1935-04-18 — Page 9

Shipping Company Hit By Depression

Large Deficit Reported By Indo-China S.N. Co. Ltd.

CHAIRMAN

PESSIMISTIC

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1935

RUSSIAN WITHOUT

PASSPORT

Registers At Hotel In

Chinese Name

Vasily P. Sevin. a" Russian, was this morning fined $50, in defasit one month's imprison- ment, by Mr. Q. A¦ A. 'Macfad-:

ven at the Central Police Court.

To-day's Short Story,

The Governess

By Alec Waugh

WHY should she 'ave It?" atoll, which looked flkely to remain W the shortest and plumpest their home for many months. She

for entering the, Colony with of the three men grumbled. had, in Bill's worde, "been given Tout a valid passport.

“She "ad more than 'alf the fish the best of everything." Detective

Sergeant Mottran we caught for lunch. She can't They had built a little hut for stated that the arrest of the de- need it all that much."

her, with bamboo sides and a roof Cendant was purely accidental: "Don't see why she shouldn't of plaited palm boughs. Every A loss of £15,808.15.Sc., as against, "Turning to amuggling, the pre-He was seen on a tram-car and divide it between the four of us, night one or other of them had kept a small profit of £29,836.15.0d., in ventive measures we inaugurated at arrested. He had been staying seeing as 'ow it's the first piece watch at her door. She had been 1933, was recorded at the annual various, porta together with the at the Luk Kwok Hotel, where of meat we've ad during the given always the best of such food| general meeting of the Indo-China ready assistance of our Officers by some means he had managed four weeks that we've been as the faland resources provided Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., which afloat have, to some extent, arrested to register in a Chinese name. marooned 'ere on this island, and for them, was held at the registered offices this illicit traffic as far as we are He had some kind of Chinese seeing as it's likely to be the last. For the most part it had been this morning, and which was pre-concerned, but I fear that until the document, which was more of à Why not divide it?"

broad-fruit and swild bananas, sided over by the Hon. Mr. J. J.Customs Authorities are able to certificate than a passport, and That was the second man's sug-soaked in the thick white milk from

mote out adequate punishment to the this was not valid here. More gestion.

the inside rind of the green coco- This big deficit was attributed actual culprits; instead of taking the fover it had no visa

But the third, the man who, with nut. But whenever there had been partly to the rise of silver and partly easier courne of fining ships, Detective Sergeant Mottran a luckily thrown stone had hit and any delicacy, land crabs, or fish, or to China's internal troubles, the smuggling will continue to be a pro-asked His Worship to take, a killed the long-legged bird that shrimps, the men had never taken Chairman remarking that he had table venture for those engaged in serious view of this case as the had been ambling pensively that anything till she had had all she sensed a better feeling at Home, in it. During the year we were defendant is an undesirable per- afternoon beside the beach, was wanted. They had actually forced India, Malaya and Japan, but it had mulcted in some heavy fines, and, son.

not to be persuaded. He was youn- the food upon her, appeared to him then, as it did now, though I appreciate the difficulties]

Paterson.

ger and stronger, more stoutly

that the bottom of the depression in of the Customs, it does seem hard TRIBUTE TO MR. J. H. THOMAS built than his companions. He

China had not yet been reached. that the ship should pay.

The Chairman was supported by

No Major Casualty

A portrait of Mr. J. H. Thomas,

stood bare-footed, hia body brown- ed by the tropical sun, like some Attic hunter above his prey.

It's mine to do

STRIKINGLY

PRETTY

MILLINERY.

A most charming collection of fascinating models that are the last word in Style, and will quickly charm the woman who vainly tries to get some-

"Different."

thing Marked at prices that you will also admire.

YEE SANG FAT

CO., LTD.

BAGGAGE TRANSFERS

Telephone

SATURDAY'S STORY

Saturday's story will be

Strawson Fletcher.

by

2 7 7 6.1

to Engage our Service.

