1950-04-13 — Page 4

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS

20 Wards $2. for 1 insertion' $1 for every additional insertion 10 cents every additional word per insertion (Alternate Insertions 10% Extra)

BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES, PERSONAL $5 par.Insertion of 25 words, 25 conta every additional word per Insertion.

Classified Advertisements, accepted up to 6 p.m. for publication In the following day's paper.

Replies for the Following Box Now. are awaiting collection,

Replies will be forwarded to the Advertiser If requested on the original form which should bear their names and addresses. A suitable announcement will be inserted Free of Charge. If Advertisers' requirements are satisfactorily answered.

POSITION VACANT

OLD

gran

CARS FOR SALE -

ESTABLISHED British) VAUXHALL-12, In good running For quick disposal. Company has vacancy for Euro- condition.

Imports Assistant In $2,000 or nearest offer. For trial

apply Box 585 please

"China Singapore with not less than three years experience. Excellent Mall”

Apply with full de prospecly. talls to Box No. 590 "China Mall"

POSITIONS WANTED

for

ENGLISH Couple going on leave wish to find Position

their cook-boy, highly Recommended, honest and trustworthy, Also good wash amah can be employed separately, Telephone 33914 bo- tween 6 p.m. and 10, p.m.

TRIUMPH Speed Twin, 500 .c. 1949 modal. 0000 miles as new. Open to trial. $2,250. Owner get- ting married. Write "China Mail"

Box

687

BRITISH STEAMER

"WING HING

Tenders are invited for the purchase of the above vessel' of 563 Gross Tons, 284 Net: Tons, Length 144' 0", Breadth 27' 1" Depth 15' 5", Draught 10' 4" as she lies ashore at Chilang Point, Hoifung Dis- trict, Kwangtung Province, ap- proximately 22'40' Nortn 115 35' East, vessel last report- to be under guard of local milltary forces.

Tenders will be received up to noon on Friday, April 14th. 1950, and should be marked clearly on the envelope "TEN- DER WING HING".

..

We, as the Owners of the "WING HING", do not bind ourselves to accept th highest or any tender...

TA HING CO, (HONGKONG) LTD., St. George's Bldg., Ice House St., Hong Kong. Hong Kong, April 6, 1950. -

NOTICE

Tenders are invited for, the cleaning of windows at various military establishments in Hong Kong and Kowloon.

Forms of tender are obtain-

R.A.S.C., T Block, Barracks, Kowloon.

FOR SALE

SHORTWAVE enthusiasts recoľve worldwide stations to their heart

pilot content with the amazing RAF Fitter 2. E due for demable lisation Bept, 1050 wants position model 88648! Bandapreading Ime,

Eleven Years Ex-portant wavebanda. 6 valves In-able from Officer i/e Barracks, stage. Handsome perience in RAF, Apply Box 589 uling R.F.

walnut cabinet; gold metal grille;

Damonatra arge-coloured dial. tlon without obligation) Colonial Agencles, Szehol Bldg., 14 Queen's Road. Phone 28310.

In Colony.

"China Maif"

4

EXCELLENT Cook Hause Boy and Baby Wash Amah available April. Willing work parately, Phone 37119, VCELLENT Amah. Hardwork- and clean, honest, cooke shes, looks after house, 20 years with one employer. (Highly recommended). Very quiet. Write

.יו,

Box G6 "China Mali"

WANTED KNOWN

RENOMMEE Dresses have just received some Linzi Dresses of

HONG KONG FILM AND THEATRE NEWB at $1.00 per Obtainabis at Leading copy. Book. Stores, Newspaper Beliers, Cinemar-and "China Mail" Offca,

CHINA MAIL PICTORIAL (Rd• vised edition) at $3.00 per copy. Obtainable at all Loading Book Stores and "China Mall" Omce. SCRIBBLING

PAOB-100 pacte 50 cents each, On sale af Omics, Windsor

London--all washable. 604, Vic "China Mali" tory House, Wyndham Street. Tel. House, Tel. 32312. 32643.

AIRCONDITIONED "ACE

BEAUTY PARLOUR" — China Bldg., first floor. Hygienio 4 Com.

fortable Haircut by Shanghai Ex-SALE OF CROWN LAND

perts at $2.00 satisfaction guaran- tand. Tel: 21335.

An auction sale of Crown Land will be held at F.W.D. Headquarters on Monday, the 17th day of April, 1950 ut

DRESSES and Blouses (all kinde of materials) at competitive prices -from HK$23.00 up, satisfaction quaranteed, Inspection cordially 'P.m. invited at Long Kee Ladies Tallor 3D Nathan Road Kowloon.

