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CHAHTERED Accountant re- quired де Chief Accountant to.
NOTICE
Our Customers are hereby
large European concern. Approxi- notified that with effect from
male salary lowances,
THE VIBRO PILING CO., LTD.
THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 1980,
Net profit of A.S. Watson
and company
Report of the Board of Directors and Statement of Accounts NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 15th Ordinary Yearly Meeting of the Shareholders ended will be held at the Registered
The Board of Directors of A. S. Watson, and Company, Limited, announced yesterday that the net profit for the year October 31,.' 1049. amounted to $2,470,105.22
As from to-day our offices have been transferred to: EDINBURGH HOUSE
*: Room 303; Telephone No. 35884
Office of the Company, 1st floor, which, with the sum carried Union Commerciale Belge de Metallurgie
York Building, on Saturday, 11th March, 1950 at 11.30 a.m for the purpose of receiving a Report and Statement of Ac- counts for the year ended 31st December, 1949, and to elect Directors and appoint Auditors.
The Share Register
forward from last Account of $283,900.78 makes available for appropriation $2,734,075.00, At the forthcoming ordinary yearly meeting of, shareholders the Directors will recommend that this suin be appropriated follows
Transfer to Ganéral
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Sales Office of:
John Cockerill Providence and Sambro & Moselle Steel Mills
Transfer Books will be closed To pay a dividend of $1,000,000.00 BELGIAN SALES AGENCY
from the 5th March, 1950, to the 11th March, 1950, both days Inclusive.
By Order of the Board. F.E. d'Almada Remedios Secretary.
$5_a_share for the
year, free of tax 1,800,000.00 Carry forward to
next Account
Total
234,075.00
..... $2,734,075.00
At an extraordinary general meeling to be held immediately following the ordinary yearly
Including All al 28th February, 1950, we have Hong Kong, February 25, 1850. meeting the Directors will fur- married $2,000.00 terminated Our arrangement single $2,200,00. Free flat. Annual with Hongkong & Kowloon Increments $100 after one year's
Deliveries. Butiofactory service. Provident Fund. Write Box No. 501 "Ching Mall" stating qualifications, age and earliest date available,
On and after 1st March, 1950. deliveries of Milk and Bread will be made direct by us.
Payment of all outstanding accounts for Milk and Bread and for any supplies of those
BRITISH FIRM has vacancies for British Youths of good education and address willing to undergo Good training in Accountancy.
items Apply in own hand, prospects. writing, to Box 669 "China Mai!".
POSITIONS WANTED
Interpreter. TRANSLATOR and aged 24, experienced in journal. Jem and clorical work, good litera tural taste, typing 40 w.p.m. Look. Ing. for clerical or literary work, Salary wanted $400 monthly. Con. duct and service are Insured by well-known guarantors.
Plesso
delivered on and after 1st March. 1950, should br made direct to this Company.
Hongkong February 28, 1950,
THE VIBRO PILING
CO., LTD.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company will be held at the Registered Of
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the Company, 1st floor, THE DAIRY FARM
York Buliding, at 11.45 a.m. ICE & COLD
on Saturday, 11th March, 1950 STORAGE CO., LTD.(or as soon thereafter as the Ordinary Yearly Meeting to be held at 11.30 a.m. on that date shall have been concluded) for the purpose of considering, and if thought fit, passing the fol- lowing Resolution as an Or- dinary Resolution.
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reply Box 560 "China Mall". A Reunion Dinner will be held at John's the Hongkong Club on Saturday, Youth, 8t. graduate, seeks employment any 4th March, 1950 at 8 p.m. 'capacity,
SHANGHAI
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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB NOTICE TO MEMBERS
Australian Subscription Ponics 1951
The Stewards have ordered
machineless uit perms, hairdyes a balch of 100 Australian Sub-
manicure ROSE MARIE Beauty Parlour-Phone 50384 43. Han kow Rd.. Kowloon,
That the Capital of the Com- pany be increased to $1,500,- 000.00 by the creation of 400,- 000 new shares of $3.00 each, such new shares to rank in all respects part passu with the other shares of the Company and that the Board be om. powered to allot or otherwise dispose of these shares in such manner and at such time as they may determine.
By Order of the Board, F.E. d'Almada. Remedios Secretary.
scription Ponies to race in 1951 Hong Kong, February 25, 1059: and they now invite Members to subscribe for them.
An application form has xbeen posted to every Member. In the event of non-delivery further forms may be obtained at the Club's Office, 1st Floo1. Telephone House.
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Large quantity of stock for sale, and, supplies of
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Bank of East Aut. Ltd.
NOTICE
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE CO., LTD.
ther recommend that $1,500,000 from the General Reserve be capitalised and that fully paid bonus shures be issued to share- holders in the proportion of one new.ordinary share for every two existing share held by then.
Paris, February 27. A Parla Court today declined to consider 2 chargo against the veteran, Socialist leader, M. Leon Blum, alleging libel in one of his editorials in "Le Populaire." M. Blum wrote on July 9, 1949, that deputies who voted full powers for Marshal Petain after France collapsed in June, 1940, had bet- rayed their mandate.-Itcuter.
