NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
HONG KONG GENERAL CHAM. BER OF COMMERCE CHINESE LANGUAGE SCHOOL:
NEW CLAS8 for BEGIN. NERS in the study of COLLOQUIAL CANTONESE will open at the offices of the Chamber of Commeres... on MONDAY, 18th FEBRUARY, at 5.18 P.M.
Full particulars may be obtained op application to the undersigned,
M. F. KEY,
Secretary,
Hong Kong, 3rd February, 1933.
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HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
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TOTICE is hereby given that the Ordinary Yearly Meeting of the Shareholders in this Corporation will be held at the Hewd Office of the Corporation, No. 1, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong, on Saturday, the 26th February, 1998, at 11.30 .. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Board of Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ending Sist December. 1982.
The Register of Shares of the Corporation will be closed from Mon- day, the 13th February to Saturday. the 25th February, 1933 (both daje inclusive), during which period no transfer of shares can be registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors
V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager.. Hong Kong, 6th February, 1933.
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THE HONG KONG BRANCH OF THE ENGLISH ASSOCIATION.
DEATHS.
at the General Hospital, Shang- hai, RICHARD (Dick) HERRING, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Herring of Harrow, England, ased 21 years. STEWART-On January 31, 1933, at the General Hospital, Shang-
hai, CHARLES DUNCAN STEWART, aged 50 years. JACOBT-On January 30, 1933, at Shanghai, JENNY JACOBI, agod 57 years Wife of the Inte. O. F.: Jacobi.
allocations to reserves earmarked
OBITUARY
REV. C. 1. BLANCHETT,
SENIOR CAMS, MISSIONARY
* News and Views
Trouble Round Tientsin,
A special committee consisting of experts on road construction is Many friends in Hong Kong and to be established by the Chinese throughout South China will regret National Economic Commission for to learn of the sudden and unex-- the building of highways in Che- pected death of the Rev. Charles kiang, Kinngau, Anhui, Kiangsi, Isaac Blanchett, at Canton on Fukien, Hunan, and Hupeh. Saturday, from tonsilitis, after an iliness of only a few days.
Mr. Blanchett was the senior mis sionary of the Church Missionary Society in South China, having come to China over thirty years ago, and he was one of the best known and most highly esteemed member of the missionary com munity in Canton, having been a devoted and windefatigable worker. He was 57 years of age and s survived by Mrs. Blanchett, who is now in England with a son and daughter, also. by another daugh- ter, who is the wife of the Rev. H. A. Wittenbach, of the Theologic-
College in Canton.
Impounded.
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swollen, with his fan extended, like galleon in full sail, his wings held stiffly down, strutting a few rapid steps, and then slowly revolving, like a king in royal robes": Disarming China!
Here is one of those orders by Chinese authority, adinirable in conception but difficult, to use the
mildest possible term in practice: For crushing brevity the com-
ment of an Oxford critic on a mas siro and arid German text-book takes some beating. He contented himself with writing, "This book weights four pounds, and costs, two."..
A "Red" Protest!
Chen Tu Haju, alleged founder of the Chinese Communist Party and nine other alleged Communist leaders, who wore handed over to the Nanking military authorities last year after being arrested in The funeral service is being held the International Settlement Shang- hai, have declared, a "hunger in Canton this morning, the Restrike" as a protest against the Bishop Hall and other clergymen having gone up to Canton last Authorities refusal to allow them night to participate in the funeral receive their relatives and lawyers, according to a message received there.
Bervices.
A memorial service will be held this afternoon in St. John's Cathe dral at b o'clock.
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From the files.
LOOKING BACK 75 YEARS.
For Snke. The new Iron screw
"
Royal Penmanship,
A relic of the schoolboy days of King George IV, is to be offered in a New York auction room. This exercise-book proves that the art of penmanship-ao much neglected in our modern days-was keenly practised by the young prince, and the 84 leaven are beautifully writ tea, The inscription: "Goorge" P. This volume begun Sept. 24, 18" shows the pupil to have been 10 years of age at the time.