FOR HIGH Glass Stationary and printing matter. VISIT CHE SAN S CO. Importers & Exporters Paper & Printing Inka 68 Do Voeux Road,

area

The

which comprises 8,000 square feet is situated at To Kwa Wan Road and is suit- able for industrial purposes.

Whitfield

The Secretary of State for War does not bind himself to accept the lowest or any ten- der.

A. R. PURCHES, / Lieutenant-Colonel. Assistant Director of Supplies & Transport, HQ Land Forces, HONG KONG.

HONGKONG

HONGKONG

&

SHANGHAI

EXECUTORS

or

Further particulars are avaii- able from the Government Gazette of April 6, 1950 for from the Crown Lands & Sur- wavia, vey Omce,

LADIES, we have at your service

specialized

operations

all

Helene

cool Curtiss machineless of perms, hairdyes & manicure-ROSE MARIE Beauty Harlour-Phone 8038443. Hang

kow Rd., Kowloon,

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS

MAY BE BOOKED AT THE

SWINDON BOOK STORE, 25

NATHAN ROAD, TEL. 89327.

PEKING ART RUG CO. 221A Nathan Rd., Kowloon, sell clusively, carpets and ruge. Plense drop in and have a look.. WHY LIMP about with a painful corn or ingrowing toenail when a visit to Beton's expart chiropodist can put you right? Consult Beton's Beauty Salon, 1st Floor, Exchangs Buliding,

CARPETS, Huge, Upholstery by cleaned in your own home modern, convenient DURACLEAN SERVICE DURACLEAN COM, PANY, DEERFIELD, ILL. U.S.A. Agent: George Lin & Co., 202 Bank of Brat Asla Buliding, Tel- 24408.

CARPETS & RUGS -Genuine Peking, and Tientsin, lovely doi Highs and colourings, "various sizes soma" and thspect" at 'The Chins: Rug Co, Kayamally Buliding, 4th Floor (Orposite. Hong Kong Hotal). Queen's Road, Cantial.

PREMISES WANTED

TWO/THREE furnished. rooms with bathroom approx, July on ward by British Officer willing to pay $700. per month. Protorably In good residentia aren, required for approx. 6 months. Write Box-692% "China" Mall”

FOREIGNER and friend" pack two-room- (fat ̈ón, Hong Kong side, Willing' pay rental” upi to [sada, "por "month,' without, kay money Offer guarantees. Also

·willing': coralder-“Idoking...aftár flat for ulx months while 'owher on leave, Beak references, Will Box No. 691,"plƒna-Mall” ANA

DANCING LESSONS:

E. A. BOYCE; Director of Public Works

Hongkong. March 28, 1950.

SPORTS CLUB

'MEMBERS REMINDER

ANNUAL GENERAL MEET- ING Friday next 14th April 5.30 p.m.

J.C.M. GRENHAM Hon. Secretary.

and TRUSTEES

for the __COLONY____

and the FAR EAST

BANK

HONGKONG & SHANGHA, BANK

HONGKONG (TRUSTEE)

LTD.

the Trustee Company of the Hongkong and Shanghal Banking Corporation, Hongkong.

CHANGE OF TELEPHONE NUMBERS

With effect from Wednesday 12th April, 1950, our Telephone Numbers will be as follows: THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT

& AGENCY CO., LTD., {All Departments)

THE GLOUCESTER HOTEL

30244

36021

FRAZER YOUNG

TRIBUTE SILKS & SATINS

FW BROCADES, ETC.

CHEFOO EMBROIDERED LINENS,

RAW SILKS

24 Wyndham St.

SPECIAL PRICE-

28382

HARRIMAN REALTY CO., LTD.

«King'e Building" (and nove) # Connaught Rig Hug: Kongi

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 1950.

CNAC PLANES: A NEW ANGLE

S

Talpet, April 112,

An official #ource, said today that the Chinese Nitionalists rejected overtures by agents of the Communists in control of the 71 planes in, Hong Kong to deliver them into the hands of the Nationalists for 19330,000 each,

The source bald the offer was made twice through agents son) to. Taipch,

The informant said that the as laid down by the scheme,

called for the planes to be agents, diverted to Taiwan instead of Red-held China when they took aff from Hong Kong.

