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BANK OF CANTON.
The sixteenth annual goner! meeting of shareholders of the Bank of Canton, Ltd., was held at the Bank's offices No. 6 Des Voeux Road Central, yesterday.
THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 1927.
WOMAN'S MEMOIRS.
NEW LIGHT ON "K. OF K."
"Exactly-friendly is a thon- sand times finer than love. I would go into the midst of a hundred knives for a friend. I bolieve love Is a sham, whoreas. friendship goes on for ever and beyond.""
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Mr. Li Yuk-tong (Chairman of the Board of Directors) prosidod,
So and Lord Kitchener, sitting. and was supported by Messrs. LI Po-kwai, Li Sing-kui, Li Yik-mul, in the shadows of the tomba of Ng Yee-hon, Ng Yew-ting, Tam the Khanlifs, outside Cairo, speak Won-tong-Tsang Yew-ting, Choying to Belle Livingstone,
American girl who, like the Chang, Chan Fu-cheung, Lam Woo (Directors) and Mr. Li Taze heroine of "Gentlenen Prefor Blondes," came to Europe and Share- chung (Sub-Manager), holders present wore Mesars. Ma saw life. Ying-pui, Yuen Sing-kam, Lam Belle Livingstone was so enter- Hon-ping, Kwa Eng-lee, Leangtaining that King Edward, then Yuk-ahun, Quan Shu-john and Prince of Wales, had her invited several others.
to a party to which fe was going in order that he might enjoy her story-telling. Sho has now writ ten an astonishing account of her career, which is published by John Hamilton, Limited, under the title "Belle of Bohemia-the Memoirs of Belle Livingstone." It is like "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" in real life. The publishers an nounce that they hold a certificate from the authoress that the book is true.
Following the reading of the notice convening the meeting, the Chairman said:Gentlemen, the Report and Statement of Accounts have been in your hands for some time and with your permission we will follow the usual procedure and take them as road. The pr fit for the year, including the sum of $16,733.12 balance brought for ward from last account, and after paying all charges and writing cff bad and doubtful debts, amounts to $1,233,598.26, which we have for appropriation. With this we propose to deal as follows. To transfer to the Re-
serve Fund ..................... .$150,000.00 To transfer to the Re- serve for bad and doubtful debts..... 300,000.00 To write of Furniture, Fixtures and Vaults account
4,748.26
124,818,87
To Branches Organisa-
tion account To pay Dividend at 6%
per annum...... 619,824.52 To pay Bonus to Direc-
tors and Staff.
To carry forward to
next account,.
Capital Conversion.
72,460.70
61,715.91
Belle has had four husbands. When she went on the stage ini America her foster-father (she was a foundling) objected to her touring because she was not mar- ried. She went out, selected a likely-looking man in the street, told him her plight, and asked him to marry her. He did within an hour or two, and they parted at the church door.
Next. time she met him-by accident, in New York-she asked him to divorce her. He did. The next she heard of him was that he had died and left her £30,000. She packed for London.
She had what the American newspapers proclaimed as the per- feet feminine figure-a living Venus de Milo. Barnum offered her £200 a week. When she came to London she had an introduction capital into silver has been effat from J. B. Duke, the American ed in accordance with the Resolu-tobacco king, to London friend, tions passed at the Extraordinary who took her to Earl's Court Ex General Meeting on the 23rd Octo-hibition.
The conversion of our sterling
ber 1926 and confirmed at a simi-
to
Joint Invitation.
lar meeting on the 10th November 1920. I am glad to be able
Ten leading financiers and min- report that the Bank's business ing men of the moment signed an For the year under review is eon-invitation to her within a week to sidered as satisfactory in face ofdine at Willis' Rooms. They in- the abnormal conditions prevail- cluded Whitaker Wright, Yerkes, ing. I think there is nothing John Hays Hammond, Frank Gard further that calls for comment and ner (then said 'to be one of the I now beg to propose the adoption seven richest men), and Horatio of the Report and Statement of Ac-
Bottomley. counts for the year ended 31st December 1926. When this has been seconded I shall be pleased to answer to the best of my ability any question you may desire to
Mr. Ny Yee-hon in seconding the proposal said: think all will agree that the Report and Accounts for 1926 show very satisfactory results of the year's working, and with these remarks I beg to second the adoption of the Report and Statement as presented,
No question was asked, and the Resolution was put to the meeting and the adoption of the Report and Statement of Accounts was carried unanimously..
Lord Kitchener was one of a party at the next able, and the two parties joined. Eventually they all adjourned to Belle's roomy.
"Thus," she writes," began a strange and unique friendship be tween the great soldier and myself.
