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NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS The Board of Directors of the China Light & Power Com- pany's Limited announce that RADIO REPAIRS performed by the Company's fixed rained technlolane under foreign have been valued, and it has supervision. Modern, *ccurate
been found that the actual methods, no guesswork, Repair value is considerably in excess Bolude olsaning and chooking shassle. Moderate rates, mailable of book value.
work Our reputation layou Juarantee.
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have, therefore, 2. They 26310, Phone the rest. Colonia after full consideration decided Agencies, Brohol Building, 11 to recommend to the Company
in General Meeting:—
Queen's Road.
POLICE NOTICE
It is notified for general in- formation that owing to road 'works in Queen's Road Central, the following road closing, diversion and traffle alterations: will be mudo:
(a) As from Tuesday 30.10.50 (1) Pedder Street, between Dey Voeux Road and Queen's Road Central, will be closed to trac proceeding from north to Bouth.
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(i) Parking will be permit- ted with normal entrance from Des Voeux Road and
cars leaving the park will "U" turn at
Police solve mystery of the "missing" Chinese from London
STATUE COMING TO HONG KONG
of
Liahon, October 28, The statue of Our Lady Fatima left here today on a For Eastern pilgrimage. It will travel by way of Madrid, Alglers, Rome, Athens, Cafro and Bombay, but the actual pilerimago will not start until Singapore.
From there tho staluc. will travel to Australia, Timor, Por- tuguese Macao, Hong Kong and Japon-Reuter.
́SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS IN HONG KONG FOR 1951/52
The mystery surrounding, the whereabouts of an aged London-returned Chiñoso, who arrived hora last Monday by the RMS Corfu and was reported missing by his wife, was solved by the police yesterday. The man, Chan Ping-cheung, who was reported to have brought back with him a small fortune after having disposed of his laundry business in London, was reported missing after his wife` failed to meet him at the pier.
The wile, Wong Sum-chik, who u 33 years old, made a trip from her native Toishan to meet her 60-year-old husband when she
to China by the Confu after a separation of many years.
south end of Pedder St. THE BRITISH COUNCIL earned that Chan was returning at place provided.
(ii) Normal traffic route will be resumed on Tuesday 7.11.50, subject to alters- tion if necessary.
(b) As from Tuesday 7.11.30 (1) Pedder Street, between Queen's Road Central and Des Voeux Road will be closed to traffle pro- ceeding from south Lo north.
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(1) Normal traffic route will be resumed on Tuesday 14.11.50, subject to al- teration necessary.
As a result of the above.
LADIES, we have at your service (1) The capitalization of buses will be diverted as fol 11 aptolalized operations for the surplus, together with an lows: Helena, Curtis vol waver available balance already
standing
the accounts, amounting in total to $21,000,- 000.
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(1) That the authorized capital of the Company be in- creased from $25,000,000, divid- ed into 5,000,000 shares of $5 each, to $50,000,000 by the crea. tion of 5,000,000 additional shares of a nominal value of $5 cách.
(i) To appropriate the sum capitalized, as aforesaid, to the shareholders of the Company by the distribution of bonus shares in the proportion of:--
(a) Old Share: 1 share of $5 fully paid to every hold- er of 1 fully paid $5 share,.absorbing 3,000,000 shares of $5 each fully pald.
(b) New Shares: 6 fully pald $5 shares for every 10 shares of $5 on which $3 have been paid, ab- sorbing 1,200,000 shares of $5 each fully paid.
3. After
proposal these
BINGER Electric Sewing Machine burchased December. 1949, per.
ect condition. $460 or nearost! ptide. Apply Box 638 "China have been carried into effect, the unissued capital will be 800,000 shares of $5 each.
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CONVENIENT EASY way to own.
New Pitot Radio- Whether you 4. This is a preliminary an- heed a bedelde midget, larga table nouncement for the information nod 1, or luxury radiogram,- of shareholders; and the legal
steps proposals into affect, as well as necessary to bring the
the full terms and conditions of the issue, will be announced in
have a "Pilot" to suit. Forma ow as only 120 per month, Colonial Agencies, Ozehol Buliding,
Queen' Fload.
Phone 26810
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By order of the Board of Directors,
OFFICE FURNITURE Including due course. Doaks, Fans, and...Typewriters. Apply Box 837 "China Mall", BHINA MAIL PICTORIAL (Re
and edition) at $3.00 per copy. Obtainable at all Leading Book Store and "China Mail"" Office BORIBBLING PADB-100 pages It 60 cants each. On "Ching Mall" Office, Windsor
House, Tel. 82812
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P. W. A. WOOD. Seet, & Chief Accl.
Hong Kong October 28, 1950.
COMMISSIONER OF POLICE
HARRIMAN REALTY CO., LTD.
King's Buliding (2nd floor) Connaught Rd., Hong Kong.
Real Estate Brokers and Valuere
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(n) 31.15.50-8.11.50
Route No. 4: V.F. Pier to Q.M. Hospital
Instead of crossing Des Voeux Rond into Pedder St. will proceed west along Des Voeux Road and turn into Queen's Road Central via Queen Victoria Street,
(b) 7.11.50—13.11.50
(1) Route No. 3: V.F. Pier to
H.K. University
On return journey from H.K. University to V.F. Pier, will turn from Queen's Rond Central Into Des Voeux Road via Jubilee Street,
(3) Route No. 4: Q.M. IIos-
pital to V.F. Pier
As for (1)
(i) Route No. 5: Kennedy Town to Tai Hang
As for (1) and then cast- wards along Des Voeux Road. TM
(Iv) Route SA: Kennedy
Town to Happy Valley As for (ii)
(v) Route No. 6: Stanley to
V.F. Picr.
