1934-04-10 — Page 9

TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 1934.

THE CHINA MAIL.

GANDE PRICE & CO. Vienna Storm Center THE HOLLYWOOD OF To-day's Short Story.

MEETING

Reduction In Prices Causes Loss.

KEENER COMPETITION OFFERED

The reduction in selling prices and keener competition were at tributed as the causes for the loss of $17.117.58 on the year's working by Mr. Kenneth Chan..... who presided at the 27th "naus! general

Messrs. meeting of Gande-Price-and Company, which was held this morning at the Company's Office.

Mr. C. Bond. a shareholder. questioned the outstanding ac- count of 315,000 on the year's. working, as compared with only $8,000 the previous year. He considered that this sum was ex- horbitent. He also commented with disfavour on the bonus of $5.000 paid to the late Manager of the Company. Mr. S. C. Pank.

It was pointed out in reply that the sales for the year had been very much higher, and that; the amount outstanding only re- presented 10 per cunt, of the your's. working. This was not consider- ed excessive, it was sail.

Karl Seitz, Socialist Mayor of Vienne, long stormy petrel of Austrian politics, who was arrested on conspiracy charge when Heim- wehr troops captured the City Hall Reports were current in rioting Vienna that he had died in custody.

WHEAT PRICES NOW LOWER ·

Those present were Messrs. Wong Sik-cheung and . P. Shea (Director). Mr. R. P. Phillips (Manager). Mr. J. M. Wang (Se FAR cretary), and Messrs. C. Bond, D. Rumjahan, Tsui Ho-cheung. Lam Shiu-win.

Lan Yuk-ching and

Lau Hor-ping.

Chairman's Speech.

ing

of

Rome Conference Seeks New Plan.

CONSUMPTION EASTERN

CONSIDERED

Rome. Today,

n

THE FAR EAST

Chinese Film Magnate

Names Kowloon.

SURVEY TOUR IN EUROPE

AND AMERICA

ALL

FOOLS'

COURT

By Lloyd Hooper.

LEXIS MIKHAILOV was tions of the West. Building their

Aumbed by the soft-falling, boats, learn from them then att of A large gathering of influen- isnow. For six hours he had war and perhaps one distant day tial Chinese attended the fare been staring across the whiten-rend them with their own weapons. well reception given last evening

ing country, awaiting the ap-

Terrible stories were told of

at the China Emporium in hon- our of Mr. Lo Ming Yau, Dele-pearance of the first black Peter, as Alexis well knew. Yet in gate of the Chinese Ministry of specks that would mark the van-this great, savage-natured god he guard of the Swedish army. Far had found the hero his young Industry and the President of the United Photoplay Service across the flat plains from Fin- fervour demanded. As he squatted land the Swedes had murched, in the white waste, he knew only Limited, who is surveying the led by their king, who, so rumour that he served the mighty Tsar of motion picture industry in the said, could feel neither the bite All the Russias, Helonged to United States and Europe under of winter cold nor the dull ache crush the bodies of the ravening the auspices of the Chinese Cen-

of wounds. And Peter, Tsar of Swedes, to triumph in their death tral Government.

All the Russias, could not stay anguish. Among those present were Sir the progress of this conquering Then return, his blood still heat- Shou-non Chow, who presided at Goth. Peter who was led ed, to Anna. His proud, his love- thegdinner. the. Hon. Dr. R. H."the Great." j

ly Anna, whose every movement Kotewall. Mr. Wong Kwong-tin. The short day was ending and was as a sculpture in his memory. Chairman of the Chinese Chamber in the snow-darkened, failing light Yet she was low-born and Baltic of Commerce, Mr. Ng Wah, Presi-Alexis could see scarcely 20 paces. bred. And what great matter that dent of the Po Leong Kuk. Mr. Soon he must rely on his ears to in Peter's Court, when the Tsarina 1 au Peng-chal. President of the warn him of the expected Swedes. herself could boast but'u peasant Tang Wah Hospital, Rev. Cheong Yet all sound was deadened by for her father? Equality for all Chok-ling. President of the Chinese the fall of snow, and footsteps the brave and all the beautiful! A

Thye would be Christain Association, Mr.

hard to hear on the kick for ali ́snivelling priests, for Tuck-fu, Secretary of the Chinese single rutted road, stretching all bearded cowards who feared Foreign Office in Hong Kong, Mr Alexis, for perhaps the first time to leave their age-trodden Cheung Can-chau, principal of the across the Russian plain, alohg| Peter, grent Peter, God love thee! Sai Nam College, Lady Ho-tung, which the Swedes must march. jand the actors and actresses of since his childhood, understood

the United Photoplay Ltd.

