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For
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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 1947. ***
Taxation Measures
Criticised
A further reduction in charges for electric-con- sumption as from April 1, 1947, was announ- ced at the 56th ordinary yearly meeting of the Hong Kong Electric Co., Ltd., held at the Com- pany's offices yesterday. The new rates are 45 cents a unit for lighting and 153 cents for power, as against the existing rates of 48 cents and 163 cents respectively.
The Company 'made a net profit of nearly three million dollars for the period under review- Sept. 1, 1945 to Dec. 31, 1946. wiping off the debit balance standing at Profit and Loss Ac- count and leaving $746,568:16. The Directors' decision to set aside seven lakhs out of this balance for Contingencies was opposed by a shareholder, Mr. J. H. Seth, who said share- holders expected a dividend of at least 50 cents a share to be paid. His proposal was, however, not supported. Government's taxation Prak, all of Apllchan, Bhek 0, ang An Kong Nam Village are still without miere came in for the fees and we can only await the delivery of tender rallen pomnikiz bower!s criticism from the Chair.nd of this year, before the supply It was considered unfair fully reduced.
"During the Current Yen it in mod that business concerns expected that we shall be surconatul in Gali way reduction in the prize of with losses standing one and it may be that, in common with their balance sheets and the rest of the world generally, supplica working towards reha-
replace the responsible to enter that our te bllitation and
quirements are met in full and that there ment of their
assets who attem of reincing the supply should be saddled with because of fuel shortage. dircet taxation. The hope
measures
may be just, I this master it to he hoped that every effort wil he made to
"Unfair"
" would er at this stage to refer to was voiced that Govern-vernment's proposed taxation menure, inent would seek other far your Company is runterned It palpably unfair tu saddle it with atvy channels of raising re-direct Government taxation while lows venue.
Opening the meeting the Chair. man of Directors, Mr. N: 0. C. Ah, kafc1:
sevelation
alter
dech time 3,178,673.23, the bentaht furs word delt a troft and Lars Appropri Įtion Aelurint, a wsm of 1746,568.16 remaina | for soprostorimilien.
aerii stding on ita Bajance Sheet.
п
The working of the Company is directed (brownzin a rehabiliation and replacement
of $1 ts and until we are In position in pinealife with that of 1941 brane after providing for the farm the structure of the Company is
$2.924,611.19
concerned it cannot be said that we k
mit erßts Tait merely replacing that which was lost during the War Yeata, Tlax, of course, appllow with equal forre la ranny her companies to this Coleary. it is recognland that the Colary requires Increased revenue but II l hoped fun Government will explore all other chat- nein and give enablerstian to all aspects of toral opinion before the fast derlatun ab direct taxatlus is reached.
"Wah this balanes is propemed to isunken provision for contingencies of | $300,600 and carrying forward $46,508,15 to 1947, which I hope will meet with your approval.
"Your Dinvetoes have thonchst it pretideat 10 place #706.von for pravidon for contin cución na, ak the time tie, accounts were txe ap the pulley of Government ww mt kan tundi allun, ron Chec
have we bud any indication to the manne in which War Lames are to be meri.
*During the period under review it we Teen greenery, beacons of plant limita tlan, to curtall the mugly of electric curs
PROBABLY. NEXT WEEK
Washington, Mar. 19. An Administration source said today that the United States "probably will autho rino General
Afac Douglas Arthur next week" to proceed" toith the interim reparation plan awarding up to 30 per "ont of available Japanese in-
duntry to claimant nationa,
The State Department notified
enveral weeks ago the Far East Commission that it had such a plan and unked reuction from the 11 member nations, - United Prem
Ordinance" The in mell amount when taking into canekleration the prin olle lavolved in direct taxation. There are other geativen which might be expkse. w and which should furnish the amaɛnt required. As the Financial Recretary laird, the gure of total revenue which he muted le a "reasonably corwervallon one", this zu bere any relation inity final collection to that of last pens une wonders if there le any need at all for further taxation measures either direct or Indirect,"
Shareholders Disappointed
Mr... Beth then intervened and Alatureholders were annointed that taugh the Company had made a profit
of three millions and the surplus after wiplos off the debit balance at pruit and
s necuunt was sufficient to my share olders a dividend of 50 cents a whare, The temps hnd instead placed the amount to contingency account. Shareholders Had waited sin gvars for some return on their apitul and there was no amative for mul *payinsen dividand unless there was no fand. He accordingly put forward motion that, a dividend of 50 centa where he dreðurað.
