HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 1931.
DIFFICULT DECISIONS
By GLUYAS WILLIAMS
DIAMOND JUBILEE YEAR
1871-1931
AFTER LYING IN BED MAKING GOOD RESOLUTIONS FOR THE
NEW YEAR, ESPECIALLY IN REGARD TO CLEANLINESS.
AND PUNCTUALITY, YOU HAVE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN WASHING AND BEING ON TIME FOR BREAKFAST ·
(Copyright, 1931, by The Bell Byndicate, Inc.)
GWYPS WILNATTS
WEEK-END WIRELESS
PROGRAMMES.
BROADCAST BY Z.B.W. ON
353 METRES.
COMMENTARY ON FOOTBALL
SEMI-FINAL,
11 to 11:30a.m.-Stock quotations, 11.30 ..--Chinese programme, 12.30 p.m.-European programme, 1.30 p.m-Weather report, local
time, and Rugby Press news, p.m. Close down,
.1.20 p.m.
UNCOVERED STAND,
(approx.). Running commentary of the football match (Senior Shield semi-
Gems from "The New Moon."- The Victor Light Opera Co. Gema from "Follow Thru."-
The Victor Light Opera Group. Gems from "Holding Every- thing." - The Victor Light Opera Group.
Gems from "Rio Rita."-The
Victor Light Opera Co. Gems from My Mary Land.”—-.
The Victor Light Opera Co, 7.54 to 8.20 p.m.-
Iberia-In the Streets and By. ways" (Debussy).- Symphony
/ Orch.
Iberia-The Odors of the Night" (Debussy).Symphony Orch. "Iberin-The "Morning of a Fete Day" (Debussy)- Symphony Orch.
k. (Debussy).
L'Isle Joyeuse
Symphony Orch.
final) to be held on the Hong. 6.20 to 8.38 p.m.
Kong Football Club ground:
Kowloon Football Club U
South China Athletic. By kind permission of the Association and the Hong Kong Football Club.
Plan of Football Field.
8.
HAVE THIS BEFORE YOU WHEN YOU LITEN I
COVERED STAND.
6 to 7 p.m. (approx.). Chinese
programme.
Organ Solos.
Organ Solo- The Sacred Hour" (Kotelbey)-Reginald Foort, Choir" Rometaber Not" (Pur. cel!),-Choir of Canterbury Cathedral.
Boy Soprano "Hark Hark! The Lark" (Schubert).-Mas. tor: E. Lough,
Choir Ave Verum" (Elgar).— Westminster Cathedral Choir. 8.25 to 9.20 p.m.-Concerto No. 2
in Minor" (Rachmaninoff). Sergei Rachmaninoff, Leopold Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra.
0 p.m.Weather report, local time,
otc.
9.20 to 10 p.m.— "Trial by Jury" (Gilbert and Sullivan), recorded in Europe under the direction of Rupert D'Oyly Carte.
"Hark the Hour of Ten is Sound- ing" Georgo Baker and Chorus.
"The Old Refrain" (Vienna Popa-"Is This the Court of the Exche
lar Song transcriped by Kreis. ler),Archer Gibson.
"A Perfect Day" (Carrid Jacobs-
Bond), Archer Gibson.
"Prélude in C Minor" (Chopin).—†^.
Archer Gibson.. "Largo" (Handel)-Archer Gib.
son.
8.38 to 9.30 p.m.-
Concert Items,
9 pm.Weather report, local time,
etc.
Pianoforte Solo" Prelude No. 9 and Frelude No., 3" (Debussy), -Alfred Cortot
Song" Jock O'Hazeldean,"
Mary Gardon (Soprano).
Gloaming."- the Mary Garden (Soprano).
Solo-"Albumn
Song In
Leaf
Violin
Romance" (Wagner)-Mischa Elman.
Violin Solo-"Tango" (Elman).-
Mischa Elman.
Chorus Springtime" (Miden- berg)-Boys and Girls Chorus of Brooklyn.
