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WANTED KNOWN

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PREMISES TO LET

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tolet. Light and power ing pipe to kitchen and bathrooms, No key money. Apply Mr Cauck French Bank Bldg. Tel. 25823 office hours.

MUSICAL

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FOR SALE

THE "POST" TYPHOON MAP - corporating amendments

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TYPHOON TABLES DİY bearing. distance and time-distance typhoons likely to affect Hong Kong, A useful adfumes

to the "Post"

Typhoon Map Price $ mounted, from Soul China Morning Port L. Borg Kong and Kowloon.

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and Salsbury Road, Kawicon

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

Consignees per

Cie des Messageries Maritimes

ĐA "VIET-NAM

are hereby nomied that their cargo will be discharged into the Hong Kong Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd.'s godown where it will be at consignces risk and subject to the wharfs terms and conditions of storage, and where delivery may be obtained.

Damaged packages are to be left in the godown for examination by consignees and the company's T- veyor Messrs Goddard & Douglas så i am, on Saturday, 2nd April,

1915.5.

No Claims mill be admitted after the goods have left the godown and all goods remaining undelivered after the 4th April, 1935 will be sub- ject to rent.

All chims against the vessel must be presented to the undersigned on

or before the 27th April, 1955

they may not be recognised.

No Fire Intrance, will be effected.

CIE DES MESSAGERIES

MARITEMES

Hong Kong, 30th March, 1955.

NOTICE TO

CONSIGNEES

1.S. TAIPING" Arrived 29th March, 1955

Damaged cargo. est'

Els Vespel

on

will be sunveyed by Mesars. Goddard & Dougins at Hong Kong & Kowloon What Godown at 10.00 BIT Friday 1st April and Saturday, 2nd April, 1855, and consignees, repre- sentativer are requested to be p pent curing survey.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Audenis, Australian Oriental Line Ltd.. The China Navigation Co, Ltd.

WATER

IS PRECIOUS

USE IT

WISELY

NOTICE

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Notice to Shareholders THE HONGKONG AND YAUMATI FERRY COMPANY LIMITED. Notice is hereby given that the Twenty-Seventh Ordinary Annual Meeting of the Com- pany will be held at the Company's

Office, Jordan

Road. Ferry Pier, Kowloon, on Saturday the 2nd April, 1955, at 12.00 noon for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1954, to declare Dividends, to elect Directors and to appoint Auditora. 41

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Notice is also given that the Share Register of the Company will be closed from the 21st March, to the 2nd April, 1955, both days in- clusive.

By Order of the Board,

LAU TAK PO,

Managing Director.

Hongkong, 3rd March, 1955.

NOTICE

THE HONGKONG AND YAUMATI FERRY COMPANY LIMITED,

Notice to Shareholders

Extraordinary General Meeting

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General Meeting of The Hong- kong & "Yaumati Ferry Com- pany, Limited, will be held at the Company's Offices, Jordan Road Ferry Fier, Kowloon on Saturday the 2nd Day of April, 1955, at 12.80 p.m.” (or as soon thereafter as the Ordinary Annual Meeting to be held at Noon on that date shall have concluded) for the purpose of considering, and if thought fit, passing the following Resolution as Ordinary Resolution

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"That it is desirable to capitalise the sum of $1,680,000.00 being part of the undivided profits of the Company standing the credit of the Company's Reserve Fund and accordingly that a special Capital Bonus of-$1,680,000.00-be-de- clared and that such bonus be applied on be half of the persons who on the 2nd day of April, 1966, were the holders of the 336,000 issued shares of the Company in pay- ment in full for 168,000 unissued ordinary shares credited as fully paid be. accordingly allotted to such persons in the pro- portion of one such ordinary share for every two of the said 336,000 issued shares then held by such persons respec- tively, and that the shares so allotted shall be treated for all pur- poses as an increase of the nominal amount of the Capital of the Com- pany held by each such shareholder and not as income, and that such shares shall rank for dividend from the 1st January, 1955, and that no fractional certificates shall be issued but that shares representing frac- tions shall be allotted to a trustee to be nominated by the Directors upon trust for sale on such conditions as they con- aider expedient, and the net proceeds of sale shall be distributed

propor- tionately amongst those members who

would otherwise be entitled to such fractions and in satisfaction thereof."

By Order of the Board,

LAU TAK PO,

Managing Director.

Hongkong, 3rd March, 1955.

To ADVERTISERS

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Iraq Cann

Stand

Alone

General Nuri'

Bagdad, Mar. 80.

CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1955.

Nasser Attends Ceremony CYPRIOT GIRLS FAVOUR

eral Nuri al Said, announced The Iraqi Premier, Gen- Britain's decision to join the Iraqi-Turkish defence pact at a joint session of both. Houses of Parliament today shortly before Sir Anthony Eden announced it in the British House of Commons.

He said the special agreement with Britain WES designed mainly to guard. Iraq against forwgr. agression, principally atomic, raids.

