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FOR SALE
SPARE whool and tyro from PHOTOGRAVURE
PORTRAITS B.O A.C. Bedford Van believed of Their Majesties the King and to have been lost between Status) Queen, size 221⁄2 x 30, sultable Bquare and Cape D'Agullar on for mosets and clube, $18 each, Sunday 23rd Jan, between 1-2) at Ye Olde Printerle, Ltd.
WANTED KNOWN
BRIDGE SCORING PADS, 100 sheets par pad, $1.00 each or four for $3.50, at Ye Olde Printerle,
Ltd.
BEAUTIFY Your garden with Dutch Calla Lily, Anemones, PILOT RADIOS; Bame reflabio Paeonia and Glediti Including pro-war, quality now obtainabio blue varieties. Anglo-Chinees at populer. prices, made possible Trading. R1, Pedder
Buliding, only by Increased domand and third, 20053.
503.
TAMARA MAY-Room Peninsula Hotel now holding -SALE of American Orzzies, etc
At Bargain Prices. Orders taken for Wedding and Evening Gowns, Etc. European Workmanship Only.
FOR YOUR coate, ults, dresses and hals address yourselves to Madame LAVENIA French couturiere
and modiste, 3 Humphrey's Building. Garnavon Rond 3rd floor, Kowloon-Tale- phone No. 60233.
NEWLY Arrived Musical Acces. including plastic Feeds,
sories,
cymbals, saxophona
rhythm straps,
fargo Batan. World Reception Models from $190 each. Obtain- able at all the better dealers or direct from Colonial Agenales, Taakooohoy Bido.. 14 Queen's Road. Phone 26310.
HONG KONG FILM AND THEATRE NEWS at 50 cents per copy, Obtainabl nt Leading Book Stores, Newspaper "Baltaru and “China Mali” ÖMÍɑs.
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CHINA MAIL PICTORIAL
Obtainable at all $2.00 per copy, Loading Book Btoler and "China Mall" Office..
CHINA MAIL POSTCARD—$1.50 tor 6 or 80 canta sach. Obtainable
brus at all leading Book Store and Jewel point necdics, strings for violin, guitar,
"China „Mall” Omos.
cello and double bass. "Concer SCRIBBLING tinas" of 20. Keya, Swedish
* 50 centa
PAD8-100 pages Bech. On uzla at Windsor
Leather Board, 6. Falda Kids' China M=** ofco Gussels,
In perfect tune. In-House, Tel. 22812
spection Invited. King! Music) Company. 5. Chiu Lung Street, Telephone 30439.
EXPERT PACKER for Chinaware, Glassware, Furniture, Camphor- wood Chesta, Supplier Wooden
Boxes, etc, Hau Chee, 6, Wing Wah Lane (near D'Aguliar Street),
NOTICE
ENGINEERING SOCIETY OF HONG KONG
SESSION 1948/49
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MAY BE
SWINDON
BOOKED AT THE BOOK STORE 25 NATHAN ROAD, TEL. 69327
RENOMMEE Dresses New Bhip-
Coats of
Afternoon ¿
mont Drates, "DESIRE” Hats. Special offer high quality Bliver Foxen from $150 to $375. 503, Victory House, 5 Wyndham Street.
RUCS Manufacturera and Ex- portera Puking and Tlostain Car- pela and Auga. Poking Art Rug Company Room No, 8-9 Luaky of Hankow Apartment, cernet and Peking Road, Kewlcon.
CARPETS 4
"High Frequency Heating".
will be given by
Mr. A. J. C. Threlfall A.M.I.E.E.
on Wednesday, 2nd February at 5.45 p.m. in the Jacobean Room of the Hongkong Hotel.
Tea will be served from 5 |p.m.
NOTICE
RECRUITING LE.P.
All vacancies on the 4th. Course for Locally Enlisted Personnel at Hong Kong Chi- nese Training Unit, Lyemun RUGB-Genuine have now been filled. The Re Poking and Tientsin, lovely decruiting Office in Whitfield signs and colourings, various sizes. Barracks, Kowloon will there- Come and inspect at The China fore be closed until recruiting Rug Co., Kayamally Building, 4th)
(Opposite Floor
begins for the 5th. Course in Hong Колд Hotel). Queen's Road, Contral, March, 1949.
