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Merchants MANCHESTER Converters of Cotton & Rayon Clothe & Linings requira offers of Hong Kong Ploce, Goods (im- perial Preference) particularly 84" to 13" Coloured
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THE HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED."
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY YEARLY
"THE" CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JUNE 27,, 1000,
Real estate Companies MAJESTIC CARNIVAL
in Shanghai hard hit
MEETING OF SHAREHOLD- Conditions under which real estate companies
ERS will be held in the Board' Room of the Company, Room 'No. 300, Queen's Building, Hong Kong, on Friday the 7th July, 1050, at noon for thu following purposes:-
operate in Shanghai under the Communists were touched upon by Mr. Charles H. Duff, Chairman, at the annual general meeting of The Metropolitan Land Company Limited at Edinburgh House yesterday..
1. To receive and consitter Crippling taxes, which absorb about half the gross
the Statement of Accounts
and Balance Sheet and the Report of the Direc- tors and Auditora thereon.
2. To declare a dividend.
3. To elect Directors.
4. To appoint Auditors and
fix their remuneration.
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6. To transact any other or- dinary business of the Company.
NOTICE IS ALSO HEREBY GIVEN that the TRANSFER BOOKS of the 'COMPANY will be closed from the 1st July, 1950 to the 7th July, 1980, bolli days inclusive,
By Order of the Board of Directors.
A. STORRAR, Acting Chift Manager.
Twill Linings. Please send pat Hong Kong, June 21, 1950.
terms and keenest prices for hulk business to EBBELL TEXTILES LTD. 7 Bugar Lane, Manchester, 4. England: Cables; Manchester.
"Fletcytex"
MARINE DEPARTMENT NOTICE No. 20 OF 1950.
MERCHANT SHIPPING ORDINANCE NO. 10 OF 1899.
TABLE M, REGULATION
26 (1)
The attention of Masters of vessels exceeding 60 tons is drawn to Ordinance No. 10 of 1998, Table M. Regulation 26 (1) which requires that the particulars of an intendent move from one berth to any other berth in the waters of the Colony, shall, before move- ment, be entered in the Move- ment of Vessels Book kept in Port Control Omer.
J. JOLLY, Director of Marine.
·MAY BE BOOKED AT THE Marine Ofice,
SWINDON BOOK STORE. 26 Hong Kong, June 20, 1950.
NATHAN ROAD, TEL, 59327.
CARPETS A RUGS.-Genuine Peking and Tiantain, lovely da signs and colourings, various sizes come and inspect at The China RUG Co., Kayamaily Building, 4th Floor (Opposite Hong Kong Hotol) Queen's Road, Central.
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FOR SALE
- MOTORLAUNCH FOR BALE
27,58 by 8,54 by 3,33 ft., teakwood;| engine Kermath 2 oylinder, 27 ∙DHP at 1800 rpm; completed Aprit|
1948, Apply P.O. Box 725 H.K.
`FOR SALE 1948 Pontiac Badan
NOTICE
A quantity of firewood (un- spilt logs), approximately 50,-, 000 piculs, is available for sale": at Arsenal Yard, Wanchal, at $5.00 per picul.
Kong.
June 22, 1050.
Please apply
INLAND REVENUE
DEPARTMENT
Re: PROPERTY TAX
Owners of land and/or build- ings
income from Chinese-style properties, and the high wage bill of about double the pre-libera- tion figure, resulted in a loss of HK$51,259.88 for the year ended, September 30, 1949.
on
Mr. Duff. sold:
*There is a substantial increasei under the heading "Salaries. "Although our Shanghai pro- Wakes and Allowances." A par perties suffered no appreciable of this increase was due to th damage during the change-over, enlargement of our Architectural the conditiona which have since staff in Hong Kong, but the in- prevailed in Shanghai have had erente also reflects the change in a disastrous effect upon the com- the Shanghai, wäge
Aitution. pany's operations there, Since the High wages paint to the Medhurs bulk of the Company's invest- Apartment staff in Shanghal also ements are in Shaighal, the do- account for the increase over the terioration of the situation there previous year under the hending han, In fact, jeopardised the po- "Expenses Company's Pro- altion of the Company as a whole.perties." On the credit ride, the fees earned by our Architectural "Wages: Shortly after the es- Department are clearly reflected tablishment of the new adminis- under the heading "Commissions. tration in Shanghal, the Author Fees Earned. and Miscellaneoust ties introduced A standard of wages based upon the price of Income." which amounts to HKS
as compared 211,588.02, rice, and taking into account the $49,310.71 for the previous year. actual value of wages before the in 1948, with a view to streng-
In liberation of Shanghal.
