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NOTICE
THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS,
LIMITED
Notice To Shareholders
Notles 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 Vooux Road Central, Hongkong)
day of Friday, the 29th March 1957, at Noon, for the
of
the purpose
receiving Report of the Board of Directors together with the Statement of Accounts for the year ended 81st Decem- ber, 1966, confirm
to
tho appointment of a Director, to re-elect д Director and to appoint Auditors.
Notice is also given that an Extraordinary Meeting of the said Shareholders will be 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 a Special Resolution, namely:——
"That the Articles of A880- ciation of the Company be altered in the following manner, that is to say:- (a) That the words "Two Directors' in Article 14
deleted be
and the words 'one Director substituted thereof,
in place
(b) That Article 188 be
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THE · CHINA · MAIL, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 1957.
ISRAEL'S RECLAMATION PLAN New Experimental Sub
Ancient Holy Land Lake
Being Turned Into
Fertile Farmland
By ARYE WALLENSTEIN
Jerusalem, Mar. 26. The map of the Holy Land will be changed next summer with the disappearance of Lake Huleh after an existence of 200,000 years.
Even now, only a temporary artificial dam keeps the ancient lake in being. Commenting upon their action, Israeli engineers of the Jewish National Fund, who are supervising the Huleh reclamation project, Had we explain: "We have merely accelerated a natural process. waited another 100,000 years, the Jordan River would have eaten into the basalt boulders which choked its progress at the southern tip of Lake Huleh. But we could not wait that long."
In
some
the shadow of snow-luke and marshes
1,000 capped Mount Hermon. work: acres in oven will continue to bas gone on In the Huleh region
This has been built fo exist. for the last five years. Now the protect some of the wild life in Hulch Development Authority is ine Hulch region. For this aren rendy to take over the unce used to be the sportsman's play maluri-infestect marshes and
ground for minting wild boar kike bed and to turn them into and stalking wild duck. 15,000 acres of fertile farmland. Naturalists could
the Watch Alrently this winter, farmers swift dash of the kingfisher, the
in villages north of Luke Hulch | steep dive of a cormorant or the
have seen their fields saved trum the nnmal floods which used to destroy their crops and swallow up their farms. Water from the heavy rains has been collected and diverted
man-made canals, it no longer flooded uver some 17,000 acres to the north of the reclaimed marshlands.
imlo
Cenozoic Era
Geologists shy that Lake
carly
lakes of central
Cenozoic
sent
to
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slow descent of a turtle into the Some 200 kinds muddy water.
of birds have been observed in the marshlands and at least 18 species of fish, while the prufuse growth of papyrus is reputed to be unequalled anywhere else in the world.
miniature Inke ind will perpetuate this
The marshes native life.
The other project still to be
When the temporary dam is at inst removed from the southern tip of the luke, Hulch distrlet will become fertile valley, with soli rich prat content, easy access water and plenty of sun.
Experiments carried
Ал
be
EBAN ASKS IS EGYPT
WAR?
that industrial crops can successfully grown there,
Reclamation the Huleh Project is nearing completion the another project to divert
the waters of the Jordan to Neger desert is la abeyance. The relatively small diversion the Jordan at Kfar Blum. north of Lake Hulch, constitutes Bec- merely the substitution of a tion of the old river bed by a wider conduit but leaves the Jondun running south of the lake virtually unchanged as to direc tion and volume of flow. The other diversion, planned to begin at Gesher Boot Yaacov. miles south of Kfar Blum. intended to carry of the Jordan waterS giant pipelines to Irrigate wilderness of the Negev desert,
1G
is
good part through
Opposition
The
Syria and Jordan oppose the lalter project, which has al- off ready threatened to spark
major incidents and figure in the deliberations of the United Na- tions Security Council.
the
1
in
to
In
Work was "temporarily" halt- ed on the Negev diversion pro- jeet nearly three years ago, but Israel leaders have often clared that they feel free restine "at the time-China Mail Special
de-
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Huleb and is adjoining marshes completed is the construction f are part of the great Syrian-waterworks to supply villages African rift which includes the which used to draw water from Jordan Valley, the Dead Sea,
sen, the lake for irrigation. the Nile Valley and
the great Africa. In the era, volcanic Java anaking eruptions scross the valley bed and creat- cd dam behind which the waters of the Jordan ruse form the lake and swamps.
To "uncork" the bottleneck at the southern tip of Lake Hulch. the Joertan river bed had to be enlarged and deepened, Diamond drills were used to blast the basalt rocks. Altogether nearly 750,000 tons of earth and stone wore
removed at this point alone.
To prevent the escape of the 25,000,000 cubic metres of water, contained in the lake sum-
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mer, before the engineers were ready for it, the temporary dam of sheet pile backed up by bulwark of carlh and stones had to be erected.
