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ENGINEERING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD. HK & SHANGHAI BANK BLDG, TEL, 27780.
Assurances Given
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To France
No More Bilateral
Discussions
Washington, Apr. 1. Authoritative sources said tonight that President Auriol of France had been given assurances during his visit here that France would be fully consulted by the United States on every matter affecting the securi- ty of all countries within the sald French Union. They this meant France would future participate in any discussions dealing with de- fence and there would be no further bilateral discussions on this subject between the United States and Great Britain as recently at Malta.
to
Furthermore, the sources said, this assurance was expected result in greaier French respon- ability In the planning of defence strategy
of the Mediterr.
than had been originally
It
was pointed out in this con- nection that France should pro- vide a strategie air fores of her own based on the North African bases but this was not expected to be possible for at least two years.
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In the meantime, the French government is expresented here
be anxious
traluing for technical personnel
this purpose with US ald and would like to have close linison with strategic air force policy on the North African air bases,
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M. Auriol's visit here believed to have resulted also in the expectation that France will be more frequently con- sulted on Far Eastern policy in -view of her interests in Indo-
China, Sources
added
int the Mr understood to have assured the French Foreign Minister, M. Rober Schuman, that France would be fully consulted on all matters concerning the Eastern Medi- terranean, including the desire of Turkey and Greece to join the Atlantic Pact,United Press.
US Secretary of State. Mr
Dean Acheson, was
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PRINCESS ÷ GOES — TO A –– DINNER PARTY
Smiling Princess Elizabeth and her lady-in-waiting drive away after a private dinner party which they attended recently at the Savoy Hotel, →→ London Express Service.
PI Clean-Up Alleged
On Chinese
an
Manila. Apr. 2. Philippine Immigration and Army authorities are checking up on the entry 70,000 of
estimated Chinese In the Philippines who
the In came strength of fake certificates they were prt- Blowing war residents here unable to return 38 result of the oulbreak of the Pacific war, it was learned today. The authorities believed табу
of them stave never before been in the Philip- as understood pines. It was Kuch aliens would be de- ported either to Hongkong The Masa or Formosa. check-up opened after im- migration agents discover- ed at least nine cases in which allens were cleared Philippine Con- by the zutate in Hongkong as re-
residents. torning
Con- Kutate, clearance had been made on the strength 1941 residence certificates, cancelled steamship tickels and claims of applicants they were unable to that
the Philippines return to
war broke out. - When United Pre6),
VIETMINH Mail
Notices
(Continned from Page 1) number of dead on the ground,”
the communique said,
“According to French recon-
naissance
"Important reports,
Vietminh armaments"
destroyed.
Fighters
night.
were
and bombers Tari Vietminh can- attacked centrations of at least two regt-
ments while they were regroup- ing north-east of Ongtricu and completely dispersed them, the
Earlier added.
on
today Vietminh troops were reported to have launched last night with a new attack mortars and machine-guns Mookhe Fort, which guards the north-eastern lip of the French-held Red River bridge- head.
Only Light, spasmodic con- tact was being maintained to- day.
maker
of
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1920 on Bundays or before 10 a.m, on any other day, register- ed articles and parcel malls close at 5 pm. ca the previous day. Bizia are closed at Kowloon Post Off, one hour earller than the OP.O. closing times.
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By Barface
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TUESDAY, APRIL 3
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Philippines, Guam, Hawaii, U.S.A., Carmada, 5 p.m., P.A.L Slam. 5 pm PO.A.
Burface
Macan, & a.m.; 4.30 p.m., as Yu
The attack on the fort, made by Vietminh troops who raced down from the rugged cloud- clad
Ongtriet mountains, wos earlier ont than the reported in the communique. Men/Tek Shing.
ended before nighting The midnight.
Elsewhere along the 100- mile northern della front, last night was calm, French sources, said. But French patrols met Vietminh machine-gun while probing from the strong- hold
of Seven Pagodas, 18 miles west of Maukche, Into the foothills of the Western fringe of the Ongtricu,—Reuter.
