10%
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
20 WORDS #2 FOR ONE INSERTION PREPAID. $1 FOR EACH ADDITIONAL INSERTION, ADDITIONAL WORDS 10 CTS. PER WORD
PER INSERTION.
Replies aro awaiting at our offices for Box Nos: 308, 310, 319,
WANTED KNOWN
PING KEE, Tailor and Dress. maker,
Street, 40, D'Agullar wishes to remind his pre-war customer and friends that the now open for busineMA above address.
at
TUITION GIVEN
Lhe
SHANGHAI PASION SCHOOL Cutting & Sewing lessons, Morn ing, afternoon
after-offee And clanner. Complete course in three, six or nine months, B, Cameron Hond, Kowloon.
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LOST
LOST-One key chain consists of 3 short keys. 1 sate-deposit kry and kep-charm between 02 Des Voeux Road and Asta Hotel Will finder re- un August 4. turn name to Room 324 Asia Hotel Reward offered no ques- tion ask.
POSITION VACANT
The Hongkong Social Welfare Council has vacancies for one or two Case-workers Women of i good education speaking Chiness and: English. Please apply to the Secretary, Old City Hall .... Tel. 21700.
URBAN COUNCIL
NOTICE
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Notice is hereby given of the Intention of the Urban Counell; to exhume all unauthorisedi graves in the Roman Cathole Cemetery, situated
New Kowloon Inland Lot No. 2562 (formerly known as the Cheung 'Sha Wan Publle Cemetery) in which bodies were buried during the war period. The exhuma- tion will LOMMENCE on 1st February, 1948. The remaina, of those known to have been of the Roman Catholic Faith will be reburied in the same Cemetery and the remains of those known to have been non-Catholle will be rcburied in New Kowloon No,
8 Urn Cemetery at Diamond Hill.
PUBLIC AUCTION
BY ORDER OF THE DIRECtor of disposals far EAST- ERN AREA (M.O.S.) Messrs. Lammert Brothers of Pedder Balld- Ing, Hong Kong, have received instructions to sell by Auction at their Bales Itooms, Fedder Building, Rasement, at 10.00 a.m. on Thursday, the 11th. September 1947.
A LARGE QUANTITY OF VEHICLES
STORES
AND
MISCELLANEOUS
LOCATED AT B.A.F. 18 M. T. R. U., SHAMSHUIPO
Ford, Cletrac, Chevrolet, Thornycraft and Fordson Lorries. Dodge Tippers, Willy's Jeeps, Hümber Car, Trailers and Water Trauers, Matchless Motor Cycle.
LOCATED AT HM. VICTUALLING YARD, KOWLOON
Afcat Dishes, Salad Bowls, Soup Turéens, and Bread Baking Tins.
LOCATED AT "K" GODOWN OF THE HONGKONG & KOW-
LOON WHARF & GODOWN CO., LTD., KOWLOON Shackles, Louvres, Paravanes and parts, Canvas Prolectors, Wire Slings and Fan Blowers.
LOCATED AT TAIKOO DOCKYARD, COÁL YAKU.
Life Itafla and Electric Stoves
LOCATED AT H.M. DOCKYARD, HONGKONG
Canvas Tubing, Asbestos. Pump, Moter Alternator, Hydrogen Bottle, Barometer, Fuse Boxes, Switches, Steel Files, Com-
passes, Telephones, Batteries. Blow Lamps. Galvanized Tub- Ing. Lathe Cutting Tools, "Underwood" and "Imperial” Type- writers, Duplicator, Steel Blocks, Pillows, Canvas, Paper Stuff Cordage, Bicycles, Tables, Electele Toasters and Ranges. LOCATED AT ROYAL ARMY ORDNANCE DEPOT,
SBAMSHUIPO
Telephones.
LOCATED AT E.S.B.D., SHAMSHUIPO
Broken Glass, Scrap fron, Corrugated Ridge and Electric Lamps.
HONGKONG.
Asbeston
Sheet and
THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1947,
Section Boxes and Hornbeams, Ramps and Cradles (Parts of small Box Girder Bridge MK.11).
Jews Willing To Land If "Face" Is Not Lost
Hamburg, Sept. 6.
