1930-03-04 — Page 8

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STEAMBOAT CO.

(Continued from Page 7.)

"As the Board will be abandoning a secured revenue from the Farming Contract they consider the Company should have a guarantee that the earnings during the period of trial of the new system will be maintain- ed, at not less than the amount which would have been assured to the Com-

pany if the present Farming Syndi cate's tenders had been sacepted."

To this proposal 1 replied ae

follows:-

"At first it would seem to be so

SHADOWS BEFORE

COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN CHINA MAIL

Social Functions

THE CHINA

MAIL.

STORY OF HADRIAN'S SIMON COMMISSION-

WALL

SIMILARITY TO THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA

RECENT DISCOVERIES

Report Expected to Be Ready by Easter

Have You Heard?-

TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 1930,

HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE,

Opening Daily Official Quotations 4th March, 1930.

a stationer's Rome note- Ho was

STOCK

Bur-:ell-

Sale Now Pin.

CIN

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Swar

Lax Dividend

When Paid

Banke.

ARMY UNIT FOR INDIA?

Rugby, Yesterday.

A man wont into Secretary for India Captain shop, and asked to see Sir George Mardonald, lecturing Wedgwood Bonn, announced that paper of good quality, In Edinburgh, on the Wall of Sir John Simon, Chairman of the shown some by the assistant. To-day--Tea Dance at Hong Kong Hadrian," began by giving a des- Indian Statutory Commission, had "Dut, I say," remarked the cus- Hotel, 4.30. p.m.

To-day-Tea Dance at Peninsula cription of the remains of the Wall informed him that the Commission temer, "this paper hasn't the usual

as they are to be seen to-day. I would be very glad to find them-water mark."

Hong Kong Bank ..$ 1345 its most complete form It ran from selves able to put their report in his "Well, sir,” replied the assistant, Chartered Bank ....

of the recent, Mercandle B., •A&D. £ to Bowness on Solway, although soon after Easter.

C. Z drought, you know." there was some reason to believe

Bank of Aris ...... No time was being wasted, but Re-that its eastern terminus was ori- the work was so

laborious and the ginally at Newcastle. Its breadth range of subjects so large that it

A clever old lady, who went into

Insurances.

Hotel, 5 p.m.

To-day-Dinner Dances at Hong

unreasonable that those who made aKong Hotel and Peninsula Hotel/Wallsend, at the mouth of the Tyne, hands for submission to the King "that is on account

8.30 p.m.

March 8-Old Bedfordian Dinner, Hong Kong Club 8 p.m.

March

Corps

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Dec.

101 Dee.

30

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15

38

Dec.

780

II. K. Fire fos. .....# 1895

Shipping.

bona fide suggestion to the Company

To-day-Dinner Dance at entirely in the Interests of the Com pany should be culled upon to fur pulse Bay Hotel, 8.30, p.m. nish guarantee for the actual re-

Tomorrow - Old Alleynian Hults of that suggestion if it were adopted by the Board that I felt too Dinner, Lane, Crawford's Restau.is usually 8ft. or a little less, and was as yet impossible to make a de. society in the days when conversa- -

it consists of a core of rubble and¦ Anité statement. Captain Benation was more important than cook-Canton Ins... dishcartered to wish to proceed furrant, 8.15 p.m.

March 7-S.P.C.A. Ball, Pénin-concrete, faced on each side with added that arrangements were being asked her niece on her return Union Ins. .................... 986

regularly built masonry, It must ing made for a simultaneous publica- from a recent function if it had been China Underwriters..$ ther. But entertaining the profound

China Fire In, ......$ 1340 conviction I doubt that it is to the in-sula Hotel, 8 p.m.

have been at least 12ft high, with tion of the report in India and this enjoyable.

"The "Very," replied the niece. a breastwork rising on the northern country. terests of the Company to run such business on its own, and realising my

To the side for perhaps 4ft. more.

Asked whether he was consider-menu was great!" moral responsibility in any event I

south, in the shelter of the breast-ing the extension of the present "My dear," said the old Indy felt I ought to do my best to meet

work, there would be a rampart scheme of the atationing of a unit of severely, "it isn't the menu the Baard in this respect no as, once

walk about 6ft. wide. The total His Majesty's Army in India, Cap-makes a good dinner; it is the men mure, to demonstrate the sincerity of

Theatre,

elevation would thus be as much as tain Benn said he was ready to con-you sit next to," It is, of course, way cunviction.

