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CHAMBERLAIN SCORES!

(Reuter's Service)

BNTAB

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 1928..

NO PROFITS.

DISSATISFACTION AMONG PARTNERS.

DRUGGIST BUSINESS.

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N. LAZARUS Opthalmic Opticiana Hongkong

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Dissatisfaction

The first of the new type of Their position as regard the the partners at the lack of Informa- tram car mentioned by the Chair huge losses on work for the Gov tion as to the management and man at the annual meeting under. ernment was reviewed at to-day's

Shanghai, March 28. London, March 28,

profits was the reason given at the went a tria! trip this morning (fourth) ordinary yearly meeting The debate on Geneva was Supreme Court this morning: for and demonstrated the Improve of the Hongkong Engineering and The Shanghat Evening News' opened in the House of Commons an application in respect of thements that have been introduced. Construction Co., Ltd, held at the states that General Chang Sung today

qanchalinn of the patients who eat the fataladices of Messrs. Ekewan, Tomes chang has offered a million dollars for Marshal Feng Yuchsiang's Sir Austen Chamberlain, Secre

The firm was the Chad Tong compartment are fitted with & Co. tary of State for Foreign Affairs, fung Kee, of 182, Queen's Road spring steel back supports and Relief may be accorded, it was head. had a stern expression on entertrading in medicines and druga. are shaped to the back. This, atated, other business proved pro-

Position in Tientsin. ing a crowded and expectant Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C. apply-combined with the longer wheel (fitable and hopes were led out of

Tentsin, March 24 House, which did not relax in reing on behalf of the partners for base and swing axle device which expounding on certain nes

About: 500 of Li Ching-hin's relieves the car from side-shockë, Mr RG. Shewan (chairman cavalry, of whom half are Rus-- sponse to Ministerialiat cheers."

the dissolution, said that die- Mr. D. Lloyd George and Mr.antisfaction had been expressed by makes for complete comfort in and managing director) presided sinna, arrived this morning and J. Ramsay MacDonald, Liberal the partners for a long time past

He was supported by Mr. J. Scott camped near the General Station. and Labour Leaders respectively,

It will be noticed that in the Hurston and the Very Rev. Father The cavalry, artillery, and In who opened the attack on Sir Aas no profits had been shown and

no account rendered since Chinese new car the first class seats down L Robert (directors) and Mr. Sfantry of the Alles have been Chamberlain's conduct at Geneva, New Year, 1921,

The Courtney Cook, ASA.A., (secre-arriving all day. There are now stairs are dispensed with. No payments were the first members of the had been made to them and de- problem of sufficient third class tary).

about 10.000 Shantung. accommodation which had become Shareholders fondant had avoided an explana- increasingly acute has been const Messrs P. Braga, A Wing a number of Chang. Taung- present were Chih troops in the city, includ tion when pressed: The first de cered in the new design and there Smith, J. Coulthart, A. A. Alves chang's troops fence filed was that the partner- ship had been an illegal one but is increased capacity in this de- and Li Tung.

The secretary read the conven- this had since been withdrawn and partment as well as greater stand;

ing room.

ing notice and the auditors? no other had been filed.

The entrance to the first class report. 1 the design of the stairs leading to Shewan said:→ department is at the back and in Addressing the meeting, Mr. the upper satoon, improvements will be noticed, the staircase hav-seen from the report and accounts ing been widened and the angle (which have beer in your hands made less acute. The lighting is for some days and which, with also improved.

your permission, I propose to take There is greater seating capaci-as read), that the results of our ty in the upper saloon which year's working have again been has been lengthened and the seats very disappointing.

Front Bench to arrive,

Attack. Opened. Mr. Lloyd George initiated the Cebate by moving a reduction of the Foreign Office vote in order to cal attention to the proceedings at Geneya and the action of the present and the application of the The managing partner was not British representative there."

Mr. Lloyd George regrett 3 others. was granted by His Lord that Sir Austen Chamberlain had ship, an order being made for a not seen fit to take the floor Arst proper account of dealings to be he did after Locarne and ex-furnished and payment of amount

found due to plaintiffs. plain how Locarno was checked at

Mr. J. H. Seth was appointed Geneva. He declared that the Locarno, Powers were responsible receiver...

for the Geneva failure. The

BIRCH FOR SCHOOL BOY

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peace of the world hung on the action which the House of MAGISTRACY ITEMS. to comfort of passengers, Commons took and directed the Government to take in the future. The events at Geneva undoubtedly antagonised the United States to- ward the League.. Sweden, who took the right and courageous course, at Geneva, represented

A

GINGER TIN SECRETS.

Ellis public opinion, also of Great Bri-KadoChinese student at the in yet the Swedish delegate, strokes of the birch on a charge of M. Unden, was treated as a theft, to which he pleaded guilty subborn and irreconcilable pro-at the Central Magistracy this |Gazman though he the more mornin

to save the League than any one Sergeant McEwen said that the imun.

accused entered the dressing room of the Chinese YMCA. and took two raincoats and an umbrella. The property, which was recovered was restored to the owners, one of them being a small boy attending the day school.

