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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 1933
CHATER BUNGALOW
CLAIM
Mr. Raven Severely Cross-Examined
Mr. A. R. F. Raven, principal partner of the firm of Messrs. Raven and Basto, architects, was in the witness box all day youter day, when he was cross-examined by Mr. F. C. Jenkin regarding the with the claim in connection design of building's ou the Chater Bungalow claim.
The claim brought by Messn.
DIOCESAN BOY'S UNION
SCHOOL SPOTS
:
Victory of Brown House
WATERBOAT CHINESE PRODUCTS. {{ID
EXHIBITION CO.
Considerable Increase in TO BE HELD SHORTLY AT
Gross Profit
The Diocesan Boys' School held.
50 CENTS DIVIDEND their annual inter-house Sports on Friday, March 31, when the inter The twenty-eighth ordinary general house competition result in decisive meeting of the Union Waterboat win for the Brown House. OngCompany, Ltd. was hold at the Clieng Su, among the Seniors and offices of Messrs. Dodwell & Co., E. Hunt among the juniors were Ltd., yesterday afternoon, Mr. J.
P. Warren being in the chair, well to the fore.
The notics convening the meeting having been read the chairman ad- dressed the meeting as follows:--
'Gentlemen,-Although the amount
The results were as follows:-
SENIOR
|
SINCERE'S
Preparations for the forthcoming exhibition of Chinese Products shortly to be held on the Roof Garden of the Sincero Company nearly completed. The few aro
seo behind the who managed to screens to-day, were delighted with the charming display, Silk in hun- dreds of designs and shades, blue, red, yellow, almost every hug ef the rainbow, made a pageant of
flavon and Basto is for 880.050 for (Yellow); 2. Fung Sing Chee of water sold and the revenue from colour and the original draping and
work done in the preparation of plans for the site. They are pressated by Mr. Eldon Potter,
TI-
100 Yards-1, Ong Cheng Su Brown): 3. Chiu Kai Cha (Brown). 410 Yards-1, Fung Sing Cher
J. Winyard (Green).
same were practically the same as last year, the gross profit on work ing shows a considerable incrense
effoots achieved form an attractive
setting for first class merchandise,
Porhaps one of the most interest-
K.C., and Mr. H. G. Sheldon (in (Brown); 2, F. Winyard (Yo3); \ mainly due to more economical run-ing features is the stand which dis-,
structed by Messrs. Floatings and Co.).
The defendants are the Woo Lee, Land Investment Company of e Queen's Road Central, and Chan
Yu Ting and Wo Lai Tin, partners therein. They are represented by Mr. F. C. Jenkin, K.C., and Mr. H. C. Macnamara (instructed by
Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist).
Mr. Raven stated yesterday that he first know that some of the lots the site had been sold on
on
3ins.
After making full allowance for depreciation on Waterboats, Motor Launch, and furniture and for bad and doubtful debts, the nett profit
Tho
cipated that many pienics basket's" will be enhanced this season by the addition of Bukealito waro
Other stands likely to attract
1 Mile, J. Prettijohn (Brown); ug, the expenditure being 2203,103 plays exhibits of Bakelite. J. Winyard (Green); 3, F. Win- as against $282,815 in the previous same delightful, light, unbreakable year. Against this however divi- ware, but manufactured by Shang- yard (Yellow).
High Jump-1, Ong Cheng Sudends on investments are 84,000 less, hai makers at less than one quar-
cup nnd saucer ill (Yellow): 2, E. Banker (Brown): 3, and interest on overdraft inourred ter of the usual price, dainty the new No. 3 Waterboat and the bakenlite should appeal to most H. Wong (Green), Height: oft in connection with payment for unbreakable (ren); Ong Chong Su (Yellow); more than in 1931.
Long Jump:-1, S. H Wong new motor launch Diana, is $7,300 discriminate people and it is anti- 3. E. Banker (Brown).
Throwing the Cricket Ball.-1, S. lzatt (Yellow); K. Maruyama Distance: 74yds. 2ft.
Tug-of-War.-1, Yellow House; 2,18,399.45 as against $19,293.25 last to displays of silk stockings, per- year, add to 84,001.90 brought for fumery, and samples of knitted and 0/60 of Chinese Blue House.
Relay-1, Brown House: E. Green ward from last account and there bathing ware,
remains for appropriation the sum manufacturers and the remaining of 993,324.35 with which it is pro-days Hong Kong and Canton posed to deal as follows:-
To pay a dividend of 50 cents per
share on 38,813 shares Absorbing......
