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Докса January 16th Calla, Anemones, Paeonia Binen. ais, Dahlin-Anglo Chineas Trad. Ing A. Pedder Building, third,
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ALUAR, 'Chourico de vinha de alho, Chourico de Butate, Green
pt on sala olives etc..
Macao Store, 31, Nathan Road, corner of Peking Road, Kowloon.
19' 0" FAST Motor Bort in good condition. Fitted with 4 sylinder Scammel morine engine. Apply Van Leer'a (Hongkong) Ltd., Ol Street, North Point. PLASTIC Tableclothes
nt exceedingly tow pyjamas prices. F. 8. Loule & Co. Bank of China Bidy.. 4th floor.
Tol. 32219.
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PEKING RUGS FOR SALE Just arrived, best quality. Attractive design & reasonable price. Please visit! Chưng Haing Co. 17 Wyndham Btreet,
PILOT RAD108: Bame reliable pre-war quality now obtainable at popular prices, made possible arily by increased demand and wear for occasions Including large BATOR, World Reception Tyrnin Afternoon, Cocktail, Models from $190 each. Obtain. and Day Dressen in all able at nit the better dealers or shades and exclusive de da
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TENDER NOTICE
CUSTODIAN'S WHARF (formerly known as Osaka Shosen Kalsha),
It is hereby notified that sealed Lenders in duplicate AN
THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1940.
NOTICE
December 15,
THE SOCIETY OF YORKSHIREMEN IN HONG KONG.
EXTRAORDINARY will be received at the Office GENERAL MEETING will be of Custodian of Property, 2ndheid of the above Society on Floor Colonial Secretariat, Wednesday the until noon on Wednesday, De 1948 at 5.30 p.m. in the Jaco cember 22, 1948, for the hire bean Room, Hong Kong Hotel of a wharf known as the Custo alter the existing Rule 8 (a) todian's Wharf (formerly Osaka to read:--- Shosen Kalshh), situated 012 the water front off Connaught Road, Central, Hong Kong.
Tenders should be clearly marked "Tender for hire of Custodian's Wharf".
"To receive from the Com- mittee a Report Balance Sheet and Statement of Accounts for the preceding Year ending the September 30.”
The tenancy will be on a month to month basis com- mencing on January 1, 1949. ceive a
to re-
This will then be followed immediately by THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
report of the Year under review from the out- If any lenderer requires fur-going President, and to elect ther particulars he may apply the following:-- to the Custodian of Property (Tel: 39266).
The Custodian does not bind himself to accept the highest or any fender.
W. R. N. ANDREWS,
Custodian of Property,
LAMMERT BROS.
Auctlensors, Surveyors
and Appraisers,
Pedder Building.
Telephone No. 20224.
PUBLIC AUCTION
The Undersigned have re- ceived instructions from The Store Officer, Supig. Naval HM. Naval Dockyard, to sell by Public Auction
on THURSDAY, December 10, 1948, constichting at 9:30 am:
at their Sales Rooms, Pedder Building, Basement.
A Large Quantity of MISCELLANEOUS
SURPLUS STORES, VEHICLES, ETC.
SCRIBBLING PADB-100 pages (Located at H.M. Dockyard,
MAY BE BOOKED AT THE x 60 conta each. On se at 6WINDON BOOK STORE, 25 NATHAN ROAD, TEL. 68327
"China Mall"
House, Tel. 32312.
office, Windsor
DIRECTORY
Hong Kong, H.M. Naval Yard, Kowloon, and Wellington Barrucks, Hong Kong),
Photographic.
President
Vice President Honorary Secretary
Hoporary Treasurer
and Five members to serve
on the Committee.
Any Other Business.
NOTICE
THE SHANGHAI EXPLORATION & DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD.
(Incorporated under the Com- ponies Ordinances, Hongkong) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Twenty-fourth Ordinary General Meeting of Share holders in the above-named Company will be held at the Room, South China Board Morning Post Building, Hong kong, on Thursday, the 30th December, 1948, at 12:15 P.M. for the following purposes,
1. To receive and consider the Directors' Report and Statement of Accounts for the period ended 31st December, 1947.
2. To elect a Director and
fx Directors' Fecs.
3. To elect Auditors.
4. To transact any other ordinary business of the
Company.
The Transfer Books of the
Ten will be served before the Company will be closed the Meeting.
