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"BOOK OF BOOKS."

TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 1925.

CEMENT COMPANY.

at

("guide in the way of living. Others regard it differently-as a price less store-house of literary trea- CHAIRMAN'S REVIEW OF THE which they are to deliver Stone at

YEAR.

present paying for Haiphong

the sum of $90,000.00,

per cent interest per apnum, on good security, in return for sures. In any case the Book is

#price, which Frapped up in our laws, and in

compares very favourably with what we are at our living, no matter how we view M. R. G.Shewan presided over, Stone. Deliveries under this con- Today's annual meeting of the annual meeting of the Green tract are due to commence the the "British and Foreign Bible Island Cement Co. Ltd. held this second half of this year. Meantime Society" will view the renting of morning, the discussion at which we have accumulated a large stock is reported on page 1 of this issue. of Limestone from Indo-China, and the Bible from one point of view Others present, were Messrs although this ties up a considerable and will doubtless make claims I Scolt Haraton, Allan sum of money, it puts us in a very for it to which many will agree. Mendham, Li Tse-fong; Mr. Allan unable to obtain supplies of Stone Cameron, C. A. da Roza C. F-strong position, should we ba We could wish that either allied Keith, secretary Severe competition, as has happened more than once with the Bible Society, or and the following shareholders in the past. acting entirely on its own, there Shewan, F. H. Kew. J W. Kew. Property, although this matter does Messrs. F. P. de V. Soares, W. T. With regard to our Castle Peak wne à society whose, aim it was M. A. Razak, J. F. da Rocha. not really come into the year under 10 arge the claims of the Bible to PM. N. da Silva, Ton Hok ting, review. I would mention that we the attention of the world in Figueiredo, F. H. X Ribeiro, land, which has been rented for FX A da Silva, M. A have just disposed of this piece of general apart from the divine J. F. Grose, "Ng Sul-sau, Seo the past year, at a price slightly interpretation Christians may Pei-shao, H. Smyth, F. H. Ellix, higher than the present book value. H. A. Lammert, E. Abraham, E M. This property we at one time People lose by a non-acquaintance with a volume Man Pan-lo, Choa Po-mis, J. P. depot for Clay or Stone, or on Raymond, A. A. Alves, O. Kitchell, thought might be useful to us as a that has within its covers a Braga, J. N. Alves, W. J. Carroll, which to erect new works, but as. general appeal. The Book of K: Sayce, M. A. Remedios, H. H. Gin Drinker's Bay is more suit- Proverbs is as modern as is the Edgar, C. S. Remedios. W. Logan, works, and as we have manag

Tayler, W. E. Van Epps, A. Jable in every way for the new year 1925. The Song of Solomon V. Yvanovich, A. A. M. da Silva ed to secure a lease from the contains imagery, "cadences and and J. S. Murray.

Government of some excellent The appointment of Mr. J. Scott Clay Lands nçar Un Long, we beauty-that should appeal to the poetic: while the word pictures in the board of directors was con- selling the property, which is now, Harston and Mr. Allan Cameron to took the opportunity offered of: such a book as that of Isaiah are firmed on the proposition of Mr. of no further use to us.

claim for it.

of the attractive description. Of Lammert seconded by Mr. Kew, as On the whole I do not think I the New Testament and its prin- Messrs. G. A. da Roza and Li Tse- that our prospects seam good, for also was the re-appointment of am undulý optimistic in saying

some

us that as the

cipal character with the incidents fong.

the new Kilns are reducing our of His life.and the things. He Messrs Linstead and Davies and working costs and we expect to laught. there is no need, at this Messrs Lowe, Bingham and Mat make a substantial saving on the thews were re-elected auditors at cost of our principal raw material, late" hour in history, to speak. a remuneration of $750 each firm that is Stone. Parents who feed their children on the proposition of Mr. Carrolt In addition to this our technical ön. coloured comics and·

secoded by Mr. da Silva,

advisers assure of the things

The annual report presented by new factory at Gin Drinker's that find

the chairman was as follows:- Bay will contain only the latest resting place in their homes The Report and Statement of and most modern machinery have surely not heard or do not Accounts for the year ending the and will

utilise all the in- know of the parables in the New in your hands for the past few manufacture of Cement which have 31st December, 1924, having been provements and changes in the Testament and the stories in the days, I will, with your permission, taken place since our present fac Old Testament that ere this have like them as read.

tory was bullt, a still further sub- arrested the attention of many a is, as you will notice, less than production will be effected there. The result of the year's work stantial radaction, in the cost of youthful hearer or reader. We that of 1923, but for the greater:

We propose as you will see

whatever race or creed.

