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THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 28, 1939

SAPPERS FINED ON ASSAULT CHARGE

on

ALTHOUGH RESULTS OF A fine of $25 was imposed

CANTON THE

John BRANCH Sappers William

Gardiner, |COULD NOT BE DESCRIBED | David Edward Alison and Thomson AS SATISFACTORY, THE Marney, of the Royal Engineers, LARGEST PROFIT RETURN-] Wellington Barracks, by Mr. R. A. ED SINCE 1923, WAS REPORT-| D. Forrest at the Central Magis- when they ED BY THE CHAIRMAN, MR. tracy this morning,

D. E. CLARK, AT THE AN- were found guilty on a charge of NUAL ORDINARY MEETING common assault.

OF MESSRS. A. S. WATSON It was alleged that defendants AND CO., HELD THIS MORN- assaulted a mechanic of the Hong ING AT THE HONG KONG Kong Telephone Co., Yip Ming- HOTEL.

chun, and his wife Lui Wai-ying, outside No. 158 Lockhart Road,

Sapper H. M. Ganter, witness for defendants, said that he was walk- ing along Lockhart Road, and saw defendants and a Chinese couple in He also saw the woman

The chairman said:- Profit on the year's working amounts to $318,627.05 which is considerably higher than the figures in recent years -in fact, one must turn back to the year 1923 to find a balance of an equal- ly satisfactory nature. This gratify ing result is attributable to the mark- a group.

with ed improvement shown by all Hong running across the road, Kong Departments both as regards stick in her hand, then she fell. trading and profit. The abnormally j First defendant said that he was dry Summer months were, no doubt, partly instrumental in increasing the in Lockhart Road with second de- people in turnover of our Aerated Water Fac- fendant and saw some

He was tory and this Department of the busi- front of them arguing. ness registered a satisfactory increase struck on the back by a stick, and over previous years.

when he turned around, saw com- plainant, Yip.

CANTON DIFFICULTIES On the other hand, it was apparent from the outset that a favourable re- sult could not be anticipated from our Canton Branch in view of the difficult conditions prevailing and, although a fair amount of business was executed

on a satisfactory basis at the com-

He pushed Yip away, and com- plainant started to blow a whistle. He and Alison ran away, and when near the Soldiers and Sailors Home, they were stopped by Police.

yards behind first and second

man.

2

de-

wo-

mencement of the season, the subse-

Third defendant fold the Court quent depreciation of the National cur- rency as against the Hong Kong dollar, that he was walking with Sapper made further profitable trading im- Ganter (the witness) about 30, possible. Consequently, our main ef- forts were directed to effecting all pos- sible economies in overhead expendi- fendants. Later he saw defendants ture with a view to minimising the mixed up, with a man and a probable adverse balance from this Ac- count. The Canton Dispensary, our Shameen Retail Department, was clos ed down in May last and the premises were leased at a satisfactory rental; unfortunately, however, the outbreak of hostilities in the. City completely dislocated trade in that area with the result that the above arrangement is meanwhile in abeyance. Our Factory at Pak Hin Hok has been temporarily closed, but plant is being supervised

TROTSKY'S SON DISAPPEARS

Paris, To-day..

Considerable interest

has been

by one European, supported by a skele- arouse here by the disappearance ton staff of selected workmen,

and experienced

so that, should conditions of the 15-year-old grandson of Leon warrant, no delay need be occasioned Trotsky, the exiled Bolshevist in the resumption of operations.

Our indebtedness to our Bankers has leader. been reduced by over two lakhs of dól-

lars. Stocks in trade show an increase

The boy was in a París hospital,

of $105,454.98 while the amount under and, it has just been revealed, dis "Sundry Debtors and Debit Balances" appeared several weeks ago.

is $49,029.78 lower than the preceding One report, which lacks confirma- year, and this is mainly accounted for tion, says that the lad's former by the reduction in turnover of our Canton Branch.

ROMAN FORT FOUND

governess has taken the boy to STRENGTHENING OF RESERVES Mexico, where Trotsky lives in exile.

The proposals incude the allocation of $100,000,00 from the Profits to General Reserve, bringing this Ac- count up to $550,000.00 and, as I think It hardly necessary for me to stress the advisability of strengthening our Reserves. It is further deemed expe- Discovery of portions of an old dient to appropriate the sum of $50, Roman 'fort in North England has 000.00 for the creation of a Special

London, To-day.

Reserve against Outstanding Accounts led to the supposition that the Ro- in China. At the end of our financial mans may have had outposts be- year, stocks of Aerated Water contain-yond Hadrian's Wall,

ers were still outstanding in the hands

until now

the furthest north

of Agents and Dealers in China and thought to be although a large proportion of these, they had penetrated.

re- In the fort were found spear- in our opinion, will eventually be turned, it is considered that, as a pre-heads and bronze' statuettes.·' cautionary measure, special provision should be made to meet, possible. losses

in this connection.··

LAVAL RUMOUR

Paris, To-day.

I should like to record the Directors. and General Managers' appreciation of the manner in which the Manager and Staff at Canton' carried out their duties during the year under exceedingly.try-mier, M. Pierre Laval, is in Rome. ing circumstances.

"

Rumours that the ex-French Pre-

in order to ascertain the true ex- tent of the Italian demands, culated last evening.

cir-

week

The Balance at credit of Profit and Loss Account as at 31st October 1938 including the Balance of $75,202.85 brought forward from the previous year, amounted to $89.880.80 ago that he intended to visit Rome.

OTHER BUSINESS

M. Laval had declared a

Mr. J. Scott Haraton, the Hon. Sir] Shou-son Chow, Mr/XS. T. Williamson

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