1934-03-27 — Page 9

TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 1934,

RECALL OF

Company Meeting.

OUTSTANDING H. K. FIRE INSURANCE

CURRENCY

New Issue During Two Year Period.

SENATOR'S NEW BILL

A

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAU

CO., LTD.

Favourable Year's Working Reported.

HIGHLY SATISFACTORY, CONDITION OF FUNDS

VICKERS NOT

CONCERNED

THE CHINA MAIL

Today's Short Story.

By Marthe

WITH POLITICS GLASSHOUSES McKenna

Member Of International

Armament Ring.

SIR HERBERT LAWRENCE ON BRITISH RECOVERY

A BEAUTIFUL spring morning In the old days before the war shed its soft promise of the site of the glasshouse had held summer over the budding coun- the porch of Julia's pretty home, tryside, and the red tiled, red which had snuggled well back from bricked buildings of Westroose the broad Ypres road, the orchard When presiding yesterday over beke looked in the awakened and garden sweeping in front: Working Account for 1933 the annual meeting of Messrs, beams almost picturesque

In spite of an increase of 2.3/~,

By Telegraph. Copyright. Teteors Bd. in the rate of ixchange the

phic Montagen Ordinanes, 1894

ceived March 27, 8.02 am.)

Washington, To-day.

Re

Bill proposing to recall outstand

Ing

London, To-day.

re-

A morning to foster thoughts of But on the return of Julls with of the Hong Kong Fire Vickers inflated profits of pri-kindness and neighbourly love, but out her husband Peter, she, with an Senator Connally has announc. Insurance Company Limited,vate armaments existed only in no such love dwelt in the heart of eye to future well-being, had ed that he intends to introduce shows an increase in profits of the Imagination of ill-informed Farmer Hector Bowen, and indeed, built the house flush with the Ypres

W $99,000 stated the Hon. Mr. J. J. critics.

his thoughts were anything but road and had developed the pro- ing currency for a new issue dur Paterson, the Chairman, at the

kindly disposed. For to-day he had party into an excellent cafe. "The Having regard to certain press at laat made up his mind to visit Bon Chance, where tourists view a two year period, after Company's sixty-fifth Ordinary statements, he took the occasion ais notary in Ypres, and lay an actioning the battleflsids, war graves and which the old currency could be Meeting held in Mers. Jardine, to emphasise that no Company of against his nearest neighbour, the memorials had formed a custom of

Matheson & Company's Board the Vickers group was a member widow Julia Van Proude. subject to a progressively in Room this morning.

of any international armament creasing discount in an effort to Those present were, the Hon force money out to hoarding, to) Mr.

Paterson. Chairman. ring. 3. J. atimulate circulation, and in-Messrs. C. Bernard Brown, A. H.

Pearce. J. H. Taggart and S. T.

Lindbergh kidnappers,

Hector brooded darkly on the

Ever since the return of the vil-

causes.

of balting. For the luncheons and]. bock of the widow Van Proude were famed far and wide.

Julia always maintained that she wenches around her as serving malds, but being a shrewd, far-see- ing widow, she also knew that motorists and tourists pulled up less frequently at the Bon Chance when she happened to have plain-looking maids serving bock to thirsty cus-

He added that in Britain, and in lagers after the war to rebuild shat-liked good-looking, well set up cidentally, perhaps, ig direct the Compton, Felix A. Joseph, T. Britain alone, the export of armin: tered homes he had been bothered

and troubled that shameless smirk The Government would profit Williamson, all of whom are mem-ments was forbidden, except with ing widow Julia Van Proude, and through the difference in the bers of the Consulting Committee the approval of the Government. now he believed he had got her. amount of currency actually and Messrs. John Fleming, J. H.

First of all it had been the mat- turned in, and the aggregate obli-Seth, R. E. Humphreys, W. J. Kes-

ter of that fence, when he had won gations carried on the Treasury wick, M. H, Lo. and Lo Cheung-

the action hands down. Then she and bank books, which now in-shui, all of whom are sharehold cludes considerable currency lostjera.

had had the terrible nerve to bring and destroyed.

an action against him over a right United Press,

of way running flush with bis per S. C. Gold Bar Co.

ground, and a bribed judge (all the countryside knew he must have been bribed) and given the shameless widow the verdict.

British Circles Are. Interested.

OUTLAWING OLD BILLS NOT APPROVED

CHAIRMAN'S SPEECH. After the notice convening the meeting, an the auditors' report had been read by the Secretary, Mr. F. C. Hall, the Hon. Mr. J. J.

Paterson id:~~

The

The control of private arma- ments manufactured in Bel- tain was far more potent than was generally believed to be the case.

