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POSITION WANTED
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FOR SALE
RELIABLE Chinese with highest FINE 2-storey property on corner Kowloon, tot In select locality, commercial knowledgen
| Ground Floor apart - periences in Importing, Exporting, containing: posting excellent references 4 ment with alt conveniences, 1 large recorde, substantial guarantee & First Floor apartment of 13 rooms hair with 3 three full baths and 2 connections, Books position
Accommodation for two Manager or bal Chinesd Manager,
or three familien. Avaliable for partner with reliable firms. Only
1. well established rellable firma vacant posacalon by February
Will well with or without 1950. nard apply, Box No. 509 "China
tot of approxl- adjoining vaCOM! Mall"
maldly 5000 square feet. R. H. A... 12.00
EXPERIENCED
Steno/Secretary | Phone 68434, 8.30 a.m. desiree work in the evenings either | noon, Except Baturday, In handling Independent corres
pondence, tenographic work Coaching shorthand.
remuneration Apply "China MaR".
Dan
600
to
for
or Well built 3-apartment roaidence, saloct location, ROBOлAHID with garages, in
Prince Edward Road, near Water. Box
lou Road, Kowloon, In excellent canditten, and with all modern conveniences including hot water!
Available for vacant system
1980.1 paseosalon about March
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WHY LIMP about with a painful cern or Ingrowing toenail when a visit to Beton's expert chiropodist
put you right ? Baten' Onnuty Salon, Exchange Building СААРЕТО. Ruga. Upholatory.
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EASTERN ASIA
NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED'
NOTICE in hereby, given that the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders will be held
THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1940.
POLICE NOTICE
All holders of arms licences are reminded that their licences are due, for 'rchewal on Janu ary 1, 1050. Renewal feat $20.
for renewal at the Registered Office of the Applications Company at Queen's, Building, should be made to the Officer- Hong Kong. on Wednesday, in-charge of Arms, Central Station. Failure to December 21, 1040, at 10.00 Police
Rotarians Hear Talks
On Ethical Standards
Tolks on high ethical standards'in business and profession, one of the four objects of Rotary, word.given by two speakers at the Hong Kong Rotary Club luncheon yostørday. nga
um. for the following pur-apply for renewal of Hence A small card setting out the four-way test of the posts:-
1. To receive and consider the Directors' Report and Statement of Accounts for the year ended December 31, 1048.
2. To elcct Directors.
3. To appoint Auditors.
4. To transact any other or- dinary business of the Company.
The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from December 15 to 21, 1949, both days Inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
WHEELOCK MARDEN & CO., LTD., Secretaries
and General Managers.
Hong Kong. Dec. 7, 1949.
SHANGHAI
TUG & LIGHTER COMPANY, LIMITED
by January 31, 1950, insy' ro- sult in prosecution and con-
scation of the arips.
COMMISSIONER OF POLICE
December 12, 1940.
POLICE NOTICE
ethical standard of a business transaction or decision was placed in front of each Rotarian and guest at the luncheon table.
The four questions of the stored with utmost security tot test, to which an affirmative a day, a month, or a lifetime. answer is required, are:
1. Is it the truth?
2. Is it fair to all concerned? 3. Will it build goodwill and better friendships?
4. Will it be beneficial to all concerned?
Primarily, therefore, the banker is not loaning his money, or the bank's, when borrowers come in and ask to be accommodated. He ta lending money which the de- positors have placed in his core and trust and his foremost res- Will *Eye Witness" who
ponsibility is to insure and pro- witnessed the accident at John-
leet those funds, aton Road at 13.00 hrs. on
Next the bank's contribution to in the everyday November 29, 1949, please
The first speaker, Mr. John pubile service contact Traffle Offee, Central Yuen, who is a metal printer and life of the community, is to act Police Station, Hollywood can manufacturer, told fellow 48 regulator, a governor, Road early. Please Telephone Rotarians how his business an- safety valve on business.
Four- swered offirmatively the 30346 or 31122 Extension 22.
Way Teat. The packaging COMMISSIONER OF dustry, he said, was a real con- tribution to the industrial deve- POLICE.
and a lopment of the Colony, necessity in the complex modern life.
