HONG KONG BREWERS AND DISTILLERS HARD HIT
U.S. SILVER POLICY AND TARIFFS RESPONSIBLE RECONSTRUCTION CONTEMPLATED
The heavy loss of $137.992-89 incurred by the Hong Kong Brewers and Distillers. Ltd during the past year was chief- ly attributable to the insurmountable tariff walls raised by other countries, and the Silver policy of the United States which has raised the local exchange to an artificially high level, declared, the Chairman. Mr. S. IL Dodwell at the An nual General Meeting held at the Company's offices to-day.
The Chairman was supported by the Hon. Sir William Shenton. Director, Mr. J. H. Ruttonjec. Managing Director, and Mrs. E. M. Barrett. Secretary; while Messrs. D. H. Blake V. I Treskin. C. Champkin and M. A. Johnson, represented the gen eral body of shareholders.
In his review of the year. the namely that it is considered a
desirable at home that British Chairman said:
"Before dealing with them. IfColonies should foster industries should like to express the Board's (which will interfere with the ex-
STHE CHINA MALLS WEDNESDAYS JUNE
reatiew's income in anticipation
of her coming visit. /to- her new husband's estate. This is Com "teas Bab's latest picture..
To-day's Short Story?
HEROES OF INISHOOLE
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was an innocent locking and his pen brothers and sisters path. There was a stone came out to admire him wall on one side of it, draped Ill settle that old lad with the with blackberry vines. The pair of scrawny cows," said he other side of it was Peter Hur-Í. If he comes up on this path ever ley's half-acre field.
again I'll wrap his dirty beard Beyond it lay the bit of rough around his neck and choke him pasture land belonging to Old with it”:
Martin Lynch.
road
It is possible that the fumes at
When Martin wanted to take his the whisky he drank at his Danish tax officials are gather-two thin cows to grass he could father's wake were still fiaming in ing data on Countess – Barbara - drive them across Peter's path, or his head. He stood there on the Hutton Mdivani... Hangwitz-Be- ja long mile round by the high crest of the hill and shouted out
his threats to the whole world. the For four generations
The neighbours in the valley families of Hurley and Lynch had came out of their houses to listen. quarrelled about the path The They hurried to tell Martin Lynch Hurleys said it was their private what the boy was saying, but old property. The Lynches declared Martin only spat into the fire to it, both in theory and practice, a jahow his stoma of so young and jright of way. -
inconsiderable a foe. *
RURAL MATTERS
IN PRUSSIA
Discussion Of Future Programme
Old Martia had fought, Peter
When Peter found his threats
Hurley's father for the path many were having no effect he grew la time while Peter was still in his more violent... iwooden cradle
It was a fine March morning. When John Harley died Peter The sky over the Island was high was stripling of eighteen. The and bine, with tall white clouds
resret, which I sun stre that you port trade of the home manufac! PROPOSALS SUBMITTED *** day after the funeral he strode out built up in one corner of it. The!
will all share, at the death of Mr.turer, it is surely strange that the
J. P. Warren, who up to the time Government of the Straits Settle-
of his departure from the Colourments should grant preference to:
in May last year, had been our their Breweries. The local Strait Sh
REICH MINISTER
-CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL C
Berlin, To-day. Chairman since the Company's in product only bags 7/10ths of the The Prussian State Comell ception. His sound judgment, re-duty on imported British Beer met at Potsdam yesterday un- General Hermann sourcefulness and practical advice which in its turn pays slightly less der the chairmanship of the proved invaluable in surmounting than imported foreign beers. This Premier, the many dificulties which arose preference undoubtedly assists the Goering, in order to discuss the future form to be taken by the in the earlier stage of our exist- Straits breweries in securing a
rural communities in the Third Reich. His mantie descended upon footing in the Hong Kong market.
Exchange Obstacle me and I regret to say that, fu-
"Should the Hong Kong Govern- stead of diminishing, our difficul- ties bave increased as unhappily only too denced
ence.
Interest charges од
I
is ment's attitude be based on the
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The Minister without port- folio. Herr Kerr submitted proposals for the enlargement
of the house like a warrior in a sea was so quiet you could hardly fairy tale, brandishing an ash bear the waves breaking" "against plant over, his head. His mother the cliffs of the Dun. There were a few primroses under the shelter of the blackberry vines, and the brown earth of the field was turn- led ready for the potato sowing.
