HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
NAVAL BRIGADE ICE COMPANY | FOREIGN PAPER
INSPECTION
Wednesday's Event At Valley
The inspection, of the Royal Naval and Royal Marine B- Kade by His Excellency the Naval Commander-in-Chief will take place at Happy Valley at 10 2.10. OD Wednesday, 'January 4∙1939,
There is limited seating accom- modation but ample standing room for spectators, "who should enter via the grand stand and cross the race course to the enclosures near the saluting base. Spectators are requested to be in place by 9.45
the Naval
MEETING
Political Situation Cause Sales To Drop
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The existing political situa tion, was held to be responsible for' the dron in local ice males by the Chairman of Directors of the Hongkong' and 'Canton Ice Manufacturing Co. Ltd, at the annual general meeting yesterday.
There were present Mr. T. E Pearce (Chairman), Mr. Ho Kom- tong (Directors), ME. J. D. Thom- son (Manager), Mr. Q. Milne (Secretary), G. W. Sewell and Mrs. Booten (Shareholders).
The Chairman said: The pront on Working Account for the year On conclusion of the inspection under review," amounts to only and maren past, His Excellency $690.02, the lowest since 1928. Commander-in-Chief when addressing you last year 1 will address the Brigade and subse-mentioned that there had been a quently lead the column from the falling or in ice sales since
the reflew ground. The column will losing of the books at July 131, march past His Excellency the 1937, as a result of the political Naval Commander-in-Chief again situation. In the vicinity of the China Fleet Club.
You are aware that this unfor- tunate state of affairs has continu-
In the event of bad weather theed, with the consequence that our spection will be postponed unitil business has suffered severcly. Thursday, January 5,
91 TRAFFIC
ACCIDENTS
IN A WEEK
Ice sales have dropped from, 2.533 tons to 566 tons as
compared to the figure for the year ending July 31. 1937. and turnover, inclusive of old storage revenue. from $51.951.59 to $17,663.96..
You will be pleased to know that your buildings and plant are in-
tact and in good condition and.
despite numerous
alterations ta
BUSINESS
H.K. Dealers Lose
$4,000,000
IMPORTS CHIEFLY
FROM GERMANY
GENERAL
THEFT OF SETS
OF BOXES
Goods Taken Away Ou Sampan
CHARGES OF LARCENY and fraudulent conversion of 20 sets of campborwood boxes were preferred, on Wong Yat-nam, when' he appeared before Mr. R. & D. Forrest on remand, at the Central | Conrt, yesterday afternoon.
Mr. M. A da Silva appeared for the prosecution, while Mr. J. M. D'Almada Remedios "was for the defence. Mr. H. A. de B, Botelho held, a watching, brief, on behalf of the purchaser. Mr. Ip Ron-ting.
In the course of an interview Mr. Wu, the chairman of the Foreign Paper Gulid, stated that local paper dealers had a very ne Business last spring as many mer- chants came to Hongkong from sankow to arrange for orders. At that time the market price of the commodity was fairly low, about £10, and the local market price Pun. Ngor-shun, manager of was raised again by £2
Central and Company, the com- Accordingly, local dealers sentolainant, told the Court that the further orders to Europe. Unfor- defendant was introduced to him tunately the shipment reached as a buyer of the Kwan ghing Hongkong when Hsuchow had Cheung firm. It was stated that fallen, which indirectly spoilt the he wished to order 20 sets of cain- Hankow market. Following the pharwood, boxes,
ly cut off.
. At
fall of Canton, the means of re- On September 8, he went to the transportation was thus practical-defendant's once and there, latter made out an order, at the same me introducing a man named Chan Shing as his manager. The boxes were ordered for delivery, on September 11...
are present there
about thteen merchants in Hongkong dealing in the Insport and
port of foreign paper.
ex
Selling their commodity, accord-
On that date defendant came to see witness personally and took de- livery of the boxes but did not pay
ash as agreed upon.
ing to the present market price they lose on the average about 30 per cent. The local stocks or (foreign paper now may be valued at about $3,000,000. They are left only with Hongkong and Shanghala for their market.
