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THE WATERBOAT THE CHINESE
COMPANY
Annual Meeting
Although the total amount of water sold was slightly less than In the previous year, the profit on the Working Account shows a increase of some. $13,000 which is due to substantial reductions in the cost of running repairs," said Mr. Stanley H. Dodwell who pre- sided at the Thirtieth Ordinary General Meeting of the Union Waterboat Company, Limited, held yesterday
Supporting the chairman were the following members of the Con- sulting Committee: The Hon. Mr. C. G. S... Mackie, Messrs. K. Watanabe and Willard Henri Lebert, while shareholders present were: Messrs. D. V. Steavenson, W. Wright, J. 9. Howell and J. Owen Hughes.
CHAIRMAN'S SPEECH. Addressing the meeting the
CHAMBER
Monthly Committee Meeting
General
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1935.
THE VALUE OF BOVRIL
High Tribute Paid
VOTES TO BE APPROVED
At Council Meeting
.
SALVAGE OF THE ASIA
Court Makes Awards
At the Thirty-eighth Annual At the Finance Committee meet-
At the Supreme Court yesterday, General Meeting of Bovril Ltd. ing of the Legislative Council to His Honour the Chief Justice, Mr. held in London on March 1935, day, thirteen votes totalling $470-A D. A. MacGregor made awards The usual monthly committee Lord Luke, the Chairman, dealt 061 will come up for approval.
for the salvage of the ss. Asin. meeting of the Chinese
with the results of the past year The biggest vote is one of $413,119, otherwise known as the Tao Maru Chamber of Commerce was held and explained the financial posi- needed by reason of depreciation of
His Lordship ordered that an at the Chamber's Headquarters tion, etc., and the resolutions were sterling funds. Owing to the rise yesterday afternoon, when the
duly carried
in exchange, the value of sterling Chairman Mr. Wong Kwong Tin
funds held in London has depre- presided. supported by Mr. Lu
cisted in terms of local currency, Yam Shuen, Treasurer and Mr.
and the sum mentioned is needed Chan Ping An, Secretary,
to adjust the difference in respect of monies expended during 1934.
"A vote of $25,531 is needed for transport of Government servants, the amount previously voted being insufficient.
Others present included Messrs Tung Shi En, Chow Tung Sang. Fung Shuen Po, Lee Chi Kung: Chiu Chan Yue,, Mok Kon Sang, Chung Wal Lum. So Chiu. Cheung Yu Tong. Lee Yiu Tong. Chow Ngan Ting. Chiu Kwok Hing. Lau King Ching. Chiu Chiu Fan, Wong Kin Kee, Lam Wah Tap, Au Chak Sum. Chung. Ohi Lam, Chang Hin. Yang Keen Man, Mox Tat Shuen, Kan Yiu Chor. Leung Hot Ting and also many repte
Wong
chairman said:-...
Before proceeding with the gen-sociations and gulids. eral bustness of the meeting f should like to place on record our very deep regret at the death last year of Mr. J. P. Warren, who al- wuys lock the keenest interest in the welfare of the Company. His Iess is an irreparable one to your General Managers, as also I venture to think, to this Colony.
sentatives of various business as-
The report and accounts having! been in your hands for the require ed berlod. I will. with your per-
Bir James Crichton-Browne, M.D., LLD. FR.S., paid a high tribute to the efficacy of Bovril as a safe suard against the malnutrition which is responsible for so much ill-health. He recalled how the researches of the late Professor Sir W. H. Thompson, or Trinity College, Dublin, undertaken at the request
A sum of $2,834 is required for of the local Government Board of
of Assistant Ireland. had proved beyond doubt training expenses that, in addition to its direct Government" Marine Surveyor in nutritive value, Bovril possessed England.
Another vote is for $2,480 to remarkable powers of promoting the digestion and the assimilation provide married quarters for the of other foods to which it was sub-officer and ambulance dresser at the temporary fire station at Shamshulpo, so that in normal circumstances these officers could always be available when required. In the meantime, these officers re-
added.
