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RONALD COLMAN — JOAN BENNETT
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CDIETRICH The SCARLET EMPRESS”
JOHN LODGE
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& SATURDAY. A RATHER BUM TITLE FOR A VERY GOOD PICTURE IT'S THE SEASON'S MOST EXCITING THRILL ROMANCE! Chastor Morris and prótty Sally Eilors have never appeared to bottor advantago than in this Hundred-milo-an-hour comedy thriller skat's filled with Laughs.
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The MING YUEN STUDIO has removed to the 3rd Floor of No. 6 Queen's Road Central.
JUST OPPOSITE the Dairy Farm's Soda Fountain.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1936.
GODOWN COMPANY
MEETING
HEAVY COST OF DREDGING
GOOD WHARF
EARNINGS
A considerable decrease in earnings and an unexpectedly heavy expense for dredging were fentures of the Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson's speech at the forty-ninth ordinary annual meeting of the Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., held to-day.
The Chairman romarked drop in storage and lighterwork re ceipts, but said that recelpla at the wharves were $57,000, better than in 1934.
on the
At the meeting were the following directors: Mesars, the Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson (Chairman), M. T. Johnson, S. II. Dodwell, D. Drummond, Frank FA. Joseph, A. Von
W. T. Goodwin, Lawrence
and
Sir Robert Ho Tung Shareholders present were Messra. G. D. S. Thomson, D. Mackenzie, G. G. W. Sewell, J. M. Alves, A. Murdoch, and A. N. Mackenzie.
The serotary, Mr. F. H. Crapnell, read the notice convening the meeting CHAIRMAN'S SPEECH
The Chairman said.-Gentlemen
U.S. To Buy Canada's Silver
WITHDRAWING FROM WORLD
MARKET?
of
Washington, Mar. 4. The United States Treasury to-day] announced that it would henceforth purchazo Canadian newly-mined allver, only through the Bank Canada, however,
The Treasury insisted that there WAN particular significance to this move and that it will only centralise the buying of newly-mined Canadian metal, to be bought at the prevailing market prices.
Some ebservers believe the ar. rangements include an agreement to purchase all or a certain percentage of the Canadian production, which amounts to about 10,400,000 ounces the Treasury command of 62 per cent. annually. If this is so it would give of the world's production, since it is already taking all American and Mexican newly-mined metal.
The arrangement is also bellayed to imply Amerien's gradual withdrawal from the world's ailver trading market-Beuter.
IN WORLD MARKETS
Washington, Mar. 4. volume of purchases of the United The Immediate effects Di the States Treasury's orders to purchase
STRIVING FOR GOOD OF CHINA
WANG CHUNG HUI INTERVIEWED
TO APPROACH HU HAN-MIN
• (Special To "Telegraph”)
Singapore, March 5. Mr. Wang Chung-hui, prominent Chinese diplomatist, interviewed hero to-day, denied that he was returning
active polities in China and denled the report that he had been offered the Foreign Ministry by the Nanking Government.
He admitted he would try to per undo Mr. Hu Hun-min, the famous southern statosman, to go to Nanking in order to effect a better under- standing between Chinese leaders.
"I can do more than actively par- ticipate in politics," he said, "I can advise and conciliato the divergent views which threaten to cause dik- mption...
is not a serious thing. I think a ""Mr. Hu Han-min's stay in Canton. complete understanding between Nan-
The report and accounts having been newly mined, silver in Canada is not king and Canton is in night and I
In your hands for some time, I will, with your permission, follow the usual procedure and take them as rend. The past year's workings dis- close a considerable dec
decrease in
In carn-
ings. There was a drop of $108,000 in receipts for storage and $68,000 in lighterwork. In wharf work, how. ever, the receipts were $57,000 better
ກັກ In 1934, Work at the wharves was very satisfactory, for 325 ships were berthed and 618,730 tons of cargo Janded, titis being 100 vessels more to go alongside and an increase of 80,200 tons of cargo landed com- pared with 1914. These figures illustrate that it is undoubtedly more satisfactory
nry for n vessel to go along side a wharf to discharge than it is to deliver Cargo overside when moor- ed at a buoy.
Approximately 80 per cent. of the goods landed was for transhipment. and only a small quantity of the local, cargo wna left on storage- REVENUE FOLLOWS EXCHANGE
Revenue from storage commenced to drop in 1930 in sympathy wih tho fall in exchange. In previous years our godowns were well filled, when inerhants kopt stocks ahead of im- mediate requirements. Over the past six years stocks of merchandise have gradually depleted and coincide with present trading conditions in the Colony.
yet apparent.
have been asked by my Kuomintong However, the Treasury has drawn friends to exert my influence with Mr. attention to the fact that the plan Hu Han-min."-United Pre will not prevent continued United
RED INVADERS. CHECKED
Fear For Missionary Band Subsides
Peiping. Mar. 5: Chinese reports claim a sweeping victory for provin- cial forces against, Com- munists ten miles south- west of Fenchow.
This report allays the anxiety for the missionarics known to be in the vicinity of the Communist invasion,
Three foreign men and five women, all missionaries, are still at Fenchow. Other Europeans, including 4 mother and two-day-old baby, have been evacuated to Taiku, fifty miles cast. Reuter
Canadian
States purchases of old liver in addition to newly mined
metal.
It is also understood that the Trea: sury will continue to buy both old and newly mined silver in Canadian and other world markets and speculative silver in Montreal as they have done buretofore. It is learned unofficially that the step dues not provide for the purchase of any speelfie amount of Canadian silver,
Treasury officials have minimised tho effects of the United Press.
new order.
Work on the lengthening and widening of No. 1 Wharf was complet. C ed early in the year. The wharf is now 750 feet in length and 81 feet wide. There is shelter in the centre which proves very convenient to friends of passengers waiting on the wharf dur- ing the hot and rainy season.
