1937-03-17 — Page 22

KING AND QUEEN TO SEE

THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 17, 1937.

GRAND NATIONAL COMPANY MEETINGS GENERAL NOTICES

SNOW, SLEET AND RAIN TO MAKE IT GREAT TEST OF ENDURANCE

London, To-day.

HONG KONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

RAFT EROGRAMMES

and

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN DENTRE FORMS for the No

that the ORDINARY YEAR-SECOND EXTRA RACE MEET- LY MEETING of SHAREHOLDING to be held on Saturday, 27th ERS will be held in the Offices and MONDAY, 29th March, 1937, Extra charm will be added to the Grand Na- of the Company 2, Queen's Build-(weather permitting) may be ob- tional, which will be run at Aintree on Friday, by ing, Hong Kong, on MONDAY, 22nd tained at the Secretary's Office, March, 1937, at Noon for considera- Exchange Building; the Club the fact that the King and Queen will be present.

tion of the Directors Report and House, Happy Valley; the Hong Statement of Accounts for the year Kong Club; the Sports Club; and Their Majesties are staying at ending 31st December, 1936. the Stables, Shan Kwong Road. Knowsley Hall with the Earl of The SHARE REGISTER and Entries close at 12 o'clock Derby, and it will be the first time TRANSFER BOOKS will be CLOS NOON on Thursday, 18th March, for many years that the reigning ED from 12th to 22nd March, 1937, 1937. monarch has attended the race which both days inclusive.

The “Ambling Alp*Primo Carnera, above, has completely recovered from his attack of paralysis which affected his right leg last year and is keen staging a comeback.

POOR

01

BADMINTON LAST NIGHT

RECREIO PAIR'S

EASY WIN

CARVALHO MAY

this year celebrates its centenary.

E. COCK,

Snow,,, hail, sleet and torrential By Order of the Board of Directors, and constant rain will make the Na- tional one of the greatest tests of endurance for man and beast in the history of the race, yet many owners are almost optimistic.

Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 1st March, 1937.

LIGHTED.

The owners of Didoric, Buchthorn, UNION WATERBOAT COMPANY, Dawnar, Don Bradman, Dryburgh, Ego, Spionaud, Puckabelle and Roy- al Mail are expecting wins.

On the other hand Mr. Owen An-

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

thony, trainer of Golden Miller whoNUAL GENERAL MEETING MHE THIRTY-SECOND AN- is participating for the fifth time,

in of Shareholders will be held at the once again starting favourite spite of his lapses in the past two Offices of Messrs. Dodwell & Con years, only says he expects the horse Ltd, Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Building, or TUESDAY, 23rd- March, 1937, at 11 am for the pur Although several runners are pose of receiving the report of the American-owned, What Have You General Managers, together with a is the only "all-American" horse in Statement of Accounts to 31st De the race

cember, 1936.

to run well.

Its rider, Street, the American champion amateur jockey, is hope- ful of victory-Reuter.

SOUTHPORT HELD BY BARROW

London, To-day.In a Third Divi- sion

(North) League football match played yesterday, Southport were held at home to a draw by

NOT PLAY HIS TIE Barrow, the teams sharing six

Last night's badminton at

goals. Reuter.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 9th March to 23rd March, 1937, both days inclusive.

DODWELL & CO., LTD.,

General Managers. Hong Kong, 1st March, 1937.

THE HONG KONG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY

LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THE SIXTY-EIGHTH ORDIN

ARY GENERAL MEETING of

King's College in the Semi-Final liked from S. A Gray and Miss Round of the Colony Mixed Dou- A. Mackenzie the scores being shareholders will be held at the bles championship, proved to be 15-1, 15-2.

extraordinarily disappointing. The winners jumped into

Offices of the undersigned оп their THURSDAY, the 25th March 1937,

General

By Order,

G. B. BROWN,

Secretary.

YOU

are invited to inspect our stock of

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PUBLIC AUCTIONS

THE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auction

on

Thursday, the 18th March, 1937 commencing at 5.15 p.m. at their Sales. Room, Duddell Street

"A Valuable Collection - of POSTAGE STAMPS

On View from Wednesday, 17th March, 1937.

Terms: Cash on Delivery

LAMMERT BROS.,

Anctioneers.

L. A. Carvalho, who with Miss Cynthia Silva, was to have play-best form from the start and with at Noon,, for the purpose of receiv ed P. K. Hui and Miss U. Khoo, their opponents evidently findingng the Report of the is laid up with an attack of mala- the conditions rather trying, scored Managers, together with a state- ria and there is now a great deal at will. Gray made the mistake of ment of Accounts for the year end Hong Kong, 11th March, 1937. of doubt as to whether this match trying to out-drive Oliveira with will be played at all as Carvalho, fatal consequences, the resulting re- is hardly likely to be fit enough tens coming back at a greater pace by next week to indulge in any than he could cope with. Miss thing so violent.

Mackenzie was evidently not seeing them.

The only game played lasted less than 15 minutes and was

The Recreio pair were not suffi

farcical to say the least Oliveira ciently extended to allow their form and Miss M. Silva won as they to be guiged.

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ed the 31st December 1936. 15

The SHARE REGISTER and

ED from the 11th to the 25th TRANSFER BOOKS will be CLOS

March 1937, both days inclusive.

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO. LTD. General Managers,

The Hong Kong Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.

Hong Kong, 5th March, 1937.

* HONG KONG HEIGHTS

For the information of visitors the following list of some of the highest points on the Island Mainland is published

ISLAND

Victoria Peak Signal Station

Mt. Parker Mountain Lodg The Eyrie Mt. Davis Bowen Road

eds)

and

Feet

1,823 1774 1,734

Taimoshan Kowloon Peak

3,124

1971

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