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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1936

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ENORMOUS PROFITS MADE BYĮ CHEAP STORES

Woolworths' Pay 100 Per Cent› Dividend For 1935

The

profits of F. W. Woni- worth and Conipany, chain store proprietors, for the year ended December amount to 202228,404, against £4.879,950 fur

vious year.

the pre

The directors annonce a final dividend of Tu per cent. (2s. 6d), making a parint. (48), to- gether with a cash bonus of 1s a share making a Latal of 100 per cent. on the 3x. shares.

The carry forward 663, against 29,814,434.

Last year per share was paid.

is 24,541,-

dividend of $5.

JUBILEE OF COMPANY

Nestle Firm In Philippines

25TH ANNIVERSARY

PRISONERS FIGHT IN GAOL

Accused Committed To Sessions

EVIDENCE CONCLUDED

Committal proceedings against Lau Fong, aged 19. prisoner No. 25261, on

a charge of! manslaughter of Tsoi Tong. I aged 35. prisoner No. 23884. at Laichikok Prison on February 18 last, were concluded before Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday! afternoon, when defendant was) committed to stand his trial at the next Criminal Sessions,

Mr. M. J. Abbott, the Assist- ant Crown Solicitor, appeared for the prosecution. assisted by Detective Sub-Inspector J. O'Donovan,

In evidence. Ahmed Din. War ider in Laichikok Gaol, stated that he witnessed the attack by ac- cused upon the deceased. on the morning of February 15. Be dore the attack, accused was about. six feet away from the other man.

The Nestle Company in the Phil-The knife used in the attack was ippines celebrated its

twenty-

fifth anniversary on April 24.

lying on the ground. Suddenly, accused picked it up and struck

Manila is now the headquarters (deceased. Deceased fell off the

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in the Islands for the other bran-plank where he was sitting and To-day's Complete Short Stor ches established in Hollo, Cebu, fell to the ground.

Zamboanga. Legaspi Baguio and Witness was positive there was Davao.

no dispute between the two men

village of Cham, by the foot of the laccused picked it up. There were T

Right Mountain.

BACHELOR

By Josephine

Bentham

LORRY FATALITY

Scavenging Coolie Killed

WAN

The condensed milk industry was prior to the attack. Witness had established in Europe br the his attention on the prisoners Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Co., and was in a good position to see who, in 1967, billit their first con- everything in the room.

DRIVER CENSURED No one densery in Switzerland at the little was using the knife at the time 3 not going to see you any I've a loving nature-I'm very

"Death by misadventure" mare," said Stella, over the fond of children and I'd make the verdict returned at a Coroner's other prisoners using a knife, and telephone.

some man a good wife.” Owing to the excellence of their they were sitting on either side! "And why not?" demanded For the first time in his

| inquiry conducted by Mr., W. life Schofield, at the Central Magis- products, the business of the Anjof a mat, which they were en-Thomas Meade.

Tom Meade found it necessary to tracy yesterday afternoon. into the glo-Swiss Condensed Milk Cngaged in making, two on each side. "Because I want to be married,"mask a curious emotion-and that circumstances prospered and additional conden-After the attack. witness handed said Stella serenely.

surrounding the emotion WES amazement Stella death of series were built in Switzerland the knife to Warder Woodward.

Wong Lee, aged 35, 2 There was a brief silence.

Haskell smiled. a little ruefully. and other countries,

Accused's Allegations

"And to whom?" asked Tom --

scavenging coolie of the Sanitary **Dun listening" she asked Department, who was knocked In 1905 the Anglo-Swiss Con- to put to the witness, hemused said

Asked if he had any questions his bewilderment obvious.

I be finished in a minute down and killed by lorry No. 4135 "Oh-to almost anybody." said I've got to come to the densed Milk Co. combined with the he had the

what-about 3.15 am. on April 17 near d'you-call-'em-debits. Herri Nestle Company, a power-when he attacked deceased; and

in his hand Stella.

I checked the Hong Kong and Shanghai There was no need to ask if this up on those. too--and there were Bank Ful

Were a joke, Stella didn't go in fplenty of them. But, putting it for senseless forms of humour. briefly. I came to the conclusion

The dead man lived at the about this?" asked Tom.

"May I run up and talk to you that I was the fool of the world, scavenging coolies quarters at

Tom."

Wanchai. Lo Gi-tik, the driver of the lorry, received a censure from the jury on account of the brakes being bad.

