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ADVERTISEMENTS
THE CANTON INSURANCE
OFFICE LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
THE
HE Fifty-third Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Offices of the under- signed on Friday, the 25th May,
1984, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Agents, together with a statement of Accounts for the gear ended the Bist December 1993.
The Share Begiater and Transfer Books will be closed from the 11th to the 25th May, 1984, both days
inelusive.
JARDINE, MATHESON &Co. IAD General Agents. Hong Kong, 3rd May, 1934.
WALLACE HARPER & CO., LTD. (INCORPORATED IN HONG KONG)
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 24, 1934.
Scottish Air-Mail Letter GREAT CHANGES COMPANY
The Black Watch: Women. Inspectors Of Schools; Honour For Woman Doctor: Thackeray's Letters: Mr. Bernard Darwin: Social Value Of The Territorials: Cambridge Men's Explorations
IN ITALY
(Pontuurid from Page 1.1 conciled antagonistic forces and created an ideal which makes! capital, labour. Individualism, re- ligion and nationalism co-operate without friction for the benefit of
MEETING
China Uuderwriters, heavy reserves were set
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The following shareholders were
The Claim rate has been very satisfactory and after allowing for an exchange loss of 5428 the reserve is increased from $72,913 to $79,575.
The debit balance to proft and Loss which stood at $63.121 last year has been reduced to $12.700.
There has been no considerable change in the Balance Sheet and
Messrs. Lowe, Bingham and Mag- thews. Chartered Accountants and Mestro. Percy Smith Seth and Fleming Incorporated Accountants, were re-elected as Auditors for the current year at a remuneration of 21.250 each. proposed by Mr. M. Dreyer and seconded by Mr. Wong Chung-Wo
serve to premium income stands of the co-operation, of the branch at 182 per cent, as against 142 per managers, secretaries and staff. cent. last year.
and I have now the pleasure to The business on the books is of ❘ propose the sdoption of the Report satisfactory class and the account and Accounts for the year ending which was · discontinued a few 31st December 1939. years ago and in respect of which Mr. HJM, de Figueiredo' second
up hased the`motion which was unanim- run off on A more satisfactory ously passed. basis than was expected.
Messrs. Mok Ching-kong and C Accident premturns, show a re- | A, da Roma were re-elected Direg- duction from last year's figuretors on the proposal of Chan Lai- The tenth annual general meet partly attributable to exchange and the people" and of the nation. Ising of China Underwriters Limited partly to the falling off in bust-thart.
pan and seconded by Mr. 3. Coul- is still premature to define these took place at their registeredness due to trade conditions. evolutionary changes, but it is be-offices, Hong Kong Bank Building yond any doubt that their scope is yesterday morning, when Mr. A. amplifying itself beyond the reach L. shields, Chairman of the Board it had in the pre-Fascist era.
of Director presided and was sup- Where there is a will there is a ported by Messrs. Li Tse-fong, F. way. It is interest to note that at V. Botelho, Ç.A da Roza, Mok the very beginning of this social Ching-kong and H. R. Sturt direc- revolution those who came from tors the war, particularly those who had behaved heroically, had been also present: Mesra Wo Ching chosen by the will of the people ho. Sze Taun-yue. I w. Shewan, to lead them in the new civli cam-H. J. M. de Figueiredo, J. F. Wright paigns It was understood that Jr., Chan Lai-pan, J. Coulthart.ngure than their market prices at great sacrifices, had to be endured H. Dreyer and Wong So. in the forthcoming social struggle and only those who had defended the foreign the country from enemy through self abnegation, constancy and risk of their lives could be trusted. Those were the days of the birth of Fascism when nostly exservicemen took the lead and organised groups of civilians Dr. Mackay is an authority on
in a military fashion to cope with rickets and dietetics for children.
HACKERAY'S SCOTTISH TOUR the growing anarchy and to defend Thackeray's lecture tour in Scot-order. Thousands of young men of
You will no doubt also share the land and Northern Ireland in 1856 different social conditions were al prior to his bid for the Parliamen-ways ready, day and night," for a Directors' regret at the loss of Mr.
