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NOTICE
THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD.
Notice to Shareholders
NOTICE is hereby given that the Ordinary Yearly Meeting of the Shareholders. of The Hongkong & Shanghai Hotels, Ltd., will be held at the Registered Oflee of the Company (Second Floor, Telephone House, Des Voeux Road Central, Hongkong), un Friday, 23rd March, 1956 at 12 Noun, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Bourt of Directory together with The Statement of Accounts for the year ended R1st December. 1955, to re- elect
Director and 10 appoint Auditors.
The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from the 10th March, 1956 to the 23rd March, 1956. both days Inclusive,
By Order of the Bourd,
A. SOMMERFELT.
Secretary.
Hongkong, 28th Feb., 1966.
NOTICE
THE "STAR" FERRY COMPANY, LIMITED.
Notice to Shareholdera
Ordinary Yearly Meeting
NOTICE is hereby given
that the Fifty-fourth Ordinary
THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1956.-
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TASMANIA PLANS
PRISON
Plenty Of Windows
Offer
Pleasant View
! Hobart, Feb. 28.
A prison which its planners hope will become a model for penal institutions bas reached the blueprint stage here.
If it materialises, prisoners will see no walls, their cells will have individual wash- basins and toilets, and there will be more gardens than concrete courtyards.
Although the average Aus- tralian hotel could not boast as much, the plan is not the pro- duct of unworldly idealists.
many miles from Habari, which provides the "horrer" chapters of Tasmania's carly history. The present Hobart prison. linked with the daya ut transport system, is
Professor
Lewis suld, yet, by means of modern penal methods, it had produced encouraging results,
The Profetor of Architecture
Melbourne
Britain's University, Pro- fessor Brian Lewis, who drew | "shocking." up the plans, suid that they were the brain-child of Colonel John Semulan, who recently re- tired from the post of Governor Toomanian prisons, after of dealing with many prisoners of all types, from hard-bitten criminals to be wildered first offenders.
year
HANDSOME
un a the
years
The Tasmanian government, which began working project for new prison at State's capital city six ago, colled in Professor Lewis,
דונקת
He has designed a handsome building which even from the outside will look more like a large modern taglory than a grim prison. Only two gunurd towers can be seen and the high which comprise the rear walls, of the
ined with cells, are Klass windows looking like
A factory The cells a
The overlook central courtyard and gardens
A view and They all posseR receive the maximum amount of sunlight possible, rather liks the wards of modern hospitais, They are centrally-heated.
There are Iron bars in the windows but they are not ap parent because they are worked in panel patterns in the glass. All buildings are listed for bright colours, to match modern, light dyle of architec- ture and what is planners hope will be the atmosphere of the new gool
the
NEW METHOD Professor Lewis drawings show, in addition to the cells, a hall and lecture room, dining rooms, kitchen, factory, ad
ministration quarters.
also
and warders
The new Hobart prison will introduce a new method of feeding the prisoners, ke- cording to Professor Lewis Prisoners will be separated oc- cording to category and will eat in a series of dining rooms according to their category.
That, he explained, wit re- move both the dullness of cat- ing in cells and the irritation of eating in a big hall, among all types of prisoners.
The new prison will be in stark contrast. 10 the pena} yettlement at Port Arthur no
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ANIMALS
NOTICE is hereby given that the Annual General Moot-
Yearly Meeting of the Mem-ing of the Society will be held
&
Co..
bers of the Company will be held at the Office of Messro Jardine, Matheson Ltd.. Pedder Street, Hong Kong, on Wednesday, 14th March, 1956, at Noon for the following purposes!~~~
1. To receive and consider the Report of the Directors and the Statement of Accounts for the year ended
December, . 31st 1965, and the Auditors' Report thereon.
2. To sanction a Dividend and
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3. To elect Directora,
4. To appoint Auditors.
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1950, both inclusive.
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́G. I. S. THOMSON,
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and Sacrotary.
Hongkong, 20th Feb., 1950.
at the Board Room of the Hong Kong Jockey Club, Alexandra House, 8th Floor, on Tuesday 2011f March, 1056. at 6.30 p.m. to receive the Ro- port of the Committee for the year ended 31st December, 1955, and to approve the Accounts and to transact such other business as may be necessary according to the Constitution of the Society.
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Hongkong, 28th Feb., 1956,
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After a period of confinement, prisoners have been sent prison farms, where they were virtually free "This
that there is no hard transition between gaol and elvillan Rfe." Professor Lewis added. "And that will be the am in the new Raoi,"
WILL BE WATCHED
Ja
The
Tasman.jpst government developing a big eren Radon, five miles across the Derwent River from Hobart.
If the plans are put into effert and the Hoburi gaol is replaced by the Risdon project, the State will have a large area of tand available for development with-
in i stone's throw of the heart of the city.
Hobart's experiment will be watched by mainland States, where gnols vult many years argo are recurring problems.
are
All are out of date, almost nil are over-crowded. their condi tions belong to a past age and from almost
there all escapes by prisoners, who con- not be adequately guarded by warder stats, China Mall Special.
