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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1948,
POLICE NOTICE
FOUND
The following articles were recovered from the vicinity of the damaged "CATALINA" flying boat
crashed
which
In the interests of Shippers whilst flying from Maenu to
Hong Kong on the 16.7.40. and Conference
Thin gold Háls with
metal medalion ... No.
Gold ring.......
I No.
Spoons, silver ......2 Nus.
has been found desirable to revise Claus: 6(b) in the pre- sent contract; and, as per pro- vision in Clause 8 of same Con- tract, Shippers are hereby moti- ties that effective April 1st, 1949, the General Commodities Contract at present in effect will be terminated, and a new one will come into effect.
The new Contract forms will be reatly for signature on Feb- ruary 1st, 1949: and Shippers. who wish to sign the new Con- tract before the expiry date of the wild our tw
by Capplying to the undersigned
alter that dates
Wit hereby untifies sealed Tenders in duplicate which should be clearly marker! "Rebuilding of caritage bodars
will be pos No. 205 & No. 200
of they ceived at the
Benet
Tender Day (hairman. and Suite Cants Hand
Colonial Serveturnat, until an Friday. 7th January, 1949. j
Sbres,
ck.
New addresars: -Yellow Dragon theal door to Mackintosh) No. 7 $1
Road. VOPILA
Tusiness Resumed as from 29th inst,
4669
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14
hid Prking Road, Kowloon.
CANDETS
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ach
attach
for
GA. LEMAY, Serretary.
Trans-Pacific Freight Conference
Canadian Pacific
Steamships, Ltd.
י
dan kilug,
07. Box 17.
Horst Kong, Bee, 20, 1948.
NOTICE
Tenderers must Pach tender a receipt showing that they have depusated with; Da Senior Accountant of Kowloon Canton Railway the sum of $500 as a pledges of than;
tides of their Tenders Prevumsiy the business of forfenent, the authorized buttler of "Coca- which sum shall be to the Crown if the powershot, Cola" in Hong Kong has been tnderen
2 carried om under the name of fails OFF refuse
The BANKEIL }}. HENNINGSEN, vury ort bis trikr
will har pesits
RUCS Genuine Tientai, lovely de- Ning ang colourings, various sizes.
The China successful tenderers. Com and inspect at Rus Co. Kayamalty Building, 4th
Hono Kong ᎨᏥ. . (Opporite Molef Queen's Road, Central.
ganster-
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t; PRDERAR INC, U.S.A., for
areount of a Corporation
r
! proves if formation under the The successful tenderer will; China Trade Act.
Such new at the engporation has been formed be required to deposit Treasury, Prines Building. Des and will as of Jamury 1, 1949 the Voeux Read, the sum of $5,000, commence and carry on
Line: muthurized as security for due and faith-inistress of
ful performance of his contract, ¦ bottler of "Coca-Cola" under its
own name, je tam
Forms of tender and specifi- !
cation may be obtained frun HONG KONG BOTTLERS,
the Head Office, Kowloon Cazy- ron Hailway,
The Government does not hind itself to accept the lowest or any tender.
and reserves
Federal Inc., U.S.A.
to
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COMMISSIONER OF POLICE.
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Applicationя
from suitable candidates to B immediately
a limited number of vacancies. TRANSLATORS in the Hong Kong Police Forer are called for.
Intending carbdates should pussess the following qualifica- tions!--
Have passed school leave ing examination or have reached #11 equivalent standard of education.
#ble [< 2. Bp
readily and
Iranslate accurately newspaper articles, docu- ments ele. from English
to Chinese and vice-versa.
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Satary will be $230 per month basic plus the usual Cost of Living Allowance.
Intending candidates should
the right to accept all or any HONGKONG BOTTLERS,ply in person and with an
of the froder.
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AT BOOKED
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DANCING LESSONS
BALLROOM Dancing -
"Made
H.K. TRAMWAYS
LIMITED
MONTHLY TICKETS
Monthly Tickets for the month of January may be ub-;} tained, as follows:-
Now tickets for passengers not holding a ticket
for the present month can be obtained only at the Traffic Office, Cannl Road East, on and after
300 December.
Federal Inc., U.S.A.
ANKER B. HENNINGSEN
(President),
MAX E. HAFFELI
(Vire-President}, CHARLES T. CARROLL,
(Managing Director). KOBERT A. CRAWFORD
+Manager).
