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INDIANS AT VARIANCE. INTERESTING JUDGMENT, IN PROMISSORY NOTE CASE
On Saturday morning, Mr. J. R. Wood, acting Puisus Justice, delivered an in-
•torasting judgment in a civil action" in
$200 from Harnam Singh,
af the writ against the defendant.
defence
д
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MAY 1, 1920
feel it is only right that shareholders →→→ COMPANY — MEETING.
should be apprised of the position gen HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
crally Ax perhaps you are aware, GOVERNMENT TO CONTROL PRICES.extensions of the Compasy a mains can he made without the neecastry power, being granted by the Authorities. At the time
under temporary way
"UNION" "CHURCH:
LARRIVAL OF THE REV. G. F WILLIAMS.
BS, GAS Williams' and Mrs.” arrived in the - Colony on the
LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.
SUN AND STRAW HATS.
The thirty-Brat ordinary general meet- ing of the Hongkong Electric Co, Ltd., which an Indian named Mahinga claimed was held on Saturday at Mesars Gibh when the lines to Repulse Bay and to the lange Maru from Australia; to act as Livingston Co's offer Mr. AO. Dairy Farm at Pokfulum, were owed Pastor of Union Church during the leave, it was in-absence on leave of the Rev. J. Kirk the Lang presided and there were also prosent amount due on 's promissory note dated the Hon. Mr. John Johnstone and Mr.timated that this way leave would be with Maconachie. Mr. Williams, who was on or about May 8th 1913. The promis sory note in question was lost for a long G. M. Dodwell (Directors), Mr. F. draw unless satisfactory terms for sight Prator of the Union Church in the late period, and was only found after the issua Graham (Manager), the Hon. Mr. Ho ing the various districts on the south side nineties, left Hongkong in 1002 He is the Fook, Mears. R. II. E. Hancock, T. E of the Island, can be arranged and it Australasian Secretary of the London
has further been intimated to us that any Missionary Society, and has of arge of the THE PREMIER HOUSE FOR Mr. C. F. Mason appeared for the Pearce, D. V. 8 avenson, C. A. Hooper, plaintiff and Mr. D. H. Blake for the Ho Kwong, Yau Po, Lenag Wing Sang, extensions of existing mains can only be Society's work in Australia, New Zealand Ip Fock, Leung Fai Nam, L. E. Ozorio, considered on the terms of an arranged Papua. His visit to Hongkong is ernment on some such lines as are applicough in due; indeed, the few months he Baptista, J. Alves and To Tro Hinged between the Company and the Gov made posible by the fact that his fur (shareholders).
The CHAIRMAN spid-Gentlemen. The able to public utility companies of a will spend here form part of his furlough, At the morning service, yesterday, Mr. report and accounts having been in your similar nature in the Laited Kingdom. hands for some days I shalt with your There, as you may know, the Authorities Williams stated that he would, at the prices charged to consumers, and it is now ence to the gracions compliment which the Permission, follow the usual procedure, exercise a certain amount of control over Social to be held on Thursday, make refer and take them
made clear that this Company will have congregation had paid him in inviting him to submit to certain restriction in this to act us Pastor for a time, He would direction as the price of obtaining permis also refer to other matters in which they sion to extend its operations in the man and be are more intimately concerned. He LINCOLN & BENNETT'S BEST MAKES IN ner desired. On the other hand, as a preached a helpful sermon of "Our great set off against the restrictions which it Alternative Jesus Christ" or Social Dis seeks to impose, the Government offers the integration." In the evening, his address was on The League of Nations in rela tion to the Kingdom of Heaven."
It was stated, for the plaintif, tans the defendant failed to pay the amount due and after a Summary Court action, he was committed to the debtors gao. On tigning a new note for 2 (principal and costa) the defendant was released. He promised to pay plaintiff in instalments - of 825 monthly. These instalmenta were not paid, bence the present proceedings.
Mr. Blake stated, for the defence, that notwithstanding the failure to produce the note, the defendant, hat, paid the money in full to the, plantiff
read.