December 12, 1949,
ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG STOCKHOLDERS IN
OPERATED MARSMAN PHILIPPINE GOLD MINES
A Meeting of the above As- A. H. A. Phone 86434, 8.30 A.M. NOTICE is hereby given that sociation will be held at the to 12.00 Noon, Except Balurday. The Annual General Meeting floor of the Hongkong Stock MERRY XMAB and Happy Now of Shareholders will be held Exchange on Friday the 18th Year to all owners and prospect the Registered Office of the December 1949, at 5 p.m., to iive owners of Pilat Radio! Your Company at Queen's Building, hear a report of the progress Kong, DA Wednesday. made since the inauguration. continued support since 1908, over Hong
10.30 All Shareholders are requested pur- to attend.
following
by
41 years, makes poselble the fine December 21, 1840, 1
for Why not m
the Pitot receivers today.
"Gif the give your loved ones that Endure"--P1101 Radio.
posca!--
1. To receive and consider the Directora' Report and Statement of Accounts for
CLEAN BERVICE DURACLEAN Cotonlal Agencies. COMPANY. DEERFIELD, JLL.
U.B A, Agent: Osorge Lin & Co.. HONG
PO?
KONG FILM AND
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DIRECTORY
(1940 adition) containing Hong List,
Govt. Officos,
ALICE MEMORIAL &
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He holpa those who are on- orgetic and enthusiastin, but not as ambitious and courageous Re he has a right to be. On the other hand he has also to curb wild enthusiasm, to point out possible danger and pitfalls in The next speaker was Mr.
the path of the too-adventurous. W. M. Simmons, Manager of the
Yesterday's meeting was devot- National City Bank of New York, who spoke on the role that the ed to vocational services, and the good bank plays in its community, two speakers were introduced by
Chairman First and foremost, he said, n Mr. S. Y. Pang, bank is a convenient steel-shul- Rotary's Vocational Services Com- tered place where money can bel mittee.
COCK & PULLET RESTAURANT
of
We now accept Table Reservation for X'mas Eve Dinner
24th December
Boxing Day Dinner
26th December
AND
the year ended March 31, AFFILIATED HOSPITALS' New Year's Eve Dinner.
1049.
2. To declare a dividend on the Preference Shares.
3 To elect Directors.
4. To appoint Auditors.
5. To transact any other of
dinary business of the Company.
The Transfer Books of the Hoaphats Company will be closed from
Schools, Churchos, Institutes. December 15 to 21, 1940, both, Consulates. Borvloes, Clubs, days inclusive. Agencies, Who's Who, Residences. It's the most up-to-date and must complete of all business directorion in the Colony, NOW ON BALE at all leading book shops and "China Mall” ()Mco.
REMINDER
CARPETS
RUG8-Genuine Poking ardTientsin, lovaly do. aigns and colourings, various sizes Come and inspect at The China Rug Co Kayamally Buliding, 4th Floor .(Opposite Hong Kong Hotol) san'a Road, Central.
AUG Poking Art Rug Co. Whatesnio d Rotali, Room 8.9 Lucky Apartment Corner of 14th Annual, General Meeting Hankow 4.Peking Road, Kowloon,
DANCING LESSONS
BALLROOM DANCING — "Mado Easy" Advanced Variatione trught.| "Specialitios" Rumba, Bamba, Tango, Jitterbug (Jive). Enquiries (1-8 P.M.)Tony Hudson, 612, China Buliding.
FOR LEASE
To approved tenant, Gentleman's two-family home on Castio Poak Read, for long term loaso, Modorn conventonces,
THE SOCIETY OF YORKSHIREMEN IN HONG KONG
TONIGHT 0.00 P.M.
Jacobean Room, Hong Kong Hotel. Tea Served 5.15 p.m.
SALE OF PETROL ENGINES,
DIESEL ENGINES, METAL MIXED SCRAP, CABLE ELECTRIC, ETC.
for
Tenders
invited are Petrol Engines (Gray Marine Double garage. Type,
Chrysler Royal and R. H. A., Phone 65434, 8.30 A.M. Chrysler Crown), Diesel En- to 12.00 Noon, Except Baturday,
gines (Hercules Kermath and Widdop), Cylinder Blocks Aux. Diesel Engine and Com- pressor, Metal Mixed Scrap. Light Ferrous Scrap, Gauges and Cable Electric.
CAR FOR SALE
VAUXHALL 18 (Velax) carofully owner-driven 6000 miles, running, perfectly. Owner leaving colony, $7,500, or nearest. Box No. 507 "Bunday Herald"
FOR SALE
By Order of the Board of Directors.
