TELEPHONE CO'S Hongkong Canton Trunk Cable
EXPANSION.
DEVELOPMENTS IN
NEW TERRITORY.
In the circumstances and having regard to the heavy expenditure met, think you will agree that the cash position, Idleated by the
THE
TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 1932.
HONGKONG
ALLEGED CHILD. CRUELTY.
GENEVA WHITE ELEPHANT.
Balance Sheet, cannot but he reFATHER CHARGED IN GRANDIOSE PALACE OF
ded as eminently satisfactory,
Further Expansion.
COURT.
PEACE.
Geneva, Feb. 12. The Palace of Peace-that-is-to-
8, Gresson Street. on his ape is meeting with evil days even
arance before Mr. Wynne Jones before it is erected. morning, Mr. R. C. Wilkinson (As- which has frozen fumis and érudita at the Central Police Court this į The blust of financial distres sistant Affairs), prosecuting.
Secretary for Chinese in every country has reached Geneva nad stopped the growth of this grandiose project.
The calling up of the additional A charge of cruelty and capital, to which I lyve just re-treatment of a four-year-old child SUCCESSFUL YEAR. Torred and which
rauks for was alleged against Lo Kwan, of dividend as from January 1, 1982, Two automatic, exchanges at will necessitate an increase in earnings for the year 1932 if the Taipo Market and Fanlieto present rate of distribution is to be opened about the middle of be maintained, nad every endea this year, declared the Hon. Mr. your will be made to effect this C. G. B. Mackie, presiding at the result by further expansion of annual meeting of the Hongkong your
Evidency was given by a fellow business rather than y
tenant to the effect that the child Telephone Company this morn-resorting to an increase in sub-
was continually beaten by the de-
The League's coffers are empty ing. The Company's policy in the "cription rates, matter of telephone extension la My predecessor in the Chair has,
fendant and his wife, and was and the full flow of subscriptions made to sit on a spittoon or sleep from States members has dwind other rural areas would be in- on the advisability of obtaining ↑ sereat once or twice but would Governments which are still an- !
on several occasions, commented
un cold pieces of board. It would led to a mere trickie from a few fluenced by the support, heGovernment's approval for Increns stated.
ing the amount of the annual ap-sions, witness would sustently ar-
not dare to cry for long. On oven-ixious to honour their obligations. The annual report commented on propriation to general the progress of the Company, and and I would take this opportunity rive at the house from office to forth; cease work on the Assem the statement of accounts revenird of expressing my concurrence
And the child being beaten, and asbly Hall, the imposing central a satisfactory year.
such views, more particularly
soon as the defendant saw witness piece of the whole Palace, with Mr. Mackle said Gentlemen, having regard to the rapid growth he would pretend to be playing carry on, if possible.
building of the Secretariat and The report of your
Directors of your Company's undertaking, with the child,
the Library. - and intement of accounts for the It is gratifying to me to be able
Witness said the parents would financial year ending December 31, to report that the year nder re-
try to make the child walk, but 1931, having been in your hands view has shown a record expan- when it refused it would be for the prescribed period, I will, gion of your business, resulting ten. with your permission, follow the in the connecting up of 1,461 ad- nauki procedure, and take them as ditional exchange lines as com- read.
pared with 428 for the previous Your
Satisfactory Service,
The Auditors' report is as frown: "We have audited the books, ne-
This development can. I think, counts and vouchers of the Come attributed to the excellence of pany monthly for the year ended
the service given to subscribers, December 31, 1931, and have ob-
coupled to the low subscription tuned all the information and ex-
rates charged for such nervice. planations we have required. We have also conducted an audit of the share tranfers and registers of the company throughout the yean and have found same in der. In our opinion, the balance bret is property drawn up so as to exhital the resultant die alties experiene- a true and correct view of the stated
The fat therefore has
gone
hat
the
in its present state of partial bea-construction, the Palace looks like the skeleton of a megalosarus, Corroborative evidence
was although somò hundred times big- given by a woman tenant.
ger, sprawling over the width of Both witnesses, under cross-Ariana Park. Its steel and con- examination denied that they had vrete frame work Heems a quarrel with the defendant. gruesomely lifeless that it is dif- The heuring was adjourned until Įficult to imagine it one day as be-
coming animated.
to-morrow.
par
Through its ribs, gigantic steel "elevators" stand on end to the [height of from 150 to 200 feet.
EXCHANGE RATES.
The Palace was 1-fated from Yesterday.
