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POLICE NOTICE

A. The attention of all owners and drivery of HAND TRUCKS In directed to the following Re gulations made under Ordinance No. 40 of 1912:-

B. 4(1) A driver's licence is required annually in respect of truck, cart

or you.

L

8(1) A licence is required -annually in respect

of trucks.

78. Every driver of n

truck, cart

ог van

shall be photographed at the public expense. One copy of the photograph shall be to the attached driver's licence and shall be copy retained by the Com- missioner of Police.

fcot

onc

Sailing Dinghy

HK$2,000, See Kellet Island Yacht

Club Apply Salling Secretary.

NOTICE

FOR SALE

As she Wanchul,

lien at Buoy Wi atce dlear engined

launch "HAIKEE" Length 109 feet, Breadth 18 feet, Draft 5 fect. For further particulars apply Office of the

Maritime

Customs,

Hause, Hong Kong.

Chineno

Marina

Sealed tenders together with deposit of H.K. $1000.00, each for the vessel will be received up to noon on 8th April 1947.

Kowloon Customs Office. Marina House, Hong Kong, 28th March 1947.

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THE HONG KONG FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD.

Notice to Shareholders

The Seventy-fourth Ordinary Yearly Meeting of Shareholderaj will be held at the afflers of the Undersigned on Thursday the 24th April, 1947, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers together with a Statement

caded Accounts for the year 81st December, 1946.

of

and Share Register The Transfer Booka will be cloned from the 10th April to the 24th April, 1947 both days Inclusive.

JARDINE, MATHESON

& CO., LTD.

General Managers,

FIRE THE HONG KONG

INSURANCE CO., LTD. Hong Kong, 3rd April, 1947.

Notice to Consignees

CONSIGNEES PER S.S. "MARIA G" ·

are hereby notified that their cargo is being discharged into the Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co's godown, where it will be at Consigneca' risk and subject to the Wharf's terms and conditions of storage, and where delivery may bo obtained.

Damaged packages are to be left La the Godowns for examination by consignees and the Company's surveyors, Messrs. Goddard & Douglas, atj 10 a.m. on 10th April, 1947

To comply with the General Bonded Warehouse Regulations consignees must have a Revento Officer in attendance when damaged dutiable goods are examined.

No claims will be admitted after the goods. have left the steamer's godowns, and all goods ramaining undelivered after the 11th April, 1947, will be subject to rent.

All claims against the steamer must be presented to the under- aigned on or before the 18th April, 1947 or they will not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance, will be effected.

`DODWELL & CO., LTD.

Agents.

Hong Kong, 4th April, 1947.

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Every such driver Aball

the permit Police to take his] Anger prints if and whenever required by the Commissioner of Pollee.

79. A driver shall not drive a truck, cart or van from the rear: unless the load in ao disposed that it in no

obstructa way vlew.

his

80. Except with the per- mission In writing

of the Commissioner of Police, ៦ driver shall not drive a truck, cart or van at a speed in excess of

four milca an hour.

In the case of the grant of such per- mission the speed specified in the per- mit shail not be exceeded.

81. Except with the per- mission in writing of the Commissioner of Police, a driver shall' not drive or place a truck, cart or van in any of the following runds:

Wyndham Street, Cochrane Street, Gra-) Street ham

south! Street, of Stanley Peel Street, Aberdeen Street. Hollywood Road between Po Yan Strcot and Queen's Road West, Eastern Street, Cen- tre Street south of Queen's Road West and Western' Street south of Des Voeux

Road West.

82. Except with the per

mission in writing of

the Commissioner of Police, a driver shall not drive or place a truck, cart or van fr Ice House Street or Queen's Road Central between Queen Vio- toria Street and Murray Road be- tween 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.

83. Except with the per- mission in writing of the Commissioner of Police, a driver shall not drive or place a truck in any of the following roads:

Fung Street, Western Street south of Des Voeux Road, Wynd- ham Street, Welling- ton Street, Sal Street) and Zetland Street

84. Except as in this re- gulation provided, for every permit granted under regulation 811

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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, APRIL 7, 1947.

