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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1924,

.COMPANY. MEETING.

CHINA LIGHT AND POWER

SHAREHOLDERS.

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STAMP LAWS.

PROPOSED FURTHER

1. AMENDMENTS,

An amended draft of the bill to amend further the Stamp Ordin ance of 1921 is published in to-day's "Government Gazette,"

WELSH NOTES:

THE CHINA MAIL

OUR PARLIAMENTARY: REPRESENTATION.

[DY AP RHYS.]

*DROPPED A BRICKTM

HOLIDAYS,

THE LONDON TIMES" ON NEXT YEAR'S LITTLE" LIST.

"WISH WYNNE.

The sixth ordinary general meeting of the China Light and

From its lofty heights the Power Co., Ltd., was held at the

London "Times once naively offices of the company' this morn-

In spite of a large turn-over to asked the question below, thereby Conservatism in Wales at the re-other newspapers more inclined producing the amused comment of ing, under the chairmanship of Broadly speaking, the present cent elections, it will be noted that to frivolity. For some years Wish Mr. Robert G. Shewan.

Jaw, enacted in 1921, is that instruthe Government is still in After the Secretary (Mr. W. J.ments executed on behalf of the minority there.

Wynne, had been one of the most The Sixteen Labour brilliant music half stars. Brown) had rend the usual notice Government AD exempt from merabers, éleven Liberals and dignity of the Empire's great convening the meeting. Mr.

stamp duty. The former law, which dates back to 1866, was that nine Conservatives-these are the ever, until recently

est journal did not, how. Robert G. Shewan (the Chair) all instruments whereby any con actual figures for the new Parlia King man) spoke as follows:

tract was made with the Government and they compare

The Chairman's 'Speech. With your permission we will take the report and accounts which have been in your hands for some time, as rend The result of the year work is a profit on working account of $472.822.03 or an increase of 876.720.82 on last year, which I trust you will agree, is highly satisfactory. The gross profit is $478.905.91, and the net amount available for distribution, after deducting the 'ustial fees to the Consulting Committee and auditors and providing Tor depre- eintion is 8385,259.20 which we recommend should be appropriated as follows:

"To pay a dividend of 76 cents

pugg shiny. 100,000 shares

To pay avglend of 847 cts. pershire on 199,97%hares (Now

To writverbrad Mains The place to Repairs Renewals Apetual

To pay honus to Stay al

To rarry forwarį 2.

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اله الا الله

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and

whan the Queen honoured

Next Year the following public. and general holidays will be observed as Government Holidays.

Public Holiday:

should be a Sunday, then the Empire Day, or if that day' following day, Monday, May 25.

General Holidays: Every Sunday. The first week-day in Januarya Thursday, January 1.

Chinese New Year's Day, or if that day should be a Sunday, then

with it, admit of any knowledge the following day, Saturday, ment were exempt from stamp twenty Labour members, twelve i of the music.halls. To the Times' January 24.

Liberals and four Conservatives in when Wish Wynne departed tem- the last Parliament.

executed on behalf of the Govern duty, whether the instrument was ment or not. Clause 2 of this bill proposes to go back to the old law on this subject. The chief reasons for this proposed change in the law are as follows-

(a) In sonte cases the intention of the transaction is to assist the other part on certain terms and hot to make money, building loan.

(6)

(e)

In other cases the only object is to secure the performance "of obligations already accept

ed.

In other cases the object is to secure Government servants, etc., and it is presumed that in such cases there is no desire to collect additional, revenue by means of stamps. Probably in every case the main object of the instrument is to secure the rights of the Government.

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no such Institution existed, and

porarily from the variety stage to It is a significant fact, however, play the leading part in Arnold that they have more than doubled Bennett's "The Great Adventure, their number and have thus at at the Kingsway Theatre, the tained a numerical strength far Times opened its first night beyond any previous return in the critique of that play with that been claimed... what degree of the column was devoted to

sentury. It has historic question. The first half of accuracy it is impossible to gauge singular tribute to Wish Wynne's at this distance away from the art, and few, surely, have won such success is due to the new life and these: centre of activities) that their encomiums from the Times' as energy which has been infused into the Welsh Conservative party in the industrial districts of Wales. by the rapid growth of Socialism

miss

the

Chinese New Year's day, or if The first week-day, following Chinese New Year's Day should be a Sunday, then the Tuesday. following Chinese New Year's Day, Monday, January 26.

