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THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN & MORTGAGE CO., LTD.

JOCKEY CLUB

THE

RACE FIRST EXTRA MEETING will be held, weather permitting, on SATURDAY, 15th March, 1941, (postponed from Saturday, 8th March, 1941) com- mencing at 2.00 p.m.

The First Bell will be rung at

MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE No One without a badge will admitted to the Members'

Notice is hereby given that the Fifty-second Ordinary Yearly NOTICE is hereby given that Meeting will be held at the Com-the Forty Fourth Annual General pany's Registered Office, 4th Floor, Meeting of the Shareholders will P. & O. Building on THURSDAY, be held in the Jacobean Room of 20th March, 1941 at 11 am. for the Hong Kong Hotel, Hong Kong, 1.30 p.m. the purpose

of presenting the on SATURDAY, the 15th March, Report of the Directors together 1941, at NOON for the following with a Statement of Accounts to purposes, namely, to consider the 31st December, 1940 and electing annual statement of accounts and be

the balance sheet and the reports | Enclosure. Directors and Auditors.

of the Directors and Auditors thereon, to elect directors and au- throughout the duration of cach ditors in the place of those retir- Meeting in such a manner as to be

to declare ing.

dividend, to readily identified. appropriate the balance of Profi and Loss Account as recommended by the Directors, and to transact any other ordinary business of the Company.

The Register of Members of the Company will be closed from 8th March to 20th March, 1941 both days inclusive, during which period no transfer of shares can be registered. H.K.$68.00

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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

THE MACAO JOCKEY CLUB.

The

NOTICE

Race muxt

Meeting. originally scheduled for Sunday. the 23rd of March. has been postponed to SUNDAY, April the 6th, 1941.

By Order of the Stewards,

T. A MARTIN & CO..

Secretaries. Hong Kong, 12th March, 1941.

CHINA LIGHT & POWER CO., LTD.

Notice To Consumers

cent.

Notice is hereby given that the Company's standard charges will be increased as from 17th March, 1941, by adding a 10 per surcharge to the amounts charged for electricity consumed for light- ing and power as per meters read} on and after 24th April, 1941.

The existing scale of discounts will remain in force.

By Order of the Board of Director's,

D. W. MUNTON,

Manager. Hong Kong, 8th March, 1941.

FOR THE 1 MAN IN 7 WHO SHAVES EVERY DAY

By Order of the Board of

Directors.

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO, LTD,

Agents. Hong Kong, 21st February, 1941.

THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC COMPANY,

that

+1

LIMITED

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN]

Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company will he held tri the P. & O. Building.i Victoria, in the Colony of Hong

Kong at 11 15 o'clock in the fore-

a

AND NOTICE is also given that the Shire Transfer Registers will be closed from 1st March, 1941, to 15th March, 1941, both days in-

elusive.

By order of the Board,

R. A. WICKERSON,

Secretary & Manager. Hong Kong, 14th Feb., 1941.

THE HONGKONG & KOWLOON WHARF & GODOWN CO., LTD.

Notice To Shareholders

Such must be worn

are

alle

Badges admitting Non-Members Members' Enclosure to the Club Rooms at $5.00 for Gentle- (both men and $3.00 for Ladies including (x)

obtainable through the SECRETARY upon the personal or written application of a Member, such Member to be responsible for all visitors intro- duced by him, and for Payment of all Chits, etc.

The Secretary's Office, 1st Floor, Exchange Building, (Tel. 27794) will close at 11.45 a.m.

NOTES

CRIME DOESN'T PAY! NO. 34

By The Four Aces

"South admits he took a chance in bidding six 'spades," writes a reader, "but thinks he was rather unlucky in not making it. I think and per- your he committed a crime haps you series:

car

Whe

South, Denler East-West vulnerable

0 A 7 6 5 3 ◇ AK 76

762

4 Q 8

it 112

♡ KQ J O Q J 10 A * K Q J S

€ 10 9 8 4

W

Ε S

2

54 3

* 6 4 3

★ AKJ 10 9 7 4 3

09 2

A 109

the

The bidding:

South

14

West

North

East

Pass

ZNT

1a88

GA

Pasa

Pase

Puss

Tifins are obtainable at the Club House provided they are ordered

advance 11

from No. Boy (Tel. 21920).

