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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 1935

H.K. And Shanghai Hotels Lta. Meeting

$40,000 Decrease In Profits Is Reported

FALL IN TOURIST TRAFFIC

HELD RESPONSIBLE

Starting to-day and continuing for three more days, the China Mail 'will publish a series of questions THE fall in the tourist traffic, particularly with regard to Hong about four noted film players, sach

Kong, was largely responsible for a decrease in revenue of of whom has leading part in Warner some $40.000 as compared with last year's amount, declared Mr. Bros. great drama "Firebird," which J. H. Taggart, the Chairman, at the annual meeting of the Hong will open at the Central Theatre on Kong and Shanghai Hotels, Ltd, which was held in the Com- Sunday and at the Alhambra Then-pany's. registered offices this morning. tre on Tuesday next.

To-day's questionaire

In spite of the adverse conditions and the keen competition, concerns it was gratifying to note that a profit of $100,985.80 still re- Verree Teasdale, a Warner Bros. mained, the Chairman continued. The Directors regretted that star, whose most important screen they were unable to pay à dividend this year, and in view of the role is the self-sacrificing mother low margin of profit they had agreed to accept a reduction of 25 she portrays in this adaption of one per cent. in their fees. of the greatest European stage suc. cesses of the decade.

None of the questions should be difficult for those who read the stories of film players published] frequently in the newspapera.

VERREE TEASDALE

1. This star is

2. She is the wife of

4. She is a cousin of the late

puctess, Sara...

4. Cousin of the famous novelist,

Edith

5. Her first picture was

6.

in A

The Chairman was supported by Messrs. E. M. Raymond, M. K. Lo, Laurence Kadoorie, the Hon. Mr. W. H. Bell, and Sir Robert Ho Tung, The following represented the shareholders: Messrs. G. II. Potis, M. H. Lo, II. J. M. Figuerido, E. Politi, E Abraham, and B. Wong Tape.

The Chairman in his review of retain tenants. Further, no bene the year said: "From the Proft and fit accrued to Profit and Loss Ac Loss Account under your survey count by way of a dividend from io-day, you will have noted that the our subsidiary Company during operations of the Company for thej 1034, na against aeredit of past financial year ended on De- $16,499.88 in 1938 under that head- cember 31 last, after debiting De-ing.

preciation provision totalling $955,-). "Without exception, the item to 649.38, resulted in a net profit for the debit of the Profit and Loss) that period of $100,985.60.

Account before you land at re "I report with regret that this duced amounts in comparison with figure represents a drop of some the previous year. The Items $40,000 below the net result attain-'Bank Interest' and 'Maintenance ed for the year 1933.

and Repairs afford satisfactory Nevertheless, in the light of the comparison, the first mentioned anxious times. for Hotel operation having been reduced by $21,000,| in China which continued during and the latter decreased, $97,000. the year 1934, a measure of satis-

· Balance Sheet

faction can be derived in respect "The Balance Sheet in your of a net result appearing on the hands reveals few changes from right side, even though a meagre the statement of Accounts sub- mitted to you last year beyond the Incidence of the Depreciation written off Assets upon the same

one..

Fall in A Summer Revenue "As was stated from the Chair at the last Annual Meeting, the scale adopted in previous years (as:

attention

to

The depression put Harry Barn-

the founder of the community chorus movement is still malding folke happy by getting them to sing in New York rellef centres,

day's Short Story.

A Dog Watch Yarn

By Sydney Parkman

and the what with the time in port, nobody

SUPPER WAS Over Anboard couldn't save any money, and all

"

COLONY TRADE FOR. FIRST QUARTER

IMPORTS UP FIND:

EXPORTS DOWN

OFFICIAL STATISTICS

The Statistical Office of the

watch had gathered round the hands was as miserable as a lot of Imports and Exports Department hatch of No. 1hold and were wet cats.

reports that during the first Basco Itself was enough to give quarter of 1995 the combined smoking and yarning in the half-hour left to them before anyone the willion. It was just a values of imports and exports of eight bells struck and they went clay-coloured mining dump, with merchandise amounted to a de

one main street that was all wine-clared value of $172.1 millions on duty again on the fol

