THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY,
FEBRUARY 2, 1934
HONGKONG AMUSEMENTS REACH COMPROMISE
UNITED THEATRES
DEBT
DIRECTORS' ELECTION POSTPONED
That a compromise has been reached in litigation between the Hongkong Amusements, Limited,
DOLLAR REFUSES TO FALL
CONFUSION ON N.Y. EXCHANGE
POUND STEADY
New York, Feb. 1. Sterling to-day withstood
The foreign exchange market was very confused, having failed to get square with monetary
and United Theatres, Incor-all attacks upon it, whether porated of Shanghai, in respect real or imaginary. of a sum of $300,000 claimed by the former as a result of a transfer of their interests in subsidiary companies there, was disclosed at the adjourned annual meeting of the Hongkong Com pany held at Queen's Theatre Building to-day, at noon.
the Intest A campaign of plant production on Belgian beaches has developments," but French and
severe galos along the coast. sterling early regained a nominal followed heavy damage in recent loss and from that atage onward remained stationary..
If there was any real onslaught upon sterling, it Wha readily
There were present Messrs. J. M. Noronha (Chairman), Ko Leong checked by the Exchange. Equall- hoe, Lo Kan, Leo Iu-chung, and Masution Fund. Tsul-chlu, (Director), C. S. Rosselot (Secretary), G. K. Hall
The dollar refused to decline in
Brutton, D. M. Biggar and D. L.relation to gold currencies and it Strellett (Shareholders).
After the Secretary had read the Auditors Report, the Chair- man anid:
"Gentlemen, you have had the Report of your Directors and the Statement of Accounts
In your
is now at a substantial premium over London and the franc. This sitúation made imports of gold on private account profitable. Router.
ARMS CASE NOT PROVED
KOWLOON CHARGE
FAILS
Owlag to Insufficient evidence. a man named Li Hang was dis-. charged by Mr. Wynne-Jones at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning on an allegation of being
hands for more than the required SWANSEA WIN CUP in possession of a revolver and
period, and 1 propose, therefore, to follow the usual custom of taking these as read.
It is with much regret that the Accounts, disclose a loss in work- ing. I would explain, however, that it has been deemed necessary to extend the Company's Fiscal Year to June 30th instead of clos- ing at March 31st and the con- Requent inclusion of three months' working, (namely, April, May and an excep- June), which covered tionally bad period, has produced this result.
STILL PENDING.
REPLAY
PLAY PORTSMOUTH
IN NEXT ROUND
London, Feb. 1. Swansea Town defeated Bury by three clear goals in their F. A. Cup roplay at Swansen to-day, and qualified to meet Portsmouth in the fifth round, to be played on February 17.
The menace of relegation moved closer to Liverpool to-day when You will notice in the Balance they went to Leicester and sulfer- Sheet under the hending ofed defeat by the only goal scored. "Property Realisation
Liverpool are now third from the that an amount of $146,078.34 has bottom and Chelsea's recent re- been realized by the disposal ofvival is ominous. properties which sum we expected
Account"
to be at your disposal this year.
In the Third Division (North),
Unfortunately, the transfer of our Tranmere defeated Accrington
interests in subsidiary companies by two goals to nil-Reuter.
has resulted in litigation between this Company and United Theatres, Inc. and the balance due to us, namely, $300,904.06 has not yet been received. In anticipation of an early settlement of this litiga- tion the Financial Year was ex- tended, as stated, but your Direc tors much regret that settlement of this matter is still pending.
1 am pleased to say, however, that since we met last a compromise
GOLD SHARES IN DEMAND
ACTIVE BIDDING IN LONDON
has been reached which subject On the stock markets. gold
at
London, Feb. 1.
were shares
extremely active throughout the day and after the
five rounds of ammunition.
It WAR stated by Detective Sergeant Lamont that the revolver and ammunion were found in the
"TELEGRAPH"
SUPPLEMENT
ART
To-morrow's Picture Features
There will be an interesting and varied selection of topical illustrations in to-morrow's issue of the Telegraph Pic- torial Supplement.
