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FULL TIME
FOR SALE
at
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HOUSE Becretary, Hong MODERN Kong Anti-Tuberculosis Assoola newly built, Two storeys, & rooms, tion, required immediately. Know-garage, targe garden, tennis court, ledge of Chinese advantage. Re-all conveniences, 48,000 sq. feat, ply in writing to Dr. 8. N. Chau, immediate possession. Apply Box. China Bldg, with full particulars 740 Ohine Mall. and salary expected. Quarters provided if required.
REQUIRED Chinese ladies (age 20-26) for stage and recording purposes after athoe hours. Must speak English Well. Please phone 23887.
Water Boilies.
TAILB COAT and DINNER JACKET London made,' almost new, bargain. Telephone Dow- man No. 22615.
Hot RUBBER Large $3.50. Medium $3.00. Obtainable at The Summerblis re Co., Ltd., Room 446, 10 Quaen's MALE CLERKS, TYPISTS quired for Military unit stationed Road, Central.
Transport FANLIN G.
from KOWLOON
daily. PILOT RADIOS: provided Knowledge
stenography desire. pre-war quality now abla.
at popular prices, made possible Applicants report in pet. Bon for interview at HQ KOW-only by Increased demand and
World LOON Brigade, WHITFIELD DKB) large sales.
Reception Models from $190 each. Obtain at 1130 hra. 15 Feb.
abis at all the better deatere or
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Bame reliabla obtainable
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AND
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KONG FILM THEATRE NEWB at 60 centa per copy. Obtainable
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February.
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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
obtained at
THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1040.
REGISTRATION FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE.
All residents of Hong Kong who are willing to offer their services to the community. In time of emergency in any capacity are informed that centres, will be set up as from Monday next, 14th February, at the following places for the purpose of re- celving registration applications;
HKVDC Headquarters,
Garden Road, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Cricket Club,
opposite Supreme Court
Kowloon-Cricket Club,
Cox's Path, Kowloon
Club de Lecrelo
King's Park, Kowloon
Club Lusitano,
10, Ice House St., Hong Kong
open
9 am to 5 pm.
open 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 7. p.m.
open 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. and p.m. to 7 p.mi.
open 12 p.m. io 2 p.m. aud 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
open 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Registration is open to both men and women and appli- cants will be offered the choice of either joining the 'HKDY or the Special Constabulary, or of indicating that they are willing to offer to serve in an emergency without electing now to join any specific organisation. Further detalls may be ob- iained from the officers at the registration centres.
THE "STAR" FERRY COMPANY, LIMITED NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS ORDINARY YEARLY MEET-
ING.
the
Notice is hereby given that 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: →→→→
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 sahction a Dividend in
respect of the year 1948.
3. To élect two Directors. 4. To appoint Auditors. .
CLOSING OF TRANSFER 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, 1949, both days inclusive.
By Order of the
·
Board of Directors.
G. B. S. THOMSON,
Secretary,
Draft Programmes and Entry D'Agullar | Forms for the Second Race
Meeting to be held on Satur- Hong Kong, February 1, 1949.
26th February, 1949, day, (weather permitting) may be A. S. WATSON & CO. ment of Coats & Afternoon
the Secretary's Dreesca, "DESIRE" Hats, Special
LIMITED offer high quality Slivar Foxen, Office, Exchange Building; the Club house, Happy Valley; and from $150 to 3376. 803, Victory the Stables, Shan Kwong Road. Hou, 5 Wyndham Btreet.
Entries close at 12 o'clock RUGS Manufacturers and Ex- portare Paking and Tientsin Car- NOON on Thursday, 17th pots and Ruge Peking Art Rug February, 1049. Company Floor No. 8-9 Lucky Apartment, acrner of Hankow
By Order, and Poking Road, Kowloon. CARPETS 4 RUGB-G¢nuine Poking and Tientsin, lovely de- signs and colourings, various sizes. Come and inspect at The China Rug Co., Kayamally Building, 4th
· Floor
(Oppoalto Hong Kong Hota:). Queen's Road, Central
CARPETB, amboused, plain, fancy, In Chinena Oriental and Paratani dealgns. All sizes. All estauro. Carpot Industries 63 Austin Road, Kawtoon.
