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THE MING AN

INSURANCE COMPANY

(H.K.) LIMITED

Incorporated under the Companies Ordinance of Hong

Kong, No. 32 of 1939.

NOTICE is hereby given that we have this day establish- ed our business of fire and marine insurance at Room No. 108 China Building. First Floor, Queen's Road Central, Victoria in the

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1949.

THE TEBONG RUBBER

ESTATE, LIMITED,

(Inecparstad under the Companies

Dvilinances of Hanghong

REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS AND STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1949

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Twenty-fourth Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders in the above- named Campany will be held at 601/606 Marina House, Hongkong, on Wednesday, the 19th October, 1949, Colony of

pm for the following pur- pases

Hong Kong and that we have assumed the business of our

affiliated company,. Ming An Property Insurance Co., Ltd. a company incorporated under the laws of the Republic of Ching Hitherto carried on by them at Nos. 13-21 Ice House Street, Victoria aforesaid,

at 12.45

To receive and consider the Directors Report and State ment

Accounts for the year ended 31st March, 1949; to elect a Director: to elect other ordinary business of the Auditors;-and-to transact any

Company.

The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from

1949 both days inclusive.

Applications from suitably qualified candidates are invit-Dated the 1st day of Oct. 1949. the 11th to the 19th October, 23 DIFFERENT DESIGNS Carpeted for the following appoint- Tapestries, Wall & Furniture Decorations 21" 41" 50" x 75".ments in the Public Works De

Carpet Industries, 63 Austin Road, Kowloon.

JUST ARRIVED from England "Minx" Pianos in Mahogany and Oak, (Fully Tropicalized.) - spection invited at King's Music Co. 5, Chip Lung Street. Tel.

30439.

CARPETS, Rugs, Upholstery, cleaned in your own home by modern, convenient DURA. CLEAN SERVICE DURACLEAN

COMPANY, DEERFIELO, ILL U.S.A. Agent: George Lin & Co.) 202 Bank of East Asia Building Tel: 24408.

DRESSES (All Kinds of Materials) best styled at competitive prices from H.K.$23.00 up. Satisfaction; Inspection cordially; guaranteed.

Invited at Long Kee Ladies Tailori "No. 310 Peking Road & Nathan

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MAY BE BOOKED AT THE SWINDON BOOK STORE, 25

NATHAN ROAD, TEL. 59327.

partment:

a) Building Surveyors-Ap- plicants must have passed the Ana! examination in the Buildings and Quan- tities Section of Royal In- stitution of Chartered Sur- veyors, and have at least 5 years' experience in a city engineer's office similar office.

and

THE MING AN PROPERTY INSURANCE CO., LTD.

HONG KONG BRANCH

By Order of the Board of Directors.

J. A. WATTIE & CO. LTD.

Secretaries.

Hong Kong, Sept. 28, 1949.

THE BATU ANAM (JOHORE) RUBBER ESTATES, LIMITED

Lincorporated under the Companion Ordlanners of Hongkong

b) Engineers. Applicants NOTICE hereby given that must be members or as- as and from the 1st day of sociate members of the October. 1949. the business Institute of Civil En of fire and marine insurance gineers or the equivalent. hitherto carried on by us at REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS c) Land Surveyors

Nos. 13-21 Ice House Street,

AND Crown Lands Officers. Victoria, in

the Colony of STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS Applicants should possess Hong Kong shall be taken over extensive experience in a and handled by our affiliated

FOR THE YEAR large estate, office, dealing company, The Ming An in-

ENDED 31st MARCH, 1949 with leasing and develop surance Company (HK) ment of land. They must Limited,

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN be members of the Sur-porated in accordance with the General Meeting of

company incor-that the Thirty-first Ordinary veyors Institute and pos-

Companies holders in the sess an ARI.C.S. (Land provisions of the Agency) or equivalent Ordinance No. 32 of 1939 at Company will be held at 6017 qualification. They should the Registered Office

2

2

situate

be able to carry out sur at Room No. 108 China Build- veys in the field if requiring, First Floor, Queen's Road ed for demarcation

of Central, Victoria in the Colony building lots.

of Hong Kong,

Commencing salaries will!

Share- abovenamed

606 Marina House, Hongkong. ber, 1949, at 12.15 p.m. for the on Wednesday, the 19th Octo- following purposes:

To receive and consider the Directors' Report and State- not be less than $880.00 per Dated the 1st day of Oct., 1949. ment of Accounts for the year month and will be determin- ed according to experience and qualifications and may be higher than the minimum shown above.

candidates'

will

be

3. Appointments emporary in the first instance, but suitable officers may later

THE PEAK CLUB Notice is hereby given that Extraordinary General Meeting of the members of

be considered for appointment the Peak Club will be held in to the permanent establish- ment.

A temporary and vari- the Board Room of the Hong able cost of living allowance

Kong Jockey Club. Telephone is payable at present. Ex House, 1st Boor, at 5.15 pm patriation pay is also-payable on Monday, the 24th day of October 1949 for the purpose to Expatriate Officers.

of considering and if thought Easy Advanced Variations taught. 4. Applications, on

forms fit passing the following Re "Specialities" Rumba, Samba, which can

be obtained from solution as a Special Resolu Tango, Jitterbug. (Jive). Enquiries the Secretary, Public Works tion:- (1-3 P.M.): Tony Hudson, 5:2, Department, should be ad- China Buliding.

