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GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
EXTRAORDINARY
GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1950,
NOTICES
HUMPHREYS: ESTATE & FINANCE CO. LTD.
NOTICE in hereby given that the Ordinary Yearly Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Hongkong.Halol, Hongkong, that
on Saturday. 18th March, 1950 EXTRAORDINARY on GENERAL MEETING of the
at 12 Noon for the purpose of Green Island Cement Com-receiving the Report of the pany, Limited, will be held at
Directors with a Statement of Its Registered Offices, Telephonu Accounts for the Year ended House, Hong Kong, on Tuesday, 31st December 1940 and for the 14th March, 1950, at 12.15 the election of Directors, and
the appointment of Auditora. p.m. (or as soon thereafter as the Ordinary Yearly Meeting to be held at noon on that date shall have been concluded) for the purpose of considering and, if thought fit, passing the sub- joined Resolutions as Ordinary Resolutions:
(1) "That the
Authorised
Capital of the Company be Increased from its present Capital of H.K.$5,000,- 000.00 divided into 500,000 shares of H.K.$10.00 each (of which 300,000 shares have been Issued) to H.K.$10,000,000.00 by the creation of 500,000 addl- tional shares of the nominal value of H.K.- $10.00 each and that the
unissued shares of the Company's Capital and such additional shares as aforesaid shall be issued at such time or times and upon such terms and con- dillons as the Company's Board of Directors in their absolute discretion sholl think fit."
NOTICE is further hereby given that the Register and
Com
Hongkong, February 14, 1950.
POLICE NOTICE
MISSING PERSON:
PROFESSOR JOHN KEN- NEDY RIDEOUT OF THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY (PHOTOGRAPH REPRO- DUCED ABOVE) AGE 38 YEARS, HEIGHT 6′ 2′′, 'THIN BUILD, FLUFFY GREY HAIR, BLACK BUSHY MOUSTACHE. FULL LIPS. LONG NOSE, LARGE
BROWN
EYES,
Transfer Books of the pany will be CLOSED from the 4th March 1950 to the 18th March 1950 both days inclusive during which period no' Trans- fer of Shares can be registered. 3MALL MOLE OVER BRIDGE OF NOSE HAS BEEN MISS- JOHN D. HUMPHREYS | ING SINCE 1245 HOURS
& SON LTD.,
ON 16. 2. 1050 WHEN HE WAS LAST SEEN WALKING ON General Managers
POKFULAM ROAD NEAR THE WING PIT TING CEME- TERY DRESSED IN GREY TWEED SUIT, COLOURED COTTON SHIRT AND BLUE BELTED OVERCOAT. WILL ANY PERSON WHO HAS SEEN HIM SINCE THIS DATE COMMUNICATE PLEASE WITH THE DIRECTOR OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION. POLICE HEADQUARTERS, TELEPHONE 39381 OR THE NEAREST POLICE STATION.
THE "STAR" FERRY COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
Notice is hereby given that an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Members of the Company will be held at the Office
Messrs Matheson & Co. Ltd., Pedder Jurdine,
Street, Hong Kong, on Friday. 17th March, 1950at, 12.20 p.m., or at such time as the
of
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Sundays: 12-5 p.m. DUNT KING. 171, Gloucester Road Opposite Wanchal Ferry,
THE HONGKONG SOCIETY
-FOR-THE-
PROTECTION OF CHILDREN
BUFFERING CHILDREN Dr. F. 1: Tseung Chairman
China Buliding
Mr. Li Fook We
Hon. Treasurer
(2) "That it is desirable lu capitalise the Bum of H.K.$3,000,000,00, being part of the undivided pro- flts of the Company stand- ing to the credit of the Reserve Fund, and ac- cordingly that Q special Capital Bonus of H.K.- $3,000,000.00 be declared
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and that such Bonus be applied on behalf of the persons who on the 27th February, 1950, were the holders
the 300,00U of issued shares of the Com- pany in payment in full for 300,000 shares of the. Company of H.K.$10.00 each and that such 300,000. shares credited, as fully paid be necordingly allot- ted to such persons in the proportion of one, such share for every one of the By said 300,000 shares then held by such persons res- the
pectively, and that
shares so distributed shall
br..
"That the Authoclaed. Cap- ital of the Company (which is now $1,000,000:00 con- sisting of 100,000 Shares of the nominal value of $10.00 each, of which 80,000 Shares have been issued) be increased to $20,000.- 000.00 by the creation of 1,000,000 additional Shares of the nominal value of 10.00 each, and that such Shares be issued at such time or times astle upon such terms as the Com- pany's Board of Directors In their absolute discretion shall think fit."
Order of the Board of Directors. &
G.B.S. THOMSON.
Secretary.
COMMISSIONER OF POLICE.
HONG KONG AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION,
ANNUAL GENERAL
MEETING.
The Annual General Meeting of the Hong Kong Automobile Association will be held in the HONG KONG HOTEL ROOF GARDEN on THURSDAY, 2nd March, 1050, at 5.30 p.m.
All Members are particularly urged to attend.
