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POSITION VACANT SALESMEN
HONG ILONG
TELEPHONE CO. LTD.
CABLE & WIRELESS LTD.
JOINTLY ANNOUNCE THE OPENING OF
NOUNCE
THE RADIO --TELEPHONE SERVICE
BETWEEN
HONG KONG AND CANTON
AS FROM
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SATURDAY, 10th JANUARY, 1948. DAILY BETWEEN 9.00 A.M. AND 12.00 PM. Salary Ind
WISHING TO REGISTER Commission required for stuck TELEPHONE SUBSCRIBERS
Balc and Indent
of Metals. FOR THIS SERVICE SHOULD COMMUNICATE WITH THE dyes, chemicals, optical goods, OFFICES OF THE HONGKONG TELEPHONE CO., LTD. watches, rnding and busteries DEPOSIT OF HK$50 WILL BE REQUIRED FROM ALL NO CALLS WILL BE Excellent British and American SUBSCRIBERS WHO REGISTER. Role agencies, Sales experience ACCEPTED FROM SUBSCRIBERS UNTIL THEY HAVE and good knowledge of English REGISTERED. CALL OFFICES FOR THE USE OF THE essential. Interview Mr. Nelson, NON-REGISTERED GENERAL PUBLIC ARE SITUATED J. Azadiun Füs. 16. First Floor, AT THE FOLLOWING PLACES: 18 lee House Street, 21095.
invited APPLICATIONS Are from Chinese Marine Engineers First holding Chao Tung-pu Engineer Certificate for Chinese Maritime Customs steam vessel. Conditions of employment may office of obtained froth he Chinese Maritime Customs, Marina House, Queen's Road, Hongkong,
APPLICATIONS art invited from certificated deck wid diesr!! engineer officers (of foreign or Chinese nationality), ex-Naval Officers with five years or more get experience and heliling a full watchkeeping certificate for employment in the Marine De-
of partment
Maritime Customs.
The
HONG KONG TELEPHONE CO, LTD. 4th Floor Exchange Building.
CABLE & WIRELESS LTD. Ground Floor, Union Building. Hong Kong. Ground Floor, Peninsula Hotel, Kowloon,
PUBLIC AUCTION
DISPOSALS FAR Chinese BY ORDER OF THE DIRECTOR OF Particulara
EASTERN AREA (M. 4. S.) Meaare. Lammert Brothers of of contract may, he obtained from the Office of the Chinese Pedder Building, Hong Kong, have received instructions to sell Marinay Auction at their Sales Rooms. Pedder Building, Basement, Maritime Customs,
at 10.00 a.m. on Thursday, the 15th January 1948:- House, Queen's Rund, Central.
NAVAL serviceman seeks ault. A LARGE ASSORTMENT SURPLUS STORES, DINGHIES. able employment after demobi. TUGS, TRAILERS AND ENGINES lisation in rat halt of January. Any reasonable offer considered Box 343 "China Mail."
WANTED KNOWN
"EVERYBODY'S
CANTON-
ESE" obtainable at Kelly & Walsh, Ltd., Chater Road, Hong- kong.
BOND STREET W.1.-Clothes and accessorica of distinction. Suite 302, Hong Kong Hotel. DUPLICATING SERVICE. All classes of Duplicating work done accurately and quickly. Mode rato Chargea NIAGARA DUPLICATING SERVICE. 3rd floor, York Bldg., Chater Road, Tel. 26774.
NEW Winter Sulting-Style and workmanship guaranteed to your antisfaction. Selected range
English
of
Located at Royal Army Ordinance Depot, Shamashulpo
Alumunium, Brass. Cast Iron, Mixed Metal, Blankets. Canvas, Leather, Oil Skin. Cotton Rags. Woollen Rags, Webbing. Batteries, Rubber Tyres. Cable, Rubber (all 4) Iron Tinned, Galvanized and Wrought and Steel Scrap
Lerated ni Royal Army Service Carps Water Transport Pool, Shane huipe
3 Dighing 14
.
Located at Government Slipway, Yaumati
2 "D" Type Tugs, Nos. 1 and 4, each 46′ x 10' x 4' 6" with Chrysler Royal Marine 8 Cylinder 125 H. P. Engine and reduction gear, Anchor and Navigation Lights (No. 1 Tug fitted with Search Light)
Lvented at Royal Engineers' Stores Base Depot, Shamshulpo
Stella Filters, Filtrators, Trailers and Engines with Pumps materials. Telephone Permits to view, Catalogues and Special Condition of Sale etc. 21366 for tailor to call-King' muy be obtained from Messrs. Lammert Brothers. (Ah Yan) Tallor, 4, D'Agullar Street, 1st Floor,
Inspection of Stores, Dinghies, Tugs, Trailers and Engines at FOR YOUR BREAKFAST, the above Locations can be made between the hours of 9.30 Tifin, Afternoon-Tea & Dinner. am. and 12.00 noon and between 2.00 p.m. and 4.00 p.m. on You are welcome. Prompt Ser. 12th and 13th January 1948.
vice. Airy und Quiet, Try
Cafe de Luxe, China Emporium Terms: 50% of Purchase Money on Fall of Hammer and
Balance by following day. Mezzanine Floor Tel. 20428.