DMA, its earliest infancy. It
The automatie sytem has now been in operation for nearly two years and I think you will agree Geneva. that, notwithstanding the agverse Berlin.
Bel of ekuat: conditions and
Helsingfors
with a highly technical and | Athens.
Jelicate installation, Buenos Aires.
as at the introduction of this system bas been an unqualified success, a fact borte ant by, the exceedingly low ratio of complaints.
Shanghai New York. Austerdam Vienne..
of bifairs of the Hongkong Teleextremely phone Company, Fimited. December 31 1951, eroriding the best of our information and The explanations given to us and as shown by the banks of the Con
Madrid. The unpaid instalments still ur Rochurest pany Law, Binghans & Matthews, on the automatic exchange equips | Hongkong Chartered Acrotulants, Auditors:ments amount to £19,668. 4), H. Reassels.. Hong Kong, February 11 1982,
Increased Raynitles,
Prag
*406
.17%
1,5
10
now
nearly two-and-a-half years since The foundation Atom WICH Inid 18.37% with the full measure of inter.
untional solemnity.
217
728239
28 HRA .1/10,20/32 | 16.13/16
KLAB
1.71%
H.751
9.24 3%
.46%
BORA
1/51 16 25.46
14.15/16 26,75
.68%
71
18.16
18.121 18.351
TOON
.1/6,5/92
.4 70.97 16
.8012
2/81% 30%
3.914. .19.3/16
1.10%
British Wireless,
but under the contract conditions Minn
£12.827, 13. 0 of this on will be Stockholm paid in May, 1933, after which the Copenhagen Turning to the accounts, you wil amount outstanding will be
res Lisbon alarve by referring to the debit difced to a very low figure, rei side, of profit and Les
amount of the Account Presenting the
Bombay that the amount payable to Govern.inal instalment which is payable Yakobanus ment in respect of rayalities for in May. 1938. This method of Monterre
F your
unles
for plant, namely,
Montreal Wispymont
instalment $39,688.00, being $4.129.00 in ex- S
*gainst satisfactory Silver (spot} cess of that paid for the previous
performance, has proved rout
(forward) 19 wear and represents a very
satisfactory as, apart from the stantial contribution
assurance of the proper function-- funde.
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by
444
USED SERVANT'S TICKET.
TRAM CO. PROSECUTES
INDIAN.
On a summons accusing him of 125 using the monthly tram ticket of
his servant, an Indian, of 26, Kwok Min Street, was fined $10, the 1/6.5/32 maximum penalty under the See- tion of the Tramway Ordinance, by Mr. Wynnu Jones at the Central! Police Court this morning. A summons against the owner of the ticket was withdrawn.
,דאן
18.11/10
Your
Mr. A. Gilliard, of the Tramway Company, stated that the defendant.
had used the ticket to deliv: milk.
ing of the plant, having regard to about the middle of 1932, Consulting Engineer's fees show installation
the fact that in the matter of the Company policy in the matter of at increase of $3,505.94, which is meat provision must be made other rural areas will be inflacneed
of exchangy equip
talusion of telepine service tu alue principally to the bow rate fevering several years sterling exchange ruling
growth
an February 1 he went during with the result that a considerable by the support which it receives in the year as the chargi
to your portion of such equipment must
conexion with the fan new Ex- Company in this unexion is in sterling.
remain non-revenue earning for changes referred to, as, whilst your several years, the Company is, as
Company is prepared to necept an Referring to the creslit side of a result of auch arrangement. initial loss in the development of Profit and Loss Account, you will enabled to defer the major portion rural areas, it must see some pros. observe that the profit for the year of the capital outlay involved | pyet of such services becoming pro- was materially augmented as a re-until such time as the equipment it earning within reasonable | use the ticket sult of males of obadete stores and comtences to become productive, period of time. plant, and your Campany has now disposed of all the mugnet equipe | ment which became obsolete withi
New Exchanges.
i
Cables Laid Down
a munthly ticket for January, but as his servant was sick. He had
to the 1 threw of the Company to buy a ticket for his servant, intimaling that he did not require one for himself. The defendant was warn- ed that he would have to pay rach time he travelled and could not taken out in his servant's name. On the morning of February 16 last he was found by one of the Company's in spectors using the ticket.
EMPIRE TARIFFS.
SOUTH AFRICA'S “NO”
TO BRITAIN.
