THE HONGKONG TELE
E SATURDAY,
KOWLOON ELECTRIC POWER DEVELOPMENTS
CHINA LIGHT MEETING
GOOD PROFIT FOR LAST YEAR
COMPENSATION
JURY SERVICE SUMMONSES
LOCAL PRACTICE. TO":
BE REGULARISED
The Gazette contains the draft of an Ordinance to amend the Jury Ordinance, 1887,
Section 2 of this Ordinance re- peals sections 18 and 14 of the principal Ordinance and re-enacta them with modifications. Section
by
“BLOW" That the compensation of 13 permitted the Registrar of the Supreme Court, in forming any $2,000,000 to be paid to jury panel, to pass over the names Messrs. Shewan, Tomes, the of persons drawn who could not former general managers, "a be served with summonsco
reason of death or absence from Colony. The substituted heavy blow to the Company," the will be spread over a number Section 13 permits him in forming of years was revealed by Mr. a panel under Section 9 of the
Coroner's Abolition A. H. Compton, presiding at 1888, to pass over also the names the annual shareholders' of persona drawn who in his
opinion cannot conveniently meeting this morning, of the served in sufficient time to secure China Light and Power Com-their attendance as jurors. Death inquiries under Section 8 of the latter Ordinance have to be held pany.
at very short notice,
Ordinance,
be
Addressing shareholders, tho
Section 14 of the Jury Ordin Chairman sald:The gross profit for the year amounted to $1,134, ance, 1887, required that jurors' 600.02, ns against $1,000,296.66mmonses should be either served for the provious financial year. personally or left at the usual of the persons After charging Profit and Loss lace of abode Account with Directors', Auditors drawn two clear days before the and Consultants Fees, interest day appointed for the sittin of and depreciation, etc., nett profit the court.
NOT PRACTICABLE. stands at $068,855.27. Consider:
The provision requiring two ing that we have provided $384,000 for depreciation, which is over clear days notice in Impracticable Abolition Ordinance, $35,000 more than last year, and in cases under Section 8 of the in view of the well known fact that the general depression is not with-188, and unnecessary where per
thu out serious effect on this Colony, sonal service is effected.
over with
expansion your Directors. feel that there is every reason for congratulation residential districts on both sides that the net profit is as satisfac-of the harbour it has become in creasingly dificult to effect ser- tory na it is.
vice at the residential addresses
NEW PLANT.
Coroner's
Moro-
of
You will realise, of course, that of the persons drawn. For many the increased figure for the de-Year It has been the practice to preciation is necessary because we serve the summonses by leaving at have added to our plant in the the jurors' places of business! last year, the principal addition instead of at their residences. being a 60,000 lb. boiler, which I am glad to say makes for greater efficiency in the power station.
The Company's assets are shown in great detail in the balance sheet The and call for little comment. amount of approximately $240,000 added to Land Account is not due
of the jurors concerned.
Bomb, havoc in the residential district of Changchow after the visit
of Nanking aeroplanes.
HOUSE OF DETENTION REFORMS
NO MORE PRISON TASKS
GREATER LIBERTY
the
ANGLO-SOVIET TRADE DISCUSSIONS
Litvinoff-Chilston Talks in Moscow
London, Dec, 29. Anglo-Soviet negotiations- London during recent months for the conclusion of a new temporary trade agreement have made good progress.
the
and
RADIO BROADCAST
WEEK-END BROADCAST
RELAY OF LÁI WAH CUP
SOCCER FINAL
From Z.B.W. on a wave-length ot "365 motrest
3.20-0.20 p.m. (Approx:). A Run- ning Commentary on the. Lai Wah Cup Final between the Civilians and the Navy from the Hangkung Football Club Ground, by courtesy of the Hong- kong Football Club and the Football Association
0.20-7.30 pim. Chinese recorded programme.
7.30-11.30 p.m. European pro.
gramme.
7.30-9 p.m. A recorded programme. 8 p.m. Local Time Weather Report. Vocal Quartetto-Form Fours War
Songs Modley, (arr. Giroud),
The Big Four: Octet-Putting the Clock Back
(arr. Squire) Squire Celeste Octet.
Orchestral-Drury Lane Memories.
Regal Cinema Orchestra, Piano Solos-Jerome Kern-Medley. Piano Solos-George Cerwin-
Medley, Carroll Gibbons and the Savoy Hotel Orpheann. Band--Words and Music-Selection.
