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THE PEAK TRAMWAY.
NEW CARS TESTED.
CAFE PARISIEN'S FULL LICENCE RESTORED.
DECISION OF THE GOVERNOR
IN COUNCIL
MANAGEMENT DETERMINED
TO MAKE GOOD."
Those who signed the petition some months ago in favour of the restoration of a full licence to the Cafe Parisien will be gratified to
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The new Peak Trams, which are
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MARCH 7th, 1927.
HONG KONG ELECTRIC,
A SATISFACTORY YEAR'S
WORKING.>
THE POLICY OF THE COMPANY.
PROFIT OF OVER $1,200,000
BANK OF CANTON DIRECTORS REPORT.
ANNUAL MEETING ON MARCH 23rd..
A very satisfactory condition of affairs was recorded by the Chair. man in his speech at the 39th ordi- nary yearly meeting of the share holders of the Hong Kong Electric Company held at the Company's offices, P. & O. Building, on Saturtra, on Wednesday, March 23rd,
at 2.30 p.m. day morning.
The report of the Directors
The sixteenth ordinary annual] · · general meeting of the shareholders
The Hon Mr. A. O. Lang (Chair, man of Directors) prosided, and was supported by Hon. Mr. D. G. M. Bernard, Sir Robert Ho Tung, Et Mr. T. G. Weall (Directors) and Mr. F. R. Marsh (anager). Shareholders were represented by Messrs. W. G. Joseph, O F Ribeiro, G. W. Sellars, N. V. A. Croucher, V. Sorby, F. L. Brown, Wong Hing Kwong, L. E. Ozorio, Leang Yan Po, O. Baptista, Frank Austin, Leung Wah Hing, C. B. Riggs, A. Kitchell, L. J. Davies, P. E. Barker, J. T. Bagram, and J. M. Alves.
Chairman's Speech. The CHAIRMAN After a sympathetic reference to the death of Sir Paul
larger than the ones in use up to the Chater, who joined the Directorate present, were tested yesterday and of this Company in 1889 and was this caused an interruption in the member of the Board for over 37 service. There were no care avail-years, said that the Nett Prost for able for passengers in the morning, the year after deducting 8417,710.00 but the normal service was resumed for depreciation was $1,199,085.81 and with the sum of 884, 119.7€ in the afternoon.
The Government Gazette coptains
way Ordinance, in substitution of
brought forward from last account
printion.
stater:
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THE WEEK'S CINEMA SHOWS.
FEED THE BEAST!
ORENEE ADOREE
ELEANOR BOARDMAN CREIGHTON HALE
and LEW CODY
in
*** EXCHANGE OF WIVES "
AT THE QUEEN'S,
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[BY OUR FILM CRITIC.]
V
E
E
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of WIVES
That the cynical Victorian who an. of the Bank of Canton, Ltd., is to swered her newly married dangb- be held at the Head Office of the ter's query as tow how she should Bank, No: 6,. Des Vœux Road Cen- make her husband happy, by re- marking Feed the Beast," was not quite right is the theme of "Ex- change of Wives showing to-day at the Queen's. There are two The profit for the year, in couples," married the same day, and cluding` 818,733.19 balance brought next door neighbours; one husband forward from last account and after is surfeited with kisses and half paying all charges and writing off starved, the other lives on the fat Bad and Doubtful Debts, amounts of the land but is told to "be to #1,233,306.28 for appropriatida nice boy, whenever he becomes which it is proposed to dent with demonstrative. The moral is that,
as follows:-
To Amount Transferred
to Reserve Fund To Amount Transferred
to Reserve for Bad and Doubtful Debts... To Write off Furniture, Fixtures and Vaults Account
To Write off Branches Organization Account To Payment of Divi-
denda @p.a. on the paid up Capital .............. To Payment of Bonus...
