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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JUNE 1900.
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GOVERNMENT TAKEN TO TASK
ON POKFULAM
FARM LEASES
Government was severely taken to task at the 50th ordinary yearly meet- ing of the Dairy Form Ice and Cold Storage Company Limited yestar:
day for its refusal to renew the Company's farm leases ar' Pokfulum.
The Company has been asked by Government to
shift its farm to alternative, sites in the New Territories. It was pointed out at the meet- ing that the building and stocking of a new farm would entail an expenditure of HK$10,- 000,000, which the Company considered un justified in spending.
The Chairman, Mr. E. R. Hill, after stressing tho value of fresh milk to a community, said this viow was evidently not shared by the Hong Kong Government who considered that milk The Com- in other forms was just as good. pany, he said, was supplying 80 por cont of the Colony's fresh milk requirements. Shareholders joined the foundations were originally de- Board in its criticism of Goy-signed to carry, ernment, and one speaker said "Another factor which had ip- by your that since very little profit is fluenced this decision realised on operating farm Board is the necessity to provide alone, if the Company is fore-additional storage space for the ed out of Pokfulum, it should storage of ice-cream at East Point reason of the Increasing de- seriously consider giving up this branch of the business al-mand for that product. together.
Reiterating that an adequate supply of fresh milk, irrespective of the Company's interest, is "must," the Chairman told share. holders that further representa tions would be made to Govern- ment.
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With existing conditions, In China, Its been considered desirablḥ to increase both tho pla herd and paultry flock of the
foria.
The shortage of milk which I have Just mentioned, and the question of further increasing the number (of animals in the Com pany's Dairy Herd is related to the very important subject of the Forra Lot leases.
"At our last Annual 'Mectiri, I mentioned the fact that Govern- ment had asked your Company to consider the sultability, of either of two alternative Farm altes,
Reminders
Today
Housing expert coming to HK
Atha | The Hong Kong Council of Social Service has sat aside. HK$40,000 to engage a flóined Hoti- ing gìífstant with general social welfare ox- periance from England to help the "Council in planning housing accommodation for the poor.
Kowloon Rotary Club Turciach, Peninsula Hotel, 12.30 p.th.
This resolution Was umariin ously adopted at the Counsel's meeting on Tuesday. The as- Y's Men's Club luncheon-ietslistant would be required to
at foot Garden, HK Holdi.
help the Council in its seerd 12.43 p.fn.
tarial, work and the Housing Society in housing planning and management.
Government House Garden Party
in Honour of the King's Birtit day, 4.30 Pith,
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Union, Jack Club, Tombola, 7.30
tym, SJ (Chisleman), Mr. Wicks (Hon. Treasurer), Mr. H. G. Clarke, Rt. Rev. R. O. Hall, Dr. Mary K, MBS K. Lang- Shachaich, birs, Perry.. Rev. G. ford, Mr. Ng Yanswing, Mr. Pang She, Miss Ship Tak-bing, Mr. Ó. Skinner, Lt. Col. Waller, Mrs. G. Yeoh and Mrs, 'Agutė '(Secrd- Two years ago, the Coundi tnry). Toceived HK$224,000 from LicThey included representátívės Lord Mayor of London's Empire of SPC, Salvation Army, Toc H., Air Raid Distress Fund it war Hong Kong Council of Women, Nine Dragons Services Club HK then decided to use the money as Fan
Bind, Can, 8.10 p.m.; Phoida hucleas of a fund to promote Seats Ass, YMCA, YWCA, arid Welfare Sortets, Boy graphy Club meeting 9p.m. the housing of the poor in Hong the Catholic Women's Lengue arid Women's International Club, | Kong, Manage
Bathing Picnic for Services, matemble at Club at pan.
