LANDLORD, TENANT ACT CRITICISED
Lively Company
Meeting
At the 55th Annual General Meeting of the Hongkong Land Investment and Agency Co., Ltd.. held in the offices of Mesars Jardino Matheran & Co., Ltd., this morning, the Chairman, the Hon. D. F. Landale, reported that the important project of erecting new building on the alte known as 11 and 13 Queen's Road, Cen- iral, were being held up on ac- count of certain legal proceedings and the between the tenant Company
As the ligation was still pro- ceeding he refrained from further remarks on this particular case, but made few general observations on the working of the Landlord aud
ant Ordinance Tenant
1917, in regard to development schemes. There was
no question, he mid, that this Or dinance was havin a detrimental effect on the progressive develop- ment of the Colony.
iso
Mr N. V. A. Croucher, rising to second the adoption of the report and acroupis.
criticized the Or- dlmance. The net revenue from the Working Account was only slightly higher than that of 1940, that, he sull, Wha the answer to thos who
might raisc
was
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 1948.
Death is averted, the studio make-up expert finds the antidote in his laboratory.
I KNOW ARSENIC POISONING WHEN I SEE IT AND IN A FILM
STUDIO THERE'S PLENTY OF. THIS STUFF AROUND,
PERONCHOUATANDRIEN
HELP GET HER THINGS TOGETHER, PRUA-I'M TAKING CHERRYHOME.
Fish Laans Case Only 1.84 Ins Good Year
Ends Abruptly
ACCUSED PLEAD GUILTY &
ARE SENTENCED
"I agree with Mr Shaftain that corruption in this Colony is rife everywhere,” remarked Mr Clifford at Central this morning when the Fish Laans Case, which commenced on March 22, came to a dramatic end.
Pleas of guilty by all four Fishery Inspectors, to some of the charges were accepted by Mr F. W. Shaf- tain, Senior Police Superintendent in charge of the Anti-Corruption Branch, who conducted the prosecu-
tion:
deserve
more,
a
I had sentence the third and
outery on the raparity of Landlords, In these days of inflation he coul
other form of not think of any business whose hands were lied to af The same extent as were those Landlords. The increase in the rents for which permission given by Cinverument in July last was clearly suffelend to meet the increased costs of operation, and in fairness Governuncut should make further
concessions to Landlords.
First accused, Chan Kun-kau, re- they The property owned by the Com-
was occupied in the main by presented by Mr Brook A. Bernacchi mind to
well Onstructed by Messrs J. M. d'Almada fourth accused to nine months houses who could
Remedios & Co.) was sentenced to but because of their excellent afford additions to their rentals.
I now give them six The Company's properties in the two years on charges of conspiring characters
with others, between January 3 and months each." Balance Sheet was $18 million,
21, 1948, to permit the unlawful sale conservative lucrease of their pre-21.
in of marine fish at Central Market; POLICE COMMENDED sent day value would be more
On this crepting a bribe of $1,180 from Lau the
of 500 million. region of
Commending the Police, Mr Tu un or about December 3, 1947; the returns, after allowing for
nct amortisation and depreciation was and accepting another bribe of $80 Clifford said, "I would also like to
$700,000, being an in- approximately
In-from To Tal on or about September mention how very much I thought crease of only just over one per- cent. The Landlords therefore, in the case of this Company at least, to subsidise the were being used Tenants; a state of affairs which he thought should be given due pubi-t city.
DISCORDANT NOTE
The second accused, Kwok Muk- hot, 39, received similar sentence for the same charge of conspiracy and accepting the $80 bribe.
Lee Kal-wan, 24, and Tso Wal- hin, 25, were given six months on the conspiracy charge.
Of Rain
Just less than two inches of rain fell between mid- night and поси today, according to Itoyal Obser- vatory readings.
The actual rainfall regis- tered was 46.7 millimetres, which is equivalent to 1.81 inches.
The forecast points to only light drizzle this after- with the weather clearing towards the evo-, ning.
noon
Demand For
$1,000 Leads
To Prison
For Vibro
Piling Co.
Dividend And Bonus
A dividend of fifty cents per share and a bonus of $3 per share, distributed in the form of new abares eredtied as fully paid-up, were announced at the 13th Or- dinary Yearly Meeling of Share- holders of the Vibro Piling Co., Ltd, held nt York Building yes- terday.
Major S. M. Churn, Chairman, sold:
It is a source of great pleasure to me to be able to refer to the Proit & Loss Account for the period under review and to point out that it shows a net profit of $102,- 000 after making full provision for Depreciation. Directors Fees and Corporation Profits Tax.