Westwards along Queen's Road Central and turn into Des Voeux Road via Jubilee Street.
POLICE NOTICE
At about 18.30 hrs. on Mon- day 23rd October, 1950 A Chinese girl aged 11 years was run over and fatally in- jured by a motor lorry pro- ceeding west along Staunton Street Central. Any witness of this occurrence or any person who can give useful informa- tion is asked to communicate with the Traffic, Hong Kong (Tel. No. 39346) or any Police Station.
COMMISSIONER OF POLICE
Hong Kong, October 28, 1930.
At the pier Just Monday Wong walter and waited until the lan
Applications are invited for Scholarships tenable at Univer- | sitles or other Institutions in the United Kingdom for the academic year beginning in 195 October 1951.
are
Applicants must either have been born in Hong Kong or have lived here for many years and must now be permanent residents in the Colony. The Scholarships
intended primarily for advanced study or research by persons who have already completed a Unt- versity course or similar pro- fessional training. Preferenc? will be given to graduates of the University of Hong Kong, and to candidates of either sex between the ages of 25 and 35 years.
Regulations and Applicaton Forms may be obtained from the address below. Completed papers must be returned to this Once on or before the 12th November, 1950,
.L. S. PEARSON.
The British Council, Gloucester Building, HONG KONG.
passenger had let the viset but found no Trace of her husband, She sought every assistance to eight pieces of And Chan and Anally located luggage bearing her husband's mani In the cure B a man who informed her that her husband was delayed in Londen the to a last minute hitch and thut her husband would take the next ship to Hong Kong.
For the next few daya suspi. cion of fout play at sa began to play on ther mind. She re- called that previously her nus. band had writion from England that the man ne was travelling with had swindled him of more than $20,000 and that the man was to be watched. She went to the police.
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The police acting on the missing person report located Chan yes- terday living with his relatives in Shunsupo and he was brought to the station where a happy re-union with his wife was heid.
At the station, it WAS to. ported, Chan was recognised by police inspector who had made the former's acquaintance In London and after investiga." tion of Chan's returning to the Colony he was released,
COMPOSITORS IN LONDON TO GO BACK TO WORK
London, October 28. Printing industry employers in London announced Inst night that they have accepted the terma ending the dispute which has in- terrupted the publication of most of Britain's national magazines and periodicals for a month.
the
The printing compositors an- nounced the acceptance of most Ovor the border
of the proposals of a Governinent- appointed committee of inquiry. Yesterday the raystory was
The employers agreed. They' solved when it was revealed that dnelded to accept Chan returned
union's here with in-offer to work out its own methods proper papers ani was turned of strengthening the industry's over by the immigration authori labour force-which is the point ties to
the police who escorted of contention. Chan to the border on October
24,
bad
The employers and the union also disputed rates and Chen, however, returned to the methods of payment, especially Colony within the next day or for overtime. Alleging a breach twa and has since being living of contracts, the employers dis- with the man who informed the missed about 4,000 compositora a husband wad month ago. The inquiry con- delayed in London and who turn-mittee proposed terms for their
re-instatement.-Reuter.
woman that
her
ed out to be a relative.
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BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
VARYING YOUR BIGNALS bidding, he most likely had only PRACTICALLY every bridgefa four-card diamond suit.That player-surely every one appre- being the case, East counted ciably past the beginner stage South for two diamonds. knows the difference between an So far, so good. But then East, "encouraging" and a "discourag-desiring that his side score two ing" card played to an opening diamond tricks, used the 8 for an. lead from across the table. The encouraging card. Still all right former is any card readable as But, when. West obeyed by lead- probably higher than the player's ing the A-to the second trick, East lowest, and the latter is one which corelessly put on the 4. That was. looks to the leader like the lowest. a costly error, West thereupon So, if you want a second lead of did the only thing he could after the same suit, but not a third.
seeing the high-low, led a third while holding four cards, you diamond. South ruffod, cleared should play the second or third trumps in two rounds and on the card of the suit first and then, on clubs discarded, his spaces to the second lead, put the next make the contract plus an extra higher card.
trick.
S QJ4 H 74
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H K 10 8
SA 10 0
D 5 3.2 CAKQJ
N WEHO
The 8 on the first trick was all right, but East should have play ed the 10 on the second. The low-higli, would have been vie2) tually an irrevocable order to switch. The barest glance at the dummy would have called for a S DQ 10 8 4spade lead, which would havg C. 10 9 7 5 produced three tricks in′ the sult $ 532
and beaten the contract t
two. HAQJO53 2 D.06 G8
(Dealer: East.
Both sides vul-
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South Wrat
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Tomorrow's Problem?
SQ 6 3
North SK 10 8
4-2 HQ J.7 D 19 5 4
---East-munnuged-to read, from the | O-A-K-- fact that South. made that jump bid of two levels more than nec essary, that the declarer almost surely had nothing but a consid erable heart-sult. Such being the
H 0 6 4
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$ D 5
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case, West was marked for any nerable),
unseen high-card strength. Since How would you play, for 5-Dia- West, however, had passed on his monds on the South cards if Wast Arst turn instead of opening the leads his club tops?\\\\
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TIME
THE WEEKLY NEWSMAGAZINE
in this issue
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Sale
NOTICE
SEASON TICKETS
As from November 1950 the price will be reduced to EIGHT DOLLARS per month.
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