A
*
Kejvating the motion the Chairman a Directors and shareholders were un cam toon Kruusad in wanting to, way to share. Belders a dividend. It was, however, the runekdervi upinha of the Beard that the reserve of $700,000 should aland unitt me time a Government's taxation men. mares were clarified and lead given to how war Townes should be met.
The action of the report an arcounta
NOTICE
G. B. Foster, Principal Officom,
died on 14th May, 1943. P. Ryan. Principal Officer,
died on 14th May, 1940 C. Gowland, Prison Officer,
died on 24th Dec., 1941. G. W. Carr, Prinon Officer,
died on 24th Dec., 1941: A. McLeod, Prison Officer,
died on 24th Dea.. 1941.
T. H. Pearce, Prison Officer,
died on 24th Dec., 1941.
J. Murphy, Prison Officer,
died on 24th Dec., 1941.
J. Crossan, Prison Officer,
died on 24th Dec., 1941. W. Doxford, Prison Officer,
died on 10th Sept, 1945.
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING
CORPORATION
that the
THE BANK OF FAST ASIA LTD. NOTICE IS HERERÝ GIVEN ORDINARY YEARLY that the twenty eighth ordinary GENERAL MEETING' general meeting of The Bank of Enat Asla Limited will be NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVENchi. at the registered office of 10 Dea the Company, No. Ordinary Yearly General Meeting of the Share Voeux Rond Central, Victoria in the Colony of Hong Kong. holders of the Corporation will on Saturday, the 22nd day of be held at the Head Office of March, 1947 at 2.30 o'clock in the Corporation, 1 Queen's Road the afternoon, for the purposes Central, Hongkong, on Friday following, namely, the 28th day of March, 1947. at 11:30 am. for the purpose [of receiving and considering the reports of the Directors and of the Auditors and the "Profit and Loss Account and Balance Sheet for the
Fare 3
BLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
20 WORDS $2. FOR ONE INSERTION prepaid, '$1 FOR EACH ADDITIONAL INSERTION, ADDITIONAL WORDS 10 CTS. PER WORD
PER INSERTION
FOR SALE
1:16.
Replies are awaiting at qu "to" receivu offices for Box Noa. 221, 223, 229, and consider the annual stato-231, 240, 265, 208, 273, 214, 275. ment of account and balanco sheet, and the reports of the directors and auditors there- on; to elect directors and audi- tors In the place of tho90 - FOR SALE Morris 8. Suluan, in running ordar-Crfield, ending 31st tiring, to sanction the declara-good year
34121 a dividend and to Telephone
Exin, December, 1940, and for the tion of
the other ordinary Apply Box 276 "China Mail" election of Directora and the transact
business of the Company.
ON MT. CAMERON, 7 rommed appointment of Auditore.
transfer booka and house, tennis court, garage, Thak The Register of Shares of The
of the parquet doors, Steel the Corporation will be closed register of members
Appointment. Box 16th day Saturday, the It is proposed that the Cum-from Monday, the 10th March Company will be closed from Ready for occupation. missioner of Prisons shall apply to Friday the 28th March, 1047 March to Friday, the 28th day for the administration of the (both days inclusive) during of March, 1947, both daya estates of the above Prison which period no transfer inclusive, during which period Officers who died on the dates shares can be registered, shown.
By Order of the Board. A. MORSE, Chief Manager,
20th Feb., 1947.
Persons having claims against these estates must submit de- tails thereof by 3rd April, 1947 and by the same date any other Information regarding the estate or any known next of kin should please be submitted to the undersigned.
J. T. BURDETT, Commissioner of Prisons.
Hongkong, 20th March, 1947.
NOTICE
Hongkong,
THE BANK OF · CANTON, LTD. Ordinary Yearly General Meeting
of
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Ordinary Yearly General Meeting of Shareholders of the Company will be held at At the suggestion of the
the Head Office of the Company, Unofficial Members of the
6 Des Voeux Road Central, Executive Council and Legis-Hongkong, on Saturday, the lative Council a dinner has been 29th March, 1947, arranged in order to afford, the Community of Hong Kong an opportunity to pay a tribute to the reports of the Directors His Excellency the Governor Sir and of the Auditors, and the On the motion of Mr. li. Wong Tape, Mark Young, G.C.M.G. in view Front and Loss Account and seconded by Mr. Ip Kwalschung. Sie hof his pending departure from Balance Sheet for the
the Colony.
was then put to the matin ang carried
with one sentent.
Ken Chow, Han. Mr. T. N. Chau and Mr.
