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French Stand BLIND GIRL ENTERS Babies

On Siam

Paris. Oct. 45.

The French. Government to- right cfcially dented .Americau reperta of the intended submis- Bian of the Franco-Stamese Adispute to International arbitra-

tion:

The statement. declared, "In 'no.cane: can France recognise the validity of the Tokyo

· treaty of 1941 ̄and consequent--| By there can be. no arbitration until Siam herself repudiates j Pihli treaty and returns the ter- Aritories annexed under its terms!

to Cambodia and Laos."

The negotiations to bring the frontier questions between Trauce and Siam before the Hague Court of Justice were, broken off last month after al leged Siamese frontier viola

tions.

The Tokyo puct in 1941 gave Slam the province of Lanchang In Laos and the provinces of Battambang, Bassac and part of Siemreap in Cambodia- Router.

Shanghai; Oct. 6. About 25 cargo ships are tied up by a strike of stevedores here demanding 150 percent wage increases. The strike began Cct. 3.

POST OFFICE NOTICES

Outward Mails Unless otherwise stated, Regia-

tered Articles, and Parcel Posts clox 30 minutes earlier than the time stated below:-

MONDAY, OCT. Z Macav Tsinshan and Shekki (Kwong Fook Cheung) 10 a.m.

Foochow

Hoihow and on 10a.m.

Bangkok (Iris) Teamkong (Kwongchowwan)

On) 10 p.m..

QUIZ

CONTEST

Sydney, Oct. 6.

A 24-year-old blind girl was one of the 800 contes-

tants in the first elimination trial in the Aus tralian National Quiz championship, held in Sydney's Assembly Hall.

The girl Eva Cooper, of Bass Avenue, East Hills,

typed her answers to the 20 quiz questions, holding her typewriter on her knees. She has One been blind since the age of 17 months.

of her keenest interests in life is listening-in to quiz sessions on the air.

There worn-1,300 applicants Tasinania--afterwards-lost-hia! entered for the contest, many of life when on a North Pole ex- them from country districts. Quia pedition?

competitors fed "vme (third voyage,

The

officials said they imagined trans- 13. Captain Cook, on his. port difficultles

was killed by Mien contestants outnumbered Can you give the name of the natives of the Sandwich Islands women by about. three majority of the con

Island? the contestants were

14. What is the largest city middle-aged and they came from every walk of life. No compati- in Canada?

admitted. tore under 18 were

There were numerous students, housewives, builders and clerks.

Listed among the pe labourers.

which expations

accompanied names of the contestants on the entry forms were: Artist, master mariner, glass-house (tomato grower, freelance writer, chemist, actor. Malayan public kervant.

Fortune-Hunting? One male contestant give his nccupation as "fortune-teller."

An elderly woman, who refused to give her name said that her entry in the confest constituted er first visit to the city for more chronic invalid and and just crawled into town" for the fun of competing, because one of her chief pleasures was follow- ing wireless quizzes.

than a

a year. She was a

Questions were read out by Mr. C.F. Lewis, Director of the "De partment of Commonwealth Lonna.

30 Seconds

for the noisy summer insect wo often call the ecuat?.

NINE CAESARIANS

Toledo. (Ohio), Oct. 6- Mr, Walter Shriver.":35," wifs of a bus driver, kas just. given birth to her ninth child.

mature.

Bartered For Coffee

London, Oct. 4. German -foster-parents are bartering babies for as little as a pound of

which was two months re-coffee, says Reuter's cor-

respondent at Herford,

The babies are those which the Nazis Aidnapped, from over European countries."

A her children, the elitesti of cham is 16, kavs deen born by_Caesarian@eperations. They Grenormal Acalthy.

FOSSIL JAW SIX MILLION YEARS OLD

London, Oct. 6. The "Daily Herald" reports that Dr. LS.B. Lenkey, curater of the Coryndon, Museum,

MMERT BROS.

Auctioneers, karverings

Fadder Buildkrigs

Telephona : No.: P0124.

PUBLIC AUCTION Nairobi, Kenya, anils from

The Undersigned have re Southampton today to makų arrangements fer a congres ceived Instruction to all by of over 70 peigntists who will Public Auction on meet at Nairobi next January

to discuss important finds

throwing light on the history of early man.

Naked Truth ility. She aded that the ma- antloopoid ape yet discovered."

