1949-03-08 — Page 4

· Page 4

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS

20 Words $2 for 1 insertion $1 for every additional insertion. 10 cents overy additional word per insertion (Alternate Insertions 10% Extra)

BIRTHS, DEATHO, MARRIAGED, PERSONAL 15 per insertion of 26 word. 20 cents every additional word per insertion. Classified Advertisements, accepted up to 8 p.m. for publication in the following day's paper.

Replies for the Following Dox Now, are awaiting collection.

No.

771.

Replies will be forwarded to the Advertisor if requested on the original form which should be their name and address,

A

wil be inserted Frse of CHarga 17 announcement suitable Advertisers' requirements are satisfactorily answered.

LOST

VALUE,

LOBT ON 2nd Marcha large pin of Gold with pearls, shaped iko feathero. Sentimental Наливоте

Replice, to Box. 772 "China Mait": LOST on 2nd Marco a large tin of Gold with pearls, shaped like feathers. Bontimental value.

reward. Matidsomo

Replies to Nox. 772 "China Mall".

&

FOR SATE

4

HONG KONG DIRECTORY (1949 edition) containing Hong

Lint Govt Offices, Hospitale,

Churches, Institutes, Schools, reward.

Bervices, Consulates.

Clubs, Agencies, Who's Who, Realdences. It's the most up-to-date and most complete of all business directories In the Colony. NOW ON GALE at all leading book shops and "China Mai" offico.

POSITIONS VACANT

PEDIGREED DALMATIAN pup. plate ready for walo. Biro Cham- plon Prince Argo-Dam Duchess. Apply Box 708 "Chine Mall".

TAMARA

603 Peninsula May Hotel, large assortment BUMMER FROCKS

sizes. reasonable ACCOUNTANT. British Import prices. Orders taken for Wedding Export firm requires Im- and Evening Gowns Etc. Euro.

services mediately

tho

of an pran workmanship anty. able to experienced accountant control a complete set of books and priduce Balance Sheet in full details. Reply stating ex- perlence and satary expected Box No. 708 "China Mail", WELL established firm requires л clerk able to undertake respondence in English and com- petent in typing-only those ex- perient apply. (Stating reference

Balary). And

Box Mail".

774

to

cor-

China

POSITION WANTED

kndw.

EXPERIENCED book-keeper able keep full set of books, ledge of Shorthand and Typing. employment. Excellent LCC KR Testimonials. Reply K.P.O. Box 1090,

PIANOS. Musical Instrumenti, Classic and Jazz Mule, Strings and Accessories, Plano Tuning and Repairing. King's Music Company, A, Chiu Lung

Btract, Telephone 30439.

MONG

KONG FILM AND THEATRE NEWS at 50 cents per copy.

Leading Obtainable

Belfers Back Stores, Newspaper and "China Mall" Office.

CHINA MAIL PICTORIAL at $2.00 per copy. Obtainable at ali Leading Book Stoves and "Chios Mall" Office.

CHINA MAIL POSTCARD $1.50 for 8 or 20 cents each. Obtainable at all reading Book Stores and "China Mall” Omon.

WANTED KNOWN BEAUTIFY Your garden for BCRIBBLING PADS--100 pagas Easter -with

at 60 conta Calla Lily,

Mail". office, Winder mones and Gladloft, Vandevan's "China

Chinese House, Tel. 82312. Sole-agent — Anglo

Buliding.

Trading R.4

Third 20053.

RUGS

Pedder

-

Ane.

Manufacturera and Ex-

Noh.

On sale 2

HUMPHREYS ESTATE &

FINANCE CO., LTD.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Ordinary Yearly Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Hong Kong Hotel, Hong Kong on Tuesday 6th March 1949 at 12 noon for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors with a Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1948 and for the election of Directors and the appointment of Auditors, NOTICE is further hereby given that the Register and Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from the 24th February 1949 to the 8th March 1949 both

inclusive days

during which perlod no Transfer of Shares can be registered.

