THE CHINA HÁIL WEDNESDAY,
1934
LANE, CRAWFORD'S MEETING
N
Capital Increase And Reorganisation
SUPREMACY IN BAKERY
PRODUCTS
ASSURED
Extraordinary General Meeting of the shareholders -ot |
A Lane, Gawford. Ltd. was held in Exchange, Building at
noon to-day, for the purpose of re-organising the Company, and increasing the authorised capital to $1,000,000.
In order that the Company should continue to maintain its supremacy in bakery products, it was decided to replace the exist- ing plant with more up-to-date apparatus
Supporting the Chairman. Sir William Shenton, were the following Directors: Mr. J. H. Taggart, Mr. E. J. Davis. Mr. E. M. Raymond and Mr. A. W. Brown, the manager and secretary. while the general body of shareholders were represented by Messrs. C. B. Brown, O. F. Ribeiro, jnr, A. M. d'Eca, F. H. Barrie and P. H. Suckling-
The Chairman addressed the bodied in the resolutions, and shareholders as follows: "Gentle-there is little left for me to add men, The explanatory note attach-in relation thereto.
ed to the notice. convening this "I would, however, state that as meeting gives a comprehensive a result of the investigations car- resume of the main reasons which ried out in conjunction with the actuated your Directors in re- Company's auditors, your Board! commending the reorganisation of have come to the conclusion that the Company's capital as em- the following writing down of
Assets is necessary?—
SHANGHAI
SWIMMERS END
+
Fixed Assets
1) Bakery and Cold Stor-
age Plant
$ 16,528.42
THEIR VISIT (2) Fixtures and Fittings 20,473.90
Departure For North This Morning`
TWO MEMBERS REMAIN
FOR SHORT HOLIDAY
The Shanghai Interport swimming
team
(3) Restaurant Utensils,
Tracks and
ethe (4) Motor Cyclés
Stock Diminution caused by ob solescence, deterioration and rise in exchange
Max Baer, movie star, radio and night club entertainer and former world heavyweight bax-~- ing champion, declared that he would leave the ring if Joe Louis beat him, and so one of the most amazing pugilists of all time passes into the pages of history. Here you see Baer after he had won his title from Carnera, demonstrating his technique to a girl friend (top middle), in the ring (left), making up for the screen (top right), az a bon vivant (right bottom) and as himself (centre bottom).
MAX BAER KNOCKED OUT BY LOUIS
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BAER HAMMERED ON ROPES
manently the colour tine in all Louis bopes to erage per-
PHENOMENAL RISE
divisions.
to people like Baer.
To-day's Short Story
YOU
THE PIN TABLE
By Roland Wild
remember the Ericson might have been awful if it had Murder Trial I was cover-happened. It was all right of ing it for the "Planet," and it course, about the story, but not was very nearly the last assign- quite so good about the suburban, ment I had for that or for any who didn't get a cocktail because other newspaper. You know how I was buy writing the new story it is, there are men they get in about the principles of English the dock for murder whom you justice. believe, just looking at them, to
The office didn't like it much.
have murdered not only because but when I got back it was ad they had to. but because mitted that Ericson had been lucky they wanted to... Jack Ericson in having possibly the only jury looked like that cruel and in Great Britain that believed ruthless and contemptuous.every word uttered by Sammy There was not one of us in the Vose.
crowded Press box who did not certainly pointed the right way The dead man's feet had swear that he'd done it.
The evidence was pretty damn by of the "element of doubt” had for him. And the good old stand- ing and, except for a minor point polled it off again.
scored by Sammy Vose (Sir Sammel Arbuthnot Vose, KC), it best exclusive of the year for the If I hadn't just pulled off the didn't seem that anything could "Planet" the acquittal of Jack save Ericson
from the gallows might well have meant my own When he give evidence, the Crown chewed him to pieces. His salaried toil. But I still felt my- release from a life of inadequately life, at that moment, seemed self justified in anticipating his worth about one week's salary-tory, in spite of the girl who was And this being so, and me having the real reason for it. And when, made the acquaintance of a young woman of the best
a year later, I ran across Ericson was due for cocktails at the hotel find out whether there was really suburb who again, curiosity made me try to
lieve in clowing and leaves that before dinner, I saw no reso any possibility of dim being in- why for once the "Pianer's" star nocent of the murder of the man crime writer should not *
medal or two for intelligent anti-
who had been his benefactor and ̈ employer.
