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PHARMACEUTICAL Importers require salesmen propagandist, preferably qualified. Must have at least two years pharmacoull- cal anica experience. Apply Box. 851 "Sunday Horaid".
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FOR SALE COPIES of the REPORT OF THE HONG KONG BALARIES COM-j MISSION 1947 can be bought at the Pubila Relations Office, Status Square. Price $10.
REFRIGERATOR, Kelvinator 7 c.ft. now, July 1948 Parfect con. dition, only used by owner. Cost $1750 will accept best offer over $1300 for quick sale. Phone 31979 between 9-1 or 3-6.
TAMARA MAY 203 Peninsula Hote: In Stock Gold Wedge Heel Shoce, afro White, Brown/White, Blue/White Buedo, White Linen, Etc. Summer Dresses, Blousas, Bkirts and Shorts Ordera takas for Wedding and Evening Dawna. ato. European Workmanship Only.
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he Road Corner.
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Helene
HONG
KONG
DIRECTORY
THE CHINA, MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 1949.
NOTICE TO CONSUMERS. CHINA LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY LIMITED.
REDUCTION OF CHARGES
In pursuance of the policy of progressive price reduction, the Company takes pleasure in announcing the following further reductions in charges which' will be effective from 1st July 1940:-
KOWLOON.
Lighting: Reduced from 37 cents to 35 cents per unit. NEW TERRITORIES.
Lighting: Reduced from 57 cents to 48 cents per unit. Domestle Power: Reduced from 18 cents to 13 cents per unit. As the charges to Domestic Consumers are based on a continuous reading system, the now charges will apply ta the bills rendered for the July month.
BULK SUPPLIERS.
All Consunters having bulk supply contracts with the Company will be notified direct of the reduction in the rates to be charged under their respectivo contracts.
By Order of the Board of Directors
P. W. A. WOOD, Secretary & Chief Accountant,
Hong Kong: May 31, 1949.
R.A. STATION W'OS &
SGTS. MESS (25th FIELD REGT, RÁ.)
WILL HOLD A GRAND WHITSUN BALL:
AT THE KOWLOON CRICKET CLUB ON
WHIT SATURDAY, JUNE 4th DANCING 9 PM. TO 1 A.M.
TO THE MUSIC OF THE EMBASSY SEXTET
CABARET !!! BAR!!! BUFFET ¦ ¦ NOVELTIES !!!
DRESS:---FORMAL-OR- UNIFORM
SUBSCRIPTION $5
Tables can be booked on application to K.C.C.
TRAFFIC OFFICE, KOWLOON.
HONG KONG MINES, LIMITED.
The Company is now able to register transfers, and holders of share certifleates desiring Eame transferred into their names should arrange for deli- very of such scrip with rele- vant transfers attached to the Registered Office of the Com- pany, 3rd Floor, Prince's Build- ing. Des Voeux Road, Central, Hong Kong, before the 14th June, 1949.
By Order of the Board,
MARTIN & CO., I
Secretaries.
-Hong-Kong, May 31, 1949.
NOTICE
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NEW YORK FREIGHT BUREAU
NOTICE TO SIPPERS AND/OR CONSIGNEES CARGO FOR SHANGHAI
OFFICIAL NOTICE
NORTHCOTE TRAINING |CARNIVAL
COLLEGE
PROPOSAL TO CHANGE A SHIP'S NAME
It is hereby notified that We, Hong Kong Transporta- September next to the above applications for admission in tion Co., Ltd., Marina House, hereby give notice that in con- College will be accepted on the sequence of Maintaining Com-recognized forms which can be pany nomenclature. We have obtained from the Education applied to the Minister of Department, Windsor House (3rd Floor), Hong Kong, or Transport, under Section 47
from the undersigned. of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1804, in respect of the MOTOR 2. Candidates for the Eng- TUG MANTIS_of_PHILIP-Ilsh side are required, to have PINES REGISTRY Gross ton-passed either the School Leav- nage 05.12 tons Register ton- ing ör Matriculation Examina- note 14.50 tons, heretofore tions, but application will also owned by Foreign Liquidation be accepted from those who Commission and also by Luzon have sat for these examina- Stevedoring Company Inc., oftions in 1949, pending the an- Manila for permission to nouncement of the results. change her nome to. HKT "MANTIS" and to have her re- 3. Candidates for the Ver gistered in the new name at nacular side will be required the Port of HONG KONG as to show that they have com- the Senior Middle owned by the Hong Kong pleted Transportation Company Limit Course. ed, Marina House, Hong Kong.
Any objection to the pro- posed change of name must be sent to the REGISTRAR OF SHIPPING at HONG KONG within SEVEN days from the appearance of this advertise- ment.
