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UBO
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"EATCO" rubber Obtainable from Wing dilaporn. On Co., China Emporium, and all exclusive atores,
VICTORIA Dry-Cleaning & Dye- ing Co. Over 20 Years Expert Service. Satisfaction. Guaranteed, Road, Tol. Office:--49 Jordan 50192, Agent:-The Ancient Co., 29 Nathan Road, Kowloon.
EDUCATIONAL
SHANGHAI FASHION SCHOOL (12 years of existence in Shang- hal) opens cutting and sewing classes. Complete course in three, Aix or nine months. For particu-; lars,
apply 3 Cameron Road, Kowloon,
FOR SALE
NEWLY arrived from America & Australia, Cutlery & Saucepans
at special reduced prices. Set of
3 pieces pure Aluminium Sauce. Dans $10.00. Set of 24 knives. forks & Spoons $50.00.
Apply V M. HAMMOND
Union & CO. Bldg., 4th floor, Tel. 22277.
Beten's Beauty Salons
You can trust your personal Beauty Problems your Pet manent Waves, Shampoo, Seta, Tinting, Facials, Manicure, Pedicuro to Beten's expert operatora (1st floor) above Lane Crawford's. Tel. 33161.
LAMMERT BROS.
Auctioneers, Surveyors
and Appraisers. Pedder Bullding. Telephone No. 20224.
PUBLIC AUCTION
The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auction un
Thursday, the 15th. May 1947) commencing at 2.30 P.M.
at their Sales Rooms No. 36 Hankow Road Kowloon.
A FINE COLLECTION OF
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
& OFFICE FURNITURE
comprising:
Teakwood Single & Double
With Bedsteadn
Boxspring Mattresnes, Single Divana, Double Single &
Wardrobes Complete with Mirrors, Dress- Tables With Mirror Ing and Stool, Bed Side Cabinetă, Chest of Drawers, Hanging- cupboard With Drawera Coną- bined, Blackwood Tea Poys, Joan Table, Sideboard With Glass Sliding Door, Exten-i alon Dining Table With Ex- tra Leaves. Chairs, Silver. Ca- binets, Prem, Push Car, Chesterfield Suite, Kitchen Cup- boards, Kitchen Tables, Chinese Ruga, Child's Desk, Office Writ- ing Tables, Sofa Side Tables, Sectional Book Caso, Black- wood Majong Table, Cutlery, Glass Ware and Table, Orna- ments Etc.. Ete.
Also
i Pair Peking
New 4 x 61⁄4
Carpets-
Steel Filing Cabinet with:
1
Key
1 "Hanke" Upright Piano
1. "Mullard" Radio Set-All
Wave
1 Remington Typewriter 18′′
1 Teak Dining Room Suite
On View From Wednesday, the
14th. May 1947.
Terms: An Customary.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioncors:
Silvo
silve
polis
Very gentle,
very effective, and so aufe
chertified silver.
MOTOR FISHING VESSELS
SALE
BY ORDER OF THE ADMIRALTY
of
Tenders are invited for the purchase
the following Motor Fishing Vessels now lying in the Boat Camber, H.M. Naval Yard, Kowloon,
45 Ft. M.F.Vn. 761, 753, 785, 792.
61% FC ̃ ̄M.F.V6, 166, 167; 181, 203, 204, 242, 244, 243, 280.
75 Ft. M.F.Va, 1008, 1017, 1071, 1101, 1127, 1158.
Tender forms may be had on application to Supta: Naval Stare Officer, H.M. Naval Yard, Hong Kong, and completed must be returned in sealed envelopes clearly marked forms
Tender for M.F.Va." to Suptdg: Naval Store Officer, Hong Kong by noon on Tuesday 27th May, 1947. Tenders may for all the boats or for part of them but the number of each craft bid for should be stated.
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Admission to view the craft will be granted on production of the tender form on Mondays to Fridays between the hours of 10 a.m. to 12 noon and 2 p.m. Lo 4 p.m.
following conditions apply:-
1. Tenders must be accompanied by a deposit of HK$2,000.00
which will be returned to unsuccessful tenderers.
