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THE CHINA MAYLO TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1936

COMPANY MEETING LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES

Sandakan Light And

Power Co., Ltd.

$29,396 FROFIT REPORTED

Was

.

CORRESPONDENCE.

Appeal For Support

The Management of the Hong Kong Hotel advises that there will be no Tea Dance in the Roof Gar- den next Thursday, December $1, but a Special Tea. Dance will take

(In The Editor, “China Meil′′)| The fourteenth annual gen-place on Friday. January 1, when

Sir--I beg to be allowed space eral meeting of the Sandakan entertainment will be provided. Light and Power Co. (1952) Ltd. The charge on this occasion will in your valuable enlumus to in- form the public that my Chamber held this morning the be $2.00 per person

will be holding a street sale of Head Offices of the Company. Bank of East Asia Building, when The GNAC plane Fukien ar flowers on the 30th inst. in order! a.mto obtain the necessary funds to Mr. A. L. Shields (er officio) was rived from Canton at 7.25 in the Chair and was supported yesterday and left at 7.50 am. for run our free schools. Permission been by the Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga Shanghai There were no passen-for this drive has already 0.B.E. and Mr. S. M. Churngers from Canton, but the follow-granted by the authorities.

I may add that the support given (Directors) and Mr. A. A. Botelhoing left for Shanghai-Miss M. (Secretary).

Wright. (American). Miss A. V. as by the public last year has: shareholders Horn (British), Mr. Borkenicotter greatly assisted us in our work were also present: Mr. N. V. A(Filipino), and Mr. Chisato Kiku-of providing for the sten free Croucher. Mr. A. M. Braga, Mr. chi (Japanese).

The following

F. J. Tavares. Mr. J. V. Braga, Hr. J. Toppin.

Chairman's Speech Mr. A. L. Shields, in making his

report stated:

schools under our segis when luck

of funds had at one time threaten-

The ss. Talamba will leaveed their closure. Amoy to-morrow morning for this

morning.

As all pupils are admitted to

port and is due here on Thursday our schools entirely free of any charge, you will appreciate that "Prior to proceeding with the

(we must depend on charitable sup- business before the Meeting, I The s.s. Nankin left Moji for port in some measure and to en- have to record with profound re- Hong Kong on Boxing Day and is sure the success of our drive. I gret, the death on August 13 of ane here to-morrow" morning, hope we may rely upon your valu- Mr. C. A. da Roza, who had been while the sa Nellore left Singa-able assistance by affording us a on our Board since December.pore yesterday for Hong Kong little publicity in this connection.

1926.

"The late Mr. da Roza's advice and experience have been of great assistance to your Board, who, together with shareholders, deep ly regret his passing.

"The balance at credit of Work ing Account after charging de preciation and General Managers Commission, is HKS29.396.26.

"Investment income at $12.-

and is due here morning.

Thursday an

LAU KING-TSING,

Vice-ChairmAD General Chamber of Commerce The 8.5. Talamba will leave this And Industry of the Tung Kan port. at 10.30 am. 05 Saturday District. for Calcutta via Singapore. Port Swettenham, Penang, and

Foo

P!

Ran- LIBEL ACTION BY

LADY HOFER

Four cases of diphtheria were

Lean Degrelle, youthful leader of the Belgian Rex movament and known as the Belgian Eltler,

WOMAN REFUSES TO PAY FINE

Knits When She Goes To Cells

SET FREE BY BENCH'S ALTERED DECISION

When Mrs. Margaret Catherine Grace Hinman, a member of Ruis- Lip Northwood District Council, was fined 20% at Urfridge last month for causing an obstruction with her car in High-road, Esst cote, Middlesex, she immediately asked what thè alternative would be

Mr. R. Robbins, the chair- man: Seven days.

Mrs. Hinman, who bad strongly contested the case, went down the stairs to the cells. There she spent her time knitting and writing post-

was denied entry into Franceponing engagements. When the): last month when he attempted to CTOES the France-Belgian border. He was to have address- ed French Fascists.

CHINA FLEET

4

MOVEMENTS

H.M.S. Dorsetshire

court rose the warrant officer in- timated that the magistrates had decided not to commit her to pri- son but to allow her 14 days in which to pay the fine.

Husband Not To Interfere Mrs. Hinman subsequently' shat- ed: “I am not going to pay the money and I shall be very angry if my husband pays it for

me. I shall go to Holloway. Curiously

Leaving For England enough I have been there before

M. Sloop Sandwich left Hang Kong yesterday for Wei-Hai-Wei, while EMS. Dorsetshire is ex-

to give lectures. I am quite re- signed. If they give me scrubbing or needlework to do I shall do it.'.

Mr. Hinman said. “If my wife refuses to pay the fine I most cer-

044.63 is $1.542.11 less than last reported for the 24 hours ended Settlement Of Action ipected to leave the Colony ne tainly will not pay it for her. She

year, some of the Company's in- yesterday.

vestments having in the mean-

time been sold.

