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FRIDAY APRIL ÎN 1994

SHADOWS BEFORE.

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ENTERTAINMENTS.

GANDE, PRICE & CO.

ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS.

The seventeanth ordinary annual April 11.-Coronet Theatre meeting of Messrs. Gande, Price

Audacious."

SOCIAL,

Theatre;

Theatro-the

April 11.-Dance at Peak Club, 9.15 p.m.

April 19-Public Dinner Sir William Rees Davies, at Hongkong

intel. 8 p.m.

April 23-Carnival at Repulse Bay Hotel.

April 26.-Dance at Pook Club, 9.15 p.m.

SPORT.. April 14.-H.K.O.C. Tormis Tomament: Ng Sze-kwong v. T. Hunde, p.

April 10 and 21.-H.K. Jockey

Club and extra race meetings.

LAND BALR.

April 14-At P.W.D. Offices, a lot of Crown land at Kennedy Town, 3 pm.

PUBLIC AUCTIONS. April 14-Lammert Bros. at Touren Villas," 11 Chatham Rd., owloon, household furniture, 9.45 April 16.-Lammert Bros., at Cattrick St. Kennedy Town, two complete asta ratten and cane

p.in.

I am pleased to inform you that the nett profit for the year under review is $15.228.54 which is an of $2,694.34 on the increase previous year, and considering that the Coast Ports in South been practically China have closed for business owing to internal troubles and also taking into consideration that we have been compelled to cut our prices to meet the keen competitions which have prevalled owing to stress of business, your Directors consider that the balance sheet as placed before you is a satisfactory one and they trust it will meet with the approval of the she item of $2,000 shewn in profit shareholders. With reference to

and loss account, "Repairs to Property" I may state that owing to the heavy rains prevalent in the

roof of our Godown No. 150 Praya early months of the year 1923 the East was found to be badly leaking, therefore we were compelled to bave an entirely new roof placed over this godown, as it contained perishable goods,

very

been shot and elsewhere hundreds lives in dirt and ugliness, bad smells and angry contention, An arresting pen pleture of have been destoyed in order to where there is beauty and freedom Herr Hugo Stinnes, "the Bismarck avoid losses in marketing. Given "the the figure quoted as being correct, And he pro-

German business,"

and the horses in fair condition, and opportunity?".

monster trust of trusts," whose

It would seem worth while ceeds to suggest that one reason death is reported in today's importing a few hundred into is perhaps that multitudes are cables, was given recently by the Hongkong. A half-penny for, a

writer Mr. cowardly and lazy.. We can leave American

Isane horse, plus freight charges, should "Parted Curtains." the Doctor to justify a somewhat Marcosson, in the "Saturday bring these domestic

April 11-Star Theatre, Kowloon;&Co., Ltd. was held this morning Mystery and within the reach of all and make "The Royal Russian Ballet" also at the Company's office 8. Queen's Road Central. Mr. C. H. Lyson sweeping statement. We content Evening Post."

incertainty, he said, envelop "this Happy Valley a real race meeting. Wallace. Reid in Always

| presided and supporting him were ourselves by stating a simple detached and uncommunicative

A writer in a Ger

Messrs. S. C. Pank (Managing April 1.-World obvious fact that the herding entity," in aspect "almost for-

STINNES', man newspaper "The Woman Who Fooled Director) Lan Po-wing (Director), instinets seem to be part and bidding" with his pale and heavy

FORTUNE, estimating the for- Herself."

C. Bond (Secretary Manager) and » face, eyes tired almost to sadness.

tune of that mystery

following shareholders:- parcel of human nature. It is so closely cropped black hair, shaggy

Apr 19.-Coronot Herr Hugo Stinues,Poor Men's Wives."

