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THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 1932.

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DEMPSEY

"AND"

HEENY

IN TOWN MEETING

TO-DAY

IN A 3 ROUND

BOUT FOR A

- KNOCK OUT

OR NO DECISION.

„ROUND FIGHT.

AT THE

Company Meeting..

Messrs. William Powell Limited

TRIBUTE PAID TO LATE MR. MALCOLMN MANUK.

GRATIFYING REPORT

THE CHINA MAIL.

CATHEDRAL BOMB EXPLOSION,

Forms Subject of Coroner's Inquest.

ANALYST'S OPINION.

The bomb explosion in the pre- cincts of St. John's Cathedral on the morning of March 30 laat, when

CANTON NOTES.

Meningitis.

The meningitis outbreak here, which has never been at any time severe, 8 now decidedly on the

wane.

a Cathedral coolie, Teol Yuen, was Canton Air Force.**

| killed, formed the subject of an in- Headquarters are now ordering.

Tribute was raid to the late into the books at present replace-quest held by Mr. Schofield (sitting the different squadrons 30 engage Mr. M. Manok, at the Annualment values. depreciation has been as Coroner) in the Central Magis- in night flying practices, and these

fairly heavy, but your Directors tracy yesterday afternoon. The will soon be undertaken. feel that this is wise, and a policy, hearing was adjourned until this that will meet with your approval. | afternoon.

Meeting of Messrs. Win. Powell, Ltd., held this morning.

year.

A gratifying report was read by the Chairman, and in spite of the violent exchange fluctuations, the year under review has been a profitable one with an increase in sales of $4,027 over the previous of Mr. E. M. In the absence Raymond, Mr. J. H. Seth took the Chair, and in his speech commented on the fact that the Company would have to vacate their premises in lee House Street in September this year, but up to the present had not been offered suitable premises into which to transfer.

The Chairman said:- "Before proceeding to report upon the affairs of your Company, I have to record, with feelings of deep regret, the loss we have sutained by the death of Mr. Manuk on the 7th instant.

"Mr. Manuk joined the Board on September 6 1922 and has served the Company s a tinuously since then.

Diretor con-

"His death is a great loss to the Company as his large and varied business experience enabled him to take long views, and suggest practi- cal solutions to most problems,

"The Report and Accounts having been in your hands for anne days, I will, with your permission, follow the usual procedure and take them as read.

Friendly Foreign Policy.

"Turning to the Balance Sheet, The Coroner sam that the en-

Mr. Chu Chao-hsin, the newly. ander Assets you will see that quiry was held in the hope that Stocks on Hand and in Transit.at further facts might come to light affairs in the South-west, declares appointed Inspector for Foreign February 29 1932 amounted to The jury possibly might have seen $121,746 as against $126,301 at references to the affair in the that he is all for a friendly policy February 28, 1931, and that the Press, but he asked them to attach avoided and friendship promoted.

(whereby misunderstandings may be item, "Investments at Cost" has dis- no significance to anything they In regard to policy with Japan

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appeared.

might have heard or seen outside "Under Liabilities,, General Re- the Court.

in the future, he says: "We will serve Account has been increased, Dr. G. H. Thomas, of the Gov-handle our diplomatic affairs with by the amount appropriated at the ernment

her in the usual way as before, Civil Hospital, stated last General Meeting and stands at Toi Yuen was admitted at 9.30 provided that our national rights $12.500.00. Sundry Creditors are a.m. in a semi-conscious condition,

Tre mor infringed upon:" $15.056.66 as against $14,665.70 at continuing in that state until his February 28, 1931, and Bank Over- death on the following day.

Common Peoples' Palace. draft is reduced from $27,177.66 to Witness said the man's face and In this popular municipal hostel $163.08.

forehead & dre

severely burned, it is hoped soon to be able to pro- "The premises now occupied by while in the chest and right arm, vide lodgers with free medical ser- us have been sold and in terms of small stones and other gritty mat-vice, a larger library and reading our lease we must deliver up poster were found embedded, having room, and a suitable recreation

PIANOS

FOR SALE OR HIRE.

