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HONGKONG TRAMWAYS LIMITED
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Ordinary Yearly Gen- eral Meeting of HONGKONG TRAMWAYS LIMITED will be held at the Offices of Messrs.
Com- Jardine. Matheson and pany. Limited, Hongkon Thursday, the 29th day of May, 1947, ai 12 o'clock Noon, transnet the brdin; ry business
f the Company.
on
to
And, NOTICE IS HEREBY WANTED KNOWN
ALSO GIVEN that the Regis- Com- Ter af Members of the
the SOCIALLY PRESENTABLE
rubber pany will be closed from "EATCO" use
Obtainable from Wing 16th day of May to the 11th On Co., China Emporium, and all day of June, 1947, both days
Inclusive.
babies diapers.
exclusive stores.
EDUCATIONAL
SHANGHAI FASHION SCHOOL
(12 years of existerice in Shang- hall opens cutting and sewing!
By Order of the Board,
W. H. PATERSON, Secretary
classes, Complete course in three., Hongkong, 6th May, 1947. six or nine months. For particu- Jars, apply 3 Kowloon.
Cumwron
Ral,
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG
PROBATE
JURISDICTION
Peern
IN THE GOODS of Wil- Ham Edgar
of 2 Causeway Hill, Hongkong. Pilot Officer R.A.F., de
censed.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Court Ins by virtue of Section 58 of the Probates Or-, dinner 1897, made a Imiting the time for creditors their and nthera lo sem in claims against the above estate to the 28th day of May 1947.
HONGKONG
TRAMWAYS
LIMITED
NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY
GENERAL MEETING
NOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary of the Com- General Meeting
BY ORDER
THE CHINA MATU, MONDAY, MAY 12, 1947.
Of The Director Of Disporain
1. THE BRITISHI
Far Eastern Arca
(M.O.S.)
STORES DISPOSAL BOARD (HONG
KONG) in authorised to receive TENDERS for a large quantity of GOOD SERVICEABLE:-
CONTRACTORS' EQUIPMENT ENGINEERS' TOOLS
CARPENTERS TOOLS
PAINTERS' TOOLS
CHAIN BLOCKS-!
ETC. ETC.
Now lying at R.A.F. 393 Equipment Park,
Matnakok Road, Kowloon.
2. EXPORT PERMITS if requested within purchase will be obtainable by buyers.
Iwo
weeks
of
CONDI- 3. DETAILED LISTS, TENDER
TIONS OF SALE, ETC. for the above stores may be had
Disposal Stores on application to The British
Hong Kong), Headquarters Land Forces, Victoria racks (Entrance 50 yards west of Queen's Road Entrance to Barracks).
FORMS AND
Board
Bar-
the
deposit arc required to 4. Applicants for Tender Forms
of applying for $100.00 with the Board at the time Tender Form. This sum may be reckoned as part of the 10% deposit required to be remitted with any Tender. (See
of Tender Form). paragraph of Page 1
not eventually
6. The $100.00 deposits made by contracture
wishing to tender will be returnable against receipt in the Board's offices of the original Tender Form issued,
6. Closing date for tenders:-12 Noon, Saturday, 17th May
1947.
7. The Chairman of the British Stores Disposal Board (Hong Kong) does not bind himself to accept the highest or any
tender.
WALTER M. WEINBERGER,
Chairman,
BRITISH STORES DISPOSAL BOARD,
HONG KONG.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
NOTICE
Draft Programmes and Entry A. S. WATSON & CO., Farms for the Whitsun Ruce
LIMITED
pany will be held at the Offices of Messrs. Jardine. Matheson & Co. Ltd.. 8 Podler Street. Vic-i toria, in the Colony of Bong- the 29th on Thursday, kong day of May, 1947, at 12.20 in Order the afternoon or so soon there. the Annual General after an
been con- Meeting shall have ended for the purpose of pro-Meeting to be held on Saturday posing and if thought at pass. and Monday, 24th and 26th May ing the sub joined resolution as 1947 (Weather permitting) may be obtained) at the Secretary's a special resolution viz:
Office. Exchange Buliding; the That the Articles of Associa Club House, Happy Valley: send their claims to the under-tion be altered by cancelling and the Stables, Shan Kwon signed on or befure that date,
Ali creditors and others are Recordingly hereby required to
Dated the 2nd day of May 1947
JOHNSON STOKES
& MASTER..