AND NOTICE is hereby also

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 1949.

Crisis Remains In Paraguay

Buenos Aires, March 8. detachments were Army reported patrolling the streets of Asuncion today, the capt. tal of Paraguay, where the situation after the bloodless overthrow of tha Govern. mont

was sald to be sti critical,

of

Ten days ago, Banor Follps Melaz, former Miniater Education, turned out, Gen- eral Raimondo Rolon's Gov. ornment after it had been in power four weeks, and was estabilehed

Provisional President.

Reports today from Mon- tevideo and Rio de Janeiro and the situation In Park. critic, guay had reached with

armed attacks from General Roton's supporters.

TromleggentingURY

◄ roaching the

given that AT EXITIONCitrary dozen c General Meeting of the Com- pany will be held at the same. place on the same day at 12.30- p.m. or so soon afterwards as the Ordinary General Meeting shall be concluded, when the subjoined Resolution will be submitted:-

THAT the Authorised capit- al of the Company be in- creased from ita present Capital of $3,000,000 divided into 300,000 Shares of $10 each (of which the whole have been issued) to $10,- 000,000 by the creation of 700,000 additional shares of the nominal value of $10 each and that such addition- al shares as aforesaid shall be issued at such time or times and upon terms and conditions as the Company's Board of Directors in their absolute discretion shall

think fit.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, LTD. General Managers.

Hong Kong, Feb. 9, 1949.

THE HONG KONG LAND

INVESTMENT & AGENCY CO., LTD.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the FIFTY-SEVENTH ORINARY YEARLY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Jardine, Offices of Messrs. Matheson & Co., Ltd, on MON- DAY, 28th March. 1949, at

portere Peiting and Tientale Car- LA CROSSE mauteuring sets, NOON to receive the Report of pet and Rugs. Peking Art Rug files, clippers, etc. Company Room No. 8-9 Lucky Apartment,

corner

of

Hanków LAMPSHADES, plastic, parch-

and Peking Road, Kowtoon, ment, sateen-finish, in pink, DURACLEAN SERVICE for Car-white, blue, groen, gold com pets, Rugs.

Shambinations.

Upholstery.

pooed by foam In your home.

Tel. 24408. Agents, George Lin BEDSPREADS,

& Co. 202 Bank East Asla Bldg. Woven.

chenille

and

ENQUIRIES kailcited for all pur- PASTEL PANTIES, 3 Prs. for poace Diesel Engines Box No. $10.00. EXTRA large panties 776 "China Mall”.,

(Sizes 8, 9 and

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS

MAY BE BOOKED AT THE

BOOK STORE, 25} SWINDON VATHAN HOAN, TEL. 09327

&

RENOMMEE DRESSES Imported locally made dressos, sulta

*Kistari Conts: "Dealro" hate, gloves.

Now shipment of Gabar- dine Dresser. 503, Victory House,

Wyndham Streat.

CARPETS

RUGS. Genuine Peking and Tientsin, lovely de aigns and colourings, various sizes. Come and inspect at The China Rug Co., Kayamally Building, 4th Floor (Opposite Hong Kong Hotel). Queen's Road, Central, LADIES We have at your service specialized operations for all

Helene Curtise cool Waves, machinoless oil porma, halrdyau ☎? manicure-ROSE MARIE Beauty Parlour-Phone 6030413, Han- kow Rd., Kowfoon,

DANCING LESSONS BALLROOM DANCING "Made Easy"

"LATEST for you. VARIATIONS". Specialtilas Rhumba, Samba, Tango, Jitter. bug. (Enquiries 1-3 PM)-TONY HUDBON, 512. China Building. ~

PROPERTIES FOR SALE

SELECTED, attractive, Realden. cloe or Bites, in best parts of faland or Kowloon. Box No. 748 "China Mai!”.