The Hon, Sir Robert Ha Tung, Mr. "Once again your. Directors are by Mr. Ernest Townsend, was hung M. T. Johnson and Mr. S. T. Wil-happy to report the absence of any in Derby Art Gallery, given to the what I likes with. It goes to 'er. Scent To Try Us,"

"I caught this. linmson (Directors) and Sir Williamįmajor casualty in the Fleet, and, Shenton, who represented the Com-though, there were a few minor acci-town by Mr. F. W. Hampshire, In She's gotter 'ave the best of every- pany's solicitors.

Mr. P. Tod, the dents, Inseparable from an organisa-years' service as member for Derby.

appreciation of Mr. Thomas's 25 thing that's going." Secretary, was also in attendance. tion of our extent, yet I am sure you Shareholders were represented by will join with me in thanking the Mesars. N. L. H. Railton, W. E. Floating Staff for this excellent re- Kirby, Chan Wing, A. C. Wilcox, A. cord.

said:

Transfer from General Reserve "Turning now to the Statement of Accounts, you will note there is a

"Aw, hell"

their shoulders.

Efficient and Secure CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN & MORTGAGE CO., LTD.

GEORGE'S DAY POLISH EXHIBITION

Programme Arranged For Next Tuesday BAND CONCERT AT H.K.C.C.

SHIP ARRIVES

Dardanus Berths At Holt's Wharf

"I'm not discussing it. We'd "Come on, miss," they had said, best get busy over the lighting of "don't be shy. We wouldn't be that there are thats to cook the appy eating unless we knew you'd N, da Silva, H. W. Dulley, T. R. "They, and the Staff ashore, have losa on the Working of Steamers or bird," The other two exchanged afhad a good All first." Laughingly Macdonald, J. Baptista, M. H. Lo, J. co-operated wholeheartedly with the $46,308.15.30. No charge has been glance, hesitated, then shrugged she had yielded. She must have Fleming, A. Murdoch, F. C. Hall and General Managers and this spirit is

put on several pounds during the ST. M. L. Railton.

gratefully acknowledged by the made against Revenue Account for Oh, very well," they said, "if last month, a changes that in Eng Chairman's Speech Directors generally and myself in depreciation during the year, as will The chairman, the Hon. Mr. J. J. particular, for I realise fully that he explained presently, and, after that's the way you feel, It's not land would have horrified her; but Paterson, in his review of the year, the difficulties of running steamers there remains a debit of £61,828.-

that here she welcomed, because, it worth starting a quarrel over." allowing for all other Liabilities etc.,

The girl for whose benefit this so obviously pleased the sailors: become greater as time goes on.

'scene. had been enacted gave The thinner they got themselves, ['. "In common with most other ship-For these reasons the Directors and 19.98. To provide for this loss it is

their little sigh of pleasure, as the two the more they liked to see ping Companies throughout the General Managers regret exceedingly from General. Reserve Account and proposed to transfer £62,000,0.0d. - world we found trade in a parlous that amongst other economies, they to carry forward £878.0.3d. to the

men walked away from the beach protegee doing well. to collect wood for the rekindling Can't stand a skinny girl me state during, 1984, and I regret to were obliged to effect last year, the

The programme has been an of the fire. It was odd that Jack self; can you, Bill?" Jack had said. nounced for the St. George's Day 1935. Under these circum-i say that the Balance of Steamers' staff were called upon to make furatances I am sorry to say a. Dividend and Harry should have made that The other two had nodded their celebrations, to be held next Tues-

trouble. It was the first time any-heads approvingly. thing like that had happened.

day.

The Blue Funnel liner Dar- "Likes to see a girl well cover-

At 11 am. the President, support- danus, carrying Poland's first During the month that had passed," they had answered. ed since the Tiare in passing So Miss Willoughby had worried of the General Committee, will lay a Singapore, and berthed at Holt's ed by Past Presidents and Members floating trade exhibition, arrived in the Colony this morning, from through the Paumotus Archipelago 20

more than her great-grand-wreath at the Cenotaph. The Pre- Wharf. Nearly every major in-

Working, Accourts showed a loss of ther sacrifices. £45,808.16.34., as compared with a "Economies have continued to be small profit of £29,836.15.0d. in 1933. the special concern of all connected There were one or two bright spots with the Company, and I wish to in an otherwise depressing year, but assure you that the reduction of ex these unfortunately were sufficient moment to turn the scale carefully and introduced wherever -in fact they merely served to form possible, a sharp contrast to conditions in our essential-services.