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E. A. BOYCE, Director of Public Works.

"CAN YOU RAZOR CUT MY HAIR?",

ASKED A CLIENT

That the Club be wound up voluntarily and that Mr. David Lamb Prophet be appointed Liquidator.

Dated the 1st. day of Oct. 1949

PEAT, MARWICK, MITCHELL & CO., Secretaries.

NOTICE

"Yes, I learned the RAZOR. L. RONDON & CO. (HK)

ended 31st March, 1949; to elect Director; to, elect Audi- tors, and to transact any other ordinary business of the Com- pany.

The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from the 11th to the 19th October, 1949 both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of

Directors,

J. A WATTIE & CO., LTD. Secretaries,

THE HONG KONG

JOCKEY CLUB

NOTICE TO MEMBERS

The Trial Race Meeting (postponed from 21st Septem- ber) will be held an Tuesday, 18th October, 1949. The First saddling Bell will be rung at 445 p.m. and the First Race will be run at 5.15 pm, the Second at 5.45 pm, the Third at 6.15 p.m. and the Fourth at 6.45 pm.

Owners are informed that all Entries made for the original Meeting stand, as well

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NOTICE TO MARINERS | CARNIVAL

NO. 22 OF 1949

HONG KONG WATERS

* Partial closure of the

Western approaches

to Victoria Harbour

Further to Noties to Marin- ers No. 19 of 1949 it is here- by notified for general in- formation that the Boom is now being extended from the northernmost point of Stone- cutters Island to the Admiralty Torpedo Pier, Laichikok.

the centre.

A gap of approximately 500 yards is, for the present, being. left at, or near, The northern extremity of the gap will be marked by a light buoy, painted black, exhibit- ing a white light with a fash of one second every three seconds. The southern ex- iremity of the gap will be

ed red, exhibiting a red light marked by a light buog, paint-

with a flash of one second

the published handicap weights, but a Pony winning a race at the Double Tenth Race Meeting will carry 7 lb. penalty in addition to the weight allotted. The Stewards have ruled that no "Jockey Allowance will be given in races for the Trial Meeting fore, to the alteration in the and attention is directed, there

"conditions of all the four

events in that the words every two seconds. "Jockey Allowance" are delet be made and ed. Fresh declarations must placed in the declaration boxes at the Race Course in the usual and attention is drawn to the change in time of 15 minutes from these published in the Race Book.

manner

to

Badges of admission the Grand Stands, and Duty and Servants Passes, which have been issued for the post- poned Meeting will hold good for this Meeting.

To enable a satisfactory trial of the Totalisator to be made, Members are requested to make use of the machines in the Public Enclosure as well

2 No vessel shall either loiter within 300 feet of this

2 cables on either side of it. obstruction or anchor, within

N. GARLAND, Acting

Director of Marine.

Marine Office,

Hong Kong, Sept. 30, 1949.

THE MIDDLESEX,

REGIMENT

· WAR MEMORIAL HOMES FUND

closure, in placing their bets. are still available in limited The following Regimentally- as those in the Members En-recorded Gramophone Records

By Order,

D. L PROPHET,

Actg. Secretary.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

NOTICE

The Totalisator will not be the Double

in operation at

October, 1949.

has

been

modified

numbers:-

(1) Set of two 12 inch records of Drums of the Corps sounding Ceremonial - Re- veille on Albuhera Day, May 16, 1949 in BAOR Price $30.00 per set.

(2) Set of one 10 inch record of the combined Regimen- tal Marches of 1st and 2nd Bus The Middlesex Regi- ment (DCO). Price $15.00 each.

SENSTOR SMALT.

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BRYLDENS

By Dick Turner

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BARCLAY ON BRIDGE

By Shepard Barclay.

"The Authority, on Authorities“

East

HARDLY RECOGNIZABLE won with the Q when North PLAY IS SO utterly different played low. The spade Kelim- at the several tables of a towns-inated the A and North scored ment, even when the same con- the dummy's' diamind' A, K. and tract is reached by the same bid-J and heart J. When a club was ding, that a kibitzer can hardly then led from dummy, West came recognise it as the same deal in with the A and scored two dia.. The variations may come from a monds to beat the contract

At the other table, after the choice of opening leads, or some- thing done later by the defence spade Q won the

opener, North Or they may result entirely from led toward the heart J. the way that the declarer goes played low, so that it won., The about his business. Analysis of club 5 was led, the 10 being in- the-K winning. Now 1 deal played in different ways seried and can point up some of the most the diamond 10 was led to the A This time and the club 6 led. ing student of the game.

