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LTD.
CO.,
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EXCHANGE BLDG. HONG KONG.
THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY OF HONGKONG, LIMITED.
BUILDERS OF ALL CLASSES OF SHIPS. BUILDERS OF RECIPROCATING STEAM ENGINES. BUILDERS OF MARINE AND LAND EOILERS. BUILDERS OF TURBINE MACHINERY
Under Licence From Messrs. Parsons.
BUILDERS OF DIESEL ENGINES
Under Special Licence
From Messrs. Sulzer Bros.. Winterthur.
Licensed To Manufacture Lanz Perlit Iron, Specially Suitable For Internal Combustion Engine Working Parts.
DOCK
SLIPWAYS.
FOR DOCKING VERY LARGE, AS WELL AS SMALLER VESSELS, ON ANY TIDE..
ALL CLASSES OF SHIP, ENGINE AND BOILER
REPAIRS AND EXTENSIVE
WELDING, BOTH ELECTRICAL AND OXY. ACETYLENE SKILFULLY AND PROMPTLY CARRIED OUT.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents,
HONG KONG, CHINA 4 JAPAN,
TEL ADDRESS: "TAILGODOCK," HONG KONo. TELEPHONE: BONEY.
CALL FLAG: "NUERRAL ONE" (VER* PENNANT AND,"
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MARCH 12, 1938.
Increased Revenue Last Year
For Wharf Company
THREE LIGHT GODOWNS BUILT TO STORE DIVERTED CARGO
1.
Payment of a final dividend of $8.50 was voted for at the general meeting of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf. and Godown Com- pany, Ltd.. held yesterday at the Company's offices,
The Company's accounts showed an Inrease in revenue from all sources, this being "brought about to a large extent by the sudden In- lux of diverted cargo since the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese hostilities.
The Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson, Turning to the accounts you will chairman of the board of directors. notice that $22,200.00 has been ex- presided. Those present were the pended on Lighters and there is a Hon, Mr. S. H. Dodwell, Hon. Mr. sum of $78,800.00 outstanding. This M. T. Johnson, Messrs. Frank Aus-cxpenditure represent a contract tin, A. R. Compton, J. H. Jessen, for 12 new lighters now being built L Kadoorle and T. B. Wilson, (air-to add to our flect.
Bet, and
Kidnapper Gaoled
CRIME COMMITTED
13 YEARS AGO
The maximum sentence of one year's hard labour was passed on Lam Fung, 40-year widow, when she was convicted before Mr. H. R. Butters at 'Central Magistracy yesterday of a crime committed over 13 years age, the kidnapping | of a child.
The facts as related by Detec- tive-Sergeant J. Allen were that the defendant wus a frequent visitor at the residence of the child's mother. On December 24 she went to
that address and when the complainant went out,
ectors), Mr. F. H., Crapnell (mana- The necessity for this addition has she got the child out of the the following share- become increasingly apparent dur-house on pretext of buying him holders: Sir Henry Pollock. Messrs. the year; existing craft have been some toys. D. F. Landale, D. "Mackenzie, A. fully employed and we have from Mackenzie. G. B. S. Thomson, J. M. time to time been compelled to hire Alves, Lo Kal-wing. Kwok Hin-outside craft to cope with work
wang. C. A. L. Rickett, G. W. Se-float. well, N. V. A. Croucher and A. R. Fullerton, attorney for J. E. Joseph.
The Chairman said: The outstanding feature of the year's working is the increase in from all sources. As
SPECIAL STAFF BONUS
The child's elder sister went into
the street with them but defend- ant sent her back, saying she had
left her handkerchief there and asked her to get it for her. When the girl returned, defendant had disappeared.
Defendant was arrested in Cross Street last month and told the po-
A considerable amount of extra work was carried out by the staff during the abnormal conditions which obtained daring the lust Ave mentioned in the Report, earnings months of the year, and in view ice that the child was dead. It or the first half of the year had of this, the Directors decided to he were still living he would now
special bonus which is be 18 years old. shown a decided increase over 1936. grant a
'revenue
and then during the latter months Shewn in the Profit and Loss Ac-|
receipts were further increased from the large quantities of cargo consigued to other ports, which
were forced on us.
fcount.
H.K. BREWERY
CO. SUES
Misuse Of Beer Bottles
In view of the satisfactory result of last year's working your Direc- tors decided to provide an addi- No increases in rates have been of the concrete wharf" which stood tional $100,000.00 for depreciation made since trouble in the north in the book at a high figure. Istarted.
