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FRIDAY, MAY 23, 1024.
ANTON INSURANCE
OFFICE.
TO-DAY'S ANNUAL
MEETING.
A Review of Conditione.
BRITISH WORLD
FLIER.
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MIGHT ARRIVE NEXT TUESDAY.
TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY
What is called ́a "Kolossal" (or colossal) locomotivo is report- ed in an Exobingo tologram as undergoing tests in Germany, It It is probable that the British is 73ft. long, has a heating surface world dior, Squadron Loador of 47 square yards, and weighs Maclaren, will arrive at Hong-nearly 30 tons. With a full load kong next Tuesday. In a cable it can travel up to 75 miles an Bad trade, low rates and over-gen from Calcutta last Wodnes hous Curious wind shiolds on crossing competition was the day to the local branch of the the sldos givalt the appearance home of the spooch of the Astatic. Potroleum Company ho of being "winged." The biggest Jhairman at tho forty-third stated that he expoets to be in engines on the British railways
the Grant rdinary
Wostorn's mooting
the Haiphong on May 26th, and aro Junton Insurance Office, Ltd., Hongkong on May 27th.
"Caorphilly Castle" type. These: wold at ilo
of offices he General Managers, Messrs. As already noted in thesoro 65ft long, weigh 110 tons 17 Jardine, Matheson and Co., Ltd., columns, the British plane will wt., and can travel at 80 miles at noon to-day. Mr. D. B. F. Baith land between Stonecutters Island an hour.
of
and the mainland. Horo the
presided and there were also pro sirman will take in a fresh supply Said to be the most valuable sont Mr. A. 8. Gubbay, Mr. H. P. of motor spirit and data for his Easter egg in the world, and White, and Mr. T. E. Pource
His next stop probably the only one that has (Consulting Committee); Mr. F. C. further voyago.
OUR WEATHER.
Hall (Secretary), the Hon. Mr. will be at Foochow. The A.P.C.jever been insured, a chocolate has already dospatched full egg, about the size of a football, Chau Sin-ki and Mosers, L. Se Greenhill, G. 11. Piercy,
artlculars about local landing was ordered as a surprise for his Ho
can staying at the Savoy Hotol. Loung, Felix Ellis, Ho Fook, J. M. facilities and other arrangements wife by a wealthy South Amori- Alves, D. V. Stevenson, E. E. to Haiphong.
Thomaking of it was ontrusted Ellis, Lo Choung-shiu, Lo Man-
to the hoad chef of the Savoy Restaurant. Inaldo wore about lin, Chiu Sul-nam, A. H. M. da
£7,000 worth of jowels, including Silva, Lo Cheung-ip, J, F. Wright and W, L. Lonsk (shareholders),
Home beautiful unset Drazilian diamonds. “It will take about ton CHAIRMAN'S SHEECH.
days to make," said the hood chef! of the Savoy Restaurant. "Little The Secretary having read the
chocolato dovices will have to be notice convening the meeting.
built on the insido for the jowol the egg will be a little chocolate
the unset stones." In view of Fross publicity accorded this gift, we wonder how much of a
-urprise" it proved,
LAST YEAR'S FEATURES.
Among the papers laid on the tablo at the Logislative Council The Chairman said: Gentlemoeting yesterday afternoon walory to hang on. In the wall of non-The report, and accounts Mr. T. F. Claxton's report on the having now been in your hands local Observatory for last year. cabinet, with tiny drawers for for some days, I propose, with
The Director notou that the your permission, to follow the usnal custom of taking them as principal features of the weather road. The account for the year in 1923, were:-
Drought in January, 1922, which wo now presont tou
YUL!
urmi February, proved
May, and you, has satisfactory one and this in spite abnormally hoavy rains in June, of the continuance of bad Irado, July Auguet and October. low rates and evor increasing (b) Largo number of typhoons; competition. Again, however, one of which, on August, 18, this year we show a very con-caused considerable damage in sidorably decrease in promium Hongkong. income, that for the year now
An oalate which, counsel said, was valued at about £1,000,000 was mentioned in an application! recently in the Chancery Divi- sion, Dublin, on behalf of Sir John Arnett. His application| was for an order that his ovidence, under review being $3,303,424.81ture in March, November and commission in the action in (:) Abnormally high temperawing to his illness, bo taken on as compared with $4,033,849.08 for the your 1921. This continued! falling off in income is a dis. turbing factor and one that is ex- orvising the minds of your Goner.
December.
which he seeks to have Lady (Emily Jane) Fitzgerald Arnoit removed from the trusteeship of the will of his father, the lato Sir
al Agents and Consulting Com-a final dividend of $22, the "ad-Jolm Amott, and a new, trustoe mittes. It is a comparatively dition of £25,000 to Sterling Re-appointed in her place. The simple matter to obtain business, sorve Fund, of $250,000 to 1o. defendant was the second wife of but where and how to acquire insurance Fund and the carrying the late Sir John Arnott, who ago. Sho businoes of a remunerative nature of the balance of $503,072,81 to died over 20 years is an entirely different propost-Underwriting Suspense Account counterclaima for the reopening tion. We are not alone in this to close the year 1922. The bal-of the administration accounts. respoot, as the reports of practicance of $2.120,923.63 at credit of The application was granted. ally all Marino Insurance Com-1922 Account allows of the pay- panies show that their incomes mont of tho usual Interim Divid are now back lo a pre-war level, and of $18 for the year.
