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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, APRIL 10, 1940.
HMCS "Crescent" BASKETBALL GAME CARNIVAL
Beat Locals, 5-4
(By "GRANDSTAND")
Playing before a Holiday crowd, HMCS "Crèscont” nosed out a local side 5-4 behind Ernic Tuttle's brilliant mound performance. Tuttle whiffed 10 in the nine inning scuffle and yielded two scattered singles," while losing hurter Jozie Ribeiro who started for the Local side was nicked far-four solid safotios before mentor Charlie Figueroido waved him off the slab in favour of Joey Franco.
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York, 3. et
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In the fourth inning Junior a foul bunt and infield roller. Remedios
AMCH "CRESCENT": of the Braves,
ADRH POA E sprained a finger in an attempten, 11., 1 to tag Bob Renton on a close, Gardiner, M., Zk play at second base. Remedios Connor. D., of was taken out of the game MeRay, R., 24 after his finger' was put right by Bone-setter Molthen, .but not before he had given a good
at account of himself
the windy-alley where he handled four difficult fielding chances without an error.
Russ McKay and Geo Milne performances returned the best
nt the plate with two in four cach, but it was Bob Connor who drew the thunder with a homer to deep chused in team-mate right that Harry Green for an early lead. Its Bob Connor's fourth turn with the hickory,
Rennie centre-gardener Sequiern robbed the slugger of another big blow, when the lanky out-flelder reached high into the akies to freeze the apple.
Renton, D.,
Mine, G., Title. E, p
Here by Innlog
Buna Mita LOCALS:
Regulers, 1., 17 Ablona, A., zh Pereira, G. Ab Reguler, R. <f Piksen, S., an Remedios, Jr., Guterres, M.. f Yvanovich, C., 1 Curra, F., e brine, J., p
Franco, J. p
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RESULTS
Last night's Hong Kong Basket- ball League games at Caroline HU:
"B" DIVISION
Kung Man 44, Uninh 32.
· LADIES' SECTION Heung Tao Schoolgirls 23, South
China AA 10.
and a couple of other regulars un the line-up.
Rivalry Keen
Rivalry between these two out- its is great and both skies have their supporters out at the ball-park en nase today as they stage their showdown which will decide supremacy. It is fortunate indeed for local fans that their pati have met in Hong Kong. anti Uils event should be a hot to be missed item" for today,
Judging
from
minor squawks that arose in yesterday's game, it is the opinion of the wriler that it would be best for the teams and umpires to agree on which set of rules the game will be played under, as app- arently their rulings on several plays differ
2 Madcaps
the
The Senior League batting race which has been a close one has resulted in Spiky Guterres of the finishing no the top rung. Ometal scoree Philo Reme- dios has taken great care in re- Acording every time at bat at every 410 R0 1 406 232
2 0 0 4 2 1 102 20
100
Beure by Innings. BUTIN ...
Heme-tana: Rob Connor,
senior loop game during the sea- son, and the following are the DU twelve leading batters;
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Dick Bilen
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CO., LTD. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the fortieth Ordinary Gussie Pereira of VRC played General Meeting of the Com- a good game at third base where Details of salary and condi-
be handled all the hot smashes tions of service may be obtain-pany will be held at the Offfees
and turned them of Messrs. Dodwell & Co., Ltd.
Into put-outs. ed by personal application
floor, Hongkong Bank
The Crescentnen pulled off the Sretion 3B, Naval Store De- 3rd
twin-killing of the only
game Ba on Dallas Off Turtle 5, Pranen 1, Building, on Tuesday, the 26th H.M. Dockyard, parin,
famed Batlar Meluskle 2, April, 1949, at 11 p.m. for the when Mel Gardiner snared Bimby
Ablong's line wid Pitches: Tultle . Franco 2. "Low-pockets" purpose of receiving the Re-drive over second base, Gardiner Double Playa: Gardiner to Green In 7th jori and Statement of Accounts relayed the ball to first-sacker for the year ended 31st Decem- Harry Green and Lionel Séquiera ber, 1948.
was doubled off base.
ko
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NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that The Transfer Books of the Com- pany will be closed from the 12th April, 1949 to the 26th April, 1949, both days inclu
sive.
A Chance For Locals
Two-base Bilaz Mr Lake, MeKay, track-out by: Title 50, Franco 1,
Ablane, Bequieras.
left on Bases Cement 6. Teenis 6.
Umpirent Duster Bollends, ben Gurbett,
D., Halisbury.