An Airborne Division officer who was rushed ashore Immediately the three transports carrying 4,350 Jewish "Exodus" refugees had dropped anchor off the mouth of the river Elbe today reported to authorities that the Jews were prepared to land quietly if they did not "lose face through publicity at the dockside.” The officer was Lieutenant-Colonel Martin Greg- son, commanding the Sixth Airborne Division troops who have acted as escort to the Jews since they left the south of France last month after a vain attempt to gate-crash into Pales- tine.
THE HONG KONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
As a result of his report, 180 nowamen and photographera re- presenting the world's press, radio and rewarcels, were told by the Director of Public Rela- ious in the British zone that they would not be slowed to enter the docks until about on hour after the first ship dock- NOTICE la hereby given that] cd shortly after 6 am tomor an 'Extraordinary General Meet- row.
nt
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
to
But Why
Lengthen Them?
The
Paris, Sopt. 0. French Communist Party today jumped on the skirta. bandwagon for long The Party line on the hemline wax given in "L'ffumanite," Communist Party organ, (0. day.
The pist was: "Don't buy a new dream but make over the old." To lengthen skirta, "Humanite" said that all insert # you needed song to band at the hips or waist, or take that old quit jacket and orto the skirt on to the bottom, -United Press,
CAFÉ WISEMAN
AIR-CONDITIONED
DINNER DANCE
NIGHTLY 8:00–12:00 P.M.
EXCEPT MONDAYS.
SATURDAY EXTENSION TILL 1.00 A.M.
MUSIC by
GEORGE PARKS TRIO
ing of the Company will be held I had previously been ar the Company's registered ranged for correspondents office. P. & O. Building, Hong be placed in enclosures at the Kong. nt 11 o'clock in the fore. dockside at Ga.m.
The 4,350 would-be immi- checked security measures to noon on the 11th day of Septem- ber 1947 for the purpose of granta Into Palestine crowded day while troops from a batta- considering, and, if thought fit, the rails of their transports- lion of the Sherwood Forestera, LOCATED AT OLD ORDNANCE SUB-DEPOT, QUEEN'S ROAD, pasylog the following Resolution the "Ocean Vigour," "Empire who will help in case of need Rival" and "Runnymede Park" during the disembarkation. as a Special Resolution:-
-to get a better glimpse of were given their orders for to- "That the Authorised the grey coastline as the ships morrow. They will go aboard Capital of the Company be in- dropped anchor.
tho ships unarmed. Fire en- creased from itg
According to Dens, the Ger- gines will present
turn stand by to Capital of $18,000,000 divided man News Agency In the Unit- their hoses. 04 the ships If FOR TABLE RESERVATIONS Into 1,800,000 shares of $10 ed States zone, British and necessary.
AND ALL ENQUIRIES each (of which 1,500,000| United States press representa. In Hamburg itself, Jewish or- shares have been issued) to tives telegraphed a protest ganisations claim there are five $50,000,000 by the creation of against the change in the ar- British Subjects on board the 3,200,000 additional shares of rangements for their "cover- ships. They are the five ba the nominal value of $10 each age" of the landing to, Marshal bics born while the transport and that Buch additional of the RAF, Sir Sholto Don- were at sea. shares shall rank in all res- glas, the British zone Comman- The two holding camps for pecta pari passu with the der,
the Jews at Pcuppendorf nn! original Capital of the Com- DP. the German News Ser-Amstau had the final touches pany."
vice in the British 'ozne, quot-put to them today by scores of ca "British announcement" German carpenters, electricians tonight that the refugees would and labourers.
Permits to flew, Catalogues and Special Conditions of Sales ele, may he obtained from Messrs. LAMMERT BROTHERS.
Inspection of Vehicles and Stores at the above locations can be made between the hours of 9.30 a.m. and 12 noon and between the hours of 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. on the 8th, and 9b. September 1947.
Terms: 50% of the Purchase Money to be paid on the Fall of the Hammer and the Balance to be paid on Friday, the 12th. September 1047.
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WALTER M. WEINBERGER
CHAIRMAN.
BRITISH STORES DISPOSAL BOARD,
KHONG KONG)
HONG KONG TELEPHONE CO., LTD.
CABLE & WIRELESS LTD.
JOINTLY ANNOUNCE THE RESUMPTION OF
THE RADIO-TELEPHONE SERVICE
BETWEEN
HONG KONG AND MANILA
AS FROM
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 81ḥ, 1947
DAILY BETWEEN 11.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. AND 3.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m.