· rush j'Allan" Cameron's' valuable services The Black Watch through the tary representation of Oxford city call from headquarters to
and resume the
on the Board owing to his retire- Ages.
is recalled by a large collection of here or there the author's letters to be sold this work of some factory, the labourets ment from the Colony. Mr. Camer- of which had gone on strike for on was an original member" of month at Sotheby's, Writting
Committee and from Scotland just after the dis-instance, or to deliver foodstuffs the Consulting solution of Parliament he said:
[Special Air Mal Service)
Hospital. Later Dr. Mackay be Edinburgh, May 8. When the 2nd Battalion of The came senior medical officer of Black Watch arrive in London on Bolingbroke Hospital. May 13 the dark tartan of the re- AUTHORITY ON DIETETICS giment will be seen again in the - some time ago, after five years [2514 capital after a lapse of many de-research work in East London, Dr. cades. The old 73rd Highlanders Mackay and her colleagues at the are to give at the Royal Tourna- Queen's Hospital discovered a sim- ment a display outlining the in-ple and cheap remedy for infant cidents which have made the name anaemia. They found that" the of The Black Watch famous.
addition of iron together with am- The King, the Colonel-in-Chief, monium citrate to a normal milk will take the salute on May 17 diet. for Infants prevented and when the 73rd, the original second cared annemia, raised the resis- battalion of the 42nd Royal High-tance to infection, and improved larders. marches past him at the rate of growth. Clympia at the end of the display.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Sixth ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING OF SHARE HOLDERS OF WALLACE HARPER & CO., LTD., will be held at Lane, Crawford's, Hong Kong, on Monday, the 28th day of May, 1934, at 5.15 p.m., for the purpose of receiving the Statement of Accounts and the Report of the
Board of Directors for the year ended -31st January, 1934, and re-electing
Directors and Auditors,
The TRANSFER BODES of the Company will be closed from May 21st, 1994, to May 28th, 1931 inclusive.
By Order of the Board,
J. P. SHEA,
Secretary.
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Hong Kong, 14 May, 1794
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY
CLUB.
RAFT Programmes and Entry
DRAFT Forms for the Sixth
Extra Race Meeting, to be held on SATURDAY, the D JUNE, 1934 (weather permitting), may be obtained at the Secretary's Office, Gloucester Building: The Club House, Happy Valley the Hong Kong Club the Sports Club; and the Stables, Shan Kwong Bond.
Entries close at 12 o'clock NOON on THURSDAY, 247¤ MAY, 1834. By Order.
O. B. BROWN,
Secretary.
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NOTICE.
The historical representation will be in five phases as follows:-
The Opening March.
The Regiment in 1745. Sounding the Retreat.
The Regiment of to-day. After the Jacobite rebellion men of all classes came forward to keep order and watch the Highlands, and as they wore dark tartan the famous name of The Black Watch originated. This fine corps, with clansmen, lords." and squires in the ranks, became a Regular re- giment, and this early beginning will be cwn in the arena. Then the march of events will go on showing e men returned from the Low Countries. the regimen it Waterloo, Tel-el-Kebir, and so on to France. with its colourful grouping of all, the eld uniforms contrasted with the regiment of
to day.
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The Chairman, Mr. A. LaShields. in his speech said:
these
OG Before commenting Accounts I am sure you will wish me to express your regret at the death of Mr. Robert Gordon She- wan who was Chairman first of the Consulting Committee, afterwards of the Board of Direc- tors, from the commencement of the Company unta his retirement through 1 health last year.
and
to houses when the markets used has served in that capacity or as to be closed in sympathy with a Director since the aception of strikers somewhere, may be in the Company."
This dissolution will play havoc with my money schemes, and no- body will care for lectures when there will be so much spouting at the General Election." Thackeray stood for" Oxford as a Liberal, but was beaten by Cardwell, after-upon the country. wurds War Minister, by 67 votes The campaign was marked by mahy pleasantries between the rivals I am reminded that his so- journ in the North brought him £977 108, to which Edinburgh con tributed £300, Glasgow £185. and Paisley £25.
31st
In the Accounts. Rupees and Germany or Sweden. The persis- tance and seriousness with which Straits dollars have been convert- these young men attended to their ed to Sterling throughout at the new mission had a wonderful effect parities. Silver currencies have A great many been converted to Hong Kong dol- labourers became conscious of the lers and other currencies to ster- futility of strikes and started to ling at the current monthly rates think that it was possible that the for revenue purposes and at the youths of Italy had found the key market rates on
December, to the mysterious door of adjust-1933 for balance sheet purposes. ment. There was ng specifc pro For the purpose of showing the ramme as yet but the fisrt prin- accounts in Hong Kong dollars ciples of Fascism had already the sterling' figures arrived at as been "laid down. Discipline and above have been converted at the R. AND A CAPTAIN-ELECT
order above all, and with it hier-rate of Hong Kong $1÷1/5jd.
When To the distinguished roll of cap-archical obedience.
the The difference between the ex- change used last year, 1/3d., and that used on the present occasion 151d. has the effect of decreasing all the revenue items on sides of the account in respect of the sterling portion of each item.
Fascist reconstruction and discard the unpractical ways of the past.
March On Rome.
MR. W. L. PLEW is no and other fine old Scottish aims in books and his contributions to desires, it was not to stage a bat-
longer employed by this firm..
