TELEPHONE CO'S Hongkong Cantón Trunk Cable.
EXPANSION.
DEVELOPMENTS IN
NEW TERRITORY,
In the circumstances and having regard to the heavy expenditure met, I think you will agree that the cas) position, as indicated by the Balance Sheet, cannot but be re- garded as eminently satisfactory.
THE
HONGKONG
NOT A FAMILY PARTNERSHIP.
DEFENCE IN BIG CLAIM.
Further Expansion. The calling up of the additional Mr. B. G. Sheldon continued his capital, to which I have just re-opening address in the family
SUCCESSFUL YEAR.ferred and whleh ranks for partnership dispute case, which is
Two automatic exchanges at Taipo Market and Faning are to be opened about the middle of this year, declared the Hon. Mr.
tice (Sir Joseph Kemp) in the Su- being heard before the Chief Jus preme Court, and which promises to be a lengthy matter.
There are three plaintiffs, Hung
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 1932.
STUDENT MYSTERY.
Continued from Page 1)
made frequent enquiries at the Hotel Ceell for Mr. Bradford this, morning, he failed to see him, and it was not until 2.15 p.m. that he was put on the scent of the misa- ing man. An already related, hé found him altting on one of the seats on Blake Pier. He was at- tired in white ducks, grey coat and felt hat, but had shaved off
dividend as from Junuary 1; 1982 will necessitate an Increase in present rate of distribution earnings for the year 1932 if the to be maintained, and every endea- your will be made to effect this annual meeting of the Hongkong your business rather than by Telephone Company this morn-resorting to an increase in sub- ing. The Company's policy in the crption rates. matter of telephone extension to other rural areas would be in fluenced by the support, he stated.
The annual report commented on the progress of the Company, and the statement of accounts revealed a malinfactory year.
C. G. S. Mackie, presiding at the result by further expansion of Hung Kung-cheong and his moustache.
Yu-fai, alias Hung Shau hing, all of No. 24, Ki Kon Lane. Amoy, at present staying at the Empress Hotel, Nos. 159-160, Con- aught Rond Central. Defendant la Hume He
AU,
Ing the aniount of the annual ap- / Que. Amoy, now living at the Great i
nad
RADIO BROADCAST
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME OF
RECORDED MUSIC.
Broadcast by Z. B. W. on_a_wave- length of 366 metres. (846 K.C.').
5.00-7.00 p.m. Chinese Programme. 6.00-6.30
Children's Pro- gramme.
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7.00-11.00 p.m. European Pro- grammo of Víctor and II. M. V. Ro- corda
7.00 p.m. Mall Notico, ste. 7.03-7.35 p.m. Variety. Song Too Late. Song-Home.
As soon as he learnt about the mystery attached to him, the news | of which, he said, was entirely My predecessor in the Chair has,
unexpected, he expressed a keen on several occasions, commented on the advienbility of obtaining No. 12, Lung Tau Street, Kulang to the authorities.
(or Huen)-ehung, desire to make bis presence known Government's approval for increas
flotel. No 112. Connaught propriation to general
Road Central. and I would take this opportunity Feserve,
Plaintiffs claim a declaration that of expressing my concurrence in
the Kai Sui Firm, or the Hung Kai nuchi views, more particularly Sui Firm, of Tol Sze Hong, Amoy, having regard to the raild growth a partnership, of Hung Yuk-nau of your Company's undertaking. and other plaintiffs and defendant.
It is gratifying to me to be able 389.187.68, deposited by the Kai Northern port, but owing to the Mildred Bailey (Comedienne). 22880,
For
n declaration that the sum of to report that the year under re-ul Firm with the Chui Tak Loong
ke He explained that Bradford were two University nun from Hollywood, who were doing a trip of the world in order to
nish off their education.