16ft. or even 18ft. In front was businesslike and even quixotic to ex-

sider it as soon as the Government Theatre,

ditch about 35ft, broad and 10ft. of India felt justified in retum- pect anyone to give a guarantee in- volving potentially large sums with

Theatre, deep, and behind

was a carefully mending one on the results actually Wireless Sor- and made road. Running paraffel to achieved.--British the guarantee as desired by the "Daredevils Reward" at 2.30 and the Wall on the south, except for vice.

at either ex- Board on condition, however, that 7.15 p.m.; "Laugh Clown Laugh" at two or three miles

tremity, was a great earthwork- ang profits in excess of the guar: 5.15 and 9.20 p.m. anteed amount should be dividadi To-day Majestic Theatre: known to antiquaries as the Vallum.

out some consideration in return.

14- Volunteer Battery Dinner, Headquarters. ·

Entertainments To-day Queen's larianne."

Star

To-day World

the Jungle,"

To-day "Nervous Wreck."

therefore propako tha: I should give "Perils of

For the purpose of

equally between the Company and The Private Life of Heien of the guarantors. this guarantee I consider that the Troy." basis should be taken as under the

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March 22, 25, 26 (matinee), 27, existing farming contract, and fur-28, and 29.-A.D.C"And So To ther that, under such guarantee, the Bed." Theatre Royal.. period of trial should be two years

at least. In this way the Company must at least get what it has been 9. getting under the existing farm "plus! the prospect of half of the profits in ex CBS,**

This condition was accepted on

both sides subject to the reduction of the period from two years to one year, Butterfield & Swire's Position 24. Throughout these negotiations I was definitely given to understand that Butterfield and Swire had agreed in principle to the working out of seme umicably arrangement whereby the Company should run its steamers on

1s own account for a certain period.

On, or close to, the line of the stone LEAGUE COVENANT

wall were 17 forts, some of a size that would accommodate 500 men, others about twice as large.

It must not be supposed, said Sir George, that the Wall of Hadrian See Special Sports Diary on page was intended to be an impenetrable

Sports

Home Mall

To-morrow-Outward for Europe

.

Meetings

barrier, manned from end to end Ilke a modern trench line by

Disputes to Be Settled by Pacific Means

Geneva, Yesterday.

A Committee of Jurists, dealing with soldiers. It coald much more ap amendments to the League Covenant, via Siberia and Europe viu Vancou-propriately be compared to a raised has agreed to various amendments in sentry walk, but it was also useful faveur of the settlement of disputes by ver Empress of Asia), 10 a.m.

as enabling the Romans to control pacife means only thus harmonised by the wheeled traffic and the customs. the Covenant with the Kellogg Pact. In these respects i; resembled Ro- Reuter. man frontler lines all through the Empire, although in 'actual con- struction It bore a closer reaam- blance to the Great Wall of China

To-day-Sanitary Board Meeting, 4.15 p.m.

March 10-Union Waterboat Co., meeting of shareholders, Dodwell & Co.'s office, 11 a.m.

March 12-Hong Kong Blectric Co., shareholders' meeting. 11 a.m. than to any other. It dated from

To-day

On February 6, 1930, however, Messrs. Li Tse-fong and M. K. Lo were in- formed by the Chairman of the Board Southorn

China Navigation Company would 3-6 p.m.

Miscellaneous

on

►

the reign of the Emperor Hadrian, Address Mrs, by whose orders it was erected after at the great rebellion which broke out early in the second century and

by "Jane Austen"

the existing pool agreement between Engineering Society.

Steamboat Company and the

the

China Navigation Company."

26. The Chairman stated that he

must interpret this as meaning that in;

-the event of the farming agreement)

STOOL AS A WEAPON.

not being given to Mr. Woo there would Charged with assaulting

cumstances any

would be futile.

26,

steamers on its own account under con-! ditions which amply protect the Com- pany from being

a worse position

FOX HUNTING

that

Douglaser.......

H. K. Steamboats ..$ Indo-China (rel.) ...$ Poverty is no crime, so the Toyler

(Def....$ family were not criminals. They shell Transports .... were hard up, but were not asham-Union Waterboats....$ 26

ed of it. If it didn't run to Jaco- bean furniture they were satisfied with substitutes:

ono

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Mining.

