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Progress Report On Work Of Liquidating Vast German

German Assets

Washington, May 27.

Liquidation of the vast economic empire built up by German interests throughout the world has. been going forward slowly but steadily.

However, a State Department official told the United Press today there is as yet no total figure available for the amount realised by dispositions of these assets, nor any comprehensive listing of dispositions to date.

U.S. SHIP DETAINED IN

GIBRALTAR

Gibraltar, May 27.

News of the ship's detention caine shortly after a report that on dr dinance providing for the detention of ships suspected of being used for inking illegal Immigrants Into Pales- tine, had been enacted here.

The Commerce Department, meanwhile. has just completed

a summary of general progress Bo fnr.

The programme for quklating enemy assets is designed to provide reparations and to prevent enemy properties from ever being used ira future to threuten world pence. In nssets This policy applies to

countries. bath Allied and neutral And it applies to Japanese as well as German usseta.

in

the

A 497-ton steamer, the Colony

German assets are handled under Trader, which arrived in Gibral-an 10-nation accord formulated tar last week from the United Paris in December 1945. The sign- States, has been detained here, torles were the United States,

United Kingdoin, Albania, Australis, it was learned tonight.

Belgium,

im, Canada, Czecho-Slovakin,

France, Gr Denmark, Egypt,

Greece, India, Luxembourg, Norway, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Union of South Africa and Yugo-Slavia.

Japanese assets so far have b under the

repara- Jurisdiction of a lans committee of the Far Eastern Commission. The FEC member United Under the ordinance, anyone com.nation are United States, mitting an offence against it would Kingdom, Austraila, Canida, China, be liable, on summary conviction, to three months' imprisonment or fine not exceeding £100, or on con- viction on an indictment to two years' Imprisonment or a

£500 or both.

detention Tho

of the Colony Trader was made under this or dinance. The crew of the ship in- cludes several nationalities, while the master is stated to be Greek. Her crew numbered 23,

Ane of

The Colony Trader was on her way from Jacksonville, Florida, in the United States, to Genos.Reu- ter.

MOUNTBATTEN

AS GOV-GEN?

(Continued from Page 1) Lord Mountbattan's handling of the Indian situation the decision of the

New

Netherlands, France. India, Zealand. Philippines and Russin.

Neutral Governments Under the Paris agreement, each signatory government pledges itself "hold or dispose of German enemy assets within its jurisdiction In

to preclude manners designed their return to German ownership or control."

to

the

re

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 1947.

THE PARKERS

NOW READ A NIER STORY TO BABY

WHILE I CHAT TO

YOUR MUMMIE,

ALLIED CITIZENS IN JAPAN MAY START BUSINESS

not

Tokyo. May 28. Allied nationals in Japan who have been long ro- sidents in this country and been outside have Japan since the surrender may conduct commercial activity without SCAP per- mission, it was ruled yes- terday..

However, they must con- fine themselves to the yon and are subject to all Japanese laws.

SCAP cited one American who has been resident in Japan since 1923 and has been allowed to operate a motor transport business, -United Press.

PALESTINE DELEGATES

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PROFESSOR WHO BUILT

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British

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And

were

these expeditions Borneo. On large amount of medical and scien- tile data was collected on the abort- areas. This those ginal tribes in work not only won for Col Ride Doctorate of Medicine da the Univer sity of Oxford, but it also attracted the Rockefeller the attention of two large American organisations, Foundation of New York and the

Sachs Plotz Foundation Ella Chiengo.

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also

various cn-

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and brought out the fact that all air; rall sary, to India. Numbe, if neces- | Japanese columns to make frequent | Guy's Hospital towing blue. At Ox-

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NOTICE

CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN &

́ MORTGAGE · CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAKEHOLDERS

*

NOTICE is hereby given that the Forty-sixth Annual General Meeting of Shareholders will be held in the Jacobean Room, Hong- kong Hotel, Paddor Street, Hong- kong, on Saturday, 31st. May 1947, at Noon for the following pur- poses: namely, to consider the. Annual Statement of Accounta and the Balance Sheet and the Reports of the Directors and Au ditors thereon; to elect Directors and Auditors in the place of those retiring, and to declare a 'Dividend and Bonus, to appropriate the Balance of the Profit and Loss Account as recommended by the Directors, and to transact - any other ordinary business of the Company.

