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HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 1930.

NO PRISONERS AT EUROPEAN MASTER

SESSIONS.

MISUNDERSTANDING AT THE JAIL.

COURT HELD UP...

FINED.

DANGEROUS GOODS ON BOARD THE KWONG TUNG.

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GREEN ISLAND COMPANY.

COMPENSATION FOR LATE GENERAL MANAGERS.

SPREAD OVER FIVE YEARS.

The murder case at the 'Sessions

At an extraordinary general moet- which was adjourned from yester. the 'sa. Kwongtung, was summoned ing of shareholders of the Green Island at the Marina/Court this morning Gement Company, held at the offices day morning was to have been

before Comdr. G. F. Hole for (a) of the Company, Exchange Building, brought up this morning at half unlawfully securing his vessel to at noon today; a resolution past ten o'clock, but both Mr. F. C. the Yuen On Wharf at about 3:50 authorising the Directors to pay to Jenkin, for the defence, and Mr. H. p.m. on April 16 with four cylinders Mesars. Bhawan, Tomes and Co., late General Managers, the sum of $125,000 Somerset Fitzroy, Assistant At-of compressed acetylene gas

compensation for loss of office, was pass- board instead of at the Dangeroused unanimously. The amount is to be torney General, had a long wait, Goods Anchorage and (b) failing paid over a period of five years by The three prisoners concerned in to holat a red flag to indicate he five instalments of $26,000 per annum, had a quantity of dangerous goods such instalment to be paid by four the case were not in Court and a

on board.

equal quarterly payments of $6,250 in telephone message was sent to the

Defendant pleaded guilty to both each year. Victoria Jafl by the Usher. About charges. He said he was not on half an hour later, the prisoners the vessel when the goods were in proposing the resolution, mentioned arrived with Mr. J. W. Franks, taken on board. He regretted that Messrs. Shewan, Tomes had agreed Superintendent of the Prizon.

His Lordship, Sir Joseph Kemp K.C., naked if the officer in charge of the prisoners on the previous day was present, and on recolving a reply in the affirmative, his Lordship said: Do you know that the case was adjourned until this His Lordship; morning?-Yes, Have you notified the Prison Au- thorities? Yes, His Lordship: Then why were the prisoners not brought Court this morning?

that this offence had occurred and

The Chairman, Mr. C. A. G. da Roza,

to accept the sum nanied, and had also assume competitive agreed not to informed his Worship that he had agencies, in relation to the marketing given orders to his crew not to of sement covering the five years over take dangerous goods on board which compensation was to be paid. again.··

Chairman'e Speech.

Saying that it was a rather serious offence, his Worship fined defendant $50 on the first charge and $10 or the second.

MARSHAL CHIANG.

Nanking, Yesterday. Marshal Chiang Kai-shek left for Hankow this morning aboard the gunboat Yunsul-Reuter,.

In addressing the meeting, the Chair- man said:

At an extraordinary goneral meet- ing of the Company held on February 26, 1930, it was stated from the Chair that your Board would review the whole question of compensation to your late General Managers and place this matter before shareholders again in general meeting.

Mr. Franka: There was a mis-,

the jall. understanding in

Yes.

Negotiations with Messrs. Shewan, Tomes & Co. were commenced at the terday afternoon, Mr. Strellett rang

beginning of March and after many me up and asked me if I would in- form Mr. Brutton, who was then The Government is to the ap-discussion and much careful thought Interviewing, one of the prisoners, proached by the Secondary Schools your Beard, bearing in view Mesars. that the case had been adjourned Cadet Association with a request with this Company, new recommend Shewan, Tomca & Co's long nasociation to reconsider its decision to disconthe payment to them of tioue grants to Cadet Corps.

until May. 5. I accordingly sent an officer with the request to tell Mr. Bratton that Mr. Strellett had tele- phoned to say that the case was ad-sea that such mistakes will not occur journed until-May_5. The officer

in the Prison again?—Yes. assumed from this that he was not to bring the prisoners up until that day.

His Lordship: But you will realise that that was not an official message?-Quite.

His Lordship: Will you please

4 sum of

$125,000 payable over a period of five years by five instalments of

$25,000 per annum, each such instal- ment to, be paid by four quarterly pay- Mr. Jenkin then applied to his ments of $8,260 in each year.

Non-Competitive Arrangement. Lordship for an adjournment until

Should such recommendation meet May 5 saying that he under- estimated the time he would take to with your approval I would mention study the case. Mr. Brutton was

that Messrs. Shewan; Tomes & Co. now instructing him, and the case have agreed to accept this sum, and [the' method of payment, and have also was thoroughly gone into.

agreed not to assume competitive agencies in relation, to the marketing of Cement covering the period of five years over which such compensation | would be paid.

The application was, granted.

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As you are all well acquainted with the services rendered by Mesars. Shewan, Tomes & Co., I will not now detain you further, but will according- ly formally propose, as an ordinary re- solution, the following resolution, namely:--

"That the Directors of the Com- pany bo and they are hereby author- ised to pay to Messrs. Showan, Tomes & Co., the sum of $125,000 payable over a period of five years by five instalments of $26,000 per annum cach such instalment to be paid by four equal quarterly pay ments of $6,250 in each year as com- pensation for loss of office of Gen- eral Managers of the business of the Company."

The resolution was seconded by Mr. N. V. A. Croucher, and passed unani," mously..

Supporting the Chalaman were Sir Robert Ho Tung, Mesara. J. Scott Harston, J. H. Taggart, L Tae-fong, C. G. Meadham, Mr. Allan Keith (Secretary), and Mr. G. G. N. Tinson (solicitor to the Directors).

Others present were the Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga, Mesars. M. A. Figueiredo. N. Braga, N. V. A. Croucher, H. Dreyer, L. W. Shewan, F. E. Silva, and J. Pereira (ahareholders),

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Sanitary Inspector Allen to-day summoned a Chinese named Lo Man-kee, living on the ground floor of 20, Tai Wong Street, for selling fresh pork. He stated that he personally bought one pound of the pork from defendant for 82 cents,

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Defendant said that he was not a pork seller. He had bought at the market for his own consump tion.When the Inspector ap proached him and asked him f he could spare him a little, he did not dare refuse, so he gave the Inspector one pound of the meat. The Inspector gave him 82 cents and, of course, he accepted it.

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