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, LTD. Hong Kong, May 12th, 1984.
DOMINION LINE SOLD
Twenty Centuries Ago.
both
The Depression" The exchange adjustments as applied to the funds brought for- ward at the beginning of the year are shown in the published ac- counts in the various departments and speak for themselves.
Ln
The depression referred" to the Chairman's remarks, last year has in the main continued during the perlod under review, although there is some evidence of improved conditions in the Straits and Cey-. lon. On the other hand conditions in Hong Kong have been extre- mely unfavourable.
The music will be a specia! Tea. tire and will include "Highland Laddie." which was laid down intains of the Royal and Ancient spark of this realisation Anally 1882 as the inarch of every High Golf Club of St. Andrews is to be developed into a potential and un- Jand regiment. Though some have
added the name of Mr. Bernard extinguishable wame then all the abandoned it, the Black Watch Darwin. Their choice will be
best clements of Taly, forged in still use it. "The Black Highland universally applauded. It is a rè-
one mass with one will, appealed Laddle," a tune of 1742, and "A cognition of services to the game to the common sense of the nation Lay of the 42nd, first played about on its literary side which Was to step definitely on the road of 1818, will also be revived. The 2nd bound to come sooner or later, and Euttallon's old march, My Love every individual who has written Is Like a Red, Red Rose." "Blue about golf in however humble a Bonnets Over the Border." "The capacity will rejoice that Mr. Dar-
When the Italian Fascists Road to the Isles." "Hus' o win is to be honoured at the head- marched on Rome led by Benlto Perth," "Scotland the Brave,"
quarters of the game. For in his Mussolini, the spokesman of their
marches, reels, and strathspeys golf journalism he has won for tle with the decrepit institution of will be played.
"himself a distinctive place as a our government. It was the univell The casting of parts is: 8 stylist, and as a critic and com ed desire of the new Italy that Robert Munro, of Foulls (Leuten-mentator of rare discrimination. and fought in the War to bring ant M. V. A Wolfe-Murray, the The Darwinian pen (always so the first soldier of the nation into Duke of Cumberland (2nd Lieuten- charmingly employed in sketching the ranks of Fascism-for was not ant B. E. Fergusson), and Com- the frailties of golfing humanity)
the King a soldler? mander of the 1934 Guard (Second has on the whole been stronger Lieutenant D. MacN. C., Rose) than the Darwinian club, but the To the students of all Nations of Life Premiums at $573,819 'show Major A. K. McLeod will be in
captain-elect
the Asia assembled last year "in Rome a decrease as compared with last has kept in command, assisted by Captains W. ranks of notable amateurs for Musolini made this idea clear, year's figure. This decrease is al- P. Barclay and O. G. H. Russell over 30 years, and all who delight "Twenty centuries ago" he said most entirely due to the
rate at Assoclated for more than sixty | Lieutenant K. L. D. Stewart and in his elevation to high office will "on the shores of the Mediter-which currency figures "are con- years with the St. Lawrence River other officers. The commanding hope that his drive from the tee in ranean Sea, Rome accomplished an verted. The actual income is only and the Port of Montreal, the officer of the battalion is Lieuten- Beptember will be worthy of the union between the West and the slightly less than last year. familiar house flag of the Dominant-Colonel F. G. Chalmer, D.S.O.. | man and the occasion.
East that considerably influenced Claims at $93,525 are less than ion Line will soon disappear from M. C.
TERRITORIAL RECRUITING the history of the world. And al-half those shown in last year's. the seven seas as the good name'
The tenour of the speeches at though then the West was account. In arriving at this figure är this company has been Mrs. Shaw asked the Secretary yesterday's meeting of the Glasgow colonized from Rome, relations we have deducted the Reserve set quired by Donaldson Bros., Limited, of State for Scotland in the House Territoriál Army and Air Force with Syria, Egypt. and Persia were up for a claim referred to in Tast of Glasgow, together with the of Commons yesterday whether he Association is in its very reason-based instead on a reciprocal crea-year's Account, but which has steamer Nortonian, states the had considered the recommenda~ableness.. a sufficient answer to tive understanding.
since proved not to be payable. Montreal Gazette." The Norton- tions of the Royal Commission on
those who see militaristic intent This union was the fundamental There is a gratifying reduction "lan will be operated by the Don- the Civil Service with regard to the behind the recruiting campaign at motive of all our history. Euro- in the Burrender Values pald aldson Line during the coming employment of women in inspec present in progress in the city. pean civilization originated from which had previously attained a summer between Montreal and tyrates, and whether he proposed Recent International events do ft, and unless it becomes again! very high Agure. the Bristol Channel ports in con- to give effect to them when ap nothing but add new force to the universal it will perish.“
Expenses in the Life Assurançé junction with their own steamers pointing Inspectors of Schools in argument that the best assurance Owing to the Fascist re-awaken-Department show a small decrease and freighters of the Bristol City Scotland.
