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THE HONG KONG LAND INVESTMENT & AGENCY CO., LTD.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that 'the FIFTY-SEVENTH ORINARY YEARLY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS In this Company will be held at the Offices of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd., on MON- DAY, 28th March, 1949, at NOON to receive the Report of the Directors together with the Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1948. to elect Directors, and 10 appoint Auditors,
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THE CHINA, MAIL, THURSDAY," MARCH 10, 1040.
POST OFFICE
MAIL NOTICE Outward Mails AIRMAIL FROM UNITED KINGDOM DELAYED
The Almall from United Kingdom, beduled to arrive on Thursday, March 10, has been delagest and le, now expected to arrive on Saturday, March 12, 1949.
OUTWARD HAIL TO U.K.
A surface mikil to United Kingdum per nB "Corfu" will be elosed as follows i— aro-Parcels & p.m. March 12, Reg. m. March 14, Ord. 0,20 KM. March 14, Kowloon CPO1-Patzela 5 pm, March 12, Re, 8.10 am. March 16, Onl Da.m. Match 14.
This man' expected to afrive at Lon• don en er about April 16, 1919.
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perscribed By Air to London only
Ein future it will not be suffelent to merely superscribe auch correspondance
The REGISTER OF SHARES of the Company will be closed from MONDAY, 14th March, 1949, to MONDAY, 28th March,"via London"). 1940, both days Inclusive, dur- ing which period no transfer of ---------FOR-SALE Shares can be registered
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DIRECTORY
By Order of the Board
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EXPERIENCED book-keeper ableĮ HONG, KONG keep fuli set of books, know. (1949 àdition) containing Hang Directors.
Govt. Offices, Hospitals, ledge of Shorthand and Typing, List,
Churches. Latitutas, becks employmont, Excellent Schools,
Services, Clubs, Box Consulates. Testimoniala. Reply K.P.O.
Agencies, Who's Who, Rouldeness. 1000.
It's the most up-to-date and most completo of all business directories Hong Kong, March 4, 1940.
POSITIONS VACANT
WELL established firm requires A clerk able to undertake cor. respondence in Engllas and com. petent in typing-only thone ex. perlent apply. (Staling reference and alary). Box .774 "China Med.
WANTED KNOWN
In the Colony. NOW ON SALE
Mall Berview by Air and Burface to Tientsin and Felping to tempormally up- pended antil further notion
pics otherwise stated Registered
Particles and Parcel Porta Clown 10 minutes maller than the ordinary, mall. If mulie
of loss before 19,am. Heglaired and Parol
Ponts close at & p., on the previone dur
Mail are closed si Kowloon Central Port Offer half an bedr veriler than the
10 closing · Lienen.
B. C. FIELD. Secretary.
at all loading book shops and "China Mail" offico.
TAMARA May
603 Peninsula Hotel, large assortment SUMMER
TORRonable HONG KONG TEACHERS' All lien, FROCKB prlots. Orders taken for Wedding
ASSOCIATION and Evening Gowns Etc. Euro- pean workmanship only.
PEDIGREED DALMATIAN pup ples ready for sale. Sire Cham ALSATIONS Puppies by "Champion Prince Argo-Dam Duchess.
Apply Box 700 "China Mali".
plon Arno of Baba" ex "Tina of Vlewdown", tgrand-daughter of "Champion Dage of Brittas", and litter stoler to "Tultor of View. downs",
at stud In Hong now Kong). Born 5th November 1948.
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now perfect specimens, dark eyek and muzzles, good angulation and perfect temperament,
to: Van
The
Old
Mouse.
Enquiries Alsatians, Benton,
Kriskavaal
MBBI
Oxon. England.
en-
INQUIRIES INVITED for gineering and electrical materials. Supplies cx stock or small.com. mission for procuring. Co operative Enterprises. P.O. Box 2081. Hong Kong.
THURSDAY, MARCH 10
Cloring Times by Alr Canton and Hankow, (Kowinon CPO) 1.80 A... 10 ... 12.30 p., 2.30 p.m.; (UPC) 7 a., 9.10 m., Noon, 2 p.m. Alemialt for Bwalow and Amoy, (Neu.)