He
was given
once by Panlino!
earn a
It was a fine
TO-MORROW'S STORY
To-morrow's story will be "Written In The Sand,” by Edmund Snell
His rise has indeed been phenomenal one and a
great credit to the coloured race, and cipation. I wrote the story of his his name will be recalled along-receiving the death sentence, com side those of other famed fighters plete with black cap details, while the pugilistic popularity of co-such as Jack Johnson, Harry, Sammy was making his final 19,273.95
lefts and rights to the head in a loured heavyweights.
Wills, Gus Langford and others. speech, with one hurricane rush
ear cocked for Happy-go-lucky Sam Langford 2,023:47
Baer, who was now in a poor and Harry Mills were denied the Max Baer's ring history has either, making great play with the
Max Baer
anything bright Sammy might way, went down from a terrific right to compete for the heavy been just as phenomenal as that "element
think up. He didn't do so badly, $58,300.74 left-hook for a count of nine, but weight championship because
was still very game, waving
to the unfortunate effect on public he clowned his way through the ge said a long piece about the of of his negro opponent, only that seemed to notice in the evidence, of doubt" which he the crowd at the count of
two opinion of Jack Johnson's life majority of his bouts whereas the principles of English justice There could be no actual bene- 342,005.52 from a sitting position.
outside of the ring while he was negro fought with all he knew. Louis now had the fight well champion. $400,306.26 in hand and sent his rival to the
and got quite worked up about it, of course, in finding out if Baer's record number of fights that small point about the position the jury had been wrong. Eric- comprising "Our bakery and cold storage boards for a count of four, again Mr. John Huxley, Manager, and plant is old and out of date, and with a left-hook.
to date is 50, of which he has won of the dead man's feet. I put a son could have written and print- President of the Shanghai if the Company is to maintain its
42; 31 via the knock-out route and bit in about his magnificented the whole story of how he Amateur Swimming Associa-position of supremacy in bakery continually jabbing
The fourth round saw Louis
11 on points. » tion. Messrs. W. Ward, J. Dearn, products and cope with the
battle and it was lucky I did so bumped the old man off, with dia- Baer with W. Humber. T. Britton. E. Welzquirements for further cold stor appeared to be afraid to open out.menal. He rose from the lowly when he was outpointed by James jury, the ashen face of the con-
re-powerful
the greatest But the majority of my story was Louis's rise has been pheno-shock of his life eight weeks ago of course, about the solemn-faced grams and foot-notes, without in- hooks and the latter W. Wagner, Sie Bok-kien and age facilities, it is essential' that Kan Yee-kit, left the Colony up-to-date plant should
preliminary ranks to one of the J. Braddock at the Long Island tenned man, the awful cerethe law. But being interested in carring any risk to himself. Once be ac- this morning for Shanghai by quired in the near future-
The Negro then landed a very leading contenders in six months Bowl arena and thus lost a fight of the black cap
acquitted, always innocent. That's the ss. President Cleveland.
hard punch
to the stomach and restoring the breath of life to for the first time in three year story, though I say it myself men's minds, that being, I sup "The amounts proposed to be followed this up with a left, There was a very large gather written off Fixtures and Fittings, right and left to the head, to force troit as he roared along. He has occasions,
the business of Chicago, and De- 趄
Baer has been beaten on seven Then, when the jury, retired, I pose, my job, I had often thought ing of friends to bid them hon Restaurant Utensils, etc., will Baer on to the ropes, where he however, to thank the boxing.de Uzcudun, the Basque woodchop to the office with function of private laugh about it some- toyage, among those present being reduce these assets to what your hammered him with both fists.