Debroy Somers Band. Band-Review of Revuea,
Debroy Somers Band. Band-The Evolution of Dixie (Lake). Reg. Band of H. M. Grenadier Guards. Orchestral-C. B. Cochran Presents.
The B. B. G. Dance Orchestra_with Alico Delysis, Les Allen, Peggy Wood and Mary Ellis.
Orchestral-The Gold Diggers of 1933
-Selection.
The B. B. C: Dance Orchestra.. VocalSong Carnival of 1933 Stars.
Flanagan and Allen, Carlyle Cousins, Peggy Wood and Dan Donovan.
9.11.30 p.m.
A relay of the Hongkong Hotel Dance Orchestra from the Hongkong Hotel Grill Room by courtesy of the Management. (During the intervals recorded musle will be broadenst from The Studio).
10.30 pm. Rugby Mid-day Press News
11.30 p.m. Close Down,
SUNDAY'S PROGRAMME.
10.30-11.30 a.m. A relay Union Church Service,
of the
Preacher: Rov. Dr. F, W. Norwood Minister of the City Temple, London. Order of Service Voluntary
Innvocation and Lord's Prayer Hymn: "Praise My Soul the King of Heaven" Scriptura Reading Hymn: Thy Kingdon Como"
Prayer Offertory
Hymn: "The King of Love my
Shepherd is." Sermon Hymn: "Crown Him With Many
Crowns." National Anthem
The substituted Section 14 re-
While the pointa at issue still POSSIBLE those cases where personal ser-
outstanding are serious they have quires two days notice only in vice la not effected and regularises the practice of leaving the aum-
Recent exposure of condi-een considerably narrowed.
They are now under discussion monses at the places of business tions prevailing at the House in Moscow between Lord Chilston,
British Ambassador, Section 3 amends Section 23 of of Detention has led to the Monsieur Litvineff, Conmissar for the Jury Ordinance, 1887, by institution of reforms under Foreign Affairs, who has recently returned from his visits to the to new acquisitions, but consists allowing the clerk of the court to
order made by the United States and Italy.-British for the most part of transfers net as the officer of the court who an
Account Buildings
of takes and records verdicts. It is Governor-in-Council
con- Wireless. from amounts paid for the reclamation impracticable for the Registrar to
MR. PEPYS IN of K.M.L. 93 Extension and K.M.L. be present in court on all occasions tained in the current issue 100, both adjacent to the present when verdicts are given, and the of the Government Gazette.
HONGKONG amendment regularises a prac- Thin power station.
order provides for Capital additions to plant and tice which has provailed for many rescissions of previous require machinery will strike you as being years.
ments regarding the employment of (Continued from Page 8.) very considerable, and it would seem at first sight that on theae fed to Mesars. Shewan, Tomes & Co. vagrants, under which power was plays not, he being in one of the alone we spent about $1,000,000 as compensation in respect to their allowed to order the picking of not King's small shippes and leaving during the past year. Actually, former General Managerahip. In more than 1% lbs, of oakuma the port. Yet I am persuaded it this is not the case, as a large part spite of the fact that this amount day, or crank labour not exceeding will be a good game and I hope
that the weather shall be fayre. of the stores and machinery. in was greatly in excess of anything 7,000 revolutions a day.
INDUSTRIAL TRADE.
29th. Reading in the newes- stock and in transit last year have that had been contemplated, I feel
The new regulation under this sheetes I do learn that there bei since been transferred to capital that I can say with confidenco after their
Installation and that-this-heavy-charge will not in heading provides that "a vagrant more talk of the monster in Loch erection on site, etc. In fact, the any way handicap the development in a house of Detention may be Ness and the learned-Professor.
dustrial trade, preferrably the the Megophias Megophins. and machinery in stock and in
the from reports I do rather judge it transit at 90th September, 1932. the cost of the expensive and pro-vagrant's usual trade, was just over $1,000,000, whereas tracted arbitration by Sir Joseph Superintendent of the House of to be a Whale Whale the corresponding figure this year Kemp, appears as an item in our Detention whore he is detained Porpoises Porpoises. Very busy
other at my office all day and inter Report. balance sheet, and it is desirable, shall prescribe, or at any is under $450,000,
your Directors consider, to write work of a hard bodily nature writing in my diary. NEW TERRITORY EXPANSION
our overhead it off gradually in the course of which the Governor shall from Extensions to
Provided
His Excellency the Governor has AB beginning. your time to time approve: system in the New Territories years.
this that a vagrant shall not be so em-given permission for fireworks, not
7.30-9 p.m. A recorded programme. were carried out in the following Directors purpose to place
sumployed in company with ordinary being unlawful fireworks, to be
off in a lawful manner within the
8 p.m. Local Time and Weather areas: From the Autau Super-year to a Special. Reserve a
Colony, between 11.45 p.m. on the
Report. tension step-down Substation to which is slightly in excess of the prisoners."