2. The craft are offered as they lie and no guarantee con
be given as to their condition, equipment etc.
for
B. Bants must be removed by the buyer within 14 days of
acceptance of the tender, failing which a charge rent will be made.
4. A written guarantee la required that the craft will not be resold for at least two years from date of acceptance of
tender.
6. The Admiralty do not bind themselves to accept the high- rst offer and they reserve the right to dispose of the craft singly and or otherwise,
1. THE
E. F. S. FISHER. Suptdg: Naval Store Officer.
BY ORDER
Of The Director Of Disposals
Far Eastern Arca (M.O.S.)
BRITISH STORES DISPOSAL BOARD (HONG KONG) is authorised to receive TENDERS for a targe 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, Mataukok Road, Kowloon,
2. EXPORT PERMITS if requested within two Weeks of
purchase will be obtainable by buyers.
3. DETAILED LISTS, TENDER FORMS AND CONDI- TIONS OF SALE, ETC. for the above stares may be had un application to The British Stores Disposal Board (Hong Kong), Headquarters Land Forces, Victoria Bar- racks (Entrance 50 yards, west of Queen's Road Entrance to Barracks).
4. Applicants for Tender Forms
deposit are required to $100.00 with the Board at the time
of applying for the Tender Form. This aum may be reckoned as part of the 10% deposit required to be remitted with any Tender. (See paragraph of Page 1 of Tender Form).
5. The $100.00 deposits made by contractors not eventually wishing to tender will be returnable against receipt in the Board's offices of the original Tender Form fastted.
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.
Frigidaire Refrigerators
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
"
THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, MAY 19, 1947. -
THE
CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN & MORTGAGE CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
"ALTERNATIVE" PLAN
TORIES' " "Warding-Off" Drift Towards Socialism
London, May 11.
Mr. Harold MacMillan, one of Britain's leading young Conservatives, tonight described his Party's new industrial policy as an "alterna- tive system" designed to ward off the "Inevit- able drift towards a complete · Socialist society."
NOTICE is hereby given that an Extraordinary General Meet- ing of Shareholders will be held at the Jacobean Room, Hong- kong
Street, Hotel, Pedder
Such a system, he said in his public speech, was Hong Kong, on Saturday, 31st
contrary to the British spirit and opposed by May, 1947, at 12.15 p.m. (or
the majority of Britons. as soon thereafter as the Or dinary Annual Meeting to be
"We have given something the held at Noon on that date shall people can believe in, not as made no have been concluded) for
reaction against An unpopular atilities, also due for national- purpose of considering and, Government but B3
A working ization, sub-hypothesis for a running alterna- thought fit, passing the foined Resolution as an Ordin-tive system of society," ary Resolution:
the
The Conservative Party polley statement, MacMillen sald. W 19 the result of "much thinking ani to study" both before and since the
war.
The
Conservative statement mention of electric
Overseas Trade
The statement
announced
firm opposition to Government plans to nationalise the iron and steel Industry at the next acaafon of Parilament.
"That the Capital of the Company be increased $10,000,000.-by the creation
It had become clear since tho of One Million Two Hundred war that either we were going to Thousand Additional new reach zame really working basis One chapter of the charter shares of Five Dollars each of partnership between the state opposed government controle terms and industry, with an approprias hampering industry and to be 18sued at Auch and conditions in every rea-ate role played by each, or there wasting manpower but added "we will take nothing off the pect as the Company's Board would be no alternative but qu inevitable drift toward Д com-
ralion until we are certain.that of Directors may think fit." plete Socialist society."
every family could buy ample supplies of the article concern-¦ ed.".
By Order of the Board.
A. D. LEARMONTH, Secretary.
Hongkong, 12th May, 1947,
THE
-
"Inconceivably Bad"
to prevent it.
when,
|
-
COULD BE INDEPENDENT
Doncaster, May 11. Britain would “become en- tirely independent of the Americone" if she could pro- duce and export as much eval
in 1838, Afr. Harry Pollitt..
the Secretary-General of
British Communist Party, de- cured here tonight.
Britain could buy cheaper
wheat in Argentina, if the could send coal there, added.-Renter.
ko
Franco's 'Clear Conscience'
Spinsters
Pensions
Parade
London, May 11. Hundreds of unmarri- ed women from all parts of the country gathered in Trafalgar Square this afternoon to demon- strate for old age pen- sions for spinsters at 55 instead of 60.
The demonstration of the Na- tional Spinsters Pension Associa- tion started a national publicity ➜ { week to enlist sympathy for their
alms.
Miss Florance White, the spin. Valencia, May 11, sters uder, gave a fair warning Generalissimo Francisco to the Government that "the wo Franco, in a civic address at men are getting on its track."
The demonstration was the con. Valencin last night, said he would quit his job if he were tre of interest of a little crowd not absolutely certain he was of Londoners this sunny after- taking Spanlards to the right noon, particularly when the spin. sters paraded along Whitehall destination.
singing their rally song-written "I tell you that if that were for them by a married Wormua. Party's not the solution and I did not They halted at Downing Street overhean trade policy called for have the absolute certainty of and a resolution containing thele preservation of the principle of leading you to a good port, I demands was delivered at the re- Commonwealth and Colonial would leave the field freesidence of the Prime Minister,— preferences,
and depart," Franco told his Reuter. audience,
Definition of the
This was the Caudillo's first reference to his tenure of offer since the announcement of his succession project six
ago.
weeka
New British Ambassador To Belgium
He envisaged the time baving nationalized three Indus- tries, the Labourites would pro- pose the nationalization of steel and of motion pictures. "Thus a completo Socialist stat, would be built up, not because the greater
Trade Unions part of the Socialist party really CHINA PROVIDENT wanted it, but because ther The charter condemned un- would be no alternative theory official strikes and the closed LOAN & MORTGAGE
shop and disclaimed any inten- "I do not believe the CO., LTD.
greatetion to reenact the recently ap part of the country wants to
Franco opened his address NOTICE is hereby given that drift in that direction. It is con- pealed Trades Dispute Act out- by saying he Was
man of "The deeds, not words, and then out- the Forty-Sixth Annual General trary to the British spirit and, lawing general strikes.
however
experiment official policy of the Conserva-lined some of his accomplish- much
London, May 11. Meeting of the Shareholders
in a vaat tive Party is in favour of Trade menta. Admitting that the. Sir George William Rendel, will be held in the Jacobcan can be played with
-immense country with
sources, Unions," It added.
the Spanish economy was weak; he permanent secretary Room of the Hongkong Hotel, that of Socialism is one which is Another acction proposed a blamed it on the abandonment, Foreign Office, has been ap Pedder Street, Hongkong on inconceivably had for us.”
"workers" charter
offering of the last half-century-Unit-pointed Ambassador to Belgium Saturday, the 31st May 1947, at
Both the speaker and another security of employment anded Press.
and Minister to Luxembourg. Noan for the following purposes, Conservative loader, Mr. R. A.
emphasizeit that
placing with the government
in succession to Sir Hugh namely, to consider the annual Butler,
Knatchbull-Hugesnen, who will and policy was designed to "humanize responsibility for planning for statement of accounts
Industry."—United Press.
the maintenance of a high and lieve that there should be one shortly be retiring. stable level of employment. rate for the job provided that
Sir George Rendel will not. The Party also approved. In the services rendered and the take up his new post until the principle equal pay for men and results achieved by men and autumn, as he has been appoint- women, a controversial subject women are the same," the char-ed United Kingdom representa- in British Industry. "We be- ter declared.--Associated Press, five on the four-power commis-
the balance sheet, and the reports of the. Directors and Auditors thereon, to elect Di- rectors & Auditors in the place of those retiring, to declare a dividend and bonus, to appro- priate the balance of Profit and Loss Accounts as recommanded by the Directors, and to transact any other ordinary business of the Company.
AND NOTICE is also given that the Share Transfer Re- gisters will be closed from 20th May, 1947 to 1st May, 1947, both date inclusive.
By Order of the Board,
A. D. LEARMONTH, Secretary.
HongKong, 12th May, 1947.
NOTICE
A. Ś. WATSON & CO.,
LIMITED
Tory Statement
London, May 12. The Conservative Party re- affirmed its belief in free enter- prise last night and pledged itself to work for restoring "a wide measure of freedom" to some of the Industries taken into state ownership by the La- bour Government.
