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Insurance Companies Show
Substantial Profits
INSURANCE Companies holding their annual meet- ings on April 21, are the British Traders' Insurance Co.,. Ltd., (73rd ordinary yearly meeting), Union Insurance Society of Canton, Ltd., and the China Fire Insurance Co., Ltd., (70th ordinary yearly meeting).
The report and accounts showing how the different accounts of insurance have fared, are given below:
losses.
reserve
Accident &
Tokyo's Enormous Population
NEARLY 7,000,000
TOKYO, Apr. 12. WITH a population of 6,830,523 in
The report of the British Traders' and fire brigade fees, and adjusting!
the
for unexpired risks, Insurance Company, Ltd., stated:
Marine-The balance of the 1937 there is a credit balance of $113,065.- transferred to account, amounting to £9,094. 12. 10,88 which has been
The fund at has been transferred to reserve for profit & loss account.
The nelt the end of the year, Including the outstanding premiums for the year 1038 amount-additional reserve, amounts to $357.- 1.168.106 households. Tokyo is now the second largest elly in the world, ed to £197,050, 7. 0 and claims and 700.83.
General. The nett next only to New York, according to expenses to £100,830 0. 4. The balance carried forward, including premiums amounted to $514,000.00 statisties Just released by the Meiro-
claims to $288,638.19. Afterpolitan Pollee Board. the additional reserve, amounts to and
taking into account commission and Official figures based on in- $140,014 0. 8.
Fire-The nett premiums amount-expenses of management, and
for unexpired Vestigations conducted at the ed to £122,859. 10. 7 and claims to Justing the reserve
credit balance of end of 1938 show that Tokyo's £51,254. 0. 9. After taking into risks, there is n
$18,180.50 which has been transferred population has increased by commission, expenses account
184,957, with an increase of management and fire brigade fees, to profit & loss account. The fund t the end of the year, including the and adjusting the reserve for un-
additional reserve, amounts to $280,- 44,540 in the number of house-
holds.
&
of
expired risks, there is a credit balance of £14.015, 9.3 which has been transferred to proft and loss The fund at the end of the account. year, including the additional reserve, amounts to £69,143, 16, 3.
nett Acellent General-The premiums amounted to £63,027. 5. 2 and claims to £35,778, 2, 1. After taking into account commission and expenses of management, and ad- justing the reserve for unexpired risks, there is a credit balance, of £2,254, 15. 4 which has been trans-
thin
cluding amounts to £35,530, 18. 0.
635.83.
ticlTM
Dividend. The directors recom- mend, a dividend of $12 per share and a bonus dividend of $6 per share, payable on April 21, 1939.
Contributory Bonus. The direc- lors recommend a bonus of 20% to contributors of contributory premium. payable on April 21, 1019. Provision has been made for this in the relative revenue account.
The mate population is now 3,023,- 894 and the female 3,308,629, showing. increases of 80,661 males and 104.298 females on the figures for the pre- vious year.
Since
ARIYORY
of
British Troops For Egypt
JERUSALEM, Apr. 11. TWO British Infantry Battalions, ono mechanised cavalry unit, one transport detachment, and one battery of horsedrawn artillery left. Palestine on Tuesday for
Egypt.
It was declared that this was no exceptional measure, and is to be regarded mere- ly as routine troop move. ments.-Trans-Ocean.
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The following were present: Major, the Urban Council In regard to this C. M. Manners, O.B.E. (President), area, palating out that these huts Mr. Lam Ming Fan (Vice President), were in close proximity to residences Rev. H. D. Rosenthall (Hon. Secre-in the district, that there was a grave tury), Mr. R. H. Wong (Hon. Trea-danger of fire, and that the sanitary surer), Hon. Mr. L. D'Almada e arrangements were a meance to the Castro Jr., Mr. F. B. Blakey, Mr. H. safety and health of the district. Baldwin. Rev. Fr. A. Grunell, Mr.
BUS SERVICES E. I. Leitao, Mr. Li Chor Citi, Mr.
