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NIGHT CLUB SCANDAL
A Paramount Picture with
JOHN BARRYMORE
Lynne Overman - Charles Bickford · Louise Campbell · Elizabáth Patterson Harvey Stephens - Cecil Cunningham · Evelyn Brent - Directed by Ralph Murphy
SATURDAY
A Warner Bros.
Picture
"ITS LOVE IM AFTER
Leslie Howard
Betty Davis
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The Grand Russian Circus
Location Causeway Bay opposite
to the French Convent
GRAND OPENING NIGHT
on Thursday, 17th February, 1938,
at 9.30 p.m.
In Co-operation with the Hongkong Chinese Women's War Relief Society, to raise funds in
aid of the war sufferers in China.
THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 17, 1938.
NEW HONG KONG FLATS LET BEFORE COMPLETION
Rapid development of the Argyle flats in Argyle Street and these will Street area as a residential district be ready for occupation next month. was mentioned at the annual meet-They are similar to the first block of 12 erected in 1935, with improvements. ing of shareholders of Humphreys. Amongst these will be permanent Estate and Finance Company, Limit-wireless aerials serving all flats, which ed, which was held this morning at erecting their own aerials-a practice will obviate the necessity of tenants the Hong Kong Hotel when Mr. D. Ewhich we find frequently does serious Clark was in the chair.
damage to roofs and makes many buildings in the Colony, look so un~ sightly.
ALREADY LET
Brown and P. C. Potts.
Among those present were Mr. J. Scott Harston, Mr. J. M. Alves, the Hon. Mr. M. T. Johnson (directors), Mr. J. L. Quie (Secretary), and the It will interest shareholders to learn following shareholders Messrs. J. D.that all these new flats are already let Humphreys, J. E. Jupp, W. C. Lee, Cand at the moment the demand is still A. L. Rickett, R. H. Wild, C. Bernard unsatisfied. Argyle Street and the immediate neighbourhood, is rapidly The chairman said-Profit for the becoming popular as a residential area, year under review is some $19,000 and with a view to improving the better than for. the preceding year. amenities of the district we have ask- This includes a small profit made oned the Government if they can see the sale of a portion of our invest their way to planting trees along the ments, calculated on their
written roads or footpaths. The roads in this down value, and also an item of $2,-district are wide and we can see no ob- 026.40 for dividends unclaimed forjection to this course from over 5 years, and now forfeited.
For the greater part of the year we had a number of flats and houses va- cant and it was not until Octòber we were able to put up the "House Full” notice.
Profit and Loss Account shows a small saving under the headings "Re- pairs" and "Interest," but against these items there is a drop in Divi- dends received due to sale of invest- ments referred to.
MORTGAGE REPAID
From a. perusal of the Balance Sheet you will notice that the item of
5 lakhs under Mortgages has disap- peared, arid
point of view.
a traffic
TEST CASE ON
FIRM'S SALARY DEDUCTION
that the Overdraft with Described as a test action by our Bankers has considerably increas- Mr. W. A. Mackinlay, in which ed. This is accounted for by the re-over $40,000 was involved, payment to the Hong Kong Govern-
ment of the Building Loan advanced claim for $465.47 was brought to the Company 15 years ago which against the China Emporium expired at the end of the year, and Limited by one of its former em- was then paid off.
ployees, Cheng Pik-sun, before Special repairs were again a fairly heavy item, but we anticipate a sav- the Puisne Judge, Mr. Justice
ing under this heading during the cur-R. E. Lindsell, at the Summary rent year. Further expenditure wasjCourt this morning. incurred in modernising more of our Plaintiff was legally represented older flats in Nathan Road and this is by Mr. Mackinlay while Mr. M. W. largely responsible for the charge un-
der Building Improvement Account. Lo appeared for
During the year work was com- menced on the erection of 12
WIDOW CAUTIONED
From Friday, 18th February, 1938, 3 Shows daily WIDOW
at 2 p.m., 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
FREE PRESENTS WILL BE GIVEN.
RATES OF ADMISSION:
$2.20
Box Seats First Class ... 1.10
The portrait of Sir Robert Ho Tung which was unveiled by the Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson in the private office of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and Co. yesterday. Sir Robert-was-associated with Jar- dine's for more than 50 years.
Lam Yung, aged 20, working at No-172, Prince Edward Road, was admitted to the Kowloon Hospital yesterday suffering from the effects
Second Class Gallery
$0.55
0.20
IN MUITSAI CASE
pany.
defendant com-
more. The claim was for balance of wages said to be due to plaintiff after he was dismissed from the Company. It was alleged that some time in August, 1934, it was verbally agreed between plaintiff and defendant that as from August 16, 1934, a sum equivalent. to 20 Lai Hang, aged 66, a widow and per cent. of plaintiff's wages would a refugee, was this morning cau- be retained by the company and re- tioned by Mr. R. A. D. Forrest at paid if and when the company made the Central Magistracy when she profits.
TRANSLATION
pleaded guilty to keeping an un- Plaintiff was dismissed. оп registered muitsai at No. 191, Wan- August 31, 1936 and claimed FRYRARYRYMYRY"; chai Road.
$465.47 as balance of wages from Inspector Fraser said that while August 16, 1934 to August 31, making other enquiries, he saw the1936. girl in the kitchen of the ground cor, and questioned her. She ad- mitted she was a muitsai and had feme-down with the defendant from Canton two months ago. She did very little work, was well fed and treated, and had expressed a desire to remain with the defendant.
KING CAROL MAY DISSOLVE NEW CABINET
Bucharest, To-day,
In spite of official details, rum- ours persist that the new Ruman- ian Government will shortly be] dissolved by King Carol
M. Tatarescu, at present Deputy- Premier, says one report, will be head of the new government, and five former premiers will consist a privy, council to act as supreme advisory body of the Crown.
FRENCH LABOUR STATUTE
Paris, To-day. Debates on the new Labour Sta- In the meantime the new Cabinet tute were opened in the Senate and taken by the Goga Fascist Govern- the Chamber of Deputies yester ment, and thousands of new officials day. is modifying the extreme measures appointed by M. Goga will be dis missed.
The discussions opened in what was hardly a peaceful atmosphere,
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Mr. Mackinlay said the defence was that the deduction of salary was a definite reduction and not a retention to be repaid. Counsel stated that he intended to call the Reverend H. R. Wells to testify to the real translation of certain Chinese characters contained in the notification which was subse quently circulated among defen- dant company's employees confirm ing the retention of portion of the salaries.
Plaintiff entered the witness box and gave evidence.
Cross-examined by Mr. Lo, plain- tiff stated that at the meeting of heads of departments, when the Chief Manager addressed them, he did not say "Kow Tsui" (Reduce) but said "Kow Chuen” (retain). The Manager did not read the notifică- tion out but in his own words con- While Chung Tam-sau, was drivveyed that salaries were to be re- ing a lorry on to the vehicular Ferry duced.
d and the amounts retained and yesterday a foki, Yeung Chi, fell repaid and when the of charcoal fumes. She had used a of and sustained head injuries from made profits.
company charcoal chatty to heat the servants' which he died in the Queen Mary The case was adjourned to March quarters.
Hospital.
18 next.
Lifting, or at any rate, modifica- tion, of the anti-Jewish measures, is expected.Trans Ocean.