At Last

Outstanding among Dr | Lærkey's discoveries. has been A welfare worker at UNRRA's a 6,000,000-year-old fossilised child sanctuary at Auermuchle, in jaw, to which he has given the north Germany, said that many name "Proconsul." Dr. Leakey: German foster mothers had grown says that this is "the most com- weary respons-plete Jaiv of a fossil

Jarity of adopted children were This almost humanape is one in a low state of health. After of the most Important "missing being nursed back to health they links" between apes and man to New York, Oct. 6. would be repatriated. | 16. What is the correct name)

core to light. The secret of where "Briush authorities in Germany are planning to temper the first nudists keep their mat- fuah of romance for young sol- ches is out..

sferi," says the "Dally Mall" cor- week by "New York Post discussing a suggestion to enforce The scoop was obtained this respondent in Berlin. They are columnist Earl Wilson, who a six-months engagement if a sal-probably the earliest civilien- visited a nudist camp in the dier wants to marry a fraulein, and to send him on home leave to Jersey hills to get it.

Earl wasn't very happy for discuss the romance with his par- while as he wandered a coments during the engagement. spicuous, fully-clad figure

"The scheme aims to protect among

young soldiers who possibly need recently, it was believed 19. What Australian woman 2008c-pimpled frolickers. *** achieved fame through associa,mixed, tennis doubles played by veterans they replace."

Self-consciously he watched a more" guidance" than the battle that man originated and evolved tion with the growing of applesa quartette nude except for

in India, but the evidence to be 20. What was the name of shoes and tennis caps.

considered at the Nairobi con- the Australian whose discoveries He watched a nude woman

green will probably alter this had an imporant effect on the doing setting-up exercises by a

verdict and perhaps enable the development of aviation?

scientists to predict something wooded stream as she smoked. à

of nan's future development. London Press Service.

16. What is the name of the lady in Dickens novel "Pickwick Papers who sued Mr. Pickwick for breach of promise?.

17. Can you name two great poets who were blind?

The greatest number of rares-ever-ten by an Australian racehorse is 57. What was the name of the horse?

Quiz answers appear on page

eight.

U.S. Car Sales

Thirty seconds were given in Racket escassar and Batavia (Foo-which to answer each question, by

noon.

(Fengtien) roon.

(Payang) p.m.

writing on a form provided.

The 20 questions given were chosen from 2,000 complied by

New York, Oct. 6. :

KOREAN

cigarette. She wore only shoes. RIOTS

Still the query lurked in bia mind, "Where do they keep

put

Seoul, Oct. 6.

Field work and research went on in Africa' during the war. Dr. Lankey's wife discovered in 1942 beries and implements on years old in a great rift valley a site of human culture 450,000.

tion of all. Dr. Leskey says: "It is more and more evident that this was the African culture to Europe and the

which Fast

STITCHED LETTER FOR STALIN

4

their matches?" and the an The Korean National.police an swer did not present itself.nounced 59 policemen were küled, Then he put it straight to 80 wounded and 100 are missing nude Nudist Club treasurer Patin four days of willespread rioting

in Southern Kdres. Kelly.

The disorders are slowly being down. The rioters evidentig

London, Oct. 5. concealed most of their dead and A letter stitched

Korean sources said the riotera résidents of Russian-cecupled on white wounded..

silk and signed by 800,000 attacked the Korean police on the Northern

Korea has been rounds they were representatives brought to Moscow by a dele

the Americans, Radio reports said the police gation of public and cultural tion and post office at Yong-ganisations for presentation hen was burned by a mob of to Generalissimo Stalin, Mas- 10,000. Handreds of police guns cow radio reported today. and quantities of ammunition The Jetter was one of a num were seized by the rioters-Assober of gifts handed over to the Russian All-Union Society for Föreign Relations, to be for- werded to Stalin at a dinner in honour of the Korean delega tion, Reuter

"Oh, they keep them, in their A nation-wide-racket shoes Pat came back "Gotta U.S.A.. Central and South George Mackaness, of the iri the sale of 1946 cars a lot of poison ivy about." And wear shoes, you know. There's America and Canada via San Teachers College, and Professor is bringing black-mar- Earl came home with the news. Francisco (Non Pareil): Kowloon Borolnowsky. C.P.O. (Par.) 9 a.m., (Reg.) 9 8.1 (Ord.) 9.30 a.m.; G.P.O. A quick glance through the ket operators between

A travelling trader, out walk-of (Par.) D.30 pm. (Reg.) 9.30 Capleted forms showed that 300 and £700 a car.

