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COMPANY MEETING.
ERBEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LTD.
RECORD YEAK.
CRIMINAL SESSION.
YESTERDAY'S CASES.
TWO DEFENDANTS DISCHARGED,
The Criminal Session In the Supreme Court, before the Acting Chief Justice Mr. H. H. Gomperts, was occupied all day yesterday in the trial of Len Yan, one of five defendants in an armed robbery case at 8 Yau Yee Lane, en January 15. He was given
a separate trial
The thirty-second ordinary general meeting of the Green Island Cement Co., Ltd., was held this morning at 11 o'clock at the offices of the General Managers, Messes. Shewan. Tomes & Co. The Chairman, Mr. Robert Shewan, presided, and there were present Sir Paul Chore... the Rev. Father Robert, Messrs. A. O: Lang. and L. N. Leefe, directors: Mr. Allan fended by Mr. F. C. Jenkin, submitted The prisoner, who was ably de- Keith, secretary; and the following as his defence that the statement be shareholders: Messrs. W. Adamson, | had made at the Police Court, admit- A. A. Cordeiro. W. J. Hawker, M. ring participation in the robbery S. Northcate. Ise Isan Tai, A. S. the only evidence produced against Ellis. Poon I Co. V. A. Yvanovich, I him-was extracted from him by M. A. Figueiredo, W. E. Van Eps. several Chinese detectives, who beat H. A. Lammert. S. M. Churn, J. M. him into it. Gordan, P. Ellis and Tong Lait Chuen.
The question was considered thoroughly by the Court, and a num- The Secretary having read the ber of witnesses were called. The notice calling the meeting,
prisoner and several others gave The Chairman said: Gentlemen.-evidence to the effect that he was in
Before proceeding with the business of the day, it is with deep regret that we have to record the death of our iate Secretary, Mr. Robert Hender
He went home on sick leave
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bed at the time the robbery took place. Hearing police whistles he got up and went with his son to the scene of the robbery. Later he was arrested.
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last October, bir reached Liverpool | M. Jenkin, addressing the jury: only to die there on the 10th Decem- said that public sympathy was, of
ber.
Mr. Henderson at all times took a keen and abiding interest in his work and the business of the Company, which has lost in him a faithful and ponscientious servant.
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The report and accounts in your hands show a record result for this Company and will be found. I feel sure, very satisfactory to shareholders
Although exchange was very much
against us there developed a 'very good demand for our product from all our markets and prices rose all round. Our Factories have, in consequence, been kept working at their full capa city enabling us to deal with a much farger output tran usual.
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on his part might have made s difference to the margin he won by, As it was, Kerigan was on the attack practically the whole time.
The officials were as under need Baxing Committee-M. Logan (Chairman), Lieut.Commander ( NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that! T. B. Dew. RN, Lleut-Commander on the lat, And sad 3rd days of Hake, RN.R. Mr. F. C. Jenkin, Lieut. the Meating the FIRST RACE each Colonel W. Loring, CM.G. D.SO., day will be run at the time advertised There was only a slight difference Mr. A. Murdoch, and Major Rapson, 12 o'clock) hut that the subsequent in weight between the two men. D.SO: Official Referee: Mr. A. Races will be run without raference to Peppen started off at a great pace Murdoch; Manager: Mr. J. Brooks; the times published in the beginning of and obliged Bowdidge to clinch, he Medical Officers: Dr. Montagne the Face Book There will, however, being cautioned in the first round Harston, M.D. and Capt. Temory, be the oral interval for Tiffin. for holding. Peppen kept up his RAMC; Time-keepers: A. B. Allent On the 4th day the First Ball will be attack through the first two rounds, Hon. Secretary and Treasurer: Mr G. rung at 12.45 p.m. and the First Race although on several occasions he was G. N. Tinson; In charge of Scalestron as soon thereaftar sa posible. smartly jabbed to the jaw as be. Dr. C. Forsyth; MD; Referees; Me rushed in. Bowdidge came on strongly, W. Logan, Mr J. S. McCann and in the third round scoring repeatedly Major Rapson, DSQ.
with straight lefts to the head.