Te Balance carried for-
as every wise wifa kaows, man is a greedy child and whether it be 180,000.00 admiration, kisses or food that ho
craves be wants plenty and, gene-. 300,000.00 rally he wants all three ! The story
and is amusing, Broadman und 4,743.28 Eleanor
Renée Adorée are charming heroines and 124,848.37
play their parts well as do also the husbands; but it lags somewhat and $10,894.62 one feels that more might have
72,485.70
been made of the film. There is 81,171,882.35
an excellent item on to-day's pro- gramme. S. Bonavita, the tenor of the Italian Opera Co., is singing. He has a fine voice and the Queen' has excellent acoustic properties. He sang last night two mags in Italian and then gave as an encore Friend of Mine" which suited his voice admirably. We hope that
time to time to engage other singers
Bonavita was thoroughly appreciat Board, but offer themselves for re-ed. election. Messrs. Ng Chock Chuen
The Week's Cinemas..
ward
$2,715.91
Total 81,933,568.26
In accordance with the Articles of Association, Messrs. Li Po Kwai,
Lana Woo, Choy Siu Woon, and
learn that the Governor in Council new rules under the Peak Tram they had $1,293,204.57 for appro Ng Yew Ting, Chan Fu Cheung, the management will be able from has upheld the appeal and grant the existing ones. The following "With this we propose," he con- Tam Woon Tong retire from the us there is no doubt that S.
a full licence to the premises.
In view of the great increase in the population of the Colony caused by the arrival of troops from India and Home, there was a great deal in favour of the plea for an extep sion of the number of full licences, although of course, it czanot naturally be disclosed what wera the particular considerations that influenced the restoration of the full licence at the Cafe Parisien. In any event the management are leav- ing no stone unturned to warrant the responsibility involved in the restoration of the full licence, sup- ported as they are by the public generally.
To celebrate the occasion, a din- ner dance was held on Saturday "night in the Cafe Parisien, and there was a merry gathering of old
are of public interest:
In each passenger carriage accom- modation shall be provided for 37 first class passengers and 18 third class passengers on the up journey, and for 35 first class passengers on the up journey, and for 16 third the down passengers on
clars
journey,
Na passenger carriage shall at. any time carry more than 35 passen
Xers.
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The maximum speed of any car-
rugs at any point shall not exceed 12 miles an hour, and such speed shall be controlled by an overspeed prévention device. No carriage shall pass through movable facing points at a speed exceeding 4 miles
an hour.
-tinued,
to pay
a dividend
of $2.50 per share absorbing
$750,000.00
to place to reserve ....... to carry forward to
next account
the two preceeding years.
"The dividend is the same as for
!
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and Cheng Yuct, Po, Inspectors of At the Queen's: Today, "Ex- 500,000.00 Accounts for the past year, now rechange of Wives." To-morraw and Wednesday, "Sally, Irene and tire, but offer themselves for re- Mary." The picture which is based 33,20-1,57
election...
on the musical comedy of the same name tells the story of three girls on the stage, Sally the bright burn- ing flame and her two friends who singe their wings trying to follow in her footstepe. Thursday to "The Dresammaker from Saturday, Paris.
The story of Fifi the midinette who becomes a famous dress designer is romantic, and an added attraction is the inclusion on the cast of 14 beautiful mannequins
The sales of current in 1928 amounted to just under 25 million units or about one per cent. less than in 1925. The number of can. sumers has however increased by
1,397 to a total of 26,516 and there are indications that with a return to normal conditions in Hong Kong a greater demand for electricity may be expected:
"In this year's accounts the item previously shown. na Sundry Credi- tors has been divided, and the Current Account with the Hong
The accounts have been audited by Messrs. Percy Smith, Seth and Fleming, who were Auditors for the past year, and they now retire, but offer themselves for re-election.
Diling for the extension of the oxisting power station building The thirteen staff houses at Cause- way Hill were completed about, the middle of the year and two addi- tional houses have been built at North Point. These quarters have all been occupied and form a useful addition to the Company's pro
and new patrons. A capital menu TO PRACTISE WHAT THEY Kong and Shanghai Banking Cor-perty. had beca prepared and the music
left little to be desired.
It is also intended to resume the
PREACH:
tes dances that were a feature at CHILEAN BOLSHIES
SENT
TO LONELY ISLAND..
poration and Bills Payable are now. shown separately.
who each wear 5 different dresses specially designed by a Parisian creator who came to Hollywood for the purpose.