Several complaints were received G. V. T. Marshall, Mr. F. C. Mow Fung, Miss R. Mow Fung. Mr. 1. N. with regard to Bus Services, espeel. Murray, Mr. H. Pestonji, Miss H. Dally the lack of passenger accommo- Sawyer, Mr. D. O, Sliver, Mr. J. N. dation on various routes, Enquiries bud clicited the fact that there were Sweeney and Mr. C. E. Terry.
insufficient buses to take care of the Mr. D. O. Sliver was appointed to increased trafie, but that new buses
the Association on the represent
were being put on as soon as possible Street Sleepers Shelter Society.
The question of bathing facilities and that there was a probability of at Laichikols Bench during the forth- double-deck buses being permitted coming bathing season was discussed on the over-crowded routes, and I was left to the Correspondence The queston of the advisability of
10 write the having double-deck buses was dis-20, Queen's Road, Hongkong. Sub-Committer Director of Medical Services asking cussed, but the Committee decided position to if something might be done in the that they were not in near future to reader this, beach give an opinion as to the salety of available and safe for bathing pur- double-deck buses in typhoon wea
ther. No doubt the proper authort- poses.
des would take care of that. It was also thought that in typhoon wea- ther double-deck buses would be put | into shelter f danger threatened.
It was Anally decided to write to the Colonial
tal Secretary drawing his attention to the lack of passenger transport facilities in Kowloon and to enquire if anything could be done to expedite the inauguration of the proposed double-deckt buses.
The Playgrounds Sub-Committee
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REFUSE DUMPING
with The Committee viewed great deal of concern the muny re- purts that had been received with regard to the dumping of refuse in the Harbour, particularly in Kow-
vicinity loon Bay and in the Stonecutters Island. appear that the Sanitary Department barges
It
were the chief offenders in this res
the W
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to
Actions May Have the natural increase of Repercussions
1938 should
WASHINGTON, Apr. 11. Tokyo's population for be 41,238, the present phenomenal
SENATOR Robert Reynolds increase in ascribed to the migration from other jocailtits of those chiefly the Senate Insular Affairs Profit & Losy Account--The seeking employment at the various
to-day told amount at the credit of the proft & munition factories, as is demonstrated Committee ferred to profit and loss account. loss account, after proviting for the by the enormous increase of popu "United Press" that Japanese peel. A great deal of this Botsam reported that although the Public
beaclics i Kowloon and constituted
Association that the repairs required The fund at the end of the year, in- dividend for the year 1838, is $690.1lition in the factory zones, one of actions in the Far East will play / Mas cast up at Taiwan Boy and other works Department hud informed the
227.36.
which districts showed an increase of
an important part in the Com-a positive nuisance and menace to for the children's playgrounds would reserve. additional
Directum. (All three Companies). 10,000,-Domei,
health, It was decided to write be put in land, nothing had been mittee's decisions. Since the last general meeting Mr. Dividend.--The directors recom-M. T. Johnson and Mr. G. Miskin Queen's Roma!,-ed Indulging in
"There is no doubt that Far Eastern the Director of Medical Services done. The fencing at Cox's Road repair, holes therein having been mend a dividend of seven shillings have resigned from the board and Brobdinuggtan mirih in the midst of developments will greatly influence drawing his attention to this prac- Playground was in a bad state of per share, payable on April 21, 1939. Mr. H. V. Wilkinson, p.s.. Mr. J. Business and trafic. It is surely dis the Committee's action," he said, "I A letter from Dr. R. A. de Castro made which permitted entrance to
Contributory Banus.The directors Owen Hughes and Mr. C. Blaker have puting to see inebriated men sport think the Senate's elimination of the
board. recommend a bonus of 20% to conjoined the
In accordance themselves among respectable citizens Guam naval base is a good indication Basio was read in which he express- anybody after the gates were locked,
degerund pro-
ed his willingness as a member of and it appeared that after dark It tributors of contributory premium, with the articles of askortation the regardless of all
at night the scene is of what the Senate has in mind."
the Urban Council, to take up any was still a rendezvous for undesir- ables. The latrines were in a thy payable on Auril 21, 1939. Provision Ion, Mr. S. II. Dodwell and Mr. 21. rerty. Then
right or nine Senator Hayden. declined to specu- has been made for this in the relative V. Wilkinson, ..., retire but offer doubly hideous. From
Kowloon condition when examined on several welock tu
Dr. Banto's interest in the 'stall hours', que late on whether the Bill will be voted matters affeciing Kowloon. themselves for re-election. account.