$61

"Jimmy!". called Mrs. Toyler to Benguets. her youngest son evening, Kailan Mining Ad. /-| "here's a penny; run and get to- Langkat (Comb.)...Tis. (Single) ...Tls, night's 'Evening Shout!"

"But we've been getting The Sun-Shai Exploration...Thı, aet Review for the last month,

Loan.......... Ma!" the observant boy pointed out. "I know," anapped his mother, "but it's about time we had a change of curtains!"

24

Rzuba

Tranch Miner........

Docks, Wharves, Godowns, &c.

"What are you

H. K. & R. Wharves..$

The Elephant: - cross aboat?"

The Camel: "I am not cross." The Elophant: "Then what have you got your back up for?"

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So small was the hat that in It Shanghai Docks ...Tbs. 125

she almost look lost,

Sald hubby, sarcastically, "Let's see something bigger."

Sport Now Popular in America

So they hurried and fetched him the bill.

Boss: "Did you tell that gentle man I'd gone to South Africa as I gentlemen's racing instructed you, Jones?" similar to that common in the early years of the nineteenth century, also is planned.

Farms on the tract are to be under certain leased to tenants

Jones: "Yes, sir, I told him you had started this morning."

Boss: "That's good, and what did he say?"

Jones: "He wanted to know when

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Dec. Last dirhiand for 1920

Des. Las frislausk for 1924.

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41.

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Feb. a1for your 13-2-1

June 6, 2

H. K. Realtic .......$

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Public Utilities.

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[DEW) ...$ Star Ferrics......

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Industrials.

(Pref. (19/8d.)

that Butterfield and Swire had received Government House, 5.30 p.m.

of caused the Romans to abandon the

Young man (to the object of his telegraphic instructions from theiri To-morrow - Distribution

The old English aport of fox) affection, for the tenth time since office in London to the following prizes by H.E. Officer Administer-conquests that Agricola had made effect:-

ing the

Government at King's some thirty years earlier in Scot. hunting will be perpetuated in New midnight): "Darling, my heart is

land. The work of excavators dur-York if plans formulated by a group burning-burning" "Any change in the present system College. 11 a.m.

Her father's volco on the stairs: Show of ing the past twenty or thirty years of sportsmen go through. March C Annual of farming of the Stenniboat Com-

A $3,000,000 organization, known "So's our gas, lad. Shove three- pany's steamers would mean that Flowers and Vegetables, City Hall, had thrown a flood or light upon

its subsequent history. Their la- as the Southern Grasslands Hunt pence in the meters as you go out." entertain another farmer which would March 6, 13, 20, 27, April 8, 10-bours had made it clear that the and Racing Foundation, has been than once swept formed and 28 square milas of land create an unworkable position and Lectures in "Modern Architecture" Wall was more

have been acquired in Tennessee may lend to eventual breaking up of by Mr. C. E. Moore, University with the besom of destruction.

The first of these occasions was for use as fox hunting terrain. A towards the end of the second cen- revival of tury, when a second attempt to keep southern Scotland in subjection had to be abandoned. Rebuilt by the a fellow Emperor Septimius Severus, the be open competition between the Navi worker, two Chinese carpenters were Wall held firm for perhaps 70 years, gation Company and Woo Hay-tong on at the Kowicon Magistracy this morn-when it was again overwhelmed by provisions, Barbed wire fences, you'd be back, and I told him after China Light 10.30

on the an invasion from the north. This which have threatened the exist-Lunch, sir." the one hand, and the Steanddicat Com-ing remanded for 24 heure pany on the other, and that in the cir- ground that the complainant was in time Its defences seemed to have ence of the sport in New York further negotiations hospital suffering from a wound on the lain waste for many years. An in- are to be removed in favour of rail

"Yea, granny, I'm to be married Sandakan Ligh this Easter." head. which he is alleged to have re- It will thus be seen that ai.ceived in a tea house last night, from scription found last July at Bird fences, hedges and stone walls.

"But, my dear," said grandma, Oswald-recorded the restoration of Interested in the venture are; though the Board was willing to run its a broken wooden stool.

very young. the fort there about the year 200, auch figures as John Hay Whitney, earnestly, "you are and made the remarkable statement R. R. McCormick, Tommy Hitch- Do you feel that you are fitted for that at that time the Interior build- cock, Louis E. Stoddard, Joseph E. married life?"

