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THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
THE HONG KONG AND
KOWLOON WHARF AND. GODOWN COMPANY, LIMITED,
that the ORDINARY YEARLY | Notico" To' Shareholders
MEETING OF SHAREHOLD. ERS will be held in the Board ADOPTION OF NEW ́ Room of the Company, Room ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION No. 308, Queen's Building, Hong Kong, on Tuesday the NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN 27th April, 1048, at noon for that an Extraordinary General the following purposes:-
Meeting of the Members of, this Company will be held at the
THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 1948.
ALMA^ EŠTATES, LIMITED
(Incorporated, under the Companies Ordinances, Hongkong)
REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS
AND
STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR' ENDED 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1947.
ACCUSED OF SPYING BY HIS SECRETARY
Moscow, Apr. 15,
Espionaga charges against Mr. Robert Magidoff, a United States radio reporter in Moscow, by his American secretory, Miss Cocilía Nelson, were today splashed across two columns of Izvestia, the Soviet Government newspaper.
1. To receive and consider | Office of Messrs. Jardine, NOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN Miss
2. To glect Directors,
3. To appoint Auditors and Ax their remuneration,
4. To transact any other or- dinary business of the Company.
for
Nelson, who has been Mr. Magidoff's secretary since 1944, said that she had passed to the Soy- let authorities documents she had accidentally
'discovered in his files "and which had found their way to him through the United States Eme bassy in Moscow."
Red Light In Paris
Parle, Apr. 18.
A drive, aimed at reopen. ing, France's brothels in caus Ing #lar, among French social, workers and,, Nekith officials who fear that the faw which closed these houses, on April 18 1946, may surfer. the same fate as Uto, Amert- can prohibition amendment. -Rouber..
MANUEL ROXAS DEAD
the Statement of Accounts Matheson & Co., Ltd., Pedder that the Thirty-fourth Ordinary and Balance Sheet and the Street, Hong Kong, on Wednes- General Meeting of Sharehol Report of the Directors day, 29th April, 1948, at 12.15 dets in the abovenamed Com- and Aultitors thereon. p.m., or at such time as the pany will be held at 001/808 Ordinary Annual Meeting of Murina House, Hongkong, on Members to be held at the same Thursday, 6th May. 1048, at place at Noon shall terminate, 12.15 p.m.
the following
"When I had read all these | As third naked Mr. Magidoff in |
(Continued from Page, 1), for the purpose of considering purposes.
letters," she said, "It became collect information on Soviet nir and, if thought fit, passing the
Flags wore flown at half-mast | To receive and consider the absolutely clear to me that Mr. transport and airfields. following Special Resolution:-)
Miss Nelson's letter sold, with at the Philippine Consulate, which Directors' Report and Statement Magidoff is making use of his
was closed yesterday dnd "That the New Articles of of Accounts for the year ended, sojourn in the U.S.S.R. in the these documiments' she also dis- remain closed, today, and, at other Association produced to the 30th September, 1947, to elect capacity of a correspondent for covered copies of Mr. Magio Consulates in the Colony yester
elect Auditors, espionage, and is engaged in in-reports. To one report, she said, Meeting, and for the purpose a Director, to
he added
postscript: "It would day. of identification subscribed and to transact any other or- telligence work directed against be better if this material appear- First condolence message re-
Com the Soviet Union."
ed without references to by David Fortund Landole, dinary business of the
Miss Nelson's letter, accusing But even if this is dan Moscow scived yesterday morning by Mr. Chairman
not F. D. Belasu, Philippine Consul of the Company pany.