FOR SALE

PILOT RADIQ8:' Same reliable pre-war quality now obtainable at popular pilocs, made possible only by increased demand and large sales. World Reception 'Models from $190 each. Obtain ∙ablo at all the better dealare of direct from: Colonial Agencies, Teckoochoy. Bido, 14 Queen's Road.. Phone :26310,

[ONE - Dešptreszo de luxe" mode! (0.10 unubed. Apply Box No. 273 -"China" Má SEMALAMEN

for

women.

10).

300

THE EVERGREEN STORE

NATHAN ROAD.

KOWLOON PHONE 50042

FOR ALL PROPERTY AND LAND MATTERS

consult

|STALEY REALTY CO., 115, Queen's Building.

HERE THERE EVERYWHERE

You Travel!

We Serve !

CONSULT US AND. WE ARE SIMPLY TOO PLEASED

TO GIVE YOU ADVICE,

CHINA TRAVEL SERVICE

THE BIGGEST & LEADING TRAVEL AGENCY IN CHINA

KAI MING BUILDING,

(First Floor)- ⠀ ⠀ , Queen's Bond, C.- Tols, 31275 431118

the Directors together with the Statement of Accounts for the

year ended 31st December, 1043 elect Directors, and to appoint Auditors.

10

The REGISTER OF SHARES of the Company will be closed from MONDAY, 14th March, 1949, to MONDAY, 28th March, 1049, both days inclusive, dur- ing which period no transfer of shares can be registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors.

B. C. FIELD. Secretary.

Hong Kong, March 4, 1949.

NOTICE

IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ORDINANCE

1932

ond

IN THE MATTER OF SIMPLEX GYPSUM PRODUCTS LIMITED

Notice is hereby given that the creditors of the above nam-

ed Company, which is being

voluntarily wound up, are re- quired on or before 28th March

tlar town of Formoan denied that there have been

any clashes, but described the position as tenie.

bad Paraguay

four changes of Government in the past your, three of them carried out by force.-

Reuter.

Arabs

Charged With Vagrancy

THE HONG KONG

JOCKEY CLUB

CARNIVAL

By Dick Turner-

NOTICE TO MEMBERS

Third Race Meeting,

Saturday, 12th March, 1949

There are ten maces, the First Dell will be rung at 130 p.m. The first race will be run at 2.00 pm, and the last race at 6.20 p.m.

MEMBERS' BADGES AND ENCLOSURE,

they and their Members and guests are reminded that Ladies MUST wear their badges PROMINENTLY DISPLAYED througout the Meeting.

NO ONE WITHOUT A BADGE WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE MEMBRILS ENCLOSURE

·Badges admitting non-members to the Members' Enclosure

Club Rooms at and

$10 Including tax Aro obisin- able through the Secretary on the written or personal Intro- dection of Member, such Member, to be responsible for mil ohita' eta.

Badres admitting to Members' Enclosure will NOT be on sale at the RACE COURSE,

TheTreasurers Compradore Office will close at 11 am and the Secretary's Offico at 11:45 1.10, 35th Officer at The Flour, Exchange Buliding.

A limited number of tiffios will be obtaliable at the Club House provided they are ordered in advance, from the No. 1 Boy (Tel. 27818).

NO CHILDREN WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE CLUB'S PREMISES DURING THE MEETING.

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE.

E

The price of admission, to, the Publio Enclosure is. $3 including tax for all persons including ladies, and is payable at the Gate.

Bookmakers, Tie Two men, etc. will not be permitted, to operate within the precincts of The Hong Kong Jockey Club during the Race Meeting.

Refreshments will be obtainable in the Restaurant in the Fublio Enclosure.

SERVANTS' FASSES.

Servants passes will be issued to Private Box holders Three Arabs were charged | ONLY, who are requested to distribute them with discriminx- before Mr. A. D. Scholes with tion and to endorse their names on the passes. Holders of being stowaways on board ss.ach passes are not permitted in the Members Enclosure Kinisborough between Aden except for passing through on their duties and must reinain and the colony yesterday. in their employers' stands.

