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BURIAL OF LATE SIR W. ROBERTSON
SERVICE TO BE HELD IN ABBEY
[BRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE]
RUGBY, Feb. 13: IT is understood that in accord- ance with the desire expressed by himself, Field Marshal Sir William Roberton's burial will be private, although the first part of the service will be held in West minster Abbey,
HONG KONG LAND H.K. & S'HAI HOTELS,
INVESTMENT CO.
Dividend of $2 Per Share
SATISFACTORY REPORT FROM GLOUCESTER
BUILDING
The forty-fourth, annual general meeting of the Hong Kong Land Investment and Agency Co., Ltd. was held at Messrs. Jardine, Ma- In their message to Lady Robert-theson and Cb.'s Beard room yes- son, the King and Queen roferred terday. The Hou. Mr. J. J. Pater- to the affection and esteem in which won was in the chair, and those they held the late Field Marshal, present wore Sir Robert Ho. Tung, and added:-"The Army will Messrs. A. H. Compton, H.H.Н. mourn the loss of one of its senior Priestley, A. H. White, Felix A. Field Marshals whose remarkable Joseph, T. E. Pearce (Directors), career and invaluable service in the L. S. Greenhill (secretary), D. V. Great War will ever be
corded Steavenson, A. J. White, J. Frost, in military history."
F. Austin, F. H. Crapnell, H. Summers, D. M. Goodall, M. T Railton, H. C. S. Way, J. T. Bagram, G. Puncheon, A. S. Gomes, E. G. Smith, P. C. Potts, F. C Hall, S. Dulley, J: M. Alves, W. H. Choy, T. R. Macdonald, Yeung Yau, H. R. Sturt, H. A de Figuereido, H. Gittins, J. H. Tarrant, L.C.F. Bollamy, and B. Dunnett (shareholders),
BRITISH EMBASSY ADVISER
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
Rrany, Feb. 13.
MR. T. K. Bewley, Assistant Secretary at the Treasury, has been appointed Financial Adviser
Ambassador the British WashingtonTM
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The appointracat is not related to the forthcoming war debts discus. sions, but is in accordance with the procedure which was adopted some time ago whereby financial advisers are being attached to various Bri- tish Embassies. A similar appoint ment was recently made in Berlin.
SOUTH CHINA NOTES
PEACE AND PROGRESS
KWANGTUNG
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1932 PROFIT OF $438,000
The annual meeting of share holders of the Heng Kong & Shang- hai Hotels, Limited, will be held nt Exchange Building on March 20. The Directors' report are as fol lows:
The balance at credit of Profit and Loss Account at December 31. 1932, amounted to $485,797.83 which the Directors, at the forthcoming Ordinary Yearly Meeting, will re- cominend be dealt with as follows:-
Pay a dividend of 40
DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS
HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE.
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Bačn
Nouinal
SHAREBROKERS ASSOCIATION.
TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 14.]
Backs
H.K. Banka
Do. (London) » Chartered Banks...
Morcantile Bks. "A"
Do.
Bank of East Asia...
Язует
31,76
144
N, C. & S. Barks ... 371
Seller
Bomin.
蛋
$108
$1,770
$1,770
www
£180
£144
£24
£0 $109
128
Am. O, Fin.Corp:
M
T.6
China Fiu. Corp. Urd.
T.4.50
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Insurances
$1,375
$1,300
Canton insuran668........
$1,300
$24
Underwriteri
$2.50
1570
$576
Union Insurances .......
3630
China Fires
3567
story
$1,350 H.K. Fires.........
$1,340
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Shipping
47,094.43
$483,707.83
$30
Douglases
$29
Steamboats
$92
$20
Indos (prof.)
300
Do. (def.)
4873
Shells
$201
$171
vents and 20 cents respectively on "O!ď? and New Sharea... $438.773.40 Carry forward to New
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YESTERDAY'S OFFICIAL
QUOTATIONS
In moving for the adoption of the report for the year, the Chair. Due, to heavy offerings, both for man said:-
There are no great differences on the debit side of our Profit and Loss Account to call for comment
cash and forward, Hotels and Ccinents suffered a set-back to-day, with few buyers in evidence,
Other sections of the market were
us compared with the previous quietly steady, but the scale of year. On the credit side you will business was limited in the ex- notice a reduction in interest on treme. mortgages of about $250,000, which is however more than made up by increased rentals and profit on Gloucester Building, Residential.
Turning to the Assets side of the Balance Sheet. you will see soveral new headings, Furniture and Fix- tures," "Stock in, Hand and in Transit," "Payments in Advance" and "Lift Renewals.", The three farmer are a result of our trading in the Residential portion of Gloucester Building and the fourth IN item is to cover improvements to several lifts, a large item being spread over three years.
During the year" we disposed' of old buildings in Ice House Street at a profit of 8322,628.57.
two CANTON, Feb. 14. The Bureau of Public Works an- nounces that 28,850 foot of road in the city and 0,335 feet of road in the suburbs were completed during the year 1932
No Vacant Premises.
It is proposed to pay a Final Dividend of 89 per share, absorb- ing $600,000 and making with the Interim Dividend a total of 34 per thare for the year.
I am happy to be able again to report that at present we have no vacant premises to let outside Gloucester Building and even there Canton-Hankow Air Service. the amount of vacant office space The China Aviation Company is is comparatively small and steadi- planning the establishment of aly being reduced. Quiton-Hankow air service, and it is hoped that this service will be inaugurated in May next. line will start at Hankow and pro- ceed via Changsha, Hengchow, Leiyang to Shinkwan' and Canton, and may be extended to Kowloon. bonus to Staff of $10,000, appro- It is understood that the focalpriate, 833,017,55 to Special Repairs authorities have been approached and Renewals A/c and 3200,000 tu assist in the our Rebuilding Reserve Account, this leaving 8774,510.83 to be carri- ed forward to a new account.
with a viow arrangement.
to
Iron Mine Near Wuchow.
