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THE HONGKONG AND

KOWLOON WHARF

AND GODOWN COMPANY, LIMITED, NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

NOTICE is hereby given that an EXTRAORDINARY GENE- BAL MEETING of the Com- pany will be held at the Office of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., Pedder Street, Hong Kong, on Friday, the 20th day of May, 1949, at Noon for the purpose of considering and, if thought fit, passing the follow- ing Resolution as n Special Resolution:-

"That the following shall be substituted for Clause 15 in the Articles of Association of

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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, MAY 17, 1949.

NOTICE

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.LTD.

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Leong here yesterday, at an Informal ceremony at "Sky- line", private residence of Mr. Frederick J. Gellion, Vice-Consul.

British

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Dividend of 30 cents and bonus of 20 cents amounting to $1.00 per share free of tax as decided upon by the Share- holders Annual Meeting is payable on' the Company's share for the year ending 31st December, 1948. Share holders are requested to collect Dividends at our Registered Omee, 2nd Floor, China known member Emporium Building, Queen's community here. Road, Central, on and after the 16th May, 1949. (Monday) daily from 10.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 3. p.m. Saturdays from 10.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. Sundays & Public holidays excepted.

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Hong Kong, May 15, 1949.

NOTICE GANDE, PRICE &

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He was on the staff of the British Army Ald Group, charge of the Macao Office, He helped to rescue two American aviators from the sea and sent them to Free China

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London, May 10. The London Centre of the, Congress of Peoples-against Im- perialism passed a resolution at a meeting here today declaring that tho, status of Hong Kong should be decided "by the will of the population and not by trading or atrategic considerations."

to

on the

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shares numbered 20411/20510, a view to proposing a plebiscite 405.00

determine 626 Certificate No.

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shares numbered 20511/20560, its future."

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has mainly African and Asiatie with Socialist HOLDERS will be held in the shares numbered 13293/13412 members, mostly Board Room of the Company, and Certificate No. 680 for 200 views.---Reuter. Room No. 308, Queen's Build-shares numbered 16208/16405 name of ing, Hong Kong, on Thursday, registered in the the 19th May, 1949, at noon for WONG SIK CHUNG are alleged to have been lost or destroyed. the following purposes:—

Application has been made to the Board of Directors for the

The morning train will leave issue of duplicate certificates! and, if within thirty days from Kowloon at 5.45 m. stopping at the date hereof 'no claim or re-all stations to Shumchun

The evening train will leave presentation in respect of such Shumchun at 7.20 p.m. calling at original certificates is made to all stations on the return. the Board of Directors, they Kowloon. will then proceed to deal with such application.

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1. To receive and consider Ac- the Statement of counts and Balance Sheet and the Report of the Directors and Auditors) thereon.

2. To declare a dividend.

3. To elect Directors.

4. To appoint Auditors and fix their remuneration.

3. To transact any other ordinary business of the Company.

NOTICE IS ALSO HEREBY GIVEN that the TRANSFER BOOKS of the COMPANY will be closed from the 10th May. 1949 to the 19th May, 1949, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Directors.

Board of

R. G. CRAIG,

Chief Manager.

Hong Kong, April 29, 1949.

Servico Auction Rooms

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By order of the Board of Directors,

J. N. WONG,

Secretary.

Hong Kong, May 17, 1940.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB NOTICE

The MAY HALF-YEARLY GENERAL MEETING OF VOTING MEMBERS will be held at the Club House, Happy Valley, on Monday, 30th May 1949, at 5.30 p.m.

ALL MEMBERS are cordial- ly invited to attend and parti- cipate in any discussion which may ensue.

By Order of the Stewards,

D. L. PROPHET, Actg. Secretary.

Hong Kong, May 14, 1949.

Mmo. DOBRY LTD.

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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

SPECIAL CASH SWEEP

ON THE LANTAO HANDICAP_1949

NOTICE TO MEMBERS

The sale of Tickets on the above will CLOSE at 5 p.m. on FRIDAY, 20th May, 1940.