CARPETS, embossed, plain, fancy, A further announcement will In Chinese Oriental and Poralanį be made in this paper when designs. All sizes. All colours. recruiting recommences. Carpet Industries 63 Austin Road,
Kowloon.
LADIES we have at your service i
J. F. SOPER, Major,
Oficer-in-Charge Recruiting.
all specialized operations for Hong Kong & New Territories.
Helons Curtles cool Wavea,
machineloss ell perma, hairdyse '& manicure--ROBE MARIE · Beauty Parlour-Phona 50384-43, Han- kow Rd., Kowloon.
WANTED TO BUY
WANTED GARPET, Fawn pre- ferably all over design 10x8 or 12x9 must be reasonable and in good condition. Write Box 725 "China, Mall".
FOR SALE
In
DENT'O Haroutes blayala axcoilant candillon, with 4-speed Sturmey Archer gaars (handlebar change), ollbalh, Lucifer chrome headlamp and dyname and other accessories, Price $200. Telephono; .M¿Dougall, 26658-9 during office hours.
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NOTICE
LIBERTY THEATRE ·
The Management wish to thank all friends who attended the Ceremonial Opening of the Theatre on January 28th and for the gifts and encouragement [received.
Sorvico Auction Rooms
A. ED. de Sousa, Auctioneer. Auctioneers, Surveyors, ota, Basement, French Bank Dir., Telephone 31807,
· LAMMERT: "BROS.
Auctioneers, Burveyors
·and: Appraženra; Fedder: BuildingA Telephenë, MOU KUŽDA,
THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING.
CORPORATION
-ORDINARY YEARLY GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Ordinary Yearly General Meeting of the Share holders of the Corporation will be held at the Head Office of the Corporation, 1 Queen's Road Central, Hongkong, on Saturday the 5th. day of March, 1948, at 11.30 am. for the purpose of receiving and considering the reports of the Directors and of the Auditors and the Profit and Loss Ac- count and Balance Sheet for the year ended 31st. December, 1948, and for the election of Directors and the appoint- ment of Auditors.
of
The Register of Shares or the Corporation will be closed from Friday, the 18th. February to Saturday the 5th. of March, 1949 (both days in- clusive) during which period no transfer of shares can be registered.
By Order of the Board; A. MORSE. Chict Manager.
NOTICE
COMPANIES (Reconstruction of Records) ORDINANCE
1947, AS AMENDED BY ORDINANCE NO. 29 OF 1948.
ANGLO AMERICAN STEVEDORING COMPANY,
LIMITED.
I new
THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, '1945.``
THE HONG KONG THE KOWLOON MOTOR BUS CO., (1933) LTD. CARNIVAL
JOCKEY CLUB
REVISION OF FARES.
Draft Programmes and En- try.Forms for the First Extra Race Meeting to-be held on Saturday, 12th February, 1040, (weather permitting) may be obtained at the Secretary's Office. Exchange Building: the Club House, Happy Valley; and the Stables, Shan Kwong Road.
Entries close at 12 o'clock NOON on Thursday, 3rd Feb- ruary, 1040,
By Order.
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary.
THE "STAR" FERRY COMPANY LIMITED NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS ORDINARY YEARLY MEET-
ING.
Notice is hereby given that the Forty-seventh' Ordinary Yearly Meeting of the Members of the Company will be held at the Office of Messrs Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd., Pedder Street, Hong Kong, on Monday, the 28th day of February, 1949. at Noon, to transact the follow- Ing business:***
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that as from the 1st day of February, 1949, the undermentioned Bus Routes will be divided into Sectional Stages, and fares will be charged: as follows:-
Route No. 1. Star Ferry and Kowloon City. Via:-Sallsbury Road, Nathan Road, and Prince Edward Road. SECTIONAL STAGES
Star Ferry and Pakhol Street. Pakhoi Street and Argyle Street,
1.