R... (Ord.) 9 am, Airmail for Bhanghal (Reg.) 9 K
(Ord.) 9.30 a
Almall for Kunming and Lluchow: Al- mall for Amay, Bhensbal, Nanking and Taingtao, (New.) 8 pm.. (Ord.) 1.30 p.m. Almall for Kwellin; Alzmall for Chung- king, (teg.) $ p.m., t0rd.) 2.80 g,mu Almall for Swatow and Talkan, (Reg.)
p.m., (Ord.) 8.30, mm, Airmail for Rangoon, Calcutta, Kamchl, Bahrein, Alexandela (Nairobi, Johan- neburg and Marsellen via Aleann- Kowloon dria). Rome and Luiten. "The Work of the Natural
CPO1 (Reg. 1 p.m... (Onl) 4.30 of Department
um, Gra (Reg.) 4.30 pm. (Ord.)
An informal talk will be given in St. Joseph's College Hall on Thursday, March 10 ut 5.15 p.m. on-
Musical Instruments, Science PIANO8, Classic and Jazz Music, Steing UNESCO". and Accessorian, Plano Tuning
be and Repairing, King'a Musla
The speaker will
Company, 6, Chiu Lung Street, Dr. Wang Ging-hsi, Ph.D., Telephone 30439.
MONG
KONG
FILM AND THEATRE NEW8 at 50 cente per Leading Obtainable oopy. Book Stores, Nawspaper Beilers and "China Mall" Offcs.
CHINA
MAIL PICTORIAL at $2.00 per oopy.
Obtainable at all Loading Book Btote and "Chins Mal!" Omo.
CHINA MAIL POSTCARD-$1.60
and
Airtant for Flanzki, Hatavia, Colombes, Bydney and Auckland, (Reg.) 4.80 p.m., Ord) 5 p.m.
Atema for Saigon and Paris, lleg.) 4.80
b.m., (Ord:) 6. Airmail for Bingapore,' (Ren.) 4.10 p.m.
(Ord. p.m.
Head of the Division of Pure Selences, the Natural Science Dept., UNESCO, and Direc- tor of the Psychological In-Hangkok. Noon. stitute Academia Sinica.
MISS M. HEARSON,
Joint Hon. Secretary, Hong Kong Teachers' Association.
PENOMMEE DRESSES Imported for or 30 cents each, Obtainable March 7, 1940.
ioantly made dresses, sulte, at all reading Book Stores costs, "Desire" hats, "Kislar" "Chine Mall" Offor. gloves. New shipment of Gaber-
dino Dresses. 503, Victory House, BCRIBBLING
6 Wyndham Street,
RUGS Manufacturers And Ex- portere Peking and Tlontain Car- pota and Rugs. Peking Art Rug Company Room No. 8. Lucky Apartment,
corner
PADS 100 pages
at 60 cents each. On sale at "China Mall"
Hotmo, Tal. 82912.
office, Windsor
of Hankow LA CROSSE manicuring sets,
and Peking Road, Kowloon.
files, clippers, etc.
THE CONFRATERNITY
OF OUR LORD
DOS PASSOS
The Feast of Our Lord dos
ENQUIRIES solicited for all pur• LAMPSHADES, plastic, parch-Passos will be celebrated at the poses Diesel Engines. Box Nomment, sateen-finish, in pink, white, blue, green, gold com- RUGS.-nuine binations.
775 "China Mall".
CARPETS
6.
Poking and Tientaln, lovely de- aigns and colourings, various sizes. BEDSPREADS, Come and Inspect at The China woven. Rug Co., Kayamsily Buliding, 4th | Floor (Opposite Hong Hotel).
cheniile
Catholic Cathedral on Sunday, 13th March, 1840, all Members the of the Confraternity and Catholle Community are cor- and dially invited to attend.
High Mass at 8 a.m.
Kong PASTEL PANTIES, 3 Pra. for Queen's Road, Central, $10.00. EXTRA large panties for women. (Sizes 8, 9 and 10).