At the World: to-day, "His Jazz Bride lately shown at the Star. To-morrow and Wednesday, The Shock Punch" with Richard Dix as the young millionaire. He has two pugilists as sparring partners, one of them the well-known Smith, Thursday to Saturday, "Man and Maid," written for the screen by Elizor Gly, who also selected the actors. There is no reason, there- should fore, why Man and Maid
1
I am glad to be able to report that for as the year has been free "Bad Debts are still high and of any industrial troubles and al- show an increase over 1995 In though we are not extending our order to reduce these we have de undertaking at the rate contemplat-not be a very fine film indeed for.
woman. At the Star: To-day, cided to follow the custom prevailed a few years ago we have been Elinor Glyn is an extremely clevar Corrine Griffith is A communist republic will be estab-ing in other eastern towns and now able to make substantial progress "Classifed." lished by the Chilean government ask new consumers to make deposits daring 1926. I take this oppor THE SANITARY INSTITUTE. for the benefit of communists, as in proportion to their consumption tunity of placing on record the
of electricity. The Capital expen- Directors' appreciation of the ser-her adventures are amusing and
this establishment a few months ago, and the first of these will be given this afternoon.
APPOINTMENT OF LOCAL EXAMINING BOARD.
A booklet issued by the Royal Sanitary Institute states that a
Santiago, Chile; February 27th-
the heroine. San is the new advertisement over the phone, and the girl who takes your wanted
a. United press message from diture during 1920 was $771,114 vices rendered by the Staff and interesting. Tuesday and Wednes-
Santiago.
year.
1
with
1 day, Dulay
Constance troublesome wife. More than 100 communists were chiefly on buildings and mains, in Werkmen during the
now propose that the Report and Talmadge as a arrested yesterday and notified that connection with our housing, scheme Statement of Accounts for the Anita Loos has had a hand in the. they would be exiled by the first for the staff and the remodelling year ended 31st December, 1926, be making of this film. So you can be sure of a laugh to lighten the available transportation to Juan
stery. From Thursday to Saturday Fernandes or Easter Island. They of our distributing system. High adopted."
Seconder's Speech.
there is "Thank You." It is not board of examiners has been aged to indulge to the fullest extent was, the Upper Peak Tramway said: think all will agree play but here Aloc. B. Francia
will be permitted and even encour tension cables were laid to Shauki
Mr. N. V. A. CROUCHER, in second often that a parzon is the hero of pointed in Hong Kong for conduct in communism without, restraint Station, West End Park, Kennedy that the Report and Accounts for plays the Rev. David Lee with a ing examinations in this Colony. from the Chilean government.
Town and between Victoria Gap 1026 show a very excellent result of sympathy and humour which makes Candidates examined locally will be "It was announced that all com- expected to show a thorough know. munists er anarchists arrested in and Pokfulam. Distributing cables the year's working. The payment of him a very appealing character.
the future would be sent to the
were laid in Shaukiwan, in the Cen-of a dividend similar to that for ledge of the laws in fores in the same place. The government has
the two preceeding years and the Colony and a general knowledge of supplied houses and all essential tral district, Kennedy Towa and appropriation of five lakhs to the British Public Health Statutes. equipment but will exercise no other localities. The total of these reserve will I am certain meet with the approval of the Shareholders, we have noted with interest your The following examinations of the fland
remarks on the new works carried Institute are held in Hong Kong:
out during the year, and the fact Sanitary science us applied to
that we have been able to expend nearly seven and three quarter lakhs on such work and at the same time reduce the amount. owing to credi- UPHELD BY MANILA COURT. tors by over one and a half-lakhs extremely gratifying. All will join me in congratulating the Directors and the Company's Agents and the staff on the very satisfactory figures now placed before us.
governmental control over the underground cables being 28 miles
in length
"We have completed the Wing
buildings and public works, Saai- KOWLOON CHURCH NOTES. Kut Street and Pokfulam eub tary Inspectore.
Health Visitors and School
nurses.
School hygiene, including ele- mentary physiology.
The Examinerz.
The board of examiners for Hong Kong, South China, nominated by
the Government of Hong Kong, and appointed by the Institute is com- posed of the following:-
Patron: His Excellency Sir Cecil
"MONTHLY MESSENGER"
-ITEMS.
The following items are taken from the Monthly Messenger, the magazine published in connection with St. Andrew's Church, Kow
loon.
As Mrs. Lindsay will find it im- possible to call upon everyone be- fore leaving for home at the end of April, she is setting apart two in the bope that her friends will come to the icarage.
day (March 31st and April 1st
stations commenced last year and have built and equipped another at Shaukiwan. Substation building have been erected at Garden Road and West End Park and No. 21A, Robinson Road was purchased for a similar purpose near Seymont Road A site has been purchased at Causeway Bay upon which it is pro- posed to build a substation during the present year.
Considerable damage was done!