$12 A MINUTE, MINIMUM CALL 3 MINUTES.
TELEPHONE SUBSCRIBERS WISHING TO REGISTER FOR THIS SERVICE SHOULD COMMUNICATE OFFICES OF HONG KONG TELEPHONE CO. LTD.
WITH THE
| CALL OFFICES FOR THE USE OF THE NON-REGISTER-
All persons wishing to arrange ED GENERAL PUBLIC ARE SITUATED AT THE FOLLOW- for private exhumation of any of ING OFFICES: these graves should apply to
Secretary, Urban Council before HONG KONG TELEPHONE CO., LTD., 4TH FLOOR, the 1st February, 1948.
EXCHANGE BUILDING.
R. W. H. MAYNARD, CABLE & WIRELESS LTD., GROUND FLOOR, UNION Secretary, Urban Council.
Hongkong, 5th September, 1947.
LAMMERT BROS,
Auctioneers, Surveyors and Appraisers,
Pedder Building. Telephone Nu, 20224
and
BUILDING, HONG KONG,
GROUND FLOOR PENIN-
SULA HOTEL, KOWLOON. Į
NOTICE TO PASSENGERS S.S. "EMPRESS OF SCOTLAND"
The 8.8. "Empress of Scotland" is expected to sall pm. on Tuesday, the 9th inst. Passengers should embark on Tuesday be tween 3.00 p.m. and 430 p.m.
BAGGAGE ALLOWANCES
The maximum amount of baggage which clvillan passengers may take with them in troop transports, is as follows:
each adult, if unaccompanied by husband or wife 4 cwts married couple
(x)
Service Auction Rooms
(b)
6
(c)
Auctioneers, Surveyors, otc, Basement, French Bank Bldg., A.E.B. de Sousa, Auctioneer Telephone 31867,
(d)
(c)
two children over 12, paying full fare
child over 3 years of age and under 12 years one child of over 12 years, paying full fare
2
4
6.
(1)
infants under 3 years of age
NII
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silve
polish
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LOADING OF BAGGAGE
All baggage which passengers cannot carry on board should
be sent to godown No. 50 (entrance No. 2 Gate, Canton Rond) between 9 a.m., and 6 pm. on Monday the 8th Inst, and before 10 am on Tuesday, 9th.
NOTICE
Will Firms please note that Dollar Directory
forms for the 1948 edition should be corrected
:
and completed as soon as possible, and returned
to the “CHINA MAIL" Office, Windsor House, without delay.
to
be given until 7 am tomorrow At Peuppendorf, (formerly a (the time when pressmen will German refugees' camp) the now be allowed to enter the surrounding woodland has been docks) to disembark; if they cleared from the camp peri- have not then done so "com-meter and watch-towers have rulaion will be used."
been erected every 40 yards. Arc lamps will illuminate stret- ches of the six-feet high "con- certina" barbed wire coils be- tween three high fences.
Port
on
NOTICE is also given that if the above Resolution is duly passed as a Speelal Resolution, it is tho intention of the Directors to close the Register of Members of the Company for a period of 2 weeks from the 23rd day of September 1947 to the 6th day
The three British ships are of October 1947 both days to go upriver to Hamburg one Inclusive, The Directora in at a time. Immigrants from the accordance with Article 12 of "Ocean Vigour" are to be dia- the Articles of Association of embarked first at dawn tomor A labour force of 200 Ger- the Company will forthwith offer row, with those from the "Em- manis-cooks, cleaners, and la-
members shewn on
bern mobilised such pire Rival" and "Runnymede bourers-bas Register the 22nd day of Park" following Monday under British supervision to September 1947, 300,000 shares and Tuesday,
help in the general welfare of of the Company of the nominal
officiale at Hamburg❘ the campa-Reuter. value of $10 each (being the present unissued Capital of the Company) together with an Additional 300,000 shares of the nominal value of $10 cach ereated in accordance with the above Special Resolution all at par (auch nominal value being payable in full upon application on or before the 30th day of November 1947) so that each member of the Company or his approved nomince shall be entitled to apply for and take up to new altares for every issued five shares then held by such member. The shares 80 offered, shall rank for dividend as from the 1st day of October 1947.
