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Friday, 12th August, 1949.

THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.

Notice to Shareholders.

Notice is hereby given that Interim Dividend, in respect of)

of $0.28 ptz the year 2049. share, Free of Tax, thus bern declared payable on and after 7th September. 1940.

for Applications

Dividend Warrants should be made either personally, or by letter in the Registered Office of the Com- pany. P. & 0. Building, 4th Floor.

The Register of Members of the Company will be closed from 25th August, 1949,

th September, 1949, both days

inclusive.

By Order of the Board,

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GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO. LTD., Agents.

Hong Kong August 8, 1945.

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NOTICE

THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING

CORPORATION

Notice is hereby given that an Interim Dividend of £2. 0. 0. per share (nett, after deduc- tion of Hongkong Corporation Profits Tax) has been declared in respect of the year ending 31st December, 1949, at a rate of 1/2 13/16d. per Dolar.

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rants.

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An

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1940.

Order To Seize Electrical Equipment At Beauty Saloon

order to seize certain electrical installations at the Cecilia Beauty Saloon, to be execut- ed at the expiration of 15 days, was made, by the Supreme Court yesterday. This was in connection with the sonsational PWD lar- cony trial 'six months ago.

ex-

It had no counterpart in Eng. tish law, It is not subject to declaton in Hong any judlelal Kong, apart from the case of the Van Heutre piracy applica- tion for restitution some weeka nfo.

The order was the result of a successful application by the Grown for seizure of a use board and 220 yards of power cable installed on the instruc- tons of Kwok Kwong, PWD foreman, who has since FRIDAY, 29th JULY 10 SATURDAY, 13th been convicted on charges of AUGUST Iböuffys incur larceny by public servant.

Heartug the application sive) during which period 'no) transfer of Sharea can be regis-Puisne Judge. Mr. A. Hooton was

Mr. Justler Williams, tered.

for the Crown. Mr. B. A. Berne chi appeared in Behalf of Mrs. Cecilia Bethell,

13 owner of aloch in question, of 1 Banne

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS,

A. MORSE, Chief Manager.

Hong Kong, July 12, 1949,

NOTICE

HONG KONG SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION

Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting

Roud.

Mr. Bernacchi. for the ap- icont. told the Epurt that.

- իր, didnt-desire to say any more kasi. Went that he agreed with Mr.

Mr. Hoolan told the Court the

Houten that that was an unusual reciter in that it could net 1u found in any Britier statute, San ANG VOCD was gate 303, |

•ty and in

ruble from Consel went on f te CAU that Mr. Hoofon agreed with him that 11 we

wie auffs eleg that Sion Cork the application, mode ander see-toe verretion in the matter. He tion 91 of the Crim mit Prosedur gebmitted that the circumstances Ordinance, 1899, followed on trial in January and Februmy this year of two pubile se

servants, Kwok Kwong, and Austin Patty PWD electrical jaspeclər,

12

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The two had been indicted ov areeny by public seron

www counts, most of which 11th count related to some dire ical property put info the Beauty Saloon, which was

its

connection with a free-board

Mr. Horton went on to say that of the above-named Assocla- | Kwok was convicted tion will be held on the 15th eunt. Spary was acquitted on day of August, 1940, at 6 P.M.|that count, as well as on at the "Green' Room", Penin- others. The evidence not only sula Hotel-by courtesy dealt with the fuse-bourd, for the purpose of electing also with ether Hems of electrical Officers for the coming 1949/ Per installations, including 220

yurds of power cable,

1950 season.

12:1

The eare of this nature totally Spliffea! the exercise cap 1′′

lixcretion

clients.

the favour t

Referring a Croen Counsel's to correspondance br. tocom The parties. Mr. Berencan

aud that his elterts had offered

bu pay for the fuse bourri, nt from the perver installation. The musi zesked for the fuse-bo-e-t “ན ་ ent is distante at all, he de-

red.

