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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING

20 WORDS 12. FOR - ONE INSERTION PREPAID, $1 FOR EACH ADDITIONAL INSERTION, ADDITIONAL WORDS 10 CTS, PER WORD PER INSERTION.

-$2-

Replies are awaiting at our officer for Box Nos: Buo, BẦU, BIZ 31.

WANTED KNOWN

PING KEE Tailor and Dress maker. 40. D'Aguilar Stree wishes to remind his pre-wa customers and friends that he now open for business at th above addres

POSITIONS VACANT

(10)

APPLICATIONS pr invited om certificated and dies From

alienes. Cof foreign » engiseer Ciprese pationality), ex-Nava CMeers with Bre yours t Fon experience and holding a ful watchkeeping certificate for en

loyment in the Marine Depart

the ment of

Chipeto Maritime Customus. Partirnluve of entrac may be obtalued from the Ofle the Chinese Marithras Custone Marina House, Queen's Rani Central.

FOR SALE

SEE next Saturday, Chin Mail for details of the NEW Franck Barnett "Merlin” 1,51 Pse East Import & Export Ltd. 1 HK & S'hai Bank Building Tv4. 32509.

LAMES SHOES, Mag. Mirrors Cockpit Trays, Ribbons, Catton rhrtend, Raincoats, Sunglasse Stationery, Saucy Pant, Cultu Powder Boxes, and other ladies articles. V. M. Hammond & Co. Union dg., Room 400.

WANTED

Forke.

NOTICE

CHINA LIGHT

& POWER COMPANY, LIMITED.

REDUCTION OF

CHARGES

The following further reduc- tions in charges will be muite for current supplied from fat September 1947:

Lighting from 49 cents to 44 cents per unit. Power from 20 cents to

19 cents per unit.

Proportionate reductions will be made in respect of lighting

d power supplied in the New Territories and the new rates will be charged for current con sumed during the month of September, 1947.

Bulk supply consumers ar being mutißer direct of the de-

rene affreting there Agree-. ments with this Company for! he supply of current.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. P. W. A. WOOD, Sceretary & Chief Accountant.

Hongkong, 12th Aug, 1947.

HONG KONG TELEPHONE

COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS, Holders of partly paid up shares are reminded that a call of $2.50 per share has been nude payable on or before 18th August, 1947, after which date interest will be chargeable at the rate of 12% per annum to the date of payment,

WANTED-Buying Agents for

Any Shareholder, who by English good quality Stainless

reason of not having notified the Steel Cutlery (Knives,

Company of his change of Spoons, Shell make), Porcelain address, or for any other reason And Earthenware, Magnetic Toys,

has not received official notifica- Rubber Tyred

wheels for Dise Tricycles, children's

tion of the call, should apply to Scopters,

the Company's office for a Prams. Frying Pans In steel or

luminium. Steel Tables and col-duplicate call letter. Japsible chairs, New and second- band

Civilian Ex Army and Ladies and Gents Bots. Shoes, alcats, Oilskins and clothing artistically designed coloured Cotton Print plece goods for Indies dresses, curtains and furn- ishings, of Belgian inanufacture. All good sellers at moderate CA.F. Priene Quilliam Products, 16, Waldegrave Park. Twickenham, Middlesex, England.

.S. GROVE.

Secretary.

NOTICE

The local Community of the Dominions of India & Pakistan of Hongkong will celebrate the granting of Independence to India & Pakistan on August 16th 1917, at the Indian Re- creation Club, Sookunpoo, Hong! Kong at 4.00 P.M. on, that day. It is requested that all firms and shops concerned will declare a whole days holiday, and it is hoped that all Nationals of the said Dominions working in foreign offices or shops will re. abo.quest their employers for a day's Tel. 83161. leave. The Committee will be grateful to all employers to grant leave to such Nationala.

Belen's Beauty Salons

You can treat your persona Beauty Problema your Per munent Waves,,Shampoo, Sets Tinting Facials, Manicure Pédicure "to Beten's exper operatora flat

floor) Lane Crawford's.