Department, and fovernment Observers from the Labour, Departmecial Welfate Education Kowloon Rotary Club luncheon,
Department. screening of two travel link Pendula Hotel, 12.30. p.M Andrew's Club, badmintori for
namely, in the Pungah Hilaren.
or in the vicinity of Tal Pn Tedi, both in the New Territories. Your Board and ment has made further strong réprésentation to have Govern ment reconsider it )dacialon in connection with the Leases rd questing renewal or failing this an extension of the same. St.
of
take "I did not apparently Professor Sir Fatrick Abercrombie long to size up the situation out
the report
'value of HK$1.50 to each of 488,- ice supplies to dealere to ratione Colony, it is stated that:
Its
pm.
the Servicës, '8 pm,
Coming events
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& Houshig Saeidty was formed to At the initiative of the Couch dndertake this work. The So city's report road t the Cour- Profcesor Robertson who had oftesting sold that in spile been elected Chairman for 01 the... sympathetic
thelić support of current year was unable to under- Public Works
Governmentment, the / take the duties of the posßion be-
of uje
afforts of the Society to get no use of pressure, of work. Fr. Ryan, who had, previously been thing done on a large scale have Chalimim in 1047-40, was 心 ro ́ ́får failed. Mednwhile,
. has value of the grant
the animiduly elected in his place. Increased to nearly 3240,000.
The Council resolved to pry PANDIT NEHRU
TOMORROW Cheeru. Service Club, Amatour
Night, 7.30 p.m. Nine, Dragons Services Club,
lombola, 8p.m.,
Wachie the work without further Union Rok Club, dance, 8 p.m. delay so that a lead, night be Organ Recital, St. Jóhrys Oathed-given in the urgent matter of
ral, 1.15 p.m.
housing the poor.
the Chairman, Mr. E. R. Hill, who year we have been able thus far 10 vers Valuable use. I 15 not your Directors propose
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That figure way exceeded
as
Fair prices
by
of our
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"As the Colony's leading fox
maintained
reputation for
no
could be obtained.
难度
$700,000
To Transfer to Provi
sion for Staff Retire- ment and Superon- ntation Sehemes... To Transfer to Plant and Equipment Ré-
300,000 placement Reservo To Transfer to General pe
Reservetavis 3.000,090
Bonus To Pay
to Staff To Pay a Dividend of $2.50 per share. Free of Tax on 488,892 shares
To Carry Forward to
1930- Account
Tatai
110,000
1,222,230, 101,482 10,310,356
Trial flats
HO SALLAI CHELD UP
TAIPEH CLAIM
IN INDONESIA
State
al
"Government's answers to these requests, 1 regret to say, were in
the Oriy "For the purpose of giving Im-the negative and for
us that proved detVáfý to Sür ice-cream time it was made clear to us
on the mainland, we Government
ποτε much customers
fri- nave been fortunate enough to ob-terested in the development of tain additional space at Godown the Farm lands for building pur No, 28 from the Hong Kong and poses than it is in the Company's Kowloon Wharf and Godown netivities thereon; despite the indt Company
Limited for an ice-that aur main interest lles in the cream store. This extension also production that extremely Stureholders at the meeting includes two additional cold stores intportant commodity-fresh milk: were told the Company matte an which will be an advantage to our
Jakarta, June 7. all-time record net profit of friends in Kowloon and will, pro-
'Quite clear
In addition to a decisión do
India's Prime Minister, HK$4,903,419 for the year ended vide added space for perishable December 31, 1949, which
đần be paid to workmen, and i ox- cargoes
engage trained housing Jawaharlal Nehru, today de In trans
transhipment.
should mantfort that the appilda - that af
distent from England, the Gaun-clared that Asia can no long- 1048 by approx!--
"Concurrent with the demand
tion jof the Arbitration. Awar
oltalad, Yerdived that--the er ba tgáüred as an area on mately $1,800,000.
for cold storage was the demand
Hay thrown the red light upon
Housing, addiety be and AL
encouraged the fringes of the world. subsequent extraordinary for ice during the year, and sales that section of
dealing with housing, density and
Several of our sexivities, Parti-
to consider the use of the rd. келота
Arriving for 10-day meeting, part of this pro- constituted an all-tithe record for redistribution which was pub
fhd dateringslös, cularly on HK$3,000,000, the Company. So great was the fished following his having visited Ait, amounting £3
AND IF WITT-DE- Kodinary, orice
mainty MR$200,000 trial block
of flats with visit, he told the Indonesian without Parliament, "Asta today is be- was capitalised by the issue et demand of one or
or two occasions
the summer rush of busindadis one bonus share of the nominal that it became
over, to adneider' the future of
waiting for further funds coming perhaps the most im- “A-Garóful kurvay has failed to
At the seche meeting a letter portent centre of the discover
various these establishmentk extensive arcas 802 shareholders.