"I am being fited now, granny,” than if the existing farming agreement prejudicial to the interest of others. inga were a heap of earth-covered Widener, H. Henry Higglason, Wil- had been adhered to, together with the Therefore, there is no reason to doubt ruins. A third disaster, apparent-liam Dupont, Jr., Fleischmann and explained the prospective bride, China Sugars.......... 16 c.

"Soventeen new gowna.” prospect of an enhanced proit, and al- that from the experience thus gained ly as complete, occurred before the two English sportsmen, Lord Stal-aweetly. though both Buttericid and Swire and both parties will realise that before the middle of the fourth century. That bridge and Sir Edward Clare. Mr. Woo had agreed in principle to the termination of the existing agreements complete rebuilding was again re Company taking this step, the Company At the end of 1936 some satisfactory quired was proved by the fact that now proposes to continue the system arrangement could be concluded. the inscription just referred to, of farming out to Mr. Woo.

34. There are not, and never have along with another discovered at History of Partnership been, any personal feelings between Mr. the same time and recording the

Apart 27. To define the relations between Woo and myself whatsoever.

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS Messrs. Butterfield and Swire and the from being a large shareholder of the repairs executed by Severus, had Company, shareholders, who cannot be Company I must look to the Interests been used to pave the floor of the

On London--- expected to be aware of the history of of the Company in the conscientious barrack room in which they were

tracy this morning, before Mr. Bank, Wire..................... 1/51⁄2 the Butterfield and Swire-Steamboat exercise of my duties as a director. The found.

T. S. Whyte-Smith, charged with Bank, On demand ...∙1/5 9/16 Co. agreement, may like to have from fact that Mr. Woo has done well or

the larceny of a quantity of cloth-Bank, 30' days' sight me a brief outline of the history of the badly in years gone by is irrelevant. partnership.

Sir George then proceeded to give ing, the property of a Chinese liv- Bank, 4 monthe' The only pertinent question is: What' 28. In 1879 the Steamboat Company is in the best interest of the Company? some account of the results of the ing at 023 Reclamation Street.

sight. entered into a working agreement with To my mind it is unthinkable, in any most recent investigations. These Butterfield and Swire (Chian Navige other line of business, that a commer. bore witness to several extensive that the accused entered the com

Lance Sergeant Feely stated Credits, 4

sight

1/6/2 tion Co., Ltd.)

cial concern should deliberately fa-changes of plan which had been Kin. By an agreement known as the your a strong competitor and would act given effect to during the period of plainant's house by the back door Documentary, 4 "Kinshan Agreement," which will ex-in auch a way as to make him stronger original construction. In the first and stole the clothing. When the months sight... 1/6 5/8

On Paris pire on December 31, 1936, the Steam, every day. boat Co. own 5/8the and Butterfield and

Instance apparently a series of culprit was arrested, several pawo

On demand Amply Guaranteed Swire own 3/8ths of the ship, Butter-

amall forts was deemed sufficient tickets, relating to the stolen pro

Credits, 4 months' fleld and Swire pay 3/8ths of all the person who is willing to take the con- the same time the Vallum, which

35. On the other hand, there is a protection for the frontier. About perty were found.

sight The thief was gentenced to six working expenses except charges for tract and to pay more than Mr. Woo was really not a vallum or rampart weeks hard labour. The clothing on demand

On Berlin the Steamboat Co.'s management, and agreed to pay, and furnish five times at all but a great flat-bottomed was ordered to be returned to receives 3/8ths of the gross receipts. more security than Mr. Woo gaye Why ditch, was dug as a civil or legal the complainant on the payment On demand The "Kinshan" Is 40 years old... should not the Company give the farm-

30. Under another agreement expiring contract to him! Mr. Hung has boundary. Presently some of theas of redemption money to the pawn Credits, 60 days" ing at the same time, the earnings

$1,000,000 to fail back on against his forts had to be doubled in size, broker.

sight the Steamboat Co.'s as. Taishan and undertaking to pay $105,000 a month Then came. the stone wall with its Langshan are pooled with those of ss to the Company under his tender If it mile forts and turrets. According Fatshan which was built in 1887.. had been accepted, to liquidate his losses to the original design this wall was

Recent Investigation

THEFT OF CLOTHING

A young Chinese, of no fixed abode, was at the Kowloon Magis-

81. Since 1924 the Steamboat Co. In the event of any freight war, which, to be about 10 feet broad, but, after has invested over a million and it is surmised, might eventuate. The the foundation had been laid and half dollars in new tonnage, whereas Company is therefore, woply guar-some of the sections of it built, tha the China Navigation Co., Ltd, stil anteed. My honest conviction Is that officer in charge seemed to have be Mr. K. C. Hamilton, of the Go operates the as, Fatshand even if the Company were to lose a

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EXCHANGES

1/5

months

2

+++

Malabon Sugars ....$ Cald: Macg. Ord...Tls.