WAR DEPARTMENT
By order of the Commander RAOC HQ Land Forces.
37 Motor Cycles and 84 Trucks Lorries and Cars ol various classes of condition are to be sold by Tender,
Application to view and ob- taln tender form will be made. to CRAOC HQ, Land Forces (next St. Josephs College, Kennedy Rd.) together with deposit of HK$600.00 (cash only) returnable at completion of Sale.
Tenders close 1200 hrs 3 March 1950,
THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING
CORPORATION ORDINARY YEARLY GENERAL MEETING ·
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Ordinary Yearly Gen- NOTICE is hereby given thateral Meeting of the Sharehold- the Ordinary Yearly Meeting era of the Corporation wil be held at the Head Office of the of Shareholders will be held at the Hongkong Hotel, Hangkang Corporation, 1, Queen's Road on Saturday 18th March, 1950 Central, Hong-Kong on Fit- at 12 Noon for the purpose of day, the 10th day of March. receiving the Report at the 1950, at 11.30. a.m. for the Directors with a Statement of purpose of receiving and can- Accounts for the Year ended sidering the reports of the Directors and of the Auditors 31st December 1949 and for and the Profit and Loss Ac- the election of Directors and count and Balance Sheet for the appointment of Auditors.
the year ended December 31, NOTICE is further hereby 1049, and for the election of Directors and the appointment Register given that the
and
of-Auditors. Transfer Books of the Com. pany will be CLOSED from the
The Register of Shares of the 4th March 1950 to the 18th Corporation will be closed from March 1950 both days inclusive Thursday, the 23rd of Febru during which perled no Trans-ary to Friday, the 10th of fer of Shares can be registered. March, 1950 (both days in- JOHN D. HUMPHREYS clusive) during which period no transfer of shares can be registered,
& SON-LTD.,
General Managers
Hongkong, February 14, 1950.
THE HONG KONG
JOCKEY CLUB
Draft Programmes and Entry
By Order of the Board.
ANMORSE,
Chief Manager.
January 24, 1980,
THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT & AGENCY CO., LTD.
Forms for the 3rd Race' Meet- |ing to be held on Saturday, 11th March, 1950, (weather permit- ting) may be obtained-at the NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Secretary's Office, Telephone that the FIFTY EIGHTH OR House; the Club House, Happy DINARY YEARLY MEETING Valley; and the Stables, Shan of SHAREHOLDERS in this Kwong Road.
Company will be held at the Offices of Mests. Jardine, Entries close at 12 o'clock Matheson & Co. Ltd., of NO.O.Non Thursday 2nd MONDAY, 30th March, -1960, March, 1950.
at NOON. to receive the Report of the Directors together with the Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st December 1949, to confirm the appoint- ɑment: of two- Directors; to elect
Directors, and to appoint. Aus ditors
By Order.
S. A SLEAP,
Secretary.
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→ The REGISTER OF SHARES of the Company will be closed from MONDAY,5th March, 1950, to MONDAY, 20th Marché
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Manufacturers' ́ Roprosentatives
Window Sections & Sash Bors
Galy' Sheets Wire Noil
-Wires Wire Notting
Wood ScroWS
Window Glass, all thicknesses: Printed, Figured, Wired Glass
Zinc-Copper Brass Shoots & Wire Blankets Paper Cellophane
Coment
Hongkong, February 28th, 1950.
NOTICE
OUR TELEPHONE NUMBER HAS. BEEN CHANGED TO
31 198 (ALL DEPARTMENTS)
EFFECTIVE MARCH 1st SHRIRO (CHINA) LTD. HONG KONG
NOTICE
NEW ADDRESS:
701/707 EDINBURGH HOUSE
NEW TELEPHONE NUMBER:
31 183
WHEELOCK MARDEN & CO., LTD..
Hong Kong, 1st March, 1950.
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DOPE, 1949 EY NEA DERVICE, INC. T. 1. REG. & 3. MAY, OFF.
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BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
By Shepard Barclay
**The Authority: da "Authorities”.
COUNT HIS HAND FIRST But suppose West had done a BEFORE making the opening bit of figuring on suit lengths. He lead, a fine defender will first heard diamonds bid first, then @gure out the lengths of suits in clubs. The second club bid by the dummy and declarer's hand, South showed that both minors
he can, in order 10 estimate
were of at least f five cards apiece. what should be the best, and and the third club coll worst defence
When there has that both were of at been a great deal of suit bidding cards. South, if his bidding was› it is sometimes possible to know accurate, was certain to have a exactly, or within one card, the vold in one majar, possibly volda distribution of the key sulta. That in both; if in only one, then more can point the way to the de-ikely the hearts in which North fender's successful plan.
had tho greater length.
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that a
It
should have A would be ruffed, setting up the Kin dummy. If North held
that S 8.43 2 card, or putting
the home under N
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hold It
for clubs preference for clu
over the monds indicated that he was shorter in the red suit, therefore could, ruffit. Such being the case, a trump was the right lead, Please note that.It would have beaten the slams S
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the slam a sure thing for South DJ 1082
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four spades for, discards of the Inst three diamonds and would up vulnerable). giving a single trick to West'a What bidding would you recom club 8.
mend on this deal
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