Sentence of nine months' hard
I think this very excellent show. tabour was imposed on Lai Chiu,ing fully justifies the faith I had in 33, unemployed, by Mr d'Almada sur Company when at our last at Central this morning for attempt meeting I observed that, all things Ing to demand $1,000 from Lal being equal, we should get a very Min on March 17.
fair share of such piling work as muy be offering.
think
WC
would
Del. Insp. Hui Htung-cheong said
with four others not Turning to the Balance Sheet, I dant together on the evening of March 17, defen- of the Police work In this case.
in custody went to the complainant
the glowing result of tho It involved very, Obviously
very
renders at the Central Market and asked period
unnecessary any for $1,000 as "lucky money", When lengthy explanations for the very many hours. Particularly Inspector everything he has done in this case," Johnston must be congratulated on the complainant refused, it was considerable sum of $255,775 which alleged that defendant threatened hins been expended on Plant and the defence Counsel,
Following pleas in mitigation by to cause him a lot of trouble and Machinery during the period, be-
evidence Dí
yond remarking that without the character was given on behalf of Tso ing morning and was arrested.
left. Defendant returned the fallow-
expert knowledge of our Technical by Major E. G. Stewart, Headmaster
Complainant in evidence said he Manager. Mr Blackmore, it is
very of St Paul's College, who said he
was the master of the Tsui Yuen questionable whether fruit stall in Central Market, Some ever have been able to put together hood and would have trusted
him
time in
the bits of plant and equipment in 1010 he married a clans- with anything under any circum-
on the rc- we recovered woman Lai Chun in the country, which stances. Teo was a former member
occupation of the Colony, into two of No. 3 Company of the HKVDC.
first-class working units with very many more useful years of fo Other evidence of good character
them. The rehabilitated of the first
before given on behalf
as well As the new one accused by his wife and a friend monials from the US Army and Mr while Mr Stewart submitted testi-
Battery, HKVDC regarding the characters of the third and fourth accused.
The second, third and fourth ae- Mr Seth, addressing the meeting said: I seem to be in the unfor-cused were defended by Mr J. Chad known the accused since, child-
Stewart tunate position to again strike n discordant note at our Annual General Meeting, but feel compelled to voice my dissatisfaction and the disappointment of a few small share holders at the recommendations of the Board.
In
to
Mr Shaftain accepted pleas of not guilty by the accused to two other charges of conspiracy obtain and money to permit the landing sale of fresh marine sh.
WHS MAGISTRATE'S REMARKS realise the uselessness of bring.
Possing: sentence, the Magis ing this matter up and only do so
irate said "Because of the good to discourage the Directors from characters of the accused (especially imagining that shareholders approve of their policy. We don't approve on the part of the third and fourth M. A. Barnett, O/C of the 4th and. If the majority of smaller accused), one of the most unplea- sharelwklers felt they were free to Sunt duties a magistrate can have is express their views, nbter spokesmen to sentence people who have up to than myself would tell them.so. this time such good references as to For the year ended December 31. character. But having heard FD 1940 (a capital pront of approximate many days of evidence, I cannot ly $4,192,000 was realised and for help song the extent and damage the year 1947. $3,300,000. making of this conspiracy, seeing that all of for the two years, In round figures, the accused were in a position of $1,500,000. Not only arc share- holders deprived from participating trust upon which the whole fishery In this windfall but 10-per-cent from scheme depended. Their sole pay
und duty the recommended dividend will be
were deducted. This deduction appears actueme by in fact they did the
were over accused
the ring leaders in
10
enforce Uliat
Alleged Illegal Radio
to me particularly niggardly, being opposite. foth the first and second Stations
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came up
were discovered in Kowloon
month.
aud a daughter was born to the
sue in January 1947.
Defendant and four men come to his stall on March 17 and demanded for $1,000 as lucky money. he refused, defendant threatened to kill him.
When Pich was imporied towards the
When defendant came al 0 a.m. on March 18, his foki Lal Mo caught hold of him and started to blow a Police whistle. A Police constable arrived and took the do- fendant to Central,
Death Sentence
this was
For PC Slayer
Donald
end of last year, have all been engaged in piling work almost un- remittingly. If we can continue to obtain work at the rate doing just now, another excellent showing at the end
of this year seems assured.
CAPITAL INCREASE
We are
Our Investment on First Mortgage in the sum of $25,000 has since been re-paid, and of the amount of Sundry Debtors shown at $70,180, only $17,150 remains outstanding in the nature of retention monies on completed contracts.
