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THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS,
LIMITED
Notice To Shareholders
Notice is hereby given that the Ordinary Yearly Meeting of the Shareholders of The Hongkong & Shanghai Hotels, Limited, will be held at the Registered Office of the Com- pany (second floor, Telephone House, Des Voeux Road Central, liongkong) on of 29th day Friday, the March 1967, at Noon, for the
of
tho receiving purpose Report of the Board of Directors together with the Statement of Accounts for the year ended Bist Decem- the confirm ber, 1956, to appointment of a Director, to to re-elect a Director and appoint Auditors.
THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 1987.
UNLIMITED FRESH WATER LONDON TIN UP AS
US Investigating Cheap Methods Of Purifying The Sea
By LOUIS CASSELS
Man is moving dream of
an
ancient
provide water for
Washington, Mar. 25.
closer to his de-salting the
sea to of unlimited supply
fresh farms and cities, government scientists said today.
Research on cheap methods of purifying ocean water will take a significant step forward this summer with the construction of three pilot plants on the cast and west coasts.
site
If these plants work as well as it is now undergoing shakedown designers expect, sald David 5. tests at the inclury and soon will Jenkins, Head of the Interiorbe moved to a sea coast Department's Office of Saline which has not yet bean selected. Water," appeara reasonably This still, in which very thin certain" that the cost of large-streams of water are forced at scale conversion of ocean water high velocity over conical heat- will be brought down to about 50 cents per 1,000 gallona
That would be a major break- through in research. The most efficient suit water conversion apparatus now in useaboard navy ships and at isolated in- dustrial sites operates at a cont of about $2 per 1,000 gallons.
and his col- But Jenkina, leagues, who have tested scores
of different conversion processes Government Research since the Programme WELE launched in 1952. regard the 50 cents figure as only a temporary target.
Bring Cost Down
ing plates, is regarded as a porsl- ble swer to the problem of salt-scale formation which tends to clog the operation of present distillation
will upparatus. It turn out about 25,000 gallons of fresh water a day.
process,
ex-
Another conversion which was given extensive field year in Arizona and testo last South Dakota, involves fonising water with
electric current and then passing it through a plastic
which membrane tracis minerals. This
Process now appears to be too costly for large-scale usu on sea waler, but scientists belleve it might be used to purity
the brackish - land
found waters
in many
"We expect to keep on bring-western states.---United Press.
ing the cost down." he said.
A good many more yours of research and, experimentation will be necessary, he indicated, to reduce conversion costs to the point where major cities would consider it economically feasible to run a pipeline to the nearest yea const rather than their reservoirs from wells, rivers ond lakes.
Present costs of fresh water for municipal and industrial use range from only a few cents per 1,000 gallons, in areas situated ear an adequate supply, to a high of about 38 cents per 1,000 galions in ឆ few places where supplies are sesree.
officials
Interior Department ang donvinced that de-anited sca water is the "ultimate" answer to the nation's over-expanding demand for more and more fresh water.
Water Shortages
some
source."
Finding enough water to meet demand already is a major prob- lea in virtually all western states and in many parts of the cart. Shortagas are so acute in
thas
President Notice is also given that
Elsenhower recently werned an Extraordinary Meeting of ❘ that "water is rapidly becoming the said Shareholders will be our most precious natural re- held on the same date and at the same place immediately following the conclusion of the said Ordinary Yearly Meeting to consider, and if thought fit to pass the follow- ing resolution as Resolution, namely:-
"When
Assistant Secretary Fred G Aandahl estimates that the 1975 population will need about 453 billion gallons of water a
day... about twice the present need.
we con economically take water from the ocean and
it for agriculture, a Special use
dustry, and for human consump- tion," he said, "we'll have a source of water which is practi-
"That the Articles of Å980- ciation of the Company becally without limit." alterod
in the following manner, that is to say!-- (a) That the words Two Directors' in Article 14 be deleted and the words 'uno Director substituted in place thereof.
(b) That Article 138
be
deleted and the follow-
Pilot Plants
for int
All three of the pilot plants to bo built during the next few months are adaptations of the distillation method which man has used for centuries to purity water. Pure water is extracted by applying heat to salt water to cause evaporation, and then con- densing the vapour.
