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LAMMERT BROS. Auctioneers, Surveyors and Appraisers, Pedder Bullding. Telephone No. 20224.
. PUBLIC AUCTION
HONGKONG
& WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED.
THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 1947.
UNION WATERBOAT CO., LTD
Notice is hereby given that the Notice is hereby given that Thirty-eighth Ordinary General an Extraordinary General Meet- Meeting of the Company, will ing of the Company will be be held at the Offices of Mesars held at 18 Pedder Street (1st Dodwell & Co., Ltd., 3rd floor, floor) Hong Kong en MONDAY Hongkong, Bank Building, on BY ORDER OF THE DIREC- the NINTH day of JUNE, Wednesday, the 21st May 1947, TOR OF DISPOSALS FAR 1947, at NOON, for the purat 11 a.m. for the purpose of if receiving the Report and EASTERN AREA (M.0.S.) pose of proposing and Messrs. Lammert Brothers of thought fit passing the sub- Statement of Accounts for the Peddor Building, Hong Kong, joined resolutions as a special period 1st December 1945
Bist December 1946. resolution, viz:— havo recolved instructions to
Notice is also given that the Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from the 7th May 1947 to the 21st May 1947,
sell by. Auction at their Sales That the Articles of Associa- Roome, Poddor Building-Bass- tion be altered in the manner
following:- COMPLETE COURSE of cuttingent, at 10.80 a.m. on Thurs- and sewing in three, six or nine dey, the 22nd. day of May 1947 months. Lessons given in French, English and Russian, Fashion School (12 years of exla. tence in Shanghai), . Cameron) Roud, Kowloon.
Shanghai
POSITION VACANT
WANTED
Private Secretary
with good knowledge of shorthand and typing. Apply with referen- For to: The Chairman, Eastern Freight Conference, P. & 0. Building.
Com
FOR SALE
FOR SALE 15 cwt. Army typi Chevrolet Larry in good condition. Apply Kowloon Docks.
CHESTERFIELD
SUITE:
Accept FREE
Brand-new. Cont $650!
$4601 Buyer
receiver
PRESENT (9 x 15 ft) Carpet 289, top. Priner Edward, (6-7.30 p.m.). Ph 67687.
VERY FINE pair of "Gurtz" or "Zeiss" (6 x 30) Biteulars, $ion! "Shipping," (7 x 50) $100! 289, ton, Prince Edward, (5-7.30 p.m.) Phone 57687.
POSITIONS VACANT APPLICATIONS
from
ure
certificated deck
diesel engineer officera
A LARGE QUANTITY OF MISCELLANEOUS STORES
comprising:
Compound Steam Dynamo Engines, Feed Pumps, Trans- formers, Gaugea, Binoculars, Innarles. Tables, Chairs, Camp] Beds, Looking Glasses, Lamps, Lanterns, td Batteries, Scrap
Steel, Cable, Tool
Rubber, Canvas, Luen, Leather, Cork, Etc.. Etc.
H.M. Naval (stored in
ckyard. Hongkong, and in Candy Store, Talkoo Sugar Refinery. Hongkong)
also
Druma of Bitumen Estored At E. S. B. D.. Chatham Road, Kowloon)
tu view. Catalogues, Permits Special Conditions of Sales etc. may be obtained from Messrs. Lammert Brothers.
(a) Article 17 shall be can- both days Inclusive.
colled
third (b) In the
Hine of Article 71 the word "two" shall be substituted for the word "three"
(c) The following Article shall
DODWELL & CO., LTD.
General Managers,
HONGKONG TRAMWAYS
LIMITED
to
UNITY OR PLURALITY? Britain Not To Be Panicked Into Hasty Action
But Decisions Must Be Taken
+
London, May 19. Britain will not be panicked into a quick with- drawal from India before the communal strife- torn nation sets up an authority or authorities to whom power can be transferred, authorita- tive sources said tonight. Even before the Cabinet India experts went into a two-hour secret meeting at No. 10, Down- ing Street, the Prime Minister, Mr. Clement Attlee's official residence, with Admiral Lord Mountbatten, the Viceroy, a few hours after his practically non-stop 24 hour air dash from Delhi, these sources denied the recent
CHEESE FOR BRITAIN
London, May 10. Afr. John Strachey, the Ministar for Food, fold the Houre of Commons today that he has just concluded à cơn. tract with Denmark for as much blum vein cheese as they could spara until next Decem- ber,
The tonnage 1808 a little more than Britain had been getting recently, and Was about the same as prewar. Reuter,
persistent wave of speculation that Britain Palestine
would get out in a hurry.
com
on tho
Ready For Mission
The World Has Much
To Learn
Herald-
the
Now York, May 10. The "New York Tribune," commenting on statement by China's delegate to the United Nations Special Assembly, Dr.
