1935-02-12 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1935

NOVELTY PORTRAIT STAR FERRY CO.'S

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COMPETITION

"Find The Lady" Contest Ends To-day

Certainly the face portrayed below, does seem to have slipped somehow; but all things are not what they seem. This composite picture contains bits of the features of five lovely women, chief of whom is Grace Moure. That is the particular bit you have to find.

Beautiful Grace Moore, internationally famous as a golden-voiced singer, comes on Thursday to the Queen's Theatre in her firat star ring Blm, "One Night af Love."

Is correct,

To each of the six correct solvers of this picture puzzle, of which this is the fifth and last of the sortes, whose solutions are the first to be opened, will be forwarded two complimentary tickets for the

But remember that neatness, as well Queen's Theatre: ness, will be taken into account,"

Solutions must be sent in to Contest Editor, care of China Mail not later than noon to-morrow. So get busy now, and see if you can win one of the prizes!

TRAFFIC CASES IN

COURT TO-DAY

Police Inspector Fined $20

SEQUEL TO FATAL ACCIDENT

TO CHINESE COOLIE

FORGED BANKNOTE- POSSESSION

Alleged Received As Part Of Wages

TAILOR DISCHARGED FOR LACK OF EVIDENCE

ANNUAL MEETING

Decrease of $59,935 In

Year's Receipts

DIVIDEND OF $2 AND BONUS OF $3.50 DECLARED

To-day's Short Story..

THE RECALL

By Elinor Mordaunt

NDRE BERTLE sprawled which there swung at "regular" in- A A decrease of $69,935 in receipts

over his desk, his elbows tervals the black arm of a crane, Rose almost heralded by a-chorus of cries, and during the year under review was spread wide, his this morning reported by Mr. W. J. touching the ledger above which the hoarsely shouted orders of the His weak eyes, were English mato, who stood against Keswick, presiding at the 37th he bent.

usual general meeting of the star screwed up in the effort he made the rail spitting out tobacco juice Ferry Co. Ltd., which was held at to concentrate both his vision and blasphemies, in a furious en- Messi's, Jardine Matheson's Board and his thoughts on the long line deavour to make his orders intel- Rooin at noon. He was supported of figures down which he ran his ligent to the mongrel crew of by the Hon. Mr. C. Gordon Mackie, pen; while one leg dangled, and creoles and Malabars who loaded Mr. A. H. Compton and Mr. S. Hthe other was curled up, with the the ship.

Every moment or so Andre's Dadwell (Directors) and Mr. F. H. foot twisted into the top rail of Crapnell, Secretary.

weak eyes iwitched upwards to the, high stool on which he sat.

The pare, whitewashed office this picture set in the narrow Was; for the most part, bathed in a green frame of the jalousies. The

ickly green light, which filtered brackish

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The following shareholders were

also present: the Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson, and Mesars. G. B. S. Thomson, D. Mackenzle, J. H. R. Hance, A. W. Heron, W. M. Groves, G. Castle. A. B. Stewart, J. Danby, J. H. Seth, J. M. Alves and E. G. Smith.

Chairman's Review The Chairman, Mr. Keswick, the course of his speech sald:

"During the year under review, the Company sustained a great loss in the death of Mr. J. P. Warren, who had been a member of the Board since 1929.

stench of the

harbour in through the slit of the jalousies. tickled his nostrils; the vehement But one had swung a little open, exhorntions of the mate mingled and through the aperture thus left with the accounts of the first; there streamed a shaft of yellow, second, and third sugars, molar Justmoted sunshine; while beyond ses, and rum over which he was it could be seen one funnel and busied, with but indifferent sue. part of the taffrail of the dirty, cess.

in littered deck of a tramp steamer, For though nature appeared to with a strip of blue sky, actose have attuned his bodily form to the

SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST INDIAN

Indecent Assault On Married Woman

E. W.

"There is. very little for me to comment on this year; the accounts are simple and straightforward. As the Chairman predleted at the laat Annual Meeting, there was a considerable failing off in traffic

BAIL REFUSED during the year; actually there was

Mr. Appearing before decrease of $59,885.00 in receipts. Hamilton at the Kowloon Magis- "Towards the end of the year, in tracy this morning Gul Sher, a order to fall in with the extension 22-year-old Indian Automobile As- of closing hours, our service Wassociation Scout, charged with an also extended, the last ferry from indecent assault on a married Hong Kong leaving at 1.80 a.m. and woman named Wong Wai-ying, at from Kowloon at 115 a..

