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ANNUAL LICENSING OF DRIVERS FOR PERIOD 1st JULY 1948 TO 30th JUNE 1949
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3. ORDER OF LICENSING;
Licences. will be renewed in "blocks" of 1,000 per day commencing. with Nos. 1-1000 on Monday, 9th August as follows:-
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•
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COMMISSIONER OF POLICE. 19th July, 1948.
THE THAMES & MERSEY INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED
OF LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND.
We are proud to announce our appoint- ment as Agents for this Company, effective immediately.
(Sgd.) BLAIR & COMPANY LÍMITED,
Holland House.
Telephone Nos: 28087 & 28088:
CUSTODIAN OF PROPERTY
DEPARTMENT
NOTICE OF REMOVAL
The offices of the above de- partment--will be situated at liable prewar quality now the C.S.O. Building, 2nd floor, obtainable at popular prices, Lower Albert Road, as from made possible only by in- 2nd August, 1948. creased demand
large
Telephone Nos. 39286 and sales. Allwave sets from $240 cuch obtainable at all the bet- 39588 will remain unchanged.
and
ter dealers or direct from: Colonlat Agencies, Tackoochoy Bldg., 14 Queen's Road. Phone 26310.
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HONGKONG $ DIRECTORY (1948 Edition)Containing Hong List, Government Offices, IIospitals, Schools, Churches, Consulates, Services, Clubs, Agencies, Who's Who, Residences, All information
and
J. A. TIBBLE, p.p. Custodian of Property. 30th July, 1948.
NOTICE
ROYAL HONG KONG YACHT CLUB
AUGUST HOLIDAY
complete to March 31, 1948. A full programme of sailing On sole at all leading Book races will be held today, Mon- Shops and "China Mail" Office day, August 2, at the Yacht
Club, Launches will run normal Sunday services.
NOTICE
NOTICE
ASSOCIAÇÃO PORTUGUESA DE SOCCORROS MUTUOS
TIE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 1948.
VYSHINSKY OUTBURST AT TALKS ON DANUBE "OPEN DOOR" FORE
WESTERN POWERS
Bolgrade, July 31.
M. Andrei Vyshinsky, Soviat Daputy Foreign Minis- tor, today accused the Western Powers of pre- senting an ultimatum to the ten-nation Danube Conference meeting here, and declared that if they persisted "the door would be opened for thom to leave."
POST OFFICE
MAIL NOTICE
GENERAL HOLIDAY-
On Monday, August 1, 1948, the General Post Office and Kowloon C,1.0, will open
from R Am, to soon. The other Branch Pit Offers from Ram, to to am.
There will be one delivery of ordinary (and restidered, enprespundenen wi .10 m.id..
and one millection only from villar boam.
The Money Order office will be entirely
Outward Malls
Britain and France had said they would insist on clos
keeping their rights in the great Europeon! waterway, acquired under the 1921 Conven- Unless otherwise stated, Registered io tion, even if the results of the Conference went Art and Parcel Pasta rime 30 minutes
carlier than the ordinary mall. If mali against them.
close betra
Related and 10 l'arcel Ponts close at 5 p.m. the previou=
Halle arm komert at Kowinon Centrm) Pret Omre, half an hove sazller than the G.P.0, daing times.
M. Vyshinsky replied that The Austrian representative,day. this Convention had been re- Orsini Rosenberg, claimed that placed by clauses in the Balkan Austria had a right to attend the Pence Treaties, and that Bri-conference with full Yights and tain and France had already not just as a consultant.
Both the French and Austrian abolished it before the war by
supported by the Rumania in cialms were agreements with 1938 and with Italy and Ger- many in 1939.
he declared, Suspected
Communists
The Conference.
An ultimatum from was facing the Western Powers before it had even considered any draft for a new Danube Convention, adding:
"The Soviet Union does not e- cept this ultimatum and will com- pletely disregard it."
Powera' de- The Western claration "is not the langunge
but of
com. of co-operation mand. This not the langu- co-operators but of aşe of masters, M. Vyshinsky said.
If they persisted Ins Inying [down
which conditions under they would accept conference de jeistons, then "as the door was opened for them to come here so the door would be opened for them to leave."
French Challenge
France challenged bloc majority.
the Soviet
16
Sydney, July 31. The Australian Boaurity Police have detained Polcs as suspected Commun. Ist agents.
The round-up was made in
The Queensland.
suspects are considered to be profes alonal agitators, who slipped Into the country in quotas of displaced persons migrating to Australia.
The Immediate deportation of one man has been recom. mended.--United Press.
GENERAL HOLIDAY MONDAY, AUGUST 2
Closing Time By Ale Canton, (Kowlona C.P.OS 10. 15.30
p.m.: 10.P.D.) 9.30 m., Naon.
(Reg.), Alemail for Shanghai,
(Ord.) 9.30 am,
Alcmall for Manila,
A.M.,
(Ret.) 11 am...
(On.) 11.00 AM, . Airmail for Bhanphaf, Nanking. Hankow, Telnet and Peiping: Airment for Lluchow and Kuaming: Alemali for Amoy and Poochow, (Res, and Dr.) Nr.
Swalow, Airmail fur
(ex. and Ord.