At the request of the prosecu tor, Inspector Matison, an original charge of being destitute in the Colony ngainst all

was withdrawn.

defendants

fendants were all de-

vagrants in the

Inspector Matinson

court that defendants

with being

told the

boarded

the ship on December 22, 1848.

Ho also

court Informed the that the owner of the ship pro- mised to repatriate all defendants when a ship is available,

All defendants were cautionett and ordered to be detained in the house of detention for two

| weeks until such time when a ship to repatriate them from the: Colony is found.

Honolulu Chinese Cautioned

Lam Tim, an overseas Chin- ese from Honolulu was cau- tioned by Mr. Hin-shing Lo for exporting gold without permit, at Central yesterday.

Revenue Inspector Humphreys stated that defendant was found

four concealing

gold lady's watches and a gold ring under his trousers, during a routine search of passengers of ss. Kwangsel on March 6.

Tam, in his own defence, told the magistrate that the ring and a witch belonged to his wife while the rest of the watches were brought for his friend.

His ball $10 was refunded but the watches and the ring were, on the application of Mr. Hum- phreys, ordered to be confiscated.

OPIUM FASTENED TO EACH LEG

A Chinese, Chan Pui-por, leaving Hong Kong for Swatow by a CATC plane, was stopped at the airport by revenue, officers and a search revealed two pack- ages of raw_oplum fastened each 108.

The optum. totalled 21 tools. Chan said that he did not know it was an offence when charged before Mr. Blair-Kerr at Kow- loon yesterday, by Revenue In- spector D. Kпox.

He was fined, $2,500 or eight months.

SAF KIL RAT BAIT

On sale in all 'Drug Stores RELY CHEMICALS 606 National Bank Bldg. Tol. 25805.

1949, being the day for that kills rats surely and slowly purpose fixed by the under-enough to allow them to get signed, John Yardley Vernon away from building or return Hunt, of Exchange Buliding, to burrows before dying. Hong Kong, the Liquidator of

Easy to use just follow the the said Company, to send their

directions printed on the names and addresses and the

package. particulars of their debts or claims, and of any security held by them, and the names and addresses of their Solicitors (if any), to the undersigned, and if 50 required by notice in writing from me, the said Liquidator, are by their Solicitors or per- sonally, to come in and prove their suld debts or claims, and to establish any title they may have to priority, at such time and place as shall be specified in such notice, or in default thereof they will be excluded from the benefit of any dis- tribution made --before-ruch debts are proved, or Buch priority is established, or, as the case may be, from objecting to such distribution:

Dated this fifth day of March, 1949,

J. Y. V. HUNT,

Liquidator,

LAMMERT BRÓS.

Auctioneers, Surveyors and Appraisers, Pedder, Building. Telephone No. 20224.

Service Auction Rooms

A. ED. de Bourn, Auctioneer Auctioneren. Hartoyora," sta."- Basement, Frozen Bank Bldg. Telophone SLROT)

1.

BY ORDER.

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary,

"THE RITZ"

DINE and WINE

AT THE BEST SPOT IN TOWN.

BEST MUSIC

BEST DANCE floor

BEST ATMOSPHERE

Yhone 27680--For reservation.

Address: 959 King's Road.

1949-

HONG KONG

$

DIRECTORY

Bigger & Better Than Ever!

IT'S THE MOST UP-TO-DATE AND

MOST COMPLETE OF ALL BUSINESS DIRECTORIES IN THE COLONY!

CONTAINING:

HONG LIST GOVT. OFFICES

• HOSPITALS-

SCHOOLS CHURCHES

INSTITUTES

CONSULATES

。

SERVICES

CLUBS

AGENCIES

WHO'S WHO

RESIDENCES

NOW ON SALE

AT ALL LEADING BOOK 'SHOPS AND

"CHINA, MAIL" OFFICE.

PRICE: $10 Per Copy.

DOPR. 1949 BY MŁA SERVICE, I

SWAMI

ALI BEN JONES:

PAST

PRESENT..

