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William Frawley is in the musical comedy, "Three Cheers for Love" now being shown' at the Alhambra Theatre.
GOOD YEAR'S WORK
"Continued from Page 1)
THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17
ANNE WINTERS TRIUMPH
Brilliant Performance In "Maid Of The Mountain's "
H. M. COCKLES BIG PART IN SUCCESS
A fairly large crowd attended. the opening night of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Society's pre- sentation of "Maid of the Moun- tains" yesterday at the Queen's Theatre.
The production can rightfully be said to be a triumph for Anne Winter, whose glorious voice evoked applause throughout the evening. The male singing, on the other hand, was distinctly dis- appointing.
One of the outstanding perfor morning the Chairman said: ¡mances of the evening, other than
"When addressing you last year,
that of Anne Winter's, was that
I made it known that your Audi-given by H. Cockle, as General His clear enunciation tors had recommended that this Malona. particular Article No. 86B should and well suited demeanour provid- clear that the commission payable the production. be amended in order to make it ed one of the brightest spots in
Mr. Maurice Dufour, an amazing virtuoso of the accordion. will be introduced to Hong Kong by the Management of the Hooy Kong Hotel at the Gala Night next Saturday in the "Gripps."
LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES
Contrary to the reports contain-
COOLIE ON SERIOUS CHARGE
Manslaughter Of A Foki Alleged
CRIMINAL SESSIONS CASE
"The actual revenue on lee and Cold Storage exceeded last year's the General Managers should C. W. E. Bishop (Baldasarre) figure by $$.500. Had it not been be assessed prior to the deduction has the leading role, but only sings for the slump in Canton currency of depreciation. which lasted from March to July in past years this practice has al-end.
I may say that one very short piece towards the
He has a distinctly difficulted in a contemporary that the last, the increase would have been ways been followed. The absence part, which he carries through yacht Francesca left for Manila in the vicinity of ST1.000 U of particular reference to depre- with conviction.
Mrs. D. Last week-end, the Francess did fortunately, as a result of theciation in the Company's Articles Valentine makes a charming hot wall and is still anchored near slump. it was necessary to reduce has been accepted by succeeding Angela.
Al King's slipway at Causeway. prices over the period in question Boards as an oversight. However,
Comic Element
Bay. According to one of thei Reference to the Prost and Loss your present Board considers it Jack Grenham, (Tonic, husband crew of the craft, the boat will Account shows that the balance of advisable that the recommenda-jof Vittoria) and Marjorie Kidd Probably leave for Manila during profit on Working 3:01nts tion of your Auditors should be (Vittoria), together with H. Mthe coming week-end. $18,334.45 as compared with $20.-jadopted, and I trust that the Spe-Cockle (General Malona), provide 082.66 last year. I regret to say cial Resolution dealing with the the comedy and are all very good winners at the Mah Jongg and Justice
His Honour the Chief that increased charges for power matter which I will shortly put to One of the best
ir Atholl MacGregor, at more than offeet the increase in the Meeting will have your sup-chorus number in which RM. Bridge Drive held at the YMCA the Cr
ial Sessions this mor- Keown enjoys a
hing. L Sai Ho, mild flirtation yesterday:-
a 21-year-old "As few, if any, of you are in with Miss Kathleen Winch.
Mah Jongg: Better Rates
1st Prize-Mrs. Wharf coolie, was charged with know Possession of a copy of the Arti- "You will be pleased to
A word of praise must be given
Lambert Consolation ---- Mrs. the manslaughter of another Browning.
wharf coolie at that our submissions to the Power cles I will now read Article 86. for the stage settings, which
Kowloon Bridge: 1st Prize-Mrs. O'Shea, October 24, last. Company have had sympathetic sections "a" and "b," as it stands were very realistic and a credit to hearing and for the new contract (a) The General Managers shall be
Consolation-Mrs Watson. at present:-
The jury comprised Messrs. W. The lighting in the first act was
Egg. (Foreman), Woo How-ching, dating from the first of this month
paid or allowed to deduct by way a little too sombre, however, while Assriation will be holding a car-lang, J. B. Pomeroy and C. Austin The Royal Army Medical Corps) A. M. Eca, C. M. Xazier, Yip Sik improved rates will apply.
of remuneration for conducting the orchestra was much too loud on nit and transacting the business of
dance to-morrow, commenc-
Mr. E. H. Williams, Assistant the Company, a commission of frequent occasions.
jing at 8.30 pm. at the Hotel Cecil Attorney-General, conducted
revenue.
