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THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING
· CORPORATION{
ORDINARY YEARLY GENERAL MEETING -- NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVÉN that the Ordinary Yourly 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, 1949, at 11.30 am. for the purpose of receiving and considering the reports of the Directors and of the Auditors count and Balance Sheet for the year ended 31st. December, 1948, and for the election of Directors and the appoint ment of Auditors."
announcement will be inserted Free of Charge if and the Profit and Loss. Ac-
Advertisers' requirements are satisfactorily answered,
WANTED KNOWN
HOLLYWOOD
FOR SALE
AND
Obtainable st Leading Book Stores, Nawapaper Sellers and "China Mall! Öttios.
rollable PILOT RADIO8: Samo pro-wer quality now obtainable at popular prices, made possible only by increased demand and largo sales. World Reception Models from $100 each. Obtain- able at all the better destore or Colonial Aganoles, direct from:
Bldg., 14 Queen's Tsakoochay Rand. Phone 20310.
STORE—Now | HONG KONG FILM on display now consignment | THEATRE NEWB at 60 cents per of Gowns-Coats-Suits, etc. copy. Stock taking salo as from to- day, Costume Jewellery Handbags Shoes Dresses -Suits and Coats from $40 $100. Room 206, Melbourne Hotel 10 nm.-12 p.m. and 3 p.m.-6.30 p.m. TAMARA
503, MAY-Room Peninsula Hotel now holding BALE of American, Dreases, etc, At Bargain Prices. Orders taken for Wedding and Evening Gown", Etc. European Workmanship Only FOR YOUR conta, suita, dresses And bata address yourselves to
and
modiste,
CHINA MAIL PICTORIAL $2.00 par copy. Obtainable at all Leading Book Sto: 43 and “China Mail" Office.
Madame LAVENIR French CHINA MAIL POSTCARD-$1.50 couturiere
3 for 6 or 80 ponts each. Obtainable Humphrey's Building. Cernavon at all loading Book Stores and Road 3rd floor, Kowlcon-Tele- | “China Mall”. Omos, phone No. 60233.
SCRIBBLING PABB-100 pagas EXPERT PACKER for Chinaware, at 60 conts each. On sale Glassware, Furniture, Camphor- "Chine Mall' office, Windsor wood Chests, Supplier Wooden House, Tol. 382812, Boxes, etc. Hau Chee, 8. Wing Wah Lano
D'Aguilar (near
Street).
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MAY BB BOOKED AT THE BOOK STORE, 26 SWINDON NATHAN ROAD, TEL. 09327
KENYA GOVERNMENT IN NEED OF FINGER
PRINT CLERKS
The Kenya Government is in need of the services of finger print clerks, fully trained in the Henry and/or Zimox systems.
Selected candidates will, in the first instance be appointed on agreement for a period of RENOMMEE Dresses New Ship-four years' residential service mant of Coats & Afternoon on a scale of £180 x 10-240 Ortases, "DESIRE" Hat: Special x 15- £375 per annum, the offer high quality Silver Foxes point of entry will in each case from $150 to $375. 603, Victory be determined by the cun- House, Wyndham Strest.
didates experience in finger print duties, and will be limit RUGA Manufacturers and Ex. porters Peking and Tientsin Cared to a maximum initial salary pets and Aug. Peking Art Rug Company Room No. 8.9 Lucky Apartment, corner Hankow and Peking Road, Kowloon.
of
of £265 per annum. Rent not exceeding 72% of the salary will be deducted, in respect of housing accommodation if pro- vided by the Government, this CARPETS RUGS.-Genuine does not cover light, water and Peking and Tientsin, lovely.de. alons and colourings, Various sizes, conservancy charges which will Come and Inspect at The China be payable separately by the Rug Co., Kayamally Building, 4th officer concerned. Floor (Opposite Hong Коло
It will be appreciated if ap- Hotel). Queen's Road, Centrai.
plications from candidates de- CARPETS, embossed, plain, fancy, sirous of being considered for In Chinoso Oriental and Paralan the vacancies are forwarded
All colours. designs. All sizes.
