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: NOTICES

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PUBLIC WORKS

DEPARTMENT

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S. 72. It is hereby

BUSINESS DIRECTORY

ENGINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS

W. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD,

Kowloon Bay.

Shipbuilders & Repairers, Call Flag "L"

Sole Agents for Kelvin Motors

OPTICIANS

THE HONG KONG OPTICAL COMPANY

Phone 2222 53, Queen's Road Central.

EXPERT MASSAGE FOR SPRAINS & STIFFNESS MRS. Y. AMANO No. 26 Wyndham Street, 2nd Floor.

Company Meetings

THE HONG KONG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY

LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THE SHIFT

THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1936

BRIDGE_NOTES

BID

By Ely Culbertson

To-day's Short Story

THE PERFECT CRIME

By Leslie Charteris.

RADIO

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME

metres. (S45 K.C.'s).

The shift bid is a favourite

bid of

there

12.7

MAIL SCHEDULES

AIR. MAIL

the Post

Imperial Airways via Singapore defendants," said Mr. nasty uncivilised foreign countries. Bandoen Amsterdam via Singapore

Saigon-Marseilles via Saigon Justice

And for a few minutes with Goldie.

Singapore-Anstrała "It's wonderful what you

Correspondence will be accepted for trick of Contract Bridge players, evident distaste, "have been un-was silence. The following programme will

was played able to prove that the agree

schedules achibited at be broadcast to-day from the and before Contract Hong Kong Broadcasting Station it was used by Auction players.ment between the plaintiff and do with the full sanction of the transmission by these services, Sain ed a money-lending transaction. in a rather sourly reflective Offices. All letters etc., must be mark- Z.B.W. on a wavelength of 355 Briefly defined. a shift bid is the the late Alfred Green constitut-law," Feter Quentin said present and a particulars are shown in the 4 player's weakest suit within the limits of the Act; one; and the Saint smiled at himed By Air Mail" and be handed ka Jazz Piano Recital by Doreen Mamade with the purpose of discour and I am therefore obliged to wryly. He knew that Peter was at the Fort Offer. Relay of B.B.C. Dance Orchestra aging the opponents from bidding give judgment for the plaintiff not thinking about the more ob 12.30-215 p.m.-European Record-that suit, though it may be their I will consider the question of ions inanities of the Defence of

SERVICE FROM CANTON. ed Programme.

strongest. The

costs to-morrow."

"I rather wanted to get a good Letters will be accepted at Hong 1 p.m-Local Time and Weather velops if a penalty double is The Saint tapped Peter Quentin Report

130 p.m.-Reuter Press Bulletins, made, for then the bidder returns on the shoulder as the court rose, close-up of James, and watch him Kong for transmission by the Chinese Camten to all places in China at the to a genuinely strong suit in his and they slipped out ahead of the in action," he said. "I guess all Domestic Air Mail Service from band. Obviously, the shift bid scanty assembly of spectators, the stories are true."

rate of $1.00 per half sonce unit. There were several stories about The charge is inclusive of the regular

Raxby

Press News, etc. 215, p.m.-Close Down

cert.

shift idea de-

is only the common garden variety bored reporters, dawdling" solici

the Realm.

·CHINESE DOMESTIC AIR MAIL

4-7 p.m.-Chinese Programme.. 6-6.30 pt-Childrens Studio Con-

of psychic. Against timid play-tors, and traditionally learned James Deever; but none of themostage. ers who often. do not double counsel Simon Templar had sat ever found their way into print— 7-11 p.m.-European Programme.

(Ibert) when they should, it may at in that stuffy little room for two for libel actions p.m.-"Escales" played by the Orchestra des Cour times be used freely and success-boors, bruising his marrow-banes damages, and Mr. Deever

certs Straram

737-720 pim-A Recital by Frank' Titterton (Tenor).

1. In an Old Fashioned Town!

(Squire).

2. My Dear Soul (Sanderson).

3. Asthore (Bingham).

4. Beauty's Eyes (Tosti).

7.30-7.50. p.m.Hawaiian Music. Sweet Hawaiian Maid (Johnson)

THE SIXTY-SEVENTH ORDIN-Hawaiian Paradise (Owen)

THERE GENERAL MEETING & ekoki

Hawaiian Lore-Waltz

and Weather

of Shareholders will be held at the on! Rosalita Offices of the undersigned on FRI- Hawaiian Stars are Gleaving DAY, the 27th March, 1936, at SpaLocal Time acou, for the purpose of receiving Report: Closing Local Stock Quota-

General Max-903-6.30

Memories Tunes

tions.