The rapid extension of your
in order to be in a position im the change-over to automatic work. businous will necessitale in the mediately to meet urders for the ing In the eirs unstapres, the re near future the installation installation of telephone service, cripts from this source, though of additional Exchange equipments your Company has laid down day. a non-recurring nature, have been both in Hongkong and in Kowing the year under review 4,293.- particularly helpful during the year lon and your Directors hav 226 circuit miles of underground under review in atleet im. 11 ulready given instructions for cables and rovered distribution, certain extent the higher working | Spelfieations to be drawn up and and it is worthy of note that there costs orvásioned by the low herling under called for, in which rela- must be very few telephone Ad- wathe of the Hong Kong dollar, tion it is expected that the limit of ministrations where such a large Provision has been made for the the capacity of the existing Ex-percentage of the Subscribers' finest payment of the usual
boraus change equipments will be reach- is served entirely by underground British tariff changes to make any South Africa cannot allow the European staff, which I have nod towards the end of next cables. doubt will be approved by share fear and, in keeping with the
alteration in the recout duties in- There being no further matters posed in South Africa hollers, in view of the very satisxressive policy which your calling for comment. I now bar
on goods factory results obtained during the inception. it is proposed that part of the Directors and the Ac-the departure from the gold stand- Company has apted since its formally to propose that the Re-order to prevent dumping after manufactured in Great Britain, in period under review, coupled with the additional Exchange equip counts for the Financial Year end-ard. which much additional ar if 1) may say, most satisfactory serature that time.
ments should be ready for service ing December 31, 1981, as present- www rendered in the mal- A you are aware, trunk tele-ing appropriations,
ed, be adopted, and that the follow- This statement was made by Mr. recommended Havenga, the Finance Minister, in phone service between Hongkong by your Diretors, as incorporated the Union House of Assembly in at Canton Was established on in the balance sheet, be carried in reply to a question whether, in September 1, 1931, when His Ex- to ofert namely:--
view of Mr. Chamberlain's state- ellenes the Governur. Sir William On the abilities title of the Peel, K.CAL.G., R.KE.. in
Payment of a Final Dividend ofment that neither the general nor balance
con- 66, making a total of 100 sheet,
fordditional duties would apply fo you will b-juu-tion
with the Provincial the year, $192,000; Transfer
the Dominions pending the Ottawa неге thul
your Governor of Kwangtung, Mr. Lam General Reserve, bringing same up would suspend the operation of the subject approval
Conference, the Union Government of
Directors Wen-koi, performed the langural) to $225,000, $50,000; enery forward dumping duties on British goods, Your recommendation that $50,#00,00 be ceremony. All who have had vee- to next Account. $€3,840,00. appropriated thereto) general resin to speak to Canton must have serve accounts will reach a figure been impressed with the clarity of of $325,000.00 which sum is re- the speech transmission and the presented on the counts side rapidity with which connexion is of the Balance Sheet by sound made between these two Cities. investments. You will be pleased
vice ter
the Installation and bringing into operation Trunk Line to Canton,
Bigger Reserves.
of the
Canton Line Success.
Report Adopted.
i
seconded by Mr. D. II. Blake, were The report and accounts, being
adopted unanimously.
to note the appreciation of the
On the proposal of Mr. Wong latter, as well as of the deprecin- Gront interest is being shown in Abraham, Sir Shou-son Chow anti tion fund investmenia, as shown the service
Ping-shun, seconded by Mr. Ezra and, although this Mr. D. II. Blake were re-ap-
operation for pointed directors.
Mr. J. H. Ruttonjce proposed the
by the comparison between the has only been in Fost of the investments and the several months, the returns in-
market value as at 31st December, dicate a steady increase in the re-appointment of Messrs. Lowe, traffe handled, and I am confident Bingham & Matthews as auditors,
1931.
•
RADIO
BROADCAST
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME OF RECORDED MUSIC.
· 0.00-8.30 gramme.
Broadcast by Z. B. W. an a-wave- length of 365 motren. (846 K.C.).
6.00-7.00 pm.. Chinese Programme. p.m. Children's Pro-
7.00-11.00 p.m. European Pro- gramme af Victor and B. M. V. Re- cords,
7.00 p.m. Mall Notice, ete. 7.03-7.35 p.m. Varlety.
Sang-Too Late. Sung-Home.
dred Bailey (Comedloane), 22874. Humorous Song-Taught Me How to
Play the Second Fiddle. Humorous Song-I'm a Specialist.