1L
Nutritive Value Sir James quid that without mastication, by virtue of those which Bovril was extractives in rich and which imparted to it its
aroma, it increased the salivary
tions, and conduced to the produc- tion of those hormones which were now known to be "necessary to the maintenance of health. At every stage it ministered to healthy fune tional activity in the alimentary
had After the accounts
been passed in the usual manner, the Secretary Mr. Chan Ping du toid the meeting that during the last month, the Chamber had receiv ed many letters from the differ-flow, activated the gastric secre- ent arms and manufacturers in Canton, Ceylon and New York, applying for recommendations of ellable local Chinese agents and representatives for their goods, and he said that replies to the requests had already been sent. Although the toraj amount of
With regard to the registration water sold was slightly less than in
O! the Chamber as a "Limited the previous year, the profit on Company" the Secretary announ- Working Account shows an in-ced that a letter had been re- crease of some HK$13,000 which is ceived from Mr. M. K. Lo, Legal due to substantial reductions in the
Adviser of the Chamber. stating. cost of running repairs, as we had
that the Government had approv- no load ine surveys to undertake, es of the Chamber being register
ed as a "Limited Company."
mission, take them as read.
and a reduction in office expenses.
Turning to the Proft and Loss account, it will be seen that In- terest on Overdraft has been re- cuced by some HK$6,000, but this has been offset by the reduction in Income from Investments ot H.K.54.700 as during the year un- der review the General Managers in conjunction with the Consulting Committee decided to dispose of 100 Union Insurance Society of Canton shares.
The disposal of these Sterling shares just before the recent sharp appreciation in the value of the Hong Kong dollar was a fortunate move and has made a considerable difference to the appearance of the Investment Fluctuation Account.
Dividend Paid
After making full allowance for depreciation, the nett profit for the year under review is $41,504.19 as against $27,785.82 for the year 1933. Adding to the nett proft the sum of $13,745.84 being profit on sale of trivestments and $5,409.61 brought forward from last account, there remains for appropriation the sum ol $30,659 6+ with which it is pro- posed to deal as follows:---
To transfer to Staff Leave
To
& Contingency Account.. $3,116.55
transfer to Special
Fund
10,000.00
To transfer to Investment
Fluctuation Account 5,400.86 To pay a dividend of L per altare 00 38,813 shares
38,813.00
..... 3,323.43
To carry forward to next
account
Defaulting Members Referring to the letter sent to the Chamber by the Authorities of the Kowloon Chinese Maritime Customs regarding the exemption оп Chinese of Interport Duties manufactured rope and materials for the manufacture of such goods from the 1st March 1935, the Sec- retary announced that he had. communicated this matter to all the manufacturers concerned.
As to those members who failed to contribute their yearly sub- scriptions to the Chamber, owing to departures from the Colony or bankruptcy, it was decided by the Committee that their names should be deleted from the men bers roll.
canal and compensated in some measure for the excess of carbohy- drates with deficiency of protein and fats which, in the dietartes of
the day, was probably responsible for much malnutrition.
A teaspoonful of Bovril does not seem much, but the nutritive value
of foods cannot be measured by
their bulk.
**
Recently there had been issued the report of the Medical Research i Council describing some most in- teresting and valuable expert- ments, with the ultra-microscopic" virus of influenza, and pointing to the possible discovery of an im- munising serum, but concluding with these emphatic words: "There is no immediate prospect of the control of influenza,"
It was
policy of maintaining nutrition as' necessary to fall back upon the old the best safeguard against it and
any other diseases.
side in rented quarters.
A sum of $2,475 is required to "provide 45 hours annual dying for Mr. E. Nelson, Assistant Superin- tendent of Aerodrome, in order that he may maintain his existing pliot's licence and be enabled to test, in the air, candidates for commercial pilot's "B" licences.
appraisement of the value of the ship should be conducted by the Admiralty Marshall, as there is a dispute as to whether the value is $42,000 or $95,000. From the pro- ceeds of the sale of the ship, the. 4.5.. Apoey, which stood by the Asia for 23 hours, is to receive her ex- penses and a reward of $1,500; whilst the salvaging ship. ss. Shun Chih, is to receive her expenses and a half of the remaining sum.
The expenses in the case of the Shun Chth were in the neighbour- hood of $2,000 and in the case of the Apoey, $4,100. The award to the Apoey is to be apportioned be- tween the charterers and owners and the officers and crews of each vessel are to receive a share.
The Claim
The claim was one for salvage costs by the Sing Hing Steamship
Co, Ltd. and the Tou San 'Hong Firm. Defendants were "the ship sta provisionally known as Tao Maru," and were represented by Mr.
