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Profit Despite Drop In Sales
Hongkong Show BIF Stand
(From Our Own Correspondent)
London, May 8.
The Duke and Duchess
Union Waterboat Co., Ltd. sales dropped by
of Gloucester and the six per cent last year it was announced at the
the
annual general meeting this morning.
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However, the Company made profit of $297,433.98 and declared a dividend of $2.50 per share, free of tax.
The Chairman, Mr E. R. Hl, proposing the adoption of the report and secounts said:
Duchess of Kent visited the Commonwealth section! of the British Industries Fair at Earls Court today and spent several minutes on the Hongkong stand.
They were met by Mr Harry Owen-Hughes, leader of official Hongkong delegation to
Mr E. G. A. Grim and
Sales during the year under the BIF, wood, Director of the Hongkong review were six per cent below Government Ofice in London. that for
1050, due to fewer The Royal visitors were ne|ships calling at this port und
by Mr Henry on the water companied
restrictions during k'nson, former Secretary for the last three months of the Overseas Trade, whose appoint- year. ment as Minister of State for
From the Accounts you will Colonia) Affairs was announced this morning.
observe that the profit for the
Mr E. Bower, Director of the British Industries Fair, acted as guide.
On the Hongkong stand the Royal Visitors-examined the exhibits with interest and re- marked on the diversity of the Colony's products.
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for
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we had not written off the usual depreciation of the value of our
fleet but instead had g'arted a Waterboat Replacement Reserve which now stands at $170,000,
hng
Your Company's Fleet been maintained eș -usual in first class condition and our Superintendent reports that, all the Waterbosts are good for many more years of service.
The proposal was seconded by Mr E. Grant-Smith.
year carried to Profit and Loss Appropriation Account is $207,- 433.98, to which must be added
During the year Mr J. H. $70,033.30- depreciation
Hamm, Mr A. W. Hay-Edie and investments written off in 1949 Mr A. C. Offenberg w-re ap and 1950 Accounts, written pointed members of the Con- bacle and $2,080.77 the balance sulting Committee in place of brought forward from 1950, Mr E. R. Hill, Mr J. D. Jeaving
appropriation Alexander and Mr The Duchess of Kent particu-
G. H. $370,448,05.
Stroobach who left the, Colony. inrly admired Chinese dolis sent to the Fair by Misa Ada
Committee Your Consulting
Mr J. H. Homm and Mr A. recommend that this amount be w
Hay-Edle resigned on the Captain
G. Daniel, of Harry dealt with as follows:
retum of Mr E. R. Hill and Mr Wicking and Co., Ltd., who is
To transfer to General Re-J. D. Alexander, who rejoined home on leave, was presented
the Consulting Committee, Mr to the Duke of Gloucester. Capt. serve, $35,000; to transfer to Daniel recently returned from Reserve for Special Repairs, W. Shewan resigned
leaving the Colony. service in Korea,
$20,000; to transfer to waterboat $85,000: The Duke asked to see ple- Replacement Reserve. tures of the Colony-and-waste fransic to Staff Leave and shown a large album of photo- Superannuation Fund, $10,100.42; graphs. He recalled his last to provision for Corporation
Profits Tax 1952/53 $29,344.50;| visit
to Hongkong which, he said, he had enjoyed very much.
|jo`pay a" Dividend at $2,50, free of tax, on 71,430 shares, $178,575; to carry forward to next Ace
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The capital of the Union Waterboat Co. Ltd. _was_in-.
the creased by $1,500,000 by areation of 228,570 additional ordinary shares of $7 each at an extraordinary general meet- ing of the Company this morn- ing.
The proposal was made by the Chairman, Mr ER, Hill, and seconded by Mr U Sze Wing.
