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As the crime defying Philo Vance. The world's greatest detec tive solves the most startling crime of his
career.
THE
BENSON MURDER CASE"
A Paramount Picture
with
IW<B @
WILLIAM POWELL
as Philo Vance
Wednesday, April 29.
ROUSING OUTDOOR ROMANCE-LIKE "THE VIRGINIAN ·
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY,
EFFECT OF 1925 STRIKE.
COMPANY LOSES MORE THAN HALF ITS CAPITAL.
CHINESE EASTERN
RAILWAY.
DIFFICULTIES OVER PRICE OF RESUMPTION.
Harbin, Apr. 27. Concerning the Nationalist de- REDUCTION APPROVED. mand for the taking over of tho
APRIL 27. 1931.
THREE SNATCHING INCIDENTS.
CHINESE WOMEN LOSE VALUABLES.
CAINE ROAD CASES.
During the week-end. three A loss of over half the capital of Chinese Eastern Railway, negotin- the Russian **ch $1,000,000 of the Chosen Company, tions between
instances of unknown Chinese Limited, No. 90, Des Voeux Road Chineso delegations have been con-snatching valuables from women, Central, after having been serious-tinued with the latter insisting on were reported to the police. Two ly affected by the strike of 1925.
Incidents occurred in Caine Road,) the old nasenament white the third was in D'Aguilar] and having earried on at a loss, re-adhering to sulted in an application by the made on the railway some yeara Street. Company for reduction of the
Lai Shing-yee, a widow employ- capital before the Chief Justice Nationalist Government should pas police of the loss of a pair of gold ago to fix the price at which the
ed at 403, The, Peak, notifies the (Sir Joseph Kemp) at the Supremu Court this morning. The applies
eur-rings with jade drops, valued tion was made by Mr. F. C. Jen- kin, instructed by Mr. M. W. Lo.
The Soviet oficials demand that at $120. She stated that she was in Caine Road at 230 p.m. on the railway of Messrs. Lo and Lo, and no cre- a new assessment
yesterday when an unknown ditors were present.
should be made, the price of reChinese, approaching from behind, sumption to be fixed according to seized her by the hair and anatch- The Company was incorporated the average of the two assessments.ed her enc-rings. He ran away on March 15, 1924, with a capital Chinese Government circles here before the alarm could be raised. of $1,000,000, divided into 10,000] belleve that this may prove a real The second case in Caine Road shares of $100 each. The Company obstacle towards a final settlement occurred yesterday at 5.30 p.m. had issued 7,000 of its shares and on the question.
the sum of $100 had been paid up.
for the resumption.
the
when Ho Kam, a married woman,
She had
The
By a special resolution, duly puss- One of the primary reasons for 48. Tung Street, was victimlazi ed and confirmed at extraordinary the Soviet consenting to resumption by a young Chinese whose age she meetings, it was resolved "that the lies in the fact that Russian la-estimated to be about 22. capital of the company be reduced bourers are likely to predominate her ear-rings, with gold buckiej from $1,000,000, divided into even after the control is taken over attached, snatched from her.
Moreover, the articles were valued at $10. Chinese. 10,000 shares of $100 each, toy
According to a report made to) $200,000, divided into 10,000 shares Soviet Government has in view a
industrial development the police by Aa Mul, aged 17 of " of $20 each, and that such redue-gigantie tion be effected by cancelling capital scheme to be financed by the huge Glenealy, she had a black leather handbag snatched from her right that hus been lost or is unrepre-sum obtained.
Arm 117 shic
watking in ented by available assets to the Mr. Chiang Tsu-ping, Chinese|D'Aguitar Street at 4 p.m. yester- [extent of $80 per share upon each atinister to Berlin, who has assist-day. The bag contained a small
ot the 7,000 shares. which have led General Mols Teh-hul at the Mom of money and personal effects, been issued and are now outstanden Conterence for the last few to the total value of $8, in, any by reducing the nominal weeks, left on Saturday for Nan- amount of a shares in the coming to attend the National Con- pany's capital from $100 to $20 per vention on 3Glay 5th, - Rousko, -shire,“
It was also resolved "int
and when the rediting of the balance on the debit side of that' capital of the company as propos-necount was 3660,000.
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ed in the abovementioned resolu A large stock of goods, carried tion I confirmed by the Court, by the company since the strike the capital of the company be in-of 1926, was disposed of in 1925 creased to $300,000 by the erea- at a great loss, and the Directors
Capetown. Apr. 20. tion of 5,000 new shares of $20 and shareholders were fully satisfi The Government of the Union of each, ranking fur dividend and in ed ht the asketa of the South Africa has accepted the ten- all other respects pari pasta with company. less its liabilities, could der of £960 a year submitted by the existing shares of the company,"not, in any sense, be regarded as the millionaire sportsman. Com- equivalent to the amount of its mander Glen Kidston, for the The loss is attributed to the paid-up capital, and that the de-transport of diamonds from AL- fact that since the strike of 1925 elency of $580,000 or upwards exander Pay to Capetown. the business of the company had must be regarded as a permanent Commander Kidston, who re- | been carried on at a loss, and no deficiency and ought to be written-erntly flew from England to Cape,
lividends had been uld. The off or cancelled.
town in six days, thus breaking" balance of profit and loss each year His Lordship granted the applica-the record for that journey, is had been carried, forward to the tion, directing that the words and engaged in the formulation of a Profit and Loss Account and on reduced be used for a month, and scheme for extending the Sonth January 29, 1930, the necumulated that the matter be advertised. African internal air services.
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