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It is hereby, notified that as from January 3, 1950, no fur- ther vehicle licence wit be f issued by the Commissioner of Police Minder Regulation 2 of the Vehicle and Trail Regula→ tions 1912, för motor vehicles of any description having lết) hand drive, subject however to the following exceptions
1. Renewal of licences of vehicles in the Colony on January 1, 1950, in respect of which a valid. Hong Kong licence is then in existence.
2 Vehicles brought tempor- arily into the Colony" by persons resident ́abroad and intending to make only a temporary stay in the Colony will be licene ed for a period not ex-
TEE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1949.
Last
Harbour Activity Shows Decrease
A
month saw 661 ships, representing 14 notions, arriving here with 63,389 passengers and 293,217, tons of general cargo from various ports of the world.Sacred Cargo term, par British Vessels, totalling 270. (387,720. NR tons), brought the largest number of passengers and cargo-38,734 passengers and 133,727 tons. Clearances désued during Octo-|four (15,043 NRT) ships: 339/575| be totalled 595 898,602 N. R. tons cargo: 541/294 passengers: tông) “which carried -63,691 pas-- 90 drums all. sengers and 154,52Fdons of cargo. “Greek: ozel (2,932 NRT)/ one: These included 267 (712.270 N.R. (2,932 NRT): ship: nil/2,800 tons tone)- ocean-going vessels that left part with 11,399 persons and oil a 146,320 ireng katta Italian: two (7.99 NRT)/one! Compared with previous months, (609 NRT) ships; 10.005/ni ther October figures chawed o atom cargos passengers ail: 350
in local shipping drans
cargo, passengers th
ail: 650 drums
ceeding 90 days, if intent movemente era Norvegina: 26. (56.702 NRT)/}
ed to be used by such persons during the stay.
3. Vehicles in respect of which licences have been issued in China by the Chinese Authorities,
(117,037 N. 27 (67,905 NRT) ships: 21,081/ Cargo: - 2,355/3,090
Scotember bad wack · rought; 15.336 tons
a tous) arrivals 36.178
of ciego And 203,431 tosis) passengers:: 600 :: tons coal, 3,550!
such vehicles "enter the tomg the Chinese Naers, 700 tons coal, 1:174 drums
Colony by road for tem- porary purposes.
clearing part in drums oll. AANKH that month totalled 7534
138,601 Pamanian: 13 (33.255 NRT)/ NR "which carried out 11 (33,775 NRT) ́ships; 32,318/5,- HONG KONG DIRECTORY
98.710 persons,
551 fans cargo, Exz-nil. passen- (7949 edition) containing Hong
Vessels List, Govt Omices Hospitals.
Bag were the histest "in foll Schools, Churches Institutes,
Portuguese: eight (1,599 NRT) the list of October arrivals 275 Consulates, Services, Clubs
(225,530 N.R. tons), of which 178)/sie (1588 NRT) ships: 1,152/253 Agencies, Who's Who, Residences
(P1,852 N.R. tons) were plying tons cargo; nil/passengers; bunker EMBROIDERING etiais, mono- it's the most up-to-date and most Provided always that the Can-between Hong Kong and the near nit
by river ports.
U.S.S.R.: handker: somplete of all business directories missioner of Police will give
one (1,238 NRT)/ chiets, naperies, bed linens under-in the Colony.
Among the British arrivals were two (2,410 NRT) ships; 2,220/953 NOW ON SALE consideration to the licencing 110 (287,890 NR. tons) ocean-tons ago; nil/46 passengers: 200 saken. Aiza stitching, smocking at all leading
book shops and of any left hand drive vehicles going ships, which disambarked tans coal. and all kinds of needleworks china Mall" Ofcs. The Eastern Embroidery Co, 45,
Total: 661 (99,820 NRT)/595 in respect of which he is 130,126 tons of cargo and 7,000 Chungking Arcade, Kowloon.
satisfied that an order for the Passengers. Fourteen British ships (899,802 NRT) ships: 293.217/154 purchase thereof from the entered port in ballast
tons cargo: 63,388/63.596 'passen- maker was placed prior to the
In the same category, *34 (355,-jgers; 8,375 tome coal and 28,263 414 MR. tons) ships left port) drums oil. first publication of this notice.
