruiser
loft "Argentina' agitation in spite of the Ame- Press.
world policy." United for the Port of London today.- rienu neutral policy which has
United Press.
been our handicap." It said it untrie and regrettable that Koreans should be report- ed us opposing the Americans in Korea,
Survivors said the coastal
It commented:-"Our refusal steamer was swamped by two to accept trusteeship should not giant waves in a sudden store interpreted as opposing the when it was almost in sight of Americans. We oppose trustee-: her destination-the town of
ship. not only because it is Rewos, 14 miles from here.
against independence but also Four survivors brought back to
because, under trusteeship Bumbay on a Ashing boat wald the first wave almost overturned cannot check Communist expan-
found no
Rion."
Wo
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U.S. Merchant Ships Undermanned?
New York, July 16.
The Communist "Daily Worker" today charged that United States-flag merchant ships are sailing dangerously undermanned while hun- dreds of foreign-born seamen are being kept off the ships because' of Government regula- tions.
figures
the ship. Before it could TC-
The charge was immediately inw restricting aliens from ser- cover, 1 second huge wave smashed down on the shuddering to hold a general election
It said they were now ready countered by the U.S. Coast ving aboard United States ships, vessel, overturning and sinking
to Guard at Washington with, The "Dally Worker" sald-75 create an interim government almost Immediately.
flat denial that any United ships anlled from New York in The first rescuers to reach the although at
to represent the entire nation, States ships were aniling without the past month with
"total scene of the disaster
present it might full crews on board.
shortage of 88 able-bodied sea- not operate in the North.
In answer to the "Dully men and with similar The--te'egram:
Worker" accusation that safety applying-to-other-ratings.- expressed at sea was "greatly imperlled United Press. thanks for proposed material by undermanning ald for relief and rehabilitation, from the barring of non-clti- resulting which it said was sorely needed.zens," the Coast Guard sold it Both the telegrams were sign would not permit underman- ed Euhi Pal, chairman of the ning, It added that a double Great Assembly.
GOVERNMENT DEFEAT
London, July 17.
The Government wae do feated today in the House of Larda in the report stage of the Town and Country Plan- ning Bill.
An Opposition amendment to insert a new clause exemp
ing Investment land held by charities from development charge was approved by a vote of 58 to 17-United Press.
COMPANY LIMITED. Conscription In Shanghai
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.
Pu-yi's Fate
Tokyo, July 17.
Shanghai, July 18, Three thousand able-bodied men aged between 20 and 20 will be conscripted for volun- tary military serviço here thin Augnat.
Some 260,000 persons will be called up if the quota is not alled. Each of the 250,000 will be assigned a certain number and a drawing will be held to pick the number of persona needed for the quota. Applications for
Helping Hand
The message to the Senate and the House repeated several
check Customs service,
which
must clear all outgoing venacia, requires each ship to carry the number of men called for in the manifest.
Washington, July 17. President Truman today
ANCH
The "Daily Worker" called for points addressed to Mr. Tru- passage of legislation Intro) man, but in regard to recon- duced by Representative Manuel struction Baid"The great Celler, which would repeal the United States, hope of peace- loving and liberty-loving pro- ples of the world, is extending, this Helping hand to a nation nominated Mr. H. Freeman Mat. which has been shut off even thews as Minister to Sweden. Mr. from the humanitarian heart of Matthews has been holding the the Amertean people for 40 post of Director of the State De For
partment's office of European af- fairs. The nomination must be
years.."
In regard to preparation for confirmed by, the Senate.-Reuter.
Shining
Br
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exemption HAVE YOUR SHOW-WINDOW DESIGNED
and postponement will be accept- Henry Pu-yi, former Em-ed by the Civil Affairs Departe peror of Manchukuo, has been ment of the Municipal Govern- taken from abarovsk to some ment, beginning August 15, - unknown' destination, according Reuter.
to reports by Japanese repa- triatos returning from Soviet territory.
1. Members of the public
eminded that to permit the breeding of
00 mosquitosa
INSUFFICIENT
AIR PILOTS
Fu-yl was captured by the privato, premises is an offence Russiaria at the war's end and ander the Mosquito Frevention brought to Japan for a short
Manila, July 18 By-laws and they are sixed to period last year to testify at the the threat of having to close dow
Local commercial airlines, face 20-operate in this matter by International Military Tribunal because of the lack of sufficient
learing all accumulations of for the Far East, but was taken water la bottles, tins, jars, etc. back by the Russians although dualled riots, the Bulletin re- storage tanks properly covered in getting him for trial as a provision of law and by keeping all water the Chinese expressed interest
norted today. or screened.
It said that because of à faulty governing foreign" pliota, some 80 American Japanese repatriates, sald that According to the regulation the by pilots are threatening to resign. Pu-yl, together with his staff, number of foreign pilots licensed were taken out of Habarovak, will be reduced by half each year where they were held by the for five years,TH the altlines Russians, on July 6-United cannot guarantee conifacts more Press+
-Aban a year-- United Preu.
R. W. H. MAYNARD Secretary, Urban Counell. URBAN COUNCIL Hong Kong 9th July, 1947,
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