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THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 14, 1937.

COMPANY MEETINGS

THE HONG KONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD. (Incorporated in Hong Kong)

IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the ORDINARY YEAR- LY MEETING OF 'SHAREHOLD- ERS of The Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited, will be held at the Registered Office of the Company (Exchange Building, Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong), on THURSDAY, the 15th day of April, 1937, at 11.30a.m., for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the Board of Directors for the year ended on the 31st December, 1936, confirming the appointment of a Director and re-electing a Director

and the Auditors.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will

be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, the 31st March, 1937 to THURSDAY, the 15th April, 1937, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board.

F. C. BARRY,

Secretary. Hong Kong, 4th March, 1987.

LLOYD TRIESTINO

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

Steamer

“CONTE ROSSO" From TRIESTE, VENICE, BRINDISI, PORT SAID, MASSAVA, BOMBAY, COLOMBO & SINGAPORE

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING

Twenty-five Words three inser tions prepaid $1.50. Every ad- ditional word five cents for three. insertions.

All replies under this heading must be called for.

WANTED

ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed that all-Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf & Godown Company, Ltd. at Kowloon, whence and/or from the wharves de-

STAMPS URGENTLY, REQUIRED:~ livery may be obtained.

Optional cargo will be landed here, We pay 10/- per lb. on all used Stamps unless notice has been given 24 hours (any kind). Collections wanted. Send prior to vessel's arrival.

parcels to Tryer & Company Ltd. 77, No claims will be admitted after the Overstone Road, Northampton, Eng Goods have left the Godown, and all land, and receive cash by return. Goods remaining undelivered after the 16th inst. will be subject to rent.

TUITION GIVEN

All claims against the vessel must be presented to the undersigned within 8 days from the date of discharge of COMMERCIAL TRAINING given i cargo, otherwise they will not be re-Book-keeping, Shorthand, Typewriting

and Business routine. cognized.

Fees Moderate All broken, chafed, and damaged Apply 6 Aimi Villas, Austin Road, Goods are to be left in the Godowns, Kowloon. where they will be examined on the 14th inst. at 10 a.m. by our surveyors Messrs. Goddard & Douglas in the presence of Consignees concerned.

In the case of dutiable cargo, con- signees are requested to inform the Imports & Exports Office. that

they have such goods for examination. No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by|

LLOYD TRIESTINO Queen's Building.

Hong Kong 9th April, 1937.

DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE

This cross-world puzzle has been made by an expert but our readers are warned to look out for occasional

phonetic spelling, such as harbor, plow, and altho.

1

12

3

12

116

21

122

28

36

43 44

37 38

48

54 155

58

62

HORIZONTAL

1-Gaunt

6 Cork

12-Maké a mistake

** 13 The (Fr)

34

24 25

7

8

9

仙

15

118

20

52 53

56

60

63

40 41

46

42

HORIZONTAL (Cont.) { --VERTICAL · (Cont.)

|48-Grade

[49-Dispatched

50-To-soothe

51-Definite article

14-island-group In

[52-Note in Guido's

PacificOcean (abbr.)

scale

15-Fish.eggs

16-Workshop (Fr.)

18-Make reply

19-High priest (Bible) 20-A compass point

(abbr.)

"21-One having glantic

Masstrength - +-24-Glass in a window

26-Apportion

-28-At any time

29-Thaw.

30 Dutch colonists› In:

S. Africa

31-Disavow.

38 Röpair

34-Farm animal

35-Marsh

27-Cures hides

"35-Hositate

43-Wasted

45-Roll

46-Lacerate

SPORT NOTICES ·

- THE. HONG KONG JOCKEY

CLUB

DR

RAFT PROGRAMMES AND ENTRY FORMS for the FOURTH EXTRA RAGE MEET- ING to be held on SATURDAY, 24th April, 1937 (weather per- mitting) may be obtained at the Secretary's Office, Exchange Building; the Club House, Happy Valley; the Hong Kong Club; the Sports Club; and the Stables, Shan Kwong Road.

Entries close at 12 o'clock NOON on Thursday, 15th April,

1937.

By Order,

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary.

YOU C

are invited to inspect our stock of

ASIATIC, FOREIGN and COLONIAL

POSTAGE STAMPS.

in sets, single, packets, bags and in approval sheets

GRACA & CO.

DEALERS IN POSTAGE STAMPS. PHILATELIC GOODS, PICTURE BOOKS, TOYS AND GARDEN SEEDS, &c.

10 WYNDHAM STREET, HONG KONG.

11-Reparation

17-Maturea

18-Lease

22-Four

23-Part of verb "to be" |25-High :(Mus.)

GEORGE VITT

(abbr.)