Amongst sporting ictures will be a group of the players who took part in the tennla match between K.C.C. and Shameen T.C., snapshots at the Fanling Itacos, and a group of the teams which have entered the Colony's open basketball competition.
There will also be groUPS taken at the dinner dance of the Australian and New Zea- Innd Association and at the fancy dress carnival held by the officers of Victoria Gaol.
Other pictures will include some striking scenes from the Philharmonic Society's forth- coming production of "The Pirates-of-Penzance."-
will have to bo submitted to you General Extraordinary an Meeting for your approval.
With thead remarks, Gentlemen, closing British bidding continued kitchen of the ground floor of No. I beg to propose that the Direc on the street markets with fur-23, Ash Street at 8 am, on January ther gains. Prices of typical 31. The floor was used as an tors' Report and Statement of
Mines, opium divan and it was alleged were: Crown Accounts for the 15 months ended stocks
hiding 30th June, 1933 be adopted, and 10.13/16: Rands, G. Trans-At-that defendant was seen
the weapon in the kitchen, after this has been seconded Ilantics were also in demand.
stocks After evidence of seizure was Government British shall be glad to answer, to the beat of my ability, any questions closed firm with War Loan 8% given by the police, Chan Sing Shareholders might wish to put. per cent. 101.11/16.-British Wire-gave evidence of seeing defendant
Mr. G. K. In Brutton!
I beg lose.
to second the adoption of the Re-
port and Accounts.
I
OTHER BUSINESS POSTPONED,
man,
SOME DRIZZLE
in the kitchen with a parcel in
ho his hands. He alleged that actually saw defendant hiding it near the chimney,
Asked how he knew that the Dr. D., Strellett: Mr. Chair- The anticyclone remains ten parcel contained a revolver, wit
and ness said a bit of the barrel wag I beg to propose antred over South Manchuria amendment to this proposal by the pressure also appears to be in-protruding, but police evidence revolver was exclunion of the Report of that porercasing over South Chins. The showed that the
between securely tied up with two piecea tion dealing with the re-election, depression is situated confirmation and appointment of the Loochoos and the Bonina. of cloth,
Remarking that he could not winds, Directors, and that this subject be Local forecast: N.E.
on the evidence, his further adjourned sine die,
moderate; cloudy; probably some convict
Worship discharged the defendant,
Mr. D. M. Biggar: I beg to drizzle. second that.
Put to the meeting, the Report | and Accounts in its amended form was carried unanimously.
This concluded the busine88.
BRIES DAY BY DAY NEWS IN
During January only 0.41-hich AS THE SUN, BREAKS THROUGH
Во HONOUR rain was recorded at the THE DARKEST CLOUD,
Gardens. PEERETH IN THE MEANEST HABIT.----
CHOPPER ATTACK [Shakespeare.
SEQUEL
:
of
Botanie
MAN BEHIND GAS WARFARE?
PROF. FRITZ HABER PASSES AWAY
RADIO BROADCAST
TO-DAY'S BROADCAST.
FAMOUS GERMAN TWO STUDIO CONCERTS FOR
CHEMIST
(Special to "Telegraph")
(ly Telegraph. Coveright. Telegraphic Ass sages Ordinance, 1884. Riscalesd, February 1,8-31 m.)
Baile, Feb. 1.
The death has occurred of Pro- fessor Fritz Haber, the famous German chemist, and the inventor of the process for generating hydrogen from the air.
He is generally credited with having been the originator of the employment of polson gas in warfare.
After
He was six-five years of age, born at Breslau In December, 1868.
in studying Berlin, Heldelberg and Charlottenburg he the technical went in 1894 to
of the chemistry department
College, Technical Karlsruhe where lie later became a professor. He was called to Berlin in 1911 to be professor, and director of the
- Institute Kaiser-Wilhoim Chemistry.
of
WAR SERVICES. Haber specialised in electro- chemistry, devoting his ellef attention to electrolytic reductions of and
the production to aluminium by chemical means. Later he became known in con- noxion" with researches into gases through the construction of the "Haber interferometer" and of the "Haber fire-damp tube."