Nex
Closing Times My Rea and Train Macan and Taloshan, ♬ a.m. Formina
n,mi
via Keelung and Shanghal, ID
Straits Calcutta, 10 ɛ.m. Swidow, Amay and Fooehow, 11 km,
and Japan (0), Letirgu
Carda only).
Neuen. Teamkong, Noon, Maenu and Tainiban, Noon. British and American delegations Kongmont la Canton), Noon.
Contra (2nd clase mal only), Neon, but opposed by all the others."
This is the first international East-West conference in which] the Soviet bloc has had thei majority.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 3 Closing Times By Air
The French declaration opened Canten, (Kowloon C.P.0.) 5.19 mm. 19 12.10 p.m. 1 p.m.: .P.0.1
discussion of the rules procedure
of which Eugenij Kamenov, But not be garlan Deputy Foreign Minister,
Adrien Thierry of France said
would his Government bound by any 'new Danubian con- [vention unless ali siggatories of the existing statutes plus the United States ugreed.
is acting as chairman.
He said
that i must be selled before a
oral debate begins.
general
A test vote already had barred the use of English us an official of the conference.- alter Reuter, United Press and Agence
France-Presse.
M. Thierry said that no mator-language ity, however great, could
the statutes,
PEIPING & TIENTSIN
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under Article 29, the
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Telephone 24369 instant and not held owing to a quorum not being present, stands adjourned to Wednes- day, the 4th August, 1948, at the same time and place.
C. E XAVIER,
Hon. Secretary. Hong Kong, 29th July, 1948.
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NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
SHARE CERTIFICATES are now ready for Issue, and can be collected, “against surrender joy the relative Ällolment Letter at the Company's Registered Offices, 171-178 Connaught Road West, Hongkong.
Where
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BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
By Shepard Barclay
"The Authority on. Authorities":
།
quer.
East
bidding or in to penalize vent
Put 2. Make East play his lowest
PICK RIGHT PENALTY “No diamonds, partner?” led the Incredulous West. KNOWLEDGE of the bridge confessed what he had done, and Laws and how to apply them admitted he could have follow- part of the equipment of the fined suit. Under the Law, that gave player. In many a situation, an the declarer a choice of three op- Irregularity By on opponent Hors-1. Make East play his gives him, an option in either the highest card in the correct suit,
the play. The posé of
heard in the correct suit, and 3. such acts the same as other bad Lot him play any cart he wish- bids and plays get penalized. It in the correct sult, but make is further the purpose of the him put the spade & face-up on Laws that the member of the
the table, subject to being led or innocent side, in making a choice played the first time it could be among his options, should choose legally.
the one which is most advan- tageous to his own side.
S. 4.3
K. K 93
D. J 10 8
5 4 2
C. 7 2
S: K.7
H. Q 8 4
D. K-6.3
C. K Ja
N
S. J 10 9 WE H10 7
ន
5
D. 7
C. Q 15 5
S. AQ 0 2
H. A 6 3
D. A QO
C. A 4 3
2
The declarer, one of the coun-
y's finest, studied a while and then selected pennity No. 3. Then South, who had taken the first trick with the diamond K, led to the club A, and finessed the J, which East won with the Q East
lead now made his compulsory
of the spade 5: The 7 won it, so
hat the contract was
assured
with four tricks in spades, one i hearts, three in diamonds and four in clubs.
Hul East not perpetrated his. (Dealer: South. Both sides vul- } unestablished revoke, South's cole iry for the needed twelfth trick would have been a Vierna coup type of squeuze, but it would not have worked less the heart K and four spades hud been in the
me hand; They were not
nerable).
South
West
2 NT 4.N'T
Pass
Pass
North.
Enst Pays
4 C
• NT
Actual bidding of this deal was not recorded, but all tour of the participants agreed on what hap- pened during the play, East was doing a bit of
wool-gathering when the opening lead was madle.
What is the most
important
for
a
Hoping for a space, he had theundamental in successful pre- 15 ready anil put it on the first puration by a declarer
trick carelessly before he noticed throwin play at the end of the that the diamond I had been fort, to make his contract or opened,
ain an extra trick?
A BRITISH CROSSWORD
PUZZLE
YOU TRAVEL,
WE SERVE !.
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CHINA FLEET CLUB
there will be a
SOCIAL GATHERING
of the
ROYAL AIR FORCES ASSOCIATION
on AUGUST 4th at 8 p.m.
An opportunity, for Servico- and Civilian Members
to become better acquainted
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Bill of Lading No. 129 Godown Warrant No. 5903 3,601 Bags of Driconure
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the
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15. Hooter. 10 Counsel. 19 Speak 21 Corpulent.
22 Simunar. 23. Bealila.. 26.Cleyer... 29 Gives up
Coffice5,03
30 Apartment, 31 Splendid 32 Minor, actor, 33 Enger.
Saturday's Crossword
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Clues Down.
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2 Contrives.
4anish.
3 Dregs.
Storage chamber. Uncommon.
11. Equestrian. 13 Malt
14 Victim. 10 Observen
Down? Chasto, B
Innno, 12
mind.
18. Chair
of rocks, 30 Remainder.: 22 Check 24 Get up.
23 Deduce. 17 Send gut
20 Migrate
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