Good Friday, Friday, April 10, The day following Good Friday, Saturday, Apri! 11.

Easter Monday, Monday, April

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The first week-day in July, Wednesday, July 1,

The first Monday. in August, Monday, August 3.

Whit Monday, Monday, 1st June. The birthday of His Majesty the King, unless it shall be ordered by "Who is Wish Wynne ? the Governor, by an order publish According to Kingswayed in the "Gazette," that His playbills she appears by courtesy Majesty's Birthday is to be kept on of the various music hall pro- some other day, and then, such prictors, and presumably, there other day, Wednesday, June 3. fore, she is what in those regions is called an 'artiste'. Fortunately ..she is something much more valuable; she is an artist. The picture she gave us last night was a thing quite perfect. Everything she did struck Armistice Day, or if "that day. you at once. being en-should be 4 Sunday then the tirely right. It would have following day, Wednesday, been so easy to vulgarise the November 1. part, to caricature the type, to Christmas Day, or if that day solicit the empty laugh. But should be 1. Sunday then the that she saw the true and exact 25 Wish Wynne knew better than following day, Friday, December

measure of the character she had to portray, and played it with nice accuracy to the hundredth part of an inch. And that is artist. why we say that she is a great

The second Monday in October, Monday, October 12.

MARKING TIME.

CHAN KWING-MING'S WAITING GAME.

Another respect in which the election results are a depar- ture from tradition is in regard to Liberal représentation, which is even more drastically displaced: from its traditional dominance, having now to be satisfied with but a third of the total number of mem- Clause 4 applies the new rule, dut by Mr. J. Hugh Edwards, M.P. -bers from Wales.. But as is pointed fe, the old value restored, to in-in the British Weekly," Welsh GLOBALODj StřÐmouts executed before the Liberals have the satisfaction of 2.4.0 commencement of the amending knowing that what they

Ordinance...

2. Section 35 of the Stamp qualitatively, for of the quartette of quantitatively they have gained $84,250.20

Ordinance, 1921, provides for Liberal statesmen on whom the We recommend opening a re-exempting from stamp duty re-

The twenty-sixth day of Decem- phies and renewals account to assignments and consequential leadership on the floor of the House duties and responsibilities of

ber, or if that day should be a Teel any special heavy expenli-new mortgages executed for the of Commons will now devolve, no

Sunday then the following day, or ture that may have to be met in purpose of obtaining a Crown fewer than three of them - Mr.

if Christmas Day should be a Sun- one year for repairs but which lease. It is now proposed to Lloyd George, Sir Alfred Mond

day then the Tuesday following really "belongs to the past year exempting from stamp duty resentatives of Welsh constituencies, source. It is little wonder that

provide in the same way for

Christmas Day, Saturday, Decem- and Mr. Rinciman-are the repre- In other words we want to average assignments and new mortgages while the remaining member of Wish Wynne, sprang into fame Police Magistrate's Department

High "praise, that, from such a įber 26, une cares for repairs instead of executed for the purpose of effect the quartette-Sir John Simon-is even greater than the music halls from the operation of the Holidays The Governor has excluded the having to meet the whole in one ing an exchange of land with the linked to the Principality by the had afforded her. The Daily Ordinance, on January 26, April, 11 year.

As regirls our business, the clause 3 of the Bill, and clause 7

Crown. This is dealt with in closest of ties, for his father was Chronicle" declared that the and 13, May 25 June 1, August 3, accounts speak for themselves and (2) show that the consumption for amendment.

contains

consequential Pembrokeshire."

Welshman who hailed from Great Adventure at the Kingsway October 12, and December 26, 1925. y a High and power continues to

as the arrival of Wish Wynne The Imports and Exports Depart- "Needless increase with the stevelopment of pointment of a new trustee is $10, majority of over twelve thousand light that fact atached.