29-Crowd

|30-Twisted

[32-Tip up--

54-Third highest moun-26-A week-day (abbr.)

tain in United States 27-Treasurer 66–Allows as a deduc-

tion

68-Golf mound 59–Musical note 60-Negative ·

*|61-Before

62-City thoroughfares 63-Sonda back

·VERTICAL

1-Encourago 2-Knack

3-More masalve

4-Foreign 5-Stagger 7-Plural of this

6–River in France

To go before |10-Eternity

83-Thaw

|35-Swifter

36-Avers

|37–A⋅ kind of dog

88-Insect

|39-Part of a fish

40-Greek letter

[41-One who narrates

|42-Wr]nkies

44-Italian..river

45-Jeer

47-A thorughfare(abbr.) }49-Piece of bed-linen (50–A wooden shoe

61-Fatigue

53-8mooth

{55-Of age (Lat, abbr.). |67-Eagle

The solution of the above with a new cross-word puzzle will appear in to-morrow's issue.

TEENJORE

For Eczema, Itch, Impetigo, Pimple, Hong Kong Foot. "A Proven Success 37, Des Voeux Road, Central or CHINA “EMPORIUM, LTD.

YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION

TYPE SHUERI

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SWAPS

'SWAP HEREIN NOT HEREAFTER

WILL SELL or SWAP

1 Early Ming Scroll

2 Copy Historic Macau

3 Copy Historic Shanghai

4: Macau, & its Slave Trade

5 Cantonese for Everyone

6 English-Cantonese Dictionary

7 Copy Gods, Ghosts & Devils

8 Collection Very Old Coins

9: Copy 7 Pillars of Wisdom

10 50 London Matric Textbook UTP

11 Selections of 2,000 Old Books 12 Blackwood Joss Table

13 Blackwood Centre Table 14 Old Marble Clock

15 Philips Radio Valves 509 16 Philips HT Supply Unit 17 Kodak Film Tank No: 244 18 Short Wave Adapter 19. Seal Embossing_Stamp 20 Wirgin Pocket Camera 21 Model C Kodak Projector 22 Concert Banjo & Case 23 Hermes Port. Typewriter, new 24 Old Rex...Typewriter

25 Re-built Underwood 10" 26 Electric Ceiling Fan

27 Electric Table Fans

28 Quantity Electric Fittings 29 Electric Reading Lamp

80. Office Desk Lamps 31 Enamel Bath-tub 32 Enamel Sink A

33 Large Bronze Statue 34 Parchment Lamp Shades 35 Painted Rattan Set 36 3 Large Metal Statues 87 Gateleg Dining Table 38 Small Cabinet Victrola 39 Small Tansad Buggy 40 Radio Cabinet Shell 41 Furnished Dolls House 42. Saludor. Water Filter 43 Ladies' Dresser & Stool 44 Large Chest of Drawers 45 Small Chest of Drawers 46 Double Bed complete 47 Single Iron Bed 48 Upholstered Day Couch 49 Teak Arm Rocker

50 Automatic Door Closer

51 Teakwood Bookrack

52 Quantity Old Gr’phone Records

53- Electric Hair Drier

54 Glass Door Cabinet

65 Large Bar Mirror

56 Pair Leaded-Glass Doors -57: Large Office Desk

58 Small Ice Box

59 Child's Dresser

60 Mah Jongg Set

61 Large Brass Tray

62 Phone Your Swaps 30761

WANTED

OR BUY.

WILL SWAP

Key to Carters Advanced Accountancy Portable Typewriters. Standard. Typewriters. Good Adding Machine. Large Cash Register Hand Sewing Machines Dover Cook Stoves. Gas Range and Geyser. Good Kerosene Heater. Kerosene Cookstove. Chesterfield & Chairs. Old Gramophone Records. Old Cars For. Scrap. Small Outboard Motor. Movie Camera Small. Good Movie Projector. Small Cabin Trank. Office. Furniture. Household Furniture. Travellers Samples. Old Stamps & Coins.. Books on all Subjects. Copy Fan Kwai at Canton. Copy Bits of Old China. Books by Dr. H. B. -Morse. Books by J. O. P. Bland.

What Have You To Sell or Swap?

IF THERE'S "ANYTHING YOU HAVE THAT YOU DON'T WANT SWAP IT FOR SOMETHING YOU DO WANT. LIST YOUR SWAPS

·OR GOODS FOR SALE WITH US. WE WILL ADVERTISE YOUR GOODS-FREE AND CHARGE YOU: 10% IF BUSINESS” RE- SULTS. NO RESULTS NO CHAR- GES.

CENTRAL SALE ROOMS

11 ICE HOUSE ST.

1st Floor, PHONE 80761 Foot of Battery Path.