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PỤI CHING SCHOOL
REFUND OF ENTRANCE EXAMINATION FEES
OFFICIAL NOTICE
Proposal to change a Ship's
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We, Caltex Shipping Co., Ltd., of 14, Queen's Rd., C., Hongkong hereby giva notice that in consequence of the policy of this Company we have applied to the Minister of Transport, under Section 47 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, in respect of the Motor ship "GLOBE" formerly re- gistered Newport Customs District No. 5, Rhode Island U.S.A. Oficial Number 256016 Gross tonnage 032.04 tons Re- gister tonnage 334 tons, here- tofore owned by The United States Army, U.S.A. for per- mission to chango her name to "CALTEX '85" and to have her registered in the new name at the Port of HONG KONG as owned by Caltex Shipping Company Ltd., of 14, Queen's Rd., C., Hongkong.
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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JULY, 5, 1040.
The Circus Boswells
A picture of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley B. Boswell taken In their room at the Hong Kong Hotel. Mir, Boswell is the Managing Director of the Boswell Brothers Circus (Pty) Limited, a famous tent show organisation in South Africa. They are on a world holiday tour and talent quest. ("China Mall" Photo).
Circus Man Here On
Search For Talent
appearance of this advertise- A globe trotting circus man arrived by the RMS
It is regretted that contrary to The Education Regulations 1049 Para. 23 on Entrance Examina tion Fee of five dollars per pupil was recently charged to pupils desiring to st
an entrance, ment, examination at Pui Ching school, and also that no receipts Issued when their fees collected.
for
were
Dated at HONG KONG the were 2nd day of July, 1949, Caltex
Shipping Company Limited.
Students who pak these en- trance fees should apply to the school as soon as possible for a refund,
T. FUNG
Maunger, Pul Ching School
NOTICE
Please note that the China Construction Co., Ltd., has to- day removed to Room 322 Hongkong & Shanghai Bank
Building.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES HOLLING
P. & O., B. 1, & E. & A. BILLS OF LADING
D. H. ROWSOME,
General Manager.
NOTICE
CHINA UNDERWRITERS, LIMITED
Canton yostarday on a visit to the Colony with his wife. He is Mr. Stanley B. Boswell,
of
Boswell tho the Managing Director Brothers Circus (Pty) Limited of Johannes- burg, South Africa.
In on interview with the "China Mail" Mr. Bos- well said that his main interest in Hong Kong at the moment is the search for a good Chin- ese acrobatic team to feature in his show for the 1949-50 season.
The Boswell tent organisa- tion is the biggest and most famous circus group in Africa. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Mr. Bonwell
0 conica from that the Twenty-first Annual famous line of circus people, who Ordinary General Meeting of have been in the business for ex- "We are Shareholders of China Under-actly 101 years now.
In this writers, Limited, will be held the fourth generation at the Offices of the Company, line," he added.
The Boswelis have two boys,
the one aged seven and
other aged two.
tors.
Asked what the, children think about the circus, Mr. Boswell add that it looks like the Boswell tradition will go on for a long time yet.
da, Des Voeux Road Contral, Hong Kong, on Tuesday, the 5th day of July, 1949, al noon. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Board of Directors and a Statement of Accounts for the year ended
Brian, the older of the two boys, 31st December,,, 1948,, and of
exceptionally keen in following electing Directors and Audits father's footstops. "He is at
school in Johannesburg," Mr. Bo The Messrs. Goddard & Douglas
Tramfer --Books and woll said, "but even at this early
is showing will attend at 10 am. on Men Register of Members of the ho
keeness of going on the road." days and Thursdays withff the Company will be closed from Brian's manifested ambition is to free storage period to survey the 28th June, 1949, to the 5th | boss the Boswell group like his damaged cargo, and consignees July, 1940, both "days" inclu- | father is doing now. are requested to have their sive. representatives present. Unless Coozignece
representatives ard present at the Survey no claims can thereafter be admitted,
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE
Agenti:-
& CO.
P. & 0. 8. N. Ca. B. L. 8. N. Co., Ltd. E. & A. 8.8. Co., Ltd.
THE HONGKONG SOCIETY
FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN
EVER READY TO AID BUFFERING CHILDREN
Hon. Treasurers?—
MR. A. MCKELLAR Mesure Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co.
MR. LE FOOK WO C/o Bank of East Aala, Ltd.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
E. R. CHILDE, Managing Director.
Hong Kong, June 23, 1949.