#the fear that comes with lone- China's 180 Film Companies. iness. He dreaded, too. the res- In the course of his speech the ponsibility that had been thrust, Han. Dr. Kotewall said that he unwanted, upon him. hoped that Mr. Lo would return. His thoughts returned to the from Hollywood with all the latest glory that had been his five days ideas in order that he might be since. How, after the battle, Tsar

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tramping, padded by the grew more distinct. The seven then on the small knoll for- got the bitter cold.

A quarter of an hour passed, alow minute.

In view of the fact that the able to further the advance of the Peler had called him. Alexis the ecstasy of his thoughts. price of wheat in Ching is at Chinese film industry. He said Mikhailov, to his tent. Exalted by Niggling fear, fear of the unknown Mir. Kenneth Chan in as present very much below the that the fim industry in America the heady knowledge of his own blackness around him, returned. report said: "Before proceed- price of rice, it is felt that a con-now hosted 3,000 film companies, bravery he had stared into the Then faintly, distantly, he heard.

whereas in China there were only great, somebre eyes of the the business With

Tear the slosh of many feet in the the meeting, I should like te ex-siderable improvement in world approximately 180.

without flinching. They were the snow. press the regret of your Directors prices would not result in any

"Kowloon Hollywood Of East." eyes of a madman, but in them "Rotopin," he spoke quietly, ex- at the loss they have suffered by appreciable diminution of

Mr. Lo Ming-yau, replying, said Alexis had seen a gleaming fury citedly. "you and Nicolovitch _re- the the death of Mr. Leung Yan Po,

According to my present plans, et resolve, resolve determining turn quickly to the camp. Tell

be which occurred during the year, Far Eastern demand for wheat hall away for about six that the peoples of all Russia Captain, Obrenovitch Captain

we should and to place on record their ap states a communique issued at months. and after my return

turn from the slothful Mikhailov says that the Swedes preciation of kia valuable services the close of yesterday's meeting shall have our studio in Kowloon, East and imitate the thrusting na-are approaching on the Moscow during his association with the of the International Wheat Con which in my opinion, could be de

road. We shall remain here until Company as a Director..

ference, which discussed mini-veloped into the future Hollywood

support or the order to retire Your Directors regret the results mum prices.

of-the Far East, for the year under review show a The Conference considered the

"The film industry in America loss on working recount of $17,-Techuical Sub-Committee's sug had its beginning in New York. 117.58, which after deducting the gestions and alternative schemes, Later, on it was moved to Holly-

sub-committee wood. balance of $5,599.31 brought for-end appointed

There in every possibility ward from Profit and Loss Account which will meet to-day to draft of making Kowloon the for 1932, leaves a debit balance of scheme as a basis for considera-motion picture centre." $11.518.27, which your Directors tion by the Full Committee. propose to carry forward year's account.

There were various causes con- tributing to the loss. During the past year, we had for keener com- pétition than previous years, and to meet it we had to reduce our selling prices, which, while bene fitting our customers, has reduce our profita. In order to increase

But there are only a

limited our sales we had to spend mora

ney in newspaper and other number of countries in which the advertisements. Our advertising millers' prices for wheat are equal death on a junk which caught on British made cotton manufactur-snow.

fire while lying alongside the ing plant, destined for the Can- Percent has therefore increased or above world export parity.

Lon Provincial Government, ar. over $2,000 compared to thni

It is estimated that over three-Hong Ping Wharf at 3 o'clock this of last year. We were also very un-quarters of the world's wheat is morning. The man is believed to rived in Hong Kong on board the fortunate in certain old stocks, entered for consumption at prices have been trapped while sleeping.. Eumaeus yesterday. which became ullaged, and

de-very much above the export point. in a small compartment at the preciated in bond, thereby causing thus it is most improbable that a stern of the junk. a heavy loss. The amount actual, moderate increase in prices would

to this

The communique states that the Conference yesterday com- pleted a review of the effects. up to the present, of the Lon don Wheat Agreement, and that the world points out wheat prices are disappoint- ingly materially lower to-day than when the Agreement was concluded.

