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H.K. Mines Hold Annual Meeting
The ordinary annual meeting of! the Shareholders of the Hongkong Mines Limited was held in the Com
THURSDAY,
JUNE 30,
1938.
CONVENT Unusual Fraud INMATES. Against K'loon.
Cake Shop
ROBBED
Three Men Enter Through Roof |
pany's offee in Prince's Building,AN DID Chater Road, this morning,
Owing to the unavoidable absence
by
Tape and
(for In-wa Investments Ltd.)i|
A report of a robbery, in a invent at Talpo, during the early hirs of
woich
anet
A clerk in the Marcel Cafe, Nathon Rond, who faked orders for cakes, and a coolle who "delivered" theni were charged before Mr. K. M. A. Barnett at the Kowloon Magisracy this morning. Giving their unmes
for
of Mr. L. R. Nielson, the Chairman yesterday morning, was made to the Yip Ching-chow, 24, and Cheung of the Board, Mr. C. C. Stark, pro-police last night, by the abbes, Mo Wa, 20, they were fined $200 or four month and $25 or ወያነ month respectively, posed by Mr. B.
M. Wongin-kung, 78: seconded (Director), was
to takes his elected
The convent known as the Ching
would Is Worship told Yip he Au place
at the meeting.
Wal Tong, is situated at Shareholders present and/or re-Keuk, Taipo, arid about 1 am yestor-have gone to guol for six month presented at the meeting were: Mr.jday, the abbens was awaked by without the option if his master, Mr.
R. Nielson,
and Co., noise. She went up to the 1st floor D. Blumenthal, had not asked Incorn L L. R. Nickson Mr. F. Schreiber, Mr. and Co. Ltd., of the building Into a rom where leniency.
S. Baxter Mr.she found five other
Detective Sergeant A. F. Cochrane said that Yip's Job was to make up Wong
Mr. H. O. O'Dell seven children already the
Shortly after her arr, three orders for cakes while Cheung de Mr. W. G. Poy, Mr. Leung You-
them. Оп Wednesday, Cheung, Mr. J. P. Whitham, Mr. B. men entered the room, ded the livered
and Cheung was followed to the Lucky Wong
Tope.
Mr. J R. Paton, Mr. H. Women and children toger. J. Armstrong (representing Messrs, took from them jewelleryd money Cafe in Salgen Street, and
T. A. Martin (for to the total value of $920. They found that instead of delivering Deacons), and
usal dozen cakes, he had taken 50. the Secretaries).
were in the convent for bout two
The surplus was to have been sold. hours. Commencing the business of the
Defendants admitted having stolen Mr. Stark said: Before Entry wits guined by freaking a In this manner since June 18.
proposing the adoption of hole in the roof. the llepurt and Accounts I will give you a resume of the activities of the Company:-
ME
But for the calamitous drop in the price of Lead from £37 per ton to something in the neighbourhood of 213, our showing would have been very much better. I would remind you however, that in mining, where so much time has to be given to experiment and development in the first year, a loss can generally be anticipated. If, however, lead had maintained its price, we would have been able to make a very handsome profit.
Since the date of Messrs. Nielson! & Co's report, our stock of 3,705 tons; concentrates hus been sold to buyers In Europe inclusively. Earlier sales would have been made but for the fact that Nielson & Co. fell there was every prospect that
while improve,
they Also were sale of one year's negotiating for output on very favourable terms in Manila, unfortunately this sale tell through at the Inst moment.
prives
would
I would explain that payment for Concentrates is made on the average price of the calendar month follow- ing the month of arrival, With the exception of initial shipments of 250 tons therefore, the price we will receive, will be based on the average price for July and August,
Everything possibic has been done to reduce expense to a
minimum, and effort to we are making another secure a further reduction in freight roles, as present rates handicap us
a lol.
As previously advised, we are contemplating increasing the milling machinery to handle a further 100'
day. This can be done at puratively-inte Cost: x pro vision for this addition was made when the mill building was erected. Although the cost of labour will be slightly increased, the general over- head will not be increased in any
way.
In conclusion,
1 would reiterate
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STOCK MAİKET REPOR
It was the
SURETE TO BE REORGANISED
Paris, June 29.
decrees
The Hongkong St Exchange Among the hundred new official summary, issueat 12.30 paubtested this morning is ono calung yesterday, says:
Loricalate re-organisation of the Survie Nationale-the French Secret Police.