IN THE SUPREME COURT

OF HONG KONG

PROBATE

· JURISDICTION

IN THE GOODS of Harold Wilson Brown late of 99C Waterloo Road, ground floor, Kowloon, in the Colony of Hong Kong, Ser- grant in the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps, deceased.

the fee of NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN $10.00 for the year, that the Court has by virtue of or part of the year, Section 58 of the Probates ending on the 31st Ordinance, 1897, made an Order December, during limiting the time for creditors which such permit and others to send in their is in force, shall be claints against the above estate by the to the 24th day of April, 1947. payable holder: Provided that the fee for a All creditors and others are accordingly hereby required to: special and tem-

send their claims to the under- porary permit for a period not exceeding signed on or before that date, one month shall be Dated the 28th day of March, $1.00 only.

154. A truck, cart or van or horse or bullock drawn vehicle shall be provided with an Эл brake efficient

good working order. Any Police officer may at

time any examine the brake of such vehicle and f in his opinion the brake la net efficient the he may cause vehicle to be taken to and detained at a Police Station.

1947.

JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER, Solicitors for the Administrator, Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank Building, Hong Kong.

THE HONGKONG & CANTON ICE MANUFACTURING

CO., LTD. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

DE GAULLE'S CHALLENGE Decisive Trial Of Strength Ahead Organisation Of Secret Groups

Paris, Apr. 5.

Events in France may move swiftly towards a de cisive rallying of strength by the Communists on one hand and the anti-Communists on the other after the tensely awaited speech which General Charles de Gaulle, former head of the French state, is due to make in the Alsatian capital of Strasbourg on Monday, Already there has been talk of the Communists demanding a spécial session of Parliament to take measures to protect the Republic against "attempts to seize personal power."

Cam- of great and Both Socialista munists, in the press and

tension insido the

SHE FOUND HIS Indonesia

SHOES

Norwich, Apr. 3. George Johnson, "holidaying at the scuzide, was blown. 11p by a landmine today,

He left his companion, Winifred Fox, to find a teny up the clig from the beach. She heard an explosion and прое Whey also reached the found only Johmann's winer Associated Press,

Anglo-French Talks On

on French four-party Government Ruhr

public platform, are conducting

Despite the appearance of

And Foreign Property

-Batavia, April 5. The

Indonestion Republican Government intends to maintain Its control over foreign property, such as state rallways, public works, buildings and government printing offices, Mr. A. K. Ganl; Indonesian Republican Minister fur Eecnomies, told the Indone- sian news agency today.

The Minister said that accord- Ing to law, these automatically became the property of the Gov- ernment exercising de facto au- thority.

be Vitol enterprises would taken over and their owners compensated, property owned by Japanese would bo seized but It campaign, accusing General cabinet unity, the Communist;

Moscow, Apr. 5.

private estates would be returni French British and

experts de Gaulle of "platting against Party differs profoundly with

other parties in the Government]

here have continue discussions ed to their owners.

The Germany

Indonesian Republicans the Republic.”

The Com- Most competent observers on empire policy.

on coal exports from

entered into Com-munista demand immediate and are believed to have agreed Government has agree that the French munist Party has no intention negotiations with the Vietnam to the principle of a sliding scale commercial relations with Chinn, the United States, Malaya and Australia, and a regular flow of of coal exports on the basis Minh, future Ruhr production."

was arriving in These exporta necessarily affect foreign goods

of starting any violence outside (Indonchinese Nationalist) Pre-

Dr. Ho Chi the parliamentary machine, but Rident, the impression also prevails criticise the Government for, ita that the Party would seize the action in Madagascar and sup- opportunity of appearing in the port the extremist parties

Re- North Africa. role of defenders of the public,

Ja

of

---Reuter,

not only Francs but the other resouth Sumatra, Mr. Gani added. ripient countries under the Euro- pean coal organisation such as Scandinavia and the Low Countries,

scheme

Things Tough In Dublin

Dublin, Apr. 6. Things really got tough in Dublin today.

The city was faced with the worst shortage of fuel recorded of here since the tightening

the economy at the start of

The situation Reema ripe for

French demands for Increased involved The Communists claim to see a decisive trial of strength be-

ton In General de Gaulle's reentry tween those who believe in the deliveries have always into the political arena a can- Communist policies and those the difficulty that for every

increase for Franer, approximate- Bequence of President Truman's who are willing to take part inly four tons increase in produc- speech announcing aid to Greece the attempt to erect a barrier tion is necessary because Franco's 160. The width of the

and Turkey. Pres. Truman's against the further spread of share of deliveries represents only

the 28 per cent of the total export al face of the tyre of a

ad- locations. truck, cart or van or Notice is hereby given that the speech is seen as the beginning Communist influence in a United States-sponsored French Government and

It is believed American, British bullock twentieth horse or

Ordinary

Yearly of

Com- ministrative machinery of state and French experts may be nest drawn vehicle shall Meeting of the Shareholders in campaign against - n}]

reports which According to

France's desire 10 sco a Arin war, not be less than three the Company will be held at the munists in Europe and they

and the Offices of the General Managers, claim that General de Gaulle and cannot be directly verified but one formula which would satisfy

to have reactionary which appear

some prospect of increased deliverica "Right-wing diameter of the wheel Mezzanine Floor, Windsor the

extreme Right- as and when production In

agreement shall be not less than House, on Tuesday, 15th April plotters are promised support basis in fact, Afteen inches. The 1947 at 11.30 am, for the pur- by the United States and British wing interests in France have Ruhr rises, but it is likely that

for some time been active in this will result from

of the outside the discussions of Commissioner

pose of confirming the appoint- Governments.

trying to organise throughout Council of Foreign Ministers Police may in his ment of the Board of Directors

France semi-clandestine groups Reuter. Two Camps discretion prescribe a and receiving their Report and

who would constitute General de Gaulle, through of men greater width of Statements of Accounts for the tyre or diameter of year ending 31st July 1941, and his close associates, claims that the active element of the anti-

trying to "rally Communist movement. wheel, if the weight for the periods Int August, he is merely

Recent discoveries of secret.

Inches

of the vehicle or of 1941 to 31st December, 1941 Frenchmen around the essential

the load which it is and 1st October, 1946 to 31st notions of sound Government." depots of light armon a HEADS DISPLAY

designed to carry July, 1946 and to re-elect

it in renders

his Directors and Auditors.. opinion expedient to!

do Bo.

By Order of the Board of Directors.

1'56. An applicant for al

truck licence shall as

J. D. THOMSON

Secretary.

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a condition of ther

issue of such licence)

enter into a bond in Hong Kong, 31st March, 1947. the sum of $50.00

with one Aurety to

Bat whatever his personal in- jinked with thene activities, tentions are, his campaign will

tend to accentuate the division |

M.R.P. Policy

IN GREECE

ม

the

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The local gas company sent notices to its 1,000 workers tell- Ing them that there may be no work next week because there is no coal.

Gas now is restricted to only and 4-1/2 hours por day more than 100,000 people de- and pend on it for cooking many for lighting and heating. -United Press.

Mopping Up In Indo-China

Hanol, Apr. 5.

Athens, Apt 5. of France into two camps--one It is generally believed on the

Fifty rods of guerillas killed Com- hand that the led by himself and the other by other

in a recent clash with Greek Gor- the Communist Party, headed munists could rely upon come ernment forces were displayed

members of the village of Palia Kavalia its Secretary-General, 200,000 former

Air trafe between Hanoi and by

reaching hers in- Thrace, reports Maurico Thorez. Vice-Premier the French forces of the

the port of Halphong in northern Ger- from Saloniks said,

The guerillas were killed after Indochina was scheduled to be of the present French Govern-terlor-who fought the

mans behind the Allied lines-

battle with Greek gendarmerie, respened today after two and a ment.