Widely believed to have been the originator of gas warfaro, his most important achievement was the winning of nitrogen from the air.
То this
Germany discovery, owed her ability to continue the great war for more than 4 years. Without it she would much sooner have found it impossible to supply either food for her people powder for her guns,
NOBEL PRIZE.
THIS EVENING
From ZDW on a wavelength of 355 metres:
4.80-7.30 p.m. Chinese prógrammo. 7.80-10.30
p.m. European pro-
gramme.
7.30 p.m. Closing Local Stock Quotations, etc.
7.33-8 p.m. From the Studio. The 20th of a series of lessons in "Cantonese" by the Rev. Mr. H. R. Wells.
8 p.m. Local Time and Weather Report.
8.3-8.30 p.m. Variety. Orchestrat-The Shadow Waltz. Orchestral-I've Got to Sing a
Torch Song.
Rudy Vallee and H
Connecticut Yankees.
Song Zigeuner. Song-If Love Were All.
Ivy St. Heller (Soprano), Piano Solo-Can't We Talk It Over. Piano Solo-Now That You're Gone.
Carroll Gibbons and His Boy
Friends. Song Munic in the Air-The Song
is You.
Turner Layton (Tenor), Vocal Duet-Music in the Air-I've
Told Ev'ry Little Star.
Layton-and-Johnstone.
Orchestral One Hour With You-
Medley.
New Mayfair Orchestra. Song-Let me Give my Happiness
to You. Song Three Wishes.
Jessie Matthews (Soprano). Orchestral-A Little Love, A
Little Kiss. Orchestral-Becasso,
Albert Bandler and His Orchcatro. 8.00-9.45 pm. From the Studio. A 7th recital of Gramophone records by Mr. C. B. R. Sargent,
9.5-9.50 p.m.
Overture A Night in Venico
(J. Strauss).
State Opera Orchestra, Berlin. 9.50-10.20 p.m. From the Studin. A Planoforte recital by Professor S. Maklezelt.
Programme.
1. Pastorale (Scarlatti)
or
4.
I
The discovery was made before the war and in 1919 he was award- ed the Nobel Chemistry Prize for lit. The award was criticised out-1 side Germany' on the ground that the process had been chiefly valu- able to the German fighting forces, the but the judge who allotted prize pointed out that the dis- covery was of universal impor- tance, as it provided cheap nitrate fertilisers.
t
It is claimed that two-thirds of the world output of synthetic ammonia and of its factory saltpetre are made by processes perfected by Haber. His synthe tic nitrates were a terrible blow to the natural nitrates industry of Chile.
Studie (black key) (Chopin) Tarantella (Liszt)
Prelude (Scriabinu)
G. Nocturne Consulation (Liszt)
6. Impromptu (Chopin)
7. Polonaise No. (Chopin) 10.20-10.30 p.m.
Nell Gwyn Dances (German).
Reg. Band of H.M. Grenadier
Guards. Rugby Mid-day Pres
10.30 p.m. News.
10.35 p.m. Close Down.
STUBBS ROAD INCIDENT
CHAUFFEUR BROUGHT TO BOOK
An incident in Stubbs Road, in which a private car cut in in front Mr.. D. W. driven by of a car Phillips, led to the appearance of the driver, LI Ching, before Mr.. FORCED OUT BY HITLER.
Hamilton, at the Central Magis- Notwithstanding his grent ser-tracy this morning, on a summons war for having disobeyed a traile vices to Germany in the Haber was forced out of his post signal at the junction of Morrison in 1933 after Hitler came Into Gap Road and Stubbe Road. power. The reason was that he
Mr. Phillips said he was just was a pacifat, though not
turning into
Road from Stubba active one.
Addreasing the Inter-Parlia- Queen's Road, having been given mentary Union in 1926, he said the green light, when the detend- it would be a great blessing if the aut, who was coming down Stubbs nations would at last realise that Road, cut in in front of his car war was not profitable business. and proceeded in the direction of
thing." "The monstrous
he the Valley.
an
added, "is not so much gas war, Mr. Hamilton imposed a fine of as war in general-the war of the $15, remarking that he was much future with its mass operations by obliged to Mr. Phillips for bring- alreraft on a. defenceless
arcsing the case. which will spare neither women
nor children. This deserves to be Leung Choy, a lorry driver, was fought with all the resources of Aned $10 for dangerous driving. politics."
