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pany will be closed from the CARPETA, Rupi, Upholstery 10th day of March to the 31st- by day of March, 1950, both days cleaned

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POLICE NOTICE.

RENEWAL OF DOG LICENCES, 1950

1. Owners of dogs are re- minded that they should renew their llcences before March 31, 1950, after which date failure to comply with this order may result in prosecution.

Owners are reminded all 2. dopts now require a Govern- anti-rables inoculation 16-F11 permit or an inoculation cer- tlfente signed by an approved Veterinary surgeon dated with- In the previous month before a litence can be issued or re- newed.

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COMMISSIONER OF POLICE.

Murch 13, 1950.

THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI HOTELS,:

LIMITED

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS NOTICE is hereby given that the Ordinary Yearly Meeting of TAMARA MAY 503 Peninsula Shareholders of The Hongkon Hotel Now Displaying Large Shanghai Hotels, Limited,

Bummer Spring and American Dresses, Blodsen, Skirts, will be held at the Registered Office of the Company (Second Floor, Telephone House, Des Voeux Road, Central, Hong BHORTWAVE enthusiaste recolve Kong) on WEDNESDAY, the worldwide stations to their hearts 15th day of March, 1950, at 12 content with the amazing Plot Noon, for the purpose of re- model 886481 Bandspreading Imceiving the Report of the Board portant wavebanda. 6 valves in- cluding R.F. stage.

of Directors, together with the walnut cabinet; gold metal, prille: Statement of Accounts for the large coloured dial. Demonstra year ended 31st December, tion without obilpation! Colonial 1949, to confirm the appoint- Agencies, Brehol Bldg., 14 Queen's ment of a Director, to re-elect a Director and to appoint Au- ditors.

Road. Phone 28910.

Handioms

HONG KONG FILM AND THEATRE NEWG at $1.00 per The Transfer Books of the copy. Obtainable

At Leading Company will be closed from Book Stores, Newspaper Boilers, the 1st March, 1950, to the 15th Cinemat-and "Chine Mall" Omica. March, 1950, both days in- CHINA MAIL PICTORIAL (R6- Į „clusivo, vised edition) at $5.00 per copy. AND NOTICE is hereby also

Obtainable at all Leading Book Stores and "Chinà Mall" Omae.

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY,

LIMITED

NOTICE TO SHABEHOLDERS

EXTRAORDINARY

GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the

Green Island Cement Com pany, Limited, will be held at its Registered Offices, Telephone House, Hong Kong, on Tuesday: the 14th March, 1980, at 12.15 p.m. (or as soon thereafter a the Ordinary Yearly Meeting to be held at noon on that date shall have been concluded)/for the purpose of considering and. if thought fit, passing the sub- Joined Resolutions as Ordinary Resolutions:-

THE CHINA MAIL TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 1950.

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THE "STAR" FERRY COMPANY, LIMITED. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

ORDINARY:,

THE HONG KONG. KOWLOON WHARF

GODOWN 'COMPANY,

LIMITED ·-

(Incorporated in Hong Kong)

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDE‡ ›

YEARLY MEETING..

Notice is hereby given that the Forty-eighth Ordinary Yearly Meeting of the Mem-

Ordinary Yearly Meeting bera of the Company will be

Notice is hereby given that held at the Office of Meast the Fifty-ninth Ordinary Year- Jardine Matheson & Co, Ltd, ly Meeting of the Members of Pedder Street, Hong Kong, on the Company will be held at Friday, the 17thday the office of Mesars Jardine March, 1950, at Noon, transact the following busi ness

·

to

1. To receive and consider the Report of the Directors and the Statement of Accounta

for the year ended 31st December, 1949. -

Z. To sanctión a dividend in

respect of the year 1940.

3. To elect two Directors. 4. To appoint Auditors.

CLOSING OF TRANSFER BOOKS.

(1) That the Authorised Capital of the Company be increased from ita present Capital

H.K.$5,000,- of 000.00 divided into 500,αDO shares of H.K.$10.00 cach (of which 300,000 shares have been issued) to H.K.$10,000,000.00 by the Notice is also given that the creation of 500,000 addi-Transfer Books and Register tional. shares of theof Members will be closed from nominal volue of HK the 4th March, 1980 to the 17th $10.00 each and that the | March, 1050, both days in- unissued shares the clusive.

of Company's Capital, Jand such additional shares us aforesaid shall be issued at such time or times and upon such terms and con- ditions as the Company's Board of Directors in their absolute discretion shall Hong Kong, February 23, 1950. think Alt."

If the foregoing, Resolution is passed

of

the

By Order of the

Board of Directors,

G.B.S. THOMSON,

Secretary.

THE "STAR” FERRY COMPANY, LIMITED. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. Notice is hereby given that Extraordinary General

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Street, Hong Kong, on Friday. Matheson & Co., Ltd., Pedder the 31st day of March, 1980, at Noon, to transact the follow ing business:—

1.

