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The Old Ticket must be re- urned when applying for RENEWAL.

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all box drawn holders is

to the last puge 10 of the paragraph Hong Kong Post Office Guide) (1999) which reads as follows:

"A private box may stof ho rented in a fictitious name, or for an improper purpose. The Postmaster General may re- fuse to let or relet a box to ung person without assigning Any reason for such refusal,"

The Prstmaster General Ad- vises box holders that they may not transfer, sublet or in any Way

Ar allow the

of boxes allotted to them without first accuring permission from him, and that failure to abide by this rule will result in automatic Jeancellation of the box (en) used

For sich improper purposes.

C. G. M. MORRISON, Acting Postmaster General.

ROYAL ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS.

Dry Cleaning of Military Uniforms

Tenders will shortly be invited for the dry cleaning of Khaki Battle Dress and Great-Coals.

Firms wishing to be placed on the list of tenderers should make their application in writing to C.R.A.O.C., HQ Land Forces. Hong Kong, stating where their arital dry-cleaning plant is

situated.

Applications must be in by 3rd January, 1948.

Only principals of firms with undern equipment need apply.

R.H.A.P. FINNEY, Lt. Col.

Cominunder, Royal Army

Ordnance Corps.

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LIABILITIES

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1947.

PROPOSAL TO CHANGE

A SHIP'S NAME

We, Standard-Vacuum Oil Com- pany of Hongkong & Shanghal Bank Building hereby give notice that in consequence of instruc-

tions received from the owners. A we have applied to the Minister of Transport, under Section 47 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1804, in respect of the British hip "Mel Shan" of HONG KONG REGISTRY Official

Tentative Plan For China Aid

Washington, Dec. 22. tentative plan for aid to China has now been drafted and is being reviewing by interested Government departments including the Bud- get Bureau before its submission to Congress at the regular session starting on Jan. 6, State Department sources disclosed.

Number 172801 Gross tonnage Meanwhile, the Nanking Government has been

1104.68 tons Register tonnage 603.10 tons, heretofore owned by Oriental Trade & Transport Company Limited for permission to change her name to STANVAL 212 and to have her registerve In the new name at the Port of HONG KONG as owned by Oriental Trade & Transpert Co Ltd.

Any objection to the propose. change of name must be sent f the REGISTRAR OF SHIP PING HONG KONG withi SEVEN days from the ap pearance of this advertisement, Dated at BONG KONG the 22n day of December 1947.

Attorney for the Owners STANDARD-VACUUM OIL COMPANY

R. R. PEARSON MANAGER

NOTICE

UNRRA CLOSURE

ALL CONCERNED ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT FROM 1st JANUARY, 1948, OPERATIONAL EXPENSES INCURRED BY CNRBA KOW. LOON SUPPLY OFFICE FOR HANDLING AND STORING CARGO SHIPPED BY UNRRA WILL BE THE RESPONSIBI LITY OF CNRRA. THIS IN- CLUDES ANY PRE SHIP TACKLE EXPENSES.

R. B. GOODWIN,

handed another $18,000,000 in straight relief by Congress. This will be in addition to the $27,700,000 worth of relief goods which only now are flowing across the Pacific under the post-UNRRA programme.

These conditions are expected

In addition, there is under- Such a statement, it was un- tood to be still a trickle of derstood here, would Hst the United JNRRA goods entering China. conditions which the This flow should continue at States would attack to the pro- cant until February by which gramme to make it effective. ime Congressional considera- Jon of the State Department's to include at least a pledge of alan will be well under way. progress towards a broadening As far as is known here, this of the base of the present re- dan provides for $300,000,000 gime and of immediate action o start in April at the rate of by President Chiang Kai-shok effectively to control the chao- 20,000,000 monthly.

tic monetary conditions In China.

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The strong Republican desire to see uid to China started an as possible may result in the speeding up of this schedule. A apur was given to their campaign by the recent testi- mony of General Wedemeyer, author of the still secret report an conditions in Chion, during testimony before a Congression al committee this week.

Truman Message He described the problem of giving Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek military as well 48 economic assistance as "urgent": and it was obvious that the committee agreed with him.

more

sovere

The conditions the State De- partment wish to impose, in be con. fact, are expected to

than siderably those attached to the European nid and will call for close Am- erican supervision of the aid and a full Chinese accounting of the progress of the scheme.

Military Help?

To what extens the State De- for partment scheme provides military assistance. If at all, is

uncertain.

