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(Continued from Paga, 1) estimated to be their break-up values; therefore, the values at which
ment. He stated, however, that these assets now stand in the balance
was impossible to give a more shoot, read in conjunction with the
plicit undertaking at this stago. London, Mar, 17. Reserves appearing on the
At the same time, Mr. Eden per- side, in the opinion of your Board, rounding stations
More than 25 engines from sur-sonally requested Herr von Hoosly,
answered a die the preclude the necessity for further de-trict call this afternoon to a firent
German Ambassador in London, to preciation for some
some years to come.
urge Germany to send Turning again to the balance sheet, the London Film Productions, Lunited, I would make special reference
German toat Denim Buckinghamshire. the very considerable improvement
position of the Comerved volumés in the cash in which
connection it will be that, whereas at the end of 1034&
the overdraft with the Hong kong & Shanghai Banking Corpora tion was in the
region of four lakhs, this. Indebtedness has not only been liquidated during the year, but wo have been enabled to accumulate credit balance of $97,008.10 by the close of that financial period.
firm studios under construction for tives as soon as possid representa
the
RESERVE INCREASED
a
Flames shot through the roof to a height of a hundred feet, and dense of smoke hang
Over the
neighbouring countryside. studios, and no-one was injured. The No filmu are in production at the
Wireless. damago - is not yet known-British
MILLIONS FOR
RELIEF
ROOSEVELT TO ASK FOR $2,000,000,000
You will also noto, an increase. In the Company's General Reserve, which now stands at the substantiri Agure of $987,498.08, the increase therein being mainly accounted for by the recovery of certain bad debia
Washington, March 17. previously written off and amounting to $25,360.44, together
with profile
President F. D. Roosevelt announced accruing over and above written down than $2,000,000,000 for relief work to-day that he would ask for more Vairy at lok Un, $50,000, the during the coming financial yent,
on disposal of the old plant and
acceptance followed promptly, thus distinctly, Improving the atmosphere, though leaving the fundamental question unchanged, as the French are still determined to obtain satisfaction before negotiating on the German proposals.
FRENCH DEMANDS
Franco is at present pressing, first- ily, for the reference of the Franco- Soviet Fact to the International Court; secondly, to the appointment of a League Commission on the spot to prevent frontier Incidents during the negotiations; and, thirdly, for a British guarantee of the French and Delgian frontiera.
18 Under
It is
fun that during the aftemoon's secret meeting the French, and Belgians pressed for an
Im mediato discussion of their
of thor condem. natory resolution at a public meeting. curtailed, but M. Flandin, the French arrived, and the discussion was At that moment, Germany's reply
Thuron
The main item contributing to the ably under the sum to be naked, at the Paris at mid-day on that day,
moment,Router.
DRIZZLE OR RAIN
for
Efforts are
gulf at
at to-night's
are being made to bridge the
of meeting
the Locarno Committee. The League Council adjourned until 8.80 p.m. to- morrow, after a speech by Senor Ed- will unhesitatingly wards, of Chile, promising that Chile
accomplish heri is noted by the Council-Reuter. duty if violation of the Locarno PACL
Deep Water Bay property, $9,640.05,
The exact amount of the Adminis- Foreign Minister, informed the meet- and the Steam Lighter "liha Verde"tration's requirements is not revealing that, in any case, a voto on the ed, but it is understood to be consider.
bo Laken on 30,942.43.
would have to RKO
morning, as he is leaving RADIO augmentation of the Reserve resulted From the sale of the old plant at Hok Un, which was erected in 1906, and, having served the Company over a period of nearly thirty years, had outlived its normal life as
An anticyclone of great intensity economical unit and reached a state the neighbouring seas. Pressure is has developed over North China and of obsolescence. Moreover, t is the considered opinion of your Board that he depression has moved to the north highest to the north of Shantung, the productive output of plant in fully capable of meeting such of Hokkaido, and has sleepened very calls as may bo sanguinely anticipat-
considerably. Local forecast:- N. ed. In the circumstances, it
to strong was winds, fresh
cloudy lecided to call for tenders for the with mist, drizzle or light rain. disposal of all obsoleta
At 2.30, 5.15, 7.20 & 9.30.