"The rates applicable are depen- dent upon our using a given quant- ity of power and I feel sure we will be able to do this.
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five per cent upon the net profits
the Society.
of the Company as appearing in Mountains" is *
The Cast
The full cast is:
scenes is the
G. G. Stopani Thomson. W. H. Carrie. „F. E. Kent.
The following were the prize:
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On the whole, "Maid of the Masie will be supplied by the case for the Crown, but accused the Proft and Loss Account of musical play and, with Anne Win-Royal Ulster Rifes by
entertaining dance orchestra of the 1st Bn. The was not legally represented “I am advised that your plant: each year subject to the increase ter in the leading role, is a worthy mission of Lt. Col. R. M. Rodwell liams stated that Ng Saun-tak,
kind per-
Outlining the case, Mr. WD- has recently undergone
allowed by sub-clause (b) hereof more
and shall also be entitled to be successor to "The Country Girl," and Officers. As this is the final the deceased, and the accused were extensive overhaul than is usual
paid, or entitled to dednet out of which was presented last year. and as a result your technical
the assets or income of the Com staff are confident that it will be
pany, a sum of $400.- per month found possible to operate the same for office expenses and also the Cario more economically this year.
salaries or fees of Agents, sur-Zacchi veyors, clerks and all other per- Pietro sons employed by the General Beppo Managers on behalf of the Com-Andrea pany, and also all other expenses Tonio and disbursements whatsoever, Terest incident to the carrying on of the Baldasarre said business. Before calculating the General Vittoria
Angela Managers remuneration as afore Gianetta said there shall be added to the.
General Malopa net profits all sums of money
Crumpet
day.
of
(b)
dance of the year, it is hoped that both coolies residing at No. 15, all members will be able to attend Haifong Road, Kowloon. Shortly the function, with their friends after 7.30pm on October 24 Iast,
they had a quarrel over a gambling | The RA. Sergeants Mess, Lye debt. The accused was E. M. Keown mun Barracks, are holding their the house, while the deceased was outaide P. C. Frost Christmas Draw on Sunday next sitting on a bed, inside. Another C. K. Grenham December 20, commencing at 7.45 coolie. Wong Sai-sam, was sitting
Anne Winter. C. W. E. Bishop.
p.m. sharp. Nina Valentine.
Buy Direct and Sare at least 25%.
Beauty, Hand-fashioned, Chinese Porcelain an ware, exerted by master-craftsmen Kwangtung Factory.
Please call and inspect our delightful tea and Dinner
Services fashioned in Gold, Canton Green and Nanking Blue.
on another bed, further inside the
Phone
33122
Marjorie Kidd. A visitor to Hong Kong is Mr. Premises, and the latter, will state Winifred Lawson Richard Sidney of Singapore. He that the accused and the deceased E. M. Cockle edits the Roda (Rotary Club machanged words, after which the V. C. Labrumgazine of Malaya) and has recent-
deceased ran out and poked the
..G. Gilmore.
Witnesses Called Mr. G. H. Lamb, of the Public
He verified the
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WING HÀNG & CO.
79, QUEEN'S ROAD, CTL
THE LATEST FAVOURITES COLUMBIA
MANTOVANI OECH.
FB 1521-SERENADE. IN THE NIGHT
MEAND THE MOON:
1522-THE DANCE GOES ON
DID I REMEMBER, CARROLL GIBBONS AND SAVOY ORPHEANS
FB 1529. THE WAY YOU LOOK TO NICHT.
NEVER GONNA DANCERS. FB 1530-WHEN DID YOU LEAVE HEAVEN,
NO REGRETS JEAN TAPONNIERS. ORCH. 1533-ALTHOUGH WALTZ. ECHOES DU FASSE.
SCOTT WOOD AND SIX SWINGERS. FB 1529.-BASIN STREET BLUES.
TIGER RÁG,
the
FB
the
·BBC. DANCE ORCH FB 1527-A FINE ROMANCE, AVIA
THE WALTZ IN SPRINGTIME,
MINES A HOPELESS CASE.
Phone
33722
"As will be seen. Machinery and Ice Stores have been depreciated to the extent of $8,155,-- the total depreciation to date on these as- sets amounts to $141,419.68. Your: plant suffers more from adolescence than wear and tear and I am in- formed that at an expenditure of between $60,000.- and $70,000.— it could be brought right up to paid or payable by the Company Mayor of Santo...G. W. R. Griggs ly become Secretary of Botary accused in the left eye with a
during the then current financial Lieut. Ruggini cate. This is a matter which will
year for repairs engage the serious consideration
to the plant Corporal Terroni....H F. Westlake. International's Asia Office in Singa-chopstick. The accused placed his buildings and machinery of the of your Directors in the near fu
Ladies of Company. The remuneration shall Barnes, Frances Best, Betty Bloom,
the Chorus - Joan pore.
left hand over his left eye and} ture. As the plant costs over two
then be calculated on the sum arEnid Boulton, Irene Branson, Ivy
ran away. lahks and most of it was paid forj
rived at by such addition.