Ownership

Course | stated that a particular print standing out in this

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Case

Crown fognsei's melion of the clear difference in the letter post of the section roerened in

the ecurse of the trial Dal Mas, akvorment veculiar position

me day in January 1948) HONGKONG TELEPHONES if he could get some rediately, bregue

COMPANY LIMITED electrical work done

saloon.

workmen

Mr. Bernacchi

means

as-

that afar As it has been de- Electrical Work

anted to take the

property out Summarising the faris of time it has been reized, you must A. E. RIBEIRO,

metablish clear ener of owner- Hon Secretary. I trial briefly, Crown Counsel re-

started on his Tu as application, he des called that the trial

4 and terminated unted, it a not recessary for the Jamiy Felinary 11. It was disclosed me Crown to say that the goods are

"That mites al

Government in fret obtained this perty without establishing Some

eventually or will see that, unlege ame and did

the job. Mrate.

m đỏ the reverse in 12 months' Bethell then handed them i cheque for $501.60. the amoun

time, the value en lapse into the Tremury, so that Govern bill Including of the

Cont labour. The bill was made our ment, Leine the claimant in this the Cheong Ming Lase, en effect the seizure frder on paper of electrical firm.

The master of

the afsence of our establishing firm,

however.

subt the testified v

properly is ed that Government the job was not done

done b materiala supplied by without establishing ownership-

will chlain it in 12 months. his firm. He had supplied th bill to Kwong as a

as a favour

Notice is hereby given that the Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from August 15, 1949, to August 26, 1949, both days inclusive.

Dated this 8th, day of August, 1940.

By order of the Board.

S. GROVE.

Secretary.

Hong Kong, August 8, 1940.

WAH YAN COLLEGE S.J, AFTERNOON SCHOOL

Because of the great number of applications, no more can possibly be accepted for the Afternoon School.

LAMMERT BROS.

Auctioneer, Surveyor and Appraisers, Pedder Buliding.

Telephone No. 20224, - ̧

THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.

NOTICE

REDUCTION OF CHARGES FOR CURRENT Charges for current will be reduced fur all meters read

on and after October 1, 1949:-

LIGHTING

With discounts as follows:-

Monthly account

6.250

From

Το

35 cents 33

cents

1 to 150 units

.35

cenis 33

cents

. 100

625

++

11

620

1,565

1,500

*

3,125

3,126

33.25. 31.5 29.75 28

31.35

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28.05

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20.4

6,251

0,37€

26.25 24,5

1

24.75

19

12,501

15,025

23.1 21.45

15,026

10.8

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Over 18,750

18.15

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9,375

12,500

18,750

22.75

21

10.25

For The Hong Kong Electric Co., Ltd., GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.,

Agents.

Hong Kong, August 8, 1949.

HARRIMAN REALTY CO., LTD.

Real Estate Brokers and Valters

TO LET—Apartments neuring comples tiem. Overlooking Lalcktkok Boocht' # Lonion, remiamis, and, overs Racorners

Jenkinur ́chena · Gay Mendi

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Telegram: "Harriman"

To: SIRKE

came

thi.

this that the

for

for friendship, he had said.

Aft Jurat

Crown Counsel wert on to say

tie: Racchi concluded

by

i sui mifting that the application in

the gumad vireoinštances should

that at Kwok's eventual arrest, ot be made, and that the effert

he

made a statement to the pulled, në ir is to make

in which he said that Spary told

him to wire the saloon,

the return of

properly to Government who has

lie din established ownership.

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evilence and not not spreifically refer to this lot With regard to all In question. the jobs in the indictment maintained that Spary had told and h: him to find contractors asked another man to get con- tractors.

tumber of

Since the tril letters passed between the Crown Solicitor and Mrs. Bethell and her solicitors in which the Crown Solicitor asked for payment for the electrical work.

payment had been marte, Tr. Hooton stated, "this applica- tion would not be made. It is nð desired lo pul third parties to the treuble of having that property ald for to be pulled out unless it was absolutely necessary."

Unusual Case

The application, he went on Is made under section $1, which WAS somewhat unusual in that

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BARCLAY ON BRIDGE.

By Shepard Barclay

“The Authority na Authorities”

pendable though late heart stop- per.

Sull another chance to hidfente

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a No Trump contract despite the with his 3-Diamonds, almost a fact that you have only a strugte-shouted request for a No Trump ion in your parler's suit. The rs. But North reacted with an chance to unjustified bid of clubs, his third If he and rail of

that eve-carder.

No Trump playing Any feared his

ability, he could have indicated his he

heart stoppers over the 3-Dia- to virtually monds with 3-Hearts command South to

What be diet was the Trump. worst thing possible, going above the three-trick level in clubs.

slatleton gives you A make one lead of his sult and try any nesse available. No Trump contract with a hand built of unbalanced distributin is hazardows but sometimes in rubber Bridge Justines the elfort in preference to huping for dimeult minor sult game,

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