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Assault On Staircase
An alleged incident on a staircase led to the appearance of a 23-year-old unemployed before the Senior Puisne Judge, Mr Justice Gould, in the Criminal Sessions, this morning on an indictment of assault with intent to rob.
se
evidence,
and. a
The trial is proceeding.
A Jury of six men woman has been empanelled.
The
caid Prosecutor
that about 8.45 p.m. on January 12 last, complainant was return- ing to her home on the third floor of No. 22 Yuen Chow Stroct, with a parcel under her orm.
Watch
Robbery
Trial Opens
The new
Chief Justice, Sir Gerard Howe, sat in his first criminal case at the Supreme Court this morning when Cheung Ching stood trial, before a jury of three women and four men, on a charge of robbery with ag gravation.
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H.K. LAND INVESTMENT CO. From The Files
SHAREHOLDER CRITICAL
Urges Increase In Dividend Payments
Out Of Larger Profits
At the Annual General Meeting of The Hongkong Land Investment and Agency Company, Limited, this morning Mr J. H. Seth objected to the method of financing capital expenditure out of revenue.
Mr Seth said that out of the increased profits of $1,200,000 made all the shareholders received was a further $120,000 or 10 percent.
Seth.
"I submit that the reserve for depreciation is excessive," said Mr
of
gret to the death of Mr S. T.
to
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the valuable of
the
to
makea no
the
and
increase
expected. It all goes according developital must comp very the Balance Sheet, under the
your
It may, as in the past, accrISO time next year.
Applications for premises in from the sale of those of your
continue buildings
to properties which do not for one accumulate. By the time the new reason or another fit comfortably building is ready some of these into the general picture of your applicants will of course have holdings. found space elsewhere but we In do not anticipate difficulty letting the premises at rentals fair and which will yield a reasonable return on this invest ment.
RENT CONTROL
year
100 Years
Ago
On the evening of Monday a
goodly number of the citizens.
of Victoria has much pleasure
in witnessing the launch, from
about 250
the slip of East Point, of a beautifully modelled vessel, of tons, built by Mr John Lamont, for the firm of Jardine Matheson and Co., and consting
intended for
"their
trade; in which, it is anti- vipated, ahe will excel, in the way of speed, everything of her class now In China, She is built entirely of teak,
and is copper fastened throughout.
Nover WAS
thero Д MOTE faithfully constructed vessel
Piracy Frustrated
dicated
pm.
where that
boats.
seems to me that the for their replacement. Con- completed in March, 1950. The Directors could have declared a | sequently
old scale rentals for this building, a
considered was reviewed though dividend of $4.00 less tax and of depreciation:
quito transferred to reserve nino lakhs and adjusted for last year in moderate, give a very fair re- instead of eleven," he added. relation
investment, Un current building turn on this
fortunately
the "It is all very well to talk cof
costs.
same cannot posterity but we expect some. The effect has of course been be said of the older properties launched from any yard; and reason to to rent control, Hongkong has good thing out of the earnings and to increase substantially the still subject
be proud of her. (We might in my opinion the erection amount to be put se gure allowed over the 1941 basic ren charged with excessive flattery,
the although
add, nda. without fear of being of Edinburgh House and rush the profits for 1950, the gure sols for non-domestic tonnneles ing into the crcotion
being some $1,180,000 out of a
was increased from 43 per cent to and of the talented artisan Alexandra Bullding was pre- total pront of $3,200,000.
whose energies and ingenuity 100 per cent from November, 1940 mature as we were getting a In proportion to the amount
the added revenue is not by any have been brought to bear in. reasonable
return from the of working profit for the year
means commensurate with the her construction.)