C. Jenkin. K.C., instructed by Mr. . S. C. Brooks, of Hastings & Co. Mr. H. G. Sheldon, K.C., instructed by Mr. O. E. C. Marton, of Messrs. Deacons, appeared' for the Sing Hing Co., and "Mr. Leo D'Almada, jar., instructed by Mr. Leo D'Alma-
UNUSUAL CLAIM nr. appeared for the char-
BY CROWN
R.A.F. Men Injured
On Road
A claim by the Crown for the dss of the services of two RAF aircraftmen who were injured in a motor-car accident was argued successfully "before Mr. Justice MacKinnon in the King's Bench Division.
It
terers.
The plaintiffs claimed-compen- sation, as owners of the Shun Chih of Hong Kong, for salvage services rendered by the derelict ship (her) cargo and freight) on January 13, 14 and 15 in or near Latitude 20.57 degrees North and Longitude 113.20
· degrees' East
The Tou San Hong. Firm, of No. 14 Connaught Road West, as charterers of the Apocy of Hong Kong, claimed compensation for salvage services rendered to the Asia on January 13 and 14 at, the same position.
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Question of Valné At yesterday's hearing, Mr. Shel- received two don said he had rctices of appraisa; placing the value of the Asia at $35,000, Plain- tiffs were unable to agree with these estimates and would apply for an appraisement by the Court f necessary.
Mr. Pang Kwok But, of Geo.
It was stated that claims of the kind dated back to the time when one of the basis of society was Fitness Without Fatness status and not of contract. "Neither poverty nor riches; feed The claim for 326 was put for-
by me on food' convenient for me" ward the Attorney-Genera; that was the prayer of Agur, son of our sovereign Lord the King Jekeh, which might be rendered in a Latin "information" against to-day, "Neither Obesity nor Slim- Frederick William Valle-Jones. ness, but a sufficiency of Bovril to was stated that a Latin "Informa-Grimble & Co., gave evidence that At the conclusion of the meet-
preserve my figure." And that was tion" was preferred to an Eng- ing the Secretary declared that during the last few weeks, several ane of the recommendations of lish information" because it was
Bovril that it neither fattened nor considered less oppressive. new members from different firms emaciated, and so it helped to and manufacturers had applied maintain the balance and natural to the Chamber for membership The applications were passed un- animously by those who present.
BITTEN BY PUP
were
Miss Joan Holland, younger daughter of Mr. a. M. Holland, of 6 Observatory Villas, Kowloon was bitten by a pup on Sunday and is now. receiving treatment Kowloon Hospital
at the
The animal which bit her is said to have been from the same litter $80,659.61 as that which bit the late Mr. J. A. M. Elphinstone. The animal The transfer to the Staff Leave has been sent to Mataukok and is and Contingency Actount will bring, being, kept under observation.
A Gan Club H on Tuesday, the balance of this account up to $10,000 and the appropriation of Qtr.-Mstr.-Sergt. F. Henry, of the $10,000 for the Special Repairs fund Hong Kong and Singapore Battery, is made in connection with the re- R.A. was bitten in the hand and conditioning of No. e Waterboat wrist by a dog, and has since gone which it was found necessary to into the put into commission in January treatment:... this year to cope with the increased demand for our services Payment for these repairs was made last year, and is shown in the accounts under the heading of "Payment in Advance" $6,000. The balance will be used as a nucleus for a repair fund, and it is proposed to add to undergoing precautionary treat-
Kowloon Hospital
MONKEY BITE..
.
for
A monkey owned by Gunner Dawson. of Lyeemoon.. Barracks,' has been sent to Kennedy Town for servation after having bitten Gunner Matthews. The victim is
it yearly, so that special charges of ment.
this nature will be spread over a
number of years, and not fall
contour of the body, and its assis tance in that respect seemed to be much needed at the present day. for in recent investigations it was found that of a group of school girls 12 years of age, 41 per cent. showed some defect of posture or local deformity.
Heavy DamageS
Mr, Valle-Jones disputed lability to the Crown. He has already paid £1.500 damages to one of the injured men.
After hearing Sir Donald Somer- vell." Solicitor-General, in support of the claim, and Mr. J. Alan Bell, for Mr. Valle-Jones, Mr. Justice MacKinnon, giving judgment, sale the case was the sequel to an ac cident on December 5, 1930, when a motor-lorry driven by a servant of Mr. Valle-Jones ran into niotor-cycle ridden by two air.
The form craftmen.