The amount of rice which should be thening its Architectural Depart- considered equivalent
ment, the Company purchased th to each aste dollar of wages, was left goodwill and assets of the part- for settlement between employer nership Devics, Brooke and Gran the aum of HK$57,142.88. and employee. Due to the un-for precedently high level to which Your Directors deemed it prurient. the price of rice rose, the wago to write off the whole cost of rates, which the Company was purchase, as indicated in the Pro- forced to pay, in terms of Hong it and Loss Appropriation Ac- Kong dollars were excessively count.
high, amounting, to more than
with
"The neecunts cover a period
four Limes the pre-liberation | which was only parily affected figure. Later a new unit of wage by the altered situated in Hongkong.
Kowloon & New Kowloon are informed that Property Tax for the year of assessment 1950/51 is payable at the Treasury, 1A. Des Voeux Road, Central, on or before 31st July, 1050.
Demand Notes in respect of this Tak have now been issued, and any person liable to this tax who has not received a De- mund Note should enquire at the Treasury.
Properly, owners are further reminded that in the event of default in the payment of this Tax by 4 p.m. on 31st July, 1950. a sum of 5% of the amount in default will be added to the tax and recovered there. with..
ERIC W. PUDNEY, Commissioner of Inland Revenue.
June 26, 1950.
LANE, CRAWFORD, LIMITED.
February 28, 1950, and the Directors' and Auditors' Re- ports thereon; to sanction the Payment of Dividends; to re- elect a Director, and to ap- point Auditors.
calculation was introduced, known
situation
AIR-CONDITIONED
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as the Parity Deposit Unit, the Shanghai, and therefore do value of which was based on relect the full Impact of current market prices of riles, adverse conditions with which vegetable oil, coal brickets and the Company is now facca. cotton cluth.
The subsequent
fall in the price of these com modilles, coupled with n more favourable exchange rate, rediced the cost of wages to some extent but it is still about double the pre-liberation figure.
STAR
phone 58335
-17, Hankow Road, Kowloon. (By Popular Request!}
"With a view Ho avoiding the continued necessity of remittances 1 Shanghai, the cost of which is rapidly exhausting the Com- auy's resources, the Managemen": has proposed to its Shanghat employees that they accept a wage "Taxation; A substantial in- cul on a sliding scale. This re- crease in the rate of taxation, presents an attempt, together with which, in the ease of land tax other proposed economies, toward was accompanied by an enormous bringing the cost of operations In increase in the assessed value of Shanghai within the actual in- land, has imposed a heavy burden come earned from our propertien
Junc Very little progress hav upon the Company. Although there.
date with Is fair to say that the total value been made to of the taxes pakd by the Company retrenchments which have teen to dale in respect of its properties strenuously resisted by the em- would probably not, under moment ployees' Union. An allemot has conditions, be considered unren-; also, been made to negotiate a zonably high, they present, under reditation in staff but the Union's: " the depressed conditions prevail- demands in this respect · havi ing, a crippling burden. In the been such that they cannot be ence of the Company's Chinese considered. Unfortunately thi style properties, for example, Authorities have rulect that about half of the gross income pending the settlement of aty has been absorbed by taxes. dispute between employer and employee, the status quo shall be maintained In respeel OF wages,
The
pay
Rentals slashed
*Medhurst Apartments: exodus of foreigners from Shang-, "Since. it is obvious. thowever. had left our Medhurst Apartments that the Company will. in anv almost empty, and despite the case..soon be forced to discontinua fact that rentals have been re- remittances due to lack of funds. duced by more than 50 per cent, the Management feel that com- the building is now only 30 per mon sense must ultimately prevall. cent occupied. On the other hand, and hope that this problem will the cost of operating and main-¡ ha ¡mutually settled with our taining the building has greatly Shanghal employees. Meanwhic increased. The future tendency every effort
made to is being appears to be towards still lower reduce expenses, and to improve rental levels.
rental income from our Shanghat, properties.
27th, & 28th. 2.30, 5.10, 7.20 & 9.30 p.m.