Is monopolized by benstly Rund Fevenbe
affairs was very encouraging and the occasions, and the smell emanating Pro:li & Loss Account-The
drunken sailors, with a good aprialding upon on Tuesday.
Asked whether a strong feeling Secretary was
Instructed to write thereform was very offensve. of soldiers of the garrison, who cruise
It was deckled to write to the amount at the credit of the profit and
about in rickahs and yell in all the hud resulted from Japan's growing thanking him for his offer of aasiat-
Director of Public Works asking that loss account, after providing for t
activities in the Orient, he said, "This ance. dividend for the year
Sub- some action be taken in the matter, is one reason why I do not wish to
& Sanitation The Markets £53,005, 12. 3.
and the playgrounds made ft for the divulge my views, except
Committee reported on the conditions use of the many children frequent- existing in the area cast of Grampian Ing them. Committee."United Press,
Road. They found that a large nurn- ver of matsheds-and-wooden huts—GRASS ISLANDS DANGER had been built and more were in The Trame Sub-Committee again Course of erection. It appeared to drew attention to the danger of the them that the inhabitants were squal-grass islands in Waterloo Road be- ters and probably had no right to tween Argyle Street and Prince Edward Road. As they are at pre- erect these sheds,
(Continued on Page 10.)
UNION INSURANCE
1030. is A Look Through keys of the musicni seule.
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The report of the Unton-Insurance Society of Canton stated:
Marine. The balance of the 1937
account, amounting to £39,930. 10. 8.
bcen
has
trnusferred to under- writing suspense. account.
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The “Telegraph”
50 YEARS AGO
Robert
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loss.
25 YEARS AGO
of
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the
Malta's New Constitution Renounced
German-Polish Talks
re-
It was deelded to write uguin to
-RADIO-
by
Arthur
6.45 London Relay-Up The Stairs Of April'.
April 12, 1911. Rester's correspondent at Athens re- paris that the Altaalan who occupied SALE ages between-Premeti-and-Alexko
viki were attucked by Epirates, and were, tompelled to withdraw with heavy ut Berlin correspondent Apell 12, 1890. Reuter's The nett Here are few of the many
states that a communiention from the events Lint have happened Triple Entente regarding the form of premiums for the year 1938 amount-portent ed to £988,251. 15. 3 and claims within the past half century:The dis reply from the Powers to the Greek from the proposal IL and expenses to £505,400, 1. 3. The very of the electric telegraph, and note crossed balance carried forward, including electric lighting: the unitention of Triple Alliance aiming at the speedy, Southern Albania by Texne ustion Italy; the additional reserve, amounts to acquisition of California and the dis- fireek troups. An exchange of views is £732,701. 14. 0,
covery of gold; the French Revolution now in progress and it is expected that|.
Rome, Apr. 11. Fire. The nell premiums amount of 1848, the discovery of the tele- unity of all the Powers will be effected.
The National Party at Malta, under ed to £014,207, 12, 11 and claims to phone; the discovery of photography: without difficulty.
10 YEARS AGO
the leadership of the Nationalist and £250,272, J. 9. After taking into the laying of cables; the emancipation of Russian aerts; the establishment of
April 12, 1929. patriot Mizzi, at a Party Congress account
expenses of commission,
been stram navigation; the overthrow management and fire brigade fees, of the Pope's temporal power; the ex-
In appreciation of his 20 years gra- to-day, unanimously decided to
Tung Wahnounce the new for 1271- and adjusting the reserve
tension of Russian power into Central tuitous service to the
Radio Programme Broadcast by, Vieja Amlgu; La Maleva.....Or-. credit Ain: the great Franco-German War Hospital as Eye Specialist Consultant, demand the constitution, and to ZBW, 355 metres (845 kc.) and 31.49 metres (9,520 k.c.) expired risks, there is balance of £70,077 5. which has and the unification of Germany; tha Dr., G. Montague llurston was made the
Z. B. W. on a Frequency of 845 k.c's. questa Tipica Francisco Conaro. sub-and on Short Wove from 1-2.15 p.m. 8,00 Time, Weather and An- In a resolution which was been transferred to profit & loss great Civil War and the abolition of recipient of a cheque, the presentation uarantee that fallan will be taught
9.52 IL.C's. pernour.cements. account. The fund at the end of the slavery in the United States; the riss baluge made at the Hospital by Afr. al. in the schools.
and fall of Napoleon III, and the esta- K. Lo, the Chairman of the Council of
mitted to the Secretary of State for and 8-11 pm. on
8.03 Jack Hylton and His Orchen- year, Including the additional reserve, blishment of the French Republic, the he institution. amounts to £355,719. 1. 2.
discovery of the source of the Nile and In making the presentation, Mr. Le Colonies, the National Party states second..