2.
3.
Argyle Street and Jct. of Prince Edward Road and Waterloo Road.
1.
Jct. of Prince Edward Road and Waterloo Road and Kowloon, City,
Route No. 2. Star Ferry and Shamshulpo. Via:-Salisbury Road, Nathan Road, Laichikok Road.
SECTIONAL STAGES
1. Star Ferry and Pakhol Street:
2.
3.
Pakhoi Street and Argyle Street.
Argyle Street and Shum Shui Po. Route No. 3. (Reserved for opening of New Route). Route No. 4. (Reserved for opening of New Route), Route No. 5. Star Ferry and Ngau Chi Wan. Via:-Salisbury Road, Chatham Road, Ma Tau Wei Road, Tam Kung Road, Prince Edward Road and Sai Kung Road.
SECTIONAL STAGES
Star Ferry and Austin Road.
Austin Road and Kowloon Dock Gate,
Kowloon Dock Gate and Ma Tou Kok.
I
2.
3.
4.
Ma Tau Kok and Kowloon City.
*5.
Kowloor City and Ngau Chi Wan. Route No. 8. Star Ferry and Lai Chi Kok. Via:-Salisbury-Road, Nathan Road, Tai Po Road and Castle
Peak Road.
I.
2.
3.
4.
SECTIONAL STAGES
Star Ferry and Pakhol Street. Pakhol Street und Argyle Street..
Argyle Street and Yen Chow Street, Yen Chow Street and Lai Chi Kok. Route No. 7. Star Ferry and Kowloon Tong. December, Via:-Salisbury Road, Nathan Road, Waterloo Road.
1. To receive and consider the Report of the Direc- iors and the Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st 1948..
2 To sanction a Dividend in
respect of the year 1948.
BOOKS.
*
3. To elect two Directors, The above Company has
4. To appoint Auditors, during 1941-1945 lost its Memorandum of Association CLOSING OF
TRANSFER and is unable to secure a copy thereof and it is accordingly proposed 10 adopt Memorandum pursuant to the provisions of Section 9 of the abovementioned Ordinance. A copy of such proposed new Memorandum may be inspected at the Company's registered office situate at No. 7, Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong, by any member or creditor of the Company during. usual busi- n058 hours. It any person,
Notice is also given that the Transfer Books and Register of Members will be closed from the 14th February, 1949, to the 28th February, 1949, both days inclusive.
By Order of the
Board of Directors.
G. B. S. THOMSON,
Secretary,
firm or corporation has any Hong Kong, February 1, 1949.
objections to such proposed new Memorandum, the nature of such objections should be stated briefly in writing and before the 4th March, 1940, filed with the Registrar of Companies, Supreme Court, Hong Kong, with an address for service within the Colony of such person, firm or cor- paration objecting,
Dated the 14th day of Jan- uary, 1940.
WILKINSON & GRIST,
NOTICE
Mr. Jose Eduardo Noronha has this day been authorised to sign per procuration for this Company.
SECTIONAL STAGES
1. Star Ferry and Pakhoi Street.
Pakhoi Street and Peace Avenue.
2.
3.
4.
Peace Avenue and Jet. of Prince Edward Road and Waterloo Road,
Jet. of Prince Edward Road and Waterloo Road and Kowloon Tong.
Route No. 8. Star Ferry and Kowloon Tong. Via:-Salisbury Road, Nathan Road, Prince Edward Road,
Knight Street, Cumberland Road and Waterloo Road.
SECTIONAL STAGES
1.
2.
3.
4.
Star Ferry and Pakhol Street. Pakhol Strect and Argyle Street
Argyle Street and Jet. of Prince Edward Road and Knight Street.
Jet. of Prince Edward Road and Knight Street and Kowloon, Tong.
Route No. 9. Star Ferry and Ngau Chi Wan.
Via: Salisbury Road, Nathan Road, Argyle Street, Water-
loo Road and Prince Edward Road.
SECTIONAL STAGES
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Star Ferry and Pakhoi Street.