Service Auction Rooms

Auctioneers, Surveyors, etc. Barement, French Bank Bide..

A.E.B. de Sousa, Auctionee Telephone. 31867.

All Nationals of the said Dominions and other well-wishers are cordially invited to attend the function to be held at the Indian Recreation Club.

THE HONGKONG

ELECTRIC CO., LTD..

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 1947.

NOTICE

Mr. H. R. Cleland, C.A., hav- NOTICE u hereby given that ing accepted a personal appoint- an Extraordinary General Meet-ment, Has by mutual consent Ing of the Company will be held retired from the business of the undersigned, and his interest and responsibility in our firm has ceased with effect from 80th June, 1947.

at

the Company's registered offico, P. & O. Building, Hong Kong, at 11 o'clock in the foro noon on the 11th day of Septem- ber 1847 for the purpose of considering and if thought fit pansing the following resolution as a Special Resolution:-

"That the Authorized Capital | of the Company be increased from its present capital of $18,000,000 divided into 1,800,000 shares of $10 each (of which 1,500,000 shares have been Issued) to $50,000,000 by the creation of 3,200,000 additional shares of the nominal value of $10 each and that such additional shares shall rank in all re- spects part pasou with the original capital of the Com- paby."

THOMSON & CO.,

Chartered Accountants Hongkong, 11th August, 1947.

NOTICE

Kaserine's Will

Sought

Berlin, Aug. 12, Allied and German in- vestigators said tonight that they were looking| for the will of Princess Hermine, widow of ex- Kaiser Wilhelm, on the theory that it might give some clue to her sudden death,

TWO NEWSMEN [Multi-Billion APOLOGISE

TO COMMONS

London, Aug. 12..

Grant

From U.S.?

Two British newspapermen apologised" to the London, Aug. 12.

House of Commons today for having refused | The United States is to disclose the identity of a Member of Parlla- considering a multi-bil- ment who furnished them with exclusive in-lion-dollar grant to the formation for a weekly wage of 26.

proposed European cre- The two journalists were Guy Schofield, Editor of dit pool as an integral'

the Evening News, and Stanley Dobson, the

Marshall newspaper's political correspondent, and the part of the

the

name they had refused to reveal was that of Plan, it was learned to- Evelyn Walkden, Labour Member for Don-day.

caster.

Charged with "contempt of House, both answered: "Yea, oficials have been

andi Sir."

We wish to announce that as Investigatora auld the wil a result of the amalgamation of might be either in Berlin or in our firm with Mears. Lowe, Frankturt-on-Odor in the Russian House", Schofield Bingham & Matthews, Shanghai, Zone, where Hermine died and Nobson were, escorted to the Bar we have now mode arrangements denly last Thursday from what of the Commons by the Sergeant- whereby as from 1st July, 1947, attending phyalelans sald was a at-Arms (Sir Charles Howard) our business in Hongkong will heart attack.

carrying the Mace. be conducted by Messrs. Lowe, American CID officials were

An they appeared on the floor Bingham & Matthews, Chartered, not satisfied that her death of the House, they bowed three Accountants, Mercantile Banic compltented by jewel smuggling times to the Chair, stepping for and reported robbery of state ward, together with the Sergeant gems was natural. They at-Arms, each time. asked the Russians to perform an autopsy and the CID chief, O.R. Carlticel, said the Russians had Indleated they would makej an examination,

NOTICE is also given that If the above résolution is duly | Building. passed as a Special Resolution, It is the intention of the Direc torn to close the Register of Members of the Company, for a perlod of 2 weeks from the 23rd day of September 1947 to the 0th day of October 1947 both Directora days Inclusive. The

nti

In accordance with Article 12 of the Articles of Association of the Company will forthwith offer to members ahewn on such reglater on the 22nd day of September 1947 300,000 shares of the Company of the nominal value of $10 each (being the present unlanuod capital of the

together with Company) auditlonn) 300.000 shares of the value of $10 each nominal created in accordance with the above Special Resolution all at par (such nominal value being payable in full upon application on or before the 30th day of November 1947) so that each member of the Company or his approved nominee shall be en. titled to apply for and take up two new shares for every issued five shares then held by such member. The shares so offered, shall rank for dividend as from the lat day of October 1947.