FOR SALE
HUMBER PULLMAN SALOON in good running order and sound enndition throughout. For full particulara and trial ring*31980 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m dally.. ATTENTION Importers, Ex- porters! Stocks:
tony Anilineoil One ton Sodium Hydrosulphite 200 Sels 32 x 6 rothread Tyres 8 tons Teaseed-
+
WALTER M. WEINBERGER, CHAIRMAN,
BRITISH STORES DISPOSAL BOARD, {HONG KONG),
S/T "TAIKO0 HANG”'
vil. Apply Room 304 Bank of Built 1924 by the Taikoo Dockyard & Engineering
China Building Telephone 28200
UNDERWOOD
LATEST
MODEL just arrived. Lowest
RE
Co. of Hong Kong Ltd.
price. Also Typewriters for rent, Tenders are invited for the purchase of Steam Launch "Talkoo Service guaranteed. Tel. 27682. Hang" - Official Reg. No. 168569, as she now lies in Talkoo Universal Typewriter Co., 22 Dock.
Des Voeux Road, C., lat. floor, The Main Boller and Main Engines of craft are diamantled from
the Hull and may be sold separately as follows:-
SALE OF
FURNITURE ETC.
Tenders are invited for the purchase of Familure, Best Birkle Huts, Photographic Equipment and Miscellaneous Stores
H.M.S. now lying, st "Flycatcher", Kal Tak Agro- | drome, Kowloon,
(a) Hall (Steel) with Shafting & Propeller,
(b) Main Roller & Mountin ga.
(e) Main Engines & Pumps (Air, Circulating &
Pumps)
Parteniors of Hull & Machinery are as follows:
HULL
60.0" 1820"
Length Breadth Depth (Moulded) 7'-8" Draft
Bilge
4.0" (with Bofer, Machinery
4 Full Bunkers).
Groms Tonnage: 32 tons... Nett Reg. Tonna ya 6 tons.
THE CHINA MAIL, MON DAY, JANUARY 12, 1948.
THE HONG KONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT
COMPANY, LIMITED. Notice To Shareholders
the
NOTICE is hereby given that ONE HUNDRED and TWENTY THIRD' ORDINARY MEETING of Shareholders in the Company, will be held at the Office of the Company, Queen's Building, Victoria, Hong Kong, on Monday, 12th January, 1948, at NOON, for the purpose of receiving a Re- port of the Directors, together with a Starement of Accounts in respect of 1946 and Re-electing Directors and Auditora.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
H. DA LUZ, Secretary.
Hongkong, 24th Dec., 1947.
LONDON UNIVERSITY
EXAMINATIONS
1. The London Matriculation
Examination will be held in' Hong Kong on June 1st. 1948. Entry forms for Private Students may be obtained from the Edven. Von Office, 3rd Floor, Wind. sor House, and should, he returned on or before Febru- 7th, 1948. Studenta attending Schools the
In Colony should forward their entries through the Heads of their Schools.
ary
2. Students wishing to enter for London University Exter. nal Degree Examinations are reminded that it is necessary i to register as an External Student of the University a considerable time before the actual date of the examina- tion. Further information
may be obtained from the Education Office.
G. F. REES,
P. Director of Education
7th January, 1948.
ENGINEERING SOCIETY OF
HONG KONG
A paper entitled "AIR CONDITIONING" by.
Mr. S. E. Faber, A.F.C., B.S., |
elc.
will be read on FRIDAY, JANUARY 16TH, at 6 p.m. in the Jacobean Room of the Hongkong Hotel.
Ten served from 5.16 p.m.
W. A. ANKERSON,
Hon. Secretary.
ENOUGH OF SOVIET RULE "Go West" Psychosis In Russian Zone Getting On Right Tommies' Visit
Side Of Curtain
Berlin, Jan. 11.
A "Go West" psychosis has developed in the Eas- tern Zone of Germany among German indus- trialists who wish to be on the right side of the Iron Curtain when it is bolted down."
At the same time, owing to currency manipulation. there is a movement of invisible reparations to the East.
The "Go West" tendency is shown Now Here Selbmann, Saxon Min
announce.i Indus ister of Economics, han by the attempt of German triallate to shift and smuggle work that Public Prosecutors will demand delin- able plant across the zonal frontiers.the death penalty for such
to It was possible, until recently, to re- quents. This marks a reversion Move Industrial plant from the Hitler's law, which allowed capital texille area of Saxony into Western punishment for the evasion of econo Germany by bribing Frontier officials, mic controls,
HE SPOKE FOR HITLER
Frankfurt, Jan: 11. Dr. Paul Sohmidt, Hitler's Interpreter, was arrested in Bavaria today.