The next lecture of the series, "As will be seen from the notice Evelie, Jeanne
Dawson, Frances Dunn, Genevieve There is a Plan" is entitled "The when U.S. Exchange was over 80,
Gandin, Ivy Hall. it cannot be said that it stands in the words covered by the Special Barbara
Hayward, Doris
Future of the State" and will be: Hant, Eesolution are for inclusion after Bertha the books at too high a figure to the word Company in the sixth Peggy MacFayden, Alison Mackemic, Manuk Lodge of the Theosophical winess called
Kent, Marjorie Lawrence, given by Mr John Russell at the Works Department, was the first FB With regard to the building line. This sentence will therefore Margaret McAlpine, Norah Mills, Society, Hong Kong Club Amer, measurements of the map of the
read:
Anne Parks, Catherine Faxy. Olive 1b Chater Road, at 6 pm to-day vicinity where the incident occur would say that the same has al-
Peters, Edna Pockses, Gladys Pollard. This will be the last lecture for red "Before calculating the General Dorothy Shaw, Eileen Short, Dolly ready been depreciated to the ex-Manager's remuneration as afore-Starling, Tilly Strange, Janie Weller, session will commence on January loon Hospital, then went into the the present session. The next Dr. L. D. Pringle, of the Kow- tent of $89,364.89 or 57.33%
said there shall be added to its total cost.
the Kathleen Winch, Ethel Yule. net profits all sums of money paid Gentlemen of the Chorus. 3. 17, 1937, when the series will be box and stated that he saw Fees Reduced
or payable by the Company dur-Barnes, J. Barnet. B. J. Best, F. G. continued with lectures dealing deceased the day following the in-
Bird, E. Chater, W. H. Currie, H. J. "Depreciation this year has been ing the then current financial year Fountain, F. C. Frost, J. Gaudin, with the Plan for the Arts, for cident. Deceased had scalp applied on the basis of a remain-for repairs to the plant, buildings C. Harris, F. E Kent, G. L. Kinloch, Education, for Science, and so wounds, and an abrasion on ing life of 20 years. Those of and machinery of the Company I. P. Korton, S. Ward, P. B. Wilson forth
left side of his chest; the scalp you who have seen the building "together with all sums charged Stage Manager, F. A Swoffer;
wound turned sceptic after which will agree, I am sure, that this is a in the accounts for depreciation Property Master, T. E. Jackson: The RAMC. Association fort-the deceased developed fever and Lighting, R. Veale and B. Britnell; nightly dance will take place at the gradually became worse, succumb- very conservative estimate.
of the Company's assets."
"I trust I have made the posi-y: Box Office Manager, H. M. Co Hotel Cecil to-morrow Commencing|ing on the morning of November ~ 93 1528-1 BREATHE ON WINDOWSZ
Basiness Manager, "As has been the case since 1932
H. HL H. Priest your Directors have again agreed tion clear to you all and I now kle; Hon. Pianist, Mrs. G. W. R at 8.30 pm The Dance Band of 8, last to their fees being halved. The formally beg to propose as a spe- Griggs; Frompter, Miss L. EL. Trye, the 1st. Bn. the Royal Ulster Rifles
Why It Took So Long General Managers have again aiv-cial Resolution
Scenery designed and built by S. will play by kind permission of Accused questioned Dr. Pringle "That the Articles of Associa. / C. Feltham and T. V. Harmoz and Lt. Col. R. M. Rodwell and Officers as to why it took so long for the]
painted by Chan Siu-fong. tion of the Company be altered costumes by Ah Fon, Hung Fat and and the evening will take the form deceased to die if the injuries were
Ladies Novelty items will be introduced, by the addition of the following Nelson. Gentlemen's" costumes by words after the, word Company Chung Wah.