To receive and consider the Report of the Directors and the Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st De- cember, 1949.

2. To sanction 'a dividend in respect of the year 1949.

3. To elect two Directors.

4. To appoint Auditors.

CLOSING OF TRANSFER BOOKS

Notice is also given that the Transfer Books and Register of Members will be closed froin the 18th March, 1950 to the 31st March 1950, both daya inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

G. B. S. THOMSON, Secretary.

Hong Kong, March 13, 1950.

NOTICE

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED

the

(2) That it is desirable to capitalise the sum ot H.K.$3,000,000.00, being part of the undivided pro- fits of the Company stand- Į Meeting of the Members of the ing to the credit of the

NOTICE is hereby given that Company will be held at the Reserve Fund, and se- | Office

Messrs of

Jardine, the Sixty-first Ordinary Yearly cordingly that a apecial Matheson & Co. Ltd., Fodder Meeting of the Company (since Capital Bonus of H.K. Street, Hong Kong, on Friday, registration) will be held at the $3.000.000.00 be declared 17th March, 1950, at 12.20 Hong Kong Hotel, Hong Kong. and that such Bonus b p.m., or at such time as the on Friday, 24th March, 1950, at applied on behalf of the Ordinary Yearly Meeting to be 11.30 a.m. for the purpose of persons who on the 27th held at the same piace at Noon receiving the Report of the February, 1950, were the shall terminate, for the pur-Directors, together with holders

300,000 pose of considering and, if Statement of Accounts for the Issued shares of the Com- thought fit, passing the follow-period ended 31st October, 1949, pany in payment in full ing as a Special Resolution, and to elect Directors and ap-

point Auditors. for 300,000 shares of the | viz:- Company of H.K.$10,00 each and that such 300,000 shares credited na fully paid be accordingly allot- ted to such persons in the proportion of one such share for every one of the - then said 300,000 shares held by such persons res- ,pectively, and that the shares so distributed shall be treated for all purposes increase of the nominal amount of the Capital of the Company held by each such Share- holder and not as income. and that such shares shall rank for Dividend from the 1st January, 1950." By Order of the Board of Directors.

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"That the Authorised Cap- ital of the Company (which is now $1,000,000.00 con- sisting of 100,000 Shares of the nominal value of $10.00 each, of which 80,000 Shares have been issued) be increased to $20,000,- 000.00 by the creation of 1,800,000 additional Shares of the nominal value of 10:00 each, and that such Sharen be issued at such time or. times and upon such terms as the Com- pany's Board of Directors In their absolute discretion shall think fill,”

The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from Thursday, 9th March, 1950, to Friday, 24th March, 1950, both

days inclusive.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, LIMITED. General Managers.

Hong Kong, Dated this March 3, 1950.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

Draft Programmes and Entry Forms for the 4th Race Meeting By Order of the Board of to be held on Saturday, 25th March, 1950, (weather permit- ting) may be obtained at the

Directors.

BRITISH PROBLEMS AT RIO

London, March 12. One of the many problema confronting the Football. Asso- ciation in connection with the England team to compete in the finals of the World Soccer Cup at Rio in June is the type and weight of the equipment

to be worn..

League footballer carries nearly 10 It is esti ated that an English

pounds in excess weight in the form of a heavy shirt and shorts thick stockings, shinguards and padding, ankle bandages, cotton- wool paddlag of the instep and heavy leather boots,

A Continental player turns m in slik shirt, very brief shorts, thin short stockings, light-weight bobla and very rarely wears ahinguards or. cotion-wool padding-alto- gether a weight of about pounds.

four

Tackling on the. Continent, and In South America is not nearly 19 revere in English League and Cup soccer, and extra protection is hardly necessary.

also

The absence of padding gives a player more freedom o | movement and allows him to get .a belter "feel" of the ball. Thi is borne out by the flae ball con- trol exercised-by-most-Continenta players.

th

In view of this and climatic conditions likely to b mat in Rio, English playerı, İ le expected, will be Instructe to cut down, as much weight i equipment ar pozatble.

It is practically certain that thi canvas lightwelsht boot will b ured after successful experiment which have been made by the Football Association Intely.

Silk shirts may also be ordered because they

allow a player to

Derspire freely yet keep

warmth. One suggestion with re- gard to the beat problem is tha

for

the England players get together training spells in a large steam-heated arena on a specially prepared bone-hard pitch "similai to those used in South America. Reuter.

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Australian beats Jap swim mark

CARNIVAL

By Dick Turner

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5TH ANNUAL BOTTLE-CA

UNION CONVENTION

DODOMA.19AP MY NEA BIEMOR, MOL Du kan en min, OED,

"Now let's not be panicky-wo'll file out according to seniority!"

