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NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

NOTICE is hereby given that the Ordinary Yearly Meeting of Shareholders of The Hongkon & Shanghai Hotels, Limited. will be held at the Registered Once of the Company (Second Floor, Telephone House, Des Voeux Road, Central. Hong Kong) on WEDNESDAY, the 15th day of March. 1950, nt 12 Noon, for the purpose of re- ceiving the Report of the Hoard of Directors, together with the Statement of Accounts for the ended 31st December. iyenr

1949, to confirm 'the appoint- ment of a Director, to re-elect a Director and to appoint Au- ditors.

-THE CHINA-MAIL, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1960.

Escape bid

a failure.

Ban Francisco, February-11. * According to Peking Radio tonight; Wang Ling-chi, powerful. Chinese warlord And former Kuomintang Governor of Szechuan Pro vince, was arrested by the "People's Army and security forces" when he boarded a Yangtze River best at Kian- gan last Monday.

He was seld to have been trying to, escape to Talwan in disguise-Reuter,

PARTY MERGER

IN JAPAN

S. Africa begin slow fight back

in fourth Test

Johannesburg, February 11.

Facing a total of 405, South Africa began a slow fight back with an unbroken opening stand of 77 against Australia

on the spend day of the

fourth Test here.

Australia declared their first Inning at 405 for sight wickets at tea today uhd by the close of play South Africa bed scored 77 for no wleket.

The "rubber" has already been decided, Australia having won the first three Tests.

Resuming their first innings to- day at 208 for two, Australia be- With only

Tokyo, February 12, Twenty-three members of the Japanese Democratic Party gan to go for the runs, The Transfer Books of the

yesterday declared that, they seven added they lost a wicket, but Keith Miller and Lindsay would join in a Conservative

Hassett (captain) engaged in a merger with the Prime Minis-fourth wicket stand which realis- ter's Democratic Liberal Party,ed 109 runs. reported the: "Mainich!”.

CHINA MAIL PICTORIAL (Re- | Company will be closed from vised adiiton), at $3.00 par copy. the 1st March, 1950, to the 15th Obtainable at all Leading Book March, 1950, both days in-

'8CRIBBLING PADB-100 pagon

AND NOTICE is hereby also at 50 cents each Ол кате at given that an. Extraordinary "China Mall" Office, Windsor General Meeting of the Share- House, Tel. 32312.

holders of the Company will be held at the same place on the same day at the conclusion of the Ordinary Yearly Meeting for the purpose of considering Leading Beck Stores, Newspaper Sellers, and if thought fit passing the Cinemae-and "China Mall" Office, following Resolution as an Or-

dinary Rezolution:-

AND

HONG KONG FILM THEATRE NEWS at $1.00 per

copy.

Obtainable

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ATTENTION to

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Business hours: Weekdays: 10-12 a.m., 3-7 p.m Sundays: 12-5 p.m. DUNT KING

Miller-skatted three hours 25 With the

merger, the new minutes and hit four boundurles faction, which may choose a Bow in his 84, while Hassett claimed name, will have a strength of 286 six fours in a stay of an hour and sents giving an..almost junassail-25 minutes, which produced 53 nble majority in the House of runs.

Representatives.

The merger was made poralble when the lender of the Demo- crnts. Mr. Ken Inukai, left the party to become an independent, making the way clear for the merger for which he had pre- viously been the chief stumbling block.

"That the Board of Directora of the Company be requested not to exercise, for the time

Mr. Inukal, son of # former being, their power to offer the Prime Minister, has, since leavy- unissued capital of the Coming the Democratic Party, been pany to existing shareholders and that their Press announce- ment dated the 8th March, 1949, shall accordingly be regarded as withdrawn."

By Order of the Board,

A. SOMMERFELT,

Secretary.

Hong Kong, February 6, 1050,

THE HONGKONG® ELECTRIC CO. LTD.

TRICITY HOUSE,

The following new telephone numbers are substituted from Loday:-

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38011)

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THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD. |-February-13--1950.-

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HONG KONG

As from today, February

referred to by political commen tators as Japan's political orphan.

-Reuter.

THE HONG KONG

JOCKEY CLUB

Draft Programmes and Entry Forms for the 2nd Race Meet- ing to be held on Saturday, 25th February, 1850, (weather permitting) may be obtained at the Secretary's Office, Tele- phone House; the Club House. Happy Valley; and the Stables, Shan Kwong Road.