THOMSON & CO., Chartered Accountants.

Hongkong, 11th August, 1947.

LAMMERT BROS

Auctioneers, Surveyors and Appraisers, Pedder Building, Telephone No. 20224.

PUBLIC AUCTION

The Undersigned have recely- ed instructions to sell by Pubile 15th Auction or Friday, the August 1947 commencing at 2.30 p.m. at their Sales Rooms No. 36 Hankow Road Kowloon.

A FINE COLLECTION OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

comprising:-

•

Standard Lamp, Table Lamp, Shoe Cupboartis, Smoking Stands, Blackwood Card Table, Tea Waggon, Cabin Trunks, Electric Kettle, Electric Toaster, Campherwood Trunks, Ward

With robes, Dressing Tables stools, Chest of Drawers, Low Boys, Double & Single Bedsteads with Boxspring Mattresses, Chesterfield Suites, Set of Tea Poya, Odd Easy Armchairs, Per- ambulator, Child's Push the

Extension Dining Tables, Side buarde, Dining ̈ Chairs, Glass Cabinets, Book Cases. Cut Glass Perfume Bottles, Table Fans,

If under the terms of the offer uny member would be entitled to a fractional share the Direc- tors in lieu of issuing fractional certificates will cause the whole share to be issued to a person or persons to be named by the Directors and such share shall at auch time as the Directors think it be sold and the pro. ceeds distributed persons entitled to the fructions making up such share

among

Etc,, Etc.

Also

Car,

The Directors will dispose of any shares offered to members Desks, EP. Ware, and Cutlery. in the event of non-payment therefor by members or their approved nominees on or before the 30th day of November, 1947 at such time or times in such manner and upon such terms and conditions as they may decide,

Then fram the far end of the Chamber the Speaker addressed them:

Debate

a motion

In the following debate, the House decided that it was not necessary to proceed further against Schoflold and Dobson, but it passed "refusal of a witness before a that Select Committee to answer any question which may be put to him is contempt of the House, and an infraction of the rights of the House to conduct any in. quiry which may be necessary in the public interest."

High American and European discussing establishment of a dollar-support- el credit pool in London and Paris, during overal discussions of the Marshall approach to Europe's growing erigis.

· U.S. official, emphasise that tho present an evolving US policy, talks are only tentative and fo- but they have indicated to Franco nnil Britain that the US. will also consider largo shipments of coal, cotton, wheat, tobacco and other condities that may be surplu the loads to dollar-hungry Europe. in the United States, na part of

The case aroge out of the! Committee of Privileges' finding ved the European authorities ad. The Amoriends have alan that Garry Allighan (Labour gathered at Paris think if the Member for Gravesend), who nations should make the fullest Submission

had charged in an article that possible *C of their own Both nowapapermen admitted a number

Members of resources, they can expect the that they did rofure,

Parliament were being paid by private bankers to

Truman administration to urga The Speaker: "Did you then newspapers for confidential term loans to Western European make long- understand that your refusal to formation, was himself being nations and also would sak the answer any question it to you paid by the "Evening Standard." World Bank to help finance the by the Committee constituted an --Reuter.

pln for recovery-United Press. undoubteri contempt of this House?"

"Did you refuse to answer the Committee of Privilages when "The Russians have always they asked you to lactose thef cooperated with 100 per cent in name, of the Member of this police, matters," Me Carlucci House from whom you obtained said.

Information 7" With the autopiky still to come and with some US$3,000,000, worth of jewellery in American hands, the CID is still in the case although Mr.

Carluce formally turned it over to the German police after finding that

After Dobson had likewise

no American were involved.

