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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

It is hereby notified that the following Sale of Crown Land by Public Auction will be held at the Offees of the Public Works Department, on Monday, the 28th day of July, 1947, at 3 p.m.

Sale Conditions may be obtained and sule plan inspected at the Office of the Superintendent of Crown Lands and Surveys,

Lower Albert Rond, Hong Kong.

279. 274. 278. 283, 203, 290, No. of 299, 307, 308, 300.

HONG KONG FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION .

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meet- ing of the Hong Kong Football Association will be held at the floor. Gloucester Hotel, top Victoria in the Colony of Hong Kong, on Monday the 28th day of July, 1947 at 5.30 o'clock in the afternoon to receive and consider

the

Accounts and

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT

Aren in

Registry No.

Thoundtr

Jale

ng. It.

Annual

Rental

Uperl

J

| Kuneloen Inland Last No. dong

Shrung Aruna Iraed, To Kwa Wan, Kowloon

12,000

047H

$1,300

Tule plan

| (about)

{Aren coloured red)

As per

Immediately after the fall of the hammer, the purchaser shall according to the Conditions of Sale pay to the Auctioncer a sum $200.00 in cash or by cheque which shall be certified by the Bank on which it is drawn. The Bank must be a member of the Exchange Danks Association.

Balance Sheet and the Report of Hong Kong, 18th, July, 1947,

the Council and Auditors, and to

Fleet Officers for 1947/48.

Dated this 18th day of July, 1847.

By Order of the Council H. de Sa.

Acting Hon. Secretary,

All Amiliated Clubs are en- titled to send two representa- tives to the meeting."

Service Auction Rooms

Auctioneers, Surveyors, etc. Basement. French Bank Bldg., A.E.D. the Sousa, Auctioneer Telephone 31807,

PUBLIC AUCTION

BY ORDER OF THE DIRECTOR OF DISPOSALS

FAR

V. KENNIFF,

Director of Public Works, *

LAMMERT BROS

Anetloncers, Surveyors and Appraisers,

Pedder Building. Telephone No. 20224.

PUBLIC AUCTION

instructions to sell by Public

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 1947,

POLICE NOTICE

E.

Police Arrangements for the arrival in the Colony of the Governor designate Sir

Alexander Grantham and Lady Grantham on Friday, the 26th July, 1947.

1.

2.

ARRIVAL

(a) H.E. the Governor and Lady Grantham will arrive Queen's Pier at 4.45 p.m.

(b) King's Theatre 6.00

p.m.

fe) Council Chamber-6.30

p.m.

CLOSED ROADS

The following roads will be

closed to motor traffic from 4.00 p.m. until 6.16 p.m.

(a) Connaught Road Cen tral from Thomas Cook's Building to June- tlon with Jackson Road north-west corner Hong Kong Club.

of

(h) Wardley Street from

Queen Statue to Con- naught Road Central.

TRUMAN WARNING AGAINST A RISE IN PRICES, WAGES

Washington, July 21. - President Truman today warned that although the United States is enjoying "unprecedented prosperity," another surge of inflation will bring on an economically disastrous recession. He urged the nation to keep production up and prices and wages down,

Mr. Truman cautioned industry and labour not to use the recent coal pay-boost as an excuse for pyramiding prices and wages. He said the United States economic welfare depends largely on whether or not this occurs.

'Skymaster' Crash At

El Palomar

Buenos Aires, July 21.

A military "Skymas- ter" plane, believed to be carrying 36 pasengers,

wero

The President's viewe outlined in a mid-year economic report to Congress.

ΠΟ

Mr. Truman submitted legislative recommendations but he called again for maintenance of the present tax rates, in- creasing the minimum wage to 65 cents an hour; the expansion of social security benefits; and

NAVY IN ISTANBUL

Istanbul, July 21. Welcoming wives rang out and lane of thousunięČa of Turke lining both. shores of the Bosphorus cheered en thusiastically as ax eight- ship squadron of the Mediter. ranean Fleet arrived here to- day

The Royal Navy will take part in an official exchange of visita tomorrow. On Wed- nesday, a party will · vizit Ankara where it is to be re- ceived by Provident Inunu.— Router.

the adoption of a comprehen- Mr. Rank

kive housing programme.

He regarded possible after. effects of a coal wage increado as the key to the nation's Im- mediate economie future. He naked repeatedly for the in

(c) Jackson Rond between crashed near El Palomar creased pay for miners to be absorbed by more eficient Chater Road and Con- military base today, operations and lower profits, naught Road Central.

number of lest higher coal prices lead to causing a

higher prices for steel. casualties, including

Fear several dead.

