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THURSDAY MAY 25, 1933.
THE TWO FAIRS
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THE CHINA MAIL.
CHINA UNDERWRITERS. Maritime Customs Hazards TO-DAY'S COUNCIL FARMER'S OFFER TO SPORT NOTICES.
LIMITED
Many Small Increases
In Premiums
ANNUAL MEETING HELD THIS MORNING
Difference In Exchange
The ninth
Continued from Page 1.).
"A Dangerous Joh”
Mr. W. J. Fulker, Tide-Surveyor of the Chinese Maritime Customs,
As far as witness could "recol-
Re-examined, by Mr. Macnamara,
MEETING.
witness said he was attending Questions On Shooting
Court on a subpoena,
AL
Of Dogs.
MALARIA IN KOWLOON..
FAMOUS FLYER Two-Thirds Profits On Petrol-less Plane.
askan
The Hon. Sir Henry Pollock, the following questions pursuant to notice, will also
MUST RAISE FINANCES
Wellington.
THE HONG, RONG JOCKEY
THE SEVENTH EXTRA RACE
MEETING will be held. (Weather Permitting) at HAPPY VALLEYS on SATURDAY the 27th May, 1983,
The First Bell
Rang
conmerging at 2.00 MAS
MEMBERS
ENCLOSURE." Members are notified that they and
to
ed at the rate of Hong Kong Mr. Fulker:-Yes, that is so. I because she could get away in dogs, found at large without
Smugglers' Attack Described. John Burton Morpeth, an officer Kowicon and District, stated that of the Chinese Maritime Customs, he had known the accused for just stated that in June of 1932 he had At a meeting of the Legislative over a year.
had an experience of serious op- Council this afternoon, the Hon. A farmer in the Wanganui dis- The accused in his opinion had position from smugglers. Sir Henry Pollock, pursuant to trict has a lot of time to think a very good character and had: annual general been twice commended to witness's checked the papers of a suspicious questions:
On that occasion he had already notice, will ask the following about things, while he is busy their Ladies must wear their Badger
milking and looking after his
prominently displayedang meeting of China Underwriters, knowledge.
No One without Badra will be ad- junk, and was preparing to board L Is it not the fact that several cows. He has even thought of amitted to the Members Enclosure 'Limited, took place at the Offices Witness had experience in smug her from a gig, when a murder-complaints have been sent in re-way to run aeroplanes without Badges admitting Non-Members
of the Company, Hong Konggling cases all over China and had us machine gun and rifle recently to the Medical Officer of petrol
the Members Enclosure and. "Club Bank Building, to-day at noon.
Mr. A. L. Shields was in the tion, in that, in most cases, one killing a European officer and four a Kowloon Tong ?
found it a very dangerous occupa broke out from the decks above, Health with reference to malaria His letter, hinting at the new Reumaat. 15.00 for Gentlemen idea, is one that Sir Charles and $8.00 for Ladies (Both jchair and was supported by|
2. If the answer to Question 1 Kingsford Smith, the well-known the SECRETARY upon the personal including Tax) are obtainable through seamed. The weapons Messrs. Allan Cameron, Li Tse-came up against armed resistance Chinese
in all forms of cannon, rifle and used on that occasion, were a s in the affirmative, what steps is pilot, has received from New application of Membar, suen Mam- fong, H. R. Sturt, (Managing bombs. Director), C. A. da Roza, Mok
Thompson machine gun and rifles.
the Government taking or does the Zealand would be inventors. The ber to be responsible for all visitors Ching-kong and P. V., Botelho.
Cross-examined by Mr. Fraser the purpose of removing the causes much time to talk about it but he of A Chits, ste
Government purpose to take for farmer is too busy milking to take introduced by him, and for Payment, The Chairman in his speech let the. Kwan. Lui had been at witness said the incident occurred
of such malaria?
