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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1948.
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
It is hereby notified that the following Sale of Crown Land by Public Auction will be held at the Offices of the Public Works Department on Monday, the 18th day of October, 1948 at 3 pm.
Sale Conditions may be obtained and sale plan inspected at the Offer of the Superintendent of Crown Lands and Surveys, Lower Albert Road, Hong Kong."
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
No, st
Bale
Hairdry No.
Location
Boundarie
2
New
Kowloon Inland Lot Na, 16$3,
Ta l'o Rowd
As per l plan
Asen Itt
Annual 4. ft. Rantai
6,000 $220.00 (heat)
Lipart Price
$50,000.00
(Aron odred ted)
Immediately after the fall of the hammer the purchaser shall according to the Conditions of Sale pay to the Auctioneer a sum of $0,000.00 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 Banks Association.
Date: 5th October, 1910.
V. KENNIFF,
Director of Public Works.
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
It is hereby notified that the following Sale of Crown Land by Public Auction will be held at the Offices of the Public Works Department on Monday, the 18th day of October, 1948 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.
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Rain
Reglatry No.
Lorillon
Boundarie
1. ft.
BRITISH STRING, in 1-lb. balja,
Printerie, L14.
1
New
Kit Kla Kizeri.
As per anl
31260
Tiental
TRGO
Area In Aanuat Upoet
Price
$24,146
tints
(Aze
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Street, St. James's, B.W.1, End thick, medium, far, at Ye Olde
land.
EXPERT COOK required, MIC. October
Preferably or sooner. Shanghai trained for English and Chinese cooking. Cootie Amah. Wish-Amah and
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to
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materials and styles.
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CAROS and PLAYING
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Kowtoon
Inland Lot No. 352%
She Wan
Immediately after the fall of the hammer the pitrchaser shall according to the Conditions of Sale pay to the Auctioneer a sum of $15,700.00 in cash or by cheque which shall be certiñed by the Bank on which it is drawn. The Bank must be a member of the Exchange Banks Association.
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Tel, 30281 Ex. 302.
944
Hotel,
BRITISH Standard metal window
at popular prices, made possible demand and anty by increased
Allwave 'sata from large sai $240 each Obtainable at all the or direct from: better dealers Colonial Agencies, Tankoochoy
and doors at moderate prices. Bldg.. 14 Queen's Road. Phone orders taken, enquiry
cordially 26310.
invited, Wai Ming Hong, second
No.
floor, China Building, Tel. 26893, COMPANIES ORDINANCE
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1933, 24 of 1035, 15 of 1936, at Ltd Salford, Manchester.
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RENOMMEE Autumn dresses, sults, coats, 503 Victory House, S. SCRIBBLING PAD8-100 pages Wyndham Street. Installed.
CARPETS
LIN The
RUGS.-Genuine
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office, Windsor
at 50 cente
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at all leading Book Stares and izen. Come "and" inspect" at The
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"China Underwood Office.
Book Stores and
Central,
ARRIVED NEWLY Typewriters, standard and port-
at
LAMMERT BROS.
Auctioneers, Surveyers and Appraisers, Pedder Building, Telephone No. 2022Ł.
PUBLIC AUCTION
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The Undersigned have ceived instructions to sell by Public Auction on Friday, the 15th. October 1948 commencing at 2.30 p.m.
at their Sales Rooms
V. KENNIFF, Director of Public Works,
THE BRITISH COUNCIL
Scholarships. 1949-50
THE BATU ANAM (JOHORE) RUBBER ESTATES, LIMITED
(Incorporated under the Companies Ordinances, Ionakona)
SOCIETY OF
CARNIVAL
By Dick Turner
ST. GEORGE, HONG KONG
NOTICE TO MEMBERS
Extraordinary General Meeting
REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS AND: STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS An Extraordinary General Meeting of the Society will be FOR THE YEAR ENDED
held at 6.30 p.m. on Monday, 31st MARCH, 1948.
|October 25, 1048, in the Board NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Room of the Hong Kong Jockey that the Thirtieth Ordin Club, Exchange Building, by ary General Meeting of Share-kind permission of the Ste- holders in the abovenamed wards, for the purposes of: Company will be held at 0017 (1) Altering the end of the 006 Marina House, Hongkong, financial year from December
31, to September 30, on Tuesday, the 2nd November, 1048, at
noon for the following purposes.