Mr. Magidoff of espionage, said ascribe last sentence to me but in Hong Kong, was from Dr. V. and ot the Meeting, be
Blank proxy forms are ob- she was convinced he was pro- try to create the impression thai N. Allahza, President of the adopted as the Articles of Association of the Company House, Hongkong.
tainable at C01/006 Marina gressive in outlook and objective this information allegedly comes Filipino Club, followed later, by
the Soviet Unon until a from the publishers." Proxies in tubstitution for and to the must be lodged at the Register-found papers
she accidentally
from
the Ameri- No Cammout not which bud
cun Coral. Mr. G. D. exclusion
existing ed Office of the Company sound
Browery, In Washington, the State De-Hopper, the Hong Kong Articles of Association of the least forty-eight hours before had reached him through
passed through her hands, but
thepartment declined to comment on the Commercial Airlines, the Company."
the case before receiving official Philippine Air Lines, the the Meeling. Only a Sharehol-|United States Embassy.
from Moscow. The East Commercial Company. In her letter, she accused him dispatches der may be appointed proxy.
fof the closest contact with the only immediate reaction
was d
Messages of sympathy and
and remuneration, etc, required. NOTICE IS ALSO HEREBY Living quarters and transport | GIVEN that the TRANSFER
the are provided. Application in BOOKS of
COMPANY writing only to the Secretary, will be closed from the 10th Hungjas Golf Club, Room 413. | April 1948 to the 27th April
1948, both days inclualve. 27 The Bund, Shanghal (0).
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By Order of the Board (2f Directora.
R. G. CRAIG, Chief Manager.
Hong Kong,
U.S.R.C.
The fest of a series of
FLANNEL DANCES
will be held on Saturday, 24th April,
The WHITSUN DANCE, which will also be a flannel dance, will be held on Saturday, 15th May.
Dancing 0 p.m. to 2 a.m.
NOTICE
of
all
A copy of the Proposed New Articles can be inspected by any Shareholder at the Offices of the Company during the
usual office hours.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
C. E. TERRY, Manager and Secretary.
Hong Kong, 5th April, 1948.
THE HONG KONG AND KOWLOON WHARF AND GODOWN COMPANY, LIMITED. Notice To Shareholders
ORDINARY ANNUAL
MEETING
al
Jowards
similar
Far
The Transfer Books of the Military and Naval Attaches at dónial that diplomatic bag facili condolences were sent direct to Company will be closed from the Embassy, and of having used ties were extended to correspon- the British Ministes tech lo the 20th April to the 6th May the diplomatie bag 10 transmitdents,
1948, both days inclusive;
By Order of the Board
of Directors,
J. A. WATTIE & CO., LTD.
Secretaries.
Hongkong. 15th April, 1948.
SAMAGAGA RUBBER COMPANY, LIMITED
(Incorporated under the Companies' Ordinances,
Hongkong)
REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS.
AND
STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1947,
Messrs. Spence, Robinson & NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Partners, of 011 Marina House, that the Fifty-Seventh Ordinary inform their clients and friends Annual Meeting of the Members that their telephone number is of the Company will be held at | now 22048.
the Office of Messrs. Jardine, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Matheson & Co., Ltd., Pedder that the Thirty-third Ordinary Street, Hong Kong, on Wednes-General Meeting of Sharchol- day, 28th April, 1948, at Noon, ders in the abovenamed Com- to receive and consider the pany will be held at 601/608| Report of the Board of Direc- Piñarina House, Hongkong, on tors and Statement of Accounts Thursday, 6th May 1948, at for the year ended 31st Decem- 12.30 p.m. for the following ber, 1947, to elect Directors and purposes. to appoint Auditors.
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CLOSING OF TRANSFER ́ BOOKS
Information.
Direct Assignments
"From these documents, it i
evident that Mr. Magidoff systematically received from the United States naslänments in re- gard to collecting spy information in the Soviet Union," she wrote. Que contained "the direct as
The
National
Broadcasting by Admiral Sir Denis Boyd, Com- Company said tonight: "The mander of the British Paclie Company has full confidence In Fleet, and Lady Boyd, for trans- Mr. Magidoff's integrity as a mission to Mudame Roxas. working newsman and neediets.
