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Sub-Inspector and Mrs. H. E. Rogers thank all friends for their sympathy on the loss of a dearly- loved child, and for the floral {ibutes sent.
Hong Kong, Friday, Mar. 22, 1929.
THE "SHAFORCE"
those who ought to be kept post- ed of important details concern- ing this, that and the other scheme Unofficial members are
not supposed to make a round of subordinate officials, however effi- cient, to find an answer to sensi- ble questions of interest to the community. To quote the rather hackneyed slogan of a notorious Home periodical: "Oh for a Busi ness Government"
meet our
FRIDAY MARCH 22, 1929,
KOWLOON DEATH.dustrial troubles and damage by
MRS. ABRAHAM, AN OLD' RESIDENT
INFLUENZA VICTIŃ
storms.
* Towards the end of the year your directors decided to make a reduction in the charge for elec tricity supplied for power and as you will have seen from recent Influenza claimed another Kow- advertisements the rate for three loon victim in Mrs. A. E. (Anne)phase and single phase motorg Abraham, a resident 80 years of has been reduced to 5 cents per
who died on Wednesday unit as from Jan. 1 last. Con- night at No. 8, Torres-building sumers will benefit to the extent She had been in good health of $60,000 or more per annum by until a few days ago.
the reduction, and we trust it will Much sympathy will be felt lead to further expansion of this We, first of all, have faith that with her family; her three sons part of our business. there is a God, then we have hope
At the same time we have that God is good and that He willbeing Mr. Ezra Abraham and Mr.
Reuben Abraham (of Messrs. offered consumers who are willing every need, but it is Tester and Abraham, stock to instal standard connecting when we come to the third stage, brokers) and Mr. Joe Abraham; plugs a reduction in the price of that of spiritual understanding, and her daughters being Mrs. E curent for domestic heating and that we are really able to demon-Sayer, who lives in Hong Kong, power from 72 cents to 5 cents strate consciously the qualities of and Mrs. W. G. Pitcairn, whose per unit Life, Truth, and Love.-Winsome husband is on the Yangtsze and 1, Satisfactory. Year M. Gaudell
who lives in England. There are Satisfactory service cannot be three grandchildren here and two obtained from domestic heating A Requiem Mass in honour of
at Home.
and power appliances unless, auit- Marshal Foch will be said in the
The funeral took place yester-able provision is made in the Roman Catholic Cathedral to-
day at the Protestant cemetery, house wiring and we hope that morrow morning at 10 am, the Rev. W. Walton, Rogers consumers will instal standard Bishop Valtorta, officiating.
(Vicar of St. Andrew's, Kowloon) plugs which will shortly be avail- At about 8 o'clock last night, a officiating. It was attended by a able and take advantage of the 19-year-old Chinese girl was rob-whom were Mr. and Mrs. A. W.
large number of friends, among reduced price.
I think we can look on 1928 as
bed by three ruffians in Portland-Smith, Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Lay, a satisfactory year and I take street, Yaumati. The rascals re-Lay, Messrs. Ho Kwong, Ho this opportunity of recording the lieved their victim of a pair of Leung, Ho Ki, R. Pestonji, Percy directors' appreciation of the ser- gold bangles worth $50 and then Chan, T. N. Cháu, O. E. Benson, vices rendered by the staff and décamped.
A. H. Carroll, W. J. Carroll, A workmen.
. Nothing further I think calls Edgar, F. E. Nash, and Drs. Booking is now open at Coxon and Ernest To.
for comment and I now propose Moutrie's and the Star Theatre)
Floral Tributes
that the report and statement of
the
com-
for the forthcoming season of the Among the numerous wreaths accounts for the year ended Dec. Banvard Musical Comedy Co. The sent were tributes from Rose 31. 1928, be adopted and when opening piece, which will be given and Ezra, Lizzie and Willie, Kitty this has been seconded I shall be on March 30 and 31 is the big and Edward, doe and Reuben, pleased to answer any question London and New York successes, Violet, Eddy, Gerald and Kenny, you may desire to ask. "Lido Lady."
Dorothy and Gibby, Ada and
Mr. Lauder's Speech Mickey, Freddie and Mabel, the Mr. Lauder, in seconding the Government passengers leaving Kowloon Cricket Club, the Chin-motion, said:-Mr. Chairman and for Home to-morrow on the ese Amateur Musical Association, Gentlemen-I heartily congratu- reduced, for though the regimenting: Mr. E. H. Williams, Mrs. Dr. and Mrs. Coxon To, Dr. and low directors and
s.s. "Khiva" include the follow-Sir Robert and Lady Ho Tung, late you, Mr. Chairman, your fel did not arrive in the earliest Lockhart and children; Mr. J. Mrs. Arthur Woo, Mr. and Mrs. pany's staff on the excellent re- stages of the commotion of 1927, Carey and daughter, and Mr. J. W. Goldenburg, Mr. and Mrs.sult of the year's working and McLeod (Police); Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Lo, Mr. and Mrs. Ho Wing, think that all shareholders will they were, of course, for a con-J. W. Franks (Prison); Mr. 1. M. Mr. and Mrs. Ho Kwong, Mr. and be satisfied with the proposed ap- siderable time under General Spary and infant, Mrs. C. Sara, Mrs. H. Gittins, Mr. and Mrs. H.propriation of the profits. I am Duncan, as General Officer in Mr. R. M. Henderson, and Mrs. Goldenberg, Mrs. R. Carroll and lad to learn that a settlement Command.