They had been to Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai, and intended to go
Brindisi to
from the
disturbances there, no bont was
on
Mr. Mackie said:--Gentlemen, The report
of your Directors and statement of accounts for the financial your ending December 31, 1931, having been in your hands view has shown a record expa- Elzm. No. 26, Den Voeux Rond leaving for their next call, and
for the prescribed period, I will. with your permission, follow the neúni procedure, and take them as rend
sion of your business, resulting in the connecting up of 1,181 ad- ditional exchange lines as com pared with 628 for the previous STRE
in-
In
they had come down to Hongkong on the Talawa and were intending to make the trip to Brindisi by the Moncalieri. This ship la sche- duled to leave Hongkong to-day, but at noon, said Bryant. It had
not arrived in port,
Mildred Bailey (Comedienne), 22874, Humorous Song-Taught Me How to
Play the Second Fiddle. Humorous Song-I'm a Specialist. Orchestral-1 Got the Ritz.
Frank Crumit.
Orchestral-1'm Sorry Dear.
Lofrer-Harris St. Francis Hotel Orchestra. 22800.
Song-Lics. Song-Concentratin',
22850.
Vocal Trio-In the Cumberland
Mountains. Bud and Joo Billings and Carson Robison. 22852. Vocal Duet-Missouri Valley.
Bud and Joe Billings. 22852. 7.35-8.00 pm.
162) Played by Sergel Rachmaninoff Sonata In A Major (Schubert Op.
(Pianlat) and Fritz Krelser (Vio- 6210-8217, astonist).
enjoyed his stay and had Just “burimed round,"
WOMAN CONCEALS
OPIUM.
TWO BUNDLES ROUND WAIST.
West, and paid into Court to the credit of Original Jurisdiction net- on No. 237 of 1930, is the money The Anditors" report is as follows:
of the parties and does not belong --"We have unfited the books, ac-be attributed to the excellence of
This development enn. I think, to defendant personally.
Plaintiffs further claim an counts and vouchers of the Cam- pany monthly for the year ended
the service given to subscribers, Junction to restrain defendant December 31, 1931, and have ob-
coupled tu the low subscription from taking the above mentioned tained all the information and ex-
rates charged for such service.
sum, pending the hearing of the
In reply to question nction ur further planations we have required. We Satisfactory Service.
order of the whether he had experienced any Court. For an order that the trouble during the last two days, have also conducted an audit of the The automatic sytem has now
money is to be paid out to plain-Bryant replied in the negative share tranfers and registers
uf been in operation for nearly two NTs and defendant in equal Abares, and said that he had thoroughly | the company throughout the
year years and I think you will agreech other relief as the Court may and have found same tu undey, In that, notwithstanding the adverse de just, and costa. our opiniom, the balance sheet is fleet of climatic conditions and the Rad Sud Firm is, or ever was a For the defence, it is denied that property drawn up as to exhibit the resultant difficulties experience i a true and correct view of the stateed with a highly technical, and fly firm, and that plaintifs or of affairs of the Hongkong Teleextremely defente installation.y of them worn, at any time, phone Catapany, Limited. as at the introduction of this system has declares that he founded the firm partners """ the firm. Defendant December 1 1931. aecording to been an unqualified serem, a fact himself and has always been the Be best of our information and horne out by the exceedingly tow the explanation given to us and ratio of complaints.
Mole
proprietor. as shown by the book of the Com-
Defendant further states that the The unpaid instalments still due pany Lowe, Bingham & Matthews,on the nutumatic exchange equip statement of claim long to him sums of money referred to in the Chartered Accountants, Auditors:ments amount to £19,668 0.8, and that plaintiffs have no right Hong Kong, February 11 1982,
but under the contract conditions or title to any part of it at all. £12,827. 13. 6 of this mum will be addition, says defendant, plaiutiffs' paid in May, 1932, after which the claims are barred by the Limitation Turning to the accounts, you willmount outstanding will be re
Acla and by the observe by referring to las debit sued to a very low Agure, re-
Amendment Or Mercantile Law presenting the side of profit and Loss Avent Anal instalment which is payable Mr. Leo D'Almada, jualor, is for that the amount payable to Govern May, 1933.