"Iraq cannot defend herself alone even if we could build a strong ale force," the Premier said. "Not even Britain could stand alone and this is why she gave facilities and air bases to the United States Air Force."

the

Britain's new agreement with Iraq was initialled at Foreign Office here before noon today by the British · Am- bassador, Sir Michael Wright, and the Iraqi acting Foreign Minister, Burhanuddin Basha- yan. After the signing Si Michael called on General Nuri and

the Turkish Frmeh Ambassadors.--Reuter.

Enclave Units Increased

New Delhi, Mar. 30.- Indian Prime Minister, told. Mr Jawaharlal Nehru, the Parliament today

that he was aware of a considerable increase in the garrisons of the Portuguese settlements in India and also of the construction of aerodromes but he did not regard them as any threat to 'India.

Mr Nehru who was replying to a question in India's Council of States said the Government of India are, however, alive to the problem and will take ap- propriate measures in the defence of India's interests." Reuter.

At Shallufa Barracks

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THURSDAY, MARA

·By Air Philippines, N. Borneo,

By Surface Macao, 0. p.

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FRIDAY, APRIL" : Hawal, U.S.A.. 8 4.m. Thailand, Burma, India,

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GameI

Prime Minister Abdel Nasser, members of the Revolution Command Counci and Cabinet Ministers attended the marning

of hoisting the Egyptian flag on Shallufa Barracks, first British Army establish- ment in the Suez Zose to be

the

Deremony

the

WEST WILL

BACK

transferred to the Egyptian HERR RAAB

was

Army. The

ceremony followed by a military parade

in which representative uutis of the Armed Forces took part. The

would ceremony have taken place one week carlier but the platformi erect- ed for the occasion was blown away by a sandstorm. Pletare shows; Premier Gamal Nasser "laying the foundation stone of the new Mosque at the Barracks---Express Photo.

Syria And Egypt Hold Talks

The

UNION THROUGH

SOCCER POOLS

· Nicosia, Mar, 30.

Many Cypriot girls are relying on British Football pools to win the dowry which will make them "marriageable." For, by tradition, a dowry is essential-and the bigger the dowry, the more eligible the bachelor they can hope för.

Ever since two Cypriot villagers won prizes of over £1,500 each in the British football pools in January, girls have been flocking to the pools' agents in Cyprus every week, and filling in forms. pools means ever heard of British football for most of them the chame teams. of quicker access to

A win at the

Over the last few trimony. the number of Cypriots "doing pools" is estimated to have soared to

and 75,000 between 100,000, About one every Ave slanders is thus a regular client at British football pool companies, many of which have their agents here.

It all began four years ago, when Cypriots dis- covered that it was possible for the to airmail their investments and

direct to Britait Naru

The island's only communist months. newspaper, the Neos Femocratis,

publishes British foton sults every Sunday.

British

netsupaperS which are lawn re tes times a week and sell at sixpence cach, hay doubled their. circulation within a few months, Pool forecasts. forms, suggestions, tips and postmortems are studied by islanders with the care and concentration Azanciers è scanning stock exchange prices.

like

it is spreading wildfire throughout the island. Recently, the Postmaster Geral he had to gable to

for

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There are

Cyprus allows no gambling. stret regulations against games ofchance, and no public sweepstines are milled.

per-

There is a ce club enjoy- ing concessionsfor horse racing. and although ring each race, a sweepstakes drawn, this is considered entely private,

Any

publishing the winning afmbers of the pre- races runs the risk of prosecu- vious day's freepstakes at the

nowskiper

London urgently for a supply of Postal Orders. Demand

has increased five told since pools began to becoine so London, Mar. 30. phenomenally popular, Big Three Western Three years ago,

esti- Powers will reinforce the nego-mated £10,000 year was put tiating position of the Austrian Into pools by Cypriots. In the Chancellor, Herr Julius Raab by middle of January, this,figure issuing a joint statement on the was calculated to have gone up Austrian question on the eve of to £30,000. Now postal author Raab's departure for Moscow, ties estimate that at the pre- informed sources said tonight sent rate £50,000 worth of Postal Orders a year are being used by Cypriots doing British the islan by way of a football pools.

masons

The Austrian Chancellor will leave on April 11 for Moscow to confer with the Premier, Mr Nikola! Bulganin 300d the

ALL WALKS Foreign Minister, Mr Vyacheslav Cypriot pools fans come from Molotov, on the long-delayed all walks of life;

newspaper conclusion of an Austrian State

men, housewives, mechanics, Treaty.

policemen, politicians, The American-British-French and messengers. statement will also constitute a point of departure for Big-Four All in pools forms for them at Villagers ask their friends to

Others obtain defence pact, between | talks which may take place later random.

the their -countries

and

Saudi this year on the Austrian and agents advice. Some investors Arabia. The talks are expected German, problems, these sources put as much as 25s a week into to last four days.—Reuter,

said-France-Presse,

pools. Hardly any of them have

Cairo, Mar. 30. Syria and Egypt tonight open Evet Ewizerland, Faxed preliminary talks on the pro-

Britz 8 ..

