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SALE OF CROWN
LAND
An auction sale of Crown Land will be heldhat, P.W.D
15th. diy al-Atigüst, Tiap at 3 pr
The area
which comprises
6,000 square feet is situated at Shun Ning Road, Kowloon and is suitable for industrial put- poses,
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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1949.
POLICE 'NOTICE
ANNUAL LICENSING OF DRIVERS FOR PERIOD, 1st JULY 1949 TO 30th JUNE 1950
1. Date of Commencement of Licensing
Licensing will commence on Wednesday, 17th August at 0.15 a.m. and will continue daily between the hours of 0.1A um. and 12.15 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 3.45 pm. Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays excepted,
2. Place of Licensing
:
All Licensing will take place at Central Police Station. Kollywood Road, Ground floor, with entrance from the main door in Hollywood Road.
3. Order of Licensing
Licences will be renewed In "blocks" of 1200 per day commencing with Nos. 1-1200 on Wednesday, 17th August as follows:
ALLEGED PI May Close]
CRUELTY
TO CHILD
Alleged cruelty to his adopt- ed daughter resulted in father being brought up be- fore Mr. J. Wicks at Kowloon court yesterday.
It was alleged that the father, Lai Fu, of 95, Parker Street 1st floor was going to have his dally done of cod liver oil and asked his adopted daughter 12 wash a cup for him. Earaged at the daughter's tordiness, he slap ped her on the face and then hit her on the back with a bambun pole.
Legation In China
Manila, August 10. The Philippines may close its legation branch in Canton and consulate in Amoy in view of the deteriorating war situation in South China, it in learned today.
The Under Secretary for For- Felmo Neri, Ceign Affairs, Mr.
uld the Foreign Office Is consi- dering the question whether the Canton legation branch and the consulate in Amoy be maintained in view of the reported Chinese Communist offensive toward thyse areas.
Не said in the ease of Amoy reports have been received that Defendant's wife told the Court | it inay, be used as a Red staging that she had three children by centre tar Taiwan invasion. » former marriage and com- This would convert Amoy into plainant was one of them.
war theatre and endanger the safety of Philippine consular personnel there,
had
She
ason by defendant and ask- ed the court if she could return
The will to him, but was asked
Neri indicated a dreision by the magistrate to settle then the Canton and Amoy offices matter between them.
closure will be made by Presi- dent Elpidio Quiring on his re-
Wednesday 17th Aug.
.Nos. 1 -
1200
Thursday
18th
1201
2400
Friday
19th
2401
3600
Monday
22nd
3601
4800
Tuesday
23rd
4801
6000
Wednesday
24th
6001
7200
Thursday
25th
7201-
R400
Friday
20th
8401
0800
Monday
20th
9601
10800
Wednesday
31st
10801
12000
Thursday's webst
12001
13200
Friday
2nd.
the
Monday
5th
14401
15000
Tuesday
6th
15601
18800
Wednesday
7th
18801
10000
Thursday
8th
18001
19200
Friday Monday
Dth
19201
20400
12th
20401
21000
Tuesday
13th
21601
23000
Drivers are requested, in their own interests, to attend 4. on the day, allotted.
5. A driver must produce his existing licence.
5. The fee for renewal of a driving Licence is $5.00.
COMMISSIONER OF POLICE,
of Public Works.
August 8, 1940.
cleaned in your own home by July 22, 1949.
modern, convenient DURACLEAN
GERVICE. Tel. 24408. Agent.
George Lin & Co. 202 Bank East
Ass Building.
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all
SALE OF CROWN LAND
Crown
An auction sole of
POLICE NOTICE
ANNUAL LICENSING OF VEHICLES
Land will be held at P.W.D. FOR PERIOD 1st JULY 1949 TO 30th JUNE 1950.
Headquarters un Monday. the 15th day of August, 1949 at 3 D.R.
The area
which comprises 5,000 square feet is situated at Shun Ning
Kowloon Rond, and is suitable for industrial purposes.
Further
TAMARA MAY Room 503 Penin. Bula Hotel American Dresses for available
=) selection occasione largo sizes at moderate prices. Ordera Taken.
Go.. RUGS Peking Art Wholceate
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Century' of a
are -particulars from the Govern. Gazette of August 5. ment 1948,
from 1• Crown Lunds & Survey Office.
ANDREW NICOL Actg. Dierelor of Public Works.
July 28, 1949.
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, 1948, at a rate of 1/2 13/19d. per Dollar.
This Dividend will be pay- able on or after Monday, 15th August at the OMees of the Cor- poration, where Shareholders are requested to apply for War- rants.
