CLASSIFIED
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT
ADVERTISING COMPANY, LIMITED.
20 WORDS 2 FOR ONE INSERTION PREPAID, $1 FOR EACH ADDITIONAL INSERTION, ADDITIONAL WORDS 10 CTS. PER WORD PER INSERTION,
$2
Replies are awaiting a officca for Box No: 240, 255, 273, 271, 278. 283, 203, 290, 302, 303,
FOR SALE
At a Directora Meeting of the abovenamed Company held on the 22nd day of May, 1947, la was resolved that 97,747 un- issued shares part of the newly created 304,506 shares of the nominal value of $10.00 each in the Company's Capital shall be offered at par to the existing Shareholders in the proportion nur
of one share pér complete num. 208.ber of two shares held by them 200,
respectively and that such offer should be made in writing in the form approved by the Directors! and should be made Shareholders appearing in the Company's Register on the first $45 day of July, 1947. and that Also, the COMPANY'S SHARE RE. ZGISTER WILL BE CLOSED
OFFICE
TYPEWRITER: Budent Opportunity). Remington Portable $200. Binoculars (7x50}}-(0x30) Seavers. ZHY, top, Prince Edward, 15-7.30p.m.).
WANTED TO BUY
to
the
THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 1947.
PEER'S DAUGHTER IN COURT Hon. Lydia Buxton's Buying Escapade
Presents For A
Prince
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London, June 26. The 25-year-old daughter of Baron Noel-Buxton was arraigned at Bow Street Court today for obtaining a cigarette lighter, whisky flash and several articles of clothing from a West End department store without permission of the owner to whose account they were charged. Four charges of obtaining with intent to defraud have been filed against the Hon. Lydia Vic- toria Noel-Buxton for the buying escapade.
told
the the Court unidentified department, chases, An
to whom Mas Baron's daughter did not have FROM THE 1ST JULY TO store customer, THE 15TH JULY. 1917, ROTH Noel-Buxton charged her pur-permission to buy in his name. DATES INCLUSIVE.
The Company now will accept || transfers of Shares for regis
WANTED Bay. One Secundtration provided the approval of Hand Piano, please state. Prive and Maker, write Box 348 "China Mall"
Ofer
LOST
the Registrar of Companies has first been obtained in each case,
A circular letter containing the terms of the offer, together LIST between Kowloon Post with Form of Acceptance or in favour of a Star Ferry 11 1. Renunciation 21. Friday, 27th Justaut, old-fashion3 Nominee will in due course be gola ugree bra eh, with large sent out to the Shareholders. evnte amethyst at me and orna Kente.t
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By Order Jennasomely rewarde-L
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Pinter
Houm 145
TO LET
ACCOMMODATION «fered, two young man- friends Fall board in desired Hong Kong. Bax No 205 "Chinx Mall".
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POSITIONS VACANT
THREE translator-announcers, on a women, for Chinese broad. in Kuoyu, Amoy and Can-
required
ent
ton
A
11
of the Board of Directors,
R. TAYLOR,
Tied Up Filter With
His Tie
Shannon Airport,
N.Y., June 26. Tommy Campobasso returned here today with
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To the sales people, she had represented herself as the cus- tomer's daughter.
The proscutor said Miss Noel. Buxton obtairied elgarette lighter and flask, valued At nearly £10, which she gave to a mun-dentified In Court 0 Prince Michael Obolensky-os a birthday
Prince Obolensky, aleutenant in the
and
present.
SAVED JAPANESE GETS G.M.
London, June 20, Sergeant Richard Eric.Rob- Bon, whose hands were burnt when he put out phosphorous. fires in a 15-ton ammunition dump al Cayatkin, neur Pegu, on the Rangoon Road. last year, anving the lives of 75 Japanese serving perkon net, has been awarded the George Medal, the "London Gazetta" announced. tonight, -Beuter.
U.S. Red Guilty of Contempt
Statement On Cotton Textiles
Labour Move To Reform Lords
(By Glenn Williams)
London, June 27. Professor Harold Laski, outspoken Socialist Intel- lectual, has carefully hung the backdrop for a widely expected Government move to shake up the blue-blooded House of Lords and point-- edly observes that the King must toe the Government's mark, whatever his private opinions.