-Report and Accounts Carried:
No questions being naked the Resolution was put to the meeting and the adoption of the Report and Statement of Accounts was carried npanimously,
POWER TO CONFINE LEPERS.
PATIENT'S PETITION:
DISMISSED.
has
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EXCHANGE
and
SIGNOR BONAVITA.
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MATT MOORE
and
MARIE PREVOST
HIS JAZZ BRIDE.
CORINNE GRIFFITH
in
CLASSIFIED.
Rolande Serrault
22, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL
We are continually receiving
NEW STYLES
from
London & Paris
of
GOWNS, MILLINERY and SHOES.
WITHOUT PURE BLOOD HEALTH IS IMPOSSIBLE.
VETARZO BLOOD
MEDICINE
Never before was there anything like it, nor are its aarvellous properties likely ever to be equalled in diseases arising from impure blood. It sear ches ont anil cipals from the vital current every lurking tracs of poison one matter, curing blood and akin diseases, screinions and glandular awallings, bad legs, abscenses, ulcers, eczema, goat, rheumatism, goitre or Derbyshire Neck, eto. It improves the general health and quickly removes long-standing. bronchitit, ethms and hacking, straming, spramodio cough, too often the procurer of comenmption." LIFE WITHOUT HEALTH 19 LIVING DEATEL
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Declaring that the legislature has authority to enact laws providing firmed by the supreme court of the for the confinement and segregation United States. of lopers, Judge Conception
According to the authority cited dismissed the petition of Angel Lorenzo, a leper now confined in the due process of law means simply: First, that there shall be a law San Lazaro Hospital, Manila, for his release through habeus corpus prescribed in harmony with the general powers of the legislative de government; partment of the proceedings.
The question of whether leprosy second, that this law shall be is less contagious than tuberculosis reasonable in its
The Hon. Mr. A. O. Lang and and other diseases is not for the that it shall be on;" third,
used
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according to our cable system by the Hon. Mr. D. G. M. Bernard, retir-court to determine, the court fur to the regular methods of
procedure Clementi, K.C.M.G.
it shall that prescribed, and fourth, Chairman: J. M. Addison, | The Company of the Suffolk Re- ceptional rainstorm on the 18th ing Directors, were re-elected by a ther" ruled. The determination of
resolution proposed by Mr. W. G. whether certain disease is combe applicable alike to all citizens M.B.E, MRC.S., L.R.C.F., Prin. Erment stationed in Kowloon, evid-July. Temporary repairs were pas JOSEPH and second by Mr. G. Wtagious and harmful to the health of the state, or to all of &
class"! ently appreciated the welcome St
of the public, is for the legislature Section 1508 of the Administrative cipal Civil Medical Officer, the Hon. Andrew's extended to them and in hand at once and all the damaged SELLARS.
Messrs. Instead & Davis were alone, the court explained. Code which provides for the seclu- Mr. H. T. Creasy, M.Irist. C.E., turned up in large numbers to the cables have now been renowed.
As to the argument "The generating machinery at elected Auditors for, the ensuing
by the sion and confinement of lepers, AMI ME., Director of Public Social Hour arranged for their.. benefit. We were sorry that they Works, Mr. J. E. Mackenzie, O., had suddenly to leave for Shanghai North Point has been maintained in year at & remuneration of 81,000 attorney for Lorenzo that his client meets all the requirement of the by a resolution proposed by Mr. was, being arbitrarily confined in above authority, according to the M.RC.V.S., Colonial Veterinary the same week.
good running order. There have FRANE AUSTIN and seconded by Mr. government institution without due court.
process of law, the court died a To constitute due processe 1 he modder Comers MAS É IN HONG A MON Surgeon, Mr. P. T. Lamble, M E.
Wo congratulate the Diocesan been no material additions to this L. J. DAVIES. San. 1. and Sir Eric Stuart Taylor, Boys' School on securing such ex portion of our plant, but at the end business gentlemen. Dividend war. Philippine Islands delivered as always necessary
The CHAIRMAN: That is all the decision of the supreme court of the of law a judicial procedure is not the court cellent temporary buildings during the military occupation of their of the year a start was made with rants are now ready, and may be
(Continued on next column) had on application. premises.
Bart, M.D.
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Hon. Becretary, Mr. E. Ralphs, F.C:N, F.R.G.8., M.R. San L.
by Mr. Justics Johnson and con- also explained in citing another
authority, (Continued on nezi column).
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