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BY ORDER OF THE DIRECTOR OF DISPOSALS FAR EASTERN AREA (M. Ö. $) Mesera, Lammert Brothers of to Pedder Bußjing, Hong Kong, have received instructions sell by Auction at their Sales Rooms, Pedder Bullding, Base- ment at 10.00 am on Wednesday, the 18th. February 1948: A LARGE QUANTITY OF HARBOUR, LAUNCHES, (WT. & 2 TON LORRIES & TRUCKS, MOTOR CYCLES. PETROL ELÈCTRIC GENERATING SETS, SCRAP FER- ROUS & NON-FERROUS METAL, AIRCRAFT AND AIR- CRAFT-ENGINES, „FURNITURE, CANVAS, COTTONS, & WOOLLENS RUBBER, BATTERIES, OILSKIN & WOOD
Lovated at R.ASC, Water Transport Pool, Shamshulpo
536 ft Horbour Liunebeg
Located at Command Supply Depot, RAS.C. Shamshuipo
Tommy Coekers
Levated at R.A.P. Disposud Site, Matankok Rond, KawJoon
Petrol Electric Generating Sets, Serap Ferrous & Non- Ferrom Metal, ` Aireraft Enginen, Clothing, from Bed- Nela stemis, Mattresses, Furmtare, Blankets, Mosquito
ein.
Lownded at HAQC, Vehicle Section, No. 2 Park, Yan Chau Street, Shamshmipo
Aeriet, Triumph, Matchless & BS.A. Motor Cycles, Jeeps, 15 ew Ford, Chevrolet, & Dodge Tracks, 3 Ton Chev. rolet, Ford & Badge Levesins and Amphibina DUKW
GENUINE : Located at RADI Oulmanee Htepol, Shamshuno W, Jaye huk and lepotal length
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Woollene, Fallon, Batteries.. Bras. Canvas, Rubber. Waught on, Old Leather, Gilskin, Wood etc. Permits to view. Chrologues and Speelal Condition of Sale etc. may be obtainable from Messrs. Lammert Brothers. Tuispretion of Stars. Launches, Vehicles ple., sit the above Locations can be male between the hours of 9.30 a. m. and 12.00 mest anel beheren 200
and 400 p.m. On 31.773.
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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1948.
IN THE SUPREME
COURT OF HONG KONG
PROBATE JURISDICTION
IN THE GOODS of JOHN ALEXANDER CALLAN- DER POLSON otherwise known
เส JOHN CAL LANDER POLSON fate of No. 9 Stapley Terrace, Quarry Bay, Shunktwan In the Colony of Hongkong,
Foreman-joner deceased.
NOTICE 15 HEREBY GIVEN that the Court has by virtue of Section 58 of the Pro- bates Ordinance 1897, made an Order limiting the Time for ereditors and others to send in thely claims against the above estate to the 27th day of Febru.
3, 1948.
All creditors and others are accordingly hereby required fol send their claims to the unter- signed on or before that date,
Date: the 3rd day of Febru ary, 1948.
A. el ARCULLI, Sollettor for the Executor
of the said decensed,
Hongkong.
"COOLIE SYSTEM" TO GO S.C.A.P. Warning To Japanese People
Workers Virtual
Mr.
Prisoners
Tokyo, Feb. 11. official of the Labour Starling Follett, an Division of the Supreme Allied Headquarters here, told a Japanese press conference today that Japan must end her "coolie system" by March I.
He said Japanese "labour suppliers" held hundreds of thousands of workers virtually as mental, sometimes as physical, prisoners in filthy in- sanitary conditions, unfit for human beings.
that the made, were a political influence
In Japan, 10 declared.
There was evidence "labour suppliers", both by the over the control they exercised workers and by the profits they
The system formed the major segment of the "Oyabun Kobun" system, which, in 1947, was dea cribed by other officials at Gen-
"hidden guV-
NO EASTERN GERMANY
Berlin, Feb. 11. The Soviet accupation chief,
Vassily Marshal Sokolovsky, had told leaders of the Soviet Zone Liberal Democratic Party that the Soviet authorities were not planning to set up an "Eas- tern German States," the German DPD news agency reported today.
"We are for the unity and democratic development of Germany, while the mea- sures in the bizone aro directed against the unity as well as the democratisa- tionn of Germany," the Soviet marshal said.—Beu- tee.
HONG KONG &
eral MacArthur's Supreme Allied No British SHANGHAI BANKING Leadquarters ng A
Intervention
CORPORATION
ORDINARY YEARLY GENERAL MEETING.
