1931-09-30 — Page 12

THE

CARAVAN

TTE PEKING RUGS-FINE LINENS

LINGERIE – (New Designs

NEW CONSIGNMENT OF COSTUME JEWELLERY

7. CHATER ROAD

(St. George's Buliding)

HONG KONG.

ARCADE PENINSULAKOTEL, KOWLOON.

CENTRAL SEE THEATRE HEAR

SHOWING TO DAY

„AL 2.30, 6.10, 7.15.& 9.20 p.m.,

The Weirdest Character in Fiction — In A Motion Picture That Is The Last Word in

THRILLS!

Introducing the

#

terrifying "Dra

cula Kiss"

of death !

THRILLS!

DRACULA

With

THRILLS!

Bela Lugoni. Davld Manners, Helen Chandler. Dwight Frye, Edward Van Plaan. Herbert Bunston, Frances Dadr, Charles Gerrard,

TOD BROWNING'S Greatest Production Presented by

Produced by Carl Larminle Carl Laemmle, Jr.

The Gold Medal Thriller of the Year!

COMING ATTRACTION

Chinu

The

Mail:

ESTABLISHED · 1845.

HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1931.

H. K. AMUSEMENTS. of which $480,000 was issued up

*MEETING.

Review of Successful Year.

"PUMA FILMS.”

were

MOVED TO TEARS.

Dr. Sze Expresses China's Gratitude.

CHINA FLOODS.

Geneva, 'Yesterday. Moved almost to tears Dr. Alfred

Sze expressed on behalf of China her gratitude at a Council meeting for the League's and other coun-

trics' assistance for their help in combating epidemics resulting from the floods in China.

The Council gratefully noted the offer of Paraguay to receive some thousands of refugees of German origin from China-Router.

to March 31, 1931. Since then 26,000 additional shares issued in May last bringing the paid-up capital to $740,000, and leaving 26,000 shares to be issued at the discretion of the Directors as provided by the above-mentioned resolutions. As already mentioned, our various reserves total $182,225.96, to The annual general meeting of which must be added a further the Hong Kong Amusemelita, $45,581.91 now being appropriat Ltd., was held in the Queen's ed. Sundry creditors amount to Theatre at noon to-day, under $830,837.26 and these practical- the chairmanship of Mr. J. My all represent accounts for *Noronha. He was supported by films.

the following Directors-Messrs.

New Film Venture. J. Harrop, J.. S. Gubbay.

With regard to the items Li Tee-fong, Lo Shun-wan, and La Kan. Others present were under films and investments it Mr. C. S. Rosselet. (Secretary), might perhaps interest you to and the following shareholders learn that owing to the rapid Messrs. Chan Kwan-shiu, Ho Ki, business in Hong Kong and and important increase in the J. E. Noronha, Chan Shau-nam, China it has been found desir- B. A. Proulx, Yue Kai-mee, able for a new Company to be Wong Chung-lam, and James T. formed to finance and handle the Chong.

supply or films throughout China.

vital Realising the bearing the film business has on our working and after months of serious consideration".. your Directors, decided to participate The report and statement of in the formation of this Com-

Basra, Yesterday. pany which has been incorporat- accounts. together with the

Kingsford-Smith is believed to auditors' report, having been ined under the name of

Films, Limited, have taken have encountered a heavy sand- your hands for a clear week, I will follow the usual custom and over a large part of our stock storm and is expected to have land-

which is represented by capital ed at Shaiba.-Itcuter. take them as read. Before pro-investment. This Company will posing the adoption of these ac- counts, I will say a few words in eventually take over our entire explanation of what may be contics will

stock of films and their activi- sidered as a satisfactory result of the year's working.

The chairman addressed the meeting as follows:-...

Once again I am privileged to address you owing to the absence from the Colony of your Chair- man, Mr. Backhouse.

Puma

extend throughout

KINGSFORD - SMITH'S

BAD LUCK.

Encounters Severe Sandstorms.

FORCED TO SHELTER?

Well on His Way.

Bushire, Yesterday.. Kingsford-Smit departed

at

China as film distributors, the 10 a.m. and hope to arrive at| entire business of which is con- Aleppo at 10 p.m.-Reuter, trolled by Hong Kong Amuse-

This briefly plains the large increase under ments, Ltd.

ex- [A.

the heading "Investments."

tion

Our profit for the period under review amounts to $111,638.10, As against $116.331.61 for the previous year. The slight reduc- tion of $4,693.51 is more than

The formation of this Com- accounted for by the increase of $2.803.18 in the amount passed pany relieves us of the heavy re- for depreciation and an extra sponsibility of financing the cost ordinary expenditure of $5,088.73 of films and permits us to cm- to meet legal and accounting ploy our resources In the acquisi- costs in connection with the re-where we think profitable.

and building of theatres organization and increase of

With these remarks I propose capital. After providing for the

that the Directors' report and teral feserve of 5 per cent, your statement of accounts for the 12 Directors recommend the placing months ended March 31, 1931, be, of $40,000 to General Reserve, in-adapted, and after this has been creasing this account thereby to $220.000 from which must be de ducted the sum of $40,000 trana ferred to capital according to resolutions in connection with the reorganisation of the capital of the Company. After allowing for these provisions your Directors propose, for your approval, a bonus to staff on the same scale as on previous years In recognition of their faithful and arduous services. This amounts to $8,000.

your

"Competition."