WORLD PEACE EFFORTS
Local League Society's Poster Contest
HANDSOME PRIZES
Young Peter ran across the field and grasped the handles of the plough in a kind of fury. He drove, the shares deep before him and quicker than any champion in amatch of skill plongbed the space between himself and the
"Jesus, Mary and Joseph!” cried his mother, "he is plonghing up
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out
Robert Ho Tung, Kt. LL.Dy and easy breath up the steep road, the Rt. Rev., the Bishop of Hong picking from the walls as he went Kong The judges will consist two limestone rocks.
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well eri-belief that a brewery in Hors of the rural communities as a In order to stimulate interest path. The hard, trodden ground uneconomic propogi result of his recent journeys in the effort of the League of stopped him for an instant, then by the heavy loss Kong is an
retion because we can buy British undertaken through Germany Nations to secure World Fence, be knotted up his shoulders in a which of $137.992.89.
on the beer just as cheaply the argument in this connection at the re- the League of Nations Society of mighty effort and sent the shining. gret to say is shown years working. Of this amount only holds while exchange is at 3 quest of General Goering. Sup Hong Kong has decided to hold blade right over to the staggling
our Bank high level Had exchange remain-plementary reports were sub- Poster Competition. The com- blackberries. overdraft and depreciation accounted anywhere near the level it was mitted by the Civil Governor petition will be divided into two when the Brewery project was and the district leader Herr sections; one open to all and one for all bat $29.317.54.
the started, we could have supplied the Kube, who dealt especially with for students of local schools. In the path. Then, because she had "The fortunes, or rather misfortunes, of our Company, pre-Colony with very much
cheaper the position of the eastern each case three prizes are offer already endured the sorrow of her husband's death, and the path was sent a striking example of the beer than that imported from any frontier provinces of Prussia, grievous harm which industry and where else except perhaps Japan. while the Minister of Interior
The poster must, in addition a useful short cut to the town of "Whatever the Government's of the Reich, Dr. Frick, explain-to being artistic, contain some Inishoole, she put her apron over SomnercE in this Colony have! suffered firstly from the deter reasons may be. I regret that it ed the main lines along which expression of the idea of inter- her head and began to weep.
clear that the only the question would be further inational peace; must not exceed The neighbours ran and called mination of practically every na-now seems
1,000 square 'nches, nor be less to Martin Lynch to come tion in the world to live within quarter from which we can hope pursued.
The session was concluded by than 400 square inches in size quickly, young Peter was plough- itself and shut out its neighbours for preference is from the Public
General Goering pointing out The entry should be sent to Missing the path. products by means of insurmount for the Colony.
"I am not a believer in support that the information gathered!
M. Baxter, Lane Crawford Ltd. Old Martin rose from the fire- able tariff walls, and secondly by
Silver policy of the Uniteding Home Industries at all costs, by Herr Kerri in the course of
од or before October 15. Sir side and, shading his eyes with| bates, which has raised our ex but in this case it seems to me that his journeys was particularly Robert Ho Tung has donated a his hand, looked up at the sunlit
To valuable. and that it change to an entirely artifcial and special circumstances apply.
He was a short, thick man withị- abnormally high level and one un-use a vulgar expression the Colony was now a matter of finding up, called the Ho Tung Peace hill His anger came quickly, dreamed of when the Brewery is getting it in the neck from which of the various forms of Cup, for this competition.
The competition is being held the strength of an animal în his At that most every quarter. She is too administration now in
use in ander the distinguished patron- sinewy arms. Though he was old project was initiated. time Exchange was in the neigh-small to hit back and in conse Germany was the best suited
age of Lady Southom, 0.3.E, Sir he went with unfaltering feet and YOU CAN'T POSITIVELY AFFORD TO MISS. bourhood of 1/31. When the ma-quence her citizens and her indus- for the rural communities chinery was contracted for in tries, including the Brewery, are Trans-Ocean Service. sterling, exchange was still about passing through what can only be the same level, but it was decided described as very critical times
and I maintain the decision was times, indeed, in which I feel that not without, its merits-that the should all stand together. wisest course would be to leare the therefore confidently appeal to the
Young Peter tried to drive the fixing of the exchange as long as Public for increased support.