Solicitors for the Administratrix,
Hongkong & Shanghai
Building,
Bank
Des Voeux Road Central. Hongkong.
Service Auction Rooms
Auctioneers, Surveyora, etc. Basement, French Bank Bldg., A.E.B. de Sousa, Auctioneer. Telephone 31867.
LAMMERT BROS. Auctioneers. Surveyors and Appraisers. Pedder Building. Telephone No. 20224.
DENNIS & Co., Ltd.
Bale Agente for
THE NEW ASIA WHITE-ANT
DESTROYING CO. (Canton)
WHITE-ANT EXTERMINATONS Helland Hanse (5th Floor) Tel: 85324 & 32913
Chinese Optical Co.
OPTICIAN
67 QUEEN'S ROAD C
ANTISEPTIC
DETTOL
In fighting infostles in your wwn home, lotus from the hom pital. Against the goraw that oxeo ffection modern science kas a'mešten wośponì la great" hospitals, in surgical, medical mod mintornity wards surgeons, doctors , and muuress protect their, patiosta in and themanotres-with "Dottol
Articles 127 (a) and 127 (b) | Rond.
am that the following Articles Te substituted ;---
"127 (a) Any General Meeting may resolve that any moneys investments or other assets form- ing part of the un- divided profits of the company or any un realised profits arin- ing from revaluation of any assets of the company and stand- ing to the credit of any any reserve or
redemption Papital
in reserve fund, or the
the bunds of
und Avail. company
able for dividend for representing miums received
τιμε
pre- оп
Entries close at 12 noon Thursday, 15th May 1947.
If the
By Order,
C. B. BROWN
Secretory,
on
tion 44 of the Com panies Ordinance. 1932 and the diree tors may appoint any person to sign such contract on behalf of the persons entitled to the dividend
capitalised fund, and Buch appointment
shall be effective,"
above
given
is hereby NOTICE that the Fifty-eighth Ordinary Yearly Meeting of the Company (since registration) will be held at the Hong Kong Hotel, Hong Kong, on Friday, 5th June, 1947, at 11.30 A.M.. for the purpose of receiving the Re- port of the Directors, together | with the Statement of Accounts for the period ended 31st Octo- ber, 1946, and to elect Dirce- tors and appoint Auditors,
to
The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from Friday, 23rd May. 1947, Friday, 6th June, 1947, both days inclusive.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managers
or Hong Kong, 9th May, 1947.
resolution is the issue of shares duly passed as a special resolu standing to the tion the following two resolu credit of the share tions will be proposed as or premium. Recount) be dinary reaolutions respectively capitalised and dis- viz:-
tributed
amongst
Much of the share- holdera as would be entitled to receive the same if distribut
of divi- ed by way dend and in the same the proportions on footing that they be- come entitled thereto as capital and that all or any part of Buch capitalised pro- Ats or reserves be applied on behalf of Euch shartholders in In full paying up either at par or at: such premium as the resolution may pro- vide, any unlasued shares or debentures Atock debenture of the company
shall which
be distributed accord- ingly or in or to- warda payment of
or
the uncalled liability on any issued shares or debentures or de
and benture stock, that such distribu-
tion
payment
or
shall be accepted by such shareholders in
full satisfaction
of
their interest in tho sald capitalised pro-
fits or reserves."
in
"127 (b) For the purpose of giving effect to any resolution under the Inst preceding article the directors may settle any difficulty which mov arise regard to the dis- tribution 11.8 they think expedient, and in particular may fa- suo fractional corti- ficates. Where ro- Aquisite, a proper con-
tract shall be deliver ed to the Registrari for registration In accordance with Sec-
(1) That
the authorised Capital of the Company be increased to $20,000,- 000 by the creation of 3.- 350,000 new shares of the nominal value of $5 cach
a aum
of
(2) That it is desirable to
capitalise HK$6,500,000 being part of the balance standing at the credit of the Fix-
:
NOTICE
THE HONGKONG AND YAUMATI FERRY CO., LTD.