Palchoi Street and Argyle Street.
Argyle Street and Kowloon Hospital. Kowloon Hospital and Kowloon City.
Kowloon City and Ngou Chi Wan. Route 10. Star Ferry and The Monument, Via:-Salisbury Road, Nathan Road, Carnarvon Road, Kim- berly Road, Austin Road, Cox's Path and Jordan Road.
1.
SECTIONAL STAGE
Star Ferry and-The Monument. (One Section only). Route No. 11. Jordan Road Ferry and Kowloon City, Via: Jordan Road,. Gascoigne Road, Chatham Road, Matau- wei Road, Tam Kung Road and Prince Edward Road.
SECTIONAL STAGES
THE UNION TRADING
-CO., LTD.
1.
Jordan Road Ferry and Kowloon Dock Gate. 3.--Kowloon-Dock-Gate and Ma-Tau-Kok.-
3.
Solicitors for the abòvenamed February 1, 1949.
Company.
NOTICE
THE HONG KONG REEL CLUB
Hongkong Reel Club will take place in the Gripps on Tuesday. 22nd February, 1949,
The Annual Dance of the
JUST ARRIVED!
BATES WOVEN BEDSPREADS In twin And doable
atxes. Colours: Blue, Green, Rose, and Aqua Limited Supply.
DIAPERS.
ABY JACKETS, GOWNS, BOTTLE STERILIZERS
HYGEIA MILK BOTTLES TEETHING RINGS Will all members and their BOTTLE BRUSHES friends wishing to attend please | J & J BABY OIL, SOAP, ETC, contact the Secretary,
MRS. J. SHEWAN,
Hon. Secretary,
c/o The Chartered Bank.
THE EVERGREEN
300 NATHAN ROAD. KOWLOON
NOTICE
Our Stores
Resume Business
TO-DAY
AS USUAL
THE SUN COMPANY, LTD.
· CHINA EMPORIUM, LTD. THE WING ON COMPANY, LTD.
THE SINCERE COMPANY, LTD.
Ma Tau Kok and Kowloon City.
Route No. 12. Jordan Road Ferry and Lai Chi Kok. Via: Jordan Road, Nathan, Road, Laichikok Road (Shum-
shulpo), Yen Chow Street and Castle Peak Road.
1.
2.
SECTIONAL STAGES
Jordan Road Ferry and Argyle Street.
Argyle Street and Yen Chow Street.
3. Yen Chow Street and Lai Chi Kok.
Via: Jordan Road, Nathan Road, Prince Edward Road and Route No. 13. Jordan Road Ferry and Ngau Chi Wan.
Sai Kung Rond.
I.
3.
SECTIONAL STAGES
Jordan Road Ferry and Argyle Street.
Argyle Street and Jct. of Prince Edward Road and Waterloo Road,
Jet. of Prince Edward Road and Waterloo Road and Kowloon City.
Kowloon City and Ngau Chi Wan.
SCALE OF CHARGES
ROUTE NOS. 1 TO 13 (INCLUSIVE)
10 cents will be charged for the Grst Sectional Stage or part thereof, and 10 cents for the subsequent Sectional Stages or part thereof (ie., 20 cents Through Fare),
British Service Men (Army, Navy and Air Force Per sonnel) in uniform and children under the age of '12 years will be carried at 10 cents through fare only. Children under the age of 4 years not occupying a seat and accom- panied by an adult passenger may be carried free of charge. NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that the com- pany reserves its rights to introduce Two Class Accommoda- tion (Le. First and Second Class) in the buses operated. by the company, and to adjust the fares (within the rates prescribed by this Licence) at any time, upon reasonable notice being given----
MONTHLY TICKETS & SCHOOL CHILDREN TICKETS ? As from the Month of February, 1849, Monthly Tickets & School Children's Tickets will be issued at $18.00, and $8.00 per ticket respectively; the use of such tickets are restricted to Route Nos. 1 to 13 (inclusive) only, and can bo obtained as follows: M
On 20th, 30th and 31st January and 1st, 2nd and 3rd February between the hours of 8.00 a.m. and 7.00 p.m. at Tsim. Tsa Trul Bus Terminal Office, Kowloon, and there- after at the Company's Office, 163 Castle Peak: Road, Kow- loon, during regular business hours only,
With
By Dick Turnor.