Hot Batisfied Yet.
The
of
District Government Fushan has issued an order to the various villages under its control. throatoning sovore penalties to any one who fails to surrender to the authorities, any arms or ammuni- tion they may find left behind by "soldiers of Gen. Liu's troops, who fled after the conflict between the 21st Division of Gen. Han's troop in Shantung last year. Monster Forging for Trinidad,
DIARY OF LOCAL: EVENTS
TO-DAY (February 0).
(I Moon 19th Day). Pope Pius XI. elected, 1999 Central British School Prize `Dis- tribution, St Andrew's Church Hall, 5 p.m.
Official Trials of Motor Forry Man Kung, from Kowloon Dock- yard, 5:30 p.m.
Tender for sale of, H.M.S. Mara- zion close at noon.
Theatres...
Queen's: "Strange Interlude." Central: Thark,"
· King's: "Looking on the Bright Side.?
Oriental File ̄ 113” World: "Three Modern Girls." Chinese film).
Star: Mata Hari” Majestic; Vanishing Frontier."
Dances.
Ten Dances at Hong Kong Hotel, Trinidad.What is claimed to be Gloucester Building; King's Res the world's largest bollow forging taurant, and Majestic Dancing arrived in Trinidad recently for Academy; Dinner Dances at Penin- the manufacturers of "Regent," the aula and Hong Kong Hotels, and Empire petrol. It is 60 feet long, King's Restaurant.
Sports.' weighs nearly 70 tons, and took a leading Sheffield firm four months to construct.
The Guaracara River at Pointe a-Pierre in the island had to be dredged to permit the navigation of a special barge for carrying the monster piece of metal, to the oil company's refinery, where it was intended to be set up.
China's Giston College.
Jy
Billiards:-Open Championship r F. A. Gill or Sgt. Smith v. Opl. Cottle (St. Patrick's Club), 8 p.m.
Chews-Exhibitions by Dr. A.A, Alekhine (Lane, Crawford's Ras- taurant), 5.30 p.m.
Hockey: Friendly match: Hong Kong Hockey Club seconds H.M.B. Cumberland (King's Park), 5.15 p.m.
Lawn Tennis:-Open Singles; H.
If the plans which have been J. Armstrong v. W. O. Hung, S. drawn up are carried out, the A. Rumjahn v. J. Barrow, H. D. Ginling College for girls at Nan-Rumjahn v. A. E. P. Guest, In Tak king will be made the women's col-Lame. Y. Hachiuma, E. 8. Howard v. R. R. Todd, E. C. Fincher v. H. lege of the University, of Nanking Owen Hughes, F. H. Kwok v I. The special committee in charge of M. A. Razick, Lee Yu Wing v. C. the projected amalgamation, ap- Sloan, S. W. Liang v. Ng Kam pointed jointly from the two in- Chuen. Completion of second stitutions concerned, have already round of U.S.R.C. Tournaments. Sofla Eight Hundred Armeniat met and reported considerable pro-
Yachting Royal Hong Kong, families are planning to leave Bal garia and emigrate to that part of rese in the matter of arranging Yacht Club's Ninth Championship details of status and co-operative Armenia which lies in Soviet Rusorganisation. The Gialing College Race for ladies.
is the only educational institution of college grade for girls in China and has as its president, Dr. Wu Yi Feng, one of the few women educational leadors in Chino.
ain.
Steamship "James Hartley." A 1 for 18 years, 708 0/10 tona gross (Register tonnage 480, 120 horse For further particulars power. apply to Robt. S, Walker. Spring Gardens Hong Kong Daily Press, Feb. 6, 1858.