*
"Incriminating material" Involving
number of former German Foreign Office officials was said to have been found when Dr. Schmidt was arrested.
Parcels sent by the Com- mittes of American Remit- tances to Europe were also
found.-Reuter.
Flying
Showroom To Visit Hong Kong
note
Mark Inflated Regarding currency, a new issue in Western Germany would be most effective in ending the exploita tion of German economy by Russis, Poland and Yugoslavia. The Soviet Military Government controls about
nf 45 milliard reichsmarka milliards in sil
In all Germany. It is dir creetly pumping thi
this currency lato the German organism—a process which is copied by its satellites.
Commissioned
travel to buyers
70
Western Germany and purchase for cash, at
at inflated prices, the
spare
the
machine parts indispensable to
Zone,
Poland, Yugoslavia and
Soviet
Russia. The currency thus released from
Eastern bank vaults hax gradually inflated the value of the mark in the West, and drains in- visible reparations eastwards. This state of affairs has contributed keeping bizcoal exports as low as £40,000,000 this year, whereas £90,- 080,000 was the export target.
to
Acute Nervousness There is arte nervousness in the
the five provincial Governments of Soviet annex, lest their natural trade connections with the Ruhr and South Germany should thus be suddenly cut by Western currency reforms be- fore a new economic bloc is mould-
in zd
round Eastern Europe Czechoslovakia and the Siterion conf barin,
16 the
An enlarged treaty providing for MIAMI, JAN. 11.
fur A 100-DAY ROUND-THE-Ruhr production in exchange
grain and
materials
from East- WORLD FLIGHT BY 10 AM-
Kiermany on a barter basis ERICAN BUSINESSMEN IN
would
perhaps tempt Russia A DC-4 FLYING SHOWROOM Dost
postpone a final rupture with IS SCHEDULED TO GET UN-Alles in Berlin, Upon this hope the DERWAY HERE ON MON- Western Alles are believed to be relying, while they have vested great- DAY.
fer" powers in the Frankfurt bizona! Administration.-Our Own Cortes- pondent.
The 10, with a crew of seven. will make the global trip in the Atins Sky Merchant, a plane owned by the Atlas Supply Com- pany of Newark, New Jersey.
OPIUM SEIZED AT SEATTLE
Seattle, Jan. 11.
Visit To Sacred Place
British troops of the sixth Airborne Division stationed at Haderaj Palestine, vitited Bethlehem on Christmas Eur, to see the place xoherë, Christ was born. The spot in the Grotto of the Church of Nativity » where the Christ Child was born it marked by a star (centre), Scen kneeling by the star ore gunner John Harding of ford, London; let), and igt. Norman Greenfield of Gravesend, Kent, it can be seen in the picture that troops retain their arms even when visiting the birthplace of Christ. (APhotz.)
Spies Busy In Norway
Oslo, Jan. 11.
said today Official sources that certain anidentified na- tions were engaged in military espionage in northern Norway but gave no other details.
BOSTON
STEAM LAUNDRY
BEST SERVICE
MODERATE PRICES
81B, WYNDHAM ST.
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THE GOLDEN GATE PRINTING PRESS
The statement was made nf- ter the conservative paper, Morgenbladet, said that all big powers were involved in espion- age activities in Norway. The It will visit 30 countrica and
пешерарег gave no detalls scores of cities including Kara.
Fother RD unconarmed report chi, New Delhi, Bombay, Cal- Customs officials reported the that 90 Russian Navy men
Bangkok, culta
Hong Kong, discovery and seizure of nearly, have been gathering informa Shanghai, Nanking, Peiping, aix pounds of opium under a tion on fortifications off Kria. QUALITY Tokyo, Manila Singapore, winch on the deck of the Bri- tansand in south Norway. Batavia, Melbourne, Sydney, tlah steamship Silver Walnut. Canton Island, Honolulu.
They said 42 pounds already The Liberal newspaper, Dag- Die stamping, Booklets, Balance The flight is scheduled to end had been found on board the bladet, said that 22 military at. sheets, Envelopes and place in San Francisco on April 14-ship when it docked at San taches in Oalo usually served supplies. Copper, Pubber, Horn
& Ivory stampa maker, Associated Press.
Francisco recently after a trip as official spica for their respec 44 D'Agullar Street, Central,
Hongkong. Telephone 88485.
S.S. PRESIDENT CLEVELAND
COCKTAIL PARTY
Due to circumstances beyond our control the Cocktail Party on board the ss PRESIDENT CLEVELAND will be held from 3:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. Sunday, January 18, instead of hours shown on invitation..
AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES, LTD.
́St. George's Building.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
SPECIAL CASH SWEEP ON THE
HONG KONG DERBY 1948.
NOTICE TO MEMBERS.
The Sale of Cash Sweep Tickets on the above Will CLOSE
Tender Forms' can be obtain. ed an application to Section. 2C of Naval Store Dept," H.M. Dockyard, Hong, Kong, hotween 9.30 am to 11.30 a.m. and 2.00. to 4.00 p.m. from Monday to Thursday, 12th to 15th Jan. uary, 1948. The afores.can; bo ylowed on application to the Supply Officer, 11.M.8. "Fly- catcher" on the days specified. Admlanion to view will only be granted on production of the Main Boiler & Mountings, god Mala Machinery were recently Tender Form...
completely reconditoned by the Talkoo Dockyard & Engineering at the Race Course, at 5,30 p.m. on Saturday, 17th
Completed *Tonder Form
·
MAIN BOILER Working Pressure 140 lbs. per sq. inch.
MAIN ENGINE: Compound Surface Condensing Marine
Engine 150 I.H.P.
Co. Ltd. and surveyed.
should be returned by hand in Applications for permits to inspect the vessel should be made a sealed cover · markód “TEN!
DER FOR FURNITURE ETC
office.
(FLYCATCHER)" addressed Tenders will be received up to noon on Wed., 21st Jan, 1948 to the Supidg: Naval Staré z Officer, H.M. Dockyard, Hong We, as Agents for S/T "Taikos, Hang", dơ not bind ourselves
Kong, on or before noon
Friday, 16th January, 1948,
E. F. 8. FISHER.
Suptdir.. Naval Store. Officer,
ghest or any lender.
UTTERFIELD & BWIRE÷ Agents, Uffiha Navigation Co, Ltd
at the Branch Office, Kowloon, at 4 p.m. on Friday,
16th January,
at the Treasurers' Office, Exchange Buliding,
1.00 p.m. on Saturday, 17th January,
January.
The DRAW will be held at the Public Rari-! Mutuel Hall, the Race Course, at 1.30 am on Monday, 19th January,
By Order.
from Press.
Calcutta. - Associated tive Governments. —
NANKING
Press.
United
"NOT WORTH
HELPING" - LATTIMORE
Philadelphia, Jan. 11.
job printing of Letterheads, every description.
Copperplates, Visiting cards,
PEIPING & TIENTSIN
WOOL CARPETS
WHOLESALE OR RETAIL
CHI HING HONG
Owen Lattimore, former polifical adviser to
Generalissima Chiang Kai-shek, declared to 68 Queen's Road C.. Ist Floor, day that the Chinese Central Government is "not worth helping."
Western
Lattimore, director of Inter- sound atragety," he said. "It national Relations at John Hop- can be na decisive in Asia as kina University, told a meeting the Marshall Plan in Europe, of the Foreign Policy Associa- | Associated Presb." tion that Chiang's Government "cannot be trusted to bring or- der out of the present chaos." Pointing out that he has a bigh personal regard for the Generalissimo, Lattimore ne- serted the Central Government was "foo autocratic" and has driven the moderates into ""what we call the Commuolat
side.!!
A FOREIGN OFFICE SPOKES- "The arms we have given MAN TODAY SAID THAT THE
Nations
To Meet?
LONDON, JAN, 11.
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them' they either lose or sell to FRENCH AND BRITISH GOV. Service Auction Rooms the opposition, Lattimore "suid. ERNMENTS, AS -THE" CONVEN- we have given ING POWERS, HAD BEEN CON
them and loaned them goes tn- SULTING ABOUT THE
to the private bank account of SIRABILITY OF CALLING A Chinese officials."
MEETING OF THE PARIS, ECON- OMIC CONFERENCE" OF, 16? NA- TIONS,
Compromise Hope
He confirmed that an agreement
He added that he hopes that was recently reached between: Packs "with their own peculiar Aria and London that a further meeting the mind, the Chinese will work of the Committee of European Economic Cooperation, which drafted put compromise Government the European, ssports to the United "more moderate" than the pre-
State Government on the Marshall sent regime and with a larger offer, would serve a useful purport. measure of states' rights.”
Before any decisions were taken,
Auctioneers, Bin Ben Bldg-
Burréguze, alo,
Fakhil de Songs, Auctioneer
Telephone:31BOTA
LAMMERT BROS.
Auctione
Kod
Taleph
Dr. Paul Linebarger, Profes- bareyer, and before an official - Bolen's Beauty sor, of Anlatie Politics at the nouncement could be made, other Bchool of Advanced Interna cuatrici, represented in the original Sonny Studiod, Washington, Farle, conference would have to be 400 andthe clangent, aldertlig erzpokesman said that recent ma
consulted
about
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