-And Notico to also given that the Share Transfer Register. will be closed from 20th. May, 1947 to 31st May, 1947, both days in-

By Order of the Board,

A. D. Learmonth,

Secretary. Hongkong, 12th May, 1947..

NOTICE

CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN & MORTGAGE CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

NOTICE is hereby given that. an Extraordinary General Meet- ing of Shareholders will be hold at the Jacobean Room, Hongkong Hotel, Pedder Street, Hong Kong, on Saturday, 81st May, 1947, at 12.15 p.m. (or as soon thereafter. as the Ordinary Annual Meeting to bo beld at Noon on that date shall have been concluded) for the purpose of considering and.. if thought fit, passing the sub- joined Resolution as an Ordinary Resolution:-

(Continued from Page 1)

distributed over a large urea In through such funds as the Red Cross, Lady Cripps Fund, the South Chinu. These served the very Lord Mayor's Fund and the United useful purpose of maintaining Chin- Aid to Chinn Relief Fund, and this ese morale, for the inhabitants of the forward areas were often very money was readily made available through the sympathetic interest of isolated and were thirsting for truc Sir Horace Seymour, the British news and information in contrust to Ambassador in Chungking.

bul- subjected. These The military side of the DAAG's the Japanese propaganda to which

they were as time fetins

niso

Into expanded

smuggled activities

Allied British Hongkong. Exhibitions of Being the only went on.

from the news pletures received military organisation in the aren, it became responsible for all military Press Attache in Chungking

NUTRITIONAL RESEARCH

་པ་ intelligence regarding the enemy frequently held. This work proved

During his long leave in 1933-34clusive. around occupied territory in and

to be a great morale builder.

Col Ride was invited by the former JAPANESE PUSH Hongkong.

survey in North to

Out carry CONTACT WITH CAMPS

considered By 1944. London'

America and Northern Europe It kept up its contacts with the essential to expand the military side the relation of the study of human while supplies of the BAAG's Work,

in geneties to clinical medicine various camps, sending in

und

middle the latter foundation inanced some consequence of this, by the of drugs whenever possible

when thro of the year,

Japonesa of his researchies Into the nutritional generally maintaining a close watch among prevailing on conditions

made their large-scale and final ad- problems of cholera.

nutritional re- This work led prisoners of war and civilian

vance in China, the BAAG had in Operational ternees.

ellicient headquarters | South China an

military search works on a wider acale were kept posted with all informu organisation which, despite its other which he was associated with Pro- tion likely to be of value in case an commitments and the obvious dif- fessor W. C. W. Nixon, then Profes- Gynaecology attempt was planned to rescue those culties of the situation, was able to sor of Obstetrics and

University. It In captivity, or to ensure their safe play a valuable part in delaying the at Hongkong ty in larger operations designed for Japanese advance and the capture of proved of great

air local charitable ations forward important American recapture of Hongkong. By this time, the BAAG had In- bases, A BAAG rear party under gaged in relief work among the poor the personal command of Col Ride and needy. Due greatly to the en- numerable operatives working in oc-

hun-thusiasm of lay members of these The agreement also provides that

cupled Hongkong, while the whole undertook the demolition of representatives of Allied govern-

belt surrounding the Colony was dreds of miles ut ronds, bridges and organisations, this group became the ments shall negotiate with neutral-

honeycombed by BAAG

uround forerunner. of the Nutritional Re- people. other installations in and for the to arrange

There soon came a time when it be Kweilin. They worked directly un-search Committee set up later by the governmenta

German of

property

who Hongkong Government. quidation

came practically certain that anyone der General Chung Fa-kwel,

Canton Cal Ride has taken a very active Lake Success, May 27.

succeeded in escaping within their jurisdictions.

was recently decorated in

in Local Representatives of

United

the part

sport. A keen States, United Kingdom and France The Palestine inquiry was at Hongkong, Macao and occupied ter- with the CBE for his lielp to

would | BAAG.

cricketer, he played for the Univer have so far negotiated agreements a virtual standstill today while ritory in South Kwangtung

meet with a BAAG man, and would

During this period, the whole of sity and Hongkong Cricket Club for with Sweden and Switzerland

necessary embarrassed diplomats sought to if deserving receive the

the BAAG was put on mobile many years, being Captain of garding the liquidation of German