of a Carnival Dance. All are wel- of so serious a nature....... in the sixth line of Article 86
**It takes some time for men- (b) together with all sums First, violins, Prae Lewis (Leader),
ingitis to develop on the surface charged in the accounts for de-Earbars Brown, E. L. Evelie, B. Two passengers left for Shang of the brain from a sceptic scalp," ed, otherwise he, the constable, which was later brought to the
would beat him (sccused) when station. BRAN preciation of the Company's as-Marsh Second violins, W. I. Bur-hai by the C.N.AC. plane yester replied Dr. Pringle.
ling, E Lotery, Violas, Florence day. They were Mr. Tang Ping-
Accused then went on to ques- Wong Smi-sam and Li Pak-ip, they got to Police Station, Grizzi, R. A. Starling, Celli, G.. Win and Mr. G. L. Seybold. This resolution was then passed Evans, A. L. Warburton, Bass,
-- Constable Recalled [then gave corroborative "evidence
Ction the constable with regard to J. and the meeting adjourned. (Continued at foot of next Colį
though the latter could” not” “re- Sergeant Haynes said that hel the condition of the cost when it Up-to-date a sum of $10,000 has/cognise the accused as the man to also accompanied the deceased to was trought to the Station been collected in Hong Kong whom he gave a piece of paper the hospital and identified the said that the coat was torn on the through the medium of the Chin-with which to wipe away the blood body at the mortuary.
left side and that several buttons ese General Chamber of Commerce from his eye!.......
In reply to the accused, witness were missing, which, he alleged. for war relief. in Sufyaan. To After Lam Wing-wo had com-said that the accused had no jac showed that the deceased did fight The festive season has definite-↑ away, Any person. I trust the proposed allocation ly arrived.
with no this is added a further $5,000 re-pleted his evidence, the accused ket on when brought to the sts with him. For some weeks now, thought of the season and all it mitted here for the same purpose remarked the witness was talk-tion but it was sent for after The constable denied that the meets with your approval. all the large department stores, carries with it, is advised to visit by overseas Chinese residents in ing nonsense," and said that the wards, by one of the detectives. coat was told. The accused
The Chairman's proposal for all the shops, both big and small, Wyndham Street and see there, Peru, making a total of $15,000. deceased had something else in
lined up at the side of the rand,
the I want that detective to come then replied that when his hand when he poked him in
BEYERDE SAW · that the cost The EMS. Empress of Asia the eye with the chopstick and say where he found my will leave here for Victoria and Witness relied that he did not see
stated the scensed, so the Chín
was for he gave instructions Probably a recollection of child- Vancouver, BC, pie ports at 6 anything else to constable had to be recalle
for it to be mended. On being providing us with those articles hood days and thrilling moments am on Wednesday, Dec
recaBad Sergeant Haynes denied Crom-erizaining the constable methe
that he gave any instructions, for the accused denied that he Feld sent
the cost to be mendadƐ and added that the cost was not torn when brought to the station?? es Accused then zermarked. Sergeant Dunst "have about its
ed the charge of $400.— per month they are entitled to make under the Company's Articles of Associa- tion for office expenses.
"The net profit for the year amounts to $4,017.27 which, added. to the sum of $3,058.02 brought forward from last year gives a total of $7,075.29 for distribution. It is proposed to deal with the sum, as follows:-
To pay a Dividend of 15
cents per share on 40,-
000 shares absorbing .$6,000.00
To carry forward....
1,075.29
$7,375.29
sets."
The Orchestra
Christmas Trees Ready
the adoption of the report and ac- the wine merchants and tobas-Christmas trees of all shapes and counts was duly seconded by Mr. J. M. Jack and carried.
conists, and in fact all those fornis dealers whose goods play a part in
Extraordinary General
Meeting
·
jone always associates with this when parcels are handed around time of the year, have been mak-by Father Christmas, the sight of
come
mber
ing displays of their goods, along a Christmas tree, even without the Cooper. Finte, Sale Obor Addressing the meeting at the with appropriate advertising lights and decorations, cannot fail Dickenson, Clarinets, J Extraordinary General Meeting ofHowever, it is not these mer to stir the most blæse of us and Horns, Car, P. Whiteboo
Woods. Bassoon, Lindsay the Hong Kong and Canton de chants who really make us feel imprese con all Manufacturing Co., Ltd, this that Chrismas is just over a week Christmas will soon be here. P. Coward Timpani, A Harmsworth
the fact that
pets, GA Foster, P. White
THE ANDERSON MUSIC
COMPANY, LTD.
Phone: 21222
the
piece of fron, and accused the his statement, the constable of picking up the Iron that he was sent for the scen
He alleged that coat, but
the constabl had asked him cased's residenc
with which he shack the deceased him to go and get the
summit that this was - the from the accur
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The case is proceeding: