1937-02-18 — Page 24

MODERNISATION RED, WHITE AND

OF FLATS

Humphreys Estate

Meeting

BLUE

FOR WARSHIPS

London, To-day.

Colour schemes of red, white and blue are to give British ships at

DIVIDEND OF FIVE present serving in Spanish waters

PER CENT.

THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 18, 1937.

AFRICAN FLOOD DISASTER

Deathroll Much Lower Than First Feared-

Capetown, To-day. a far brighter appearance.

Under a hundred were drowned This was announced to-day by when two rivers in Portuguese the Admiralty, who stated that the East Africa burst their banks, in- The modernisation of a num- ber of flats and arrangements to gun turrets of three destroyers stead of 2,000 as was at first feared. The authorities at Mozambique meet the demand for furnished would be painted in these colours

in order to prevent them being mis- have rescued over 1,000 natives mentioned at apartments were

taken for vessels belonging to the when the rivers burst their banks to-day's meeting of shareholders

as a result of a five-day deluge. of Humphreys Estate and Fin-belligerents in the civil war.

Other units. of the British Navy In some cases marooned natives ance Company, Ltd.

in Spanish waters will be given were rescued from tree-tops and similar protecting colouring in the roofs-Reuter. near future-Trans-Ocean.

Share investments were writ- ten down by over $100,000, but it was indicated that the pros- pects for the coming year are] brighter.

The Chairman (Mr. D. E. Clark) said:

The balance of Profit & Loss for the year amounts to $208,202.39, but of this figure includes a transfer $73,000 from General Reserve which I will refer later.

WORKING PROFIT

to

PRES. HOOVER

Passengers On Board

For Hong Kong

MORE DANGEROUS DRUGS

Accused Gets Long

Sentence

The Dollar Liner, President A further case connected with the Hoover, which left San Francisco posssession of dangerous drugs was

to

Our working profit for the year, on February 6, is due to arrive in heard before the Chief Justice this viz., $133,202.39, is in round figures Hong Kong on February 26, with morning when Chan Yuen and Mak $25,000 less than for the preced-Captain G. W. Yardley, in com-Hung were charged with the posses-

sion of 133,800 heroin pills. ing twelve months. This decrease mand, and the following passengers

The second, who was represented is accounted for by a reduction of were booked from the Pacific Coast $16,000 in our Rent Account and In-for Hong Kong:-Mr. and Mrs. U. by Mr. Leo D'Almada jun, instruct- terest on Investments. There is Ahronheim, Mrs. A. Fitzpatrick, ed by Mr. F. E. Nash, was found also an increase in Repairs Account Mrs. A. W.. Freyman, Mstr. Frey-not guilty and discharged, while the and Interest Account of $9,000. man, Mr. and Mrs. G. Gambsky, first defendant was sentenced

During the year, especially the Miss H. Lee, Mr. T. L. Lee, Miss F. summer months, we had a consider-Too, Mr. and Mrs. L. Itzig, Sir and able number of empty flats on our Lady J. O'Brien, Mrs. W. Parker, hands, and these vacancies were lar- Mr. T. E. Weil, Mrs. Chan Ho Lee, gely responsible for our heavier re- Misses Alta and Kum Lee, and Mr. pair bill as it is nearly always ne- and Mrs. H. Miller... cessary to re-decorate before new. tenants will take over. I am pleas- ed to state that we now have very few vacancies.

BALKAN PARLEYS

Delegates Entertained

By King Of Greece

You will note from the Balance Sheet that Special Repairs are again a heavy item. A large pro- portion of the expenditure during the last few years has been incurred

Athens, To-day. in consequence of the necessity of re-laying the patent roofing to our King George of Greece gave 2 various blocks of flats on the Island luncheon yesterday for the Balkan and the Mainland. Expenditure for Foreign Ministers who are attend the current year will again be fair-ing the Little Entente Conference ly heavy, but as far as we can here.

see there should then be a reduction under this heading for some time.

TYPHOON DAMAGE

The conference was brought to a conclusion yesterday afternoon and a communique on the outcome

of

The typhoon of August 16th, and the deliberations will be issued this 17th. cost us over $4,000 and I think evening.-Trans-Ocean perhaps we can congratulate

our-

selves that we got off as lightly as we did

It was decided to modernise some of our older flats in Nathan Road, and a sum of $7,913.54 was spent in this connection. This amount has been charged up to Building Im- provement Account.

TWO YEARS” GAOL FOR BOY OF 15

At the Criminal Sessions this morning, Li Pui, a youth aged 15. who was found guilty at the last Sessions of the possession of crude heroin and 28,350 pills, was sent to

You will note that a sum of $5,425 has been expended on furniture. As a demand for furnished flats exist- ed it was decided in view of the prison with hard labour for a per- number of flats vacant, partially to iod of 21⁄2 years.-

furnish a number of these. This

Sir Atholl MacGregor, passing

step, I am pleased to say, proved sentence, said that six months he stated that neither popular and all fats so furnished 80 were taken up immediately at rentals sex or youth would be taken into consideration in cases of this de giving a satisfactory return.

A sum of $75,000 has been trans- scription, there was no institution ferred from General Reserve acto which he could send accused count and credited to Profit & Loss. other than prison.

This amount, together with the

addition of $28,784.22 already

standing in Profit & Loss Account,

MR. P. O. DUNNE

News has been received in the

it is proposed to use for writing down our share investments to their market value at 31st December Colony to the effect that Mr. P. last. I trust this transfer meets with O'Neil Dunne, former manager of your approval

LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

the Advertising and Publicity Burean Ltd in Singapore, has been appointed the representative for Rothmans Ltd with headquarters

The Royal Observatory reports in Singapore. that the anti-cyclone remains station Mr. O'Neil-Dunne was largely ary over China, Japan and the responsible for the Kowloon Cricket neighbouring sexs, and has decreas- Club junior team winning the Sec- ed slightly in intensity. Local fore- ond Division League Cricket shield cast: E winda, fresh; fair, war and has always figured prominently

in local spo

hard

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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.

three years and six months N°

TOTICE is hereby given that the

labour.

FORTY-EIGHTH ́ORDIN-

the Crown and the following jury be held at the Company's Offices, Mr. E. H. Williams appeared for ARY YEARLY MEETING will was empanelled, D. Tollan (Fore P. & O. Building, on THURSDAY, man), O. Chan, Cheong Wye Sam, 11th March, 1937, at 11 am for the Ho Eu Tim, Leung Sik Kai, Albert purpose of presenting the Report of Chan Kam-moon, and A. A Brem-the Directors together with a State

ment of Accounts to 31st December 1936 and electing Directors and Auditors.

ner.

- MR. LLOYD GEORGE

RETURNS

THE REGISTER OF MEMBERS of the Company will be CLOSED from 27th February to 11th March, 1937, both days inclusive, during London, To-day. which period no Transfer of Shares Mr. Lloyd George, the veteran can be registered. Liberal statesman, returned to Lon- By Order of The Board of Directors, a seven-month GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD. don to-day after

Agents. vacation in Jamaica-Trans-Ocean.

Under the distinguished Patronage of

H.E. The Governor

In Aid of

SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN

and

DEAF SCHOOL, KOWLOON

ELIJAH

(Mendelssohn)

by

HONG KONG SINGERS

with ORCHESTRA

in

ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL

on

TUESDAY, 23rd February,

at 9 pm.

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