F. A. Polipek την ημ reselected to the
Board.
Monera. l'ent. Marwick, Mitchell & Co. wice reappointed auditors on the proponí of Mr. P. J. Lauretro, seconded by Mr. Wong Chipo.
"Huwin seated the darker sido nk. the pleten I feel it my duty to say that Letit Izr
the we have a Ungaziuisech balance on the prut and leas Becuunt
Rapporting Mr. Marsh in the chair wer during the perloh under review it la hoped
Rie Ratson Chow, Ton. Mr. T. N. Chan that the way in now upen for the re
and Alexaen, P. A. Pollock, W. A. Blowart aumption of dividenda dartar i Kurti
and E. R Till (Director), and Mr. A, U. coming year. For instat ala romescutive
Langaton (Manager). years rock!@vents have been without any
Shareholders
the merung wer return un their invested engi|la) Min
Beaurs. 15 Kwal-chung. 1, Wang Tape. may be sure that your Directors will dow, Bloker, Em Kwal, 4.3. Loureiro, everything possible to provide nume returu to sharehohlern für the year 1947.
t. Barine that time to Rolly purl of allon wna curried by low pressure plot with ita nitembaut higher costs of georratlan, I am happy to say, however, that our engineers were able to wuları to runplug order. No, a ponerating art of 15,000 KW. cuparity an Dre. 20 uf Inst from 1042 charges plus 2007 to 1941 year. and, the meat for rurtailment nf cherues plus 2004 and at that time my
"py to be ablo tú konusnice a reduction in charges. On Oct. 1. 1946 the price of electrle current was erduced.
fresh connelluna has been prercome to i predecessor expressed the hope that it
Nome extent. The work of reconditioninır the remainder of the generating pivot la proceedlug but much requires tu be dang before all traces of neglect by the Japan- thee, can be effarel.
+
* must be remembered that we ne operating with plans which was badly maltreated during the scenpellon perbal and nitkowah u major breakdowen is not muticipated, It must still be reckoned na a jumeilility.
We found possible to make a fije the reduction in the near future. The prement rate for our fighting supply ex
pressed in cents in 48 cents per unit, with scaled dienorthis, and for power 164 cents per mat with various rates for bulk s09- ply consumers. From April 1, 1947 the charges will be reduced to 45-venta p3407 unit for ghting supplies with the usual sende af discounts and 151⁄2 cents per unit for power with a pro rule reduction for
Leung Fat-lin, IL A. Destur. B. C. TAYA dia. E. Gresume, Wong Chi-pa, I. T ingran, E. 8. Abraham, Yeung Tackle, J. Hennessy Beth. Lo Yakstang, P. M. H. da Silva, P. 7. Duckworth, kod the Moz. Dr. H. N. Chau.
H.K.V.D.C. ORDERS
Orders by Lt.-Col E. J. R`Mit cheil. G.B.E., E.D, Commanding H.K.V.D.C.
Order No. 8/47 20th March, 1947.
Australian Volunteers: Will al Australian nationals served with the H.K.V.D.C. during hostilities in Hong Kong, please submit their names to the Adjutant as early as possible. Information of Aus
“We have on under a 16,000 K.W. turbos į bulk apply cuorumers, This action alternator toscriber with boiler plant and consistent with the Company's polley „to auriflaries. As you are all swarn great † reduce the cost of electrichy whenever difficulty la during experienced in the lui- poralble thereby assisting the ailevia.tralian Volunteers who (a) Died Alment of seders for racy plant and then of living costs as alia in the revival while it was expected that the set would of luen industry.
be in commbalun by Beptember of this | The Hon. Dr. 8. N. Chau, seconding the year i am afraid that, owing to late dell, motkun, endorted the pulley of the Board very of forgings and weneral deing we do and expressed satisfaction that it has been hat now expeel the set to be generalina before the mikils of 1948,
"Regarding the distribution system, wl·l
for p.m. receiving
at 3:00
tho purpose of and considering
year 1946,
ending 31st December, The dinner will be held in and for the appointment of declaration of the early part of May.
The Auditors and dividends. exact date and place will be an- nounced later.
The Register of Shares of Any member of the com- the Company will be closed from munity who desires to attend the 20th day of March to 20th (both days in- should apply to any one of the March, 1947 following:-
clusive) during which perlod (no transfer of shares will be The Hot, Mr. A. Morao, Hong, registered. Kong. Shanghal Banking Corporation.
The Hon Dz. S. N. Chou, China Building..
By Order of the Board.
D. S. YUAN,
Chief Manager.
