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Green Island Cement Co.'s New Director.
D. McNeill anent shareholders in Apparently, the remarks of Mr. Hongkong limited companies have taken effect there was attendance at his morning's annUD), Green Island Cement Co. Ltd meeting (blic 87ik general) of the held at the office of the general managers, Messrs. Shewan, Tomes were put & Co.), when a couple a queries
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Mr Tsang Chun-son, the mana
Opinion is agreed that it is "hard ger of the Man Chuen Bank, who Hines that two tourist shipe should are alleged to have loaned be at Hongkong together when the $3600 from Moton and Taylor weather is far from propitious. and not to have repaid, was cross-Those who have been here before examined at length this morning-especially members of the staffe by Mr. Eldon: Potter (for Moxon-still speak wall of Hongkong, and Taylor):
having previously seen the place In the course of his evidence, busking in sunshine. His Lordship remarked that it Ou being told that there had seemed incredible that he (wit-been no trouble whatever in connec- pess) as a business man had tion with the vialtors on the acted in the manner in which he "Resolute," a "China: Mail"" re-f
porter learned of an "Incident" at Witness repeated in the box Shanghai which, by contrast, puta this morning that the transaction Hongkong, in a good light." fconducted! through Lammerts: Misunderstanding
was a sale and a purchase of the Shanghal over the employment of 200 Wharvest. He talked with frieshas. Apparently rumour-Tse-fong (directors) and Mr. Allan
Chun Wing-fook (the accredited believed to be groundless-went Keith (secretary). agent of Lammerts) on the after-round that two of the ladies on noon of June 5 and Chan told him the "Belgenland"" had been convey-Messrs:C. G. Alabaster, Tong Shareholders presont comprised that he (Cham had money for led to a side street in the Chinese Hok-ting, D. M. Goodall, M. A
sity and robbed of all their valu Figueiredo, I. W. Shewan, A. Mr. Potter: Would it be true to ables. This led to individuals not Shields, W. E. van Eps. D. W. say that there were negotiations following the instructions. given Munton, J Coulthart W. J. Carroll, for loan on that afternoon? out by the management with regard G. H. Potts, J. T. Bagram, W. J.. Witness: Lammerts promised to the human chariots. In Hong Stokes, J. M. Alves, A. H. Mu da to lend me money on that day. Kong, on the other hand, there las Silva, N VAA Coucher, ASA Withess admitted under cross-been nothing to complain about Alves Fda Rocha, C.-S. examination that Chaw had saidrieshas
Remedios. P. M. M. da Silva, J-E, Joseph, and S. Michael....
him.
L
arose
to him that if he (witness) needed! The Hongkong Hotel this morn money for a loan on that day heng, with its new lounge, presented would give it to him.
a very animated scene. One lift was marked for the "Resolute" and the other for the "Laconia," which put in on time about 7 a.m. and is
lunguide the Kowloon wharf,
Mr. Potter then pointed out that in an affidavit, witness had denied seeing Chan about raising a loan on that afternoon and that Chan had arranged to raise it.
a
Mir. Potter also referred to letter signed by witness admit- ing indebtedness for the loan to Lammerts and asked him how he conciled that admission. with his
denial in the witness box that ring that the transaction was in he nature of a loan,
iness said that he was re- ested to sign this liability for the Man Chuen Bank.
Mr. Potter: Do you mean that you were forced to sign it?
Abous eighteen of the "Resolutels": passengers made the trip to Macao and were immensely pleased with
Mr. R. G. Shewan (chairman) was supported by Messe Allan F. Mendhan, C. A. da Roza. Li Cameron J. Scott Haraton, Conrad
After the secretary as called upon by the chairman-had tread the notice, and the auditors' report
Mr. R. G. Shewan said:
Unfavourable Conditions.. "Gentlemen-As the report and accounts for the year ending December 30, 1926 have been in the place. This ship leaves Hong-will with your permission take
your hands for some time past kong this evening.
them as read!
Arrangements for the "Laconia"
to-day include the Macan visit (about 140 going over) motor rides round the island, rambles up the Peak, rung! to Repulse Bay, independent shopping expedition, and assemblies at the Hongkong Hotel, in whose capable hands are [the general arrangements..
The Canton trip, is not consider ed advisable under present condi
Witness. They drafted the let- ter and told me I would have to sign for the Man Chuen Bank'stions, indebtedness before the matter
"The result of the year's work
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AT LOGGERHEADS,
TWO WANCHAI LADIES IN COURT.
COUNSEL'S SUGGESTION.
Hongkong
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Ralph A.
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Government
# 12 Queens Road Central
NEW BARISTER.
EDUCATED AT H.K. UNIVER- SITY AND QUEEN'S.
MR. HIN SHING-LO.