L
eriment",
Warning the Japanese people that the system must be ended,
he said heavy penalties ranging up to 1 years imprisonment and 10,000 yen fine would be im posed on violators.
Lead For Asia
Kayamally Building. 2nd floor.] NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN A 1134
that the Ordinary Yearly Gen. eral Meeting of the Share. Hammer and
holiters of the Corporation will be held at the Head Office of the
It had been found that from Corporation, 1 Queen's Road
five to 25 per cent, of all labour- Central, Hongkong. en Friday
era working in major mining and the 5th day of March, 1948, a manufacturing establishments in
WALTER M. WEINBERGER,
CHAIRMAN,
BRITISH STORES DISPOSAL BOARD,
NOTICE
Plans are being made to open
HONG KONG)
IN
Anggota
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English
Chies
mg of 1hdmetuun!
!
- Hong Kong Hotel.
NOTICE
Lao INDEPENDENT PRIVATE
Edge & indo on Watt front, Puority will
Chemaght SCHOOL for girls and boys, to 1 Bad flest ext to be run on the DALTON PLAN
Attention
to is drawn
the
necessity of affixing a ten cents.
givel to
Bab
我 Wheless stadenia registering early. For
...
THE BEST, Ex:
ARILE'S
MOTES
adhesive revenue stamp to every
issued servi
fot 1 amount
making. Mater plan information application few cuses where exemption is
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG
PROBATE JURISDICTION
Rangoon, Fel. 11. Reginald J. Bowlcer. British Ambassador to Burmu, today assured the Burmese Thankin Nu, that
Premier. rammers of
Horsemen Swoop
Into Siam
BANGKOK, FEB. 12. TWO HUNDRED HORSE- MEN OF A SMUGGLING GANG FROM YUNNAN, SOUTH CHINA, SWEPT ACROSS THE SIAMESE BOR. DER INTO MASEI IN A RAID TO RECOVER OPIUM VALUED AT £50,000, WHICH THE SIAMESE POLICE WERE ABOUT TO SEIZE.
The smugglers had delivered Siamese storehouse 1,260 kilograms (aboyl 2.780 pounds weight) of opium valued at €50,000, for which Slamere hayers but not paid.
When the smugglers beard that the oplum was to be con- Estated, they mounted thelr horses, drove the police from the storehouse, engaged them in a running gun battle, and clear- vd the sylum stock on to horses. British support for "certain 1 The party escaped, teaving communities” in Burma one horseman killed. They took their attempt to revise their only the plum orginally de- position under the Constitution | sivered and did not touch the were completely false.
renaming stock.-Reuter.
He said, "I take this 1313- portunity of nasuring you most
11.30 nm. for the purpose of Japan were under the control of categorically that there can be Brutal Murder
considering receiving and
The Inboar
Har suppliers. reports of the Directors and of 11e called
upon employers for no question the Auditors and the Profit and co-operative and speedy action and Government's PAA Account and Balance Sheet for the year ended 31st December, 1947, and for the ejection of Directors and the ap pointment of Auditors,
of His
Majesty's intervening in
whith
a vigornus prodding by the Gov-matters of this nature ernment against labour suppliers are the sole concern of the Gov-| who attempled to delay or evade erament of Burma and its per- adjustment.
ple."
That should make it possible The identity of the communi for Japan in the near future totes concerned was not mention proclaim a further advancement in
IN THE GOODS of
The Reglater of Shares of democratisation and to provido a ed but observers here linked the FRANCISCO PAULO SEQUEIRA alias FRAN- the Corporation will be closed lead for other Asiatic countries statement with the campaign by CISCO DE PAULA from Friday, the 20th February in the abolition of the "world in the Karens the largest racial
in Borma---for SEQUEIRA late of No. 25, to Friday the 5th March, 1918 famous coolle system', he said. minority
separate Karen state-Reuter, Cameron Road, in the De Choth days inclusive) during-Reuter, pendency of Kowloon. In which period no
transfer of
exceeding $20, except in the Children Seeks, dould be made immediately in
in provided for the Schedule the Colony of Hong Kong, shares can be registered. Chaw wittag. I'velusine
to the PRINCIPALS
Cleik, deceased. to the Stamp Ordinance, No. 8 Beep rads, Ble mode. MIS. 3 M. THOMAS and Mor 1921. The stumps may
By Order of the Board. E. C. THOMAS, B.Sc., FRGS.[ purchased at any Post Office,
A. MORSE, ROYDEN HOUSE, Kowluon
Chief Manager. Tong.