Prior. Knowledge?

Mr. Lloyd George said that they were entitled to ask whether Sir Austen Chamberlain knew be forehand that France and Poland intended to insist on the simul taneous entry of Poland into the League with Germany?

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Oplum Seizures.

The seizure of 190 tacks of oplum In the course of references to hidden in the faise bottom of a the United States, Mr. Lloyd packing case, inaide a safe and in George's mention of Senater the kitchen of a house at Laichiko Borah was received with some Road was mentioned by Chief Re- laughter, by the Ministerialists, at venue OfBeer Watt when he charged which Mr. Lloyd George asked three men with unlawful posses- what was the good of scoffing atsion one of the ablest and most, in- The case was remanded until fluential men in America?..

Monday, buil for the first two accused being fixed at $10,000 and $2,000 for the other man.

"Gentlemen-You will Have

Estimated Loss,

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The city is now very quiet and there are no signs of disorder.

There are no trains between Peking and Tientsin to-day as a Kuchinchun armoured train blocks the line near Yangsun

SHIELD TIE TEAM.

The following team has been) selected to represent Kowloon in their Shield (semi-final) tie with the Police on Saturday at Sookum- at the ends are fitted with a view This deplorable state of affairs poc "A" ground, kick-off 4 pm:--- is entirely due to the disastrous Avery Wheeler, Read Turner; As in both the lower and upper contracts made with the Hong-

Cavelle McKelvie; Millard Spary, salocns the clear height is only kong Government, in 1923, under Sima, Duncan G., and Hayes. Re about 59, the centre of gravi- circumstances which I explained server: Linaker, Sibley, Taylor- ty is lower than on any other at our general meeting of last and Fasco. double deck top-covered car

in year.. existence. The car which was on the run this morning, for stance, was made to lean to an "In our accounts for 1924 we Government will obtain these angle of 22 degrees in the work-contracta: up to December 31 a million dollars, less than their estimated the loss dr. Government waterworks and roads at over half shop and couldve gone to 1924, at $310,000 and I said at the actual cost and we cannot believe greater angle

last meeting, that it was extreme- that a British Government would

difficult to forecast what the take advantage of their contrac

tors to such an extent as that. outcome might be "During 1926 two of these con-

"On the other and we have, th tracts have been completed, re-am pleased to say, made fair pro ulting in the loss, shown in the fits in other directions, $112,068

and loss: profit

account, of in 1924 and $162,500 in 1925, so $82,162.98, and two more were that on striking a balance at On the trial trip, in the course practically finished at the year December 31 last, our loss is re- of which a photograph was taken end, "but on the fifth, which is the duced to some $880,000. It is en- of the new car the General Chatham Road extension, work tirely due to these profits that Manager (Mr. L. C. F Bellamy) had to stop owing to labour trou-sufficient working capital has re- was present, also the Assistant bles. In consequence of the strike mained to keep the business going. "Apart from these Government. General Manager, Mr. A. K. with the resultant shortage of Henderson, and Mr. V. Walker, labour, and the higher rates we contracts, our business has been had to pay, I am sorry to say that sound for our profit from other the Workshops Superintendent.

losses on these contracts have still work last year is equivalent to further increased beyond any-sume 16 per cent. on our capital thing we could have anticipated, which would have enabled us to for in point of time alone all the pay you a moderate dividend, but contracts should have been finish-alt has been swallowed up by the ed, with the exception of Chatham Government contracts. Road extension, before the end of Shanghai Prospects." 1924

With regret the mechanical side, the new cars are fitted with two ventilated 85 hip. motors and the latest type of controller is Introduced which enables the motorman to cut out a defective motor without opening the front cover.

ROBBER ATTACKS.

A MAN AND WOMAN WOUNDED.

A PLUCKY FIGHT.

Mr. Lloyd George, continuing, said that, instead of using their influence to secure the admission In another case a quantity of of Germany alone, the Fowers opiam in small tins was found in-

"In connection with our depart- "In the case of one contract, ment for foundations by the A Chinese woman who was who were signatories to the side three tins of preserved ginger. Locarno Pact intrigued and even The rattling of the tins on inapec- climbing the staircase of No. 544, Beacon Hill catchwater, the excepFranki piling process (which pro- threatened in order to get some-

tion by searcher led to the dis Queen's Road West, last night, re- tionally heavy rainstorm in July cess continues to give complete. body else in

covery. The man in whose posses-ceived several stab wounds in an last caused a big landslide below satisfaction everywhere), we have sion the tins were found was fined affray with a Chinese who had Statue Rock which carried away done a fair turnover with satis- $1,000 or six months' hard labour. been lying in wait on the first a large section of the completed factory, profits, We are pow

Assault Charge. "

floor which was vacant...

portion of the catchwater Under making arrangements to intro-

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A Chinese lodger and his wife received severe admonition from the Magistrate this morning for sanulting an aged couple from whom they had rented a cubicle at Wellington Street.