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Trustees' Counsel's Questions To Alleged Bankrupt
In the Bankruptcy Court this morning, Mr M. A. da Silva accused Leung Chiu-kai, debtor, a partner of the Sun On Hao (firm) of 215 Wing Lok Street, of harbouring an intention to string along with the bankruptcy proceedings until the Trustees had collected à large amount of assets in funds and then to apply to annul the bankruptcy because of illegal debts so that he could get the funds for himself,
Leung denied he had this intention and swore
BY MRS
BERTHA
PEARS
Marcus Alberto da Silva, solicitor, of Gloucester Building, was sued for the return of $4,070 by Mrs Bertha Pears, of 674 Sheung Yuen Ling, Diamond Hill, before the Puisne Judge, Mr Justice Reeca at the Supreme Court this morning.
In a counter-claim, the defendant sought to recover costs and was also granted an order for the bill of costs to be taxed.
The case was adjourned to obtained from her on these May 23 in urder to give the tax-bills"
time
section
ing master at the Supreme | Mr d'Almada said that the Court the necessary
to application was under fle his returns,
50 (1) of the Ordinance for Silva was represented by the leave for Mr Silva to commence Hon. Leo d'Almada, QC, and Minction before a month expired A. J. Clifford, both instructed to recover the costs. "I ask for by Mr P. C. Woo, while
Ma Silva's bill to the an order for Plaintiff appeared in person be taxed. The circumstances and was not legally represent in this caso make it perfectly clear that the order should be granted," he added.
ed.
The claim brought by Mrs The Peurs was as follows: A. return of the sum of $3,000 pois to Mr M. A. da Sliva on December 15, 1948, as ordered by Mr J. Wicks, Kowloon Magi trate, for refund of rental to and Coster pending appeal King and
to the Supreme Court. The action had now
been settled out of Court by Mr A.S. C. Comber, of
Counsel applied for an ad- journment for three weeks after which he would ask for a dâte to be fixed.
His application,
Lordship granted
the
Mrs Pears claimed that she did not owe one cent to which his Lordship replied, "We won't go into
now.
Hastings, representing King and just the merits of the case! Ckinson and Grist, represent-soon," said plaintiff.
Colony
I am leaving the ot and Mr Peter Mo,
His Lordship: That is why
the plaintif: int return of the sum of am giving a speedy date
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Why we sny Quid of tobacco.
The chewing .of. tobacco is like the chewing bý · n gow of its cud, and this is exactly what the word “quid" means, for it la a corruption of "cud", which in turn comes from the Anglo-Saxon "ceowan" chow.
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FRIDAY, MAY D By Air Formosa, Japan, 2 p.m. C.AT. Formosa, Okinawa, 5 p.m., H.K.A N.W.A,L.
Middle East, Afrien. Great Britain, Stam, Burma, India, W. Paiciston, Europe, p.m., 3.0.A.C."
N. Borneo, Australia, New Zealand,
Q.E.A.
Indonesia, Ceylon.
Mr
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$1,130 being the balance owing d'Almada anticipated that. to the plaintiff from the total of Mrs Pears then asked if the $3,000 paid to M. Silva on plain- adjournment could be for tiff's behalf Miss Phyllis shorter period to which
alf by
Mr as d'Almada suid he would agree Harrop as arrears ordered by Mr Justice Williams. to two weeks but not 13ss.
APPLICATION
To this course his Lordship
rent
Addressing
the Court, Mr agreed. d'Almada said that he had an application to make arlaing out He would the proceedings,
of
apply under the Legal Practi- Hot Temper
Brings Trouble
behalf of the defendant to com-
an
B.O.A.C.. India, 3 p. Burface
Macko, 1 Hong/Tak Shin
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0 p.m.. sa Leo BATURDAY, “MAY 10 By Air Philippines, Guam, Hawall, U.S.A., Canada, a.m., via P.AA
U.S.A., Canada, 9 Japan, 8 p.m. 18. Indo-China, France, French Norli
P.A.A.
& West Africa, & p.m., Aly Vietnam.
Sam, p... Thai Airways.
By Surface
Macao, 1 p.m.; Hồng các giống.
0 p.m., as Lea China, People's Republic, 0.50 a..
3 p.m., train via Canten.
Formosa, 2 p.m., ss Shengking. Japan. a.m., a Togelburg. Malaya, Burma, India, Noon in Australia, New Zealand,
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Philippines, 2. p.m., is Kleidrecht, Blam. 2 p.m.. sa Booghow.
