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THE LAST OF MRS. CHEYNEY *
By FREDERIC LONSDALE
A Brilliant Comedy that "ran for over Two years in London.
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BUILDING FIRM'S FAILURE.
PARTNERS WHO CANT BE FOUND.
BANKRUPTCY COURT PROCEEDINGS,
At the Bankruptcy Court yester- day. Mr. Justice J. R Wood ordered the issue of a warrant for the arrest of a principal partner named Chung Cheuk Wah, in the Chick Wah Firm, of No. 27, Nam Chang Street, Sham Shui Po.
MR. CHURCHILL ON FINANCE.
NECESSITY FOR STABLE CURRENCY.
TO-DAY ONLY
TAKES HIS STAND ON THE
PLATITUDES !"
Mr. Churchill, Chancellor of the Exchequer, gave a very interesting address on Finance at the annual dinner of the Oldham Chamber of
Commerce.
"I am," said Mr.. Churchill" al- It was stated by Mr. E. L. way impressed with the mysteries Agassiz, the Official Receiver, that of finance and I think: a great deal the said partner had gone to Can- of the mystory of finance arises from ton and could not be found. It misunderstanding. In finance ap was stated that the assets of the
репгадеев are always deceptive. firm consisted only of a contract
Some symptoms very often, mean with the Kowloon-Canton Railway,
quite different things, and it may and the debts amounted to 82,000. be a healthy or unhealthy symptom Mr. C. A. S. Russ and Mr. A. el according to the cause from which Archulli appeared for the creditors. it arises. For instance, people say, The Official Receiver said that the money is cheap and they say that day before first meeting of credi-is good or they say money is dear, and that is bad; but neither view tors, on December 9th, debtor pro- duced a medical certificate signed is correct apart from the cause. by a European doctor stating that Money may be cheap becauso enter- prise is stagnant, or it may be be cause industry is expanding. It may be cheap because some process, some immoral" process as inflation such as we are frequently tempted to, is going on, or it may by some sober measure of restraint is being applied.
he was not fit to attend.
On December 13th the debter came to the Official Receiver with a tele gram purporting to come from Can- for stating that his uncle was dead and he was to come to Canton im- mediately to see to his estate.
In An Extraordinary Way. When the Official Receiver went into the accounts he found them in an extraordinary state, no dates being given when the debts were contracted or what they were for. So the Official Receiver wrote to debtor asking him to come and give correct account of the state of ffairs This and subsequent letters were not replied to.
Debtor had written to another partner asking him to represent him at the public examination, but this man, Pang Lok Chin, knew practically nothing of the business. His Lordship (Mr. Justice Wood) then ordered a warrant to be issued for the arrest of Chung Cheuk Wah. Pang Lok Chin was then called and said that the firm were build ing contractors and also dealt in property shares. Witness had had only 8500 shares. All the partners except himself had left the Colony and could not be traced.
Asked if Cheung Cheuk Wab was a rich man, witness said that he believed he was
The examination was adjourned, sine die witness being warned that he might be required to attend again.
LAST YEAR'S LOSSES.
HONG KONG ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD,
DIRECTORS' REPORT,
Take another example: exports may increase, god would say how good that is, but most people they may increase because we are becoming more efficient competitors in foreign markets, or they may in crease because we are selling a larger quantity of goods at a loss. Imports, again, may increase either because we are doing a very pro table business abroad, getting ex tremely good prices, or they may increase because we are living on capital. Exchanges may go up be cause we have a sound
of finance, and a steady condition of credit and politics in the land, be cause we have a good balance of trade, or for some perfectly re- putable reason of that kind, or they may go up because we are receiving the fruits of our loans across the exchanges,"
system
"You cannot judge a symptom in finance apart from its cause, and you cannot predict the consequence only the symptom, but the cause. of any symptom unless you know not And the cause itself is only a symp- tom traceable to come previous series of ev
which may be good Almost every one or may be was able to speak with the greatest possible erudition n financial
U0
topies in general, but hardly anyone
& was able to pred
to
predict what was going
happen
in a particular case. Those who could rapidly rose to possession of marked affluence. (Laughter.) But he did not believe
The report of the Directors of the it was so mysterious and complicat
zade Hong Kong Engineering and Coned as some great authorities struction Company, Ltd., which will out. It seemed to him that finance became complicated the moment
the
etro
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PICTURE
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THE marriage ring is responsible for amazing hap -penings—but you've never seen anything to equal this pulsing firm drama for thrills and surprise! From the play that ran two years on Broadway,
FRANK BORZAGE'S production with ELEANOR BOARDMAN, Malcolm McGregor
THE CIRCLE
Scenario by
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From the
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GREAT EXPECTATIONS.
THE A.D.C.'S FIRST NIGHT.