of peace lies in a strong citizen ing, which is essentially spiritual but this decrease is mainly due to Line. Although no confirmation of
Mr. Skelton. Under-Secretary of army. From a domestic point or in character, to-day Rome and the the rate at which the Gold cur this report could be obtained from State The answer to both parts view another of the points brought Mediterranean are on the point of rency expenses have been convert- officials in Montreal of the White of the question is in the affirms-
out at yesterday's meeting is worth resuming their unifying function. ed. Star Line or the Robert Reford tive. The Royal Commission's re-emphasising. Apart from military
The same as on other accasions, It will be seen that the Life As- Company, Limited, agents respec- commendations are applicable to training. Its facilities for educa- when a fatal crisis was threatenedsurance fund shows a small in- tively for the Dominion Line and the Scottish inspectorate.
tion, sport, and companionship and the civilization of the world crease at 8189,082 A Donaldson Line, it was admitted
In future, therefore, women will give the Territorial Army a social
was saved through the colaboration in this fund would have been that negotiations to this end had be eligible, equally with men for value not to be overlooked at the of Rome with the East, to-day, in shown owing to the conversion of been taking place between Frede appointment as Inspectors and
the present crisis of the entire the Gold portion of the fund at rick Leyland and Compar. Bub-inspectors of Schools in Scot- Limited. Liverpool, operators of the land... and for promotion
system of institutions and ideas the new rate but this has been that have lost their life and exist made good by a transfer from the Dominion Line ships, and Donald-higher posts in the inspectorate.
as if they were embalmed, we, exchange fluctuation account. son Bros, Limited. Furthermore. during the past winter, the Nor-
Italians and Fascists at the same
tonian
chartered
time, hope to resume the common, by the
con millenary tradition of our Donald Line for two voyagés.
structive collaboration."
WALA
ac-
MR. FRED PERRY AS A STOCKBROKER
OPEN TO WOMEN
to.. the
SCOTTISH WOMAN DOCTOR®
HONOURED
present time.
reduction
Fire Insurance Premiums show a
EMULATING DRAKE AND HAWKING An expedition of Cambridge men is to set out from Aberdeen this month on a voyage of exploration
decrease from last year's figure and the reserve shows a reduction A Scottish physician is the first that brings to mind the days of
from $83,629 to $74.774... woman to be elected a Fellow of Drake, Hawkins, Frobisher and the
I hope, ladies and gentlemen, The ratio of reserve to premium the Royal College of Physicians, in other great Elizabethan navigators
amali 400 years.
the search for and conquest of that I have succeeded in conveying income. however, shows a She is Dr. Helen Marion Mac- the North-West Passage, S to you the state of ming in which increase, and the reserve should be pherson Mackay, physician to the A Norwegian sailing vessel, the we Italians are living to-day, and ample to take up claims under Queen's Hospital for Children. Helmen, of Tromsoe, has been. I thank you for your considera- unexpired risks, w London, and a member of the staff chartered for the purpose, and will tion in coming here to listen to Mr. Fred Perry, the British Davis of the Medical Research Council. from Oslo to Aberdeen on May me. Cup play, interviewed at Bourne- Dr. Mackay, who is also a Mem-15, where the members of the ex- mouth yesterday, said:
ber of the Royal College of Sur-pedition are waiting for it. "Have joined a firm of stock-geons and a Fellow of the Royal The route the explorers intend to brokers in London. I have now Society of Medicine, and who was take in from Aberdeen to the west been on their staff for about a born in Inverness in 1881, has had coast of Greenland, and, if possible.
·week"
a distinguished medical career, through Melville Sound to Nome, Mr. Perry added that his new
She was assistant physician at Alaska A position would not in any way re- the Infants' Hospital at Westmins strict his activities as a lawn-ter and assistant pathologist and tennis player.
house physician at the Royal Free
London, May 8.
If the North-West Fassage is thus achieved, the expedition will continue down the Facific coast to
San Francisco and return home via the Panama Canal
Should it prove impossible to force a way through Melville Bound, the expedition will concentrate on mapping and other scientide work from the west coast of Greenland onward,
Marine Insurance premiuris show ⋅ á "decrease from last year's figure, and the reserve at $186,898 is slightly less than last year's. figure of $193,560. This reduction in reserve is partly due to "the rate at which the gold portion of the reserve has been converted and partly to the transfer of the equi... valent of £1,000 from this account to the credit of Front and Loss. After this transfer the ratio of Fe
the values of the securities in the. Balance Sheet stand at A Tower
the date of the account.
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