The talk had run upon the loi shops, where the Spaniards went ($15.9 millions) as compared quitous price of shore tobacco, a and blued all their dough on vino. with $178.8 millions ($12.9 mil compared with that of the ship, and All the men was either miners or lions) in the corresponding during a pause Joe Cummings, the dockwallapers cargadores, they period of 1934, representing a de-- "old man" of the fo'e's'le, suddenly called 'om and if there was any crease in terms of Hong Kong [cleared his throat and asked: women they must have hid 'em currency of 0.7 per cent. and an "Did any of you blokes ever run away somewhere, for I never see increase in terms of Sterling of across Bill Durrant 7"

spe that wasn't about eighty, and 28.8 per cent.

Imports totalled 897.3 millions' There was a general shaking of ugly at that.

"There was a little dockyard, (0.00 millions), as compared with "No? Well, maybe he was a bit with a high wall all roind It, and $95.8 millions (£7.1 millions), a before your time," Joe went on a pair of iron gates that was closed dollar, increase of 1.6 per ruminatingly. "I've lost the run of at six o'clock every night, when the whilst exports totalled $74.8 mil him these twelve years meself, but cargo shifters knocked off work. lions (£8.9 millions), as compared with $77.5 millions (£5.8 millions) A dollar decrease of 8.5 per cent.

heads.

!

he was shipmates with me in tho old Francis Hutton-and a regular heller he was, too. A red-headed feller, and as hard as nails. Your talkin' about tobacco minded me of him, for he was in a tobacco deal once, and come out all covered with glory,"

·TO-MORROW'S STORY:

́ ́Tomorrow's story will he 'Long Remorse,” by Louls Golding.

cent.

During the twelve montha" period ended March 31, 1985, Imports of merchandise amounted to $417.4) millions (238.5 millions), as com Ipared with $465.0 millions (£52.5 millions) in the twelve months'

He paused and pulled hard at his After that you could only go out by period ended March 31, 1934: a de- hart (top) on the relief rolls, but pipe, and the others settled down a little wicket, and an old feller crease in terms of local currency of comfortably and gazed at him with named Valdez come on watch about 10 per cent, and an increase of 3.1 expectant faces.

that time, and sat in the guard- per cent in sterling Experts of "Ah, he was a proper laddo, was room, seeing that no one walked out merchandise totalled $822.4 millions Bill Durrant," he went on, after a with a donkey boller or any con- $375.2 millions (£28.8 millions): a (£25.9 millions), a compared with short silence.. "Him and his pal, traband goods. He was a kind of decrease of 14.1 per cent. in terms George Spence. George stood about nightwatchman and Customs bloke of local currency and a decrease of six foot two or three, and was built all in one, and if he had any trou-1.6 per cent. in sterling.

Takaharu Mitaal (left) is tour- log America almost unnoticed, yet his family, the most power- ful, in Japan, rivals the Rocke fellers in wealth. "Japan wants United States trade, not war," he вул.

Martha F. McPherson (right) is a woman who can keep secrets: she has been private secretary to six Secretaries of War.

For seven years Mrs. Constance Gavin (below) battled for a share of the millions of the late Jim Flood, the California gold miner. She won, but now she is too III to enjoy it.

Comparative Tables: The following comparative tables

like a battleship, but he wasn't ble he could blow his whistle, and smart, like Bill was. Kind of slow, the regular shore police, that kept if you know what I mean, but the gates during the day would show total imports, and exports of strong! Say, I've seen

that come on the ran to lend him a hand merchandise and treasure during feller lift weights "that would crum-

"Well, one night Bill Durrant and the twelve months' periods ended ple up any ordinary man.

Spence was ashore, drinking vino in March 31, 1934 and 1986:-

3. She was mother of Jean Muir inmittedly prospects for the impend-Assets side of the Statement, you/Shanghai currency, during the sea and a dead-and-alive little hole]

in ...