Messrs. J. H. Oxberry, D. Rumjaho. in Hongkong, and likely always to brows, and hooked nose which

whose death is reported in

Chow Kung-sang, S. Tamauchi, MISSION, be so amongst the Chinese where give him a Semitic look, though he

to-day's cables, sald that before April 11-16.-Sermons for a Len- Pang Kwok-fat, Leang Yan-po and the suggestion of safety in num-is in reality a Protestant.

his private wealth amounted to M. ten Mission by Rev. R. B. Schmitt, Pang Kwok-tung. In presenting Bers applies. Few will question whole physical appearance 35,000,000-gold marks, of course..., at the Cathedral of the I'm the annual report, the Chairaan

said:- Year in, His fortune since the war has been raculate Conception, 6 p.m. essentially Oriental." that in certain parts of Hongkong year out he wears the same kind rather more difficult to estimate, we have a state of congestion that of loose, ill-fitting black suit, while because it is scattered over so does us no credit; also that no surmounting the large, square many companies and in numerous But financial circles, real and appreciable effort has head in winter and summer is. a countries,

followed his fearsome black,, hard, felt hat, which been made to people the open yet," Mr. Marcosson said, "the activity with very considerable spaces which lie beyond Kowloon, moment you come into his pre-interest and attention held that he and that even enlightened Euro-sence you feel the inherent power was now worth M. 140,000,000 peans have failed to take advan- and dogged purpose that have gold. He had therefore quadrupled since. In paper, that fortune tage of rich opportunities to build carried him so far. Those tired his wealth during the war and equals the dizzy figure of M. and live in areas of wide dimen-eyes gleam with alertness

glitter with resentment.

7,000,000,000, So that Hugo sions, and amongst surroundings old-clo' man is suddenly trans-

marks 7,000 times over. Asked which make for peace and quiet- formed into a pillar of strength."Stinnes was a millionaire in paper ress of mind and to build up Stinnes enlisted for his service a recently why he worked, night group of former Intelligence and day piling up millions, he strength of body and of character eers of the German Army, replied: "It is for my children."

two coldly He leaves.

ons and 2 imperturbable, and a sense of the beautiful. An silent, exception must be made to this cfficient men, among whom he was daughter. 、 Ltd sweeping statement, and we make referred to as "The Principal." it in favour of the disinterested His actual name was never men- tioned in speech or correspon- work of Mr. Montague Ede.dence. It was part of the There are objections to a whole- atmosphere of mystery that sur play with the subject-"Where the sale trek to our open-spaces. The rounded the organisation. Hugo, others who did not, that Shanghai's nature of vested interests arises; the eldest of Stinnes's four sons, example might will be followed in the character of the employment who inherits much of his father's dealing with a matter with which splitting machinery, etc., 8 p.m.

acumen, was required to attend at present only a few are concern-

April 16-Lammert Bros. nt & undertaken by thousands of every important conference that ed, but with which the many might catchick St., Kennedy Town. Dover

When Hugo possibly be glad to be identified-cooking stoves, etc., 3 p.m. Chinese; a lack of quick and his parent held.

June 11-Tammert Bros, at modern transportation and the was not available, the second Shanghai is building a Community

be sor, Eugen. attending college Church. When erected it will be the premises of the H.K: Tummy unwillingness of capital to

in Berlin,

in. used for divine services on Sun Co., Ltd., Bowrington Canel Rd. called Was attracted to schemes which may Stinnes did this on the theory days and for basket ball and as a East, steam driven electric generat

ing plant. 3 p.m. prove a not wholly remunerative that if he should die suddenly gymnasium on week days. This surely seems to be in accord risk. It is perhaps easier to write some member of his family with the times a mixing of the about our open spaces and suggest should know what was going on ideal and the practical; a Church that they be peopled, than it is to and be qualified to step into the belonging to the community and breach. His foresight has been in which the community has indicate how it can be done. The justified sconer possibly than he a real part. In this way the matter

denominations are brought to one becomes increasingly bargained for!

level and so far as we can see important as epidemics of small-

lose nothing thereby. It seems a pox and plague come and go, and

sensible position to adopt in the A leave conditions unchanged.