SUNDAY, MAY 11 By Afr Formosa, 5 pim., via H.K." Adre Blam, Malaya, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand B p.m.. C.P.A.
By Surface Macao, 1 pim, as Fatahan.
MONDAY, MAY 12 By Air
Magnate Dies that he would never do such a thing even if he bill of costs had been rendered having assaulted a 14-year-old w
New York, May 8. William Fox, one-time clothes prosser
glant who founded Alm empire after his employer refused him a raise of $3 in his
wages, died in a hospital here today, aged 73.
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Mr d'Almada then proceeded
The defendant lost his temper
Formosa,
Jagan. I p.m.. C.A.T.
Japan, 8 p.m., B.O.A.C. Philippines, N. Bornea, 59.
C.P.A.
Malaya. Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand. 5 p.m. C.P.A.
Philippines, Guam, Hawall, U.:A, Noon P.A
tioners Ordinance for leave an mence an action to recover his
A hot temper displayed by a costs and for an order by his Lordship that this bill of costs 20-year-old shop foki, Tong be taxed. There were certain Wah, resulted in his being sangol letters written by the defendant bound over in the sum of $50 to the plaintiff and this morning for one year. the defendant had filed.
He was also cautioned by Mr Poon Yan-hol at Central" this affidavit.
Mr d'Almada added that the morning. where he admitted
were advised by lawyers to do so.
by the defendant to the plain-boy on Wednesday night for tiff and was sent only three or playing a tool with him.
Sub-Inspector MacDonald told Leung
is being publicly and was shown as a credit by four days ago and it was the
not to examined by Mr Silva who is Kam Yuen. He did not pay that
to issue a writ until the Bench that both the defen- practice
dant and complainant, Cheung appearing for the Trustees.
money to any one on June 14. after a month. The hearing is before the Asked where that money was,
Counsel, referred to letters of Kwok-shun, were sitting in a April 30 and May 8 by the de- group outside 365 Queen's Road Chief Justice, Sir Gerard Howe, Loung said that the HK$99.000 fendant to Mrs Pears in which Central, when the younger fel-
Mr M, Morley-John, Deputy wna wiped off by writing the Registrar-General, is appearing same amount on the other side
he had requested her to drow low slipped some empty nut- on behalf of the Oelal Heceivers of the same account so as to
to his attention any errors or shells into defendant's pocket
from behind. while Mr V. L. J, D'Alion, in- maintain
balance
omissions. without strusted by Mr J. C. Stewart, having to pay the cotuar cash In appare
for the peitioning
Chien creditors,
Sheng Yun (firm) and Wong Sui-ching, partner theroof, both of No, 109 Bonham Strand East.
This
morning Loung questioned about fees he pald to his lawyers.
He maintained that he pald Mr Chol of depression rocked only $1,000 to a his empire, and eventually Messrs Hastings, but Mr Silve Asked whether he received banking creditors
drew his attention to a letter the 200 tacls of gold physically, acquired most of his interests. By 1032 from that firm to the Official Leung replied he did but that Fox's only connection with
Receiver the
It did not show in his gold in which it was stated corporation was his name, that he had paid them $3,000 account books because it was
Ten years ago he served five
which they decided to hold for sold right then to Kam Yuen months in gaol for alleged con-
the use of the OMeinl Receiver } firm, for Bankruptcy funds,
The hearing is proceeding. spiracy to obstruct Justice and defraud the government. Ho was accused of bribing a circust court judge to obtain favourable bankruptcy verdicts.
For launched into the enter tainment Industry, in 1904 as munager of a "penny arcade" and nickelodeon" business New York,
In 1915 the Fox Flim Cor- 'poration was formed and the immigrant from Tulchve, Hun- gary, built up his original $1,000 business to a personal fortune of $35 million.
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In 1930, the Fox Film Cor- paration merged with the 20th Century Pictures to form 20th Century-Fox, 2 $150 million concern operating 325 acres of studios and producing up to 00 pictures and 104 newsrecis every year.--Reuter.