Formosa, Japan, Korea, 10jected Philippines, it a.mu Indo-China, Noom, Japan, U.S.A., Canada. Formosa, 5 p.m.

MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN

--SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY THOU-- WOW--THE GUY MUSTA BEEN NUTS TO PAY THAT~~? THAT'S SMALLER THAN THE $500,000 ONE?!

FERDINAND

NANCY

OH, DEAR---

HERE COMES SPIKE

I DON'T

HAVE TO WORRY TODAY--.

JOHNNY HAZARD

IF THAT PARAKEET ¡SPEAKS THE CORRECT

{ FORMILA, A 'MILLION

{DOLLARS WILL. HARDIY

BE THE DOWN PAYMENT"

FIFTEEN PITCHURES HANGIN' IN THIS ROOM--WORTH TEN MILLION DOLLARS

JUST HANGIN NOT EVEN

WAITIN FOR

REGULAR SOME SMART OPS-JUST

GUY TO

EM SQUARE PICK EM!

TARDS.

HE WON'T KIT

ME --- HE'S CARRYING HIS BABY BROTHER IN HIS ARMS

OMAR THE CHEMIST

WILL KNOW! E: WILL" HAVE HIM HERE WITHIN UFTHE HOUR!,

By Lee Falk and Phil Davis

ME NEITHER BUT

NOT LIKE A BANK NO HIDDEN MACHINE GUNS -NO NOTHING WE'LL GET THE

BOYS AND

- BRNILA BUSHMILL CR

THIS IS ONE DEVELOPMENT

I HADN'T COUNTED ON! THAT CHEMIST IS BOUND TO DISCOVER THAT THE PARAKEET 19 SPOUTING

A BIG BUNCH OF NOTHING

TAKE-ME--I NEVER USTA BE INNERESTED IN ART--

I'M SURE LEARNING"

FAST/

By Mik

By Ernie Bushmiller

By Frank Robbins

#JOHNNY ISN'T WISH TO WHAT: TWITCH 19 UP TO/LVE GOT TO GET TO HIM WARN HIMA BECAUSE RIGHT NOW HE'S JUST AN INNOCENT

SITTING PUCKA

TALK

ABOUT

·MAGIC!

Have you seen

Admiral

AIR CONDITIONERS

AND REFRIGERATORS

*THE JAM THAT MADE

TASMANIA FAMOUS **

DAIRY BOX

MILK

CHOCOLATE

situain

calls for

San Migul

tion

The establishment of a casino

tourist atuktion, mooted on several occtions by the Tour- ist department, has repeatedly been tured dowTY by the Colonial Olce.

Some fears ago, when a British Jotball pools firm Tried Fet

Cyprus

agency" stablished, Govern- ment athorities were ap- proecht for an unofficial British opinion whether footbal polls were a legal fornt betting in Cyprus.

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The fly answer which authorifs could then give wis that the were nos at all sure wheth it was not illegal. Those hight have to be a test to establish case, they said, whethy British pocls could be considered as

- at a game in- telligece OT! guesswork, as far as Criots were concerned, Gr wheter they were to be con- strud és a game of chance.... and herefore banned...

TBritish firm did not wish

tize to Ask such action and matr was dropped. Now, pools aggs have taken the line that this form of betting could not pofibly be considered, legal, an in a short time, have, puded their activities on lale scale.

SOME CONCERN

is The Government under- bod, however, to be looking. pon this mounting investment pools with some concern.. One ficial line of thought has been hat this will prove a passing raze and that the chances of vinning a big pricts will sooner prize must be so

remote that Cypriots or later be discouraged.

Meanwhile, football pools aro Fenjoying feld day. They are casily more popular than any measure which the Government or the politicians have ever in-. troduced into the island, Cyprus is in the sterling area, and there are no exchange difficulties in the way of the despatch of Postal Orders or cheques support of this mild form betting.

Ideas have often been put forward to stari ศ Cyprus football pools, sys- tem based on local matches, But this, the islanders fear, might be banned as fillegal.

Ish football Now that British pools have won such wide po- pularity in Cyprus, the authori». ties may well and it” very difficult to persuade the public as the pools companies in Bri tain that the participation Cypriots in this Institution is illegal after all-China Mall Special

Oppose Return

Of Islands

of

Manila, Mar. 31.... House majority leaders pledged

support today to a bipartisan resolution expressing te rentiment of the House of Representatives against/rolan- ing Okinawa and the Bonin mands to Japan.in Proponents of the resolutión contended that the rehur of the two islands territories, to Japan would disturb the military and political equilibrium in Pacific

The resolution was filed last night following Japanese Pre- mier Ichiro Hatoyama's nouncement that he would start |regotiations" for the retinu. To this coat of the two kinds basen - United Preis-