is out of the question. For the past three years, the Directors havė waived their Fees amounting to

1,500.0.0d. per annum and, as

I

TRADERS EARLY ON BOARD TO VIEW DISPLAY

not of penses will continue to be studied/have stated before, these sums are had been driven by a storm on to/mother would have worried, as her aident hopes members of the Society dustry of Poland is represented.

from

the small uninhabited

not held in suspense.

n submerged reef, she had received arms grew fuller and whiter and generally will attend this ceremony, in the exhibition. "Dealing with the Balarice Sheet, nothing but chivalrous considera-more arm. She ate abundantly, of I refer you to the Circular addressed tion from the three rough sailors the fattening, bread-fruit, of the of the Officers Commanding the lat at Hamburg, Rotterdam. Port

At 6.15 p.m. by kind permissión Ship Sold at Profit

Calle have already been made to Shareholders on the June who had been marooned along with thick white sauces, the land-crabs, Battalion The Lincolnshire Regi- Sald, Penang, Port Swettenham, "As stated in the Report the last in "When I last addressed you "Luenho" was sold at

which was" set out! a profit on the sensed a better feeling at Flome, in Book Value. With approaching age with the approval of the Auditors, **

the shrimps, the succulent littlement, and the 2nd Battalion The and Singapore. decision of the Directors, her on to

Ash of which her three aquires bad East Lancashire Regiment, the mass-Hong Kong the ship will visit On leaving India, Malaya and Japan, but it ap she was becoming too costly to to revalue the Fleet on the basis

been so tireless in their quested bands and drums of both batta-Shanghai, where a permanent pears to me now, as it did then, that operate, and, though it meant de of present day shipping values by

Never until this afternoon had Hons, will play "Retreat," followed exhibition of Polish products will the bottom of the depression in ploting one of our passenger ser allocating £702,967.14.08.

LOCAL NEWS

there been the least sign of fric-by a musical programme of about be organised under the guidance China has not yet been reached,

vices on the Yangtsze, the difficulty Reserve Accounts in capital depre-

tion. It was odd "Business between India, Malaya was overcome by Atting out the ciation. This move.. was forecast-

BREVITIES

that Jack and one hour's duration. Harry should have made that fusa.

Jof the Chinese-Polish Chamber of and Japan has even increased to "Pingwo"-a cargo vessel-with uped in my speeches at the ordinary

The venue of the concert is to be Commerce. The ship will then some extent and the Company's Line to-date accommodation, thus one general meetings on Juns, 17, China Mail to-morrow, Good Fr to Bill that the gratitude for this The programme of music to be

There will be no editions of the she supposed; Jealous that it was Cricket Club.

But then they had been jealous, on the ground of the Hong Kong proceed to Tientsin, Dairen, Moji, connecting these countries benefitted ship is doing the work of two, 1931, and April 11, 1934, and, as day. Publication will be resumed exciting dish should go. Jealous played is as follows:

Kobe and Yokohama. proportionately. Our main inSince the close of the year the "Yu- explained in the circular, one of on Saturday.

Shortly after the ship had teresta, however, lie along the coasts ang" was also disposed of for simi- the major effects of the revalue-

because they had

berthed traders were aboard and and rivers of China where trade ar reasons...

thought its 1-Massed Bands And Druma. svere carrying out a thorough continued to shrink and, as might be

tion will be to reduce very consi

capture would increase Bill's post- Quick March-"The Standard of inspection of the various pro- Victor Siedoff, a Russian, was tion in her eyes. The sillies As St. George"....Alford. "Additions to the Fleet were two derably the annual charge for de- this morning sentenced to nine though a girl would allow herself Bugle March-"Marching, through contains samples of goods which expected under the circumstances, bulk-oil lighters and a small, ollpreciation, which in recent years months' imprisonment by Mr.

ducts displayed. The exhibition the scramble for business by com-storage pontoon for Chungking, to has been provided largely by A: A. Macfadyen at the Central that.