Time of Game: 1 hour 35 minutes. Beurer Hal Wingler,
Dave Leonard of the Saints annexed the slugging tilin with an average of 673. The Bambino also led in the number of homers with 5 to his credit, while Don The "Chescent" Softball nine Robbins, the Canadian Flash, The Locals had a chance to pull will be seen in action again this poled out four three-baggers to the game out of the fire in the afternoon when they take on the top that department. Bakar who ninth when Frankie Correa was USS Spring@eld.
to Inject that At a previous can just manage perched on third base with the meeting in Shanghai, the Spring-1ittle bit of power into his hits Licing
Franco field nosed out the Crescent outfit to stretch a single into an extra- run. but Jocy DODWELL & CO., LTD.
whined followed by Lionel 3-2, but the latter did no! then base blow, returned the most two- General Managers. Sequlern and Bimby Ablong on have mound wizard Ernie Tuttle baggers with six.
April 4, 1949.
NOTICE
THE DAIRY FARM, ICE & COLD STORAGE CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Forty-ninth Ordinary Yearly Meeting of the Share- holders of the Company will be held at the Company's Office. House, Mezzanine Windsor Floor. Hongkong, on Thursday, 5th May. 1949 at 11 a.m. for ERIK FRANCIS WATTS the purpose of receiving the have been appointed Report of the Directors to- Directors and are authoris-gether with Statement of Ac- ended ed to sign the Firm with counts for the year
31st December, 1948, to sanc- effect from 1st April, 1949.
the declaration tion
of а and Dividend
to re-elect Directors and Auditors.
Notice is hereby given that
(a) Mr. Henry Hector Tod has been authorised to sign Per Procuration with effect from 1st February, 1949.
(b) The Honourable David
Campbell Geddes has i
Firm in joined our Shanghai and will sign Per Procuration with effect from 18th April, 1949.
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WONDER SPRAY Conc. 1-409
The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from Thursday, 21st April to Thurs- day 5th May, both days in- clusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors.
A. A. BREMNER,
Acting Secretary.
Hong Kong, April 12, 1949.
NOTICE
CHINESE ESTATES,
LIMITED
TWENTY-SECOND
ORDINARY YEARLY
MEETING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the TWENTY-SECOND ORDINARY YEARLY MEET- ING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Company's Office at China Bullding (5th floor), Hong Kong, on Monday, May 2, 1949, at 12 noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and a Statement of Account for the year ended December 31, 1048, and of electing three Directors and an Auditor.
Tested and approved by
The TRANSFER BOOK of loading greenhouse operators the Company will be CLOSED and growers all over U.S.A.
from April 22 to May 2, 1949,
To be used in conjunction both days inclusivo, with an Atomical Sprayor.
Obtainable from
RELY CHEMICALS, 509 National Bank Bldg. Tel. 25885,
By Order of the Board of Directors,
•
If you wish to help the Colony in an emergency you can do one of four things NOW: ENROL in ů com- batant unit of the Hong Kong Defence Force.
can
VOLUNTARY SERVICE
ENROL in the Essential Services Wing of the Hong Kong Defence Force.
ENROL in the Special Constabulary.
OFFER to help when the emergency
occurs. If you
decíde now, it is preferable, both in your own interests and in those of the Colony that You you should ENROL. will have the advantages of being a member of a recognised service and the Government will be able to plan for and count on your Individual help when this is needed.
You will naturally be required to undergo training if you choose ta enrol in combatant unit of the Hong Kong Defence Force or in the Special Constabu- Jary. But if you enrol in the Essential Services Wing you will not be required to
NOTES:
do training though you will be able to train if you wish to do so.
If you are not able to commit yourself at present beyond a general offer to help in an emergency you are urged to make this offer
now.
Those who are able only to offer their services asked to complete A form of which a copy is printed below and to send it to the Colonial Secretariat. These forms may be obtained either
same
WASHOMATIC
SELF- SERVICE
LAUNDRY
COME, 1998 BY MEA SERVICE, MO, I M. BEO, U 8, PG, OIL
By Dick Turner
ALL
勩
11-28
"It all grew out of my wife winning washing machines on radio quiz programs!"
