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AND AWAY FROM DIS AWFUL WEATHER!
COMPANY PROFIT
China Provident's Good Year
The Chilna Provident Loan and Mortgage Co., Ltd, hing Issued the report of the Directors for the year.
general meeting in
Wednesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
COME ON Children-- WE'RE ON OUR 'WAY!
5,1441 by Untied Tratare Tradisin, ăne.
.......
American Ace Cameraman
Returns To East
Mr Arthur Menken, Paramount newsreel cameraman re- turned by the China Clipper from San Francisco yesterday, this time as a "roving reporter" in the Far East,
at the forty-fourth annua} [in Spain for daring work in war
the Jacobean avenes, during which he was wound-whether there was anything aton
at-
"I don't know where I will rove or when," he remarked. "It depends on what the Japanese are going to do." ended December 31, 1940, for presen- Mr Menken datinguished himself dropped so that ground and acrioi iation
observers could see beyond any doubt ed. He also obtained pictures of the on the channel. Room of the Hongkong Hotel, On
He had never seen March 16. It states:
bombing of Nanking in October 1937, actual evidence of an vnsion The net profit, for the year 1940, and was one of the few newspaper-tempt and had no knowledge of an after deducting sli
and men jeft in the city when the Jupan attempt having been made. charges inaking provision for War Taxation arrived. le. Almed the
During his stay in England, Mr w.th and contingencies was $419.481.20, to drawal of the Allied forecs from Menken flew with the R.A.F. the which must be added the balinee Gorway
and his lust assignment be-Sunderland Flying Boats on patro brought forward from 1918 account, fore coming to Hongkong
in routes. $47,051.10, making a total of $167,-England, when he was stationed on Now only 37, Mr Menken has been 142.44 now available for upproprin- the Dover const during the very a cameraman for the last 10 years, tion, which the Directors rerumisend heavy bombing and shelling in Sep-Besides acting for Paramount on this be dealt with a follows:
To pay a divklend of 50
cents per share......$221,108,50 To pay a bonus of 25 cents per share..... To pay a bonus to the staff at the discretion of the Director
To transfer to Generat
Reserve ........... To carry forward to 1911
account
110,553.25
25,000,00
tember.
WRS
"There will be only three excuse for me not turning up, he said, "and that is if I'm drafted, sent to guel, or being too sick."
trip. Mr Menken is also covering for Asked of his opinion of the Ger- United Press, Columbia Broadcasts, man bumbing and shelling of the and the North American Newspaper British const, Mr Menken said that Alliance, In addition to his other because of the proximity of the Gur-jobs, Mr Menken will go on a fecture man air bases, the Nazis concentrated tour through America and Canadu their air force and gave England such when he returns to America,
bombing that had never been seen before. 50,000,00 "The Russlon bombing Finland, although it was hell on earth, was 40,182.69 digne in a haphazard way," he said. " was sloppy, and the damage In $407,142.44 | many enses was due to the wooden houses in the Finalsh town. The German bomblag of Norway, which also has wooden houses, was fiendish- by accurate and tremendously structive."
Directorate-In recordance with the Company's Articles of Associa tion, Mr S. M. Churn, and the Hon. Mr Ll Tre-fong retire, and, being eligible, offer themselves for I election.
The accounts have been audited by Messra Linstead and Davis and Messrs Percy Smith, Seth and Fleming, Chartered Accountants, who themselves for re-election.
affer
NO WEATHER REPORTS
de-
Mr Menken sald he was glad the Lease and Lend Bill had been passed as it would mean that more aircraft and ships would be available to Bri tain.
The only defence against aircraft is aircraft," he said, "The only de- fence in the air is offence, and attuck must be met by attack."
Mr Menken has been to five of thr six continents in the world for Parn- mount and will most probably visi the other, Australin, after leaving the East.
Cholera Increases In Colony
Medical
It is announced by the Authorities that owing to the rapid Increase in cases of Cholera needing isolation, it will become necessary shortly to reopen the Cholera wards in the Lai Chi Kok Hospital.
DS
Members of the public are ogaln urged to secure such protection may be given as the result of anti- Cholera inoculations.
Bombing of French Coast The Director of the Observatory, Mr Menken said the bombing by Mr C. W. Jeffries, announced yes- the British of the invasion ports on terday tant no metusivugicat -the French const bad never been formation would be made public until sufficiently published. This had been deaths. For the week ending March further notice, except by means of curried on continuously night after, 8, there were.
24 cases, with. 10 night, and parachute flares had been i
the local storm signal code,
The number of cases of Cholern to date for this year are 40. with 30
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WELL, IN A FEW DAYS WE'LL BE
· IN THE REAL
DEEP SOUTH--
SLUGGO!
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Hundreds
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WELL--IF IT'S ANY DEEPER THAN DIS
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Chinese Object To Increased Charges
At the Chinese Chainber of Com merce monthly meeting yesterday, at which Mr Phillp Gockchin presided, there was a discussion by inembers of the General Committee regarding the proposed Increased charges by the Hongkong
Electrle Company and the The serious effect of the high cost China Light and Power Co., Ltd. of living is clearly indicated by the Opinions were expressed
since appearance for the first time in the the Chinese in Hongkong have sul- | tortality bills of the Colony offered great hardship since the war has also been a substantial increase further burdens upon the Chinese veral hundred deaths from Fel- due to the high cost of living, the agra in the Chinese hospitals. There utility companies should not impose.
the death rate of those suffering when consideration Wag taken of from Berl-Beri,
their
profits during the past year. Figures released by the Registrar- The meeting resolved to write to General of Births and Deaths as re-the Chinese Uncleiat Members on gards the loss of life from defcicney the Legislative Council asking them diseases in the Chinese group of hos-to present the Chamber's protest to in the Government with a request that pitals in Ilongkong, show that, 1939, 7,390 Beri-Berl cases were ad- the Companies concerned mitted to the hospitals and that the postpone Increasing their rates. number of deaths amounted to
to 1,981.
an average of 45.13 per cent. un average of 26.81 per cent, Last
According to the New year, 13,588 cuses were admitted to Encyclopaedia, Fellaren the hospitals and of these 4,149 suc- endemic disease occurring in Italy. cumbed to the disease, an average of Spain, Extypt, as well as in several 30.53 per cent.
other widely separated parts of the world. The disease is characterised. by a burning of the skin, a red rush, pigmentation, nervous disorders, muscular wasting and progressive general weakness.
In 1930 the hospitals received no patients suffering frem Fellagra, but in 1040, 015 persons amleted with this disease were admitted to the hospitals and of this Sgure 413 died,
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