4. All eligible candidates will sit for the entrance ex- amination, which on July 18, consist of:
commencES and which will
Part I. General Information Tests (in English or Chin- ese).
Dated at HONG KONG the Part II. A (English side only) 30th day of May, 1949.
THE HONG KONG TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
OFFICIAL NOTICE
PROPOSAL TO CHANGE A SHIP'S NAME
English, written papers (from which Matriculated students are exempted).
Part II. B (Vernacular side
only) Chinese; Elementary English: Mathematics; Gen- eral Science; History; and Geography:
Part III. Personal Interview.
Part IV. Medical Examina-
tion.
W. J. DYER, Principal,
Northcote Training College, Bonham Road, Hong Kong.
PARKER HERBEX
1
We, Hong Kong Transporta- tion Co., Ltd., Marina House, 5. Application forms must hereby give notice that in con- reach the undersigned not later sequence of Maintaining Com- than July 2
We have pany nomenclature.
the Minister of applied to Transport, under Section 47 of the Merchant Shipping Act. 1804, in respect of the DUMB LIGHTER L-523 of PHILIP- PINES REGISTRY Gross ton- LADIES We have at your service (1949 edition) containing Hong
nage 208.14 tons Register ton- specialized operations for List,
Govt. Officea. Hospitai
nage 205,50 tons, heretofore Curtiss Coo! Waves. Schools, Churches, Institutes
owned by Foreign Liquidation The wonderful treatment for machinelem oll permu halidyes & | Consulates, Servical, Clubs,
scalp silments, Commission and also by Luzon any
and mantoure-ROBE MARIE Beauty Agencias, Who's Who, ResidencEE
Stovedoring Company Inc., of special remedy for the care of Parlour Phone 80384-49, Han- It's the most up-to-date and most
POLICE NOTICE
Manila for permission. to thin falling balr, baldness and kow Rd., Kowloon.
change her
to HKT premature greyness, dandruff. RUGS
Peking Art
At about 16.30 hours on May
1-533 and to have her re- Rug Coat all leading book shops and 24, 1949, a Fatal Traffic Acc!-
Beten's Beauty Salons Wholesale & Retail, Room 8-9 China Mall" office.
gistered in the new name at Lucky Apartment Corner
Expert Ladles & Gentlemen's dent occurred near 10% mile-
the Port of HONG KONG as Hankow & Peking Road, Kowloon. | CHNA
Hair Dressers. MAIL PICTORIAL atstone, Tsun Wan. A Chinese
owned by the Hong Kong
Main Shop: $2.00 per copy. Obtainable at all male riding a solo motor cycle
Transportation Company Limit Exchange Bldg, HK. Tel. 33101 CARPETS
RUGGenuine Leading Book Stores and "China apparently lost control whilst risk and expense of the owners
Branch Shop: Paking and Tientain, tovely de- Mall" Öffies.
rounding
Peninsula Arcade, Tel 58001. bend, at the above of the cargo and the Contracted, Marina House, Hong Kong. aigns and colourings, various sizes. Come and inspect at The China CHINA MAIL POSTCARD $1.50 spot and was thrown to the of Carriage will thereby
ns completed in Rug Co., Kayamally Building, 4th for 6 or 30 cents each. Obtainable roadway after colliding with a considered
of Floor (Oppoulta Hong Kong at all leading Book Stores and rock on the edge of the road. terms of the Carriers' Bill Hotol) Queen's Road, Central.
Lading.
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MAY
of
BE BOOKED AT THE BWINDON BOOK STORE, NATHAN ROAD, TEL. #9327.
DANCING LESSONS
25
complate of all business directorles
In the Colony. NOW ON BALE
"China
Mail" Office.
sale at On
Windsor
Any witnesses of this acci-
SCRIBBLING PADS 100 pages dent are asked to communicate with the TRAFFIC OFFICE, KOWLOON, or with any Police Station,
at 50 cents each,
"China Mall" office, House, Tal. 32312.
TENDERS
TENDERS ore invited for the purchase of the following Heavy Duty Road Making Equipment now available for inspection in H.M Naval Yard, Hong Kong.
No. 2 "ARMSTRONG HOL- BALLROOM DANCING-"Made LAND" 6-8 Tons, CHAMPION Kasy".. Learn QUICKLY Burprias your frlands i Make
and CUB ROAD ROLLERS.
your DANGING enjoyablo by Applications for particulars learning RHUMBA, BAMBA, and Form of Tender are to be TANGO and JITTERBUG (Jive); addressed to the:- Enquiries (1-8 P.M.): TONY HUDBON, 812 China Buliding.
WANTED
WANTED: An Icebox; no objec tion to second-hand eno, state
alze, condition, and lowest price to Box No. 852 “China Mall",
PREMISES WANTED
Superintending Civil Engineer, C. E. in C. Dept, Admiralty,
H.M. Naval Yard,
Hong Kong.