NEW HOTEL' Train Cruises In Summer HOLIDAY THAT IS DIFFERENT
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WEDNESDAY, FEDNUARY 29 By Alt Formosa, USA, Canada, 0 p.m. Thailand, Pakistan. Middle East, Africa & Europe, 1 p.m.
By Surface Philippines. 4 p.m. Pakistan (Portugues Porcele vin Kärnchl), 4 pm,
Macao. 6 p.m.
THURSDAY, MARCH 1
By Air
Erdia
Notices
Jojan, á a.m. Peking, Shanghai. Hankow, 10 a.m,
Indo China, France, 10 a.m. Thailand, Pakistan, Lebanon, Ger. many, Great Britain, Noon,
Philippines. 1. p.m.
Pakistan, Middle East Africa, Great Britain & Europe. 8 p.m.
Thailand, Burma, India, 0 p.m.
Dy Surface Malaya, India, 10 a.m. Chinn, People's Repubfle, 10,30-aan. Macao. 1 p.m.
MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN
YOU DUDES WANT A GUIDE FOR YOUR WILD-GOOSE CHASE?
NO.THANKS.)
WE KNOW WHERE WE'RE
GOING
FERDINAND
NANCY
MAY I GO OUT AND
WATCH THE KIDS
PLAY BALL
?
DESEAT'S NO PLACE FOR DUDES. YOU MIGHT GET SAND IN YOUR SHOES. OR A SUNSTROKE, NOT TO MENTION THE SCORPIONS--
NO---I
WANT. You
TO TAKE A HOT FOOTBATH
FOR YOUR COLD
JOHNNY HAZARD
SEE? MY MAGIC CARPET¬AT TWELVE DOLLARS A PAY -TO A LONG NEEDED EUROPEAN HOLIDAY? AND GOODBYE FOR A WHILE TO MR WINFIELD THE {STATE DEPT. AND OTHER
WYORKISOME THINGS!
AND YOU JUST· HAPPENED TO FLY OVER IN THE SAME PLANK
·BROOK HAVENT COME NOW...
--FRNIC
BUSHA
ARICA
CUAL THÌ CHÉP SAIDI JUST TO99 IN THE
Sarawak. N. Bomeo. 2 p.m. Maceo.
FRIDAY, MARCH 1 By Air Fortno Japan. Koren, Okinawa, ท ต.ท.
Quam, Iowall, U.S.A. 1 p.m. Phippies, Australia, New Zea lord, 2 p.3.
moda, 0 p.m.
Caneda, 6 pin Thailand, India, Pakislin, Middle East, Africa, Great Britain & Europe, 4 p.m.
Japan, p.m.
By Surface
Cluinn, People's Republic, 10.30 a.m, Indonesia. 31 a.m.
Macao, 1 p.m.
Malaya
West Australia,
via Fremantle, 1 pm
Korea, 4 p.m.
Mao, D.m.
BATURDAY, MARCH 3
By Surface
Formor, am.
Parcola
Chinn People's Republic, 10.30 am Indo-China, Thailand, Noan,
Macio, 1 p.m.
Canada, 2 pun.
Philippine N. Borneo
p..
Japan, USA., C. & 8. Amerion, Sp..
Australia, New Zealand, 5 pm. China, People's Republic. 0 pm Macao. 1 p.m.
BUNDAY, MARCH
By Aurface Macao. 1. p.in.
MONDAI, MANCH
By Burtaca China, People's Republic. A.1.
Macao, pm, Jamaica p.m. Macao, p.m.
IMAGINE THAT SILK-HAT IN THE DESERT/ IE HE SEES A RATTLER, HE'LL FAINT! DUDES" BONES ARE ALL OVER THE DESERT.
[NANCY--- I TOLD
YOU TO TAKE
A HOT FOOTBATH
LET'S NOT EXCEED THE
SUITCASE WITH THE SECRET) BOUNDS OF FRIENDSHIP, SHAP] POCUMENTS CARELESSLY? | HUNTSKI MY WORD SHOULD
hes
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The cold spell which
the attacked
Continent flersety in recent wooks has frozen solid practically all-the rivers and waterways in the Netherlands. This
plcture shows the noene last week at the function of the Rhine and the Meuse. Bridges are unnecessary here-the ico in strong enough to hold a tank.
Express Photo.
TELEGRAM FOR POPE
London, Feb. 28. A telegram was sent from the on House of Commons today behalf of 22 Conservative and Labour members of Parliament Pope Plus XII, who L 60 on Friday.
It read: "On
Stockholm, Feb. 28.
Train cruises are Sweden's solution to the problem of finding “a holiday that is different.”
Other countries organise cruises in steamers, large and small, round their coasts, and coach trips which explore the interior of the country by road.
Sweden has the coaches dor It begins and ends' with AL those who want them and she short sea cruise, because the also has steamers cruising on North Sea crossing by. Śwodinis her many beautiful lakes and Lloyd steamer from Tilbury to rivetu.
to Gothenburg is umed to as give passengers one whole day at sen.
But for those in search of something more novel the uses her highly developed and well. organised network of all-elec- tric railways in Dn
unique
way.