TAIKOO REFINERY,
QUARRY BAY G.P.O. BOX NO. 1 HONG KONG
CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN & MORTGAGE CO., LTD.
OFFICES.
For the convenience of our clients we have opened an en-
Des Voeux Road West (between Nos. 1 & 2 Godowns) with a lift service to all Boors.
Existing tickets can be re- Enny" for you, Latest Variations., newed at the Trathe Onlee, trance to our General Offices on Specialities "Rumba, Samba, Canal Road East, on 26th, 27th Tango, Jitterbug." (Enquiries and 31st December und 1st and J-3P.M.)-Tony Hudson, 512. 2nd January between the hours China Building.
of 9.00 a.m. and 12,00 noun, and from 3rd January during ordin- ary office hours, ie, 9.00 à.m. to KOWLOON-convenient to 1.00 p.m. und 2.00 p.m. to 5,00 purt-vacant sites already formed p.m. for high class residental develop.
PROPERTY FOR SALE
air.
ment. Lot nreal from 5,000 to Existing tickets may also be
Moderate renewed at Queen's Building.
10.000 Kauare feet.
price for quick Rale. Apply Box Connaught Road Entrance, near U94 "CHINA MAIL".
FOR SALE
DELAHAYE latest model
steering
20 hp. 3000 miles wheel gear. Apply to CHINA. INTERNATIONAL MOTORS Ltd. Service Station, 360 Hennessy Road.
PILOT RADIOB: Sams rollable pre-war quality now ablalnabia at popular prices, made, ponsible unly by increased demand and large
World
We take this opportunity of £1 Happy wishing our clients unil Prosperous New Year.
NOTICE
Star Ferry, on 28th, 20th and CHINA LIGHT & POWER
30th December.
W. F. SIMMONS,
General Manager.
NOTICE
We, the undersigned, have to- Reception day tendered our resignation Models from $100 each. Obtain-1 to Shewan Tomes & Co., Ltd.
Bates
able at all the better dealers or
direct from: Colonial Agonoleg
Tackoochny
Bldg., 14 Queen's
Rond. Phone 26310.
CHINA MAIL X’MAS CARDS at 50 cents each, with anvelope to match. Obtainable at all Leading
· Book Btaran and “China Mall" Office.
CHINA MAIL PICTORIAL at $2.00 per copy. Obtainable atʼail Lending Book Stores and “Okina Mali" Offos.
HONG KONG FILM AND
Signed-H. DREYER
C. W. L. COLE,
B. R. RASMUSSEN:
Hong Kong, Dec. 28, 1948.
NOTICE
I wish to announce that as from January 1, 1949, I am
COMPANY, LIMITED.
REDUCTION OF CHARGES
The following further Auctions in charges will be made for current supplied from 1st January, 1949:-
KOWLOON Lighting from 40 cents to 37 cents per unit.
2
Power from 18 cents to 10
cents per unit,
The reduction of 3 cents and cents respectively will also apply to the Ordinary Lighting and Power Rates in the New Territories.
By Order of the Board of Directors.
P.W. A. WOOD. Secretary & Chief Accountant.
THEATRE NEWB at 50 cents per changing the name of my Arm, Hong Kong. Dec. 20, 1948. copy. Obtainable at Leading from G. A. Harriman & Sons
Book Stores, Newspaper Salters mamand. “Chine Mall" Omos.
to T. A. Pearce & Company, under which name I shall con- -tinue to trade as ́a'stockbroker. My office address and tele- numbers remain the
BONIBBLING PADB-100 pages) at 80 cents each. On sale at: "China Mali??
ofoe, Windeor} phone
Ноцев, То, 82912.
-OHINA MAIL POSTCARD-$1,50 for 6 or 30 conta wash. Obtainable ...at all. landing. Book Starve, and,
"Chine Mall Ofilos.
same,
T. A. PEARCE,
Principal G.. A. Harriman & Sons.
Service Auction Rooms
A. E. B. de Sousa, Auctioneer. Auotioneers, Surveyors, etc. Basement, French Bank. Bidg»« Telephone 31807.
application in their own hand- writing bringing also any re- ferences, to the Chief Inspec- tor Police Headquarters. Con- naught Road Central as soon as possible.