You will note that fuller particulars of the Company's assets are furnished on this occasion, and that depreciation is set out in detail in the balance sheet, an innova tion which I am sure will be appreciated This payment by all shareholders. The nett profits, was made through an Indian friend, as after allowing for depreciation, amount Company a monopoly of the public electric the defendant, did not wish to come isto to $210,617.77, to which has to be added lighting of the whole Island for a term personal contact with a man who had put $1,950.31 brought forward from last of years, a monopoly which would obri- account, making a total of 8337,574:08 ously be of immense value to us. Such him into a debtors' gnal.
In giving judgment for the plaintiff, avilable for distribution, and this your extension is, of course, essential if the Company is to develop, and in these cir his Lordship, observed that plaintiff was Directors recommend be disposed of as
cumstances your Directors Foresce that suing on a cause of action which accrued follows to him more than three years before the
To pay a dividend of $2.25 per
share on 60,000 shares. $135,000.00 negotiations with the Government may have to proceed on the lines indicated if
SPORTS.
TENNIS
HONGKONG LEAGUE.
dato on which the nction was commenced. To pay a bonus of 75 cents per 45,000.00 the necessary licence to supply carrectie The Club de Becreio defeated the
He bad received within three years of the
• commencemens of the action from the de- fendant acknowledgment of the debt claimed. He was therefore not restricted by the Ordinance which said that actions for sures not exceeding $1,000 should be commenced within three years after the Bause of action unless there had been some acknowledgment. The cause of action
share
To pay a bonus to staff
count To carry forward to next ach
י
22,393.97
throughout the Island is to be secured. I 135,250,11 am not yet in a position to say on what terms the Government will be prepared to $337,874.08
grant-such licence, but from preliminary. conversations which have taken place it would appear that there will bo no inter ference whatever either in the control or actual working of the Company's busi
Dividend and bonts are the same as were paid in respect of 1918-1910 working, and I trust the return of 83 per share will meet with the approval of all pre-
also accrued to him more than six years sent. The bonus to staff represents 20ness, which will be continued exactly as at before the commencement of this action."
His Lordship beld that the plaintiffs right was not restricted by the Statute of Limitations as he adopted the view that the provisions of the Supreme Court (Summary Jurisdiction) Cidinaceo 1873 ” relating to the limitation of actions were
Percent of their annual Buiaries, and as the work during the period under review has been of a particularly onerons nature. I hope this suggested recognition of their good services will be sanctioned.
The amounts alioented for purposes of depreciatica may at fir sight seem ex Bot to be read as cumulative to the earlier
Bezsive, but circumstances warrant such imitations provided by statuts, but as appropriation, and the wisdom of liberal laying down a new course of summary writing down in the past has been con- procedure in which the legal remedy under clusively proved as the result of recent the Ordinance was able to extinction by efforts to dispose of old machinery the lapse of three years, but could be Plant, in general practico, is depreciated revived by an acknowledgment three years
K.C.C on Saturday on the latter's ground by seven games, having obtained 67 games to Kowloon's 46.
The scores were as follows:- E de Sousa and F. Prata "lost to Parves and Abraham. 1-10: lost to
Stevens and Smith, 1-7 lost la Blackburn
and Millard, 1-7.
V. Ymaovich and J. Lopes beat Purves
and the dealing with, and distribution of Smith, beat Blackburn and Millard, present, while the financial arrangements, and Abraham, $3; beat Stevens and pronts, will remain in the hands of the 2-2. Board, subject to some stipulation that M. Pinna and C. E. Marques beat after profits reach a certain figures portion of any surplus should be applied Purves and Abraham, 6-5; lost, to Stevens in reduction of consumers charges. That and Marsh 1-7; beat Blackburn and in all I BIO in a position to say at present, but the matter will receive the earnest at Millard, 8-3
Directors,
who will closely Jour scrutinise, in the interests of the share holders, any proposals which the Govern THE MAÇÃO OPIUM FARM. ment may nitamacely formulate, and will,” as they conceive it their duty to do lay LET FOR $3,950,000
of the the terms before a general acting
tention of
Company for their ratication beloe Opin Farm Monopoly at Maca acceptance
Before concluding, I should like to place was put no again to tuction on Friday on a percentage basis, but during recent on record an appreciation of the help ren ateravon by Government Committee when existing appliances were dered to the Company during the recent over which the Governor of the Colony
before the issue of the writ, His Lordship axed to their utmost in consequence of strike by men of the Navy and Army, presided, Fourteen firms competed for
observed that with this view the plaintiff's
remedy, which he held to survive in Sum method has not been strictly adhered fight to the Colony, and I would be fail of $50,000 each the monopoly went to Lee
PRECAUTION AGAINST
BABIES..