The
It is also proposed to pay
Gloucester Building.
A
The Residential portion of It is reported that a big iron Gloucester Building was opened in mint has been discovered in the May last and the accounts there Hoppo district, Kwangsi. The fore only cover a period of eight Above district is only 5 from months. I think you will agree Sheng Wong Hui, which has direct with me that the results are satis motor communication with Wu- factory. Of course you will under- ehow. A further analysis will show | stand that a reasonable rentu! Eas if the ore is suitable for the manu- been charged. farture of steal.
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Opening Up Ewangtung. Thanks to the peaceful conditions which have roigned in the Province of Kwangtung, for the last three years, much progress has been made in the work of road building, and many districte are being rapidly opened up..
The Reconstruction Bareau has
also done considerable work on the telephone services in country dis- tricts Long distance telephones Bro in the course of construction and it is hoped by the end of the year that telephone communication be tween all important sections of the Province will be completed. The Canton Waichow and Canton-Shin- kwan linca have already been opened and plans have been made for a radiophone service between. Canton and Swatow.
The telephone service between Shiukwan and Namhung has been laid and successful tests have been carried out.
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Mr. Paterson then proposed the adoption of the report and counts, and seconded by Mr. H. B. Sturt it was passed unanimous.
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On the proposal of Mr. F. Aus- tin and seconded by Mr. F. H. Crapnell, Messrs. A. H. Compton and Felix A. Joseph, were re-elect- ed directors..
Messrs. Percy Smith, Seth and
Sales.
Star Forries, $90. Telephones (New), -8274,
Buyers,
Hong Kong Banks, $1,770. Canton Insurances, $1,375. Union Insurances, $370. Douglases, $30.
H.K. Steamboats, 822, Hong Kong Lands; 8771. Chinese Estates, $95. Ewo Cottons, Tla. 14. Hong Kong Trams, 821.30. Star Ferries, 390.
$96
Electrica, 878).
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Macao Electrics, 824.30.
Telephones (New), $97). Dairy Farms, 820). Sinceres, 815)."
Constructions (New), 80.00. Government Loans, 4% Premi.
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Funds are urgently needed—all Fleming and Messrs, Linstead and gifts will be very welcome: they Davies ware, re-elected auditors for may be sent either to the M. the year on the proposal of Mr. Foxt or to the Bailors & Soldiers
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*! RADIO" ROMANCE AT KING'S THEATRE What the talking pixtunca did to The case in which the Hong Kong
Fifty Million Frenchmen, the old silent film, television will Used Cars, Limited sued Mr. C Barandi for 8970, being the price Warner Bros, natural colour screen to to radicatatka
That, explains Vincent Lopee, is of a motor car alleged to have been version of the whirlwind comedy one of the reasons he's to be found kold to the defendant, was cun which lately took Broadway by Night Express Canton-Falahan yesterday.
oluded below the Puisne Judge storm, comes to the Queen's Thea with Stuart Erwin Bing Crosby, Leila Hyams and a group of radio tre on Sunday.. Experiments will shortly be cor After the plaintiff had completed
The scenes are laid in Paris favourities in The Big Broad ried out for the running of a night his evidence, Mr. Harold Seth was they are a melange of dancing cat, romantic comedy of the air
called to give evidence with regard "weeties," "kidders," taxis, sleight waves, now at the King's Theatre, express from Canton to Fatehan.
to the financing of certain ship of hand performers, detectives," While the problem is reversed- This is thanks to the improvements of cars from Singapore.. and race horses the setting for the the movies acquires voice to
The defence, represented by Mr. astonishing love story of a young add to sight, and the A. el Aroulli, called no evidence, American millionaire who wagers will soquire sight to add to mjes and submitted that the claim was fifty thousand dollars that, without the fate of individual artista will. wrong because the plaintiff should cent in his pocket, he can in two be the same, he thinks. So he
weeks woo and marry a girl he has welcomed the opportunity to ap Mr. Li has completed arrange- have been Mr. F. V. Whitte and
not the plaintiffs in the case. It seen, but never met.svg spear before the cameras. Being ments with the Tsingyuen Highway was also contended that the car was The girl is played by Claudia familiar with the technique of ap:
int services to not sold to the defendant "but was Dell. William Gaxton is the ad pearing in both mediums will do.. tead Passengers can now pur left with the defendant for sale and venturous lover Olsen und John no harm he feels
rough bickets by rail and was sold by the defendant for the son, are cast as fake detectives, who Lopez and his Orchestra appear
plaintiff to a third party.
imperanate many other odd pec with Kato Smith, the Mills: ingyuen Mr. D. L. Strellett, for the plnia ple before the play runs its riotous Brothers, Burns and Allen, the Boswell Sisters, Cab Calloway and tiffs replied, after which his Lord course. #shipisid" that the defenes succeed. Fifty Million Frenchmen his Orchestra, and Anthur Tracy
Fed on both the points raised and he based on the Herbert Fielda play, judgment for and is filmed entirely in Technico
ments made by Mr. Li Bin Kan, sectional managing director of the
line.
Authorities for
Canton to:
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(the Street Binger), in featured roles in The Big Broadcast
The story revolves around Erwin
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who has been jilted by Miss Hyama in favour of Crosby an irrespon sible radio singer who bas had him. self firet for failing to show up in time for his broadcasta, Erwin, still anxious to have her happy; buys. the station and a network and re-uploys Bing But the Int tor continues his Incldaisical habits, and it is only after a big brondenst in which all the radio favourites appear that matters are straightened out.
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