Before Mr. R. E Lindsell at the A new barrister, Mr. Hin Shing Central Magistracy this morning, lo, was admitted to practice this Mra V L Spink, of No. 211, Wan morning at the Supreme Court, on having in a disorderly manner and cha Road, summoned her neigh the application of the Attorney-
using abusive language. A eroas-ferred to Mr. Hin's early associa bour, Miss May Murray, for be General
summond was taken out by Miasto in the Colony. He was born The Hon. Mr. J.-H. Kemp rẽm
University where he took his B.A. Queen's College and the Hongkong in Hongkong and educated AS
Having gone to Cambridge to com- pleto his education he took his M.A. and was called to the Bar by the Society of the Temple January 26, 1928, since when he had practised in England,
for Mrs. Spink, said that it was a Mr. GR. Haywood, appearing quarrel between neighbours and he thought it would be better if both parties were bound over, otherwise he was prepared to go on with the case. Ma
ellent is in the right said Mr. A. am firmly convinced that my J. O'Donoghue (for Miss Murray) He thought that Mrs. Spink was the person who should be bound
Mr. Haywood
The a not Agreeable to that.
Hearing was adjourned until 1.30 a.m. on Monday..
over.
RUBBER DIVIDENDS.
on
burrister
His Lordship welcomed the new
THE NOBLE ART. II.K.B.A. TOURNAMENT,
MAIN EVENT.. SATURDAY'S PROSPECTS
By to-morrow it should be known whether the hain event. for the Hongkong Boxing Associa- tion's tournament night (at the Theatre Royal) will on Saturday take place.
Kid Alfred (Manila) has been
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Messrs. Carroll Bros. are in receipt of advices from Singapore, advising that the following dividends have been declared:
Temerloh-2nd Interim "of 5 perthe French warship cent. making 10 per cent. to date. Michelet." As the Naval boat fa Bukit Kepong-15% Final making due to tail this afternoont steps 80% for the year.
are being taken by an interested! 22% % for the year, and 10% In-leave for the stoker, so that the Connemara-15 Final making and influential party to obtain
fight may go through...
Should Naegelin not get leave. then the bout will have to be taken loff,
terim a/c 1926:
Kedahs-Zad Interim 15% mak-,
certainly compares unfavourablying 30% to date. with that of previous years, but I need make no apology for this as you all know the unfavourable
business conditions with which we have had to contend since the be ginning of the strike of Chinese
labour last Jané se dosta
"The balance at redit, of profit. and loss account is $501,453.06 as
A burglary took place yesterday at an unnumbered house, in Shauki wan Property to the value of about $50 was stolen.
fresh;
winds, E
So far, the H.K.B.A. "has not announced another bout in its place. However, it is understood that the tournament will take place on Saturday night (March (20) as arranged
From the foregoing it is pre overcast,eumed that other contestants are
Notables among the 640 guests: against $693,148:60 for 1924, and drizzle and mist, is the forecast available to fill up the bill if could be considered of their on the 20,000 ton "Laconia" in under all the circumstances not for the twenty-four hours ending necessary.
Hability to the Bank. They told me there would be no proof unless It signed
Kept In Ignorance." Questioned by His Lordship, witness said that he was kept in Ignorance of the contents of the letter and was told he would have to sign. He did not know that it contained an admission of the transaction having been a loan.
only as regards the lack of labour
clude Governor Osborne, Iowa (who but also the reduced local demand was on the previous "C. Clark and the dificulty of securing the tour" on the "California). Colonel usual shipping facilities for export, Daniels (reputed to be worth forty do not think much better could Pugsley (a prominent banker of
of gold dollars), Mr.be expected. millions America), who has a pasty of ten coming year, I hardly dare to "As for the prospects for the Chester Pugsley a lawyer of in-to be a little more enquiry now --one of whom is his son, Mir speak, but, if anything, there seems ternational repute).
than there was at the end of the year and we can only hope that this may continue.c 3
..:
The "Laconia" stays till Satur- day. When the "Resolute" sails
Mr. Potter reminded Mr. Chan to-day she will take on about ten of Lammerts' indebtedness to the passengers from Hongkong, for Man Chuen Bank for $13,000 at Manila. this time. Why did he not press Lammerts for repayment? he neked
Witness said that the Bank held China Sugars against this in- debtedness as security. Lammerts could not pay and asked them to extend the time and not to sell! STEE the shares as they were going
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SIR P. WATTS.
DEATH OF THE NAVAL ARCHITECT.
(Reuter's Service.}
good supply of limestone, the "We are fortunate la haying a
work of the contractors at Bias Day was all put a stop to by the outbreak of frouble there. The place, appears to be in the hands of bandits and the prospects of building the proposed light railway. and pier are very indefinite at pre- sent.
"As indicated a last year's meet- London, March 16.
ing the ground at Castle Peak was The death is announced of Str sold and the surplus of $1.114.44 Philip Watts, K.C.B., D.Sc. F.R.S.appears in the profit and loss the well-known naval architect, at the age of 80 years.
account..
at noon to-morrow.
No change has been announced in the 10-round "semi-final and the six-round preliminaries."(The that up to December 31 we had ex-full in the "China Mail""},
programme has been published in pended $330,305 on Macno and December 31 our ovedrait at the $79,506 on Hokun, consequently on fit and "going strong."
All the men are reported to be
but against this our stocks of raw bank had risen to nearly $200,000 and finished material were higher by nearly $400,000 and our invest-
anxious to have some particulara. ments at 8714,656 were untouched.
