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In accordance with Governnient Ordinance, the Exchange Banks: will be closed for the transaction jof public business on Friday, Saturday and Monday, the 22nd., 23rd and 25th March, 1940. (Easter Holidays).:
Hongkong, 18th March, 1940.
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Hongkong, 27th February, 1910.
Honorary Degree For Mr. J. Morse
Thursday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
G. R.
R.
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS] PARTICULARS & CONDITION:
of the Sale by Public Auction! to be held on Tuesday, the 20th day of March, 1949, at 3 p.m.. nt, the Olices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Goverhor of one Lot af Crown Land at Wong Nei Chung; in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one further term of 75 years.
of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Tuesday, the 2611 day of March, 1940; at 3 p.m. at the Offices of the Publik Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of Lot of Crown Land at Yaumati, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 5 years.
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Intending bidders are advised Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dispo that immediately after the disposal of the lot the Purchaser (it sal of the lot the Purchaser (If not the applicant) will be required, not the applicant) will be required to deposit with an authorised to deposit with an Authorised
officer who will be present at the officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred, the sum of two hundred dollura, (8200) in cash.. This sum duliars, ($200) in cash. This sam will be refunded on payment of will be refunded on payment of the Purchase price.
the Purchase price. PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Inland
Opposite inland Lot No. 23/6.
Tsui Tak Streek,
Wong Nei Chung.
No. of Sale:
Registry No.
Locality
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Kowhon infand Lot
No. 4237.
Near Kowloon Inland
Lot No. 336, Nathan
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March 21, 1940.
Exchange At A Glance
SELLING
T.T. London Demand do. T.T. Shanghai T.T. Singapore T.T. Japan T.T. India T.T. USA.
TIT.
JEWELLERY
TO ORDER
BY ARTISTS.
1/2.25/32 1/2,20/33
.350
.52%
.00%
02
Manila
+229
.43%
T.T. Batavia
.42
MADE
T.T. Bangkok
1501/
T.T. Salgon
.108
TT, France
.10.02
T.T. Switzerland
.101 1/0
BUYING
4 m/s D/r do, .1/3.7/32
4 m/s L/C U.S.A
.23%
.11.37
.031
T.T. Australia
4 m/s L/C London...1/3.3/32
4 m/s France
30 d/s.Indin
U.S. Cross rate in London 4.0212
U. S. Cross rate in N.Y. 3.71
BADMINTON SURPRISE
Lim And Bun Give W.O. To Eardley & Smith Something of a sensation has been created by the announce- ment this morning by P. S. Bun
and M. S. Lin, last year's finalists in the men's doubles badminton championship, that they had decided to concede a walk-over to H, Eardley and N. Smith in the same event this
year.
The two couples should have met to-night in a second round match at King's College but as a result of the of University pair's decision, this, course, is now off.
Eardley and Smith, in consequence of this walk-over, enter the semi- where final of the men's doubles, they will meet either Cheah and Chin
or Au and Wong.
His Excellency the Governor of Governor's Interest
one Lot of
Crown Land at
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Tuesday, the 26th; to be held on Tuesday, the 26th day of March, 1910, at 3 p.m., |
day of March, 1940, at 3 p.m., at the. Offices of the Public at the Offices of the Public. Works Department, by Order of Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Shamshuipo, In the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, commencing from 1st July, 1898, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for further term of 24 years less the last three days thereof. Intending bidders are advised
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that immediately after the dispe sal of the lot the Purchaser (if
A spectal Congregation will be held at the University at 0.30 p.m. on Tuesday next werk, when the Chan- cellor, Sir Geoffry Northcote, will confer on Mr. Morse, J., the Honorary Degree of £t.n. The annual Supper Dance of the The Special Congregation will West Country Society will be held follow a University Court which is at the Peninsula Hotel on Tuesday Excellency the Governor, as Chan- the Purchase price. might
icellor, withold.
WET ROADS SWEPT DRY BY THIS QUICK-STOPPING TYRE!
Cheung Sha Wan, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, commencing from 1st July, 1808, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for further term of 24 years less the last three days thereof.
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Intending bidders are advised
that immediately after the dispo sal of the lot the Purchaser (if
in authorised
not the applicant) will be required not the applicant) will be required to deposit with nn authorised to deposit with officer who will be present at the officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred sale, the aura of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum
dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of will be refunded on payment of
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
No, of ze
Registry No.
Locality
New Kowloon Inland Lus
No. 2774. Jauction of Shun Ning
Road & Rio Kiang Siredt, Shamshuip
Boundary
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the Purchase price.
No. of Sale
$ 72
$6,230
New Kowloon Inland Lot Na. 270J.
Junction of Caule Peak Road and Wing Lang
Streat, Cheung Sha Wan
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His Excellency the Governor will be and of the members of the USR.C. bowls team which meets the Club.de Recreio at the Club on
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Earlier, next week the Governor will skip a team which will meet a Prison Department team at Stanley,
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Summoned before Mr. Sheldon at the Central Magistracy this morning for failing report a collision be tween his car and another vehicle in the Chater Road car-park on March 3. Leung Lin-cheung, of No. 16 Soares Avenue, was ordered to pay com- pensation of $27.10 to Sub-Inspector W. N. Darkin, of the Hongkong Police,
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