LADIES Wo have at your service #11 specialized operations for
Hatena Curtiss coot WAVER machinoisas oll perms, haledysa a manlouro-ROGE MARIE · Boauty: Parlour-Phone 1038443, Han- kow Rd., Kowloon,
'PREMISES WANTED
WANTED either lease of
C. B. BROWN
Secretary
BREAKING UP of "SEISHU MARU”
Tenders are invited for the work of breaking up the vessel "Seishu Maru" at present lying at moorings off the China Fleet Club. All scrap recovered from the vessel will remain the property of the Crown.
Tenderers will be afforded the option of breaking up the vessel in. R.N. Yard or at their own shipyard.
Tender forms, conditions of altender, and permission to view vacant premises 80,000 square the vessel will be issued by the feet or vacant lot 70,000 square Naval Store Officer,H.M. Dock- foot buiteblo for Rotory purposen.yard, Hong Kong on the pay. Apply in writing to Mr. Wong, ment of a deposit of HK.S 007 Bank of China Building.. 1,000.00 to the Cashier, H.M. Dockyard from Monday to OLD ESTABLISHED FIRM Friday, 14th to 18th February, quines about 300 square feet ground floor space in business 1949. Daposit will be return centra sultable for showroom and ed to unsuccessful tenderers. offico. Apply Box 738-“China Mali".
Completed tenders must be returned, to the Naval Store Officer by hand in a scaled en- velope marked "Tender for DANCING LESSONS"
Scapping Selshu Marunot BALLROOM DANCING "Made later than noon Monday, 21st Baby! for you.LATEST February, 1949.
APJ DAY, Naval Store Officer.
VARIATIONS”. Opecialities Rhumba, Bamba, Tango, Jitter. bug. (Enquiries 1-8 PM)TONY HUDSON, 818 China, Bullding,
FOR SALE
· 28'-6" GABIN SAILING ORUISER :“WHITE HERON”. Compléteʻyilth {Bosti"-Atwater, Outboard zangine, 118sorings), kvesikatta 'all::soft.iurnishi
Service Auction Rooms
WILLIAM POWELL
LIMITED
COMPANIES (RECONSTRUC- TION OF RECORDS) ORDINANCE, 1947
and
THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING
CORPORATION
·WAR' DEPARTMENT
By Order of C.R.A.O.C. HQ LAND FORCES' the 'under- mentioned will be sold by tender.
Shirts, Hats Pith, Ties, Soop- Marine, Graphite OIL & Grease varlous, Metal Scrap, Textiles old, etc.
Two Jeep Trailers.
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, 1949, 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. Decomber, =19-60μa2erid=f&fmtkhvalentierinofaizan? 39.
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Tender Forms may be ob- tained at C.R.A.O.C. Office on Earnest deposit of IIK$200. Money, returnable on close of salc.
■.
Tender close at 1200 hours
February 28, 1949.
and the appoint- THE BRITISH COUNCIL ment of Auditors.
LIBRARY AND READING ROOM
of
The Register of Shares of the Corporation will be closed from Friday, the 18th.
The British Council Library February to Saturday the 5th. is open daily from 10.30 am. of March, 1949 (both days into 10 p.m. Books may be bor- clusive) during which period rowed from 10.30 a.m. to 6 p.m. no transfer of shares can be on week-days and from 9 a.m. registered.
to 1 p.m. on Saturdays. The
room reading
is open Saturday and Sunday after- noon from 2.30 p.m. to 10 p.m. as well as on other eveninge of the week,
Statue Square
Hong Kong.
By Order of the Board, A. MORSE.
Chief Manager,
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE CO., LTD.
NOTICE is hereby given that COMPANIES (RECONSTRUC-the Ordinary Yearly Meeting TION OF RECORDS) of Shareholders will be held (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE | at the Hong Kong Hotel, Hong 1948 RECONSTRUCTION OF
REGISTER OF MEMBERS
Мевать, William Powell Limited (hereinafter called "the Company") has applied to the Registrar of Companies for leave to reconstruct its Register of Members, under Section 12 of the Companies (Reconstruc-
Kong on Tuesday 8th March 1949 at 12 noon for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors with a Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1948 and for the appointment of Auditors. the election of Directors and
on
THE BRITISH COUNCIL THE GROWTH OF PARLIAMENT
The first in a series of five be given to- lectures will morrow, Tuesday, 15th Febru ary, at 6 p.m. by Mr. Brook Bernacchi in the Club Lusitano, Ice House Street.