6.00 Beethoven-Senata In B Flat ra.
Drinking Songs (arr. Williams); Accident & General-The nett Niger, and the exploration of interior stated that Dr. Harston had gratuit that with unbroken energy and in-
ourly Africa,
trested 60,000 patients at the flexible faith in final victory. the Major, Op. 22. premiums amounted to £319,130. 5.1
Schnabel "Anything Goes" Selection (Cole Hospital in the courte of his service,
Played
Porter); The Fleet's In Port Again- 2 and claims to £170,805, 10. 6.
and had also performed no less than fight for religious, cultural and popula- general rights of the Maltese engineer, of 6,000 onorations.
(Piano). After taking into account commission
Fox-Trot (O-Kay for Sound); Free- Stevenson,
be tion would inst one lo claim an
continued.Trans-
6.26 Hayon-Quartet In G Major. Fox-Trot (0-Kay for Sound); Yours and expenses of management, and Glasgow, In tho
The President and Committee of the Ocean.
Op. 64, No. 4. adjusting the reserve for unexpired, invention which will drive ocean ships
Victoria Diocesan Association were At
Pro Arte Quartet (Oanou-Halleux-Truly Is Truly Yours-Fox-Trot....
with Vocal Retrains. risks, there is a credit balance of up to forly knots,
Prevost-Mans). Home yesterday afternoon to members 11,273. 16. 4 which has been trans-
8.30 London Relay At The Black Drs. Honeque and Fredel, in a come and friends, at the Helena Buy Institute,
Dog' ferred to profit and loss account. The
munleation made to thu Biological and following the reception a meeting
Mr. Wilkes at home in his own bar- fund at the end of the year, includ-Society of Paris, state that the extrac was held, during the course of which ing the additional reserve, amounts; Hon of teeth may be rendered pain- the Victoria Diocesan Association and
parlour. Kathleen M. MacLeod; Up the stairs 9.00 London Relay-'Empire Ex- to £177,054. 10. 1.
less by spraying the neighbourhood the Church Missionary Association bro Dividends--An interim dividend of of the external car with ether. The came merged into one body, under the
Warsaw, Apr. 11. of April and of Muy; The hot sunchango', 158. per share was pald on October annenthesis of the triganinus, zo prostyle and title of the Victoria Diocesan
The Polish Ambassador to Berlin, climbeth to the summer's noon". to the
Production by Howard Rosc. dental nerves, and Missionary Association. 21, 1830. The directors now recom- duced extends
M. Lipski, arrived here on Tuesday
7.05 Closing Local Stock Quoin mend a final dividend of 15s. per and thus renders the production of the
general anesthesia needles. share, payable on April 21, 1930.
The following new members have ovening and was immediately re-
A Programme of Eric Contes Joined the Kowleen Residents Associa ceived by the Foreign Minister, tions. The King of Abyssinia bon been tion:-Messrs. A. F. Bilkstone, D. J. Colonel Beck.
including "Springtime" tors recommend a bonus of 20% to killed in a battle with the dervishes. Evans, A. A. R. Botelho, A. C. Jeffreys, M. Lipski Informed Colonel Beck musja contributors of contributory premium,