NOTICE
As of October 1, 1948, I. H. . Shields, have taken into partnership N. Whelpton, and we L.D.S., R.C.S., Eng., will continue to practise den- tistry at the former address, Rooms 211/215 (Telephone 27447), Gloucester Building, under the partnership nume of "Shields & Whelpton"..
As from January 3, 1940, we will also maintain an office in Kowloon at No. 1. Salisbury Road (opposite Kowloon Star Ferry, next to Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharves main gate; Telephone 50245).
H. F. SHIELDS, N. J. WHELPTON.
Dated December 30, 1946.
LAMMERT BROS.
Auctioneers. Surveyors and Appraisers, Pedder Building. Telephone No. 20221.
NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS.
HOURS OF BUSINESS.
BUTCHERY DEPT.
All Branches
ito.
Branches & Windsor
Нейче Анжеле DAIRY DEPT.
Lower Albert Rond
}
East Point Branch )
Kowloon Branch
Windsor House
Windsor House
(Annexe only. Windsor House
(Annexe only)
PEAK BRANCH,
Friday 31st December 1948
Saturday 1xL January 1949 Sunday 2nd January 1949
Friday 31st December 1948 Saturday 1st January 1919 Sunday 2nd January 1949 Friday 31st December 1948 Saturday 1st January 1949 Sunday st January Tat
Friday 31st December 1948 Saturday 1st January 1945
Sunday 2nd January 1949
COLD STORAGE. DEPT.
East Polot
Connaught Road & Canton Rond Kowiona
ICE SALES.
East Point
Friday 31st Becenter 114K
Saturday Ist January 1949
Sunday 2nd
January 1949
Friday 31st December 191K
Saturday 1st January 1949
Sunday 2nd January 1939
Friday 31st December 1918 Saturday 1st January 1949 Sunday 2nd Jannary D Friday 31st December 1948
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wuly
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only
11.00 a.m.
7.30 am. 12.30 pm.
only
9.30 a.m.
7.30 4.m.---
only
Estal Sunday Hours 7.30 am. - 12.30 p.in.
only
7.30a.m.- 0.34 a.m.
unty
Puni Sunday Hours
8.30 a.m. - 12.30 p.m.
only
9,00..-11.00 a.m.
only
J
Usual Sunday Hours.
Open all day
Closed all day
9.00 a.m.-11.00 a.m
only
Open all day
Clused all day
8.00 a.m.- 10.00a.m.
anly
Usual tours
do
Usual Sunday Hours 8.30a.m. 12.30 p.m.
only
Lower Albert Rond)
}
Peak Branch
1
Saturday 1st
Pottinger Street
}
January 1949
Closed all day
Kowloon Branch
Sunday 2nd
}
January 1949
Ransu Street,
Kowloon
Friday 31st
December 1948
Saturday 1st January 1949
Sunday 2nd January 1649
RESTAURANTS & ·
SODA FOUNTAINS
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-- Usual Hours
-
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only
- Usual Sonday Hours
Usual Hours
The Dairy Farm, Ice & Cold Storage Co., Ltd.
PURE FOOD SPECIALISTS
A glass of sparkling Eno. first thing every morning will help you to face the day with renewed vigour..
CHEUNG CHAU
Buy a bottle today
ENO'S "FRUIT SALT"
The world famed effervescent saline
FERRY SERVICE
On and after the 1st January, 1949
Leaving
....... 7.20 a.Ri.. Hong Hong Ping Chau Island.. Silvermine Bay... Arr. Cheung Chau..
Leaving
CARNVIAL
By Dick Turnor
D
12-11
FORD 1954 BY MEA DEFYICT, INC. 7 M RIG 13, 8. PAY OFF
"He was a brilliant criminal lawyer-only lost one case b his ontire curaor!"