Secretary ofice, tacked previously,, on once occa-about 30 miles from Shanghai.
writes:
Floor, said:-
Gloncester Building, (Tel. 27794), will "Would you be interested in close at 12 o'dock Noon. "In the Accounts Rupecs and ion, a Chinese seaman being kill Witness had had five years of experience in the Customs Service
epoch-making invention, Strails dollars have been con-fed,
Badges admitting to Members' verted to Sterling throughout at] Asked if boobs had ever been but had never beep, sublected to
which would enable aeroplanes, closure will NOT be on sale at the -after, they had started, to travel/Race Course will Children be par 1. What instructions, If any, thrown at him, witness replied having bombe thrown at him and when, have been given by the any distance without using any mitted in either Enclosure during the the parities. Silver Currencies have been converted to Hong that it had happened to him many
L. L. Foxall, in charge of the lonourable the Inspector General more petrol? There would not Meeting. Kong dollars and other Curren-times some years ago, and is still Revenue Launch. "Cheongkeng," of Police to the police officers con-
be any need to carry so much House provided they are ordered from Tifins are obtainable at the Club cies to Sterling at the current common practice,
said he had been four years in the cerned as to the exercise of their petrol. The idea is simple, but the No: 1 Boy in advance, Telephone monthly rates for Revenue pur- Cross-examined by Mr. Fraser, Service, and bad. met, with armed discretionary power to shoot in the effective. It would require very 21920. poses and at the market rates/witness said that they only carried resistance on several occasions.streets dogs, which are found at little alteration to the seroplane. The Price of Admission to the Public
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE. on -December 31, 1932, for one type of shall, the 3-pounder. Quoting an instance when his large without muzzles?
and would cost only a few Enclosure is $2.00 Balance Sheet purposes.
His Lurdchip: "Is it one of your launch was fired upon in the Can- 2 Has the power to shoot dogs pounds. I would be prepared to for all Persons, including Ladies, including Tax, For the purpose
of showing duties to examine the arms onton River, witness said that had without muziles been restricted to accept one-third of the profits and is payable at the Gate, Baldiara the Accounts in Hong Kong board any launch that has been the junk been in open waters she European Officers only?
The balance would be yours. and Sailors in Uniform, are admitted dollars the Sterling figures arriv. fired, and to receive reports on the would never had fired upon the 3. Since the present muzzling "You would have to get finance Half Price, ed at as above have been convert- incidents?"
Customs vessel, but it was only Order came into force, how many to arrange for patents, to fix up not be permitted to operats within the Bookmakers, The Tad Min, ko, will the seroplane and prove it to Precincts of the Hong Kong Focker $1=1/3d.
received the accused's report the shallow water up a creek that the muzzles.
the world. If this appeals to Club during the Bans Meeting. The difference between the ex-same afternoon of the occffrence.junk had attacked his veszel.
(a) On Hong Kong Island, you, I would be pleased to anter
By Order change used last year 1/5d. In reply to Mr. Fraser, witness "I have never known a junk toj. (b) On the mainland,
into an agreement in writing and
G. B. BROWN,
postscript adds: "As I am * dairy farmer your appointment would have to avoid milking times."-Reuter,
100
No Pretext
Secretary.
and that used on the present oc- raid the bombs thrown at him fire in the open sea where she had have been shot by the Police, with- then divulge the whole idea. A Hong Kong, 22nd May, 1905
casion 1/3d. Has the effect of were made of canvas and contain- no chance of escape," said wit-out warning to their owners?
somewhat increasing all the ed between 4 to 2 lbs. of gun-ness.
Revenue items on both sides of powder.
the Account in respect of the
Sterling portion of each item.
The exchange adjustments as
applied to the funds brought jactual value on December 31,
}
DEFENCE COUNSEL'S
ADDRESS.
In how many of such cases were the owners of those dogs ascertain: able?
4. Have any symptoms of rabies been found in any of the dogs re-
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY
MIA CLUBS
forward at the beginning of the 1932, and the values taken in the in addressing the jury this morn-ferred to In Question 3, and, if so, CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE ENTRY FORMS for the
year are shown in the published Balance Sheet.
Will Rogers
*figures.
Sally Ellers
forman Foster
STATE FAIR
NOWA LEVIN FOX
KING'S
THEATRE
a
over the amounta
were very
¿
·
will
At the extraordinary meeting
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY
CLUB
RAFT PROGRAMMES ·, and ing, Mr. Macnamara, counsel for the in how many of those dogs?
LTD.
Eighth Extra. Race Meeting, to be accounts in the various depart-
The Exchange and Investment defence stressed the importance, of
Official Motioná
held on which in the charge of manslaughter which The Colonial Treasurer
MONDAY, 5th June, ments and speak for themselves. Fluctuation Account
(Continued from Page 4.) 1983 (weather permitting) may be of move the first reading of a Bill to The Chairman's remarks last cludes a certain amount of re-he said was second only to one
obtained, at the Secretary's Office, year and the year before with re-alised profit has been increased murder in the Criminal Procedure authorise the appropriation of a
Present were:
the Club House, Happy Valley, the supplementary sum of five hundred Consulting Committee, Mesars. Hong Kong Club, the Sports Club, gard to the Life Assurance busi- from $137,876 to $203,554. The Code.
