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CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, MARGIT 5, 1948.
THE "STAR" FERRY COMPANY, LIMITED:
TIME TABLE
Commencing 6th March, 1948 until further notice DAILY (except Sundays and Holidays)
9.85 a.. 12.80 p.m. 2.45 p..
FROM HONG KONG.
8.13 a.m. every 10 minutes 9.25 a.m.
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10 minutes -8 minuter
Sloss Lecture To Club Lusitano
The fourth session of the Portuguese Institute took place last night at the Club Lusitano when an address was given by Mr. D. J. Sloss, Vice Chancellor of the Hong Kong University. Among those present at the Club were Sir Alexander and Lady Grantham.
Conductor Drove The
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LAMMERT BROS.
Auctioneers, Surveyors and AppraiKOTE, Pedder Buliding. Telephone No. 20224 PUBLIC AUCTION
THE “STAR” FERRY COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
NOTICE is hereby given that the Forty-sixth Ordinary Yearly The Undersigned have receiv-Meeting of the Members of this ed instructions to sell by Public
Auction on
Friday, the 5th March, 1948 commencing at 2.30 p.m.
at their Sales Rooms,
No. 35, Hankow Road, Kowloon,
A Fine Collection of Valuable Household Furniture
comprising;-
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NOTICE
UNION WATERBOAT CO., LTD.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the thirty-ninth Ordinary General Meeting of the Com pany will held at the Offices of Messrs. Dodwell & Co., Ltd., 3rd floor, Hong Kong Bank Building, on Friday, the 19th March, 1948, at 11 a.m. for the purpose of receiving the Re- port and Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st Decem-
Company will be held at the Office of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd.,, on Wed. nesday, the 17th day of March, 1948, at Noon, to receive the Report of the Board of Diree for the year ended 31st December, 1947. tors and Statement of Accounts
ber, 1947, to elect Directors and to appoint Auditors,
Notice is also given that the Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from the 4th March, 1948, to the 17th March,
By Order of the
Board of Directors, Kong, 20th Feb., 1948.
1 Collard & Collard Piano, 11948, both daya inclusive, Singer Hand Sewing Machine, 1 Dinner & Tea Service, 1 Bed Room Suite, 1 Dining Room Sulte. Chesterfield Suites, Carpeta, Ruge, Stair Carpet, Hong Single Divana, Single & Double Bedsteads, Wardrobes, Dressing Tables, Tall Boys, Chest of Drawers, Dining Tables, Side- boards, Glass Cabinet, Chairs, Odd Tables, 1 Frigidaire, and Glass Ware, Etc., Etc.
On View from Thursday, the 4th March, 1948.
C. E. TERRY, Manager & Secretary.
NOTICE
PROPOSAL TO CHANGE A SHIP'S NAME
*
NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that the Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from the 6th March, 1948 to the 19th March, 1948 both days inclu- sive.
DODWELL & CO., LTD.,
General Managers,
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26th February, 1948.
HONG KONG TRAMWAYS
LIMITED
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
WILB
in travel.
Pombal
cut
had
programme.
Saw Him Climbing Drainpipe
WALN
Charged with burglary and breach of « deportation order, sentenced to three years hard. | 28-year-old :". Win Tung Iabour and re-banishment, by Mr. Blair Kerr yesterday Kowloon Magistracy yesterday.
nt
DSI Sykes wald that DPC 1605, patrolling Nathan Road at 4,50 am, on Feb. 28, any four mon running into· Săl Yeung Chol Street. Investiga- tion revealed the door of No. 24.
Nullah Road, had been broken and that a basket con
taining clothing, valued at $180, stolen.
The constable * blow, his whistle, whereupon PC 1609, on the same beat, blocked a
de scavenging lane and saw"" fendant climbing up a drain- pipe, Arrested, Wan took the police to a neighbouring stair case where the clothing was recovered.
Wan had three. previous con
thevictions.
The subject of Mr. Sloss's address was the story of visits to Portugal in the 18th. century bý WUlam Thomas Beckford, the English writer and, traveller. Born in 1700 to enormous wealth: Beckford was given a good edu cation and early took an interest He visited several places in Europe but had a special inclination for Portugal, his let: Conductor Lo Por-hung foltters describing Spain and Por bored with selling tickets so tugal attracting much attention, he went over to Driver Au Sing
in England.