The person issuing the re-
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fighter Cidade at all stores.
Henry Pauli The MN, THE U8950
ON TAK PE Hoo, Kiyamally
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U. S. R. C.
The Annual General Meeting I will be helti 1 the Club 13 POR YOUR BREAKFAST, Monday, 16th February, at 6.30 Tifun. ATE Tea & Dinner. All members are invited to You are wetrime. Prompt Ser-atten, vice. Any #11 Quiet, Try Cafe de Luxe, China Emporium ! Mezzangge Flow Tel. 26128,
WANTED TO BUY
CASER ... **Tarpoph“ twen
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cept is responsible for affixing the stamp and failure to do this constitutes an offence for which severe penalties, including heavy fines and imprisonment, may be imprasted.
In view of the prevalence of evasion, warning is given that offenders will be prosecuted.
HI, R. HIRST,
Collector.
The Treasury,
!long Rung
KING'S MUSIC CO. January, 13-18.
me for sale or dirbd cheap sport Planas by famous makers, Sond fall particulars and ¦ Record Players for AC/DC, Jose it near Bay No 258 "China | "Columbia" portable gramo phones, musical instruments, [accessories, plana inning &
general repairs.
FOR SALE
FOR SALE 1917 Austin X Y
pod roditum mndrage run ap. 15. Chiu Lung St. Teleplinne 20439 poxiately
Eta 000$
nites
Cyner going hair. Reply Box
Mail"
UNDERWoob LATEST MODEL. just frived. Lowest prler. Also Tfiewriters for rent, Service gun bnteed. Tel. 27583. UniversalTypewriter Co., 22 De: Vaulx Road, C., 1st. floor,
LAMMERT BROS.
Auctioneers, Surveyors and Apraisers. Pedder Building. Telephone No. 20224.
Service Auction Rooms
Auctioneers, Surveyors, etc. Basement, French Bank Bldg.. A.E.B. de Sousa, Auctioneer Telophone 31867.
CHINA FLEET CLUB
Appointment of a Night Superintendent
A vacancy yials for the
(Entrance Opp:site
"Loke Yew" Bldg.)
所刷印門金
THE GOLDEN GATE PRINTING PRESS
The BEST name to job printing." Speellise in Copperplate and Die Stamping. Letterhend". Visiting Cards, Booklets, Balance Sheets, Envelopes. Also Copper, Rubber, Horn & Ivory Stamps Makers, All kinds of stationery and printing of every description.
44 D'Agullar Street, Central Hong Kong. Telephone 33435.
CHANGE OF ADDRESS
Due to the expansion of my business I have removed my Onlee to the following address: ROGA CHUNG TIN BUILDING.
PE SKINNER,
Office Equipment and Systema Specialist. British Manufacturersi & Publishers' Representative. Advertising Consultant, Tel. 24314 (Two Lines Cables CUERO.
ENGINEERING SOCIETY OF HONG KONG
A Paper entitled "MODERN DEVELOPMENTS in RADIO NAVIGATION"
by
PEIPING & TIENTSIN | Mr. W. L. E. Miller, A.M.1.E.E.
WOOL CARPETS
WHOLESALE
OR RETAIL
CHI HING HONG
appojatment of a Night Super- 66 Queen's Road C. 1st Floor,
intendent at the China Fleet! Club. The duration of the appointment will be for three years. The person appointed will be required to be on duty from midnight to 9.00 am. daily. The salary, offered in $700-3800 monthly with food and single quarters provided.
Application in writing will be received by the Manager. China Fleet Club up to 20th February, 1948, from whom further information of appointment can be obtained,
the
WM. J. WAGHORN,
Manager.
Telephone 24359
HONGKONG
四印 公司 SIE KEUNG
PRINTING PRESS
PRINTERS OF CHINESE ♣ ENGLISH BOOKS PERIODICALS & NEWSPAPERS
27 LYNDHURST TERRACE TONG HONG TELEPHONE 27603
will be read on
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18th
at G p.m.
in the Jacobean Room of the HONGKONG HOTEL.
Member are also reminded of the Vieit to the Taikoo Deck- yard on Saturday, 21st February.
Mr. NG CHIK PAK
MORRISON & CO.
UNDERTAKERS Granite & Marble Works & Monumental: "Manona. Head Office: 4-6. Morrinci Hill Rd. Happy Valley—To184502 Brasch
569-561 Naikin Hond, Kowicon---TeL: #8025.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Conet has by virtue of Section 58 of the Pro Order miting the bales Ordinance, 1897, made anHongkong. 6th February, 1948.
time fest creditors and others to send in their claims against the above estate to the 29th day of Febru ary, 1916..
