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ENGINEERING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD. HK. & SHANGHAI BANK BLDG. TEL. 27789.
FORGED NOTES SEIZED
A number of persons, allegedly involved in the forgery of banknotes of various currencies and de- nominations, were arrested by the Police on Wednes- day following a series of raids on the Island and in Kowloon, it is learned,
CHINA MAIL
Established - 1643
THE CHINA MAIL,
KING'S THEATRE'S 20TH
ANNIVERSARY
$580,916 Profit For 1950
The 20th anniversary of the King's Theatre marked today's annual meeting of the China Entertainment and Land Investment Co., Ltd., held at the King's Theatre building, and special reference was made to the occasion by Sir Chouson Chow in his address to shareholders.
The company showed a profit on the year's working of $580,916, and dividends were declared as well as bonuses to founder shareholders, direc- tors and staff.
The profit for the year under review, after providing for. depreciation, amounts to 3580,-
It appears that the Brot raid In proposing the adoption of tatal accounts the a hut in the report on was carried out Shnuklwan where forged bank- Chairman said:
The discovered, notes were
I take great pleasure to say 916.87 to which has to be added Police next raided two balets
that today 20 years ago the the sum of $48,899,00 brought in the Central district where the majority of those taken King's Theatre made its debut! inta custody were found to heOn the occasion of its 20th an-forward from last year, making
Later in
diversary, I. wish
Day
a total of $829,510.47, which
in possession of further forged tribute to the Management and your Directors recommend to notes.
staff and to express, on behalf deal with, as outlined in the the day. another
the directors, our sincere Appropriations Account, rald was carried out on a hut appreciation for their loyal con-
STEADY RECELITS in Castle Peak Road, Kowloon. tribution to the success of the Here a quantity of notes of
Theatre. We are also grateful similar description were seized, for the patronage of the public, The forgeries consisted of who readily appreciate that the of the US$20. HK$100, $10 $1King's Theatre is one notes and various denominations most popular cinema houses in of Jen Min Plao (Communist Hognkong. currency), it is understood.
and
Police investigations are pro- ceeding.
Ji
assessment
Provision for
improving our ser-per tax amounting
ALLEGED
MENACES
Man Stands Trial At| Criminal Sessions
A bicycle was wheeled. Into the Second Court this
FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 1951.
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PRINK
Coca-Cola
"We Demand Peace"-Russian Style Mail
TERSEN MORE!
Five Russian artists collaborated to create this sculptural group which was on display at the Tretyakovsky Gallery in the All-Union Art Exhibition of 1950: The group, entitled "We Demand Peace" is the work of V. I. Mukhin, Z. G. Ivanov, N. G. Zelenskaya, A. 1. Sergeev and S. V. Kazakov, and was completed last year.
This AP picture came from Moscow.
Conservancy Fees Due
It may also be pointed out that rental receipts from shops and offices in this Building are steady.
Out of the profits available morning as an exhibit in a Lo for distribution, your Directors trial before Mr Justice Gould Interest vou Inby
following apat the Criminal Sessions of know that our consistent policy recommend the of selecting a wide variety of propriations:
taxation in respect of 1951/52 a young Hakka accused of with cntertainment to sult
money CVLTY
of $50,000; dividend demanding BANKING
taste of the movie-goer has
of 50 cents per share on the menaces from a PWD fore- ADVISORY CTTEE resulted in substantial increases
the box-office paid-up capital less tax, totalling man in the New Territories,
Property $87,375.75; à bonus of $1.75
owners and every year in
In the dock was
ocouplers Li Fat-ki,
are in the taking. To justify our patrons per share on the ordinary share
reminded was announced
to aged 24, who pleaded not guilty that Conservancy Fees for Gazette this morning that HE support by
Wo have in ess
Hongkong, Kowloon In accordance to a charge of uttering a letter
and the Governer has appointed the vices to them,
RCA sound With Article 108 of the Articles demanding $200 with
und $305,788.03; and
New Kowloon for the year following to be members of stalled the latest
Bonuses Association
Cho to from Ho Yau at
1981-52 are payable at the projection equipment far of Banking
and the
Advisory Com
and staff Village, Talpe Market, Founders, Directors
Treasury, IA Des Voeux mittee for a period of one year, good tone and visibility, and the
Road Central, on or before The most up-to-date air conditioning less tax in the amounts of $42,- September 15 last year. with effect from April 1:
April 30, 1961, the Gazette In addition, 1002,04, $24,052.04 and $48,105.88 Hon. the Financial Secretary, plant for comfort.
notified this morning. Follows Sir Geoffrey
(Chair we are converting our basement respectively and the placing
decorated of $30,000
to General Reserve Kan Tang-po, Mr into an artistically man), Mr
"Crystal leaving a balance of $42,103.23 known 35 A.S. Adamson, Mr H.R. Cle-foyer
to be carried to the next Lounge." land and Mr R.C. Lemmon.
count.