D. W. Banten, G. E. Thompson, A on the talk he had before leaving Salte.
Springtime Sulle; 1. Fresh Morning payable on April 21, 1939. Provision -The salior nuloanco along, Queen's Annelta, 3. ML da Rocha, W. S. Luke, Berlin with the German Foreign has been made for this in the relative Rond could, in our opinion, be easily W. C. John, IL. T. Nelson
and T. U. Minister, Herr von Ribbentrop, when (Pastorale); 2. Noonday Song (Ro revenue account,
remedled, 1741 by transferring
the Wilson. Profit & Long Account. The Seamen's Club to
9.50 Harold Ramsay at the Organ. West Point, 40
Members are reminded that their sub- the German Government was official-mance); 3. Dance In The Twilight amount at the credit of the profit and our morning
contemporary's
Essic Ackland (Contralto); For
Famous Marches Medley; Intro: corres- seription for 1920 are now due, and ly informed of the Anglo-Polish Pact, (Valse); The Fairy Tales Of Ireland Your Delight-Serenade .... Light loss account, after providing for the pondent suggests, but by the wholesale should be sent to the Hon. Treasurer, and the German Foreign Minister ex-
The Washington Post; Semper Fide- dividends for the year 1930, 1s removal of the Club and of all the Mr. Abraham, efa Tester and Abra-plained the German point of view.
It is stated that Colonci Beck will Symphony Orchestra conducted by is; Hungarian March; Rodeo Parade; booths located in West Point to the ham, Exchange Building, Hongkong. neighbouring Kowloon
receive the German Ambassador to The Composer: I Heard You Singing London Scottish: Gladiators Forc peninsula,
5 YEARS AGO
Alfred Piccaver (Tenor) with well; Popular Melodies No. 3; Intro: "Jnek" could afford to amuse himself
Warsaw, Herr
"London Pennies from Heaven; In the Chapel accompaniment; Anhoro there to his heart's content, The startling figures revealing the Wednesday--Trans-Ocean.
Again" Suite; 1. Oxford Street: 2 in the Moonlight; Another perfect The report of the China Fire without In the least disturbing the extent of the Increases in the German
urban dweller of Victoria with Insurance Co., Ltd, sloted:
his defence forces estimates would appear!
Langham Place....The London Pal-night is ending. Mulae. The balance of the 1937 midnight revelry and the dulcet strains to provido suficient ground for Uri account, amounting to $05,301.31, has from his operatic repertoire. As matters attain's enquiry as to the precise mean- been transferred to reservo for out- Prepont stand, it would appear that the Ing of the enlarged appropriations, In
In a Song-and Laugh Show Light- atanding losses. The nett premiums Centre of attraction for the 'leave' men all, the estimates provide for an ex-
heartedly designed for all sorts and In placed far enough in one extremity, penditure of the equivalent of over
sizes of listeners--with e Smile and 1938 amounted to for the town, to allow the mon to have £80,000,000—a phenomenally heavy sum $1,694,400.22 and claims and expenses a two-mile drive through the neincipal for a country which is supposed to bo
Fox-Trots-My Walking Stick (Blma Song for the lith Brow the Low to $813,409.31. The balance carried and the most crowded thoroughfares; compulsorily disarmed. About £60,000,-| The Minister of Labour to-day Alexander's Ragtime Band'); Now It Drow, and the No Brow, Written and Newman. forward, including the additionn! before they reach their destination. It 000,000 is net aside for the Army, said at a conference of the Ulster Can Be Told-Fox-Trot (alm Alex-presented by Greatrex
is no Info occurrence to see in which by Treaty is limited to 100,000 Teachers Congress that they should ander's Ragtime Band). Ray Noble Music by Wolseley Charles. The reserve, amounts to $1,184,302.28.
FireThe nett premiums amount-brond daylight dozens of rickshas oc- men: $18,500,000 for the Navy, which In
cupied by wo many roaring specimens limited to thirty-six ships, none of Assure chlidren in the case of hostill- and is Orchestra with Tony Martin B.B.C. Variety Orchestra conducted 400 (Vocal); Fox-Troia-Nola; Parade Of by Charles Siindwell. Produced by ed to $001,135.73 and claims to $413,- of humanity forcing thole way through more than ten thousand tone; and £6, Ure, as children's minds turn
Soldiers....Rawicz and Harry S. Proper. 401.02. After taking into account the crowd of business men, brushing 000,000 for on Air Force which is not much to war if given the smallest The Tin commission, expenses of management | pait the brokering, fraternity stationed supposed to exist.
11.00: Close Down. encouragement-tenter.
Landauer (Piano Duettlata); Tangon
Contributory Bonus.-The direc
£200,502. v. 4.
CHINA FIRE INSURANCE
for the
year
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9.45 London Relay-Sporta News and Market Notes.
tadium Orchestra cond. by Richard! 10.00 London Relay-The Fol-De- Crean: A House Love Made For You Rols'.
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