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· EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
vacancy exists at CARPETS, Ruge. Upholstery,
by George V School for a Euro- cleaned in your own home modern, convenient DURA pean Teacher (male or female) CLEAN SERVICE DURACLEAN qualified to teach Bonk-keep- COMPANY DEERFIELD, ILL ing. Shorthand and Type- U.S.A, Agent: George Lin & Co writing. 202 Bank of East Asia Building Tel. 24408
Applicants should write to
Director of the
Education,
DRESSES (All Kinds of Materials) Windsor House. 3rd floor, giv- best styled at competitive prices from H.K.$23 00 up. Batisfaction! ing full particulars.
guaranteed. Inspection cordially Invited at Long Kee Ladles Tallor
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WANTED-By Shanghat male student, age 20 of good family. bed sitting Joom подг Stanley or Repulse Bay, with board for aix months as paying guest, for! preparing lesson for going abroad for advance study. Good ference can be given if required. Pieced reply Box 926 "China
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evening tultian. Apply Box 925 "China Mail".
or
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Hong Kong. August 22, 1949.
THE HONGKONG SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN
SUFFERING CHILDREN
Hon, Treasurere
MR. A. McKELLAR Mesura Mackinnon, Mackenzie 4 Co.
EVER READY TO AID MR. LI FOOK. WO C/o Bank of Exst Aala, Ltd.
An
HONG KONG
TRAMWAYS
LIMITED.
Notice, is hereby given that Interim Dividend of 60 cents per share less tax has been declared in respect of the усаг ending 31st December,
1940.
THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1040.
Japs Ask To Fight For Nationalists
That 100,000 Japanese had applied to the Chinese Mili lary Mission in Japan to en- age in the Nationalist armies stated by Mr. Wong was Kung-chi, secretary to Gen- eral Wu Te-chen (Minister This dividend will be pay-without Portfolio to the Na- Government) who able on or after Tuesday, 6th tionalist September, 1949, at the Re- passed through Kat Tak with gistered Office of the Company, the General yesterday after- where Shareholders are
re- noon en route for Canion from quested to apply for warrants. Taipeh, Taiwan.
Mr. Wong said that they were not in position to enter into any such commitments, and be helley- ed, in fact, that these offers were
Notice is hereby also given that the Register of Members of the Company ill be closed from the 24th da of August to rule of Chinese Communist the 8th day of Se,mber, 1949, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board,
W. H. PATERSON,
Secretary,
.
Hong Kong, August 12, 1949.
THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
Notice to Shareholders.
Notice is hereby given that an Interim Dividend, in respect of the year 1949, of $0.80 per share, Free of Tax, has been declared payable on and after 7th September, 1949.
Dividend
Applications for Warrants should be made either personally or by letter to the Registered Office of the Com- pany. P. & 0. Building,
4th Floor.
The Register of Members of the Company will be closed from 25th August, 1949, to th September, 1949, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board,
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD., Agents.
Hong Kong August 8, 1949.
LAMMERT BROS.
Auctioneers, Surveyors
and Appraisers,
Pedder Building.
Telephone No. 2022Ł
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propagands before the arrival of General Wu Te-chen's party in Japan.
"General Wu has been on a visit to Taiwan and Japan and it was originally intended that he should abo visit South Koren but time proved to limited.
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The General himself, who is a former vice-premier and tary-general of the Kuomintang, i denied knowledge of anything concerning the organisation of an
force International
comprising Japanese which might be brought into being
10 fight for Nationalists, although the Chin- ese Communists had, he added), phout 150,000 Japanese ighting in their ranks,
He stated that he would report to the new Nationalist Emergency council on his return to Canton, on the results of his trip.
Outbreak of Tetanus In HK
An unusually large number of cases of tetanus-the major- ity of which have been fatal has occurred in Hong Kong, according
13 {n Government spokesman yesterday,
He said that nearly n the
cases were fatal boenure medical naxistance was asked for too late.