KWANGTUNG TAXES

Profitable System Completed

4

IMPORTS 1983/1841934/1995

$468,888,515 $417,388,945 38,371,180 80,828,848

·(282,542,863) (£53,515,638)

($ 2,741,998) (6,488,147) $503,250,945 108,217,793 (35,804,591)

4,691) (39,998,779)

$375,238,878.

Merchandise:

Treasure

$322,419,091

"Well, Bill and him always run the posado they always went to, and around together, and you had to trying to Imagine it tasted like stand from under when they got beer. The boss of the show was Merchandisa going, I can tell you. But about sitting with 'em, for Bill had pleked the time this deal come off there up a bit of Spanish through being Treasure wasn't no devilment they could gat on the South American run a couple experienced detailed in the Profit and Loss

WAS chinning Total She played friend of Kay Francis Volume of business

during the first quarter of 1934 ap- Account) and a substantial reduc- Shanghal Assets and Liabilities at up to from the looks of things. We years, and they

recognised was under charter then to a copper away about this and that, and pre- peared to presage the possibility tion In the current Liabilities of rates conforming to

hands round his 7. She was Ducheen de Grammoni in.

Accountancy practice having re-emelting firm, and was running as sently Bill of improved trading conditions the Company.

the gard to the adverse trend taken by regular as clockwork between Swan- cigarette-tin. over the full year, although ad- "Directing

The boss lights up and draws in

£26, 309,800) (225,860,608) ing summer months were difficult will observe additions to 'Furniture year, and the Exchange Rate rul called Basco, a bit to the weat'erd the smoke like it was mother's milk.

It was out in steam

$120,850,704 117,138,681 Ah, this is tobacco!" he says. 9. She reas with Dick Barthelmess to, foreshadow. Unfortunately, the and Fixtures' during the yaar, inng at the date of the Balance of Bilbao."

(8,859,266) 9,896,498) coal and back'igain" in ore—about 'If we could only get any so good!| Total Sheet.

$501,598,584 $480,557,772 revenue obtained at our Hotels respect of our six establishments, 10 Her latest picture ta..

Repairs Account Depleted a fortnight the round trip and, But here the Government holds the

(£35,188,950) (£35,256,198) during the last summer season-stated, at $39,178.77. This capite-| Solutions of to-day's and to particularly those located in Hong|lised sum comprises mainly elec- "The 'Repairs and Renewals Ac

monopoly, and we must smoke the Statistics for the first quarter of 1985 show that, as compared with morrow's queries must be sent, to Kongfell considerably short of trical refrigeration units installed count'" has suffered depletion to

dried cabbage leaves they sell us.

*Wall, you can English ones, the corresponding period of 1984, gether with your full name and the 1933 level. This seasonal drop in several of the establishments, the extent of $5,800.92 during the

Bill tells him.

China, Japan, U.S.A., French Indo address and pictures cut from the in' turnover was accentuated at our,i.e. food containers, wine contain- year, Thia utilisation covered thei

"The boss throws up his hands. China, Germany, British Malaya, China Mail, addressed to the Con Hong Kong establishments owing ers, and ice making units.

cost of overhaul and repair work test Editor, to reach this office not to the almost entire disappearance

"Carramba! But at what a Australia and Belgium enjoyed In- "I feel sure the desirability of, to certain Kitchens, and Cold Stor- later than 10 o'clock on Saturday last year of a certain class of the improvement effected by the age Chambers..

cost!' he says. It would be amok-creased shares of the import trade, morning,

Canton, To-day.

ing gold!!

chiefly at the expanse of the United who are moat nearly correct will each years during the

The three competitors tourist patroage enjoyed of late installation of those units will be "Notwithstanding the poor work-

According to the Provincial. De- "It was that that give Bill his big Kingdom, Netherlands East Indies, summer months readily recognised, and I can state Ing. results upon which I have

Slam and India. The share of the receive two dreas circle tickets to the rise in value of the local that in addition to the stride to- commented, the Company's Mort partment of Finance, up to the idea, see "The Firebird" at the Central dollar

are 14 counties "What would you call a reasonable import trade enjoyed by the vis-a-vis United States wards excellence on hygienic gage indebtedness has been represent there Theatre.

