1935-05-27 — Page 7

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Favourable Comparison MARKET

Is Reported

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ratio to premiums, -as with last year

compared

Expenses In Silver And Gold Reduced

Directors Re-Elected

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, MAY 27, 1935

Thousands of Washington youngsters"-egg rolled themselves tired at the annual White House party under the watchful eyes of President and Mrs. Roosevelt Forty men, with rakes, sadly

surveyed the lawn after the fete, in which 51,391 children took part. ***

HUMOROUS FICTION

Mr. Hylton Cleaver's "Gay Charade”

NOVEL OF THEATR LIFE

"DOUBLE TURN

STORY OF FAILURE AND SUCCESS

si "Double Turn, by Audrey (Collins, Ts. 6d) is a first not and here, again, success is wo the author's concentrating on business of telling a story... fis not commonly the case with first novel The temptation to dulge in "lterszy" dalliance usually too strong for a bestik to overcome. Miss Lucas is heart |to be congratulated on having a

come it triumphantly.

From the first pare to the "Double Turn” is a swift colori readable romance, crowded:-) character and incident. It tells tale of Fred Clifford, a young

of education, who was bent on m fing a success in the "legitizat theatre. It tells how his appalli wife ruined his career, and how for the ashes he rose to success? a line he had not at first tak seriously as partner, in a mu hall "doable tava" to little Jew, Mick-Ascher.

Miss Lucas seems to be well

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as possible baring regard to current (Continued from Page 6) cash requirements

reported to have sent out an en- Accounts Favourable Comparison 'quiry for a round quantity, but the ¿Continued from Page19)

"I trust you will find the Acerms of payment proved unaccep

Official quotation showD "The reserve for unexpired risks, counts submitted are satisfactory as 'table.

little or no change before making any transfer to Proin many ways they compare favour fit and Lobs, shows an increased abby with those of previous years. Esthanian-Markets have been The Reserve required. however, quieter during the past few weeks, After the trans-against Life Policy liabilities forms but telegraphic advices just to: report firmer conditions. ferr $15,000 to Profit and Los increasing charge against the hand

Available stocks left in account referred to later, the Re Company's Paid up Capital, and it again- serve should be more than ample is proposed to effect further reduce the country are small for the time!

tions in expenses in so far as this of year. to take up the unexpired risks

Lithuanian-There had been a can be done without impairing the "The Marine Insurance Pro-i

in this market extend a small in Company's ability to

the 'reat chance miums received show crease in Gold Premiums, and a scope of its business when condi- Frices were depressed too far, and small decrease in Silver Premiumstions generally show Improvement a sharp rebound took place when 's along. Claims are somewhat in excess of In conclusion I should like to few bulk enquiries came. last year.

place on record our appreciation of Prices rose £5/5 per ton last week the co-operation of the Managing and this week are a further up. Director. the Branch Managers. This has made business exceed- Secretaries and Staff, and I have ingly difficult.

Soviet-No fresh development, propose the "Expenses are reduced both annow the pleasure to

NOVEL OF ANCIENT Gold and Silver; and the Reserves, adoption of the Report and Accounts except that a new clearing agree LITERARY NOTES before carrying anything to Pros: for the year ending December 31, ment between Russia and Germany

has been concluded. German spin- ROMANCE OF FILM

BIBLICAL TIMES and Loss; show an increased ratio 1934.

ners are interested in flax, but

STAR-MAKING to Premium Income. as compared

Soviet quotations are very high with last year. After carrying! Mr. Pirie seconded the motion and no actual sales have yet been

"Father Abraham”. $65,000 to Profit and Loss (referred which was carried unanimously.

True-To-Life Story concluded. Available stocks are to later), the Reserve should bei

Messrs. Li Tse-fone and Mnk said to be limited, so an acute

Of The Studios FINE WORK OF IMAGINATIVE more than ample to enter the "Ching Kong were re-elected Direc position in flax might still arise.

THE WODEHOUSE TOUCH - SCHOLARSHIP expired risks in this account.

tors on the proposal of Mr. H. J. M.

Yarns The Accident Premium Income de Figueiredo and seconded by Mr.

"THE STREET OF SHADOWS”

"Gay Charade” Is *hamorDUS Tarus are being taken up stead. shows some decrease in Silver Wong Chung-ho.

