SATISFACTORY
PROGRESS MADE
BY CHINA LIGHT
-$781,283 Nett Profit Reported
ليد
45 CENTS DIVIDEND ON
"OLD" SHARES
"There is very little of parti- cular interest to report to you in connection with the year now un- der review. It has been a period inther of stendy, satisfactory propress than one of any specta- cular development." said Mr. A. H. Compton, Acting Chair- man of the Board of Directors of the China Light and Power Com- pany (1918), Ltd., in addressing the shareholders at the annual general meeting of the company, held at their Registered Offices, St. George's Building, this morn- ing..
A net profit of $781,283,42 was reported for the year under re- view.
In the unavoidable absence of the Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga, Chair-
man, Mr. A. 1. Compton was elect- ed Aeting Chairman. He was rup- ported by Mr. C. A. da Roza, Sir
Andrew and Ursula, well-known ball-room dancers, are again enter. taining in the Colony. They are also teaching the latest steps.
NOVEL CHRISTMAS GREETING CARD
Elly Kadooric, K.HE.. Mr. La-Theatre Manager Sends
rence Kudoorie, Mr. Felix A. Joseph, and Mr. M. K. Lo (difor- tors), and Mr. D. W. Munton. Manager and Mr. Noel Braga, Secretary.
Friends Money
CANTON SEEKS
THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1934
FOREIGN LOANS
To-day's Short Story.
FOR INDUSTRY THE
TRUANTS
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hence it would be profitable to sell them to the Kwangtung Provincial Government.
By Frank
Crew.
the trained eye of Inspec-size of the prints that they were Tton Lefty, the position of Master the prints that are The biggest project la an iron and Mastern's body and the revolver tion he discovered that the base of steel plant, to cost about $80,000 points at his heart presented a cach hand had also been imprinted. 1000. An American banking firm is said to be ready to lend this amount mystery which was not to be That meant that Mastern had stoo
readily solved. Had his experi- with his back to the door, his hands as purchase price of the machinery ence of criminal investigation behind him. That being so, he as soon as Nanking aesents to this heen less he would, no doubt, could not have held a revolver. It have inclined to the view that was not illogical, therefore, to the man had committed suicide. assume that the revolver belonged But a cursory, inspection of the to the woman. room revealed much that forbade If she had arrived with a re- him at that juncture to dwell too volver she had done so either for seriously upon such a theory-protection or else to murder him There was a disorder which no deliberately.
deal.
CANTON TROOPS READY TO
MOVE TO KWEICHOW
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man, unless he were a maniac or But if she'd planned deliberate] given to fits of ungovernable murder why was it that she hadn't to assist Kwelchow will be issued fury, could have created alone, ahot him when he'd stood at the
It spoke of a struggle.
It is reliably learned that orders
by the South-west Political Council, which will remain the highest Gov- Jernment authority for the Jeleven months. Reports circulated
foundation..
And then there were the ros? petals upon the floor-a few within next!
la foot of where the body lay; more
by the window.
TO-MORROW'S STORY
To-morrow's story will be "Cos I Treat Him Prop :," by Hedley Barker.
by the Nam Wah Yat Po and Wak Now, Lefry himself was rather Kiu Yat Po, Hong Kong vernacular papers, stating that a branch office fond of wearing a rose in his bot- tonhole, 80 he knew something of the Military Affairs Commission will be established here to direct about them; he knew that a man
must choose a small rose and, at door? It suggested that she had matters are Without military
that, see that it was little more merely threatened him. Why? He than in bud. These were the petals night, but a moment before, have According to Nanking reports, of a large, rose; & rose that had turned the lock of the door and put Marshal Chiang Kai-shek will very
opened almost fully, and a rose that the key in his pocket. Hadn't they Mr. Victor Hugo, manager of the likely appoint General Ho Ying could have been worn only by a had to force the door before they Oriental Theatre, does not merely ching, Minister of War, as Com-
woman. He was tontent for the were able to gain admission to the Officer of the anti- The following shareholders were wish his friends wealth at Christ-manding
moment, therefore, to pursue the room? Yes. But when they'd done also present: Messrs. T. M. Mitchell, mushe sends them some. This Communist forces in Kweichow, as M. E. Palili, F. M. Ellis, A..J. year his souvenir takes a form that he is a native of that province. No theory that the disordered room so they'd found the key on the seat Walters, H. J. M. de Figuereido, A. is both ingenious and delightful. It reply has meanwhile been received was a result of a struggle that had of a lounge chair. He frowned. taken place between Mastern and a However, he would take it all step Nissim, Leang Yau-cheung, P. C. is a card of quarto size, adorned from Nanking concerning the pro- Potts, F. Austin as attorney for with coloured photographs of Mr.posal of the South-west generals to woman. And looking around him, by step.