When Beckford visited Portu and took over the wheel,
gal, Mr. Sir sald, that country This exchange WOR made had prospered in the bands while the bus was "travelling one of the errat statomen a about 15 miles per hour" and Europe, the Marquis of Pemba
seen by Private R. G. the rennemle
who eriormously strengthene
position Lynch, Royal Signals, who was tugal and introduced reforms. Ir
<t Por in the Bus with RAF personnel carrying and a Chinese civilian,
suppressed Charged with dangerous Jesults and had been far from driving. defendants, both gentle with the nobility. The licensed drivers and permitted death of King Joseph, however. the end of P:mbal's to drive a bun, were each fined marked
the career, and
Portugal that $40 by Mr. Blair-Kerr at KowBeckford saw was in the hands loon Magistracy yesterday. of Pombal'a antagonists, then
Pte, Lynch said that after triumphant. passing the Kal
Beckford Tak civilian entrance, Lo changed senta terma with the Archbishop Igua- with Au while the bus was in chief Minister, and had left b
elo San Caetano. Queen Marla's motion. The bus awerved all hind an intimate picture of the over the road when the con- Minister at Court. ductor took over.
Th Arst series of Beckford's Defendants denied the bus lettera purports to cover the year was moving when they changed 1767 and his account of a visit t
a villa of the Marquis of Louri- SI K, M. McCleod, pointing | ford's satirical observation-the cal is a good example of Beck- out that it was a dangerous solemn sneer that he imitated 's- practice, said that at moment of the exchange, the bus was not at all in control.
over.
Year For
Trickery
was arrested,
WGA
on friendly
For
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HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANK
HONGKONG (TRUSTEE) LTD. the Trustee Company of the Bongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Hongkong.
BRITISH SCHERING LIMITED
The following wellknown products of British the well from the historian Gibbon. Schering continue to fulfil the highest require-
In Lisbon and ils environ Beckford was interested In the
homes and way of life of the ments of the medical profession:
Portuguese nobles, nobles extra- vagant but no longer, wealthy, of great churchmen often dignified and scholarly but too conscious cf high privilege. But he was capable, though something of a disciple of Voltaire, of being ith-
Lively Writing.../
Charged with conspiring to pressed by the solemnity of great steal by trickery and being a religious ceremonial, and bis sc- member of an unlawful society, count of a solemn procession of the Blessed Sacrament is an x- Leung Fuk-shing, 18, unem-cellent example of his style.. ployed, was sentenced by Mr. Blair-Kerr at Kowloon Magis
Mr. Sloss said:-Beckford' hasi tracy yesterday to 12 months hard labour and recommended given us more than one descrip- for banishment.
tion of the lavish entertaining people of the DSI Roberts said that DLC provided by the
highest class, but he also gives Leung Pul while on duty along us glimpses of the common life. Cheung Sha Wan Road at 5.15 His description of a hot summer p.m. on Feb. 28 saw two men Lisbon night is a lively piece of and a woman counting money. writing. By contrast, there is The men ran away at the con- Beckford's passage on Lisbon, us stable's approach, but Leung seen from the bank of the river by the serene light of the full- mcon in summer. The woman told the police Beckford heartily responded to that the men were trying to the charm of the hill of Cinted, sell a piece of yellow metal to its fantastic rock shapes. Its which they said was gold.
lovely flowers and trees and to,
over. the river, `tö- Defendant admitted the fact the views
wards the sex and over the plain that the Ordinary Yearly Gon- and also that he was a member of Mafra, and his description of eral Meeting of the Company of the "Wo Lee Kwan" Triad the great architectural ⠀ maks.of We, China Hellenic Lines will be held at the Offices of Society. He said that he the-royal-convent of Matra is an Ltd., c/o Brutton & Co., Salici- Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and obtained the yellow metal from other splendid passage in his let- ters. But perhaps the thing, that tors, Windsor House, 1st Floor, Company, Limited, Hongkong a friend In Canton,
gave him greatest "Joy" was the hereby give notice that in con- on Wednesday, 24th day of
beautiful valley in which stafide formation with owners nomen March, 1848, at 12 o'clock Noon.
the wine-making village of Col clature, we have applied to the to transact the ordinary busi-
darks, which he was "leaving Ministry of Transport, under ness of the Company,
with profound regreta" d
The 18th century.writer.
Had Section 47 of the Merchant)
And, NOTICE IS HEREBY
free access, sald Mr. Slods, to the Shipping Act. 1894, in respect ALSO GIVEN that the Regis
While returning to his home houses of the nobility in Por of the steamship "HELLENIC
tor of Members of the Com-in Tai Ki Ling Village in the tugal, and the letters which he a BULBUL" of Hongkong Regis-
observer,” wrote the from the company of two folds at about shrewed PRINTERS OF CHINESE &try Official Number 147,002, pany will be closed
Groes Tonnage 576 tons, Re 10th to the 24th-day of March 8 pm on Feb. 29, Li Man-hin, documents for the history of a
1948, both days inclusive.