No children or amabs will be admitted to either Enclosure.

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE The price of Admission to the Public Enclosure is $1.00 includ- Hoon on THURSDAY, the 20th

ing Tax, for all Persons, including day of March, 1947, or as 5000

Ladies, and is payable at the Gate. thereafter as the Ordinary General

THE FIFTY-FOURTH ORDIN-Soldiers and Sailors in Uniform Meeting of the Company shall have ARY ANNUAL MEETING OF are admitted Half Price. terminated for the purpose of con- | SHAREHOLDERS will be held at

By Order. sidering and, if thought fit, passing the Ofice of Messrs. Jardine, the following resolutions:

Matheson & Co., Ltd., on WED- NESDAY, the 28th MARCH, 1941, at NOON, for the purpose of re- Hong Kong, 10th March, 1941. ceiving the Report of the Directors and the Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st DECEM-

the

1. That_the_Directors be and they are hereby authorised to capitalise the sum of $3,000,000 Hong Kong currency, part of the undivided profits of the Com-BER, 1940. pany standing to the credit of the Company's Reserve Fund, and to allot to the members holding shares of the Company as on the flest day of April One thousand nine hundred and forty-one in respect of the net amount capi- talised fully paid shares of the Company of equivalent nominal value in the proportion of one share for every three shares of the Company held by them res- pectively and that such shares Hong Kong, 7th March, 1941.

The Transfer Books of Company will be CLOSED from the 15th MARCH, SATURDAY, 1941, to WEDNESDAY, the 26th MARCH, 1941, both days in- clusive.

so allotted shall rank for divid- ends as from the 1st day of July, 1941.

2. That if on such distribu- tion as aforesaid any person

By Order of the Board of

Directors.

C. M. MANNERS,

Secretary & Manager.

HONG KONG

LIMITED

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary.

LAMMERT'S AUCTIONS

"West opened the King of dia- monds, and South dropped the nine without batting an eyelash. Now

HIGH CARE VALUES OF THE FOOR-ACES BYTTER

ACF

KING 2 QUEEN 1 JACK.....

the choice was be- tween the two red Aces,

West and unhesitatingly con- tinued with Ace of diamonds. It was all over then, of course, and South pointed out that with any shift at all he'd have made the Leaving the bidding aside, do you think South was unlucky or a criminal?"

Small Slam.

There you

are, crime sleuths. Decide for yourself before reading

on.

PUBLIC AUCTIONS the Slam contract.

The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auction on

FRIDAY, the 14th March, 1941 commencing at 2.30 p.m.

at their Sales Room, No. 35, Hankow Road, Kowloon. A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE

HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

comprising:

Chesterfield

South was a criminal and his crime almest certainly cost him

When West led the King of diamonds, it was absolutely criminal for South to West was bound play the nine, to notice that the deuct of dia- monds

If hadn't been played, East held the deuce of diamonds, he wanted a diamond continuation; if South had the deuce, a diamond continuation would surely defeat the slam. So South was simply asking to be set when he false- carded in diamonds.

would be entitled to a fractional TELEPHONE COMPANY, share the Directors shall, in lieu of issuing fractional certificates,

Note that if South plays the cause the whole share to be al-

deuce of diamonds (we assume lotted to a person or persons to NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN | Teakwood Drawing Room, Din- East played the three, since he be named by the Directors and that an Extraordinary Generaling Room, Bed Room and Office had ne reason to do anything such share shall, at such time as Meeting of the Hong Kong Tele-Furniture,

Suites, else,)

West really has a guess. the Directors think fit, be sold phone Co., Ltd., will be held in Cutlery, Ornaments, Tea Sets. And we think most players would and the proceeds distributed the Board Room of the Company, Electric Fans & Lamps, Crockery continue with the Ace of hearts amongst the persons entitled to 2nd Floor, Exchange Building, Curlos, Pictures. Clocks, Gramo- rather than the Ace of diamonds. the fractions making such Des Voeux Road Central, Victoria, phones

up

& Records, Porcelain, it's wise to note that not share.