The jewels In Army hands are part of 95 pieces, allegedly

Schofold: "I did not, Sir. wurth US$5,000,000, which Her But since you tell me that it la mine ordered smuggled to Berno, I would like to offer my lin for her son and daughter, humble apologies to the House Prince Ferdinand and Princess for that offence." Carmo.

Ferdinand reported several offeral his apologies, the weeks ago that 29 pieces were Speaker asked the journalists Some of them were whether they were now prepar missing. recovered by the CID and Mred to answer the question they Cartucel said that they would

bad previously refined not be turned over to the Ger- answer, and on receiving an man police but would go the affirmative reply the Speaker eustedion appointed for Her asked: "Was Evelyn Walkden mine's estate or ip whoover the the name which you refused to Military Government directed.

Officials said us long as the its in- Army had the jewels,

eatigators could not completely withdraw from the case of the missing gems and that was cd up with the suapletous cir 'cumstances of Hermine's death. -United Pross.

World Oil

Pool Rejected

JL

Lake Succesя. Aug. 12. The United Nations Econo mic and Social Council, today deelded merely to "take note" of

disclose?"

to

Amil hushed silence of the

CHINA QUOTA

of

Ominous

Develepment

In Dollar Famine

3.

London, Aug. 12. While it is felt that the recent run on sterling was partly non-current and may even reverse, the British authoritles increasingly feel that the world's dollar famine makes Sterling conver-, tibility unworkable.

Perhaps most ominous is the official belief that

there has been no great ak of capital to New · York in violation of agreements which various countries have made with Britain, but that, on the contrary, most of the Sterling that has gone was entitled to go there.

Obvious Impasse

Shanghai, Aug. 12. The Board for the Temporary On July 15, Britain re-started I while the Dollar Loan will be Regulation of Imports has been business as an international bank exhausted in October. authorised by the National Econo in convertible currency, recognia. mic Council to announce the quota ing that any bank would break it for the third quarter (August-all depositors drew out all they October, 1947) as follows:

could, but hoping that, as with

There is an obvious impasse. Schedule II Commodity Group: any other bank, depositors would What has forced convertibility is Anglo-American Loan Gasoline, Naphtha, Benzine, Min- leave their money in the bank not the

Liquid Fuel simply because they knew that Agreement, but the world Dollar 7,000,000,000 12.000.000; they could draw it whenever they famine and convertibility simply

needed it.

won't work 20.080,000;

in a world dollar Catton, Raw

Jamine. Wheat, & Wheat Flour 7,000,000; As Ministers recognised in the

Sterling is a currency of inter- Row 400,000; Gunny Bags week, it does not work because 850,000; Cont & Coke 500,000; the huge unbalance of American 1. Tenk Writing Table 3' x 5' Internationa! Coonerative Al 650,00

Metal 4,500,000; Chemicals trade with the world, forces over- liance which had proposed an 2,000,000; 1 Upright Plano

Paper

Wood Pulp scas countries to draw out, for immediate international control 4,500,000

Timber 2,000,000; Wool

legitimate current purposes, any of world oil resources under the & Weal Waste 2,000,000; Aniline currency they can. United Nations-without any Dyes and other Coal Tar Dyes, The Dollar shortage forces them further action.

no.p.f.; Indigo, Artificial;

at to convert all their convertible. ter. The United States representa Sulphur Black (including raw Sterling, not merely in preference tive on the Counci', Mr. Willard material for making Gulphur to leaving it here, but even in Thorp, described the plan no a Black) 2,275,000; India-Rubber &

preference to buying from Bri- "bold suggestion with grave thereof 1,500,000: Oil, Lubricating Britain does not want to re

Gutta-percha and Manufactures tain. implications.

Mr. H. Phillips (Britain). 80.00

1,000,000;

Grease Lubricating nounce convertibility: she wants Oil, Fals & Waxes no.p.f. Washington to provide the rc. described the proposa! as “un-

Machine

Belting & sources to enable her to maintain ripe for action by the United House, other than those made of convertibility. Nations."Reuter.

