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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 1937,
COURT NEWS
IN BRIEF
An usher of the Oriental Theatre, Chung Wo, aged 28, was charged before Mr. Schofield at the Central with the Magistracy yesterday theft of $135 from his employers. Sub-Inspector W, N. Darkin said the money. that 'defendant stole from the box office on April 6 dur- cashier. ing the absence of the Defendant offered to make amends. saying he would be able to do so within a month. He added that his brother would provide security, and be was remanded until to-day.
First defendant was sentenced to 18 weeks' hard labour and the second to three months.
Sergt. Paton prosecuted.
UNION INSURANCE
SOCIETY MEETING
Satisfactory Position
Disclosed By Chairman
INTENSE COMPETITION
A satisfactory position was disclosed and an "outlook of con- Adence for the future was expressed by the Hon. Mr. M. T. John- son (Chairman) presiding at "the aanpal meeting of the Union Insurance Society of Canton Limited held yesterday afternoon. This was followed by the annual meetings of the China Fire In- surance Company Limited and the British Traders' Insurance Company Limited at both of which the Hon. Mr. Johnson presided. Speaking at the meeting of the ever at a level at which it is dif- Union Insurance Society of Can-ficult to leave a pront sufficiently ton, the Chairman said.
large to take care of the major
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That there had recently been an epidemic of pretty larcenies from the bathing sheds at Repulse Bay was revealed at the Central Ma- gistracy, yesterday when Yeung Chol, 25, unemployed, was charged with (a) the theft of one enamel basin and one garden trowel from
Dealing first with important casualties which must be provided No. 2 shed; (b) three glass tim Staff changes since our last meet-for, and which in recent months blers and one aluminium tumbler ing I have to report that Mr. H. G. have risen to disturbing volume. from, No. 11 shed; (c) four steel simms retired in June from tus The acquisition of profit from table knives and one saucer from position as London Manager. Mr. Hull business continues to be dif- No. 163 shed.
H. C. Gray was appointed London | âcult at present rates and the di- Chan Kwal, unlicensed marine Manager in July and we are conficulty has been increased by flue- hawker, was charged with recetv-ndent he will carry out the duties tuations in values and by substan- tial increases in the cost of repairs. ing.
of this responsible post wih sue- cess equal to that attained by Mr. MARINE CASUALTIES simms.
Marine casualties during 1936 Mr. W. R. Mansfield, who has had inrceased in comparison with 1935. many years service with the So-The Returns of the Liverpool Un- ciety. was appointed Bub-Manager derwiltere' Association quote" the at Head Oce.
Agures for November last and for In the past our annual meetings the same month in the three pre- have been held towards the end of ceding years. They show that unearthed a large gambling school. chiefly to the late receipt in Head in number from 9 in 1833 to 15 in In the house were 70 men engaged once of returns from distant 1938, and that partial losses have in playing a three-dice game. branches. Now, however, by alter-risen from 512 in 1933 to 681 in Brought before M. K. Keen ating the period for which certain 1936. War and Strike Risks have the Central Magistracy yesterday business is included in the year's produced a amall additional in- Yang Shins, aged 40, unemployed, working and by taking advantage come The loses in European Li Chi, aged 23, unemployed, and of the more rapid mail facilities Waters from floating mines and Lan Ki, aged 51, coolle, were that are available, your Directors by capture, which have arisen in charged with keeping the premises
are able to submit their annual recent months demonstrate ag a common gaming house and report to your some six weeks ear-war risk run. Apart from such were each fined $50 or six weeks'
iler.
direct losses situations arising out hard labour,
of War and Strikes often contri- bute Indirectly to other losses.
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On Thursday night a party of detectives under Detective-Ser- geant T. Pilkington ralded No. 40
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CABLES SWKNOXIA
Of the 87 other men arrested, 22
failed to appear and had their bail of $3 each estreated. The other 45 men were fined $3 or seven days' Imprisonment each, for gambling.
To acomplish the change certain adjustments in our figures for this
year have been necessary. The account chiefly affected is the Fire Account a section of which shows the result of nine months working
A sum of $151.84, one of the lar-only. It is therefore not possible gest seizures ever, made, was con- Ascated by the Court, and ordered
to be placed in the Poor Box.
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Pleading guilty through presentative to a summons
a re- for
WAR RISKS
the
Towards the end of the year Un- derwriters in most parts of the world gave serious consideration to the subject of War Risks, and
to make a comparison of the figures steps are now being taken to re-
this Acccount with those of auce this liability on land. previous years.
The general experience in Fire
Important business. ..in
centres throughout the world was that while the low loss ratio of the pre-
A special reserve for unexpired Fire risks has been set up to meet the situation created by the change
driving a car on the wrong side and the position will be automa-vious year was not entirely main- of the road, Mrs. M. H Steel wastically adjusted next year when a fined $3 by Mr. E Himsworth at full 12 months' business will be the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday, shewn.
