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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 1936
H.K. AND SHANGHAI UNREGISTERED
HOTELS
(Continued from Page 9)
MULTISAI Married Woman Charged
BAIL OF $1,000 ALLOWED
"It must be recognised that con-7posal that the Report of the Direc. ditions have changed very rapid-tors, and the Accounts for the ly during the last few years, and financial year ended December 31,
Leang Sui, à married woman. that, due to many special causes, 1955, 25 presented, be adopted, residing at No. 150 Queen's Road there has been a relatively rapid and that the balance at credit of West, was this morning charged depreciation of the Company's Profit and Loss Account, amonat-before Mr. W. Schofield at the assets, making it impossible to ing to $342,001.65, be carried for Central Magistracy with keeping obtain a fair return upon their ward to next year's account." Yu Mo-lo, aged 13, an unregis- existing book values. If the sug- The Report and Accounts were tered mut-trai, and with ill-treat- gested reorganisation be adopted. then unanimously passed."
ing her. the adjusted balance-sheet will
Director's Retirement present these Assets in a truer perspective, having due regard to their earning capacity.
Strony Cash Position
The Chairman continued:
Defendant said that the child
was her adopted daughter and that she did not beat the girl.
The case was
The next business as noted in the Agenda for this meeting will
adjourned till not come up for your decision to June 5, bail of $1,000 being allow
Girl's Story
"The present cash position is a day. Since the issue of the ed
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to the
strong one, and the reconstruc-convening notices your Board tion. proposed, riven only fair have with much regret received a
Inspector Fraser said that as trading conditions in the near notification from the Hon. Mr. W. the result of information of a future, should bring the time Bell to the effect that he does suspected unregistered mui-tsai nearer when the Company, we not desire to stand for re-election at the above address, he, together hope. may be placed again upon as a Director. I take this oppor-with the lady inspector. visited: a dividend-paying basis.
tunity of conveying to the Hon. Mr.the premises, where they found "Mr. Chairman, I have much W. H. Bell the thanks and appre- the girl. The girl told them that
presented pleasure in seconding your pro-ciation of his colleagues in re-she had been
spect of his valuable assistance defendant as an adopted daugh-: rendered to the Board covering a ter some time in 1935 for $61. period of five years' association. Her father had been banished to "In the interests of economy it Wuchow and the money was re- is not proposed to fill the vacancy, quired for his expenses and the arising. but to administer the Payment of some debts. A prej
with a Board (sentation deed had been drawn Company's affairs
jup. reduced to six members.”
Another Tribute
When the girl was presented it! was agreed that she should bej
DR. WONG BACK IN COLONY Former Local Aquatic Ace On World Tour
Among the passengers who ar rived in the Colony this morning
from Singapore by the 8.3. Rawai-
C-
Mr. J. Scott Harston said:
"I also would like to express educated, but she was not allow- The girl re-
as a mui-tsai. aa
under the bed.
pindi was Dr. Wong Siong-hing, my deep regre: at the departure led to ge to school. the former Colony and Interport of the Hon. Mr. Bell from the garded, herself
Board of this Company. My re- she had to do all the household) Back-Stroke swimmer, who, A SUPER THRILL MYSTERY PICTURE!companied by his wife, is travellations with him have always been work and steep
His sometimes she did not get to ling round the world. He hopes to of the friendliest nature. visit Berlin' for
so well and sleep till 2 a.m. the Olympic business acumen is
widely known that like good wine Games.
Dr. Wong is intending to spend it needs no bush.