Nnotified that sealed tendere by the forether with statement: 03-6.30 am--Song M

triplicate which should be clearly jof Accounts for the year ended the The Japanese Sandman marked "Tender for permission to 31st December 1935. obtain clay from a parcel of Crown Land at Cha Kwo Ling, S. D. I TRANSFER N.T." will be received

fully.

North, Dealer.

East and West vulnerable.

S. 1 3 H. A

S. Q 10 5 2 E. D. 9

D. A 10 7 6 4 3 2 C. AK 4

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S. AKJ994 H. 8 5 2

D. K Q J C. J

S. 6

H. K 10 9 3

D. 8

C. Q 10 9 7652

The bidding:

North East South

West

10.

Dbl. 1S.

2H.

3D.

Pass

5C.

Dbl.

. Pass Pass

Pass Pass

from Belay

Alexander's Ragtime Band The SHARE REGISTER and Irving Berlin Waitz Songs "Medley

8.30-9.20 P-A be Daventry. BOOKS will

at the CLOSED from the 13th to the 27th

JARDINE, MATHESON &

CO., LTD.,

9 pm-Daventry

(Copyright by Reater). 3.20-9.30 pm."C. Medley

General Managers, The Hong Kong Fire Insurance

Co., Ltd. Hong Kong, 6th March, 1936.

Colonial Secretary's Office until March 1936, both days inclusive. Noon of MONDAY, the 30th day of March. 1936, for the occupation for a period of one year from the date of notification of acceptance of tender of the piece or parcel of ground. containing about 46 acre. shown coloured red on plan signed by the Director of Public Works and dated 9th March, 1936, but subject to certain conditions which can be ascertained at the office of the Director of Public Works.

Each tender Drst be accom

of

HONG KONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO. LTD.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Ordinary Yearly

panied by a receipt to the effect Meeting of Shareholders will be that the tenderer has deposited in held in the Office of the Com- the Colonial Treasury a sum pany, 2 Queen's Building, Hong $50 as a pledge of the bona fides Kong, on MONDAY, 30th March, of his offer, which sum shall be

1926, at Noon, for consideration forfeited to the Crown, if the

9.40-10 p.m.-From the Studio.

A Jazz Piano Recital by Doreen Ma Ртокташие

Believe it Beloved.

2. My Baddy.

13. If it isn't Love.

4. Sweet Sue.

5.

Pardon My Love (by request).

6.

East of the Sung.

10 p.m.-Big Ben:

10-11 p.m-Dance Music.

11 pm-Close Down

Company Meetings

hearts.

cause

a

Deans heavy The hours of dosing mails for this

zailed ervice at the G.P.O. are:

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FROM SHANGEXI

Pres. Doumer

Mar

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on an astonishingly hard wooden very comfortably within the law. Canton-Shanghai, (via 'Swatow)— Wednesdays and Saturdays, Reg. bench and yearning for a cigarette: His business was plainly and pùb-

10 am, Ordinary 10.30 a.. Canton-Kiungchow-Nanning --... Mon- but there were times when he could licly that of a moneylender, and

days and Fridays. Reg. 10 am. endure many discomforts in a good as a moneylender he was duly and

Ordinary 10.30 m. legally registered according to the

Rec Ordinary 5.00 4.30 pm Outside, he caught Peter's arm Act which has done so much to Canton-Longcho Saturdays,

bring the profession of usury with-

Tuesdays and Thursdays Reg. 10 again.

am. Ordinary 10,30 am. "Mind if I take another look at in certain humane restrictions

At Kowloon Central Post Office jour plaintiff *** he said. "Just over And as a plain and registered

Imoneylender Mr. Deever retained the mails will be closed, hour be- here--stand in front of me. want to see what a surge like that his offices in Manchester, superio-fore the above times.

tending every detail of his business

The Money Order Office is оред really looks like."

They stood in a gloomy corner in person, trusting nobody, send- from 10 am to 4 pm except on. anding out beautifully-worded cir- Saturdays when it closes at 12 noon near the door of the court. ¡Simon sheltered behind Peter jculars in which he proclaimed his and on Sundays and holidays when ¡Quentin's hefty frame and watched readiness to lend anybody any sumit is entirely closed. 10.

James Deever come out with his from £10 to £50,000 on note of hand alone, and growing many Redbl

INWARD MAILS. solicitor.

richer than the Saint) It is possible that Mr. Deever's times

FROM EUROFE maće takeout mother loved him. When East

Perhaps, bold-thought anyone but himself had?

tho be. Nevertheless, Dance Or-double of North's opening biding him on her knee, she saw in any right 8.30 p.m.-The B.B.C.

Mr. Deever's 'business- would pro- Pres. Jackson chestra, directed by Henry Hall ¡South saw that unless North hap-his childish face the fulfilment

News Bulletin

pened to be very strong, the deall those precious hopes and shy, bably have escaped the Saint's Corfu (via Siberia) perial Service). B. Cochran fensive balance of power was incommunicable dreams which (if attentions if those few facts had Automedon (Air Mail ex Im-.

more likely to rest with East-West we can believe the "Little Mothers' covered the whole general principle 9.30-9.40 pmArchibald Joyce" than with his side. There was a Weekly") are the joy and.comfort of it

His- They didn't. Mr. Deever, who, waities (arr. Debroy Somers). strong possibility that in their of the prospective parent.

best suit East and West might tory does not tell us that. But we in spite of the tenor of his artistsi- Pres: Jackson1⁄2ivit Batanes, even have a game This was the do know that since her death, thirty cally-printed circulars, was not in Pres: Harrison

had the moneylending business on ac pof Canada reason why South bid one spade years ago, no other, bosom He thought this might guide West ever opened to him with anything count of any urge to go down to. away from a normal spade take-like that sublime mingling of pride mythology as the little fairy god--

mother of Manchester, had devis PreJackson out and if doubled, South planned and affection.

ingenious and Corfi to run to clubs.

He was a long, cadaverous man,jed half a dozen

and strictly legal methods of evading Ajax The spade bid threw both of with a face like a vulture

Gen. Sherman his opponents out of gear. West shaggy white eyebrows over close-the limitations placed on him by

Scharnhorst was too shy of honour-tricks to by-set greenish eyes. His thin nose the Act. The prospective borrower

thin who came to him, full of faith and Somatico double, but was able to bid two swooped low down over

of Canada Emp. When North rebid his gash of a mouth, and his chin was hope, for the loan of $10 to £50,000 Pres. Harrison

In no was frequently obliged not, a mass diamonds, East was afraid to ven-pointed and protruding. ture a three-spade bid and merely respect whatsoever was it the kind must admit, on his note of hand Chichibu Marr

which young alone, but eventually on the Basia South now showed his of countenance to CHINA ENTERTAINMENT & passed.

(Continued On Page 11). LAND INVESTMENT CO., LTD. seven-card club suit, and Northchildren take an instinctive shine.some very sound security: And if |--

carried it to game. This was too Grown men and women, who knew TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN much for East, and he doubled, him. liked him even less.

His home and business address Nthat the SIXTH ORDINARY feeling that at worst he would GENERAL MEETING of Share-make two tricks in spades and one were in Manchester; but the City Even South's re- Corporation had never been heard holders will be held at the Regis in diamonds. tered Offices of the Company, double did not furnish sufficient to boast about it. Simon Templar King's Theatre Building, 5th floor, warning and East stuck by his watched him walk slowly past, dis- Alex for East! Not only cussing some point in the case he MONDAY, the 30th day of guns. March, 1936, at 12 o'clock, Noon, did he fail to stop the game; he has just won with the air of a to receive the Directors Report, did not even take a trick, Had a person conferring with a church- warden after matins, and the

the per and Accounts for the year ended spade been opened, he could have

reeking hypocrisy of the first trick, but West

with 21 formance filled him 31st December, 1985, to elect won

Declarer pro-almost irresistible desire to kick Directors and Anditors and to opened a heart. transact such other business as ceeded calmly to establish dum-r. Deever down the stairs. The City Corporation, may be properly transacted at any's diamond suit and discard hisanchester

on the establish Simon considered, could probably Rode, the magazine of the Gen. Sherman TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Ordinary General Meeting of the small heart

cards. N°

have kept their end up without Rotary Clubs of Malaya and

Pres. Barrison that the THIRTEENTH Company.

Mr. Deever's name on the roll of Siam, has just been issued. It Atsuta Mare

But the Sairt re will be remembered that the Emp of Canada" ratepayers.

on managing editor of the paper, Chichibu Maru strained himself, and went peaceably with Peter Quentin five Mr. Richard Sidney, was re- Nagato Haru

cently in Hong Kong in con-1. minutes afterwards.