HOLY WEEK" SERVICES
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aircraftmen re-
A performance of John Mase- field's "Good Friday? will part of special evening services in covered damages, but these could St. John's Cathedral during Holy not include loss of pay by the Week on Wednesday and Thursday, RAP, for this was not discontinu- April 17 and 18 at 9 p.m.
ed during incapacity. Nor could Programmes will be available they include the expenses of treat- from April 8 and may be obtained ment in a nursing home or hos- at the Cathedral Office on week pital..
days from... a.m. to 5 p.m., noon
on Saturdays and Sundays before and after services. Holders of pro-1 frammes arriving before 8.50 p.m. will make certain of a place in
15,
the Nave.
Other services for Holy Week will be announced separately,
SCOTS RUBBER MILLS STRIKE
(Special Air Mall Service)
London, March 15.
An Old Principle
:
The present claim by the Crown was in respect of these two mat- ters, and was founded on an old common law principle. "There is no doubt," said the judge, "that the right of action by a master for the loss of the services of a ser vant has been recognised from quite early times."
Where an employer continued to pay an injured man's wages the amount of the wages was "prima facie the amount of the damage. Though it could not be shown that extra men were recruited or that extra payment was made to any one else, the Crown was entitled to
he had a client who was prepared
breaking-up purposes. On January to pay $42,000 for the Asia for 15. when the ship was brought in, witness could have got $45,000 for it.
Mr. Sheldon submitted that the minimum his clients were entitled to was a molety of the value of the ship after the expenses incur- red had been deducted from her value: *.
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Mr. Jenkin said he wished to state, with reference to his cross- examination of the captain of the Shun Chih, Capt. Lee, that he had How discovered that the clear visibility reported from Gap Rock during the towing-in operation might only have extended eight or nine miles, whilst Capt. Lee was some 60 miles away." In those cir- cumstances his (counsel's), sugges- ton that the trip was not foggy or hazardous were unfounded. Exceptional Circumstances
In this case there were none of the exceptional circumstances present which might influence his Lord- ship's award. The Asla carried.no cargo and had been described by Capt. Lee as a hulk There was no difficulty in approaching the cerelict, and the salving ship did not have to put a crew aboard the Asia. The Shun Chih was out for 35 hours, 18 of which were spent in towing, and the total trip was about 200 miles. The Apcey stood by for 23 hours and was entitled to a reward and her expenses3040 The sworn declaration of Messrs. Goddard & Douglas and Messrs. Anderson & Ash should be accept- ed before the mere statement of a f heavily on any one particular year. cordance with the schedule isid North British Rubber Company, recover that amount. With refer ships broker that a client was will-
Share Holding's
down two years ago, and is ade-Edinburgh, were "out" yesterday ence to hospital treatment the ing to pay $42,000 for the vessel, quate......
In connection with the dispute at claim was even more simple. The he added, The Company's present share
I do not think there is anything the Castle Mills of the company. Grown claimed moneys expended.
Judgment was given by his Lord- holdings are 923 Hong Kong Elec- further calling for comment and I On Wednesday night the decision If the men, had been dismissed ship as stated above, per trics, 200 Hong Kong & Kowloon beg to propose the adoption of the to cease work was taken at a mass the Service, or if their pay had The salvaged ship has been lying Wharves and $15,000 worth of Hong report and accounts as presented meeting of the workers held in the been suspended directly they were off Stonecutters Island since the Kong Land Investment Debentures.. and when this has been seconded, Oddfellows Hall, Edinburgh. The injured, they would themselves was towed in by the as, Shun Chit The figure of $5,406.86 it is pro- I shall be pleased to answer to the meeting turned down the sugges have had a claim for loss of wages from a point about 50 miles south- posed to transfer to Investment best of my ability any questions tion that negotiatione for a settle against Mr. Valle-Jones If they west of Gap Rock on January 15. Fluctuation Account is the depre
that shareholders may wish to ask ment should be opened on Ines has been treated in institutiona elation in value of the Hong Kong
The report and Accounts were proposed after a conference be other than those of the RAF the seconded by Mr.. D. V. Stevenson tween the managem ut and re-aircraftmen would have had z
presentatives of the workara claim accordingly for the expense Crown to make the claim they did It appears that the management incurred Thus the liability of Mr. and there would be judgment for and the employees are at variance Valle-Jones would only have been the amount, claimedes
was accordingly entered regarding the effects of the time transferred and bonus system.
It was not unreasonable for the Crown for 2328 185 8d, wit
& Kowloon Wharves at December
4
and carried unanimously..
The fleet has been maintained in Dividend Warrants are now ready a high state of efficiency and the and it is necessary for shareholder depreciation written off Water- to-make personal application for boats and the Launch is in ac- them.
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