Urban Council Election
was
Leung said that he could re- member paying only $1,000 but might added that his friends have paid the other $2,000 for
him without his knowledge,
ar value,
Leung was further pressed to
to read out the affidavit filed by and struck the bay. In the en Mr Silva this morning In suing scufte, the
defendant
Middle Earl, Afries, Great Britain, Siam. Burma, India, W. Pakistan,
Europe, 5 p.ra., B.O.A.C. By Surface · Maeno, 1 p.m.; 6 p.m., 11 Leo China, People's Repuolis, 0.30 am. train via Canton.
Bow where-the money was and which he stated that for the picked up his stool and threw | Hong/Tük Shing.
the Court asked him whether ho actually received the US money physically in his hand,"
He replied that he did not. The Kam Yuen firm actually the money before with his
Radio Hongkong
H.KIT.
last six years he had acted as it at Cheung, bruising him on solicitor for the plaintiff in the chest. very many matters, and though he had successfully defended
her on
varying charges of Admits He Did
larceny, assault, brothal-keeping and rental
overcharging, he (Mr Silva) verily believed that she was irresponsible as to financial matters PLEA
BADLY
Wrong
Admitting that it was wrong
N. Borneo, 9 8.m., Hin Sang. Kores, 10 a.m.. Laure Pation. Japan, Canada, 10 a...sa China Mali.
U.S.A.. Central & South America, Hawall, p.m.. 1 Contest.
Bawall, I p.m., a Pacific · Trans- port.
ANSWERS
for him to install a motor to his CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE The affidavit. continued that flaking funk without permis- Invariably the plaintiff pleaded on, Pang Yung, 23, licensee of that she was badly off financially Junk 2410A, was fined $100 by 1. A mischievous sprite that...
aircraft leading to his asking Counsel to Mr T. B. Low at the Marine haunts
and deludes... accept special reduced fees on her Court this morning.
pilots, Invented by RAF men behalf and to his (Mr Silva) not! Aberdeen early this mom- Walloger is their king, 2. of Intercepted by a naval patrol during the last war. The Grand billing her (at her special re- quest). for
many matters Ing, defendant said he used the the castern very
coast of Australia. until she should finally settlemi motor only in stormy weather 3. Meridians of Longitude; matters, in which she us to return to Hongkong. Sub Parallels of Latitude,
4. An litigant particularly, an appeal that at the time of interception, site of
Insp, Kwong Kam-nin stated overgrowth of tissue on the pending from a conviction by a
scar, 5. Identical,
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COUNSEL CONSULTED He said that he mow that 8.00, Programme Summary: 6.02. his solicitors, having received a Half Hour
School" by Anthony Buckeridge
fuckeridge Magistrate affecting very seri-the junk was under sail and the fraternal and Blamese, 6. For from him had con (DBCTS) instructions
Jennings watches the ously her occupation of No. 4 batteries were disconnected. life, sulted Counsel, Mr. Clifford, but match 630, Cantonese by Radio Knight Street, wherein the car- said that it was not his inten-given by Miss Lee. Wal, Len and 8. K. Lee (Studio); 6.80, Organ, Salo
ried on a prosperous boarding to seek advice about having by Dr Albert Behweitzer, 1.00. From tion to
house business. the proceedings stopped because heina; 7.30. Programme pre- of illegal debts. They were his sonted by the Briltab Council debts, and he felt he had to i (Studio), An. Elizabethan Evening: ta Programme of madrigals end repay them,
versel: 17.00; Weather Report: 8.00, Mr Silva, sold that if Leung Time Signat, World News and News gave no instructions about Talk (London Relay); b. Shanties illegal debts he should have Riley (B) Alt Edwards (Con
and Forebitters (BBCTS): Stanley stopped Mr Clifford when he certina); BBC Men's Chorum cond. spoke to the Court on Thurs Promenade Orchestre: 0.00, Mulc by Lelle Woodgate; 0.45. London day.
