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SHOWING

TO-DAY

KING S

ALL THESE DELIGHTFUL STARS

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At 2.30, 5.10. 7.15 & 9.30 PM.

in the coo-la-

la-laughingest escapade in the History of Love!

BE DON

• SIMONE

PROBERT

AMECHE SIMON-YOUNG JOSETTE

BERT LAHR JOAN DAVIS

TERRY-TOONS.

“TRAILER LIFE”

Next Change

20th Century

A 20th Century-Fox Picture

ALSO

Lilting

new songs by Gordon

& Revel!

MAGIC CARPET “WESTERN GRANDEUR”

SHIRLEY TEMPLE

For Picture REBECCA OF SUNNYBROOK FARM"

4 SHOWS DAILY 2.30-5.15 7.15-9.30

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TAKE ANY TRAM OR HAPPY VALLEY BỤI

ORIENTAL

FLEMING

ROAD WANCHAI TEL. 28473)

THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 8, 1989.

INCREASED PATRONAGE OF REPULSE BAY LIDO

THAT PROFITS WERE $37,000 HIGHER THAN LAST YEAR AND THAT THERE HAD BEEN A FURTHER EXTENSION OF THE PATRONAGE ACCORDED THE REPULSE BAY LIDO AND THE ADJACENT BUNGALOWS, WAS MENTIONED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING THIS MORNING OF THE HONG KONG REALTY AND TRUST COMPANY, LTD., BY THE CHAIRMAN, MR. JOHN FLEMING.

Mr. Fleming said

The profit for the year under re-

view amounted to $94,089.40, which, WOMEN EMPLOYED

added to the amount of $62,766.48 brought forward from the preced-

ing year, makes the sum of $156, IN DANGEROUS

TRADE

The manager.

the Wah Nam

855.88 available for appropriation, and the recommendations of your. Board in this connection is to pay a dividend of forty cents per Share, involving $80,000.00; to transfer to General Reserve the sum of $50 Mineral Refining Works, Talkok- 000.00, bringing such Reserve up to tsui, was summoned before Mr. Q. $360,000.00, and to carry forward A. A. Macfadyen, this morning at, the remaining balance of $26,855, the Kowloon Magistracy for em- 88 to the 1939 Account...

ploying female workers in a dan-;

It is with pleasure 1 have to re-gerous trade — a process involving the use of manganese without port that the profit for the year 1938, $94,089.40, shows an increase the written consent of the Protec- of approximately $37,000.00 over tor of Labour,

the profit for 1937. As was antici- Inspector W. D. Phillips, of the pated in the Speech from the Chair Works and Factories, prosecuting, a year ago, revenue by way of Di- said defendant was advised and vidends on Investments materially warned by the Labour authorities

0201 TO-DAY • TO-MORROW exceeded the previous years in concerning the employ of female

HERE'S A PICTURE THAT MADE SCREEN HISTORY All the armies of the world could not defeat this small but brave family who lost everything except their courage, and faith in each

other,

ARE YOU DISCOURAGED?

THIS MAR WAS!....

Until he learned how to turn. white flogs of defect into

A while banners of victory).

FRI. SAT.

Directed by Edmund Goulding A GOCIERSOLITAN PRODUCTION Eyesented by WARNER BROS.

WHITE BANNERS

FLLØYD C. DOUGLAS® Cosmopolitan Magusien zarte), atta

CLAUDE RAINS

FAY BAINTER JACKIE COOPER BONITA GRANVILLE- SENAY OʻNELLA-KAY JOHNSON JAMES STEPHENSON-

357 EDW. G. ROBINSON

JAMES STEWART

● MATINEES. 20c 30c • EVENINGS: 206.30c 508-70c

TO MO

DAILY

AT

230

520

720

920

come from that source, an increase workers who are nervous in work- of some $26,000,00 being recorded.ing on the process, of manganese. The credit balance of Working Ac. The warning was issued following count also shows a substantial im- a personal visit to the Works by a provement on comparison with the Government - medical - officer. last preceding year, the increase in year.

The premises. was visited on this respect being $13,000.00 re- flecting generally a

further exten- February 8 when seven female sion of the patronage accorded the workers were found working, but Repulse Bay "Lido" and full occu-Lit was understood that the Works pancy during the year under review usually employed between 20 and of the Company's adjacent Bunga-30 female workers.

A fine of $150 was imposed.

lowg

Loss

As perusal of the Profit and

expen count will show, itemised

remained approximate-

ly the same as for 1937 and appears FELL ASLEEP AT

to call for no comment on my part; accordingly the revenue increases I have specially mentioned account generally for the enhanced profit this year.

SCENE OF CRIME

un-

a.m. on

30, Yeung Shing, aged QVERDRAFT REDUCED

employed was-charged at the Gener- Little comment seems to be ne-al Magistracy before Mr. R. A. D. cessary on items in the Balance Forrest this morning, with burglary Sheet. On the Asset side, Invest- at No. 210 Hennessy Road; first ments, at, cost, appear at the same floor, on Monday. figure as last reported, but the Inspector A. V. Baker said that market value thereof at 31st De- at about 12.30 and 1.30 "THE LAST GANGSTER"

cember last shows a slight im- Monday, defendant broke into the provement over the previous year, the premises by unbolting the door. which is satisfactory considering with a chisel. After stealing an the present dormant state of the overcoat, two woollen shawls and 27 local Share Market. I believe you pieces of Chinese clothing,

defen will agree with me when I state dant went up to the roof and fell that the present return on these asleep. He was later found by Investments can also be regarded Police, with the property in his with equal satisfaction. On the possession, sleeping on the roof. Liabilities side the Overdraft

Sentence of two months hard figure shows a comparative reduc- labour was passed, and the man tion of approximately $56,000.00; was recommended for banishment. and having regard to the dividend

HANKOW `ROAD- KOWLOON

STARE

TO-DAY ONLY

57795

MYRNA LOY

FRANCHOT ROSALIND.

TONE RUSSELL

Man-proof

PIDGEON

ARLET EMPRESS

the

payment of $50,000.00 during the It is understood that five persons year, this position can now be view-have been arrested the Police ed with some measure of equanim in connection, with the murder of a coal coolie, Wong King-chung on Saturday in Hamilton Street.

lity!

40 CENTS DIVIDEND : As there appear to be no other matters to which useful reference the Report and Accounts were can be made, I now formally pro-adopted.

pose that from the balance of $156,- The Hon. Sir Shou-son Chow and 855.88 standing at the credit of Mr. T. E. Pearce were re-elected Profit and Loss Account at the directors, while✅ Menere. Linstead 31st December, 1988, a dividend of and Davis were re-appointed audi- forty conta per Share on 200,000 tors.

Shares be paid, the sum of $50,- The following attended :—Mr. J. 000.00 be transferred to General Fleming, chairman, Mr. J. H. Tag- Reserve and the then remaining ba- gart, Mr. T D. Pearce, the Hon. lance of $26,855.88 be carried for- Bir Shou-son Chow, Mr. P. K. Kwok ward to the Account for the year and Mr. E. M. Laymond (directors), 1989. ↑ I shall be obliged if some Mr. P. C. Barry- Shareholder will kindly second the following [such proposal whereupon, ques Mosors. P. H. Buc tione na to the Report and Accounts Croucher, L. Jack

Mr. P. H. Snelling seconded,

cretary) and

Kotwnil, and W.