LOOKING BACK 50 YEARS
They have come to Bulgaria at Writing on December 29, the various times as refugees from Tur Mourtius correspondent of the key, and most of them are very for specific purposes, as distinguish Indian Daily News says:-Our poor. They believe that in their ed from divisible profits left un-new Governor Sir John Pope Henown fatherland under Bolshevist distributed in the form of general easy is shortly expected. Al- domination they will live much bet though it would be very unfair to ter than here. This migration is judge him beforehand, I may say being supervised by two Soviet re he is preceded by a very bad representatives who have come from putation of his arbitrary acts else Russia. where, and it is generally thought on other grounds that the appoint. ment is very ill-advised and im polite-Hong Kong Daily Press, Feb. 8, 1883. "
reserves.
Looking Back 25 Years..
Before the Fall.
Principal Halls. Inward from America by Pres. Jackson.
Outward for. Europe via Siberia by Tanda, 3 p.m.
Sunrise: 7.01 a.m.; Sunset: 0.18
p.m.
Queen's Strange Interlude "Tides High at 8. Low
1.44. Oriental: "File 113."
World: Three Modern Girls" (Chinese film),
Star Mata Hari.***
Lawn
Tennis: --Open Singles: Hua Ngok . N. A. E. Maokay; Ho Ka Laur. Tsui. Yan Pui, Lee Firdos Khan, J. W. Leonard, D H. Hazell v. Tsai Ping Fan, L.
TUESDAY (February 7).
(I Moon 13th Day). English Association Meeting, Lecture by Mr. R. T. Barrett English and the Press," Helezn May Institute, 5.30 p.m.
Boy Scouts' Association, Sandi- lands' Hut, & p.m.
As the present times are so abnormal, it is well not only to examine the total of profits of the
Majestic: Vanishing. Frontier." last twelve-month, vis: 1931-32, but
The High Court in London has
Sports. to contrast it with those for the
held that a pheasant is an animal,
Golf:-Completion of first round and presumably the noble turkey, year just prion to the great slump,
which the dictionary describes as of the Hoss Cup Competition for which set in in the autumn of 1929,
"A large gallinaceous moleagridoid ladies. and also with the years 1929-30 and 1930-31. If this is done it will be Football Club team selected to play mind. How much finer the roman The following is the Hong Kong bird related to the pheasant," means no more than this to the legal found that earnings were moderate in the match against the Shanghai ticism of A. O. Benson: There ly satisfactory in 1928-20; that they Football Club on Monday FH is
Kew; E. F. Aucott (Capt.) and A. still something awe-inspiring increased slightly in some groups Hamilton: J. Hall, Gregory about an old turkey-cock with Goldman v. S. A. Gray, Luk Ding and decreased in other in 1920-30; and A. Piercy; W. H. Williams, proud and angry eye, holding his Cheong e. K. H. Wong, Yew Man Side." Editorial and Business Offices: 1, and that they fell off steeply and R. R. Turner, O. Eagor, L. J. breath till his wattles are blue and Kit . G. Lai,
Wishart and J. Mend. Reserves
Referee P. S. Jameson. Kick off at 4 p.m. An extra stand has been Shield Final-50 cents and 81.--| erected and charges, will be as st Hong Kong Daily Press, Feb. 8
Ice House Street. Tel. 30251.
The Fourth Meeting of the Session Night Editor (Wanchai Office) r} Progressively in each of the follow-H. L. O. Garrett and H. W. Sayor
1032-3 will be held in the
HELENA MAY Inädituzu,
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Mr. R. T. BARRETT will speak on
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HONG KONG, FEBRUARY 6, 1935.
ing periods. In the first two years, which by comparison were the two "prosperous" years, average pro fita in most groups ranged between the limits of 0 and 10 per cent. of 1903.. paid up capital. The "heavy" industries (conl, iron and steel)
were
蒙家
Theatres,
Thark."
Central: King's: Looking on the Bright
··(Continued on Previoue, Column
Local and General
On Friday four cases of small- poor and two of meningitis were notified.