$

seconded I shall be glad to an- swer, to the beat of my ability, shareholders questions any might wish to put.

the report and accounts, Mr. Ho In seconding the adoption of

KI said:-

It is easy for any shareholder

PYJAMA GIRL PROTEST.

Bathing Belles Who Ride Pillion.

AVICAR'S VIEWS.

"We have no fixed prejudice against women wearing pyjamas as long as they wear them in the right plate, which is in bed," writes the Rev. W. Marshall Selwyn, the Vicar of Holy Trinity Bournemouth, in a Ietter in the September Parish

Magazine.

"We can, perhaps, with a very great stretch of forbearance, stand them on the beach, because we need to say that he seconds a report not go there, but we cannot stand like this with pleasure

our roada, shops, and -re-them in port that, taken all and all, is the arcades.

"In Christian. and divilis- best in the' short history of the Company for it shows a very ed countries trousers are man's Some men look stable Position under present prerogative.

As an added proof that "com-conditions in this part of the quite nice in them, but women unutterably foolish, self- petition is the life of trade" your world. That is a record of which look Directors have pleasure to re- commend a dividend of $2 plus a bonits of 50 cents per share, pro rata for the 1931 Issue, leaving A balance of $44,183.01 to be carried forward to the credit of 'the next account. This is the

We our Directors may justly feel conscious, and ugly, and as proud and, on which we should protest against them, so we more congratulate them and their Staff strongly protest against girls, clad as heartily as we congratulate only in very atteausted bathing ourselves. I beg to second the clothes, riding on pillions of motor- motion from the chair.

bicycles. We think it is frankly Carried? unanimously.

Indecent, and yet it is a very com- fifth year in succession that With regard to the re-election mor sight in Bournemouth.

"We used to think that there your Company has paid a divi- of Directors, Mr. J. S. Gubbay derd of 20 per cent. on its capital not counting the bonus of 6 per cent paid daring the last three years, and your Directors see no reason why this satisfactory re- turn to shareholders should not be maintained. M

informed the meeting that he were laws or by-laws against this did not propose to stand for re- Bort of thing, but apparently the clection. Mr. Ma Taui-chiu was only laws that forbade it were the unanimously re-elected a Direc- laws of decency, and these laws are a back number altogether- tor for the ensuing year on the now proposal of Mr. Tse-fong, se anyhow in Bournemouth during the

moutir of August.” conded by Mr. Lo Shun-wan. Turning now to the balance On the proposal of Mr. J. E. sheet you will first of all observe Noronha, seconded by MA. B. that in accordance with the re- Proulx, Messra. Linstead and Bolutions mentioned, therein the Davis were re-elected Auditors for authorised capital of the Com-the ensuing year at a remunera- pany was increased to $1,000,000, tion of $750,

..

Police. in Mexico City have been ordered to gather in persons from though the streets who "look s they need it," and take them to public bath houses to be washed.

DENTALINE

(Concentrated Antiseptic) *

Is more than a mouth-wash

KILLS GERMS

it actually

Dentaline is an Antiseptic Germicido and Astringent. Properly diluted it is delightful to taste and

refreshing to use.

THE PHARMACY?

Asiatic Building.

Tel. 20345.

Queen's Road

AMUSEMENTS

AT THE

QUEEN'S

SAMUEL GOLDWYN

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20.

RONALD COLMAN

The DEVIL TO PAY

Played by an 'all star chst. Directed by George Fitzmaurice from Frederick Lons- dale's' screen play. Adapted by Sidney Howard.

[with LORETTA YOUNG

with. irry-

this ar

Playboy of the smart wet cut a care in the world. pressible, gay, charming. dacious adventurer was a man among men and a lion with women. Entire- ly different entertainment.as de- Hghtful and invigorating as a day ni the Riviera. Screendom's smartest player in the season's, smartest play.

-ADDED ATTRACTIONS-

"THE WIZARD'S APPRENTICE” A UNITED ARTIST FEATURETTE “DUCI DE KEREKJARTO "

MUSICAL

TO-MORROW

My Sin

is loving you

so much Fd sacrifice brother's life

for you!" See why in The Perfect De *tective Story.

LEW AYRES

IRON MAN

BAYER

EVAIREN'105

is both a protective and curative agent in in- testinal diseases such

as amoebic and ba- cillary dysentery etc.

and published for the Proprietors, The Nowzpaper Enterprise Limited, by DAVID CHRISTIAN

WILSON usiness Manager, at Be Wyndham Street, Hong Kong

WARNER BROS. Present

SINNERS HOLIDAY

VITAPHOLE

With

GRANT WITH EVALYN