taking in every detail that caught Assuming that she had stood and A. J. David, Ling Man-I, II. R. and Mrs. Hugo, having inset belend an expedition into that neigh-
his eye, he endeavoured to recon-threatened him before the struggle, Sequeira, G. C. Moxon, P. M. N. da tween them a genuine specimen of houring province.
struct the scene.
what had happened next? Had Silva Snr., P. M. N. da Silva Jnr.. America's banknotes. with some ap-
Mastern defied her threatening at-
P. N. da Šilva, D. Elis as attorneypropriate original verses under- MARSHAL CHIANG CONSENTS for O. I. Ellis, H. Samuel, Chan neath. Others please copy! Sang-choo, C. M. da Silva, G. A.
Harriman, R. Pestonji, J. H.. Shaw, L. C. F. Bellamy, J. V. Braga, Lo Kai-wing, and K. C. Mök, | Chairman's Speech'
The Chairman in his speech said: It is much to be regretted that our Chairman, the Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga, is not able to preside at this moeting, but I am sure it is matter for general satisfaction that his health is steadily improving, 80 that we may hope he will, very shortly be quite himself again.
YUNNAN RISING COMMEMORATED
Solemn Ceremonial
In Canton
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The white door bore finger marks titude and hurled himself upon her? fresh, for around them the whole It was doubtful; the risk incurred; of the door was thinly covered with would be too great. If he had done!
“ ' It is stated that the Third Indust. He could see at once by the se; then why hadn't the woman shot
him there and then? dependent Division of the Canton
He could only think that Mastern
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units will also join the fourth and CLEANING UP RED had diverted her attention in such
REMNANTS
Facification Work In Kiangsi
MORE THAN 100 KILLED IN HSA-CHANG FIGHT
a way as to enable him to dash out his hand and send the revolver out of her grasp. Having done so, he would, obviously, have darted for- ward to pick it up; and in his haste; he had probably knocked over the companion cigarette and ash stand which now lay on the floor. But If that had happened, could the woman have been sufficiently strong to hurl herself upon him and pitch Canton, To-day..
him backwards? And would she The 2nd Division of the Kwang- tung 1st Army Corps, which is have been quick enough to regain
fifth divisions in the 'coming cam- paign against the Reds, The three divisions will start out for the West: in the middle of next month.
Kwangsi troops have already, Canton, To-day. reached Yungtsung and Hsiakiang, A service to commemorate the South-eastern Kweichow, in pursuit Yunnan uprising, as a result of of the Red bandits, who have es- which the attempted restoration gaped northward. They are re- of the monarch in China by Yuan ported to have gone above Chienho. | Before dealing with the A: Shih-kai was failed, was held in Although the Kweichow provincial counts, I should like to make re-the Chungshan Memorial Hall at forces are united against the Com- ference to the death of one of our o'clock on Christmas morning. muniat invaders, it is feared that Directors, Mr. Lo Cheung-shin, the over 1,000 people were present, they may storm Kweiyang, the pro- now carrying on pacification possession of the revolver? news of which was received with including representatives of Gov-vincial capital. general regret.
ernment organs and public-bodies.
The Gross Profit for the year Mr. Lin Yih-chung officiated and amounted to $1,246,927.04, ás made an opening speech. -Cen- against $1,134,690.02 for the pre:itral Press.
+
vious financial
After: year. charging Profit and Loss Account with Directors,' Auditors' and Con- sultants Fees,, Interest, Depre- ciation, etc., the Nett Profit stands | at $781,283.42.
There is very little of particular interest for me to report to you in
NEW LANDI PLANE RECORD
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Reuter cabled yesterday:—
CHINA'S SILVER POLICY
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work in South Kiangsi, is hasten- Lefry stood at the spot where! ing in clearing up the Commun-he Imagined that the woman must ist remnants. Troops have been have taken up her stand, and, going Isent to various localities to make through the actions as he supposed them to have happened, found, to ¡a search.