West played his A and returned the heart 10, which, the A-won To dummy went North with the diamond K so he could load the club 8 and finesse the 8.

helpful of lessons to the improv

All profits from sale of these day 8th and Monday 10th Regimental Fund organised to Tenth Race Meeting on Satur-records will be given to the

provide homes in England for men of the Regiment disabled With regard to the payment in the War. Nearly £30,000 of dividends, the system ap- has so far been raised by plied at the last race meeting voluntary subscriptions. We S 2

There still require a further 25,000 10 4 will be separate Paying-Outie. $80,000.00. Will you assist

DQ988 cashed on the winning pony were disabled for life in Hong Booths where tickets can be us to help those soldiers, who,

CAJ 102 each of the placed Kong and other theatres, by providing homes for them? Enquiries for records to be Tickets of any denomination made to PRI 1st Bn.The can be cashed at the respective Middlesex Regiment (DCO), Fay-Out Booths

are Army Post Office 1, Hong clearly indicated in the Bet- Kong

and on ponies

Hongkong, September 28, 1949. ting Halls.

REPAH RUBBER AND TAPIOCA ESTATES,

LIMITED

(incorporated under the Companie Oréance of. Heagkong

REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS AND STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1949

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To receive and consider the Directors' Report and State- ment of Accounts for the year ended 31st March, 1949; to elect a Director; to elect Audi- tors, and to transect any other ordinary business of the Com- pany,

The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from the 11th to the 19th October, 1949 both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

J. A WATTIE & CO., LTD. Secretaries

Hongkong, September 28, 1949.

De Sousa's Auction Rooms

Auctioneers, Surveyors

& Appraisers, - Basement, French Bank Bldg. Tel. 31887.

which

After the paying out on a race has closed at the normal Paying-Out Booths, tickets must be cashed at the special Late Pay-Out Booths, where tickets, Winor Place of any denomination, will be paid out.

"A COMUNIDADE PORTUGUESA

O Consul de Portugal recebe a Comunidade Portuguesa de Hong Kong, na Festa Nacional do proximo 5 de Outubro, s D. L. PROPHET, partir das € boras' da tarde

Actg. Secretary. no Club Lusitano.

By Order,

MOONLIGHT REVELRY

AT

EUCLIFF, REPULSE BAY

•

(by Courtesy of Mrs. Eu Tong Sen) WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5TH, 1949

TAMY

8 P.M.

Tickets $30,- including Buffet Supper (Dress Optional),

Swimming & Diving Display by Lionel Roza-Pereira Dancing to Fred Corpie & his Orchestra Side-Shows

Fashion Parade by The Linen Chest

UNDER THE AUSPICES OF

THE HONGKONG WOMEN'S INTERNATIONAL

CLUB

IN AID OF CLUB FUNDS:

FOR ENTERTAINMENT OF FORCES

Tickets obtainable from the Club's Secretary, 1st Floor GLOUCESTER BLDG. TEL 28383

or the following Committee Members!

Mr AE MATTHEWS, PO Box 232 Tel. 30747. Mrs MM. WATSON, 3 Abermor Court, May Ed. Tel. 26963. Mrs. E. H. WILLIAMS, 114 The Peak, Tel. 29066.

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The club Q and spade A fol- $ KJ 109lowed, and North was ready for 854 his pretty finish. He of course WEHQ8763 had East counted for having bein

D None

seven spades, six hearts and a C 4

club, so knew the remaining

cards there were the spade K and the heart Q-8. His own were the spade 3 and heart K-9 So hứ

put East in with the spade and that -poor-victim could-inly lead-into- (Dealer East East-West vul- the heart tenace to give North

C 8 7 6 5

nerable)

East. Pass

2 S

South- Pass 3 D

West Pass Pass

North I C

the last two tricks-By-dhte means he scored two overtricks, having lost only to the club A., and 3 NT spade Ke

At two tables of a social du- plicate, East led the spade against that contract, that Q win ning. One of the declarers then went right after the diamonds,

*

Your Week-End Question

In what feature of bidding do leading the 10 and playing low you find the greatest difference from dummy after East discard between the methods of the top- ed. After West won with the Qrankers and those of most pretty he led the heart 10, which East fair players?

A BRITISH CROSSWORD PUZZLE

19

Across

Native sea-18 Fruit man

another.

19

2. Shum

439-18 Fiended for

3 Droll

7 Dash,

4 Issue..

9 Sweeper.

10 Scatter

11 Saflor,

13 ́Abstard. 15 Particle,

22 Throy.

24 Rule,

25 Poison 26 Bondman 27 Soothed.: Yesterday's Crossword

ACROSS] Eléven, 4 Cross, 7 Pledge 8 Idles, 10 Roar,-12-De- parts, 15 Tenet 16 Teak, 17 Eyes 19. Felon, 20 Deduced, 21, Roll 23 Fluid, 24 Cobalt, 25 Twigs, 26 Demean

5 Convince."

Sailing Vessel

8 Minimum. 12 Shy

Down

13-Souvenir.'

·14 Prove to

be the same. 17 Niggard. 18 Core. 20. Courteous.. ** 21 Stupid, 23 Extent

"DOWN=1 Exported, 2 Elevat- eda Edge, 5 Radiator, Stesta, 9. Feted 11 Resuming 12 Deler, 13. Renovate, 14 Skeleton, 18 Yellow, 122 Core.