General de Gaulle's challenge if they they were challenged in supported by armed peasants led half months of interruption dur

by the former Right-Wing re-ing the hostilities between the to the present system of Gov-an armed civil conflict.

leader, known It is common knowledge that sistance

French and Vietnamese Nationals. crament comes at a time when the satisfaction of

Meanwhile French troops, Wi- the Commissioner of

the country is heading for a most of the arms held by the "Tsaours Andon.".

The leaders of the band were. Police to ensure the Service Auction Rooms crisis in its finances, which may French forces of the interior

reported to have been killed and gaged in mopping up operations involve

around Ha Dong, a few miles 20 others captured. a further devaluation were never surrendered. attendance before the

near the Meanwhile, the Popular Ro of its currency.

Two Greek Left-Wing workers, southwest of Hanol and Commissioner

It also comes at a time when publican Party, whose leader, sentenced to death by a Salonika village of Dong Hal, along the

Minister

of road from Hanol to Haiphong, Georges court martial on a charge the affairs of the French Em- Foreign pire are particularly difficult, Bidault, is now in Moscow, has collaborating with the guerillas, encountered stiff opposition yes- with armed revolt in Indochina, followed the polley of avoiding werd executed In Saloniks

French sources. French troops Insurrection threatened

In a split in parlament and in the morning, Left-Wing newspapers terday, according to semi-offelal

here reported-Reuter.

captured a Nationalist arms dump Madagascar and Arab move-Government.

west of Num Dinh, about 45 ments for autonomy or indepen-The spokesmen of this party

miles southwest of Hanol, yester dence growing in strength in have refrained from joining in

day, Reuter. French North Africa.

the criticism of General de Gaulle bythe, Communists and Socialists in the past week.

of

Police of the licensee

or the driver of the truck, whenever ro- quired, and the pay- ment of fines, com- pensation or damages imposed, awarded or recovered on, against or from the licensee or the driver of the truck.

157. Except with the per- mission in writing of the Commissioner of Police and subject to such conditions as ho may see fit to im- pose, a licensee of a truck shall not trans- fer his llcence.

Aactioneers, Surveyors, etc. Basement, French Bank Bldg., A.E.B. de Sousa, Auctioneer. Telephone 81867.

LAMMERT BROS. ·

Auctioneers, Surveyors and Appraisers. Pedder Building. Telephone No. 20224,

Cabinet Split

rcap-

General de Gaulle's pearance on the political scene also coincides with the existence

Andrei Gromyko Proves A Sell-Out

168. Except with the per-| mission in writing of the Commissioner of Police, a truck shall not exceed six feet! six inches in width between its extreme projecting points nor fourteen feet in total length, nor shall the tons

Lake Success, Apr. 6. The United Nations was in the unusual position to- day of having a sellout on its hands without knowing whether the star of the show-Soviet delegate Andrei Gromyko-would speak his lines.

Omcials added that nearly all Over 5,000 overflow applien- {

for seats. to Monday's written and telephoned requests load placed upon the Security Council meeting already were accompanied by truck exceed five feet have been rejected, the United ment that the applicants "wanted in width or ten feet Nations press division reported. to hear Gromyko's answer.". In length, nor shall The Council chamber seats only

a truck be driven 61s spectators and all tickets were which with the load. exhausted last Wednesday.

if any, exceeds one ton in weight. Such pormita

M. Thorez may be the

this

MRS. ROOSEVELT

HONOURED

New York, Apr. 0.

The National Conference of

KILLED BEFORE TRIAL

It may well be that General de Gaulle will be more discreet than his critics expect. A long. Christians and Jews announced: drawn out battle of idcan be today that Mrs, Eleanor Roose-

Paris, Apr. 5. receive would

its 1947 tween General de Gaulle

and volt

Dr.. Jean Mentral, personal award "not only la recognition next

Mashal Henri Petain, was killed phase in French politics rather of her personal work on behalf physician and adviser to former of human relations but to com- in a car accident yesterday at than an immediate open fight, memorate the Ideals and achieve Valescuro on the French Riviera. # culminating in

the emergencements f

The her husband."

