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POLICE NOTICE
ANNUAL LICENSING OF "DRIVERS FOR PERIOD 1st JULY 1949 TO 30th JUNE 1950
1. Date of Commencement of Licensing
Licensing will commence on Wednesday, 17th August of 9.15 a.m. and will continuée daily between the hours of 9.15 am. and 12.15 p.m. and 2 p.m. in 3.45. p.m. Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays excepted.
2.
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3. Order of Licensing
Licences will be renewed in "blocks" of 1200 per day commencing with Nos. 1-1200 on Wednesday, 17th Augus as follows:
4.
Wednesday
17th Aug.
Nos. 1-
1200
Thursday
18th
1201
2400
Friday
19th
2401
3600
Monday
22nd
3001
4800
Tuesday
23rd
4001
6000
Wednesday 24th
8001
7200
+
Thursday 25th
7201
8400
Friday
Monday
29th
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1st Sept.
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2nd
1320:
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5th
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15600
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6th
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16800
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7th
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Thursday
8th
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9th
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20400
Monday Tuesday
12th
20401
21600
13th
21601
23000
Friday
Drivers are requested, in their own interests, to attend on the day allotted.
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6.
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COMMISSIONER OF POLICE
August 9, 1940.
POLICE NOTICE
ANNUAL LICENSING OF VEHICLES FOR PERIOD 1st JULY 1949 TO 30th JUNE 1950
WARNING
1. Owners of Private and Commercial Vehicles am hereby warned that if any unlicensed vehicle is found on the road after the 16th August, 1949, prosecution will follow without further warning.
2.
The registered owner of any private or commercial motor vehicle which has been taken permanently off the rouds of the Culony since 1st July, 1949, is requested to notify the Traffe Office, Central Police Station Immediately of the whereabouts or disposition of such vehicle.
3.
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KIN
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THE HONGKONG SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN
EVER READY TO AID SUFFERING CHILDREN
Hon. Treasurers
MR. A. McKELLAR Meters Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co.
MR. LI FOOK WO C/o Bank of East Asia, Ltd.'
August 9, 1949.
NOTICE
LANE, CRAWFORD, LIMITED
Motor Curs Motor Cycles
Motor Cars Motor Cycles Commercial Vehicles Motor Cars
Commercial
Man Dies From Rabies After Puppy's Bite
A bile from a 'Elx week old locally-born puppy resulted
In the death of a 41-year-old Chinese shroff from rabica, it was officially learned yesterday,
Two other adults have died fotiowing symptoms of rabica, during the past 10 days.
flow outbreak of
It was learned that there has uten rabier Among animals on the Mainland
the finger Ten days later
The shroff, Cheung Hing-chu, was sitten on by a puppy which he bought in Hong Kong. he died.
to a friend.
The puppy in the meantime was given away The friend later reported that the puppy had died in Chineas territory.
The source from which the puppy contracted the dincaut has not been traced.
Court Resumes Hearing Of Pawn Ticket Case
was
te
gumr Love Spencer-ogod-1.9, changed with stealing.
$1,500 and a pawn ticket from his sister, 'gave evidence when the case was resumed before Mr. Hing-shing Lo at Central yesterday. Robert Ngai, second defen- What was stelen was the pawn dani, who was charged with tekent and not the diamond ring. The submission that there was recelving stolen property.
on case to answer was overruled pleaded not guilty and was re-
Spencer, in evidence, such that presented by Mr. J. C. Stewart, the Magistrale.
Ngni
alleged
Ive Ngul was his good
friend. He pawned a diamond ring for first adanitted that he had taken $1,500 defendant at the Lee Sang Pawned a pawn ticket referring la a Shop in Queen's Road Central, diamond ring., The ring which after Spencer had first redeunted was
hlinself, was redirened by it from another pawn
handed to Ngat two days after Submitting that there was no the alleged theft. Spencer took case for his client to answer, Mr. the money and the pawn ticket Stewart said that serund deft without the consent of his sister,
admitted straight
away the complainant. had pawnerl that he
the ring! Spencer furter said that he and that censteered the $1,500 was part of fri defendant,
leht to there was nothing unusual in his the estate
the children client giving another name and meluding bimself and complain- addies.
ant, by his parents.
tant
shop..
