1937-03-24 — Page 24

HONG KONG AND PREFERENCE

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H.K. ROPE CO.S HOPES

Hopes that revision of the Otta-

ELECTRIC GRID IN BRITAIN

Remarkable Progress

Recorded

OUTPUT DOUBLED IN 8 YEARS

London, To-day.

THE CHIA MAIL, MARCH 24,-1937.

Duchess Of Bedford

Still Missing

London, To-day...... There is still no trace of the Duchess of Bedford, who has been missing for twenty-four hours since she hopped off on a solo flight in her private aero-

Agreements would produce! beneficial effects on the Company's The ninth annual report of the business under the Empire Prefer- Central Electricity Board reveals ence Scheme were expressed at the that the cost of the national grid plane from Woburn Abbey. annual meeting of the Hong Kong to date, including extensions

STOP PRESS

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20022 or 33993.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

PUBLIC AUCTIONS

THE Undersigned have received 1 instructions to sell by Public Auction

and Search of the extensive woods in Rope Manufacturing Company, held reinforcement, is about £30,000,000, the vicinity has not revealed any at the offices of Messrs. Shewan while it is estimated that, by the trace of the missing airwoman and Fomes and Company this morning-end of 1936, the total capital sava police inspector said yesterday Mr. A. L. Shields presided. The ing arising from the reduction in that they were baffled. Chairman said:

the proportion of generating plant One hundred men are continuing Gentlemen,-As you will see from held in reserve by authorised un- the search between Woburn and the accounts, the result of the Com-dertakers had amounted to £14,-Ampthill in a snowstorm. pany's working for the past year, after 000,000. charging depreciation and allowing for

Royal Air Force planes are also directors and auditors' Fees, interest

keeping a sharp look-out.-Reuter. and commission to general managers, onits in the output of electricity The increase of 2,650 million etc., shows a net profit of $16,910.49- from public supply stations in Bri-

EXHAUSTIVE SEARCH Although this profit is small some satisfaction is to be gained from atain in 1936 was the highest re- comparison with the figures which corded in the history of the indus- Bedford, who has been missing since

The search for the Duchess of commencing each day at 2:30 pm. were presented to you for the previous try and brought the total produc-she set out on a solo flight from

at No. 21 Wyndham Street year, when a loss of some $36,000 wasion by authorised undertakers in her home, Woburn Abbey, continu- Art Curios.

A Very Fine Collection of China This Profit added to the Balance the year to over 20,000 million ed all day yesterday but without comprising:— brought forward, from 1935, makes a units.

recorded

sum of $43,065.68 at credit of Profit

next year's Account...

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success.

London, To-day.

on

Thursday and Friday, the-1st & 2nd April, 1937

Old Porcelain Vases and Jars, Royal Air Force planes have taken Carved Ivory Figures, Jade and part in the search which has been Agate Vases, Incense Burners, etc.. exhaustively pursued in East Ang-letc.

and Loss Account, which your Direc- Since 1929, the output of elec- tors recommend be carried forward to tricity in Britain has increased h

When addressing you last year,

over 95 per cent, whereas over the made reference to the severe compet-same period the expansion of world is, particularly in the Fen district. Carved Horn Ornaments, · ·Ola tion which we have had to contend production has not exceeded 35 per The Duchess, who is an experienced Bronze Incense Burners, Vases, with That competition has, if I may cent. say, been intensified throughout the

jairwoman, is 71 years old. British Embroidery, Rugs, etc., etc. year, particularly in India, Burma and

Progress of the concentration of Wireless. the Straits Settlements.

public supplies of electricity upon the grid system can be judged, say the report, from the fact that dur-

EMPIRE PREFERENCE

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I regret having to say again that we ing the year 95 per cent, of elec- are still deriving little benefit under tricity so supplied in areas the Empire Preference Scheme.

The which Hong Kong General Chamber

general trading was Commerce submitted its views to Gov-force, was generated for or on be ernment on the subject of Imperial half of the Board. Preference between Hong Kong and the Empire generally, and we hope the system comprised approximately At the end of 1936, the grid revision of the Ottawa Agreements will obtain for

this Company's products 4,125 miles of transmission lines, preferential treatment in Empire Mar-2,893 miles of which operated at kets, particularly Canada, India and 132,000 volts and the remainder a' Burma.

Our turnover for the year under re-switching and transforming sta- 66,000 and lower voltages, and 289 a marked improvement over that for the previous year, but tions with an aggregate transform- the keen competition which we have ing capacity of 9,474,800 K.W. had to meet has meant a reduction in profits.

The number of selected stations The total revenue earned from rents at the end of the year was 137, in is $40,585.93, an increase of $9,21236 which a total capacity of 7,206,045 on the figures recorded for the pre-kilowatts of generating plant was

This is accounted for by installed-British Wireless. the entire Factory Buildings at Ma- tau-kok having been let since. the month of June, 1936. The additional rent obtained therefrom will be fully. gained in the accounts for the current year.

vious year.