Oborus "The Glow Worm " (Lincke). - Boys And Girls Chorus of Brooklyn." Pianoforte Solo—" Malaguena "
(Lecuona),Olga Samaroff, Pianoforte Solo-"The Engulfed Cathedral" (Debussy). — Olga Samaroff,
Song "The Last Song" (Tosti).
Armand Tokatyan (Tenor). Seng "Lolita" (Poccia):-
Armand, Tokatyan (Tenor). gramme of Victor records sup-9:30 to 18.30 p.m.-Danco pro-
7 to 11.30 p.m.-European pro-
plied by Messrs. Tsang Fook Piano. Co
7 to 7.27 p.m.-
Orchestral.
"Sincerity" (Pignoloni, arr. Cibelli)-La Vittoria Orch. "Wedding of the Winds" (Hall, arr. Cobelli).-La Vittoria Or- chestra.
With a Song in My Heart."--
Jack Hylton and his Orch. "Body" and Soul.”—Jack-Hylton
and bis Orch. Love and Spring" (Waldteufol). -Nat Shilkrst and the Victor *Orch. "Maytime" (Young and Romberg), -Nat Shilkrst and the Victor Orch
7.27 to 7.55 p.m.
Musical Comedy and Talkie Hits,
Gems from
Victor-Lig
Whoopee. Opera Com
The
gramme.
11.30 p.m.-Close, down.
SUNDAY
quer."-Dorok Chorus.
SIX DECADES
ASSURANCES IN FORCE
1880
$3,907,000
1890
$16,759,000
1900
$57,980,000
1910
$143,549,000
1920
$486,641,000
1930
$2,863,701,000
SIX DECADES
ASSETS
1880 $473,000
1890
$2.473,000
1900
$10,486,000 1910
$38,164.000
1920
$114,839,000
1930 $588,733,000
Head Office Building, Montreal.
SIXTY YEARS OF PROGRESS
STATEMENT FOR 1930
Oldham and
New Assurances Paid for (net)
Assurances in Force (net)
Total Income (nct)
"When Firat My Old Old Love."--|
Derek Oldham, George Baker and Chorus.
"All Hail Great Judge."--Chorus. "For Then Kind Words."-Leo,
Sheffield and Chorus, "When I, Good Friends."-Loo
Shefteld and Chorus, "Swear Thou the Jury."Artdur Hosking, George Baker, Derok Teo. Shefield and
Oldham, Chorus. "Where is the Plaintif?"-Arthur
Hosting, George Baker, Wind fred Lawson and Chorus of Bridesmaids.
"Oh, Nevor Never."-Loo Shof- field, Winifred' Lawson, George Baker and Chorus. May It Please You"-Arthur Hosking, George Baker, Wini- fred Lawson and Chorus, "That She is Reeling"-Leo Shof. field, Winifred Lawson, Arthur Hosking and Chorus. Oh, Gentlemen Listen."-Derek Oldham and Chorus of Girls. "That Seems a Reasonable Pro- position"-Leo Shofield, Ar- thur Hosking and: Chorus. "A Nice. Dilemma."-Leo Shof- Aeld, Arthur Hosking, Derck Oldham, George Baker, Wini. fred Lawson ang. Chorus. "I Love Him."Winifred Lawson, Dorek Oldham and Chorus. "The Question Gentlemen "" Ob
Joy Unbounded."-Leo Shof- field, Arthur Hosking, Winifred Lawson, Derek, Oldham and Chorus.
God Save The King." 10 p.m.-Close down.
11 am to 12:16 p.m.-St. John's KIDNAPPING CASE.
Cathedral Service.
12:16 p.m.-Chinese programme, 1.30 p.m.-Weather. report, local"
time, etc.
2 p.m.-Close down.
8 to 10 p.m.-European programme
SMART SENTENCES AT KOWLOON.
