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THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 13,

1940

The China Mail

Ninety-Fifth Year of Publication. 3A Wyndham Street, Hong Kong. Telephones 20022 & 20011. London Office:

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THE

HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

ANNUAL RACE MEETING, 1940

17th, 19th, 20th, 21st and

24th February.

On SATURDAY, 17th, MONDAY, 10th, TUESDAY, 20th, and WED- NESDAY, 21st February, the first bell will be rung at 11.30 a.m., and the first race will be run at 12.00 NOON. On Saturday, 24th Febru- ary, the first bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m. and the first race will be run at 2.00 p.m.

The tin interval will be after the fourth race on the first four days of the Meeting.

MEMBERS' BADGES AND ENCLOSURES

Members are reminded that they and their ladies MUST wear their badges prominently displayed throughout the Meeting.

NO ONE WITHOUT A BADGE WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE.

Badges admitting non-members to the Members' Enclosure and Club Rooms at $10.00 per day including tax-or $40.00 including tax for the Meeting (ladies $5.00 and $20.00 res- pectively) are obtainable through the Secretary upon the written or per- sonal introduction of a member, such member to be responsible for

all chits, etc.

Badges admitting to Members'. Enclosure will NOT be on sale at the Race Course.

The Secretary's Office, 1st floor, EXCHANGE BUILDING, (Tel.

27794) WILL CLOSE AT 10.00 a.m. ON THE FIRST FOUR DAYS, and at 12.00 NOON ON THE FIFTH DAY.

A limited number of tiffins will be obtainable each day at the Club House, provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy, (Tel. 21920).

On no pretext will children be permitted in either enclosure during the first four days of the Meeting. No amahs will be allowed on the Fifth Day.

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE The price of admission to the Public Enclosure is $2.00 per day including tax for all persons includ- ing ladies, and is payable at the Gate.

Soldiers and Sailors in uniform are admitted to the Public Enclosure at $1.00 per day including tax.

Bookmakers, Tic Tac men, etc., will not be permitted to operate within the precincts of The Hong Kong Jockey Club during the Race Meeting.

Tiffins will be obtainable in the Restaurant in the Public Enclosure.

SERVANTS' PASSES Passes for Servants will be issued to Private Box holders ONLY on application to the Secretary, 1st floor, Exchange Building.

Any persons found loitering "with" Servants' passes in their possession will forfeit the same and will be removed from the Enclosure::

By Order,

C. B. BROWN,"

Secretary. Hong Kong, 11th February, 1940.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

THE "STAR" FERRY COMPANY, LIMITED

NOTICE TO BHAREHOLDERS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE FORTY-SECOND ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING OF THIS COM- PANY will be held at the Office of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., on FRIDAY, the 18th February, 1940, at 11.30 a.m. for the purpose of re- ceiving the Report of the Director to- gether with a Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st December,

1939.

The Register of Shares of the Com- pany will be CLOSED from Friday, the 9th February, 1940, to Friday, the 16th February, 1940, both days inclu❘ sive.

By order of the Board of Directors,

C. M. MANNERS,

Secretary & Manager. Hong Kong, 25th Jan., 1940.

HONGKONG HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY

THE ANNUAL SHOW OF FLOW- ERS AND VEGETABLES will be

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