12
(2) Altering the date of the Annual General Meeting from
to the
To receive and consider the the month of March Directors' Report and State- month of October. ment of Accounts for the year
If these alterations are ap- ended 31st March, 1048; to con- proved, the Extraordinary firm the appointment of General Meeting will be Director and to elect a Direc- followed by the Annual General tor: to elect Auditors and to transact any other ordinary business of the Company.
The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from the 20th October to the 2nd November, 1940 both days inclusive,
By Order of the Board of Directors,
Meeting.
[PEAT, MARWICK, MITCHELL · & Co.
Secretaries & Treasurers.
Annual General Meeting
If approved by the Extra- ordinary General Meeting
J. A. WATTIE & CO., LTD.. (called above, the Annual
Secretarles.
Hong Kong, October 12, 1948.
REPAH RUBBER AND TAPIOCA ESTATES, LIMITED
General Meeting of the Society will be held at 0 on Monday, October 25, p.m. 1948, in the Board Room of the Hong Kong Jockey Club, Ex- change Building, by kind per- mission of the Stewards, for the purposes of
(Incorporated under the Companies Ortinners, Rouxkong)
REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS AND STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1948. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN (4) Any other business.
the Thirtieth Ordin-
(1) Approving the accounts for the 9 months ending Sep- tember 30, 1948;
(2) Electing Officers for the ensuing year;
that
Pet Corner
CHEW JOAINTY DROOL XUT-PLUG
COPR, 1948 BY MEA SERVICE, INC. T. SE REAL U, B. PAT. OFF.
7:30
"Could we stop by my place on the way, officer? My wife just gets torrible fussy if I don't come atraight home from work!"
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
By Shepard Barclay
The Authority; Authoritien":
GOOD AS AN OPENING
fspades as the trump, he had OFTEN a hand, which does not about as good a hand as you 'ex- (3) Fixing the date for the quite justify on opering bid, due pect to find, barring freaks, by St. George's Bail;
to Juck of honour strength, is at player whose opening pars could least as good ns'n minimum open- be sound. As soon as he heard ing bid for the derlarer's pur- his partner give him a single poses 11 contains a sult which
have stood ready to bid 4-Spades its well with Juur partner's voldse, botokening a fit,, he should lug. In such an event, it is well on his own next turn. to preelum the fort to him with There was nothing at all to the a jump bid on your next turn, or stint of making enough tricks for else by roing all the way to game game. In fact, East took an extra In the filing suit. Fallure to do trick above the game number be- that may result in his passing cause the heart K sat over the the deal cut at less than a game į A. But, alas, no game resulted, contract when a gume is in the because it had not been bid. cords.
ary General Meeting of Share-PEAT, MARWICK, MITCHELL
& Co. holders in the abovenamed Company will be held at 601/
Secretaries & Treasurers. 806 Marina Ilouse, Hongkong, on Tuesday, the 2nd November 1048, at 12.15 p.m. for the following purposes.
To receive and consider the Directors' Report and State- ment of Accounts for the year ended 31st March, 1948; to con- firm the appointment of a Director and to elect a Direc- The British Council havetor; to elect Auditors and to transect any other ordinary allocated to Hong Kong two scholarships tenable at institu-business of the Company. tions of higher education in! The Transfer Books of the Great Britain for the Session Company will be closed from 1049-50. In special cases the the 20th October to the 2nd scholarship may be extended to November, two years.
inclusive.
Candidates must be normally resident and working in Hong) Directors,- Kong, should be proficient in written and spoken English and preferably between the ages of A degree of 25 and 35 years.