(Ord.) 10

big majority of the contestants

The position has become song with a friend, was held up in niles Singapore, Colum-|

attempted more than 50 per cent.serious that the OPA plans to Connaught Road Central by four increase its shock troops in men, two with revolvers, at 9.30 Rangoon, Calcutta. Delli, of the questions. Johannesburg.

efforts to break up the market. o'clock last night. The robbers Local agents and private deal-stole two watches, a sold ring ers, who, years ago, got on top and $55 in cash, of priority lists of every dar, manufacturer, are blamed for.

Cairo,

Here Is The Quiz

In order, the questions which

Londoa, Sydney and Auckland (By Air) Kowloon C.P.O.. (Reg.) 1 n.m. (Ord) 1.20 p.m; G.P.D., (Reg.) 1.30 p.m., (Ord.) 2 v.m.

Straits & Calcutta (Mausang) were (Par.) 1:30 p.m. (Ord.) 2 p.m... Charles--Dodgson wrote

Amoy (Fukien) 3 p.m

a famous book about a little girl

p.m.

contestants hnd to answer

the blackmarket, which alas FX- tends to used cars.

Airmail for Canton, Amoy Foo- in a strange country. Can you being sold in Pittsburgh for As a blind, many cars are chow and Shanghal (C.NA.C. give his nom-de-plume? Piane) (Reg.) 3 p.m.. (Ord.) 3.30

2. Most people know that delivery in Florida, California,

and on the Mexican border.. Jack Dempsey

world WAS & champion heavyweight. Whom did he have to knock out to earn the title?

3. What is the name of the unit used in measuring intenzity?

Kongmoon (Fook Hoi) 4 pm. Canton (By Train) 4

D.TO. TUESDAY, OCT 8 Manila F.I. (Hnitings) 10 am. Shanghai (Tiinadane) 10 aan. Strafts (Eastern-Tradas) 10

.m.

Macao-Tsinshan and Slickki) (Kwongosi) 11 a.m.

noisu

4. A phial is a small glass Shanghai (Kutsang) non.

bottle. What is a vial?. Airmail for Bangkok, Bangeon, 6, What famous cartoonist Calcutta. Karachi, Basra, Cairo, who first became known in Aus- Johannesburg, Augusta Mamell tralia and in now in England les, London, New York and creating the humorous char- Canada (3.0.A.C. Plane) (Reg.)acter known as Colonel Blimp? 2.30

p.m., (Ord.) p.m.

6. What part of the human Airmail for Canton (C.A.T.C.body is the davicle?, Plane) (Rez.) 11.30 a.m., ford.).

7. A mongoose is well-imown as killer of snakes.

noon.

Kunming

g.m.. (Ord) 3.30 p.m.. Canton (Fatahan) 4 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 2

for

Canton and Shang- Plane) (Reg.) 9.30 am, (Ord)" 19, 0. In.

Airmail

diated Press.

Will Have

Peace

Truman

To Break

In Los Angeles, some dealers: require buyers to rent new cars for a few months at fantastic An figures before being allowed to purchase it outright.

OPA is busy investigating one ring, said to be centred Georgia, from where, it is alleged, the entire blackmarket is operated.

GLACE CHERRIES FROM SEAWEED

London, Oct. 6. An Engilsh confectioner has

London, Oct. 5,

Arab statesinan declared yesterday that Pre- sident Truman would have to break the peace" to enforce his call for "immediate and substantial Jewish immigration into Pales- tine.

Faris Bey el Khouri, President [clarations and statements, Mr. of the Syrian Chamber of De-Truman is not beiping to solve paties, at the same time told re-what has become known as the porters that Britain had promised Palestine impasse." that there would be no new im- migration into the Holy Land while the Palestine talks remain

The two Americas, he added, are not only in a position to solve

Shanghai, Oct... Twelve were wounded by a bund grenade, hurled into the { jammed. Jobby of the Strand Theatre on Ningpo read. The purpose of the attack is-un- known. The hurler escaped into the crowd. Associated Press,

NOTICE

Monday the 7th October 1946

.commenting at 2.30 pm.

at their Sales Rooms; No. 35, Hankow Road, Kowloon:

(1) Ono Citroen 4 Seater

Motor Car

(2)

Two Ronant A Seapor Motor Cars

1) One Renault

Motor Car

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING

20 WORDS $2 FOR ONE MINSERTION-PREPAID, $1 FOR EACH ADDITIONAL “INSERTION, ADDITIONAL "WORDS 10 CTS: PER WORD

PER INSERTION'

Replies are awaiting:

leer for Box No. 62, di, 88, 88, 91, 90, 100, 102, 104, 100, 112, 117, 118, 212 214, 217, 218, 210.