3. The stamp duty on the Mr. Edwards the phenomenal celebrity she enjoyed all the lime- 12 Noon on all the above days to say," writes from the halls. Becoming ament will be open from 9 a.m. to Kowloon. In 1923 the number of and this duty covers any transfer votes by which Mr. Lloyd George London "Sketch" included her Good Friday, and Christmas Day. street lamps supplied and main of property made for the purpose

The except Chinese New Year's Day.. tained by the Company was 100 of, effectuating the appointment, was returned for the Carnarvon portrait in the full page gallery of whereas by the 30th September, provided that such transfer is

Boroughs evoked the utmost folks that periodical takes its hat 1924, this mumber had increased made in the instrument appointing gratification in every part of the off to E. V. Lucas, in his book lo 416 mpas.

The Government the new trustee. It is often incon-

Principality. now healize the importance of venient and inadvisable to make

So outstanding a "A Loiterer's Harvest" devoted a triumph afforded £1 striking whole chapter to Wish Wynne. using high candle power lamps for such transfers in the instrument of demonstration of the supreme place She became the newspaper talk of street lighting and as new roads appointment, but if such transfers which he continues to hold in the London, are completed, we can look for are made by separate instruments pride and affection of his race! A And how, having visited wart to a steady rise in the the stamp duty at present is $20 on

word of commendation is due to the America three times and South demand for public lighting by each trinsfer. The stamp duty in Conservative leaders in the Carnar- Africa and Australia three times electricity. Our new 3.000 England in such a case is 10 von Boroughs for their patriotic each, she is making her first tour kilowatt set was installed during shillings, and it is now proposed action in withdrawing their own of the East. She comes here at the year and is running most satis to make the stamp duty in such a candidate in order to ensure the the very height of her fame, and factorily and ironomically, But caso $5 here. The stamp duty in triumphal return of one whom M. Edgar Warwick, to whose co- it will not be long at the present this case is being reduced because, Wales has long learnt to honour terprise Hongkong is indebted for rate of increase before we shall unlike the usual cases in which as the greatest of all her sons. the chance of seeing the great have to make use of the 5,000 substantial diy is charged, no con: "White Welshmen, have thus

Impressionist, is to be congratulted kilowatt set the first portion of sideration or beneficial interest much cause for gratification, it must

The season upon his capture.' which is the here about February passes. This point is dealt with be confessed that some of the pens on Boxing Night at the and the remaindy by June.

in clauses 5, 6 and 7 (1) of the bill. casualties on the stricken field have

Theatre Royal, evoked feelings of sadness and of disappointment. Chief among such casualties was the reverse which Sit Donald Maclean suf-i fered at Cardiff. Although he is i of Scottish descent he received his education in Wales, and he has

Those, who profess to know, spent almost the whole of his life

predict that Chan. Kwing-ming in our midst As a result he has A very human story is the will be satisfied to mark time and gained 2. most intimate know- Theatre's offering to-OITOW.

will not complicate matters by foundations for the new 5,000 kilo-into the Legislative Council a bit he enjoys great personal popu- thing which appeals to the senses province, some of

pretending to give orders to all There will shortly be introduced ledge of our people, among whom Humoresque" that yuting the Cantonese detachments in the to amend the Dangerous Goods larity. It is no secret that it was whenever it is played, serves us the nominally against him.

whom A number of extensions have Ordinance 1873- The Attorney his superb skill in acgotiation that basis for the insidents in the lives been made to underground mains General (the Hon. Mr. J. H. Kemp) was to enable us to cope with the explains the objects of the bill as effecting a reunion between the dating mother, the parsimonious primarily responsible, for of homely people, There is the demand on our system in the follows: Yamuti. und Mongkok Districts.

two sections in Welsh Liberalism father, and the boy who will have Within the next twelve months contained in the Dangerous Goods long before he finds his way back boy is developed and he becomes a 1. The only powers of searched from each other. It cannot be secret joy. Later the talent of the which had been so bitterly alienata violin touch to his mother's we shall have to make provision Ordinance, 1873, are those under this appointed destiny at world's favourite. The future is a Damage to the extent of $4,000 for considerably extending, our sections If and 12. Section 11 re. Westminster. It is to be hoped his feet: there is nothing to stop was done in a fire which broke out underground feeder system in all quires the authority of the Governor, that Wales will secure for herself him. Then the war cores and in a timber yard at Mongkoktsui districts and this we estimate will and section 12 requires a warrant the credit and the distinction of fame and future are sacrificed in an last evening. The Kowloon Fire entail an expenditure of ap- from a magistrale. A magistrate's providing him with his oppor- act of offering which results in Brigade arrived proximately $35.000.

