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Or Would You Rather Have A Quilt?

Ration

ticket holders who

Hong Kong Folk Are Jay-Walkers

Are

(By Margaret Bradbury)

have not yet got their ration Hong Kong's postwar population is living under

of wocilen yarn may, as from

today and for the next nine

days, obtain a cotton quilt each

in the case of Hong Kong re sidents and a cotton blanket

in the -each

case of re- sidents on the Mainland. .....The distribution will take place from the rice depots on the days when ticket holders draw their ration of rice or flour.

Only households of five per- sons and up. are entitled to the

distribution.

Price of the quilt is $20, and

that of the blanket 37.

a "jay walking" spell, according to the firm conviction of the Colony's poliec-traffic de partment, who gave me some facts and figures yesterday which show that the present road accident and death rate is now one of the Col- ony's most serious problems. Fatal road accidents last month numbered 22, and five Chinese were killed through tramcar ac- cidents alene while climbing on and off the vehicles in Septem- ber.

Police Superintendent G. D

Malaya's

'Lost Legion'

Singapore, Nov, S.

Two hundred and sixty-nine Asiatic members of Malaya's lost legion" returned to Singa- pore yesterday. from New Guinea, The Singapore authori-

Binstead, who arrived in the Col Jony two months ago from Pales- Itine, said yesterday: "People here scen absolutely traЛle uncou→ POST OFFICE sets. They walk across the streets while their minds are.oe- NOTICES

Jeupled entirely by other thoughts." Outward Mails

Mr. Binstead said he felt comes questioning them said that GENERAL HOLIDAY morerał vehicles were not playing On Monday, Nov. 11, 1946, the the game and were taking ad- General Post Office and Kowloon vantage of the present insuß- C.P.O., will be open for business ciency of police officials by gon from

8 a.. to 10 a.m.

tinually overloading and speeding, There will be one delivery of pointed out. that this was ordinary correspondence at 10 a.m., and one enllection of illae out by the large number of bosts only.

cases brought to court recently when nTerders were fined and

Offer ad The Money Order other Branch Post Offices will be entirely closed."

CHRISTMAS MAIL BY SEA

imprisoned.

Safety First

THE CHINA MAIL, SATUR DAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1948.

UNBAN COUNCIL

NOTICE

HONGKONG CRICKET

CLUB

The Public are welcome in tol the Ground for the Cricket Match between

UNITED SERVICES XI

THE

Notice is hereby giren of the intention of the Urban Council. to exhume the remains of the deceased persons buried on lower lawn of the house on RBL 999 (No. 28), Repulse Bay Road, and to rebury, them in New Kowloon Cemetery No. 8 (Diamond Hill Urn Cemetery) within fourteen days of the publication of this notice.......

B. W. H. MAYNARD, Secretary, Urban Council. Hongkong, 8th November, 1916

DEPARTMENT OF IMPORTS AND EXPORTS

NOTICE

❤

This Department will be Open they were all members of for all purposes from 9 a.m. to various British regular army 12 noon on Monday, the 11th of units. or the Malay civilian November, 1946. police force and were the rem- hante af 1.400 Chinese, Malays |- and Indians sent to New Guinea by the Japanche.

E. HIMSWORTH,

Superintendent, Imports & Exports.

The remainder died or were Hongkong, 8th November, 1946.

killed.

the

Yesterday's arrivals, many of Whom were suffering from mal Future safely rst efforts of the nutrition and malaria, will be SERVICE TO UNITED KING-traffle department will shortly in-nent to their homes, in

DOM.

clate the introduction of filtering Malay peninsula. — Associated Christmas Letter and Parcel Mails for United Kingdom willights wherever possible at trame Press. close per "Empress of Ausght junctions and better light- tralia"

as follows:

G.P.0.

(Par.) Monday, 16 am, 11/11. (Reg.) Monday, 10 a.m. 11/11. (Orl.)

No 12. 11. 12/11 Noon.

Ordu CPO.

ing, along-Conduit Road.

Hong

The taxi situation in Kong has improved considerably in the last few months" as more cars have arrived from America Find Britain. There are now 50 liernced taxis and 30 public hire

vehicles.

(Par) Monday. 9 n.m, 11-11. (Reg.) Monday, 9 .m. 111.

Applications for licences, are (Ord.) Tuesday, 11 a.m. 12'11. Ord-Tuesday 12/11.11 2.6.

[received daily by the police who Postage rate (hy Sea only) for allowing for another two or Christmas Cards in open covers three hundred taxi and private bearing not more than Five writ-hire cat licences

ten words is Five cents.