Far East where people are con- Samuel Pepys in his tinually moving and where united Government Commission might

now immortal diary effort is more. certain of success well be appointed to consider the

often concluded an than are the efforts seemingly matter and to devise ways and account of his day's doings with of diverse denominations. We

the phrase: "And so to bed."simply treat the matter as means to relieve the congestion There is a sigh of contentment in businesss proposition. The word The Sacred Heart School now in existence and to suggest the phrase that is almost as peace-community out here appeals to first annual athletic Sports will that in overcrowding there is ful as sound sleep itself. We are us. We should like to see the he held to-morrow at the Race always going to bed. Authorities spirit of it more and more in our Course, commencing at 12.30 p.m. increasing danger. Mr. H. G.

are agreed that, in general, eight counsels and in our friendships. Prizes will be distributed by Mr: Wells whose prophetic vein is hours out of every twenty-four well known, suggests in his "Men should be devoted to wooing the drowsy god. The argument is Like Gods" that in 25,000 years that there is a certain amount of from now there will be no more wear and tear on the body, and great cities, and no more living Sleep is simply Nature's way of making repair equal to waste. in vast crowds. But why wait

To sleep soundly and well is to 25,000 years to have such an ideal court success and to give the laugh state of existence? Why not com- audible to the germs of disease,

dissolution and decay. Sound slees: mence now?

tokens good health, and without health, life's tango, with all its possibilities, becomes flat, stale and unprofitable as the abuses of the world. Sleep is a gift for which "The experts assume that Ger-we cannot be too grateful. It was many's financial and economic so-recognised by the poets. In situation will have returned to the Iliad and the Odyssey the normal by the end of 1925-29." Homeric heroes took the gift This is one of the many striking of sleep, phrases in connection with the in one of his beautiful prayers news of the reparation experts says, findings. By 1929, if the sugges- tions are adopted, Germany will be almost in the same economic position that she was in before the war. In homely phrase:- "What about it?" Germany then I is always the gift of sleep. 4 will be a candidate for the world's Unhappy those unable to com- trade as she was in those seemmand it, to rise with invigored ingly happy days of a generation body, refreshed in mind as web,

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Mrs. J. M. E. Machado, Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Alves and family beg to thank their numerous friends for the kind sympathy shown in their recent bereavement and also for their presence at the funeral.

FUNERAL.

The Funeral of the late Mr. Sin Tak Fan will take place on

Saturday the 12th instant, the cortege leaving No. 21, Robinson

Road at 2 pm

The cortege will halt at about 3 p.m. in the vicinity of the University Football Ground, Pok- Tulum Boad, for the purpose of friends paying their last "Fare

well."

BERNARD-On the 10th April at the Mount, 117, The Peak, Hongkong, to Betty (Nea, Adela), the wife of D. G. M. Bernard, a daughter.

Hongkong's Only European Optician.

In. Four Years.

SOMKUS.

OTHER MEETINGS.

April 11-A] interested in mronoml" to form a Hongkong Trashire Assen, to meet at No.

90 cents dividend. The nett profit of $15,228.54 the balance of together with $1.392.72 brought forward from profit and loss account for 1922 makes a total credit of $16.621.26 which your Directors recommend to be disposed of as follows:-To pay a dividend of 90 cents per share on 18.105 shares which will absorb $16,294.50 and to carry for Queen's Buildings, Ground Floor,ward the balance of $326.76 to this site Star Ferry at 6p.m. year's account. In conclusion. April 14-Annual meeting of the gentlemen, your Directors are of Samjety of St. George in the Dity opinion that the year under review Tall. 5.15 p.m.

has been successful one and I think you will join me in taking this opportunity to thank the staff for the assiduity shown during the year, and I sincerely Four cases of small-pox were trust with their co-operation we notified yesterday.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Fitz-Gibbon.

shall be able to place better results. before you at the next annual meeting. With these few remarks I have much pleasure in proposing the adoption of the report and accounts as presented and after they have been seconded I shall be pleased to answer to the best of my ability any questions the share- holders may desire to put.