The lecture will be accom- NOTICE is further hereby given panied by Film Sirip illustra- tion of Records) Ordinance that the Register and Transfer tions. 1947 and Section 3 of the Com-Books of the Company will be panies (Reconstruction of Re- closed from the 24th February Statue Square cords) (Amendment) Ordin- ance 1948.
1040 to the 8th March 1949 during both days inclusivė which period no Transfer of Shares can be registered.
The statutory declaration in support of the application and the exhibits thereto (being list of persons who it is believed | are entitled to be registered as shareholders of the Company and Report of Messrs. Percy Smith & Co., Chartered Ac- countants, Windsor.
Huse, Hongkong on the Reconstruc- Mem- tion of the Register bera) can be inspected, on pay-submitted: ment of the prescribed fees, in the office of the Registrar of Companies, Courts of Justice, Hongkong. A copy of the statutory declaration and the exhibits thereto may also be inspected at the Company's Registered Office during ordin- ary working hours.
All persons who claim to be entitled to be registered as shareholders of the Company and who have not already done NOTICE is hereby given that the Sixtieth Crdinary Yearly of their FULL NAMES AND so must notify the Company Meeting of the Company (since | ADDRESSES, their claim and registration) will be held at the evidence upon which it is the Hong Kong Hotel, Hong
based WITHIN THREE Kong, on Friday, 25th Febru-MONTHS from the 14th day of ary, 1949. 12 noon, for the
February, 1949, purpose of receiving the Re- port of the Directors, together Persons who hold Share Cer- with the Statement of Actificates and Transfer deeds (L counts for the period ended any) are requested to produce 31st October, 1848, and to them at the Company's Regis- elect Directors and appoint tered Office. if they have not Auditors.
The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from Tuesday, 15th February, 1949, to Friday, 25th February, 1949, both days inclusive.
JOHN D HUMPHREYS & SON, LIMITED, General Managers. Hong Kong, Feb. 7, 1040.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG PROBATE JURISDICTION
IN THE GOODS of Leslie Isobel Puckle (nee Bremner) of Ivy House Chufchstoke in the County of Montgomery, - England, Married Woman, deceased.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
already done so. Shareholders who have lost their Scrip are requested to write to the Com- pany giving all known particu- lars of their holding and the circumstances of the loss, when further information will be
given as to
further ovidence required.
any
All notices and communica- tions should be addressed to the Company at its Registered
Hong Kong.
NOTICE THE HỒNG KÔNG ANTI-TUBERCULOSIS ASSOCIATION
All interested are welcome.
(Mrs.) M. FINCHER,
Acting Secretary.
CARNIVAL
COPS, 104R BY NEA KIN ZICE, WET, M.
By Dick Turner
5-12
"And should your earning power become impaired, this policy pays the premiums on all the other policjos!”-
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
By Shepard Barclay
The Autherlly" on Authorities'
more than FREAKS NEVER CEASE
the possible loss. That is exactly what happened, THERE IS no limit to the d-for South made the contract. ferent kinds of freak occurrences The spade 6 was led, and at the bridge table. Just when ruled by the club 4, the club 7 you think you have experienced sent to the A and the diamond Every kind of queer thing that Ancased. The diamond was can happen, along comes on- ruffed, the heart A scored and other to add to your store of the heart 5 ruffed high The oddities.
Can you Imagina diamond was thon ruffed high someone bidding and making a and the rest of the tricks taken grand slam after an opponent by clubs and diamonds had opened the auction with
ith a game-toreing two-bid? Espe of New York's cially with the contract doubled, duplicate and then redoubled by partnert
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rebid by East that she was sure her partner had none. In addition, her partner had seen. At to bid six without the ace of trumps, so that this vital card was the key to going the rest of the way,
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The point hero is not that Enst "did not have a two-bid." but that he made a two-bid. and the successful grand slam was bld in spite of it.
