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Merchants

FOR SALE

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TONIGHT AT 5.30

Joint Discussion Meeting

"LIBRARIES

IN HONG KONG”

by

British Council, American Library (USIS) and International Affairs Study Group (Ilong Kong)

at

BRITISH COUNCIL First Floor, Gloucester Bldg.

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 1950.

China Underwriters Ltd., annual meeting

Substantial progress in all departments was ro- ported at the 22nd annual general meeting of China Underwriters Limited, hold in the Company's offices at 40, Des Voeux Road Central, yesterday, Transfers totalling HK$105,000 were made to Profit and Loss Account from Fire, Accident and Marine Accounts,

In a review of the Com-1 pany's business, and its ac counts for the year, the Chair- mán, Mr. H. J. Armstrong said:

OPEN TO PUBLIC. stantial progress

POLICE NOTICE.

"A profit is shown in cach department, which enables us to write of a substantial part of the of our rust of re-establishment businers,

We have managed to maintais, "The Company has made sub- and Increase our business dur- when conditions in all departing u period ments during the year and the have been unsettled throughout period of re-establishment, follow our fell of operations. ing the disruption of our business due to enemy occupation of our territories, is nearing an end,

"The future in most parts of! the Far East remains obscura. but we shall continue our efforts to provide the Insurance facili tles which our clients require wherever, political and econa.

do not make mic, condition this Impossible, as unfortunate. ly is the case at presentila China,"

The Chairman then proposed adoption of the report and ac- the year ended De- cember 31. 1940, which was ear- rice unanimousl

W. Anderson and Mr. Leo d'Al- The retiring Directors, Dr. J.

nada, Board.

were re-elected to, the

Life revenue account. There is satisfactory increase in the pre-

exceed those fo miums, which It is hereby notified for 1940 by over $350,000 Interest general information that Vic- has increared in proportion to the increase in the funds, and once Gabardines,

toria Road from YAT PIT

released $25,000 more we have and Cotton & Rayon HONG KONG

AND TING to the road leading to from the amount we have been FILM Twit Linings.

pat: THEATRE NEWS at $1.00 per Mount Davis Military Camp holding for unknown claims under counts for Please send terna and keenest prices for bulk copy. Obtainable et Leading will be closed to vehicular policies (new considerably fewer business to:--ESSELL TEXTILES Book Stores, Newspaper Beilers, traffic from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the previously) of which we hav. LTO, 7 Sugar Lane, Manchette Cinemas and "China Mali" Office. June 15, 1950 and 7 a.m. to incomplete rest are light, be- 4. England, Cables: "Fleecytex"

4 pm, on June 16, 1950.

"Claims by death Manchester.

ing very little over those for 104 COMMISSIONER OF in spite of the Increased business.

POLICE.

Claims by maturity are as pro- vided for in our valuation.

"Surrenders are lighter than in 1948; the increasing, basiness reflected in a higher gure for

but

expenses commission, rather less.

"The result of the year's work- ing is that we are able to carry | $100,000 (in addition to the amount to be credited from Pro- Jit and Loss) to the Re-establish- of Life Business Acexia ment and retain in hand a Life Fund nctuariul finbility exceeding the under our Life Polleles.

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NOTICE

ST. LOUIS COLLEGE, MACAU

RADIO REPAIRS performed by trained technicians under foreign upervision. Modern, accurate methods,--no guesswork. Repairs include cleaning and checking chassis. Moderate rates, rollable work, Our reputation to your

20310,

The Annual Reunion Dinner Phone guarantee.

And we'll do the rest. Colonial will be held in the Hong Kong Ageneles, Brehol Buliding, 14 Hotel on Wednesday, June 21st

queen's Road.

at 8.00.

DRESSES and Blouses (all kinda

June 12, 1950.

MUNICIPAL COUNCIL

MACAO

NOTICE

Showers

Claim ratio

arc

Tenders are hereby invited for the construction of a Muni- cipal Swimming Pool which will comprise a Pool 50 Metrea in lengil, a Grand Stand with "Fire, accident and marine ac- Cloakrooms,

and counts. There are increases ita these Would those past students Toilet facilities, a Small Pool the premiums in each of of materials) at competitive prices who wish to be present, please for Children, and Engine Room,necounts, Fire premiums being 26

from HK$20.00 up. Sailalaction inform Mr. Enrico Rosario at a Cascade and Diving Tower 25 per

per ernt and Accident premiums guaranteed. Inspection cordially

cent over those in the a Restaurant, Cabanas and An-previous year. invited at Long Kee Ladies Tailor! St. Joseph's College, or Fr. A.

The Marine pre- Wah Yannexes and a Sustaining Wall. Cooney, S. J., 41 1D Nathan Road Kowloon,

are 20 per cent College, before Friday 16th.

than in 1948; this Account LADIES, we have at your service June.