Anderson and children (P.W.D.) W. J. Carroll, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. has been reached in the matter of . Mr. Baldwin, in the course of
Carroll: Mrs, F. Edgar and family, our old Wanchai oroperty The 13-year-old Chinese boy Miss M. Ellis and Felix M. Ellis, hope that with a little more pa- a speech, a summary of which who was on Wednesday convicted Mrs. Capell and family, Mr. Atience we shall be able to dispose has arrived to-day, recalls the fact by Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith on a Zimmern, Mr. O. Kitchell, Mr. of this at a beure which will not that not only the Labourites but 76 taels of illicit raw opium at the Nash, Mr. S. M. Mayes, Mr. T. N. pany
charge of unlawful possession of Percy Tester, Mr. Ho lu, Mr. F. E. be unsatisfactory to the com- also the Liberals criticised the Kowloon Railway station, was Chau, Mr. A. G. Suffiad and Mr. curent sold for motors and domes- The reduction in the price of despatch of troops to China, and again before the Court yesterday A. Mackenzie.
His Worship had suspended sen-
he added with a touch of justi-tence for the appearance of the
fiable pride in the excellent policy lad's relatives. His sister told H.K. ELECTRIC CO.
of his administration: "But our the Court that owing to shortage
Ignorance Not "Bliss"
receive 12 strokes of the rattan.
ROYAL WEDDING
:
(Continued from Page 1.)
and
tic beating and power should lead to an increased demand and will benefit consumers to an appreci- able extent.
Sound Foundations-
I believe that the general opin- ion of the public of this Colony Two Lots of Land
and also of our shareholders is The item "Mortgage on Proper that this company is most effi- ty Sold" has in consequence dis- ciently managed and I think its appeared from the assets in the reputation has been built on Balance Sheet and the Property sound foundations and is tho- reappears under Land at the ori- roughly well deserved. I viewed ginal book value of $31,000 and with satisfaction the develop- under Building at a valuation of ments that have been made in re- 530,000. The Special Reserve on cent years to the liability side of the Balance future requirements and I am meet present and Sheet has been reduced to $178,sure the same will not only be 352.23, and you will notice that beneficial to the company's share- this amount, has been merged holders but to the public general- into the General Reserve.
ly.
houses.
No question was asked and the chairman's motion was carried unanimously.
Other Business the meeting comprised:--
Other business transacted by
people came through unscathed of space in her house, he gen- erally slept in an untenanted and we have made' a treaty with house next door. On Tuesday a China which has placed our re-man took her brother to Canton, lations on the friendliest footing, and that was all she knew of the matter. The lad was ordered to Nothing but a settlement of China's internal troubles stands between us and a large increase in our trade there,"
There is not the slightest exag-MAGNIFICENT CEREMONY IN geration in this statement, which NORWEGIAN CAPITAL Mr. Baldwin was fully justified in OSLO HOLDS HIGH HOLIDAY making on the excellent results of his and Sir Austen Chamber-
Oslo, Yesterday. lain's policy with regard to China
Crown Prince Olaf of Norway
This property now consists of It gives me very much plea- and Princess Martha of Sweden an Inland Lot 99,016 square feet sure to second the adoption of the during the past few very critical were married at noon in the in area, containing a row of ten report and statement of accounts years. The sending of troops and Church of St. Saviours, with the Chinese tenement houses nearly as presented. ships over so vast a distance was Duke of York as "best man," ready for occupation, and a Gar- a step of a very serious character all the church bells in Norway
while Oslo kept high holiday and den Lot of 10,000 square feet..
It has been necessary to build. and one that involved many deli-pealed rejoicings.
a retaining wall on the eastern cate points, to say nothing of Sixteen hundred people were side of the property and we have incurred an expenditure of enormous expense, but the policy. present in the church, including With the departure. to-day of
as the Prime Minister points out, mate, naval and military officers.
the Ministers; Depaties, diplo- $36,000 on the completion of the
Confirmation of appointment the 1st Battalion the Queen's has been amply proved to have
to the Beard of Mr. B. D. F. Your directors propose to let Beith and Mr. J. P. Warren and Prince Olaf and the Duke of Royal Regiment (West Surrey) been the wisest and the best.
York walked up the aisle to the the ten houses until such time as re-election to the Board of the a considerable step has been taken
strains of the organ, followed by an opportunity arises for the Hon. Sir Shou-son Chow and Mr. towards bringing the military
of the pro- E. Pearce-prouosed by Mr. A. fifteen Royal guests in stately sale of the whole procession headed by King Perty.
Stevenson, seconded by Mr. Leung defences of the, Colony towards
Haakon and Queen Maud.
The current account with the Yan-pn. something very closely ap.
