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H.K FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. LTD.
Satisfactory Year Reported
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
A very satisfactory account was presented at the annual general meeting of the Hong "Kong Fire Insurance Co., Ltd| which was held this morning in the Board Room of Messrs. Jar- dine, Matheson and Co., and which was presided over by the Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson, Chair- man of the Consulting Commit- tec.
He was supported, by Mr. C. Bernard Brown. Mr. L. Dunbar, Sir Robert Ho Tung, Mr. Felix A. Joseph, Mrs. T. E. Pearce, Mr. J. H. Taggart and Mr. S. T. Williamson (Consulting Com- mittee) and Mr. C. Hall (Sedre-] tary),
The following shareholders] were also present: - Messrs. J. Fleming, D. V. Steavenson, S. H. Ross, M. K. Lo, Man Hin Lo. N. V. A. Croucher and E. M. Raymond.
Chairman's Speech
The Chairman in his speech to] the shareholders said:
"Your General Managers and Consulting Committee are pleased | to be able to place before you suchļ a satisfactory Account as that for the year 1938, now under review,
the more particularly so when
is taken into consideration that the
THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, - MARCH 29, 1935
The heavy responsibility of protecting Bruno Richard Haupt- mann from being killed by other prisonern, suicide, or mob violence, until the State kills him, now rests upon Mark O. Kimberling, the newly named Head Keeper at New Jersey State I'rison.
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He and
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whole world is at present in a most CORRESPONDENCE.
perplexing state. Nothing is more
sensitive to depression than in- surance, for it is to commerce that
we look for our revenue, und, cons: ditions of "dearth" are quickly reflected in our accounts...
Police Reserve
Entertainment
AT REGISTRY Miss Kay Married
To Mr. Ng
To-day's Short Story.
POT OF GOLD
By Michael
'essier
was a small town and it grinned his snaggled yellow teeth wasn't long until, practically looked like snake's fangs. everyone in it knew John I ain't got it yet" ho said, "and Hammer had bought a two if I do it won't be more'n two, dollar lottery ticket Some e of three hundred thousand."
the people thought it was a That was a kick. To think of old shame for him to waste money John Hammer having two, three like that, poor as he was and all hundred thousand dollars. It was The others thought it WAB kick to think of him having! funny.
moren two, three dollars: He never "Hey, John," they said, hear had more'n a quarter at a time in you're a millionaire or thereabouts his pockets, and nobody'd ever seen What you going to do with all the him spend even that much... money, John7"
His wife did the spending and all John was a little old guy with the store-keepers hated to see her scrubby, grey whiskers, and nobody come in. She'd baggle an had ever paid enough attention to over five cents worth of onions and him to kid him before. He didn't they say she didn't buy fresh meat get mad. He seemed to enjoy be more'n once a week. ing noticed.
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He rubbed his chin and when he
WHAMPOA HARBOUR
WORKS
Survey Completed WHARF CONSTRUCTION TO BE PUT IN HAND
hour
She was a little old woman with. a face that looked like it'd been cut out of a dusty boot.
The fellows that kidded John Hammer the day he bought the lottery ticket know how tight his wife was and they joked with him about that, too."
"Oh, boy, wait until you get home, John," they said. "The old lady'll just naturally tear the can off you Wait until she hears you. spent two bucks for a lottery ticket. Boy, oh, boy!"
worried
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Canton, To-day. The Provincial Board of Con- John seemed kind of servancy has been fast proceed-about that part of it but he tried ling with its plan of developing not to let on.
Whampoa as a commercial port, "Why should she get sore at me and the construction of the spending two little dollars when I Whampoa harbour, since its ap- got a chance of winning maybe two, The wedding took place this proval by the South-west Polith three hundred thousand?" he asked. work "How else could L'ever get that afternoon at the Registry Office cal Council. The survey "That the outturn for 1933 is-so)
of Miss Sophie Gladys Kay and is finished, and the registration much money?"*** Te the Editor, "China Mail""}
"Yes, but what if you don't win?"; favourable is due partly to the
Sir, I shall be much obliged if Mr. Stanley George Ng, a wire of land, is nearing completion.
It is learned that the Board is they said. "What then? A million continued support of our many
now ready to carry out the con-people buy those lottery tickets and friends and partly to the fact that you will kindly allow me a space in leas operator employed in the the percentage of proft was more your paper to acknowledge my Chinese Army at Kiangsi.
The bride was given away by struction of the warehouses and they can't all win?