Colonial Secretariat. Carpet Industries 63 Austin Road, Hong Kong, the application should include full particulars LADIES we have at your service of the candidates age, marital specialized operations for status, education, qualifications Holone Curtis cool waves, and length of experience in machineless all parme, hairdyos & finger print work. manicure-ROSE MARIE Beauty
Kowloon.
Parlour Phone 50384-48, Han-
kow Rd., Kowloon, ~
PREMISES WANTED
BRITISH Army Officer requires
by 1
* 4 or 6 room flat furnished or un-
furnished for occupation March on short or long loasa. Willing to pay good rent. Apply Box No. 720 "China Man!!''.
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Specialities VARIATIONS" -Rhumba, Bamba, Tango, Jitter. bug. (Enquirion 1-3. PM)-TONY HUDSON, 812 China Buliding.
FOR SALE
LADY leaving colony has conta and frooks for sale. Box No. 728 "China Mail".
INDUSTRIAL firm has part of
Lutda
to
the
LAMMERT BROS:
Auctioneers, Surveyors and Appraisers, Fodder Ballding. Telephone No. 20224.
PUBLIC AUCTION
sell by
The Undersigned have re- ceived instructions to Public Auction on
Friday, February 4, 1949 commencing at 2.30 p.m.
at their Sales Rooms,
| No, 35 Hankow Road, Kowloon.
A Fino Collection of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
comprising:-
Chesterfield Suites, Desks, Book Cases, Set of Ten Poys, Side. Tables, Accordeon, Har-
of Shares of The Register the Corporation will be closed from Friday, the 18th. of February to Saturday the 5th. of March, 1940 (both days in clusive) during which period no transfer of shares can be registered.,
By Order of the Board, A. MORSE.
Chief Manager.
REMINDER HONG KONG CRICKET
CLUB...
COLONY TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
Entries are invited for the Colony Grass Court Singles and Doubles Tennis Cham- plonships to be played during the Hong Kong Cricket Club
Annual Tennis Tournament commenting February 21, 1949.
Entry forms are obtainable from all Clubs and Sports Shops. Entries will close at 5; p.m. on February 11, 1949.
NOTICE
THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY: 4, 1940. ~]
NOTICE
IN THE MATTER” of the Companies (Recon struction of Records) Ordinance, 1947,
and
IN THE MATTER of Choe Seng Tong, Limited.
NOTICE is hereby given that the abovenamed company has lost, Its Memorandum of Asso- ciation and that it is proposed to adopt a new Memorandum of Association.
THE KOWLOON MOTOR BUS CO., (1933) LTD. REVISION OF FARES NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that as from the lat day of February, 1040, 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:-Salisbury Road, Nathan Road, and Prince Edward Road. SECTIONAL STAGES
1. Star Forry and Pakhoi Street.
2. Pakhol Street and Argyle Street.
3.
4.
Argyle Street and Jet. of Prince Edward Road and Waterloo Road.
Jct. of Prince Edward Road and Waterloo Road and. Kowloon City.
Route No. 2. Star Ferry, and Shamshuipo.
SECTIONAL STAGES Via-Salisbury Road, Nathan Road, Lalchikok Road,
1.
3.
A copy of the proposed now Memorandum; of Association may be inspected at the office of the Company at No. 48A
Star Ferry and Pakhol Street. Bonham Strand West, Victoria, in the Colony of Hong Kong, or Pakhoi Street, and Argyle Street.
Argyle Street and-Shum Shui, Po. at the office of Messra. C. Y Kwan & Co of Naj 4 Desauto Noul (Reserved for opening of New Route), Voeux Rond, Contral, Victoria aforesaid, the solicitors for the Route No. 4. (Reserved for opening of Now Routo). company, at any time during Route. No. 5 Star Ferry and Ngau Chi Wan.
Via:Salisbury Road, Chatham Road, Ma Tau Wel Road, office hours."