Frank Crumit. 22859. Orchestral-I Got the Ritz. Orchestral-I'm Sorry Dear.
Lainer-Harris Bt. Francis Hotel Orchestra. 22830,
Song-Lies. Song-Concentratin".
Mildred Bailey (Comedienne). 22880. Vocal Trio-In the Cumberland
Mountains.
Bud and Joe Billings and Carson Robison. 22852, Vocal Duet Missouri Valley.
Bod and Joe Billigs. 22802, 7.35-8.00 pm,
Sonata in A Major (Schubert Op. 162) Played by Sergei Rachmaninoff (Pinnist) and Pritz Kretaler (Vio linist).
8210-8217.
8.00 p.m.
Local Time and Weather Report, 8.05-8.45 p.m.
Selections by the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra.
Carnival Overture (Dvorak). 6968. The Fire Danco (de Falla). Fantastic Symphony-March to the
Scaffold (Berlaz). Islamey (Tone Picture)
6869.
(Balakirew), 6870. The Sleeping Beauty-Ballet Suito
(Tschaikowsky). 0871-6872. 8.45-9.00 p.m. Band Selections. Marche Lorraine (Genne).
In Garde Republiculae Bind. 82907. Youth and Vigour (Lautenschlager). Band of H. M. Coldstream Guards. 12408. Policeman's Holiday (Ewing). Wee MacGregor Patrol (Amera).
Band of H. M. Coldstream Guards. B2024, 9.00-11.800 p.m. Dance Music. Fux Trot-I Love, to Hear a
Military Band.
Fox Trot-Oh! Mo'nah.
22822 Fox Trol-You Try Somebody Else, Fox Trot-I Should Have Known
Better. 22854. Fox Trut-Hiding in the Shadowa
of the Moon. Fox Trot-That's Why Darklen
Wero Born. 22850. Waltz Carolina's Calling Me. Fox Trot-One of Us Was
Wrong. 22877. Fox Trot-Lucille! Fox Trot-Mary.
22867. Fox Trot-A Faded Summer Love. Fox Trot-Old Playinate. 22827. Fox Trot-Can't You See. Fox Trot-When It's Steepy Time
Down South. 22828. Waltz-Always. Waltz-Princess Avia-
Medley, 19955. Fox Trut-River Stay Way From
my Door. Fox Trot-Was It Wrong. 2280), Fox Trot-Now's the Time to
Fall in Love. Fox Troi-Freddy the Fresh.
man. 24800. Fox Trut-Nobody's Baby in
Somebody's Baby Now. Fox Trot-Any Corner is a Cozy
Corner. 22820, Wallz-Pagan Moon. Fox Trot-One More Kiss, Then
Good-Night 22878. Fox Trat-The Night Was Made
for Love. Fox Trot-She Didn't Say
"Yes." 22869, Fox Trot-Gettin' Sentimental. Fox Trot-My Goodbye to
You. 22876, Fox Trot-One Little Quarrel. Fox Trot-There's a Blue Note
In my Love Song. 22873. Waltz-Save the Lost Dance for Me. Fox Trot-Too Late.
22871. Fox Trot-Wrap Your Troubles
in Dreams. Fox Trot-Do You Bellove in
Love at Sight? 22811, Fox Trot-All of Me. Fox Trot-By the Sycamore
Tree. 32870. Fox Trot-Blues In my Heart. Fox Trot-Sugar.
22610. Waltz-Ceelle. Waltz-Destiny.
21600.
9.30 p.m.
Mr. Havenga said that as these duties were independent and on- tons duties and preferences, the the Radio Servico Station. tirely distinct from ordinary Cus- Union Government saw no way of suspending them.
KING HOLDS CIVIL LEVEE.
A call of $2.50 per share on that the success of the project isnt a fee of $3,400 a year. Mr. D. CHEERED BY LARGE CROWD. the partly paid shares of the Com-trendly assured; furthermore, the Tollen seconded, and the resolu- pany and amounting to $300,000.00 linking up of Hongkong and Can-tion was carried.
was made on December 21, 1931,
ion by telephone must have a very Those present were the Hon.
the
R. II,
London, Mar. 8. Attended by the Sovereign's
as it had been found necessary beneficial influence on the trading Mr. C. G. 8. Mackie (Chairman), during the year to
но into over- draft
to meet payments is respect Cities which will eventually be ex- Warren, R. G. Shewan,
and social relationships of those Sir Shou-aon Chow, Messre. J. P. Escort of the Household Cavalry, the Instalment due on the pur-tended to embrace other centrex in Kotewall, J. Scott Harston, D. Buckingham Palace to St. James' Equipment and to finance the cost CORL
of
of recurrent capital expenditure work in the latter country is in-gart (Managing Dircetor). J.