Earthquakes.

of

tan with all safety urge the claims part of the year we had to contend from the report paying a finil" of the Bible on all be they with severe competition and our dividend of $1.25 un the old shares profits were adversely affected and 15 cents on the new shares, However these consignments of which compares very favourably. Cement from abroad have evident-with the previous year, being in ly been sold at a loss as the im.fact only y cents short. I might Recent tremors in England and Portation fell off towards the end say in parenthesis that the now (America remind us that the

of the year when we found our capital osturally has not yet coo cause of earthquakes remains one output was hardly suffi tent to copetributed to the earnings of the

with the demands made upon it. Company. of the unsolved problems of the Since the beginning of the year The Chairman then moved the age. An Italian professor has the demand has been strong and adoption of the raport and given it as his opinion that earth seems likely to continue.

We

accounts and that the balance at the

60,000.00

on the Old Shares......$550,000.00 To pay a Final Dividend of $15 per share on the New Shares.....

credit of next year's account

To carry forward to the

al

14,556.52

$574,556.52

This wis carried.

CANTON STRIFE.

NOTABLE SUN YAT-SEN VICTORY.

shocks can be anticipated and his We have made but little progress Credit of Profit and Loss Account recent published "anticipations" with Gin Drinker's Bay, as be dealt with as follower- in regard to certain" earth move- have not yet been able to come to To pay a Final Divid- ments which have occurred, seem terms with the Government. ro end of $1.25 per share to bear this out. But what period garding the purchase of the elapses before the anticipation is necessary land-the terms they first made and the shock begins, does proposed being quite impossible. not seem apparent: probably not 'Negotiations are, however, con- sufficient to allow those in the thuing and we have every reason We smile perhaps at that danger zone to get to safety..or to to believe that a satisfactory Victorian depiction of the Queen endeavour to make preparations arrangement will soon be reached

Meantime we have lost no time directing the gaze of an African to minimise the often serious

results which accompany seismic in endevouring to increase our Chief to a ponderous Bible as the visitations.

output bath at Hok Ua and Micao, The seemingly At the former place we have secret of England's greatness. terribly recent Japanese earth installed

two new Mechanical And we may extend the smile as quake caused the question of Grate Kilns, one of which is work- we think of "front parlours" in seismology to become of vast ing quite satisfactorily, both as thousands of homes with the that can be said is that nothing the other is only waiting for the importance, but so far the best regards quality and quintity, and stately tome in the central posi- much is possible in the way of requisite grinding machinery tion-surmounted with a lower successful endeavour until con- which should arrive here within pot on the piece of white linensiderably more knowledge has the next two or three months. For its contents, unread most likely-interior

been acquired of the earth's, Macao we have ordered two

than exists at, the Rotary Grate Kilns to take WAICHOW'S FATE SEALED. but the whole a symbol of respect moment. Statistics show that the

the place of

Aalborg ability. And many there be who for every earhquake felt in Kilns, which will mean an (From Our Own Correspondent.). can remember the volume as the Britain, there are 60 in Japan and increase in production of about. the surprising number of 158 in 40% on the present output. These

CANTON, March 1. safe repository of the history of Greece. Earthquakes, it is said, kiins are now being erected and As was the case in previous birthe, deaths and marriages or cannot be correlated with tidal, grinding machinery is coming campaigns, the losing side is likely out from home. We shall probably to embroil another province in the whose youthful moments have barometric, solar, lunar be producing Cement from these

Their "Kilns about the end of the year. war. been spent partly in studying thermometric influences. (London),

occurrence is, apparently a more, As regards Deep Water Bousted from power several years When Chan Kwing-ming was with becoming awe the artist complicated matter, whilst it has you will notice Dore's idea of heaven and hell and to be admitted that so far, slightly larger than last year. The border and it seems that the are jago he retreated across the Fukion the dwellers therein. But all seismology is not within sight of new Brick Kilo has been at work remnants of his army and those of

solution of these undisputed facts cannot

the problem. for the past 3 months turning his allies will do so once more. Research in this direction offers out about 15,000 bricks per day, Whether Tuchun San Chuan-fang, blind us to the value and the interesting if arduous work, with which are of good quality and find who is a Wu Pei-fu nominee, will power of this book of books": the possibility of conferring a ready sale. As the result is so give Chan an asylum remalos to of its influence in the lives of immeasurable benefits upon good we have ordered another be seen.