R. A. de Rome.
Hon Secretary,
WAR DEPARTMENT NOTICE
DISPOSAL OF SURPLUS OR UNSERVICEABLE STORES
By Order of the Commander, Royal Army Ordnance Corps. HQ Land Forees. the following items, lying at the Ordinance Depot, Sham Shui Po, will be sold by tender: -
from the 23rd December, 1948 to 4th January, 1949, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
GEORGE McBAIN,
General Agents.
Hongkong, Dec. 14, 1948.
NOTICE
THE SHANGHAI— SUMATRA RUBBER
ESTATES, LTD.
Nails, Helves. 'Bill hooks. (Incorporated under the Com- Deck Chairs, Engine Petrol, panies Ordinances, Hongkong) Tyres, Metal Scrap (including beds) and Textiles ald
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN -that-the-Fifteenth--Ordinary- Applications for Tender General Meeting of Share- Forms and Orders to view will holders in the above-named be made to CRAOC HQ Land Company will be held at the Forces, Queen's Rond East. Board Room, South China Morning Post Building, Hong- kong, on Thursday, the 30th
Dates for closing of Tenders 12 o'clock December 21, 1940.
ST. THOMAS MORE ASSOCIATION
DECEMBER LECTURE
Chemicals, Subject: The Apostleship of Foum Extinguishers, Grease the Sea. Guns, Lanterns, Lamps, Sawa. Spanners, Screw drivers, Logs. Speaker: Rev. Fr. M. C. Pelly, Clocks, Galley steamers, Blocks,
HONG KONG (1948 Edition)-Containing Hony comprising:- List. Government Offces, Hos- pitals, Schools, Churches, Con. AUGE Manufacturers and Exsulates, Bervices, Clubs, Agencies. jorters Peking and Tlentain Car Who's Who, and Residences. All jets and Rugs, Peking Art Aug; Information complete to March
Room No Company
8-9 Lucky 31, 1948. On asia at all leading spartment, corner of Hankow Book Shops and "China Mall” nd Paking Road, Kowloon,
Offico.
CARPETA
A
S.J.
Cleats, Eyes, Assorted brushes, Catholic Club, King's Building Mattresses, Pillows,
Wash-
(1st. Floor)
Thursday, 16th December, 5.30 p.m.
RUGS Genuins CHINA MAIL POSTCARD $1.50 basins, Helmets, Flannelette, Peking and Tientsin, tovaly de- for 6 or 80 cents each. Obtainable | Electric signs and
various at all loading Book Stora and sizes. Como and Inapoct at The "China Mail" Office.
colouring,
China
Building,
Co., Aur
Floor 4th
Kayamally
(Opporite
Hong Kong Hotel), Queen's Road,
shades, Lubricating and other oils, Low tempera- ture Grease, Fireclay, Old Elec- tric cable, Hoses, Cordage, Old canvas. Rubber and Leather, Packing, Canvas tubing, In- secticide D.D.T. Powder, Gear Boxes, Pumps, Wayne Petrol TWO SHIP ENGINES, Japanese Pumping sets, Ace Mechanical ablo, finest typewriter ribbons type, 800 H.P., 10 cylinders. stackers, Various Furniture,
Central.
NEWLY ARRIVED Underwood Typewriters, standard and port
and carbon papers, obtainable at The World Typewriter Co. 46 Kong
Wellington Stroot, Hong Tel. 20500
RENOMMEE Imported and Locally made Autumn dressos, aulte, costs, 603 Victory House, 5, Wyndham
Street.
LADIES we have at your service) at] specialized operations for Helene Curtian cool wavce, machinelers oil porms, heledyne & manicure-ROSE MARIE Beauty Parlour Phona 50384-43, Han- kow Rd., Kowloon.
AGENCY
EXPERIENCED woman buyer. San Francisco resident, bank ra. ferences, deelros
buying act agent for bazaars. Maken N.Y. trips. Replica confidential, Nino Gincroft, 1527 35th Ave., San Francisco, Calif.
WANTED TO HIRE
PIANO to hire for approximately two years. Phone 34121 Ext. 250 9 a.m. to 12 noon or 2 to 5.30 p.m.
DANCING LESSONS
BALLROOM DANCING~"Made
SHIP ENGINES
FOR SALE
diameter 1834", engine length etc. 20 3", height 8, 4 cycle, shaft diameter 736" and all auxiliaries
Wireless Equipment, includ- electrically driven. Inspections
ensing Transmitters, Oscillators, can be arranged. For full part Amplifiers, Convertors, 'Loud- culars, apply Tung Hal Do. No. 182, Wing Lok Street West, Hong speakers, Various meters, etc. Kong & No. 126, 623 Rd. Canton,
Indian Importers Attention
GUNNY BAGS
REQUIRED IMMEDIATELY
Size: 20" x 43" Weight: 2 lb. Stocklets, Forwards or Indents. Please Write P.O. Box 021,
SERVICE TO OFFER
DENNIS & CO., LTD. (White Ants Extermination Dept)
Offers servios In White Ants Treatment. Just make a call on the telephons and aur Tech- niolan will ce at your service for Free Inspection.