Mail" No. 35 Hankow Road, Kowloon. the University of Hong Kong, or an equivalent qualification, able, finest typewriter ribbons CHINA MAIL PICTORIAL A Fine Collection of Valuable is an advantage. and carbon papers, obtainable at $2.00 per copy. Obtainable at all The World Typewriter Co., 46, Lending Book Stores and "China Wellington Street, Hong Kong. Mall" Office. Tel. 20500
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS
Household Furniture
"
comprising:
The scholarships are not for undergraduate courses but are Intended to give opportunities British
1048 both
NOTICE
GENERAL AVERAGE ·
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East's only reason for passing originally was his lack of defep- sive strength. But his question of bidding game had nothing, to do with defensive values, but only offensive, ones. From that atandpoint, his hand was better than some minimum 1-9pada openings, having a very good four playing tricks. As we pointed out two recades ago, an opening bid opposite an:ppening bid will nearly always roake a game it the two hands fit.
Tomorrow's Problem
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$
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J. A. WATTIE & CO., LTD.,
Secretaries.
Hong Kong, October 12, 1848.
of
(Dealer: Owing to the grounding of vulnerable,) this vessel at the entrance of North East Pass By Order of the Board of Saigon 'river and subsequent Pots
expenses in connection with 1 H refjouting her a General Aver-3 H [age has been declared.
Consignees all cargo lost their chance for a game. which was on board previous West, the final bid of 3-Spades CJ7 D 3 to the grounding of this vessel by East Rounded a good deal like
one-trick sacrifico, will be required to sign an therefore dropped it at that level, Average Agreement and to since his own hand was not much pay a deposit of 15% before better than 11 bare minimum opening and his partner had pass- their cargo be released.
ed on his Arat turn, Cie des Messageries
West was exactly right to pass Why is 1-Spade a better bid by Maritimes
this, as he pointed out during, the South than 2-No Trumps after post-mortem. The one at fault Northi's 1-Club and East's 1-
East. For playing with Heart?
THE TEBONG RUBBER ESTATE, LIMITED
(Incorporated under the Companies Ordinances, Hongkong)
HONG KONG FILM AND Norge Refrigerator, Frigi- of advanced study at THEATRE NEWB at 50 cents per daire, Sextant Motor H.P., Universities and other Institu-| REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS copy. Obtainable at Leading Chesterfield Suites, Royal, Irations. Book Stores, Newspaper Belters perial & Underwood Type- and "China Mell" Office.
HONG KONG $
cx-
AND
wrlters 14", Hand Sewing Ma-
Candidates should apply, in DIRECTORY chines, Carved Teak Wood their own handwriting, to The (1948, Edition)-Containing Hong Dining Room Suite, Towel British, Council, Statue Square, Liat, Government Offices, Hos- Racks, Dining Tables, Side-Hong Kong, for application MAY DE BOOKED TORE,pitals, Schools, Churches, Con Loards, Glass Cabinets, Dining forms. The letter should
2ulates, Services, Clubs, Agencies, Chairs, Wartirobes, Dressing plain briefly the background of that the Twenty-third Ordin-
Who's Who, and Residences. All Tables, Information complete
Drawers, the applicant and give details to March Single
& Double Bedsteads of the course of study which a Book Shops
On sale at all leading Divans, Day Couch Bed, Car- candidate proposes to take.
and "Ching Mail" Office.
SWINDON BOOK STORE, NATHAN ROAD, TEL. 50327
...........................*****......$60008i| 31, 1948.
MME DOBRY WEDDING GOWNB and FUR COAT8: Day dresses in allk and wool. Evening and Cocktall frocks. Woollen muits,
conta and cardigaris. Evening Service. Auction Rooms
skirts and blouses. Orders Takon,,
221-222 Gloucester Aldg. 2nd
Floor.
10-
HAIR. DRESSING class to begin In November, if interested glater at Sul Lan Hairdressing! School, 523 Nathan Road floor, Kowloon, Tol. 00342.