AS
some shareholders are
of the investments, I may tell you that these consist wholly off
Hongkong Government War Loan. British. War Loan. Hongkong and Shanghat Banking
Corporation. Shanghai Municipal
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The "Wah Taz. Yat Po," a Hong kong vernacular paper, is to cele brate its sixtieth anniversary (diamond jubilee),
"Files" are not now in stock of their earliest. editions. They accordingly ad- vortise that they are desirous of obtaining copies...
"There are no others. "At. Deep Water Bay the first six months work showed a profit but Mr. Potter: Why did not you
everything was brought almost to say to Chan (Lammerts agent)
a standstill in July and since then You have just offered to give me
The New Factory.
It has simply been a struggle to money.. If you have money to
[Sir Philip Watts was Director "As regards the proposed factory keep the factory going with what give, you must pay back your in- of Naval Construction to the at Taun Wan the nocessary work ever unskilled labour we could pick debtedness?
Admiralty from 1900 to 1911 For of obtaining borings and soundings up. I am, however, glad to say that Witness: I do not understand 16 years was. naval architect to for the reclamation of the site has the prospects for this year seen, For two copies of their very that myself.
the great Elawick firm of Sir W. been carried out, and much work especially as regards bricks, better.first edition issue No. 1) they His Lordship: Then how do G. Armstrong. Whitworth & Co. has been done at Home in obtaining The new brick kiln is fulfilling all will pay $500 each. For five you, as a business man yourself, designing many of the world's most estimates and information as to the our expectations as to quantity and copies of any number from No. 2 expect us to understand it. I am important. warships. He was the best and most, economical type of quality of the bricks turned out to No. 100, the present owners not a banker but I know some designer of the Dreadnought. An plant, but after careful, considera-and the outturn of the factory will pay $100 each. For twenty thing of the ways of business ardent Volunteer Colonel, he pretion of the position, your directors slowly increasing as some of our copies of any issue from No. 101 men, You were pressing for pared and sent a battery of artillery in face for the Realty of best men have at last returned to to 8,617, they will pay $200 each. money to be repaid and you say to South Africa during the Boer obtaining labour and the necessary work. Altogether our prospects for
War.]
Today's issue is number 19,570. the man who owed it you offered
finlincial facilities, felt that the current year are certainly bet-Randers who have dusty bits of to lend you money for something
there was no course open to them ter and with a return of the normal paper hidden away anywhere else. Yet you say that you did
but to atop further proceedings demand for drainage pipes, which should find out if such are in- not press him for payment of the Among raails which arrived this and postpone the whole matter I am sorry to say, has practically cluded in the lucky series. original indebtedness. It seems from London and 14 bags (papers turns to normal conditions. This ment of public and other works. fn morning were 58 bags of parcels until the trade of the Colony re-entirely ceased owing to the curtail way of doing business. Speaking to me to be a very extraordinary only) from Europe via Siberis, is course is very disappointing to the Colony, this department of our quite frankly, it seems to me to be incredible. TOM
A collision occurred yesterday! Mr. Potter: You say that you
Witness: I only asked him to
between No. 6 Police launch and sold 200 Wharves at $188 on that sell and not to borrow money. grate kilns which are now taking accounts as presented be adopted the Kowloon side. The Polica now move that the report and the ferry boat "Meridian Star" on day. Why did you sell them two Mr. Potter reverted to the the place of four of the old Aalborg and the balance at the credit of launch was extensively damaged priate below the market quota-question of the alleged sale of the klina at Hokup with good results profit and loss account be dealt about the bows.
Witness I wanted the money if it was a sale as he (witness) tion at Macao and should be Anish- 200 Wharves, asking witness why Two more are under construc for other purposes.
tion?
all concerned but on the other business should again show a fair hand we have done all we could proft on the turnover to push on the completion of the grinding muchliry for the rotary
Dividend, &c.
with as follows
Mr. Potter: You were required stated it was, he sold and entereded and at work before the end To pay a dividend of 80
to pay $30,000 to the Dutch Bank into an undertaking to repurchase this year. Unless, therefore, some and your account with the Hong- at 4 plints above the selling very great increase in the demand
sents on the old shares
Kong and Shanghal Bauk was also Price PPA ANG Ji foncement should arise we should go place to reserve for GS
overdrawn. You wanted this money urgently, in Thet..
Witness: Yes.
Mr Potter Do you still say that you did not authorise Chan to raise a loan on that afternoon
· (Continued at foot of next Column.)
HARBOUR COLLISION.
In a search at the Tung On wharf yesterday, a sum of $438 was found and 10,668 cents on the new shares....$362,668,66 Chinese girl. She was fined $50 at sewn into a jacket worn by a
Wharves would rise.
Witness I believed that the be more than able to supply all
the Central Magistracy this morn- our requi
new plant 100,000.00 tag for attempting to export the rements for some time to carry forward to the to come with out present plant,
money to Macao... credit of next year's DeFacts/And
accou
Mr. Potter Why did not you undertake to re-purchase them at the June settlements
Witness: I believed that the risc would come Ister
The case is proceeding,
"Now!! year all payment
hand went la dividend and you balance sheet
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