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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 1931.
CHINESE ESTATES, MEMORIAL TO SIR
LIMITED. . | PATRICK MANSON.
EIGHTH ANNUAL MEETING, R. SOCIETY OF TROPICAL
OF SHAREHOLDERS, MEDICINE AND HYGIENE.
DIVIDEND DECLARED.
has been secured as ita permanent home and na n memorial to the late Sir Patrick Manson."
We all remember Thackeray's inimitable" Becky Sharp and the
ALLEGED MAKING OF BOGUS NOTES.
TWO PERSONS NOW IN CUSTODY.
PORTUGUESE AND CHINESE ARRESTED,
aight, twoj persoas, a Chinese and According to a police report last a Portuguese have been arrested in connection with the alleged manufacture of banknotes by which editor in a local vernacular paper, a Chinese, reported to be a sub- was said to have been victimised of
On Wednesday, June 24, the, Royal Society of Tropical Medicine any Hygieno maved its offices' from A successful year for the paried Chandos Street, to Manson House, ending February 28, 1931, was ro26, Partland Place, London, which ported at the eighth ordinary an nual meeting of shareholders in the Chinese Estates, Ltd.. held at the Company's office in China Buid- ings yesterday. A dividend of six per cent, was declared and a sub-comments of her husband's friends | $5,000.00 stantial aum was carried forward on his appointment as Governor of to the new account.
Coventry Island
What's Mr. Li You Taun, CBE, pre- the salary asked Smith Two sided, supported by the Hon. Dror three thousand," answered the R. H Kotewall, C.M.G., LL.D., other, "But the climate's so in Messrs. Fung Ping Shan, Loungernal they don't enjoy it long. Yin Soon (who also represented his Liversage died after eighteen brother, Leung Kwai Tin), Foo Yik months, of it, and the man bo Pang, Li Yik Mu and Lau Tak fore went off in six weeks I Po (Directors), and Henry Lowcock | hear," (Secretary). Among the share holders present were Mcasra. Li Sheung Ming, Li Po Kwai, Li Siu Yuen, Li Wo and Cheng Yuk,
Chairman's Speech.
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Addressing the meeting, the Chairman said: The net profit for the year, after providing $36,000, as reserve for depreciation on China Building, $1,000 for bud and doubtful debts, directors' and, au- ditor's fees and other expenses, is $130,864.00 which, added to tho balance of $305,059.07 brought for ward from Jaat account, amounts to 8025,021.87. The net profit for the year is $1,930.14 less than that for
tho previous year. This small difference is accounted for by (1) a decrease of a little over 83,000 in rent receipta due to new, office buildings having been put up in the vicinity during the last two years, which made it necessary for your directors, to reduce rentals in certain cases in order to retain
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-The Genius of Manson.
The genius of Sir Patrick Manson has changed all this: in the last fifty years expectation of life and health conditions in the tropics. have been revolutionized:
Manson laid the foundation of modern tropical, medicine by his discovery that the filarial worm causing the repulsive horror of elephantiasis was carried from man to man by a mosquito. Inspired by him other great men followed, with other great discoveries, Ross and his brilliant malaria work, Gorgas clearing Panama of yellow fever to name only two,
It will be recalled that accord. ing to an earlier report two Europeans were said to have pro duced genuine notes to a would be purchaser with the explanation sample was satisfactory and was that they were imitation. The followed by an order.
aro Kong, Sze Yick and Leo Artur d'A. Gumarnes, will probably be charged to-day.
The arrested men whose names
DRIVER HEAVILY FINED.
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EUROPEAN RICKSHAW PAS. SENGERS INJURED.