ANDERSON PIANOS

TUNING,

REGULATING,

AND REPAIRING.

KUMKA

The Anderson Music Co., Ltd.

Ice House Street.

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TRY

SHAKING!

session on September 30, 1932. Se, heen driven in by an explosive ground fully equipped with sports far we have not been offered suit- force and travelling three or four materials. able premises to move into but the inches up the length of the muscles. matter is receiving your Directors Replying to questions witness careful attention.

Bonus Approved.

suid he had had much experience Air Force Bonds,

Headquarters have issued bonds of fishermen who came to him with " will now move:—

their hands completely blown off to the face value of five million "That the report and accounts as presented including the pay-through mishandling dynamite they dollars, and there is said to be a The pro ment of a dividend of 20 cents and used at work. Had the explosive good demand for them, especially a bouús of 10 cents per share be object been held by the victim in from Overseas Chinese.

this case also, he would have ex-ceeds derived from these bonds gister at April 12, 1932, place to pected his right hand to have been will be employed to enlarge the General Reserve the sum of completely blown off, Instead of air force. $7,500 and to carry forward the being merely lacerated. The fact ́sum of $5,345.17."

paid to Shareholders on the Re-

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That the report be adopted as "Mr. F. E. Skinner resigned his read seconded by Mr. A. position as Acting Secretary at Nissim, and carried unanimously.

Mr. W. L.}^.

Other Business,

June 30

last and

oc-

be

Cantonese Refugees.

There are now said to be over

that his face and forehead were New Dollar Bank Notes. · severely burned, that the other in- These banknotes will soon jurics discovered were also to the put into circulation: Extra- chest and the anterior part of his ordinary precautions have been right forearm, he infered that the taken to maintain their face value. Alexander was appointed Secretary. The confirmation of the election man must have been in a stooping|

"It is gratfying to be able to

to the Board of Directors of Messrs, position when the explosion

curred. our Outfitting J. H. Seth, A. Nissim and H. Seth, report that in both

Mr. E. R. Dovey, Government was proposed by Mr. H. J. M. da and Tailoring Departments, unles have not only been maintained, but increased, and this is reflected in the general Working Account which shows a profit of $20,745.77 for the year as against $16.718.60 for the previous year.

"The year under review has seen violent fluctuations in exchange and although, in common with other stores, this necessitated adjustments in selling prices, we have, I am pleased to say, manitained our re- putation for supplying the best at ja moderate price.

"During the year we sold our in- vestments at a profit of $3,577.83, and this amount has been placed to the credit of Profit and Loss Ac- count.

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be returned to Canton, Al- Figueiredo and seconded by Mr. Analyst, who examined the frag- 5,000 refugees in Shanghai waiting

menis, said that from what was to 5. H. Rosa.

Upon the proposal of the Chair- given to him he formed the opinion ready some 18,000 have been re-

that the bomb was made an patriated. man, seconded by Mr. Figueiredo, Mr. E. M. Raymond, was re-elected empty rolled oats tin, filled with

The Iron A Hoodoo Baby. mixture of explosives. to the Board of Directors.

Seth and fragments and stone were probably A new born baby girl' was Messrs. Perry Smith,

as cently found in a street refuse bin. She had been abandoned because Fleming were re-elected as auditors embedded in a mixture to act

missiles. for the coming year.

The pieces of iron appeared to a few days after her birth her This was ascertain- be fragments of a amashed iron father died.

Attendance.

re-

and were sufficiently ed from a note accompanying, the The baby has since been uniform in size to make it appear mite.

Supporting the Chairman, Mr. J. H. Seth, were Messrs. H. Seth, grating, and A Nissim. (Directors) and W. L. Alexander, (Secretary), Shareholders present were Messrs S. H. Ross and H. J. M. Figueriedo.