Mr. H. G. Sheldon, together with ment in respect of royalifies for payment for plant, namely, by K. C., together with Mr. F. C. Jen- This method of plaintiffs, while Mr. Eldon Petter. the year under review was instalment $39,588,00, being $4,129.00 in ex-performance,
against satisfactory kin, K.C., is for the defendant. cess of that paid for the previous satisfactory
has proved most The ease is proceeding, year and represents a very
as, apart from the stantial contribution
bassurance of the proper function- publieing of the plant, having regard to about the middle of 1932. funda.
the fact that in the matter of the Connolting Engineer's fees show installation of exchange equip Company policy in the matter of Your an increase of $3,505.94, which Isment provision must be
madesion of telephone service to due principally to the low rate of covering several years growth other rural areas will be influenced sterling exchange ruling during with the result that a cousiderable by the support which it receives in the years the charge to your portion of auch equipment must nexion with the two new
The prosecuting police officer Company in this connexion is in remain non-revenue earning for changes referred to, as, whilst your robbery had been committed at stated that shortly alter an armed sterling.
Referring to the credit side of ja
several years, the Company' is, as Company prepared to accept an. 128, Woosung Street, Inspec result of such Arrangement, initial loss in the development of tor Andrew was keeping a watch Proft and Loan Account, you will enabled to defer the major portion
rural areas, it must see some pros outside when the detendant came observe that the profit for the year of the capital outlay involved pest of such services becoming pr down the stairs of No. 130, the ww materially augruented as a re-until such time as the equipment it carning withle sult of sales of obsolete stores and commences to become productive. I period of time.
reasonable
occupants of which were under plant, and your Company has now
suspicion, as it had been alleged disposed of all the magnet equip
Inat the robbers hat obtained necess to No. 128 from No. 130. Andrew bad her
Increased Royalties.
<1
Is
New Exchanges.
of the
ment which became obsolete with The rapid extension of your
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180-1.
Cables Laid Down.
Ex-
Stopped and searched by Insper- for Andrew in Yaumati after an armed robinry at No. 128, Wuo- aun Street about a fortnight ago, a woman named Li Sam-ruul was found to have, two bundles of raw
respectively, tied round her waist. apium, 129 taels and 44 taels
police to a house where 62 tuola After being arrested, she took the
of Bon-Government
prepared opium was found,
She was charged before Mr. Fraser at the Kowloon Magistracy session of the contraband. this morning with unlawful pos- She admitted that the opium was her own.
In order to be in a position im-Inspector
the change-over to automatic work-businesa will necessitate in the mediately to meet orders for the searched and the contraband was ing. In the circumstances, the resear future the installation of installation of telephone service, found. ceipts from this stree, though or additional Exchange equipments your Company has laid down dur-
ita
distribution,
His Worship imposed a line of
CORRESPONDENCE.
incero Club Apology.
a non-recurring altre, have been both in Hongkong and in Kow-ing the year under review 3,293 $2,000 or two months' hard labour, particularly helpful during the your loon, and your Directors have 126 circuit miles of underground under review in atfecting, ta
already given instructions for cables and covered certain extent the higher working specifications to be drawn up and and it is worthy of note that there costs occasioned by the low sterling tion it is expected that the limit of ministrations where such a large tenders called for, in which rela- must be very few telephone Ad- value of the Hong Kong dollar.
Provision has been made for the the capacity of the existing Ex-percentage of the Subscribers' Hacs payment of the usual bonus, toed towards the
#hange equipments will be reach-
is served entirely by underground | Europeau staff, which I have near and, in keeping with the
ent of next enbles, doubt will be approved by share-progressive policy which your calling for comment,
There being no further matters holders, in view of the very autis-Company has adopted since factory results obtained during the inception. it
I now beg period under review, coupled with the additional
formally to propose that the Re-
(To the Editor, Hongkong is proposed that port of the Directors and the Ac which much additional and, if ments should be ready for service ing December 31, 1931, as present.
Telegraph.] Exchange equip counts for the Financial Year end- Inay say so, most satisfactory ser-before that time. vice
Sir-With reference to your WAR rendered in the mat- fer of the
As you are aware, trunk tele-zd be adopted, and that the follow-report of my speech at the Cheers installation
ing appropriations, recommended Club annual meeting, I find that dphone service between Hongkong by your Directors, as incorporated my criticism of the Government of the and Canton was
September 1. 1931, when His Ex- to effect namely:
In the balance sheet, be carried in was based on a false assumption eellency the Governor, Sir WIR!am
and wish, to retract the implica- On the liabilities side of the Peel, K.C.M.G., K.B.E..
