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EXAMINATION AND ENLISTMENT OF BOYS IN OVERSEAS COMMANDS

FOR DESPATCH TO THE UNITED KINGDOM FOR TRAINING AS APPRENTICE TRADESMEN OR APPRENTICE CHEFS IN THE ARMY

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pean race.

(b) Within the required phy-

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(c) Between the ages of 14% and 16 years on date of enlistment.

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of service will be to serve in the Regular Army up to the age of 18 years and therefore with the for either 8 years

colours and 4 years with the Reserve or 12 years with the Colours.

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NOTICE

CLAIMS AGAINST THE ESTATE OF A DECEASED POLICE OFFICER

LAUREL TO FIGHT QUIRINO

Manila, May 22.

The Nacionalista (Opposit- Party Convention this

It is notified that all claims against the estate of the de- censed Police Officer Inspector inn) Ralph Fairburn Craik Olivier evening selected Dr. Jose P. 'should be submitted to the Laurel, President of Japanese- Commissioner of Police, Ad-Decupled Philippines during the war, and Associate Justice iministrator of the sald catate,

Monuel C. Briones as the Par- not later than 8th June, 1949.

for President ty's candidates COMMISSIONER OF POLICE and Vice-President respectively in the November national elec- tions. May 25, 1949.

NOTICE

CLAIMS AGAINST THE ESTATE OF A DECEASED

POLICE OFFICER

It is notified that all claims against the estate of the deceas- ed Police Officer Sub Inspector Leonard Haynes should be sub- mitted to the Commissioner of Police, Administrator of the suid estate, not later than 8th June, 1949,

COMMISSIONER OF POLICE.

May 25, 1949.

NOTICE

DIOCESAN SCHOOL OLD BOYS ASSOCIATION

UNVEILING AND DEDICATION OF WAR MEMORIAL

All members of the Associa- tion and Old Bays and their familles are ernestly requested to attend the above ceremony a the School on Saturday, 28th May, 1949 at 4.00 p.m. Teu at 4.30 p.m.

Dr. Lourel's closest opponent

in the Convention race wis Dr. Camilo Oslos, Senator from La Union and who was Minister of Public Instruction in Dr. Laurel's Japanese-sponsored Cabinet.

More than 400 delegates attend. ed the Convention at the S00 Lazaro Racing

Club

One more political convention will be held carly in June, this time by

the

pro-Quirino split

Party.

Liberal (majority)

preted

to endorse This is President

as presidential candidate

in the of the group forthcoming elections.

The pro-dosa Avalino group of the Party held their conven

Tast tion

week and rotected Avelino as their candidate for the highest post within the gift! of the Filipino people.

This means that the Novem

will be ber elections will

a three- Aght in- cornered presidential stend of the hitherto traditional two-cornered affair.

In

More presidential aspirants are

to enter expected

the Est, which case it will be an all-round political melee.-Reuter,

Mountbatten Fortune Dispute

London, May 22.

CARNIVAL

By Dick Turner

ور

-COPR, 1140 BY KEA STAVICE, DC. T..

"Now I remember! You were here last August taking a presidential pol!"

BARCLAY ON BRIDGE

By Shepard Barclay

The Authority, in: Authorities":

NO SCORE IMPOSSIBLE shut and not mentioning his VETERN players of duplicate spades early, but let's forget Some opposition is expected have learned to avoid saying what didn't happen and look at in the House of commons to the That score is impossible" when what did. Where East was the Parliamentary bill to

give they see a result on the travel-3-No Trumps declarer at Table decided his partner Countess Mountbatten, wife of ing score slip which appears 1, South

They are might have something in spades, India's last Viceroy, greater | highly

unlikely. prompted to have the tournament so led hle 9. East then rattled REFORM CLUB Fersonal control of her estate.

The bill will probably reach the director investigate the facts, not off six tricks in each black suit When he then saw the travel- OF HONGKONG House within the next fortnight. only for the purpose of having a to make an unbid small atam.

there had been It is now before what is known as correction mado

Crediting North with an "Unopposed Committee" of the a mistake, but to find out just Ing score House of Lords, and will, if how the queer result was obtain an extra trick at a No Trump PUBLIC MEETING

passed, enable Lady Mounthettened if happened to be recorded game, he called the tournament to use na Income the capital of correctly. It even happens come- director to report an impossible £1,400,000 bequeathed to her by times, if there is a crazy psychic mistake. But it was no scoring her grandfather, Sir Ernest Cas- bidder in the contest, that a game mistake at all. North hid his 1- shut out, spade or South at Ne Trumps to sel, which at present she may not is made by North

in bids, being ready to escape into one table and another gaine

doubled. diamonds

Against the identically same contrahim East scored the club K and East or West ut another table,

Subject:

"YOUR FUTURE GOVERNMENT"

To Be Held At

HONG KONG HOTEL (ROOP GARDEN)

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use.

Lady Mountbatten had indicated that inureased taxation has cut her and her husbands's combined income to a ninth of what it was before the war.

The possibility of some Sociallat opposition in the Commons hus already been indicated. A group of Conservative members is also

MAY 24, 1949 at 5.30 P.M. contemplating an amendment.

to attend a Regular Commis- FOR sion Board in the United King- dom, and passages will be at the Candidates own expense,

Application should be made to District and Sub-District Headquarters in MALAYA and District Headquarters in' SIN- GAPORE and HONO KONG where full terms and condi- tions may be seen.

All applications must reach

Land

Forces Headquarters Hong Kong by June 29, 1949.

NOTICE

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The six pictures will all be the "outdoor type," Bautzer said. Two of the pictures will be made In Spanish as well as English for South American distribution.

-Associated Press.

THE HONG KONG STAGE CLUB

Will present

“QUIET WEEKEND"

A COMEDY

by

ESTHER MCCRACKEN

at the

CHINA FLEET CLUB THEATRE

on

"

THURSDAY, 26th May, 1949 at 7.15 P.M. FRIDAY, 27th May,, SATURDAY, 28th May,

Prices of Admission: BALCÓNY 36

9.00 P.M. 9.00 P.M.

STALLS $0.00, $3.50 & $2.40.

(Special Price for the Services)

Seats may be booked at MOUTRIES, Chater Road, between the hours of 10 am, and 5.pin, and 30 mins. before the Bhow at the Box Office, China Fleet; Club Theatre.

A special Ferry will run from Police Pler, KOWLOON to the Theatre at 0.40 p.m, on THURSDAY, 20th May," ari 8.25 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, 27th & 18th May, returning Immediately the Show is over, Fare for return journey 1

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