Miss E. Turbett, of the Diocesan possible in order to minimise the This can be given at no extra cost Girls' School, reports a theft of
plough once more across the path, the at all, for during this year we have $30 from her room at the school.
but an outcropping boulder met risk of fluctuation between
made for the made two reductions in our prices.
the blade and the plough refused to time payment was
move Baffled, he wrestled with plant and the time operations com-These now work out, after allow
The body of Chan Yik, the ing for returned empty bottles, at
it, then in a blind passion; swung Chinese youth who disappeared menced.
$14.06 per case of 12 piuts, and whilst bathing in a pool in Bowen
it round and drove it between the Export Out Of Question
$15.16 per case of 48 quarts. For Road on Monday afternoon,
|strutting" legs of his foezi Ola "Unfortunately no sooner had beer of first quality brewed from recovered yesterday and removed
Martin fell heavily. He rose with this decision been made than the the finest malt and bops, it must I to the public mortuary.
The Minister of Health. Sir Blood on his face. The sight of silver market and exchange took a think be admitted that these prices!
Kingsley Wood, speaking at the him frightened Peter, and he took violent downward course. Feople are low, when it is remembered
A 70-year-old Chinese work that there need be no seriety to him quietly enough
Guildhall, London, yesterday, said the first blows that were coming began to talk of a sixpenny dollar that they include duty.
Appre Tang Fung Chi,
was accidently with the result that the payment cisting as I do the sporting in knocked down by lorry No. 2450, about water supplies this year- When he began to resist be for the plant was covered at stincts of the Hong Kong Public, driven by Hon Chenng in Pokfu The Reservoirs were now full, and found he was powerless to beat 111⁄2d almost the lowest rate on refuse to believe that we shall aplats Road near Third Street Fee need be no apprehension so far as man. They caught him again and evan, with a dry summer, there of the heary hands of the old record, for soon after came Eug-peal to them in vain.
terday afternoon. The woman re- Land's abandonment of the Gold
Cloudiness Overcome ceived slight injuries to the left urban areas were concerned again until he was down on the Standard, which automatically "During the period under review side of her body and face, and was Since the war about £10,000,000 ground crying for mercy." raised the rate to 1/3d. When we we unfortunately had a good deal admitted to the Government Civi had been spent on improving water. It is said among the neighbours were ready to commence market of trouble by reason of some of Hospital
conditions in the rural areas and that Peter would have been killed ing our beer locally the rate had our beer going cloudy. It is ex-
there had been recently an add that time if his mother had not risen to 1/4; and to-day, thanks to tremely difficult to prevent non- Hong Kong rainfall for the 24tional grant of £1,000,000 to assist emerged from her apron and ham- America, it is nearly two and one chemically treated beer becoming hours ending at 10 am to day was
the schemes --British - Wireless half times higher than the rate at bazy in a humid tropical climate 0.04 inch. The total since January Service which we paid for the plant. Ex-Every precaution was taken with 1 has been 28.12 inches, as against port is now quite out of the ques- our pasteurising plant to obviate an average of 36.14 inches.
tion and the cheaper dollar price this possibility, but unfortunately,
of all imported beer has of course it failed
I
LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES
STRAL
This defect, how The world-famous Polish necessitated a big reduction in our ever, has now been remedied, and pianist, Arthur Rubinstein, who prices
acting on the advice of the lead arrived in Hong Kong yesterday "Nobody could have foreseen ing Brewing Besearch Institu- by the ss Tjinega from these violent finctuations, which tions, we are satisfed that the has arranged to give a recital at curely due to outside in- difficulty has been effectively over the Hong Kong Hotel on Friday at finences and world economic con- come, and that there is now no bet 19.20 pm
ter or purer beer of its kind brewed
you, we in the
ask all who
of Sir William Shenton, Mr. M. K. Lo, Lady Follock and Mr. A. N. Macfadyen
WATER SUPPLY IN BRITAIN
No Need For Anxiety
This Year
London, to-day.
BRITISH REVENUE FIGURES
Slight Rise Shown In Exchequer Returns
“Put down that implement or II strew your Lew brains (around |you," he rosred, lifting the stones
to throw
pered Martin from behind by twisting a stick between his knees and tripping him -
Even so, it was a Peter got
besting
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