Unless otherwise stated, Regis- tered Articles and Pareek Ponts close 30 minutes earlier than the time stated below:-

Canada.. South America

SATURDAY, NOV, 9

Central and

eventually.

to be

EMERGENCY SITTING

issued

|

Banishment Recommended

Sui Loi, 24, a hawker, was sentenced to six months' hard labour when he appeared be fore Mr. florace Ln at Kowloon Court yesterday on a charge of demanding money with menaces from Chong Man, foki of the Sing Hop Tea Shop, as a fee toward an unspecified "So- ciety."

1

Andi

on

A COLONY XI

10th November and - Monday 11th November

Sunday

Hours of play: Sunday 12 noon 6.15 p.m. Monday 11.00 am. - 6.15 pan. The Band of The Jaipur Guards will play on Monday, 11th November between 4.00 pm. (by kind. and 8.00 p.m. courtesy of Lt. Col. N. Walters, M.C.)

After the Match refreshments will be served to Members, their wives and lady friends on the lawn outside the Pavillion betrecen 4.15 p.m. and 8.00 pm.

CYRIL BELJ Hon. Secretary: H. E. C. C.

NOTICE

THE HONG KONG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED,

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

The Seventy-third Ordinary Share- General Meeting of holders will be held at the offices of the Undersigned on Tuesday, the 12th November 1946, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ended the 31st December 1941 and for the period from the 1st January 1942 to the 31st December 1945,

The Share

and

Register Trangfor Books will be closed from the 29th October to the 12th November 1946, both days inclusive,

UNITED SERVICES HONG KONG YACHT CLUB

NOTICE

The General Committee of the U.S.H.K.Y.C. has decided that the following arrangements are necessary to meet Habilities and to prepare for eventual transfer of the inancial management of the Club to the RH.K.Y.C

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING

20 WORDS 32 FOR ONE INSERTION PREPAID $1. FOR EACH ADDITIONAL INSERTION. ADDITIONAL WORDS 10 CTS. PER WORD PER INSERZION

$2

118,

Replies are awaiting at our (1) The Bogks of Cashless for Box No. 62, 81, 82, 68,

91, 09, 102, 104, Tickets issued by the i, 214, 218, 220, 223 U.S.H.K.Y.C. will not be accept- ed after 30th November. All |---- members should arrange to use "LOST up their tickets before this date when a new issue of R.H.K.Y.C.

Books will be made.

LOST Omega

on

5th November one Ladies Gold Wristlet (2) Boat hire from 9th Watch inscribed-1.S. 8. 3 87. Finder please contact SYKES November will be:-

LC.F. Prince's Building, Chater

Dinghies -$6 day $4 half day Road, Phone 20558. JARDINE MATHESON & CO., Star dags-$12 day $6 half day - -

LTD.

GENERAL MANAGERS, THE HONG KONG FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD. Hongkong, Band October, 1946.

LANE, CRAWFORD, LIMITED

The race entrance maine 31 per race,

fee" re-

FOR SALE

CHESTERFIELD SUITE! "Mor- (3) Thy Sixth Challenge is Automobile! Cash Register Series race is P.M. Sunday, (Saugnankay) Diamond Ring 10th, but commencing 17th "Royal" Typewriter! British November. remainder will take Binoculars (7 x 50)—$200 280, place on Sunday mornings, so top. Prince Edward, (5-7 p.m.) that ordinary afternoon Sweepstake races can also be held.

Beats will leave for Kellet Island every Sunday at:- Kowloon-9.15 am. & 1.30 p.m.

Pier--10.00 a.m. & 1.45 pm. (4) There will be special Armistice day sweepstake race next Monday at 2:30 p.m.

(T. F. HONESS), Secretary.

THE UNION CHURCH" NOTICE

Jordon Road, Kowloon NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE 20TH ORDINARY ROADS OPEN

The renovation and re-opening MEETING OF SHAREHOL of the Union Church, Kowloon DERS OF LANE, CRAWFORD, Queen's Upper Albert Road will be considered at, a General LIMITED WILL BE HELD IN from Arbuthnot Road to Meeting in the Games Room of THE REGISTERED OFFICE Garden Road is now the YMC.A., Salisbury Road, OF THE COMPANY, 1ST at 6 p.m. on TUESDAY, 19th FLOOR, EXCHANGE BUILD open to all traffic pro- NOVEMBER. Fermer members ING.