The REGISTER OF SHARES OF THE Corporation will be *xperience bulit into It. #The closed from FRIDAY, 29th
matto of Excellence"
13th has boun proudly maintained! JULY to SATURDAY, Demonstration without obligation. AUGUST (both days inclu- Colonial Agencies, Taskboonoy Bive) during which period no
aldg., 14Queen's Road. Phone transfer of Shares can be regis- *26310.
tered.
WARNING
1. Owners of Private and Commercial Vehicles ar hereby warned that if any unlicensed vehicle is found on the road' after the 10th August, 1949, prosecution will follow without further warning.
2. The registered owner of any private or commercia! motor vehicle which has been taken permanently off the roads of the Colony since 1st July, 1940, is requested to notify the Traffic Office, Central Police Station Inmediately of the whereabouts or disposition of such vehicle.
Difchlight was bound over y
of sub for one year on the condition that he does not go near 95, Parker Street or molest complainant. He was given per- ission to visit the premises only purpose of taking
ence for the
away his luggage.
At Central yesterday. Mr. F. X.
Ms. Neri had a lengthy confer enre this morning with Mr. Ed- ward Rice. Arst secretary of the United States Embassy, who is an expert on Chinese affairs.
It was understood they discurs. ed the China situatiori, but no Cantle were fevealed.—United
Press.
Chu Cha-hwa, Vice-Premice of
f Alminda granted an application National China, left for Cantor.
the
confiscatio
rifles. nine bayonets rounds of amentinition, perty of San Miguel Limited.
of eight
and 835 yesterday after a short visit in
the Colony. the pro- Brewery
THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
Notice to Shareholders.
Notice is hereby given that an Interim Dividend, in respect of the year 1949, of $0.80 per share, Free of Tax, has been declared payable on and after 7th September, 1949.
for Applications
Dividend Warrants should be made either personally or by letter to the Registered Office of the Com-
P. & 0.
Building.
pany. 4th Floor.
The Register of Members of the Company will be closed to from 25th August, 1949,
b September, 1848, both days inclusive.
GIBB, LIVINGSTON
3.
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Owners of vehicles who did not license their vehicles the dates allotted to their groups may vehicle licences as follows:-
renew
their
By Order of the Board,
Thursday 11th August
Motor Cars
2000
500
Friday 12th August
Monday 15th August
Tuesday 16th August
August 9, 1949.
Motor Cycles
Motor Cars Motor Cycles. Commercial Vehicles Motor Cars Cominertial Vehicles
- 1
2001 - 4000 501-1000
50017000 9001 - 9009
HK5001 Motor Cars HK
HK5100 HK 1200
COMMISSIONER OF POLICE.
THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
NOTICE
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NOTICE
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
Teachers employed in Work- ers' Children Schools whose students are being transferred! to the new Government Work-i ers' Children Schools are re-. minded that the last dale on which applications for em- ployment in the new schools will be received is August 12,
1940.
Applications should be sent to the Director of Education. Windsor House, 3rd Floor,| Des Voeux Road, Central.
T. R. ROWELL, Director of Education.
August 10, 1949.
DRY FLY SHERRY
DRY FLY
SHERRY
CARNIVAL
By Dick Turner
cork. 1949 Y NEA BERVICE, T.
"Please, ma'am, could you sparo a man a crust of cako?"
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
By Shepard Barclay
"The Authority on Authorities”
NOT PLUCK, BUT FOLLY out the heart J and Norli theu CONTINUING to tey for your scored three more spudes, fish- game contract. while there re-ing with the J. Next he led the mains the lightest hope for it. diamond & fon dummy and woo is sound rubber bridge. But if with the f.
It Seven tricks were now In. you get along to the stage where you see that making it is pos- North lund possessed another dia- sible, you should take the sure mond in thung, with the lend course to down ene sather than in that hand, he could have taken finesse to RIVE trying a piny which has no chance another diamond
But he was in
lo win and will cause you to be him nine tricks.
Accepting the wrong his own hand, with no more dla- set two,
Then as ab- alternative in euch a vase in not monds in dummy.
mont surd hope dawned upon him-f West would lead & diamond to htin he might Kei
courage, but foolishnesK,
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club
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ticks. Hoping for that, he led 10 toward the Q, bul East won with the A, took twp more hearts and then led to the club K to set North two.
Briet thought would have told North East surely could win that first club lead, and hearts would end his
He own trick-taking. should have cashed the diamond for his eighth trick, then given vul-up the rest to be thankful ho was down only one after such Bouth unsound bkiding by his side.
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1950 HONG KONG $ DIRECTORY
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Hong Kong, August 8, 1949.
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