PERMISSION TO LEAVE.
1st December, and 12.15 p.m. on the
Band-Rienzi-Overture (Wagner). Castle Peak; this line is primarily commission which would have been
The old regulations also provid-1st January,
Reg. Band of H. M. Grenadier Guards. designed to feed the two large earned by Messrs. Shewan, Tomes brickworks in this neighbourhood, & Co. had they remained as Gened that a vagrant in the House of
His Majesty the King has not been Sung-Norina-Queen of Heaven, have both of which
Detention might be permitted to go adopted erat Managers,
While Thou Art Reigning (Bellini). out every day except on Su. iaya udviked to exercise his power of dis electric drive. This line is con-
(Ponchlelli). tinued on to that portion of Castle Peak district where some foreign to shareholders of the Company at and other holidays, during such allowance with respect to the Ordin-Song-La Gioconda Yes Suicide residences have recently been par one additional share to every hours as the Superintendent might ance to amend the Betting Duty Or orected. The extension from our seven existing shares heid by them specify, for the purpose of secking dinance, 1931.
In to employment, provided he had com- been announced
for auch House of Detention during Kwant! Step-down Substation to as hus
such hours or days as the Superin- Sha Tau Kok was completed, and papers. I may say that, after this picted the work prescribed
your The new order rends as follows: tendent thereof may specify, for I am pleased to report that the re-new issue has been made,
auch Suprintendent sidents in this area are appreciat-Directors, so far as they are able-A vagrant in a House of Deten-any son ing the advantages of a supply of to see at the present time, do not tion may be permitted to leave may consider sufficient."
anticipate the need for further!
gramme.-
or even
Benediction. 11.30a.m. Chinese recorded pro- 12-12.45 pm. A relay of the Hop Ynt Church Service.
12.45-2.30 p.m. European recorded programme.
total of these two items of stores of your undertaking.
This $2,600,000, together with employed at such work as an in-Gruvel of Paris do pronoutice It
NEW ISSUE.. Your Directors decided to offer
that day,
AR
electricity.
A special substation has erected in a suitable position
been
new capital in the near future.
1 now have to propose that thei amount of $820,018.73 which is
DAY BY DAY NEWS IN I DO NOT ENVY A CLERGYMAN'S |
BRIEF
to
Yet
The election of Dr. R. A. de Castro
Sanitary
.
Board is
The name of Dr. Lim Gim-kheang, Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery of the Hongkong University, has been added to the list of medical practi- tioners.
1 p.m. Local Time and Weather
2.30 p.m.
Close DowIL 4.30-7.30 p.m.
Chinese recorded programme.
7.30.12 midnight. European pro-
gramme.
(Monckton).
Cina Cigna (Soprano). Cello Solo-Sarabande (Sulzer). 'Cello Solo-Ave Verum (Mozart,
arr. Squire).
W. II. Squire, nand-Lionel Monckton Memories
Debray Somers Band. Pianoforte Salo-Minuetto from
Sulte (Suk). Pianoforte Solo-Bercouse (Chopin). Ignaz Friedman. Chorus-Chanvo-Souris The Knife
Grinder's Daughter (Traditional). Chorus Chauve-Souris Duet from
Pique Dame (Tschaikowsky). N. Balleff's Chiuve-Souris Com- pany with Eugena Safonova' and Finaida Erchova. Ostel-Operation (arr. Squire).
J. B. Squire Celesta Ocket.. Band-Marcho Slav (Tachaikowsky). Reg. Band. of H. M. Grenadier Guards. violin Solo-Mazurka (Zarzycki). Violin Solo-Romanza Andaluza (No. 3 Spanlacha Tanze) · (Sarazato).