Tam Kung Road, Prince Edward Road and Sai Kung Road
ot
Any person who objects to such proposed new Memoran- dum of Association should state briolly in writing the nature of the objections to such proposed new Memorandum of Associa- tion and should file the same with the Registrar Com- panies. Supreme Court, Hong Kong, with the address for ser- vice within the Colony of the person objecting thereto not of later than the 4th day March, 1849.
Dated the 21st day of January, 1949.
C. Ý. KWAN,
• Solicitors for Chee Seng Tong, Limited.
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, Ad-at Noon, to transact the follow
ing business:-
We beg to announce that Mr. Pong Wing Tong and Mr. Lee Wah Chue have joined us as
Chinese Directors. and visory Managers.
DREYER & CO., LTD. February 1, 1040.
MARINE DEPARTMENT!
NOTICE NO. 4/1949.
1. To receive and consider the Report of the Direc- tors and the Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1948.
2. To sanction a Dividend in
respect of the year 1948.
3. To elect two Directors.
"
4.
A morine boiler, unservic- able, whose. approximate dimensions are length 9' 6", diameter 11' 0", shell. thick, has been salvaged from Causeway Bay Shelter and is now lying on the Praya Wall at Tai Kok Tsui.
Unless this boller is claimed before 20th February, 1949, it will be sold to defray salvage costs.
N. GARLAND, Acting Director of Marine. Marine Office. Hong Kong, Feb. 2, 1949.
NOTICE
To appoint Auditors,
OF TRANSFER CLOSING
BOOKS.
Notice is also given that the Transfer. Books and Register of Members will be closed from the 14th February, 1949, to the 28th February, 1849, both days inclusive.
By Order of the
Board of Directors.
G. B. S. THOMSON,
Secretary.:
We have moved our office Hong Kong, February 1, 1949. from 201, Victory House to Room 112, Marina House on the 1st. February, 1049.
T. A. Pearce & Co.,
Stockbrokers,
NOTICE
Mr. G. Goodyear is no longer employed by The Advertising and Publicity Bureau, Ltd.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
NOTICE TO MEMBERS First Extra Race Meeting, Saturday, 12th February, 1949.
There are nine races, the l'irst Bell will be rung at 1.80 pm. The first race will be run at 2.00 v.m, and the last at 6.00, p.m..
MEMBERS' BADGES AND ENCLOSURE,
Members and guests are reminded that they and their ladles MUST wear their badges PROMINENTLY DISPLAYED througout the Meeting.
NO ONE WITHOUT A BADGE WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE.
chita eto,
Badges admitting non-members to the Members' Enclosure and Club Rooms at $10 including tax ATO oblain-·** It's Installation avaliable for the
able through the Secretary on the written or personal Intro- manufacture of new metal articles.
duction of a Member, such member, to be responsible for all Will those interested please send enquiries to Box. No. 726 "China monium, Axminster Carpet, sale at the RACE COURSE.
Badges admitting to Member Enclosure will NOT be on Mall."
Persian Carpet,' Camphorwood The Treasurers' Compradore Office will close at 11a.m. POST CARD PHOTOGRAPHS of Chests, Clothes, Treadle & and the Secretary's Office at 11:45 am. Baška Offices at Int Floor, Hongkong, 18 beautiful views, 80 Hand Sewing Machines, Mah- Exchange Building.. cents each at Ye Olde Printeria. jong Sets, Electric Toaster, A limited number of tiffim will be obtainable at the Club Iron, Stove, Dressing Tables, House provided they are ordered in Ravance from the_No. 1 NO CHILDREN WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE CLUB'S ACCOUNT BOOKS, Cash book Wardrobes, Low Boys, Bed Side Boy (Tel 27813), 189, leaves, Ledger 170 Isaver, Tables, Single & Double Bed- FREMUJES DURING THE MEETING.
strongly aleads, Dining Tables, Sido..
FUBLIC ENCLOSURE, bound, good paper, $55.00. the boards, Glass Cabinets, Black-
at or $20.00: sach. at; Ye Olde} wood- Curio
Cabinet, Fire Printerie, Ltd.