"We are opposed to nation- alization in principle," sald # new pronouncement of party Industrial policy contained In a 40-page booklet printed for national distribution.
The statement, however, dis-i claimed any intention of restor- ing the government-owned Bank of England or coal indus- try to private enterprise.
"We propose that a wide measure of freedom should be restored to the Liverpool cot- ton market, road transport and certain parts of civil aviation.' the statement said.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
NOTICE
Hoover's Statement 28 Years Ago
Washington, May 12,
at
afon In Vienna. which the Council of Foreign Ministers in Moscow had set up to ex- amine all questions in the Aus- trian trenty.
Sir George Rendel, who is 58, In addition to being a perman- ent secretary at the Foreign Qflce, is the British representa- tive on the European Commit- the tee of UNRRA. He was A 28-year-old statement by Herbert Hoover that head of the Eastern Depart- the Western Hemisphere could not meet 1930 to 1938 and from 1938 to ment of the Foreign Office from Europe's economic needs indefinitely, was 1941 was His Majesty's envoy published last night by the State Department extraordinary In the latest of a series of historical documents, plenipotentiary to Bulgaria.
Hoover, then a relief adminia- trator, gave his estimate of the ! European economic situation the wake of World War I, in a report to the Supreme Economic, Council of the Allied and ass0- elated powers,
"During some short period It!
the Western
ย
may be possible Mas retained |
Hemisphere, which
and even increased
and
minister
From 1941 to 1943, he was Bri- tish Ambassador to the Yugo- slay Government in London.
Sir George narrowly escaped assassination attempts by enemy agents when he withdrawn from Sofa in 1941. An attempt was made to blow up the special train in which party travelled tools and the British
Tools From Germany
Frankfurt, May 11. More muchine
was
Its produc parts from German factories in from Sofia to Turkey and later
tivity, to supply the deficiencles the United States zone ure to an attempt was made to blow
of Europe," Hooyer advised July 3, 1919.
Economic Slavery
an
be sent to countries entitled to up the hotel in Istanbul, where reparations and neoding them he was staying-Reuter. for industrial reconstruction.
NOTICE is hereby given that the Fifty-eighth Ordinary Yearly Meeting of the Company (since registration) will be held at the Hong Kong Hotel, Hong Kong, on Friday, 6th June, 1947, at 11.30 A.M., for the purpose of receiving the Re- The MAY HALF-YEARLY
"Such deficiencies would have distribution plan of the Unit- port of the Directors, together! GENERAL MEETING of VOT to be supplied in a large degrea ed States military government with the Statement of Accounts; ING MEMBERS will be held upon credit; but aside from this reparations department, west- for the period ended 31st Octo-at the Club House, Happy the entire surplus productivity of ern states will receive 3,378 ber, 1946, and to elect Direc- Valley, on Thursday, 20th May, the Western Hemisphere is total-itema valued at 262.009.
ly incapable of meeting the pro- tors and appoint Auditors.
1947, at 5,80 p.m.
sont défeloney in European pro-
Countries which have so far.
to
may ensue.
Under the third reparations Tear Gas To
Quell Riot
Frankfurt, May 11. United States occupation po-
The Transfer Books of the ALL MEMBERS are cordial-nor, as a practical fact
duction if it je long continued, received reparations from the lice used tear gas and fire-arme Company will be closed from ly invited to attend and par- croilts be mobilised for this pur-la, Belgium,
could United States zone are Austra- when disturbances broke out at Friday, 23rd May, 1947,
Czechoslovakla, the Polish displaced persons Friday, 6th June, 1947, both ticipate in any discussion which pose for more than a short porod, Denmark, France, Greece, In- camp at Altstadt, Bavaria,
because alleredits *must
Cause of the disturbance was days inclusive.
noces dla, Luxembourg, Holland, New arily be simply an
advance Zealand, Norway, Great Bri- the appointment of now ad- against the return of commodi- tain, the United States, Soviet
officors in the ministrative ties in exchange, and credits will Russia and Poland-Router.
camp by UNRRA camp officials. Today's announcement added that no one was injured. Or. der was restored by the occupa- tian, police.-Reuter.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, General Managers Hong Kong, 9th May, 1947.