SALE O CROWN LAND
An auction sale of Crown GMALL furnished flat or housef Land will be held at P.W.D. required August-September for Headquarters on Monday, the Mix months or a year Hong Kong. 13th day of June, 1949 at 3 Kowloon or Territories. Excellent p.m.? rerital: Would take over servanta
of owhere going on leave. Write
Box No. 885 "China Mall”.
PREMISES TO LET
SOLVE your housing problem see
The area which comprises 8,000 square feet is situated at Tal Po Road and is suitable
for residential purposes.
Further
particulars
are
o!
Owing to the civil war lu
pori China affecting the Shanchoi. all cargo destined for Shanghai and carried in vessels this operated by Members of Conference will be landed at Hongkong and stored at the
be
LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS, Secretaries,
New York Freight Bureau, COMMISSIONER OF Mercantile Bank Building,
HONG KONG.
May 28, 1949,
POLICE.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
NOTICE
WHITSUN RACE MEETING 1st Day-June 4, 1949
8th Race, Gloucester Handicap, 2nd Section
The Handicap Weights in the above race have been reduced 5 lb. all round.
The correct weights will åp- pear in the Race Book.
By Order,
D. L. PROPHET,
Actg. Secretary”
LAMMERT BROS.
Auctioneers, Surveyors
and AppraiserN,
Pedder Building.
Telephone No, 20224.
available from the Government De Souza's Auction Rooms
"It Happened On Fifth Avenue"| Gazette of 27th May, 1949 or at the Lee Thestra commencing from June 8th,
FOR SALE
ONE Ruston & Hornsby Mark
the Crown Lands Survey-Offlec.
ANDREW NICOL, Actg.
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δε
Auctioneers, Surveyors.
& Appraisers
Director of Public Works, Basement, French Bank Bldg.
Tel. 31887
6.HR Bingle, Cylinder Horizontal May 23, 1940.
Oil Engine, · compiste with fly- wheel, pulley,
outer
osojing water tank,
bearing,
(fuel oil tank, exhaust 'ellanoer,
and welf compressor. Price Apply, P.O.
"starter" with,
$12,509~~~ex stook.
HARRIMAN REALTY CO., LTD.
Bex Bet Hongkong. SATIN BLIP. 100% purity In
Boal Estate pink and white, speolal price] KHK816.00 nach, Alio's selection
Brokera of Shanghal blouses, will:lingerie: *und ̃- pyjaman, houseconta,, stol-Mo alanlatiment, difficult, Tosveld Paldappelaiment, come serly to (Kwong Kee) = Wyndham Streat.
Valuars
BUTING, SELLING AND LETTING.
¿Înfermi, naɖof zone voziromanta
Immediate Inspections made
Telegrams! "Harriman"
Tel: 31255
Hong Kong Shanghel Land Co: King's Building (Bnd Floor), 9, Connaught Rd., Hour Kons.
NOTICE
Mr. Jimmy Foo ( I ) is no longer authorized to act on behalf of our Studio in con-i nection with any photographic | assignments of whatsoever na- ture nor to collect any out- İstanding accounts due to ug.
BUTTERFLY STUDIO, 175 Prince Edward Road. June 1, 1940.
RUGS
LARGE STOCK OF TIENTSIN CHEMICAL WASHED RUGS HIGHEST QUALITY AT FACTORY PRICE WHOLESALE & RETAIL LOVELY COLOURS AND DESIGNS COME AND INSPECT AT THE GREAT EASTERN
RUG CO.
G Hankow Rd. (Ground Floor)
Kowloon
Tel. 50109 Agents HONGKONG & SHANGHAI LACE CO. (LOON KEE)
FOR
FINEST DEVELOPING & ENLARGING
YOU CAN RELY ON
name
Any objection to the pro- posed change of name must be sent to the REGISTRAR OF SHIPPING at HONG KONG within SEVEN days from the appearance of this advertise- ment.
Dated at HONG KONG the 30th day of May, 1940.
THE HONG KONG TRANSPORTATION
The miniature specialists SEE US FOR EXPERT
PHOTO FINISHING
COLOUR
By Dick Turner
BENATO OFFICE TARG
wan, terem enda fie si skôre, nejen na ang
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tlemen! A Texas Pink ain't a Communiot...it's
a grapefruit!"
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
By Shepard Barclay
"The Authority, on Authorities“
would
--WHOM-DO-YOU-OPPOSE? way to do it by bidding No
WHAT you bid or play in Trumps himself-which particular situation, if you take make it seem to East that he also all factors under consideration. had a spade stopper.
on the kind
That worked like a charm. De- depends sometimes
elding the doubly stopped spades of opponents
If they you face.
made an attack on that sult fu- most thorough experille. East chose his heart 3 in make the deductions, your
best move may be entirely different from
The K won that, two top de entirel
you would do
what
noemd. were scored and a third
again someone diam
who does unly superficial think-granted to West.