retired, too, and phoned the story about how be felt, whether he had Mr. W. Lawrence, captain of the directors and auditors consider to
pression for the chance given per, and by the late Ernie Schaaf to go ahead till history had work times, whether he was grateful Colony team, Messrs. W. F. Kerr, be reasonable present-day valces. from lip
The American was bleeding him. W. J. Wagstaff. F. F. Lenfestey,
́and nose, and Louis It was the scarcity of sizable
ed out according to plan.
for the curious accident that had representing the VR.C. Commit-
continued to jolt Baer's head with parses that brought opponents The greatest fight of his career Well, as everyone knows, his saved his life, or whether he had left jabs, after which he floored like Stanley Poreda, Charlie Mas-was in the early part of last year tory let me down. The solemn-kidded himself into believing › him with a stinging right Baer, sera, Lee Ramage. Patsy Perroni when he technically knocked out faced jury gave Ericson the vertroe had found to be the auth
what the twelve good men and Looking Forward To Next Year value of Stocks will, I feel sure, face, managed to rise to one mee enclosure with him. It was that he had accounted for Mar because he didn't sentence him, table saloon I was spending a The matter of reduction in with blood streaming down his and Nattie Brown into the same heavyweight title Previous to judge's voice as he sentenced him, Primo Camera, for the world's dict. There was no break in the Mr
The ad- but was unable to beat the count against them that he built his re-
-Reuter
putation.
Schmeling the German heavy- and the awful ceremony Three years ago they might weight contender. via the same have side-stepped such a deadly hitting negro lad
Since his rise to fame as the Ernie' Owens Town Heeney champion, Baer has been featured) Jack Van Noy in many a sensational affair, his Jose Santa It was on the night of July 4, most recent Being his marriage to Les Kennedy 1931, that Louis made his bow as a waitress, following his long Arthur De Kah
Johnny Risko a money fighter by knocking out escapade with Mary Kirke Brown, Tom Loughran Jack Kracken in 2 minutes at the society debutante. Beacon's Arena, a small place in
Johnny Risko He has taken part in several Paulino Uzczdun the heart of Chicago's black belt, film productions and will be red
For this he received $50. On membered as having been
Walter Cobb December 15 he tapped the bill at starred with Myrna Loy in The Ty Griffith
Paul Swiderski the Chicago Stadium, where he Prize Fighter and the Lady," King Levinsky stopped Lou Ramage in eight which was a huge success, “ rounds, and collected more than HOPING FOR COMEBACK $4,000
Ever since his terrific fight with The Stadium is the world's Braddock, Baer has been nursing a largest Indoor Boxing Arena It hope for a comeback, and this was more than two thirds full was his great chance. and it was nobody but the young
Baer told Press reporters re-
tee, E. M. Marques, and others.
Stock Redundancy
Huxley said that he and be readily appreciated. the team had had a very enjoyable verse conditions of trade obtain- time and were looking forward tomg in the Colony for some time next year when they hoped to re- past have materially affected the new the many friendships they spending power of had made in the Colony.
the public Consequently stocks Mr. Noel Hammond, the Shang-turned over at the normal rate, Have not hai captain, did not travel with and redundancy has resulted. In the team and is leaving for a short addition to this there has been stay in Canton tonight. Mr. diminution in the value of stock Archie Logan, another member of on hand owing to a considerable the team, is also spending a few rise in exchange since the date of days in the Colony and will return purchase. north by the President Coolidge.
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DISTINGUISHED CROWD New York, earlier. On a perfect summer eve-. ring, with a cool breeze, the streets surrounding the stadium were crammed with а mass of slowly moving bumanity.
Long before the start of the first preliminary the ringside was filled with celebrities, including President Roose- velt's son John and almost every living boxing champion, members of the British Ryder Cup team, and scores of film stars who have arrived specially from Hollywood, in- cluding George Raft, Wallace Beery and Mary Pickford. Reuter-
LOUIS WEDS
Three hours before the fight Louis married Miss Marva Trotter, a pretty negress of Harlem Reuter.