HONG KONG
TECHNICAL COLLEGE
DEPARTMENT OF WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY
A fall time day course, covering approximately one academic year, leading to the Postmaster General's 2nd Class Certificate in Wireless Telegraphy, will be opened in September, 1948.
extreme
The Boxwell circus does a round the year business without stop around South Africa including North and South Ithodesia, and The Portuguesa East Africa. show, Mr. Boswell said, is at pro- cent in Durban.
Sook New Featuro
The Boswell are looking for a now feature. At present the spot. light of the circus la "Koringa" a girl in a Yogi act, performing with crocodiles, pythons and ocher Her contract deadly reptiles. will be up soon and Mr. Boswell is looking for a new feature.
They favour a Chinese acroba- tle team and think that it will be something most suitable to their arrangement.
Another popular item in the cirous io battling chimpanzee which goes into the ring daily and boxch with a four-foot dwarf.
"The two are the best of friends outside the act," the visitor do- clared, "but
once in the ring they go hammer and tongs at ench ether.'
Fee: $15.00 per month.
The Chimpanzee, having a reach Candidates for
twico Admission
as long so the dwarf, should have reached approx- "Tickey" most of the time comes imately School Certificates out victorious in the fight "Twice, the chimp knocked Tickey com Standard, and should be Bri-pletely cold and once sending him tish subjects.
to hospital for six weeks with an injured splac."
can
Application Forms "w" пош be obtained from the Technical College, Wood Road, Wanchal, the Education Office, 3rd floor, House.
or
Windsor
Elephant Runs Away The most exasperating, experi once in the life was the time when the circus managing-director's
was performing in Rhodesia, an elephant country.
One of his prize
clophants-
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was causing
quite bit
4 of oxcite- ment, Mr. Boswell recounted.
At that moment, Mr. Boswell continued, he was shaving, drossed only in his pyjama trousers. "The people thought me mad as I ran out after Kismet (as the elephant was called). The chase covered and I was Just over 14 miles lucky that Kismet kept to the road. Had she gone into the bush and I met up with other elephants, we would never have found her," ho said.
The Boswells will be in the Colony for a week, They are swaiting theʻarrival of President Cleveland on which they will tra- vol to Canada and the United States then by the Queen Minry to England.
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
Lau Sze, spinster, unemployed, was charged before Mr. F. XA- Almada`at Central yesterday with stealing a jade bracelet and a gold ring from her employer last month while employed as a tomestic,
According to the promcuting! officer, defendant · know that she would no longent Boir employpd after the end of tie month, and [be. June 28, took away the brace- lot and the ring. Hold them
to Jeweller.
* Defendant was remanded/tn I police custody Top 24 hours.
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resses
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eight
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MAYBE HE CAN STOP IT 3-Diamonds, Because he did not
have a heart stopper, ho WHENEVER your pariner plained. But he had almost a makes a game-strength jump of stopper, and North's strong bid one more than necessary in your made it likely he would have
the But originally-bid minor suit, there is something in
With a very great probability that he South holding three cards, even hús some kind of strength in any two small ones in the North hand nide sult you con' name. would have prevented the run- Hence, if your
hand
hearts wero "at"-that is, without any loning of five heart tricks if the
Opponents and short suits to speak of-you evenly divided. As it was, with may have a good play for a No North possessing the Q, the side Trump, game even some one had a positive stopper it.hearts suit
own were led. is unstopped in your holding. Taking nine tricks in As it developed, South could possible so
much oftener than have run nine tricks the moment getting eleven that it pays in he had the lead, with five in dia- such a cane to seek gane in No monds, three in clubs and one in Trump instead of the minar.
spades. And he would have ST
scored an extra if the defenders had been kind enough to lead the fone feared suit of hearts twice.
Winning players have a terrific preference for No. Trumps over minors except when they have
distributional pronounced
ar-1 rangements or the opponents bid the feared suit.
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That contract proved utterly impossible after West led his 4 of trumps. One trick had to be lost in spades and two in hearts, three in the latter suit if the de- clarer led it. He had no way in the world to take eleven tricks.
A kibitzer asked South why he Playing in a tournament, what; didn't hazard 3-No Trumps after would you do in the South after North made the strong jump of East bids 1-Spado?
H Nono
DAKQ 10 9 2 CQ 10 0 3
(Deater: West Both sides vul- nerable).
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3 Picasant.
4 Entertained.
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