ON HONG KONG. ceeding East or West,

of the congregation are parti- THURSDAY, 14TH NOVEM cularly requested to attend. ABER, 1946, AT NOON, FOR special invitation is extended to THE PURPOSE OF RECEIV free church members of the ING THE DIRECTORS RE- Forces, and to all who are PORT AND STATEMENTS interested in the revival of the OF ACCOUNT FOR THE PERIODS 1ST MARCH, 1941, Union Church

TO 31ST DECEMBER, 1941; It is hoped to prepare shortly, 1ST JANUARY, 1942, TO 31ST roll of former and new AUGUST, 1946, AND FROM members from which a Com-1ST SEPTEMBER, 1945, TO mittee of Management can be 80TH APRIL, 1948, AND TO elected.

RE-ELECT A DIRECTOR AND THE AUDITORS.

NOTICE

Bill of Lading No. 7

S.S. "Binfield"

EGC-30 Bags Native Brown Sugar

а

Mr. Lo said that he could: not but take a serious view of the case and would recommend banishment. Evidence was given

It is notified that the above that accused threatened to kill Bill of Lading, issued by

A. W. INGRAM, not forthcoming. The mistress Agents RL S. N. Co. Ltd., Chong Man if the money was Mackinnon. Mackenzie & Co. Chairman of the Caramittee of

Management. "Lisbon Mar" of the tea shop had reased covering cargo shipped from Tel: 58025 had arrived from Japan, an with him and offered him a cup Hong Kong to Penang, con- emergency sitting of the Court of tea while the police were on signed to Eng Yuan Chan, has to ascertain whether the de- the way Jebewing a phone call. been lost and is declared mill

and void. fence was ready to proceed.

As one of the documents via Vancouver ed in the case of Kyoda Shigern,

which the defence had demand B.C. (Bellorophon) Kowloon

master of the C.P.O., (Par.) 9 a.m., (Reg.) 9 a.m, (Ord.) 9.30 a.m.; G.F.O. (Pa.) 9.30 a... (Reg.) 3:30

a., (Ord) 10 a.m.

Airmail for Canton and Shang- hai (C.N.A.C. Plane) (Reg.) 9.30 a.m., (Ord) 10 a.m.

was held yesterday afternoon

It is understood that

the

· Court will re-assemble on Wed-

Haiphong (Bust) 3 p.m. Saigon and Caleatti (Esang)nesday.

noch.

Airmail for Canton, Kunming and Chungking (C.A.T.C. Plano) (Reg.)

3 p.m. (Orl.) 3.30 p.m. Macao, Tsinshan and Shekki (Kwang Sai) 3,30 p.m.

Canton (Pulshan) 4 p.m.

SUNDAY, NOV.'in.

BAIL ESTREATED

Bail of $100 was estreated at Kowloon Court yesterday when Meng Hou-kee, 38, cargo super

Sang."

Macao. Tainshan and, Slickki visor on the s.." (Kwong Fook Cheung) (Reg.) 5 p.m. 9/11, (Ord.)-10 a.m. 10/11. failed to appear before the

Magistrate on Kongmoon (Kwan Lui) (Reg)

a charge of 6 p., 9/11, (Ord.) 10 am. 20/11. unlawfully importing 97 bags Canton (By Train) (Reg.) of rice rof 10,970 lbs. p.m. 9/11, (Ord.) 10 aan. 10/11, approximate weight), the cargo

being unmanifested.

The Magistrate ordered that consent of the 1. & E. Office be; obtained Eefore the carga was gold.

Airmail for Hoihow, Kweilia, Hankow and Nanking (C.N.A.C. Plane) (Reg.) 6 pm. 9/11, (Ord) 10.m. 10/11.

Canton,

Airmail for

Amey. Shanghai, Tsingtao And Peiping (C.A.T.C. Plane) (Reg.) 5

1.m. 9/11, (Ord.) 10 a.m. 10/11.

MONDAY, NOV. 11

(GENERAL HOLIDAY) Pakini and Haiphong (Empire Park) 10 a.m.

Philadelphia, Nov. 8. The Executive Board of the American Friends Service Com- mittee today announced ap. proval of its largest badget in Swatow and Bongkok (Ora-history--$8,365,326 for the del) 10 a.m.

year ending September 30, Kongmoon (Fook Hoi) 10 an. 1947-to use the urgent need Canton (By Train) 10 a.. for food, shelter and --clothing

Airmail for Singapore, Colom- in large areas of Europe and burg, Delhi, Cairo, Lunrion, Syd- Asia." The budget includes

ba, Ranzoon. Calcutta, Johannes-,

Nanking, Nov. 8. Negotiations to implement the Sino-French treaty abolial- ing extra-territoriality and to reach a commercial agreement will start today between the Foreign Office and iL special French Eecnamic Mission. A similar treaty between Britain and China is under discussion.