·TELB: 32919 & 33324.
KEEF BEAUTIFULI
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You can be sure that your Easy" for you. Latest Variations selected hair-do is always best 8peofalitics - "Rumba, Bamba, when set, by Daisy and Violet, Tango, Jitterbug". (Enquiries 1-3] Do not hesitate to make PM)--Tony Hudson, 812 China) early appointment,
We are at Building.
your service with cold WAVES. machineless perms, bleaching, facials, manicure and pedicure. Beten's Beauty Salons Kowloon Branch Peninsula Hotėl Arcade. Tel: 58061
PREMISES WANTED
AMERICAN plot and wife desires room with bath. Reply Dox 688; "China Mall”,
YOUNG English business glet of "qulat" habita”": "destral” room-with breakfast or futt board preferably. Kowloon, Reply Kowloon P.O. Box 1910.
BRITISH IMPORTER requires offers of -CRUDE TEASEED OIL Chromocino Limited, 168/188 Kensal Road, London, W.10.
Engines including Scripps Ford V-8, Cadillac. Thorney- croft, Hudson Invader, Diesel,
ctc.
Bedford 3 Ton Lorries and Radio Vans
6 Ton Ransome Rapier Petrol
Electric Crane
travelling
3 Ton Steam
crancs
1 Distilling Plant
also
1 Diving Boat
1 45' Motor Launch with
engine.
Full Particulars and Time
for Inspection from Catalogue.
For Catalogues, Inspection Permits and Conditions of Sale apply to the Undersigned,
Terms: 50% of Purchase Money on Fall of Hammer and Balance by the following day.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers.
Exhibition
PAINTINGS by
YEE BON LEE BYNG
LUIS CILAN
Hotel Coell
Dec. 15th to 18th
Admission FREE
OPEN TO THE GENERAL
PUBLIC.
All who are interested in the spiritual and social welfare of scafarers are invited to attend.
December, 1948, at 12 noon for the following purposes.
1. To receive and consider the Directors' Report and Statement of Accounts for the period ended 31st December, 1947.
2. To elect a Director.
3. To cleet Auditors.
4. To transact any other ordinary business of the
Company.
The Transfer Books of the the Company will be closed from the 23rd December, 1948 to 4th January, 1949, both days. Inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
GEORGE McBAIN,
NOTICE
ROYAL OBSERVATORY
number A
of Technical Officers and Assistant Technical Officers are required immedi- ately at the Royal Observatory.
Candidates
must have
a
sound knowledge of Engilsh and a minimum of three years meteorological or technical ex- perience for appointment as Technical Omcera. Less ex- applicants with perlenced qualifications not lower than the standard of Intermedlate Science or its equivalent will be eligible for appointment as Assistant Technical Omeera. Basic salary scales are:
Technical Omcers: $4,800; $4,800; $4,800; $5,100 x $300 to $7,200 x $480 to $9,500.
Assistant Technical Omcera:
-$3,000; $3,000; $3,500 x $300 to $4,200.
Candidates should apply in their own handwriting to the undersigned.
G. S. P. HEYWOOD, Director,
Royal Observatory.
No trouble at all to keep dentures
clean, sterile and fragrant if you let SURANOX DENTURE CLEANER
clean them
this
way
SICS AND MULLARD RADIOGRAM
The Better & Cheaper Radio and Radiograse in town. Gear- antaed for ORO JORT. Free service and parts repaired.
You can get a New SICE ox Mallard Radiogram by trading la your
old ones
part Mymens or pay on easy install- mant term.
YEUNG KWONG RADIO CO. 182, Nathan Road, Howloan. Tel: 59044
General Agents. DUFAYCOtor
HARBOUR VIEW HOTEL | Hongkong, 9th December, 1948. BRITISH MADE HOLL FILMS AND SHEETS
CHANGE OF
TELEPHONE NUMBER
Please note that our new
Service Auction Rooms
■ TRANSPARENT...........
be
A. L. B. de Sense, Auctioneer. Auctioneers, Surveyers, etc.
• NAZUMAL COLORA OBANANA AR FOR HIER
Telephone 31867,
Geomemical!