War Ofee, in the Club 1st Eleven in 1941. In his curly ngsets in those countries. Negotia- learn why six of the 11 dele- assistance.

scheme days here, he also played a certain meantime, had approved a Commission

Although it was never intended to footing. The

the enemy tions are now in progress with Spain gates to the

organise mass civilian escapes, the for operating behind

amount of rugby, and also rowed in and Portugal and will probably be mained among the missing.

was interports. He is an athletic BAAG became responsible for all lines. In all areas, the BAAG Initiated before long with Turkey

with

civilians going out of Hongkong and continually compelled by marauding of Melbourne University, cerlain other

Widely heralded Investigation for their onward and possibly countries in the Middle East

of skilled guerilla evacuations.

main ford he was captain of the "with Afghanistan and Eire.

and ship schedules were unaffected workers in Japanese dockyards and headquarters of the unit was forced College boat and a member of

Leander Club, t Inasmuch as most Middle Eastern yet the initial meeting on Monday other establishments, in many cases. to move from Kwellin, starting

WORK FOR VOLUNTEERS entire families, were long trek westwards with the bulk Prime Minister. Mr Clement Attlee, countries declared war on Germany found representatives from Canada, with their

end of the Czecho-Slovakia, India, the Nether-tuiten out of Hongkong to lessen the of its records, atores and many hun-

A keen Volunteer, Col Ride that no further special meeting of a some time before the

European 'phose of the war, the lands and Sweden absent. Fellow effectiveness of the Japanese war dreds of wives and families under put in command when the original full cabinet is likely to be necessary

negotiations will be somewhat differ- before he departa.

ent from those conducted with the delegates of the missing men could effort. The large number of clvi-its charge, until it reached Kunning Medical Section of the HKVDC Was

lians of all nationalities who escaped and was re-established there.

expanded into the Field Ambulance neutral countries strictly not explain the delays.

were either helped directly or made PERSONNEL CUT OFF to fuift the role demanded by the de- strictly

The next session la postponed until use of trails previously blazed by Personnel in the forward arcas fence scheme. Recruitment was not neutral in this sense, meaning those which never declared war on Cer-Thursday when it is hoped that the the BAAG for this purpose.

but Col, Ride: succeeded in were at this time frequently being easy, USAAF ACTIVITIES missing men will appear

cut off, but they carried on their stimulating interest, especially among many and her allies.

large Liquidation In Sweden

planations will be made,

Intelligence obtained by the BAAG work smoothly despite many dan- the local-born including a

Chinese youths, Sweden is the only one of the

gers and difficulties. One post which number of The Czech delegate was reported on Hongkong as well as on move-

fomilles of its staff

made it an efficient unit which later into neutrals which has actually begun

Sunday. ments of Japanese ships, troops and sent the the procedure of liquidating Ger- to have left London

children deal of the operational activities of for the wives and man nsrets. The Swiss agreement Another report said he probably supplies formed the basis of a great the hills was even operating a school did excellent work during the hos- has not yet taken effect because of would not join the Commission until

The HKVDC Field Ambulance had Although communication the US. air force based in China. temple.

by this time become one part of the certain technicalities which remain he reached Palestinc. If anyone BAAG personnel, spread throughout was made very difficult, the intelll-

Ambulance, which to be worked out.

had information on any of the miss a large area, were also responsible gence work of the BAAG in Hong- Hongkong Field

had three other Regular companies. At present, Allied representatives ing delegates, none of it was made for aiding the escape and return to kong continued with little restriction

in Belgium working

In the middle of 1941, Col Ride was are

out on public.—United Press,

their buses of U.S. airmen-shot right up to the end of the war.

air down in the area. As the U.S.

command of the appointed to the be- agreement to cover the disposition

When the Japanese surrender of

Special Planes Chartered German assets in which nationals

force grew in China, this part of came imminent, Col Ride was in the entire unit, which command he held have

the

throughout the battle of Hongkong, BAAG's work expanded until it forward areas behind the of United Nations countries

enemy Lake Success, May 27.