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
By Shepard Barclay
"Tho Authority on Authorities”
that
general Idea" partner the DON'T "BLOW YOUR TOP"
cards in some Eus! had good "BLOW your top" is not a very
other suit or suits. Second, it but it in an elegant expression,
might have an influence on de- It is seld expressive one. good thing to do. "Pop off" and clarer's play, perhaps upset him. "Show off" are two others in th But it was also unwise, when he
player. They
was against a keen category.
are all
South, accepting the challenge, pretty good "don'ts" at the bridge table. Besides being unethical, decided to avoid the finesse of they are costly. The shrewd op either minor auit. If the remark them placed the diamond Q and club is likely to use ponent against you. In fact, any remark K with East, he could build a or action, or even mannerism, squeeze, so did. After ruming the which gives either information or heart K lead on the second trick, mis-luformation about your hand he led to the club A and then ron is bad stuff from every point of off all of his spades. As he laid down the last, he retained Also tor the diamond 7 and club 10-0, with the dummy holding its three dia monds and the club Q, which was discarded on that tenth trick. Now East was helpless. If he threw the club R, he would make the 10 good for South. So he dis- carded the 8 from His diamond Q-10-8. The diamond 7 to the A, followed by the K, then drop- ped the Q, and the diamond J took the last trick.
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the Public Relations
from You will incur no obligation by doing this and correspondingly the benefits of belonging to a recognised service will cover only those who have actually enrolled; nevertheless, offers of service made now are very valuable to the Government because they will establish the number of people other than those enrolled whose general. assistance con be counted on if an emergency arises.
Those who wish to enrol in a combatant unit of the Kong Kong Defence Force or in its Essential Services Wing, should call at the HQ Hong Kong Defence Force, Lower Albert Road, where all enquiries will be answered. Those who elect for the Special Constabu- lary should call, on or after April 19th, 1st floor, Central Police Station.'
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Office, H.Q. Hong Kong Defence Force or from the The Colonial Secretariat. notes printed on the form will make it clear that sign- ing the forms involves no more than a general offer to help and that those who do so will not be forced into a type of job for which they consider themselves unsuited. They may, of course, asked to hold themselves in readiness to undertake some particular work when an emergency occurs, and if they agree to do this, it will be open to them to enrol whenever they wish to do so. Or they may simply bet listed as a strategie reserve to of helpers
whom
tho Government can turn when more workers are needed than those which the recog-
nise services can provide.
OFFER OF VOLUNTARY SERVICE IN AN EMERGENCY
(1) By signing this form you are merely signifying your willingness to help in
an emergency.
(2) You will be free to accept or reject any suggesti on Government may make as
to how your services shall be used.
(3) You probably do not know at this stage whether you can be spared by your employer in an emergency. You will be given a chance to consult your employer before any plans are made to make use of your services, and doubt on this point need not prevent you from filling in the form, which is simply a record of your personal willingness to help,
SURNAME
DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH NATIONALITY
ADDRESS
CIVILIAN QUALIFICATIONS
MILITARY SERVICE AND QUALIFICATIONS (IF ANY)
... CHRISTIAN OR
PERSONAL NAMES
AGE
OCCUPATION
NG CHUN HỎNG,
Secretary. Hong Kong, April 14, 1049.
am willing to offer my services to the Hong Kong Government in
an
emergency.
DATE
SIGNATURE
South 1 S
5 NT B NT
Tomorrow's Problem
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With the customary convention that a double of a slamn would direct a lead of the dummy's frat-named mult, which was clubs, East refrained from doubling and lett West to his own devices, which brought forth a lead of the heart 9. As East took that with nerable). the J. he exulled openly with "Here's one you won't make."
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(Dealer North East-West vul~、
After East passes North's 3- That was unethical on several Clubs, how many hearts would counts First, it might give his you bid In the South?
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A BRITISH CROS SWORD PUZZLE
B
110
15
16
18
19
20
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192
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Across
7 Send out 9 Spectre. 10 Carp. 11 Concludes.
13 List of
works known,
13 Brink,
...
10 Insect. 19. Representa-
tive body. 22-Entranco. 24 Inscribe. 25 Power. 26 Valo,
27 Tie up.
Friday's Crossword · AGROB8-1 Deplet, 4 Sloth, Ledger, 8 Scars, 10 Glasp, Boorish, 16 Talon, 10 Ante, Nest, 10 Oustag, 20: Talents, Epic, 23 Stuat, 24 Alarum, Droll, 28 Reaso
Sag.
3 Not yet.
4 Médico.
Deeply re spectful.
6 Untamed & Excavated.
13 Became
Down
furious. 14 Coming in, 17 Worship.
18 Respectable, 20. Acknow lodge.
21 Nook/ 23 Birds.
7
17] 3 Crew, 8 Lacerate, 6 Thrust, s 21 Bonus, 11 Paternal, 12 Booty, 13 25 Inspires, 14 Henchman, 18 Easter,
22 toe.
DOWN-1 Diligent, 2 Pedestal,
12 Gloss.