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ADVERTISEMENTS
MAY BE BOOKED AT THE SWINDON BOOK STORE, 25 NATHAN RDAU, TEL. 59327
LADIES we have at your service
specialized operations for Helens Curtiss cool waves, rachinoleas perms, hairdyes & manicure-ROSE MANIE Beauty Parlour Pheno 50304-43, Han- kow Rd., Kowloon,
TO LET
THREE ROOM hat available, Furniture and Marrie 3 Car to be takon over, H.K., alde, miso Amah, Apply Box 778 "China Mall"
DANCING LESSONS
BALLROOM DANCING="Made Easy" for you. LATEST VARJATIÓN 8”. Bpaciafitiss -Rhumba, Samba, Tango, Jitter- bug. (Enquirios 1-3 PM)-TONY HUDSON, 612 China Building,
PROPERTIES FOR SALE
GELECTED, attractive, Realden- cias or Bites, In best parts of teland or Kowloon. Bax No. "746 "China Mali".
for the
FOR SALE
TENDERS are Invited sale of approximately 15 tons 18
drum gauge
scrap. Offers should be addressed to the Dis trict Manager, The Texas Com pany, (China) Ltd., 14, Queen's Fload, not later thart March 21, 1349.
PILOT RADIOS: Banos Pullable pre-war "quality' now" obtainable at popular price, made possible only by increased domandand kalos, World Recaption]
largförp, $180' each. Obtain"]
"ablé "gt all the better dealersör direct fromt,, Ośleńial Aginales, Tsakopohoy Bidp41814 EGisson's Ford.: Phana 2011GT
: ONE"Dasptrædze -de füxezmodati 20.10 undeds, Andly “Ndx2" PD7773
THE EVERGREEN STORE-
800 NATHAN ROAD. KOWLOON PHONE 59042
FOR ALL PROPERTY AND LAND MATTERS
consult
STALEY REALTY CO.; 115, Queen's Building.
EXCURSION
TO
JAPAN
INCLUSIVE RATE $2:200
Only Valid Passport Necessary
WEEKLY 'SERVICE
For Particulars & details consult→→
CHINA TRAVEL SERVICE
THE BIGGEST. & LEADING:- TRAVEL AGENCY IN CHINA.
HAL, MING BUILDING,
(First Floor).7% Queen's Road, Ci. *182:31820 & 21116:
Cling Timen by Bea
Raison and Macouver, 1 pm,
Japan. 3 p. Tramkong (yla Canton), 3 p.m.
NOTICE
NOTICE is hereby given that Delivery Order No. 055289 issued by us on Halt's Wharf for four (4) cases Cotton Yarn is declared lost and invalid.
(signed) H: D. BENHAM, Manager,
David Sassoon & Co., Ltd.. Hong Kong.
NOTICE
THE HONG KONG AND
YAUMATI FERRY COMPANY, LIMITED. Notice Is hereby given that the Twenty-First Ordinary Annual Meeting of the Com- pany will be held at the Com- Rosary, Procession, Sermon & pany's Office, Jordan Road Benediction at 4 p.m.
GEORGE A. VAS,
Hon. Secretary
LAMMERT BROS.
Auctioneers, Surveyors
and Appraisers, Pedder Building, Telephone No. 20224.
ro-
Ferry Pier, Kowloon, on Satur- day, the 20th March, 1949 at 12.00 noon for the purpose of receiving the Report and State- ment of Accounts for the year ended 31st December 1048.
Notice is also given that the Share Register of the Company will be closed from the 18th to 20th March, 1949, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board,
LAU TAK PO. Managing Director.
Hong Kong, March 10, 1949.
EQUINE SPORTS CLUB
PUBLIC AUCTION
The Undersigned. have
An Extraordinary Genera! ceived instructions to sell by Meeting of the Equine Sports Club will be held at the pre- Public Auction on
mlacs of the Sports Club on Tuesday, March 15, 1949, at 6.00 p.m. All members are urged to attend.
FRIDAY, March 11, 1949, commencing at 2.30 p.m.
at their Sales Rooms No, 35 Hankow Road, Kowloon.
A Fine Collection of Valuable Household Furniture
comprising:
D. M.HYKES.
Hon. Secretary, c/o The National City Bank of New York.
Court Brevities
Brevilles from the Juvenile Court yesterday with Mr. Blair- Kerr on the bënek;
A little boy tried to ride a push- bike that was more than twice his size, and ran into a bus. He was charged with not having full con- trol of the bicycle. After being warned of the dunger that may be involved, he was cautioned and discharged.
This youngstër spat ut · the wrongsman indeed.
Mr. Charles Mottram was in his car when he observed in Chinese boy pestering someone for money. He went to the boy and told him to stop making n nuicance of himself, whereupon the youngster tured on the gentleinan and spat at him.
