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· THE CHINA MAHL, MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1936

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CHINA LIGHT AND POWER CO., LTD.

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(Continued from: Page 1).

The bright and clear sky, and the resultant excellent visibility not only greatly facilitated the task of the observers, but alsoj

the contributed towards raising

orale of the troops, who had

A rett profit of $885,637.45 Ltd., of. Manchester, and for abeen beginning to show signs of for the year under review was 120,000-lb. boiler to be supplied by impatience in view of the lull in reported at the 18th annual gen-the International Combustion Ltd., fighting necessitated by the wea-

These new ther conditions. eral meeting of the Chins Light of Derby England. and Power Co., Ltd, which was units, which should be installed RAILWAY STATION WIPED OUT The Red positions at the North- held this morning at the Head during 1937, will be housed in Office of the Company, St-new buildings adjoining the exist-fern Railway Station, the Montana George's Building, and pre-ing Power Station.

and Sigovis barracks, were parti-i “We have already sent to our cularly heavily bombarded, » Gig-| sided over by the Hon. Mr. M.

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Mesars. Preece, Cardew & Rider, from the completely burnt out Mr. Lo was supported by the drawings (based on certain preli-railway station, could be seen se- Hot. Mr. J. P. Braga, O.B.E., Mr. minary layout plans sent out by veral miles away. AH. Compton, Sir Elly Kadoorie, them to us) prepared by Mr. S. The Red Army, it is stated, was AR, Mr. Lawrence Kadoorie E. Faber. A.F.C., after the fullest compelled to remain purely on the Directors). Mr. D. W. Hunton consultation with our technical defensive, and the fact that the (Manager) and Mr. No Braga staf Mr. Faber is our Consult morale of the Red troope is at

ing Constructional Engineer, whose low ebb pre-services have been specially

(Secretary).

re-

Among the shareholders sent were Messrs. Chua Seng tained by the Board to carry out Choo, A. M. d'Eca, A. S. Gubbay, the construction of these important Lau Chung Keung. Mr. H. K. Lee, additions to the Station at Hok A. H. Mackenzie, K. C. Mark 1 Un N. Murray, G. H. Potts, E. Sum- !mers and C. M. da Silva.

·

CALL MADE

is emphasised by the report that they did not make any recapture their lost attempt to positions in the Boadilla sector.

VALENCUELA CAPTURED? According to the latest ess-

"A new Workshop and Stare ses received here, the Nationa built on the most modern lines has ists are continuing to make pro CHAIRMAN'S SPEECH Addressing the meeting. the just been completed at Hok-Un Eress in their advance into the in- terior of the city, along Pasio de chairman said:--"Before proceed- and is now in use.

"To complete our present pro-Fassles. Other reports state that ing with the business of thisi

of the Na- gramme of capital expenditure at the Southern Army meeting, I have to say that it was Hok-Un, your Board has decided tionalists has captured the town with profound regret that the Di-

to call up the balance of $2.50 per of Valenerela, in the province of rectors and shareholders of this Company learned of the sudden share on the 1936-Issue shares and Cordoba, inflicting very heavy death on August 15, last of Mto make such call payable on April losses on the Reds, who retreated

11, 1937.

Jin a headlong flight after only C. A. da Roza. Mr. da. Roza had

"Before closing. I desire to ex-very brief resistance, abandoning been associated with this Board

press the board's appreciation of a great quantity of war material. since 1922 and by his passing we the continued co-operation of the Two planes, belonging to have suffered as irreparable loss. Company's staff, for whom, share Bed Air Force, which came to the "The gross profit for the year holders may be interested to know, assistance of the retreating Army, fis shown as $1.372.902.10. After we have instituted a new Provare reported to have crashed charging Proft and Loss Account dent Scheme including in its be- fames. Trans-Ocean Service. with Directors', Auditors and nefits provisions for life insurance Consultants" fees. interest, depre-for those employees who elect to ciation, etc.. the nett profit stands take advantage of this form of at $885,637.45. A sum of $70,000 investment.”

has been allocated to Reserve rel The chairman then proposed the the late General Managers' adoption of the report and accounts. Rights, leaving. together with $122.179.36 brought forward from last year, $937,816.21 available) for distribution.

