1937-03-31 — Page 24

SCHMELING AND

Challenger Believes

BAR BRADDOCK

Fight Will Come Off

Berlin, To-day

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IN

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Max Schmeling, German conquer or of Joe Louis and would-be chall enger of James Braddock, heavyweight boxing champion, still believes he will have his chance to fight the champion.

Sa declared Max's manager, when he arrived here yesterday. with Schmeling from New York

Schmeling had a definite con- tract, he added, to fight Braddock on June 3, and he believed the stipulations of the contract would be adhered to.

Schmeling is returning to the United States in three weeks: Trans-Ocean.

CHINESE ESTATES

MEETING

Final Dividend Approved

Polies

word five c

epaid S

under this

called

for.

their s $9,000,000 regarded as visit of th Mission to C

Mr. Yabu Shanghai bra Specie Bank, s for the arrang Mr. Kodama, he Economic Missio Te-mou, general

banking department. Bank of China. Reuter."

JENNI

Central

OLYMPIC RUNNER

MARRIED

Berlin Ceremony

Berlin, To-day.

THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 31, 1987.

MORE BABIES CAMPAIGN

N DIVIDED

CONTIRIS

FOR NEXT

Kinents forge and în to increase the forward by

at the annual Mational Council nship at Millicent Vestminster

moved by Mrs. -E. behalf of the exe

urged that a aken to She

heck the declining advocated:

The establishment of family allowances

The provision of such an -in- crease in social services as would make the economic position of people with children at least as

out

favourable as that

of those

The provision of a more quate maternity service Several délegi

protested against the res tion.. on the ground that it was cating en- ormous families to provide

The annual meeting of Chinese Juan Zabala, the Argentinian Estates, Limited, was held this winner of the marathon race at the morning, Mr. Leung Kwai-tin being Los Angeles Hympics in 1932, yes-non fodder for the next war. in the chair, supported by the Hon.terday married Elsa Buck, a Danish Dr. R. H. Kotewall, Messrs. Li Yau-girl, in Berlin. tsun, Lau Tak-po, Leung Ting-shuk The Mayor of Berlin, Herr Julius (Directors) and Mr. Fung Ping-Lippert, was the first to con- shan (Director and Secretary) and gratulate the newly-wed couple. shareholders.

The bridegroom has lived in The chairman said;

Germany for some time and recent The net profit for the year, after ly obtained his pilot's certificate. providing for Reserve for Depreciation He has received an invitation on China Buildings ($40,000), Directors'

from the United States to par- and Auditor's Fees and all expenses,

proposed 1,200-mile amounts, to $92,575.74, which, added ticipate în a to $250,784.02 brought forward from air race from Mexico City to Dallas, last account, makes a total of $843, Texas.—Trans Ocean.. 359.76.

The net profit for the year is $2,744.20 less than that of the pre- vious year.

This difference is due to

ANGLO-CANADIAN

TRADE PACT

Ottawa, To-day.

"Exaggerated Prophecies" Mrs. N Shackleton, of Liverpool, speaking in favour o the resolu tion, said that they should use of the schools to bring home to girls their responsibilities future citizens and to educate them to expect a good standard of con- ditions for their children.

Mrs. Helena Normanton, of Lon- don, senior practising woman bar rister of the English Bar, strongly opposed the proposal, saying that she distrusted it terribly. She felt that this resolution, together with the whole agenda of the confer- ence, was in line with what Hitler and Mussolini wanted.

a decrease of $18,441.74 in rent re- ceipts; but this has been counter- balanced by savings in our overhead

"I think all these prophecies expenses to the extent of $4,169.82 and

The Canadian House of Com-about what is going to happen as by the fact that your directors have, with the concurrence of the auditor, mons yesterday ratified the trade a result of the decline in the birth made no additional provision for Re- agreement between Canada and the rate are very exaggerated,” she serve for Bad and Doubtful Debts, for United Kingdom. which $10,000 had in the previous

years been allocated, as it is considered

added. "The only thing that wo-

The Bill passed its third reading men in any country can do to pre-

that the balance of $30,000 brought and was sent to the Senate: forward from last year is ample for Reuter. meeting all possible requirements.