Miss Florence Wurden, who is about to publish har 150th novel, ust have a pretty good claim to
if not rather worse. In this con- During the past year, losses nection, it may not be out of have been below the normal and be regarded as the most prolific place for me to quote to you an there have been none of outstand- of living English writors, for oven extract from an able article on ing magnitude. This does not, of such unwbaried producers of the matter of marine rates that course, include the earthquake in popular fiction as Sir Henry Ridor rooently appeared in and of our japan of. last September Haggard, Mr. L. G. Burgin, and Mr. William Le Queur still fall short of a literary cuntury, The late Nat Gould
loading shipping journals:-
ог the Lyphoon exceptional "With regard to the important violence which visited Hong- somewhat question of promium it may bokong on tho
18th August. said that, broadly speaking, the Although seven months havo wroto nearly 200 sporting stories. conditions which prevailed in elapsed since the Arst disaster Fertility seems to be character- 1921 and 1922 continued during occurred, the sum of loss is yot latic of writors for the young, and the whole of the past year, and far from complete owing to the in this rospect Captain Broraton rates, whenever altered,have
onormous task of ascertaining the and Mr. Herbert-Strang-are without exception tended down relative liability attaching to fire following in the steps of Henty, wards, and at the moment of
and marine insurance. In these George Manville Fenn, and R. M. writing have attained a figure o calamities, our losses, though Ballantyne, each of whom pub below which a prudent under naturally considerable, were no lished over 100 stories. wfiler will abstain from vontur more than we might reasonably hardly likely, perhaps, that they ing. If in the near future losses axpect and much less than we at will equal Mrs. L. T. Moade and and casualties occur with the first anticipated. I do not think W. H. Kingstone, whose publish- same frequency (in proportion to there is anything further thated works ran to over 200 volumes. ti a bulk at risk) as they did calls for special reference, but I
It lo
the years immediately preceding shall be pleased to ruswor, to Astonishing figures of the the war, underwriters will, I fear, the best of my ability, any drain of British skilled workers discover that they have been providing insurance considerably questions arising out of the acto. America and other countries counts which shareholders may were given in the House of Com- bolow cost price." Although wish to put, after the accounts mons last month. It has been there is no cause for possimiem,thonsolves have boon duty already stated that the housing I think you will appreciate from Boconded.
programine is hold up by the whathavo just said that wal
emigration of large numbers of have our troubles and difficulties
.
I now propose the following skilled workers in the building like overyone else in these lean resolution:That the Roport trades. Mr. Sidney Wobb, Pro- and Accounts, as prosented, insident of the Board of Trado, tim08.
Although the accounts show cluding the payment of a final
gave figures. recently relating decreases in promium income dividend in respect of the year to skilled craftsmen in the metal and interest for the year 1922 of 1922 of 822 por sharo, and an and engineering trades-During $730,424,27 and $22,512.28 re.Interim dividend in respect of the first nine months of last year. spoutively, it will be seen that the year 1923 of $18 per share the latest figuros analyeod) the resull aftor 24 months work addition of £25,000 to Sterling 20,509 skilled workers in thore ing is some $15,000 better than Roserve Fund, of $250,000 to trades loft Great Britain for non- that for the year 1921, the reason Reinsurance Fund and 8505,072.81 European countries. Of this for this being the much improved to Underwriting Suspenso Ac number 12,807 wore taking up loss ratio of 54.99% as compared count bo adopted and passed.".
permanent residence in the
with 03.54% Working Account The resolution was seconded United States. Those skilled for the year 1923, after 12 months' by Mr. Ho Fook and unanimous working also shows a fall in pre-ly agreed to. mium incoma-of approximately $450,000 and the balance of
BUSINESS MATTERS.
$2,120,923.63, carried forward is On the proposition of the Hon. consequently less by $231,451.78 Mr. Chan Siu-ki, Boconded by than that for the year 1922 at the Mr. Lo Choung-shlu, Sir Faul same period. This account has Chater, Sir Robert Ho Tung, and
to yot, far
go, but
wa Messra. A. H. Compton, A. S. seo no prosent reason to fear that Gubbay, H. Humphroya, T. E. the ultimate result will bo Poarco and H. P. Whito, togothor otherwise than well up the with the Chairman of the Com- standard of its predodasors. pany, were re-olested tho Con-
Our assots, as expressed insulting Committee for the ensuing storling, stand at a higher figure year.
by £82,000 than a year ago and
Mr. H. Peroy Smith and tho
as expressed in local currency. Hon. Mr. A. R. Lowo wore ro
olooted auditors at a romunor-
they show an increase of over $285,000. The satifactory stato
at 31station of $750 each, on the pro- of various Reservos
position of Mr. Groonbill Desember 1922 has been more than maintained. The surplus to Boconded by Mr. Stevenson. be dealt with Is $1,368.319.45 out
This was all the business, the that of which has been paid an interim 'ohairman announcing dividend of $18 per share. We dividend warrants were ready now recommend the payment of and might be had on application.
craftsmen will henceforth, be como competitors with British workmen in the world market.
HARLAN HAS
NARROW ESCAPE.
Revolver Explodes As Actor. ́Draws; But He Keeps,
on working. --- Screen tragedy almost ba dame-roul tragedy whon a revolver in the hands of Kon- noth Harlan exploded proma turely, seriously injuring the screen here and temporarily stopping production work on. "The Virginian which is now playing at the Queen's Theatre.
BASEBALL COMEDY ! DRAMA
THRILLS and
LOVE I
TRIFLING
WITH
HONOR
With A Superb All-Star Cast Including ROCKLIFFE FELLOWES, FRITZI ridgway, BUDDY MESSINGER, HAYDEN STEVENSON..
Ho had drifted to the depths; be had bacame a derelict, far from any home port, chorishing still the memory of a beautiful, trusting girl! A girl who had waited- waited through woary youre for a spark of manhood within him to fame into RESPECT and HONORI Then she saw him again-and she loved him more than evor-and ho, the idol of millions smashed his way back to hot and her faith in one of the most ton180, dromes evor transforrod to the saroon!
DON'T MISS : IT !
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