Notice 18 hereby given that the Eighteenth Ordinary Annual Meeting of the Company will be held at the Company's Office, 3rd Floor, 144-148 Des Voeux Road, Central, Hongkong, on Saturday the 24th May 1947 at 12.00 noon for the purpose of receiving the Report and State. ed Asects Revaluation ment of Accounts for the Year Reserve of the company ended 31st December 1941 and and accordingly that such for the period 16th September FLITZ be and in hereby to 31st December 1946. capitalised, and that such
capital aum be applied
Notice is also given that the on behalf of the persons Share Register of the Company who on the 29th day of will be closed from the 15th May
the May 1947 to the 24th May 1947, holders of the 650,000 both days inclusive.
1947
werc
fasued shares of the com- pany in payment in full for 1,300,000 now shares of the company of the nominal value of $6 each, and that such 1,300,000 new shares credited as fully paid be allotted to accordingly auch persons respectively in the proportion of two of auch new shares for of the said
every one Insued shares then hold
By Order of the Board,
LAU TAK PO, Managing Director. .
HONGKONG, 10th May, 1947.
UNION WATERBOAT CO., LTD
POLICE NOTICE
A. The attention of all owners and drivers of HAND TRUCKS is directed to the following Re gulations made under Ordinance No. 40 of 1912:
by such persona respec- Notice is hereby given that the tively, and that the Thirty-eighth 'Ordinary General shares so allotted shall Meeting of the Company, will bo treated for all purbo hold at the Offices of MossTA poses as an increase of Dodwell & Co., Ltd., 3rd floor, the nominal amount of Hongkong Bank Building, on the capital of the com- Wednesday, the 21st May 1947, pany held by each such at 11 am for the purpose of shareholder and not na
the receiving
Report and Income and further that Statement of Accounts for the such now shares :nhall
period 1st December 1945) to! the 'lat day ⚫ from
of January 1947 rank, for 1st December 1940, dividend and in all other Nottes la also given that the respecto park passu with Transfer Books of the Company the already fasued abarca will be closed from the 7th May 1947 to the 21st May 1947,
By Order of the Bparil.
W. H. PATERSON,' Secretary
(Continued at foot of meal coky Hongkong, 6th May, 1947.
| both days inclusive, ・・
DODWELL & CO., LTD. General Managers.
B. 4(1) A driver's licence is required annually in respect of truck, cart
or van...
8(1) A licence is required annually in respect of trucks.
or van
78. Every driver of a
truck, cart shall be photographed at the public expense. the One
of copy photograph shall be attached to the driver's Ilcance and
one
shall
copy shall be retained by the Com- missioner of Police.
Every such driver' the permit Police to take his Anger prints 3 and) whenever required by the Commissioner of Palice.
79. A driver shall not drive a truck, cart or van from the rear unless the loud is se disposed that it la no
obstructa way
view.
his
80. Except with the per- mission In writing
of the Commissioner of Police, a driver shall not drive B truck, cart or van at a speed in excess of four miles an hour. In the case of the grant of such per- the speed mission apecifled in the per- mit shall 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 roads:
Wyndham Street, Cochrane Street, Gra-{ ham Street Bouth) of Stanley Streat, Peel Street, Aberdeen Street, Hollywood Rond between Po Yan Street and Queen's Road West, Eastern Street, Cen-1 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 in Ice House Street or Queen's Road Central between Queen Vic- toria Street and
be Murray Road tween 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.
89. 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 reads:
Albany Road, Aber- deen Street above Wellington Street, Arbuthnot Road, Babington Pathway, Battery Path, Castle Road, Cochrane Street, Centre Stroot, south of Queen's Road West, D'Agullar Stroot, Elgin Street, Eastern Street south of Queen's Road, Tung Street, Garden Rond, Graham Stroot, South of Stanley Street, Gutzlaff
Street, Gop Rond, Gage Street, H1 Road, Hospital Road, Ico Ноиво Stroot south of Queen's
Fung Street, Western Street south of Des Voeux Road, Wynd- ham Street, Welling. ton Street, Sai Street!
Street and. Zetland
84. Except as in thla re
gulation provided, for every permit granted under regulation 81 or 83 the fee of $10.00 for the year, or part of the year, ending on the 31st December, during which such permit is in force, shall bo payable by the holder: Provided that the fee for a and tem- special Perary permit for a period not exceeding one month shall be $1.00 only,
154.