The tragic feature of the out- break was that, most of the vic- tins were newly-born babies,
spokesman said
that tetanus can be prevented and ured provided treatment is pro- mptly given,
He added that the germi is only dangerous if it gets into a wound. When it gets into even a trivial wond It begins to make a poisett which acts on the nerves and causes violent cramps and para- Tis lysis, especially of the jaw. disease is often called "Inek-jaw." It is a most painful death almost
us agonising as rabies,
a child or The way in which grown-up gets infected is usually by falling and scraping the skin on the earth. Such wounds are ften quite slight and commonly treated lightly,
A wound which does not bleed is the most dangerous. Ordinary antiseptic medicine is useless, a special injection is required. This had n any public dis- can be pensary free of charge or from any modern doctor or at any hos- pital, sald the spokesman. [CANADIAN TOWNS ROCKED BY TREMOR
Prince Rupert, BC..
Anigrist 20.
This Northern Canadian port and its neighbouring towns were rockad for five minutes last night
De Sousa's Auction Rooms by a serious earth tremor escrib-
Auctioneers, Sarvoyers
ed as the heaviest ever felt.
Three distinct shocks sent many or the ports 10.000 inhabitants, scurrying
Inte
the streets. Thr tremor was felt seven hundred miles away in Edmonton. Alberts, and shook towns along the entire Basement, French Bank Bldg. runs inland from Prince Rupert,
length of
of the Skeena Valley. which
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NOTICE
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REDUCTION OF CHARGES FOR CURRENT Charges for current will be reduced for all meters read on and after October 1, 1940:-
LIGHTING
With discounts as follows:-
Monthly account
From
To
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33
centy
1 to 159 units
160
11
825-
LESSONS in French offered by experienced young lady at no- minal rates. For information writes Box No. 122; “China Mall”,
620
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IRANIAN RAWCOTTON, Midd- | ling Staple One Inah, 250 spot cargo. Also 10/18,000 tons undecorticated" COTTONSEED Cake 4% oll 22/24% Protein in secondhand bags, fairly prampt shipment. What offers.
G.P.O. Box 101, Phone: 20570. BRITISH-MADE SHOES (man's) Fine Leather, Rainproofed, Stylish, Sample pricas about $30 pair. Canton Overseas Trading Com- pany. Holland House, 2nd floor.
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For The Hong Kong Electric Co., Ltd., GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.,
Agents.
Hong Kong, August 8, 1949.
HARRIMAN REALTY CO., LTD.
FOR SALE AND TO LET.
"Jak us know"your" requirementi:+
and
Bldg., 14 Queen's Road. Phone King's Building (And Floor), 8, Osmnanghi KL., 86310.
Telegrama:
There was no loss of life but glass was shattered in houses and shop windows.
In Terrace Bay, 8 miles East of here, residents were reunrted to be in a panle because of the heavy Cremor. Reuter.
NOTICE TO MARINERS NO. 19 OF 1949
PARTIAL CLOSURE 'OF THE WESTERN APPROACHES. TO VICTORIA HARBOUR HONG KONG WATERS
It is hereby notilled for gen- eral information that a boom is now being laid along the Western Limits of Victoria Harbour between Stonecutters Island and Green Island.
2. In accordance with au- thority contained in the Mer-, chant Shipping Ordinance No. 10 of 1899, Section 22, sub- section 5, the channel lying between Stonecuttera Island and Green Island is hereby de- clared closed to vessels of all descriptions until further notice. Vessels entering or leaving the Harbour of Vic- torin by the Western entrance, shall in consequence use either the Sulphur Channel, or the channel_lying between Stone- cutters Island and the Main- land.
3. No vessel shall elther approach or loiter within 300 feet of this Obstruction or an- chor, within 3 cables on either
› "Harriman"}; side of it,
AN. GARLAND, Actg. Director, of Marine. Marine; Office Presid August: 2231049, 02
YOU CAN BE SURE..IF IT'S
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1950
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By Dick Turner
AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS CONVENTION
SPEAKERS TABLE!
TOPK, 13TH KỲ NÈA BERVICE, INC. 7. M. sto. “V, B.PAYTŐEK..