UNION WATERBOAT. CO., LTD Notice is hereby given that, the Thirty-eighth Ordinary General| Meeting of the Company, will be held at the-Offices of Mesars
By Order of the Stewards, C. B. BROWN,
Secretary.
Hong Kong, 12th May 1947,
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
break down the instapt that the return of commodities becomes improbable."
Further, If auch credits be ob- tained for more than temporary purposes. It would result in- tha econorale slavery of Europe to the Western Hemisphere, and the ultimate end would be war again. Maximum Effort
Obituary
INDIA TALK POSTPONED
ar.
Gray Miller
Montreal, May 12, the board of the British-Amo- Gray Miller, 62, chairman of
rican Tobacco Company Limit-
New Delhi, May 1. Tho ed, and former president of the
meeting between the The solation, therefore, of the Imperial Tobacco Company of Indian leaders and representatives Viceroy, Lord Mountbatten, and The Public are warned that a number of Dodwell & Co., Lid, 3rd floor, Forms for the Whitsun Race ary aspects, does not lie in a
Draft Programmes and Entry problem, except in purely tempor Canada Limited, died today.
He arrived
cf States, which had been here recently ranged for the morning of May Frigidaire Refrigerators are being offered Hongkong Bank Building, on Meeting to be held on Saturday stream of commodities of credit from England on a visit to 17, s been postponed to June 3.
Wednesday, the 21st May 1947, and Monday, 24th and 26th May from the Western Hemisphere, Canada. for sale in the Colony by other than the
The postponement la belfevea at 11 am. for the purpose of 1947 (Weather permitting) may but les in a vigorous realisation Born in Culpepper, Virginia,
cach
to be due to the Whitsun recess Authorised Frigidaire Agents. These Frigiving the Report and be obtained at the Secretary's of the actual altuation in
he was elected director" and country of Europe, and a resolute daires are obtained through unscrupulous ported 1st December 1945
Statement of Accounts for the Office, Exchange Building the statesmanship
based on ■uch: vice president of the Importal of the British Parliament, to Club House, Happy Valley; realisation.
Tobacco in 1920 and became for the Viceroy to propound to The meeting had been called dealers in the States and in most cases have
Bist December 1946,
and the Stables, Shan Kwong, "The populations of Europe president of the company in Indian leaders the conditions of Road.
must be brought to a realization 1988. He rotired from his handing over the reins of govern." had thair serial numbers removed, thus Notice is also given that
the
that productivity must be in- position in 1980 and took Up ment to India, Reuter. Transfer Books of the Company making the guarantee null and void. Neither will be closed from the 7th May Thursday, 15th May 1947,
Entries close at 12 noon on stantly increased."
residence in the United King- The former President said for domi ther that whatever the economic While in Canada, Miller had we ngr our Principals will accept any respon
1047 to the Bist May 1947,
theory or political ary, it must been director of the Royal Bank both days inclusive,
embraqu; the msalorum Individual |sibility whatsoever for these units.
Authorised Frigidaire Agents
DODWELL & CO. LTD...
General Managers.
DODWELL & CO., LTD. Chinese Optical Co.
idra Building'
20088
OPTICIAN
By Order, C. B. BROWN'. ... Bocratury,
PRESS TAKES NOTE
Madrid, May 12,
- Spain's controlled press took
effort, for there is no margin of of Canada from 1937 to 1941. sarplus productivity in Europa In 1988 he sarved na vice Lo, xiak zevalctionary aspasi proaldent of the Montreal Grat notice today of the Bubao mentation. No economie, polley board of trade.d-Associated strike, publishing a brief polles will bring food to thoan stomachs. Press. Service Auction Rooms fuel to those hearths that does
not secure, the maximum produc slony s
Baseme
French Hank Bide de Béusa, Auctioneer: Tolophons 31807.
Parla, May 11..
statement under the bosaline "work" going on normally
Hoover's report was contained King Gustave of Sweden Spain. in volume of foreign relations spent a quiet day at his hotel
The statement dald (workers
app
the United States, coverings, the In Nice today. He was plane who did not 1918 pesca com.erence Associated ning to go to a theatre tonight, jobs hava all
- tas ku."-- Associated:
Beuter
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