When it is removed, one day in the summer of 1957, the water will run out of the lake as from a barrel whose lap has been turned. The engineers estimate that it will Lake from four to six weeks, however, before the lake completely drained.
The next phase in the work was to dig a conduit to replace the ancient Jordan river bed in the region. This, and auxillary drainage canals were excavated by floating dredgers through the heart of the marshes and the lekce,
New Conduit
and
Today, a 10-mile long 14-foot wide new conduit, known as The Jordan Caral" diverts the Jordan' river from its old course.
Running parallel to it is the Western Canal, 121⁄2 miles long and the shorter, three miles long transverse Northern Canal which links the two to regulate the flow. In the middle of the lake. the two parallel canals join and run as a single conduit to the
deleted and the follow-old Jordan river bed at the
ing Article substituted
in place thereof:-
133(a) All doods or
mouth of the lake, now
larged and deepened,
Two secondary projects delaying the "uncorking" of the
lake.
oul
the past two years in reclaimed purts of the swamps indicate
MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN
A GIRLT) WAITI
FERDINAND
WE WON'T HURT. YOUT DO YOU--, LIVE HERE?
READY TO END
New York, Mar, 20. The Israeli Ambassador to Abba United States, Mr the Eban, today said the main fao- tor of the Middle East problem was whether Egypt was ready to renounce its state of war with Israel.
Mr Eban made his statement before leaving for Florida 10 his vacation, which continue was interrupted by the Eastern crisis,
Middle
Asked if Israel would ngive of United Lo the stationing Nations forces on the Israeli side of the frontier, he repiled that this was
not the main ques tion,
Critical Question
eny
other, Mr
portant than Eban said.
Asked if a settlement would talks between require long Israel] Premier, Mr David Ben-: Gurlon, and the Egyptian Pre- sident, Gamal Abdel Nasser, he replied; that It would require
thon several more nothing minutes conversation.
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A view of HM8 Explorer, newest British experimental submarlat, The vedrel 225 feet long, has a squat streamlined conning tower, She is unarmed, uses high test peroxide fu her propul- sion engines and is sald to have reached a speed of 25 knota
under waler. Express Photo,
TALKS WITH NEHRU
Seven years ago the Security Counell called
Egypt to
New Delhi, Mar. 26. The Pollsh Prime of war in
Minister, renounce the state conformity with the Israck-Mr Joser Cyrankiewicz, now two-hour Egyptian armistice clauses, Mr touring Asia, had a
meeting this morning with the Ebon said.-France-Presse.
Indian Prime Minister, Mr Nehru, at which the two states- men are understood lo have discussed the International situation, particularly develop. ments in Eastern Europe and events in Hungary.
DIRECTOR DIES
Hamburg, Mar. 26,
German- Mox Ophucis, the
film and born French stage director, died in hospital here
A joint statement is expected
tomorrow.
be issued
The state of belligerence was the critical question and it was today from a heart complaint. to appropriate
times more a hundred
im He was 84China Mah Spectol. Reuter,
LIVE HERE?! NOT ARE YOU-- REGULAR- PEOPLE?
I'M AN AMERICAN, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU MEAN.
THANK GOODNESS! 1WAS AFRAID YOU WERE ONE
OF THEMY
By Lee Falk and Phil Davis
on-
NANCY
WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH A LAWN MOWER ON A
DAY. LIKE THIS?
OUR ICE SKATING
instruments other than Early in 1957 a bulwark, about
abare certificates re-2 miles long, will be com-
quiring the seal of the Company
shall
pleted in the western part
of
be
the Hutch Valley to enclose
a
natural reserve where a slice of
signed by two Directors
at the least and coun-
tersigned by tho NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
Secretary or by some
other person appointed
by resolution of the Directors,
(b) Cheques and other Itistruments not. TG- quiring the seal of the Company shali be elgned by one Director and countersigned by the Secretary or by Come other
person
1.5, "TAIPING"
arid, 29th March, 1937,
Damaged cargo ex thile vessel will he surveyed by Meintrs, Goddard &
Doulas at Hong Kong Be Kowloon Where Godown at 10 dad, on Fstory, 29th March, and Saturday, 29ER arch, 1957 and consignees repre- sentatives afo ́requested to, be pre». sent during survey.
BUTIÉRFIELD & SWIRE, Agenin, Australian Ozieniai Line Lia, China Navigation Co., Led.
appointed by resolution | NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
of the Directors.”
The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from the 16th March, 1957 to the 20th, Match, 1957, both days inclusive,
By Order of the Board A, SOMMERFELT
Secretary,
“DOLIUS". Damaged cargo ex this vassal wil be surveyed by Mestra, Goddard di Douglas at Hell's Wharf from 19 adl
on March 29 and 29, 1957, and coff machten dié žádnéstéd to have theli zapreventativa, present during UN4 Hey,
BUTTERFIELD & SWINE,
: Agents.