Plans, blue-prints, calcula- ctuntes considerably with trade All specialized operations for

tions, and any other informo-conditions but the premiums in Helene Curties cool waves,

tion will be shown, on request, 1949 nearly equalled those in the at the Council's Secretariate, "boom" year 1947, notwithstand during Office hours.

ing a definite recession in general trade conditions.

machineless all perms, hairdyes & manicure-ROSE MARIE Beauty Parlour Phone 80384-43, Han kow Rd., Kowloon,

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS

NOTICE

NEW YORK FREIGHT BUREAU

NOTICE TO CONTRACT SHIPPERS

Contract Shippers are here- by notified that the freight rate for PEPPER - BLACK from Hong Kong to the Atlantic MAY ВЕ BOOKED AT THE Coast will be increased by 28 US$5.50, .e. to US$57.50, per- SWINDON

STORE. BOOK

2240 lbs. to take effect 13th NATHAN ROAD, TEL. 69127.

September 1850.

LOWE, BINGHAM. & MATTHEWS Secretaries.

Co., 221A New Yark Freight Bureau, PEKING ART RUG Nathan Rd., Kowloon, selt ex Mercantile Bank Building, clusively carpets and rugs. Please 7, Queen's Roud Central, drop in and have a look,

WHY LIMP about with a painful! Hong Kong, June 13, 1850.

corn or Ingrowing toenali when al visit to Beten's axport chiröpödisi) can put you right? Consult Beten's eauty Salon, 1st Floor, Exchange: Buliding.

CARPETS, Rupi, Upholstery cleaned in your

by: own homo

NOTICE

R.A.M.C. DAY

Tenders should be handed in not later than I p.m. on the 12th July next.

miuros

con

higher

Lowe, Bingham and Matthew] were re-appointed auditors for! Percy Smithi the ensuing year. and Company having been am stomated with Peat, Marwick

Mitchell and

and Company, did not

seek re-election.

Supporting Mr. Armstrong In

the chair were Mr. J. W. Ander- son. Mr. Leo d'Almada, Mr. R. V. C. Lederhofer and Mr. Li Tse- fong (Directors), Mr. E. R. Childe (Managing Director) and Mr. E. W. Wilmott (Secretary).

were

Shinrchokires- present Messrs. Li Fook-wo, H. M. Par- sons and F. G. Barros.

American aid for Vietnam

Hanoi, Indo-China, June 12.

Machinery, transport and vehicles, agricultural pharmaceutical products are needed most urgently the goods which Vietnam will re- "The claim ratio in all accounts ceive from America under the is satisfuctory and we are able one-year U.S.$23,500,000 Indo- to carry the following sums to China aid programme, the Profit and Loss after retaining Vietnam Construction Com-

Municipal Council in Macao, funds in each account which are 8th June, 1950.

111 excess of the customary amounts retained for unexpired risks:-

JORGE GRAYE LEITE, President.

LANE, CRAWFORD,

LIMITED.

NOTIZE. TO SHAREHOLDERS

NOTICE is hereby given that the Twenty-Fourth Ordinary Yearly Meeting of Sharchold ers of Lane, Crawford, Llinit

From

Fire Revenue Account Accident

Marine

Total

105,000

Proft and loss account: Interest is about the same as in 1018: This

mittee announced yesterday.

The Governor of North Vict- nam, Nguye Hu Tri, said his pro- vince will receive about half of $

the total aid and will resell the 30,000 American

materials to private 25.000 industry, creating a National Re- 50,000 construction Fund with the pro-

ceeds.

war-dam- Rebuilding of aged towns and the construction of new public buildings and ronds as well as agricultural moderni- sation and social relief will be is in addition to the-much-higher made possible by the funds realis- sums carried to the departmental ed from the sales, the Governor

The total Interes said. earned in all accounts.

$201,-

"The Reconstruction Committee accounts totals 787, compared with $151, 474 in meeting hero has mapped out a programme for 1948, and reflects the satisfactory US$10,000,000 investment of our growing funds, North Vietnam to be supplied by of American equlp- "After making the transfers to shipments

credit the total

Haw cotton ment.

and paper this account

It is pro- pulp, hides, canned milk, flour, and refrigeration machinery are among the men- needed in North tioned items Vietnam, the Governor said.

United Press.

ness

rd, will be held in the Jacobean Room, Hong Kong Hotel, Ped- der Street, Hong Kong, ០៧ amount to $103,001. Friday, June 30, 1950, at posed to carry $148,812 of this textiles

down to further write amount Noon, for the purpose of re- ceiving the Company's Ac- the Re-establishment of Life Bust- transfer and to account counts for the year ended 335,000 to Investment

and Ex- February 28. 1950, and the change Reserve. The remaining Directors' and Auditors' Re-

balance of $9,240 is carried for. Ex-members of the R.A.M.C.ports thereon: to sanction the modern, convenient DURACLEAN are cordially invited to the Payment of Dividends; to re-

ward 1 next year.

