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CARL LAEMINTA

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Edward Pawley

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TUNES FOR YOUR HEART : "Moanin' in the Moonlight.” -Flower in My Lapel" "That's What You Think" and

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TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW

A HIGH-STEPPING MUSICAL ROMANCE THAT KICKS THE LID OFF OLD GAY PAREE AND SENDS IT SAILING OVER THE EIFFEL TOWER.

Zekeri

You haven't lived

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IN MARY ELLIS TULLIO CARMINATI

Music by

Gordon & Raval

Movieland's

ace song. writess

TO-DAY

&

TO-MORROW.

Ida Lupine

•

Lynns Overman

A Paramount Picture

Directed by Lewis Milmatzan.

MAJESTIC

CHINESE PICTURE- with CANTONESE DIALOGUE

FRIDAY.

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1935

BRITISH SHIPPING

SUBSIDY

To Be Continued For Another Year

་་

MARKED IMPROVEMENT UNDER APPLICATION

London, To-day.

In reply to a Parliamentary question regarding the continus- tion of the tramp shipping - sub- sidy Dr. Leslie Burgin, Parlia- mentary Secretary to the Board of Trade, - announced that, as si result of s detalled examination of the operation of the subsidy, the Government are satisfied it has brought about a distinct in- provement in British tramp ship- ping and in the employment of British officers and seamen, not; only by direct effects but also as a result of the measures of co- operation whch the subsidy has

Chubby

Norman Chaney fabove) is in his Baltimore home, afficted with a mysterious glan- dular silment which has made him he plans and has ended his mqvis career" as a member

of "Our Gens."

enabled shipowners to introduce H.K. BREWERS

In the adverse circumstances į which still persist, the withdraw- al of the subsidy would endanger

the continuance of those messures of co-operation and jeopardise the improvement which had been affected.

AND DISTILLERS

TO BE WOUND UP

Appointment Of Liquidator

COMPANY VICTIM OF U.S. SILVER POLICY

The Tramp Shipowners Commit-i zee have applied for a continuance of the subsidy and the Govern- ment have decided to ask Parlia- ment to make available for a per-

At an extraordinary meeting iod of 12 months from January 1 next a further

sum of £2,000,000 of the Hong Kong Brewers and on the same general terms

and Distillers Ltd., presided over: conditions

as before. British by the Chairman of the Board Wireless Service.

POLITICS IN BRITAIN

Debate On Address Resumed

LIBERAL AMENDMENT

-DEFEATED

London, To-day....

AERODROME NEAR TUNGCHUTZE

Constructed By Japanese

LOCAL CHINESE PROTEST

DISREGARDED

Nanking, To-day.

In connection with the construc- tion of a new military aerodrome in the vicinity of Tungchutze by the Japanese troops on November 124 infegard of the protest of the loc authorities, it is learned that both the Military Affairs Commission and the Executive Yuan have received identical re- ports from the military authori- ties in Peiping-

It is said that the Central az- thorities are considering an appro- priate messure to deal with this matter.-Central News Agency.

MR. HSIAO IN TEARS

Strong Feeling About China's Troubles

Canton. To-day. When discussing the North China situation with a journalist friend yesterday Mr. Hsiao T- chen, veteran Kuomintang leader. was so emotional that he burst

into tears.

--

The concessions have so paired

He was

of Directors. Mr. S. H. Dodwell, M. Hsiao that he has been laid and held at No. Duddell up with a temperature of 102 de- Street this morning. two resolu-rees F.

better to-day! tions were adopted, firstly that after being treated by Dr. Huang the Company be wound up vo-bang-san, a Hong Kong pract luntarily; secondly, that Mr. S. tioner.

T. Butlin, of Messrs. Linstead Among those who called to en- and Davis, be appointed liqui-quire after the health dator for the purpose of the Hsiao was General Chen Chi-tang,

Commander-in-Chief winding up.

of Mr.

of

the 1st

In his speech the Chairmen roup army.-Union News, spoke of the adverse conditions obtaining when the Company had been floated, mainly

violent point to compete with imported. fluctuations in currency and unbeer, but our plans for expert favourable exchange rates. A business were frustrated. The debate on the Address in to send out a circular asking for the further effect of, temporarily an earlier meeting it was decided "America's silver policy has hadi reply to the King's Speech was resabscribers to a further issue of

sumed in the House of Commons shares to the amount of $200,000, Hong Kong off a silver basis, and at any rate, driving China and on a Liberal amendment moved but as this had met with the may well be that, in the future, by Mr. Graham White, who alons response the Board had no alter exchange conditions in the Colons with subsequent speakers laid zative but to consider the volun-will be more favourable

stress on the necessity of initiat- ing international co-operation for the progressive reduction stacles to trade.

to in-

of the lower

tary winding up of the Company.dustrial undertakings, both from

Supporting the Chairman wer the point of view of ob-

the following directors: Sir Wil-level and the absence of violent liam Shenton, Mr. W. G. Robert- Suctuation.