Inspector Nicol said defendant An hour in the was doing 28 miles were Connaught Road West, which was exaggerated and that explosives crowded with people at the time. were more deadly.-United Press.
Haber considered
that
effects of gas
warfare
re-
Two cases of typhoid were ported to the local health authorities Mr. Richard McDonnell, manager on Wednesday. of McDonnell and Gorman, Inc., of Shanghai, arrived here by the s.s. The "Safety First" film is to be business displayed at the Alhambra Theatre ALLEGED ASSAILANT |President Harrison on
at Yaumati to-morrow, Instead of at the Sai Yuen Theatre.
CHARGED
trip.
day
on
A Services' dance will be held in
Mr. L. P. S. Bourne, manager of pn Monday The outrageous attack on a well-the European Y.M.C.A. to-do Chinese girl in the heart of evening, commencing at 9 p.m. Music Messrs, Mackinnon, Mackenzle and the city yesterday had a sequel in will be provided by the Cheer-0 Band Co., Calcutta, arrived here by the the Central Police Court this under Mr. G. W True. Adinisalons.. President Harrison, Recompanied
will be $1, including refreshments. by his wife. morning.
The alleged assailant, Fung
At the next meeting of the Hong- The Japanese cruiser Kuma will keng Branch of the English Assocla- Powan, aged 63, described as a commission ngont, appeared before leave Hongkong for Saigon on Sun- tion the Hon. Sir Ilonry Pollock K.C.,
morning next. This
official LL.D. will deliver a
lecture Mr. Balfour charged with causing calls were exchanged between Rear Kipling's Poems." The meeting will grievous bodily harm to Chan Lal- Admiral Niiyama and His Excellency be held in the Helena May Institute ching with an axe in Queen's Road the Governor, Its Excellency that 5.30 pm, next Tuesday, February Central.
G.O.C., the Commodore and the Senior d. Whon charged, the defondant Naval Officer. admitted the offence.
Yu Hing, unemployed, who lost his Dot-Inspector M. Murphy up- Wu' Yin, a married woman, charged money through gambling appeared piled for a week's remand, stating before Mr. linnilton, at the Central before Mr. Balfour in the Central that the complainant was suffer- Magistracy this morning, with having Magletrney this sworning charged ing from a fractured skull and was returned from banishment was sen-with stealing 25 cents from a hawker in a serious condition. The police tenced to twelve months imprison- in Hollywood Road. Inspector Bren- nient. Sho was arrested in West nan_stated that when caught the de objected to bail at the present Point. In reply to Mr. Hamilton, fendant offered to return the money stage.
Inspector Hourihan sald defendant had Defendant claimed he was a juvenile, Accused Wha remanded In been banished for life for a kidnap but his Worship hold he was over 10, custody.
ping offence.
and remanded the case for 24 hours.
ALLEGED OBSCENE
BOOKS
SALESMAN & AIRMAN CHARGED
118
an
Lee Mine, a salesman, and Tean
described Cheuk-ping, aviator, were produced before Mr. Hamilton, at the Central Magi- stracy this morning, by Inspector Elston on a charge of having published obscene and revolting books, entitled "Love Stories" at No. 28, Lyndhurst Terrace, ground floor
Defendants were represented by Mr. W. A. Mackininy, who pleaded not guilty, and asked for. n remand.
Hearing of the case was fixed for noon on Monday next.
Defendants were allowed. bail in $200 each.
Leung Ming-sai, a motor cyclist, On a summons of was cautioned
hia not having full control of
Road East. cycle in Queen's Sorgeant Youo sald defendant had taken both his hands off the
to handle bars adjust his tie. Inspector Nicol remarked that do fondant was the person who was knocked off his cycle by a private car. some time ago.
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