HUMPHREYS ESTATE
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All creditors and others are) & FINANCE CO., LTD. accordingly required
jo send
NOTICE hereby
given their claims to the undersigned |
that the Ordinary Yearly Meet. on or before that date,
Shareholders will be Jag of
China Rationing Next Month
Nanking, Feb, 12. The rationing of essential foodstuffs is expected to begin on March 1, it was learned in Nanking last night.
Manufacturers
Dated the 13th of February. held at the Hong Kong Hotel Life Ins. Co.
1948.
F. ZIMMERN & CO.. Solicitora for the Administrator. Holland House, Queen's Road, Central Hork Kof.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG
PROBATE JURISDICTION
©
IN THE GOODS of David MeFerran late of Pokfulam..
Victoria in the Colony, of Hong Kong, formerly of 34 Gurturk Streel, Queen's Park Glasgow, Scotland, Engineer
the to
Dairy Farm, Ice & Cold Storage Company, Limited of Hong Kong. deceased,
NOTICE JS HEREBY GIVEN that the Court has by virtue of Section 58 of the Pro- bates Ordinance, 1897, made an for Order limiting the time creditors and others to send in their claims against the abovn estare to the 1st day of March, 1948.
All creditors and others are accordingly hereby required to send in their claims to the under- signed on or before that date.
Dated the 2nd day of Febru- ary, 1948.
RUSS & CO., Solicitors for the Executrix of
the Estate of the above · named deceased, Bank of Canton Building,, 6, Des Voeux Road, Central, Hongkong.
Annual Report
of business
Hong Kong, on Friday, 27th February, 1948, at 12.00 NOON, for the purpura of receiving the
Report of the Directors, to- gether with a Statement of Ac-
In Its G1st Annual Statement, counts for the Year ended the Manufacturers Life Insur- 31st December, 1947, and for ance Company reperis $1,095 force. the election of Directors and nur the appointment of Auditors. having passed the billion dollar
nark during the year.
And NOTICE 18 further The
Iniz effected by the hereby given that the Regiatermillion. About O Infrin of the new સનત્ત Transfer Books of the business con from Come and the United Company will be closed from States, the romaltuber frame Great Britain. the 27th February, the West Frailes and folds brand. The the 14th 1948, both days inclusive, dur-fines in furce during the ing which perlod no Transfer of Shaves can be registered.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, LTD.
General Managers
overing Company
the your
Lenor wat 2125 million.
$108
Ruring the war paymeals ander policy
cuatznets totalled $25 14 million sistribut- bad to benefelsties and polleybolders In death ealios, inatured vndowments, -- nuity payments and other policy benefits, tu including $23, million in ident
| poljezħoliféra. " At the end of the year, asort Endler ulizinistration for the ful
Of L.B.
Wood
(Continued from Page 1)
"then made my may down the hill towards Kal Tnk, not daring to ste the main road for attackers fear of meeting my once more. I eventually met a ear which took me to the Kow- toon City Police Station where I made a report,
"Together with the police, I again we back to the scene of the attack and showed the police the body of Mr. Wood.
"Mr. Wood was involved in the recent Shanieen Incident in which his office and residence were completely destroyed. He came to Hong Kong to spend the Chinese New Year holidays here and to buy some new clothing."
In Canton
The Mayors of Felping, Shanghai, Tientain. Canton Born in Switzerland and and Nanking are expected to educated in St. Paul's College in arrive in the capital thila week the City of London, 44-year-old and confer with Government Mr. Lytton Bevis Wood joined officials on the system evolver.
Com- the firm of Deacon and
Supplies have been made pany, Limited. In 1925. He was available by the United States in charge of the Canton Office Relief Committee and are esti- of the Company. mated to be sufficient for fourties he was in Canton and was During the Far East hostili- months.
repatriated by the Japanese to England in 1942.
A Relief Disposal Committee. including representatives of the Ministry of Social Affairs, the People's Political Council and social organizations in Nanking was appointed recently by the Executive Yuan.
The principal function of the Committee will be the control of American and distribution foodstuffs, fixing the scale of rations and the control of prices for these goods.