Tomorrow's "Problam...
AND NOTICE is hereby also given that an Extraordinary General Meeting, of the Com- pany will be held at the same place on the same day at 12.30 p.m. or so soon afterwards as The Annual General Meeting the Ordinary General Meeting of the above Association will shall be concluded, when the take place at the Y.W.C.A. rubjoined Resolution will be Down Town Centre, Rutton Building, 4th Floor on Monday, the 28th day of February, THAT the Authorised capit-1949 at 5.30 p.m. al of the Company be in- creased from its present Capital of $3,000,000 divided into 300,000 Shares of $10 ench (of which the whole have been issued) to $10,- 000,000 by the creation of 700,000 additional shares of the nominal value of $10 each and that such addition-
The vast
majority of al shares as aforesaid shall. be issued at such time or
ranking players would not bid two on East's hand, but at the times and upon terms and
RAMIC that
call C 7 A meeting of the Management average socia conditions as the Company's Board of Directors in their Committee of the above Guild will would be made. South's bid- shall be held at the office, Union Build- ding was really understandable, absolute. discretion
Ing, 21, Pedder Street; Hongkong, but North's was based on con- think fit.
siderable imagination, at 5 pm. on Monday, February
and confidence. Her redouble was consistent, since if her bid (Denter: North. of 7-Clubs was sound in the vulnerable). Brst plate,
was the redouble
What is the soundest play by doubly sound, us it would in- South for #Diamonds after the crease the possible gain much club 7 lead?
NOTICE:
THE CHINA COAST NAVIGATION AND ENGINEER OFFICERS' GUILD
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & 14th, 1949.
SON, LTD. General Managers. Hong Kong, Feb. 9, 1949.
GEORGE T. LLOYD,
General Secretary. Hongkong, February 12, 1949.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
NOTICE TO MEMBERS Second Race Meeting, Saturday, 26th February, 1949.
There are nine-races, the l'ires "Beli will be rung, at 130
Ofee, Exchange Building, Des p.m. The first race will be run at 2.00 pm, and the last as 6,00
Vooux Road, Central, Hong- | kong
Signed: E. W. McCarthy,
Acting Secretary. Hong Kong.
PEAK TRAMWAYS CO., LTD.
NOTICE.
MEMBERS' BADGES AND ENCLOSURE.
Members and guesta are reminded that they and their Ladies MUST wear their badges PROMINENTLY DISPLAYED througout the Meeting.
NO ONE WITHOUT A BADGE WILL HE ADMITTED TO THE MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE, !>
Badges admitting “non-members to the Members' Englosuró and Club Hooms at $10”,” Including tax. urgy obtain Mble through the Becretary on the written or personal intro duction of a Member, auch Member, to be responsible for mil chits, etc.
Badges admitting to Members' Enclosure will NOT be on maặs at the RACE COURSE.NE
"The Treasurers Compradore Office will close at 11am. and the Secretary's Office at 11:45 am. Both Difices at lat Floor,
lange Building.
that the Court has by virtue of Owing to the necessity of. A Imlied number of tiffing will be obtainable at the Club
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Section 58 of the Probates Or-making certain mechanical re- Honas provided they are ordered in advance: from the No.1 dinance 1897, made an Order pincements in the Engine | Boys (Tol. 21818),HASHEMALE limiting the time for creditors Room NO TRAMS will run on NO. CHILDREN WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE CLUB'S and others to send in their WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY, FREMISES, DURING THE MESSTING, WARDS R claims against the above state the 18th and 17th FEBRUARY, to the 7th day of March 1948
All Creditors and others are accordingly thoroby, required to send their claims to the under aigned on or before that date Dated the 8th-day of Fobr uary,'" 1940. ···
"WILKINSON & GRIST,
Solicitors for the Executors and Trustees of the will of the abovenamed deceased;
ban's Road Central,
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okmakter, Tio Two men sto, will not be purmlstoll to within the precincts of The Hong Kong? Jockey Clus the Baou Meeting. freshmenke, will be obtainable. the Hestaurant in ize
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