for th Dollars, Pesos and Straits Dollars grounds in the preparation and duced during the year from a where the work of reforming the price to pay for them?' he asks United Kingdom has steadily dea clined from 14.8 per cent. in thes Solutions of Friday's and Mon- apparently entailed Increased holl- conservation of commodities thus figure of 387,982.92 to $454,800.88, land taxation system has been fin- slowly. day's queries must reach this office day costs suficient to weigh against made possible, the relative opera-a reduction of approximately $419,-ished and offices have been created "The padron didn't stop to think. Brat quarter of 1982 to 12.0 per "I would gladly pay eight pesa cent. in 1938, 8.6. per cent. In 1984 not later than 10 o'clock on Tuesday the selection of Hong Kong for a ting costs have dropped consider- 000.00. Further, unsecured indebt for collecting the land tax, substi morning. Tho three winners, will short vacation.

ably on comparison with the edness to Trade Creditors, etc, at tute of crop tax, for the fiscal tas a hundred,' he says. "On that I and 7.5 per cent. In the first quar ter of 1985; whilst the shares of each receive two dress circle tickets

Patronage Increases charges previously involved for $320,449.14 bears favourable com-year of 1984-1985. The 57 coun-could make a good profit." for the Alhambra Theatre, to see

lean parison with the 1938 águre of ties including Pan-yu, etc. will "Bill take a deep breath. They China and Japan have consistently. "A material increase in patron-operation of, unita, much Warner Bros latest magnificent age-ensued during the autumn and hygienic, which were served $391,164.00 a

decrease of soms start collecting the new tax. on was paying one and eight for a tin appreciated. picture, "The Firebird."

July 1 and the other 23 counties of fifty aboard the ship, and here winter months, the revival being from main refrigeration plants. ¡$71,000,00.

JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS most marked at the Hong Kong and The other items of addi- "In relation to the last stated where surveying work has not yet was this bloke offering double.

"You shall have 'em! he says.. HEALTH STUDIED IN Pensinsula Hotels. However, com- tion

relate facts, I feel I can submit with been completed will probably be- to this account

a fairly healthy gin to take up the new tank on How many do you want?".

(Continued from Page 1) petition increased in intensity durto cooking ranges obtained for confidence that

“As many as I can get at that ing the year in all areas, and Hong Kong, and certain modern condition is displayed in the Ac-September 1

In the second Royal procession need hardly emphasise to you the furniture necessary for Shanghai counts before you when it is con- it is estimated that the total price, the boss tells him, and Bill

sidered that a net reduction in the annual receipts from this source sets up the drinks again on the will be the Queen of Norway, the difficulties in that connection en-Establishments.

Prince of Wales, the Duke of countered by the management of

current liabilities of the Company will be about $18,000,000. Half strength of it.. certain of our Hotels where bual-

has been effected during the year will go to the Provincial Treasury "On his way back to the ship he] Gloucester, the Princess Royal, the, "Stocks of stores standing at of some $490,000-of which over and the other half will be kept by talics it over with George Spence. Earl of Harewood and Princess nest is conducted from old $296,787.59 are $90,000 below the $400,000 has been provided out of the County Governments as their All we've got to do is to buy Victoria, fashioned structures in spite of amount on hand at December 31, current working cash surplus. maintenance funde Central up all the steward'll let us have, he The Sovereigns' procession of six

KWANGTUNG

Farmers To Benefit From New Plans

Canton, To-day.

the

Prevalence of Cut Rates

Stock In Hand

1988, Sandry Debtors also stand Dat a figure reduced by approxim~}

promotion of sanitation, the Bur "With regard to the majority of "With regard to the Liabilities

(Continued on Page" 12):

Press,

total

Local Police Officers Are

Rewarded For Faithful Service

With a view to prompting the the excellence of their service, health of the farmers, the Bureau food and equipment-In view for the Improvement of Sericul- the many advantages offered by ately $40,000 as against the amount ture Is contemplating the adoption establishments of modern con- outstanding on December 31-1985, Į of a health insurance system instruction. Shuntek County.