·RAJPUTANA PASSENGERS

Among the large number of pas-

There have already been three pay- ments of interim dividends of $2 per share for the year, amounting in all to $8. Your directors are now pleas ed to recommend the payment of a final dividend of $2 per share making sengera who arrived in the Colony a total of $8 per share. This divi-on board the s.s. Rajputana were:- dend is the same as that of last year, Brig. W. F. R. Bissett, Capt. and your directors trust that this will G. Barry, Major E. Byers, Hon. Mr. be considered by shareholders as satis-

Justice Lindsell and Mrs. Lindsell, factory.

Com R. After payment of the final divi-Mr. Eu Keng Oi, dend, which absorbs $33,000 there will] A. B. Edwards, Mr. and Mrs. S. be a balance of $211,359.76, which your H. Langton, Com. C. Menzies, Eng. directors propose, with your approval, Capt. D. P. Rowland, Mrs. to carry forward to new account.

N. L. Smith, Miss J. Smith, and Mrs. A. C. Hamilton.

NEW HONG KONG

MILITARY POST

Brig. W. F. R. Bissett, who arriv- ed this morning on board the 6.8. Rajputana, is the first officer of that rank to be stationed in Hong Kong He will be in

the following infant command of

Journalist's Death

London, To-day, The death occurred this morning of Robert Moore Collins, until 1907 Reuter's chief correspondent in China.

vent war is to stop the supply of 'cannon fodder."""

The resolution was carried by 29 votes to 12.

ROYAL HONOUR

Socialist Prótest In Edinburgh-

Lord Provost Gumley at the meeting of Edinburgh Town Coun- cil, moved that the Freedom of the City be conferred upon the Duchess of Gloucester on April 28, when the Duke of Gloucester is to lay the foundation stone of Edin burgh's new Government buildings. He said the name of the Duchess of Gloucester would be next to Queen Elizabeth's. The Queeny Duchess of York, received Freedom last year.

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General

Tokyo.

quent on dissolution:

conse-

heen fixed for April 30.

Gabinet held emergency

meeting

midnight at

which it was decided warn

political parties that

solution would be sought in

event their persisting their

attitude. Overtures made to

parties this morning fruit-

Jess and Premier Hayashi

went to Palace advised: Em-

peror dissolve Diet.-Reuter.

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TOTICE is hereby given that the Directors have made & final call of $2.50 per share upon all the

abere holding“ shares 1986-18ate upon which orth

regiments: He also served as chief corres--Cer. Crawford, Socialist moved per share has been paid...

Rovel Welch Fusiliers, the Royal Ulster Rifles and the Seaforthpondent of the Associated Press of

America-Reuter. Highlanders.

that no action be taken. The Free the same will be payable dom, he said, should be given to Bankers of the Company; people who had done something Kong and Shanghai Ban Forthcoming Wedding for the city. It was now becom-poration: Hong Kong, on

“BIG BILL” GETS HIS

REVENGE

ing no honour. The forthcoming marriage be Colr. T. Murray tween Dr. Donald Hope Gill, of No. that instead of Pittsburgh, To-day. 80A, Nathan Road, and Miss Grace dom to the Duche

revenged his Meadows, of No. 806.

anka, honouring

one of the heroic maintained

two

the

er defeats in professional Manila, has been ann

humbled Fred Perry, will take place in Ma

ace, by three sets to one

in their third encounter here last

Tilden won by 6-2, 8-10 6-8,

turn to Canton fro

Mr, TL. Boong Finance for

la long sick-leave on

onet of

after

day of April, 1937.

By Order of the Board of Dire seconding, said

the Free-tors,-

NOEL BRAGA, they would be

Sec

ey, to accept the Br

Provost otest to. Gumley's motion to confer the reedom on the Duchess of Glou cester was confirmed.

Hong Kong, 11th December,

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