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as if they had been done for the sent to an orphanage.

Hof Chu Theatre, specific purpose of being embedded in the mixture.

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This theatre will be sold

by

His Worship, on examination of the fragments of a rolled oats tin, public auction at a date to be an- The Chairman notified those pre observed that it was of an unusual nounced later, sent that dividend warrants were "In order to bring stocks on hand now ready.

KENNEDY TOWN

INCIDENT.

Detective Opens Fire on Chinese.

CONTRABAND OPIUM.

A shooting incident, happily without fatality, was revealed in an opium case" which came before. Mr. Schofield in the Central Police Court this morning. À Chinese man, was charged with possession of 190 taels of illicit raw opium, and pleaded guilty. Revenue Off- cer Ward prosecuted.

He told the Court that a Chinese detectivė, on patrol along the beaches at Kennedy Town, noticed a small sampan being rowed, to shore. On nearing the beach, the | defendant · jumped into the water. |The detective fired two shots, with his revolver, both of which missed. The man waded his way to shore, ran along the beach, and then through Jubilee Road, with the de- tective in hot pursuit. Defendant was eventually arrested by an In- dian watchman, of the Telephone Company. He was taken back to the Boat, where a.

a sack containing the opium was found. meeld

A fine of $8,000 or nine months hard labour was imposed, his Wor- ship ordering confiscation sof) the oplum and the bost,

KING'S

LOCAL SHARE MARKET.

The official summary issued by

the Stock Exchange I states:-

to-day

brand and suggested the Police

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make attempts to trace its local Chinese "Douglas Fairbanks.”

Mr. Chang Hui-chung is the de- agents.

Mr. Dovey intimated he had tried fendant in a breach of contract three or four places but had failed case brought against him by the to match the. tin.

Yik Chung Film Company. Plain- Inspector Dorling pointed out tiffs are claiming the refund of dollars) with empty tins could be purchased at advances (1,700 Upper and lower Lascar Row as interest and $5,000 as compensation. well as other places.

Continuing Mr. Dovey said there were no traces of an ignition ap- paratus, and remarked that there! were several ways by which a bomb, Markets were somewhat patchy could be ignited. It might explode this morning, a strong demand pre- by concussion, ignition by a length vailing for a few selected Stocks, of fuse and detonator, by a lever but no interest being shown in the and firing pin similar to the Mills rest of the list;

bomb, or other ways.

SaleL.

Ewo Cottons, Tls. 15.

Buyers.

Douglases, $261⁄2. *Benguets, $15.

In the present case there were no fragments of fuse or detonator,! no fire pin, lever, glass fragment or partions of clock work or any other mechanical device, It might have exploded by the cover. being for cibly levered out. That neinion, was not merely surmise as they had; had explosions by that means in

Benguets Explorations, 29 cents. Hong Kong in the past Wharves, $1432. Docks, $212.

Providents (Old), $4,70, Providents (New), $2.

·Hotels (Cum, Rights), $18.15. Hotels (Rights), $2.40. Hong Kong Realties, $11.40, Chinese. Estates, $96. Hong Kong Trams, $21. Yaumati Ferries, $35%. China Lights" (Cla), #201⁄2. Macao Electrics, $241⁄2. ́ ́, Cements (Combined), $18.20. Lane, Crawfords (Old), $5.70. Mackintoshs, $20," Govt Loans, 84% Promium.

Bellers

$1514.

South China Motors "B", $12.

The No.-1 coolie of the Cathedral said the staff had gone about their daily duties as usual. He had gone to the belfry and was ringing the bells when he heard the explosion. Without completing his duties in the belfry he ran down to his quarters where he told his wife that there had been an explosion. Shortly afterwards the elder brother of witness appeared and said a man had been killed.

Witness remarked that a few days before the explosion a quan- tity of rubbish had been burned in. the compound near Garden Road. He had noticed nothing near where the bomb had exploited.

The Coroner: Anyone ever threatened you or any of the Cathe dral, stack

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