... In 1912, when I return- ed to Paris after my last honey- moon. Lord Kitchener crossed the Channel expressly in order to congratulate me and to meet my new husband. This was only one of many ways in which he proved that If ever he took the trouble to like a person his friendship lasted across the years.
"Let there be no misunderstand- ing, however, about, my friendship with Lord Kitehoner. It was a of Messrs. Li Po-kwai, Ng Yow-friendship between a man Ling, Chan Fu-cheung Lam Woo, great brain, of great fame, and of Choy Siu Woon and Tam Woon-world-wide renown, and a Boher tong retiring from the Board in mian who happened to be a woman accordance with the Articles of and that was all. There was Association but being eligible for never any question of a flirtation. re-election,. offer themselves ac-We were just friends, and this cordingly. The election will take curious friendship is perhaps my place on the 9th proximo.
most cherished memory.
Not a Woman Hater.
"Messrs. Percy Smith, Seth and Fleming were re-elected Auditors
"It has been said that Kitebener for the ensuing year at a remun- eration of $2,250.-by a resolution was a woman hater, but I rather proposed by Mr. Li Sing-kui and think that, as he was marching at the hend of a glorious proces- seconded by Mr. Ma Ying-piu.
The Chairman announced that sien of great moments, all social dividend warrants would be ready life pulled upon him, while the publiclty that was always focuss- next week.
BIG IRON PROJECT.
£3,500,000 SOUTH AFRICAN CORPORATION.
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ed or Him made him supersen- ada Kite to any "Teminine vancés.
She suggests that Lord Kit- chene had air early love, dis appointment.
Millionaire friends, knowing
Belle lost all her money in a party of her men friends, took a gold-mining crash, and then, at 'a party of her men friends, took a Capetown-Mr. Creswell, Min- bet of £5,000 to £5 that she would ister of Defence, has introduced travel round-the-world for noth
Bill to promote the development ing. within the Union of the iron and allied industries, under which nothing of the bet, carried her South African Iron and Steel In- and her chaperone to Cairo. As dustrial Corporation will be form-soon as she arrived there she re- message to ed with a capital of £3,500,000. ceived a mysterious
The corporation's capital com- go to the Nile, where she would prises 2,000,000 Ordinary £1 find a dahabich flying the Ameri- shares-of which the Government can flag.
She went, and found that the will take 500,000, the remainder being offered for public subscrip- vessel-half-yacht and half-house- tion-and 1,500,000 £1 Preferenc boat had been fitted up to resem shares, which will also be offered ble her rooms in London, with her
favourite books fying about. for public subscription.
Power is given to augment this capital by £250,000, as well as to raiso a loan not exceeding £1,500,000.
Then came a note saying that an old friend "permits himself the liberty of, asking if he may dine with you to-night in your boat..." The Bill provides that the re- The unknown was Kitchener. He quirements of the South African had heard that she was coming Railways, as far as iron and steel to Egypt, and Lady Willlam Beres- are concerned, shall bo bought ford (Lily, Duchess of Marl- from the corporation at a price borough) had at his request sont not more than 10 per cent, above him a description of Belle's house. the cost of the imported article. At least so the book pays.
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mense fortuno left by Lord Bears-and dignify the principal entrance ted is to be distributed has been to the Guildhall, by removing kept a closely guarded secret, but the building at the corner of detalls of the will are likely to be Gresham-atrect," be said, "and by published soon.
building a new art gallery on the Lord Bearsted served as a City site, duplicating in the main lines alderman for thirty-six years, and of its design the church of Law- A great scheme for improving he was Lord Mayor of London in rence Jewry, which stands on the the Guildhall, in which, the late 1902-3.
other side of the approach. Viscount Bearsted, the millionaire The Achemo to which he had "An enlarged "Guildhall-yard oll king, was keenly interested. is given his support was devised by would have high ornamental gates being pressed forward by mem-Sir Banister Fletcher, the archi- at the entrance, and the schemo bors of the City Corporation. teet, and he said to a Daily Express also provides for better office ac- There was a persistent rumour representative that it had been commodation in the Guildhall.
"I have often said that the pre- in the City recently that Lord under consideration by the City "Bearsted's will would provide for a Corporation for three months, and sent accommodation is not worthy substantial donation to assist the there was every prospect that it of a small provincipal town."
The question of cost has not fund, probably to the extent of would be adopted.
Thero is financing the building of a now art
no question of Sr been gone into yet, but it is rough- gallery, but the Daily Express Banister being employed in a pro-ly estimated that the scheme would an expenditure of not could obtain no confirmation of fessional capacity, as he is him-jinvolve
Iself a member of the corporation, Imore than £250,000. g this,