.
SAMPAN SAILED
The boxes were placed on board sampan at Gloucester Road ready for transportation. Witness, sald The losses incurred by the local he objected to the non-payment of foreign paper dealers this year
$760 and left an apprentice on the In the Colony of Hongkong in meet interrupted power supply,
therefore. 'amount to
some-ampap while he went with defen- cluding the Island, Kowloon and the latter functions
$4.000.000 They import chiefly dant to get the money. the New Territories during the Your engineer and his staff have from Germany, Canada and Nor- week ending at 8 a.m. on Saturday, had a trying time and we are in-way in the order named. there were altogether B1 traffic debted to them for their good work
eMelently,
On reaching the defendant's office, the latter informed him that he could, not get any money then
Ing Saturday.
I
accidents, as the resuit of which and loyalty under difficult condi- PROSECUTION FÖR Sur would pay him on the follow- 2 persons were killed and 44 per- tions. sons were injured.
NEW GENERATING ENGINE
In view of the turn of events and bearing in mind the essentiality of
UNREGISTERED MUI TSAI
Tsül So-fung, 34-year-old mar-
Defendant went back to the Of the persons killed, one Chi-
whart to get back the boxes but nese male chlid, aged 3, was knock-
found that the sampan had sailed: ed down and killed by a motor
The defendant then acknowledged lorry, and the other, a Chinese the Company to Shameen re-ried woman, appeared.. before M. receipt of the boxes by putting the female, aged 65, by a private car. sidents, your Directors approved R. A. D. Forrest at the Centrai chop of his firm on a receipt. They were both crossing the road. the purchase of a 20 hp. oli engine Court yeste.day
of on charges
After further evidence was given the former walking, and the latter for the purpose of generating an talling to report the intended re- the case was adjourned till the cunning.
independent power supply This moval of a mui tsal from the Co- | afternoon of January 10, unit was installed in July last and lony and bringing into Hongkong
an registered mui-tsal.
O persons injured, 28 were pedestrians, who were either walk- ing or running "across the road and were struck by vehicles.
A ricksha passenger and a tram passenger were injured as the result of collision between vehicles.
Two pedestrians were in- jured as the result of a coll- sion between a lorry and an island.
A private car driver was injured as the result of his car running off the roadway.
Three ricksha passengers (one Chinese female and two children) were injured when their ricksha overturned.
Two bus, passengers were injured while attempting to board moving buses.
of
accounts for the addition $1,955.63 under the heading Ma- chinery & Ice Stores in the Balance Sheet.
NET POSITION SHOWS LOSS The net position is that a loss
Inspector H. W. Fraser, of the S.C.A., said that Chan Fung, aged 13, was taken out of the Colony in 1930 shortly after registration and was married in Danton in 1934
of $16,889,67 hus ueen incurred 0:1 Thursday the defendant
| during the year, After deducting came to the SC.A. and asked for
ALLOWING YOUNG| GIRLS TO WORK
JOSS FACTORY FINED
For allowing five girls, aged]
the balance of $1.329.77 brought another mul tsal. Kwan Fung-sin, from six to eight years, to be forward from last year's Accounts to be registered. It was during employed in an Industrial under- there will be $15,559.90 at the debt inquiries concerning the second taking, the management of the of Profit and Loss Account.
girl that the ecumstances sur Leung Wing Shing loss stick shop, No. 152, Queen's Road West, was
approved. This was approved,
were dis.
The Chairman proposed, and rounding the first case Mr. Sewell seconded, that the Re-covered port and Accounts as presented be A fine of $20 was imposed on On the motion of Mr. Alexander the first charge and on the second seconded by Mr. Chan, the retiring Directors, the Hon. Mr. 6, H. Dod- well and Mr. D. F. Landale, were re-elected.