Leather Bolting 75,000; Britains already buying all Extracts, Vegetable, that soft currency countries can 108,000; Sulphate of Am-end, monia. Fertilisers, Chill Saltpeter Constructing some new bilateral 500,000; Artificial Silk. Yarn tou, trading system in inconvertible

the documenta presented by the Tobacco & Stalk 5,000,000; i House of Commons debate last nationȧ] trade, while the dollar

1

Philco Refrigerator

1

1 Norge Refrigerator

Frigidaire

1 Kenmore Electric Carpet

Sweeper with Accesories

3 Indian New Carpets, Sizes

2

9' x 12' and 9' x 9'

Bed-Room Suites

G Rolla Carpet Runners

It is most important that any persons who have purchased shares in the Company but are not on the Register in respect thereof should, if they wish to take advantage of the offer, pre- sent their transfers for registra On View from Thursday, the tion accompanied by the

14th. August 1947. BY ORDER OF THE “IN- quialte shore certificates on or DEPENDENCE CELEBRA before the 22nd day of Septem- Terms: As Customary, TION COMMITTEE OF INDIA| ber 1947. & PAKISTAN."

THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.

NOTICE

REDUCTION OF CHARGES FOR CURRENT

Charges for current will be reduced for all meters read on and alter 1st September 1947;-

From

Та

LIGHTING

40 cents 37 conta

With discounts as follows:--

Monthly account

1

to 159 units

160

620

#

1,505

1,606

8.125

8,126

0,260

1,261

9,376

9,376

12,501

16,620

J18,700

Over 18,750 units.

YOWER

12,000 15,020

THERMAL STORAGE WATER

HEATERS

BULK SUPPLY CONSUMERS

NI*68*26.

37

35.15

38.9.

31.45

I

29,0

27.75

25.0 24.05 22.2 20.36

15

11.6.

Special Rates

THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO, LTD.

IBB, LIVINGSTON & CO, LTD,

12th August 1947.

Agents.

ro-

The offer will be made by notice sent by post to each share-i holder specifying the number of shares to which each abacc. holder is entitled and such offer. if not accepted either on behalf

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers,

PUBLIC AUCTION

HONG KONG FOOTBALL CLUB

NOTICE

Playing members and intend- The Undersigned has received Ing playing members are Inform-

of such member or hila nominee Instructions to sell by Pabliced that training for the soccer on or before the 80th day of Auction on MONDAY, the 18th season has now commenced and November 1947, will be deemed AUGUST, 1947, commencing at will take place on every Tues- to be declined.

10 a.m., at the premises of THE day and Thursday on the Club BY ORDER OF THE BOARD BALALAIKA RESTAURANT, ground.

Nos. 19-21, Hankow Road, Kowloon

OF DIRECTORS,

GIBB, LIVINGSTON

& CO., LTD. Agente,

Hong Kong, 9th August, 1947.

SALE OF DIRTY LUBRICATING OIL,

AND OIL FUEL

Tenders are invited for tho purchase of 16665 Gallons of dirty Lubricating oil and 17190 Gallons of dirty Ol Fuel.

A LARGE QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE & MISCELLAN- EOUS GOODS,: Comprising:

Single & Double Wardrobes

with 'mirrors Single Double Beds with box

spring mattresBCH; Sideboards; Chests-of-drawers';

Dressing Tables; Bofas Arm-chalra; Square.

Tables & Chairs; Extension Dining Tables

Chalra; Book Coses; E.P.N.S. Ware; Cutlery, Glass- Porcelainware, Table Lamps, etc., età.

Algo "Gibson" "Frigidaire, Carpet, 9' x 11'

Tender forms can be obtained on application to Section IIC of Naval Store Department, HM Naval Yard, Hong Kong, between 1 9-30 11-30 am and 2.301

ware

.

4 p.m. on the 12th, 13th and 14th Palms & Flowers in Pots. August 1947. Oil for Sale can

&

be viewed on application to the On View from Friday, the 10th Foreman of Storehouses Kowloon August, 1947. Naval Yord on the daya specifled

„Tender", formą should be rei turned in a seated cover addressi ed to the Supidg.! Naval Storẻ: | Offcos,~~H«M« › Dockyard Hong Kong on or before noon, on Friday 16th August, 1947,

For Catalogues & further parti- | culars apply to

MR. A.E.B. DE SOUSA, The Auctioneer,

Hong Kong, 14th August, 1947.