SENATO OFFICE BILDG
SMELT
ČOPA, 1948 BỶ HKA NEVICE ING. ZČMATRIK LË JË PRE
"'ll have you know, aire, that serving my country turned my hair white-worrying about votes!",
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
By Shepard Barclay
The Authority, on Authoritie
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ODD BIDB AND SIGNALS an arbitrary or artidelal mean- ONE OF THE most important ing, or used by a player with provisions of the Laws of Con- the assurance that his partner tract Bridge--not only of these will not necept it in its natural which went into effect on the sense; such a call is not subject first of October last, but of all to penalty дл an improper previous codos--covers the use mark; 11 necessary that a con- of special conventions in bludding ventian so used should be fully
the other or-playThe underlying prinel-understood by
players using cogention ple is that, if a particular bid, and lead or conveys to you Information at fully to a proper inquies, by an play by your partner call should be ready to reply
all different from its natural or opponent as to their meaning or accepted
customary
use,' meaning. your opponents are entitled to Then the Law says.
Should rettive the same specific be necessary to make bichish message. Otherwise you would inquiry during the auction, the have an unfair advantage over partner of the player who has them, the same as if you delib-hade the convention call should erately a private or secret 'reply." That is important. In erately used convention.
other words, the parts special For the The new LAWS cover that bidder 'must tell what point splendidly, clearly
he received: troia Information fairly. The job is done in the the call, and in such cases It is last part of the final section of usually advisable to ask the bid- the Laws, titled "The Proprie der to leave the table while the ties." Its first sentence saya: conversation goes on, so that he "It is improper to employ, with will not learn anything uriau
explaining its meaning opponents, a convention in call-believes the bid means. A ques
thorised
about what his partner log on amundsu.convention in tion of that nature could be re- play, toignificance of whichgarding the meaning of an ori may not be clear to them." Final bid of
of 1-Club, or about as In other words, if
you are us-opening sult bid of two when 1- ing the Blackwood glam conven- Club is used to Indicate
a gen tion, you should tell your operally strong hand, or about the bid ponents so. If you employ some meaning of on original- suit variation of it which some
of three, or various other por -ers-might-call-"on-improvembly-ambiguous calls." such as using 4-Clubs Instead That section of The Proprieties 4-No
to ask for aces, concludy Association, Tourna The commit -Noiumps you should give a full explant- tee of any tion. If in leading an honour ment or Club, or a group of per you always lead the second card sons playing Contract Bridge
School Children's Ticket entitles the holder to a maxi- mum of 4 singlo 'Journeys daily -(Sündays' omitted) 'and confined to the hours of 8.00 am and 8.00 pm. only
School; children making application for the first ticket 21 shall produce for the Company's recorda a school certificate beating his or her photograph,"
and
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with.
bos-
a sequence, such as the queen max prohibit or restrict the use from king-queen, Jack from of 'conventions which are bolli queen-Jack, and so on, you are generally unrecognised and suffl departing from customary prac, clently intricate to cause untes- tice and giving your partner in-sonable delay. That Bust your side unless you in advance formation which unfairly helps simple fairness to the majority. whose time should not ba tell
your opponents about It, · wasted inordinately by long The section The Proprieties winded and perhaps repeated continues thus: "When applied explanations which, prolong the to a call, covers a call designed to convey from its pleasure. ¦
the term convention game unduly and thus, detract
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Monthly. Tickets and School Children's Tickets are avail-10 skin. able for the month of issue only,
The Company reserves the right to refuse the issuta of Monthly Ticket or School Children's Ticket to any person whom they consider ineligible. -
Dated the
27th day of January, 1949,
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THE KOWLOON MOTOR BUS CO., (1938) LTD) Antidote 11 Asscared, 12 Odours, 7 Emerge, 10
W. B.Í. LOUEY,
Manager."
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