Dit Torners
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"On the resolution for industry-wide price slashos, I'd like' to offer a few accessories-er, I mean amendmontal"
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE By Shepard Barclay
“The Authority on Authorifim”
HE MAKES SAME PLAYS
makes YOUR opponent
nian
--espe-
given high-low; he should know the the A woulst not have been led rane plays that you do. When except from a long holding, and
high honour puts a
under that two cards would have been your nee on the first triek of a too many for his own hand to suit, thut does not necessarily take a repest desirable.
There was an additional far- he has singleton--
* cially if you see in the dummy tor, to this effect--a singleton in He the hostile suit, in which West lower honours. the next
be blocking se took responsibility for stoppage may merely
bid, would the next trick of the sult can be with his No Trump won in the dummy, You can't be no reason to take out into the be sure. when he has done that, diamonds, whereas a singleton in but must consider other factora West's heart hid would be such
netermine hist
a reason, as preventing two leads probable dis-
of it. tributiem.
It South J 7 4 3 S Q ИКА 532 DK 4 C9
ter
$ 10
S A9852 HAJO 4
N H 7 DJ 15 3 W EDA9765 CQJ 1083
S
SK 8
HQ 10 a
J
CK 4
sile
DQ B 2
(Dealer: vulnerable).
East
CA 7 6 5 2
East.
Neither
South West North
5
2
2 H
Pass
3 D
Pass
3 NT
Pass
AD
Pars
5 D
Pass
P1189, Dbl.
A and got a look at the dummy
before he committed himself to
South decided to lenil the rul
that
had reckoned way, he would have led a second club, and the ruff there, plus later trick by South in diamonds. would have beaten the contract. South did not, though. He shied away from the repeat and led his heart to the second trick. The A won, diamond J covered by the K and A, danond lost to the Q. spade returned to the A. spude ruffet, clubs used for three spada discards, heart 4 ruffed with the diamond 7, and the diamond 9 took the trick that made the con- truci.
any fixert plan of defence. When s 10
Tomorrow's Problem
S K 3 HQ 8 7 6 2 DA 43
be saw North's on the trick and HA KD3
ca
5 Q0842
N HJ
CA 10%
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SAJ
1 10 5 4.
Hust's K, he knew one of those DKQ1070W EDJ52 two had a singleton.
tid a bit of card-reading
Then he C54
surmise.
To take out the No Trump game. he reckoned. East, probably bud two five-card vults, and hentr no singleton and one doubleton
on the side. He decided that the
C KQ JD 8 7 6
(Deal: Eust
Both sides vul-
flamboyant but West 4-Hearts, what
club K was the singleton and nerable). North was giving him a high- Aflei cather low with the doubleton 9-4. Ac- Ingical bidding, in which
ually one player in the North, doubles North's with such a doubleton, would noi! is the soundest defence?
A BRITISH CROSSWORD PUZZLE
3
4
15
18
10
13
1+
18
19
20
121.
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25
26
27
120
29
30
1 Mullitude.
4 Particular.
8 Volume. # Sword. 10 STOUR 11 Fairly hot.
12 Auction. 14 Giggles. 17 Hauteur. 10 Fetch,
Across
22 Entertained,
20 Dash.
27. Grunt. ze Incomplete, 29 Blonde. 30 Part of the
neck.
21 Dry: 32 Part of a
ladder.
Yesterday's Crossword
2 Beem.
Slimmered.
4 Chic.
& Allow.
8. Box.
7 Performer. 12 Mark.
13 Fruit.
16
Down!
in Wickedness." 18 Bymbol, 18' Withdraw.
20 Jacket. 21'nce.
23 Attain.
24 Chunge.
25 Put off.
Laying, 27 Threw, 28 Ters, "2) | Sneers.
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8. Altar, 9 last; 10 Rabla, 12 cot, 6 Oratorio) Swif Debit, 12 Nous, 18 Costs, 18.Be-five, 18 Bauriges, 18 fore, 18 Dorset, 20 Scene,; 22] Females, 19 Onsets, 31 Ch
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