Prel. Th

Canton Ices........... Cements (comb.) 16.15

(old)..... (thew).....

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etc. 3 (oli) for year

Dec. 20 for 1955.

Dec.

Jane None

Pending

Juse, 7, 23

Feb. 14, 80-

Dec. 28, 29 Pending.

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On New York-

On demandoi

On Singapore-

H. R. Gort. Loans.....$ 5§% - Prom.

Geneva...

Amsterdam

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85.4%

87%

On Bombay

LONDON EXCHANGES

NEARLY AN ACCIDENT !

Wire On demand.

On Calcutta Wire.

98

.98

London, Yesterday.

Parls

124.23

98

New York

4.85%.

08.

Brussels

34.88%

20.18

12.12

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92.77

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20.36

· Stockholm 7..

18.10

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Athens

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Silver Spot

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It will be seen that Butterfield little at first, by giving the contract to come alamed as the immense eriment Marine Surveyor's Office, On demand and Swire's rights in relation to the An outsider it should do so, and I come masses of material that were was on Sunday driving his car **On Manila- profits of the trade between Hong Kong Less I cannot, noe any sinse la not de- required. He accordingly gave in along the Castle Peak Road. When On demand Bar Canton are the same how as they ing so where the Company would get atructions that the width was to be near Tsing Leung Tau Another car. On Shanghal- werd in 1879 although Butterfield and more and in amply secured reduced by about three feet, an Armend Buildings, started to move 30 days sight (priva

driven by Mr. Blackmore, of 3

On demand Swire still own only 8/8ths of the Kin- 36. The question, therefore, for you alteration which it had been cal shan and the whole of the Fatehan, as shareholders to decide is whether culated resulted in a saying of more from a parking place near the mat whereas the Steamboat Co. owns a feet, you agree with the majority in respect of which over million and directors that merely because we are and concrofe

the than 10,000,000 cubic feet of rubber Hamilton sounded his horn stopped on demand.

sheds, and, on Leeing this Mr. a half dollars has been invested in new doing better now that, in gears gone

to allow the other to pass A Gold Leaf, 100 tonnage since 1924. by due lately tognternal economy. Finally, some account was given general misunderstanding arose but

Binding to 1988 and to my action dng in an Im of the work that had been done fortunately, an accident was avert Sovereigns (Bank's

~(per tsel) since 1928 at Bird Oswald, here ed. Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton, and buying rate) notable progress, had been made.

were in one car, while Mr. Bilver (peros) Mrs. Blackmore were in the Bar Silver in Hong

38. It will this be seen that there proved tender for the year 1828

Are agreementé legally binding on both are to leave well alone and-

Mesars Batterfield and Swire and the vital question of the fature Company until December 81, 1986. The of the Company and ita depene

fi therefore, continue at Mr. Mogor, whether the

wards a solution of the eni

by the wall

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paper)

On Yokoh

In Liquidation,

Dic.

P. 3 for 199

April 11, 32

Dec. Incorporatist In Way 1025

July Nous

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104aanka on new}

Dec. lividend for 1934.timente

|29.80] Dec. Į $1,50 for 1923

Pending

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| Mar.] (#27) on Preferred) for year

(81.50 an inferred

1.80

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15 July 5, 19

Silver

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876 818 6.17/320

Holiday 1/10

1/56

02/05/18 18:14/16 LAG 18.11/10 British Wireless Service

MARRIED IN SECRET

WOMEN WHO STICK TO THEIR: JOBS

Mias Dorothy Evans, general secretary of the Association of" Women Clerks and Secretaries, re- presenting more than 4,000 women, was a witness at a meeting of the- Royal Commission which is investi gating pay, working conditions, and other problems

with ther Civil bervice

Miss Evana admitted that some members of the temporary staff: hæði not been dismissed on marriage be cause they concealed-

"they were married

found out later. She knew of about 20 auch instances during the last two yearsN

Dr. B. Baille (a member of

the commission) is There may be more who have not been found out.

108.80

$24