LOST

Lost from St. Andrews Vicarnute.

Coupe Nathan Road, Kowloon, a sandy

coloured, balf-chow dog. Two feat. High, answers to Gee. Reward.

The above Cars can be d spected at Isee-Moon Garage POSITIONS WANTED on the 4th & 5th October 1946 and at our Sales Rooms on 7th, October 1946.

Terms as customary.

LAMMERT: BROS.

Auctioneers

BRITISH ACCOUNTANT Becking situatiền- as company secretary accountant oJ oflice. manager. Accustomed to handling. all types of Accounting, cash. staff etc. Box 217 "China Mail!

OFFICE BOY accks immediato position, hardworking, with good recommendation. Please write Box No. 216 "China Mall".

· PUBLIC AUCTION

The Undersigned have re- Public Auction on MONDAY POSITION VACANT ceived instructions to sell by THE 7TH OCTOBER, 1910 commencing at 2.30 PM at

their Sales Rooms

No. 35, HANKOW ROAD. 1.43.. KOWLOON.

WANTED-Junior Clarks with knowledge of English. Apply in jown handwriting giving age, Darticulars of Education and · re- ferences possible, Box No. 219. A Fine Collection of Valuable "China Mail', Household Furniture compris→ ing:-

FOR SALE

Double sides office desk, sectional boolt case, dining chairs, sideboards, glass cabl-OFFICE UNDERWOOD: 954 nets, beds, divans, sofas & new! Surprisingly cheap!- Ross's? armchairs, carved blackwood] (7250) Shipmaster's Binoculars,

$150! 280 chest, looking-glass, table fan. $250! "Horseraco". table lamp, carved ivory ball top. Prince Edward, (5-8 p.m.);

Paone 57687. crockery and cutlery etc, etc.

Also

1 Royal typewriter 14′′ 1 Radio-gram:

: 2 Gent's woollen suits New

1 Kodak cine camern 1 Piano

1 Ladies bicycle

Steel index cabinet

hanging cupboards Tientsin carpets 9" x 12" 1 Teak bed room-suite

1

PREMISES· WANTED

||WANTED-Office premises, suit-

ble for Import/Export busines, with/without teleptone, in Cen tral Locality. Willing to sign 5- youra lease, alio one year rent

paid in advance. Necessary re- pairs, etc, undertaken. See per- sonally Chellaram care Pahoo mull dining room suite Bros. (India), 290, Wyndham

Streetcar On View now. Terras--As Customary.

WANTED—4/5 room fit with/

| without furnitures, willing to sign. 6 years' lease, also one year rent LAMMERT BROS,,vila in advance. Necessary · re- Auctioneers, pairs, etc, undertaken. See por sonally Chellaram care Paloomult Bros. (India), 200. Wyndham Street:

MISCELLANEOUS

TYPEWRITERS for hire-Rṇa-

PUBLIC AUCTION

The Undersigned have re- ceived instructions from The sonable rental per month. Type- writer Ribbons $6.00 each. Stană- Acting Custodian of Propertyard Typewriter Co., Alexandra to sell by Public Auction on

Bullding (Ground Floor), Tol. 30691.

Tuesday the 8th October 1946 |

commencing at 10:00 am..

the problem of Jewish refugees THE MEETING OF THE at their Sales Rooms, Pedder Service Auction Rooms

from Europe,, but the whole dis- placed persons problem as well and to the advantage of their huge, under-powered arena.

YMCA.

ed adjourned-or until Dec. 15.

Faris Bey said all Azabe would oppose "with all the means at Airmat for Chungking, and What is the plural of mongooss? devised a method of manufac- their disposal" Truman's call for

ARRANGED FOR 3. What is the name given uring glace cherries from sea- immediate and substantial immi-

“Such an act of mercy will HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO WEDNESDAY 9th OCTOBER gration the fine silken hair of the weed.

give Mr. Truman and the Amert, Angora goat?

The confectioner is Richard

"The only way Truman could cars the gratitude of the world,

FRIDAY 11th AT 6 p.m. 9. How many times is the Peschardt, of Pioner (Middle get the Arabs to accept this including the Jews themselves" circumference of a circle gren sex).

proposal would be for him to he addedAssociated Press. ter than its diameter?