London, Apr. 20.-The first death sentence, since the House of Com-
As announced in the press some- approximately $103,000. just
mens last week decided to abolish time ago, your Directors have con- three per cent of the proat on Pro-this conspiracy and I think they are Two more illegal wireless stations capital punishment, for murder,
sidered the question perty Sales for the year. Surely.lucky that this evidence
of increasing passed tonight on and not on indictment week, making the total of five raid- George Thomas, 22-year old Army an extent as to enable operations to Sir, this sum could be borne by the summarily
the capital of the Company to such Company.
I think the third and fourth accuseded by the authority during this deserter, found guilty of slaying be carried out without having to re- EXPLANATIONS SOUGHT came In later on this scheme but 1
police constable. There are a few items in the think they agreed to it and fitted
The Judge said: "The sentence of sort immediately to overdraft faci-
les which the The two stations were located at the court upon you is the sentence is e
Company necounts I should like you to ex-into the scheme without any trouble
enjoys with Its Bankers. by law-namely, at all with full knowledge.
373. Nathan Road, second floor, and prescribed plain.
The Board will that us
soon offer to shareholders one new The In arriving at the Managing "I do agree with Mr Shaftain that 5, Tak Hing Street.
you suffer death by hanging". Director's Commission, are the de- corruption in this Colony
sentence, is rife
will not be share at par for every four shares however, wireless carried out.
held after taking into account the bity to Amortization of
Leung Chi-ming, 20, a Crown everywhere, and it
It will be commuted Is to the
up
Issue of the bonus shares. The offer Lentes, $15,855: and depreciation of Court, when such corruption is ex- and telephone operator at the first to penal servitude for life.
address
to share- Mr was brought before
When the Bill abolishing the forms will be circulated buildings, $343,757, deducted before posed, to make it quite clear that calculating the Commission? If not,
Lathner nt Kowloon today on death penalty for murder for five holders in due course. anyone does so is running a colossal
Ari illegal years becomes law, the sentence why not"
risk and if they do get caught they charges of maintaining 2-For
*im- what
reduced simply to purpose hin the
and possession of will be sentence the wireless station Contingency Reserve been created? will not be let off.
He was remanded for prisonment". In passing sentence. to the apparatus. 3.What amount has been written rs and second accused
the judge—for the first time at a off Renewals and Renovations, and axitum of two years and I think three days on a bail of $10,000.
conviction for murder-did not wear correct In assuming that
the accustomed black cap.-Reuter. amount has been charged to the various properties renovated? It. so, I should like to be informed of the amount written off. suggest that, in future, the
am
CHAIRMAN'S REPLY
The raid on the slation at Tak Hing Street resulted in the arrest
of Lain Kwong, 34, unemployed, TWO EUROPEAN
Replying to Mr Selh, the Chair-charged also before Mr Latimer to- May 1 713:111 said that the Board would day with possession of radio com- sum make a note of his temarks. As munication apparatus and Ho Yiu- written off be separately shown in regards his first question, he ex-tonk, 40, unemployed, accused of the Profit and Loss Account?
was being the occupier of the premises 4-1 presume Repairs are charged plained that the Commission
in accordance calculated
withi the in which illegal wireless equipments the Working Accounts of the articles. He could not give detalls were Installed. These two men were Before concluding my remarks on would see him after the meeting he $8,000 each.
to
lure.
VAGRANTS
Two European scamen, William George, 20, and Karl Backman, 22, were committed to the House of
With these observations, Gentle- men, I formally propose the adop- tion of the Report and Accounts as presented; and further
of
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Properties incurring the expendi- !hout due notice, but if Mr Seth remanded for two, days on a bail of Detention by Mr d'Almada at Cene Company, Nos. 32.301
the Accounts, I shoull! to would endeavour
like
mmatter. suggest that the capital of the Com- pany be increased to bring it more into line with the Fixed Assets. At December 31, 1047, the Capital
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FOR TO-MORROW "MARGARET LOCKWOOD"
IN "QUIET WEDDING”
to
TO-DAY
ONLY
1. That a dividend of 50c per share absorbing $10,150 be paid,
3. That a bonus of $3.00 per share on the 32,300 Issued shares of the Company be and the same is hereby declared; and that the Direc- tors be and they are hereby au- therised to satisfy such bonus by the distribution of 32,300 ordinary shares 64,000 (inclusive) credited as fully- tral this morning for being vagrants nnid-tip amongst the persons who on In the Colony,
the 21st day of April 1948 were re- Sub-Insp. R. H. Woodhead of the gistered as holders of the 32,300 Immigration Department asked the shares of the Company at the rate Court to detain the defendants until of one share for every one such time as the Authorities could share of the Company held obtain
such.
ds person
uforesald passage on a ship for their by removal from the Colony,
and
satisfaction in
of Kuch bonus По aforesaid, aus! that such shares shall rank for dividend port passu with the existing shares. 3. That there be cafried-forward the Board that the major portionrenewals and renovations, the Chair-power Percival Proctor three-seater
to a new Profit & Loss Account the of these Reserves be Capitalised by man explained that a lot of the re- aircraft and who was expected to
sum of $9,705.20. the Issue of Bonus shares.