Five Chinese (three men and two
Payments to Policyholders and Beneficiaries in 1930
33
步
$705,678,000
$2.863,701:000
$186,662,000
$81,274,000
since organization
$500,949,000
$552,201,000
$36,532,000
$588,733,000
Total Liabilities (including paid ́up Capital Stock)
Surplus and Contingency Reserve Assets, at December 31st, 1930
NOTES FROM DIRECTORS' REPORT
In a year in which all classes of business hare oncountered · many difficulties, the Company has made gratifying progress. New policies paid for show an increase of 851,927,652.82, both the ordinary and group departments making substantial gains. Total assurances in force bow an increase of $462,164,542.68. This gain represents a very high rate of persistency, indicating the high value placed by our policyholders on their contracta with the Company in a period of extreme financial pressure.
The number of policies and group aerarance cortificates out -standing passed the million mark during the year,
The total net income shows an increase of $13,201,844.54, The total payments to policyholders and beneficiaries since organization equal the total assurances in force in the Company's fiftieth year (ten years ago),
The mortality among our policyholders has been highly. favourable.
The rate of interest earned on the mean invested assets was 6.44 per cent,
Profits paid to policyholders during the year amounted to 325,641,281.04.
In a year of almost unprecedented business, depression the outstanding quality, of the investments has been strikingly.. shown. The actual enah dividends received on the total common stocks held by the Company wore 8969,108.84 in excess of the dividends payable on those identical shares in 1929.... Even on the basis of the low prices at the close of the year our sommon stock holdingi show'a substantial excess of market value over cost.
Profits to policy holders entitled to participate during the ensu ing year will be again allotted on the scale at present in operation. The special Maturity Dividend is also continued on the basis announced Inat year.
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COMPANY of CANADA
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supplied by Messrs. 8. Moutrie before Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the visited the first defondant at 32, ant but not the child. The first de The fourth defendant told them do to him and asked
Detective-Sergeant Goodwin, out- About 6.30 the same evening hem. As they entered the grand second defendant, who asked her lining the case for the prosecution, the first defendant's husband came floor the second defendant, who was for the child, saying that he wanted said that the first defendant was to the complainant's house and sleeping on a bed with the third to hay him some sweets. She allow-
defendant, get up and ran away, supposed to be the adopted mother asked her if she had seen his wife, but was arrested by a detective.ed hips to take the child, but he of the complainant. About three Later the complainant and the man The fourth defendant was holding never returbul
the child, and she and the fifth de-Becont defendant, in a statement, weeks ago, the latter came down to went to a house in Taikotsui, fendant claimed to be the principal said that the drat defendant was of Victor and H.M.Y. records women) were yesterday charged Hong Kong from up-country and where they found the first defend tenants of the floor. S&. Óo. 8 to 8.30 p.m.
Kowloon Police Court, with a kid. Aplin Street. The first defendant fendant told them that she had met that on March 19 the third defend. The latter. Organ Solo "Evensong Song
napping offence. It was stated that hnd no room to give the complain man, Damned Tam Fat, is the ant had rented a bed space and him to sell the child, (Bairstow)
and sentenced them to six months the first, second and third defendant, so she took her to U, Yee Chau street and he had taken the child then had gone away to return inter The Magistrate found the first, Harry Gosa Cus.
child. ante kidnapped Leung Hat Yee, a Street, where they got a room. way to buy sweets for him and with the second defendant and the second and third defendants guilty After corroborative evidence had hard labour each: Second defend On March 12 the Grat defendant had never 'returned.. Chair" The Heavens are Tell- five-year-old boy, on March 12, at visited the complainant, and asked
been given by complainant and ant, who was last year banished Police Raid. -ing (Haydn).—The Choir of Shamshuipo. The fourth and fifth her what she would like to eat,
other witnesses, first defendant, in from the Colony, was sentenced to Temple Church, London,
defendants were charged with lny-and, taking the child, left the house On the evening of March 13, the statement, said that she admitted an additional-twelve months-hard Boy Soprano Hear Ye, Iarnal" ing harboured the child on March saying she would come back after police received certain information, taking the child She took the bour for returning.
(Mendelssohn),
E13, at No. 2, Sau Lan Street, Hung buying some provisions. She did as the result of which a police party child to her own house, and Inter wens to 9, San Lou Street, Hung- into the street, where she met
ong
bom.
not return.
The fourth and fifth defendants.
were discharged with a warning.
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