No. 9 Chi Woo Street, second "Alterations have been made on floor, where he lives, was formal- the Pier at Hong Kong, providingly remanded for seven days. more space for passengers moving tective Sub Inspector Cunning. to and from the ferries.

ham, of the Yaumati Police Sta- lion, appeared as prosecuter. !

Points In Accounts

De-

"Turning to the Accounts, you In remanding the defendant Mr. will observe in the Profit Hamilton warned him that an ad-

whole duties of a clerk, the mind, the soul inhabiting the weak, nar- tow-chested, stunted little body, elad in the greasy tussore suit, was of another calibre,

It was stillingly hot, and the open shutter did not mend mat Itera. Once Andre's employer came in with a bundle of papers and pushed it to, with a petulant exclamation of annoyance at the simmering heat of the place,

TO-MORROW'S STORY

To-morrow's story will be "The Half Mile," by T. 0.

Beachcroft,

Andre's eyes were on his ledger, and Loss Account, an amount ditional charge of rape might be his hot, slippery fingers busy with of $888.87 written off under preferred against him, and said his pen. But he knew that direct- Ithe heading "of "Bad

and that, as it was possible for a life ly the boss went out, slamming the Doubtful Debts":" This is a loss sentence to be given in such Jooy behind hm-that stupid door. sustained when the

Company's cases, no ball would be allowed.

shroff while on his way to the Bank was set upon in Peking Road, Kow- loon, by three men who threw acid)

Several bystanders witnessed the at-

tack but the assailants made their escape and nothing was recovered.

The inquiry held into the death Charged with the 'possession of of a Chinese coolie early lastu forged $10 note of the Charter-in his face and robbed him. "month, at which two officers of od Bank of India, Australia, and the Hong Kong Police Force were China, Li Yat Kwong, a 21-year- severely censured by the jury, old tailor, was discharged with a had its sequel at the Central Ma-caution by Mr. W. M. Thomson gistracy this morning, when Sub-ut the Central Magistracy this Inspector Dredge, was fined $20 morning..

PO PIU LOTTERY CHARGE

"The Investments under Assets Six-Year-Old Girl Used

To Carry Tickets include two lakhs on loan at 4 per cent, and $125,000.00 invested in the Hong Kong Land Investment by. Mr. E. I. Wynne-Jones for al Detective-Sergeant. Fowlie stated

Co's 4 per cent, debentures, while lowing an unlicensed driver, Ser-that defendant was employed in a geant Effremoff, to drive his ear, tailor's shop at No. 32, Caine the market value of shares in public

A fine of $75, in default companies represents $621.225.00. weeks' hard labour, was imposed on

Road.

to report an accident in Pottinger the shop Street on December 16.

WIDOW FINED $75

six

leading merely to another room and thence to the street-the shut- ter would swing open again and he would be well, almost at sea. For the narrow strip of quay which lay beneath the window, be- tween the wall and the harbour,

All his life Andre had agonised for the sea. Born on one of tho highest points of the islands as far back as he could remember any thing he remembered the fascina- tion of that rim of water which surrounded it--now cut in a hard

was invisible from where he sat

On January 28 he receivThe dividends from the latter In-Chau Wong, a widow, by Mr. E, I. circle against the sky; now fring-

to

have an altera-

dis-

No. 3664.

Inspector Dredge, pleading ed $17 from a boy who was sent guilty, said that he understood to get some clothes for his mis-Vestments realise just over 7% per Wynne-Jones at the Central Magis-ed with a mysterious, dim grey- that Sergeant Effremoff held atress. This, amount defendant cent. per annum.

tracy this morning, for being in ness, suggestive of infinité driver's license in Shanghai and handed over to his master, who, "After allowing for depreciation possession of 118, po piu lottery tance--and it was thus that he

and taking into consideration, the tickets.