Berlin, Apr. 20-Colonel Alexis The motion was seconded by Mr novations had been capitalised, and arrive in Hongkong this morning, is Yelisaroy, the Soviet Deputy Com-H. D. S. Page and was carried un- *BONUS SUGGESTED Under the Articles, shareholders some written off in accordance with still in Shanghal, as far as could mandant of Berlin, accused his Bri- animously.
the life of the building.
bo ascertained this moming, and his fish and American colleagues at to- declaring
here will be delayed 24
session of the four Deputy Ordinary day to day repairs were arrival
OTHER BUSINESS mended by the Directors and, not charged the Working Account, not hours.
Commandants of the city of "swear-
Instead of
of Anding logical Sir Robert Kolewall was rc- Capt. Mansfield is attempting to ing" at him
elected a Director on the motion of fly round the world in 91⁄2 days, answers to his statements,
E The Soviet representative answer- Mr F
d'Almada Remédios,
and
$0,024,575. WOR Assets were $18,429,410,
the
In respect of the second question, the Chairman said he did not con- sider it in the Interests of the Com- pany or the Stureholders for these detalls to be given publicly, but it the any Shoreholder cared to see him
the privately after
Fixed
In view of t fact that General Reserve and Premium on
meeting, he
shares are unlikely to be distributed. would give the necessary informa
I suggest for the consideration of
tion.
are precluded from
larger dividend than, that recom-
Flyer Delayed
Capt A. A. Mansfield, who is flying Regarding the amount written off solo round the world in a 210 horse-
associated
the Aleu-
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Excess Passengers
The master of a motor junk was fined $100 or one month by Mr Colms at the Marine Court this
gers in excess of his permiti. morning for carrying seven, phssen- The 'coxswain of a motor, Junk carrying 43 excess passengers.
being in possession of a copy of the items like war damage. Articles, I do not know if this applies Major C. W. L. Way to an incase in bonus to staff so himself with. Mr Seth's remarks, and following the official route marked ed the Western Deputies' criticism seconded by Mr E, W. Blackmore,
Rome, Apr. 20-AI) Industrial hesitate to formally propose a reso added the suggestion that Share-out by the Federation Aeronautique lution, fait will ask that the Board holders benefit front the profit on Internationale, the governing body of the present enormous backlog of and Messrs Lowe, Bingham & Mat-stocks made streng gains today, the downward trend consider the payment of $16,000 as sale of property by the issue of a for air records. The route, covering parcel post, which is piling up in thews were reselected Auditors on reversing a special bonus out of the balance bonus of any $1, which would fn-25.920 miles, is from London through Berlin post offices because of the the motion of Mr E. J. M. Churn which reached an all-time low im-was fined $200 or two months for
mediately before the election seconded by Mr Lam. Shu-chuen. proposed to be carried forward. The crease the dividend by about $300,- Iceland, United States,
Russian
be refusal to move it out of the Directors, present were, Major S. cause of fears of a Communist vic- bonus recommended by the Board is 000, which would hardly affect the tians, Japan, China, Stam, India and partial explanation, he said Basto, Sir Robert Kotowall and Mr
M. Churn (Chairman) | Mr J. J. tory. the same as voted for 1940, when future building development of the Franco. the proat was considerably less, and Comp Chairman sold that the Board
that the present system of parcel FE d'Almada Remedios (Secre- Montecatini, Chemicals were up A former New Zealand fighter post despatch violated
an Allied tary).
[44 to 937 lire. Kern! Mectrical The Heiress Presumptive to the pilot, Capt. Mansfield is 28 years? Control Authority ruling forbidding | Shareholders present were Messrs gained, 05 to 620 Ure, while Flat Throne, HRH Princess Elizabeth, is. staff, suggest it is only fair they The report and accounts, on being old. His plane is named "Windmill the movement of calloned foodstuffs. W. Blackmore, E. J. M. Churn, Motors gained 41 lire to reach 440. 23 years old today. She was born should participate in the Increase. put to the meeting, ware passed.
Girl."
from the city---Reuter.
H. D. S. Pogo & Lam Shu-chuen, -United
on April 21, 1020.
as the larger profit must, in a great The measure, be due to the work of the would consider the suggestion.
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