She is in length, from the Alexandra Building," he said, this allocation may seem high,
taffrail to "and I think that we could but it is to be remembered that rise since 1941 in operating and
the figure head, 107 Bt replacement costs. have waited another year.” the proat figure itself is
feet $ inches; beam, amidships CHAIRMAN'S SPEECH
affected by
cted by rent control. You
There has been a slight falling 241% feet; and in depth of hold the 17 feet. It is intended that sho The Ched: Before pro- your Company were able to Gloucester Hotel, but this is due shall be rigged as a top salt The Chairman (the Hon. D. may be surprised to learn that off in the profit figure for
te charge ren
rentals ceeding with the business of the roughly in proportion
adjusted very entirely to a "book entry" rental schooner. We were not present
to the adjustment.
The moderate in-at the launch, but understand Meeting 1 must refer with rise in operating and replace- crease in charges made earlier that, every arrangement being
ment costs the revenue Agure In the year in respect williamson, which occurred
of new perfect, it was successful to a Mr Robert Jardine, year might have been transient bookings was balanced degree. September last. Mr Williamson for last
costs, bestowed on her increased
the classic. to about $5,200,000, by increased operating And served as a Director of
of your and
are still name "Iona." The accused, Lee Kam-ping, being armed with an company since 1934 and I take allocation for building replace which unfortunately
rising. offensive weapon, is alleged to have assaulted Yu Sau- this king, a married woman, on the staircase of No. 22 Yuen appreciatiosity to express our ment should be related, rather
The Agency Department con- than to the actual profit shown.
and revenue tinues to grow, Chow Street, Kowloon, on the night of January 12 laat. services he rendered to It would then be roughly one
Company, and our deep
About four o'clock on Mon- this heading has almost ffth of the total and this is under Mr J. Reynolds, Crown Coun- chargo, made & statement to sympathy with his family.
doubled as compared with 1949, day afternoon continued firing. is conducting the case for the Police. The statement, he
Since our last Annual Meeting just about what it should be.
I mentioned last year that the of guns from the "Reynhard" I should like you to realise the Prosecution.
and the experience and "Cleopatra" (the blue peter be tendered in further progress has been made Accused is added, would not legally represented.
in the redevelopment of the that this allocation is intended resources Alexandra Building site. In spile to cover only the replacement built up for the management of being holsted, and preparations our own properties enable your for getting under wagh made of the rather difficult supply of the equivalent amount of Company to offer the best avail- on board the former vessel) in position, contracts have been building as now existing and able service for looking after
mischief abrewing provision for the placed for all the essential items
required for property as Managing Agents, somewhere; but additonal of building materini
need
capital which Imported, and no delay in the building improvements and, and we can expect this Depart- somewhere was, there was, for some time, quite a difficulty to commiation
is enlargements inherent in all re-ment to expand much further. Score on this
find out, pment projects. This ad. You will notice a new item in
About 5 p.m., it became cur- ditional to plan we shall see the new
further subscrip general heading of Revenue rent that the H, and C. Co's Str. building ready for occupation largely
"Hongkong" had been waylald by very marly so--by about this tion, although a proportion of Reserves and Surplus, shove us On her way up the stairs she heard footsteps behind her. She
Fire Insurance Reserve. Your by a deet of pirate
that Captain Hill, his officers, crew, decided last Directors stood aside to allow the person
and passengers, all murdered: a part of the insurance on your and that treasure, to the amount to pass. That person, the Pro- secutor alleged, was the accused
new buildings of fire-resisting of $400,000 had fallen an easy who, after passing the com-
construction should be carried prize to the adventurers who
the by plainant, struck her on the
Company, the amount eye, causing her to drop the parcel.
of premium saved to be invested had made a dash for it.
About R the
"Reynhard" I feel that it would not be the close of the year the funds steamed away quite rapidly In a Fire Insurance Fund, since Complainant turned to run and
despatches
she being ready, fell down the stairs, Accused,
leave this subject proper to
the however, ran towards the root.
fact avaliable for this purpose have making a short tour of in
been invested About this time, a neighbour,
United King- without underlining that, in maintaining rent control Su Cheung, was returning home Cheung is accused of robbing
in its present form over com- dom Gilt Bilged securities, spection down to the patent slip and back again, before leaving Government form the nucleus of a Fund the harbour. Shortly afterwards and saw the complainant rolling the Hope Bros Watch shop at
I mentoned last year,
mercial premises,
which should eventually cover
pay
of down the stairs. As a result of 281 Des Voeux Road of three
the U.S.B. your Company has a special appears to have given insuffi-
the Company's full requirements what was told him, sald Omegas and Rolex
the
wrist
proceeded on board cient weight to the effect respomollity, as the holder of a Prosecutor, Su ran up the stairs watch.
the
Steam rising prices, not only upon the against fire losses.