Mr. Lo Ming-yau will be accom. of Mr. John Maltby Sunley, of the minute hanging on

of the Manu-Alexis strained to hear the sound panied by Mr. Moon Khan on his Hong Kong branch

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The tension of uncertainty gripped one and then another,

FOKI SUFFOCATED IN FIRE.

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A junk fok was suffocated

to

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The rainfall in the Colony for the 24 hours ending at 10 am, to

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against an average of 7.27 inches of the Russians. A sharp flash lit FLEET'S SUMMER GERMANY ARMING

Approximately 1,000 tons

for a moment his intent face, then

of the slipped without a sound to the

Instantly

there from all sides was wild shouting in a gutturali foreign tongue. Quick bright flashes reflected palely on the

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CRUISE

Keppel Leaving.On April 20.

EAGLE AND WITCH GOING NEXT MONTH

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Navy estimates were 233,000,000 retchmarks, an increase of 50,000,- 000 refchmarks on 1933.

Army 647,000,000 relchmarks, which represented an increase of 175,000,000 reichmarks.

were Air Ministry estimates

in- 210,000,000 retchmarks, an Preparations for the Fleet's sum- the glory that is brave death, for made, H.M.S. Berwick and H.M.S. his devotion to the Tour, forgotten mer cruise North are now being crease of 182,000,000 reichmarks. "His Majesty's Government ure gotten his proud fury against the Cumberland having already left for giving very serious consideration to invading Swede. Deep terror drove Wei-hel-wel.

this matter, and 'I have instructed

Berlin - H.M.S. Eagle, accompanied by the British Ambassador at

A General Meeting of the British" The outbreak was extinguished Legion will be held at 5.16 p.m. next ly written off is $10,000. but this have any effect in decreasing the by the Fire Brigade with assis-Monday, in the Board

world demand for wheat for hu- tance of the crew, with very little Mesra, Jardine, Matheson & Co

At that moment all thoughts fled from Alexis, save one. Life alone

was dear to him. Forgotten was

Room

of

item will not again occur.

Repairs To Launch,

. If you

will take into account that we had paid $5,000 bonus to our late Managing Director on retirement, that we have also ex-) pended about $5,000 on the reno. vation and general amelioration of the Office, transforming it from very shabby one to one that is now a credit to our Company, and that we have also made altera- tions and repairs to one of our; most important assets, the "Top- notch” launch, to an amount over $2,000, you will realize that the loss on the year's working is practically nil, as none of these Items should appear for some years to come,

of

You will also observe that Good- will has been eliminated from the accounts by the transfer of $10,-|| 000 from General Reserve.

have i

During the past year wa been looking forward to brighter prospects, but I regret to state no far our hopes have not been-real- ized, owing to the adverse ciréum- stances we have had to contend with. We trust that wo

•shall⋅ have much better results to place before you for this year.

Mr. D. Rumjahn seconded the Chairman's report, which was

then passed.

and

On, the proposal. of Mr. R, P Phillips and seconded by Taut Ho- cheung, Mr. J. F. Shen was electe) ed a Director of the Company.

Messrs. Lowe, Binkham Matthews were also re-elected as the Company's auditors" on' the proposal of Mr. Wong Sik-cheung and seconded by Mr. J. P. Shen.

man consumption.-Reuter.

damage.

"If Ever I Meet Dillinger—”

"I would give everything I own to be able to shoot him down Thu spoke Sherif Lillian Halay (left) of Grową Point, Ind., commenting ba' sha sacaps of hag mar bourdar, döan Diillager (right); from her “ascape proof" fall. Below, George: Basper (left) and Arnest Blum), hostages. Laken by Dillingen kan data for trendom, are shown? afUNT!

desparado reloased'them at Protona.-IL

reason

from him. He screamed

Lui.