"Balance Sheet. On the liablil- SERVICE DURACLEAN COM-R.A.M.C. SPORTS on Friday elect a Director, and to ap-ties side the Investment and Ex- PANY, DEERFIELD, ILL. U.8.A: June 23, 1950, at 2 p.m. al Agent: George Lin & Co., 202

change Reserve appears at $121,- FORCES RECREATION CEN-Point Auditors.

102 compared with $58,062 at the Bank of East Asia Buliding, Tel:

TRE, BOUNDARY STREET, 24408.

The Share Transfer Books beginning of the year. In addi KOWLOON. Enquiries

to of the Company will be closed tion to the transfer of $35,000 Captain Britton, 33 General from June 10 to 30, 1950, both from Profit and Loss, sundry ad- Hospital, Telephone 58128.

justments credited to this account, days inclusive.

chiefly as a result of devalua- tion of sterling, amount to nearly! $30,000.

19

CARPETS

RUG8—Genuine Peking and Tiontain, lovely de algns and colourings, various sizta come and inspect at The China RUG Co., Kayamally Building, 4th Floor (Opposite Hong Kong Hotel) Queen's Road, Central,

CARS FOR SALE

BRITISH famous private car for sale. A reasonable price, ARM- STRONG Model 1947 in good run- ning condition, communicate on ON LEE GARAGE, 15. Fa Vuen Street, Mongkok, Kowloon or Telephone 80712 Mr. Bob Chow.

FOR SALE DRESSES: Latest variety of ready made Summer

dremos from $20.00 up. Just arrived: Raw Blik Linen, Bear Bucker. Inspection welcomed. Orders

KEE

taken, ZANG CO, 32 Nathan Road Tel. 50690.

LIQUIDATION SALE of Hooka on all subjects" owing to closing} down of department. 10% to 50% Discount Kelly Magazine Co., Des Voeux Road, Central,

CONVENIENT BABY Way to own

New Pilot. Fadigs. Whether, youj "need a bedelde mildget, large. table model, or luxury, zadlógrem,wa i have a "pilot'!, to vulten Tarms : KA low me only $20 per month, Dolontal Agenales, Grenet Building, – 14 Queen's Road, Phāns 26310/%

FOR THE

PROTECTION OF CHILDREN SUFFERING CHILDREN

Dr. F. 1. Teaoung Chairman

-China Building

THE HONGKONG ‘BOCIETY

Mr. Li Pook Wo

Hon. Trossurar

The Bank of East Asia, Ltd., H.K.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

PEAT, MARWICK, MITCHELL & CO., Secreturlen & Accountants. Hong Kong, June 9, 1950.

PHOTOGRAVURE SUPPLEMENT

IN

TOMORROW'S

CHINA MAIL

HARRIMAN REALTY CO., LTD.

King's Buliding (2nd floor) 9'Connaught Rd, Hong Kong.

Real Estats De Brokera

Band Valuers

TO LET AT KOWLOON Now, ayselmeni - un', Enéatris Ave. Cor Betand forma, vi,

L

Liabilities less

Landlord's appeal dismissed

The Acting Pulsne Judge, Mr. Justice Scholes, at the Ap- peal Court yesterday dismissed un appeal brought by a land- lord against a Tenancy Tri- "The funds are as already re- bunal decision which refused ferred to and Current Liabilities an eviction order against Mrs. are somewhat less than a year Bertha Pears End other oc- agɔ, due mainly to the settlement

Middle Road,

I

of a number of old outstanding cupants of lite claims as the holders of poli- ground floor, Kowloon.

Mrs. Pears was represented cles were traced.

"On the assets side we took by Mr. P. J. Grinths. Mr. Y. H. advantage of the attractive rater Chan appeared for Leung Yuct- of interest offering for firal class ngan, of 3 Hankow Read, third mortgages in Hong Kong to invest floor, the landlord concerned. an additional $706,793 during the tion before Mr. W. H. Latimer, Leung had applied for, the evic- year in this form of security,

Tenancy Tribunal President, on "Loans on Life policies are the grounds, that Mrs. Pears again_reduced, chiefly by deduc- tion from claim-payments.

had paid no rent since she moved alternatively, that the

"Our other investments stand in and,

ut about the same figure as at respondent had substantially al- December 31, 104, but while total tered the premises in breach of market values exceed the book the tenancy covenant. values at which they are shown, After counsel had put forward yesterday, ́judgment reduced from $180,- their cases the excers

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TO THE SHORES OF TRIPOLI

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Bring

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By Dick Turney

WEATHER BUREAU

1-30

DOPE. SPED BY MLA SERVICE, MO, T. SA REÓ, Ú, B. PAT, SET. "Then my wife asked, 'Do you think I'm a fool?'-—and I absent-mindedly answered, 'Probably!""