Mr. Charles Mottram is the As- sistant Director of Criminal In-
The boy was remanded for 24 hours"ks Inspéctor Evans wished to look into his record.
THE
IN
CARNIVAL
DON'T MISS IT!
By Dick Turner
the TIME
News
Quiz
TIME FOR MARCH 7'
NOW ON SALE
PRICE
SALVATION
ANNUAL APPEAL
1949
HK$ 1.70
ARMY.
WE NEED $ 100,000
TO CARRY ON OUR WORK.
WE APPEAL TO YOUR GENEROSITY
TO REACH THIS OBJECTIVE.
BY COURTESY OF RADIO HONGKONG AN APPEAL WILL BE BROADCAST TONIGHT AT 8.10 P.M.
BY
THE HON. A. MORSE C.B.E.
Please Send Your Cheque To:— THE SALVATION ARMY, Union Building, Hong Kong.
RAMBLER
CYCLE
Made by
DOPR. 1968 MY NEÅ SERVICE, MG, T, U, REG, U, BI PAT, UPY
"How do you like that! I wash the windshield, polish the lights--and then I get roped into doing the dishes!"
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
By Shepard Barclay
The Authority on Authorities de
diamond 9 with his A, then led IT CAN'T BE OVERDONE
Secing West dis- the few things that the club 6. AMONG
overdone is taking card, he came in with the A and cannot be stock of your position, by count then changed plans since clubs ing winning and losing tricks, could not establish. He came to Sull another is the giving of ex- his hand with the spade A and aniples by someone trying to sent the heart J through. East hammer the Iden into your head. let it win, then took the finesse it of the heart Q with his K. The When
eventually get clearly, you will find that it is spade Q was returned to the K; South Was through. more important than such things but then
You
as willy-nllly favouring a longer When he lost the next trick, the uit, or the reverse, a inore nearly sphde 7 lead to the 1), East also solid sult, as a means of setting scored the spade J and club K up trick-takers, The numbri to beat him a trick. THE RAMBLER CYCLE CO. surely in stent in the suits is the starting point of sound Aguring.
ENGLAND
Bole Agents:
YU TUNG TAI LTD.
107/111, York Bldg.,
Tel: 33045, 33148.
Chater Road,
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
NOTICE TO MEMBERS Third Race Meeting,
Saturday, 12th March, 1949
There are ten races, the First Bell will bo rung at 1.80 The first race will be run at 2.00 p.m. and the last race at 6.20 p.m.*
0.00.
$ 2
HAQ 10 4 D 7 3
3 SQ JD 4 KK 7 3
S 10 8 5
C A Q10 "
N WE S
# 66 22 DJ 10 8
0 2
CK JI 2
SAK 7 0 3 I J D
DAK Q 4
C G S
(Dealer: South. North-South
Proper trick counting would have shown South three certain tricks in diamonds, two in spodes and one in clubs. Only three more were required, for his gume, were. absolutely These
three certain in hearts, even with the finesse, losing. Counting that way should have made it clear ns crystal that hearts were his meat and clubs possible, prison.
Tomorrow's Problem
5 10 4 3 H J B DJ 10 9 7 3 COB 3 N
WE
SKJO
H-10 7 6 4
vulnerable).
South West
Pass
2 C
2 D
Puss
2 H
North East Pass Pass
SQU 2 HAKO
03 D. 0..5.2
2
Pass
Pass C J 4
PS-
D. 8:42
C.7 62.
S A 6 7
F
H 6
DAKQ
3 NT
CAK Q 10 8
(Dealer: West, Both sides vul. nerable).
Winning the diamond 3 with the Q, South saw that "obviously the clubs are a better suit to set up than hearts, because I have the same number of each in my hand and there are two more clubs than hearts in the dummy. If you got into 5-Clubs on the So here's what happened. South cards of this deal, how South finessed the club 10 to the would you play after, West leads Jon the second trick, took the the heart K and then the'Q",
A BRITISH CROSSWORD PUZZLE
3
4
B
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MEMBERS' BADGES AND ENCLOSUBE.
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Members and guests are reminded that they and their Indies MUST woar, their badķes PROMINENTLY" DISPLAYED througout the Meeting.