Quo Tal-chi, that "unless we love our heigh- boura as ourselves there will. be no peace in the Holy Land or, indged in any land," said in an editorial: "Dr Quo, scholar and diplomat, thus used again is talent for expreasing one of the great needs of the world.
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be substituted for Article 7870. Subject to any special terms as to voting
High quarters made it equal-onder (the latter two were with ly clear that Lord Mountbat- Lord Pethick-Lawrence upon which any shares of
"Not ali the NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN | ten hos the Company may have
complex home with a Cabinet Mission to India), the been issued or may for that the Ordinary Yearly Gen-cense of the gravest possible Dominions Secretary, Lord Addi-
machinery of politics could do for as much for Palestine or being be held, cral Meeting of HONGKONG, Ergency over the situation in sot, Lord Ismay, the Viceroy's the time
a show of hands TRAMWAYS LIMITED will be India. It was believed that he Chiof-of-Staff, and a number of
Jerusalem, May 19. Chinn ut the United States of apon
Offices of Meniars, emphasised to
officials Palestine Government in held at the
the Cabinet high officials of the India Office. every member present
a real acceptance of the saying There was no confirmation so held a conference today on the of Dr. Quo: 'All men Arc Matheson and Com- that there must be no further. person shall have one Jardine,
expected brothers. There are such sny- of preparations. for poll pany Limited, Hongkong. on delay-en he has already in-euggestions that the Viceroy had visit here of the United Nations inga in many languages stem- vote, And open д every member present in Thursday, the 29th day of May, dicated to the Indian leaders brought with him written state. Fact Finding Committee. perion or by proxy shall 1947, at 12 o'clock Noon, to and that major decisions of menta from several Indian lead. have ana voto for every tranenset the ordinary business vital consequence must be taken cry. share held by him."
of the Company.
By Order of the Board,
R. G. CRAIG,
In the matter of a few weeks
far in
authoritative circles
Government belleved to have decided not to
the
three.
tle
United Preas.
and
The written information that ming from many religions, but the Government expects to sup- they are still given for too lit-
heed in Jerusalem Arrangements for further meet.ply the Committee has been com- And, NOTICE IS HEREBY may get down to the full task tive so for, but several will take supplied with the same
so that within months India ings were said to be only tenta-pleted. The Committee will be Ranking and New York.'" ALSO GIVEN that the Regis- of constitution making. fer of Members of the Com-
place this week, Mr. Attlee was volume survey of Palestine that The British pany will be closed from
the statement
was provided to the Anglo-Amert, of February 20 raise the Indiu question at the can Inquiry Commission last year, 16th day of May to the 11th will represents the unchanged full Cabinet meeting tomorrow, with the addition of printed in. Inspection of the above Stores Dated this Ninth day of May, day of June, 1947, both days polley-to withdraw from
In- but was said
serts bringing the to be calling dia not later than June, 1948, special meeting of the full Cabl. Conceivably, Britain might net later in the week to give the withdraw before the appointed Government as à whole a broad
picture-Reuter. time, depending on the state of settlement of India's problems.
invited and
(of
can be made between the hours of 10.00 a.m. and noon and be tween 2.00 p.m. and 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday,
foreign or Chinese nationality), the 20th, and 21at. May 1947.
ex-Naval Officers with five yearu
or
mare неп experience and
full watchkeeping | holding a certificate for employinent in the Marine Department of the Chinese Maritime Customs. Particulars of contract may be obtained from the Office of the Chinese Maritime Customa, Marina House, Queen's Road, Central.
Service Auction Rooms Aactioneers. Surveyors, etc. Basement, French Bank Bldg.. A.E.B. do Suun. Auctioneer. Telephone 81867.
PUBLIC AUCTION
The Undersigned has re ceived instructions from the Custodian of Property to by Public Auction,
WALTER M. WEINBERGER,
Chairman,
BRITISH STORES DISPOSAL BOARD, Hong Kong.
By ORDER
Chief Manager.
Hong Kong.
1947.
THE INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED. NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING
OR-
The SIXTY-SECOND DINARY ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Company will be held at the Offices of the
General
inclusive.