In the matter of obtaining sup-creased.
P. Sherry (Manager) and W. L. plios of underground cables and The question of developing tele- McKenzie (Secretary). Instrument plant, for the normal phone service in the New Terri Shareholders present were development of your undertaking. torles has engaged the attention Mosers. J. H. Ruttonleo, Ezra As a result the overdraft hus been of your Directors, who have ap Abraham, D. Tollen, E. M: Rny- retired during the financial period proved the installation of two small i mond, P. II. Sin, Wong Ping- and in addition, payment in the Automatic Exchanges at Talpo shun, D. Tollen, Lam Kwal, Tang amount of $428,187.27 was made Market and Fanling which, it is Hung-ha, C. Hatt, Young Yau and for the British Section of the hoped,
A. G. Grenven. will be ready for service"
King to-day drove from
and held the first etvil
Despite the rain, a largo crowd Heed the route along the Mall and cheered the King as he drove by British Wircicas,
levee of the year.
The P. and O. a. Carthage, from Shanghal. In due here at 0 a.m. Friday.
on
An Announcement by Dr. Radio of
11.00 p.m. Rugby Mid-day Press News.
11.05 p.m.
Close Down.
All records in the above European programmes are kindly supplied by Mesars. Moutrlo and Co.
HONGKONG SHARE MARKET.
OFFICIAL SUMMARY BY STOCK EXCHANGE.
The market opened with a stendy undertone, but trading remains on a scale. Sterling shares, restricted however, were marked up, that being thue to the lower exchange.
Salon.
Ilongkong Banks $1420.
Union Insurances $400.
Hongkong Trams (20/21, IIK. Electrics 7424.des Cements (Combined) $17.80/18.10.
"Keltic" and "Bective"
FOOTWEAR.
For Mon
The sizes and Attinga ero 80 numerous
that
every normal foot can be accommodated with the utmost ease.
They are designed by highly skilled craftsmen working upon the finest materials and will be found economical and surprisingly durable in wear. All sizes now showing from size 4 to 11 in Black and Brown Calf suitable for all occasions.
Sole Agents
WM. POWELL LTD
10, Ice House Street.
SNACK TIFFINS
SOUP-ENTREE-SWEET
AND COFFEE
ONE DOLLAR! LANE, CRAWFORD'S
RESTAURANTS.
Exchange Building
and King's Restaurant.
DO YOU KNOW THAT
COOK'S ?
TICKETS
SUPPLY:
for any journey by Train, Steamship, Aeroplane and Automobile, and vouchers for hotel accommodation at the various Companies' tariff rates without extra charge.
FREE OF CHARGE
INFORMATION concerning all travel arrangements, Banking facilities, Congresses, Schools, etc. RESERVATIONS on practically every service in the world. Travel, Hotels, Theatres, Olympic Games
other and
prominent Sports and
Athletic Meetings.
Cable charges, if any, not free). MEETING of steamers and trains at all important
centres.
AT BEST RATES TRAVELLER'S CHEQUES, Letters of Credit, Drafts
and Foreign currencies.
REMITTANCES and TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFERS,
Special arrangements for those who send home regular payments.
BAGGAGE TRANSFER Service and delivery of Gooda AI CUSTOMS to all parts of the world. formalities.
INSURANCE POLICIES for Life and flaggage.
COOK/WAGONS-LITS
WORLD TRAVEL SERVICE.- THOS, COOK & SON, LTD.
Opposite Star Ferry Pier.
Queen's Building.
MAN HING
TAILOR
PERFECT FIT GUARANTEED
No.-9 D'Agullar Street.
Dairy Farms $284.
Buyers. Hongkong Banka $1426. Union Insurances $430. Douglases $28- Wharves #1524. Providents (Old) #4.00. Providente (New) $234. Hotels (Old) $18.00, Hongkong Hemitins $9.00. Chlines
Tel. 20780.
Comments (Combined) $18. Amusemente $19.00.
Codalractions (Old) $6.20, Constructions (New) $1%; Górt/Lowas 4% Proufum,
Docks 829, 3
Shanghal Lands Tie, RT. Humphreys 8žā, blak China, Lights (OK) $31. Malabon Bugars $55.