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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 1932.
MUNICIPAL
PROGRESS
IN CANTON.
----PUBLIC ́UTILITIES/
AUTOMATIC TELEPHONE
EXCHANGE.
In order to improve the city con minication system, a contract was
KING'S THEATRE PROFITS.
NEW COMPANY'S SUCCESS- FUL YEAR
BRITISH PICTURES
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SUCCESSFUL FUNCTION
AT CANTON
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
CANTON, Mar. 2.
Under the auspices, and direction of their Consul General Dr. Wag- new, the German residents in Can- ton commemorated, last night, the hundredth anniversary of the death of the noted reet, Goethe, with Past. The play, the German à play selected from the scenes of
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Sir Shou-son Chow presided at untered into with the China Eleche second ordinary general meet tric Company, on March 1932, foring" of shareholders of the China an automatio telephone system of Entertainment and Land Invest-poet's famous world tragedy, wai tho Standard Electric Rotary ment Company, Lid., which was machino switch type. The contract held in the King's Theatre Build inclupled the Installation of 'aning at noon yesterday when he re initial equipment of 4,000 auto-ported, n very sadisfactory state of matic telephone subscribers' lines dffairs. The net earnings of the with an ultimate capacity of 10,000 lines, in the city, and an initiad King's Theatre for its nine months equipment of 300 lines with an working were 8108,327.1C, while ultimate capacity of 800 lines on
rents of offices and shops in the the Island of Honam, the two systems to be connected by mennt
.theatre building brought of 50 pairs of armoured submarines 883,038.71; A dividend of trunk cable laid across the Pearl cents per share was declared. Eivor. Thero wae to be na Ex- chakage in Canton to accommodate
Chairman's Speech. 10,000 lines, and installation of a
Addressing complete outside plant.....
the meeing, Chairman said: --
The main exchange building is of steel reinforced boncrete con- struction, two stories high. All of the automatic selector equipment
200
in
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the
The report of the Directors to gether with the Balance Sheet a
is located on the upper floor where December 31, 1031, and the Audi- there is ample space for an ultimatetor's report, having been In your capacity of 10,000 lines. The main
frame, power room, storage hat-hands for some time, I will, with torics and test desk, dro located on
the first floor. To meet the peculiar your permission follow the local
austom and take them as read.
climate conditions of Canton, nll: the apparatus had to be treated The King's Theatre Building with a special high tropical Saish
was ready for occupation at the including an anti-rust treatment ofond of March, Inst, and the Theatre all metal parts. In addition to the special tropical finish of the ap paratus, there has been installed in the basement of the building an air conditioning equipment which will maintain a temperature of less than 80°F at a relativo himiditypanies in the world, were shown of 60 per cont, under extreme con- ditions..
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The original installation did not meet the requirements of the public, the Municipal Government placed another order for 3,000 more sets. to be installed in the Main Berang Homam and Tungshan. This work will be completed in
March, 1932.. CANTON-HONG" KONG TOLL CABLE.
was opened on the 31st of the same month. Pictures from the Para mount Films Co., which is one of
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given in the Canton Club Theatre, and wax largely attended. members of the Consular Body in Canton, Chinese high offaints, educationists, college students," and practically all prominent foreign residents in the city were invited. Every Beat want occupied. Wagner atend at the door and, on beak of the German nationals in Canton greeted each guest.
Fast" has bean translated into Chinese and is popular among studente. It is often given in Chinese in college aircles in Can ton. It so happened that the girl students of St. Hüdes School also selected scenics from "Faust" when they gave a play last night in the: Canton Y.M.O.A. auditorium as a part of their drive for funds for the
10th Route Astry.
of Accounts as presented be adopt- ed. When this has been seconded I will endeavour to "answer, to the best of my ability, any questions which shareholders may wish to ask
and carried unanimously.
Seconded by Dr. E. W. J. Sun
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Messrs. Poroy Smith, Seth and Fleming were re-elected Auditors
at a remuneration of $800 on the
proposal of Mr. Chow Tung-sang, the largest film producing com-econded By Mr. Mok Hing-soung,
in this Theatre. A month later, we entered into a contract with the Fox Film Corporation for the ex. hibition of their best selections of pictures. As you doubtless know, both the Paramount Films Co., and the Fox Film Corporation are the premier Alm producing companies in the USA. and their films. are known in every part of the world. The popularity of their pictures can be evidenced by the large, AU-
The trunk service to Hong Kong is connected by direct underground cable from Canton Central Ex- change to Hong Kong Exchange-diences and box-office returns. a distance of some 116 miles.. To make sporch possible over this dis-1 tance, a special constructed cable,
British Picture#..
Your Directors soon realised that
EXTRAORDINARY MEETING,
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An extraordinary meating was Bold immodantely afterward for the purpose of considering the follow- ing Resolution:-
The there shall be added to Ar- ticle 71 of the Articles of Associa tion of the Company the words:-
"bat the Chairman shall receive double remuneration."