3. CAR PARKS

The following car park will be closed to rotor traffic from 2,00 p.m. to 6.30 p.m.

EASTERN AREA (M. 0. S.) Messrs. Lammert Brothers of The Undersigned have received 4. Pedder Building, Hong Kong, have received instructions to sell by Auction at their Sales Rooms, Pedder Bullding Basement, at 10.09 .. on Wednesday, the 23rd, day of July 1947:

A

LARGE QUANTITY OF MISCELLANEOUS STORES,

LIGHTERS AND TRAILERS

LOCATED AT IRON FOUND. H. M. DOCKYARD, HONG KONG

Shacklex Joining. Block Chain, Blocks, Buoy Life Circular. Life Jackets Cork, Life Belts Kapok, ! Carley Floats, Cork Old. Electric Welding Machine, Engine Test Bed, Fire Pumps, Hoses Bronze, 4 Lathe, Shaping Machine, Pump Circulating Water, Pump Double Acting and Pump Dynamo Air.

16 STORE, H. M. DOCKYARD, HONG LOCATED AT NO. KONG

Cocks, Serew Down Valves and Sluice Valves LOCATED AT SALE STORE, 11. M. DOCKYARD, HONG

KONG

Auction on

Fridny, the 25th July 1947 commencing at 2.30 p.m.

at their Sules Rooms No. 35 Hankow Road Kowloon,

A NICE SELECTION OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE

cumprising:

Chesterfield Saltes, Assorted | Round

Tables, Ten Poys, 1 Double Side Office Writing

Table, Filing Cabinets, Dining.

Tables Sideboards, Glass Cabi- nuts, Chairs, Wardrobes, Chest of Drawers, Low Boy, Kitchen

Aino

The plane hit a telegraph role. The first unofficial re-

Mr. Truman feared higher steel prieca would lead to high er prices throughout basle In-

Has Them Worried

Mrs. Ruth Harkness Dead

Pittsburg, July 21.

Mrs.. Ruth ́Harkness;

· middle-aged dress de- signer who carried on her husband's Tibetan explorations after his death, has died in a hotel here of acute alcoholism, Her body was found by a hotel maid in a water-filled bathtub.

The widow of William Hark- ness, noted explorer who dis- appeared mysteriously in 1935. Mrs. Harkness brought the first live panda to the United States. In December, 1986 she

Geneva, July 22. A warning against additional arrived in San Francisco with British restrictions on the import a baby panda she captured in Genova on Monday by Eric Johns In 1938. of American films was sounded at Tibet. She captured another

ion, President of tho Motion

Both animals were placed in Picture Association of America, a zoo-United Press. before leaving for England on the last lap of his European tour.

"British Alma can

be one of Aource of income start a chain

reaction of new

ports said that the plane was dustry and ultimately "another Britain's gre Johnston told the trade restrictions throughout the

(a) Pedder Street from possibly one which was to have

Queen's Road Central·

Laken part in the aviation 10 Dex Vacux Rond parade over Buenos Aires this Central.

morning.

PARKING

Cara of official guests which will be identified by "stickers" | on the windscreens of the cars will be parked in Pedder Street Car Park while such guests are attending King's Theatre,

All cars parked. In Pedder Street during the morning must be driven away before 2.00 p.m. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE.

Hong Kong, 22nd July, 1947.

HARBOUR DEPARTMENT NOTIFICATION

J. JOLLY, Harbour Master.

Harbour Department, Hong Kong, 21st July, 1947.

Newswift, Buckets Fire Lavatories,

Foam und

Tables, Dressing Tables, Bath For Information of Ship Pyrene Extinguishers, Gauges Various, Hosea for Room Mirrors, Table Fans, Operators & Charterers. Extinguishers, Leather Old, Rubber Old. Dinghies Table