-Associated Press.

Seven fishermen

"WOʻLOONG HING, 43 Des Voeux Road, West,

Hong Kong

NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that Mr. T. G. Leung is no longer connected with the under- appeared mentioned firm ad from the before the Magistrate at Kow- 27th, October, 1946, and that he loon Court yesterday on charges has no authority to represent or of having, between Oct. 22 and to sign any document on behalf Nov. 1. stolen 150 fathoms of of our firm in any capacity telegraph cahie from the seabed whatever. between Tai Hoi Wan Lamma Island, property of Cable and Wireless, Ltd. They were remanded, three days in police enstedy.

Wanted A Revival!

and

An Evangelistic Service every Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock

EMMANUEL CHURCH ·

218, Nathan Road, Kowloon,

DICKON & COMPANY, 18, Wing Kut Street,

Hong Kong.

NOTICE

"

HONGKONG SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION

OF CHILDREN PATRON: HE. The Governor of Hong Kong ANNUAL GENERAL.

A quiet ceremony in honour ̧·

MEETING

will be held on TUESDAY, 10th December

in

ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL HALL

at 5:30 pm.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD,

A. W. BROWN,

General Manager. Hongkong, 30th October, 1946.

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

NOTICE TO.. SHAREHOLDERS NOTICE is hereby given that the Fifty-fifth Ordinary Annúsi. Meeting of the Company will

be held at the Office of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd.. on Wednesday the 13th Novem ber, 1946, at Noon, for the purpose of confirming the appointment of the Board of Directors and receiving their i Report together with Statements of Accounts for the year ended Holders of the follow- 31st December, 1941, and for

tickets ing

'for the the period 1st January, 1942 tó screening

"True S1st December, 1945,

IMPORTANT NOTICE

of

Glory" at the King's By order of the Board of

Theatre on November 11,

Directors,

are requested to com-

C. E. TERRY, Manager & Secretary.

municate with the King's Theatre immediately:

BUILDING FOR SALE- The undersigned is prepared behalf of the to receive on Owners Tenders for the pur- chase of No. 10 Ice House Street, Sec. A. of ML. 2Á.

Permits to inspect the build- ing may be obtained from the undersigned during office houra.

Tenders should be addressed. to the undersigned" at their ofices in a scaled cover endor. sad Tender for Purchase of Na 10 Ice House Street" and should be delivered not later than twelve noon on the 23rd November next.

The highest or any Tender will not necessarily be accepted.

Dated the 25th October, 1946.

JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER.

Hongkong & Shanghai Bank Building, 4th Floor, Hong Kong.

LAMMERT BROS.

Auctioneers," Surveyors

and Appraisers,

Pedder Building.

Telephone No. 20214

Seats L 1-33, G 11-22, Hongkong, 28th October, 1946. Service Auction Booms

M. BARKER, H 11-22, I 11-22.

Hon. Secretary

NOTICE

We beg to announce that Mr. U Sze-Wing has

of the Portuguese War Dead been appointed our Hongkong Manager as from will take place at the Club de Recreio, Kowloon on November 5th November 1946. 10, 1946 at 3 p.m."

All Members of the Portu-}·

Invited to attend..

ney and Auckland (By Air) $7,238,810 for overseas activity Strangers are warmly welcome. guese Community are cordially Kowloon C.P.O., (Reg.) 9 2.m.. The remainder was for activi-Ne collection.

(Ord.) 9.30 a.m.; G.P.Ó., (Reg.) | ties in the United States.-As-

9.30 a.m., (Ord) 10 a.m.

"JANE"

, ון

The dress bugle

Houses the" sleeping troupers

to life....

sociated Press.

A

I SLEPT LIKE A TOP ON MY FIRST NIGHT UNDER CANVAS,

AUNT SOPHIE

BOOTS AND HER BUDDIES

HLO PROFI YEST SHE AND

Is Boor's

THERE

CORA ARE BRUSHING UP: ́ON BABY, BUSINESS! COME ON OVER!!

YOU CAN SHARE MY CARAVAN WHEN WE'RE ON THE ROAD, DEAR! NOW SNAP INTO IT—YOU'RE DUE FOR YOUR TRY-OUT. ON THE TRAPEZE THIS,

MORNING

TELL ME, ROD. | ODZGOSH, DO I LOOK LIKE AN OLD

MAN TO YOU?