One plant al San Diego, California, will be a "Solar Still."
ing Article substituted it will use the free heat of the
in place thereof:-
188(a) All
docda
10
instruments other than share certificates re- quiring the seal of the Company shall
be
sun's
rays to
cause evaporu-
tion. Scientists believe this type of plant offers great promisy
fue areas with & hot, sunny climate.
Another type,
Effect" Still, win
ຕ "Multiple
be built at Harbour Island, N.C. Developed by W. L, Badger of Ann Arbor,
signed by two Directors Mich, it will test an improved version of the distillation pro- the | coss already being used aboard Steam produced aval vessels.
at the least and coun- tersigned by Secretary or by some other person appointed by resolution of the Directors,
In one evaporation tube supplies heat for the next stage, and the process continues through five,
lx or even ton stages..
(b) Cheques and other Most Promising ·
instruments
not
no-
quiring the seal of the addered by some scientists to be The third plot plant, con- Company shall be the most promising, is called the signed by one Director Badger-Hickman Rotary Still. and countersigned by Developed by the Badger Manu
facturing Co of Cambridge, Mass, the Secretary or by
some other person
appointed by resolution | NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
of the Directors.”
The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from the 16th March, 1967 to the 29th March, 1987, both days inclusive: :
By Order of the Board A. SOMMERFELT Becretary,
HONG KONG 2nd Mar., 1957.
MS. “CHANGSHA"
Arrivað vind March, 1967,
Bached ego air this summel, grill be surveyed by Beans, Goddard di Douglas at Hong Kong`da Kowloon What lodown. a. 18.20 am._on_Wet- SOODAY, RICH' Starch"ANA" TÍMISERY, and consignDON representatives are enquested" to - be present during survign
BUTTERFIELD & RWERK,
Australian-Exseutui, Line LaR
China Navigation Co, 144.
here
Wushington, Mar. 29. M. Rene Mayer, chief of the European Coal and Steel Com- munity's Executive Committee,
due to arrive
to negotiate the Wednesday Community's first loan on the United States capital market, it was announced today.
BERGMAN
Ship Ignored Signal In Aqaba Gulf
Eilath, Mar. 25
The 2,355-ton Danish freigh- ter Birgitte Toft resched this small Israeli barbour Loday after one minor ineldent with a "mystery ship during a voyage through the Straits of Tiran.
to
The caplain, Hans Hardy Lok, told reporters that an uniden tined vessel signalled him ory
He ignored identify ħlimself. the signal.
The Community's representa- tive here said the Committee planned an luo totalling 35 million dollars in medium and long range bonds-Reuter,
The
Toft Birgitte
is the largest vessel to sail to Eilath, the Israeli port blockaded by Egyptian guns for eight years until Israeli forces last year oc- cupied the Gulf of Aqaba.- China Mall Special.
MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN
WE DON'T EVEN KNOW IF THIS IS THE EARTH.
SAME SKY- DIRT-BUT
ALL, WOND
WHAT THOSE SPHERES ARE
FERDINAND
NANCY
DO YOU REALLY
OWN THAT
APARTMENT
HOUSE ?
BUSH
JOHNNY HAZARD
GREETINGS, TOVÁRICH [TOKOMARA! I ASSUME YOU'VE USED OUR USUAL
CITY NEVER SAW BUILDINGS MAYBE? LIKE THAT. THEY'RE
MILES AWAY -- ENORMOUS! LET'S WALK TO THEM--
YEP.
NATURALLY, COMRADE YEZNIKOFF! THIS PACKAGE CAME TO ME BY AIR MAIL
{METHOD OF CONTACT TO | FROM OUR CONTACT IN.
THE STATES! BRING ME SOMETHING!
J-12
RECEIVES GOLD MEDAL
Ingrid Bergman shown in Paris receiving a gold medal for being "the most courteous woman in France.” It is being
to presented
her
the by
the of Becretary-General French Order of Courtesy,— Central Press Photo.
UK Buying Splurge
Calcutta, Mar. 25.
New Weapon
FLOOR LEVEL
PRICES RAISED
London, Mar, 25. Spot tin jumped 221⁄2 sterling a ton to 792 sterling on the London Metal Exchange today as a result of the announcement by the International Tin Council of the raising of the floor level price by £90 to £730.
