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THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
Notice to Shareholders.
Notice is hereby given that Interim Dividend, in respect of)
of $0.28 ptz the year 2049. share, Free of Tax, thus bern declared payable on and after 7th September. 1940.
for Applications
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The Register of Members of the Company will be closed from 25th August, 1949,
th September, 1949, both days
inclusive.
By Order of the Board,
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Hong Kong August 8, 1945.
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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1940.
Order To Seize Electrical Equipment At Beauty Saloon
order to seize certain electrical installations at the Cecilia Beauty Saloon, to be execut- ed at the expiration of 15 days, was made, by the Supreme Court yesterday. This was in connection with the sonsational PWD lar- cony trial 'six months ago.
ex-
It had no counterpart in Eng. tish law, It is not subject to declaton in Hong any judlelal Kong, apart from the case of the Van Heutre piracy applica- tion for restitution some weeka nfo.
The order was the result of a successful application by the Grown for seizure of a use board and 220 yards of power cable installed on the instruc- tons of Kwok Kwong, PWD foreman, who has since FRIDAY, 29th JULY 10 SATURDAY, 13th been convicted on charges of AUGUST Iböuffys incur larceny by public servant.
Heartug the application sive) during which period 'no) transfer of Sharea can be regis-Puisne Judge. Mr. A. Hooton was
Mr. Justler Williams, tered.
for the Crown. Mr. B. A. Berne chi appeared in Behalf of Mrs. Cecilia Bethell,
13 owner of aloch in question, of 1 Banne
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS,
A. MORSE, Chief Manager.
Hong Kong, July 12, 1949,
NOTICE
HONG KONG SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION
Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting
Roud.
Mr. Bernacchi. for the ap- icont. told the Epurt that.
- իր, didnt-desire to say any more kasi. Went that he agreed with Mr.
Mr. Hoolan told the Court the
Houten that that was an unusual reciter in that it could net 1u found in any Britier statute, San ANG VOCD was gate 303, |
•ty and in
ruble from Consel went on f te CAU that Mr. Hoofon agreed with him that 11 we
wie auffs eleg that Sion Cork the application, mode ander see-toe verretion in the matter. He tion 91 of the Crim mit Prosedur gebmitted that the circumstances Ordinance, 1899, followed on trial in January and Februmy this year of two pubile se
servants, Kwok Kwong, and Austin Patty PWD electrical jaspeclər,
12
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The two had been indicted ov areeny by public seron
www counts, most of which 11th count related to some dire ical property put info the Beauty Saloon, which was
its
connection with a free-board
Mr. Horton went on to say that of the above-named Assocla- | Kwok was convicted tion will be held on the 15th eunt. Spary was acquitted on day of August, 1940, at 6 P.M.|that count, as well as on at the "Green' Room", Penin- others. The evidence not only sula Hotel-by courtesy dealt with the fuse-bourd, for the purpose of electing also with ether Hems of electrical Officers for the coming 1949/ Per installations, including 220
yurds of power cable,
1950 season.
12:1
The eare of this nature totally Spliffea! the exercise cap 1′′
lixcretion
clients.
the favour t
Referring a Croen Counsel's to correspondance br. tocom The parties. Mr. Berencan
aud that his elterts had offered
bu pay for the fuse bourri, nt from the perver installation. The musi zesked for the fuse-bo-e-t “ན ་ ent is distante at all, he de-
red.
Ownership
Course | stated that a particular print standing out in this
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Case
Crown fognsei's melion of the clear difference in the letter post of the section roerened in
the ecurse of the trial Dal Mas, akvorment veculiar position
me day in January 1948) HONGKONG TELEPHONES if he could get some rediately, bregue
COMPANY LIMITED electrical work done
saloon.
workmen
Mr. Bernacchi
means
as-
that afar As it has been de- Electrical Work
anted to take the
property out Summarising the faris of time it has been reized, you must A. E. RIBEIRO,
metablish clear ener of owner- Hon Secretary. I trial briefly, Crown Counsel re-
started on his Tu as application, he des called that the trial
4 and terminated unted, it a not recessary for the Jamiy Felinary 11. It was disclosed me Crown to say that the goods are
"That mites al
Government in fret obtained this perty without establishing Some
eventually or will see that, unlege ame and did
the job. Mrate.
m đỏ the reverse in 12 months' Bethell then handed them i cheque for $501.60. the amoun
time, the value en lapse into the Tremury, so that Govern bill Including of the
Cont labour. The bill was made our ment, Leine the claimant in this the Cheong Ming Lase, en effect the seizure frder on paper of electrical firm.