CARNIVAL
By Dick Turner
COPR, ISIS BY NEX KERVICE, INC. T. M. REC. 15. 4. FAT, DÉE.
"So I said to myself, 'I should shear sheep when I can make two bucks an hour on haircuts!" "
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
By
Shepard Barclay
"The Authority on Authurifles”
Defence counsel further sub- The diamond ring. Spencer itted that what was stated manid, was his inother's property, the charge was that second de-hich was pawned by his mu
received the ring her elore. her death. After the
picked the spade 5 for his open- fendant had
LOVE'S LABOUR LOST Janowing it to have been stolen. death of his mother, complainont
ng lead, the gift trick with the SHAKESPEARE'S" famous tille 10 made it easy for East to take kept the pawn ticket.
After cross-examination by the
can be fitted to certain bridge twelve tricks-tvo in spades, two prosecution. The ease was aljour-deals. Sometimes the most con- ed to August 13.
POLICE NOTICE
It is hereby notified for General Information that the use of:-
Delective Sub-Inspector V. M. suminate of skill in the bidding
Lands
contract which #pair in Morrison conducted the cue for
it can't porsibly make-due to the cards the prosecution.
Incation of certain specifie
GRAMOPHONE SOCIETY
in hearts, six in diamonds and two in clubs.
At Table 2, the bidding devel- East's Jump beautifully. oped of 3-Diamonds showed his play- in the hands of the opponents. ing strength, Just under an open- Slambang, sledgehammer bung- two-bid, and his subsequent
ing
made clea spades then hy some rival pair may pro- | btd of luce the better result on such that he had six cards in the dia-
the tral. When Thin occurs,
ronds and four in, apades. then
be- pufts up his Blackwooded logically. strong-arm Lidder Gramophone chest over the
superiority of ing
for 7-No Trumps successful
the East's replies showed three aces natural biding," forgetting the by learner Motor Drivers is meeting last week, with a large enuntiers times his hrute force and three kings, or small slam audience enjoying varied pro-g been worsted by the rapier-
with
of those cards missing. gramme of crchestral music.
skillful The first answer, showing only two sees, caused him to settle for small slum in No Trumps:
1.
Kadoorie Avenue.
2
Braga Circuit.
3.
Ho Mun Tin H Road.
The
Kowinon
Society had u
very
prohibited:
-2000 500
COMMISSIONER OF POLICE.
Hong Kong, August 11, 1949.
like
A number of new members was rivate enrolled, and a number of Ser- vicemen allended.
2001 4000
501 — 1000,
5001 - 7000 9001 - 0909
Vehicles HK500111K5100 1- HK1200 Motor Cars HK COMMISSIONER OF POLICE.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG
PROBATE JURISDICTION
IN THE GOODS of Samuel Mitchell for Mitchel) Bander alias Samuel Mit- chal Bander of Melbourne Hotel, Mody Road, Kow- loon in the Colony of Hong de- Kong Ex-Engineer, ceased,
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 23rd Ordinary Yearly Meeting of Shareholders of Lane, Crawford, Limited will be held at the Jacobean Room the Hong Kong Hotel, in Pedder Street, Hong Kong, on Friday, 20th August, 1949, at Noon, for the purpose of re- ceiving the Company's Accounts 28th the Year ended for February, 1949, and the Direc-
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN tors' and Auditors' Reports thereon; to sanction the pay- that the Court has by virtue of ment of dividends; to re-elect Section 58 of the Probates Or- a Director; and to re-appoint dinance 1897, made an Order limiting the time for creditors Auditory.
and others to send in their claims against the above estate to the 27th day of August, 1940.
The Shure Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from 12th to 20th August, 1048, both days inclusive..
All creditors and others are
By Order of the Board of accordingly hereby required to Directors,
send in their claims to the undersigned on or before that
PEAT MARWICK,
date. MITCHELL & CO.. Secretaries & Accountants. Hong Kong, July 20, 1929.