By Order of the Board,
W. H. PATERSON, Secretary
Hongkong, 6th May, 1947.
TRANSPORT
Internal
Procedural Plan
Shooting On
With Britain's determination Trieste Border
to carry out her pledge to hand,
that
tho
0
date.
survey up to
The Government will be pre. pared to furnish any further data that the Committee may request and senior civil and military of ficials will be ready to testify be. fore the Committee I invited Reuter,
U Aung San Takes Oath
Seinda
Rangoon, May, 19.
1
to
last
Rumanian Party Victimised
London, May 19. The British poiltical repre- Bucharest, Mr. sentative in Adrian Holman, has received the five lending mambors of Rumanian National Peasant ・・・ Party the chief Opposition party in Rumania-who pro- fested against the alleged mass arrests of members of the Hu- manian opposition in recent weeks, it was authoritatively learned tonight.
The five National Peasant
Trieste, May 19. over power by the appointed
Govern- The Allied Military time was linked the Viceroy's ment announced today that a argent desire to announce a Yugoslav civilian was wounded It is hereby notified that seal procedural plan, enabling In-seriously by a United States
tendera which should be dia to decide finally whether acidler on the Morgan Line yes- and key figure in the reported the
Seinda, ex-Buddhist monk Party members, all deputies in Rumanian Parliament, Of The Director of Dlapoanta
clearly marked "Tender for there will be an India Union or terday. Provision of Road Carrying partition.
Separatist Movement in the claimed that 1,500 members of Messrs. Far Eastern Arca
Managers,
Anton Ivancic approached a It was
their party had been arrested Arakans, was brought Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., Motor Transport 3 ton capacity
assumed kore (M. 0. S.)
on hire to W.D." will be ro Lort Mountbatten has alrently manned by Allied
control post near Caporetto Pedder Stroot, Hong Kong, on
Rangoon today by plane under since March 10.
They also said that these troops and police escort, ceived at the office of the Com- BRITISH Friday, 27th June, 1947, at mander, Royal Army Service India a broad picture of 1.
Reuter learned THE
the political leaders in said he wanted to gu from Zone authoritatively. given
people were being held without STORES DISPOSAL noon, for the purpose of receiv- Corps, Queen's Road, Hong
A to Zone B.
charges being preferred against he had in proposals BOARD (HONG KONG) Ing the Report of the Directors. Kong until noon on 28th May though the plan to be discussed bridge while his papers
was arrested mind, He 'started to cross
the week
them other than that” they after a hectic chase
were members of the party, 1947 for the hiring to the is authorised to receive passing the Accounts for the
of year ended 31st December, 1946, War Department as required them on June 2, has still to be ignored a command to halt and
at his Delhi conference with at being
were across the sea by a aquad
Mr. Holman was also hand- examined and TENDERS for
ho armed police from the mainland. ed a memorandum signed by the and electing Directora and mechanically propelled vehicles finalised here by the
Official quarters declined to 253 of the arrested men,, com- for transport of W.D. Stores,
two warning shots fired into comment on why Seinda haplaining of the prison condi- the air. A. soldier then fired a been brought to Rangaon, but tlona under which they Vehicles will be required in It was taken for granted that third shot and seriously wound-it la generally understood there being detained.--Beuter. Hong Kong laland and in Kow- Lord Mountbatten came no Enged Ivancic, the Army said. is a likelihood of a meeting be loon and New Territories and land more or less convinced United Press.. offers may be made for each that he could convene tho area separately or for both Delhi conference on thorough- ly representative lines and that early in the conference it would: be possible to take the fateful decision as to whether India wants unity or plurality.
| following:-
TUGS, LAUNCHES, LIFE BOATE DINGUTER, ETC.
LOCATED AT ROVAL ÁRHY SERVICE CORPA, 424 WATER TRANSPORT COMPANY, ANAMSHUIPO.
selli
Lat No. I
on WEDNESDAY, THE 21st Lot No. 1
May, 1947, Commencing
at 10 a.m.,
Lot Na, 3
Lal No.
Lot No. 2
Lot No. 7
at THE SERVICE AUCTION | Lat No.
ROOMS, TRENCH BANK BUILDING, BASEMENT.
192 LOTS OF
MISCELLANEOUS GOODS,
Comprising:
STORED AT CUSTODIAN *1.K' GODOWN, MA TAU WEI ROAD, KOWLOON.