As regards our 28 Chinese Dwelling Houses at Kennedy Town I regret that only 40 per cent of the number of flats is occupied.

With regard to our Investments, it will be noted that the sum of $6,519.75 has been written off for Depreciation and these now stand in the books at! market value on 31st December, 1936.

MAX SCHMELING GOING HOME

Berlin Offer To Braddock Withdrawn

also.

Black Wood Cabinets, Joss Tables, Tea Poys and other Furniture.

and -

GAS WORKS FIRE CAUSES PANIC

Some Very Handsome Inlaid Hundreds of people, induding Lacquered Screens. many women with children clutch On View from Wednesday, 31st ed in their arms, ran panic-stricken March 1937.

sales stores of the Commercial Gas from their homes when

the gas

Terms: Cash on Delivery

Company in Harford-street, Mile End, London, caught fire.

The company's fire brigade was within a few seconds had hoses and holding a practice at the time, and

extinguishers playing on the flames: They were unable to keep them in check, however, and when the L.C.C. brigade arrived, after a dis- trict call had been issued, flames were shooting 40ft into the air.

LAMMERT BROS,,

Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 24th March, 1937.

HE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public

Auction

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Wednesday, the 31st March, 1937 commencing at 2.30 p.m. at their Sales Room, Duddell Street

A Quantity of

VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

-FURNITURE

Two large gasholders situated within a few yards of the "stores, and while the wind blew the fire away from these, it increased the comprising:- fears of the people living in Halt- -Black Wood Ware, Teak Office ford-street, as the flames came Furniture, Drawing Room Dining within inches of the houses. Room and Bed Room Furniture, Dease clouds of smoke enveloped Carpets, Bugs, Porcelain and Glass the district, making it impossible Ware, E. P. & Brass Ware, for people to remain in their homes Cloisonne and Aluminium: Ware, Mr. S. Martino, proprietor of a Cutlery, Ornaments, Clocks, Pic- cafe in Harford-street, said "The tures, Filters, Electric Table

sion. any moment we expected an explo-Records, Mosquito Nets, Curtains, flames sprang up so quickly that at Lamps & Fans, Gramaphones &

crowd and persuaded us to go back Fine Cut Glass Ware, Curios and

[etc, etc.. "Police eventually calmed the to our homes, as the gas had been Bronzes. turned off and there was no danger.”. $43,865.68 be carried forward to 1937 It seems that the Berlin promo The fire, which spread to the

ters who offered James Braddock offices above the stores, was ex- One Upright Piano by

Two Old English Clocks Mr. J. P. Braga seconded and the re-the reigning champion, a big purse tinguished about one and a half Robinson Piano Co, Ltd" port and accounts were adopted as well as film and broadcast rights hours later..

Berlin, To-day. As to the prospects for the present year, I cannot say more than we have here from New York stating that A despatch has been received started the year in a normal way and Max Schmeling, German challenge we hope that we shall continue to get for the heavyweight boxing title, a fair share of the business offering.

The chairman then proposed that the bas decided to return immediately Report and Accounts be adopted and to Germany. passed and that the credit balance o

Account

Mesers J. P. Braga 0.B.E. and Mr if he would meet Schmeling for the

S. T. Williamson were re-elected to the

Board of Directors, And Messi Perry world title in the German capital, Mark Goody, was overcome when An employee of the gas company, Smith, Seth and Flem and Messrs have now withdrawn their offer Linstead and Davis, were re-appointed It is beheved that Schmeling will found by firemen unconscious on a

auditors.

Those who attended were Mremain in Germany for a few weeks L Shields (Chairman), Sir Robert only as he ha

Ho Tung, Mr. P. Braga O.BE., Mr. United States

S. T. Williamson (Directors) Mr. Ftract for Secretary), and the follow-

Messrs. W, AZ fights in seve

CWL Cole, J. Trans O

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Toppin

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The RMS Empress of Japan"..

left Vancouver for Hong Kong, via The P. and

trying to reach the stores, and was

gallery of a gas-holder. He recover- return to the led later and was taken home. to fulfil a con-

of exhibition American cities.

DEATH

Najoo, beloved daughter of Mr. & Mrs MJ. Patell, aged 9 years, left passed away peacefully at 11:00 pm

Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai, on Shanghai for this Port yesterday 23rd March, 1937, at St. Paul's Saturday and is due at Hong Kong at 3 pm and on April 9.

26th instant at about

the Hospital Shanghai & Singapore

papers please, copy,

also

and

The

One Upright Piano by "Morr son" (in fine condition).

One Radio Westinghouse" One Radio "Sparton." One Sun Ray Lamp (almost new) One Camera and Access

On

View from Tuesday, the 30th March, 1937.

Terms: Cash on Delivery

LAMMERT BROS,

Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 24th March, 1987.

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