The Training Regiment of the his gratification, that his steps Division, which was despatched came within a foot of where the to Shou-cha-tong to search for body lay. His gratification was but Marshal Chiang Kai-shek, in a remnant outlaws, wiped out a short-lived, however, when he came special interview at Fenghua, cor-band numbering about 1,000 in to consider once more the question roborates Dr. Kung's statement. sa-chang on 22nd inst. In the of the key.
In order to meet the
present course of fighting, over 100 ban- If the woman had shot him sol connection with the year now under A world speed record for land silver shortage in Shanghai it is dits were killed, about 20 capsoon after he had locked the door, review. It has beca period rather aeroplanes was claimed by Delmotte freely reported that $20,000,000 of steady, satisfactory progress un Xmas Day. He believed he had worth of silver is being sent from than one of any spectacular develop-attained the speed of 502.455 kilo- Hong Kong to Shanghai.--Reuter.
ment.
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WIDOW BANISHEE RETURNS
Imetres an hour.
RETIRING AIMEE
The previous record was held by James Weddel, the American flier, who attained a speed of 400 kilo- metres an hour. Delmette's. new mark, however, is considerably less Aimee McPherson, America's
tured, and over 50 rifles taken. A she would, of course, take the key telegram has been received here from his pocket in order that she from General Yu Han-mow, Com-might make her escape. What, then, mander of the 1st Army Corps, was, it doing on the chair in the reporting the victory. Central locked room? Again, why had she Press.
[been so careless as to leave the room
in such a disordered state?
With a sigh of despair I sat down
TAILOR'S SHOP ROBBED
Twelve months' hard labour was than the seaplane record of 682.408 most públicized "hot gospeller," Charged with the theft of three the half-finished manuscript, and, imposed on Cheung Yuk, a widow kilometres an hour, which was set will retire from the active pas- yards of black satin cloth from the confronted-with-the-unique-experi who was charged with a breach of by Warrant Officer Agello, the Ita-torship of Angelus Temple in Los Man Kee tailor's shop at No. 19, Dance of having created a mystery the Deportation Ordinance, when lian ace, over Lake Garda on April Angeles according to an official Aguilar Street, Tsang Yuk Cheung which seemed beyond my own power she appeared before Mr. E.. I.10 last year.
announcement made yesterday, was sentenced to six weeks hard to solve and bring to any satisfac Wynne-Jones at the Central, Ma- Agello's record is equal to 423.76 The announcement also stated labour, when he appeared before tory conclusion. I sat back ex- gistracy this morning. Defendant miles an hour. The new land speed that she would leave shortly for Mr. E. I. Wynne-Jones at the Cen-haustedly in my chair. By now was banished for a period of 10 record is equal to 312.293 miles an the Far East on a tour of the tral Magistracy this morning. The years last July,
Thour.
cloth was valued at $4.50.
world.
group photograph taken at the European Y.M.C.A. Fancy Dresa Carnival last Saturday:
after more than an hour's futile concentration upon the mystery of Mastern's death-F was undertaini whether my original intention was that he should meet death by his own hand or not. But so far as that went, it did not seem to matter now the stage was so set, the whole thing so absolutely water- tight, as to disallow one
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With his body on my hands. I had, therefore, reached an impasse; and having reached an impasse and. most self-respecting author will sit and listen for any noise in the house sufficiently disquieting as to allow him to open his study door and demand in a stentorian voice: "How on earth do you expect me to work with all this noise going on?” Unfortunately, however, auch an op portunity did not present itself, determined to convert the present The house was completely hushed, subsidiary coins into standardized
(Continued, from. Page 1.) The Kwangtung authorities are,
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is now considered illegal by order of the Provincial Department of Finance here. ⠀ According to a ne
new rullag, any persons in Pakhof who accept French currency as legal Itender are subject to a fine and confiscation of the colonial bank. notes.
I might have died suddenly and no big, llars, so that Hong Kong In spite of the ban on Hong one would have come to me."·
banknotes wilf no longer be a Kong, banknotes in Canton, they Outside, It was just the same. If medium of exchange for foreign are legal tender in Shameen. Some only a gardener had been at work money and must be first converted shope, however, accept Canton
might have inquired why, he had into Hong Kong banknotes.
currency for general convenience. to mow the grass when I was
People In Fakhof are accustomed People prefer Hong Kong money busier than I'd ever been before, to use Baigon banknotes, instead of because it is not liable to sudden
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Chinese money, but auch payment depreciation.