There seems to be no further matter calling for comment and I now formally propose that the Report of Directors and The.Ac- for the financial year counts ended December 31, 1950 as presented to adopted.
FOR SOPHISTICATED
YOUNG COSMOPOLITANS ..
Just air-delivered by Northwest two special air shipments of lovely new gowns and accessories direct from New York an 27th March featuring absolutely the lastword fashion trends
of
1951
spring
clothes worn
SPRING MAGIC
sophisticated today by
women in New York
City. The sketch is the "PYRAMID DUSTER
COAT AND SHEAT ENSEMBLE"
The to wear bare ор dress
strapped. In many colours, also in navy
with
fallia and navy white polka dots... something "FIRST BEEN" in New York
"YOURS"
today through the expert merchandising skill_of_ Made Elite, the only apecialist M. In South Asia who
womanwear
кла
A strives at his best to
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and and misses in New York City are wearing today
you may pay
$5
to $8 more for air transit but are "GET- TING" the benefit of Wearing "LASTWORD AUTHENTIC BTYLED CLOTHES, AND exclusively MODE
ELITE by
need
longer you wear so-called latest models already delay.
no
ed by ocean transit two or three months.
There's magle in the moonlight.... or in the sunlight when you wear your new spring topper aslected at Mode Elito. In all wool basket weave, has a club collar to button or not, a graceful flare bask. · In gald, red, pink, white, mint, apricot.. also pure slik marves of exquisite prints to add "SPICE" to the collar lines. You need a lovely sheer woollen topper to stop your strapless gown in travelling, de take. with you one or two such toppers. Mods Elite's new collec- tion of spring toppers including megnificant mink, white and blue fox, sablo-blended marmot .... definitely enliven your evening gowna .......... ls the best in Hongkong. Come in see them.
'ALLURING FOOTWEAR
Aleo Just ale-delivered a spécial selection of beautiful feather shoes shown today at Saks Fifth Avenue with matching parsen including the most beautiful American baby alligators only obtainabia at such top storen as Lord and Taylor and Baks „Fifth Avə NY. In black, brown, white, red, stó, ) Also, ndw
nylon hosiery univerzally worn by American
modern
all al-pre-American
rican Embarga prices. Since American Embargo on Hongkong the prices of shoes and hosiery etdi have been
30% but Moda Elite till keeps the pro advanced mûre than
Ican Embargo prices in view of the fact tha: Mods Elite American holds American Export flaenses for everything: Mods Elita asthe first house in Hongkong having received: (three kir shipments of American marchandise:In March, 1951.
ods Elite "NEVER COPIES" anything lt;importa Mode
MODE ELITE
GROUND FLOOR 20 QUEEN'S 'RD. C/
KAYAMALLY BUILDING.
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Messrs Chang Kwal-on and Li Lin-chi, were re-elected Directors of the Company, and Messrs. Peat, Marwick, Mii chell
Chartered Co., and Accountants were retained auditors.
Government
Appointments
The following
appointments
as
.
Government were announced
in the Gazette this morning.
Mr L.A.S. Sainty Land Surveyor,
assumed
An all-male jury
panelled.
menaces
Hang
on
was em-
Mr H. Heenan, Crown Coun sel, conducted the prosecution, assisted by Det-Sub-Insp. BAA (New Nowman, of the C.I.D. Territories),
Rubber Trust, Ltd. Shows Profit
The Chairman of The Rubber Trust, Limited, Mr W. A. Welch, this morning reported a net profit for the year of $291,270 and IR 109,050 by the N.V.C.M. Burix, the subsidiary company in Java. It was decided not to declare a dividend.