Mr W Messrs. Lowe. "ily against existing contracts, new

G. Hardy's "Father fiction." Mr. Hylton Cleaver bas quainted with both the pains rencies while the Gold figures have Bingham and Matthews, Chartered business being confined to actual

This is one of the best novels Abraham" is a colourful, luscious tried very hard to be funny which the pleasures of the theatrical IM been maintained.

¡Accountants.

jabout screen life that has yet seen and Messrs. Percy requirements. Spinners are not

book all about Ur, and Canaan, and is no disgrace, for those who write Its grey journeys and stuffy lott "The Claims have been

con-Smith, Seth and Fleming, Incor-pushing sales, being more conceza-

the light. The author evidently

"humorous" novels do have to try ings "on tour"; its triumphs whi siderably higher than last year. porated Accountants, were re-elected'ed with raw

knows her film world and writes of the Egyptians. Babilonians [sic].very hard. material which is

the West End concedes a little fam but

in a small account of this auditors for the current year at

fit both inteligently and entertain-Hittites and the rest. One charac His tale opens at a seaside board-its glamour when' sucress. again stiffer all round. Continen- character auctuations in

Her heroine is A jingly. "remuneration of $1,250 each. on the tal consumers are

Jewess ter is called. Abraham, and he ing-house at Warplegate On that shouts with a golden month: rates are bound to arise. The ex-proposal of Mr.

named Sally Moss, whose family marries a character called Sarai: wistful "last evening" when the knows all this and out of it Wong So and dence. penses have been decreased.

seconded by Mr. W. J. Carroll.

lived in Wardour-street before theį

there is a character called Lot, who majority of visitors are packing up fabricated a most enjoyable nove film-makers invaded it: she herself

Sud- There is little new business to likes the pictures and works in marries Lot's wife; and later there denly, however, something exciting

after their week's holiday. report but merchants are taking

her mother's shop until at a chance is a lady called Hagar a up their contracts very well and

happens; a young man arrives by PROBLEMS OF RAIS meeting she attracts an enthusias Ishmael, and a little Isaac. pressing for deliveries of dress

car with à gunshot wound in his

AND ROAD tie young producers who takes her goods. Demand for qualities zo-|

farm and a very strange story to tell. over to Germany and "stars" ber In other words, Mr. Hardy has It would not be fair to Mr. Cleaver

Transport In Forty pointing. There was no pick-up

expanded the story of Abrahani as to say more than that this story Studio

adventures and politics

Countries in business after the Gold Clanse!

far as it will stretch and invented concerns a crossword puzzle solution decision, and it would appear that there are amusingly described, with

The charade is gay, and not the changes in tariff consequent an effective climax attendant on the the rest. And very good invention and a quantity of hidden treasure.

occasional Wodehouse on the USA-Belgian Agreements coming of sound, when Sally seizes it is, too; so good that it comes as a King's Birthday Celebration

also was a deterrent to business an opportunity with both hands and quite a shock to find a ram caught touch

“You have no right to draw that This now is happily out of the also finds a solution to her uncertain in a thicket and realise that we are The following Police Reservists way, the new tariff rates coming in

questings for romance.

out of fiction and back in Holy Writ conclusion. and I must take excep amounting to $160,000- It has will parate for duty in connection on 1st May.

with the King's Birthday Celebra; The devaluation

| again been our practice in the past

of the Beiza TALE THAT KEEPS earry surpluses in the Fire. Marinetion on Monday, June 3, 1935-

jalso upset the market. There is All members of the Chinese Corn-the difficulty of getting merchants and Accident Departments to credit of Reserves in those parti-pany to parade at Central Police to pay the higher price for goods cular departments. These Reserves Station at 08.00 hours to draw arms based on to-day's spinners rates. Dress-White Uniform, Sunhats. It is impossible for manufacturers have, however, become a good deal larger than would under ordinary Belts and Truncheons.

any longer to averace UD with circumstances be required for un-j

All members of the Indian Com.cheaper yarns, since the advan. expired risks, and it has therefore pany to parade at Central Police age has already been given to been thought advisable to carry Station at 08.00 hours to draw arm their merchante friends. some portion of the excess Reserve Dress-White Uniform. Sunhats, from each fund, through the Profit Belts and Truncheons. and Loss account, to

claim

"The Reserves show a decreasel consequent on the heavier claim rate. After making the transfer! to Profit and Loss of $20.0001 the ratio of Reserve to Premium:] Income should be more than ad- equate to cover

unexpired risks.