THE BOYCOTT OF JAPANESE GOODS-AT-CANTON
The Native Goods Improvement Asso ciation has addressed letters to all mot chants in Canton stating that its members fwill again begin to investigate for “law
new machinery being unobtainable, that without whose aid it would have been im the monopoly. The opening offer was possible, to give a continuous supply of $1,300,000 and after a sucesion of bids. -mary-Jurisdiction, would not be available and where extra provision was considered
if he were suing in Original Jurisdiction: present occasion, for instance, it has been tanity of thanking the Honourable Mr.
advisable, same was duly made. Un the ing in my duty were 1 to cut the oppor-Seng Co fex $3,850,000- He would succeed in this, court but fail deemed expedient to make generous Fletcher, Commodore Gurner, R.N., and in the higher court on the same facts. Allowance in respect of the second-hand Licut-Colonel Taylor, R.E. for their
plants obtained from the Dock Company operation in making these arrangements second result, his Lordship pointed out, and Dawson City respectively, for both possible. The Company's staff also per would be that a plaintiff with a claim for of which high prices were paid. Without formed excellent work during that anxi
these appliances last summer's load could ous period, and although many hours of more than $1,000, though without remedy not have been maintained, but as the form leisure had to be sacrificed, the additional in Original Jurisdiction, might successer is now out of commission and the latter duties were carried out in a cheerful fully sue in Summary Court for 81,000 by must in the near future be reckoned on spirit.
as a standby only, you will readily re-
I now beg to propose the adoption of grade goods. Dealers found with any waiving the balance of his claim.
cognise the necessity of writing them down the report and accounts as presented and of these goods in stock alter May 31st. Judgment was accordingly entered for on a liberal scale.
continued to hamper, the Company's pleased to answer to the best of my ability be subite Gods Improvement
after they have been seconded I shall be will to a for the plaintiff with costs.
operations until about the middle of Feb | any questions which shareholders, may | ociation held a meeting on May 21st ruary last when the new turbines were put desire to pul
to discuss the best way to instigato "low on load at North Point, and with their Mr. R. HANCOCK. said :—MF, Chairman
They decided, mys the advent the great train of recent years and Gentitmen,In rising to second do-goods.
Canton Times, that they will send four or was relieved. It is still found necessary, the adoption of
report And however, to continue generating at Wan-accounts, I think I am voicing the sight of their members to the Customs chai, and running two stations is a some opinion of all shareholders in con- Station, the railway stations and the what expensive matter, but in order to gratulating the General Agents and steamship wharf every day for inves copa with ever increasing demand for Directors on the fine working for 1919 and tigation. Each member will be required current, new applications for which con- on the continued prosperity of this Com to wear or distinguishing badge Mr. Ho tinue to be received in large number, pany. The figures we have before us to Chien-wa, was elected as their representa your Directors, after taking counsel with day show that, in spite of the dificulties tive to call on the Commissioner of Police Section 8 of too Dogs Ordinance: the Company's Consultants in London, as the last few years on account of into explain how they propose to carry ont 1.-Except with the permission in wris have placed a further order in England aufficient plant to meet the increased deall investigations and thus avoid any mis- ing of the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon Ter a 5,000 kilowatt set. With the instaland for current, the Company has sue understanding in the future.
lation of: this set, which I hope will be cessfully: aprmounted thehi and the satis sometime during the course of the present factory running of the plant reflects the it should be possible to close down greatest credit on all concerned. The Fear, Wanchai as a centre of supply, thus con- Chairman has told us that fence in the actusi working of the Com
not welcoming any Government interfer- 000 siderably reducing expenses
Hlowatt set has been ordered from Eg Consumers would no doubt welcome the land and this progressive policy will mest pany, it would appear rensonable that with a public utility Company such a recent reduction of 3 cents per unit in the with the general approval of all share this is, in exchange for increased facili price of current for lighting and faus, holders, I am sure. We mist in these ties. and although this has been granted just days advance and not stand stil, and any ties, a certain proportion of any surplus afton a fair return on capital has been at the time when it was necessary to ad action which our General Agents
the of wage Directors take to keep our plans up to the cured, abol coasters. As no-particu
should go reducing the cost to Chinese employés, it is confidently ex highest state of efficiency will, towark are at present available of the pected that the low rate of 18 cents will give confidence and ensure & continuance in time attract's large volume of new busi.of the prosperity which this Company has proposed scheme it is not possible to ness, which will more than compensate had in the past. The Chairman, in referriticise it, but I think we can safely leave ring to depreciation, as stated that at the negotiations in the hands of our With reference to the meetings of share first sight the amdan setsaide for this Directors, who will, I am sure, give every
REGULATIONS INTRODUCED.
The following regulations have been made by the Governor-in-Council under
the removal of any dog from my one of
the following districts into any other district, is prohibited.
(a) The Island of Hongkong (b.) Kowloon and New Kowloon.. (6) All other parts of the Colony... 2-Until further notice no dogs brought from any part of China will be permitted
to land in the Colony without the emsent
in writing of the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon,
FACTION FIGHTIN
POINT."
ONE COOLIE FATALLY STABBED. Early on Saturday morning the West Point Police were called out to Kennedy Town to quell a disturbance which aria – between two gani
woofer,
the Company
and
cure and consideration to this innovation bonus to the staff has been well earned, as far as Hongkong is concerned, The and will, I know, meet with the hearty approval of the shareholders With these remarka I have much pleasure in second.
the report and accounts as presented. MGM DonWELL'S appointment as The motion was passed unanimously. Director was confirmed on the propovi tion of Mr. Ho Kwon, seconded by Mr
BAPTIFTA ja takkansa ja tal
holders held on 9th. January and 16th. might seem excessive hut I think we WEST February last, when the capital of the agree, that it is only by liberal deprc
Company was increased by capitalising tow in the past that the Company pos- reserves and issuing 120,000 new shares, tion is na sound as it is to-day: Nothing I am pleased to tell you that with very is more evident in modern industry then few » exceptions, shareholders exercised the rapidity with which plant their option of subscribing for the latter, machinery become obsolete, and it is of thing and the very small number not applied greatest importance to write off their con for will be retained unissued until such and create a reserve fund for their e Lime ne farther moneys are actually placement. As we know, during the war requifed the Company's capital stands it was almost imposible to replace plant. ms fromonas Marck last,therefore, If, Ep- and even now it is not easy, and the an
beharreko The appointment"
intment of the Hon. Mr. Las mately 32-400,000, and I must here today is three or four times what it was Chu-pok as a Director was confirmed on
with such increase can normally, and prudence therefore demande groprosition of Mr. I. E. Pra pected that it will be possible that the sum set aside should be consider conced by Mr. Ozanju
ame rate of dividend as able. No one having the Company's in-
Bir Pan CHATER, CM GA and the Hon. yi83 per share, terests at heart can cavil at the amount
Johnstons were ? reelected very reason to believe which have been allocated for this pu
the • propone of the Hon. continue to recove pose We have listered with ・grest Mello Fook, recouded by Mr. Lund
investment. rest to the Chairman's remarks concern Fo
to take ing the negotiations which are no gos MPO. BERSARD BROWN was appointed statement between the Company and the Govern
nuditor on the propositioner of Mi attitude ment in connection with the proposed gTEVENSON; seconded by Mr Ho KwenG,
of the Company' business 00 124
The origin of the fight is still jobs
but it is believed to have
one gang of coolies
the second gang out of work After an exchan the men commenced in which knives, sticks. used. Before the Polic man was stabbed to rushed the combatante- arresting three of the man waa
•Mortanry
rise one: the
Police
fulum, Abe
south side
ions" for
Directors
The CHAIRMAN announced that dividend warrants were ready and the meeting, ter- minsted
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