Lamp. Perambulator, Rubber, Hoses Rubber, Rubber Valves, Life Belts Camphorwood Chest, & Rolls IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED inflatable, Hose Canvas, Canvas Tubing, Lamps New Sea-grasa Mattings. Towel THAT SATURDAY, 19TH Blow, Lamps Ofahams, Surgeons Headlamps, Lan- Racks, Sectional Book Case, JULY, 1947, HAS BEEN DE terna, Shovels, Spanners and Sunsons, Stocks und Blackwood Chairs. Bedsteads, CLARED A WEATHER-NON- Dies, Vices, Maskets, Drilling Machine Electric, Iron Sale, Bead Curtains, Fold WORKING DAY.. Grips S/ W. Rope, Muff Radiators, Chest Ice, Toling Screen, Wash Hand Stand. Ft Mbinets, Forma, Glasses Looking, Table Mess, and Cutlery Etc., Etc. Chairs Varlogs Kinds,, Blankets, Mattress Covers, Pillows and Covers, Protective Hoods and Sulte, Packing Steam Various, Duplicators, Typewriters "Empire" and "Underwood." Rags Linen, Felting Old. Switches, Oars, Canoes, Paperstuff Cordage Old, Pumpa, Cherub Logs and Parts, Stretches, Batteries Old, Table Fans, Transformers, Telephones, Drilling Machines and Parts, Generator, Welding Machine Electric, Gauges, Pneumatle Hammers, Fans Trunking with Starter, Shades Various, Lamps Inspection,

Saving, Torches Life

Coppersmiths Hearth, Air Machines, Old Tools, Cycles, Gents, Casca Tin, Tuben Chemical, Azimuth Sight, Azimuth Ring, Reflectors, Compasses, Coir Old Rope, Helmets and Jackels, Bayonet Fencing, Plane Tables, Type- writer "Remington" and Photo Printers, etc.

LOCATED OUTSIDE 1. OF S. OFFICE, H. M. DOCKYARD, HONG KONG

Pumps Diving and Welding Apparatus

1 Upright Plano

1 National Cash Register

with Keys,

3 Typewriters

1 Radio-gram

1 Tientsin Carpet 9' x 12'

1 Rubber Boat

and

1 M.G. SALON MOTOR CAR, 18 H.P., Insured, License No, 1257 in Good Running Order,

On View from Thursday, the 24th July 1947.

LOCATED AT NO. 8 STORE, H. M. DOCKYARD. HONG Terms: As 'Customary.

KONG

Nets Mosquito

LOCATED AT H. M. DOCKYARD, KOWLOON

Mk. I Canoes Complete, Floor Boards and Paddles for Canoca, Circular Shirts, Inflatable Rafts R.A.F. Type, Life Floats, Filter Powder, Flotation Gear and Bow and Stern Metal Fittings etc.

LOCATED AT TAIKOO SUGAR REFINERY, QUARRY BAY, HONG KONG

Trolleys Transporting and Trailers:

LOCATED AT NO. 7 STORE, II. M. DOCKYARD, HONG KONG

Triple Expansion Engines

LAMMERT BROS Auctioneers.

THE DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO

SHAREHOLDERS

NOTICE

The following important times In the programme in connection with the arrival of the new Governor on Friday, 25th July, are notified for general informa- tion:-

3.00 p.m. -

H.E. dne

• Airport.

The parade was postponed in view of the accident white Gen- eral Juan Peron, Argentine President, and the War Minis- ter harried to El Palomar.

An Argentine Air Ministry an-j nouncement stated briefly that a Douglas C-4 crushed during a trike off this morning at El Palomar military base, outside Buenos Aires.

The communique added that part of the crew and some pas Aengers were killed as well as n number of people who were watching the take-off. Others were taken to hospital.

The intest rumours, however, pot the casualties up to about

50.-Router.

Enquiry Into FAA Crashes

general surge of price Inflation" which would plunge the nation into a depression.

"In no case should particular wage increases in the mining industry be made, the basis for wage demanda in other fields governed by different circum- stances."

But, Mr. Truman Added (without identifying the cases), in Home instances wage in- creases still, are needed "to at-, tain workable relations in the wage and salary structure."

Не coupled his warning against broad wage demanda with the advice to business that it follow a "wise stratogy" of "charging less than traffic will bear."

Possible Effects Analysing possible effects of a coal wage settlement on the Truman recommended a change entire national economy. Mr. of attitude by some employers as well as workers. He sald "certain" businessmen should {" discard a belief, that periodic tepressions are unavoidable, Limited production and a "con- riderable volume of unemploy- ment" are helpful to efficient Production.

Then Mr. Truman turned to labour, demanding that unions root out "long held belief" that the volume of work avail. able is strictly limited and that they do it rapidly they will soon be out of job because the work is finished,

Melbourne, July 21... The Royal Navy will enquire into the series of crashes in which eight men were killed and two Injured within an hour during the

He advocated an immediate farewell demonstrations yesterday end to "make work-operations by the British carrier aquadron a feather-bedding, and soldier- visiting Australian ports.

ing on the job," calling these A deck-hand from the aircraft practices economically unsound carrier "Glory," who died in 48 "limitations on production Heidelberg Hospital after being capacity and new techniques on injured when a "Scafire" crashed the part of the management." on the flight deck, will be buried-United Press,

tomorrow with naval honours.