LAMMERT BROS.
Auctioneers, Surveyors and Appraisers, Pedder Building. Telephone No. 20ZZ4.
HARRIMAN REALTY CO., LTD.
Ron] Estata Brokarm and Valuera
DATED the 5th day of August, 1949.
JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER,
Solleltors for the Executors of the Will of the abavenamed deceased,
Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank: Building,
} Hong Kong
De Sousa's Auction Rooms
Auctioneers, Burveyers
"&"Apprálier
10 LET~~Fla! ut, Mìádio Gap and aver-
oking michikak. Brøch mearing xiation, available very shortly
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1950 HONG KONG $ DIRECTORY
NOTICE
All those who have received their entry forms for Firms, Government Offices, Schools, Churches, Clubs, Services ele. are kindly requested to revise and return them to us not later
September than otherwise they will be put in the Addenda Section.
15,
thrusts of more
the The concert tomorrow at
School t 8.15 Diocesun Hoys p.m. will include a modern Bri-
S Q 10 tish work rarely heard in the Colony.
It is William Walton's splen-DA 10
ritdiy barbarie choral "Belshazzer's Feast," with Huddersßleid Choral Society and
the
the Liverpul Philharmonic Or chestra.
The full programine fallows.- Variations on a Nursery Tube
S 4 3 2
H 7 6 4 2
D 73 COB 76
realy
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West
Now, here was the hard luck, North led spade. As you can easily see, that made it impos- avoki SAJ Bible for the declarer to N H 10 D loys of a trick in each majar, chance to try with not even a for a squeeze.
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Strauss: Violin Concerts Glazon- off; Belshazzer's Feast Walton.
SPAIN REFUSED
A LOAN Washington, August 10, The Export-Import Bank refused to grant a loan to Spain, Mr.
Herbert E. Gaston,
the
Bank's Chairman, told the Senate Banking Committee today.
Mr. Gaston salil that som
some time All forms for new entries
Bgo Spanish banker, Senhor are also obtainable at the
Andreas Moreno, on £1 somi. NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE Ocials about the possibility, of a official visit, talked with Bank
Ioan. But the Bank considered the prospect of repayment for purposes outlined by the banker as rather. remote.--Reuter.
LTD., Windsor House. Tel. 32312.
19.50
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DOLLAR DIRECTORY
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1950 EDITION
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CQ 10 G
(Dealer: South. Both sides vul-
quess that 3-No Trumps would nerable). be in this deal, though he had
After normal
carly bidding,
ot a solitary heart stepper. He East doubles South in 4-Hearts. be the defenco that West "might What should merely frit have" such an item. When South | against that?
A 'BRITISH CROSSWORD PUZZLE
1 Allude. 4 Summary.
Move- rapidly. 10 Month. 12 Quake...
14 Gurbed. 17 Fashion. 19 Keeper of
museum.
20 'Flexible.
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22 Colloquial
"winner."
23 Kind of gausage. 27. Expunge. 20. Musical
work.
30 Property. 31 Easy caich. 92 Adjudge.
Yesterday's Crossword
132
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2 Sham.
-3 Tumuits. 6 Wander.
6 Vegetable.
7 Prec
Precious
metal.
9 Exact.
11 Hair
pre-
paration 13 Teach.
Down
15 Part, 16 Reintiye. id Extinct
20
bird.
Rever
berates. 21 Fervent
24 Match.
25 Animal.
26' Give In
28 Wash.
DOWN~1 Fled, 2 Loaf, ACROBES Absolute, 8 Loom, Brad, 6. Opal, 6 Unity, 7 Emend, B Paradise, 11. Daffodil, 13 'Eyed, Pored, 10: Rider, 12 Arena; 14 18 Deplated, 18 Director, 19 Elope, 18 Timid, 17 Debar, 19 Bath, 21 Disaster, 25 Intruder, Bu, 20 Tithe, 21 Duli, 22 Sewn, 28 Gait, 27 Swelling:
28 Tork, 24 Rite: