SPORT.
LAWN TENNIS.
YESTERDAY'S TOURNAMENT PLÁY,
THE - HONGKUNG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MALUH 19TH, 1921-
THE "HONG MOḤ'S" LOSS. REMARKABLE RUMOURS AT
SINGAPORE.
COMPANY MEETING. CHINA SUGAR REFINING CO., LTD. A RETURN OF 880 PER SHARE From the Singapore" papers which
The forty-third annual meeting of, this Mixed Handicap Doubles.-G.
renched us by yesterday's mail it appears Company was held at the offices of the Sewell and Mrs. C. B. Brown beat W. Hthat the news of the Hong Moh disaster general agents, Messrs. Jardine, Mathe Drummond and Mrs. Brummond, 6-2, 6-3, created great gpusternation, and the son & Co. Ltd., yesterday morning.
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A. H. Crook and Mrs. Crook beat Capt. brevity of the messages received led to C. Fisher and Mrs. Hamilton Berner currency being given to all manner of rumours," some of them so circumstan. tial in nature as to lead to the belief We that they were founded on fact. quote from the Straits Times:—
Open Singles Championship.-N. Sze Kwong heat W. E. Crocker, 6-3, 0-3, 0-1. S. H. Jsmail bent Dr. 1. J. Valentine, 45, 14-19, 73.
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FOOTBALL,
TODAY'S MATCHES,
The following matches are due to be realising their danger, opened the sening the meeting.
played this afternoon : ---
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cocks. It was now the turn of the officers
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I now propose that the report and ao- counts as presented be adopted and that| the balance at credit of profit and loss account be distributed as follows:- (1)-The payment of a final dividend of $65 per share absorbing
................................$1,300,000.00
tion account
New account
700,000.00
300,000.00
100,000.00
20.000.00
30,060
75,781.11 "The CRAMMIAN's speech" "was' reecived with applause.
now
(3)Place to sugar fluctuary (3)-Place to equalization of The Hon. Mr. John Johnstone presided
dividend fund ........... and there were also present:The Hon. (4)Place to employés pro-
vident fund ------ Siy Paul Chater, Mr. A. O. Latig, Mr. F." (0) Place to building reserve 140,000.00 Maitland, Mr. H. P. White (Consulting (6)-Writs off patent rights. Committee), Mr. G. 11. Shaw (manager). Pay to the staff as bonus
(8)-Carry forward to the Mr. E, B. C. Hornell (secretary), Sir Handicap Doubles... Penn and Aurong these is a report that agans Robert Ho Tung, the Hon Mr. Hu' Fook. A. D. Humphreys best R. M. Henderson of ruffians, from among the passenger, Messrs. G. C. Moxon, Ho Kwong, and J. H. R. Freeborn, 6-2, 8-8. F. A.
Mr. U. RUMAHs said: I have very Dusdule and: C. C. Stark bent D. M. made an attack on the Captais and off Rumjahn, Ho Shai Kit, Le Cheung Shin, Larkins and W. A. Curnaby, 6-2, 1-6, 6-3, | eers, during which the former was killed. M. H. Lo, O. Kitchell, Ho Leung, E. much pleasure in rising to second the | Major C. Willson and Lirat. Col.. Bowen it is also purported that the officers, in Abraham, Choa Po-sien, W. J. Carroll, adoption of the report and account. I BE A. G. May and G. M. Dodwell, defending themselves from their numN. V. A. Croucher, F. M. P. de Gract will take this opportunity of heartily
erically stronger autagonists, killed
Ha-ki. Lo Cheung Ip. S. E. de Luz, congratulating the shareholders upon the seevral of the latter, shooting them down M. da Rocha, P. M. N. ds Slivn, and fact that the year in review is a record fram their position on the bridge; and Yuen Hang Kiu (shareholders).
one While, three years ago, the Com- that then the attackers, or someone else,
The SECRETARY read the notice conven-pany had three lakhs of reserve, pow it has the whole capital, less one lakh. The The CHAIRMAN said:The repart and
will sugar fluctuation account accounts, with the additors' certificate stand at $1,200,000,-a wonderful figure,
business; a very wise provision. I am glad to note, and I am sure all the share- The news to hand, while not confirm
holders will approve, the staff bonus of "Club ground, 3 p.m. Referee. Mring the rumours, does not by its extra-difficult one, in which it has been possible 0,980, a well-deserved tribute to the ordinary terseness, nail the lie to the to make or lose millions inside a week, work performed by the staff. The pro- mast. It would be well for the Ho Hong and it is with considerable pleasurevision of $100,000 towards the employes Company in Singapore, to secure the
coupled with relief-that your General provident fund is a very prudent, step, This earliest and fullest information. will abate anxiety locally and place the gents and Consulting Committee find as it will provide for the Company's old
themselves in the position to present to employés on their, retirement. you such a satisfactory report, and to clusion. I wish to congratulate the recommead the payment of a final divi General Agents, the Committee, and dend of $65 per share, which, with the the staff on the remarkable results they. interim dividend of $15 paid in August have achieved-results which merit the last, makes a return of 880 per share conveyance to them of our very sincere to shareholders for the past year. Last thanks--(applause.) With these few re-. Year's working easily constitutes a remarks, i beg to skeerd the adoption of cord in the history of the Company, and the report and accounts. this-under the extraordinary circum- stances we had to contend with during 1920,-give all the mure reason for con- gratulation.
Semi-final-Wiltshires R.G.A.. Club with the result that the Hong Moh was attached, having been in your hands for and, bearing in mind the dangers of the
ground, 4.30 p.m. Referee, M. Leaf.
HONGKONG LEAGUE: DIVISION 1.
Hongkong Club r. H.M.S. Ambrose,
Andrews.
Kowloon . H. M. S. Titanin, Navy "A" grond, 4.30 p.m. Referee, Mr. Hol- linds.
S.CA.. Hongkong Police, S.C.A. ground, 4.31 pm. Referçe, Mr. Masters St. Joseph's, South China
DIVISION 11.
United ground, 3 p.m.
Curlide e Club, Navy A" ground.
ap.m.
Kowloon South China, Navy B groumi, 3 p.20.
Indian Staff and Departments, Joseph's ground, 3 p.m.
"stegred on to the muurest rocks as a last
TUROUTEE.
whole disaster in a true light.”
The Singapore Free Press refers to the
same rumour.
Our Southern contemporaries will be able to learn from the two accounts pub lished in the Hongkong Daily Press St.one related by an officer of the ill-fated steamer; the other by an officer of the rescue ship Shansi-that the story of a pirney was a figment of somebody's im agination. We heard nothing of the story in Hongkong and conclude that it ori
the past week or so, I will, with your permission, take them as rend. The year under review has been a unusually
In con
Sir ROBERT Ho TUNG seconded, and the motion was approved...
The CHAIRMAN thanked Mr. Rumjahr The semi-final in the Shield competition
for the flattering remarks he had made between the two military teams will be
with regard to the General Agents and one of the best games played in the tourn-ginated in Singapore.
the Consulting Committee. He then put We pay add that it is mentioned in ment this weason. Both teams are in
the Singapore papers that Mr. Brooks- good form just now, and it will be bank the marine superintendent of the It will be remembered that towards the the motion which was carried unani- struggle to see which tun will meet the Company, who came up to Swatow in middle of the year under review the diamously.
Mr. P. TESTER proposed that the Hon. Tilant in the final, which is dae to be connection with the wreck of the Hongcovery that America was "short" forced" Ton, ., had died in Swatow. The death played next Saturday: that is to say was at first assumed to have some con- prices up, to unheard of levels, raws" Sir Paul Chater, Messrs. F. Maitland, providing that to-day's match is brought nection with the disaster to the Hang in Java rising from 40 to 75 guilders A. O. Lang and H. P. White beres. to a definite conclusion. The R.G.A.
Jah, but a later cable made it clear that
per picul between April and May, elected as members of the Consulting have previously won the Shield, for Mr. Brooksbank's death was due to
Thereafter, when America had reversed Committee. 1913-14 they beat the Hampshires in the
pneumonia. final by 14 goals to wil. A drawn game,
her position, that is to say gone long," is expected.
the bubble barst and prices foll away equally rapidly, the actual difference be tween the highest and 'lowest prices touched during the year being approxi- mately 60 guilders per picul Fortun- ately for us, judicious buying at the cad of 1910 for delivery 1920, coupled with heavy purchases quite early in the year 1020, enabled the refinery to carry on without placing further orders for "rows" at inflated prices and to tako full advantage of the demand, which was experienced throughout the year, for the finished product.
The S.C.A. receive the Police, ur the S.O.A. ground, in a League match post poned from February 18th. The Police still have some of their regular players on the injured 1st, but they are turning out a good side, and an even game should be seen, with the S.CA. winning by an odd goal.
The Club receive the Ambrose, at a ... un the Club ground, prior to the Shield match. The Club should win, with Sandberg and Hamilton back in the for ward line. The sailors have been resting from League football for a month, and as they are turning out a full side in th's match a good game should be seen.
Kowloon and Filouis meet on the Navy "A" ground, and a fast game should end in a win for the sailors. The Titania have done well since they took over the Carlisle's fixtures in the League and have a chance to finish third in the League Lable.
St. Joseph's meet the United, and n fast game should be seen. The College team is much behind in their League engagements. They have been absent
It is mentioned that as the Hang Mah had on board about 1,200 passengers from Singapore, including over 30 frst-class passengers, for the different ports she was to call at on her way, it was not a mat ter for surprise that the offices of the Ho Hong Steamship Co. in Kling Street wore literally beseiged by anxious enquirers as to the fate of either the passengers,
or the crew or the cargo.
EXIT THE GYMKHANA CLUB FORMAL OBSEQUIES, YESTERDAY.
A formal meeting of the Hongkong Gymkhana Club was held at the office of the Jockey Club, yesterday, to confirm the resolution passed unanimously at a largely attended meeting of members earlier in the month. This resolution was to the following effect:-
That the Hongkong Gymkhana Club be wound-up and that the Hong kong Jockey Club take over all assets and liabilities of the Hongkong Gym khana Club.'
"
As noted in our columns a few weeks ago, the passing of this resolution marks
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The CHAIRMAN:-The next business is the election of auditors for the current year in this connection I would remark that Messrs. H. Perey Smith and A. R. Lowe, who offer themselves for re-elec remuneration be increased from 8500 "to tion, have requested that their annual 8750 each per annum. As this request appears to me to be a reasonable one, I trust you will agree to the proposal which will now be put before you.
Mr. A: V. N. CROUCHER proposed that Messrs. H. Percy Smith, F.C.A., and A. R. Lowe, F.C.A, he re-appointed audi. tors of the Company for the ensuing year at a remuneration of $750 each.
Mr. Ho LEUNG seconded, and the resolu
This concluded the business."
Shareholders in this Company hardly seed to be reminded of the risks atten dant on sugar refining as a business, because they have already had painful tiot was approved.
when experieste thereof in years
Jividend commensurate could dot pay with the value of their shad. I trust, therefore, that you will assist us to build up the reserves of the Company out of CREW'S CLAIM FOR WAGES.
good year, and thus, protect yourselves: as far as possible against the lean ones LEGAL ARGUMENT CONCLUDED. The case in which Chan Ah Fook and which are in due course bound to follow. To briefly conument upon the proposed allocation of the profits, we think it ad twelve other members of the crew of the Recount to $1,200,000 to offect. possible partation Company, of Hongkong, a sub- visable to increase the sugar fluctuation 8.5. Segungo sued the Standard Trans from League football since the Chinese the fruition of a scheme for conducting Bactuations in the future. New Year, when they played a drawn gymkhanas and race meetings by the tion of a further three lakhs to equal, sidiary company of the Standard Oil Co., .game with the R.G.A. Reserves. The same organisation, thus obviating dupli-isation of dividend fund will enable was concluded at the Summary Court, College team should win. They are now cation of function, and, incidentally, us, at the worst, to-pay a 10 per cent. 13 points behind the lenders, but with double subscription by those interested dividend on our shares for three years
The claim is for $22.000, representing seven matches, in hand they can just in the two allied forms of sport.
to come. As you are aware, we have nu menuge to overhaul the leaders.
The Hon. Mr. John Johnstone, who employee provident fund in connection wages at "American rates, whereas the presided at the meeting, remarked that with the staff, and we ask you to agree Company only admits linbility to pay at The Club Reserves are playing their all the opinion he bad heard expressed to putting aside 8100,000 to invest against the loent rate and has paid $5,000 into match with the Carlisle postponed from in the Colony generally was that the calls on this fund in the future. We are Court. 12th inst. The sailors should win.
proposal was desirable and that the time building a block of 19 flats at East was ripe for the Jockey Club to take over the organisation of gymkhanas."
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A very even game should be seen on the Navy "B" ground, where the Kow- loon and S.C.A. Roserves meet in their return Exture. The Kowloon team should
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The Staffs should win their watch on the St. Joseph's ground against the Indian Rec. Club.
UNITED. ST. JOSEPH'S.
The following will represent the United in the above match to-day at 3 p.m. on the South China ground:Beach; Leonard and Urquhart; Simmons, Laing and Haker; Kent, Browa, May, Blake and Chubb,
CLUB 2ND XI. . H.M.S. CARLISLE."
The following will represent the Club 2nd XI. against the Carlisle :-firoot; Boysen and Ralston; Jack, Stutz and Sorrensen; Hast, Watson, Sherry, Railton and Raat.
CRICKET.
HONGKONG C.C. v. INDIAN R.C.
The meeting formally approved the resolution without discussion
BILLIARDS.
The niloca
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yesterday morning.
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The plaintiffs were represented by Mr. our technical staff, and we think this is C. G. Alabaster, instructed by Messrs. a good time to provide for the cost of G.K. Hall Brutton & Co., and the de- the building, viz. $140,000. The amount fendants by Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C., and of $30,000 which we propose to pay as a Mr. F. C. Jenkin, instructed by Mesars. bonus to staff is larger thae hitherto, Wilkinson & Grist.
Mr. Alabaster, concluding his reply to but this is brought about by the increased salaries paid during the year, and we feel the defence, dealt with the submission Faure that you will agree to the addi- by the defendants to the effect that the MR. HO KOM TONG CUPS." tional grant in view of the results ob letter of contract, on which the seamen tained. It is also proposed to write depended, was a form of preliminary The next game in the above Handicap down" patent rights" by 850,000 a6 will take place at the Palace Hotel on these rights benefit as over a limited Breement, to be succeeded by a more Monday, March 31st at 9 p.m. when W. period of years and the proposal thus ever, interesting it might be, from a legal G. Gerrard meets E. Guimaraes in the 4th appears advisable. There is only one point of view, was inconsistent with the other item in the accounts to which I As Sgt. Major Stroud will not be able think reference need he made. You will proved facts, which were that the words the semi-finals will be played on Thurs of to play sooner, (owing to camp duty) notice that the amount standing at credit in the formal document had been settled exchange fluctuation account" is months before the words in the so-called
This amount preliminary agreement. day 24th and Friday 25th. Sgt. Major increased by $140,876.52 Stroud meets R. Thomas in the semi-final represents the book profit on guilders on
round,
farmal document. That argument, how-
The Auting Chief Justice reserved judg
on Thursday and A. J. Osmund will deposit in Java which are taken into ment. meet the winner of round 4 on Friday.
The final will be played on Monday 28th, at p.m., when Mr, H. Kom Tong will present the prizes he has so gen- erously given.“
SOUTH CHINA, ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION.
the accounts at the rate ruling on Decem- ber 31st, The amount will be credited to raw sugar shipments as soon as the guilders concerned are used to finance purchases made for shipment this year The amount actually standing at the credit of this reserve is $100,000, as shown in the last accounts.
One of the messages in the Japanes papers in connection with the visit of the Crown Prince of Japan to Hongkong mentions, that some Korean rebels are said to have gone to Hongkong from Shanghai," but it is added that "the We further
I now come to the prospects for 1921. report is not confirmed." and it gives me much pleasure to be able learn from the Japaneso Press that the SPORTS MEETING ON GOOD FRIDAY, to tell you that always provided some Crown Prince was not supposed to be unlooked for catastrophe does not take visiting Hongkong officially and, The following will represent the Hong- "Kong Cricket Club against the Indian This Association holda its first athletic place-we appear to be fairly safe A therefore, his party was regarded as Hecreation Club on the Club ground on meeting on Good Friday, March 28th, considerable portion of our requirements attached to the Third Squadron, under Saturday, the 10th inst, at 2.15 p.m., at the Race Course. It is intended to of raw sugar for the present year has Admiral Oguri. It had been boert viz-H. H. Taylor (capt.), R. E. A. make this an annual event with a viow been already bought at cheap prices and arranged that the Governor of Hongkong. Webster, R. M. Madden, H. H. Day, G.to promoting Chinese athletic talent for sales so far, made have been satisfactory would-given banquet in honour of the M. Dorkins, W. H. Hope, GH. Piercy, the Far Eastern Olympiad. The Associa There does not appear to ho any out Admiral, and the latter would hold an L. J. Davies, F H Furthing, H. Ation claims that it will be the first meet standing factor likely to cause violont At Home" on his flagship, inviting ing of its kind in the history of the fluctuation in prices and any fluctuation the Governor, Japanese and British "Sawyer, and W. Mackenzie.
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