The backwatdation widened the agreement could be reduced by 2% points and three months without affecting the flexibility. motal was quoted at 770% of the buffer. sterling a ton,
Peter sold that after long consideration of the figures the docided thero
The prico today has thus Council jumped outside the new lower
hod
third range of £730 to £780 would be small surplus in the world supply for 1957 of bes at which the buffer stocktween 5,000 and
7,000 Lons. manager can start buying tin Ho suld it was assioned that under the international agree consumption would go up as it ment
has in past year or two and mine production would 10
There is no tin yet in the down.-United Press, buffer stock-all the producing countries having paid in cash and the amount available now totals £9,000,000,
The agreement instructs tho buffer stock manager to buy on the London Metal Exchange Ot "any other established market" --which means only Singapore or New York, since these are the
established only two outside London.
Tin Council
markets
Orlando, Mar. 25. The "Lacrosse", a new guided missile, manufactured by the
Georges Peter of France, the Martin Company, has been de- Chairman of the Tin Council, livered to the Americon Army, said today that both producers it was learned today.
and consumers agreed on the The weapon, which measures
10 Increase the floor necessity about 20 feet long, is propelled level in
the order to favour by a jet engine and can be
of Bolivia
the and economy launched from an ordinary mill-under- developed
producing tury truck.
that of a 105 mm
Its rate of fire compares with countries of the world,"
howitzer. A British buying splurge helped France-Pressc.
raise India's tea exporte ba 1986 to an all-time high of 510 million pounds, according to export statistics announced today.
ISAAC STERN DISTURBED
more
He sald the Council as on organ of the United Nations had to take into consideration the United Nations policy of raising standards in the living
of the
world developed areas and that unless the floor level The United Kingdom bought
Miami, Mar, 25. was raised wages of in work- 365.5 million pounds-about 71
Violinist Isane Stern was dis- ers could not be raised without per cent of total exporta........
the chirping of the mine workings becoming compared
248.D to
million urbed by
cricket in a neighbouring palm uneconomic pounds in 1955
He said that since the actual Exports to the United States, tree during an open-
whloh bought 23,5 millions cert in Miami tonight.
range of prices on the market, last year, and Qanada, Egypt, The concert was interrupted since 1955 had been R162, the and Australia also Increased while officials removed the tree. present margin of £240 between
the floor and -France-Presse,
eeling prices of substantially-United Press.
HOW DID MOTHER AND BOY--00 INTO SMOKE?
THEN WHY DO YOU LIVE IN
THIS SHACK ?
IT'S BECAUSE
OF A RULE
1 HAVE
AT MY APARTMENT HOUSE
AHHI YOU WERE MOST CORRECT TO HASTEN THIS TO MEJ NOW I WILL - RELEASE YOU AND YOUR CREW AS A
GESTURS OF "FRIENDSHIP
THANK YOU, COMRADE! THUS MY CREW WILL BB MOST GRATEFUL AND REMAIN BLISSFULLY
IGNORANT OF MY KOLE!
HOW DID WE GET HERE? WHY WAS THE BOY LAUGHING7]
STOP.
air con-
By Lee Falk and Phil Davis
SOMETHING MOVED BEHIND THOSE ROCKST
CAREFUL-
By Mik
By Ernie Bushmiller
POSITIVELY
NO PETS ALLOWED
By, Frank Robbins
|AND SO A SHORT TIME LATER THE FILM |CONTAINING PETAIL OF THE AMERICAN SUPER- BOMBER REACHES ITS DESTINATIONZ Interes
ITS SHAPE AND
FUSELAGE LAYOUT.
| WOULD SUGGEST THAT THIS IS POSSIBLY THE ONE WE FEAR MOSTI
I WILL, ISSUA TAN IMMEDIATE DIRECTIVE TO OUR INTELLIGENCE TO CONCENTRATE ON THIS "PROJECT BLOSSY
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CRYSTALISED GINGER
COVERED IN
FRY'S CHOCOLATE
CUTEX
THE WORLD'S
MOST
POPULAR NAIL POLISH
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ROWNTREES
SMARTIES.
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