the
Submitting the Report and Dealing with the accounts Mr Accounts for adoption the Welch gave
following Chairman revealed the follow-figures: Ing facts;
In the absence of any agreement to the contrary, owners may recover such fees from the occupiers of their premises under Sec-
N.V.C.M. Burix showed a tion BGA of the Publie
The land owned by the com- profit for the year of IR. Health
Or- (Sanitation)
pany in Malaya is 5,173 acres, 100,050. From this has been dinance. Crown Counsel narrated to.
of Burma 2,228 acros, Jayu, 1,985 deducted the debit balance Demand Notes in respect
brought forward, the jury that the complainant
fees have
acres, making.. a total of 9,394 I.R.06,662 been of these Talpo lived in a village in with his two sons and a
a credit balance of leaving PWD issued by the Treasury,
I.R.12,888, which is carried coolt. Op the evening
and owners are warned
Talping Estate was sold dur- forward to the next financial that steps will be taken by September 15, the younger son
Government to enforço ing the year and an oren of period. was at a well about 100 yards
210 acres adjoining Bukli Sem- payment in all cases where away from the home when the
fees have not been paid by accused approached him, hand-
April 30, 1951. ed him a letter, and said, "Thia. letter is for your father and I want you to fade it to him."
Of
The cldor son, who had been schoolimate of the accused, at this time came out of the house and strolled towards the well. He spoke to the accused and invited him to stay for somIS tea. Accused replied that he did not
have time and that
Jeep
Accident
acrés,
The Rubber Trust's accounts
Notices
Registered articles and parcel mails close one hour earlier than the ordinary max. Where mMSTE close on Sundays or before 19 .. on any other day, register- ...ed articisa and parcel înails close at 5 p.m. on the previous day. ntaila kes elased at Kowloon Post. -Office, exa- hour earlier than the
G.P., closing times.
FRIDAY, MARCH 30-
Malaya, Indonesia, Ceylon, India. Middle East, Africa, and Europe. tp.m., B.O.A.C.
B.N. Borneo, Australia, New Zealand, 8 n.m.. Q.E.A.
Philippines, Guam, Hewall, U.S.A., Canada, p.m., P.A.L
Fortress, 3 p.m., H.K. Airways.
by Air China, People's Hepublic, 8.30 a.m. 4.30 p.m., train via Canton, Malaya. p... Hol Houw. Philippines, p.m., Trafalgar, Japan, 2 p.m., es Norden.
SATURDAY, MARCH 31 By Air
Formosa, 3 p.m., C.A.T. Slam, 5 p.m., P.0.A.S.
By Surface Macko. 8 a.m.; 4.30 p.m., u Yü Men and as Hongkong.
China, People's Republic, 8.30 a.m.: 4.30 p.m., train via Canton.
Philippines, ap.m..
Pros. Montoo.
India, Pakistan, 2 p.m., Pon- Lakota.
Termosa. 3 p.m., Wing Bang.
SUNDAY, Aprti 1 Dy Air
Philippines, B.N. Borneo, 3 p.m., C.P.A.
Blum,
Burma, India, Pakistan, Middle East, Africa Europe.
&
5 p.m., B.O.A.C.
Japan Korea, & p.m., 8.0.A.C. Indo-China, 3 p.m., Air France. Formosa, D.m., H.K. Airways,
By Surface
Macao, 10 s.m., as Kwong Bat. China, People's Republic, 1ỏ a.m.. train via Canton.
Formor. 9 a.m., as Wing Biog.
MONDAY, APRIL, Ž
By Air Formos, 2 p.m., C.A.T. U.S.A., Canada, 2. p.m., P.A¡A. Malaya, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, Ceylon, India, Pakistan, Middle East, Africa and Europe, $ p.m., B.Q.A.C.
Blam. p.m., C.P.A. Formosa, p.m.; N.W.A.L.
By Burface Macao, 8 a.m.; 4.30 p.m., 19 Yư Men and Hongkong.
China, People's Republic. 8.30 a.m., 4.30 p.m., train via Canton. Indo-China, 10. a.m., sa Granville. Philippines, 10 a.m., as Benmaed- hul.
Blam, 10.m., as La Carmela.