Entries close at 12 o'clock NOON on WEDNESDAY, 15th February, 1950.

An

By Order, S. A. SLEAP,

Secretary

DIOCESAN BOYS' SCHOOL

Entrance Examination will be held on 6th May for boys wishing to enter Class 8 in September 1950. There will be about sixty vacancies.

may

Application-forms

be obtained from the School Office on and after 23rd February. They must be completed and returned to the School by 31st March, together with, a registra. tion-fee of $2

February 10, 1950.

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Saturday 18th February.

Sunday 19th-February:

Main Store

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Branches & Food Section

(Main Store)

Open 9 a.m.-- 12 noon

Main Stora ~~~~Branches--~~~-~~-~- Closed--

Bread and cakes will be on sale on Sunday 18th, February in

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Telegrama:

guns from TATES CAIRN gun site will be firing on Tues- day 14th February 1050 be- tween 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.

Shells will be fired set at safe and will fall without exploding into the sea South West of STONECUTTERS Island and in the TOLO CHANNEL.

Arrangements have becn made for the patrol of areas affected in order to ensure that vessels, ships, aircraft and persons are not exposed to danger.

NOTICE

ANNUAL MEETING

The Annual Meeting of the Hong Kong Women's Interna- tional Club will be held today" at 5.30 p.me

Hit out freely

Nell Harvey hit out freely after an uncomfortable start to score 56 lia in an hour and 43 minutes. was unbenten when. Hassett do- clared the Innings closed.

Michael Melle, 10 years old, the player in The South youngest

African side, took five wickets for 113 runs. In one speil he took the wickets of Miller, Sam Loxton and Jan Johnson for 28 runs.

Bouth Africa's opening pair. Erlo Rowan and Jack Nai, baldly, took the edge off the Australion shock attack of Lindwall, Bill Johnston and Milter They put on 64 In 48 minutes to beat the previous best opening stand by South Africa in the series, which was 50 sat up in the first Test by Rowan and Owen Wynne.

Rowan batted attractively, scor- ing all round the wicket, and was undefeated with 52.

The wicket was still unrespon- sive, but off-spinner lan Johnson occasionally made the bull turn sharply.

The scoreboard at the end of the second day read:

Australia; 1st innings

for eight declared.

Bouth Africa:

E. Howan not out

J. Nel.not qut

Extras

485

21

Totul (for no wkts).... **

--Reuter.

DONATIONS TO HK WORKERS

that

San Francisco, February 11. Peking radio_said today the Standing Committee of the All-China Federation of Labour has decided to send 50,000,000 People's dollars to Hong Kong Iramway workers. The broadcast: was heard here by the Assocluted Prexs.Associated Press.

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"Well, she landed him! Boy! Did you see her chove her finger into that ring?"

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cholce of evils, he then chore to fend the diamond 8.

each of which his partner played on his proconmmy and acted

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HOW WOULD YOU GUESS? YOU HAVE been doubled by!

South had already analysed his the defender at your left after problem and saw that it ron- reaching a game contract la acerned only what to do about the major sult ile lins rattled off three aide

aces ageinst you, on trump K. So he won the dia-

mond trick in

plan. He Then he led a card a low curd.

realised West probably had five of unimportant size to you, in clubs and four hearts originally, suit where you held all. of the rehnd already shown two diamonds maining winners. The only care nu had two other cards left,

ninst you as against

which might be one each in, dia- remaining out threat to your contract in the monds and spades

or two in king of trumps. Two small one either sult. Having no safe ploy. also are mlesing. You lead the to get

tɔ get a more exact count, he suit from the dummy toward you played his hunch right away. acc-quran. What would you leading the spade 2 from dum- gurss as the winning play? Pumy. East put on the

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up the nice and try to dron king? Or finesse?

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would not have doubled, which would encourage South to try for the drop. He reckoned the dou- ble indicated West did not hold the K and that it was partly to it East held a finesse trump booour. So South finessed, to be down one, trick. What would be your guess in this spot, if you didn't know West?

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something in the East, so laid What constitutes correct' do- down the heart. A. That brought fence against South's 4-Hearts c the third 2 from East. From a this deal?

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