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to Fuel Control, Department NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS of Supplies and Distribution. Mercantile Bank Building, NOTICE is hereby given that teen's Road Central, Hong the Twenty-Fourth Ordinary Yearly Meeting of Sharehold- ers of Lane, Crawford, Limit- FUEL CONTROLLER, { cd, will be held in the Jacobean Department of Room, Hong Kong Hotel, Ped- Supplies & der Street, Hong Kong, оп Distribution. Friday, June 30, 1950, at
"Chinese Style Properties: The
"Ia long Kong, both the Head Noon, for the purpose of re- gross rental income from our ceiving the Company's Ac- Chinese style properties has been Ofice and the Architectural De- counts for the year ended considerably improved under the partment have moved into our new regulations promulgated by new offices ou the fifth floor of the present administration, which Edinburgh House. This will on- permit property owners to base able the Hong Kong office to their rentoi on the 1937 level, operate not only more economi converted into Parity Deposit cally, but more efficiently. Despite Units et certain agreed rates the inalted resources available This advantage, however, is null the Management is making vigor- fled by increased taxation, and 91% efforts to strengthen tha the net income continues to be Company's position there." extremely low, although these properties are fully occupied,
The appointment of Mr. G. M. Lucille "Title Deeds to Shonghal Pro- Hughes and Mr. C. S. Miner to portler:
Board. In place of Mr. J. R. The Kuomintang ro gime's programme of issuing new-fonca and Mr. H. Brago, who had title deeds to replace the old resigned, was confirmed. Foreign documents, was still un- The retiring Directors, Mr. K. completed when the Peoples' K. Tse and Mr. B. E. Foster- armles captured Shanghal. The Hall, were re-elected. Company had received new title deeds for some of its properties
Present at the meeting. but in the case of sotne. others the original documents had been Mr. Charles H. Duff (Chairman). lodged with the Land Office Menirs. K. K. Tse. G. M. Hughes against their receipt pending the and O. Sadick (Directors)," Mr. Issue of the new deeds, The B. E. Foster-Hall (Director and fact that the Company is not Secretary) Mr. Jack Y. H. Yuen, actually in possession of these epresenting the Asia Life In
and Company.
Mr. coupled with the uncer÷| suranco deeds,
of the whole Shanghai Horace Wang, representing Ame tainty situation, is the basis for the rican International Assurance special comment contained in the Company Limited. Auditoin' 'report; ·
FOR THE
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Living Room, Dining Room suite of furniture double bed air foam mattress Call 88081 Ex 207.
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BUFFERING CHILDREN
Dr. F. 1. Tenung Chairman
China Building
THE HONGKONG BOCIETY BP, Lol Fock wo
Hon. Treasurer ·
The Bank of Enet Asia, Lid, H.K.
PHOTOGRAVURE. SUPPLEMENT
IN
TOMORROW'S
CHINA MAIL
The Share Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from June 10 to 30, 1950, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
PEAT, MARWICK, MITCHELL & CO., Secretaries & Accountants.
Hong Kong, June 9, 1950,
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
NOTICE
The Club have opened a Branch Ofce for the sale of j Cash Sweep tickets at No. 5, D'Agullar Street..
Non-members are requested to purchase tickets there.
Ground floor no stairs walk up and down
By Order,
to
SA SLEAP,
Secretary.
HARRIMAN REALTY CO., LTD.
The report and accounts were then formally adopted.
Lowe. Bingham and Matthews were reappointed auditors.
FRESH FISH PRICES
werd
Fresh" dah average" price" ranilsed at
"Summarising our position In Shanghai, the Company, has sul- fered a crippling reduction of Income, and at the same time must continue to bear enormously the Hong Kong Fish Wholesale Market, increased taxation and operating Rensedy Town, posteritar wurdi costs. The actunt, cash require-A ments of the Shanghai.Omce have, since the change of Gov-
Tiri mallly. Avwagn
prien.. wien #evily a cally.
good by remittances from Hong While Poteet" (large) |-- 3,95 ..
· 2.80
Kong.
$1,40
June
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Brokers,
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BOTH CAN COUNT TO 13 6 to the 7 esuld have put East in WHENEVER the opentag lead to return a heart and slaughter -is clearly-the-fourth-be:t card off the contract.
a suft, both sides should da somiej At the seconil tabic, East heif counting up to thirteen-the de- up his Q on the first spade to clarer and the partner of the lend- make it look as if the Jinesse cr. Actions based on deductions would win. South fell for it so this produced can Lafuence the hard that, instead of taking Ennis entire play for
the 7 and against with the B, he used the K, they contract. It, often happens that finessel the J. The Q won and one side does more thorough col- the heart switch beat the con- culating frein the same starting] tract. palat, and 5 obtains a better result.
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and, with spader still stopped, led the club -K to the A
The spade 19 came back · to the A, diamonds were finessed and run, and three clubs South an extra.
The fourili-bent spade 2, easily readable, was led at each of three duplicate tables, whereupon both East and South put on their think- ing caps. Each declarer pinyed the 5 from dummy. The shallow-SI est thinker in the East
played H 72
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his spade 10, so South mode an nerable).-
extra. Note that a better player What is the right way to play to the West would inve used up for 4-Hearts.In the South follow his spade 10 and 9; so that the ing the diamond Q lead?!
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