819,406.50 Carry forward to 1833 2,017.85 $3,394.35
September 28 during an interview (Green); 3, E. Banker (Brown) for the year under review is most attention ara thoso 'devoted
at the P.W.D. at which Chau and Wo were present. The interview was in connexion with the area of land to be given over for the lay-
House; 3, Yellow House. out of a playground. Although the
JUNIOR 'discovery was a surprise to him,
100 Yards-1, E. Hunt (Brown); ho did not discuss it with Chau and Wo when they returned to his 2, F. Smith (Green); a, G. Willis office.
at the (Green). While they were
520 Yards-1, E. Hunt (Brown); firm's office he showed them some tracings, which were almost com-2. H. Mugford (Yellow); 3, J. Fen- pleted. It was from these tracings ton (Brown). that the sun-prints were taken.
·Halt Mile.--1, F. Smith (Green);
Mr. Jenkin-Is it not a fact, E. Hunt (Brown); 3, G. Willia that Cheng Chiu Nam (an em-(Green). ployee at the plaintiff's office and
High Jump. - 1. E. also a partner in the defendant (Brown); 9, F. Smith and
G.
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Smith
Long Jump. -1, F. (Green); 2, E. Hunt (Brown); 3, G. Willis (Green).
company) was in charge of the Tie (Green). Chater Bungalow Site work!
Witness: He did the clerical work and work on the plans an. der our supervision.
Plan register books belonging to plaintiffs and to Cheng personally were produced and witness said the record of the Chater Bungalow Site work was not entered in the Raven and Basto books, but only in Cheng's register.
His Lordship:You say the work on the Chater Bungalow Site Was Raven and -Basto work. Why is it not entered in their books- Because it is entered in Cheng's books.
Tug-of-War. 1, Yellow House; 2. Brown.
Relay,-1, Brown House; 2, Green House: 3 Yellow House..
Total Points-Brown House 07, Yellow House 49, Green House 45, Blue House 6.
GOLF
The exhibition will be opened on the 6th inst, by the Mayor of Can- ton, which will be followed by a banquet to which hundreds of Chi- nose and foreign guests have been invited.
From the 7th until the 21st inst., the Roof Garden will be open fron to the general public who are cor- dially invited to inspect the dis
play.
to extend to the relatives of the deceased expression of our deepest sympathy in their ead bereavement.
Motor Driven Craft, The increase in our grose profits Hunt has enabled us to deal more satis Willisfactorily with the very important question of depreciation on our Waterboats and 813,325.33 has been written off as against $8,305.57 in 1933 an increase of $4,259.98. This matter of depreciation has been gone into very carefully with our Auditors in addition to which we have also had the advantage of I do not think there is anything expert technical advice with the further calling for comment, and result that your Consulting Com- I now beg to propose the adoption mittes are of the opinion that the of the report and accounts as pre- schedule adopted is sound and should be adhered to in future. The fiect has been maintained in a high state of efficiency and it is hoped that the older steam hoste, will in time be replaced by motor driven craft which are much more economi- cal. Before concluding I should, like to place on record our sincere regret at the recent death of Mr. D. E. de Sousa, who acted as the Company's Accountant and Secre tary for the last twenty years and
HAPPY VALLEY TEAM. 4. KOWLOON G.C.
Mr. Potter said that Cheng The following in playing order worked under an arrangement whereby any work introduced byave been selected to represent him should be performed under the Happy Valloy Golfers vernis Kaw supervision of Messrs. Raven and loon Golf Club on Good Friday,
April :- Basto, the latter taking responsi
C. W. F. Booker, Dr. J. A. R. bility. Such work was not entered in the books of the firms, but in Selby, A. McKellar, C. B. Robert- son, R. C. Law, W. A. Stewart, A. Cheng's register only. The com- plete record of the plans executed E. Charman, A. E. Clarke, A. Mac- by Messrs. Raven and Basto were Farlane, E. M. Hanlon, A. Brooks the registers of Cheng and the firm bank, S. S. Cook, J. J. King, H. N. Williamson, R. R. Davies, Capt. A. together.
W. Muir.
Mr. Jenkin.concluded his cross- examination. yesterday and Te- examination commences this morn ing at 10a.m.
NEED KOWLOON BE
SHANGHAIED
AN APPEAL FOR BEAUTY IN
TOWN PLANNING
Paul Rennet et Cie. The Noted House of Drapers second rate Shanghai, because, like
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Tol 67814.
13 Haukow Ed.
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·YELLOW DRAGON”
Spring Number of Q.C.
Magazine,
Besides containing much that in- terests the Old Boys of Queen's' College, the Spring number of the Yellow Dragon has several articles which will appeal to people in Hong Kong generally.