Hked it best-now; flaming in the that he was competent,

being a month's wages in debt to

amount brought forward from last On January 29, Sergeant A. F. him, paid him $12 out of the $17,

Accused used her; six-year-old west with the great ruby of the Effremoff was fined $30 for driv-which, he stated, included the $10 year, there is available for appro-daughter to carry the tickets. She setting aun, while the remainder

priation a balance of $454,473.90. Ing car No. 3664 without an apjuote in question.

was previously fined $2 for a same of the coast was ringed with palo, "It is proposed to pay a dividend offence..

clear gold. propriate license and for falling On Sunday when the lady visited of $2.00 per share and a Bonus of

But always the world in which The Hved. appeared to him definite- tion made in a dress defendant in-$3.50 per share, and carry forward

$14,473.90

ly as what it was: a finite spat of Other Traffic Offences

formed her that the $10 note

"I wish to remind you that the Keswick and Mr. Stanley, H. Dodwell green set in an infinite ocean, of B which her boy paid him was Summoned for leaving his car unattended at the junction of Ice forgery and wanted her to take it Ferry Pier leases expire in 1949. de Directors were confirmed on the which the bard blue line--that cut back. She. however refused to do "I do not think there is anything proposal of Mr. G. B. S. Thomson, so clearly across the sky when a House Street and Des Voeux Road, on January 29, Mr. E. Ainsworth $0. The same evening defendant more in the Accounts that calls for seconded by Mr. J. H. R. Hance.storm was brooding, and was al- On the proposal of Mr. A. W. ways vaguely resented by the boy was fined $5.

went to the Central Theatre, comment, and I now beg to propose A fine of $25 was imposed on where he was arrested while at the adoption of the Report and Ac- Heron, seconded by Mr. D. Macken- as suggesting an end to what he zio, the Hon. Mr. C. Gordon Mackle knew as endless showed only the. Hung Sau, driver of private car tempting to use the forged note,

Mr. J. Danby seconded the adop was re-elected a Director,

very beginning. No. 1584, for failing to stop after having knocked a boy down ined Bank gave evidence that the tion of the Report and Accounts, Mr. C. Bernard Brown was

elected auditor for the ensuing year "Johnston Road and for failing to note, exhibited in court was a for-which were paased unanimously.

The appointments of Mr. W. J. at a remuneration of $750. report the accident.

Mr. T. M. Pinna of the Charter-

gery,

For dangerous driving in The Magistrate considered that Stubbs Road, Ng Man, driver of the evidence against defendant lorry No. 1426, was fined $25. It was insuficient for a conviction.

was stated that the defendant was

driving at a speed of 25 miles per

hour and that he cut a corner on

the wrong alde of the road. AOPIUM DIVAN RAID

man who appeared to represent

Ng Man was fined $1 for wearing Children Employed As

hia hat in court.

QUESTIONS IN COMMONS ON

CHINESE EGGS

Drug-Carriers

-WOMAN FINED $2,000

Fines totalling $2,000, in default (Continued from Page 1)

labour, was The Minister said he was, un-12 months hard aware of any instances, in which this morning imposed on Wu Soo, a】 disease-producing" organisms had married woman, by Mr. E L been found, but he proposed Wynne-Jones at the Central Magis- to arrange for a special bacterio-tracy, on the charges of having in logical examination of some sam- her possession 10,4 taels of fre ples of those egge, rob

pared oplum, and concealing oplum

Sir Percy Hurd then asked: on the person of a minor, vag "WIII the Minister inform the Revenue-Officer Grimmitt maid House why we receive these vast that while he was raiding No. 27 quantities of Chinese, eggs with- Aberdeen Street, "first floor, two "out" the › hygiente precautions boys entered one.”

one of the cublelep which are imposed on English with oplum concealed about them. producers?" /> No answer was re- He asked His Worship to take. turned--Bauter.

· serious view of the second charge,

counts."

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For though. to the other creole boys the island seems the be-all and end-all' of a world, in which a well-meaning Delty has made at least this one great success, to Andre it was simply an outpost, upon the greatest heights of which he could stand and view the sea alli round him-from the coast of Asia to the South Pole, from Made- gascar to Australia with hardly a break of land.

It had been the widow Bertle's great dream that her only child should become a priest. It was al career of distinction as much so as his own father's profession of notary, which required too expen- eive a training to be considered for one moment. Besides, for widows with only sous, it enjoyed yet another advantage, precluding

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ed a brain fit for intellectual And the whole; frai] weakened by that inex-

the possibility of that "other wohlossom-in this case an unswerv man who bevors so menacingly ing unquestioning devotion to the before, s. mother's eyes from the only faith all this, and a care moment that the actual pangs of ful mother to lay out the tiny plicable disease of the bone, that bringing a man-child into the stipend, to the best possible advan-ate into the fosh of the ankle world are passed with, in addi- tage and manage the domestic af- which now dangled from the office tiopi

snug presbytery, and the fairs, what more could be wished stool-and had, balked, every dos- ordered peace.

for on the island with: a running which would not be healed: all, pointed to the necessity

life of Inaction. (Continued on Page 10)

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