This unit also contained Interests,

the lines. He returned without delay the-St-John-

a part Ambulance.. Brigade, in-formed an important part is due

unit's activities. to Committee

Kunming

for important conferences the When members of the HKVDC, and to organise the immediate return composed entirely of Chinese per- for Palestine in two

to Hongkong. Their sonnel which was attached for duty to the Hongkong Fleid Ambulance special planes, chartered for June IKRNVR and Chinese members of of the BAAG

the RA, RE and personnel of the duties were to be to provide for the Japanese ownership in 'spearhead' Orms is proceeding and June 10.

Each plane will carry 30 passen- Hongkong Chinese Regiment succeed-safety and requirements of prisoners during the hostilities. gers and fly direct from New Yorked in getting into Free China, the of war and internees, and ensure the in most of the American republics and has been completed in several."

complete charge to Lydda, Palestine. Dr Trygve Lie,

of safety of important This procedure has used outright UNO Secretary-General, in an at-them, feeding, Anancing, and hous-mants, suspected war criminals the

tille, auction liquidation, vesting

complete ing them and their families. When collaborators until the arrival of the tempt to preserve

complete it was decided to form a new unit occupying forces. Supplies of food, formation of mixed com-impartiality of the Secretariat at of all those who wished to volunteer medicines and clothing were arrang

tached to the Palestine Committee, a further service in other war ed and small booklets were printed A special commission of the Inter is understood to have decided not theatres, the BAAG trained them and for distribution amongst prisoners

Social to include Arab and Jewish off- and

sent them to India. These men,

en, giving the history of the war in Counell of the Pan-American Union cials, suggested for the staff. The who compose the Hongkong Volun, tablet form, political and home is studying the problem of ultimate men concerned are Saleh Mahmoud teer Company, are now back in the news. disposition of German and Japanese (Egypt) and Mr William Epstelo, Colony after serving with distinc- · HONGKONG RELIEF PARTY

western hemisphere. a former captain of the Canadian tion in India, Burma and Mulaya. assets in the

On August 15, an advance party Army.-Reuter..

Many of them served with the led personally by Col Ride was sent famous Chindits under Major-

or under American orders to Canton General Wingate. Their families, and Hongkong. On landing at Can- who remained in China, were looked ton on August 18, the whole party after by the JAAG until the end of was kept under guard by the Japan- the war, when they were all trans-

ese for six hours and, after being ported back to Hongkong under the refused permission to enter either charge of the BAAG.

Canton or Hongkong as no armistice had then been signed, they were As its work expanded, the BAAG eventually forced to return to Kun- constituted a constant threat to the ming London, May 27. Earlier in the day most book the American threat to the British Japanese, whose war programme in All attempts to obtain permission Already acknowledged

around The Derby enllover at the Victoria makers refused to bet on the race Amateur Golf Championship is and

(Fer "H.K. Telegraph") $255,201.15 Hongkong was for the RAF to fly the BAAG relief the target Club tanlait was: 11

Train's position 10 on until Blue

was virtually as strong as ever after to- frequently

of BAAG party into Hongkong proved unsuc-Emmanuel Church, Ho-

mantin operatives. It became necessary to cessful, and they were compelled to Tudor Minstrel, laid and wanted. 4 claried and in London it was pos- day's play. to 1 Sayajirao offered, 100 to 8 Bluesible to take small amounts at even Smiley Quick, the beaten one; form a Security section in the unit, remain at their base until flown in Pupils and Staff, Sacred Heart School (2nd In- Train offered. 100 to 7 takon, 22 to money about Tudor Minstrel before lost to his compatriot, Ted Bishop, not only to prevent the enemy from by an American plane on September

stalment) through 2. 1 Grand Weather offered, 25 to 1 the callover-Reuter,

holder of the American title, who Penetrating the BAAG

to in- FEATHERWEIGHT TITLE

agents or refugees, but also takca. 25 to 1 Migoll offered. 20 to 1

Shortly before this a naval force Jack Swallow had beaters Quick to win

vestigate the ramifications of had arrived with Admiral Harcourt W. B. Loxley & Co., Saravan, 33 to 1 Merry Quip taken

London, May 27. honour. Another lesser known-

command. Col Ride assumed the (China) Ltd. Japanese clandestine and offered. 33 to Tile Street

