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THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 23, 19.3

ADVERTISEMENTS

NOTICE

PRACTICE BLACK-OUT ON FEBRUARY 28TH, 1938 - Directions In Regard To Use Of Head-lamps On Motor Vehicles

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

THE HONG-KONG & KOWLOON WHARF & GODOWN CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THE FIFTY-FIRST ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING OF SHARE HOLDERS will be held at the Office of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., 1938, AT 11 A.M., for the purpose Ltd., on Friday the 11th March,

of receiving the Report of the The Commissioner of Police Directors and the Statement of Ac- draws special attention to Regula-counts for the year ended 31st De tion 5 of

the Temporary Regula-cember, 1937. tions under the Lighting Control The Transfer Books of the Com- Ordinance, 1986, published in the pany will be CLOSED from Friday, Government Gazette of the 18th day the 4th March 1938, to Friday, the of February, 1938.

11th March, 1938, both days in- clusive.

The regulations will be in force from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. on 28th February, 1938.

Regulation 5 is as follows:-

The following restrictions on the use of lights on vehicles shall be observed:--

By Order of the Board of

Directors, F. H. CRAPNELL,

Secretary.

Hong Kong, 21st February, 1938.

(1) Except in accordance with such directions as the Commission-six candle-power shall be used; er of Police may give under this (c) the front glasses of all lamps regulation, the use of head lamps in use must be obscured with at on all vehicles is prohibited. "Head least one thickness of ordinary lamp" means a lamp, in which the white or yellow tissue diameter of the front glass exceeds with white or yellow paint, colour- paper or

41⁄2 inches.

wash or material so that the ob- (2) No light shall be shown from scuring effect is not less than that of one thickness (a) to the front, a white or yel-of ordinary white tissue paper, The low light from not more than two paper, paint or material must cover lamps;

Empress of Russia on Thursday, March 10th. any moving vehicle except.

Canadian Pacific

Union Building

SPANS THE WORLD

TOWARDS A BALANCED BUDGET

London, To-day.

The official Treasury return shows total ordinary revenue at £736,147,-

145 as against £695,396,728 a year

ago. Ordinary expenditure is £758,-

164,860 against. £719,923,270.—Bri-

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the whole of the portion of the (b) to the rear, a red light from front glass through which light can not more than one lamp. Two lights pass and must not be treated in any to the front and one to the rear are way 80 as to increase its trans- compulsory for motor vehicles,

No

no

parency.

This regulation shall not apply to any vehicle in use on emergency duty for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes?

rear "stop" light and direction indicator of any kind showing a light shall be used.

Nothing in this paragraph shall prevent the use, in trams and omni-

The use of head lamps on motor buses only, of interior lights re-vehicles which have no side lamps duced in accordance with the pro-

will be permitted only if (i) such visions of paragraph (4).

head lamps are fitted with a disc. constructed and attached as fol-

.

(8) No light whatever shall be shown from any stationary vehicle except a tram or an omnibus, and

Co., then only while it is stopped for so quota-long as may be necessary to pick up or discharge passengers in the Raw course of its regular service.

Messrs. H. B. Joseph and have received the following tions in Straits Currency for Rubber: ..

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lows:

(a) The dise must be made of

completely opaque material, must fit near to the front glass of the lamp (inside the lamp if desired) and must cover it so as to prevent (4) The lights of trams and omni- the passage of light except through buses must be reduced as the Com-the holes cut as provided in the missioner of Police may direct.

following diagram. (5) In the case of all other vehicles-

(a) only electric or oil lamps

be used;

shall

(b) no lamp of a power exceeding

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To KOBE and OSAKA

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"Tai Seun Hong"

To SANDAKAN

4th Mar. 10a.m.

"Hinsang"

18th Mar. 10 8,m.

'Hosang" 21st Mar. 7 a.m.

(b) The holes in the disc must. be covered with at least one thick- ness of ordinary white or yellow tissue paper,

(2) In the head lamp no lamp bulb

a power exceeding six, candle-power is used.

of

T. H. KING, Commissioner of Police.

Hong Kong, 21st February, 1988.

LOCAL DOLLAR

The demand rate on the Hong Kong dollar this morning Was 1/28-

Spot" silver was quoted in London yesterday at 20-/18 and

The London on New York rate was quoted at £U.S.$5.0165.

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