New York. June 27. Laski, writing in the "Daily Herald," organ of the The Colton Textile Institute
Labour Party, outlines the mechanics of forc- Inc. quotes Bonald Comer,
ing the Peers to do the. will of the elected chairman of the Board of Avon-
House of Commons through the threat of pack- dale Mila, na stating that until
ing the House with hundreds of Socialists. n new crop atorta flowing to the market in appreciable volume,
the Peera refused to shipments of raw cotton to knuckle to the threat," he says stricted to untenderable quali Lords......would become Im. ties and spinnable cotton waste,perative because going through
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Japan. Germany should be re- the reform of the House Colossal
and
Comer said that war condi- tions resulted in tremendous accumulation of low-grade cot ton in the United States addled that Germany and Japan, with their low wage raten, "have always been able to use quantities of this stock,"
He said that it seemed pos- sible that the U.S. Army, in purchasing cotton for Jupan
Comer expressed the belief that Japanese cotton textile Operations should be held at ar near the present level with no new spindles added. He said the United States Commercial Com-
of
Flood Losses
with the threat would put be
in tween 1,500 and 1,600 men the lordly chamber and its size would make it unit for tho con. net of any public business."
has
A present, the House slightly over 800 members, of whom only about 60 are
Socialista.
Lask!
points out that
the
Canton, June 27, Losses in property and lives from the recent flood are de- scribed as "colossal" by the
twice used for forreaching changes in the Constitutional that the repair of damaged high- structure-the 1832 Reform Ways and bridges alone will cost Art, which killed the buying billions of dellars. and selling of seats in the House of Commons, and the nient Act of 1911.
Parlin-
The latter law trimmed the
The paper saya many peoplo marooned on housclops were killed when the structurea col-" lapset from the continuous prés-
the
Washington, June 26. Eugene Dennis, 39-year-old} Secretary of the Communiat Irish Guards, told the police be Party in the United States, has and Germany, could confine such threat to pack the Peerage was Canton Daily Sun," which says received a
fighter and flask been found guilty by the Feder purchases to low-grade cotton. from her.
al Court of contempt of Con- Two Dresses, Sweater
greak.
Dennis faces a maximum pen. During the months of May
t April,
whe charged, aity of a year in gaol and a a soiled necktie and ashe also obtained two dresses US$1,000 fine. He was eitul for brand new Piper Cub and a sweater valued at about contempt when he refused to
These purchases also were be worn in when called before i pany should readjust its apera powers of the House of Lorda. Į sure of the water. Manager & Secretary, plane which he named $35
charged to the account of the the House Committee on Un- tions to permit sales of Japan- "My Darling.'
ese textile for all currencies and taking away their authority to
Simultaneously
Kwang- man who received the bill for American Activities.
the and giving He wanted to read state- not only to "dollar market,mend or delay a financial hil
Commons tung Provincial News Service Campobasso picked up the plane the ghter and flask.
Associated Press.
power to pass a law over said that the Kwangtung Emer- My Noel-Buxton was commitments without taking the oath from a surplus properly sale of American Army property in Bermitted for trial on all four and when the Committee
Lords velo by approving it in gency Relief Committee official- Uree successive Resalon with nly reported that the floods ths thuring, his two week vacation charges and was allowed ball of the 2200. She did not testify in her
lapse of at least two years. as chief mehunts here for
brought suffering to more than
seriously. American Overseas Airways.
defence today. United
1.203.000 persona; พย
damaged 1,387,200 maw of pnd- dy; and broke 18 dykes at 90" places with the length of the breaks totalling 14,700 motrea.
Thirty-three districts and were affected directly,
THE
HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING
COMPANY, LIMITED.
He rolled the necktie when a Press. lenky oil filter forced him dawa in the Russian zone of Germany. Tommy tied up the Alter with his necktie while gawiting formers marvelled at the American's in-
genulty
by All-India NOTICE is hereby given that Rio,
| the Fifty-eighth Ordinary Year- Capsliðales east have 11 Kond ly Meeting of Shareholders wil!!
of general" education, a knowledge
of the world Fnirs, valee he held at the Offices current
flexi Company, Chung Tin Building. Tominy, who formerly worked suited to brulesting. hand knowledge of the linguistic First Floor, 5. Des Voeux Road at LaGuardia airport and lives in aren cancerhol. ng knowledge Central, Victoria, Hongkong, on New York, sail be made the trip of English with ability to tra Saturday, 28th June, 1947, at by short hops in 28 flying hours late quickly
from English to the Nonn, for the purpose of con- and was cheered in every coun innung
and philly firming the appointment of the try where he larued.
talks, and/or floard of Directors and receiv-.
The plane cost him $300.- te.
ing their Report and Statements Vidled Press.
write
P
Textures
ut
t:
A candidate's musthen tonk of Accounts for the year inded aboubt be the lamenage
31st December, 1941. for the Urquisite area concerned.