Telephone Number will 59123 (3 main lines) as from Basement, French Bank Bldg, word facenting can be done in Hong Kong 15th December, 1948.
ANNOUNCEMENT
The Intercontinent
Corporation
CARNVIAL
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MITH-
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HUMDINDER HELPER
HANDY HOME
COPR. 1994 BY HER MORYRIĆ 20. T
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"And here's one of my most expensive models absolutely free, officer! Nothing too good for our boys in uniform!”.
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
By Shepard, Barcla
Authority,on Authorlites)
Winter visitor from New York, won a top on this duplicato deal In one of the tournaments al SL Felersburg, Fla Sucaking through an early diamond trick enabled Mr. Murray to do it.
RISKS AT MOST STAGES THROUGHCUT the hideli and play of any close band, we are taking risks of one kind of another in order to gain some- thing. It is good deal like the American system of competitive West opened the club A and business, which really should b shifted to the spade which the
3, called the "profit arui loss" sys- won to drop the Q. When the
tan the "prolit sys-diamond 2
was. led
promptly since he who risks his "alf{ from dummy, East was certain to o launch a new project takes a be taking_ no matter what
g_a_risk, Prince of dropplug it as well as he did. If he came in with the of whining. Just HN по busi-A, he would set up the per- nesses monk ever be developed, hips for an important discard of in make jobs for employes, ex- one of South's losers. He knew cept through Buch
courageous he was taking still another risk, chance-taking, so nothing can be when he played low, as he did. gained in contract bridge except by venturing of one kind or an- other.
S 10 8 7 3 F 7 5 4
D 10 7 CA 4 3 2
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H K 103 DQ 4 3 2 CQ 10
SQ N.HQJB W EDAJ 98
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A 2
DK 8
CK 7 5
(Dealer West. Neither vulnerable).
West
North East
alde
South
Pass
FURS
Pass
I S
Pass
2 H
Pass
2 S
Pass
2 NT
Pass
3 5
Pass 45
M. G. Murray,
of the
home
town, and Charles Sherman,
The K look that trick, and the diamond A was eventually shut out altogether. Mr. Murray tol- lowed with the heart A and K. the heart ruffed by the spade to set up the heart remainders, then the spade A and J, leaving the good 10 out. Next he led to the club and brought forth the heart 10 from dummy. As he
discarded the diamond on it to render East's A worthless, West could get only one trick with his spade 10. The last three tricks went to the spado € and 5 and club X, producing an extra trick.
Your Weak-End Question
If your first action in the auc- tion has made your hand scom stronger or either appreciably
weaker than it really is, what should be your primary effort, on a' your next turn?
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Across
leather.
4 Unyielding. 22 Negotiated.
24 Shivering ·
fit.
8 Volume.
Bill of Fore.
10 Take pos-
sesalon of.
11 Attitudo. 12 Principal
character.
14 Glut. 17 Accustom. 10 Strip of
27 Weakens. 23 Holder of a
commission.
29 Throw. 30 Counsel. 31 Softens.
32 Naked.
Yesterday's Crossword
* Team.
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4 Wrong.
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5 Lowerin
dignity.
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13 Stratagem. 15 Eager. 16 Rim. 18 Abandon.
20 Hurry.
0 Nalive of 31 Tended.. New Zealand. 23 Plunder.
7 Composition 24 Spry.
for nine. 25 Ventures. 12 Cue.
PLAN FOR MINES
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London, December 12. A £150,000 scheme to provide 10 new medical centres for North ACROSS-1 Permit, 5 Terse, | West miners within the next four Cabin, Midget 10 Taci 11 years was disclosed by Dr. T. D. Strum, 12 Kick, 13 Ledge, 16 Spencer, divisional medical ofcer Regale, 18 Leader, 20 Spend, 32 of the National Coal Board of the Fall, 23 Tints, 25 Opera, 26 North West region. Some of the Either, 27 Enter, 28 Fleet, 29 existing first-aid rooms ap the Leaned.
pitheads are to be converted into centres as part of the scheme. DOWN-1 Pumpkins, 2 Ridi», which is, part of the", £2,500,000 culo, 3 Icer, 4 Tatuled, 8 Titular, plan for the Improvement at 8 Enamel, 7 Bling, 14· Detaches, | medical services in the coalflälds 15 Explored,
tha 10 Radiant, ∙17 throughout
country, an= Clenteel, 10 Entree, 21 Pupil, 24 | nouicod- earlier this year-Beu- Sire.
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