Amalgamation

!

knife

competetive organisation. had not picked it off the ground. which, since 1875, had manuface also alleged the witness was turbed Nistle's Milk Food and not in a position to see the fight Sweetened Condensed Milk at! Verer (Lake of Geneval.

jas there was some matting ob- The result of the combination Structing his view. The fight! was the Nestle and Anglo-Swiss had already begun and it was on Condensed Milk Co. with head off the cries of other prisoners that ces at Cham and Vevey (Switzer.. witness came on the scene. A

land),

Bas

prisoner named Ya Mui took the The Nestle Company is the larg-kknife away From accused and est of its kind in the world, and banded it to the Warder. When has condenseries, not only in Swit-the witness pared to another side zerland but in the United States. In the

his view room, England, France, Germany, Ans-obstructed. tria, Holland, Spain. Italy, Swe- Warder G. Woodward deposed den. Norway. Canada, Australia.jto hearing shouts from the direc- South Africa and Brazil.

ition of No. 8 Hall of the prison on The Nestle Company in the Phil-February 18. He proceeded to the ippines like the company ad 1 scene and found deceased lying on whole, has progressed rapidly dur- the flour with a large gash just ing the last 25 years.

Growth Of Staff

In 1911, when the local was first opened, there was a

of only 15; to-day there are Filipinos employed by this

mense concern.

"Why, of course. I only meant that I wasn't going to play around with you any more, my dear."

him

He waited for her to go on.

When did I meet you, Tom?" "Why. I don't remember exact

Tom Meade put up the receiver. lly-" it took him only fifteen minutes to drive to her at.

TO-MORROW'S STORY

To-morrow's story will be "Over And Done With," by Marjorie Warby.

There was no difference in Stella

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The jury comprised Messrs. D.

"I do! It was at Thelma Hor. L. Allen (foreman). E. Manning Traffic ton's party is the dreary month and Takashuma Kaname.

of February, nineteer thirty-one. Inspector C. F. Alexander appear-

I said something funny and you ed for the Police. laughed. You came RCTOSS the

Sub-Inspector. S. C. Saunders, room" and asked me to go out to who went to the scene of the acei- dinner with you. Mario's place. dert

about 4.20 a.m., said there We went on thinking the same were no marks on the road to con- things were funny, and we went nect with the accident.

The off- on laughing. Ever since that night side head lamp of the lorry was we've been having a grand time, twisted. The foot brake was bad, haven't we, Tom?"

but the hand brake was quite "I see what you're getting at." good. The weather was fine and he said.

the road dry. The driver had told "Everybody else must have seen him that the lighting on the road ber it for a long time," she rejoined. was good at the time. own. "But it's been all my own

fool

above the knee cap. Witness took Haskell's Hanner. She greeted deceased in his arms to Principal him as she always had with office Warder Merriman's office.

quick, bovish salute before staf

After Chief Warder J. W. Fitz-hand went Armly into his 122 gerald had

explained the proce-And there was no difference im-dure of work in the prisen Indian her smile.

in

fault. I accepted you as the most amusing bachelor in London. frank-

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ly determined to stay that way. FALL FROM 15TH

warder Ahmed Din, recalled, said He stuffed his gloves into The welfare of infants has all the accused was engaged on mak-pocket, and Stella's maid took his And in the meantirne" ways been an integral part of the ing thin mats on the loom. No bat and coat and stick. business of the Nestle Company knife was needed in his work.

In Switzerland the Company is very largely interested in what is

"Well, Stella ?** "Well, Tom?"" "It's my

tura

for questions,

After further evidence had been given by Ma Sai-lin, interpreter known as the Nestle Hospital-attached to

the Central Detective dear." hospital of super-modern. construc office, as to the statement receiv- "Why? I've never asked any." tion where one will find all the ed from accused, His Worship latest apparatus of the profession and it is in this hose committed the prisoner. to the that was Stella's way.

medical

pital that experiments concerning | infant welfare are continually be ing made.

In the Philippines the services of a well known physician who specialises in infant feeding are retained. assisted by a staff of 14 nurses, all of whom have been re- commended by leading govern-] ment institutions and are specia- lists in child welfare.

NOTE TO TAKE TO POLICE

Sessions.