ΤΟ

K. W. FORROW, Ion. Secretary.

IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS

Get in touch

with

THE LIVE

DIRECT MANUFACTURERS. REPRESENTATIVES

IN AUSTRALIA

Willo or cable:

· FEDERATED · HARDWARE, CO.

348: CHI St., BRISBAKE Deseusland, AUSTRALIA

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national trade. area is the supplier of inter-

Sterling's exchange rate in New York is thus a vital link between two hemispheres, and unless re- sources are provided to maintain it it must obviously snop---Reu-

Attempt To Delay Agreement

Gonova, Aug. 12, An eleventh-hour attempt To delay immediato implementation of the essential principles of the International Trade Organisation Charter was made today in simul- taneous

000 Pharmaceuticals 600,000 rurrenes would take years aniliCzechoslova sals by Nerway and

Tola! US$87,873,000.- Central the soft currency countries can Novs.

enlarge their supplies--and mean-

Paris Conference Doing Well

The proposals were designed to dofer acceptance

unilateral of genorul agreements on tarifs and trade negotiated by seven coun tries during the ITO sessions in Geneva,

No

Immediate decision was taken on the proposals but it in believed they will meet with strong American opposition.

The principle agreed to carlier wan that members of the Prepara- tory Committee of the Trade Conference should accept the gen- jøral agréement

and. on tari

Paris, Aug. 12. With only three weeks of its timetable left to run, trade before the Charter

the 16-nation Committee for European Econo-considered and decided upon mic Cooperation was expected to devote its the world trade conference

Havana. United Pros.. final week before Sept. 1 to putting Mr. George Marshall.

This would leave only about 10, days for the real formation and discussing of polleles,

In

CHINA-JAPANESE TRADE MOVES

JAP TAXES

OVAK

#t

In

Tokyo, Aug. 12. The Japanese Government Is planning another overall, tax in- crease In an attempt to obtain additional revenue, infory ants soil today.

In this major conference, which,

the words

of one French spokesman, ""har probably so far

Shanghal, Aug. 12. reen few disutsafons and impend.

Lei Chen, secretary general Ing crises than any other major of the People's Political Coun- The government is proposing conferences since the end of the elf and chairman of the Enst a plah which would affect more war," the formulation of policies Asia Association, said, today heavily those with annual in- to not generally expected to a that under strict, Chinese and comca exceeding 150,000 yen. one-nation affair, with the other SCAP supervision there should This proposal also includes to merely following suit.

be no fear of Japanese goods higher levics on corporation ex- Declalons will be arrived nt

only after suggestions have been flooding the Chinese market. cess Incomes those which, aro Lol said that Japonord goode higher than certain percentages made to the Cooperation Com which are considered not essen-of capitalisation,

mittte from all eldes

Associated Press.

Neither the Exécutive nor the tial to Chinese livelihood will Increases are also planned on Cooperation Commitice have mett, be imported into this coun-alcoholic drinks and awrote. during the past few days, pond. try

He said that future Sino-Ta- ing ooswers from technleat, com.. mittors to questions dealing with Panese trade will be conducted the best means of integrating Wes. Importers of Japanese goods to 08 conte

on a barfer. buals odding that tern Europe's electricity avstem. Iron, and steel plant capacity and will have to pay for commodities making full use of the oxlatine by exporting to Japan is certain 02.09.13. March 12.03, May 31.79. Iron and stool plant and amount of home products equal Jule 80.90 bid. Spre cotton, was developing the mineral and oil re to the value of those Imported; unchanged. Middling 8450-A-

-United Press.

noclated Freas.

fineries.--Neuter,

New Orleans Aug. 18, 4 Collon futures closed:

bale lower. October 82.40:45,- December

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