Qto be influenced by a thing like Georgia"....Miller. petitors reached unparalleled sover-which reference was made by me drawing on Reserves, working pro- Police Court for returning to the Miss Willoughby knew well what

should find a ready market in the ity. With smaller cargocs and de- last year. In order to supply the fits having been insufficient to Colony before his term of banish-was in their minds. She was the Retreat "Star of the Sea" 2-Massed Drums-Retreat.

Far East. Nearly 100 firms are cimated tariffs, the earnings of our urgent need for new tonnage on one cover such a heavy charge.

The Risings "Toresa”:.,.Anon, represented, including those Coastal and Yangtate Lines suffered of our most important routes, your

dealing in textiles of every des considerably, but you may rest as-Directors decided to lay down

'Value' Of Company's Property

one woman on the island-one we-Anon. man among three men. It was na-

cription, timber, steel, explosives, sured that this Company maintained modern passenger coaster and fa- the value of the Company's Float Kowloon Cricket Club on Saturday, with the other to win her favour.

A Whist Drive will be held at the tural that they should vie each den. "As the Balance Sheet shows, #

Quick March--"Sempre". God knitted goods, chemicals, pot- tery, and glassware, toilet re vourable arrangements were made ing property now stands at £645,April 27 at 9 p., followed by a

Slow March Flowers of the quisites and confectionery. with the Hong Kong and Shanghai 237.5.6d, including new additions tombola. The entrance, including course they had been jealous of Forest"....Johnson.

All Products Not Included. "Last year at this Meoting ex- Banking Corporation to finance her of $44.931.5.6d. This figure, Gen-refreshments, ie $1.

Bill's success. How angrily Jack's Quick March-"La Festive". Ladies are

"We do not wish to consider pressed apprehension as to what construction.

eyes had glinted. For a mement Turpin.

Ive the floating exhibition an enter would happen if Silver rose and did

tlemen, represents a very conser specially invited, were invited

she had thought there was going Retreat blown by Magged Buglers. Prise of great dimensions," Mr. not take accommodities along; this several Shipbuilding Yards

from vative estimate of the existing happened and business has

with market prices of tonnage, and,

The 8.8. Corfu left. Shanghai, on to be a fight. Her heart had best

Regimental Marches:The Lin Ludwick Schmorak, the director, never special attention directed to light having effected this heavy write Tuesday and is die here at 6.30 very quickly at the prospect: How colnshire Poacher

told the "China Mail" this morn- been worse.

To put all the blame draft, speed, and economical opera-off, your Directors did not consi-P-m. to-day.

exciting it would have been shire Lad".

"The Lancang "It is one of a series of on high Silver of course would not tion. After careful study the con-der it was necessary to provide

real fight Just as it might have be fair, China's internal troubles tract was awarded to Mesare, Lith- for further depreciation from Re-

efforts made by us to approach. have told their tale, but high Silver gows of Glasgow, and I am confident venue Account. It will be obser- coolfe, was this morning fined 300 much. Booner or later she was Pageantry Fletcher

the market of purchasers. The Not of course, that it mattered

exhibition, although represent- ing about 100 export Arms, ie unable to represent every Polish product There are too many for that

its share.

Rise of Silver

is likely to be the last straw.

"Coming nearer

Tenders

Iment had expired,

(Continued on Pagv 11)

Lau Hei, a 86-year-old earth-happened on the films.

the new steamer will prove a valu-ved that "Floating Staff Pensión default three weeks' imprison- home, though able acquisition to the company when A/C" has been included in the Rement, by Mr. E. I. Wynne Jones at certain it would come to blows. Hong Kong is bound up inseparably she arrives out here this Autumn, serve, Accounts utilized to provide the Kowloon Magistracy when he with the trade of China and suffered Special thought has been given to the amount written off, but this in appeared on a charge of bringing from the continued depression, we the comforts of passengers as has no way affects the security of the a dog inte Kowloon from the New BUS TICKET SWINDLE con". have fortunately sacfped the inan- also the need for the rapid delivery pensioners. which, as in the past, Territories without a permit.

cial stringepey of Shanghai. We and safe handling of the miscelis provided by mortgages on cer-

(Continued on Page 61

are indebted to the Government for laneous cargnes ehe will be called tain ships in the fleet. The note their continued searches on steamers upon to carry, for ugmanifested cargo and pirates masquerading as passengers. These may prove irksome measures at{

times but I am confident they do act

28 a deterrent.