Hong Kong, on FRIDAY, the 28th Glass, Aluminium, Brass and E. P. false-cards are deceptive. day of March 1941, at 12.15 o'clock | Ware, Cooking Utensils, etc., etc. in the afternoon or so soon there- after as the Annual General A Few Pieces of Blackwood

By Order of the Board

of Directors, GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.,

Agents.

Hong Kong, 21st February, 1941.

NOTE-Under the powers conferred upon them by Article 12 of the Articles

also

Furniture and

| Meeting convened for noon on that day shall have terminated, when the subjoined resolution will 2 Pairs Binoculars be proposed as a special resolu-1 Reflex Camera tion:--

That the Articles of Association

(a) By the deletion of

the existing Article

of Association of the Company, the of the Company be altered in the Directors have decided la offer tu manner following:- Shareholders on the Register on the 1st day of April 1941, one share at par for every complete three shares held by them excluding the Bonus Shares to be offered to them under the preced. ing resolution) upon the terms that payment for such shares shall be made

to the Company's Bankers. The Hong Hong Kong on or before the 30th Sep

Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation,

tember 1941 and that Shareholders be

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given power to renounce their rights

under such offer and that no rights at tach to any fractions. The shares tak- en up under the above offer shall rank

1941. Formal letters of offer, accep- tance and renunciation will be sent to Shareholders as soon as possible after April 1st next.

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ving preparation:*

Sole Agents:

Number of Directors.

95 and the substitu- tion in lieu thereof

1 "Zenith" Radio Set (AC & DC)

1 Pair Hockey Goal Nets

On View from Thursday, the 13th March, 1941.

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers.

of the following Ar- Hong Kong, 12th March, 1941. ticle:--

"05. The Directors

of the Com-

The Undersigned have received pany shall not instructions to sell by Public be less than Auction on "six and not; MONDAY, the 17th. March, 1941 more than ten

commencing at 10.30 a.m. in number."

at their Sales Room, No. 35. (b) In Article 101 the Hankow Road, Kowloon,

word "six" shall be

A Quantity of Miscellaneous substituted for the Goods, Household Furniture and word "four" where such word occurs in the third and fifth line respectively of such Article.

By Order of the Board,

J. P. SHERRY, Managing Director, Hong Kong, 5th March, 1941.

TUITION DIVEN

TORY 1941 EDITION, ON safe at [EXPERT instructresses for Indies all Bookstalls and at the Offices of and young girls in music, short- The Publishers, Windsor House, hand), typing, bookkeeping and W. R. Loxley & Co., (China) Ltd. Des Voeux Road, Contral, Tele- English and French. Apply 24'

Austin Road, Kowloon,

„phones:-120022, &,20011.

Shop Fittings.

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT. BROS., Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 12th March, 1941.

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The Undersigned have received | instructions to sell by Public': Auction onTM TUESDAY, the 18th, March; 1941|| commencing at 8.16 p.mi·· at their Stiles Room, No: 2, 'Con- naught Road, Central) (2nd Floor),

A COLLECTION OF VALUABLE POSTAGE STAMPS Terms: Cash on Delivery,

*

all

Yesterday you were Oswald Jacoby's partner and, with both sides vulnerable, you held:

A KJ 10 9 6 3 ♡ Q 5 4 2

08 3 f J

The bidding: Maier

30

You

Pass

Schenkra

Pass

Jacoby DDL

Pase (?)

ANSWER: Bid four spades. Considering that you passed over the shut-out bid of three dia- monds, you have a very fine handi and a very strong suit. This show of strength will take your partner off the spot if he has a borderline double, and may lead to a good Slam contract if he has a very strong double,

Score 100% for four 50% for three spades,

spades,

Question No. 663

To-day you are Howard Schen- ken's partier and, with both sides. vulnerable, you hold:

▲ A KI10 9:0.... ♡ Q10 4 2

08.

J4 The bidding: Alklor You!

Th

...(?)

Jacoby Bike

What do you bid? (Answer tomorrow.).

· LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 12th March, 1041. › ̈cate, Inc.)

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