IMPULSIVE.

Chamberlain on Lloyd George. Sir Austen Chamberlain, who followed Mr. Lloyd George; categorically denied that when he Interviewed M. Briand on his re turn from Italy he entered into

A dispute in regard to rent was any engagement regarding the settled in Court yesterday, but Polish claims or anything else; the assault followed as soon as neither ha he instigated or en- the parties returned to the house. The case was adjourned for the couraged the Briard, Press in the Polish claim.

appearance of one of the injured Sir A. Chamberlain said that persons now in hospital

Mr. Lloyd George professed to come to the House as an open-

time:

The robber tool jewellery the conditions of our contract weduce this system of foundation valued at $120 and was leaving were required to make good all piling to architects and engineers. when the woman caught hold of this damage, being paid for the in Shanghai, where, owing to the him and shouted out. He stabbed extra work at the original con- difficult nature of the sub-soil, we her in the fase, neck and forearmtract rates, but as these were consider there should be a much before making his escape. The already much too low, we suffered greater feld for Franki piling woman was later sent to the Gov-a double loss, as well as loss of than in Hongkong.

3 We are also about to place on ernment Civil Hospital.

"By now the losses on these the market, reinforced and pinin⚫ An ecoupant na matahed at Government contracts, have disen cuncrete, pipes of various sizes Teal Wen received a stab wound to more than $550,000, which made the centrifugal process. in the peek when three men en-amount has been provided for in These we can produce at lower tered the hut last night. The the accounts. In addition to this, prices than the ordinary earthen men bound the occupant with wire, we estimate that there will cer- ware pipes, besides which they and told him they had come fortainly be a further loss of are stronger and more satisfac. revenge. A $100,000 on the Chatham Road tory in other respects and can be

minded and distressed enquirer, SANITARY SUMMONS.A nephew of the man living in extension if the Government com- put to a great many uses.

his

but he did not await even (Sir A. Chamberlain's) arrival at Geneva before he telegraphed to the American Press his condem- nation of his (Sir Chamberlain's) action and his suspicion of his (Sir A Chamberlain's) honour. (Ministerialist cheers).......

CASE AGAINST HONGKONG HOTEL

FIRE RECALLED. Before Major C. Willson at the Central Magistracy this morning,"

and Shanghai Hotels Ltd. was

hut opposite heard the shouts pel us to complete the work at the "I hope I have now made the. for assistance and set upon the original contract rates, and this present situation clear to you, but, men with a stick. This had the latter sum must be regarded as if not, I shall be pleased to give desired effect and the men bolted an item that may have to be you any further information you in the direction of Taai Wan Gap, charged in the accounts for 1926. may desire, when t

"It will therefore be seen that now propose that the report our ultimate total losses on these and accounts, as presented, be contracts are estimated at the adopted, and when this has been

ORDERS AT SEA.

It was strange that a charge of the managar of the Hongkong For disobeying the ordere of Mr. enormous sum of $650,000 at the seconded I shall be pleased to disloyalty to Germany should" be laid by a compatriot and not by summoned for failing to maintain Gray (2nd engineer) of the 8.8. Very least.

answer to the best of my ability the Germans themselves! (Minis-in an efficient and deas, condi- "Benarty at sea on March 20, a Sense of Justice. 7y questions thereon, that share- terialiat cheers). As regards the tion the lavatories on that part of the Marine Court this morning, to mont for some relief in respect of The Very Revstion was put

Chinese fireman was contenced at Our feeling in America Mr. Lloyd Pedder Street now under re

application to the Goverholders may wish to put.” George had done his share by construction

two weeks' hard labour. He will these tremendous losses is still seconded No question was put his articles insinuating what he Mr. B. A Wadeson, for the deals forfeit two days pay. The under consideration, and I cannot and the motion as adopted would not dare to say in the fence, commented at length on the son will be deducted from wages Government's sense of justice and Other business comprised

expenses of his maintenance in pri say more than that we trust to the

due to him. After his term, he will

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House today (Ministerialist unfairness of the prose cheers) Why did Mr. Lloyd drawing attention to the fact that be paid off In the presence of the George not quote Dr. Stresemann since the fire the lavatories (the German delegate at Geneva) been under the cont whom he (Sir A Chamberlain) police pending the would leave to judge between him- Inquiry. He thou sei and Mr. Lloyd George summons had been whether he himself had ever act someone who's had ed with a lack of candour or authority loyalty toward the Germans,

The Magistrate imp

presented

neas to make us substantial pensation for our losses. If however, such relief be not forth, coming we shall have to re-con fatder our Itlon as revard, the:

Chinthat

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