WHEELOCK MARDEN & CO., LTD., Secretaries
and General Managers.
Hong Kong. Dec. 7, 1949.
METAL INDUSTRIES OF CHINA LIMITED
NOTICE is hereby given that)
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(NETHERSOLE HOSPITAL)
The Annual Meeting of the General Committee of the Alice Memorial & Amliated Hos- pitals (Nuthersole Hospital) will be held TODAY at 5.16 in the Nethersole Hos- p.m., pital, Bonham Road, Tea will be served at 5. p.m.
R.M. ALDERTON. Secretary.
NOTICE
A.A. GUN PRACTICE
The Military authoritica ar- nounce that A.A. gun practice
31st December
MUSIC BY EDDIE AND HIS QUARTET
ON ABOVE ADVERTISED NIGHTS WE ARE OPEN
UNTIL 2,00 A.M.
COCK & PULLET RESTAURANT
7/8, Duddoll Street, off Queen's Rd., C. Telephone 28252
Ammi-dent
| Genuine
will take place from Brick H Ammoniated
gun site on Wednesday, De- cember 14 and Thursday, Die- cember 15, 1949 between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. cach duy.
This will result in
bursts
the Annual General Meeting over the sea South of Lamma of Shareholders will be held Island and South of Stanley at the Registered Office of the Peninsula. Arrangements have Company al Queen's Building, been made for the patrol of areas affected in order to en- Hong Kong on Wednesday, Decembar 21, 1040, at 11.00 sure that vessels, ships, alrcraft the following pur- and persons are not exposed to danger.
a.m. for poses:
1. To receive and consider the Directors' Report and Statement of Accounts for the year ended December 31, 1948.
2. To elect Directors.
3. To appoint Auditors.
the
4. To transact any other or-
dinary business Company.
of
The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from Tender Forma and permis- December 15 to 21, 1949, both slon to view will only be issu- days inclusive, ed from Section 1.A of the Naval Store Department, H.M Dockyard, Hong Kong, on the payment, of # deposit of H.K.$500.00 from Monday to December 12, to
A NEW - BHIPMENT 61. 1949 Wednesday,
Models "Radiant Screens" has ar 14, 1049. The deposit will be rived. Call on us for a demonstrareturned to unsuccessful tent- tion. Flimo Depot, 3rd floor, derers.
Marina House, 17/19. Queen's
Road, G., Telephona 32153.
By Order of the Board
of Directors.. WHEELOCK MARDEN
Hong
Completed Tender Forn
COAL DUST (Taiwan). Immediate should be returned by hand, not shipment for outports only. Con- later than NOON, on Thurs tact Bouth Aula Trading Company, day, December 15, 1040.)
154 Connaught. Road," "Contral, Third Floor, Hong Kong. Phone: 31981),
Trea
NEW:SHIPMENTS of Toys, Xmas!
Decorations, Novelties, Christmas Cards, Baby Gift Sets, Powder Pompacts, French Per fumes, Toffees and Chenso Just are rived. Reasonable prices" plesite call early at Room No.4 6th Floor,
Janoatré Building,, : ",$135]!
GELEOT"apŔriment residence" (In good locality, Kowloon, with a large and 2 small self-contained apartments. All modern con veniences Will selly with or without adjoining. Vadent, lat or approximately 8000 square foot.
·Vacant-posession about July 1950, \R. Hi Au Phone 86484, 85. A.M.
16 12.00 Nđồn, Except #aturdaysë, Be
LAMMERT BROS.
Auctioneers, Surveyori tag: &' Apprulsors, " Podder Building. Telephone No. '20224.
& CO., LTD.,'" :
Secretaries and General Managers. Kong, Dec. 7, 1940,
REFORM CLUB
ROOF GARDEN
TONIGHT 5.30 p.m.
HARRIMAN REALTY CO., LTD.
on Estate
Brokers
Valuers
AbouulituƐ | roddanen ·"constating int twn Av-roémed "Apartments," "piluated"|23, «Mouni-Lefty). (1999, foot sherawon level),
Blueline Wol,¦ Adelajda," Barw53k- #tralia, Adily furnished.
Telegrama) "Harriman"
Telt 21288»
U.S.R.C.
The Christmas Dance will. be held on Boxing Day 9.00 p.m. 2.00 a.m. Tickets will be limited to 250-tables may be booked at the Club, Tickets $5.00 single, $10,00 double.