190I Y

was

Announced

knows her own mind best”

Monday for England for refit and recommissioning. It is understood that she will benefit from the same Mr MAYFAIR ATTACK SHE KNEW changes that have recently been FILM ACTRESS AND

NOTHING ABOUT completed on HMS. Cumberland. HMS. Adventure, mine-laying Settlement of libel action cruiser, is expected to arrive in

enjoyable party riven by Lt-Comdr. and No Longer Required

board HMS. Tamar "You will also note that the ac- Craves of

allast night. Among those present count under consideration has credit of $2,104.00, being proft on were Rear-Admiral and Mrs. Sedg-

Loss Account with a debit of $238.20.

Was 27-

CUPID GETS HIS WAY

A PRINCE

Of Any Romance

Mrs. St. John Field, mother of Miss Virginia Field, the 19-year- old. English film actress, is "in the dark concerning a reported romance between her daughter and Prince Constantine of Leich-

tenstein, writes a Home COTTES- pondent

Miss Field, who has been play- ing in Hollywood-studios for more than a year, is now on her way to England for a brief holiday.

On reaching New York she is

have reported to

said: The Prince and I met more than a year

40 in Vienna. We were almost married then.. but his family stopped us.

"Of course, I'm a commoner.: seen together at under-The royal reasons against our

sale of investments, and has also wick. Comdr. Boucher. Lt-Comdr. brought by Lady Ellen Millicent Hong Kong from Shanghai' next Her Mother Unaware

Mra Turner. LL-Comdr. Louise Hofer, daughter of the Saturday. benefited to the extent of $26,-jand 267.13 by the transfer of part of Woodhall, Pay Lt-Comdr. and Duke of Manchester and wife of j the investment fluctuation reserve Mrs. Rump. Lt.-Comdr. and Mrs. an American financier, which is no longer required. Peard, Captain and Mrs. Burke, nounced to Mr. Justice Hawke in Bench Division yes- "The balance of Profit and Loss Captain and Mrs. Denning, Lient the King's Account for the year is $63,247-09, Clarke and Miss Murrow, Mr. and terday.

The defendants, Associated which deducted from the balance Mrs. Luke, Miss Luke, Mr. and brought forward from last year. Mrs. Bishop. Mr. G. P. Murphy.Sporting Press, Ltd., and Argus account, leaves the Profit and Dr. Sherry and the Rev. J. Evans Press, Ltd, proprietors and prin-

ters respectively of The Leader. President's Son To Wed

the article and Ranking among the finest musi-apologised for

Opponent's Daughter "During the year we have to re- cal entertainments of the year agreed to pay the full costs.

Mr. Gerald Gardiner (for Lady

The engagement was officially port a small increase in the num- was the programme of orchestral

that before her ber of both lighting and power music given by massed hands of Louise) stated

Franklin units consumed, but the improve the Royal Marines at the China marriage a few months ago, she announced at Wilmington, Deia-

M Lady ware, last month of At that time Roosevelt, the President's son, to! ment in the Working Account over Fleet Club last night and enjoyed was generally known last year is largely due to the by His Excellency the governor Louise Montagu.

Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Du Pont. lower exchange used to convert and Lady Caldecott. The distin-there was no other person known Miss Ethel Du Pont, daughter of

By that name. the Sandakan figures to Hong guished patrons were escorted to

The wedding will take place in In the publication dated June

LJune. Kong currency.

their seats by His Excellency the 2 there appeared an article head--- More Optimistic Feeling C-in-C. Admiral Sir Charles Littleed, "Mayfair Sinners Who'll Do The young couple have often

is difficult to make any and there was a large audience of Anything To Raise Cash" "Mak been forecast about the future, but I music lovers who showed greating Money Out Of Charity graduate parties in recent months, marriage are the same as they al- believe there is a more optimistic appreciation of the items render Stunts." "by Lady Louise Mon- and their engagement has been was have been. but I love him. feeling in British North Borneo ed under the baton of Mr. R. £tague."

so I am going to see what can be musi It was an attack on the morals: It was popularly supposed that done. than there has been for the past Compton in a manner that

But I'm afraid it's rather

few years.

have recompensed the players for and habits of members of Lady the political disagreement be- hopeless."

2 half Louise's own social class and par- tween Du Pont family- "Our Manager and Resident En- their arduous one gineer in Sandakan reports that hours' work. The players were parted to refer to friends and ar-powerful industralists and manu- "Good Friends, But the Plant and Buildings have been drawn from H. M. Ships Camber-quaintances in disparaging terms.jfacturers of explosives-was re-

She did not write a word of the sponsible for the postponement of Mrs. Field, who is the wife of kept in good repair and the Plant land. Hermes, Dorsetshire and in good running order

Eerwick and totalled 56, an

un-article or know anything about it the betrothal until after the Mr. St. John Field, K.C., said:

be She brought the case not to make United States elections were over. “I have known since before my "I now propose that the Report usually large combination to

money, but to make it plain to all The Du Pont family bitterly op daughter left England for Ameri- and Accounts as presented be heard in Hong Kong.

the world that she had not writ-posed President Roosevelt's re- ca that she knew the Prince, and adopted and the debit balance of $238.20 carried forward to next Fourteen cases of diphtheria ten it and knew nothing about it. election, and were the mainstays that they were good friends, but! The defendants. said they ob- of. the ultra-Conservative Ameri- she has never given any hint to tained the article from a press can Liberty League, which camme of her father that there was Bency and pablished it in the paigned against the President for anything stronger between them.