The immediate cancellation: at Drs. H.. J. Croot, M.D., B.S., the Sino-Japanese Tariff Agreement MR.CS., L.R.C.P., C. W. Handers, of 1930 in urged in joint telegram M.C.P.8. (Alberta), M.D, M.8 despatched to the Central Govern- (Canada) and A. N. Jones, M.D., Professor W. Brown, and Mr. Ho mont by Shanghai Chinese trade B.S., have been added to the list Kwong have been appointed addi-xuilds, including the Cotton Goods of medical practitioners entitled to tional Members of the Council of Merchants' Guild, the Silk Goods practice in the Colony. the University of Hong Kong.
Merchants' Guild, the Sugar Mer chants Guild, the Rice Morchants' Guild and the Medicine Dealers Guild..
of ence, dividends have been reduced outstanding examples under-average earnings, while brew-or passed only in a minority of cases. The inertia " of dividends, ing-a staple, conxevatively financ which is somewhat analogous to the inertia" of labour costs about od trade-and the more speculative which so much is heard in these
oversen "
groups, such a petro- days, may, indeed, involve a serious
Mr. Kenneth Chan has taken over the chief risk of over-distribution of earnings leum and tea, were
in periods of intense or prolonge Managing Director of Messrs. examples of the over average ze depression. The danger has been Gande Price & Co. in succession to turns. The last two years, falling stated, but on the actual position Mr. B. C. Pank" retired.
"For storing 11 tons of Bre so for the results are reassuring. in the depression period, have re-
crackers in premises that did not At to-morrow's meeting of the comply with the Regulations, Ng, Directors have been generous, it has an analysis of the profits of lead-used the average profit to some been mid, but not prodigal. They Rotary Club, at Gloucester Build-1 Yim Pun of 312, Des Voeux Road ing British industries during the thing between three and six per actually over divided less in 1931-32 ing, Captain The Burnett, M. West was fined $100 by Dr. Wynne cent. In these years there have than they under-divided in 1929-30, ill speak on "The Origin of some Jones at Central Magistracy on been more firme below the average there is a balance on the right side
Over the last four years' period Naval Terms. line than above it
For that growing school of econo-
BRITISH INDUSTRIALS EVERY half year for the past ten years The Times Trade and En- ginsering Supplement has published
previous twelve months.
These
Saturday,
The China Travel Service - are. completing final arrangements for conducting a party of Shanghai Mohammedans on their annual Pilgrimage to Mecca, on January 29 The pilgrimage will be similar to the one made last January,
The publicity department of the
Central Kuomintang in Nanking is sending a party of four expert cameramen to Jehol and points. along the Peking-Mukden Railway The 8.M.C. Public Health De to take pictures of the activities of
ed January 21 show that deaths: The pictures will be later exhibited partment returns for the week end Chinese soldiers and Volunteere from all causes in the Settlement in different parts of the country reached a total of 351, Chinese and for the purpose of arousing the
cases of patriotic sentiments of the people. 10 foreigner. Twenty tuberculosis were registered and 18
figures are of considerable general
The annual shareholders' meeting interest, and are especially valuable
The profits, then, of the last two mists who attribute many, if not of the Humphreys Estate & Fin to those who are anxious to mea
depression years have been about most, of the evils of the present an Co., Ltd., will be held at the sure the movements of profits," or
slump to lack of purchasing power, Hong Kong Hotel on Monday, half of those of 1928-30, but it must the policy of maintaining dividends, February 13, at 11 am otherwise, in particular industries. HELENA MAY INSTITUTE The tables published are compiled be remarked that, wheretis in the where possible, is, of course, wel
come. An examination by grouns The name of Mr. J. T. W. Brooke from the reports of 122 British Youre 1928-29 and 1929-30 additions shows that (disregarding the wholly has been added to the List of companies, arranged in thirteen We made to reserve (that is to abnormal three groups representing Authorised Architecte in Hong deaths notified from this cause While most universities in Pe
Consul postponed their Winter examina." groups. All these companies are