Government officiais turned

down the offer because:

1. They could not see how more than one plane could so be deli- vered as the Reds would alter their initial doublo-cross-unless all the 71 planes took off at the same time, which is hardly possi

The Nationalists' oficial posi. tion is they no longer have any interest in the planes as they had been sold to Major-General Claire

and Mr. Willauer- Chernoult United Press/»/»»

NAVY WINS BOXING TOURNEY

Royal Navy with a total of 45 points won the Hong Kong Inter- Service Boxing Championships at the China Fleet Club last night closely, followed by the Army with 44 points and the Royal Air Force with 10 points,

for the With one

event left evening, Army and Navy each had 44 points. It was left to Sgt. Charlton of the Army and L. N. A. Gore of the Royal Navy Lo fight it out in the Welter weight. Gore won a very close decision.

Prizes were presented to the

and runners-up winners

by Lieutenant-General

Mansergh,

Sir

Robert

Semi-final Lightweight-Sto. Crawford (Navy) beat Cpl. Silber (Army): A.B. Minire (Navy) beat LAG. Mitchell (Air Poreri.

Seminal Hiddleweight 1−−2/L. WIL Slams (Army) Best Mne. Edgeson (Navy); Flo. Gatland (Array) - beat N.A. Labaứiy (Navy).

Hemi-Anal Walterweight!—L.N.A.. Gure (Navy) brat A.C, Workman (Air Forecis Set Charlton (Army) beat Uni. Walmsiry

(Air Force).

PINALS

Flyweight:-1/Cp). Mourant

bent oy Nevino: (Navy).

SINCERE'S

DEPARTMENT STORE

GO HAPPILY.

SWIMMING OR. SUNNING

This Summor

with

1950

(1 JANTZEN

SWIMWEAR

-WE HAVE JUST

RECEIVED A VARIETY TO MEET WITH YOUR CHOICE

Noteworthy is Jantzen's new fabric composing of Fast-Drying NYLON Snug-Fitting LASTEX and Smooth ACETATE

STRIKING STYLES FOR MEN & FOR WOMEN

THE SINCERE CO., LTD.

HONG KONG

(Army)

China Fleet

STAGE CLUB

Club Theatre

Bantamweight:-L/Cpi Marwick (Array)

best A.C. Canton (Ale Ferre).

Fratherweight1-A.B. Blewars (Navy!

best Mne. Dunkley. (Navy).

Light Heavyweight:-Kno, Cronk (Navy) lant Dr, Brinkburst (Army).

Ifeavyweight-Capt.

bant Pte, Jelly (Army),

Mitchell (Army)

Lightweights-A.. Moore (Navy) beat

Sta. Crawford (Navy).

Middleweight-Peyim Galland

beat 1/Lt. Williams (Army).

Gore Welterweightt—LNA.

beat Sgt. Charitos (Army).

(Army)

Victoria Club Callover

London, April 11. There was no change in the prices of the three leading Two Thousand Guineas candidates when the card on the race was called over at the Victoria Club tonigh

Masked Light and remain 3 to 1 joint with Gordon Richards'

at

and Salisbury

both

Palcaline favourites mount The Golden Road, at 6 to 1. Three others received quotations. M. Marcel Boussac's Cardanil, a winner over Onc mile Longchamp yesterday, Hedgerow, the smart winner last week,

were introduced at 100 to 8.

Prince Simon, an American. brad colt who has never ræced, Two was. Introduced into tho Thousand Gulmasa, merd the Epsom Derby betting at 100 to 7. He is owned by Mr. William Woodward, former Chairman of the New York Jooky Club. Masked Light and The Golden Road still hend the Derby market, their quotation of 10 " 1 belog a reduction of two points from the first callover.

Of the 11 colts quoted for "the Epsom Classic;; fivb 'of thoin, Hedgerow, -Rainfall, Fastnet Rock, Forest Row and Khoras- Ban, were on, offer, for the first Lima

Full quotations

¿The full quotations were:

Two Thousand 'Guineas: 3 to 1 Masked Light and Palestine, é to 1 The Golden Road, 100.- to 8 Cardaniland 'Hedgerow, 100, to 7. Prince. Simon, 20 to 1 any cthers.

The Derby::10 to 1: Masked Light and The Golden Road, 100 to 7 Prince Simon, 100 to 8 Ca tle Rock, Getaphor, and · L'Am!», Fral, 20. to I ́ Hedgerow,; 25 to -17 Rainfall sad "Fastnet Rock, 13 to I Forest Row and Khorakih.-*- Reuter

Prosents

GASLIGHT

Patrick Hamilton

COMING NEXT WEEK

Thursday April 20th Friday April 21st Saturday April 22nd

BOOKING AT MOUTRIES NOW! !