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dent in Queen's Road Central ou
There was n sequel to the acci July 15, involving two Europeans, when the driver of the motor con at Central Magistracy yesterday corned was charged with danger. ous driving, having no lights on his vehicle and for failing to report the accident to the police. He pleaded guilty to all charges and fines totalling 853, were imposed
Inspectar, C.. F. Alexander, told the Court that at 1.30 a.m, on tho Co-ordinated Study,
morning in question, Mr. and Mrs. With the help of Mr. Joseph shaws from Naval Terrace and
J. B. Wilson engaged two rick tary, Manson founded the London motor car came from behind and Chamberlain, then Colonial Secre-
wore going towards Wanchai whon School of Tropical Medicine in knocked the two rickshawseyor, and similar institutes have been act car did not stop but went right on. 1807 other countries, followed suit throwing the occupants out. The up in Hamburg, Amsterdam, Paris and other centres.
of
It was soon realized that all this now knowledge should be co-or- dinated and in 1907 Sir James Cantlie, Dr. Carmichael Low and others founded the Society existing tenants, and (2) an extra-Tropic patrick Manson as its frst
with Sir ordinary expenditure of over 87,000 President. The King in 1921 con- incurred on the advice of the Comferred on it the title of "Royal"
and later honoured it further by pany's consulting engineer, on rei
becoming ita Patron. newal of lift-ropes and on exten- sive repairs to lifts which had been in commission for over six years. These two items aggregate $10,000, of which about 88,700 is counter balanced by savings in other items.
Six Per Cent. Dividend Your directors propose to pay a dividend of 88 per share, amount ing to 809,000 in all. After pay ing this dividend thero is left the sum of 8426,024.37 which it is pro pased to carry; forward to next year's account. In the opinion, of your directors, the financial posi- tion of the Company justifies the payment of a dividend of six par |cent, no against five per cent. last year, and it is hoped that a yet
Manson House, Though Manson died in 1922 there was no adequate memorial to this great benefactor of our race and last year the Council of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene resolved to buy and equip a house, which should be known as Manson House in memory of the great Sir Patrick, and at the same time form a permanent home for the Society, a rendezvous where, its fellows from all parts of the tropics
of tropical medicine with those at home, representing all the great- schools and centres for study of tropical diseaseS.
could meet and discuss the problems
Later in the day, a police officer saw the defendant's car and, notic- ing the state of the head lamps (they were badly twisted), took the driver to the station where he ad mitted having caused the accident. He stated that he did not report was a serious smash.
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the matter as he did act think it THE
Commenting on the fact that he
thought the cause of the acridont
was the failure on the defendant's part to carry lights, the Magistrate. imposed fines as shove stated.
Mr. Schcfield told Mr. Wilson that the Court was empowered to grant 850 compensation but this was declined, Mr. Wilson stating that he would make a claim in an- other Court.
THEFT FROM KOWLOON
GOLF CLUB.
CHARGES AGAINST TWO WOMEN WITHDRAWN,
HOUSEHOLD - COAL
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Peak District (above Bowen Road)...824. Bowen Road and Lower Levels Pokfulum
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TRANSATLANTIC of the Ocean Racing Club of
RACE.
GREAT YACHTING EVENT OF 1931.
[BY EAST WIND.]
England, Lieut. Commander. G. G. Martin, sailed bis Jolie Brise acrósa. the Atlantic to compete in the American race from New York to Bermurda and having won in his class sailed the vessel back again to England incidentally she carried two officially scaled bags of His Majesty's mails possibly their being the last sailing mail packet-the round trip making more than 10,000 miles was accomplished in 115 days,
The Dorade in First,
he
Perhaps one of the factors which will make 1931 a remarkable year in the history of yachting will be the trans-Atlantic race of 2.050 miles The first craft to complete the from Long Island to Plymouth, course from Brenton Reef Light- which has been organised by the ship off Newport, Rhode Island to Ocean Racing Clubs of America Plymouth, Devon, England. is the and England. The race is open cutter Dorade designed and owned to craft over 40 feet long and by Mr. Olin J. Stephens. She under 70 feet long over all. Thero started at noon on 4th July and is Before Mr. Fraser yesterday, Lau Ilex, owned by the Royal Engin Plymouth on the 22nd-an eighteen Though their work has brought
were two entrants from England reported to hate "got her gun"at untold wealth to the tropics these Ngau was sentenced to three workers are not themselves wealthy months hard labour fornes II., owned by Lieut. Luard, course this is very good showing, an eers Royal Yacht Club and Maite-day crossing On a 2,050 mile They have, however, collected and breaking and theft of a quantity of subscribed samo, £7,000, and an up-stores from the Kowloon Golf Club peal issued last year by the Pre on the night of July 78. sident, Dr. G. Carmichael Low, and others, who were brought before
were acquitted.
