CHINA ESTATES PROFIT
$47,000 More Than
Previous Year
A net profit of $230,529.36 was reported at the 21st or- dinary yearly meeting of share- holders of Chinese Estates held nt China Building this morning with Mr Leung Kwai-tin (Chair- man) presiding.
Addressing the meeting, Mr Loung
said:
The net profit for the year, after providing for Reserve for Deprecia-
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PAULA BY DENNIS WHEATLEY
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tion on China Buildings $00,000.00, ROAD SENSE
Directors' and Auditor's Fees and
all Expenses, omounts to $190,033.53, added to $31,595.03 brought forward from last account, shows a total of $230,520.30.
that
The net profit for the year shows an increase of $47,135.04 over
previous venr. This is
of the
attributable to an increase in the rent receipts of $99,723.80, which is counterbalanced by n Келега 111- items of crease in the various expenditures due to amounting to about $43,500.00.
was done last year, the $00,000.00
for.
hiph costs
As
Sum of again provided Reserve for
Depreciation of Chinu Building, as your Direc- tors are of the opinion that, while the financial position of the Company permits, our efforts to strength our reserves should be continued.
During the year an terim divi- share, free of tax, han dend, of $4 nlready been paid. Your Directors are now pleatavi to recommenda Anot dividend of $5 a share, free of fax, making a total of $9 share for the whole year, as compared with SB share for the previous yea After payment of the final
dend, which absorbs $82,500 there will be n balance of $82,820,36, which your Directora propose, with your approval.
to carry forward to the new necount.
10
Before moving the adoption the Report and Accounts 1 wish to to the express my sincere thanks Secretary and other members of the Staff for another year's good work.
OTHER BUSINESS
The adoption of the report and statement of accounts was seconded
re-
by Mr Leung Ting-youk and eprried unanimously.
It was proposed by Mr T.Y. Liang and seconded by Mr Cyril Kolewall that Messrs Fung Pin-fan, Leung
bo Ting-kai and Li Ka-tze elected Directors of the Company for the ensuing year.
Mr Li Tung
re-elected auditor on the proposal of Mr Lo Mok-han seconded by Mr Kain-kwong.
was
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Those present at the meeting in- cluded Sir Robert Kolewall, Messra Li Yick-mut, Leung Ting-kai, Fung Ping-fan and Li Ka-tse (Directors) Messrs Leung King-woon, and Leung Ting-yeuk, Cheng Yuk, Lo Kam-kwong, Lo Luk-man and Mok Han (shareholders).
Choral Group Revived
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Anyone who overtakes at 3 tangerous spot like this should nat be allowed to drive. Think of the possibilities.
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Third Armed Robbery In Kowloon
While police were carrying out a widespread search last night and early this morning for armed robbers who held up a Kowloon Tong bus, a third armed robbery within 24 hours was carried out in the Kowloon
district at 2.15 a.m. Five men, one armed with a re- forced their way into 57 volver, Chong To Tung street, Ngauchiwan, and stole clothing; and $35 in money from the inmates."
City
Police sald that despite an att night vigilance, no arrests had yet been more in connection with the motor bus hold-up on, Sunday night.
OPIUM DEN UNCOVERED
JUST A MINUTE,SIR- THERE'S SOMETHING VERY ODD HERE.
MONDAY, APRIL 12, 1948.
Many accidents have occurred in the studio where Rita Vane, the star, is making a new film,
WHEN THE LAMP FELL AND HEARLY HILLED MISS VANE; THE BELL CORD WAS CAUGHT IN THE CABLE-m pann LOOKS FUNNY
THERES SOMETHING QUEER GOING ON
IN THESE STUDIOS..
James Wong Howe
Finds Am
Chinese Mind Is An
Enigmatic Phenomenon
Mr James Wong Howe, Hollywood's only Chinese Oscar-winning camera- man, is all set to start shooting his first movie venture into Chinese life this coming August.
He has just returned to Hongkong from visits to Peiping, Nanking and Shanghai where he has completed the China end of arrangements for the filming of Lau Shaw's best-selling novel "Rickshaw Boy."
Mr Wong prefers the original_title] at the novel. "Happy Camel Boy." While in China he met most of the country's leading movie moguls and listened to much dissident opinion against "Rickshaw Boy.".
think," Mr Wong said "They yesterday, "that the film would be a pour reflection on China's national dignity. I do not agree with that view. The story is a human one and its inoral is human dignity.