Bronislaw Huzorman,
You Taught Me? (Leoncavallo).
supply electrle power to the large available for appropriation shall works connected with the construc- be dealt with as follows:-To pay tion of the Shing Mun Gorge Dam:n Dividend of 45 cents per sharnį LIFE AS AN EASY LIFE, NOR DO Basto to the The total loud connected will
The name of Dr. J. 5. Pyne, Doctor oventually amount to something in on the "Old" Shares allotted priorVY THE CLERGYMAN WHO MAKES Bazetted, the neighbourhood of 1,200 h.Ptional amounts
to 1st October, 1932, and propor-IT AN EASY LIFE~~Samuel Jokuson.
of Dental Surgery of the North-West on the Shares and it is estimated that the dam allotted aubsequently to that date, rongkong Telegraph on Monday, Now been added to the Dental Register.
There will be no issue of the University of Evanston, Chicago, kas will take from 3 to 4 years to absorbing about $591.484.50; place Year's Day. Publication will be re- build.
to a Special Reserve in respect of sumed on Tuesday. We take this op During the year, the Hongkong Compensation paid to Messrs. portunity of wishing our renders Brewers & Distillers, Ltd., put into Shewan, Tomes &. Co., $60.000: to Happy New Year. operation their brewery plant at carry forward the balance amount- Sham Tseng (Sham Cheng) which ing to about $169,454.23.
The names of the Chung Wah Yat as you know is electrically operat
Before putting this as a resolu- Po, Ltd., the China Tribune, Lid, the ed, taking their supply from this
tion, I should like to say that this Chung Wo Printing Press, Ltd., Trai It is notified for general informa- Company.
result, which I think we may re- Hon Yue Bros., Ltd., the ling Wah tion that the Consulate of Chile at Vocal Dust-Pagliacc-Why Have PRESSURE CHANGE. gard as decidedly good in present Co., Ltd., and the Nathan Ming Tak Hongkong has been closed until As regards the change of fre-circumstances, could not have been Restaurant Co., Ltd, have been struck further notice. Enquiries and com- Vocal Dueb-Pag Jaccl-My
off the Register.
munications should be addressed to the Consul-General for Chilet quency, this has been in large attained without the efflelent and
In connexion with the Abordeen Shanghai.. completed. Our pro-energetic work of the whole of gramme for the change of pressure the Company's Staff. I am from 2,200 to 6,600 volts is well in that shareholders will agree that are being invited for the removal The Finance Committee of the
Somers) hand, and we hope that so far as the Company's thanks are due to allt from the lower reservoirs in Legislative Council yesterday ap- Band-Faust. Frolics (Gound, arr,
Debroy, Bomers Band, the main feeders nro.
expenditure. The concerned them for their unfailing efforts work it being carried out for the pur-proved votes totalling $27,706 for
In supplementary
9-12 midnight, A relay of the Hongkong Hotel this work will be completed in all you are aware of course that pose of improving the water
Southorn, K.B.E, C.M.G., presided. districta before the end or thin since our Inst meeting Mr. pounded and augmenting the capnelty Colonial Secretary, Hon. Sir Thomas
Details of the votes haro alrendy been Dance Orchestra from the Hongkong Hotel Grill Room by courtesy of the year with the exception of the Strafford has retired from the ser- of the reservoir. Tsim Sha Tsui aron.
Management (During the intervals vice of the Company to which lie It is notified that the Convention published. All machinery and equipment had given such unstinted devotion between the United Kingdom and
On Monday, January 1, 1934, the recorded music will be broadcast from both at our generating station and I am glad to say that we still, how-Eathonis regarding Legal Proceedings
12 midnight Close Down in the substations has been main- over, retain his servicon in an in Civil and Commercial matters General Post Office and Branch Post the Studio).
Should reception prove satisfactory,' tained in high state of efficiency advisory capacity in England. As which was signed at London on the Offices will be open from 8 a.m. to 9
SEVERE BLOW.
nnnounced recently in the papers, 22nd December, 1031, has been extend-a.n. only. There will bo ong collec
a relay from Your Company was dealt a very the Directors appointed Mr. D. W.od to this Colony as from the 11th tion from the pillar-boxes and one de- the programme between 6 and 6 p.m.. sovers blow last February when funton, the Deputy Manager, 'to October, 1938. A copy of the Con-livery of ordinary correspondence as will be replaced by
vention may be seen on application at on Sundays. The Money Order Office Daventry. the Colonial Secretariat,
will be entirely closed. the sum of $2,000,000 was award- succeed him:
measure
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