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The girl, when seen, complain- ed that she had been beaten and
a month in the Colony before re-. "Among the outstanding traits bitten and was sent for medical his examination, which bure out the suming his journey via Japan and in Mr. Bell's character are Canada. He is at present in honesty of purpose and his cour-girl's story. practice in Kedah with his brother age in at all times upholding his
ASSISTANCE
and intends returning to Malaya convictions, coupled with his UNEMPLOYMENT on the completion of his rouuc-never-failing courtesy. The ab- the-world-tour. He still swims a sence of his genial presence from little and recently played water-the future deliberations of this polo for the Singapore
Chinese Board will, 1 feel sure, be greatly Swimming Club.
regretted by his fellow-members." Other Business
AGRICULTURE IN ABYSSINLA
Training Schools For Settlers
“CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL
Rome, To-day.
Revised Regulations. Still Outstanding
Mr. J. P. Sherry proposed and
London, To-day. Mr. J. T. Bagram seconded, the The Prime Minister, in A motion re-electing Messrs. Fercy Commons reply yesterday, said Smith, Seth and Fleming as sa-that he regretted it had not ditors for the ensuing year at the yet been possible to introduce same remuneration and also au-new regulations for the admin-. thorising the company to pay them istration of unemployment as- ja sum of $3,000 for special ser-sistance in place of the revised vices last year. This concluded regulations submitted in the the business of the first meeting, last Parliament and later with-
Special Resolution
jdrawn. The Government felt
$10 each
In order to hasten the syste- matic exploitation of the new
The Chairman, having nothing that it was necessary to make a Empire of Abyssinia for Italian
further to add to his remarks very exhaustive examination of agriculture, a special commit- tee of the Bureau for Colonial Concerning the Special Resolution, the possible effects of the changes, and he was unable to Agriculture, supported by the formally proposed:- Fascist Association of Agricul-be reduced from $15,000,000 divided the new regulations would be That the Capital of the Company indicate the precise date when tural workers, has decided to into 1,500,000 shares
to presented. He did not antici- establish special colonial train- $11,250,000 divided into 1,500,000 pate that the final decision ing schools for prospective set- Shares of 57.50 each, and that such would now be long delayed -
reduction be effected by cancelling British Wireless Service. tlers.
Here the land workers will be Capital which has been lost, or is un- instructed how to tackle the the extent of $250 per Share upon
represented by available assets,
OPPOSITION TO AGGRESSION fundamentally different and each of the 1,193,867 Shares of the more difficult problems present Company which have been issued, and
(Continued from Page 1) ed by the agricultural condi- by reducing the nominal amount of
Company's measures of resisting the Japa- tions in Abyssinia. The school all the Shares in the will be assisted by travelling Capital from $10 to $7.50 per Share. nese aggression, which were Mr. J. Scott Haraton seconded advocated by the late Mr. Hu lecturers, radio propaganda and the proposal which was carried by Han-min, veteran Kuomintang the distribution of informative
a unanimous vote. literature.
RED CROSS UNITS LEAVE Djibouti:
All the Interna-
tional Red Cross detachments, with
the exception of one
L
WEATHER REPORT
to
leader.
While the will of Dr. Sun Yat-sen is printed on the adver- tising page or obscure corners
of the Chinese papers, the
A ridge of moderately high testament of Mr. Hu Han-min
Swedish unit, whose where- pressure lies over the Yanate is published day by day close to
MISSING BAG ARRIVES
across important cable news. It is not
authorities
abouts are not known, have ar-and extends eastward rived here, and are preparing to Japan to the Pacific. Shallow de- unlikely that the Canton and leave. Trans-Ocean Service. pressions are situated over Man-Kwangsi military
churia and Siam. East winds, will launch London: The missing non-moderate; cloudy generally, was ment on the basis of Mr. Hu's a national move- confidential postal packet ad the forecast for to-day as issued will in opposing dictatorship, dressed from the British Lega-by the Royal Observatory this foreign aggression and Com- tion at Addis Ababa to the Bri-morning.
tish Consul at Djibouti, which was at first described in press messages from "Abyssinia as a diplomatic bag, has now arrived Į {at Djibouti, according to aj statement at Commons ques- tion-time yesterday by Lord Cranborne. British Wireless Service:
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