There was no further search to. at Kal Tak day for the bodies of three flyers killed when their two "Fireflies" from the carrier "Theseus" inter- 4.45 p.m. -

H.E. arrlyes at Queen's into Port Phillip Bay.

locked at 1,000 feet and crashed

Pler.

The escorting destroyer "Cock- ado" picked up one body.

6.00 pm.

Names of the casualties will not H.E. arrives at King's be announced until relatives have Theatre for Address of been informed.-Reuter. Welcome,

CONSULADO

GENERAL

DE PANAMA

The Panamanian Minister to China wishes that Panama nationals in this area contact

Britain Is By No Means Down And Out

Birmingham, July 22.

LOCATED AT C. E. FACTORY, H. M. DOCKYARD, HONG Notice is hereby given that him between 9.00: a.m. and. 1.09 KONG

the fifty-ninth Ordinary Yearly p.m. on Tuesday the 22nd and/ City officials of The Hague who Motor Welding Generators and Canvas Cuttings Old Meeting of the Company will be or Friday the 25th instant at are paying a return vialt to the held at the Registered Offices of the Panamanian Consulate, City of Birmingham as guests of LOCATED AT E. I STORES, H. M. DOCKYARD, KOW- the Company, 6th. Flour P.&O. At the request of the Chilean Allied Sporting Friendships were the Birmingham Society for LOON :

Building, Hong Kong, on Satur- Dicalite, Sterilizing Powder, Water Sterilizing day, the Second of August, 1947 Embassy, Chilean citizens will officially welcomed on Monday by Tablets and Filter-Powder '

at 11 am for the purpose of also be attended at the same Lord Mayor Bradbeer at the confirming the appointment of hour and daya..

Council House. members of the Consulting Com- mittee, to receive the Report of the General Managers, together with the Statements of Accounts

LOCATED AT R. N. DOCKYARD, KOWLOON CAMBER

3. B. Lighters 29. Tons

Permits to view, Catalogues, Special Conditions of Sale etc. may be obtained from Messrs. Lammert Brothers.

Inspection of Miscellaneous Stores, Lighters and Trailers at the above mentioned Locations can be made between 9.80 a.m. and 12 noon and between 2.00 p.m. and 4.00 p.m. on the 21st and 22nd July 1947.

·

for the periods lat. January to

81at, December 1941 and from 1st January 1942 to 81st.

December 1948, to re-elect mem-

HONG KONG TELEPHONE

COMPANY, LIMITED.

Notice is hereby given that

He told the visitors that in Bri- |tain' "we feel most strongly that we are tied to any other country for all time.”

"We do not regard ourselves either as a country 'dying of star? vation or one, whose moral stan"

dards are deteriorating," he said. Alderman, V, W, Zwijndrøgt,

bers of the Consulting Committee the Transter Books and Register of the Executive Committee of of Members of this Company

and to re-appoint Auditors. •

The

will be re-opened as from 22nd The Hague Town Council rea Terms: 60% of the Purchase Money to be paid on the Fall Transfer Books will be closed from 28th July, 1947 to Ist Rompater, who had intended to be Share Register and July 1847 and will be closed ponded in the absence of the Bur of the Hammer and the Balance to be paid, on Thursday, the from the 28th, July to 2nd, August, 1947 both days inclusive one of the visiting party.

24th July 1947.

WALTER M. WEINBERGER,

CHAIRMAN,

BRITISH STORES DISPOSAL BOARD,

(HONG KONG

August both days inclusive.

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO. General Managers, 2. Hong Kong, 22nd. July 1047.

He said he conaldered it during which time no transfers happy fact that international will be registered.

contacts were no longer entrust

By Order of the Board, ed only to affetal diplomats but

that the pooples 'themselves were 8. GROVE Laxing an active part in the pro. Secretary, motion of a mutual friendships.---

Angrelated Press

in the

the future," Associated Press. He added:

"Britain would be very short- sighted indeed to Impose further resteletions on foreign. flims be enuse such action would pattern for other

sota countries and

world.

"Anyone who halted the flow of pictures Into Britain would in the long run halt tho flow of British films abroad."—Associat- nd Press.

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