With the installation
any of the available on the Island of Hong
Roturing now to the Ac-from the Sino-British Club was forces at play and in conflict, and Below is a review of the Com- new equipment for storage and Rong. The Dairy Farm has been, counts, die amoint available for end. It asked for the appoint perhaps much of the world wil
accounts and trading at-icd-making. larger quantities of sugested, but
whichment of a pany's
member to represent depend on the interaction of the distribution is $0,318,350 apart from ivities during the year, given by ice can now be produced. This presént
to doal i Council on a Committed to forces."
the with as followsmis
In the West, the fridian Premier Bultable
etection of a Cited, there was a tendency to Hall in Hong Kong, In part:
meet the demmd for ice and it is would assure you that it has To Frovide for Cat- At the last Ordinary Yearly hoped
A majority of the members that
poration Fronts Tak. curtatiment
attion from thought but of been made quite clear to Govern Meeting
agreed that the erection of a City the Eastern peoples could play intimated that the issues will be necessary.
1950-51 ment that should the Leases noti "Plant for the modernising of be renewed, of extended, or the Working Profit for 1948 was the
Han would be benent to the their own role by combining highest in the Company's history, the remaining old type ice fank lands not made otherwise avall
social services of Hong Kong. Fr. thought and action and by draw Bydn was appointed to representing spirit and wisdom from the has been ordered mid will be lij-able to us, this will almost in-
167,974 The Council on the Committee.. Kome $1,800,000 in 1940. This stalled during the winter months evitably mean
to our an end
"majcety of our past," highly
Those present at the, Connellis We, in Asia, who recently re- satisfactory result was to give still farther increased out-fartaus activities, since prelimin- achieved on a
a record turnover in put in 1951.
ary investigations show that the
meeting were: Rev. Fr. T. fceived freedom, are weak and practically every
cost of building and stocking a branch of our
cannot and do not want to play an trading operations for wiilch
in world military effective pack, Catering work Gur
the mainland, compar- Farm expansion
affairs or in the realm of econo- programmes are in
able with the existing Farm, so "During the year. returns the as the number of animals and
nifes substantial measure responsible.
regarding the world large," Mr. Nehru continued. re
from the Company's retall es necessary buildings. Is concerned, results during the year when
tablishments both in Hong Kong would be, in the vicinity of $10,
Tafoch, June 7-1. are the more
We Entiriot take responsibility satisfactory
Gefloral Ho Sai-lai. chief of for the 000.00 which sum, with condi- and Kowloon were satisfacfogy
vast problems one considers that they have been
of the world the Chinese Nationalist Mission We must look after ourselves first. in the face of keen
as aleg was our business of pré-tions as they are, would be im
possible to reise.
10 Tokyo, today delayed his de-But because of circumstances w affecting some of visioning ships calling here.
But even if that sum were to
parture due to bad weather, must take our places in the coun the larger departments
We have been pleased also to
The General, who is believedells of the world. I hope we help business and the fact that the cater for Services requirements be made available tomorrow, 11 is
to be going to Tokyo, to partick the forces of peace and throw in selling prices for
most of the find to continue to attend, to the problematieal whether your. Di-
bate Iri Dossible Japanese poude the weight on the series of peace." commodities handlet by your distribution of Meats brought to rectors would feel justified in
talks, will probably arrive. In Mr. Nehru arrived in Jakarta Company aro subject to price the Colony by Government under mbarking on the project as it is
The item "War Lasses," which Tokyo "return" commen-
ári Thursday-United harbour day aboard the Indian control,
allocation from the British Minis-doubtful if a try of Food.
cruiser Delhi, accompanied by surate with the capital employed has been forward in the Accounts Press.
since 1945 has been deleted from: "Throughout the period, "In addition
Intec destroyers. He was greeted to the linds the Balance Sheet. These losses
on board the ship by Indonesian Soda Fountain-Restaurants were
We covered by the expiting leasds have already been fully provided
President Séékurad and his wife. Taipeh, June 7.Associated Press. specialists, we have consistently well potronised and the Aircraft the Company owns Farm Lot 7ritor, and there appears to Do very
Catering Department has
and 9. B. L-831, both at Pokiu ile kelihood of our ever re- Action by Nationalist guerillas tinued to be a a satisfactors adjunct
this forced the Hed. Government of - talr-prices-and-we hope.by.a con-.