Peppen rarely got in close enough |
R. J. PATERSON,
Clerk of the Course. – Hongkong, February 22, 1921.
to bit. Bowdidge kept his Mrs and the Misses Woods are left working during the fourth and "having a cabaret dance at the City fifth rounds, securing most of the Hall on March 17, the entire pro- THEATRE paints, while in the last session he coeds to be devoted to Earl Hair's easily outfought his opponent. The Fond for exservice men. Tickets decision was rightly in favour of, are selling at sîn chips apiece. Peak Bowdidge.
Tram at one a.m., ferry at 1.15. This appears to be the only effort, so far, to help this fand
HERRISON T. HEWLATT. '
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evening. The weights as announced This was the main event of the were Kerrison 148 The Hewlitt 102)*** lbs. The fight opened promisingly, Sky leading off with a tentative left
side of the head. Hewlitt's tactics to be smartly slipped, accepting a counter in the shape of a left to the of waiting were revealed early round he contented himself with on and practically throughout the
locking Kerison's blows. The pointed LADY STUBES to be Tem
ADY. BADEN POWELL has ap
second round saw Sky trying to force Division Commissioner for Hongkong- the pace but the whole time Hewlitt
Lady. Stubbe will be glad if thank remained cool, boxing an admirable who are willing to assist in the organi Mar 2nd defensive fight. On occasions when astion of the Girl Guides movement the men mixed things Hewitt used will communicate as soon as possibla short upper-cuts, but without much with Miss Bachel Irving, (3. The Peak) effect. The fighting was interesting to who has been appointed by Lady watch if not thrilling. Matters were Badan Powell to be Secretary for the Fa livened up slightly in the fourth Division, round, Hewitt for a time taking over the attack. He shot in several leads to the head and got away without points in the succeeding round, eply. He collected the majority of
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coarse, with the police in their deal scoring well in close fighting.W LAUNCH, Towing Boat). Reply
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ings with armed robbers were cases in which the police took their lives in their hands. It was not a pleasant thing to spend a night chasing a man who might or might not be armed. As against that the Government very correctly rewarded the police if they effected an import.
at arrest,
The reward was an
incentive to the police in carrying out their duties and might tend to influence some of them into a little! more zealous participation in what they were doing. He contended that it was in the exhibition of that zeal that this case came up,
The jury returned a verdict of not! guilty, and the prisoner was dis charged.
He was boxing mainly on the
Mar. 1st
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defensive" his slipping and block with FULL PARTICULARS :-Box TO SECRETARIES OF CLUBS AND ing being exceptionally good. No. 1267, c/o Cauta Man." Kerrison tried hard to break through
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his hard bat seneraly found his blows stopped before they had fairly started. Hewitt's extra weight helped him a lot in this. There was nothing much of note from BUICK CAR SIX CYLINDER SEVEN SEATER, perfect condi the next was relieved by a bright tion, done six thousand miles, 89155 mer cash, no lower afters accepted. Apply It was not until Bar 1208, co "CE MAT" the fourteenth round that Sky was at all in difficulties, then he ran into a stiff jolt which steadied him up. The verdict went to Hewitt, it being a popular decision.
exchange of leads, both scoring well.
Speaking generally the contest be described "as could not exciting. As an exhibition-of defence Hewlitt's work was excellent but
more initiative
I trust the division of the profits that we propose will commend itself
At the Criminal Session before the to you. I need not say much about Puise Judge, Mr. Justice Wood, Ip the bonus to staff, they have all work Cheng was charged with having self ed well and it gives us pleasure to be been found at night in the building able to recognise their services on at 315 Reclamation Street, Yäumati, such an occasion as this,
December 27, with intent to cam-
The Canton and Shaukiwan promit a felony. perties we propose to remove alto- He explained that he was induced gether from the balance sheet. The to go into the building by a police former is a very old story and there|informer who had, entered into a seems no chance of our ever making conspiracy with a Chinese police good our title to it. The latter was man. He w36 asked taken as security for a bad debt and will be sold at once for what it will fetch.