"I do not see why a rickshaw boy should not have more dignity than I have seen people in anyone else.
of life who did not higher walks have the dignity of some rickshaw puliers. Dignity to me means ថ personal pride in being honest and In
ing one's own bread. tic phenomenon that keeps arousing
love
own my curiosity. 1
iny" of life, but people and their way
my their thought patterns excite curtosily.
today
aro
pictures "Chinese making great strides. "Tears of the በ13 excellent Yongtze" I consider effort. Its 20 reels are much 100 on, however, by American stan tards, I have a high opinion of Chinese netors too. The biggest handicap that Chinese film pro- duction works under today. I have reason to believe, is a dearth of capable directors.
"Another
enmera
of my Arst efforts was "Joan the Woman," the first Joan of Arc dlm made, star- ring Geraldine Farrar,
"My first job as chief cameraman- was on "Drums of Fate," starring Mary Miles Minter and Lefly Flynn. This was in 1920.
ns
WRN
then
"Olber stara worked with in
Pola those early days included Negrl, Betty Compson, Richard Dis and Wallace Beery. I THE OTHER WAY AROUND
with Jesse Lasky productions, later "I have seen many examples in
known to become
Famous pictures of
the
actors Players-Jesse
Lasky Chinese apparently taking direction into
These
are all very old pictures their own hands and there is a and I doubt that many people re- noticeable luck of directorini member them. The newer pictures restraint. Often, It improves the movie to have un actor take over from a director who doesn't know his jnb. As often as not, it works the other way around."
James Wong Howe is 48 years of age.
He was born in Shin-ing near Canton and grew up in the little town of Pasco, in the state of Life" with James Cagney Washington,
where hig
father "Body and Soul" with James Gar- worked on a railroad gang for the held. Union Pacife
Railroad.
vlvn Villa," "Yankee Doodle have done the camerawork on are Dandy." "King's Row, Objective
Burma," "Air Force."
"My Intest ones were "Mr Blond- ings Builds His Dream House" with Cary Grant, William Powell Myrna Loy. "The Time
Asked
and
of Your and
about the stars he liked work with, Mr
Wong
As a youth of sixteen and seven- best to teen he was for two years a pro-named Myrna Loy and Ann Sheri- fessional boxer in Portland, Oregon, dan, James Cagney, John Garfield in the flyweight class and still looks and Cary Grant. like one. He is of middle height with an earnest expression
which tied
a
face
Two
LOST EARNINGS
HOW CAMERAMEN EAT
cannot quite For example. understand why they should think cameramen cat more than other people. I do see it is the function of a host to entertain but I cannot see why one should be expected to
his take a gourmet's pleasure in every
occasionally meal. I have simple tastes in food.
His own movie venture in China, Just two I like my untive Chinese dishes and lightens-up-Into n-grin._. prefer them to shark's fins or any-months off his 49th birthday, he has Mr Wong said, involved his turning! While on his way to service, a thing in the same exotic line. slight streak of grey to his hair. down offers of $100,000 carnings in Asked about his early Hollywood Hollywood for 84 weeks' work over notice of eviction, Inspector Rogers
"Then they show me Hangchow found
"I have always wanted to explore that the first floor of 217, Lake and ask me if it is not the days, Mr Wong said that the idea period of two years. Kilung Street, was being used as an most beautiful Inke have ever of gobig to the "village" was given
would oplum den on Saturday night; and
that many of these I have seen many American him by a newspaperman friend who the field of Chinese stories and 1
only think there were post make iorresteil the keeper.
good movies Tor American lakes that
me are more beautl- suggested that 10 Charged before Mr Latimer atful. A lake, as I understand it, is bililles that the place would grow picturegoers. The screen rights of Kowloon this morning with keeping just a body of water. In China it at was one of the few people who Rickshaw Boy" cost me $25,000. was then willing to believe this," This is not a large some of money. En oplein divan, possession of a
it and bridge over has sinall quantity of the drug
Mr Wong anid yesterday. "I went It is just slightly higher than aver- and there may be a background of wil. possession of-a-heroin-pipe, Chan lows or peach-blossoms. In Ameri-there and did not have much trouble Thn was fined $240 or iwo months.
is finding a job. The place was not "The author of the book," Mr Lau всепету the background Chun had one previous conviction American.
popular with job-hunters because Shaw, is now in New York working for a similar offence in September.
wages were low.
on another novel.