The Hon. Mr. Leo D'Almada e Hongkong. 20th March, 1947. Castro, Prince Bldg.
Mr. Street.
D. Huttonjec, Duddell
NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that] the partnership previously CRAIGENGOWER
existing between Felix Maurice CRICKET CLUB. Ellis and Aubrey Jacob Edgar who carried on business under (b) Will all
members the style of Ella & Edgar as Have been repatriated to Austra wishing to continue Membership stock and sharebrokers has Ha, is also required. Will anyone | kindly register with the No. 1 boy been dissolved by mutual con- with such information at his disat the Valley or send their names to undoraigned co P. O. Box No.
in captivity or internment
found punikie to make a further reposal please communicate it to
the Adjutant.
Part
tlon le rimatrie charges,
Referring to the Chairman's remarks
vur major wubstations are now fusellan. Jon Gavertiment's taxation measures Dr. tait. Unfortunately some
Chau suid: parts of the
Chinese Optical Co.
OPTICIAN
67 QUEEN'S ROAD C 9
EXCUSE ME-
THIS MAY
BE A CLIENT....
BOOTS AND HER BUDDIES
00-001, THAT MOON FIF ONLY ROD WERE HERE 2
I WONDER WHAT: MES DOING TONIGHT? SOMEHOW ́S HOVE' A FEELING.1 SHOULD BE GOING HOME ?
Tax Proposals
"Government have prevented their tax Proposal in such a way that it is impor sible to place them in their careeet per- spective when budgeting costs. This in itself has created an atmosphere of user". Lalrity among the commercial community. Government, have balgeted for nominal revenus of >$10,000,000 from the proposed "Inland Revenise (Earnings and Trölla)
CLUES UNLIMITED... WHAT?—YES, MILORD... OH NO, 'MILORD....
OF COURSE,
MILORD
BANG!
GREAT GUNS
WHAT THE~7- MILORD!!!
Orders No. 0/47.
1. Departure: Capt. A. R. G. Morrison Ex Hong Kong per S. S.
“Ranchi" on. 15. Mar. 47..
2611
2 Strength-Decrease: BQMS, Carr, T. W. 2nd Battery well 20 Mar 47.
Opium raida by the polico
resulted in three divan keupėrs being sentenced by Mr.
pre-war
04 at earliest convenience.
LC. It: SOUZA, Hon. Secretary.'"
染洗頓出波
from SHANGHAI
d'Almada at Central yesterday. BOSTON
QUICK, JANE!-THIS IS A CASE AFTER YOUR OWN, HEART!- THAT WAS LORD LOVACE-AUD IT SOUNDED AS IF HE WAS
BHOT JUST AS HE WAS ASKING FOR MY HELP!
Far, Far Away
SLADVS, LOOK), IT'S CHART MAR, RUSSLES UND UNGS
DOWN THE „STEGET, I THE. MINUTE HIS WIFW USANDO
TOWN++
By EDGAR MARTIN
|
Dry Cleaning & Laundry.
Best Service--Moderate Prices B1E, Wyndham Street
sent. "
It is requested that all parties having claims against the firm' will send full particulars thereof) Immediately to Mr. F. M.-Ellis, Room 63, Stock Exchange Building, Ice House Street,
FELIX MAURICE ELLIS AUBREY JACOB EDGAR
Service Auction Rooms
Aactioneers, Burveyors, etc. Basement French Bank Bldg. A.E.B. de Sousa, Auctioneer. Telephone 81807,
· NOTICE TO MARINERS No. 7 OF 1947.
Hong Kong Harbour.
POSITION:
Commercial Moorings.
32 - 148 cables 206 degrees. fróm Kowloon Clock Tower. B8 18.8 cable 269% B14 - 16.4 cables 275.
DETAILS:
do -
do
The above three previously missing commercial moorings have Been-hald in the positions given.
REMARKS:
The Zollowing missing moorings will be replaced as soon
se material is available: A7, A8, B7, 910, B20 and B26.
Charts affected: 3280, E.1.1
JOLLY,
Maater.
of Mall".
FOR SALE
windows, Been by 7 "Oblas
no transfer of abaren can be registered.