FUTURE CRYSTAL, CARDS TEA LEAVES

PALM

"The Callahans upstairs are fighting again! Take a look in the crystal ball and see what it's all about!"

BARCLAY ON BRIDGE

By Shepard Barclay

Luthority", or Authorities" 22

COMPELLING A READING

that

and

Spades, she gambled on the No

•hoping that Trump

anyway, THERE - Dre extremities in either hearts would not be led which ou enn not succeed un-or North could stop them less you can make your appo- West chose his club 5 as the East's lend. Seeing neate help you. To do

opening sometimes depends on merely Jon R. which the rule of fourth- keeping them in the dark re- best told her was a singleton, she garding the true situation. A realised West had the 10 ather, times, you must deliberate could stop the suit then murder But reflection ty cause them to make a false

acher with hearts. reading which will the tby guide told her how to make West think them to doing Just what you East held the Q-3 origlasily, in want them to do. Some of the which event he would hold up prettiest plays ever made fall in his 10 if she led the 9 after win- to that category and result inning with the K. West, falling stealing a game or beating one. for the illusion and seeing that

SO J 10 G

1 10 9 3 62

SA 5 3 2

H K 4 DAQJ 10 9 C 437

S 98.7 IN

HAQ J7 W EDO 75 4

10 7 0

S

•

C 3

SK 4

H 8 6 & 2

D K CAKQ98 2

(Dealer West East-West vui- nerables:"

West

Pass

Pass.

North East South

D

Pass 2 NT

3 9

Pass 3 NT

Things had been going against

won his 10 would alter the K still stop the suit, played his

to on the 9, then was horrified see it when East discarded a low

and Q

Jhen diamond. The A dropped his 10, so that South got the Arst eleven tricks in the minors.

South bad taken three clubs and then given up one to West the 20

suit, or had establish worked on spades, West would have shifted to hearts and set tho contract fost.

Tomorrow'e Problem SK 7 3 HA08 4 Z D1

South all evening. The oppo- SJ 10 9

first nents had just won the

13 game of the night's final rubber, HQ Jo

кие and

was desperale. She DJ 42 wanted a game like

nobody's CA 3 business. So,

when she heard North's diamond oppner, she de-

cided to keep her club suit con- cealed. If North's second bld

*

CQ 10 82,-

WEDQ 10 9

N

H 10 3

$

SA 6

CK 075

H K. 5

DAK 8653 C. J 6 4

had been 3-Diamonds, she would (Dealer: South. East-West vul-

have bid 3-Hearts to head off a nerable).

lead of that suit and steer it up What is South's, correct play to her spade Kit possible. But for 3-No Trumps, if the spado when North's second bid was 3- I is led?

27

A BRITISH CROSSWORD PUZZLE

Across

5. Evado.

1. Imitated.

8 Lake: **

9 Timorous.

8

20

126

18 Worship.

19 Valley.

24 Pralac.

20 Offer.

11 Discharges. '98 Showy.

IZ Shrowd. 14 Catalogue.

20 Uniformn.

28

1 Converse..

2 Rubber.

3 Send out..

*4 Subtract.

5 Mérit & Afirm. 7 Tried.

Down

10 On the move.

tionality. 14.Shellfish.

15 Colonist, 17 Como Ini. 19 Poril.!

123

21. Scandinavian. 22 Tumult 23 Cost: off.

27 Mistake.

10. Margle

20 Hoposed.

Yostarday's

Crossword

13 Island na

DOWN Trite, 2 Outer

3

ACROSS Skittles, 8 Ro- Smooths, Kept, 5 Tool, 6 Lolter, suma, Opposite, 11 Testotel, 127 Stendy, 10 Fared, 14-Relic, 16. Bond, 13 Shred, 18 Sedan, 29 Dangers, 13 Tropic, 17-Barren, Room 23 Niggards, 24 Partiole, 20 Trait, 31 Usher, 22 Nice, 73

Glee. 28 Ermino, 20 Convence........