PREMISES WANTED
of Chest
POLICE NOTICE
STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1948. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN ary General Meeting of Share- holders in the abovenamed! Company will be held at 601/ 606 Marina House, Hongkong, on Tuesday, the 2nd November, 1948, at 12.30 p.m. for the following purposes.
pets, Rugs, Perambulator, Bables Cot, Desks, Ice Chests, Book Caves, Mirrors, Cutlery, Crockery, Glass Ware, Black- wood Furniture, Oak Dining
'To receive and consider the Room suite, Bed Room Suite,
It is hereby notified that Directors' Report and State-: A. E. B. de Sousa, Auctioneer. Oplum Stool, Silver Ware and Lower Albert Road between ment of Accounts for the year
Auctioneers, Burveyors, etc.
7 Philips Radio Sets-Damaged, Ice House Street and Upper ended 31st March, 1948; to con- Basement, Fronch Bank Bldg.,
or Less. Etc., Etc. 4 Albert Road will be closed to firm the appointment of a Telephone 31867.
Or, View from Thursday. Vehicular Traffic from Wednes-Director and to elect a Direc- the 14th October, 1948.
day, 13th October, 1948 until tor; to elect Auditors and to repairs to Water Mains are transact any other ordinary Fferms: As Customary. completed.
business of the Company.
LAMMENT BROS.,
Auctioneers.
de Flaing"
BUY DIRECT FROM ENGLAND
San 25% to 50%! Comfortable ENGLISH SPORTS SHOS
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$300 Reward for a small fürnlähed | Mu apartment. Call Mr. Smith Phone Tengue with proa front, Trable wear and Wannelser WetAight Watar G0065.
Waterproof studded soles and heels. Sma strongly sawen. Every pair fully crowed.
The World's Grestens Show Value! **EASY-FIT **
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SHOE
Black or Brown.
PEKING TIENTSIN RUG for saloj Just arrived fine quality, beautiful, colour, attractive design, plexsai visit: Chung Haing Co. 17 Wynd-||Dwigned to ham Street,
SPECIALITY — Ordøra áccepted for. Parcel. Post-Pine. hard Chocolate in well soldered tins 3 to 10-ibm, to any address at-lowest wholesale Prices. We take, cara' of packing and forwarding: with- dus-extra) best. Alex; Chocolato 500/Kinga 3 Buliding, ånd: floor "¿fappulite Mar Forry): Tet, 22614)|
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THE HONG KONG
JOCKEY CLUBTM
Draft. Programmes and En- try Forms for the Eighth Extra Race Meeting to be held on Saturday, October 23, 1940 (Weather, permitting) may be obtained at the Secretary's "Office, Exchange Building; the Club House, Happy Valley; and the Stables; Shan Kwong Road
Entries close at 12 o'clock NOON on Thursday, October 14, 1048.
By Order,
3. A. Sloup,
the work.
It will take approximately The Transfer Books of the three days to complete the Company will be closed from the 20th October to the 2nd November, 1948 both days COMMISSIONER OF POLICE.inclusive. October 12, 1948.
ST. THOMAS MORE ASSOCIATION,
FILM:
·OUR LADY OF FATIMA';
Depicting pilgrimages to the Shrine of Our Lady at-Fatima, Portugal. Introductory Talk by Rev. Fr. H. Do Angells. Catholic Club, King's Didg., Thursday, 14th. October, 1948,
By Order of the Board of Directors,
J. A. WATTIE & CO., LTD.;
Secretaries. Hong-Kong, October 12, 1948.
NOTICE
THE CHINA COAST NAVIGATING AND ENGINEER OFFICERS' GUILD. Ameeting of the Management Committee will-be-hold-at-the office (third floor), Union Build ing, 21, Fedder Street, at pm, on Thursday, October 14th, 1948. GEORGE. T: LLOYD, “ Getioral Secretary,
Actg. Secretary. Open to the general publie Hongkong,- Oct. 13, 1860.
Hong Kong, October 12, 1948.
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