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Friday, June 27, 1930.
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ESTABLISHED XXXATLW MALA 中華民國庚午年□月初二日 1345
HONG KONG, FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 1930.
CHINA SUGAR IMPERIAL PARLEY. DAIRY FARM PRICE
REFINING COMPANY.
Report on Progress of Liquidation.
MACHINERY SOLD.
EVERY PARTY TO BE ALLOWED A HEARING.
EMPIRE PROBLEMS.
Rugby, Yesterday.
In the course of a debate in the House of Commons on the vote for
**
INCREASES.
Compelled to Raise
Charges."
THE DOLLAR AGAIN.
In pursuance of the Companies the Dominions Office, Mr. Amery,
In connection with the announc- Ordinance (1911). the liquidators who was Dominions Secretary in ed increase of prices by the Dairy of the China Sugar Refining the late Conservative Government, Farm Ice and Cold Storage Com- Company, Limited (in Voluntary suggested that at the Imperial
secre-
Liquidation) presented their Economic Conference the leading pany, Ltd., effective on Monday, a second report to shareholders this representatives of every party China Mail representative who in- morning in the Board room of should be present. He appealed to terviewed Mr. M. Manuk. Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co. the Secretary for the Dominions tary of the Company, this morn-
Mr. A. C. Stewart presided, and supporting him was Mr. John
ing, was assured that the step had Fleming. Shareholders present
only been taken after a detailed were Messrs. A. W. Eastman,
study of current conditions, and R. E. MacDougall; A. H.
after every effort had been made Chambers P. Tod. F. C. Hall, Ho
to economise Leung, M. H. Lo, and Wong
in production and marketing costs. Kwang-tin.
The Report.
In presenting the following re- port to the shareholders, the Chairman said that he had no- thing further to add, and no fur- ther sales of property had been effected:-
"The liquidators beg to submit their second report to the share- holders, which covers the conduct of the liquidation' during the year ended April 30, together with n summary of their receipts and, payments both during that year and for the period since com- mencement of liquidation on May 18, 1928.
Property.
During the year the four houses and land at Great George Street have been sold at a satisfactory figure; negotiations were opened for the anle of the whole of the refinery land at East Point but these unfortunately led to no agreement.
well.
Mr. Amery,
"We should like you to let the public know," Baid Mr. Manuk, "that in view of the present. un- stable rate of exchange we were. absolutely compelled to raise prices. We had no option. When the rate was round about la. 5d. to the dollar we were able to maintain the old price lavel, but our last shipments from Austra
were reluctant
with an absolutely open mind, and lower rate than that. This rate also to deal with all the proposals la have had to be paid for at a
to give the methods or subjects would be barr- of the month,
assurance that no went into effect at the beginning and even then we ad from discussion.
to make any Mr. J. H. Thomas, Secretary for the Dominions, said that speaking change. for himself and the Government, "We have done our best to pro- they would exclude nothing from tect our patrons, and the public their consideration. They would discuas everything on its merits generally," continued Mr Manuk, and with a single-minded desire to "We took the loas in exchange do all possible, not only in the in- ourselves during the past month, At the date of liquidation part in the interests of the Empire as
terests of our own country, but but to continue would only mean of the refinery compound was only rented and to make the property only thing likely to be excluded
So for as he could sec, the selling at a loss." more desirable an exchange of land was effected with the owner of that part. This has resulted in the Company's property being consolidated in an even rectangu- lar block which lends itself readi- ly to development. A scheme has been prepared by Messrs. Palmer and Turner showing a proposed lay-out which allows about 287,200 sq. feet for building exclusive of roads. This plan can be seen on application to Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and Company's pro- perty Office.
Unavoidable!
It is obvious
was a referéndum, because there. With this view the Chino Mail was no mention of that on the cannot but agree. agenda. As to the suggestion that that imported goods must be paid the representatives of the Oppost for at the sterling, or gold, rate. tion should attend the conference, This does not apply only to food- Mr. Thomas said if the Dominions stuffs and produce generally, but would agree to it, so far as the te all the machinery and equip- Government was concerned, they ment used in the running of the would welcome it-British Wire- less Service.
MOTOR CAR KING.
t
Company's various departments. Cattle food, also, which is mostly imported, is affected by the ex- change situation.
It is, therefore, 'quite compre. DEATH OF MR. HARRY STUTZ hensible why the price of milk ha The remaining two godowns at
- IN U.S.A.
be raised, The Dairy Farm) East Point have been let and a
have only increased prices of this } large number of tenants found to
Indianopolis, Yesterday...
all-important commodity with Ja take open storage on the land. The death has occurred of Mr. greatest reluctance, fully realis-;}|| cleared by the buildings demolish- Harry Stutz, the famous motor-earing the vital need for fresh, pure ed.
manufacturer-Reuter's American milk in the Colony, Title deeds for the two blocks of Service. land on Morrison Hill Road have now been issued by the Govern ment in substitution for the land resumed by it near the refinery entrance and these properties can be offered for sale.
Machinery, Etc.
Local Meat Bearer. As regarda local meats, which are also a little dearer under the watchmen all the employees of the new scale, Mr. Manuk said that Company have now been paid off, inquiries showed that Chinese cor including clerical staff, as an ar-sumers were being made to pay rangement has been made with higher prices already. Cattle im- Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., ported from China Into Hong The realisation of the plant and Ltd, for payment of $300 per Kong were fetching higher prices, machinery has now been com-month to cover rent, clerical and owing to a variety of pleted.
stances, and the Dairy Farm had Owing to the disturbed state in Mr. Fleming returned to the no option but to fall into line. China, progress in collecting deal-Colony on December 2 last and The Dairy Farm are to be com ers' accounts relating to stock, Mr. A. Ritchie C.A., thereupon re-mended upon the fact that they' stores, etc., has necessarily been tired in terms of his appointment. did at least give the public the slow, but only a small proportion Mr. F. C. Hall proposed that the benefit of stocks bought at the
other incidental expenses.
circum-
of the original shipments now re-report and accounts be adopted, cheaper rate. The same cannot main to be realised.
and Mr. Ho Leung seconded.- be said of some dealers in other With the exception of a few Carried.
ower
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