Cup team and their collaborators. After

organisations in Al Phillips, of Aldgate, Lon-member of the Walker

the duties of Senior Military Officer un- Lammert Brothers offered. 50 to 1 Pearl Diver offered, 66 to 1 taken, 50 to 1 Parisien. Ondon, won the European feather-lost, but all others who played to liberation, this security work be- til the arrival of Major-General Diocesan Girls' School

came the basis for many of the war Festing about 10 days later, BAAG M. F. and P. (2nd Instal- weight championship at the France is still represented and in crimes trials in Hongkong.

ment) personnel, both military and civilian,

Wah Another side of the work of the were on return to Hongkong drafted Per

Klu Yat Po: Special place betting: 5 to 2 on Royal Albert Hall tonight when steart de Lamrel they have a cha

Hongkong Fishermen's, Tudor Minstrel, 0 to 5 on Sayajirno, Ruy Famicchon, of France, was lenger whom locats are beginning to BAAG in the forward areas was the to various units, and the BAAG

Co-Operative Beno 5 to 1 Grand Weather. 6 to 1 disqualified in the eighth round realise is a sterling player. Count dissemination of Allied news, both stood down on December 31, 1945.

John Sarayan; 13 to 2 Merry Quip.

de Bendern had a chance of in occupied and unoccupled

WOUNDED IN FRANCE

volent School of a fight fixed for 15 rounda. Tudor Minstrel became odd-on

In the previous

Philips scuring a triumph for Britain when tory, News was received by radio

An Australian, Col Ride joined the chance for the Derby, following the

"Charlie" (in memory of Australian Expeditionary Force As

the lute Mr H. A. Allen) report that if the going remains hard was sent down for a punch which opposed to the American W. Turnesa, from the BBC and other sources and

but falled the critical moment short dally bulletins were

at

Issued an infantryman in the fest - World he claimed to be low, but the re-and Turnesu won on the last green. both in English and Chinese and War, being wounded twice in France. throughout the callover ferce ordered the men to fight. on

Returning to Only part of the second round was

Australia after the and Phillips,took three more tong

he was appointed a Rhodes Scholar frequency of 345 kiccycles from 1236 to

ZBW Hongkong broadcasting on a in 1921 and went to Oxford and Inter

to Guy's Hospital, 1.00 pm and 0.30 to 11.00 p.m., and also on 9.63 megacycles in the 21 metre band from 13.30 to 1.15, 750 to 80 and 9.16 10 11.00 p.m. ILK T

The Viceroy, who on his present programine will leave for India on Thursday, will have on the eve of his departure a meeling with a group of the Cabinet India experts Mr Attice, who was tomorrow. speaking today at the Labour Party National Conference at Margate, is making a special journey to London tonight to preside at this meeting."

There is a wide belief in British quarters that the forthcoming Delhi the deadline conference represents

fundamental political for several

so that the transfer of decisions power may take place to schedule.

These decisions are: The settle In the western hemisphere, ac-The-United Nations- Palestine ment now of whether India remains cording to the Commerce Depart-vestigating a single nation or prepares forthwithment," "The work of elim nating leave here to divide into Hindustan and Pakis

ton.

2-An agreement immediately if India divides-upon the merito

reference representa- tives.

German and

the

and panies.

Amerlenn

3. The swillest possible expres slon of India's desire upon the pat-

Economic In order that the ern of partition overdue questions of the disposition and redisposition of the armed forces and national services can be settled well in the right side of Britain's departure in June, 1048-Reuter.

-United Press.

-Up-to-the-Minute Sports News:

TUDOR MINSTREL FAVOURED

to 1 Cador offered.

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Blue Train may not run.

Business was light, Tudor Minstrel

11 to 10.

Sayajirao hardened

TO WIN DERBY

being

round

day

won through.

the

that

BAAG took

·

of

COUNTER-ESPIONAGE

...

terri-

enemy, docu-

lose £0.000 and, and fuld to counts before surviving that round played today owing to the largo TO-DAY'S BROADCAST war to continue his medical studies,

most heavily in

slightly to 4

Was

the bout

petitors Router.

Fow onlookers doubted that Phil-number of matches, but will be con- cluded when the whole third round to fortunato

snatch ctory in a fight which was going will also be decided, leaving 32 cum- to 1, while Blue Train drifted in the badly against him. betting to 100 to 8, but his supporters

In the round before backed him to win £3,000 at 100 to ended he took five long counts from 7 and willing to take more at the heavy body punches and claimed » same pads.