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NO ONE WITHOUT A BADGE WILL HE ADMITTED TO THE MEMBERS ENCLOSURE.
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Badges admitting non-members to the Members Enclosure and Club Rooms at $10 including TAX Aro shimin. wwwhle through the Secretary on the written or personal intro- duction of a Member, such Member, to be responsible for all chita stc.
Badgon admitting to Members' Enclosure will NOT be on sale at the RACE COURSE,
LIGHTNINGPAK
BEN DES POTENDO PRILJU
い
The Treasurers' Compradorò Office will close at 11 am and the Secretary's Office at 11.45 a.m. Both Difices at let Floor, Bichanga Building,
CREMISES DURING THE MEETING.
Columbla Radio & Pick-up Combined, Battery, Radio, Perambulator, Grove Refri- gerator, Singer Sewing Machine, with Motor, Electric... Iron, Kitchen Utensils, Lamp
"the Modern Heat Pad” ( Shades, Sun
Blinda, Plc ture Frames, Carpets, Ruge, requires NO ELECTRICITY, & limited number of tiffins will be obtainable at the Club Mosquito Nets, Clothes,, NO HOT WATER, but only House provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1
Boy (Tol 27518). Brocade Materials, Chester two tablespoons of cold water. NO CHILDREN WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE CLUB'S ^^, field Suites, Book Stands, to produce hent: *;
· PUBLIC ›ENCLOSURE, Office Double Side Writing LIGHTNINGPAK gives quick-studi Table, Bicycles, Card Tables, starting, long-lasting heat for The price of admission to the Public Enclosure is 13 Dining Tables, i "Sideboards, periods up to ten hours. Keep including tax for all persons including ladies, and is payable Glass Cabinets, Dining Chairs, extra refills on hand for added at the,Gate. ...
Dressing Tables, life and usefulness. Wardrobes,
Bookmakers, Tie Tac man, ote.
will not be permitted to Boys Bed Side Tables,
aparato" within the precincts of The Hong Kong Jockey Club Bedsteads, Divāns, Odd Tables, ~/RELY CHEMICALS during the Race Meeting. Tea Foys Cutlery, Glass Ware,
Solei Distributors
3. Refreshmnis will be obtainable In the Restaurant in the Crockery, Tea Waggon, Rattan Room 508 National Bank Bldg.
Pabllé Enclosure. &Blackwood Furniture, Long Mirrors, and 60 Dozs. New Bath Towelt, Etc. Etc.
On View from Thursday, Service Auction Rooms March 10, 1049,65 E
Terms: As Customary.
LAMMERT BROS.”
Auctioneers.
zotioneers,
SERVANTS' PASSES,
·Bervants" panson will be tested to Privats Box holders ONEX; who are requeried to distribute them with discrimina- „tion and to endorse their nam to on the passo. Holders of Mah, pasaca are not permitted in the Members Enclosure CEDURI JOE paming through, on their dution, and nouri ramaia in': Casiz, employmu standE, CA
"BY ORDERA
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20
30
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Cowshed.
1 Throw;
4 Confused.
0 Destroy.
10 Like..
11 Assist.
12 Chase: '14 Takes ill.
17 Wrong,
Across
10 Kinder. 22 Preposition 20' Thaw. 27, Quote. 28 Null 30 Ceremony, vi 30 Flavour: 31 Venerates
*32 Whirlpool.
Yesterday's Crossword
ACROBB:—1 Custom; 5- Appal,
Refuge
3 Negotiatos. 4 Nagard. .- Joined.
6 Impel... 7 Precise. 13 Stop 13: Pleasant. 15: Observe. *10 Kind
Down
10 Repeat from memory. 20 Come out.", -21 Highly
pleased: 23 Joint.
24 Speak, 25 Man of
wealth.
Sur-
D:Refer, 9. Mortar, 10 Reign, 11] ..DOWN:-1 Composer, Lilac, 12 Open, "12" Tiara, 16 Be- voyed, 3 Oral,:; 4: Merited, 5 hest, 18 Evaded, '20 Rider, Deal, 23 Start, 35 Ralse, Erupts, 27 Erase, 20 Peels, Benrod,
Acrated, § - Precis, 7 Anger, 14. Attempts," 15.) Anslysed, 10) Bare fers 17 Heiress, 19 Vessel, 21 Image, is Treo.