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HONG KONG, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1932.

HUMPHREYS ESTATE FOR FLOOD RELIEF. & FINANCE CO., LTD.

Profit $201,211 More Than the Previous Year

Chinese in America Want to Buy

THE POPE'S BLESSING.

Dirigible "Los Angeles." On Two Great Peoples

TO TAKE FOOD TO VICTIMS.

SALE OF KOWLOON PROPERTY.

New York, Yesterday. The annual ordinary general; Chinese in the United States, meeting of the Humphreys Estate Canada, Mexico and Cuba are con and Finance Co., Ltd., was held tributing funds for the purchase this morning, in the Hong Kong of the United States dirigible "Los Hotel, under the chairmanship of Angeles" for the purpose of carry Mr. Heary Humphreys.

ing food to flood victims in the The attendance Included the interior of China-Reuter's Ameri- following: Hon. Mr. C. Gordon can Service, Mackie, Mr. J. Scott Haraton and Chev, J. M. Alves (directors), Mr. J. L. Quie (secretary); and Col. L G. Bird, Messra. M. Manuk, Frank Austin, D. E. Clark, J. D. Humphreys, C. Bernard Brown D. V. Steavenson, and H.

Forsyth (shareholders).

Charlman's Speech.

The Chairman said:---- The profit is $201,211.15 than the previous year, entirely

COLONY'S NEW ASSISTANT ATTORNEY-GENERAL.

Mr. Somerset Fitzroy, Assistant

of the East.

CAUSES OF PRESENT WORLD TROUBLES.

Vatican City, Yesterday, Upon the conclusion of a wire- less broadcast message, the occa sion being the reading of the virtues of missionary Sister Maria Assunta Palloto, who died in China in 1905, the Pope gave the bless- ing upon "Those. two great peoples of the East upon whom the attention of the world is at present fixed."

to the Attorney General, since April world's wars and troubles to im- The Pope attributed the 1927, is resuming private practice morality, avarice. and pride.-

as from to-day. Mr. Fitzroy, who Reuter.

is of the Inner Temple, came to

Hong Kong in 1924 and practised

more until he joined the Government

temporarily. During the War he U.S. WANTS BRITISH

due to the sale of property in served with distinction in the Bri- Kowloon-without which the profit tish Navy. would have been somewhat less. The vacancy has been filled by Turning to the accounts you will Mr. R. E. Lindsell, who has notice that instead of an overdraft acting as Pufsne Judge sinco

been

of $196,847.14 with our Bankers February, last year. Mr. Lindsell, last year

we have now a credit balance of $313,713.14 partly due

to sale of property and partly to

has been in the Government service:

for over 22 years, having joined as

a Cadet on October 30, 1909. Dur-

the new issue of shares. The item ing his career, Mr. Lindsell has

COLONIES.

Amazing War Debt Move.

The United States are after Bri- It has been pro-

under the heading of Liabilities been associated with the S.C.A. tain'e Colonies. "Premium on New Shares" $125,000, and was for a number of years posed in all seriousness that Bri- your Directors propose to transfer Firat Police Magistrate and Coron-tain and France should turn over as follows:-

$50 000 to Reserve Fund, bringing this up

to

$500,000

$40,000 to Typhoon and Floods Insurance Fund, bringing this up

to

$100,000

$35,000 to Building Improvement Fund, bringing this up to....$ 50,000!

"Sundry Debtors,"

er.

their possessions in the West Indica He is president of the Kowloon to America in return for cancella- Cricket Club and of the Lawn tion of their war debts. Tennis Association, and in connec- The scheme was suggested by Mr. tion with the latter, has umpired Lewis T. Ma Fadden chairman of championship matches for a few the Senate Finance Committee, in

a debate on reparations.

years.

EINSTEIN URGES ECONOMIC BOYCOTT OF JAPAN.

Mr. McFadden's theory was that the West ludian archipelago, which stretches in an are from Florida, in North America, to Yucatan, in South America, is practically useless to Pasadena, Yesterday. Amongst the Assets you will note

Britain and France from the point Einstein-to-day broadcasted an of view of naval bases since the that the item "Sundry Debtora" appeal urging that an economic possibility of war with the United which usually consist mainly of out boycott should be launched in States is so remote as to be com- standing rents, this year atanda at order to force Japan to cease pletely discounted. the large figure of $800,149.84 due hostilities

to the sale of property in Kowloon Reuter.

not being completed. The

chaser is to complete to-day.

pur-

Pay a

по

against China.

Another item of the Assets "In- Pay a Dividend of 8 per vestments at cost" $352,286.50 ap-

cent. and Bonus of 4 per cant.

150,000 old peara in the accounts for the first

shares **** time. The investments-consist of

a Dividend

of 8 per shares in Hong Kong Companies ceat, and Bonus of 4 per which your Directors consider "gilt

cent on 50,000 new shares edged," As we were only getting

(Ranking for dividend as from May 1, 1981) one per cent, from the Bank for our Transfer to a Rebuilding credit balance in current account

Reserve ..... we thought it advisable to get a Carry forward considerably larger return by pur chasing local stocks.

.

After the accounts

.$180,000,00

British pos Begniora include the Bahamaa, Jamaica, Turis Island. The Vir- gin Island St. Kitts, Nevis Montser rat, Dominica, the Barbados, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Grenada, Trini- dad, and Tobago. ·

ате

The French possessions Guadeoupo, Martinique and part of St. Martin, America has long covet- ed the West Indies because of the 40,000.00 tremendous sugar, fruit, cotton, 150 000.00 cocoa, and tobacco trade that in carried on there. It is from the standpoint of national defence, $429,924.89 however, that the greatest interest have been is manifested.

59,924.80

I do not think there are any other seconded I shall be pleased to an-

The situation of the Islanda givesį

Items in the accounts which call for swer any question in Connection them practically control of entrance comment, but I should like to men- with the accounts tion that it is proposed to increase may have to put. the remuneration at present paid to

shareholders to the great Gulf of Mexico includ-

ing the Panama Canal..

Not the least of America's de- sires, too, is to put an end to the great illicit liquor, trade which emanates from the lalands.

TALL STORY THAT IS TRUE.

Seconded by Col. L. G. Bird and Your Directora and the allowance carried unanimously. paid to your General Managers to The Hon. Mr. C. Gordon Mackle, cover office rent, salary of secretary Mr. J. Scott Harston, and Mr. J. M. and clerks. Although expenses Alves were re-elected Directors on have increased considerably, these the proposal of the Chairman have remained the same for very seconded by Mr. Frank Austin. many years. Due notice will be] Mr. M. Manuk, proposed, and Mr. given in the Press when the dates D. E. Clark seconded, the re-elec for the Extraordinary Meetings tion of Messrs. Percy Smith, Beth necessary, to pass such Resolutions and Fleming, and Messrs. Linstead some of the tallest policemen In have been fixed.

and Davis as Auditors. Carried the country. The Mayor told an audience that he, was glad to think

I now beg to propose that the nem-con. profit of $429,924.89 available for appropriation be allocated follows:

Reading is credited with having

The meeting terminated with the that he was protected by a body of as announcements that Dividend War- men with an aggregate height

rants were ready for Issue."

measurement of 677ft,

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