The DRAW will be held at the Public Pari-Mutuel Hall, the Race Course, at. 11 a.m. on Saturday, 31st May.

According to the conditions of the Sweep 40% of the pool, after deduction of Government Tax and Commission, is to be divided amongst drawers of unplaced qualified ponies whother entered or not,

For the purpose of the draw, the Stowards have ruled that "qualified ponies whether entered or not" shall include all 1049 Subscription Ponies at 1st February, 1949.

By Order,

D. L. PROPHET,

Acta Secretary."

EXTRA LOCAL

TRAIN

Beginning today an extra local train will be included in the time- table for a three months trial.

SPLASH NIGHT AT YMCA

ta

The second in this year's series of Member's Splash Nights at the European YMCA wi take plave in the YMCA both on Friday of 7 p.m. Events will be as usual, Dancing will take place in the West Lounge.

NOW!

If it had wings they'd fly. in it! If it had skirts they'd fight for it!

WARNER ¡BROS.

ADRO

TECHNICOLOR

(DMOND OBRIEN-FOBLAT STACK -JOHN RODKEY TOW DANGREA HENRY HUER PIAUSI O

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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

NOTICE TO MEMBERS

Sixth Race Meeting,

SATURDAY, 21st MAY,

1949.

There are ten races. The First Bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m. and the First Race will be run at 2.00 pm.

Through Numbers (10 Races-$20) may be obtained at the Office of the Treasurers. 1st Floor, Exchange Building, also tickets for the special Cash Sweep on the "Lantao Handi- cap" to be run at this Meeting. Tickets for the "Lantao Handi- cap" may be purchased also at the club's Brunch Office, No. 382 Nathan Road, Kowloon..

MEMBERS' BADGES AND ENCLOSURE Members and guests are reminded that they and their Indies MUST wear their badges PROMINENTLY DISPLAYED througout the Meeting:

NO ONE WITHOUT A BADGE WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE

Badges draftting non-members to the Members Enclosure and Club Rooms at $10 Including tax are obtainable through the Secretary on the written or personal introduction of a Member, such Member, to be responsible for all chits etc.

Badges admitting to Members' Enclosure will NOT be on sale at the RACE COULSE,

The Treasurers' Compradore Office wilt close at 11. am, and the Secretary's office at 11.45 a.m. Both Offices al-Ist floor, Exchange Building.

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

NO CHILDREN WIL SE ADMITTED TO THE CLUB'S PREMISES DURING THE MEETING.

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE.

The price of admission to the Pubile Enclosureo is $2 including tax for all persons Including ladies, and is payable at the Gate,

Bookmakers, Tio Tag men, ete, 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 Public Enclosure.

SERVANTS' PASSES.

Bervants' passes will be issued to Private Box holdern ONLY, who are requested to distribute them with discrimina- 'Holders of tion and to endorse their names on the passes.

Enclosure Such SAISON are not permitted in the Members Except for. Baming through on their duties and must remain in their employers' stands.

BY OBDER.

D. L. Prophet..

Actg. Secretary.

TAI HANG JEWELLERY Wholesalers of CUT-DIAMONDS

Bola Agente for

Liberty Diamond Cutting Works (Pty) Ltd

Johannesburg, South Africa. :

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Telephone 211U6,

CARNIVAL

By Dick Turner

DOPR. 1949 BY NEX SERVICE, NOɑ. v, su, kaɑ. tr. (

"Resolution seven needs rewording, Waldo! You menti you'll stop squalling about late dinners, not that you

'resolve to put up with your wife's bridge_club

BARCLAY ON BRIDGE

By Shepard Barclay

"The Authority on Authorities"