"She has not mentioned the honest belief that Lady Louise months had written it.

The newspapers describe the ed from another source

Prince in her letters, but I learn- that he engagement 23 the "Montagu had been in America while my Capulet Romance,” - because of

daughter was there." all American industralists there!

"It

year's account."

and

feight, deaths), four of enteric The Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga se-fever (two deaths), one of theasles conded the adoption of the report and 61 deaths from tuberculosis then were reported for the week ended

on December 26.

and accounts, which were carried unanimously..

Other Business

One case of diphtheria and two Mr. N. V. A. Croucher proposed of enteric fever were reported for that the Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga the 24 hours ended yesterday.

and Mr. S. M. Churn be re-elect-

ed

the Board of Directors; this was seconded by Mr. F. J. Tavares.

Mr. A. Braga proposed and Mr.]

J. Toppin seconded the re-election |

of Messrs. Lowe, Bingham and Matthews and Messrs. Percy Smith, Seth and Fleming, 23 au-]

THAT HOMEWORK

Report Is Not Yet Complete

The Judge agreed to the settle- raent.

- rumoured for some time.

the

EXTRA PAY FOR THE are nome so opposed to President as the Pu

COASTGUARDS

Increase For All Officers

Rejoicings among the school cluded between the Board of An agreement has been con- ditors for the ensuing year, at a children of England at the pros Trade

and the Government remuneration of $350 each. pect of home work being abolish-Minor and Manipulative Grades

ed are premature.

Association as the result of

Roosevelt's policies Ponts.

NO CORROBORATIVE EVIDENCE

Magistrate Leaves Bench As Protest

"ONE OF THE FEW FAILURES”

Broke Into Houses In Four Counties

-Described by the judge as "one of the comparatively few failure: of the Borstal system,” Frank Wi It was said at the Board of Ed-which new scales of pay will

son, aged 24, a wood machinist, AFRAID OF LOSING

ucation offices last month that the operate from November 1 last

Major Garland, presiding over a was sentenced at Kingston Assizes report of the 300 Board inspectors for the Coastguard force.

court dealing with motoring, of-last month to nine months' hard HER ARM

holding the inquiry is not yet com-

The new. scales will give sta fences at Tottenham, last month labour for house-breaking- Woman Disappears

plete. The inquiry has been gotion officers an increase of 48. left the bench in the middle of a Wilson admitted having broken ing on for more than a year...

44. on the minimum and 48, 7d case when a police officer said that into houses in Surrey, Kent, Berk- From Hospital A mass of evidence has been on the maximum a week, and there was no other oficer to give shire, and Buckinghamshire.

gathered showing that children in att increase of 28. 23 on the corroborative evidence. Afraid that she might have to secondary schools in particular minimum and 38, 5d. on the The case was one in which avious convictions. lose her arm, Mrs. Helen Rachel suffer from excessive homework, maximum a week for coast-motorist was summoned for ignor- Burt, aged 55, of St. Augustine's-largely owing to the examination road, Camdensquare, disappeared fetish. from University College Hospital

last month, while waiting to see a

doctor and have an X-ray eumin” <ation.

SNORING IN COURT.

guardsmen.

ing traffic light

He was said to have eight pre

Passing sentence, Mr. Justice MacKinnon said to Wilson; "Yours The weekly allowance for As Major Gariand left the bench is one of the cases of which one aÏ- senfor coastguardsmen is in-he said: "I shall have to leave the most despairs.” creased from 1s. 6d. to 2s. 6d. case to my colleague. I am not No one who has seen the prepared to give judgment on the

"The Act Provides"

Mr. Justice Singleton, in the lonely and rugged spots where evidence of only one officer when case had been proved. The next day her body was re- King's Bench Division last month, the watchers of our coasts keep the defendant pleads not guilty." "In cases where there is no cor-1 covered from the Thames at Chis complained of coughing in court, vigil, day and night, will be wick

Later he said: Uber, will you grudge them a wag of 61 The husband, Mr. Francis Wil-kindly have removed from the musi Tfor station Hamm Burt, broke down while giv-court, the individual who is mor- 54a marimum for ing evidence at the inquest held ing. The usher went up to the

ally when it that they

by the West Middlesex coroner. pablie gallery and escort

An open verdict, wäs ried. Lout of court.

roborative evidence," Mr. Messer Mr. Fred Mesra MP for South added, "we are bound to take co or Tottenham, took the chair. After gnisance of the fact that the Act the motorist had given evidence provider that such an offence rigy berdenying the offence, - Mr Messer be proved without corroborative kon- said that he and his colleague, Mr, cridence.”

| A. L Lynch, were satisfied that the. The motorist was fined 108,

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