POLICE RESERVE

again. in

Wearers

the Reserve for Orders For The Current ing to U. S. A. have been disap under the name of Sara Moscova

Transfer Of Accounts

"It will be noticed in the Prost and Loss Account in the first place that certain amounts have been transferred from the various de partmental Revenue Accounts.

10.

the

Week

Orders by Mr. D. Burlingham, Inspector General of Police

Merchants

ONE GUESSING

Excellent Story Of Mystery Murder

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little

tion.

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VALUABLE COMPILATION OF TRAFFIC DATA

connected with road and rail tran

A vast inquiry into the proble "Take it." said Mr. Camberside, Port, covering all ive continen "and go to bed"

has been completed by the Intern tional Chamber of Commerce. "Tiresome as my boy's conduct is, I really must object.”

report, prepared with the object "Objection overruled.

providing a body of facts про Mr. Hylton's frolic will give can rely, has been issued by t which legislators and investigatz

WRECKS, SUNKEN GOLD

AND VILLAINY✨.

It does not need the citation of This authorities to show us that Mr. Hardy has studied his subject in the closest detall. His reconstruc- tion of busy, bustling Ur is a fine pleasure to those who are as ready Oxford University Press under t Howard Spring writes:-

piece of imaginative scholarship: to be amused as he is to amuse

title "Road and Rail in Forty Com The theme of "Death Cuts

and the presentation of Abraham them.JE B

tries," with a preface by Professi Caper is simply "Who killed Diana the inspired and very forceful

Otter Most and Brigadier Gene dreamer, is no less striking. The Broome?" I have said before, and Iị

Sir Osborne Mance, respective The past month has been of a way again, that a book whose first author writes with vigour and

Chairman and Rapporteur-Gener 3 General All members of the Flying Squad very humdrum character. in so far intention is a mechanical bafflement vitality, and his book is to be re-

of the special committee of invent Reserve Fund in the Balance Sheet, will paratie at Central Police Sta as the volume of business is con- of the reader's mind is a puzzle, in commended almost without reserve: In "The Longshore Girl" Mr. de gation. The report itself based The Reserves against unexpiredition, at 08.00 hours.

cerned The higher replacement the same class as a cross-word or the reserve being that it should be Vere Stacpoole has given us rather data compiled with the collaboratio risks still left in the respective de- Dress-White Uniform, "Sunhats, costs are restricting buying to acla jig-saw, and not a piece of litera-marked "A" and not "U" And, in-a stereotyped kind of thriller. about of the leading International tran partmental accounts are, as already Belts and Truncheons.

¡tual needs, especially in all the ture.

cidentally, what a fim it would sunken gold and wrecks and inter-port organisations, has been pr stated, more than adequate for! All members of the Emergency cheaper lines. The USA market

company All the time I was reading this make, for a

whom national villains, which makes easy pared by Dr. Paul Wahl and Unit Reserve will fall in outside the has not been active, but during book my mind was in a state of ap-money is no object.

reading.

fessor A. Albitreccia. The Profit and Loss Account in Supreme Court on the West Side at the past week or two more enquir-prehension as to whether I had cludes the interest which has an 09.15 hours sharp.

les are in evidence for damaaks missed this clue or rightly inter- been taken to other departments. · Dress-Khaki Helmet, Khaki and housekeeping goods.

preted that, and these are the! and it will be seen that the account Tanic. Khaki Shorts, Puttees, Cambrics and sheer linens have emotions fittingly to be evoked by shows a credit balance of $1,360 Belts, Holsters and Revolvers.

been up to normal quantities the organiser "of a paper-chase, not this being the first occasion

while the sale of finished hand-by an artist. which the account has shown a

kerchiefs continues to feel the Now, having made this observa- credit balance. This result is rot! Training Course-Part IL-

pressure of foreign competition. from the recruits of the Chinese Company

tion, let me say that of its "sort affected by the transfer

Co- ""Death Cuts a Caper" is excellent.. other departments, as an exactly who have not yet passed Fart II of Business in the home and

lonial trade has been well mainit is extraordinarily involved; it bas similar amount has been transfer-Training Course will attend at the

you guessing the whole way! red from Profit and Loss to General Chinese Company Headquarters on taised over practically the whole Foreign Reserve in the Balance Sheet. Tuesday, May 28 at 17.30 hours for range of Belfast goods.

through; the characters have credi- markets are still affected by mobility There are, perhaps, too "There are several items which instruction.