The balance available for ap- THREE NEW GODOWNS
propriation is $1,164,411.65 which With the sudden influx of divert-includes the amount of $208.623.14 Hong Kong Brewery and Dis ed cargo it. became impérative to
brought forward from build further accommodation in
previous 'tillery Ltd. were complainants in addition to the various leased 80-that this be dealt with as follows: Butters at the Central Majistracy year. Your Directors recommend a summons called before Mr. H. R. 'downs and spaces which had been
Pay a dividend of $8.50 acquired immediately. According-
per share ly, three godowns of light con-
Transfer to Repairs and struction were built, at a cost of
Renewals A/C. ($111,600.00, to ease the situation as
Carry forward to next much as possible.
account
These buildings were erected in record time, for from dale of com- mencement they were ready for oc cupation within 21 days, The total capacity of the three godowns is 22,000 tons,
$785.000.00
150.000.00
249.411.65
ACCOUNTS PASSED
The Chairman proposed and Sir Henry Pollock seconded that the repert and statement of accounts be adopted.
yesterday..
Defendants were the Tsuen Yat! Company. No. 7-9 Belchers Street.i the We Chong Co.. No. 49. Hen: nessy Road, and. the Tung Oni Loong firm, No. 28 Queen's Street. The charge against them is that. on various dates they had in their possession for, the purpose of trade gcods to which a false description, the name of the Hong Kong
We were fortunate to escape seri- The Hon. Sir Henry Pollock men- Brewers and Distillers, had been ous damage from the typhoontloned that he had addressed a applied. These goods were bottles which passed over the Colony on letter to the Board on the ques-containing soy. the night of 1st September last. tion of splitting,shares.
All launches and lighters were "I hope it will receive the con- safely in shelter, No. 1 wharf wassideration of the Directors as I slightly damaged by a steamer feel that in a good, steady and pro- drifting on to it. Otherwise ourgressing, company such as Kowloon property was little the there is no risk in letting in small Investors and no risk of rigging the market. said Sir Henry.
worse.
this,
The wharf at West Point,, being In a more exposed position, lost There is no reason why the niest of the decking and a number small investor should not be let in of ples. whilst the roots of four on a good steady business of this houses attached to the West Point sort." Godowns were blown away. Part of the cost of repairs was recovered ander insurance.
TONNAGE INCREASE During the year 908,900 tons of cargo were landed from 1,255 steamers. This is an increase of 238.520 tons over the previous year, whilst, there was a decrease of 56
Sir Henry expressed the gratitude of shareholders to the staff and to the Secretary, Mr. Crapnell, who would soon be proceeding on Te- tirement. *His sentimenta were echoed by the Chairman,
The report and accounts were then adopted.
The appointment of Hon. Mr. S.
in the number of vessels to dis-H. Dodwell as a director, proposed charge.
by Mr. O. W. Sewell and secondeli by Mr. G. B. 8. Thomson, was con- firmed,
AN ORCHESTRAL CONCERT
by the Band of the 2nd Btn.
THE ROYAL SCOTS
(The Royal Regt.)
(By kind Permission of Lt. Col. G. E. Hall, M.C.,
and Officers) assisted by
ALBERT A BARTON
and
ON
GASTON D'AQUINO
BARITONE
TENOR
SUNDAY, 13th MARCH, 1938
at 9 p.m.
IN THE
L.
PENINSULA HOTEL
LOUNGE
NO ADMISSION CHARGE
THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD.
Proposed by Mr. D. P. Landale and seconded by Mr. N. Croucher. Sir Robert Ho Tung. Mr. J. E Jessen, Mr. L. Kadoorie and Mr. T. B. Wilson were re-elected directors cf the Company.
The summons till March 15.
was adjourned
Mr. D. B. Evans is prosecuting.
COURT CASES
Road.
IN BRIEF
imposed on Tang Chau 33, urem- Six months'. hard labour was
ployed. by Mr. R. Edwards at Central Magistracy yesterday on a) charge of larceny of from Mrs. Lo. Sam in Sevmour a bandbag
The bag contained $59.12. In another case Chan Shu, 31.) was given two months for stealing į a suitcase containing clothing and other articles from a car belong- ing to Mr. R. R. W. Ashby, of Dodwell's, was parked in Ice House Street.