For the theft of a fountain pen from Siu Chi-shing, a student, in Hillier Street, yesterday, Lo Wah, shrilly, boyishly, and raced down H.M.S. Witch will sail for Chusan to make enquiries from the Germans the side of the knoll into the dark on May 4, and H.M.S. Keppel leaves Government on the subject," sald en unemployed Chinese, was sen- tenced to three weeks' hard labours. Almost blind with exhaue for Woosung and Shanghai on Sir John Simon. He added that he

at

by Mr. Q. A. A. MacFadyen the Central Police Court this morning.

tion he reached the camp. He was the only man to return....

expected to receive a communication April 20,

The destroyers H.M.S. Whitshed, during the present week.

и Replying to further ques. H.M.S. Wren, and H.M.S. Veteran Tear Peter celebrated the great will sail on April 27 for Nimrod tion regarding the speech ré-.

It was a fortnight Inter that

ADMIRAL LEAVES FOR CANTON,

Visit To Macao On Thursday.

cently made by General, Goering

lat

Potsdam. Sh John Simon said that he did not think that it had any effect on the actual ques- tion on paper.

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British Action Pending

Mohamed Bata, a chauffeur in victory of Pultawa. Charles of Sound. the employ of Mr. D. M, Biggar, Sweden was already fleeing to wards Ottoman .territory. The was cautioned by Mr, E. W. Ham-

Was scattered, ilton at the Central Police Court Swedish Army this morning for parking his car starving in the Russian winter. A in a thoroughfare closed to traffic, few.famished ghouls offered them- at Duddell Street. The defendant selves to fight for their conqueror.

The Foreign Secretary was then said that he did not know that a who received them with all honour

asked what action, in view of theso special permit was required to before, often with his own hands,

projected. German increases in he knouted the wan spark of 152e. park his car in this street.

from out them. He was jubilant.

Admiral Sir Frederic C. Dreyer, armament expenditure, the British Did not Pultawa mean that his K.C.B., C.B.E., Commander in Chief, Government intended doing to travelling trader, and Chan Chow-shing, un-reat fight was won! No longer China Station, left Hong Kong for avoid the breakdown of the employed, were dismissed by Mr. Could Russia look back wtih long-Canton this morning at 6.80 o'clock, armament Conference. He replied that Captain Eden, the Lord Privy E. W. Hamilton at the Centralling to her Eastern ways. A Wes-on board H.MS. Falmouth.

The Admiral will leave Canton for Seal, was attending a mosting of Magintracy this morning, when tern Power had been defeated on charged with being in unlawful the battlefield. He was exalted, Macan on Thursday, and is due the Conference Bureau at Geneve"

man that walks back in Hong Kong on Saturday, possession of a piece of gold, ow-trance-like, as a ing to Inautelent evidence,

Chan Poshing,

alone with God.

H. A. Botelho, appeared for the accused.

Personal Pars..

1

Dis-

to-day, and that any statement on that subject must necessarily await the outcome of the meeting, To Alexis the shouting and brute revelry of the camp was a WAGNER BILL HEARING ENDS The Prime Minister was then arked whether increases in the the refolcing of another world.] Ild. life had ended the night he SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL / German estimates would cause the

(by Telegraph, Copyright, Teleor British Government to augmast. had fled from the Swedes. Coward, chin Mentoran. Ordinance, - 180k, Ra. coward, coward. The word flicker-celped April 30, 0.30 0.g.)

immediately, the Royal Air Force Mr. J. W. Morris, popular pased its ugly shape before him.

Washington, To-day, to a one power standard, He ra senger agent of the Dollar Steam whether sleeping or waking. for The National Recovery Adminis-plied that, while the matter refer ship Lines and American ball Line, there was no second chance in the tralor,General Hugh Johnson, has ned to was receiving the careful Hong Kong, will be arriving on Rusalks Army. Never could he permitted the Senate hearings of the consideration of the Government, the President Grant due here on forget the anger in the Tarr's face Wagner Bill to end without testify-he, could add nothing at the pre April 20, Mr. and Mrs. Morris are when he had been dragged before ing The Administration, there sent moment to the statement on returning to Hong Kong after him, for it was the anger of great fora, falled to go to record on the air policy made by Mr. Stanley measure-United Press, per 8.C. Baldwin on March 1-British six months' vacation in the United pain. WAR.

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