ΠΟΥ

tomers.

TO-MORROW'S STORY

To-morrow's story will be "Liberty Hall," Ring Lardner.

Jules, the handyman of Farmer Bowen, broke in on the brooding silence of his master.

The companies In the Vickers either in Britain er abroad, and neither directly indirectly had they any control over, or in fluence with, any British or for Julia's property jutted into his 1932 eign newspapers. outturn of the year

like a jig-saw puzzle. cannot be described as other thin Referring to industrial condi- The young saplings and meagre moderate, this being due

tions generally, Sir Herbert said fences which had been planted just to the

that definite combination of a poor Fire ex-

progress had been's year after the armistice, replacing perience, reduced premium in-made in Britain towards trade re- a glorious pre-war orchard on the SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL.. come resulting from the

low covery, and there seemed to be widow's property, were now grown CV Telegraph, Copyright. Telegra values of commodities and the every prospect of this continuing. to alarming dimensions. Every it's a fine spring morning.".

general depressed condition of As for international trade, there morning through his bedroom win- "Morning. Jules," granted. Hec- World trade, added to which must was hope that the artificial restric-dow it was Hector's custom to sur-tor." "Harness Mude in the trap London, To-day. be taken into consideration the lions upon it would be removed as vey his domain, and he could awear for to-day: I have to pull into Ypres The Connelly plan has interest fact that the Accounts now under aner councels prevailed.-British that the widow's very

trees and this morning.” Wireless Service.

fences were invading his terrain, moving steadily and stealthily up during the night like an favading shadow battalion.

phic Meatopes Ordinance, 1884. 24. ecived March 27, 10.35 a.)

1929.

our Under GOLD BAR

ed British Anancial circles, The review. are being shown at a feature outlawing old hills after a higher rate of Exchange than his| certain period, however, failed to ruled since the December 31, meet with general approval,

A check-up revealed that Britaini How unproductive has called In various currency writing activities have been will Івкиев. Some old issues are so be understood when I tell you longer legal tender, but all old that the percentage of profit de- notes are still redeemable if pre-rived therefrom was under 2 per sented to the Bank of England. cent., not an extravagent margin. United Press, per S,C. Gold Bar Co. as you w! agree, and one

REGULATION ON COPPER.

U.S. Senator Amends Tax Bill.

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL.. (By Telegraph, Cepyright. Telegra phic Mestors Ordinance, 1895. R crived March 27, 8.03 a..)

Washington, To-day.

that

refutes the general impression that Insurance Companies take all and give nothing in return.

Considering all things, how- ever, the fact that the Cam- pany is in a position to main- tain the Dividend and Ex- change Bonus and transfer a fairly substantial sum to Reinsurance Fund must, I think, be considered fairly sa- tisfactory.

"BATTLE" ON

ICE HOUSE ST.

(Continued from Page 1

Yesterday, however, the China Gold Bar Company "got wise," and a number of accounts (about three it is rumoured) were stopped.

SYMBOLS INDICATE PRICE

and

"Good morning, Mister Hector,

Jules looked slyly at his master and saw the ill-humour sitting like a cloud on his broad, pleasant face. Jules pulled the peak of his cap; He would scotch this invasion!

expertly spat into the grass plot and, Secretly he had paced the dis-casting a swivel eye on the sky as tance from the village road running he moved his quid of tobacco from In front of his house down to her one cheek to the other, he ventured glasshouse and he was perfectly the time-honoured remark, a remark sure that the glasshouse was built which never falled to bring an an- at least a metre too far into his pro-swering gleam of humour to his perty.

LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES

The next move was made by the opposition, and about 100 managers of exchange

Yu Ng of 333 Nathan Road was banks, exchange brokers, native bank runners admitted to the Kowloon Hospital others interested in gold bars, were suffering from head injuries after this morning seen gazing expectant- being knocked down by a motor Substantial Increase. ly at a dirty little window above the car, No. 2634, near the Majestic The Working Account for the tobacconist's shop,

Theatre yesterday, year 1938, after twelve months, At about 10 o'clock, a sheet of shows a balance of $595,470.19 as cardboard, bearing symbols which against $496,168.54 for the

Seven

:

master's face.

the

"I ain't ahead of no more dreams about the Million, Mr. Hector:"

This was a reference to Julla's lost treasure; a subject on which Jules never failed to report latest village gossip to his master, and which related to the flight of fulls and her husband Peter a few days before the German Invaders captured the village of Westroose- beke in 1914.