Payment of a Finol Dividend of
tion that the Government WIN balance
con-16, making a total of 10% objuretion with the
for responsible for the closing of the serve that subject your Governor of Kwangtung, Mr. Lam General Reserve, bringing same up
the year, $192,000; Transfer to of the building to continue in use. Club while allowing other parts approval of your Directors'
Wen-koi, performed the ungural to $225,000, $50,000; carry forward recommendation that $50,000.00 beceremony.
Therefore wish To withdraw my All who have hac occa- appropriated thereto) general re-stou to speak to Canton must have
to next Account, $63,840,00.
charge that the Government hat acted unfairly towards the Cheezo serve accounts will reach a figure been impressed with the clarity of of $326,000.00 which sam is re- the speech transmission and the
Club and I unreservedly apolo presented on the grecounts side rapidity with which connexion is
I may have caused the Govern- gise for any embarrgasment which of the Balance Sheet by sound made between these two Cities, investments. You will be
ment-Yours, etc., pleased
bringing into operation
Trunk Line to Canton.
Rigger Reserves.
sheel, Fou will
to note the appreciation of the
latter, as well as of the deprecia-
established
in
Provincial
Canton Llue Success.
Report Adopted.
seconded by Mr. D. II. Blake, were The report and accounts, being adopted unanimously.
On the proposal of Mr. Wong Grent interest is being shown in Abraham, Sir Shou-aon Chow and Ping-shun, acconded by Mr. Ezra and, although this Mr. D. II. Blake were re-ap-
tion fund investments, as shown the service
by the comparison between the has only been in operation for pointed directors. cost of the investments and the several months, the returns in market valuo as at 1st December,dicate a steady increase in the re-appointment of Messrs. Lowe. Mr. J. H. Ruttonjea proposed the trafle handied, and I am confident Bingham & Matthewa na auditors.
1931.
Club:
P. 3. CASSIDY.
LOCAL CRICKET.
I.K.C.C. TEAMS, FOR SATURDAY.
8.00 p.m.
Local Time and Weather Raport, 8.05-8.45 p.m.
Selections by the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra.
4908.
Carnival Overture (Dvorak). The Fire Dance (de Falla). Fantastic Symphony-March to the
Scaffold (Berlioz). 6800, islamey (Tons Picture)
(Balakirew). G870. The Sleeping Beauty-Ballot Bulte.
(Tochaikowsky). 0871-0872. 8.45-9.00 p.m. Band Selections.
Marche Lorraine (Ganne). La Garde Republicaine Band. B2007. Youth and Vigour (Lautenschlager). Band of H. M. Coldstream Guards. 12408, Policeman's Holiday (Ewing). Wee MacGregor Patrol (Amers).
Wrong 22877.
22867.
Band of H. M. Coldstream Guards. 2024, 9.00-11.00 p.m. Dance Music. Fox Trot-I Love to Hear a
Military Band. Fox Trot-Oh! Ma'nah.
22823. Fox Trot-You Try Somebody Elas. Fox Trot-I Should Have Known
Bettor. 22854. Fox Trot-Hiding in the Shadows
of the Moon. Fox Trot-That's Why Darkine
Wore Born. 22850. Waltz-Carolina's Calling Me. Fox Trot-One of Us Was
Fox Trot-Lucille! Fox Trot-Mary, Fox Trut-A Faded Summer Love. Fox Trot-Old Playrants. 22827. Fox Tret-Can't You See. Fox Trot-When It's Sleepy Time
Down South. 22828, Waltz-Always. Waltz-Princess Flavia-
Medley, 19955. Fox Trot-Riyer Stay 'Way From
my Door. Fox Trot-Was It Wrong. 22831. Fox Trot-Now's the Time to Fall in Love Fox Trot-Freddy the Frosh-
man, 22805. Fox Trot-Nobody's Baby is
Somebody's Baby Now. Fox Trot-Any Corner is a Cozy
Corner. 22829. Waltz-Pagan Moon, Fox Trot-One More Kins, Then
Good-Night 22878. Fox Tral-The Night Was Made
for Love. Fox Trot-She Didn't Say
"Yes," 22868. Fox Trot-Gettin' Sentimental. Fox Trot-My Goodbye to
You. 22976. Fox Trot-One Little Quarrel. Fox Trot-There's a Blue Note
In my Love Song. 22878. Waltz-Save the Last Dance for Me. Fox Trot-Too Late,
22871. Fox Trot-Wrap Your Troubles
in Dreams, Fox Trol-Do You Believe In
Love at Sight 22811. Fox Trot-All of Mc. Fox Trot-By the Sycamore
Trea. 22870. Fox Trot-Blues la my Heart Fox Trat-Sugar.