Three
butter dividend may be declared Sir Austen Chamberlain brought the the Magistrate on the same charges, not permit all members of her crew have been driven hard all the time.
next year.
total up to just over 211,000. The Prince of Wales and the Duke of As you have previously been in York very kindly sent contribu- tions. But a further £17,000 is re- formed, the property was mort quired to complete the scheme and gaged to the Government for any donations, great or small will $640,000, when China Building was be gratefully acknowledge if sent to under construction in 1922. In the President, Manson House, 26,
Portland Place, London, W.. 1. 1027 the loan was repaid to the Government by means of a .new
mortgage from Mesars. Deacons for PROTECTION OF CHILDREN. $100,000 and of the appropriation
Designer's Name. ferreshoff
RN. (Retd.). The little craft have average of over 160 miles per day been shipped across to America on or better than 6 knots and since liner, because, in the case of Ilex, the little craft is only 40 feet long the exigencies of the Service do on the water line it means she must Mr. D. B. Evans was for the to be absent for the time necessary We have no news up to the pre- fourth defendant and asked that to make the journey in her in hath sent of the other competitors, A.
directions. In 1926, the Commodore list of which is given below:- the cases be taken separately.
Yacht's Name.
Owner.
Design. 1. Landfall Paul Hammond Ketch: 71ft." 2 Seven Seas F. S. Dellenbaugn Schooner 48ft.
Amber Jack II. P. D. Rust; J. Schooner 481t.. 4. Highland Light Dadlee Wolfe" Cutter Bift. 5. Water Gypsey Wm. Millan Schooner 58ft. Alden. 3. Dorado
Cutter bale. 7. Mistress
Schooner 61ft. "8: Skaol
Cutter 48ft. 9. Tex
Yawl Boit. Sloop soft.
Luspectar Smith, prosecuting. said that when arrested, the first. defendant made a statement to the effect that the second accused, was with; him at the time of the crime. The latter was then taken into cus tody, when he admitted the offence, The Magistrate, however, said he could not take the misu's own aù mission and in the absence of fur-'
of $240,000 from the accumulated FURTHER DONATIONS TO THEther evidence, dismissed the case
SOCIETY,"
profits of the Company. The latter mortgage was reduced by 150,000 in 1923, and by $100,000 in 1920. On April 30, 1030, we arranged with Protection.
The Hong Kong Society for the of Children desires the Bank of East Asia Ltd., for an gratefully to acknowledge there overdraft for $135,000 which, toge ceipt of the following additional ther with accumulated profits of. 818,000, was utilised for paying off the mortgage with Mesars. Deacons. This overdraft. has now boon paid off, and so a larger dividend may be expected next year. MS.
Our auditor Mr. Li Tung retires, and another auditor, has to be elected in his place.
Accounts: Passed.
I now move that the directors' report and statement of account as presented be adopted, and when the mation has been seconded I shall be pleased to answer any questions that may be put to mo
No questions having been asked, the Chairman's proposal wAS CET ried unanimously, seconded by Mr. Li Po Kwai M
The re-election of Mr. Lau Tak Po as a director was proposed by the Chairman and carried wit Mr. Lo Kwan Yun was elected as auditor for the ensuing year in Eplaca of Mr. Li Tung
This concluded the busances Tf the meeting, and a vote of thanks was accorded to the Chairman.
contributions
1 Life Members, Mr. Chan Mung Hung ........ $100- Mr. Chan Shiu Hing
100
Annual Subscribers.
against him.