Seconder's Speech

MR. T. V. SOONG

IN SIANFU

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the

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Mr. T. V. Soong, Chairman of the National Economic Commis sion and brother-in-law of thei Generalissimo, took a risk by go-

"Your Directors recommend the Mr. G. H. Potts, congratulated the

In rising to second the motioning to Sian yesterday afternoon, attempt to assist his

declaration

cents their dividend of 50 share on the "Old" Shares

an

•LAST 4 TIMES TO▪DAY predecessor in the chair predicted managed to settle the exchange at lease the Generalissimo, but

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of a dividend of 50 board of directors on maintaining | brother-in-law, as it is stated that cents per share on the "old"

per he has not been empowered by shares and proportionate amounts

and the Government to make official on the 1936-Issue shares, absor- bing about $834,300, and that the proportionate amounts on the 1936 negotiations. At the same time. Issue shares. He added that he Marshal Yen Hsi-shan, Pacifica- balance of about $103,500 be car-felt sure shareholders would agree tion Commissioner for Shansi and ried forward.

that it was a matter of great satis Suyuan, is still trying his best "It will be recalled that

directors faction that the

had to make the Young Marshal re-

an increase in working costs con-

such favourable rate on the pay-the latter does not allow any one sequent on the drop in exchangement of their new generator, and to see the Generalissimo alone, On the other hand, he hoped foro on the forward contracts for his representatives, General Chao some revival in local industry coal Mr. Potts then seconded the Tal-men and General Chu Yang- Both these, forecasts have come

adoption of the report and ac-chang, have cancelled their mis- to pass and, although sales of power have fallen off consider counts, the motion being carried sion to Sian.....

unanimously.

An unconfrmed report states ably in the New Territories, the Mr. A. S. Gubbay proposed and that the Young Marshal seems to nett result, of the year's working Mr. Lau Chung-kerng seconded the be repentent for what he has leaves us in the fortunate posi-

re-election of Mr. Felix A. Joseph done, and adds that he will pro- and the Hon. Mr. M. K.. Lo to the bably leave his troops under the board of directors.

| command of Marshal Yen Hsi- FORWARD PURCHASES

Messrs. Lowe, Bingham and Mat-shan and will go on a foreign tour “Shareholders will be glad to know that forward contracts were thews and Messrs. Linstead and himself. But as he denies the made by the Board on somewhat Davis were re-elected as auditors death of Mr. Shao Yuan-chung, favourable terms for coal and, asfer the present financial year at former chief of the Central Pt- have a remuneration of $1.800 each, on blicity Council, in his cable to the result, our coal costs been kept down for the time being. the proposal of Mr. A. M. Ea Dr. H. H. Kung, the Acting-Presi Moreover, I am happy to state and seconded by Mr. Chua Seny-dent of the Executive Yuan, where- as it is learned on good authority that a large proportion of the cost

that Mr. Shao was killed by "the} of the additional generating plant

rebels on Sunday last, the Young recently ordered has been covered

Marshal is no longer trasted by the Central authorities. Own Correspondent.

tion of being able to maintain the dividend paid last year.

2 TO-MORROW & WEDNESDAY in that we have in hand a sum

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of £85,000 purchased at an aver- lage of nearly 1/7d. to the Hong

Kong dollar.

Our coal commitments should: look after our requirements for about a year or so, though the {average price per ton during this period will be higher than it was flast year. After that, our coal costs will probably further

cboo.

AUSTRALIA ALL OUT FOR 80!

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Voce at this period bad taken the wickets of Fingleton, U'Brien, Brad- man and M.Cabe, Austra- lia's four leading batsmen, for only 8 runs!

Two runs later Sievers was rise, as many other items of work-

Of Jing expenditure have done, owing taken at cover by Voce

to the low exchange value of the Verity, the slow-spin bowler- 30-6-4- and one run later Old- Hong Kong dollar.

Therefore, while it will be pur field was bowled by an off spin- Jendeavour to maintain the diviner from Verity.

Our

(in overcast and sultry weather

when Fingleton and O'Brien went jout to open the Australian in-

nings, Badcock, who is still in bedl with a temperature, not being | allowed to bat

As in the fourth fanings of the first Test, the Australians made a disastrous start, O'Brien being caught by Sims in the gully off Voce's seventh hall with only one run on the

Worse, however, was to-follow,

dend, shareholders will realise O'Reilly, missed before he that, unless the increase in the had scored, hit a six and four demand for electricity is more off successive balls from Verity for Don Bradman gave Allen a than sufficient to onset the in- and aided by McCormick, aw "sitter" at short-leg off Voce's crease in wording expenditure, the 50 hoisted after 82 minites, next ball and in the same over profit can hardly be expected to The pair were still together McCabe left when Sims accept exceed the recent level attained when lunch was taken at 67 for ed a catch in the gully (1-3-0).

7, O'Reilly being 30 and Me- Chipperfald then joined Fingle- NEW UNFIS ORDEKED. With regard to the additional Cormick, 6

gton, and the pair added 15 runs enerating plant to which refer Rain fell five minutes

e was made from this chair the Innch interval Hast year, It is incmmbent upon In view of the fact

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