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
By Shepard Barclay
maite
Bn.Opener
COUNT BY TWO METHODS method, saw that the hand with When Ver your favourite mo 14 point was more than good hod of appraising your strength enough hows u to br right on the sound. In some cases, this led ine et strength enough to to on eventual contract of 3-No North benzase neither Sid and nst muite enough, it pays Trumps
in- nor South knew that it pays to to measure it according to other standard. Suppose you bid a four-card major topped by
han -trick yardstick u king of use the
They made queen, so many, amul employed by
it their game easily. But they of leaves you
Then is cause lost in the tournament to who did better hy the time to use also the "count", the people
of tee 4, king 3, queen 2 and hiding spades and getting iatd Jack 1. making an average hand a spade gaine. total 10. If your hand adds to Alt of the spude declarers beat with No Trumpers by 20 points or more that way, it
13
agenaly U
VAL
to non
U more. One beat that score by horderline hand in the first three 50 1ecause an extra trick got
.
the damond 10 positions: if it adds to 11 or less, mare. These then be wary. Vice versiuse lead was won by the J, a, club honour tricks LO <teckle close won by the K, another led to the A, a third raffed, the heart Q questions if you are a “counter."
gent to the K, the apnde A scor- ed and the 10 returned to the K, then the heurt 5 ruffed, the club ruffed, the diamond 4 eri to the K, the parle Q used to drop the J, the chin 10 scored and the diamond, A. the declarer losing: only one trick in hearts and one in spades.
S A. 10 HK 84% DQ 10 9
75
SK 0 7 0 HQJ 73 DAJ 4 C.K 4
N WE DG3
S CQJET
SJN2 HA 109-1
43
HS DK 8 3
CA 10 8 3 2
Tomorrow Problem
SAB7 5 3 2 HAK
DAJ 93.
SQ 10
I J 0 4 3
(Dealer: vulnerable).
North.
East-West
Q
S JUG 4
North
3 C
East Pass
South West
15
Pass
H 10 8 52
N
2 S
D 10 CJ
W
10 4 2
S
C 10 9 7 4
S K
Plenty of
held people who those North cards in a big fact. duplicate tournament---In nearly half of them-passed and as a result saw the deal passed
Were out. In each case they
valuers and}} right honour-trick incked the ability to weigh the merits of the secondary honours;
in the hand.
The most expert bidders, espe- cially those using the "count"
# 0 7 8 -
DK 7 5
CAK 68.3 2.
"(Dealer: South. Neither sla vulnerable).
What principle of play should enable South to select the right contract alter using the Black- wood conveniten on this deal?
A BRITISH CROSSWORD PUZZLE
8.40 a.m.
1.00 a.m. 10.05 10.30 11.05
*10.00 a.m. 12.00 noon
1.05 p.m..
3.00 p.m. 4.05
5.00 ..
+
19
1.30
1
H
"
11.15 a.m.
2.05
4.30 t 5.05
"
0.15 p.m.
21
22
Cheung Chau... 7.20 a.mt. Silvermine Day
9.00 am. 9.30
Ping Chau Island
10.00
Arr. Hong Kong... 8.40 a.m.
11.05
++
-
12.00 noon 2.15 p.m. 44,15 pm. 55 p 12.30 p.m. 3.15
1.00 2.05
* Sundays and Publle Holidays only.
Service
Direct 'Indirect
Hong Kong, December 30, 1948.
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3.45
4.50
5.30 p.m.
4.30 p.m.
"
27.
FARES
Ist Class $1.20 .80
3rd Clans
$1.00 00
THE HONG KONG & YAUMATI FERRY CO., LTD.
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The Most Wanted Beer
Nyoka la kamnagle: LANDIS BROTHERS & CO., LTD. PREMAZ N qurdi, id Tel:2550D
Across
3 Gels better. 8 Exposed. Felyn ill- педа..
11 Kept.
13 Tax.
15 Writer of
music.
18 Slackening. 19 Demon- strate
21. Brought to
notice again. 26 Put back. 20 Bucket.
27 Corridors.
Yesterday's Crossword
ACROSS-1 Traced, & Goped,
1 Morose. 2 Skin. 4. Lament. 5 Incursion. d IndeЛnite, 7 Wander afleld.
9:Lesser. 10 Even:
Down
14 Scene of
action. 18 Cut apart. 17 Swift.
19 Lay bare 20. Fertile spol 21 Roll.
22 Lake.
Attract
12 Important 24 Blockhead.
.. period.
DOWN:-1 Thigh, 2 Cream, 2
7 interval, 0 Lueld, 9 Hermit, 11 Devotees & Gallop; B. Preclude, Espouse, 19 Cabinet, 15 Ascend. Drudge, 10 Ribuidry, 12 Stam 18 Salts, 10 Tempting, 20 Mayor, mer, 13. Custer, 1 Nentor, 10 21 - Result.
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