"Spark" with thirty substantial portion of the pro- and
roof where he to the
armed seamen, and she According to Mr M. Heenan, perty in the central business cost of operating commercial the found-accused. He brought him Crown Counsel, on the evening area, to proceed with-further buildings, but also upon
followed rapidly in the "Reyn 11 last year a redevelopment to down and later took him to the of December
Pail. About 9 am I have already referred at cost of their eventual replace meet Chinese entered Police Station.
the shop and requirements of the business and
that Intelligence asked to be shown the watches m
allocation for the depreciation with Mr Reynolds said that
community in this cinted from my remarks of a es professonal which were placed on the coun-
of buildings. "Hongkong" had been seen by ftem and replacement cused, in answer to the presentter for his inspection. As an
few moments area.
ago, this
Master of In
the American ship business must so, confined a u
as far as possible be Following present-day practice, the assistant was about to replace centre, and with so great a de- covered from current revenue, the Reserve for Depreciation and "Channing" about 2.80 p.m. on them in the showcase, the man mand for all available
a considerable Replacement has been shown as Monday, a little above Tiger and represents Disorderly Conduct: produced a pistol and told him modation, it has been no easy
of
a deduction from the actual cost Island; everything then appear- that revenue, proportion
of the Buildings,
ing to be right on board. The Fined $16
The effect of rent control on all four watches and left quick-rebuilding programul
but the
Post Boat, later in the day, your
The increase Properties over the Ave Two polvates from the Royal |ly.
In the figure reported the Steamer's safe years
to 1950 can perhaps shown for the cost of buildings arrival of Canton. Leicestershire Regiment were Accused was arrested on
have now been taken, and your be better appreciated when arises from the completion of fined $16 by Mr Winter at Kow- January 17 and was identified Company will henceforth be in
That
а party Directors It tell you that
your
Directors, Edinburgh House in March, desperadoes were on board the loon this morning for disorderly at a parade the following day
alad been allowed to readjust 1950, less the cost of the old steamer, with intention of forci a rather better position to fal- conduct.
by one of the salesmen, but
through with but low The defendants, Stanly Wil-not by the man who had served development of your older and | rentals. during this pero Alexandra Building which was bly taking possession of her,
rough proportion to the increase
Increase demolished during the year. Hamson and George Emest Davis, him.
19 he was On January
16:59 productive
properties, in operating and building re-
there is every reason to believe: were accused of behaving in a Identified by another salesman. building by building, as the de placement costs, the additional
they being retained; probably, Before concluding my re- disorderly public house in Hankow Roaded and no arms were found. and the general situation allow to the end of 1050 would have behalf to extend to all mem- European passengers, yesterday morning.
The case is proceeding.
Before turning to the Ac-
The only fault we have to And This can be taken as a measure
for the preciation more broadly with some aspects of the subsidy which you have services which they have given that they were so long in being
carried required
contri- of your Company's affairs over been
into
efoot Whr the Company during the Reynhard" did not the past five years and to draw bute to the profits of those to your
proceed year. The reputation of a on to Canton, instead of re past some conclusions which have a of your business and profes
Company Directors ro- sional Tenants who are paying much
depends bearing on your
upon the character turning with Mr Caldwell, who for the
year controlled rexits. Ironically most and commendations
could probably have traced the effelency of its of these Tenants have during and I feel that we
Staff whereabouts 1050.
are to be conspirators, figures, ie these five years enjoyed unpre In very round total working profit earned dur-cedented prosperity. Many of congratulated upon having such constand out.