"I know," John said, "but one of then usually high; bumper results hearty thanks to the following ladies
The total 'em wins and it might as well be cannot be expected every year and und gentlemen who have given their her mother. Mrs. R. T. Kay, wharves, and the extension of
ig estimated at
over me." a review of our past Reports and voluntary services to the Dramatic while her sister, Mrs. A. A. Gill, the Whampoa Road,
bridesmaid, and Mr. cost
$5,000,000.-Central Press.
The race the lottery was Accounts will show how prosperity Entertainment given by the Chinese acted as
wasn't for three months and after. Company of the Hong Kong Police W. Lee as bestman. appears to run in cycles.
At 8 p.m. a reception will be
a while the fellowa got tired of "During the
propitious Reserve at the King's Theatre on the held at the Tai Wah Restaurant. more have taken the oppor- night of March 28, which proved to Prince Edward Road, Kowloon,
kidding John. John started buying times, we
the paper, and looking in the sports tunity to strengthon our Reserves be a great success. to the point where they now stand, Our thanks are particularly due to wid tomorrow the happy couple
page for news about the sweep takes. He was surprised they didn't carry much on it. He'd never heard of the race before, but on now that he had a ticket on it he thought it was the most important thing in the world.
which renders them more than Mr. Ma Sze Tsang, Misses Tam Lan adequate for the volume of bust-Hing and Wal Shiu Fong and
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will leave for Canton their honeymoon.
Among those present at the
CATHEDRAL LOSS.
Dean And Organist Both
ness that we transact and which Messrs. Fung Sing Tsang Pun Yat ceremony were: Mr. and Mrs. Leaving Colony”
aug-On, Fung Harp Wan and Lo Man R. T. Kay, Mr. and Mrs. A. G. -- we find it most difficult to ment in these. highly competitive Woon, and all the other artists who Gill, Mr. Ng Ting-piu, and Mr. days. In 1928, my predecessor took part in the performance.. and Mrs. W. Lee.
I also wish to thank all those in this chair made an appeal to Shareholders to afford the Com. friends and well wishers who so en- pany a full measure of their sup-thusiastically supported the enter port. I now renew that appeal tainment which made it financially: and ask for all the assistance you a great success.
T. 0. T'so can give us.
(Chairman of the Committee) VAGRANCY CHARGE
Premium Income Less "The premium income for the year, now being considered, which| atands at $1,522,640,06, averages but poorly with these for the five. previous years, but this result is! merely the natural sequence to pour trade and the higher exchange «i which sterling has been taken for A charge of vagrancy was pre-
1928.
Briton To Be Sent To Mauritius
Q. A. A. Macfadyen.
EUROPEAN LADY DRIVER CHARGED
Lincolns Private The Complainant
1.
on
The Colony will shortly be los ing two well-known figures in the Very Reverend Dean Swann and About three days before the race Mr. Frederick Mason. The Cathe he got so excited he could hardly | dral Council is organising a pre-work. He didn't mention the lot sentation and has circularised tery to the fellows, but they found members of the Cathedral congre-out that was what was on his mind gation.
when he walked into Danny Ken- Subscriptions to the presenta ner's automobile agency and looked tion funds (limited to 85 in each over the new cars.
"Shall I wrap one up for you?" case) will be gladly received by Mr. A. Brearley, Manager, of the Danny asked him, kidding like.
At the instance of Private R. Weavy, of the Lincolnshire Re- Chartered Bank, Lieut-Comdr. Old John didn't crack a smile, giment, Mrs. Roffey, of the Uni- F. T. Boswell, R. N. or Mr. P. S. "I dunno," he said. "I always
versity of Hong Kong, was aum-Cassidy, of Messrs John D. Hut thought I'd like to have an auto- moned before Mr. W. Schofield at chinson and Co., or may be paid mobile, but I dunno yet." the Central Police Court this
Danny figured maybe John'd in- morning for driving car No. 1849 in direct to the Chartered Bank
of India. The presentations will herited some money or something.
the purpose of our accounts as on ferred against Louis Maxime, without due care and caution in the December 31 last; it is the British subject, at the Central Upper Albert Road, on March 7, be made at a reception to be held so he gave him a sales talk. highest since the close of the year Magistracy this morning before Mr. at 12.40 p.m.
in the Cathedral Hall on Monday, "It sounds mighty Interesting," Mrs. Roffey pleaded not guilty, April 8 at 5.80 p.m. tes being ser- John said, "but I can't say just "The ratio of losses works out at It was stated that defendant came and the case was adjourned untlived from 4.54 pm.
now. Maybe I'll let you know after 41.42 per cent., as against 50.81 per here in 1983, but later went to the Monday morning.
