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THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 28, 1940

The China Mail

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

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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

AND

DRAFT PROGRAMMES ENTRY FORMS for the FIRST EX- TRA RACE MEETING to be held 1940 on SATURDAY, 9th March, (weather permitting) may be ob- tained at the Secretary's. Office, Ex- change Building; the Club Happy Valley; the Hong Kong Club; the Sports Club; and the Stables, Shan Kwong Road.

THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO.,

LTD.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Fifty-first Ordinary Yearly Meeting will be held at the Company's Re- gistered Office, 4th Floor, P. & O. Building on THURSDAY, 21st March 1940 at 11 a.m. for the purpose of presenting the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Ac- counts to 31st December 1939, elect- ing Directors and Auditors and fixing their fees.

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA Incorporated by Royal Charter, fass. Paid-up Capital ..

.£3,000,000. .£3,000,000.

Reserve Fund- Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3,000,000. HEAD OFFICE: LONDON::

88, Bishopagato, E. C. 2.. Sub-Agencies in Londont 117/123, Leadenhall Street, E. C. 2..

West End Branch: 14/16, Cockspur Street, 8. W. 1. Manchester Branch:

52, Mosley Street, Manchester, 2.

AGENCIES AND BRANCHES: Alor Star

Hankow.. Harbin Hongkong

The Register of Members of the 9th Company will be closed from March to 21st March 1940 both days period no inclusive, during which transfer of shares can be registered. By order of the Board of Directors Calcutta Agencies: Karachi

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.,

Agents.

Hong Kong, 22nd February, 1940.

THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.

an

of. in the

NOTICE. is hereby given that Extraordinary General Meeting the Company, will be held House,

Entries close at 12 o'clock NOON on Thursday, 29th February, 1940. By Order,

C. B. BROWN.

Secretary.

Hong Kong, 28th February, 1940.

NOTICE

THE TAIPO RURAL HOME & ORPHANAGE

132 Milestone, Taipo.

The Orphanage will be formally opened on SATURDAY, 2nd March, 1940.

His Excellency The Governor will at perform the Opening Ceremony 3.30 p.m.

All are cordially welcome.

Buses will leave the Peninsula Hotel for Taipo at 2.00 and 2.15 p.m. and will return at 4.30 and 4.45 p.m.

Reservations must be booked before- hand at the Hong Kong or Peninsula Hotel where tickets are obtainable at $1 per Return Trip.

PUBLIC AUCTION

The Undersigned have received in- structions to sell by Public Auction

on

Thursday, the 29th. February, 1940 commencing at 11.00 a.m.

at their Sales Room, No. 2 Connaught Road, Central. (Room No. 205, 2nd. Floor) 26-Electric-Lights complete

Fittings

30 "Demon" Stoves

6 Reels Garden Hose

with

15 Empty Beer Drums and Barrels

6 Teakwood Bookcases & Cabi-

nets with Glass Front Doors

also

A Quantity of Furniture and Sun- dries

and Australian Hams "Atlas" Brand (to be sold singly)

Terms: Cash on Delivery

› LAMMERT. BROS,,

Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 27th February, 1940.

NEW WRKNOH REMEDY.

HERAPIONING ERAPION NO. ERAPION NO.3

•LEROMAR.Co. HaverstockEAN.WA,Londum. OLERO'S PILLS for the livesBE

P & O Building, Victoria, in the Co- lony of Hong Kong, at 11.15 o'clock in the forenoon on THURSDAY, the 21st day of March, 1940, or as soon thereafter as the Ordinary Yearly Meeting of the Company shall have terminated, for the purpose of con- sidering and if thought fit passing the following resolution as a special resolution:--

That the Capital of the Company be increased from its present Capital of $6,000,000 Hong Kong currency divided into 600,000 shares of $10 each to $18,000,000 Hong Kong currency divided into 1,800,000 shares of $10 each and that such additional shares shall rank in all

Amritsar

Bangkok... Batavia Bombay

Iloilo Ipoh

Clive, Street "Klang Fairlie Place Kobe

Canton.

Cawnpore

Cebu Colombo Delhi

Haiphong Hamburg