14 foot Dinghy (No. D.435)
14 Test Dinghy (No. D.88%)
14 fast Dinghy (No. 10145
12 foal S'anger Launch
iNa. N/N/
"" Type Launch (No, JAU
Auditors.
The Transfer Books of the
Company will be closed from the 20th June, 1947, to the 11th July, 1947, incluatve, .
By Order of the Board,
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD, General Managers.
"Typs Launch (No. Ja Hong Kong. 19th May, 1947.
"D" Ty»« Tam (No. 11)
LOCATED AT WING ON SHING YARD,
CHEONG BHAWAN (NEAR LAI
CHI KOK)
PUBLIC AUCTION
Lot No. 24 foot Motor Deal (No. The Undersigned have received Instructions to soll by Publis Auction on
LOCATED AT ILM. DOCKYARD,
Lot No. 1 Deaks, Tables, Bedialde Tables, | Lot No. 10 Sideboards, Wardrobes, Cup-Lot No. 11 Let No. 11 boards, Chairs, Armchairs, at Nor11 Settees, Filing Cabinets, Coolerators, Mirrors, Etc., Etc Lot No, #
Lot No. 13
KOWLOON.
14 Epot Dinghy (No. N/N/K} 19'foot Dinghy (No. 2679) 50 fout Dinghy (No. 2310) 20 foot Dinghy (No. 497) in feol Boat Drifter (No.
N/N/S)
30 foot Custer Pulling (No.
N/N/7)
Të foot-Life Beat (No. 888)
STORED AT LAND TRANS- Lot No. 18-21 foot Life Boat No. N/NAY PORT, CAROLINE, HILL, Lot No. 17 14 foot Harbour Launch (Na. CAUSEWAY 'BAY.
Lot No. 13
Vauxhall Core, Austin Car, Lt Ne. 1 Jaguar Car, Humber Car, Let No. 19 Hudson Car, Humber Salpe. Let No. 11 Car, Ford Lorries,
STORED AT LAND TRANS-
44272)
jë foot Dinghy (No. 3366) 10 foot Dinghy (No. 1818) 14 Dinghy (No. N/N}} 18 fost.Drifter (No. N/N/19} Let No, II 16 Foot Metar Beat (Ne, 724) Lat No. 23 17 foot Whaler (No. (230) Lot No. 20 23 foot Life Boat (No. 27(19)
PORT, HA HEUNG ST., TO 2. No warranty is given in any KWA WAN.
way as to condition etc, and lots Ariel Motor Cycle, Ford, Car.] will be bought as they ile. The abovementioned articles, Hours of Inspection: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdaya and FTI- will be open for inspection at days, 10 am to 12 Noon and 2 p.m. their respective godowns on to 4pm. 19th and 20th May, 1947, bo-
tween 10 am, and noon and be 4. Applicants for Tender Forms tween 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. In- are required 10 deposit $100.00 spection Permits will be issued with the Board at the time of ap by the Undersigned at his plying for the Tender Form. This sum may be reckoned as part of Auction Rooms...
the 10% deposit required be To- mitted with any tender.
(800 The Auction is subject to the paragraph of Page 1 of Tender Conditions of Sale published in Farmly
the Hong Kong"(British MBI- tary Administration)
Gazette
3. The $100.00 deposits made by Vol. 2, No. 12, of 9th March,ing to tender will be returnable contractors, not eventually wish-
1840.
against, receipt in the Board's { offices of the original Tonder Form issued.
A. E. B. DE SOUSA,
Auctioneer,
Hong Kong, 19th May, 1947.
REMINDER
the
6. Closing date for. tendera:-19 | Noon, Thursday, 29th May, 1947.;
The Chairman of the Erliah Stores Disposal Board (Hong Kong) does not-bind himself to accept the highest or any tender. WALTER M. WEINBERGER
SPORTS CLUB,
Bellinglóttarlos, for Whitsun Raca. Meeting (will `bo'z hell TO-DAY at 6 p.m. sharpis
Chairman,
BRITISH STORES DISPOSAL BOARD
Hong Kongut
Friday, the 23rd May 1947 commencing a 2.50 p.m.
at their Sales Rooms No.35 Hankow Road, Kowloon.
A QUANTITY OF HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
comprising:
areas,
Forms of Tender and fur- ther particulare may be obtain- cd from H.Q. R.A.S.C.. Queen's Road, Hong Kong.