Managing Director of the Chun Pre-Revolution society make
Mr. Glow windlai co thể tha Sun Rice Mill, Un Long, was ture, said that Beckford" "some held up by a party of armed times allows a note of "kcornful men and robbed,
Jocularity to mar -hla narrátive, Li and his fokis were then and he saw nothing much of the taken into the hills, where the life of the great mass of the Port Although Beck- One of the tuguese people. night was spent.
ford's protestant préjudice," ex fokle managed to escape and presses itself in crude humour returned to make a report to the dignity of cercnioniés, “the
Terma: As Customary,
LAMMERT BROS,
Auctioneers Hong Kong, 3rd March, 1948.
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THE GOLDEN GATE PRINTING PRESS
· TUITION, GIVEN The BEST name in Job printing
gister Tonnage 278 T tons, heretofore owned by China Hellenic Lines Ltd., for permis- sion to change har name to "HELLENIC BEE" and to
By. Order of the Board,
W. H. PATERSON,.
Secretary
have her registered in the new Hongkong, 2nd March, 1948.. name at the Port of Hongkong
as owned by Chinn 'Hellenic Lines Ltd.
Any objection to the proposed change of name, must be sent to the registrar of Shipping at AFTER-OFFICE CLASSES of Speciilse in Copperplate and Hongkong within SEVEN days from the appearance from this Die Stamping, Letterheads,
Cards, Booklets, advertisement.
Cutting and Sewing, Shanghal Visiting
1:
·Dated at Hongkong the 4th
Fashion School, GWyndham Balance Sheets, Envelopes. Also Street, Victory House, 5th floor Copper, Rubber, Horn & Ivory day of March; 1948. Also morning and afternoon Stamps Makers, All kinds of groups. Mondays, Wednesdays, stationery and printing, of every Fridays 9am to 7 pm.
LOST LOST-Jacqmar Head Square, Pink pattern with black letter- ing, Sentimental value: Reward on returning to Saunders, 6 Park, Boad, Hong Kong.
FOR SALE
description.
44 D'Aguilar. Street, Central Hong Kong. Telephone 38485.
PEIPING & TIENTSIN WOOL CARPETS WHOLESALE FOR RETAIL
CHINA HELLENIC LINES
FENS-LIMITED,
G. M. STAMATELATOS, Director.
HONG KONG VOLUNTEER ASSOCIATION
CHI HING HONG The Annual Meeting & Smok-
"FOR SALE yellow. Inbrador re 65 Queen's Road O. 1st Floor, trlovers, from pedigreed English. stock gundogs excellent with children. First of this breed to come, to the China Coast.
Apply Lappor A Peak Manalons.
A highly valuable sapphire
ond
Tignhon.~24589.
HONGKONG VE
Mr%NG CHIK PAK
day 12th March has been ing Concert⋅ announced för Fri-
postponed until such time so the HK.V.D.C. Drill Hall can be made available: Announce ment of date? will be made later
NOTICE
THE HONGKONG ANTI-TUBERCULOSIS
ASSOCIATION
ANNUAL GENERAL
MEETING
Owing to undreasen eircum-
Director Kidnapped.
Li's family. Up to the present, music and the-reilglosis aifcerity no news has been received as in the services' brought about to the whereabouts of Li and change to admiration and reg his other fold.
pect. Beckford : has a quick BYD for the beauty of, landscape: ausd "shrewti Judge of people, and the fact remains that for the thing: that... Intéréstad", "him "He warn good, observer; and a briti lant reporter, and his lettere ¿ CORPORATION- when he font the roman thủ ORDINARY YEARLY Food writing.
| freny of Gibbon, arę examples of GENERAL MEETING.
HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING
stances the meeting in postponed NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Toc H Meeting
to Tuesday, 9th March 1948 at that the Ordinary: Yearly patrunjel 5.30 pm at the YW. C. A. General Meeting of the Share-held the evening at Talbot At the meeting of Tợc 1 to be Rutton Building Duddell Street, holders of the Corporation will House, 50, Macdonnell Road, o be held at the Head Office of Hong Kong - at: 8.30, pam. Cour Agenda:-- To receive reports the Corporation, 1. Queen's Road members will be giving their and accounts for Central, Hongkong, on Friday views on the Four Points of the past year, the 5th day of March, 1948, hier Toe H. Compass which are review and, if 11.30 am for the purpose of a brief expression of the time of | Toc«H^Mr. W. Balley-will, speak thought fit,:re receiving and considering the Fellowship-To Love Wlocly; Zylon, the consului reports of the Directors and of Mr. Hit Clarke von Bervice
tion and policy the Auditors and the Profit and To Build Bravely
"and" Balance Mr. Bendallions of the Associa" || Losh **
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