HONG KONG #d6 Mar, 1957. atong Kong: Marchi Kek, tikt,
JOHNNY, HAZARD
I STILL SAY JOHNNY, ||THAT IT'S NOT FAIR FOR | SCOTTY TO WITHHOLD INFO | FROM UBI AFTER ALL,WE'RE TERING THIS JOB.... NOT.
SPYING I
KITTY, YOU'RE LETTING YOUR FEMALE CURIOSITY OVER COMME YOUR GOOD SINIRI WHENİ SCOTTY WANTS TO TELL
UÐUM. HE WILL A
-ÆRNIK
BUSHMILLDA
NOW, JOHNNY, THIS IS SÕRNTIFIC, (NOT INE CURIOSITYS I JUST DON'
UNDERSTAND THE OVERLONG FUSELAGE ! IT CAN'T ALL BE BONS CAPACITY! PLEASE, JUST OPEN THE BOMB-BAY DOORS GAL
WHO ARE "THEM WHERE IS THIS PLACE? WHERE ARE WE?
YOU MEAN YOU
DON'T KNOW, EITHER? I
HOPED YOU
COULD TELL.
MEY
By Mik
1415
mik
By Ernie Bushmiller
POND IS FULL
OF WEEDS
By Frank Robbins
I-1 WAS RIGHTI. FOHNNY, COME LOOKŠÍ
There's More than Magic in CADBURY'S
Can'
DAINY MIEN
THERE'S A GLASS AND A HALF
OF FULL CREAM IN EVERYXILBAR
CUTEX
LIPSTICK
IN THE
3
LATÉST.
SHADES
ROWNTREES
AIRO
this situation
calls for a
San Miguel
Canadian Defence Spending
Ottawa, Mar. 26. Immigrants arriving in Canada find a peaceful country untouched by two world wars, and often lightly conclude that here they are far reshoved from thoughts of war,
Yet spending on national defence constitutes by far the largest single item in the national budget, taking nearly 37 cents out of every dollar spont by the Federal Government,
In a white paper presented to Parliament before the 1957 budget, Mr Waller Harris, the Finance Minister, gave
A
breakdown of Government Taking the National Sperling, Deface Department. Defence Production and Civil Defeneg together the percentage of
outlay for these was 390 of all expenditure in 1950, dropping
to an estimated 38.9 in 1957. The next
went largest outlay to public debt charges, 11 per vent in 1957.
Striking Figures
Canadians
themselves
arc
largely unaware of the Impact which spending for defence hos had on
Canada, particularly since the outbreak of the Koitan war. Mr Paul Hellyer, Parlamentary, assistant to the Minister of National Defence, gave some striking figures in March. At the peak of the post-Korcan defence effort, in cent of the 1032-53, 45 per federal budget went for defence spending, he said.
Even today, with the percent- age down to 37, roughly one worker in every 17 full-time
the employees In
Canadian Labour force engaged on the defence effort, or 950,000 m
of out of a ployees
total 5,800,000, although only 117,000 are in the regular armed forcus The total of defence workers Includes many in Industry, such as 170,000 in aircraft production plants, arserials and numerous Canada factories throughout and on Various construction projects for the armed forces, such as the northern radar lines.
Mr Hollyer estimates that bo per cent of alteraft production workers have been engaged lit Alling defence orders while 50 per cent of all shipbuilding activities in Canada for the past five years have been the result of defence orders-China Mali Special.
'Pacts Are Necessary'
Madras, Mar; 26. The West Germán Foreigti Mintaler, Er. Hetarich Brentano said today that de fence pacts without any aEETER•• sive motive word indispensable to defend and protect world peace.
Dr von Brentano, who ara rived here on He way to New Delhi fren Sydney, said:
"I appreciate and understand the views of Mr Neltu⋅ (India's Prime Minister) in this connee- tion, but the problems, that con- front the world make me feel these defence pacts are abi solitely reetssary kridth- dispensible to protect world pelice."
Dy von Bittino mild, he, had had talks with Bár Nehru when the latter visited West Graftitatrý Inst, year, and he would like to 'continue the talks during his stay in New Delhi.
The West Cherthan Foreign Minister, sadd he would, also discuss the political, economic, social and culttiraf problemda affecting the world-Reuter,
Olympic Refugee In Miami
Mafill, Mar. 20. Dezso Gyarmati, captain of the Hungarian Olymple: Water-polt team, which won the gold medal at the 1986 Melbourne Olymples arrived in Middhi, today Patter cscoping with his wife from Hungary on a fálső, fakspoti."
?
Gyameti fuittinen to Elkkopank after the Melbourne Olympics, but was then donounétis by, thé trainer
the Soylet water-po toum as a “Fasciity, and pèrested He said on his arrival for 104 day that he had succeeded in 'croming the HuriedelarssA Trian frontfor “ins en automobile" withi tris wife, LibEEN 40 & FIZ