KEY STILL WITH VICTIM

But she took quick pity on him:

"In the meantime, my dear?" "Old Time," said Stella. "From now on, Tom. you're a nice casual facquaintance-and I'm staying shyly by the fireside, waiting for jeligible young men to call."*

"Stella"

you

FLOOR

Scotsman Killed In America

New York. If you were to propose to me "I explain," she said.

now." said Stella Haskell coolly the death of Mr. A. P. White, aged The police are investigating "I don't mind admitting." said "I should tell Mary to lead Tom, "that you're terrified me.

30. a Scottish medical student, who lout of this house by the ear." **Did you think I'd heard some-

fell early one afternoon last month Toru looked at her, smiling a thing about your reputation? It hittle unhappily. Then he got up the fifteenth floor of the Eotel

from the window of his room on; wasn't anything like that!" She and put out his hand. fished a cigarette from the black

"All the luck in the world," he of a motor-car parked outside, the The body struck the roof lacquer box or the table by her

Isaid. side, and paused long enough for

hundreds of Stella laughed and took his Roxy Cinema, and him to light it 'No, it wasn't

hand in hers.

people entering or leaving the Paris Paris police are inves- anything like that-it wasn't any-

building saw the tragedy. He remembered the way Stella

Lock Mystery Of £5,000 Theft

at £5,300 and £670

ES

Taft.

arrived

tigating the, disappearance from thing about you. As a matter of had of laughing, and of putting Braid-road, Edinburgh,

Mr. White, whose home was in the apartment of a visitor at a fact, I've been going in for relout. her hand-like a boy. leading hotel in the Boulevard trospection for the last couple of

here the week before. He was to But every time be thought of Haussmann of jewellery said to be days.” valued

Stella he winced. He had been have returned to Scotland soon to And I'd be the last to blame criminally selfish, so far as she

resume his medical studies.

money.

you for that," he murmured.

He had with him a letter of Boy Given Warning Of The victim of the theft is Mme.

was concerned. And criminal scl- "Nicely said, Tom" She sighfshness had no

credit for £500 on the National part in Tom Double Tragedy Leopold Leens, aged 78, a Belgian. ed.

"That's one of your charms. Meade's debonair existence.

Bank of Scotland. He registered] He Her son, M. Andre Leens, a former You have such a neat way of say-liked people to be happy-largely at the hotel on the morning of the Worthing: A note for the po airman who is the head of a busing things. You're a regular lullaby because he himself wanted to be tragedy. lice given by a man to a boy pass-ess in Paris, alap lives at the to conscience--almost a sedative" happy, and his moods

I'm dull-but Fm not following other people's. ing his house led to the discovery same hotel.

When Mme. Leens went out one you now.”

Sandown-road, Southwick, last

reflected

ly but warily around those pitfalls of a double shooting tragedy in afternoon she locked her jewellery "You will." She leaned forward enough playing around with him mammas place in the paths of Well, Stella had been happy which maidens, widows and fond

The man, William Hot and her cash in a leather attache-¡swiftly. “Last night, Tom, I stay--but a girl like Stella deserved eligible young men. But now even case. The case was locked in aed here all alone told Mary to something better than a transient the mothers had given him up. They

· ex- wardrobe in her bedroom and the muffle the telephone and vanish. Ihappiness. gineer, and his wife, both ared key placed in her handbag. She wanted to think about myself.

month.. lamby, a retired electrical

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shook their heads over him-pray- She needed to lay up more sub-led for his soul-and secretly re-

treasure against the spected him. withdrawals of middle-age. And

about 60, were found by the po returned two hours later to find wanted to take an inventory of stantial lice dead on the kitchen floor with that her money and jewellery had Stella Haskell-spinster." bullet wounds in their heads. Adisappeared without the lock of the "My dear girl!" Tevolver from which two bullets wardrobe having been forced. had been fired was near them.

And during the last twenty- | if he himself had not been a con-four months he hadn't even had to "Spinster," she repeated firmly-firmed bachelor-

worry about snares and entangle- A leather strap around her at-"Aged twenty-six Tom, "I've 器 The note asked the police to go tache-case had

But he was a confirmed bache-ments.. Stella was as honourable been cut with allot of assets. A pleasing income lor. razor.

From the time be war eigh-jas the manager of Tom's bank. jand a not very displeasing face. Iteen he had held the advantages She was frank about the invest The police have taken a number(look well in shorts and a beret of the single life Armly in of finger-prints from the door of have the usual social accomplish- mind. And for the thirteen sub-ship and about the dividends she'd

hisment she'd made in their friend-1 the wardrobe.

ments. I have pretty good, seist. Isequent years he had walked light- (Continued on Page 21)

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