WEVER EVEN THOUGHT ABOUT IT 1/2 WHY?

That's Different,

"WELL YOU AND BOOTS.

PRE BAKUNG AFOSTER GRÁS HERTOUT OF

ME, SO I WAS WONDERING IF LOOK OLD ENOUGH!

AND REMEMBER WHAT I SAID- STICK TO BUSINESS AND KEEP CLEAR OF ENTANGLEMENTS! CARHIFOLKS PASSIONS RUH DEEP

AND SOMEBODY ALREADY

ENVOYS THE GREAT BUNKUM'S SO-CALLED FAVOURS.

BY EDGAR MARTIN

UNCLE? WELL OF YEONATI FEELTEN YEARS HOUNGER ALREADY

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DODWELL & CO., LTD.

DEPARTMENT OF IMPORTS & EXPORTS

Tax on Proprietary Medicines and Toilet Preparations.

Attention is drawn to the fact that all Proprietary Medicines and Tollet Preparations on sale in shops must be affixed with duty- paid, labels of such denominations that they bear the following dirent relation to their retail prices:

sent label for an articlo sellar for not more than 11 cents?

ing duty.

$1.10

(b) An additional duty of 10 cents is levied for each dollar, and frac..

tion of 4 dallas by which the retail price (with daiz) exceeds

$2.29.

Viz-Article sold for $4.40 must bear a 40 cts, label.

Consequently an article sold: for more than $1.10 and than. $6.50 will bear 50 ct. Label:

NO ARTICLE SHOULD BE PURCHASED ÁT A PRICE WHICH EXCEEDE "ELEVEN TIMEŊ THE VALUE OF THE AFFIXED DIRTY PAID LABEL

The public are therefore invited to send or phone their com Rigints to this c

Phone Ne

Mr. E. Himaworth, HERE Woulfe:Flanagan. Mr. D. J. L. McWhirter." Mr. B. 1. Bickford,

E. BI WORTH Superintendent

Import

KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS

The Consulate General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Hongkong communicates that Netherlands securities held in

Auctioneers, Surveyors Basement Franch Bank Bldg. L.B.B. de Bouss. "Apetioneer olephone 81867.

PUBLIC AUCTION

The Undersigned has received

el by

the territory of Hongkong instructions from the Custodian whose owners are not residents of Property of the Kingdom of the Nether! lands, have to be registered

according to Royal Decrees of September 17th, 1944,

.No. E. 100 and November 16th,

1945, No. F 272.

Declarations have to be filed before January 1st 1947.''

Holders of such securities must apply to: the Consulate General addresa:" Queen's Road, "Shell House" Hong Kong which disposes of the necesS- sary forms.

a. The Netherlands.

The Netherlands East Indies,

Surinara, Curaçao,

Provinces, municipalities or other public institutions in the Kingdom of the Nether

lands.

b. Companies, associations, or- ganisations institutions, and all other establishments which have their seat in the Kingdom of the Netherlands,

NETHERLANDS SECURITIES

securities which

Netherlandclared will be cancelled Recording to the Royal Decrees mentioned above."

·REMINDER

Auction

on TUESDAY, the

November, 1946 commencing at 10.00 a.m.,

at the SERVICE. AUCTION ROOMS," FRENCH BANK BUILDING BASEMENT,

250 LOTS OF MISCELLANEOUS GOODS,

comprising:

Cabtyre Electric Cables, Motors,

Switchboards,

Electric Cables, Wire Nails..

Water Pipes and Fittings, Fertilisers,

Papers, Canvas Beitings, Leather Beltings, Torchlights,

Chinaware,

Chemicals,

Galvanized Iron Wires, Generators, Motorcar Accessories, Machines and Spare Parts, Electrical Accessories, Bedsteads and Furniture,, Etc. Etc Etc.:

The above-mentioned articles 11 he open for Inspection at the Kin Lee Godown, Ground Floor, West Point, on 9th and 11th November, 1946, between 10,00 am." and noon," and be tween 2.00 pm, and 4.00 pm. tween 2:00 pm, public Subscribers to the dinner in honour of His The Auction on

piake subject Excellency Major-General F. W to the Conditions of Sale Festing and the Honourable published in the Hong Kong Mr. C. B. Sansom, Commissioner (British Military Administra- ef Police, are reminded that the tion) Gazette Notification: "No, 2. dinner will take place this 22. dvening, Saturday the 9th | November, at 8p.m. at, the Hong Kong Hotel, Roof Garden.

Dress Optional.

AE. B. DE SOUSA,

Auctioneer.

Hongkong, 9th November, 1848.