The Children's Xmas Party will be held on the afternoon of Thursday, 29th December! Application forms must be re- turned before 20th December.
ATTENTION
SNUFF-BOTTLE
Collectors & Dealers Large quantity of stock for sale, and supplies of stoppers, spoons, etc.
Business hours: 10-12 am, 3-7, p.m.
(Week Day Only); 12-5 p.m. (Sunday Only) Write for utt appolatment
DUNT KING
#171, Gloucester. Boad Opposito Wawshala Forry,
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Toothpaste
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World famous Ralian Vermouth sinos 1816.
CARNIVAL
By Dick Turner
Dick Turner
COPE, 1948 BY HEA KERVICE, MÁ TÚRA, BÉG U., 3., PAT. OFF)
"Now don't worry, Butch! We're pleading temporary/
the Russian insanity brought on by puzzling over
situation!"*
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
By
Shepard Barclay.
The Authority in Author|iten skin
was afraid of
This highest-ranking of three TAKE, LOSERS AT START
compelled North sults virtually MANY players timorously de- to show his at with a single raise, lay leading trumps, if their suit so South went to four. is sketchy in high cards, espe The declarer ruffed the second
heart lead, then cially when, they have a good soild suit on the side. Possession his weak trump holding, so led West diamond rounds. of the solid sult, instead of steer threa ing them away from trump leads, ruffed and led a third heart to should cause them as early as be ruffed, Three unsound club possible. The purpose should be
leads followed. Last ruling one to get the defenders out of trumps and making South trump a third at the outset, to keep them from heart. The club Q was ruffed by rulling somo of the nice high the 8 and 10 and the diamond.9 cards.
$ A 7
f
5 3 0 8 4
H 9 8 2
DQ 10 7
CJ 8 0
HAK 1043. N D G G
PC 109724
S Q10 3 HQ JTS WED 9-432
C$ 3
S
SK8 2 HO
DAKJB
CAKQ4
(Dealer: South. East-West vul- nerablo). Anth
1
2
by the A to set South two.
The sound Job was elementary. After ruffing the second trick,
club J reach dummy with the and Anesee the spade 9, his best chance; later score the spade K and then run side sults until East used the spade Q to ruft. Thus... South would have lost only two",
in and one tricks in trumps hearts.
*
Tomorrow's Problem
SA975 82 H K J 10:7 5. DO
Wast North
East
C 10
1 H.
Pass S. None
2 H
Pass
Pass H None
Pass 3 5
Pass. D ́A K ̧Q
10 0 8
N WE
S
CA QJ 7
CK
43 2
How lucky South was to reach that makeable, game contract, He didn't feel quite equal to opening with two of a sult, so chose 1- Club,
the casiest thing to call North, however, said later
·
he would have passed, If West
.3 KQ 104 HAQ 64
0.0.8.5
(Dealer: South. Both sides vuli (
had not bid, giving South a sec- nerable).
ond chance. He was lucky again
What bidding would you favour that West rebid the hearts, which dh this terrine rubber bridge
aet the stage for 'his'-Spades, deal?
A BRITISH CROSSWORD PUZZLE
5.Giver
External
O Elder.
12
Across
23 Cut
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WILL ALWAYS KEEP YOU FIT.
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20 Ventie of a
play
22 Fatry
10 Sound. 26 Cluster.
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18 Expunge.
20 Sporting.
Yesterday's Crossword
ACROBB Method, 5 Arrid,
Down
Emergosicy 10 Peace-
forceny 512-Clone,
Apartment. Lasting. B. Turn aside. 6,One famed
foy wisdom. 17 Willow,
14 Supporter
makor.
"10 Support for
railway line.
17 Afflems.
10 Make cer
tain. 21 Museum
place, t 24. Go up.
Alpine, 2 20 Rota, 27 Rogue, 28 Enters
[DOWN 1 Mobs, 2 Told, a 'Opal, 214 Doduce, Alleged, ü
Realiae, 7 Donkers, 10 Legal,
8 Peel 9 Ballad, 11 Zourn, 12 Da Despair, 14 Blading; 15 Lecture, hides 14 Bala, 16' Easy '18 Exils (17) Sleep, 10 Inmate, 21 Plán 19 Idlo, 20 Tamper. 24" Adieu, 25 Rule, 23 Lees,
VERMOUTH
from
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