By. Order PEAT, MARWICK, MITCHELL & CO
Secretaries
& Treasurers.
be treated for all purpOBO Hong Kong, February 21, 1050, to cable or Airmail firm en-
as an increase of the nominal amount of the Capital of the Company held by each such Share- holder art not as income, and that such shares shall
NOTICE
rank for Dividend from ST. PATRICK'S SOCIETY.
the 1st January, 1950."
By Order of the Board of Directors.
J. 9. C. NEEL, General Manager & Secretary.
15th day
Dated this
February, 1950.
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LTD.
OF HONG KONG
ST. PATRICK'S DAY
17TH MARCH, 1950
The Society's St. Patrick's
Hong
of Day Dinner and Dance will be
held in the "Gripps Kong Hotel on Friday March, 1950.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVENŲ
17th
A circular giving the fullest details will shortly be received by members, but in the event of non-delivery, members are requested to apply to the Hon. Secretary for further copies..
Early application for invita-- that the Fifty-seventhy/Ordinary tons should be made ds num. Yearly Meeting of Shareholders becs will be strictly limited. will be held at the Office, of All-applications must reach the the Company, Telephone House, Hon. Secretary before the 10t Des Voeux Road Central, Vic-March, 1950.
All Irishmen and women, and Irish Association persons of
torla, Hong Kong, on Tuesday, |14th March, 1950, at NOON
for the purpose of receiving the not yet members are 'cordially Report of the Board of Direc-invited to join the Society, tors together with the State Membership application forms ment of Accounts for the year
ended 31st December, 1949, and may be obtained from the Hon. to elect Directors and appoint
Secretary.
"Specialities" - Rumba, Samba The Bank of East Asia, Ltd., H.K. Auditors.
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SMAYIL 003: Panigaula
Hummer
LAMMERT BROS.
Auctioneers, Surveyors
Appraisers, Pedder Buliding. Telephone No. 20274.
The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from Tuesday, the 28th February, 1950, to Tuesday, the 14th March, 1950, both days In clusive.
By Order of the Board of
Directors -
J.S.C. NEEL,
General Manager
& Secretary......... Dated this 15th Day of February, 1930.
HARRIMAN REALTY CO., LTD.
PUMNESIS FOR SALE!
DENIS G. SHERRIFF
Hori. Secretary P.O. Box 018"
*Feb. 20, 1950:
U.S.R.C.N
The Annual General Meeting will be held at 7.00 pm on Wednesday, 8th March. All members are invited to attend.
INDIAN TEXTILES Established importers invited
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BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
By Shepard Barclay
"The Authority, on Authorities"
USE A ONE-TIME FORCE game level. His rebid of 3- INTRODUCTION, some years Hearts made it clear to South that calling aj.that he held five of that sult and ngo, of the Idea new suit opposite your partner's only four diamonds. It was easy dealer or second hand opening then for South, to show with 3- bid is a one-time force-there you Spades that he had at least Ave have the foundatios for much of spades and that his clubs were the improvement in bidding tac-still longer since he bid them tics during the last decade. Espe Arst clally, when either partner hay distributional.
North, nt Table 1, realising
to tell, which that the higher-ranking sing may require try to tell, which several,
spades at that level showed pretty?: most universally decepted con- good stuff, hopped straight into ventia helps you to squeeze the small slam," knowing, his two! them all in at a low enough level, clubs were enough support for n instead of crowding the bidding | alx-card suit, A bolder South to an unduly high level.
$*J 7 6 2,
H 7 02
D'QJ272 C 7
HAQ10 53 DAK 64
1993:
WAED:10853
S CK 8 4
5 A Q10 8:4 Ho
D. None
CAQ 10 9 6 3 2 (Dealer: North. Neither side vulnerable)..
North Bost Bouth West 1. 1 H
Puss
Pass
* D
Fass 2 S
Paks
Pass
Rass
6 C
1 H
Pass
Pass
Pass
might then have taken it into grand slam, which Was made! when the trump finese worked."
Note how the 3-Clubs call by South at Table
crowded him-
sell
mis-
j'
at When tech
he heard the 1-Hearts, he wouldn't také: a' chance of forcing the contract higher,
I passed. As it
happened, only 4- Hearts were made, and he was proud of himself until he w the SCOTT shoot with others in the successful club slam.
Tomorrow's Problem-
X 0.74 310 68
B 10A
HAD 87
DQ10 Pass C AK_Q
7.5 4
DK.14 C6 2X
6238.3 NH-None
W.ED JO8G
S
C 10983
HK Q4 3 2 10
(Dealer: West.
That presents probably the best and the worst bidding done at any of the tables on this social duplicate deal. Note how South's use of a mere 2-Clubs," a new
Wost, East-West, vul- suit and therefore ́à "'one-time } nerable). force; enabled the pair to keep | After West bids 1-Club, South the bidding low enough so that 1-Spade, West 2-Clubs, North 2- North completed the story of his Spades and East 3-Clubs, what distribution with a call below the should South đó
A BRITISH CROSS WORD PUZZLE
16
Across
Panic flight... 18. Fakes CIV/OT. K ¿Hastañed
Hising.
19 Full:
-21 Chufching.
15 Direction.
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English
20 Stable;
27 Diacardot, d. 10
Crossy
Word
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