Two-Hour Strike
By All Jews
Jerusalem, Sept. 6. Plans for a two-hour stoppage of work by Jews in every country, including the United States, in protest against the debarkation of the "Exodus" refugees at Hamburg, were disclosed today by Isaac Ben Zvi, the President of Palestine's Jewish National Council.
For
PHONE: 28158.
APO
MOSLER
FIREPROOF
SAFES
Inside Dimension:-30%"x144"x18"
$876.00 Ex Godown
Available Stock
'Agents
ANDERSEN, MEYER
& CO., LTD.
David House.
LATEST MODEL
Tel. 28091.
BRITISH MADE GAS COOKERS
apply to
S.W. LEE & CO., LTD.
Wang Hing Building, 4th Floor,
Hong Kong,
Tel. 28484 On display at Hongkong & China Gas Co., Ltd.,
Showrooms Gloucester Arcade, Hongkong.
246 Nathan Road, Kowloon,
"IT'S SALIGNAC
The date for the demonstra- | arrested 21 persons on auspi- tlon will be wel in cooperation clon of being Jewish terrorists, with Jewish organisations detained fine and are still In- abroad; Ben Zvi said. Some vestigating five-Reuter. If under the terms of the offer of those organisations inelud- any member would be entitled to ing American groups have al-) a fractional share the Directors ready been consulted, he said. in lieu of Jasulog fractional Anticipating violent reprisals certificates will cause the whole from discendent underground share to be issued to a person groups in Palestino it the or persons to be named by the "Exodus" refugees are forcibly Directors and such share shall removed in Hamburg from the at such time as the Directors British deportation vessels, the think it be sold and the proceeds Palestine police and the British distributed among the persons army have taken special prc. entitled to the fractions making cautions against terrorism. up such share.
Arms Seized During the month's lul The Directors will dispose of terrorism, Palestino, police late- any shares offered to members y have been seizing more arms, in the event of non-paymon ammunition and explosives therefor by members or their from potential Arab terrorists approved nominees on or before than Jewa. Seizures from the 30th day of November 1947 Arabs during the week were re- at such time or times in such ported today to be six weapons, manner and upon such terms six bombs, nine pounds of TNT and conditions as they may and other items.. deelde.
7
in
for
From the Jews, the police It is most important that any took only three pistols, four
detonatora homba, 800 peracna who have purchased shares in the Company but are mines and a few lesser items not on the Register in respect
nearly all found inadvertently) thereof should, if they wish to the result of an explosion in take advantage of the offer, secret terrorist arsenal
present their transfors for re gistration accompanied by the requisite ahnro certificates on or before the 22nd day of Septém- ber 1947.
DrAviv.
in
"During the week the police
CONSTITUTION.
RATIFIED T The offer will be made by
Geneva, Sept. G. notice sent by post to cach *Sweden has ratified the constitų. shareholder specifying the num-tion of the World Health Organi bor of shares to which each istian, thereby bringing the num shareholder is entitled and such ber of countries who have approv- offer, if not accepted wither oned up to 28. behalf of such member or his Tho, constitution requires ratià, nomince on or before the 80th the United Nations before
dation by: 20 member, nations af day of November 1947, will be organisation can be established. deemed to be, declined.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.
Agents,
Hong Kong, Dih August, 1947,
the
So far 16 member "nations have approved it and sight non-member natlanta-Reuter.
London, Sept. 0.1 Gunner Myrdal, Secretary' General of the United Nations Economic Mission for Europe, arrived, at Northolt airport today from Swedenɛon:his' way to Bør- lin. He would not comment on hi miusion
Reuter, et!?
MY FAVOURITE
BRANDY
PRODUCE OF FRANCE
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HONGKONG
Obtainable from
Wellcome Company, Wing On 4ompany.
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The Sun Company
China Emporium. Bincere Company. · Chan Wing Store. Kwan Tyo. Loong. Chan (filig Company. Wah Cheong. Loun. 'Bhui" Hflug Company. Wing- Bang. Cheong... Tai Wo Store.
Kwong Leo Clibong: Wing Hang. Yuen Kee Hens, Fook Cheong Tal.
Queen's Blore, Yat Cheong. Ho King Clicong Confectionery. Tai Wah Confectionery,
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