As she lles at Kwong Cheung AND NOTICE IS HEREBY Hing Shipyard, Cheung Sha GIVEN that at the same place. Wan, the Chinese Maritima, and on the sume day, 'at 2.45 Customs Preventive Launch o'clock in the afternoon, or 80 "CHEONG KENG" Length 110 soon afterwards as the ordin-fect Breadth 20 feet Draft 7 ury general meeting shall have
fect. For further particulars concluded, An extraordinary general meeting of the Com-apply Office of the Chines
Maritime Customs, pany will be held, when
be House, Hongkong. subjoined resolutions will
tho
proposed as special resolutions:
Marina
Scaled tenders together with
1. That It is desirable to depoalt of Hkg, $1000.00 ench
capitalise
Bum the
of for the vessel will be received
$2,799,300.00 being part of up to 10.00 a.m. on 22nd March the undivided profits of the 1947.
the Company standing to credit of the reserve fund, that A and accordingly bonus of Fifty Dollars per share on the 65,986 issued shares of the Company be and the same is hereby
The public are invited to sand and that the me declared,
at Room 120, Poninsula Directors be and they are Hotel, in writing on foolscup hereby authorised to satis
NOTICE
fy such bonus by the dispaper as soon as possible details Tuf any "sohemes or suggestions tribution of 27,993 sharce they may have for the develop- of the Company credited
J. BARROW,
Chairman,
as fully paid up amongst ment of the New Territories. the persons who, on the 15th day of March, 1947, were registered as holders of the 55,986 shares of the Company, at the rate one share for every shares of the Company held by such persons as
bonus
uf two
13
N.T. Development Sub-Committee
of the C. D. & W. Commutee.
LAMMERT BROS.
Auctioneers, Surveyors and Appraisera. Peddor Building. Telephone No. 20224.
aforesaid and in satisfac-Hong Kong. 19th March, 1947. tion of such aforesaid; that in the case of odd share, the bolder of be such odd share shall given the option of having one share allotted to him credited as fully paid up upon payment of the sum of $50.00 by such holder to the Company In respect of such odd share; that abould such option be not exer. be Directors elsed, the
of The Undersigned have receivel Instructions to sell by Public Auction on
empowered to disposa auch share as they consider expedient in the interest of and that the Company; such shares shall rank in with dividend pari paast the existing shares.
2. That the remaining unissu- ed shares of the Company be issued, and that the same be offered in the first instanco at par to the members of the Company "In proportion, as nearly as possible, of one share for overy
PUBLIC AUCTION
Friday, the 31st March 1947 commencing at 2.30 P.M.
at their Sales Rooms No. 35 Hankow Road Kowloud.
A FINE COLLECTION OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE comprising:-
}
..
Teak Bed Room Suite, Ward- five complete robes with Mirror, Dressing shares (such shares to in- Tables with Mirror, & Stool, clude the bonus shares to Low-boy, Cheat of Drawers, be issued to them purau office Writing Tables, Typist Dining ant to Special Resolution Tables,
Glass
beld
by
Extension No. 1 hereof)
Sideboards, Tables, them respectively, and Up Cabincis, Chairs, Blackwoodl on the footing that
Majong Table, Easy Armchairs, full amount of each share Blackwood Music Cabinet, Ten- taken up shall be paid to
the Company
the
on acceptnis Rackets, Carpets, Rugs, Toa ance of the offer, and that Poys, Kitchen Tables, cat
Couch, Safe,
Glass Warc, such offer bo made by notice specifying the num-Standard Lamp, Rattan Chairs ber of shares to which the Blackwood Curlo Oabinet nad member is entitled
Cutlery Etc., Etc. andy
limiting the time within which the offer.
if not accepted by payment will be deemed to be declined; and that tho Directors be empowered to dispose of the shares not taken in response to such offer
QLB
Aleo
1 Mullard" Radio Set
1 Westinghouse Rectangular
Automical Roaster
they consider expedient in Qa View from Thursday, the the interest of the Com-20th March 1947
pany; and that such shares
shalt rank in dividend Terms: As Customary.
pari peau with the exist
ing shares
3. "That the authorised capital
of the Company be in creased
to $50,000,000.08
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers,
by the creation of 400,000 A print of the said Regulations shares of $100.00 each.
can be soon at the registered,
4. That the regulations con-office of the Company, No. 10 tained in the printed docu- Des Voeux Road Central, Vie-
to ment gubmitted
the toria aforesaid, on any 'wook meating, and for the pur day between the Hours of 10.00 Pose of dentification, aub am and 5.00 p.m. prior to the scribed by the chairman date of the said meeting:
hereof, be approved and Dated this 28th
day
adopted as the Articles of
Association of the Com-Fubruary,
pany in substitution for and to the axelision of all
the exfaling Articles there
(Continued ut foot of wear col:)
By Order of
of Directors, a
· KAN TONG PO
#CAU) Manager.