The doctor was shortly to go on of one kind of authoritative award will be presented on April trial on charges of national in- Government or another.--Reuter 28-Associated Press.

dignity. Reuter.

BRITISH MISSION.

TO BURMA

Rangoon, Apr. D. A British financial mission, beaded by Mr. J. C. Cromblo, third secretary to the Britishj Treasury, is arriving in Rangoon shortly "to study and discuss the the com financial altuation in Burma In external and' internal both aspects," it was aficially announo- Meanwhile the usual secrecy ed here today.

plans and The visit of the mission, which surrounds Russian Gromyko turned aside queries as will include representatives of the British Treasury and the Burma to whether he would speak with once is in accordance will ar "no comment."

rangements made during the re- cont Anglo-Burmese.

talks in London-touter.

Albany Road, Aber- deen Street above Wellington Street, Road, Arbuthnot Babington Pathway. Battery Path, Castle Road, Cochrane Street, Centre Street, south of Queen's Road Westy D'Aguilar Street, Elgin: Street, Eastern Street south Road, of Queen'e Tung Street, Garden Road, Graham Street,

The thousands seeking seals south of Stanley

apparently were bank en Street,

Gutzloff

Gromyko's statement in response Street, Gap, Rond,

to the American delegate, Warren Gage Street. Hi

Austin, who last week laid be; fond, Hospital Road,

Bucharest, Apr. 0. ^

fore the Council President Tru- Ico House Street

King Milkai has been asked by man's proposal for US$400,000.- south of 'Queen's

his Agriculture Minister to plant 000 in unilateral aid to Greece and Road. Kennedy Road,

Owners of these vehicles, are vegetables in the palace" gardens | Turkay,/9j Lyndhurst Terrace, informed that a llence will instead of flowers to help combat At that time Gromyko said ́ho, Lower Albert Road,

would, touch upon these ques- Mosque Strost, Old provided the above Regulations Iraian Savulescu, tha Minister, tions" at the next council meet Magasine Gap Road only be granted in special cases Rumania's famine, Balley Street, Peak are fully complied with and that announcing a new general agricul- ing Associated Press Hoad, Peal Street, the licensing fee of $48.00 par tural mobilization law now being written to balp-fight Rumania's Pokfulam Road (bo annum is paid."

food shortame, said that ever

may.

впу granted for

осеавіод or for any perlod pot

King Asked To

particular Plant Veg.

exceeding

months.

... twelve

tween Bonham Bond D. As from lat June, 1947, members of Parlament will be and Quwwn' Boad); ml owners add drivers of and asked to join in ploughip and Fark Road

Bonom

Hönd) – Shelly, Bitre

the

found

tilling, along with

Long-for

WORLD FLIGHT DELAYED

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JUDY: GARLAND'S NEW ROLE

Vyshinsky Tenders An Apology

Moscow, Apr. 5.

A heated clash between Russia and America at today's meeting of the Moscow conference co- ordinating committee ended with an apology by Andrei Vyshinsky, the Soviet representa- tive,

to The clash occurred between pollen system. He wanted

Robert Impress on M. Vyabinsky's Vyshinsky and Mr.

United Murphy, the United States de- mind that while the logate, over the proposals for States had only had 170 years of Fedoral Government, its a German police system.

police rules were provided in an- the constitution,. M. Vyshinsky drew an Hollywood, Apr. 6. alogy with the Americans when He declared that he would Judy Garland, noted singing he declared they had both State refrain from commeating on actress, has been chopen for the and Federal police systems. On the police system operating lo correcting me the Soviet Union. Then M. title role of "Annie - Get Your Mr. Murphy.

un screen adaptation of the aspects of bis remarks M. Vyshinsky arose, and apologised. New York musical show-Metro Vyshinsky appeared to lose his Earlier the French repro- Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, will num temper and accused the Amer sentative had stated French the picture. Miss Garland's rols can representative of distorting objections to a Federaliand was created, on the stage, by the Soviet position and (de pollos system for Germany be Ethel Merman-Associated Press 11berately misinterpreting what cando of fears of a rudval of

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