the North-Western province of tinuance of this policy to justify to our bushless, although by-resun upon which, amongst other covering anything. ander
rebuildings, stand four Cowsheds heading. of the troubled conditions Government has notified us that
kifikiral #do tranister its sdat,. the confidence shown in us by the China, returns from: that source it would not he prepared to agtch "In regard to the Company's Press reports claimed. This, the shopping public by the have fallen considerably in recent to
Yesterday's Pan American, Air- the erection of additiondi liquid, cath position, at the end of reports said, was moved from patrons of our Sodn
Fountain-months. There is a continually in-cowghes and fullled buildings, on the year we had a favourable cash Sining to Minglo, du miles North ways flight from London failed Restaurants.
and Zin: creusing demand for our services B. B. L. 331 and similarly with balance au utica
to arrive according to schedule for the stated rea-hand of $898,509, Ing work.
sor of slin,
carmarked for patra
made altor months of which ho dircraft developed, "At our last Ordinary Yearly being tested for a publie pur stores already ordered from the bed sirist attack on a village Bangkok.
chases of plant,; équipment - khd, harassment by guerillas climaxoli | carlier whllo on..her was to Meeting. I informed shareholders pose by 1956.. that we had accepted premises In "These leases, expire in 2006 Us. Since that time, it is bear only 15 filles from Sining Act The delayed alfcraft will arTIVE
here via Bangkok this morning. the net Telephone Company and 1982 18spectively. To my necessary to meet the dost or furs sociated Press. Building in Kowloon While the mint, this position. Reeths those thier Capita-purchases and other
·were being gus ready for unreasonable in view of the fact items for Which we word. the itemDecupation, they were requialtion- tha1 Both: Jólà, «Bóut, Pollulum eg, and on May 31; 1980, we were"
tied Who site now in possession. Inhabitante are for enjoy undis of $1,314,790 which or market value, whichever was nerforce, to cancel their arrange- | mitted to continue their normal foff your sav
The Telephone Company had tufted occupations and to be park increased by a further 1,247,236,
ing approval, to lower. Approximately 50 per
ment of the Dividend stock ment with us and now have the pursuits,
recommend "It is the intention of youted by your Directora preclud cent of the increase in valuation in 1949 is accounted for option of reopening the matter
Board to make the premises are available
a further ap V the
"The shortage of cab by uttermodity Auring the Importation
proach to Government In the led
#ferim Divi- was made to theth. Certain of the equipment whleit.
ordered for those premises has near future............. reperding.
the dond fo Year, Bolida of which direct by
the Company.
Leases and (Linda)
was given
through the year and, not by Government as een put to use to our other es
"There was a good demand for tablishments.
| Press in the the Company's Ice, Gréom during premises taken by
in the Broadway Thea 1949, and all our strozen conter some extent for the Company di in Kowloon were tion products mijogrend of aft Inter his Dividmade your
opened is a Soda Fountain memurs of success, Giah favour Board, ddelded is ster your au Restaurant in July A small sole conditions, throughout this therity to make an iuus of 488,- Buintder, wêj are cânfident the 832 Bottle Shires. The Resolution Wastage Account & Caffle Red-los Cream was opened during
er the year at Ting MI Read, sham: Proban citestone, and cat takd Boous issue will be put to the serve amounts, to $605,102, your
believed this wil care of his anticipated deaded lows, and I run that the terms of tam to take it ordinary bichting which fol Board has not considered if necga shulpo,
σε tic advantage to
to our dealers in sary, to make further provision
certain additional plant has been these shates, Leg on the bald under this heading.
gined the chem Setland of
of the year, fur hetailed to speed up production, one for one to those persons, who
May
Restored Has, however, ther Importations *Your Board
age increate considered it dosiahla to up-48, heifers, and two young bulla
Bha 9 the Company, willj Bropriate a sum of $500,000 for theve been made, and with 35 Head
your receive your app required for this the, purpose of creating a rå, from Afustralia, some tow, weckt Company
for the
herd now numberê
bere "Green Epot", Orangende but Bonus issue is $3,066,500 which THIS 1:577 vimets.