with 37.920 passengers and 80274 COMMISSIONER OF
tons of cargo. There were 390 POLICE.
emigrants.. Hong Kong
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NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS Notice is hereby given that an Extraordinary General Meeting of Company's Shareholders will be held on Saturday, the 3rd day of De- so soon thereafter as the An- arecember, 1949, at 12.30 p.m., or
nual General Meeting shall conclude, in the Company's Hong Kong Office. St. George's Building, 2nd floor. Chater Read. Victoria, Hong Kong. fcr the purpose of considering and, if thought fit of passing the following Resolution as Special Resolution, namely:-
This the Articles of Associa- tion of the Company be altered
а
The Sargent Memorial by the deletion of Article 89 Chapel will be dedicated by and the substitution therefor the Bishop of Hong Kong at a { of the following Article: special service cr. Sunday, November 13th at 10.30 am.
All Old Boys especially those at the School during the late Bishop Sargent's Head- mastership, are warmly invited to be present.
G. A. GOODBAN
HEADMASTER.
THE HONGKONG SOCIETY
FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN
BUFFERING CHILDREN Mr. L. B. Trevor Chairman Kowloon-Canton Raliway, Kowloon.
Mr. Li Fook Wo Han, Treasurer The Bank of East Asia, Ltd,
"39. The Directors shall be paid cut of the funds of the Company by way of remuneration for their ser- vices the sum of $38,000.00 per annum or such other remuneration as the Comi pany in General Meeting may resolve and such re- muneration shall be divide éd among them in such proportions and manner as the Directors may de termine and in default equally and shall be deem ed to accrue de die in dier and be payable by half- yearly instalments."
By Order of the Board of Directors;
P. W. A. WOOD. Secretary & Chief Accountant
Seven left empty.
The departures filled in 8,375) tons of bunker coal and 25.281) drums of t. Britkh ships coder- ed/4,645 tons coal and 10,435) | drums oil,
Other Figures
Other figures of the arrivals departures are as follows:
American: 20 (146,626 NRT.)/
29(146,526 NRT) ships; 31245/ tons cargo; 458/170 passen- |10,023
1115 drums
Chinese
15 (235,820 NRT)/ -280 (177,719 NRT) ships; 24,925/ 25,480 tons cargo: 20281/20,543 drums passengers; 2,230 tons coel, 6,607
Danish 10 (37,772 NRT)/10) 41.735 NRT) ships; 11,020/3,513 tons cargo: 43/29 passengers; 3,- con drums cil
Dutch 12 451,550 NRT)/10 (45,237 (NRT) ships: 18,417/6,850) tons cargo: 935/1,484 passengers; bunker il
French: four (15.043 NRT)/
Italian Approach
To Britain
London, November 4. Italy today told Britain that she considered an alleged dis- closure of Mr. Ernest Bevin's secret memorandum, criticising Italian statesmen and papers, in no way impaired the between the two relations nations.
Dews-
A Foreign Office spokesman said that the Italian Minister- Councillor in London, the Mar- quis Blasco Lanza d'Ajeta, today saw Mr. Christopher Mayhew, the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and told him that his Government did not think | the matter of any consequence.
The alleged disclosure of a secret - memorandum to Sir Vic- tor Malet the British Ambas. sador in Bome, appeared in the
United States magazine, News! week, under the heading "Spank- ERS
by Ernie
Hong Kong, November 7, 19417ccurate in London diplomatic It was regarded as substantial. quarters in
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY' CLUB
Draft Programmes and Entry Forms for the 10th Race Meet- ing to be held on Saturday 19th November, 1949, (weather
permitting) may be obtained at H.K. the Secretary's Office, Telen phone House; the Club House, Happy Valley; and the Stables. Shan Kwong Road.
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A Foreign Ofice spokesman said yesterday that the recent anti-British press campaign - in Italy would not affect Britain's policy of pursuing good relations with Italy-Reuter,
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG
PROBATE JURISDICTION.
In the Goods of JOHN TRUEMAN LACEY late ef 6, Cor's Road, Kow loon in the Colony of Hong Kong, Company Quartermaster Sergeant, Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps, deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN.