What will Kowloon be like in 50 years? Need it be like what it Looks like becoming? Need it be a
Matters that will interest the old Topsy, it just growed?"
boys are (1) Mr. W. Kay (now hap What, anyway, has the future of pily married) is acting Head Master Kowloon to do with the respect of the School during the absence on able journal of nineteenth cen holiday of Mr. F. J. de Rome, (2) tury Cathedral?
the Q.0.0.B.A. annual meeting was Much every way. People will held on March 16 and Mr. A el live in the new Kowloon. And Araulli has been elected President, people are the concern of the (3) that the "O.B.A." has a bal- church, not as sources of profit, ance of $7,418,90 on the right side but just as people, as John Brown, and that it is continuing its grod and Mary Robinson, or as Trevor work and (4) that Mr. Tue Taing Tvor-Cholmondely-Marjoribanks-
Fong, one of the oldest Chinese Jones.
masters in the school, is still hale And people have to live in an and hearty and his picture can be "environment." They cannot live seen on the front page among the in aeroplanes or fly off to cities | school's staff. of Beautiful Nonsense.
There are a number of ather very What is wrong with. New Kow-) rendahle `articles particularly one loon as an "environment 1" It's headed "Survey of Current Events" monotonous. And montony is the in which, the latest news on avio- worst enemy of people
tion, explorations, volcanoes and After the stained glass windows earthquakes, and cutters of his of the last century, monotony Wtorical interent, including some re the devil's greatest invention for cent loca!" finds" are discussed. ⠀ destroying souls.
A number of clear photographs
The Cathedrals in England did for glazed paper), are included sing their best in the old days; ar the surrent number, ham and Lincoln and many other,
places are saved from monotony
by their Cathedrals.
SH
This then is my request. Make signed with the beauty and power. a distinctive, sensible beautiful of the great architects of our day, Kowloon by building Cathedrals- one in every two acres or pol Not for Sundays, but for week I have no quarrel with the in- days. Not like the temple of dividual houses now being Buwell Jerusalem but like the home of built. "Nor do I quarrel with Nazareth
cockle shells. They are beautiful Build greno blocks of fate set things. But cockle shells all in a in parks with tennis courts and now make more than Mary con- God's air given its chance.
You
in their folly (Having never liv. want character, if you want vision, ed in a labourer's cottage) and you must gives men space and "men
make the towns." Why height 'shouldn't God and man' fogether The foothills Kowloota build & New Kowloon-
God's gift for making beautiful God could give men space and city of Cathedral-like blocks views and variety. Why not make flats, worthy Botes for the Hydro Electrical & Sanitary Engines. Kowloon a series of difierent blocks and women of the future.
“SEPTIMUS.**"in 60
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of data in steel and concreteTM de (Continued at foot of neat Column)
St. John's Review
are.
sented, and when this, has been seconded. I shall be pleased to an- swer to the best of my ability any questions that share holders may wish to sak.
The motion for the adoption of the report and accounts was second- ed by Mr. T. B. Steavenson and carried unanimously.
Thom present were: Messrs, J. F. Warren (Chairman), Hon. Mr. C. G. S. Mackie, W. H. Lebert T. Yamamoto and A. L. Shields (con-
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THE
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Photographs of
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We have for sale Imported Portuguese Sausages, Salad Oil, Olives......... Home made Portuguese Sausages... ....Smoked Eels, Italian and Australian Cheees etc.
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AT KOWLOON MUSIC STORE KOWLOON HOTEL BLDG. KOWLOON
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UNDERWEAR!!!
UNDERWEAR!!!
UNDERWEAR !!!
FLOWERS
These undies were not brought in for a cut price sale, but have been as carefully chosen as is all the merchandise for which THE JADE TREE is so justly famous. But the prices!!!
100 pair of panties will be sold at from $3.50. to $4.50: Values up to $8.50. All sizes- both straight cut and bias.
60 slips to wear under the summer frocks. Straight and bias cut, handmade, in embroi- dery and lace trim will sell at from $7.00- to $10.00: Values up to $15.00.
100 exquisite nighties; all sizes, designs and colours, plain, embroidered and lace trimmed: to be sold at from $8.00 to $13.00: Values up to $18,00.
These are the specials, and to clear our stocks. very garment in the house is reduced in price the same ratio during the sale.
Knowing what heat does to the natural flowers in Hong Kong and Kowloon, THE JADE TREE has prepared a sale of their exquisite. artificial flowers. One entire end of The Temple is given up to these gorgeous blooms and they are being sold at half the usual price, to give everyone an opportunity to secure an adequate supply before the hot weather. begins. Bowls have been arranged to sell with contents at a fixed price for all other flowers by the piece or the dozen to suit.
Two dozen beautiful evening pyjamas designed for wear at the popular cocktail parties are on sale. These are made of luscious satius combined: with embroideriei and brocades; cut by a Viennese designer. These are. Grth from 150.00 to $100.80 To be sold for $85.00 to $50.00; no two alike but,