"Let us drink beer," said the nection with the production of the this special number, and Saint.

number of convenient issue contains Two people were killed and 19 tavern, lighting cigarettes as they special articles from his pen Nalders (via Siberia) injured in 32 traffic accidents went, and found a secluded corner dealing with life in the Colony Corfu (viz Marseilles)

Among them are Hong reported to the police during the the saloon bar. The court had in all its varied aspects.

on late, and the hour had

and its attractions, week ended March 14. One per-sa son lost his life in a collision be-strack at which it is lawful for Kong

Where to stay in Hong Kong THE REGISTER OF DEBEN- Company will be CLOSED from

be and "The new Hong Kong and from closed will be TURES

the 26th March to the 2nd April, CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN & tween vehicles and the other Englishmen to consume MONDAY, the 23RD MARCH, to 1936, both days inclusive.

MORTGAGE CO. LTD. when jumping on or off, or fall-freshment

ing off, a vehicle when in mo bought at any time of the day in Shanghai Bank." There is also MONDAY, the 30TH MARCH,

IS HEREBY GIVEN tion, six people being injured that the THIRTY-NINTH from these two causes during ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING the week. "

of the Directors' Report and State- tenderer refuses to carry out his ment of Accounts for the year tender and comply with the con- ditions, should the tender be ending 31st December, 1925.

The Share Register and Trans- accepted.

Form of tender and further fer Books will be closed from the 21st to 30th March, 1936. both particulars can be obtained from the office of the Director of Public days inclusive. Works.

The Government does not bindi itself to accept the highest or any tender.

A. G. W. TICKLE, Director of Public Works Hong Kong, 13th March, 1936-

GENERAL NOTICES

THE HONG KONG LAND INVESTMENT & AGENCY

CO., LTD.

4%%% DEBENTURES

By Order of The Board of Directors

E. COCK, Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 12th March, 1936.

CHINESE ESTATES, LIMITED THIRTEENTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING

And Notice is Further Hereby ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING |

Given

and

of SHAREHOLDERS will be held

that the Register at the Company's Office at China Transfer Books of the Company Buildings (5th floor) Hong Kong, will be CLOSED, from the 23rd JOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN on THURSDAY, the 2nd April, to the 30th Day of March, 1935, N

that INTEREST for the six 1936, at 12 o'clock noon, for the both days inclusive. months ending 31ST MARCH. Purpose of receiving the Report of 1936, on the above DEBENTURES the Directors and a Statement of will be payable at the OFFICES Account for the year ending 29th of the COMPANY ON THAT February, 1936, and of electing

two directors and an auditor. DATE

The TRANSFER BOOK of the

both days inclusive, during which period no transfer of DEBEN- TURES can be registered.

་་

LIANG CHI HAO,

Managing Director.

Hong Kong, 19th March, 1936.

NOTICE

1.

By Order of the Board of Direc- tors,

FUNG PING FAN, Director & Secretary.

NOTICE

By Order of the Board of Hong Kong, 17th March, 1936. Directors.

0. EAGER,

Hong Kong 12th March, 1936.

LIMITED

LOCAL TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS

Two People Killed Last Week

Seven people were injured of Shareholders in the Company will be held in the Jacobean when running on the roadway, Room, 1st floor, Hong Kong Hotel one when appearing from be Secretary. UNION WATERBOAT COMPANY Pedder Street, Hong Kong on hind another vehicle, three FRIDAY, 27th March 1986 at while walking on the roadway, of one in a collision between veni- 12:30 pm for the purpose Receiving 2 Statement of Accles which also entailed damage NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

the Report of the to property, and one when a counts and THE THIRTY-FIRST ANNUAL Board of Directors for the year vehicle mounted the footpath. TELE

fended December 31st 1985: GENERAL MEETING of Shareholders will be held at the Electing Directors and Auditors, SPECIAL PRINTED ENVELOPE Offices of Mesars, Dodwell & Co., and for the transaction of any business of the Ltd., Hong Kong and Shanghai other Ordinary

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FRIDAY 27th March 1956, both during which The TRANSFER BOOKS of the days inclusive, Company will be CLOSED from period no transfers of Shares can 28th March to 8th April 1936. be registered. both days inclusive.

18th April 1936 at noon for the pur-

DODWELL & CO., LTD.

General Managers. Hong Kong, 18th March, 1936-

We

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