De Sousa's Auction Rooms that the Court has by virtue of
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Section 58 of the Probates Or- dinance, 1897 made an Order. limiting the time for creditors and others to send in their. claims against the above Estate to the 28th day of November, 1949:
All creditors and others are- accordingly hereby required to send in their claims to the u dersigned on or before, that date.
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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
NOTICE TO MEMBERS
Tenth Race Meeting Saturday
19th November, 1949.
There are eight races, the First Belt will be rung at 150 p.m. and the first race will be run at 2.00 pm.
Through Tickets (8 Rases—516) May be obtained at the Office of the Treasurers. Tot Floor, Telephone House, also tickets for the Cash Sweep on the last race as well as the Special Cash Sweep on the "Pearce Memorial Cup” to be run at the Annual Race Meet- Ing In January, 1950. Cash Sweep tickets on the last race and those for the "Pearce Memorial Cup may be purchased also at the 'Cleb's Branch Offcc, No. 382 Nathan Road, Kowloon,
Meeting.
MEMBERS' BADGES AND ENCLOSURE
Members and guests are reminded that they and their fadles MUST WERF their badges prominently displayed throughout the
NO ONE WITHOUT A BADGE WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE MEMBERS ENCLOSURE.
CARNIVAL
By Dick Turner
COM BY KA BERTER, WE 7. M. ADC.
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"Forget you ever were a fight apnouncer, Bogart! Just announce the guests-never mind the approximate weights!"
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
By Shepard Barclay
“The Authority on Authérifiez
TOP OR LOW OF SERIES?
DEFENDERS have to be wary about misleading their partners by means of the cards they lead
it unless he could furnish five himself. Too bad South didn't play as well as he bid
After the club A took the or play. The declarer is happily | opener, South got in with the X. free of such problems, and may He then figured out a way to lead from his hand the top or lose three tricks in trumps and |
per-so be down one bottom of a sequence or haps some middle
card without rooling
anybody but his opponents. He led the spade 5, on which Hence, he may pick the top it West played "second hand low" he wants to tempt a defender to and finessed the J to the . The cover it, and a lower card if he heart & return was won by the K and he now led the space 6 to the A When East discarded, he say he was doomed to lose two more trump tricks to West.
Badges admitting non-members to the Members' Enclosure and Club Rooms at $10 including tax are obtainable through wishes the victim to play jew. the Secretary on the written or personal introduction of a member, Buch 'member to be responsible for all chits, etc.
Badges admitting to Members' Enclosure will NOT be on sale
at the RACE COURSE.
The Treasurers' Compradore Office will close at 11 am, and the Secretary's Office at 11.45 a.m.- Both Officer at-ist-Floor, Tele-S-01032 phone House.
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A limited number of tiffins will be obtainable at the Club House D 10 9 provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel. 27818).] C A764
NO CHILDREN WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE CLUB'B-PRE- MISES DURUNG THE MEETING.
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE.
The price of adrolaton to the Public Enclosure is $3 including tax for all persons including tadfes, and payable at the Gate
BOOKMAKERS, TIC TAC MEN ETC, WILL NOT BE PER- MITZER TO" OPERATE WITHIN THE PRECINCTS OF THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB DURING THE RACE MEETING. MEALS AND REFRESHMENTS WILL BE OBTAINABLE IN THE RESTAURANT IN THE PUBLIC ENCLOSURE.
SERVANTS' PASSES.
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South Agured out probably the worst possible way to play the trumps. First, he should have led the 9 instead of the 5, to tempt a cover if West followed, almost universal habit, he could have limited trump loss to one trick by playing the A and to tricks by playing the J. If West didn't cover, he should have sent the 9 through or else come up (Dealer: North North-South with the A; the former
would vulnerable).
limit loss to two tricks, the latter
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What is the principal way in That bidding was neat. North's which, the vulnerability of the Servants' passes will be issued to private box heiders only belated raise of spades told South two sides should influence you who are requested to distribute them with discrimination and to en-not to expect more than three of when both pairs are bidding vig- derse their names on the passes. Holders of such proses are not per the suit, and not to go on with orously? mitted in the members' Enclosure except for passing through an their duties and must remain in their employers' standa.
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