Apply with full particulars to period 1st January, 1942 to 31st. Secretary, Indian Embassy, Nan- December, 1945, for the year' king.
ended 31st December, 1916, and to transact the ordinary busi- Bean of the Company.
Beten's Beauty Salons
You can trust your personal Beauty Problems your Per manent Waves, Shampon, Sets. Tinting, Facials, Manicure. Pedicure to.... Beten's expert operators (1st floor) above Lane Crawford's. Tel. 33141.
EMMANUEL
CHURCHI
218 Nathan Road, Kowloon.
Change of Hour of Sunday Eventyr Service to 7.30 Visitors are Welcome. No Collection,
LAMMERT BROS.
Auctioneers, Surveyors and Appraisors. Pedder Building. Telephone No. 20224.
PUBLIC AUCTION
The Undersigned have recciv- ed instructions to sell by Public Auction on
Wednesday, the 2nd, July 1947 commencing at 2.30 pm.
at their Sales Rooms, Pedder Building. Basement
75.000 YARDS BLEACHED WHITE DRILLS 28" and 38"
38,000 YARDS BAYON PIECEGOODS
8,000 YARDS BLEACHED WHITE JEANS 36"
Permits to view the above goods at the East Point Godowns
NOTICE
Tenders are invited for the following equipment. now stored the CNRRA/KCR yard, Chatham Road, Kowloon:-
THE TRANSFER BOOKS oft the Company will be closed from Friday, 20th June, 1947 until Saturday, 28th June, 1947, both days Inclusive,
By Order of the Board of Directors,
SHEWAN TOMES & CO.,
LTD.
General Managers.
Hongkong, 12th June, 1947.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB NOTICE TO MEMBERS
Double Tenth Race Meeting October 1947.
Wooden logs Iron hooks Turnbuckles
Chatas
Bolts & Nuts
Wooden Cradles
4
This equipment may be inspect ed by arrangement made with the undersigned.
Tenders to be submitted by 'noon on 3rd July 1947, marked "Tenders for Equipment.” No tender necessurily accepted.
A. E. Hunt
Director
UNRRA
Hongkong Branch
122 Austin Road, Kowloon.
DEPARTMENT OF
10.
fused, he stalked angrily from 1,000 Dutch
the Committee room and later bitterly criticized the Commit- tee-United Press.
American Trading With India
Washington, June 26.
Immigrants Reach Montreal
Government
Too Much
But Lasid complains that even this remnant of power is too much.
Montreal, June 26.
in the last two years of the One thousand Dutch imrzí.
legal five-year life of a Parlla- towna grants, the first contingent of mont, he says, the authority of with the aren along the Han several thousand expected to the House of Lords la virtually river in the northenat part of Come to Canada to work on paramount, because the elected the province one of the hardest farms as soon as more ship Government's term would expire hit. Chinglini was inundated by ping is available, renched here before it could force the neces- the most water. The United States Department of Commerce pre- today on the steamship "Water gary triple passage. Even in the
The City Chamber of Com- u determined dicts that 1947 will be a year of "prosperous man," which was chartered by first three years,
merco expecta to raise CNC- Ноине and mutually advantageous" trade between the Netherlands
of Lords could •very India and the United States but adds that especially for the movement.
a Government 200.000,000 for flood relief with seriously delay
donations coming in from Hong They plan to leave immediate- "changes in India's exchange position involve|
ly by special trains for various programme.
The carefully phrased article Kong. Appeals have been made overscan for relief but those in. The arrival of the immigrants
group of Chairman of the Party's
In-charge said the response is slow... ecutive body, la generally
-Associated Press. terpreted as part of a buildup to reshape the House of Lords. Deputy Prime Minister Mor- rison and Prime Minister Attlee |
so many unknown factors as to make a long-points throughout the country by Laski, member and former/ to Shanghal, and Nanking and
disembark Montreal. bound
United
Lords must not be allowed
Ex-
to
dollars.
Subscriptions
range prediction of India's future trade pat- tern extremely difficult.".
marka the largest An article in the Department's publication "For- passengers ever to eign Commerce Weekly." reports:-"The year from one vessel in 1946 set a record for United. States trade with Most of the group is
firms for Western Canadian India despite short supplies and control ex- and the Ontario sugar beet in both have reindorsed the Party's
Subscriptions to the Kwangiung ercised over imports and exports in both coun- dustries, tries. This year may be a turning point in this The group was met on its ar-long stand that the House of Flood Relief Fund pouring in to the Tung Wah Hospital, principal trade, as businessmen in both countries show, rival by J.H. van Rayen,
Netherlands Ambasador to crush the legislative programme receiving and distributing agency, an increased interest in trading with one an-
Canada: A. Sevenster, Nether of the elected portion of Parlia- yesterday exceeded three lakhs of other.' American exports andru, of capital equipment, but no floodlands Consul General in Monment.