166.
f
156.
1.
in
A truck, cart or van or horse or bullock drawn vehicle shall be provided with an
brake efficient good working order. Any Police officer may at any time examine the brake of auch vehicle and if in his opinion the brake la not efficient he
may cause the vehicle to be taken to and detained at a Police Stution.
the
TRUTH
OF THE HESS FLIGHT
Washington, May 10. Rudolf Hess, Hitler's deputy, offered to guarantee Britain's Empire possessions-in return for un- contested German control of conquered Europe, it was disclosed today in a published transcript of a conversation between Hess and the Duke of Hamilton after the former's his- toric flight to Britain.
Details of the conversation of six years ago are outlined in the final volume of an eight volume series on Nazi aggression published by the War Department and released tonight.
"Germany has no designs
un
The No-
America," Hens said. called German peril is a ludicrous element of the imagination. 1- ler's interests are European,"
Hess said that if Britain made be would peace then America furious. America really wanted to
British Empire. Inherit the Hess
that proposed
Britain should have a free hand in the Empire with the sole reservation that she should return Germany's former colonies.
The Duke of Hamilton enki Germany's about that in talk peace proposals he led fless into a discussion of Ireland's position. Hesa replied that in all his talks with Hitler, the subject of Ireland had never been mentioned except incidentally. "Ireland has Germany in done nothing for this war and it is therefore to be supposed that Hitler would not concern himself in Anglo-Irish relations", Hess anid.
Flight Over London
The volume also disclosed that in their
the preparations for
has European war, the Nazis made secret surveys of London long before hostilities,
The width of face of the tyre of a truck, cart or van or bullock horso. Dr
drawn vehicle shall not be less than three and the inches
This final volume of the series diameter of the wheel
on Nazi aggression elaborated an shall be not less than the detaile already brought out in Afteen
incher. The the trial of Nazi war criminal
previous of at Nuernberg and in Commissioner Police may in hie vicini disclosures.-Reuter. discretion prescribe n
special Luftwaffe squadron flew a high altitude reconnais - London in sance mission over early 1939 or "possibly in 1938," Rafidavit said.
greater width of
tyre or diameter of wheel, if the weight of the vehicle or of the load which it is designed to carry it in his renders opinion expedient to do no.
Iran In For
Another
Revolt?
to
Teheran, May 11. A reliable informant quoted An applicant for a leader of the remnants of the truck licence shall as separatist Azerbaijan militia as a condition of the saying today they planned Issue of such licence start a campaign in the north govern enter into a bond in against the Iranian the sum of $50.00 ment this summer "exactly a with one surety to the partisans now are fighting
in Greece." the satisfaction
The informant, Iranian the Commissioner of who returned from a three Police to ensure the months tour in northern Iran. attendance before the said about 15,000 Azerbaijan- Commissioner
the ofinns were organising in Police of the licensee mountains with support from uni or the driver of the across the Soviet border
of
EROS COMING BACK
London, May 10. The London County Count- cil's Town Planning Commit fee, replying to criticism from all quarters, announced that the famed nitvered status of Eros, God of Love, will by returned to its pedestal Piccadilly Cirene by the end of State.
in
The landmark was removed seven and a half years ago to protect it from enemy hamba.
United PreER.
Buyers To Go To Germany
Berlin, May 10. Three hundred foreign ex- port buyers per month will be allowed into the combined Bri- tish-American Zone of Ger- many in a move designed to speed up the economic recovery of this impoverished nation.
The new quota system goeя into effect at once. Forty up- ions were listed as getting the quotas.
The Runpincement said pro- spective buyers would be per- mitted to remain in Germany 14 days. Ench must come equipped with dollars or pounds sterling to pay hhr own way. converted The money will be into military payment certi- flentes of the American or Bri- tish zones. All costs such as food, transportation and lodg ing must be paid for. Armies will provide facilities.
Prospective buyers seeking admission to Germany were told to contact their ministries dealing with foreign rade.