The French horse, Pearl Diver, foul cach time he fell. backed to win £10,000 last week at chon n the eighth brought an un-

Then, over-eagerness by Fame 60 to 1, was again supported at those

end, Tho Frenchman odda to win further £2,000 and the expected price then shortened to the 50's, wept in his corner as he realised Saravan was the only other horse what had happened, but the tears to command attention and he was went when the crowd cheered him. backed, to tako 3.000 out of the

books at 23 to 1.'

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Bookmakers were taking chances about the place betting and quoted; special odds for Ave borses.

Reuter,

SMILEY QUICK LOSES Cormoustic, Scotland, May 27.. Although one member of thale Walker Cup team was beaten today,

FOOTBALL RESULTS

London, May 27. Results of football games played this evening wore.

Second Division Bradford 2, West Bromwich 4. Nottingham Forest 1, Chester Beld 0.

Friendly

Leeds United, 1 Calflc 8

Third Division (North) York 2, Wroxham 2-Router,

Professor of Physiology, and con- In 1928 he came to Hongkong 05 tinued in that position until the outbreak of the Pacific War. He was Dean of the Medical Faculty for over eight years, and for a long time edited the "Caduceus," orgun of the Hongkong. University Medical

6.30 Joe Lom and itis Orchestra: 0.45 Jack Buchanan and Elle Randolph: 7 Da Groot, His Trio, and Orchestra ▲ Ninon Vallin (Soprano): 7.30 Btudio: "Bwing Shop" Presented by A Stott & George Lobb; # London Relay: World Now: 8.30 London Relay: Home News from. Society. Britain: 0.13 Studio: "I bring you studio While at the University, Col Rido Classical Request Programme presented carried out an Intensive programme by Lynn Frazer; 9.15 Studio: Vocal of research work Recital of Negro Epirituals by Molly Birka (Mezzo-soprano) with Botty Drown

genetics of the Piano; 955 Programme of William, physiology, Walton's Music: 10 London Relay: NOWE; 19.19 Interlude 10.15.1.n.C. Transcription Service: "Bootland Yard 'at Work" Crime Wave's 1043: "Twilight Melodies":, 12 Close down,

and

In nutrition. comparative racial

BRITISH FLOOD RELIEF FUND

THE FUND WILL CLOSE ON 31ST MAY

(10th, Instalment)

£40-0-0 and

"That the Capital of the bo increased to "Company and

"$10,000,000.-by the creation "of One Million Two Hundred now "Thousand additional "shares of Five Dollars each to "be issued at such time or times "and on such terms and con- "ditions in every respect as the "Company's Board of Directors "may think it.”

02.00

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1,000.00

100.00

260,00

100.00

15.65

10,00

$267,390.30

Donations should be addressed to the General Manager, South China Morning Post, Morning Post Building, Hongkong. Cheques should be made out to "British Flood Relief Fund." For the purpose of acknow. ledgment will, donors' kindly. indicate their names in Block Letters

By Order of the Board,

A. D. Learmonth,

Secretary. Hongkong, 12th May, 1947.

NOTICE

HONGKONG & WHANROA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED.

Notice is hereby given that an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company will be held at 18 Pedder Street (1st floor) Hong Kong on MONDAY the NINTH day of JUNE, 1947, at NOON, for the purpose of proposing and if thought fit passing the sub-join. ed resolutions as a special re- solution, viz:

That the Articles of Association bo altered in the manner follow Ing:

(a) Article 17 shall be cancell-

ed

(b) In the third line of Article 71 the word "two" shall be substituted for the word "three"

(c) The following Article aball be substituted for Article 7076. Subject to noY special torms as to voting upon which any shares of the Company may have been issued or may for the time being be held, upon d show of hands every mem ber present in person shall have one voto, and upon a poll-overy member pro sent in person or by proxy. shall have one vote for every share, held by him". By Order of the Board,

R. G. CRAIG,

Chief Manager, Hong Kong, Dated this Ninth

Printed and published by Frederick This latter work was carried out Percy Franklin for and on behalf of. not only locally but also during his South China Morning Post Limited day of May, 1947. summer vacations in 1930 in Yunnan st 1-3 Wyndham Street, City of Vie and in 1931-32 in British North toris. In the Colony of Hongkong.