In a panic Peter had buried all their worldly wealth, gold and trin-| kets somewhere in the precincts of cases of small-pox, one the Van Proude property, but no

Senator Ashurst has amended his vious year, at the same stage, an was thrust out, and was followed by Raes of meningitis, including aangging on the part of Jolia could pre-were not unlike typhoon signals, case of typhoid fever, and two amount of wheedling, crying or Tax Bill imposing a tax of 10 cents increase of over $99,000; this is a frenzied rush of buying (or sell-case in the New Territory, were get the secret from the taciturn per pound on imported copper, and encouraging, more particularly 60, ing) of gold bars on the orthodox/reported in the Colony during the Peter.

десот-

also his resolution, authorising the as there is an increase of 2.3/8d. In exchanges. Reconstruction Finance Corporation the rate of Exchange at which the

|24 hours ended yesterday. lo purchase as much as U.S.$200,1933 Accounts have been

Every few minutes 'new sets of 000,000 worth of surplus copper for Exchange has risen still

taken. symbols were

Wong Howk, a coolle, WIS exhibited,

re use in the construction of military since

further panied by further spasms of buying moved to the Kowloon Hospital auf the end of last year, but (ar selling), the free quotations be-fering from minor injuries when he and naval equipment and public even at to-day's rate, of approxi-ing all the time some quinutes ahead fell off a scaffolding in Mongkok buildinga, to aid the copper indusmately 1/64. the showing still re- of the rivals' figures. try.-United Press, per 8.C. Gold cords a very considerable improve merry tale goes on, at least, it did

And so the yesterday, Bur Co.

ment over 1932. This Account until the tiffin adjournment. has yet nine months to run but,] from the way things are going, wa

THE HEADQUARTERS,

NEW HEAD FOR HARROW.

Paul Cairn Vellacott

Fut

All that could be dragged from him on the subject was: "One's a secret, two's news.'"*.

HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINE

THE WORLD CRUISE OF:-

S.S. "RESOLUTE"

Arriving HONG KONG 1st APRIL 8 a.m.

eaving HONG KONG 3rd APRIL 6 p.m.

Ports of Call:-Woosung (Shanghai) and Ching Wang Tao, with an excursion to Tientain and Poking (Pelping) and a visit to the Great Wall (North China); Chemulpo, with a trip to Seoul (Korea); Nagu» saki, Beppu, Miyajima, a trip through the Inland Sea to Japan, Kobe, with an excursion to Kyoto where the Cherry Blossom, Dance will be witnessed, a trip to Nara to view the famous Deer Park- then Yokohama, with visits to Tokyo, Nikko; Kamakura and the Mianinsippi Bay (Japan); Honolulu, with an afternoon at Waikiki Beach, Hilo (Volcano of Kilates), San Francisco, Los Angeles (Holly- wood), Balboa (Ancon) (Panama Canal); Panama City, Colon, Havana and back to New York.

Offering people a

a wonderful opportunity for sight-seeing and travelling,

FOR PASSAGE AND PARTICULARS APPLY TO:

JEBSEN & CO.

Pedder Building, 7th Floor.

To:

Telephone 26661.

LEE THEATRE

COMMENCING TO - MORROW.; AT 12.30, 2-30, 6.35, 7.30 & 9.30 p.m.” The Whole World 'Choë

but the fame he won could not make up for the love of the sigman he had lost. A great role for a great star in a great story,

SAMUEL GOLDWYN

RONALD

COLMAN

Arrows MITH

*HELEN HAYES

FROM THE NOVEL BY

- SINCLAIR, LEWIS

A JOHN FORD Asema UNITED MUST. PETURE

PRICES: 55 Cla 35 Cis, & 20. Cis.

1.

BONHAM STRAND ESTATE CASE.

Case Proceeds Before Full Court.

The pair had found congenial re- tuge in Southern France where the The appeal before a Full Court wine flows red and free, and where for a revision of the judgment

INTERNATIONAL ACTION

(Continued from Page 1),

FRENCH PEASANTS HOARD NOTES.

National Outcry Forced To Disgorge.

Peter made up for lack of solids by made by the former Acting-Chief imbibing large quantities of local Justice, Mr. J. R. Wood, en June 20, A three-act comedy play "To See fiquids. Tearfully Julia said it 1968, was continued before Hio | Ourselves", written by E. M. Dela- was sunatroke, but, be that as it Lordship the Chief Justice Mr. „Jus- field, will be performed at the Peak may, Peter passed from this world tice A. DA, MacGregor and the SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL feel that we have every reason to A China Mail reporter was cour Club to-morrow and Thursday even with great rapidity, trying at the Puline Judge Mr. Justice R. E (By Tiligraph. "Copyright. Telegra hope that the final outturn willteously received at the new head-ing at 9,80 p.m.//