Then the choir burst into the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank-
Re-election of Messrs. Lin- A sidelight was thrown at yes strains of the Swedish national ing Corporation shows credit stead and Davis as auditors for. proximating normal conditions. So far as the Colony is actually terday's meeting of the Legisla anthem "Sverige," as the bride balance of nearly a lakh instead the current year at a fee of concerned the departure of the tive Council Finance Committee appeared, leaning on the arm of of an overdraft of about three $1.600 proposed by Mr. Fung her father, Prince Charles of lakhs in the last report and Bills Kong-un, seconded by Mr. L. J. "Queen's" removes the last of on the deplorable lack of Co-Sweden, followed by four Nor Payable are less by $339,126. Davies. the "Shaforce" that has been in ordination that appears to be awegian bridesmaids. among
Capital Expenditure
Dividend warrants can now be We have completed the exten-obtained on application. our midst during the past two growing feature of Government whom were Princess Ingrid.
Bishop Johan Lunde officiated. sion to our North Point generat- Their departure is re- Departments. Asked by the Ion. He dwelt in his sermon on this ing station building and the first gretted, as both officers and rank M. Shenton if it is in- further union of two old brother two boilers with the necessary
tended to merease the radius of nations..
coal and ash handling plant and and file, individually and collec broadcasting locally, the Director The choir sang the Norwegian storage bunkers were erected and tively, had been long enough with of Public Works had dismally to anthem at the conclusion of the placed in commission during the us to have formed attachments confess: "I am afraid I do not ceremony-Reuter, that will continue for a long time The Colonial Secretary (the Hon.
know what Mr. King is doing. to come.. The "Queen's" came to Mr. W. T. Southorn) found him- the Colony after tas spell of self in a similar predicament, be- "Shaforce" duty in Shanghai, and ing reduced to the fame admis it may be said of them as insion: "I am afraid I cannot tell you off hand what it is intended deed it may be said of all the to do, but I will have enquiries A pretty wedding was celebrat alx additional boilers, which similar class to the "Leviathan” units that composed the "She made. It may, for all that is el in St. Paul's Church yesterday should enable us to handle the for the weekly mail service be- force" that they filled the known to the contrary, be intend between Dr. Y. K. Wong, of the present load before any further teen New York anil English ed to call a mass meeting of Heads Government Civil Hospital, and building extensions become neces. Channel ports-Reuter's Ameri- bill" in every respect in of Departments to find out exact Miss Beatrice Lau, daughter of sary. We have built and equip can Service.
view point of
sped a new sub-tation at Victoria defendly what, has been done and what Mr. G. T. Lau. ers, also socially and as sports is intended to be done. Falling The bride looked very well in a Gap and have laid, in various satisfaction then, the next ob white satin picture frock, with parts of the Island, 19 miles of men. It will be a long time, espevious course appears to be to tulle veil and wreath of grange high and low tension cables in- cially, before their wonderful per gather together all the minor off-blossom. Her bouquet consisted cluding two new feeders from formance of "The "Retreat cfals, office clerks, coolies, of a sheaf of arum lilies The North Point to the centre of the and messengers to probe what principal bridesmaid wore a pic town. The capital expenditure on which they gave on several occa-light they can throw on the mat. ture frock with tight silver tissue Buildings Plaut and Mains in
HMS. "Magnolia,” a sloop, sions publicly in Hong Kong-ter. It is so easy to be facetious bodice and long skirt of frik of connection with these works has leaves Wei-hai-wel to-day on a
been $776,558
cruise. She is to be at Mokgho will be forgotten. A recent re But if the Heads of two respon- tulle.
A well attended reception was Beneft to Consumers from March 23 to 27, at Izhara port from Shanghai stated that sible Departments cannot answer
Unofficial members questions he afterward held at Lane, Craw We have moved the showroom from March to 28 to April 1 hardly any of the officers who
cause of their own profound ford's Restaurant, when the and the meter department to No at Nagasaki from April 1 to 8. originally came with the "Sha ignorance who, it may pertinently young couple, who were the reci 12, Des Voeux-road and find this a and arrives at Shanghai on April force" are now in China, and be asked, Is running the Colony pients of many congratulations, convenient change of premises.
another Whose responsibility is it to en-received their guests under. with the departure of the sure adequate knowledge of Gov. huge bell of fern and white flow "Queen's" the number is further ernment work being imparted to ers.
years.
as.
CHINESE WEDDING DR. Y. K. WONG AND MISS B. LAU
year. A 10,000 Kilowatt turbo- generator has been ordered for delivery during 1929 and is now
U.S. SHIPPING
CONTRACT SIGNED FOR IMPORTANT SALE
TWO MORE “LEVIATHANS" in an advanced stage of construc- New York, Yesterday. tion at the makers" work. We The contract. has been signed":" have made provision in the new for the sale of the United States building for the accommodation lines, and Messrs. Chapman's up- of a further turbo-generator and dertake to build two vessels of a
NAVAL MOVEMENT
HMS "MAGNOLIA” TO GO ON A CRUISE
Our plant has been maintained HMS. "Cornflower, in good order during the year sloop, arrived at Chefoo yester and we have been free from in- day from Wei-hai-wei-