At our last meeting I
mentioned that dredging was in progress in the vicinity of the wharves. This was completed during the year and we were called upon by Government for $201,571.00 as the Company's con tribution, which Wan considerably more than anticipated. Extensivo dredging to a depth of 34 feat was carried out in the harbour, and your Directors had to agree to bear the cost of dredging a similar depth
to between the wharves and over an aren 100 feet off the son ends. It subsequently transpired that the Government scheme did not, as we thought include dredging that acc- tion of the harbour which would be necessary to permit deep-draught to approach our longest wharf.
to
Strong
the Goveentations wore made.
on what appeared
to your Board to be reasonable grounds. They maintained that the dredging of an aren, which was neces- sary in the general interest to enable the port to accommodate modern vessels, should not fall upon the Wharf Company. I regret to any, however, that our protests were un- availing and in the end we had no option but to submit to this additional expense.
GENERAL RESERVE Turning to the accounts, you will notice that the balance sheet has been revised by creating a General Reserve Account. This has been formed by absorbing the premium on the new share issue. the Equalisation of Dividend Fund and the Repairs and Renewals Account. In the Proit and Loss Account, the amounts written off as depreciation have been adjusted to round off the values of property and plant under fixed Assets.
Of the new issue of 10,000 shares offered to
shareholders during the year at a premium of $20 each; 7,630 were taken up, realising aprofit of $190,075, and leaving 2,801 Shares still unissued.
There does not appear to be any- thing else that requires special men- tion, and I now bag to propose that. the accounts be adopted as presented. Mr. Dodwell seconded the motion which was adopted.
Mr.
OTHER BUSINESS Mr Thomson proposed and Murdoch seconded confirmation of Mesara. Johnson, Von Haonisch and Goodwin being invited to fill vacancies on the Board of Directors, also of the invitation to Sir Robart Ho Tung and Mr. L. Kadoorie to join the Board. The motion was carried.
Mr. Compton, who retired in
Conscription Explained
CHINA'S SYSTEM UNIQUE
Nanking, March 6. High military authorities, inter- viewed by Reuter, denied the Chinese Government was contemplating the enforcement of military conscription in the sense which that term generally implies.
HORTICULTURAL EXHIBITION
CHALLENGE CUP.
WINNERS
There was a fine display at the annual exhibition of the Hongkong Horticultural Society, held at Volun- teor Headquarters this afternoon. Winners of challenge cups were as follows:
Pot Plants (Open)Mra. Ho Kom- tong.
Pot Plants (Peak).-Mrs. J. Scott Harston.
Vegetables
Tung
(Open)Lady Ho
Vegetables (Peak)-Mrs. J. Scott Harston.
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THE MAN WHO BROKE THE BANK at MONTE CARLO
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CASEMENT'S GRAVE
WON'T BE REMOVED TO IRELAND
-Dublin, Mar.4. Mr. Eamon de Valero, Chief Executive of the Irish Free State, to-day told the Dail that the British Government had refused the request for the body of Sir Roger Casement, on the ground that it is not customary to interfere with graves.--Router Special.
Sir Roger Casement, who was for- merly a British consular official, camo Into prominence during the Great War by visiting Germany and urging Irish prisoners to serve against Britain. He was captured of the coast of Kerry in 1910, tried for high treason, and executed.
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r-
It is true, they say, that the Govern meat on March 1 adopted a law pro- Messrs. Bonjanin and Pott viding for the compulsory military ceived the following Straits currency service of all able-bodied men of quotations (buyers) from Singapore quitable age, but the forms of the to-day for raw rubber: of the service required differs sub- Apl/June order make it clear that the nature Spot
2594 cts. up X4 ct; stantially from that of government July/Sept:
26% cts. up recruiting and conscription of armies Oct Decr
20% eta. up K in other countries.
20% cts, upet: Market. Very sady,
et:
bodied men, who are citizens of China, Under the Chinese law all ablo- may be called upon for service in the The Social Committee of the Holena army in tines of national crislo; but May Instituto hanounces that the expected to receive "part time mill this afternoon will not take place. in normal times they will only be Dramatic Entertainment arranged for tary training of such a nature as not The next Concert taker place on to interfere with their daily occupa March 19 at 6.30 p.m. when the fol tion."
lowing artistes hava kindly consented Unlike conscription as it is known to appear:-Elsa Alves, Soprano; in France, they will not be required Helen Lockhart, Contralto: Soloman to devote a period of their lives wholly Bard, Violin and Tony Lorena, to aoldtering-Reuter,
Pianoforte.
ABOLITION OF MULTSAI
SYSTEM PROMISED
London, Mar, 4.
In the House of Commons to day replying to Mr. H. Graham White (Lib., Birkenhead), the Secretary of State for the Colonies, Mr. J. H. Thomas, said that he had not received the Hongkong Governor'a despatch concerning mui-teal, but it was expected in a few days. He added that he would take appropriate steps to inform the House of its contents.
Mr. Sewall proposed and Mr. A. Mackenzia seconded the Mr. Austin and rotation and offered themselves for. re-election. bo ro-alected to the Board The motion was carrier. As recently explained in Parlia-abolished under the British flag and
Mr. Castle proposed and Mr. D.mont, the question of mui-teat is not be intended to do that. Mackenzio soconded that Mosers only receiving most serious considera-Mr. Thomas said that he had not Percy Smith, Seth and Fleming beton but it is believed that the whole yet seen the report of the Hongkong retained se auditors. This was hgre, mas of British people wanted to see Watch Committee but had requested
It abillahod. It certainly would be particulars theroof-Router.
od, to.
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joan
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