Joe Louis
JULY 4. DEBUT
route.
GREATEST TRIUMPH
co-
1931-
1932
Tom Heeney Ernie Schaaf King Levinsky
Max Schmeling
Primo Camera
1933
1934
Key to abbreviations losty D, draw, E,
just
I saw him in a West End pin-
few coins to while away half an hour before a film first night. That was no job for a crime in
K 3vestigator, but a man has to fill K2 in his evenings somehow.
K 8
10
As I went in, I saw a "Yand”” man playing the Subway game in
10 a bored kind of way. He couldn't
W 10 play it, anyway, but there was s
10 mirror on the wall in which he 10 could see the saloon.
20
"Play for a pint, Joe?" I sug- K 4 gested N
K'T He nodded, and while we play- „K Ted, I tried to get him to say who W 10
The was looking for. But he's W 10 W 20 close, and maybe he wasn't look W 10 ing for anyone special I played after him and, out of the first five 10 balls, sent four down the subway
K11
coloured fighter who dragged the cently that he would retire from King Levinsky 1935 customers through the turnstiles the ring if beaten by Louis, and James Braddock The receipts totalled $29,000,
50 departs one of the most Joe Louis Louis since then has again amazing characters the profes- nekoute, 31; lost, 1; lost on Lou Recapitulation Bouts, 50, won, knocked out Ramage in Los An-sional ring has ever known. geles before an $18,000 gate, before $30,000 worth of business, pummelled Perroni in Detroit be-
and Brown in the same city with receipts totalling $24,000. Those are aubstantial returns in cities the black boy came along. where boxing was dormant until
BAER'S RECORD :
The following is Baer's reco Born, Feb. 11, 1909; Cinaha, Neb. Weight, 210 pounds. German-Jewish American
Nationality,
1929
Chief Cariboo Tillie Taverns. Sailor Leeds Al Ledford
Joe Louis who is the most talk ed of fighter in the United States to-day, is as ft. 1 inch. 198 pound CARNERA SLAUGHTERED Negro youth who has not yet be Two months ago he was given A Ledford gun to shave; he was 21 years of a chance against "Kingfish" Frank Endsensi age last May 13.
Levinsky in an elimination bout George Carroll Louis is a child of lean ring and finished off the Chicago fish-Chief Cariboo daya, and, facing the greatest oppeddler in 141 seconds Then he Alec Bowe... portunity a negro heavyweight took on his greatest opponent in
Tillie Taverne has had since the days of Jack the Italian.” “Man-Mountain,"
Chet Shandeli Johnson, he appreciated it to the Primo Carnera, and battered the Tony Fante
Jack McCarthy fullest extent.
latter to pulp before a multitude Benny Hi Last night's fight was reminis- of howling fans. Carnera con-Benny Full cent of the days of the "wild fessed after the fight that he had Natty Brown Bull of the Pampaa," when the never been hit so hard in his life, never-to-be-forgotten Luis Firpo even when he came floored the "Manasas Mauler Max
Ting Abl Fick Stewart Jack Dempsey, with a
Tom
the Boc
KO
right, knocking him clean the ropes onto the
BREZ GREAT AMB
Louis's greatest sim win the work
pionship, and in doing so restore in his
up agains ncidentally, Camera's closed his
1930
KI
a
MAGIC NOTES
and rang the bell, beating, his score with half the balls still down K-1 the machine. I might have won L15 a prize of ten cigarettes
for the night'? best- happened, I didn't even get pint of beer.
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POPULAR DANCE
RECORDS.
K 2 FB1033-Be Careful Young
FB1039-Down by The River FB1051 Flirtation: Walk FB1057Hhython of The Rumba FB1058- Larrely Linden FB1060 Bridal Waltz FB1061-Lullaby of
D3016 According to the
THE ANDERSON MUSIC
CO.LIT
King's Orch.
“B.B.C. Orch. Debroy Somers.
Geraldo's Orch Rumba Orch. Carrol Gibbons."
Jack Little
Rosenthal Orck,
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