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se THE
with
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Have you heard the one about the Traveling Sales. lady?... It's oven funnier than the one about the Kansas City Princess |
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Traveling Saleslady
Barat Pealeenal comedy tamadan mắ
WILLIAM GARGAN HUGH HERBERT. RUTH DONNELLY - PATSY KELLY
ADDED ATTRACTION:
1903
Bit
Lho now
at Hok
mac Un, price of Japanese cement has been spare gear and reallued the sum increased of late, due presumably to
and these eventually
of $64,341.40. In view of the fact the present relatival values that, for reconstruction purposes, Hongkong dollar and the yen.
there
of the
FAST BRITISH AIR FIGHTERS
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$10,000, your Board of Directors
were written down to We continue to supply 4 portion of 500 for ground personnel had been
re-the requirements of the Hongkong secured. Of these 13,400 were re- gard this transaction as satisfactory. Government, and we trust that, with crulls
It will be observed, on further re the reduction of our prices, we
He concluded by stating that the ference to the balance sheet, that in future, be accorded more support Government had not abandoned its assets to the extent of
and
ings our industry, particularly having/hope of securing a Western European
KUN EQ
I am
the
appear under the headings
to the fact that your works Air Pret and perhaps, aubsequently, Factory" Machinery, Old Factory", and I would a means of livelihood to
neme 1,500 hands and attard they might obtain an agreement of
por even wider rope-Reuter Special. like to explain that these represent capita dependents, apart from being the Manager's House, the office one of the largest power consumers Biggest Since War buildings at lok Un and also the on the mainland; under which cir saw mill, which it has, of
Landon, March 17. course, cumstances, 119 has so often been been necessary to retain, and which stressed from this chair, your Com
In a House of Commons speech on are still included under the heading
the air estimates totalling £30,000,000 to materially contributes of "Old Factory".
pany
the
an increase of £13,013,000 over last With the disr
disposal of the old plant,
revenue of the Colony able to state year's estimates and the largest we no longer required our steam that our export trade, principally to vote since the war-the Under-Secre
pleased
which Parliament has been asked to lighter "Ilha Verde", and this vessel Malaya, has been well maintained Wax, consequently dispusi of for the during the past year, and the present vealed that the Royal Air Force had tary for Air, Sir Philip Sassoon, re- $18,700, Furthermore, in exchange levels should enable us to lant, it was decided that the improve our position in those mar-achieved a speed of well over 300 miles
a single-seater fighter Ber of the Dean Water Bay kets. property should be advertised for
per hour. Another, which has just bo- aale, and eventually an offer of $10,-
gun ita flying trials, was confidently 008 was received for Rural Building that, if your Company was to continue space to give type at the kamu Lota 94 and 119, together with the its operations and enter into further straight into production and would
expected
ormer type would now go bungalows standing thereon; in view contracts, it would be necessary to be tho
sum
of
RAW MATERIAL
In September last, it became evident
world.
of the inaccessibility of this property make some prevision for additional in service in hircraft of this category and the probable cost of its mainten supplies of our principal raw material, писо and or development, your namely, limestone. Furthermore, your modification of the programme an He explained that as a result of the Board decided to accept such offer. Directors have in mind certain im nounced last May, in the light of
CONSTANT OPERATION
portant schemes in connection with developments abroad, the Metropolitan your Company may be asked to Squadrons would ultimately be in- Turning to the matter of output, give a guarantee as to the continuity creased to 129 with first-line
of cement supplies. Your Board felt, strength of our new plant at Hok Un, though our stocks of limestone should be formed for duties overseas. By the Squadrons would be not working at full capacity, Was kept in constant operation throughout supply, and, in view of the satisfactory frat-line strength of the Royal Air permitted to fall below one year's end of the next financial year the the year, and the sales from that factory again exceeded those of the state of the Company's cash position, Force would have been doubled in the previous year. Moreover, further
negotiations retrenchment and
were entered into for a short space of two years. He did not Fresh economics econor
contract, and am pleased to think any fighting service had ever effected during the year and
say that arrangements have now been been set a comparable task in time of tributed to the general reduction of
Com made for the supply of 100,000 tons peace.
I am pleased to be able to report that therefore, that it was inadvisable that a further twatproximately 1,750, ATM.
were
of
regulations enforced by the Canton strict policy of reduce with the votes to 47 Labour'n 'mation to reduce
our operation costs, coupled with of stone at price which, due to rates In a review of civil aviation, Sir which, the final payment of compen of exchange obtaining at that time. Phillip stated in connection with plans sation due to the late General Ban- bears favourable comparison with for the Trans-Atlantic service that the to make an experimental. was made in February last, Provious contracts entered into for alm was there. this item will now dis- supplies of raw material. The action beginning this year, if possible, and, appear from the accounts.
Board in this matter thus at the latest, early next year.-- your regret to say that the volume of aures continuity of operation for British Wireless. our business in Macao has not insome two years ahead.