OPPOSITE THE RITZ-

CIRCUS

HONGKONG

CARNIVAL

By Dick Turner

12-7

ODPRL 1600 MY NEA KERVICE, (HD. T. 1. Kẩn, 13, 4. FAT, DEE,

"Sea here, men—it ocoasionally take a social drink myself but I know whôn to stop!"

BARCLAY ON BRIDGE

By Shepard Barclay

"The Authority on Authoritinë",

the

tfib

DON'T GET ALL EXCITED West 'opened the 10 of the only unbid suit, clubs, and the 7 was YOUR PARTNER'S play was played from dummy. East was not necessarily a mistake. There's on the spot. Ordinarily he would no use getting all excited because have played the 'here as an en- the declarer made his contract, courager, while relating the A and blaming that fact on what to nip dummy's K. But against

own associate did. Perhaps a your

slam, he feared that might he was, in difficult spot, and make him go

H

to bed with the between alternatives mude the setting ace. So he played name choice you would have if big card, then switched to to view the spade 2. South came in wit you had been obliged

'be scene from the same standpoint A, scored his two minge suit as he

maybe the de- Anyway,

the de- queens and the dummy's thres clarer would have made his con- top trumps, then di

Alecarded hip tract if your partner had played remaining three spades on the differently. It might merely diamond A and K and club K have obliged the declarer to adopt As the declarer completed his

somewhat different course. slam, West began, io censure Eat which would bring him to the same destination.

SKIS 1-873

DJ 8:52

C 10 9 3

·

$ 70 S HAKQ DAK 76

CK 87

S 10 4 2 N H 9 W ED 10 9 4 3 C.AJ843

S

S ALJ8

·HJ 10 0,5 4 2

D Q

CQ 5 (Dealer: West. Both sides vul- nerable). West North

East

That.

for setting up the club K by play- Ing his A. then checked himself All at once

It dawned on him if East had played low, thu club Q would have won. The dia mond Q. followed by three top hearts and two diamond. tope would have enabled South to dis

and spade card the club.

B. Then the spade Jfinesse could have been lost to the R, leaving Bouth's

hand solid for the rest of thi tricks. So East's play had realist cost nothing in the over-all result Tomorrow's Problem ! SA 10:87

SK.9.5 2

D. QJ 10 6:4- C842

Bouth

Pars

1 D

Pass.

1 H

Pass

1 S

Pass

3 NT:

Pass Poss

3. S 4 H

H K B.5 2. 'N

Pass

6 H.

D.B

W ED $2.

"J1005

North's funny-sounding 1-Spade

was to ascertain if the suit was stopped, through South perhaps raising it, whereupon he would seek a No Trump game. South Was

bit befuddled by that No Trump call. So, knowing his TAI THEAN Partner's odd ways, decided to nerable).

KEW

- AND TRAVELLING ZOÓ

WITH A COMBINATION OF ALL STAR ARTISTES AND. TRAINED ANIMALS LIONS TIGERS, HORSES —–—– BLACK PANTHERS — FOXES ELEPHANTS — MONKEYS etc. 2% HOURS OF THRILLS

SHOWS DAILY

2. 3.30 P.M.

2

9.00 P.M.

RATES OF ADMISSION — $6.00 — $5.00 – $3.50 AND $2.00

CHILDREN HALF RATES

SOTION OF CHILDR

OXEN

PANTEEN

ROCHE

STOPS

LOSS

VITAMINIZED

MAIR

SHAL

107:

KQ77

S Q HAJOB DAK07 3 CAB 3

(Dealer: West. Neither side vule

temporiso - with the 4-Hearts. After normal bidding, South In When North took it to slam in 3-No Trumps takes the third club hearts, he decided he had better trick and leads the spade Q. How pass than try either No Trumpa can West know what he shoulä. or spades.

do?..

A BRITISH Ccrossword PUZZLE

20

2

12

2

27.

28.

19

R

10

Arbitrator.

Poem

--Kind of

Parchment,

Teast,

19. Tendered. 20. UnfeigaOLLE 22 Galt T

28 Atomic, pilo

Make rullo, material?-

27 Boll gently

80 Dying

3-Animal allied

to the

Oriental

upplies

/91 Smallidg

called

moblie

Not com