Braases, Dining Chairs, Single Divans, Chest of Drawers, Glass PLAYING CARDS. A food quality linen-faced card, four Ware, Tea & Dinner Crockery, packs for $7,00, at Ye Olde Cabin Truck, Cutlery, Mirrors, Printeris; Ltd,
Refrigerators, Ice Chests, and Bloycle, Etc., Etc.
Journet 378
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PHOTOGRAVURE :~PORTRAITS of Their Majestion, "the"King",and]
On View from Thursday, the
Qusen, size 22 x 30, quitable 3rd February, 1940. for missues and clubs":$15 :onch,
Terms: As Customary.
at Ye Olde Printeris, Ltd, y
gribas adóRING PADS, 100 Sabaota ber' pad; $1.00 each or four £15,40,.at-Y»÷Q]d#=Priáterie;
LAMMERT BROS.,
-Auctioneers,
The price of admission to the. Publie Enclosure in 13 Including tax for all persons Including ladies, and is payable at the Gath
Bookmakers, Tia Two men, sta will not be permillod, to operate within the #recincts of The Hong Kong Jocker | Club during the Eaco Eccling.
Refreshments will be obtainable, in the Restaurant in the Publie Enclosures F
→ SERVANTS PABBER Berrants' pases will bo` ismod 'to «Frivals: Box: holders ONLY, Who' are requested ta dimribute them with di sortida- tion and to ondoren their names on the passing Holders, of sucht ; paures are not permitted in the kiombora Enialestero except for passing through on their duties and "inuSE“ KOMAJA to their employmru' stands.
BY ORDER.
QFD. BROWN,
SECTIONAL STAGES
Star Ferry and Austin Road.
Austin Road and Kowloon Dock Gate,
1.
2.
3.
Kowloon Dock Gate and Ma Tau Kok., Ma Tau Kok and Kowloon City.
5.
Kowloon City and Ngau Chl Wan.
Route No: 8. Star Ferry and Lai Chi Kok. Via:-Salisbury Road, Nathan Rond, Tal Po, Road and Castle
Peak Road.
SECTIONAL STAGES
1.
Star Ferry and Pakhol Street.
2.
Pakhoi Street and Argyle Street.
3.
Argyle Street and Yen Chow Street.
4. Yen Chow Street and Lai Chi Kok.
Route No. 7. Star Ferry and Kowloon Tong.
Via:-Salisbury Road, Nathan Road, Waterloo Road.
SECTIONAL STAGES
1. Star Ferry and Pakhol Street.
Pakhol Street and. Peace Avenue.
3.
Peace Avenue and Jet of 'Prince Edward Road' and Waterloo Road,
3.
4.
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. Star Ferry and Pakitoi - Street.
Pakhol Street and Argyle Street-
2.
3. Argyle Street and Jet. of Prince Edward Road and
Knight Street.
4. 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,
loo Road and Prince Edward Road.. SECTIONAL STAGES
Fakhoi Street and Argyle Street.
1.
Star. Ferry and Pakhoi Street.
2.
3.
Argyle Street and Kowloon. Hospital.
4.
Kowloon Hospital and Kowloon City.
5.
Kowloon City and Ngau Chi Wan.
CARNIVAL
Dick Turner
¿COPI, 1943 BY HEA SERVICE, U
ST. M. REIL U. B'PAT)
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BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
By Shepard Barclay
"The Authority ini. Authorlites
FORCING PASS LETHAL
ONE of the most murderous
answer.
[something else. Why, then, did
South pass East's There could be only one possible of: bridge weapons is the forcing
wns It
because he... pass. It gives your partner, wanted to see if Northwould option between doubling on op rather double It than 200, ON ponent's bid and making a bid with his own side's bidding. of his own know Just Under
It is dimcult for some players to when a pass is forging situations
The
thething the natural applying to such a forcing' paza, vary, but generally | North was obliged to bid or dou- marked by knowledge of ble. If he did not wine to are
that the double, he must make some bid nooler partner
even though his first calt: 2- passen, could have made a per- fectly safe bld or double and Spades had indicated the, maxi- for not mum his hand contained, A Water-did not. His
'hidding could be only for the bid in that situation would not his associate have disclosed surplus strength; it would have been based on the surplus strength in South's hand as revealed by his forcing pass,
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.