a not unpleasing feature in these Focusing its attention on

times

eau has established several free our establishments It is possible set out in the Statement, the Item treatment clinics and Women's to, comment upon a satisfactory Exchange Fluctuation Account His Excellency the Governor, Sirf Sub-Inspector A.. Wright for good personal hygiene classes, and standard of occupancy, in the cir-and the appropriation therefrom, William Peel, has made the follow- work as Sub-Inspector in charge of launched an anti-epidemic camcumstances, having been maintain requires explanation. You will ing awards in connection with the Water Folice Station.

M. Sub-Inspector B. J. Hunt for good paign in these areas. It has beened during last year; but again due re-collect that Balance Sheets sub, Hong Kong Police Force: decided to adopt the health in to keen competitive conditions, and mitted in previous years have been Inspector M. H. Hourihan, and work as officer-in-charge of the surance system because it intends the lack of transient patronage of compiled on the basis of conver Inspector Stewart Logan, 4th Emergency Unit, Drill Instructor 'to extend the sanitation movement. any appreciable volume, cut rates sion of Shanghai figures Into Hong Class medal for long and faithful and Barrack Sergeant -Central Preas...

for accommodation prevalled. Kong dollars at par, and. Balance service.

Sub-Inspector. J. O'Donovan for "The points I have touched upon Sheets lasued were accordingly an Inspector M. Murphy 4th Class good work as officer-in-charge of contribute the main cause for notated. At the last Annual Meet- medel for excellent work in the Murders and Crime Records. Personal Pars

paucity in amount of the chief ing. Shareholders approved the Criminal Investigation Department Acting Sub-Inspector W. N. Dar- source of credit to the Profit and appropriation of $100,000, out of since his appointment to the depart-kin for good work... an officer-In- Among the passengers who at-Loss Account before you, namely, the Profit and Loss Account Ba- ment in February, 1928,

charge of Cheung Chau. rived in the Colony yesterday by Balance of Working Account lance at December 31, 1838, for Inspector Sorain Singh th the R.M.S. Empress of Russia was $700,919.08, which 18 $147,000 transfer to an Exchange Fluctua- Cinas modal for long and, faithfol Mr. O, E. C. Marton, the former lower than for the previous year, tion Account, In viaw of the ap- service; also Police Sergeant C35 Colony golf champion. ***

“Continuing ́« perusal of the preciable variation in the currency Li Chu, .......... **** Credit side of the Profit and Loss exchange between Hong Kong, and Principal-Chinese Detective Shel Gibbons, of Mr. H. C. Macnamara, the well- Account, I report that the item Shanghai, For Balance Sheet pur- Tul-2nd Class medal for meri- was summ known local barrister, was also a Rents of Shops'"" and Offices' "at poses this year the Exchange Fluc- torious work as. Principal Chinese Wynne passenger for the Colony by the $171,828.74 sleg falls short of the tuation Account has been utilized Detective, in Kowloon since 1982,--| Magistracy RMS. Empress of Busain,

1988 figure" by some: $22,000 do for this contingency for which it Glass 1 Coxswain W59 Chan Sanging her atian | casioned by 's higher percentage of was created, and the reduction of 4th Class medal for long and Kent Road witho Mr. P. C. Potts arrived back, in vacant shops and showcases during $28,808.12 made therefrom repra, faithful service the Forca.CLO the Colony yesterday from the the year, "and féntal reductions for sents the Differenca

Excellency's commendations duced certificate north by the Empress of Russia certain premises made in order to #rising:

Follow

conversion

EUROPEAN LADY FINED

fine of $5 was imposed on: Mrs

10 Kent Road, who before Mr

the

morning for allow

wander in

dor had been innoenlated:

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saya. We don't have to pay till the state landaus, in the first of which first of the month, and the profit Their Majesties the King and will keep us on clever till then. It's Queen will travel, is timed to leave money, for old ropel

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