11

After the spade Q was led and FANCIEST PLAY MARKED READING of the opponents' he saw the dummy, Mr. Hazel- ho holdings, as a result of their bids, wood decided to go all out for

do this, tricks. To key 13 location of can mark the

strongly that a keen apparently risked being set

plan the fanciest the club finesse lost, but had that his reading confidence In sort of plays. In deducing such information, it is usually well to placed the clubs and diamonds bear in mind that one opponent th

with

East because of West's spado who tried to Interfore

cards ro

declarer may

with

own smooth bidding is likely to

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your

The order of tricks went thus: hand spade A, heart Q, A, K, 8 and 7, have an extremely weak

very diamond. A, then the spade 8 to containing nothing but n

you the K, making that suit unguard- long suit. In that event,

count his partner for high ed when the club Bresse would may card strength in other suits, since follow. East on this was pared there would have been no sound to three cach in the minors, and motive to interfere defensively it was squeezed: He tossed a club the long suit man had anythie on the side.

S Q J 10

42 HD 3 2 D 10 3 C 8

SAK 3

H♠ 4 DKQ 0.8 6.. CJ 53

N

W E

S

S 0

H J 10 6

D 1 7 5 4

2

CK 1092

S 8 7 HAKB 75 DA

τα guard dummy's diamond 0. Came next the diamond K. and Q. then the club J. East covered, the A won, the dropped the trick. 10 and the 7 took the final

squeezed on When East was the eighth trick by the spade, a diamond discard would have been Just as

disastrous, setting up dummy's instead of the club 7. Quite a play-a squeeze on the eighth trick, to be followed by a finesse. It of course produced top over those who took only 12 tricks.

Tomorrow's Problem

SAQ 43 H 5

D. 9 6 5

CK 3,9 5.4

(Dealer: vulnerable).

CAO 64

East.

East

Bauth

Pass

2 S

PRES

4 C

Pass

4 NT

Pass Pass..

North-South

West North

Dbi 4 D

5 D

Pass

0 NT

S & B

HK JOB

N

પ્રાંત

the

WE that DJ 10 3

S job of bidding in the South, fol- CA 10 8 lowed by extravagantly brilliant play, In 5 club championship game of New York's Union Lea- que Club, despite the yeoman in effort of Henry C. Meyer, III,

'his West to Impede with

HAQ 19

8 4 2

3

S J 10 875

Charles Hazelwood

H 7 3 DAQ 2

CQ 72

DK 8 7 4 C 0

(Dealer: South. Both sides vul-

spade bid. When the latter call herable).

After winning the lead with was

doubled by his pariner,

A, how should' East Charlie set salt for bigger game, the heart reaching the stem in the highest-play in striving to beat South's.

4-Spades, doubled by West? paying contract of No Trumps.

12

A BRITISH CROSSWORD PUZZLE

2

3

18

ID

16

18

19

20

22

23

24

26

25

27,

29

1 Alim high.

Across

18 Crockery.

G Distributed, 20 Or the nose.

8 Take possca 22 Plunder.

23 Voneel, alon of.

D Unemotional, 25 Engraved

10 Rald.

11 Ghastly. 12 Cast off. 18-led

16 Golour.

grem.

20 Fasten. 27 Entices. 28 Hoard, 29 Strain.

Yesterday's Crossword

1 Killor.

2 Schemes.

3 Scoff.

#Lanta,

8 General

Shortage. departure.

!

Down

7 Permission..

14 Determined. 16 Calamity. 10 Unfeeling. 17 Rosts. 19 Picture stands,

21 Scare.

24 Plague

25 Tirade, 20. Ewer, 27 Solld, 28 Defect.

DOWN-1 Site, 2 Romp, .3 Pale, 4 Elects, Monster, 6 Cor ACRO Scraps, 5 Mocca, tain, 7 Amended, 10 Braco 13 8 Also, Tumble, 11-Nerve, 12 Volumes, 11 Admirs), 15 Trust- Precis, 14 Acts, 16 Elite, 18 Or-ed, 17 Lafor, 19 Bolted: 31 Dire, der, 1b Bran, 20 Solder, 24 Merit, 27 Rare, 29 Bent, ada