I was proposed by Mr. P. M. Wong Kwong-tin and carried nem. "Hodgson and seconded by Mr. con.
Those Prosant..
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Those present at both" meetings were the Hon. Dr. W. Two (Vice-Chairman), Messrs. Chang Fat and Liang Chi-hao (Managing which required to be carefully the people in this British Colony Directors), Li Jow-son, Sum Pak- balanced and leaded throughout its
ming, George Bun, Yau Kwai-lup. length, has been installed, and it would much appreciate British Chang Kwai-lin, Wong Kwong-tin, in worthy of note that it is the first pictures; consequently, they booked Choi Wai-hung, and Chang Kai- installation of its kind in China and bids fair to be the forerunner through the British Film Distribu-on (Directors), and Dr. E. W. J. Sun and Moorn, P. M. Hodgson, of a telephone network embracing tion Co., a selection of British pro-Chow Tung-ming Sun Jue-yow, the whole of China.
ductions, representing well known Chang Cheong, Mok Hing-seung, The service is operated on a non-English stage plays, and enacted and Hung Boyin (Shareholders), delay basis, that is to say, under
A confirmatory meeting will be norma! working conditions the by popular stage stars. I may held on April 12. caller in Canton will be connected mention that this Theatre is one nt once with his correspondant in Hong Kong or vice versa, without of the first theatres in China to the irritating delays which, under introduce first class Bridgh talkies. This year, in addition to the the older system of trunk opera) tion, one always associated with above mentioned three well known long distance teloohone calls The Film Companies, we have also ac laying of the cable began in 1990 cured a selection of United Ar and work was completed in August
ists"
pictures, including their principal film "Palmy Daya." Chur ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY. reason for abowing films other Before the autumn of 1980, the than those from the three coin- electric power supply of the city panics already mentioned, is tha had been managed by the Canton
the public may like an occasional Electric Company. There was much change of pictures, as we are al dissatisfaction with the
ways anxious, to satisfy the wari- ment over a number of years, the ed lastes of our large patrone." company being unable to maintain an adequate and regalar supply of electricity for its customers and for public lighting. As a result the Provincial Government in August, 1920, ordered the Provincial Do. partment of Reconstruction and the Municipal Government jointly to take over the management of the company for a period of one year. A committee of reorganiza tion was appointed to carry out the
The Cooling Sysam. developing and extending of the enterprise and to eliminate bort- I am pleased to state that the comings and abuses. When the year King's Theatre is the first theatre expired list Angust," the Provin- in South China to install a Cool- ciál Government decided to holding Plant. This cooling system the Municipal Government respon not only cools and purifies the air, sible for the continued adminis-but at the same time it reduces dia tration of the company so that com- humidity. It is a boon to Patrons plete reorganization might beat during the hot weather, and its tained with the purchase of new special feature is that the air, be- machines, the establishment of newing evenly distributed does moti bléetric power sub-stations and the cause drafts.
manzgo-
While giving special attention to the selection of good pictures for. exhibition, we have not neglected to cater to the comfort of our patrons. Indeed, it is the firs, aim of the imagemant of this theatre to offer the best service and comfort to its patrons, and would value their co- operation and advice, and no pains will be spared to give them every satisfaction.
of the Theatre for its nine monim working is "8109;327,16, and our net
| rapnir and maintenance of the pro- Turning now to the accounts. sant plant With the governmental you will see from the Proft and | manngement of the company, Loss Account that he fet earning
various improvements and exten- sions have been made; For in- stano 0,000 kw. G. E.. Tabo rent receipts of offices and shops generator, sub-generating station for the year is 863,635.71) and that at Honam consisting of two 2,000 after deduction.of. Interests and kw. Diesel generating sets and a Directors and Auditoria Fers, e oli 1.000.th: Hione vertical water our net profit for the year it tube boiler with chain grate are 805,874.10. We hate however, to now under installation and will be wrill off the debit balanes af ready for service before this Ben- $39,777 carried forward from 1830," tember.
A pub-station equipped thus leaving available for distrib with the most modern electric tion 885,19710, 308 | 1997- truspments is also under sonstruo Your Directars recommend pay floa. It is exposted that there willing & dividend of 60 cents per by ndequate and regular, supply share for the year. and writing af electricity throughout the city off $3,907,20 for Preliminary Ix- within' this voor. There are now penBOR, leaving a balance – DI amproximately 90.000 matres of 81,315.10 to be carried forward to various, sizes, installed" for, cistom- next year's accountedinkone j era. Rates por KWH for lighting. and power are 20 cents and 7 cents, respectively.
I now propose that the Report of the Directors and the Statement (Continued on next column)
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