"The problem of actors for the got a job for ten dollars a week
picture has given me much food and worked an assistant to Cecil B.
for
nearly De Mille's chief camaraman, Alvin
thought. have very
to use some As wages went even in
made up my mind Wyckoff.
people I met in Peiping. They are those days, ten dollars a week was below the aim of most people. people, not professional actors and I feel that the film would be spoiled with professionals,
The decision to revive the Chorala Group was taken af a meeting of Saturday former members held on
at the home of Mr John Cheung, 22 former committee member of the Group.
Before the war the Choral Group played an important part In the musical life of
Com- Hongkong. posed in the main of pupils and former pupils of Prof. E. Gualdi, the Group gave many concerts for charity as well as for strictly cul- broadcast tural purposes, and also regularly over ZBW. Among its major efforts were its rendering of Perosi's oratorio, "The Resurrection of Christ," and the production of Mascagni'a opera, "Cavalleria Rusil-
cana."
The first audition and practice will be held on Wednesday, April 14. at St Mary's Church Hill, Causeway Bay, at 3.30 pm. Former members of the Choral Group and their friends who are Interested are invited to at- tend. When sufficient voices Bre assembled, it is hoped to give a con- cert before summer.
WANCHAI LOITERERS
A batch af
10 Chinese WO12:01
Fast.
seen.
neurved
will
From
of the
Eerve as a
14
"To me a lake is just wet. STREET ARREST.
a cameraman's point of view, this Arrested in Reclamation Street on me is not beauty. There are 'more beautiful in Sunday when Police found his parcel many things containing 5.5 mace of prepared China thon her takes, The beauty opium, Cheung Ming, coolic, was I have found in Peiping I am an- shed $250 by Mr Latimer al Kow-
for some xious to capture for loon this morning.
scenes to "Rickshaw Boy."
This
beauty background to scenes in a story, Beauty to me is dead when it does not serve as a backdrop to human life. I cannot tell you more than that for the
Chinese reason that moviemen are susceptible to ideas. They fail in their execution of them to see a good and I would hate Iden spelled.
Unlicenced
Taxi Driver
Yue Wing, 23, alter, was tied tal of $300 or two months hard aboue by Mr d'Almada at Central this morning for driving without the owner's permission, without
cence, and without
due
care and fention at O'Brien Road.
I was said that Sub-law. Itay- ward was riding on a tricycle along O'Brien' Road ut 3.20 a.m. on Friday ast when defendant drove taxi 4833
direction from the opposite
anl collided Rearly Insp. Hayward had tu
jump out of the vehicle to avoid the accident.
were charged before Mr d'Almora Enquiries revealed
SOME EARLY EFFORTS "I learned camera work watching Wyckoff and others of the earts The first ploneer Hollywood group. pictures I did any camera work on were "Male and Female,"
a De Mille production, starring the late Thomas Meighan, Gloria Swanson and Bebe Daniels. adaptation of James Borrle's "The Admirable Crichton."
This was
CHINA HONOURS BISHOP
OF HONGKONG
Star tho 10 Po
The Right Rev. R. O. Hail, Bishop of Hongkong, was presented with the Order of the Brilliant with the tricycle.
behalf of with Plaque by Mr T. K. Kwok on
Government in a simple ceremony at Chinese Shan Road this morning.
that defendant
at Central this morning with causing had no permission to drive the car
obstruction in the Wanchal district
by loitering in the streets of Hen-
nessy
nor had he a driving licence.
Road, Johuston Road and in YOUTH FACES Southern
Playground during the
Mr Kwok told Bishop Hall that a grateful government and his friends, the Chinese people, were trying to show thanks for what he had done. His work had cemented the good re-
Inte hours of Saturday, All defen- SERIOUS CHARGE Intionship of China and Hongkong.
dants were Hayward
д
Police Raid West Point Brothel
age.
"Should they fail in their screen I will bring Chinese movie tests, actors from Hollywood. I do not want to use native talent because 1 think well-known names to Chinese
moviegeers would spoil the picture. which will be built more around its story than its characters.
Asked about his problem in find- ing rickshas In Peiping where pedicabs are now the fashion, Mr Wong sald' that it had appeared a tough problem at Arst to find enough but a week's search had proved a fruitful one and there were more than sumcient for the muss scenes.
ON COURTESY
"The Feople in Pelping I found courteous and helpful and I was impressed particularly by the courtesy of their behaviour to com- patriots in lower walks of life.
"I found less of this courtesy the further south I went In China and I think it is the Southern Chinese's constant state of nervous tension in endeavour after business that dispela courtesy. should be so.