stopped at the the gure 1 refered. production was..
ajjaly Then regard to the two Young and of March last. The reason as having been added to the Gor
from Scotland, I would slate for this is trud is a res
result of
of o expensive animals to be imported dion and bölühte tốt which pur- sums of have mentale, wi and in order to
capitalised, saving and Balary franchise fidth the American General Reserver at Ha, former Company who are tije proprietors Agure of $1,500,000. for the mark, your Company wa Aithe xtraordinary General "The
adoption of machine asked to provide certain special Meeting high elleys, rosace milking, frak introduced by us equipment which proposal was being taked to mva. In 1945, has proved, an une not acc
acceptable
emands mand
our
and
Bon of
PAA AIRCRAFT-- DELAYED
You will have observed from in connection with outside cater-Farm Lot siblilty of his lot/which was MULA MINEBLE all of The shift was said to have dhe to mine erigine trouble
the Balance Sheet that, includ- ing amounts spent on the pur- chase of Cattle and in the rear- ing of young stock, additions Fixed Assets during the year amounted to the considerable sum
of $3,360,000--3 figure almost
in to our fasued Capital. eCurrent Assets,
stodies, on hand at just over $3led for use by the Army Authori- Világề whóro al sy understood the indebted to stit Bank 1 will be
900,000, has been valued at cest
was formerly the case. All stocks
are good saleable merchandise.
of $3,680,890 ms been
"A sum of
added to General B
shall make further. this läm
Inter
when
"
Ta shareholders toj
non-payment
Sibee the Domente of Cattle Depot for the; distri of Milk theid will be 4:8)/2} Jørger tolume for your. ntalidëllý z to ʻida MG ZRIADEN
sory
tht
and
Plant & Mens Taro our dre
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(were
DAVIS CUP:
America's chances
farge extent
Schroedër
depend
on Ted
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Los Angeles, June 6.
ces of keeping the Dovis Cup this yeur de
to a large extent on tennis aca Ted Schrader, and Schroeder's membership on the 1950 team appears highly question- ablo
Durable Ted, who teamed with sparkling Jack Kramer to bring the Cup to the US. in 1946. and has helped keep it here since, once again is faced with a familiar problem.
He canhot lake the Line off Schroeder geld he will make front work to play the the Cup effort, da hisoffa tournaments beholdto schedule, if the committee thin ¡qualify, as it were, for the he can help the caule - Dru
Cup lexin' this year in players If asked..
will help school?
The
* Younger. If he does not use his available he probably will go to England; to, defend his Wimbléson 'Erown.
And ́regardless; • he-fil@İSİ phatically, "he has no intention of turning #26fessional –Asso- diated Free
i transfoń 1188 JUNAST Es to in that these "are perhapa" "the most change in the method of prepára-san gtor, the Bonus, Issay the comzlités » 'himici, Andgother! free time in Davis Cup malte
Act been In mind, line with currant accounting thought which favours the pro viding of
of relarves Dvar- and shove, the normal depreciation of the set of particular m #1 in order to replace that mhet, at the end of its usefu
dát the than ruling coal of replacement
Cold storage.
to these parte, e
"Machino-milking.
qualified suddona and few fed to "Resulting from
obtain the
to, an "incesANG. for the
the Infalailation of further statió to the Company in December last mention that these Tots, adalppient throughout the yiir! by certain sections of our Chingne "More than 200 hand are now bàn tự, bo wide if additional wif
ay have already mentioned that milked by this bicar and feedini High Cost of Living Allowance, of the oxidualin to the Company' ly numcer of portable machines
Last Point Cold Blores was put to have been brought into
tue in Dadember 1940. The feed. Further static equipment. haben for this admitional- storage space ordered so that by the end of kwa puck gyldens for it. Das Been in milking is concern
90% a (month, your Management
sought, the sprocesser of Achaten-
on la order de partie, the dire
pute. - The Coffday accented thei
aspirants for the honour,, thus has Bulgested that he bé tilt- ted from Davis Cup
CAPTAIN OF CANADA'S DAVIS CUP TEAM NAMED:
Mac
Jude
Pago J
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