Only One Piracy's '

"As regards Piracy, we may count

ANOTHER “HOUDINI”

Houdini Followers Fined $10

But No Arrests Made

*

8.--Massed Bands, PROGRAMME

...German.

1. Triumphal March "Spirit of

2. Selection "Merrie England" 8. "Bongs by Wilfred Sander 4. Suite of "Three Dances from Nell Gwynne".German.

"It's aim is to convince the land is a serious producer. There buyer in the Far East that Po

Four Of Accused Not Allowed Bail

6. "Reminiscences of England no doubt, that every trader, ....Myddleton.

especially in the Far East, is Regimental Marches: The Lin-his disposal. The direct contact interested in all productions at Relatives of several of the colnshire Peacher' men involved in the Kowloon shire Lad".

The Lance with new products, with articles bus ticket swindle case; applied

hitherto unknown, or only super- God Save The King. to. Mr. E. I-Wynne Jones at the

ficially known, must of Itself Kowloon Magistracy this morn- Yule 2nd Bn. The East Lancashire the attention of the trader to Conductors:Bandmaster Aawaken great interest and call

For Disorderly Conduct In Wanchai Appearing on remand, 21 of man," and yelled out to each "A similar disturbance to that ing for bail to be allowed four of Regiment. Bandmaster R. Griffett Poland's power of production

JOURNALIST'S APPEAL NOT

RECOGNISED V

Invited guests will be enter tained to a Polish luncheon on board the s.8. Dardanus... on Saturday,

ourselves fortunate in having only a the 22 Chinese charged with other.

which occurred at Wanchal da ed. Mr. Wynne Jones stating Regiment.

the defendants, but were refus-A.R.C.M. 1st Bn. The Lincolnshire and trade methods." afngle case last year. It occurred on one of our chartered steamers from disorderly conduct in front of the The case was a sequel to the Tuesday evening, when a Chinese that the police were unable at men Shanghai to Hong Kong, but the cir-Wanchal Police Station on Tues- dini who claimed to be able to large crowd on his occult powers, Detective-Inspector Dorling, of

appearance of a Chinese "Hou-was arrested while addressing. A present to fix a bailarang cumstances were not as serious as day, were each fined $10, in de perform fantastic feats at Wan-was witnessed in the same district the C.I.D., Yaumati, who is in they might have been. Still, with fault 10 days' hard labour by chat on Tuesday night. When last night, when another modern charge, of the prosecution, stated others fresh in your memory, It re- Mr. W. Schofield at the Central detained by the police a crowd Houdini, dressed in the same that all the defendants were in minds us that this scourge on the Police Court this morning. collected outside the station to kind of clothes, succeeded in at the swindle up to their necks.

(Continued from Page 1), high sana had not been eradicated: As no evidence could be secure a glimpse of the magt-tracting a large crowd to listen to The conductors had even forged Prevention is required, not cure. brought against Lam Ting-cheuk, clan and thus created a disturb his feats of magic,

A Reuter's message of Nove The Navy works under great diffi- he was subsequently discharged ances

the signatures of the ticket in- 5 last says: culties and is to be highly compll-with a caution.

Several police constables were spectors mented on the service given ungrud In giving evidence; one of the last night hundreds of people resta were me

Inspector Fender stated that among the lockers-on, but no ar Mr. Wynne Jones then said member for East Wolverhamp Replying to the National LI gingly to all ship; without this witnesses, police constable No again collected outside the magi.sequently moved

sub that he would consider bail Mr. Geoffroy Mander, the For help passengers business, would be 109, stated that

in the direc when the case was brought be Secretary, Sir John the crowd clan's house in Johnston Road to tion of the sea-front and the fore him next Wednesday, April that after a consultatio Impossible.

shouted Look at the flying see whether he would return celcrowd

Lennox Simpson

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the British Omisul General at Ha bin had been instructed to lodge claim with the Manchurian author

Mr.Lennox Simpson's newspaper was closed down in the early stated of 1988 and he was ordere

Mr. Harbin, but, acting on Briti man-Weals)ernment, orders remained thera