SECTIONAL STAGE
1. Star Ferry and The Monument (One Section only) Route No. 11. Jordan Road Ferry and Kowloon City. Via: Jorden 'Road, Gascoigne Road, Chatham Road, Matsu- wei Road, Tam Kung Road and Prince Edward Road.
SECTIONAL STAGES
1 Jordan Road Ferry-and-Kowloon Dock Gate.
Kowloon Dock Gate and Ma Tau Kok
2.
3.
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 Feak Road,
SECTIONAL STAGES ··
1.
2
3.
Jordan Road Ferry and Argyle Street.
Argyle Street and Yen Chow Street.
Yen Chow Street and Lai Chi Kök.
Route No. 13. Jordan Road Ferry and Ngau Chi Wan. Via: Jordan Road, Nathan Road, Prince Edward Road, and
Sai Kung Road.
1.
SECTIONAL STAGES
Jordan Road Ferry and Argyle Street:
2. Argyle Street and Jet. of Prince Edward Road and
Waterloo Road.
'3.
Jct of Prince Edward Road and Waterloo Road and Kowloon City
4. Kowloon City and Ngau Chi Wan.
AT SCALE of CHARGES
ROUTE NOS. 1 TO) 13 (INCLUSIVE)
10 cents will be charged for the first Sectional Stage or part thereof, and 10 cents for the subsequent Sectional Stages or part thereof (le, 20 cents Through Fare).
British Service Men (Army, Navy and Air Force. Per- sonnel) in uniform and children under the age of 13 years, will be carried at 10 cents through faro 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 notien being given...
MONTHLY TICKETS & SCHOOL CHILDREN TICKETS
As from the Month of February, 1949, Monthly. Tickėti. & School Children's Tickets will be issued' at ' $18.00 and $6.00 per ticket respectively; the use of such tickets are restricted to Route Nos. 1 to 13 (inclusive), only, and can bo obtained as follows:- DRAINA
On 28th, 30th and 31st January and 1st, 2nd and 3rd February between the hours of 8.00 a.m. and 7.00 p.m. at Talm Tea Taul Bus Terminal Office, Kowloon, and there- after at the Company's Office, 159 Castle Peak Road, Kow- loon during regular business hours only
reason
purpose of giving the lethal option.
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then West naturally shifted
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and South at a contract of their South own
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Next Question ̧. Why is a
singleton in "your"
- Bouth of course heard North hand, after your partner: had make his "free bid" of 2-Spades bid both a major. muit and No over West's 2-Clubs. It was Trumps, a factor encouraging North you to favour a sult contract? therefore a certainty to that South could have made In it because it is a liability. some perfectly sound bid if East No Trumps or because it is for had passed either 3-Spades or asset at trump play, or both?
120.
A BRITISH CROSSWORD PUZZLE
Enteral
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5 Automaton.
School Children's Ticket entitles the holder to a maxi-1 Alarm mum of 4 single journeys daily (Sundays omitted) and confined to the hours of 0.00 nm and 6.00 pm, only
School children making application for the first ticket shall produce for the Company's records a school certificate bearing his or her photograph, 2005.
Monthly Tickets and School Children's Tickets are avail able for the month of issue only,
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9 Dance, ́10 Discovers: 11 Less, 1991.
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19 Files Up:
The Company reserves the right to refuse the lasted ward. of Monthly Ticket or School Children's Ticket to any person | 10 Hang dosyne whom they consider Ineligible.
Dated the 27th day of January, 1040
THE KOWLOON MOTOR BUS.CO: (1913)}LAN WW" BAT, LOUEY,
Manager.)
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22 Sharp.) 29 Domestic-
gated. 25 Deception. 20 Decreo. 27 Kind of net. 28 Requested 2p Enclose in.
wraps.
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