say, all the earnings were not pald iron and steel and shipping and Kong, and the name of Mr. W. Jamong the Chinese population king, government or private, have A. Memorial Service will be held tions and have proclaimed holidays rubber) of the remaining 10 groups Cole to the List of Authorised limited liability companies, whose
out as dividends), in the year 1930-five paid out more than 100 per Auditors. ---
this afternoon at 6.00 p.m. in St., earlier than usual, -the Catholic shares are publicly dealt in, and nothing was left over after pay. cent. of their profits in 1931-32,
The Cruiser Chanshan, which John's Cathedral for the late Rev. University there is holding its final 0. L. Blanchett for over thirty i examinations just as usual-Ac- they have been chosen in every pase dividende, while in the last against four in 1930-31, two in 1929-
30, and one in 1028-29. None of the has been ordered by the Ministry years. & C. M. 9. Missionary in cording to the Rt. Rev. Don for their representative nature,
twelve months, 1931-32, dividends groups retained in their businesses of Navy to guard the Nanking die South China who passed away in↑ Francis Clougherty, Chancellor of were in the main only paid after last year as much as ten per cent. trict, has arrived at the capital. Canton on Saturday, February 4, the University, no high-handed Szoretary, Overseas League with the object of covering as many drawing on the reserves. This de.. of their earnings, whereas in 1928 The torpedo boat Shun has been 1833 The funeral taken place in pressue has been employed by the
volopment is a rather important cent, and two groups nearly 20 per
29 six retained more than ten per transferred to the Upper Yangtzo, Canton to-day. **
university authorities to force the students to wind up their studies Due to the heavy passenger traf Joseph Evangilist Besa, 32, was in the proper way, phenomenon and calls for some con- cent. sideration, for if this tendency were The conclusion reached is that fic along the Peking-Hankow line, brought before Kr. Wanne Jones at
the Peking-Hankow Railway: Ad Central Magistracy on Saturday The Tientsin American Chamber to continue at the same rate the present economic depression, ministration has made prepara on charges of fraudulent conversion of Commerce it its antiual
despite its severity, has so far zo- serious depletion of reserves might duced the earning power father tions to pat on, two more express of 81,729 with which he had been elected the following officers for the
trains.
entrusted to purchase a local pub ensuing year: Mr. FF. Spiel result in the near future. The ob than weakened the financial struc
lication, The Cathay News of President, Mr G. O. Rich vious course for prudent directors ture of British industry. For the
most part shareholders (taking Pro Mr. Chang Hsueh Ming has been obtaining 360 by false pretences at Vice-President; Mr. B.. in times of slump like the present ference and Ordinary shares to sppointed director of the new hon from the Eastern Basaar, and with 2nd Vice-President 15-Mi is to curtail dividends and this is gether) ara receiving payments pital for wounded soldiers which uttering two forged documents pur Bender, Treasurer; and Mr. what has happened in many cesta, which bent measurably higher is to be opened shortly in Peking porting to be receipts for 1,688 and Easthamn Hect But in Great Britain preference ratip to paid-up capital, az par Dr. Chuan Hei Po has been elected 800 from the firm of Messrs.tive Committee, theres with cumälative rights repre- values, than the yield on gilt-edged medical superintendent. The hos George K. Hall Brutton and Co., five officer and Ave,
roportion of total insecurities. And this result we been pital will be able to accommodate solicitors. The hearing of the cass was completed
in accomplished, without more than a 2,000 patients and is situated near has been fixed for February 8 Mr. Mesra H. A
moderate draft on the surplus barn the West Gate of the PUM.C., M. K. Lo appearing for the pro-sen, D. PG11
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branches of each industry as po "sible. The term “profits * covers the net divisible earnings in every instance, so far as revealed in re ports furnished to shareholders
The last clause of the above. Ben tence is called for by the fact that there are undoubtedly, ab present
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