Friday tent, for the year 1932, while that country: He returned here some- for expenses fell from 47.54 pertime ago and was under the care of cent., to 43.64 per cent, for 1933; St. John's Cathedral and the Bene- the percentage of profit resulting volent Society. was 14.94 per cent.
"Against the above mentioned of Detention, pending being sent improvement in working results, I back to Mauritius.
He was committed to the House
would call to your notice a fall, of) weng
over $75,000 in interest, as com-
MEETING WITH STALIN
ARRANGED TO-DAY
(Continued from Page 1)
SIR J. SIMON RETICENT ON BERLIN VISIT
It took a little while for Danny to figure out that John was shop- ping for a car on the hopes he'd win the lottery. Then he beat. It out into the main street, laughing and **** (Continued from Page 1). telling everybody about it. When In these circumstances it will be the fellows got hold of the story obviously undesirable to make a full they started kidding John again. terchange of opinion between Mr. statement as to the position still "Hey, John," they gald, "hear pared with the previous year, and $87,223.78 to Reinsurance Fund. Eden and his (Litvinoff'a) col-under investigation. Unauthorised you're going to buy an automobile. would explain that this is almost In making this recommendation leagues would be a fruitful con- speculations such as have appeared Will you speak to us when you get entirely due to the various Loan with regard to the continuation of tribution to this work.
in some quarters should be disre your money, John? What you go- MR. EDEN'S REPLY Conversions that have taken place the payment of a bonus of $1 per
ing to do with the rest of It? at Home and which have resulted in share (it can no longer be termed Mr. Eden, in reply, emphasised garded.
I may say, however, that in the
"Maybe you won't think you're so a shrinkage in our interest from an "Exchange" Bonus) your general that the purpose of his visit was sterling investment of almost exact-managers and committee have felt purely exploratory, but marked course of the two days' conversation fumy after Friday he sai ly on third. There is likewise the that as the year 1988 has turned out a notable and, he trusted, hope with Herr Hitler that the European On Friday John was as nervous factor of exchange. which at 1/8d., so satisfactorily, it is only equitable ful landmark in - Anglo-Russian problem, in relation to Germany, as a cat. He hardly paid any." as against 1/5%d, has caused yet a that the shareholders should particl- relations. further contraction in our sterling pate; however, they wish it to be Interest, when expressed in local quite clearly understood that should currency, interest from silver exchange continue to rise and busi- securities has risen by over $23,000. ness to fall away, there can be no
Working Account.
alternative but to discontinue this. “The balance at credit of the additional $IQU
The British Government's foreign policy was based on the League of Nations and it was great gain when Russian took her place at -- Genöva,
was reviewed and that all the topics tion to his work at all and he mentioned in the London com watched the clock for the tim munique of February 3 were could leave his Job, Than brought under discussion. A con around the local newspaper siderable divergence of opinion be- came out. It didn't have anyt tween the two Governments was rein it about the raca.rja õht vealed by the conversations, but the with the editor about not print Peace was also the prime ob result of the meeting was undoubt the news and then went down to working account for 1984 m $628,- "All the reserves are in a sound ject of the foreign policy of the edly valuable in that both sides were station to wait for the 214.01, an increase of $82,743.82 position, as will be seen from a com- United Kingdom and he was con- able clearly to understand their, res. The fellow get wind of over the carry forward for 1988, parison of the balance sheet with ident that it must also be the peotive points of view & process in was doing and they after twelve months working. It is those of former years. The Assets foreign policy of the Soviet and dispensable to any further pro- the station - to je early yet to venture an opinion as as expressed in sterling shows all the other great nations, as gress, in topky John tore at the to the ultimate result of this account increase of close on £50,000 whereas long as their main purpose was Asked if any of the conversations papers that but, granted normal conditions, we in local currency there is a decrease the advance in prosperity of their that had taken place, haye every reason to hope that it of approximately $940,000, this lat" people, pres
will prove to be satisfactory, ter being the result of the rise in
The surplus to be dealt with at exchange of which I have alre
this meeting: 152 $627,
balance of Account 1988,
the made ment
Staff BenuN
Lumira a place within the next 10 or 11 days; fell Referring to the coming meet would alter the
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