Machine which should countless numbers the world over humanity at large-and especially Brick

Canton has not captured Wai- the recognised earthquake increase this output to 30,000 chow but is likely to do so. That and its value as a literary treasure zones. It should be prosecuted bricks.

the prefecture capital has not beyond dispute. Its sales continue with vigour and with, the financial.

As to the supply of Limestone, surrendered is not due to the defen- the largest of any of the books backing in keeping with its vast which as you know is a veryders holding out. It is simply be

important matter to this Company, cause issued, and in the furthermost importance.

the advancing pro-Sun the continual unrest in and around farmy prefers to wait for the enemy" corners of the world it is continu-

Canton has practically put an end to take fright and clear out. ally being read and considered in

All communications should "he addressed to the Newtyper. Eater. prise, Ltd., to whom all remittances should be made payable.

London Offices:-The Far Eastura Adpeuticing Agency

24, Devonshire Bionatury, W.C.1.

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Hongkong, Tuesday, March 3, 1925.

BIRTHS.

HEMINGWAY. On February 22, at Wuhu, to Mr. and Mrs. B. Hemingway, Asiatic Petro- Jeum Co., a son.

KEMPTON.On February 28,

1925, at the Victoria Nursing languages that may or may not Home, Shanghai, to Mr. and have come cut of the tower of Mrs. F. Kempton, 'a son.

Babel At home literary circles

GABBOTT-On February 24, have been interested in the

MANAGER

CHARGED.

OVER $10,000 REPORTED INVOLVED.

earnings:

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to the importation of Limestone Every where the. Canton army is from these districts, but we have moving forward to take over poste recently signed a contract with the lons vacated by Chan's men, Eastern Mining Company for a Reports, hitherto unconfirmed, supply of Stone from Bias Bay, have reached Canton that some of the the terms of which are that to the anti-Sun detachments are The hearing commenced at the railway from the Quarry to the into Fukion where they may not assist that Company to lay a light surrendering rather than retreat 1925, at the Victoria Nursing attempts made to put the Bible Central Magistracy. yesterday of Home, Shanghai, to Mr. and into modern speech, so that he the case in which a Chinese nimed coast, a distance of some 7 miles, get a footing. Mrs, C. P. Gabbott; a son, who reads may the more readily Jung Tung Lloyd was charged on and build a Wharf, we land them Raymond Franklin.

understand. The

two counts of embezzlement. volume of When the ease was first men. LAWSON.-On February 24, critiam against a procedure which tioned before. Mr. J. R. Wood,

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This is the biggest victory for

Dr. Sun's cause for some little.

time.

in- On

REPORTED SURRENDER,

of

1925, at Wuhu, to Mr. & Mrs. has robbed the authorised version the complainant, Mr. Wong Tai deposits in the bank wars on R. A. Lawson, a son.

of all its beauty of language has tong treasurer of a company bear

ing the accused's naane, of which quiry found to be forgeries. been sufficient to make us realise the latter was the manager, applied ooking further into the books it (From Our Own Correspondent.) that Christian and non-Christian for permission to withdraw the was found that there were entries opinion is against the idea-an charges as the accused had replaced showing that various adms

CANTON, March 2. No newals to hand regarding the BRITTO.-On February 25, 1925, idea which takes away and does the missing funds, amounting toy amounting to $16,995, bad

ever ten thousand dollars. The been paid into the bank when military movements at Walchow at the Isolation Hospital, not give. This in itself proves application was refused.

actually no banking account, had but other reports have come id Shanghai, Tancredo Augusto that the great book is not the sple

Mr. T. H. King, Deputy been opened.

concerning a pro-Sun gain else. Britto, aged 43 years.

possession of any one particular cnted, and Mr. R. A. Wadeson evidence stated that the firm we

Mr. Wong Lai-tong giving | where. Superintendent of Police, pro- WONG-On March 2, 1925, at sector even country; that its defended.

It now scoms" that Dr.. Sun's 5.15 p.m., at No. 3, Wong-nel-readers and lovers are not neces-

established in 1923. The secased, army is moving into the Hoi Fung Outlining the, facts of the caso, who was manager from its incep country which is further than chong Road, Wong Po-chun, aged 71 years. Shanghal and sarily, of the Christian faith. It Mr. King said that when question, had $8,000 worth of shares, Canton has ever marched before. Hankow papers, please copy is prized here on accounts of the the changes the docused put the mortgaged.

Reports of some of Lin Fu's joned about the money involved in two-thirds of which he had

troops having surrendered (Funeral on March 4 at 12 priceless message it is said to complainant off from time to time, The case was adjourned until Canton are as yet unconfirmed."

contain, and it is adopted as and ocrtain receipts relating to to-morrow.