BARCLAY ON BRIDGE

By Shepard Barclay

"The Authority on

East, so deelded to try for

An

DIFFERENCE IN DEFENCE. DIFFERENCES between rub-extra. He won the first trick with ber bridge and match-point dupli- the spade K and led the heart H. cate include not only close ques- tions of bidding and of declarer" play, but also the tactles of the defenders. When up against

East, basing his play on the hope that South, perhaps with the K-J, might finesse the J to the Q, played low, the Ewlaning.

gamo or slam contract, the sound Now South squeezed East by run- rubber bridge player extends himning the spade A and Q, club K, nelf to the limit-in his effort tc J. and Q, spade J and then the defeat the contract, even

club 10. thout

Eaat bad retained the пл extra trick heart A and three diamonds.

he risks presenting

or sa to the other fellow. In South, keeping the heart K and match-play duplicate, however, h must protect himself against get dag even a slightly worse score so the deal than other tables produce.

S 10 A 4

2

HJ 32

OB 7 2

C 9 8 0

-

'S. KJO A

H 87

D 4

CA G 10 74

S 7 3 N

HA 1004 WED KJ ID

S SAQ B

6 3 C 3.2

H K Q D 3

the diamond A-Q-9, cared not which East discarded. Actually he chose the diamond J. then discarded the heart, finessed the diamond Q., felled the K with the A and got the thirteenth trick with the diamond 9.

In match-point play, East's ducking of the heart lead to the second trick would have been un- pardonable; he should have come in with at once to prevent his side from getting a worse score than those East-West pairs that' scored one, trick.

Tomorrow's Problem

SAK 10 7 H K 10 7 5

D K

C KQ 8 6

DAQ O

CK JS

(Dealer: vulnerable).

West. North - South

West

North

East

South

S 53

Pass

Pass

I D

2 NT

HAJ 04

Poss

3 C

Poss

3 S

Pass Pans

3 H 6"NT

DQJ G C J 10 D

$

S Q J

N

Z

$ 986 4

WE HQS I

DA 4 3

C.7-5.

That is the bluding which carne In a rubber game, with. North': spade bid showing up badly shaded opening, so that South jumped directly to the slam. West struck at the market side entries for the

H 3 3

D 10 9 8 7 5 2 CA3 2

(Dealer: North. East-West vul-

dummy's neráble),

clubs, leading the spade 2, South

If West leads the club J, what kaw twelve positive tricks, with card-rending can show South how the red Honours marked as in tric to 'iry for his 3-No Trumps?

A BRITISH CROSSWORD PUZZLE

10

RANDOLPH'

12

PAYNE O'HARA • SCOTT Produced by DARRYL F. ZAHUCK

Directed by Besta Membicstono”

A 201 CENTURY FOX PICTURE

[Jung

15th.

Joan Fontaine. Burt Lancaster

"KISS THE BLOOD OFF MY HANDS"

·SOME OF THE

BEST VIEWS OF

HONG KONG

SEE

CHINA MAIL PHOTOGRAPHS

WINDSOR HOUSE.

FOO HANG JEWELLERY

Out to only $3.000. The further with $150 as costs was delivered in fall in values since the end of favour of the respondent. 1849 (which I hope may be re- covered before the end of this year) is provided for in the. In- vestment and Exchange Reserve

"Cash appears at the close of the year at a Ogura inṇexcESE 'Of) current requirements, but much of this has since been inycated.

Future obscuro

*Telograma"," Marriman”.

*

Tell #1250,

onsider thi "Genoral.. We can accounts satisfactory and they fuifl: the expectations, expressed by my predecessors in the Chair and myself at our meetings: sihoti the re-occupation of this Colony:

WHOLESALERS OF

DIAMONDS

Theatre Bldg., 7th Floor, Hongkon

Cable-Addrak

Tel. 20028

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$21 Extent $22 Black

appear. 7. Shakan. 23 Document.

Yesterday's Crossword

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7 Utopia 8 Fence, 10 Boutiz DOWN-1 Stumbled, 2 Elo- Brocade, 1 Error, 10 Aver,. 17 quent) 3 Twig, 5/Overcast & De- Erno, 19 Faise, 20 Detains, 21 cider 0 Arras, 11 Treatiio 12.

5元 Tram,02 Eurid, 24. Lariat, 25-Borne, 13 Aversjon, 14 Eremites. Fever: 28:Tenhli, alik

18 Refuse, 22 Wage.

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