Appreciation.

In seconding the adoption of the Directors' report and statement of accounts, Mr. J. H. Oxberry said

Some may PHOTOGRAPHS. wonder how A new manse for Pastor of the newspapers Union Church has been provided get hold of photographs of local or at No. 400, The Peak (Severn Road). national celebrities. A London The old manse, adjoining the journalist tells the following story Union Church has been sold and is about a photograph which may be to be pulled down and two new I am sure the shareholders will be true or not

houses erected on the site.

satisfied with the year's workings A Scottish poet sent me his

as we are all aware that the year Supplementing the excellent under review has been a very photograph, and continually

45 far as business wrote asking me to use it be- programme the Royal Russian bad one cause he had published a book Ballet are giving in the Star generally is concerned. Speaking of poems. Months afterwards, Theatre is a first-rate movie play, personally, I

can assure you

on the night he returned from "Always Audacious," featuring that our different brands are his honeymoon, he fell down a Wallace Reid in one of the very mine and was killed, I used best roles of his varied cinema his photograph the next day! And he adds the following:-

career.

Chorus girls generally must R. L. Stevenson

"Give us to go blithely on our business all this day. Bring us to our resting beds weary and content and undishonoured and grant us in the end the gift of sleep,"

Gaur China Malago The stolidity and settled ready to meet the cares that daily

BOYOKONG FRIDAY, APKIL 11, 1994.

UNUSED SPACES..

expansion

To-morrow, the funeral of Mr. often have wondered why ex- Sin Tak-fan, J.P., will start from pensive photographers in the No. 21, Robinson Road at 2 p.m. West-End are so anxious to The cortege will make a halt near photograph them for nothing. the University recreation ground Little do they know that it is on at about 3 p.m. for friends to pay the off chance that, one day, their last respects to the deceased they will marry a marquis, or be mixed up is some dope scandal, Then the photographs are worth quite a lot of money,

(Leaves.)

character of her people in general beset us, to come again to repase To-day's Poem. will be used in one ceaseless and refreshment. Sleep on, and the endeavour the

of cares which invest the day," will trade; her men of culture will fold their tents like the Arabs and

28 silently sneak away." again be engaged in extending the arts and sciences which

hitherto made Germany famous, LEFT left £239,533 desired

Leaves are green arpeggios to the wind's touch, to the rain.... crescendo... over and over again. For a theme7-

diminuendo,

only a word woven with your hope, my dream.

-Francis Dickinson Pinder.

WINTHER CALENDAR.

Mr. A. E. Scott who

free from the wants and cares of |--

that his coffin should be We have to thank probably the the present day. Is the situation be carried on a farm wagon sypro- world's highest paid publicist dangerous? Something of which priately decorated, with men from to be afraid? We hope not. If his estate to act as bearers, each to Dr. Frank Crane-for directing we look at it aright, it is but the be paid one sovereign. He left our thoughts to a subject which logical conclusion of a policy of £2,200 for charities.

The Rev. Henry Finch, of Blun- has interested us for more years right to a conquered foe, made not then we care to mention. Dr. merely in the interest of that foe, dellaands, Lancashire, a Roman but in the interest of the world Catholic priest, loft £2,100 for Frank Crane tells the story of Mr. at large. It is merely a clarion beds of coal, fire clay, etc., in or church and charity; his mines, Lloyd George's four through call to us who claim British race under the farm called Naylor's in Canada; how the former Premier to gird ourselves as to another Upholland to St. Joseph College, was taken through a rogion but battle-just as obern as that other Upholland; £300 and furniture to

we speak of as the great war, but his housekeeper, Elizabeth Shuttle 1594. little removed from the primitive a battle in which the forces of worth; a year's wages to other wilderness; and how at the end industry and enterprise are waged servants. His leavings" totalled. of his tour he is supposed to have not to devastate, but to build; £17.757. said: "It is like passing through not to create hate, but co-opera- tion and an appreciation of the

gentleman.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

well represented all over the Colony and considering that our harbour business'has been serious ly affected owing to Prohibition Act in the United States I consider great credit is due to our Directors and the management for placing such a creditable balance sheet before us. (Applause).