The latter ridw
too
and acts more in line with opened spades, but it was stablished habit. That enables late. North won with the A, ran you on occasion to do something three more diamonds and the aces which will cause a fine player to of clubs and hearts to have his be misled, whereas, the general game.
-South would never have made run would not be foolest at all.
that 2-No Trumps bid against an
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8 3 3 2
CAJ 2
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H 9 7 8 3
CK 43
S 10 0 7 HAK 10 8 DJ
urdinary opponent, when hot holding # Atopper In West's spades himself.
Such an oppo- sure to
from
nent would have been lead spades, paying no attention lo, the possible inferences South's bid. The early knocking spado. stopper sole
out of the
would have fixed things so that the suit would beat the contract as soon as the defenders got tho lead with a diamond trick.
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Reasonably priced
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(Dealer: West. vulnerable).
Neither side
West
North East Bouth
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COMPANY, LIMITED. Room 300, 12-14 Queen's Rd. C.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
NOTICE TO MEMBERS Whitsun Race Meeting, SATURDAY, 4th and MONDAY, 6th JUNE 1949. On the First Day, Saturday, 4th June, the First Bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m. and the first race will be run at 3.00 p.ru; on the Second Day, Monday 6th Jane, the First Bell will be rung at 11.30 am. and the first race will be run at 12 noon. Tiffin interval will be after the fourth race (1.30 p.m.).
The
Through Numbers (22 Races-$44.00) may be obtained at the Office of the Treasurers, 1st Floor, Telephone House, also tickets for the Special Cash Sweep on the last race of the second day. Tickets In the Special Cash Sweep on the last race of the second day may be purchased also at the Club's Branch Office, No. 382, Nathan Road, Kowloon.
MEMBERS BADGES AND ENCLOSURE.
Members and guests are reminded that they and their ladies MUST wear their badges PROMINENTLY DISPLAYED througout the Meeting.
NO ONE WITHOUT A BADGE WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE MEMBERS ENCLOSURE
Badres admitting nom-members to the Members' Enelozare and Club Rooms as $10 each day including tax are obtainable through the Bocretary on the written or personal introduction of the Member, auch Member, to be responsible for all chits sto. Badges admitting to Members Enclosure will NOT be on sale at the
RACE COURSE,
The Treasurers' Compradore Office will close at 11 am, thè First Day and at 9.30 am. on the Second Day. The Secretary's office will close at 11.45 a.m. the First Day and at 10 am on the Second Day. Bath Offices at 1st floor, Telephone House.
A limited number of üiffing will be obtainshin 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.
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**PUBLIC ENCLOSURE.
-The price of admission, to the Publio Enclosure to 13. Including tax for all persons including ladies, and is payable at the listo.
Bookmakers, Tie The men, ete. will not be permitted to sperate within the grecincts of The Hong Kang Jockey Club daring the 'Hace. Mesting.
Refreshments will be obtainable in the Restaurant in the Puhila Enslowure,
SERVANTS' PASSES,
|_Borvants' pamen will de lansed to Private Box holdere ALEXANDER BLDG., HK.
ONLY, who are requested to distribute them with discrimina- Оп
tlog and to endorse their names on the passer. Holders of 102, NATHAN. ED, K’LOON... ch... pros are not permitted in the Members. Enclosara. Maxoups for gaming, through, onihate duties and must remain, The Beat in the Colony in their employerí stand "Also dealers of all kinds of CAMERAS & FILMS.
[WY OBDKE,
D. L. Fropbst,
Acts. Becretary.
South know
East as a terrifie
deducer, who drow meanings from everything. So he was sure that, after North, having shown spade stoppage
1-No with his Trump, returned to diamonds on his next turn, that retreat from No Trumps indicated to East that North held only one stopper for spades. South then decided thốt,
CK Q7
N
S 10
HAQ 10
SAQ JD HK 5 3
DQ 10 4 3
C Nono
10 D 8 4
(Dealer: South. Both sides vul-
nerable).
How should West play for B-
if he could keep East from lead- Clubs if South had opened the Ing spades, the No Trump game bidding and North finally doubled might be in the bag. He saw of the contract?
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10 Claw,
11 Fattorn.
12 Pila.
perors,
25 Monsters.
20 Expelled
27 Stugo show,
13 Ceremonies. 28 Tie up.
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Yesterday's Crossword
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3 Lily.
1 Retr
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word.
• Type.
7. Feel for.
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16 Garba,
17 Containing
iron.
19. Animals.
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