22810. Waltz-Ceelle. Waltz-Destiny.
21569,
9.30 p.m.
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A call of $2.50 per share on that the success of the project is at a fee of $3,400 a year. Mr. D. the partly paid shares of the Com- already assured; furthermore, the Tollen seconded, and the rosolu- pany and amounting to $900,000.00 inking up of Hongkong and Can-tion was carried. was made on December 21, 1931, ton by telephone must have a very
The following teams will represent as it had been found necessary
the Hongkong Cricket Club against Those present were the Hon. beneficial influence on the trading Mr. C. G. S. Mackie (Chairman), Saturday, at 2:00 p.m. first cleven the Craigengower Cricket Club on during the year to go into over- draft to meet payments is respect
and social relationships of these Sir Shou-son Chow, Messrs. J. P. on the Club ground and the record of the Instalment due on the nur tended to embrace other centres in Kotewall,
Cities which will eventually be ex- Warren, J. Scott Harston, D. H.
R. G. Shewan, R. I. eleven at the Craigengower Cricket chase of the automatic Exchange Equipment and to finance the cost
China as the trunk telephone net-Blake, (Directors), J. H. Tag- 1st XI.-H.
Owen Hughes (Cap- of recurrent capital expenditure work in the latter country is in-eart (Managing
creased.
The annual report of the China and W. L.dine, J. E. Potter, A. Rold, J. E. P. Shorry
Richardson, E. R. Ducklit, O. E. Provident Lean and Mortgage Co., Instrument plant for the normal phone service in the New Terri
the directors recommend be.ap HonH: A. EVAivos, and thes R. P. Ltd., states that, after treating Marton, II. J. Armstrong, prosent development of your undertaking. to 8 h engaged the attention Mosar,
portion of interest on loans as 10 Stríðand at 80.16 per share on the is for re ejection. a result the overdraft has of your Directors, who have ap- Abraham, D. Tollen, E. M. Ray- End XL-R. S. W. Paterson (Cap- past years, and after making pra- retired during the financial period proved the installation of two small mond, P. II. Sin, Weng Flag-tain), F. A. M. Elliott, R. R. Davies, vision of directore and auditors' fully paid-up shares, $94,888.48 Anditons The Accounts have and. in addition, payment in the Automatic Exchanges at Talpo shun, D. Tolles, Lam Kwai, Tang C. B. Gahagan, P. W. J. Flanner, L. fees, mortgage interest and de
to pay a dividend of $0.08 per been, audited by. Messrs. Liasto a amount of $128,187.27 was made Market and Fanling which, it is Hung-ha, C. Hatt, Yeung Yau and D. Kilbee, 3. M. Bunley, J. A. 1. prectation, the net profit for the share on the partly paid shares, Davis and Mesare) Parcy Smith, for the British Section of the hoped, will be ready for service A. C. Greaves.
Plummer, J. B. Davies, L. A. Whipps, year.amounts to 890,384.49. This $23,688.12; to carry forward to & Fleming, who offer theme J. R. Way.
sum. together with the 1 balance 1939 Account, 898.224.442
Pup:
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The question of developing tele-McKonzia actor). J. tain), E. J. R. Mitchell, G. U. Shelmer.
wore
Shareholdera auttonjeo, Ezra Edwards, A. J. R. Wolf.
brought forward from the previous Directors.In Recordance with year, namely, $125,756.01, pro- the Company's Articles of Asso» vides a total of $216,140,04, which clation."
retire from
portioned as follows:—To pay a the
(for re-election.