2- "A rahaarsal will last moment to say something to Lindsell at, the Supreme Court this The Messages Ordinance, 181k, Ba fully provide for the customary quarters, a room about six feet be held at 8 p.m. to-night, ARAMA“

Astry, osived" March 22, 10,25 mm2) Julia with a strick man's terrible mording, played Dividend and the transfer of aequare and decorated by

concentration, but to no avail. considerable Bum

The appeal is on a point of law." The Bank of France is said. to Reserver: pink or faded red screen (the light For the unlawful possession of a The secret died with Peter Whether it will be decided to was bad), two small tables, two toy motor car in Ladder Street yes-

and a point of fact against fudgy never to have repudiated a bank- On returning to her native village ment in respect of property at 78 note. Anyone can redeem a cen maintain the Bonus depends Succeeds Dr. Norwood, tirely on what happens to Exter of cardboard, and three busy, was sentenced to six weeks hard widow had every inch of her land slightly under $100,000, Bankers say that millions of

en-chairs, a telephone, No. 83428, a litterday, Wong Sing, * mendicant, and her shattered homestead, the Bonham Strand Westy valued at tury old note if presented. change, and your General Man- perspiring brokers, ·

labour by Mr. Q. A. A. MacFadyen searched without result. She had. H G, Sheldon and Mr. Lee peasants hoard bank notes. LIGHT BLUE ROCKEY PLAYER. Agers and Consulting Committee; No. denials were made, and no at the Central Police Court this had dreams and realistic visions. D'Almada, junior, Instructed by Mr. A national outery would follow

have endeavoured to keep this explanations asked or given by a morning,"

Becretly she had visited fortune M. E. Lo, appeared for the appel-If the Government tried to make (Continued on Page 6) |young “gentleman named Mr. F. C.

bellers, but still the wealth layant, while Kr. F. C. Jeukin and hoarders disgorge-United Press, Chan, who faintly indicated that his On Wednesday text at 8.80 p.m. where Petar had buried it. What Mr Eldon Potter, instructed by Mr. per 8.C Gold Barn A M.A. D.8.0. succoeds Dr. INTEREST RATES ON legal advice plent, the staff was lors, and Soldiers' Home by Profes- this was always a mealy tople to Davidson, appeared for the nis

might be more en- a Lecture will be given in the Sal- ever sewa rau dạy in village PREFERRED STOCK, fust adjourning for tiffin after anor W. Brown, M., M.Sc., F.R.SE. begin a discussider, for

pondentu this [busy morning. ~ And who can blame AMLEE, m “A Visit to South activity had naturally caused, end-- Appellant was Li

them. Something attempted. Africa! This Lecture should be of less gossip, especially so wher it of 7 Shantung Road, Mongkok,

It in a popular belief in Ios, House interest to one and all, and it is was remembered-what s

[ministratrix of the Street that the quotations emanate hoped that there will be a large Peter had been. So report and

Woon-nam, who died from Interested brokers on the Kul- gathering present of both Clyillan sip had multiplied,

Raspondant wi FOR RECOVERY PURPOSES, Klang Road Exchange, Shanghai, and, Bervice”. Irlandai

Shat New sure to hure di which is the centre of gold bar dealy Washington, To-daying in the Far East, and is sent by

London, To-day.

Mr. Paul Caira Vellacolt,

Cyril Norwod, M.A., as head-

master of Harrow,

Dr. Norwood, who has been

headmaster of Harrow since 1926, Reduced To 4 Per Cent.

For Five Years.

was elected as President of St. John's College, Oxford, on Decem- ber 14, last year-Rauler,

Educated at Marlborough and

Peterhouse College, Cambridge,

Char

Mr. Vellacolt graduated in 1913, In sócordance with ; Pre Wireless, in home unimowa de taking First Class Honours In Roosevelt's desire for lower Interest tion and from there telephoned to ton at the Historical Tripos, Part 11. rates with a view to the release the Ice House Street

In 1929 he became a Fellow of capital for recovery, parpoons, Peterhousa College, and in 1920 Reconstruction Finance Cor

be received an appointment as will reduce interest rates

Tutor and History Lecturer, ferred stook and caplis

↑/He joined the South Lancashire banks and Insur

Regiment at the outbreak of the 4 per cent.

Warnes He was also a member of ping on

the Cambridge University. Hock {rate will rerart sleven in 1914/

whi

{morning with

with

“burled tres-

the final judgm

THEFT OF WATER

· METREI COVERS,

PWD. Victimised,

nce of one month!

Imposed on Yau On, ployed: Chinese, by Mr.

McFadyen at the Cen

Court this morning, heft of y er mister Property of Public ment. · from 26,

Int. yester