The War Department docs not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender, and re- or any part of any tender. aerves the right to accept all
S. P. PERRY
Lt Col., Commander, Royal Army Service Corps, HONG KONG
HARBOUR DEPARTMENT NOTIFICATION
For information of Ship Operators & Charterers
Cabinet.
British
ITALY APPLIES
Lake Success, May 19. Dr. Alberto Tarchiani, Italian Ambassador in Washington, to day formally presented Italy's request for admission to the United Nations to Dr. Trygve Lie, Secretary-General.
tween U Aung, San and Seinda, with a view to bringing about an. amicable settlement of the Arakan problem.-Reuter,
"FALSE" ALARM
Haifa, May 19.
a
PASSION PLAY AUTHORISED
were
Frankfurt, May 19.
The American Military Gov ernment has granted a licence for the resumption of the Pag-
1950.
.
Viceroy's Plan
Flares sent up during routine ion plays of Oberammergau in Although the closest allence
Army manoeuvres fell into
The Passion plays, with a maintained on details of the The application will be referred minefield last night and caused tradition of 800 years, censed Viceroy's plan, it is believed to the Security Council Commit four exposions which caused in 1934 under the Natis. Mell." that if the leaders of Indian tee on membership.
pante among residents of the chor Breitsammter, part owner, parties choose a divided India, Ratincation of the Italian peace Mount Carmel area. The flares of a saw mill in Oberammergau, the official started a brush fire which swept who played Pontlus in the last. he will then announce a way of treaty must precede procedure designed to cnable consideration of Italy's applica- through the minefield-United performance, was granted the India's representatives to do tion-Reuters ckle the details of plurality in
a constitutional fashion.
It
la believed that simultaneously with the да nouncement of the plan at the conference, it will be revealed to the Indian public and to the British Parliament.
Although political quarters realise the fading hopes of the acceptance of the Cabinet Mis- sion plan, it was evident that Britain would make one more effort to commend it .to the Indian leaders.
Tho Misalon plan, produced by Lord Pothick-Lawrence, then
Single & Double ́. Wardrobes,, Dressing Tables, Chest of Drawers, Single & Double Bedsteads with Boxspring Mat- tresses, Kitchen Tabled, Dining Tabica, Sideboards, Chairs, Carved Camphorwood Trunks, Writing Tables, Glass-Gábinets,
Chinese Rugs, Carpet Runner, IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED] Secretary of State for India, Chesterfield Sulte, Tables, THAT SATURDAY, AND and his colleagues during 2 Wicker
Chairs, Blackwood | SUNDAY, 17TH AND 18TH long visit to India last Chairs, and Tea-Foys, Bed Side MAY, 1947, HAVE BEEN DE- provided on the one hand for Tables, Deaks, Curlos, Glasa CLARED WEATHER NON- the maintenance of tho Ware & Cutlery, etc. etc.
WORKING DAYS.
political unity of India which India's Congress Party regard- ed as fundamental, and on the other hand offered the Moslem League, if not a separate Pakis- tan, or Moslem state, at least some approximation of this..
1
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ALSO
1 Pair New Tientsin Carpets,
1 Perain Rug
2 Steel Filing Cabinets
1 Upright Piano
1 Billiard Table 9' x 5'
2 Treadle Sewing Machine.
6 New Bread Cutters
1 "Imperial" Typewriter 16"
1 "Columbia" Portable Gramo
phone
-
On View from Thursday, the 22nd. May 1947..
Terms: As Customary. LAMMERT BROS,
Auctioneers.
J. JOLLY,
Harbour Manter.
Harbour Department, Hong Kong, 20th May, 1947,
POLICE NOTICE
Union Scheme
year,
Both Indias under this scheme would be brought into an Indian Union which would have the Anni
| responsibility, for such vital; mat- ters of tofnmon interest ny de At approximately 8.45 p.m. on Saturday, 17th May 1947, foreign affairs, and com
munications. an unknown"; Chinese Famala Reports from India miggest that Bariously injured was found lys tho atago has now been reached ing in Hanncesy Road near the where the Congres Party in re Junction with Tin Løk Lano, conciled to the principle of parti. Atlon, but will Insist, te plurality This woman has since died. be adopted, that is, be extended Will any "person who can themedies, potably, the Punjab to the partitioning of provinces give any information regarding and Peter Bets this incident plenae go or folo. The Cabinet meeti phone to the finerent pollon) clubed. station
¿Commissioner sof
the
Press,
HONG KONG
1947
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