I
I regret that this
"Courtesy to me is the spirit of China and accounts for her exia- arrested by Sub-insp. J.
The Bishop Was a very good
little short of and Police party during
tence, to mo A 17-year-old unemployed Yip On routine patrol.
miracle, after all these years of war. was brought before Mr d'Almada at example and he had taught us how Seven of the women were bound Central this morning charged with to work together,
would like to find a single word, over $25 for 12 months, while three | indecently assaulting 15-year-old "We are very proud of you. We On Information received, Divi- of them who had previous convie
The sienna Inspector McKay of Western lust an adjective, to describe Chind. at the stairway landing of admire you," said Mr Kwok amah
then pinned
of the country. tions were ench fined $35 or 10 daya" No. 18-20 Tsing Fung Street, Bay plaque was
I am still trying on to District and party mided the Arst There must bo one to fit the spirit imprisonment.
Bishop Hall'a gown amid a series of floor of No. 3 11ll Road. West Point to find it and I think I will even- Vlow, on April 10.
At the request of Insp. Brownrigg. Bashes from flashlight cameras of and found that lie premises wetually. accused
as a well-organised was remanded three days a horde of press cameramen.
being used After for further enquiries..
toasts had been drunk to brothel. the King and, to the Chinese Re public, Mr Kwok proposed a toast
Trespasses On Military Ground
woman
#t
On his visit to Canton, Mir Wong saw his grandmother who is 84 years of age and has never seen a movie.
zome idea "I guess tho has
of
to
A 30-year-old married "TIPSY" SOLDIER to Bishop Hail our Bishop Hall." Chan Yee, who claimed to be prin- what I do for a living," Mr Wong
floor was said. of the The presentation ceremony was cipal tenant A young woman Wong Wal-chun
Gunner Joseph Gordon..Anders, of attended by a
Mr Wang said he expected the distinguisher gather-charged before Mr - d'Almada
the Central this morning with keeping picture would cost US$500,000 Included E which was fined $40 or 40 days' hard the 25th RA, was fined $25 by Me ing
make.. The Anancial backing was labour by Mr d'Almada at Central Latimer at Kowloon Court today Governor and Lady Graham, then brothel, and was remanded until
for her finger-print American. American distribution this morning for trespassing On when he admitted a charge of dis-Hon. D. M. MacDougall, the Hon. tomorrow
Bar- orderly Military grounds at Murray
rights to the picture have not been conduct and malicious R. R. Todd, Sir Robert Ho Tung, Sir record to be checked. racks about 1 am. yesterday.
Chow, damage. He was also ordered to Shouson
contracted upon yet but two distri- the Hon.
and United, Insp. McKay cald he ralded the tutors, R.K.O.-Radio Defendant
enid
was taken pay $15 compensation to the she
Red N. Chau. Mr and Mrs K. M. A
Saturday Artists, pro, interested, Mr Wong Into the barracks by two sergents. Lion Ihn for the cost of a gloss. Barnett. Archdeacon and Mrs L address at 11.15 p.m. on
that the whole of the sald. The picture will be made Cpl. Dare said he saw defendant According to Inspector Orem, Kau Yan, the Very Rev. Dean and and. found
both English and Chinese trying to get out of the surracks by Aniers went into the Red Lion In Mrs Rose, Mr G. N. Gawler, Mr P. premises were used for the purpose. with the main gale In Garden Road. Inst night and became "tipsy" after N. Chung, the Rev. and Mrs George There were nino cubleles in the flat dinlogue...
Inspector H. Moran prosecuting some drinks, and damaged a glass. She, Dr C. 3. Harth, Dr and Mrs and eight Chinese girl with their suld defendant had two previous ile was escorted away, by the RAF Arthur Woo, Mr and Mrs Li Chi- customers were present during the United States via Honolulu, whers
Irald.
he will spend some time. convictions for the similar offence. Police,
tong, and Mr P. K. Kwok,
Ho is about to leave
for the
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Found With 55 Taels Of Opium Sentence of eight months hard Call labour was imposed on Tam Sing- chi, 24, unemployed, by Mr. d'Almada
of 55 taels fut possession oplum at the Custodian Wharf April 11.
Revenue Officer Redman said that the oplum was found cofrenied in a false bottom wooden bult case car- rled by the defendant when disem- barking from the s.o. Tainan which came from Swalow.
Defendant said he was told to carry the sulicase by a friend and he d not know the contents.
'The oplum was confiscated and defendant was recommended banishment./
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