The Minister of Health, Sir son, Mr. J. H. Buttonjee. Manag- Kingsley Wood, replied for the ing

"In the meantime unhappily, in- Director, Mr. Lawrence cluding depreciation and interest, Government. He said that in the Kadoorie, representing Sir Elly the Company lost 3 lakhs of dol- first six months of 1935 exports to Kadoorie, and Mrs. E. M. Barrett, lars on foreign countries with which trade Secretary, Mr. J. Russell and Mr. years and their overdraft with their working for two agreements were in operation were G. Feishow represented the gea-the Hong Kong and Shanghai greater by over £7,500,000, or 17 eral body of shareholders..." |per centr more than im the first half of 1933, when these

agreements were zot

Chairman's Speech

was held on November 27 to con- therefore, in face of the unfav-

No Alternative

recom-

Bank has reached $1,100,000-at which point the Bank, not uzina- The Chairman. Mr. S. H. Dox-turally, intimated that they re well said: “As you are aware, aquired a substantial · reduction to in operation. The British adprivate meeting of shareholders be made in it. The directors verse balance of payments had been wiped out, and they had again sider a proposal to reduce the ourable response to the proposed become the foremost exporters of Company's capital and make manufactured goods in the world further issue of shares to the not possible for

a new issue, are satisfied that it is the Company to He claimed that the Govern-amount of $200,000, A circnlar carry on any longer, and it is ment's housing policy had had a was also sent round to all share therefore proposed that it be AT 2:30, 5.20,---

profound effect on unemployment, holders asking them to what ex-ivoluntarily wound up and that and building generally, particular tent they would be prepared to Mr. Butlin of Messrs. Linstead 1-20 & 9.20 pmy house building, was now provid-subscribe to the new issue. The and Davis be appointed Liquida-

ing employment on a seale hitherto response to this circular was al-jtor. unknown The Government were most negligible, and the proposalj giving prominence to an ordered was turned down at the meeting. "Needless to say the Board de- plan for the improvement of the The Board, therefore, had no al-plore the necessity for social and public health services (ternative but to call an extra-mending that this step be taken. The Liberal amendment was de ordinary meeting of shareholders but the present state of the Com- feated by 350 votes to 143-Bri-to consider the voluntary winding pany's affairs leaves them no op tish Wireless Service.

up of the Company. We are now tion in the matter Upon the an- met for that purpose.

nouncement of the calling of this "The position of the Company meeting a Receiver was appoint- as I explained at our last annual ed by the Debenture Holders, meeting and again at our private and so far as it is possible to do meeting, is due largely to circa 50, steps will be taken to endeav stances over which we had no

jour to arrange that, in the event control Thanks to

violent of some form of reconstruction fluctuations in our currency, we taking place, an opportunity will had the misfortune to pay for our

be given to present shareholders Shin Mui and Wong Kam, mar-plant at:

of participating in it.” * an exchange of 11. ried women,

were this morning shortly before England's abandon-

Resolutions Adopted charged before Mr. W. Schofieldment of the gold standard' automa- at the Central Magistracy with tically raised the rate of 1/3d- taking part in the transaction for Prices Forced Down

"GEORGE WHITE'S 1935 SCANDALS”

WITH

ALICE FAYE, JAMES DUNN, NED SPARKS

SMALL CHILD SOLD FOR $2.20!

Woman Fined $200

•

The Chairman then moved the] adoption of the following extra- ordinary resolutions," which were

HONGKONG BENEVOLENT the sale-of-a-female chia là Mai, We coundsenced marketing our seconded by Sir Willlim Shea-

SOCIETY

DONATIONS URGENTLY REQUIRED

FOR THIS DESERVING CAUSE.

SendCom

HONG KONG HENEVOI

ity Exens

aged one year, at No. 1 Whitfield beer when exchange was favour-ton jon September 9:

[able, but, just as we were getting (1).That it has been proved The first defendant was fined into our stride, America's silver to the satisfaction of the Com- $200 in zdefault three months policy drove erchange up to so any that the Company cannot by hard labour, while the second de high a level, that not only had son of its liabilities continue fendant was bound over in a per- our prices for the local market to its business, and that it is advis- sonal bond of $100 to be of good be reduced to an unprostable able to wind up the same, and behaviour for one year.

jaccordingly that the Company be wound up voluntarily under the provisions of the Companies. Or- dinance 1982. (2) The Mesar

Inspector K. Andrews of the 13.C.A. said that the first defen- (dant, bought the child

mother and resold it a f fister to the second defend" chid-was zoticed by the later in the con

its that the child was The "second- in good

Ppointed

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