As ill be seen from the accounts there has been a heavy! outlayin connection with the installation of the 3.000 kilowatt set and boiler house extension. The expenses incurred cover the cost of the 3,300 kilowatt set, four bailers with economizer, induced raft fan, chimney, feed pumps and auxiliaries, also part cost of

wait set on order.

WIDER POWERS.

NEW DANGEROUS GOODS RULES.

X

Our weak asset is our overhead penditure of an appreciable amount

warrant involves delay and the extunity." mains and if you approve our of the time of various officers. The recommendation they will then Dangerous Goods Inspector may stand at a nominal figure. Sundry in his tour of a district see a debtors on September 30 stood dozen places that he would at $183,601.78 but have since like been reduced and stand, at about thought better, therefore, to foliow to search. It has been $64,771 to-day.

the precedent of the Oplum Or. Owing to the heavy payments dinance, 1923, and to give the we have recently had to make on Captain Superintendent of Police Capital Account and which have power to authorise been met aut of Revenue,

particular selected police officers to have puwers of search for the purpose

in

"MIND YOUR TRAPS.

WOMAN BAGGAGE THIEF.

"Ringing the changes"--only another form is evid- have not suficient cash to pay of detecting the breaches of the as reported in the "China Mail

ently not the monopoly the dividend, consequently we

Nof.. thé European who, propose to make a second-call on has not been thought necessary to victimised a Chiness bookseller i Dingerous Goods Ordinance. It the 200,000 shares of $1 each, retain the slightly wider obligation earlier In the week." Yesterday imposed upon dealers by paragraph | afternoon, in the hubbub of the

payable on March 25, 1924.

accounts. In

We

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over-

Dangerous

Before proposing the adoption (1) of section II of the principal departure of the river steamer of the Report and Accounts, must explain that by an

Ordinance.

"Tai Ming" from Hongkong, a sight the bonus to, the staff last

2. Particular powers of forfeiture Chinese woman successfully rang year was not voted, but was paid are contained in sections o (2), to the changes with some luggage.

(S), and 15 of the and is included in the present Goods Ordinance, 1873 There is it was crowded she laid down a Going on board the ship when passing those also a general power of forfeiture travelling basket, close to other accounts you will therefore be in section 12. This bill proposes packages belonging to confirming the payment for bonus to insert 10 the staff of 10 per cent, for which

new, section Iz female passengers. It was not -1922-23, in addition to the pre-with the question of forfeiture ashore again. When the left-the- wif deal simply long before she decided to go sent bonus-of-10 per cent. for the and which will give a general ship she took with her, not hur year 1923-24.

power of forfeiture. Section 15 of own basket, but a bag which was

other

I now propose that the Report the principal Ordinance is.rapcal-the property of another lady and Accounts, as prevented, be led by the bill as it deals only with passenger. passed and the profits for the forfatture, but it has not been When the latter noticed her

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year be distributed as proposed. thought necessary to repeal the loss, an examination of the When that has been seconded I references to forfeiture in sections strange basket was made, and it shall be pleased to answer any 9.(2) and 10 (5) of the principal was found to contain only a few. questions from shareholders. Ordinance.^^

valueless trifles.

'HUMOURSEQUE.“

A BEAUTIFUL' STORY AT THE STAR.

Star

(From Our Own Correspondent.}

CANTON, "December 19. Further news has trickled through to Canton concerning the doings of General Chan Kwing- ming: 3

He is both reported as being due to return to Swatow to-morrow and as going back to Wainhow city where he will "assume office" as Commander-in-Chief of the Can- tonese Army.

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