Boston Yacht Sales
Paine
Do.
[Inc.
Sparkmen and Hoyt. [Stephen.. P. L Rhodes, CE Nicholson, Harley Mead,
Olin J. Stephens G. E. Roosevelt R. F. Lawrence R.E. Y. Club W. B. Luard 2,050 mile course, from Newport to Plymouth, July 4 First boat on 22nd.
10, Maitenes II.
The prosecuting officer then went on to say that he visited the two women at Sai Tau village and in the fourth defendant's house he she get it from, the woman re arrivals will not be long delayed Ilex id the redoubtable craft. saw some wine, When as
asked where But it is to be anticipated that to be along with the others plied that sho bought it from the since there are some hard-hitten owned and manned by members of third accused for 810. After fur sailormen amongst the competitors. the Royal Engineers Yacht Club at ther evidence had been taken, the
Landfall; & now craft owned by Chattigm And was bills over 30 charge against this defendant was Paul Hammond, in the largest years ago by Nicholson the designer also withdrawn while the first ac vessel of the flect and with such and builder of the last contender eused was sentenced as above stata skipper must be soon putting in for America's Cup Shamrock V. an appearance unless she has ex flex was shipped across to America perienced some mishap with her to compete
THEFT OF GLASS.
CHINESE GETS SIX MONTHS
Mr. Chon Po Sien
100
Mt. Philip Gock Chin.
100
ed:
Sir Robert Ho Tung
.100
Mrs. RH. Ketowall, Mr. K. F. Lay
100
Mr. Lee In Cheung..... Mr. Ma Ying Piu'
100 100
Mr. G. 9. Archbutt Mr. J. T. Bagram Mr. R. E. Cable ........ Mr. G. Castle
30 30
Mr. B. D. Evans
a
10 10
Miss E, M, Gray
Dr. J. P. Febilp:
Mrs. BHC Hallowes Dr. E. M. Minett
Dr. T. W. Ware'.
Anonymous
Donations. A
Dr. B. McLean. Gibsoni
Mr. E. Himsworth Mr. G. A. Walker.
Mr. and Mrs, J. Watt
HARD.
tall Bermudian mast, of her ketch I understand that Ilex has had Mr. Hammond, however, has hor mixten removed and will race" had considerable experience with as a cutter. If she is carrying the these high sticks because he was same crew as she had in last year's the owner of the famous Nina Plymouth to Santander race then winch was built for him to parti I expect at least one member to cipate in the Atlantic race from be happy in the realization that he America to Spain in 1927 and which won't be in for the ducking I saw she won, Niña was also successful him getting when reefing the sald in the Fastnet race organised by mizzen just outalde Plymouth break- the Ocean Racing Club of England waterenie Person in the same year. Maitenes II, too, was shipped
The Other Competitors,
DOTORS to U.S.A. her owner having
Judgement was delivered yester. day at the Kowloon Magistracy by Mr. E. W. Hamilton on Yuen Hei Ting, who was is charged with the larceny of 100 cases of glass from the Lee Yus Kes firm, "Canton wondered herkendamasdan mo paletated that he could not let Ilex have Hoad, and with conspiring with Of the other competitora Skola "crack at it" without him being. others noti in quetédy to defraud: Hex and Maitones II, are well tried i thero za soo, what happened). These the firm of; the gooded Play | Vessels. The cothiers are yachts ; two are as far as I know--the The prisoner was discharged on built with this rare in view, except only competitors from butaide the the frat:conut, but convicted on in the case of the two schoonerd, new party likalt "kétch fenn ¡the xtcond, and, was, sentenced, to Seven Seas and Amber.incit, Lin Germany not, being definitely enter- 10- || six months hard labqur-to-date, which were entered more for the ed in June, but still hoping to get 10 from, July 8,
bu grija je fun of the thing" and a desire to the starting line. !!