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NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 1949,
NOTICE
UNION WATERBOÁT CO., LTD.
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, Windsor House, Mezzanine | Floor, Hongkong, on Thursday, 5th May, 1949 at 11 am. forber, 1948. the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors to- gether with Statement of Ac- counts for the year ended 31st December. 1948, to sane- tion the declaration of a Dividend and to re-elect Directors and Auditors.
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, 1940.
THE INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION
CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
NOTICE
CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN & MORTGAGE COMPANY, LIMITED.
48th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the fortieth Ordinary General Meeting of the Com- pany will be held at the Offlege of Messrs. Dodwell & Co., Ltd. NOTICE is hereby given that 3rd floor, Hongkong Bank the Forty Eighth Annual Gen- Building, on Tuesday, the 28th oral riceting of the Share- April, 1949, at 11 am. for the holders will be held in the purpose of receiving the Re- Jacobean Room of the Hong- port and Statement of Accounts
Pedder Street, kong Hotel, for the year ended 31st Decem-
Hongkong, on Saturday, the 23rd April, 1948, at Noon, for the following purposes, namely, to consider the annual state-
of ment
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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
alve.
DODWELL & CO., LTD.
General Managers.
April 4, 1940,
PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY, LIMITED
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AND NOTICE is also given that Share Transfer Registers will be closed from 14th April, 1949 to 23rd April, 1949, both daya inclusive.
By order of the Board,
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NOTICE
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By Order of the Board
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD. General Managers.
ADDITIONAL NOTICE.
The attention of all Shore- holders is drawn to the fact that
through unavoidable circum- stances the dates during which the Transfer Books of the Company will be closed have been altered, and will now be from the 5th May to 25th May, 1949, Inclusive, instead of 16th May to 5th June, 1949, as pre-
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JARDINE, MATHESON &
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Hong Kong, April 21, 1949.
NOTICE
Hotel. New consignment Summer Shace in White, Brown/White, Blue/White Buede,
We have pleasure in an- ຕ stock
nouncing that Mr. John Dick, Summer Dresses, Blosses, Skirts,
Notice is hereby given that has joined this Company, and Shorts, Etc. Orders Taken.
Charles Andrew Sutherton has been appointed a Director. Russ and James PILOT RADIOB: Same
Charles Hong
DREYER & CO., LTD. pre-war quality now obtainable Stewart, Solicitors of at popular prices, made possible Kong, on April 11, 1949,
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The Register and Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from April 26 to May 4, 1949, both days inclusive,THER CONNECTION during which period no trans- fer of Shares can be registered.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, LTD.. General Managers.
Hong Kong, April 14, 1949.
If you wish to help the Colony in an emergency you can do one of four things \NOW: ENROL in a combat- and unit of the Hong Kong Defence Force.
ENROL in the Essential Services Wing of the Hong Kong Defence Force.
ENROL in the Special Constabulary.
OFFER to help when the emergency occurs.
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NOTES:
MR. J. DICK HAS NÒ FUR- WITH THIS COMPANY AND HIS POWER OF ATTORNEY HAS BEEN REVOKED.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., LTD.
APRIL 20, 1949.
VOLUNTARY SERVICE
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By Shepard Barclay
"The Suljority on Authorities”
LEAD FROM THE KING
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ruling out two more diamonds declarer, at the dummy's trumpa
for
when he tackles the first round taking trump tricks. The latter guarded he did on the third and fourth of a suit containing a
In tricks with the spade A and K. king, leads toward the king.
circumstances it is more then he ruffed the diamond 6 with his spade 7. Back to dum- important to use the leading op-
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with the spade 5, the spade Q eliminated the J, and the Q won the needed diamond trick, after which he without a qualm gave up the last trick to the club Q.
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the mond A was scored and the led to the dummy's K, he made a sound plan of campaign, which began with his discarding of the club 3 on the second trick.
The fundamental of his effort know a grand slam contract is was to use his own trumps for justified?
(Dealer North. vulnerable).
North's 1-Diamond and South's 1-Heart are followed by West's, 2-Clubs, how should that bld help Blackwood users
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