Entry permit offices and na- to send buyers tons invited through them were London- United Kingdom, colonies and dominions; Washington-Unit- ed States and Mexico; The Hague Netherlands; Paris -France; Brussels Belgium and Luxembourg: Stockholm-- track, whenever requoted them as saying they ex- Sweden and Finland; Oslo --- quired, and the pay-pected to strike "any day Norway; Copenhagen Den- ment of fines, com- now."
Berne Switzerland: mark; pensation or damages This source said he had seen warsaw Poland; Vienna -
Czecho- imposed, awarded or armed units of the former Austria: Prague - recovered on, ugalast; fedel, the militia that was or slovakia; Rome--Italy, Greece, or from the licensee ganised by the autonomous Turkey and Egypt; Budapest
Azerbaijan regime of Jafar Plahevari, in isolated villages and caves of the Lake Urmia and Astara regions.
or the driver of the truck. 107. Except with the per- mission in writing of
He said their overall direc- the Commisaloner of tion was from officers who fled Polico and subject to Russia when the Pishcvari
158.
to such conditions as government collapsed last De-
he may see fit to im-cember with the occupation of pose, a licensee of a the province by regular Iran-
ian troops-Associated Press. truck shall not trans- for his licence.
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
New County Boundaries
Bul-
- Hungary, Rumania, garia; Belgrade-Yugoslavia.--- United Press.
Russians Mining. Uranium?
Prague, May 11. The beat information leaking through the sealed frontier to- day between northern Bohemin and the Soviet occupied zone of Germon Saxony indicated strongly, that the Russians are to intensively mining a northern projecting points nor Berkshire and from Berkshire spur of the famous Joachimstal fourteen feet in total to Buckinghamshire to align uranium ore deposit. length, nor shall the the county boundaries is to be Long
London, May 10. Transfer of Thames islands from Buckinghamshire
time residents of.
load placed upon the opposed by the Buckingham- Karlsbad say the extent of miu- truck exceed five foot | shiro Council.
ing activity reported would sug-
in width or ten feat They have agreed, however, gest that the newly found de-
In length, nor shall to transfer two small
n truck be driven near Egham to Surrey. which with the load,
areas posita just north of the border
might even be larger than the Negotiations are also pro original mines.
It was there that Professor ton in weight. Such, boundary adjustments between and Madame Curle got their and Hort- first uranium ore for radium. may bo Buckinghamshire
fordshire and between Buck- Before the war this deposit was granted for any
Inghamshire and Bedfordshire," the largest known.
-Reuter,
if any, exceeds and ceeding regarding proposed
pertalts
particular
occasion or for any period not exceeding twolve months.
Road, Kennedy Road, Owners of these vehicles aro
Windsors Sail
Lyndhurst Terrace, informed that a licence will For Home
Obviously such reports can- not be substantiated on the Czech side of the frontier, but they dovetail closely with news reports previously from Ger- many-Associated Press.
WOMEN P.O.W.'S
Vienna, May 10. The Austrian Socialistę have naked the Government to demand
Lower Albert Road, only be granted in special cases Magazine Gap Road, provided the above Regulations
New York, May 11. Mosque Strest, Old are fully complied with and that Windsor sailed on Saturday in The Duke and Duchess of Bailey Street, Feak the licensing fee of $48.00 per the Queen Elizabeth for a com- Hond, Pool Street, annum is paid.
bined business and holiday trip Pokfulam Road (bo- tween Bonham Road D. As from 1st June, 1947. to England and the South of
France. ́and Queen's Rosd), all owners and drivers of un- Park Road, Robin-censed hand trucks found cheered the couple as they walk all Austrian
A crowd of several hundred the immediato return home of women prisoneris- son Road Baymour operating on the roads of the cd up the gangplank.
of-war. /Road) Shelly Street, Colony will be proascuted by
Ghing,Wong Street, the Police Authorities. Square Street, St.
Francia: Yard, Bipro COMMISSIONER OF POLICE.
Street/Upper]
Albert Bond, Wing Hong Kong, 49th March, 1947.
Many Austrian women onil- The Duko said they would stay in England for about a girls compelled by the Germans fortnight on private business to join women's services... AL- before going to Francu. He tached to the Wehrmacht, were ld they hoped to return to captured with the German forces. the United States next Autumn when the war ended and have
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