It was less than a month ago to any has never requested him since Admiral and
violation of
Lady Boyd, to sand any information in last met President and Nodame Roxas at Manlin during the visit of 1.M.S. "London," "Consort" and, "Alert" to 'tho' Pullippine
censorshipi or which might be considered of
nature." McGraw Hill Com-
capital.
charges Message Of Condolence has
to collect detailed in-pany, in a statement in New York
on underground con- tonight, asserted the
and Included Buch
against Mr. Magidoff were "en- are As: "Where
the firely without foundation." constructions situated? Can de- The charge that he was Inbeen sent by His Excellency te fence against poison gases be secured? Can they be defended against radio netive particles?"
Another question read, as- cording to the latter: "What? research is belog carried out in the field of atomic energy? Be a procise as possible."
Mo-
The following telegram structed to collect defailed in
Governor to His Britannic formation about underground Jesty's Minister in Malla: constructions In the Boviet
"Please convoy to the Govern Union, the statement said, was ment of the Philippine Republic based "on normal routing an expression of the deep, sym nowe assignment which was pathy which the Government and sent to Mr. Magidoff In June, people of Hong Kong feel for the 1947,"
people of the Philippines in the "The
same assignment, which death of the lafe President was a world-wide survey deslan- Roxas." ed to determine the effectiveness
The Colonial Secretary has sent
CHINESE ART of underground plants during the a letter of sympathy to the Philip
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To receive and consider the Directors Report and Statement THE BANK OF CANTON BLDG. Lof Accounts for the year ended 30th September, 1847, to elect Notice is also given that the a Director, to elect Auditors,' Register-of-Members---and and-to-transact any other-or Transfer Books of the Company | dinary business of the Com- will be closed from 15th April,pany. 1948, to 28th April, 1948, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
C. E. Terry,
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PEIPING & TIENTSIN WOOL CARPETS WHOLESALE OR RETAIL
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES HOLLING
P. & O., B. L. & E. & A. BILLS OF LADING
SERVICE TO OFFER
Governor
recent war, was sent to our cor- pine Consul in Hong Kong which respondents In England, France, reads: Sweden, Czechoslovakia, Italy, "His Excellency the Germany, Austrle and Japan. has asked me to express to you the Factual Reports profound sympathy of the people The purpose of these survey Kong for the death of His Ex and the Goverment of Hang was to make a factual report, based on the lessons of the last cellency Manuel Roxas, President war, to American industry on of the Republic of the Philippines, problems they would have to face which you announced in your if the United States industry had letter to me of April
His Excellency 100
award to go underground."
Company spokesman said of the sense of low which mus Mr. Magidoff was due to leave te felt by the Philippine people at the death of the Prealdent, who ow to undertake a survey of hes guided them so well in these Moscow underground plants in Eastern
critical years of reconstruction.”, European countries behind the "iron curtain."
Mr. Magidoft was ordered toi day to quit Russia in two or three days after his denimola. tion as a spy, ` He was inform- ed of his expulsion by. Mi Vasillenko, acting Chier of the Soviet Foreign Office, Press Department, and, was told his press card had been withdrawn. He told British and American reporters in Moscow tonight 'of
summons "to
Soviet wife
Blank proxy forms are ob- DENNIS & CO., LTD. tainable at 601/606 Marina
Proxies (White Ants Extermina- House, Hongkong. must be lodged at the Regis- tion Dept.) offers service tered Office of the Company at least forty-eight hours before in White Ant Treatment. the Meeting. Only a Sharuhol-Just make a call on the hi der may be appointed proxy. telephone and our TECH- Foreign Office, adding:
The Transfer Books of the NICIAN will be at your the Company will be closed from service for Free Inspection. the 26th April to the 8th May Tel. 32913, 33324. 1948, both days inclusive.
+
By Order of the Board of 'Directors,
J. A. WATTIE & CO., LTD:
Secretaries.
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