The master of
the afsence of our establishing firm,
however.
subt the testified v
properly is ed that Government the job was not done
done b materiala supplied by without establishing ownership-
will chlain it in 12 months. his firm. He had supplied th bill to Kwong as a
as a favour
Notice is hereby given that the Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from August 15, 1949, to August 26, 1949, both days inclusive.
Dated this 8th, day of August, 1940.
By order of the Board.
S. GROVE.
Secretary.
Hong Kong, August 8, 1940.
WAH YAN COLLEGE S.J, AFTERNOON SCHOOL
Because of the great number of applications, no more can possibly be accepted for the Afternoon School.
LAMMERT BROS.
Auctioneer, Surveyor and Appraisers, Pedder Buliding.
Telephone No. 20224, - ̧
THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
NOTICE
REDUCTION OF CHARGES FOR CURRENT Charges for current will be reduced fur all meters read
on and after October 1, 1949:-
LIGHTING
With discounts as follows:-
Monthly account
6.250
From
Το
35 cents 33
cents
1 to 150 units
.35
cenis 33
cents
. 100
625
++
11
620
1,565
1,500
*
3,125
3,126
33.25. 31.5 29.75 28
31.35
29.7
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28.05
N
20.4
6,251
0,37€
26.25 24,5
1
24.75
19
12,501
15,025
23.1 21.45
15,026
10.8
++
Over 18,750
18.15
P
9,375
12,500
18,750
22.75
21
10.25
For The Hong Kong Electric Co., Ltd., GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.,
Agents.
Hong Kong, August 8, 1949.
HARRIMAN REALTY CO., LTD.
Real Estate Brokers and Valters
TO LET—Apartments neuring comples tiem. Overlooking Lalcktkok Boocht' # Lonion, remiamis, and, overs Racorners
Jenkinur ́chena · Gay Mendi
5 room Wonznes-
"King's. Dellding (kui Floor); 5, Connaughs Má.
Telegram: "Harriman"
To: SIRKE
came
thi.
this that the
for
for friendship, he had said.
Aft Jurat
Crown Counsel wert on to say
tie: Racchi concluded
by
i sui mifting that the application in
the gumad vireoinštances should
that at Kwok's eventual arrest, ot be made, and that the effert
he
made a statement to the pulled, në ir is to make
in which he said that Spary told
him to wire the saloon,
the return of
properly to Government who has
lie din established ownership.
Κίνε evilence
evilence and not not spreifically refer to this lot With regard to all In question. the jobs in the indictment maintained that Spary had told and h: him to find contractors asked another man to get con- tractors.
tumber of
Since the tril letters passed between the Crown Solicitor and Mrs. Bethell and her solicitors in which the Crown Solicitor asked for payment for the electrical work.
payment had been marte, Tr. Hooton stated, "this applica- tion would not be made. It is nð desired lo pul third parties to the treuble of having that property ald for to be pulled out unless it was absolutely necessary."
Unusual Case
The application, he went on Is made under section $1, which WAS somewhat unusual in that
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By Shepard Barclay
“The Authority na Authorities”
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Sull another chance to hidfente
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a No Trump contract despite the with his 3-Diamonds, almost a fact that you have only a strugte-shouted request for a No Trump ion in your parler's suit. The rs. But North reacted with an chance to unjustified bid of clubs, his third If he and rail of
that eve-carder.
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ability, he could have indicated his he
heart stoppers over the 3-Dia- to virtually monds with 3-Hearts command South to
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