The object of the scheme is to prevent fluctuations in com-
Hongkong, fith February, 1948. of atracts totalled 1754 million medity prices.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG
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JURISDICTION
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The Company reports a favourable mor- tailty riperlener for the year and Ita rate of expeixe continent to be lower then
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The Bouth Chisn Tiranch has bevr neder the munkstement of Mr. E.*J. K. Mitchell witre -191), and the Branch han a total of about 29 Milan Petinele Stærðing ef business in force. Tier Offices Arc located on the Second Floor of WindsoT | House, and the flamuch be well equipped to give gunt service by iqulag immediate
| protection in Hong Konst, settling claims,
He served with the United Kingdom Commerclat Corpora- tion In Algiers during the war.
At the time of his death, he was Director of the Canton office of Deacon and Company, Limit- ed, acting Danish Consul and Vice-Consul for Norway.
He is survived by his father and mother and two married sisters, all of whom are in Eng- land. He was unmarried.
The funeral service will take place at St. John's cathedral at 430 p.m. today.
Meanwhlie, to relieve the KMT Rebel
food shortage in North China.
Be Tried
the Ministry of Food has assur.To ed the Peiping Municipal Gov-|
Canton, Feb. 12. crament that food shipments to
Huong Ching-yl, a member of the monthly average of 30.000 the "Kuomintang Revolutionary piculs of rice, and 500,000 sacks Committee" recently formed In cf flour will continue.
The Hong Kong, will be brought here Ministry also promised soon for examination, according
purchase to the Canton Daily Sun. monetary loans to
Huang was captured
jand paying trans, latert advice is given | fondstuffa from the north-west-
cem all fornta of Life Ineurance and An- nuities, and Income Tax regulations In tegari tu bo both, by a tolly trained and THE GOODS
Tully gentified Agoner Staff. Estaten are MOOSSABIOY 800-lywed and Treurance programmer made MARBHOY MAWJI alas for the bene the public without
jeharge we obiluation. MOOSABHOY SUMAR MAWJI alias MOOSA SOOMAR MAWJI alina
MUSABHAI SOOMAR Position Of
MAWJI late
of
Bombay
Khoja Muslim Inhabitant, Chinese Govt.
decessed.
NOTICE
IS
HEREBY To Be Argued
GIVEN that the Court hus by
in Pad
Hong Kong trap by an ex-bandit
ern provinces and other interior An Hsien near localities,
Allocations of food. through a stuff purchased from abroad by chist. He was sent to Bocca the Ministry will be earmarked Tigris forts for detention.-Asso• for North China.—Reuter-AAP,ciated Press.
China Aid To Be All-Economic
virtue of Section 58 of the Pro- At the formal remand hearing:
Washington, Feb. 11. bates Ordinance, 1897, made an yesterday of the case of Hatt "Secretary of State George Marshall told a news
time for Chi-chweng, wanted by the Order limiting the
conference that the Administration's new creditors and others to send in Chinese Government on extradi-
US$570,000,000 ald programme for China pro- their claims against the above tion, Mr. M. A. da Silva oguln
bably would be announced in a few days and estate to the Brd day of March, told the Magistrate, Mr. F. X.
would be devoted to economic purposes. 1948.
d'Almada that he would request specific charges
Marshall added, against his
however, whether it made provision for All creditors and others are client. He was not pressing that the programme would per-military ald to help the Nat accordingly hereby required to this but would like to have them | mit the Chinese Government to king Government, cope with its send their clalma to the under- as soon as possible.
do things within its own au- Chinese. Communist foes. signed on or before that date. Mr. d'Almada told Mr. Sin, thority. He did not explain The Nanking Government has Beten's Beauty Salons
authority under a State Dipart- Dated the 2nd day of Febru- appearing for the Chinese Gay- further.
The proposed ernment, that he would laten to
expenditure, mont ruling last year to buy You can trust your personal ary, 1948,
no other submission until the Marshall said, still must be ap-military supplies in the United Beauty Problems — your Per-
question of locus stand" was proved by the Budget Bureau States from private manufac manent Waves. Shampoo, Seta
settled.
before going to President Trus
turiers. Tinting,
Faciale, Manicure
The case was adjourned till inan for Presidential endorse- to Betan's exporti
Feb. 18 when the ques;ion of ment operator(1st floor) above Land" Crawford's«fTel" 83101.
Pedicure
DEACONS. Solicitors for the › Administrators, Prince's-Building, Hongkong,
Marshall · confirmed that the.
bail and the position of the Marshall's description of the plan was to ask Congress for Chinese. Government will be programme as economie was In US$870,000,000 for 15 months. "argued,"
response to a question-an to'--Associated Press.