Lovers Hour Classical. Roquests Leung replied that he did not presented by Curt Hindson know Court. For him the M Chol book by Major W. B. Thomas, pro the procedure of the (studio): 10.00, Dare to be Free. A Feature. Programme · based on the was Hastings and he, consulted duced by Marjorie Banks (BBC19):
11.00, Radio Newsredi (Loudon Ro
Weather Report: God Bave The queen: 11.30, Close Down
All persons' at present regis stered on the Common and Special Jury sta are entitled 10 vole at the forthcoming him.
| Urban Counell election, sald Questioned about the 200 taels 1:18. Goodnight Mule; 11.20,
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Alleged False
whose Imprisonment.
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Mr d'Almada drew his Lord ship's particular attention to the following paragraph: "She set- tied
the appeal on terms that were advantageous to herself -and-because she was averso-lo paying the considerable costs sho know sho would be
The thirty-sixth (B) in the ymowing she obtained payment of the series of lessons in Cantonese Aum of $2,000 direct
direct from
the to
be broadcast over Radio solicitors for the respondents." Hongkong by Mr S. K. Lee will Mr d'Almada salid the amda be given this evening at 0.30, vit added that the plaintif had For the guidance of Ilsteners not
asked for taxation and was. we publish below summary Insisting upon carrying on with of the lesson. Summaries of 13. A. Hawng(3)_(1)m_hawng(J) the present proceedings in Heu subsequent lessons will be pub-daw(1)-sde (2) an(3) Shall I make of her proper remedy by taxa-shed in the China Mall soma toast.
he (Mr Silva) verily be every Tuesday and Friday for daw(1)-see (a) lak (3). I don't, Llon
(2)Ngaw (1)m oy (3) lieved that she hoped that the the duration of this ratile any toast.
want
publicity attendant upon such feature,
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instituted proceedings might -frighten him. Into paying her claim and "this is confirmed by a further blackmailing attempt "Cantonese Simplisted"); evidenced by her letter of May 8, 1952.
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M E.. H. Sainsbury, the Pre-. of gold, Leung said that this was paid by Lin Cheung firm to siding. Omcer, this moming, S
his firm. The full value of the He explained that all these, gold was $63,000 and it won Jurors had to do was to go to bought by the Kam Yuen firm. the Murray, Parade Ground on The gold was handed to a man May 30 where they would ba
named
Kwan. Tang shown where and how to vote. address was 141 Lal To Road, ¿Mr Sainsbury said the ballot Shanghai, though he did not
A daim for damages for ing procedure would be simple know it in 1951. Leung denied alleged false imprisonment was and on the s
lines of 'elecilons in that there were fictitious en- brought by Chau Lung-cheung, The afdavit concluded with,
18. Des(1) (3)meen-bsau(1) ' (1)m= Britian,
tries in his books to wipe off of 49 High Street, ground floor. "I. verlly believe that the plain-
hoh (2). teet (3) duk(1), sum(3) In the meantime, anybody | Lin
debt. Cheung's
hau; Don't cut the bread sq E. Maxwell Holroyd, of ❘ tiff is desirous of against who comes within the categories.
expediting the
thick: Mr Silva put it to him that Western Health Once, Pokfutum present proceedings, in the hope
*(3) bawk-dan(1)'... hoh{2}'-deo{1}. under which they are exempt there was not a single entry Road, before. Mr. Justice Reece in of obtaining judgment and pay-
the thinner the boiter. from Jury service, and who in the books showing that
ment before expiry of
··29, A. (3)Joong oy!)) ([1m]_gy(3) draines to vote on May. 10, must US$10,000 paid in settlement the Summary Court this morning. Mr H. Caine appeared for the
16. Hawng (3), daw(1)-soo (1), To:(1)namu-(3) naaye month from delivery date of maka togst
*(3)muk - (1/pay. first of all apply to the Registrar of Kam Yuen's debt went out plaintiff, and Me
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as she has no inten, to be. flaced on the electoral roll so that it should sill be in Legal Officer, represented Hol ton of paying my bills and that the timer nebo Printed and published by STEWART ARTHUR GRAY for for this particular
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such procedure, (If receded/to) and on behalf of South China Morning Post Limited at 1-3 Failure to do this denies tho „Leung mid that the money The action was fixed for hear- is with the Intention of delaying
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