The Macao works do not stand at a ugh figure but the kilns there are no longer new and the value is high in comparison with the figure at which our Hok Un Factory stands in our books. We therefore, propose to -write it down by $100.000.
With regard to the Hok- Un Fac- tory. I regret to say we are not re- -garded as public benefactors by our "friends" in Kowloon," in fact we are inforced that" we are a nuisance and that steps, must be taken to reduce the volume of smoke and dust poured forth by the kilns, exc. We quite -recognise the reasonableness of this complaint which, of course, has been aggravated by the extra pressure cl work we are experiencing just now and the matter having been taken up by: the Authorities, something had to
to
play the role of robber. He had no intention of committing a robbery, and the police guaranteed his escape and promised to share the reward.
He also was found not guilty, and discharged.
Our Investments stand as before at $69,694.22 although at present rates of exchange they are worth a little more. Our cash in hand seems very large, but this, you will see, is partly owing to our stocks of raw material being unusually low, the natural con- sequence of an increased consump tion. This will, however, automatic- ally remedy well as the larger sup plies of stone for which we have con- tracted come forward.
We think we can look forward with. confidence as regards our prospects for the present year--the demand, though not quite so strong as before,
be done. We are reducing the smoke is still very good and as long as ex-
by the use of mechanical stokers and
s for the dust, we have decided to
change keeps at its present level we should have no difficuity in competing
install a system of dust collecting and retaining our share of the trade which we are confident, from the re- here.
accounts as presented be adopted, and when this has been seconded 1 shail be pleased to answer, to the best. of my ability, any questions that share- holders may wish to put.
•ports we have obtained, will do away I now propose that the report and -with that trouble. The total cost will amount to over $100,000, but the scheme should pay for itself in time by the saving of the cement which is, at present, lost to us. And to meet this expenditure we suggest putting .eside $150,000.
Sir Paul Chater seconded the adop- tion of the report and sccounts. The Chairman read off the list of items to which the balance is to be applied, and the report and accounts were adopted unanimously.
We further recommend putting aside $300,000 for additional plant at Hok Un. Our reason for this is that our Aalborg Brick Kilns are now "out of date and will sooner or later On the motion of Mr. Northcote, have to be replaced by a modern seconded by Mr. A. S. Ellis, the elec Rotary Steel Kiln, We have also etion of Mr. L. N. Leefe, Mr. A. D. consider that our whole plant is now Lang, and Mr. R. G. Shewan to the working at full pressure without any Board of Directors, to El vacancies -spares to fall back on and we have caused in part by the resignation of nothing in reserve with which to cope the Hon. Mr. John Johnstone and Mr. with an increased demand for cement. J. W. C. Bonfar, was confirmed, and It is therefore absolutely necessary for the re-election of the Rev. Father us to accumulate funds with which to Robert and Mr. A. O. Lang was con- -provide additional plant for future firmed, unanimously,
requirements. We do not propose Mr. Hawker proposed, and Mr. Tse -ordering immediately, but we must Team Tai seconded, the re-appoint not delay doing so very long as it ment of Mr. A. R. Lowe, and the will take probably two years before appointment of Mr. H. Greenwood, new machinery can be shipped out and as auditors. For the ensuing year;; at -erected here. By that time the plant an increased remuneration of $750
for the Aalborgs will want a good deal each, spent on it and the question will then have to be carefully considered whe- ther it will be more advisable to scrap it altogether.
The meeting concluded with an announcement by the Chairman that dividend warrants were ready, on ap- plication.
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