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Sentences of four months' im-
tained Underwriting results were reasonably satisfactory, and this was our own experience.
The income shown in the Fire
A further change, is proposed in prisonment and' twelve strokes of the Resolution that will come be Revenue Account before you is fore, you in a few minutes to reconsiderably less than was the duce the amount of the uncalled ability on our shares by increas-
the care were imposed on a 34- year-old unemployed, Sze To-yiu, who pleaded guilty to the charge of snatching of a pair of gold earrings from Lan Tai, married woman at Lai Chi Kok Road on Wednesday:
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case last year, the reason being the inclusion, to which I have pre- viously referred, of but 9 months working, instead of the customary
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.SURPLUS OF ASSETS The surplus of the Society's as-12 months.
It is regrettable that again there seta over liabilities provides ample security to all policyholders, con- is a loss in the Accident and Gen- The endeavours sequently a portion of the profiteral Busines
The case in which Kwok Ching, agea 35, married woman of No. 371 and loss account balance can very made during last year to correct Ellung Street was charged with properly be utilisel to reduce the unsatisfactory features of this Ac- count have not been as effective the possession of a revolver, with-existing Share liability. out a licence was remanded till Turning to the underwriting ac- as we had hoped, but, an im-
apparent and I Monday. by Mr. E. Himsworth attivities of the past year, it is with provement is
the current the Kowicon Magistracy yesterday, considerable satisfaction that I am am in hopes that
Tse Fuk-sang, 20, of Pak Tinable to report improved results in year will show some reward for Village, who was similary charged both Marine and Fire business. our labours was also remanded till the same The report sets out the results of day by his Worship.
each Department. separately, and Lleut. D. M. C. Prichard was I do not propose to refer to the summoned before Mr. E Hims-figures in detail. I will merely worth at the Kowloon Magistracy mention that the net Underwrit, yesterday for driving car No. 1944ing Profit transferred to Profit and along Castle Peak Road and not Loss Account amounts to £97.760- Marine, "Fire and Accident Ac- keeping to the proper side of the 4-5 which represents a substantial counts road, driving without due care and improvement caution, and falling to report an working. accident.
REVENDE ACCOUNTS GOOD Viewed as a whole the Revenue Accounts are good and call for specific comment only in respect to the additional Balances and Re- serves that appear in each of the
over last year's The Premiura Income was mots. than maintamed,. In comparison with the previous year and the Marine and Fire balances car-
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Defendant only pleaded guilty
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to the second charged. Regarding In London our very substantial ried to Proat and Loss" are sub- the third, he said that there were business has been maintained and stantial. There is an unfavourable two Indian constables at the scene in spite of many difficulties and feature in that there is a further of the accident taking down de the keenest competition it con- decease in the income from In- tails of
the mishap. and he tinues to show satisfactory results terest and Dividends. This decease thought that they had informed
stribute to our Underwriter was due chiefy to Exchange duc- him that the matter would be there and the staff generally.
tuations and reductions in rents, reported to the police for him.
Canada. In
Australia and
MR. HUGHES LEAVING The case was remanded till 230 New Zealăd,
have been The General Manager is pro- p.m. on next Thursday, April 22
equally fortunate. In the United ceeding on leave rext week and States also we have had a will return in November. While been equally fortunate. In the way he will visit our Branches in United States also we have had a Australia, Canada and the United satisfactory experience and our States, and I feel confident..great thanks are due to our Managers benefit will accrue to the Society and Agents there for the care they from the meetings he will have
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representatives and friends in the countries he visits. KEEN COMPETITION Our Far Eastern business has During his absence Mr. G. 8. Archi-
butt will act in his stead. also shown satisfactory results. In
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A one of $5 was imposed on Mr. H. Oraye when he was summoned before Mr. E. Himsworth at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday for. driving his car at an excessive speed in the controlled Teun Wan on March 26,
area at
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all these helds individual problems.. SECONDER'S SPEECH exist, but the factor of keen com- Mr. J. A. Plummer, rising to petition is common to them all and second the adoption of the Report, my appreciation of the work done Revenue Accounts, and Balance by our Managers and Staff is ex-Sheet said: Mr. Chairman and pressed because, during a period Gentlemen. I am sure we have of difficulty and intense compett all latened to the Chairman's tion, they have proved their ability Speech with great interest, and to maintain the Society's business cannot fail to have appreciated the intact and in many Instances to generally optimistic tone of his re- marka. It would seem at last we increase it:
In the marine market there has may be rounding the corner of a probably been a smaller drop long period of depression and car in cargo rates than in former look forward with some confidence years and I think they must have towards better times. reached bottom. They are how-
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