There is no doubt that interest
be presented at the annual meeting they departed from the broad high has been aroused in Hong Kong af shareholders to be held at St. road. The simple blunt truths of by the A.D.C.'s forthcoming season, George's Building on Wednesday, finance applied equally to March 23rd, states:-
as the Theatre Royal, in which that economy of the humblest cottage, After writing, off 899,715.70 for the most wealthy corporation, and very diverting and highly successful depreciation and 840, 167. being the incst powerful State Balance comedy "The Last of Mrs. Chey- the balance of losses on Govern-your Budget," declared Mr. Churneys," by Frederick Lonsdale is be- ment contracta as finally ascertain chill amid laughter. "Pay your
ingsdale First night at Home
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ed, the profit and loss account for way. Pay your debts. Make your is an important and long-looked-for the year 1920 shows a debit balance expenditure less than your in- of $128,595.08. This, added to the come. Let your word be ward-to event among all theatre- debit balance at the end of 1995, bond
Save
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Particularly was this the ber, 1993, of 8401,984.97 which it island make sure you are paid in an proposed to carry forward.
honest and stable currency. I will when it was produced at the St. It is with deep regret that your give you an infallible test by which James's Theatre, and so successful Directors record the death on May you can tell whether any financial was the comedy, that it ran in Lon- 27th, 1926, of their highly respected measure is sound or unsound. If it don for over five hundred nights. and esteemed colleague, the late is sound it is disagreeable. Now Now is this to be wondered at when Sir C. Paul Chater, Kt., C.M.G. it follows from that that every one considers that the play itself is The Very Rev. Father L Robert Chancellor of the Exchequer who one of the best written by Frederick resigned from the Board on January does his duty has to do a great Lonsdale, and that it was in the many disagreeable things" There hands of a caat headed by Gladys' Sir Robert Ho Tung, Kt, and were two services which a Govern- Cooper and Sir Gerald du Maurier. Mr. J. T. Bagram joined the Board ment could render to trade and to It says much for the apparently ou June 18th, 1928, and November Labour-they were a sound finance Tever failing reserve of amateur 1st, 1928, respectively, and their and a stable currency.
talent in the Hong Kong Amateur appointments require confirmation
Dramatic Club that such a play abould be produced here, almost Dr. J. W. Noble and Mr. J. Scott words and the appeal of Miss Comp speaks still more highly of the con- straight from ita London home. It Harston retire by rotation, and the ton's living personality she inclined sidence with which the A.D.C. is last named, being eligible, offers to be stiff and uninteresting One regarded in Hong Kong, that no- The accounts for the year have wonders if the producer would not body has any doubt of its capability have been wiser, and kinder to-his to produce even such an outstanding been audited by Messrs. Lowe, leading lady if he had taken the London success to the entire satis. Bingham & Matthews, Chartered permissable liberty of adapting fation of the most exigent critic." Accountants, who being eligible Maughan's conception of Elizabeth offer themselves for re-election.
Both, 1927.
by the shareholders.
himself for 're-election
14 THE CIRCLE" AT THE QUEENS
A GOOD PLAY WELL ACTED.
[BY OUR FILM CRITIC.)
to the needs of the screen"
Iz other respects the screen has as usual a big advantage over the stage. The beautiful setting gives
It but remains, therefore for everyone who wishes to take part in what promises to be a highly successful and memorable A.D.C. season to be sure of securing a seat
the atmosphere of an English coun- without delay. The booking plan is try house better than any scenery open at Anderson's everyday until 5 could do. Eugenic Besserer gave a p.m. and the seats are 83, 82 and very ablé rendering of Lady Cathe. 81.
rine; she showed the scars of her Jife without being vulgar or losing
23 KAY FRENCH TEKIDT.
SEANTE O CHORRENTE, PRIOR IN MORTAND, 56. Dia. Es Ou
WART frazy, Bar Peaminess
The Circle" showing to-day at the sympathy of the audience. THERAPION No. 1 the Queen's is a skillful adaption Lord Porteous (George Fawcett) on of Somerset Maugham's successful the other band, though, excellent THERAPION No. 2 play, and a film not to be missed. in parts, was too American to be THERAPION No. 3 The cast is excellent the two old consistently convincing as an Eage 1 for Bladder Gear, No. 3 for Blood & sle men and Lady Catherine in parti lish gentleman, No such repronchos for Ceramic Warkassen. SOLD BT cular, and the setting is beyond re- can be attached to the performance Co., Berretos de id, lordon, B proach. Fay Compton played the of Alec Francis as Lord Clive MAS PROM 93, BREMAN DE, Kes Toni Care (01.4 part of Elizabeth on the stage to Chaney which was perfect in every perfection. She was the beautiful detail. Arnold, another very dif rather stolid English girl faced hyficult role, was taken by Crighton a situation beyond her, dumb, ex- Hale. He very cleverly draws ones cept for a few terribly pointed sympathy as the play progresses, words. Eleanor Broadman took this although his evidence line but without the help of the humour makes one doubt if he is
quite such an
old woman (Continued on nest column:)
bis wife suggests.
senso
of
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