Radio Hongkong
:
**The
6.02.
bilan Estate was purchased. It showed a working profit for E.K.T. is intended to surrender to the
119 |the year of HK$549,345. 0 "Programme Bummary"!
cntieren'a ELOTY: Government the isolated area
Operatie The not profit for the year was A Cameo Cartoon By • Trevor of 236 acres belonging to New.K.$281,270. To this must. (BCB); 0.30, "Cantoners Amherst Estate in Burma, abe added the balance brought By Radio Given by Miss Let
make it forward
(Buudio); the present conditions ma
Wal-lan and 8.K. Lea. from the Previous
06.30, Oryan Solo By Fernando Ger- impossible to plant up this area financial period of H.K.$302,-mani; 7. World News and Now and exploit it. In Java
the 474,
and not expenditure in Anklysis; (London Hetty): 7.15. Brigadoon." (Loewe of
and Lercer); 1.30, No. 13 in Tha must be deducted socios Presented By The British out some trees when they were making a total of H.K.3593,- Council. (Studio): 0. Trom The in control of the Estate during 862, which it is proposed should Editorials (Recorded London Ho
out to the local population for financial year.
rowing rice...............
Victim Buried planted area has been reduced respect
by 11 acres, as terrorists cuH.K.$1.682 previous years "Soups Tom
Full military
honours were
there were two people waiting accorded at the Colonial Ceme- 1850, 333 acres have been let be carried forward to the new); 8.10,"Ma
for him.
The
to Duncan
.
A.
CHECK YOUR · KNOWLEDGE Answers
Lovers Hou“ Classical Requests. Presented By Curtis Hindion (Studio): 9.30. tery, Happy Valley, this morn- when the funeral took
**Serenades" | 9.30, Muck. Binding The adoption of the Report In The Marsh" With Richard Mur- elder son walked within
· PRODUCTION FIGURES of a driver of the Royal
and place
Accounts was seconded dooh and Kenneth Home. (BBCTS); the accused towards Talpo Road Corps of Signals who was one
10. Radio News Reel. (London Re- by Mr A. E. Fenton. Production And when they reached there he of three British soldiers ki
In Malaya and
{ Imor); ID.18. Weather Report; 10.16, "Elecital". "Andre Navarra (Cello) noticed ū bicycle standing ed in a military jeep accident in Burma for the year was (Mo-
by Mr H. Kadoorie proposed and Piano Accompaniment
Gerald to be u
# tree. The
Mr accused the New Terrories on Monday, laya first): on probation against
M.K. Dong. seconded a Moore (0.22, "Sir Thomas " Temure By Olivia (he arrived in the Colony and mounted the cycle and made to Capt. (the Rev) T. J. Yates,
Output for year 1,892,200 lbs., motion that Mr A. E. Fenton be An Historical
Mannin (ABCTS): 11.11, "Good duty on March 12); move off. His suspicions aroused, C., cociated at the graveside. 611,101 lbs; Estimated output re-elected a Director.
night Music": 11,29, Weather Re- Mr R.P. Edwards to be Assis- the elder son prevented him and
Senior officers present
port. God Save The King: 11.30. in-for next financial year 1,740,000 It was proposed by Mr C. K. Close Down. tant Secretary (Exchange Con- grabbed the bicycle and the ac-
cluded Lt Col FM.P. Hobson, lbs. 700,000 lbs; Working costs Loh and seconded by Mr H. trol), vice Mr W.R. McCut-sused ran away.
Mr cheon; J.H.S.
In the meantime the younger Major A St. G. Prynne Capt. of production, per ib, 33.14 St Kadoorie that Messrs Lowe, cents; Sales Bingham and Matthews be re- be an Inspector of Boilers; Mir son had taken the letter to Mino and L J. A. King, during year 1,765,302 lbs.,
$10,- W.A. Johnson to be acting bis father and handed it to him.
800 Tbd.; Average price realised, appointed Auditors, Executive Engineer; and Mr Having read the contents, the
Wreaths were sent from Mum per ib. 42.38 St. $, cents, 67.22 R.M. Hetherington to be father, in fear, took the letter and Dad, Lt Col P.M.P. Hob- St. cents; Stock at end of acting Deputy Financial Secret to the Taipo Police Station. son and all ranks of the Hong-
ng-year
ibs., 205 120,608
Ibs; INTELLIGENCE TEST SOLUTION Spain, Italy kong Signal Regiment, Capt R. Valuation of stock; per b. since W. Milo, Sgt and Mrs J. Mit realised 40.38 St. $ cents, 40.00 chell and family, X Inf. Bde St. gents; Average acreage On February 7 this year, the signal Troops, the Officers of tapped during year 3,976 acres, accused was arrested at an uns Ho. Int. Bde, the other ranks 1,829 acres
Yield per numbered hut in a Taipo of HQ X Inf. Ede, and the War- per acre tapped 470 lbs., 317 The following officers have village. In the coume of enant Officers and Sergeants of ibs. been confirmed to the perma- quiries the Police checked on the nent and pensionable establish- bicycle and found that it had 4 X Inf. Bde.