All members netary difficulties, but recently

many of them. call for comment in the Balance

there are some welcome signs of Sheet.

improvement.

their purpose.

Securities Revalued

On

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Chinese Company

Harbour Patrol

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Class All

Indian Company

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¡real one

DELIGHTFUL YARN OF THE FILMS

"The Epic-Makers"

taking this Course will report at

Criticising the book on its www. Tsim Sha Tsui Police Station at: Dress linens.-Substantial quan say that Mr. Magarshack relies too ground, as a "mystery," I should 17.15 hours on Wednesday, May 29 tities of coloured linens have been much on a crowd of possible mur- "In the first place there is a for instruction under Acting Inspec- placed. and buyers have specified derers for the concealment of the heavy depreciation in our Silver in-for Wright. vestments arising from the fall in Morse Signalling

assortments against their con- values on local stocks. These have members of the Morse Signalling which indicates that the

tracts more promptly than usual demand been more than covered by the difClass will attend at the Chinese is maintained, and ference between the book values and Company Headquarters on Friday, son may be expected. There has z better sea- the market values of Gold securites. May 31st at 17:30 hours for instruc also been a fair number of orders We have therefore on this occasion tion.

placed for Dominion and other revalued all the securities at marketi

overseas markets. The rednction, in¦ prices at December 31, so that thei

Training Course-Part III In duty on Belgian linens coming in- Balance Sheet shows .considerably. increased figures in respect of gold structions in Handling of Revolver to operation from 1st May next is investments and a considerable de-j will be given on Wednesday; May also applicable, to Irish Linens. at the Police and should stimulate business with crease in respect of silver invest-29 at 17.30 hours

Only the United States- ments. The balance between the Headquarters Gymnasium. increase in Gold investments and those detailed will attend. the decrease in Silver Investments has been carried to the Exchange and Investment Fluctuation Ac-Emergency Unit Eeserve will attend jat No. 2 Police Station at 17.30 "The account shows the General hours on Friday, May 31st for a

count..

Emergency Unit Reserve Meeting All members of the

Reserve Fund already referred to

Meeting.

set up from the various departmen- tal accounts.

"Loans од

.D. L. KING,

DS.P. (B)

ROMANCE MAKES THIRD START Chinese Engaged As Deck Hand

"The Epic-Makers," by Paul Morand Lovat Dickson; 7s. 6d.), is a good joke with a satiric intention. It tells of the making in France of

a flim founded on "The Song of Roland” ·"Armenians, Rumanians, Greeks, Jews and Bussians all have! their picings out of the cash and the fun. There is only one French- man seriously involved, and his job jis to be fleeced.

It is a picture, at once amazing and amasing, of incompetence," im-

The 25-ton yacht Romance with pudence and villainy. So far from Company's policies Hong Kong, Monday, May 27, 1935. Capt. E. P. Green, a retired Cana- exaggerating. Mr. Morand says in

show an increase in both Gold and Silver.

dian Pacific Commander, accom-a preface, he has understated the panied by his sm Philip and aja absurdity and iniquity. At the Chinese hand on board, left on same time he has written a very

his third readable novel- attempt to reach Vancouver. Continued from Page 6)

The first time Captain Green left unable to handle the boat safely, and Hong Kong he was forced to reta make the trip. Accordingly a that another person would have to in part to the proceeds of redemp Yarns: The market has been owing to defect in the bilay Chinese who is used to handling tion on the last day of the year of sluggish, although there has been pumps. On the second occa

on he

boats was signed "and will make $46,000 Shanghai Council Deben- a better demand for Egyptian reached Formosa and decided, tures It is, of course, our policy yarns for export, to the Continent experienci to keep all cash as closely invested

hopes fola Cap-

"The large balance of cash : on current account, etc., shown in the COTTON CLOTH AND YARNS Saturday afternoon on Balance Sheet is due to cur having to keep available balances at our

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