Mr. Oxburry added that though business had been very bad they could probably look forward to the next year and that though they were at present below the average, he hoped and was certain they would regain their usual average, next year of 10 per cent.

The wedding took place at St. John's Cathedral yesterday of

A resolution proposed by Mr. Sergt. A. E. Woodward, of the C. Bond and seconded by Mr. D. East Surreys, and Miss Mabel Rumjahn "that Mr. G. H. Lyson Blunsdon, eldest daughter of Mabe re-elected a Director of the William Blunsdon, of Whitfield. Company for the ensuing year" North Point. Following the was carried unanimously. ceremony there was a reception at North Point, after which the newly married pair left to spend their honeyn.bon at Canton.

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The resolution that Messrs Lowe, Bingham and Matthews he elected auditors of the Company at a fee of $750 for the ensuing year" was passed on the proposal and On April 3, in St. John's Church, seconding by Messrs. S. C. Pank Haokow, the marriage was solem- and Lau Po-wing, nized-of-Sylvia-May-daughter of Mr.J.-H.Orberry proposed and Mrs, and the late Henry A. Kelly, Mr. Leung Yam-po seconded a to Mr. Ernest Godfrey Byrne, son resolution Increasing the Direc- of the late Mr. and Mrs. Edwin tors' fees to $750 per year, Byrne. The ceremony was per- Before the meeting closed, the formed by the. Rev.. A. C. S. Chatrinan announced that dividend Trivett, M.A., B.D. The Church warrants were ready. was beautifully decorated with Marguerites and bahoo with arches of apple blossom in the chancel. The bride was given A rains continued very away by Mr. H. C. Pearce and sore, more than 24 hours wore a charming ivory crepe long, and withal" such a georgette gown heavily beaded wind from the North, as with crystals. Her hat was of | [Te We Wpitor of the Uhina Mady peared the walles of houses, georgette and lace. She carried a were they never so strong large bouquet of white carnations and fern, her only ornament being Stow.

a diamond and platinum pendant, the gift of the groom.

APRIL 11.

UNPOPULAR.

With all the discus- an endless picture gallery by a good things of life. The only

HORSES. Sion that has proceeded

regarding the ques Why there thing that need concern us is tion as to what constitutes 2 first-class artist. should be slums-in Europe when Has Germany gained any leason China pony, it is amazing to road there is so much wealth here I do from the trial she has undergone? that horses, and good ones at that, Has she learned the chief lesson can be purchased at a half-penny not imow" Mr. Lloyd George' that honesty especially of pur-place. In Adelaide horses are wonderment is the same as that pose--is the best thing? It is up being sold at half-penny ahead puzzling quite a lot of us. It has to Britain and Britishers to stand because they are eating up the a local application which should by that 11.born trait and to food of the sheep, which, owing sures are too miserable to bear

demonstrate that it is still the to the high price of wool,ure much thinking about. make some of us ponder. Dr. foundation of all that is worth more valuable. On one Station intellect is so unpopular. Crane asks: "Why should people having.

lais reported that Boe borites have

Most of the fashionable plea-

That is why

---Bernard Shaw.

A Good Tuliment

CORRESPONDENCE.

THAT TENNIS MATCH..

Sir-Permit me to congratulate you on your report of the Ng Sze-" kwong-Honda tennis match. I have read all the accounts of this match which have appeared in the papers and am much struck with Rab Chimberlain's Pain Balore the the paina your catio has taken to painful spotat. It la petokraking, tatarze present a full, fair, and interesang up the circulation which carries the con-account of the proceedings.without pation and pressure that cause the pain. descending to what seems theer

t le how It helps showmatie plins, pottimoon, lumbago, backache, neuralgia, swollen,

Yours, etc., aching joints and muscles, Bold and

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