ESTIMATES PASSED creased during the last
In view of the somewhat difficult twelve
The House of Commons adopted the months,
and conditions there showmes through w
times,
through which your Company air estimates after rejecting by 170 little or no improvement. The permit is passing, and in
expenditure the personnel of the R.A.F.-Reuter. Authorities in 1984, of which mention as far as possible, your Board ua- was made in the speech from the tion of each Director should be re-
animously agreed that the
remunera- chair
last year, have not, despite
ETHIOPIA TO FIGHT efforts, been
And have duced from 83,000 to $2,000 per seriously Intercided,
with shipments annum, as from beginning of the to China from our Macas Works year
our
The cement requirements of the Co- lony of Macao Itself are not sufficient
to keep our factory in constant
oper
the
business justifies a re-
and until such tímo se the
to the former rate.
Before closing, 1
I have to refer
TO LAST
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atlon, and for these reasons, it was again to the matter of unconverted Red Cross planos at Quoram.--Hou- considerably le July production very shares, of which 07,047 still remain ter Special
last, on account
necessary to curtail
sent in, I would once more vo- ser
of accumulated stocks. Your Board, peat the request made at last Annual
*SHUFFLE OFF THE BUFFALO"-Morria Molodies Colour Cartoon, therefore, feel that there is little hope Meeting that shareholders in posses
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HELLDORADO
FRIDAY:-
RICHARD ARLEN MADGE EVANS and STEPIN FETCHIT
"The Thundering in the Night”- with EDMUND LOWE
LEAGUE MEETING
London, Mar. 17. Conversations took place at St. of
scrip nasist us by James Palace to-day between the sending it
In for conve
conversión.
League Secretary General and mem- There being no
further matters bers of the League Counell regarding for comment, I
have the meeting of the Committee of in formally pro
proposing the Thirteen in connection with Italo- of the report and accounts Abyssinian war..
uming in
of amelioration of the existing
state of affairs and of our business in Macao regaining oven a modicum of former prosperity; in the circum-
may be necessary to con anent cessation of
that port and the t
our adoption ultimate for
ita
sider if it
of our plant. In this rein-
now
the financial year ended the 31st No definite arrangements have been
tion, shareholders may recall that the whamber, 1934, as presented, and made and there will probably be fur-
this has been seconded, I shall ther discussions before the meeting major portion of the plant was laid be pleased to answer any questions la fixed-British Wirelan down in 1025, and can still, therefore,
shareholders may with to ask.
be regarded as a useful and economi- Mr. Croucher seconded and the re- production of cement; port and accounts were adopted with- the event of your Board effecting out question.
operation
cal unit for
in
the
.. decision to abandon
Macao, it is reasonably
that no great
Mr. anticipated
OTHER BUSINESS
Rickett propesod
the ru.
perienced inculty will bo ox-election of Sir Robert Ho Tung and |
on the plant.r. T. E. Pearce as directors. Me.
In the meantime, expenditure at these Fung Kwok-wa seconded and the works has been reduced to a minimum, motion was carried.
and stops are being taken-in the
KEEN COMPETITION
Mr. Raymond proposed the ro
Was
- JIJIGA NOT TAKEN
Rome, Mar. 17. The reports that General Grazlanl'a troops had captured Jilga wore to- day officially denied United Press.
EXPORTS TO CHINA
first instanco-to sell all obsolete election of the auditors, Messrs. Linment of Commerce, American ox-
Washington, Mar. 17. According to returns of the Depart machinery and stores.
kload and Davis, and Mesars. Lowo, ports to the China market in January Bingham and Matthews Mr. M. A. amounted to $8,674,000, of which Figueiredo seconded and the motion $2,875,000 went to China, including Your Company again experienced
Presont
carried.
Manchukuo, #080,000 to Hongkong intense competition from the sale of J. ont at the meeting were Messrs. and $119,000 to Kwangtung Router. Japanese coment in the Hongkong Harston,
Taggart (Chairman), J. Scott market throughout the year under ro- A. 14 Shields and Sir Robert Ho E. Pearoc, Li Tec-fong, view, figures available displaying the Tung (Directors); Moara M. A. fact that, while 97,488 tons of coment Figueiredo, Fung Kwok-wa, H.Y.M. were imported into the Colony during Figueirodo, UAL. Rickett, N.V.A. the year 1986, 79,120 tons came from Croucher, A. C. Botelho, A J. Edgar, Japan. In this connection, it is in E. M. Raymond, F. E, Silva, Boo Pui- teresting, however, to note that the chen, Mek Ying-kio, (shareholders).
EGYPTIAN ELECTIONS
Cairo, Mar. 17, leave afty-eight seats in the General The Wald Party has decided to Election uncontested for minority: parties,--Router's Bulletin Service.
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