In dealing with various parts of and seventeen thousand and fifteen A.H. Compton and J.H. Taggart. ness still apply as the year under amount in hand is ample to prot-
and the Stables, Village Road, review has been marked by ect the Account against any like the prosecution he would deal with dollars and thirty cents to defray Secretary, Mr. F.C. Hall.
Entries CLOSE at 12 o'clock continuation and in fact ac-ly rise in exchange which might the principal witnesses, Ng Wang the Charges of the year 1932.
Shareholders, the Hon. Mr. T.N. NOON There had been a lat, master of the junk and Comdr.
on MONDAY, 29th May, Attorney General will move the Chau, Messrs. H. Kom-tong, O.B.E., 1933. centuation of the financial de- take place.
Boswell
second reading of a Bill to amend H. Lo, E.M. Raymond, J.H. Sethi, pression with which you are all further increase in the item
By Order. "Loans on Company's policies." The latter, counsel said had given the Divorce Ordinance, 1932; and D.V. Stevenson, Fleming, Lo ifamiliar.
his evidence with candour, and a Bill to amend and consolidate Manti, W.L Premiums at $646,032 show & Mr. Shewan's Retirement.
Mackenzie, Lo small increase over last year's You will have noticed from the clearness, but he welcomed and ec- the law relating to the Hong Kong Cheung-ip, M.B. Lo and Ho Leung-Hong Kong 26th May, 1933,
Extraordinary Meeting. Annual Report that Mr. Showan, Septed. it, but to far, the technical Volunteer Defence Corps.7|4 who has been Chairman of the evidence in the case, was concerned Heavy Claims By Death.
* Supplementary BIIL Claims by death have been ex-Consulting Committee and after-would have to be decided by the The following is the text of the following the shareholders' meeting,
jury themselves, under Stun jceedingly heavy but this Item in-wards of the Board of Directors In dealing with the master of the ordinance to authorize the appro- resolutions which were respectiva
the Chairman moved the following cludes certain amounts reserved since the commencement of the junk, counsel asked leave that he priation of a supplementary aunty seconded by Mesara Ho. Leung for daims not yet admitted and Company, has retired. Mr.
jaf five hundred and seventeen!
NOTICE: which may not in fact become Shewan's retirement was neces-stages of his address.
might address the jury at the latter thousand and fifteen dollars and fand M. K. L payable.
sitated by ill health and I am
thirty cents to defray the Charges shares in the capital of the Com "(1) That the existing · 10,000 The essential points in the case,
THE MAY HALF YEARLY sure that I am voicing your views counsel continued would be the sug-of the year 1982: The Surrenders have again been
when I express our regrets at extremely heavy which has been the loss of his services, and wish stations and questions put by the
Whereas it has become neces any of the nominal value of £250 GENERAL MEETING of Vot a characteristic of Life Assur-him a speedy restoration
Asst. Attorney General to counsel'ssary to make further provision for each, upon which the sum of $100 ing Members will be held at the
the public service of the. Colony jance Accounts during
to witnesses. Some of the suggestions
bas been paid up, be divided into Club House, Happy Valley, on the last bealth. few years all over the world.
curious, that of the for the year 1982, in addition to 50,000 shares of the nominal value MONDAY, 20th May. 1938, at 6.30 Expenses show a small reduc-place on record or appreciation "It seems to be common
In conclusion I should like to dynamite being on board a ship.
the charge upon the revenue of the of $50 each upon which the sum of p.m.
All: Members are cordially invit tion and the Life Assurance Fund of co-operation of the Branch that dynamite. If found where ever year already provided for:
Colony for the service of the said $20 shall be credited as paid up." Zense
"(2) That as on and from "Isted to attend and participate in any at the end of the year which
Be it enacted by the Governor of day of July 1933 the regulations discussion which may ensue. stood at $179,931 shows a smail Managers, Secretaries and staff it is taken" sald counsel. increase
and I have now the pleasure to Then the other question by His Hong Kong, with the advice and contained in the printed document By Order of the Stewards, brought forward at the beginning Propose the adoption of the Re-Lordship, "why accused did not turn thereof, as follows:
consent of the Legislative Council submitted to the meeting and for
C. B, BROWN, the purpose of identification sub- port and Accounts for the year back when the bombs were thrown
Secretary,
Fire Insurance Premiums
ending December 31, 1932."
at..his launch.