An average of half a lakh is' Proposal exports for which the Intian of orders is to be expected so long treal; and other Consular and
officials. - diplomatic
coming in daily from various or Government and private buyers as there is internal political un-
Prese.
The recent Labour Party con.ganisations raising funds for the pald cash totalled US$270,729,- certainty," the article continues. 000. Foodstu accounted fo: Indian spending in 1947 may
ference sent to the Executive a campaign. Thora US$73,797,000 of this total.
break last year's record.
proposal for an elected Upper
School children have been re- Amsterdam. June 27. United States purchasers paid seems to be little doubt that its
been Chamber and there have US$237,864,000 for Indian goods imports from the United States
Communist-affiliated recent substantial reports that quested by their schools to make imported during the year.
will exceed the value of those Trade Union Federation "Een the Party and Government are contributions of at least a dollar article declared that the bought for cash in 1940, posheids Vak Centrale" announced contemplating a plan to quash from this source is expected to a bead, and the total proceeds American purchases would by a
sibly a wide margie.
Thursday that they had inviteral heritable Peerages so far as mount to a considerable sum. bo much greater than they were "On the Indian export side,
Trade the Sociallst
Union legislative seats wore concern. but for the Indian
prospects are not equally bright. Federation "Nederlands Vaked. This talk has boomed with a operation with the Pa Ring Film export coh-
The Central Theatre, in trols and quotas.
The United States could Verbond" to begin immediate series of Government defeata on Co., are setting aside Thursday, larger amounts of Indian pro- discussions on a general strike amendments to a bill to nation- July 3, as Charity Day, when they ducts than It can buy at the
to be proclaimed "if the Dutch allse the notion's transport in will devote the whole proceddo present time and our purchase reactionary forces try to force dustry. In 1947 will depend almost en-
Indonesian
of the day's takings, less enter. tirely upon the supply situation a decision in the
The amended bil must be re tainment tax and advertising, to. and the application of India's crisis by military action"-As (urned to the House of Com the Kwangtung. Flood' · Rellet
sociated Press.
mons, which is expected to re- Fund. ject the amendments and Rend
Indian grain purchases are ex pected to continue at the 1948 level during this year..
"The situationis, abnormal and is not to be construed as opening n new continuing market for Unlied States food products,"
The shipment of American
Tickets (at $2 each) for the IMPORTS & EXPORTS consumer goods continued at higit
Special Cash Sweep on the "Kwanglung Handicap" which)
will be run at the above Meet-
now be obtained con
ing
at!
Floor, Exchange Building, and
also at the Branch Office in Nathan Road, Kewloon,
NOTICE
This department will be closed
the
levels during the first quarter of this year but it will be influenced by the now Indian Import licens ing policy. The article states:
"Any realistic consideration of the Office of the Treasurers, lat on Monday, the 30th of June, prospects for trade wil
India 1947 for all purposes except for must take account of the politlend entry and clearance of ships and constitutional uncertainties manifests between 9 a.m. and 10) which now prevail within
#ountry.
"Walt And Sec" "While
commentators may be presenting an unduly pessimistic outlook for India, it cannot be denied that business- men both in India and elpawhors are adopting a policy of 'walt and ace****
By Order
Hong
S. A. SLEAP
Actg. Secretary.
Kong, 21st June 1947.
HONG KONG.
FOOTBALL CLUB
RUGBY SECTION
4.81.
E. HIMSWORTH, Superintendent, Imports and Exporta
Dated: 24th June, 1947.
BONIO
India's plans for industrialisa- tion call for extensive purchases
BANK HOLİDAY Admiral To
The Exchange, Banks will be:
closed for the transaction of Return To
There will be, a meeting of public business on Monday, the the Rugby Section of the 30th June, 1947. HK.F.C. in the Club House at
Happy Valley at 6 pan, on Fri- Hongkong, 27th June, 1947.
of Mesara Jardine, Matheson & day July 4th in order to elect
Co., Ltd. can be obtained from the Undersigned.
officera for the forthcoming season.
Quality Semples and repre All members and prospective sentative cases will be on view, at members are invited to attend.
the Sales Rooms of the Under
signed at time of Auction.
P. S. INGHAM,
UNITED SERVICES RECREATION CLUB,
Monastery
|
export controls."-Reuter.
sa
Tho
To Be
India Bill Rushed Through
(By Fraser Wighton)
London, June 25.