Peschardt today told Minis-send half a million American try of Supply otheials that if trope to force the issue. I am they would grant him sugar confident the President is not. Straits, Ceylon, India, East and

11. What King of England necessary to manufacture the thinking of daing that,” Faris Bey South Africa, Egypt and Europe was born with teeth, had a mischerries, he could produce them said, " Tie London (Glenaflaric) (Par.) shapen body and was killed in foy 8d, a pound.,

hai (C.MA.

Bangkok (Hiram) 10 a.m.

Shanghel (Wing dang) noon. Balgon (Etang) noon.

2.20 p.m., (Tex.) 2:30 (Ord.) 3.m.. -

"JANE"

10. How many inches are there in a metre?

'battle?.

Real glace eberries cost

12. What early Governor of a pound.

Dr. Hussein Khalidi, secretary of the Arab Higher Committee, Bald that "by his repeated de

Jane has been captured by the crooks and taken to their secret, hide-out

GET UP

THEM STAIRS!

"THAT GAG'S NOT

SO FUNNY NOW-D WHEN YOU'RE GAGGED

YOURSELF!

THAT'S RIGHT, SYDLASH 'HER TO THE CHAIR!

́0.K. BRAINS!—BUT WHERE DO WE GO. FROM HERE?—WE: CAN'T HOLD HER

FOR 'KEEPS! COM

BOOTS AND HER BUDDIES®

ABOUT:HOO. MUCH THE TUITS KN

Useless

GREAT WONDERFUL OUT FOLKS2|| DO NOU NOTICE.

BY EDGAR

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

NOTICE TO MEMBERS Australian Subscription Fonies 1947

The draw for the above will take place at 5.30 p.m. TO-DAY, 7th October, at the Paddock, the Race Course, Happy Valley.

Order, B. Brown,

Secretary.

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Consult

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STEVEDORES TRANSPORTERS, AND GENERAL

LABOUR CONTRACTORS:

SUPPLIERS OF

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Building, Basement*

187 LOTS OF MISCELLA-

NEOUS GOODS, comprising:

STORED "AT SUI BUN FOR

· No. 2 GOƉOWN, SECOND FLOOR. WEST POINT,

Incense Sticks, Lipton's Tea, -Sea-Food, Cops and Rata, Shoes, Cloth, Stockings. Etc. Police and Referee Whistien. Clothing, Silver and Gold Paint, Leather Tanning Dyca, Chinese Medicine, *Rubber Shoes, Artificiat Silk, Um- brella Cloth, Zipp Fasteners, Printing Ink, Indigo, Dyes, Hand Bag Playing Cards, Tooth Brushes, Porcelain Ten Spoons, Foochow Lacquer Ware, Spectacle Glass and

Auctioneeri, Surveyors-abe Basement, French Bank Bldg., 4.E.BA de Sousa, Auctioneer.

Telephone B1867.

CHINA LIGHT & POWER COMPANY"

LIMITED

NOTICE

Tsim Sha Teul Substation (Humphrey's. Avenue)

·and th Pello Street Substation (Junction Talpo/Castle Penk Roads)

Consumers are advised that the Frames, Water Colours, Sports above mentioned Cash Offices will Goods, Textile Ware,Ete, be re-opened as from the 2nd Etc., Etc.

Instant for collection of accounts.

STORED AT TAI SUN OPEN YARD, WEST POINT,"

V-chape Iron Carriers, Iron Tippera, Iron Carrier Pasta

Bound Iron Phites.

STORED AT CHINA PROVIDENT GODOWN No. 3 (BONDED), WEST POINT. 12 Barrels Brandy, STORED AT RAF. GODOWN JORDAN: ROAD YAUHAT,

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THE HONG KONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS,

LTD

NOTICE is hereby given that the Ordinary Yearly Meeting of Shareholders of The Hong Kong and Shanghai Betals, Limited, will be held at the Registered One of the Company (Second Floor, Exchange Building, Der Your Bord Central; Kopyon TLESDAY, the 8th, 3 Pieces Concrete Mixers.

day of October, 1946, at 12 Noon for the purpose of con The above Premises wis be firming the appointment of the open to inspsctica on 6th and Roard of Directors and receiv 7th October, 1945, between 1000 mng their Reports together with a.m, and rison, and between 200 Biatements of Accounts for the p.m. and 4.00 p.m. Ineocation gear Ended 31st December, Permita will be issued by 1941, and for the period 1st. Undersigned at their Auction spaary, 1942 to the 81st December 1945, and, re-electing

Director and the Auditors.

Order

Rooms,

The Auction is subject to the Conditions of Sale published in "the 9th- Märdli, -1946,” Assus of

the Gasette,

Board