The embargo on China's pur-

States on a "cash and carry" chasing arms in the United hasis has been lifted, but the fact is that China has not suffi- cient money available to pro- vide herself with any significant quantities.

The State

Department plan will presumably be contained in President Truman's tradition

"State of the Union" message

It now seems virtually.certain to be delivered to Congress at the start of the regular session. thut invidious comparisons be- The Republican criticism and tween what the State Depart- CLOSURE OFFICER the conflicting views over what ment is doing for Europe and amounts to one of the most con- what it feels it should do for troversial issues In American China will be the feature of the foreign policy debates in Con foreign policy, however, are ex- pected to compet either Mr. Bress during the opening month!

of 1948.-Reuter. Truman or Mr. Marshall to

· issue separate statements of the Chinese policy towards Central Government, both in relation to its present status and to the proposed programme of assistance.

Service Auction Rooms

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

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

It is hereby notified that the following Sale of Crown Land by Puble Auction will be held at the Offices of the Public Works Department on Monday, the 20th day of December, 1947,

at 3 pm.

Sale Conditions may be obtained and sale plan inspected at the Office of the Superintendent of Crown Lands and Surveys, Lower Albert Road, Hong Kong.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT

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Registry

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No. of

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At Hung Woo Tal tour, Mn Tau Kok, Kawien

As per sic

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50,000

Annual Rental

$0.880

Upset Price

$126.000

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Immediately after the fall of the hammer the purchaser shall according to the Conditions of Sale pay to the Auctioneer a sum of $25,000.00 in cash or by cheque which shall be certifled

The Bank must be a mem- by the Bank on which it is drawn. ber of the Exchange Bunks Association,

V. KENNIFF, Director of Public Works,

Date: 19th December, 1947.

Poris, Dec. 23. Marselles police today arrest- charge of ed six people on n PBBession of forged dollar and pound notes to the face value of 3380 and 10-Reuter

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ASSETS

Bends and Sincks

(Valued as required by National Convention of Insurance Commis sioners)

17hearned Premium Reserve Deposits Reclaimable on Perpetual

Policies Reserve for

and Other Ex-

$167,332,386.51

Reserve for Clalins (Iticluling Ad-

justment Expense}

$ 19,516,668.65 40,244,580.34

1,11,445.15

3,049,375,00

1,933,335.05

Accruel Interest

96,228.60

Real Estate

5,195,000.00

Cash

Banks and Office

in Premiums in Course of Collection (Not over 90 days due) and Other Assets

15,395,837,54

8,171,484.13

Tacx

Reinsurance Non-admitted Companies Dividend Payable Jan. 15, 1947 ... Voluntary Reserved.......

*Fluctuation in Security Values,

$25,5904782.58

Aviation Contingency

$2,500,000.00 Capital Surplus

$198,590,936.73

2,625,000.00 28,090,782 58

Reserve,

15,000,000.00 $3,000,000.00

$196,590,936.78

Tf actual inarket values as of Vécember 11, 1946, were used int valuing all stocks and bonds held by the "Com- ~ pany at that date, the total admitted assets would show a

And the Voluntary Reserves a came

$201,406,622.27 30,406,468.07

Note: Securities carried at $2,630,152.87 in the above statement are deposited as required by inw;

HONG KONG OFFICE

Bank of East Asia Building

Sixth Floor

Christmas Holidays

Thursday, December 25th, 1947. Friday,

December 26th, 1947.

We beg to inform our patrons that on the above Holidays, our hours of business will be as follows:-

Main Store, Exchange Building Kowloon Branch, Nathan Road

Annexe, Exchange Building

Lucky Star Cafe

073 NATHAN RD, KOWLOON

TELEPHONE 59436

EXTENDS TO ALL PATRONS A HEARTY WELCOME!

CHRISTMAS FARE

Closed Open from 9.00-11.00 am. Closed

1. LOBSTER COOKTAIL

Note! Cakes and. Bread will be on sale in the

vestibule of Cafe Wiseman from 8.30 a.m. to. 11.00 a.m. instead of the Annexe as heretofore

OPEN AS USUAL Boxing Day extension up. to 1.00 a.m..

Cafe Wiseman

LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.

2. PORTO RICO Sour

3. GAROUPA MARGURY

4. TOURNEDOS FARSLIENE

6. ROAST TURKEY & HAM

6 PLUM PUDDING

7. SEASONABLE FRUITS

8. TEA OR COFFEE PRICE: $4.90;

Merry Chrisimas