Two men. Lo Yau. 45 and Chan
Shuf-lan. 25, were each fined 810 by Mr. H. R. Butters yesterday for keeping a common gaming house. Two of seven others arrested in
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TRAFFIC CASES AT CENTRAL
Lt.-Comdr. R. R. Helbert was
the same place were each fined $2. fined 85 by Mr. H. R. Butters at The other five had their balls of Central Magistracy yesterday for 3 each estreated. A sum of 86.41 leaving his car unattended 1л picked up was ordered to be. put Theatre Lane on February 28 be- in the Poor Box.
tween. 9.30 and 11.40 p.m. He
Proposed by Mr. C. A. L. Rickett and seconded by Mr. J. M. Alves. With a very bad record behind pleaded guilty by letter Messrs. Linstead and Davis and him, Ho Wing was sentenced to Messrs. Percy Smith, Seth and six months hard abour by Mr. H. parking in excess of the time al- W. Stoker was fined $5 for Fleming were re-elected auditors R. Butters for picking the pocket for the ensuing year at are of a man in Des Voeux Road West muneration $1,500 each.
and stealing a purse.
"SIT DOWN"
lowed in Connaught Road Central on February 17.
COLLISION IN HARBOUR
Japanese Ship And H.M.S. Duchess In Accident
The Nippon Yusen Kaisha liner Haruna Maru, while steaming
slowly through the harbour at 7.15 am, yesterday, collided with H.M.S. Duchess, which was moored A total fine of 218 was imposed at Baoy No. 8. off the Naval Yard, on Ng Por, lorry driver, when he according to official Information
STRIKE IN KOWLOON admitted a charge of overloading received from the Naval Authori-
Book Company Employees
HUNGER CEASES
ACTION
and carrying excess passengers.ties yesterday.
It was stated that defendant was
of the Chung Hwa Book Company, carrying 77 cwts, of rice in excess before the gates were opened. and at the same time had 16 pas- One of the demands was for an sengers on his Diamond "T"! löITý. average increase of $10 in wages and another, tu ease of dismissal of any of the employees, six months salary to be given as com- pensation.
leave.
COUNTERFEITERS
SENT TO PRISON
4
though the destroyer was caught The Impact was not heavy, and
on her starboard bow, the damage to her was reported to be very. slight and only superficial,
Enquiries from the Anti-Piracy Officer, Lt.-Cmdr. R. R. Helbert,
*
After holding out for a little
EN.. elicited the information that The strike commenced early at over five and a half hours yester-
the Haruna Maru was proceeding slowly westward just before the day, the employees of the Changa.m. yesterday, when the strikers
collision. She swung Hwa Book Company, at Ma Tau closed the main gates and locked. Banishment Recommended
between Charged on counts of counter-naval buoys 3 and 4, in mid-har- Wai, finally gave up their "it themselves in the premises, refug down" strike when at 240 p.m. theng to allow anyone to enter or felting, Lo. Wan, 28, knitter, and bour, dropped her anchor and three spinners, Lo Yuen-yau, Loturned on it. Then weighing an- gates of the company was thrown open and the strikers ran out. In Police were despatched to the Bhek-on and Cheung Lol, appear-chor. she apparently came down- all directions, fearing arrest by scene but negotiations with the ed before Mr. K. M. A. Barnett at tide and struck the Duchess the police.
strikers proved unavailing. A cor- the Kowloon Magistracy yoster- don was thrown round One of the reasons for the 'col-
the day. The fourth, defendant, who had an additional charge of pos- lapse of the strike was attributed premises.
It is understood that the strike session of three dve cent deno- to the fact that no food was avail- able inside the compound and is the result of a dispute which minations of the mixed metal on the first charge,
First and second defendants re- when Police refused to allow food had been going on for some weeks type preferred against him, was
discharged after evidence had [ceived sentences totalling nine to be passed to the strikers by past.
When the strike was proclaimedĮ been heard.
months · Imprisonment" each, and their relatives. their hunger
for prompted, them to change their yesterday, pickets were placed at The first and second defendants were further recommended
various points of the compound.
convicted on
banishment at the expiration of charges of
their sentences, Although the "sit down" strike Mr. R. H. E. Marks, Assistant, counterfeiting three Aye cent falled, it was not after a list of Superintendent of Police, and Det-pieces of the mixed metal type. ten demands had been presented Insp. A. E. Carey, went to the and possession of counterfelting in default three months' imprison-. to Mr. K. C. Chow, the manager] scene.
minds.
were
equipment.
Third defendant was convicted
L
Third defendant was aned $100,
ment.
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