The very low outputs in ment: Mr F.R.J. Lillywhite, been out on hire from a shop The other two victims of the Malaya are due chiefly to a were buried In the grave shortage of tappers caused Air Traffic Control Officer; Miss In Talpo district on September accident G.K. Burne, Supervisor and 15 last year.
Colonial Cemetery on Tuesday by the movement of dappers to Training Oficer for Health
with full military. honours, small holdings due to the high Nurses Miss ME Lockhart
The letter was examined by The ages of the three men were price of rubber, and in the case and Mr RS. A Police handwriting expert 22, 21 and 20, respectively. of Senawang Estate, the short- Traffic Control, and it was his opinion, on a The mishap occurred near the age was accentuated by band!-
comparison being made, that milliary camp at Sek Kong try and bad
Security conditions. the accused wrote the lofter.
when the jeep ran into a padi Weather also had a very ad feld.
verse effect on output. „Reading - a kennslation of the Contents, Crown Counsel said that the letter stated that the
ary.
+
Mr C.G.F.F. Melmoth ceased to act Financial Secretary.
has
Deputy
Nursing Sister;
Tomkins, Officer.
Air
Plane's
Crew
Missing
were
EXPERT'S OPINION
writer had long beet, und CANTON'S
mirer of Ho Yau but owing to
the distance separating them
REGISTER
Tokyo, Mar. 30.
he had no opportunity to visit CITIZENS TO
Now that he had arrived Twenty-dve planes of the For East AirForces
in Hongkong he today
was short of scanning wide anos of the of money for expenses and had tried every means of getting Yellow Son in a cearch, for this missing crew of a Superfortress money for food but had failed. which plunged into the sea Ho.knew Ho Yau was & bene- south-west of Korea yeaterday, volent man and had been for
long time generous.
· The letter asked
The crew of another. Super- fort which passed over the area).
*
Residents in Canton over 15 are required to apply to the Canton Munich-
years of age,
aznum
Labour was very short... on all catales in Malaya while in Burma conditions were reported to be difficult.
Despite the many/handicaps ali factories and machinery aTE in good condition and operating efficiently,
pality for identification cards carly unde
for a loon between the period of April 10 of the disaster last fight re- of $200 and the time limit was to May 10, says a Chinese, re-
not port. ported righting, what appeared Ave days. "It you fall do to be two floating life rafts..
A ship which was alerted Im mediably radlood at 2am to day, that it - and rosabed the
location where the mining Superfort had been fast. Board from cuter RENAU
The Canton
authorities sa
Forward salos for delivery over the whole of 1951 amount to 780,490 lbs at my average price of 654 cents per Ib.
In Malays the security around. Bukit Sembilan Estate has been
but unfor
Senawang tunately....
boen Estate conditions have bad, and this har had a dis« nstrous effect on the outturn of blare, us for ́our violent moe- sures - towards you” ·R_mated.
labour and has caused a very The letter was signed by Yeungnounced that this measure was rarious shorter of output (In the situation around Hung ping and colleagues, or adopted to check reactionary Burma Ping Shan.
Belivities in the province. New Amherat is precarious and Evidence was then called and the Kwanglung capital on tran. The output of the Eriate bo- Travellers passing through organised law and order aro non-existent M the bearing is proceeding.
longing to the Subsidiary Com and 0 damate for the present pany in Java was 100,500 lbs. Aseparate kind of identifica anancial year is 400,000 lbs pl iton cards will be issued to, though Labour has been dimeuit The Gazette this morning en foreign nation with no and during August there was a nounced that the
New PEC Member |____↑
Mr LAMS, LIG
en
New Architects
lt to other provinces will not be required to apply for identi- cation-cards.com
Sarastrike throughout) an
tion from the Foreign Office general Kiwirth Lang person tojund without an Becurity
Gli Java hos Koen have been added to the lay mi) [deratincation exit:nifer Me 210 İvery bad" and down very lay Authorised Architects;
Idrett within signs of improvement.
The five beasts whosSO TIKITIÓN boo *acrumbled. “ AT: Chertah: Leopard: MONACO Panther; Roebrick.
London Espress Berpics.
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