BARCLAY ON BRIDGE

By Shepard Barclay

""The 'Authority, on. Authorities",

WHAT ARE THE ODDBY

That is the

tons, you should weigh one set of odda against another. What are the chances that the considered move will work? Arst half of the equation, Th other half involves how much you gain as against how much you may lose by the try. If you

is one possible profit

three times as great as your possible loss, you should make the tempt even if its chances of fall- ure are 2 to 1.

Thay

ut-

play the heart 2 on the lead," luckily fad East not holding the IN ALL doubtful bridge decis-Q and winning with the J. He then could take out trumps, d!#= card a club on the heart 'honours and thus limit his losers to three. But he decided the odds were

heart against Weel having the as nobody likes to underlead an honour against a suit bid: So he won the heart lead with the K, removed trumps and took his - punishment of down one..

·Alter the deal, North reasoned with South. If the other play, had byen tried and

South fatled, would have lost an additional 100 points. But if it had worked, he would have made a game worth over 800 points. So the possible rain was at least 8 to 1-over the possible loss. Surely the oxida that. West. did not have the › Q were not; that great. So South should have, tried the play.

Tomorrow's Problem

New York, March 12. Three world swimming re corda were bettered in the 3,30 United States last night, twi of them by John Marshall, the 'D'AB7 Australian Olympic swimmer. now studying at Yale Univer. vitv

Marshall, competing for Yalt against Harvard at New Haven Connecticut, won the 490 yard freestyle in 4 mins, 34.8 secs. beat by 8/10ths of a second hij own world record made a week ago,

G.B.S. THOMSON, Secretary's Office,TM- Telephone "ped "1.6 of Princeton

Secretary,

J. 9. C. NEEL, General Manager & Hong Kong, February 21, 1950.

Secretary. Dated this 15th day 01 February, 1960.

GREEN ISLAND.. CEMENT CO., LTD.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Fifty-seventh Ordinary Yearly Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Offices of the Company, Telephone House,

Des Voeux Road Central, Vic- given that an Extraordinary torla, Hong Kong, on Tuesday: General Meeting of the Share-14th March, 1950, at NOON holders of the Company will be for the purpose of receiving the held at the same place on the Report of the Board of Direc BEAUTIFUL & GLAMOROUSame day at the conclusion of tors together with the State

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the Ordinary Yearly Meeting ment of Accounts for the year for the purpose of considering ended 31st December, 1949, and and if thought it pussing the to elect Directors and appoint following Resolution as an Or- | Auditora.

linary Resolution:-

"That the Board of Directora The Transfer Books of the of the Company be requested Company will be closed from $25.00 301 to exercise, for the time Tuesday, the 28th February

20.00 being, their power to offer the 1950, to Tuesday, the 14th 4.50 unissued capital of the Com March, 1950, both days -in

pany to oxisting shareholderi clusivé. and that their Press announce-

YOU CAN OBTAIN COPIES OR ENLARGEMENTS OF ANY

3.30 | mént dated the 8th March, 1949, hall accordingly. be regarded is withdrawn."

CHINA MAIL PHOTOGRAPHI

AT OUR OFFICE WINDSOR HOUSE

By Order of the Board,

A. SOMMERFELT,

Hong Kong, February 8, 1950.

By Order of the Board of Directors.

JB.C. NEEL,

General Manager &. Secretary,¡

Secretary. Dated this 15th Day of

February, 1950.·

HARRIMAN REALTY CO., LTD.

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pany's

In the same event, he swam th 400 metres in 4 mins. 38.1 seck, to better by 2/10ths of a second th world mark set last August by Hironshin Furuhashi, of

Bob

clip off Joe Verdeur House; the Club House, Happy world 200 yards breast-stroke re- Valley; and the Stables, Shan cord, returning 2 min. 13.1 secs. Kwong Road.

while swimming against Dari mouth at Princeton, New Jersxoy; Entries close at 12 o'clock-Router. NOON on Thursday, 10th March, 1950.

By Order,

S. A. SLEAP,

Secretary

NOTICE OF REMOVAL

S. WATSON & CO., LTD.

As from Monday next, 13th inst., the Com- Registered Office will be situated at:-

Gloucester Building, 1st floor,

Rooms 110/114.

Telephone Numbers as at present.

THE

BANK OF CANTON LTD.

ORDINARY YEARLY GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Ordinary Yearly General Meeting of Shareholders of the Company will be held at the Head: One of the Company, 6, Des Vocûx-Rouă, Central, Hong Kong, on Wednesday, March 15, 1950, at 3.00 p.m. for the purpose of receiving and considering the reports of the Directors "and" of the Auditors, and the Proft" and": Loss Account, and Eplance Sheet for the year ending Decem- ber 31, 1049, and "for tho appointment of Auditors and De- claradon of Dividenda.

The Register of Shares of the Company will be closed from March 0 to March 15, 1950 (both days, inclusiva) during which period, no transfer of shares will be regis

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