SAVES PACKING
Special
trains
merely a means
but
also base and
become
not of transport sight-seeing They
hotel, social centre. have many advantages. They can, for example, travel long d'stances by night, leaving the day fred for sight-seeing.
cost,
cases.
Tourists travelling from Stockholm for example, to join the Lapland touring train at Boden got a 25 per cent reduc- tion in the return rallway faro and the sleeper supplement is Included in the tour fee of Just under £14 for seven days.
BECOMES
HOME
For the seven days of the land cruise, the train becomes home to the tourist,
As
From the tourist's point of Equipped with 2-berth sleep- view, tco, troln cruises save ers which
serve ng bedrooms, the tiresome packing and un-
it also has a lounge car with packing of the sultense
room, library at card
and hotel after hotel, day after day, compartiment with B TRIO-
Above all,
they offer great phone for dancing. variety nt inoderate
Ench sleeping amounting to just under
compartment sterling day In most
has hot and cold running water The
all-in
such charge
Includes and
refinements In thermostatically controlled everything that would be in- cluded In
heating for chilly days and wall cruise ог coach tour-full board ant plugs for electric razors of any lodging, sight-seeing excursions, voltage. entrance fees, Lips and the
of Services
on expert gulde who
English, speaks
and usunity German and French na well
A
sca
The tourist this summer haa
There is also a shower with a number of shower baths, a wash-room for the nylon "smalls," on electric from and even a hair dryer.
car
night,
the
as
a good choice of area which Travel by night is especially ho can visit on one of these | advantageous on the Long train cruises: the "Lake Dis- journey north into Jamiland triet" of Varmland and Dale- and the Arctic Circle. carlla: Lapland, for inside the
of After running all behalf of all Arctic Circle and the land
through forests, Catholle members of the British the sunlit nights; or the moun mainly
from train cruiser will discover. Baling of central Sweden,
Ostersund to Storlien, on the he eats his breakfast that the Norwegian border.
trees pro gelting lower—a sure "Ardent thanks
One tour which takes in the sign that he is approaching the Arctic Circle where the tower- inspired leadership in cause of last named train cruise and in-
cludes a whole day in Stock-ing silver birches of Dalecarila 10.30 truth and just peace,
holm, costs only £48 109 for a
are replaced by dwarf editions "Fervent prayers for all your 15-day round trip from London no tafier than a monk.
back to London, Intentions."Reuter,
Parliament ዝቦ offer greetings on your birthday.
for your
By Lee Falk and Phil Davis
WANT ME TO SMASH HIM?
NO, PAY NO ATTENTION. HE'S JUST A TALKATIVE
COWBOY
JUST?
By Mik
12.37
By Erale Bushmiller
I POURED HOT WATER IN MY
BOOTS
By Frank Robbins
WHALE OFF TO ONS SIDE, IGNORED FOR THE MOMENT, A FURTIVE FIGURE {WAITS HIJ OPPORTUNITY:44 FREE "MAN, THIS CAR IS JUST RIFE FOR TAKING A BRING À GOOD ASURE ON THE BLACK MARKETI
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FROZEN PEAS TODAY
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NATURÁL
BEAUTIES
Exact planning which makes the best of every hour of the day and sees to it that nothing
outstanding interest
of
missed while "on the move" at right, combined with the inde- fatigable efforts of the guides
to see that all their guests pro happy and no one la lonely, are the keynotes of the success of these train cruises.
On most trips, the. 00 to 00 strangers who set off, from the starting point cave the train at the end of the cruise 03
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and
many friends. For they have shared a novel holiday "discovered" together Sweden's natural beauties: hor woods and lakes, green meadows with hay drying on fences, towering mountains and gushing water- falls,
They will also have learned about the customs and ble of her people and it is. likely that they will part with
"kal" all round and
the singing of one or two Swedish drinking songs which, they have added to their repertoire during the holiday.
Language problems on thes cruises
rardly arise. Even outside the province of tour- dam, Swedes never expect their their foreign visitors to know language and readily
go to a ས great deal of trouble to ditha cover someone who speaks A language which the tourist can understand.
On
the train cruises, the gulde is
to is usually well able take care of whatever language situation may present Itself.
Hundreds of Americans who have visited Sweden in the past jfew years are already familiar with one train cruise-a luxury version equipped with single- birth sloopers which, in 8 days, takes the tourist
from Stock- holm, through Dalecarlis, up to Ostersund and
mountain the resort of Ore, on into the Aretle Circle and along one of the most pleturesque · stretches of rallway in Europe, to Narvik in Norway.
FAMOUS HOTELS .......
The return is made through the iron ore town of Kiruna, which claims to be the biggest parish in the world, down the smiling valley of the Angor misnaiven to Bundsvall, in the heart of the timber district, and back to Stockholm.
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Officially called the Sunlit Nights Land Cruise, this parti cuide train is lonown throughout Sweden as "itko dollar train”-
On this trip, limited to 40 or passengers, in addition to secing all the sights in a manf mizha of comfort, the tourist lumches and dinos ut many of Shwedan'a, most camosir hotels, where he has the opportunity to taste, the local delicacies for. which each particular district Dr gastronomically, famous, Catha Mali #Deciál
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