and hard-working team. to them would have been glad to a ing this period amounted
recommend The Weather $9,000,000, from which Taxation accept a reasonable adjustment, of $500,000 has to be allowed, but as business men they very that the balance of $3,245,812 leaving $8,400,000, which has naturally accept the bounty available
During the present month ther which the law OLLOWB.
should be dealt with as follows: weather has not been charac been allocated as follows:
With the continued shortage Dividends (after deducting
Corporation terised by anything remarkable. Tax): 15,400,000; Provision for of floor space it is perhaps too
The highest range of the Baro- $955,632; expect the complete and Replacement carly Depreciation
over commercial Amortization of Crown Leases meter has been 30 12, the lowest. of Bulidings $2,500,000; Transrent control- fers to Reserves, sic. $500,000. premises, but it seems fair that $800; Depreciation and Replace 20: 16. The Thermometer has
the the Landlord of such premises ment of Bulidings $1,160,728; been at 75 in the shade, as These Agures include allocations proposed for 1950.. should be permitted to adjust To Transfer to Generi Regarve maximum and at 61 in the.
REALISTIC VIEW
his
ac
1
SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITY
the
accom-
not to move. He then collected matter to carry out a progressive.
steps most first and
the
no-
of
DEPRECIATION
also
ment. As you will have appre... some length to the increased the "Spark" returned
in
of
the
armed
manner outside a The watches were not recover-mand for premises in the area
area revenue from your buildings up marks I should like on your by the presence of half a dozer counts I propose to deal the amounted to nearly $13,000,000- {bers of the Staff a word of op with the measures adopted 18
SIDE GLANCES
GOWN THIS BY HOE SEAMNĂ NHI, T. AL NIK, AL-É, BAY, OFF
By Galbraith
2:12
“My husband le an advertising man--why not turn your
Ing olub membership drive över, to him?”ank
to
to
rectora
very
for appropriation
To reservo for Profits
Tax, 1951/2
of some
ого
of the also at
· in averago - moderato
It will be noted that. rather ECA song to allow a $250,000; To pay a bonus to minimum, "The. winds: prevail..... reasonable retuIZI; Incidentally Staff $80,000; To pay Q Dividend ing almost invariably from the
thereby thood for the year 1950 of $4 per share, Iess than one third of the total encouraging amount of working profit has people with been set aside towards the re- the future placement of buildings, Although support and finance the kind of
sufficient faith in less Tax $1,400,000; 20 cares atrength, with Heft falls of rain...” of the Colony to forward unappropriated $22,652, on five days only, (the average
These proposed appropriations
it.la appreciated by your Direc- / enterprise in which your Comhave been incorporated in the jober of rainy: days"in March.
Accounts now before you.
twelve,)
sickness in the garrison; but there is one death less than-was' recorded last month; and of the four who have decoused in this, 000, we hear, died of a at or apoplexy brought on by an ex- cessive, debauch, pl
There appears, by a compari tors that provision for the re-pany is engaged.
Me D. E. Clark, seconded the son of the anatory tables, to placement of Fixed "Asscia" INCREASED ``PROFIT.
proposal which was
carried have been a trifling increase of should bo calculated on the
„Turning to the Accounts, I with one vote against, · ́ current, replacement, cost rather should explain that variou than on. the órikinalpor | minor. changes in the form "historical"...cost, it was not have been Introduced in order decided to readjust the basic to bring them into line with scale of provision for deprecia-present-day practice. They are tion and replacement unill last designed primarily year. It was clear, however, that Shareholders a clearse Sden af building costs were not ilkely to ht
figures for 1940 have box adjusted so se to re- Late appropriately to thong of test year,
Year
to give
fall appreciably for we time, and our Director the ford decided that they should tako amoro realtate view of The Proat for the their obligation to be that the amounted to $2,196,830 which is Company's 'real" aniola" were not some $1,200,000 more than for allowed to `* dialogie iškem, 1949. The Intressekawan düe selves by wear and obsidesmaidly to the revenue from cence; di without than Ɔ provialen Edinburgh Hours, which was
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