1. This Ordinance may be cited scribed by the Chairman thereof
Hong Kong, 15th May, 1953.
$121,506 show an increase over
at the (1932 Supplementary) An be approved and adopted is the Ar- Annual Report.
PROTECTING THE CREW,propriation Ordinance, 1983.
licles of Association of the Com the previous year. The Claims experience has again been satis-stated:
The directors' annual report "It seems perfectly obvious that 2. A sum of Five hundred and pany, in substitution for, and to factory and the Reserves at the
the answer to this was that Mr. seventeen thousand and fifteen the exclusion of, all the existing Marine, Fire and General Rusi- Halluma had to protect the crew of Dollars and thirty Cents is hereby Articles thereof, end of the year show an increase ness-After placing $108,569, to his gig which included five of his charged upon the revenue of the hold on June
| “A confirmatory meeting will be from $58,553 to £83,629.
reserve to meet unexpired Marine launch's crew," And then the Colony for the service of the year In the Accident Department risks, $83,629 io meet unexpired question of why did not Capt. 1982, the saldum so charged Premiums show a small increase Fire risks and $72,914 to Hillums blow his whistle? - being expended as hereinafter at $71,296 and the Claim ratlo meet unexpired Accident risks"He was not in a position to do specified; that is to mayi m having been satisfactory, the the balance to the debit of Prof-20 being in British waters. Reserves in this Account have and less account has been reduced He had no suthority to give any been increased from $48,124 to from $78,007 to $63,121,
orders for doing so, and had he $72,014. There has been Life Assurance Business
done so would have been lable for falling off in our Accident Busi Life Assurance applications re-an action of damages.” ness in Ceylon which has been ceived during the year amount Counsel then referred to exhibit made up by an increase in the ed to $8,405,643
N. the statement made to the waler- business in other agencies, Life Policies, were issued for policewo
Small Increases,
$2,970,575 at Annual Premiums Any one reading that statement Marine Insurance Premiums at of $165,617 and Single Premiums could have seen the impose bility of TURKEY BANS PRIZE COUPONS $180,014 show a small increase of $8.469 and applications for the times and place," said counsel, over last year's figures. Claims 223,268 were declined; the re- the words written would possibly at $76,660 show a satisfactory mainder were postponed or in bave decieved a child, and I repeat The Turkish Government has de, and/or extri hazardous Godowns of ratio particularly as this figure course of consideration at the that it was a stupid Attempt on the includes Claims in respect of end of the year. The Life part of my client to drieve the cided to forbid chocolate man The Hong Kong Kowloon Wharf and
facturers to put prize coupons-in on wharven delivery may certain business which was dis- Premium Income after deduction Police
Godown Co
Letda
whence, and/or from continued two years ago and of Reassurances amounted to JUNK MASTER'S EVIDENCE. Olber coupons offered by manuface the Goods have left the Gedowns, and their boxes sold to the public No claims will be admitted, after which is running off. The Marine $640,032. The Life Assurance Feferring to the atory of Ng turers which entitle the owner to all Goods remaining undelivered Insurance Fund has increased Fund stood at the end of the Wang-lal, counsel said was – in- a cash prize, will also be forbidden, he late
| from $162,942 to $193,560,year at $170,391,
„Jung, 1938,; will be credible that the Asat
All daima Agatun
did ́a (before; the 15th, Junaga
will not be
jof the year.
at
Secretariat for Chinese
Affairs a
$669.63 Post Office & Wireless:,
A Post Office 9,068,30| Miscellaneous, Services 128,462.65 Fublic Works Recurrent 378,819.90
$617,915.30
Total
leute
It will be seen in the Fire Ac. Since the last meeting Mr. General should adopt the cident and Marine Accounts that R. G. Shewan resigned from the the junk master and make it part cargo. the ratio of Reserves to Premium Board, and Mr. A. L. Shields of his case, and that "Ng's story, Income has increased Jn all was appointed in his place under Us Customs
[Cases."
The balance of interest
been carried to Profit and Lo Account and after setting $5,225 ngainst bad debts debit Balance in this Acco reduced from $78,007 to
In the Balance Shee Lies have been priedit market ber: 81-1982% although kmargin
take
Article 88 (c) of the Company a
ticles. Mr. A. A R. Botelho resigned from the Board
Botelho was ap Haditional Irector
eing
tow him folo
nd mil reason
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