Four tram passengers and two bus passengers were injured while
Mr. Pearce proposed the re- alighting from moving tramcara election of Messrs. Percy Smith. and maging buses respectively, Seth and Fleming as auditors. Mr. Of the 91 accidents, 29 were Ho Kom-tong seconded and the colllalons between yehicles; 42 were, motion was approved. collins betweeri vehicles and pedestrians; 20 accidents were due to other causes.
CHIANG'S SPEECH OF HISTORIC VALUE
of great historic
MARRIAGE "AT REGISTRY
Mr. Lam Wing-sli, clerk in the Sanitary Department, and Mas
Luk Yin-hing, were married at the Registry. Supreme Court, yester- day. Mr. T. J. Gould, Deputy Re- gistrar. Dilciated, and the wit- nesses were Messrs. Luk To-kay and Lam Ming-fan,
. ANNOUNCEMENT
count, defendant was caution.
POSSESSION OF
i fined $100 by Mr. R. A, D. Forrest
at the Central Court yesterday.
Mr. D. W. Phillip.,, Inspector of Factories who prosecuted, said that the girls were probably there to help their mothers, who were employees of the firm. Defendants had a large shop in Kowloon and Thad once been warned for the
labour, without the eption of a
Sentence of six months' hard same offence. fine, was imposed on Shiu Shing. PRISONERS' DEATHS unemployed, when he pleaded gullty before Mr. T. J. Houston at
RAW OPIUM
INVESTIGATED
The Central Court yesterday to the Verdicts of death by natural· charge of possession of 30 tacks of causes were returned by Juries at raw upium on Thursday. Defen-the, Central Court yesterday when |dant was arrested at the Po Tak the deaths of dve prisoners were
Wharf.
Investigated.
CUSTOMS HOUSE
TO RESUME
Mr. T. J. Houston est as Coroner. The deceased prisoners were Chang Kam-yau, who was sen- tenced on December 19 to four
stoner of the Canton Customs ment imposed on him on October months' hard labour; Au Viu who The Customs Revenue Commis-
was serving 10 months' imprison- House has ordered the members of 31; Tang Kal-nul, who was impri- the staff who are now taking re-soned for four months; Lam Hau. fuge i Hongkong and Macao, fol-
sentenced on December 17 for
"Aspeech value" is the comment made by the "Ta Kung Pao" on Generalls simo Chiang Kai-shek's declara- tion refuting all Japan's pro- nouncements regarding her policy The forthcoming marzlage is an Cowards China, especially Prince nounced between Mr. Tsoong Yau-lowing the fall of Canton, to re-three weeks, and Wang Sze, who Konoye's statement of December 10, Insurance assistant manager, turn to service immediately.
W85 undergoing three residing at No. 72 Hill Road, sec-office will be temporarily opened imprisonment imposed on him on The paper adds that the speech and floor, and Miss Bu Wah-yang, at Shanicen. The Commissioner is November 3. further throws light on the fact. of No. 359 Prince Edward Road.
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that China is fighting for justice and national existence and that Japan is pursuing her aggressive policy which no rhetoric state- ments can cover up...
ONE KILLED IN KIENOW FIRE
KIENOW, FUKIEN, Dec.
30,
The
ready to bear full responsibility concerning their safety.
COLONY HEALTH
months
WOMEN CAUTIONED
非
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A caution was recorded against | Hef Commission of the Kwangtung Chan Cheung-háng and Pang Lam, ¦ Provincial Government. The pre- Four cases of dysentery, three of married women, by Mr. R. A. D. sentation ceremony will be held at The "Bing Tao Jih Pao" opinés
measles, two each of diphtheria Forrest at the Central Court yes- the Kwangchow Restaurant that the speech dispels current (Central)-A big fire broke out in and chicken-pox and one of cere-terday when they pleaded guilty to West Point. Two other ambu- rumours of peace overtures and the business centre here late last bro-spinal fever were notified to the charge of bringing an upregls-lances, donated by Hongkong, and further strengthens the will of the night. About 120 houses. were the local Health Authorities on tered multaal each into the Colony Kowloon éducational circles, will be nation to continue resistance. igutted and one man was killed. Tirsday.
handed over to-morrow.
on December 26.
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