The market was qut but stendy,
Впустя
Hongkong Dank $1,450 Union Waterbents $9 ILK, & K, Wharves &
Venz. Goldhelds 66.30
BLK, Lands 83434
ik Lands 4% Debefires ($10216
Humphrey 30.30
K. Reaties 13.45
11. Tramways $16.
Pepit Trams (Od) $ Star Ferries $84 ILK. Eectrics 360 Dairy Farms $23 Watsons 10%
Hongkong Bank $1,4 Bal longkang Flank #1 55/60 IK. Fres Ina.
HK, & K. Wharve 123 H. & S. lolol 80.230 IX. Tramways $1 China Lights (1 1.K. Elecules $39. Antariks Pr. 41 Atoks 20
Fogulo Gold 20 Benguet Consol Coco Grove AG Consolidated Ming093 I. X. L. 70
San Mauriela 43 Suyoc Consol.27. United Faracales
SHAIGHAI OFFCIAL MURDERED
The
Shanghai, June 29.
Tuan- lates lctim is Zong
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Provision Is made in the decree for LAST 4 TIMES TO-DAY⚫
a large increase of personnel in the
department, for the purpose of con-THRILL DRAMA THAT THROBS FASTER THAN HEARTBEATS! holling the activities of foreigners Train-Ocean,
Trade Codfish.
For Planes
Oslo, June 29, Norway wants an air force Italy wants codfish.
and
So the two countries have reached a barter agreement. For codfish to the value of 1,000,000 Norwegian crowns, Italy will deliver four fight Camproni bombers to Norway. For good measure, Italy is throwing in a licence for Norwegian manufacturers
construct this type of
ILallan bomber in Norway.Trans-Octgn.
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NOTED SHANGHAI BUSINESS MAN IN HONGKONG ·
Another mer, believed to be of Sir Robert Calder-Marshall, Chair- political chicter, took place this man of the British Chamber of Com- that our success or failure is entire-morning In Ya Ching Road, in merce in Shanghai since 1928, rench- ly dependent on the price of tend the Internatial Settlement.
can only say that from the num-
ed Hongkong to-day by the Empress ber of inquiries
or Russin, we have received ming, who alleged to have re- lately, we sincerely trust that demand
He is managing director of Calder und Co., Shanghai mer- of this product will shortly raise it to cently been nnected with the Ta Marshall
Munielity Tho
in Pootung, and chants. its former levels.
atel Was appointed vice- I am glad to say that our product plying on
was collect taxes'
from boats chairman, of the Board of Trustees Whongpoo. found has been
for the administration of Indemnity very acceptable by smetters in Europe,
He is 61. we have down the set in a ricksha. secured smelting charges consider-rickshu soo was injured in addi- ably below
and
The Chasent current rates."
then proposed the
He was st he was proceeding Funds at Nanking.
stus
tion to a png pedestrian
The
adoption of the Report and Accounts on the tragof those responsible for The polistate that they are hat and this proposal was then seconded the celine Reuter.
by Air. Wong Kit-wan and passed.
Mr. S. Baxter proposed that Messrs. David
Wai Kwok-nu and J.
M. Wong be re-elected as Directors. and, seconded by Mr., H. O. O'Dell, the motion was carried.
Messrs. T. A. Martin and Co., were re-elected Auditors.
PASSES EXAMINATION
Word has been received from the British Institute of Commerce, ut which the Rt. Hon. Lord Morris, s President, by Messrs. Thomas Le C. Kuen und Co., Incorporated Account- unts (Aus), the Institute's examina- tion representatives in Hongkong, to the effect that Miss Joyee Chan has been successful in her examination by Associate of the Institute of Commerce,
an
MINOR MISHAPS
IN TRAFFIC
Several
minor traffic accidents were reported to the police yesterday, A woman, Chan Ng. 45, suffered she was knocked down by a motor lorry at Wing Lok Street. She was sent
STOP PRESS injuries to her left foot when
YOU CAN tell”
THE DIFFERENCE:
THERE IS REALLY BIG DIFFERENCE
IN GORDON'S SHOES.
COMFORT,
LONG WEAR, FIT AND QUALITY
HAVE YOU TRIED THEM:~~
to the Queen Mary Hospital.
Body injuries were suffered Chan Kee, another woman, who was
by
| knocked down by a public car driven
by Cluin Sin at Island Rond Mitary Path, Lyemun.
She
near ная
also taken to hospital,
Wong Sik, lorry driver, reported that nine baskets of fruit which were being conveyed on his lorry, fell off and hit two coolies, who both ceived minor injuries.
GORDON'S LTD.
Kayamally Building.
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Trapped by his father's criminal past! Hunted for Betrayed by the man he
a crime he didn't cominit !
trusted
DAYS. ONLY
an honest mistake cost him a prison sentenes,
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