The Government will present the Bill which is to create the Dominions of Hindustan and Pakis- tan to Parliament on Monday, July 7—unless
+ co-
it back to the Peers.. Then the There will be five performances Lords must decide whether to commencing at 12.30 2.30, 515, 7.16 give in to the original bill or and 9.15 p.m., and the public face the Socialist music possibly is earnestly requested to give In a general election campaign their full support. pegged
# slogan of Aristocrat versus Common Man"-Associated Press.
“Informative Broadcasts'
there is a last minute hitch, I learn authorita- To Cease
tively tonight.
This date is subject to last-minute alteration, but
Washington. June 26. Oficials of the U.S. Stata
on the assumption that plans go, to schedule, it Department's Office of Interna-
The Colony's undertakers are not logging behind in the 'all-out effort to raise funds for flood relief victims, and ́one, catablish. ment has taken the lead, by earmarking a specified number of collins proceeds from which are to be donated to the fund. It is expected that, the cue will bu taken up by fellow establishments.
Convicts,
is probable that the Bill will receive a second sional Information and Cultural Wardens Turn
reading somewhere between July 14 and July Affairs said today their opera-
21, and will not only be debated during that tons of informative broadcast Pirate
It should be in the hands of not exceed 22 to 24 clauses.
in Australia, Canada, New
Indies., Bolivia, Costa
period but rushed also through the report and would be completely shut down
Bangkok, Juna 27.0 ::committee, stages and the third reading.
Zealand, Spain, Portugal, East Fourteen porsone from the la-, Rica, land prison settlement of Pulau the House of Lords who are ex-Į Political quarters believe that Dominican Republic, El Salva Terutau, both convicts and; war- pocted to keep it for a day only the three sections of chief signal dor, Honduras, Paraguay and dens have been convicted of Faris, June 27. Admiral Georges Thierry by the fourth week of the fleance will be, first, that specify- South Africa. \
piracy in a criminal court in d'Argenlleu, 58-year-old former month, and, after receiving the ing the creation of the Dominiony
Staffs on duty in all other Southern Slam. Eight others Hindustan and Pakistan; posts would be cut from one were acquitted. French High Commissioner in Royal Assent, become law be of
second, possibly a clause specify third to ono half. Indochina, will return to the fore the end of July. Carmelite Monastery on July 16.
The prosecution charged that ing the actual date of the trans- Officials said approximately The Admiral; a close friond Before the Government. Intro fer of power, generally believed half of the regional offices in nearly the whole staff and many of Ganeral Charles de Gaulle, duces the Bill in the House of to be August 16; and third, a foreign
countries would be inmates of the settlement; in The Extraordinary General became a Carmelite in 1982 but hands of the Prime Minister, Mr Emperor of India.
Commons probably at
clause ending the King's title as closed, For example, the offices waters west of the Slam-Malays Hon. Rugby Secretary, Meeting of the United Services left to re-enter the navy in the Clement Attles himself it will consequential legislation takking, Changchun and Taipal in of some 30 passing 1 and at Hankow, Tientsis, Chung- border, had engaged. In seizure Recreation Club' originally ar- second world war. He was have informed not only the Coning care of sil the details of the China would be closed, leaving the murder of at lonat 16 mem-· ranged to be held on Tuesday, captured by the Germans in be paid by 12 o'clock Noon the Servios. Ariction · Room, at July wit now be held at the 1940 but escaped and joined do|servative Opposition but the or- transfor, which could not, with six offices in operation-pi
Glub on - Tuesday, 8th July, at Gaulle in London. 6.00 p.m.
Terms: 50% of the Purchase Money to be paid on the Fall of
the Hammer and the Balance to
following day.
LAMMERT, BROS.,
Aactioneers, Surveyors, eta, Basement, French Bank Bldg. -Auctioneers, MAMAEL, də: Bonen, Auctioneer...
Telephona 81007,
allend.
bers of their crows.", a thodox Liberals as well of the out delaying the change-over, be
Many ships were said to have Thoy estimated that of the Ho headed the Free French contents, so that the Bill may incorporated in the present short present 2,800 OIC employees been amuggling rice out of All Members are requested to naval forces and was adminis- come before Parliament very Bill, will be introduced, it is only about 1,500 would remain Bland. British troops raided the trator of several French colo- largely as an agreed measure. thought, in the new Parliament on duty. Dismissal notices, have place after a Blanese investiga- nial possessions during the war. The latest indications are that, ary session between October and already gone out to over 900 ilon was ordered by the Interior
Associated Press R
Ministry-Associated Press,f as eatlier predicted, the Bill will | Christman. Reuter
employeesUnited Press;
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