1947-04-25 — Page 7

PAL

Philippine Air Lines,Inc.

THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 1917.

Failures

Humphreys Estate's To Reach

$828,225 Profit

FOUR ENGINED, SKYMASTER SERVICES Military Requisition

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SHANGHAI

BANGKOK

MANILA HONOLULU

SAN FRANCISCO

UKS 380 MON, 28th APR.

HK$ 528 ATTURS. st. MAY

MON, 281h APR

FRI. 2nd MAY

.HK$ 380

. US$ 600

. US$ 795

10% Round Tilp Reduction

Baggage Allowance 66 It

Freight Raler on Application

THE DE LA RAMA STEAMSHIP CO., INC.'

GENERAL AGENTS

1

MAIN BOOKING OFFICE

PENINSULA HOTEL LOBBY

Tel. 68330 and 68081

Ex. 22

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Criticised

A net profit of $828,225:57 for the 16 months period ending Dec. 31, 1946 was reported at the first post-war shareholders annual meeting of Humphreys Estate & Finance Co., Ltd., held at the llong Kong Hotel yesterday.

War lusses were given as $538,405:50, and the

amount was entirely written off by an appro-. priation of $338,405.50 from profit and loss ac- count and a transfer of two lakhs from reserve. The Chairman gave a review point of view and the point of view of

šīm civilian population the pollina of the programme of rehabilita-

very unsatisfactory. tion of the Company's damaged properties and said it might be necessary Inter in the year to call wo further capital of a million dollars.

Criticism was directed at the continued remisition by the Mi Inry Authorities of certain pro- perties which should be released for civilian occupation. The situn- the termed ronal factory,

unsatk-

The Chairman. Mr. D. H. Clerk, said in part:---

HONG KONG OFFICE TEDDER BUILDING Tels, 23676, Chinese Dept. 23738

Poly zul MANAGER 22675

ACROSS the WORLD

4 Engined Flying Boat Mail, Passenger and

Freight Service

DEPARTING every Saturday to

ARRIVING

every Friday from

BANGKOK

RANGOON

CALCUTTA

ARRIVING

every Thursday from

STEWARD SERVICE

WELL STOCKED BAR

KARACHI BASRA CAIRO connections with Cen- tral and South Africa MARSEILLES LONDON connection with USA

DEPARTING every Sunday to

BANGKOK

SINGAPORE-connections with Australia and New Zealand

SLEEPING BENTHS SMOKING COMPARTMENTS

For further information and bookings apply to the General Agents.

JARDINE MATHESON & CO., LTD.

Hongkong: Tel. 2017).

Rodgers DRY GIN

JAMES

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Airways Department

Kavelson (Ber: Peninsula Hotel,

Tel. 50287.

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Branksome Towers

Work in connection with the recnti- disleming med modernising of the Wor of Ňub obeer May Hund,

known to Bronksme. Tower, in nam well in han! wind hoped to have them ready fut wecupation, wornetime during Juve, Orlyle rolly 12nts, the larger flats are being dividest and on modifłonut flats will be wvolluble. The cost will by henvy, bras EN view of the lack of arenevadation i $be Colony It was rided to put the Werk In hand It hardly necmaTY for me to mild that all flats will be oc- papiri Tamustiutely they are wady.

“We have des stud to develop tw attice kites in the reuthbartehand in the sent ftarethe site an which Fristan Cultage furmerist Cold 1 Chartered Bank Homse alte, while cl Company recently nopired, in regard to the former, percebility 1, the båt ques

tion and unless Governzuent Beelde to whlen Teganter Path for molar Staffle Àt will predibly be negosipry to postpudies this particular wešteto do a inter dele The proposent development of these pro

Certificates

fast. whareholders

"On January 19th were notified ofruagh the medium of th») Press and by eirenlor this as the fire'm ter of Shareholders of the Company has fees on urbs the Japuzene DECORE- tion, they should work to the rampon z fer cancellation the certiffentes for abares las their possession, in perhnoze für which the Company wante fasue new reelifest with new distinguichleg share numbers. There are, however, a estensterable mus lang it the old pertißrates which have not yet been sent la and ecasequently do nut nopear in the revestitaled Share Register. Only those whoreholders whose riken hoşlar in the new Shore Regiales

PERSISTENT

Exeter, Apr. 23. Rupprecht und Hun kave done it again-they have CR- caped for the third time in fuur

their months from t appea of war camp in Devon. Today, Hona Heinct Luftude corporal, uni Ramurcht leide 81), Army corporal, were missed by quords at Pinhoe Compe

The two weh made their last Pacape on April 6. They were Tiverton then retukea near after be hapra of freedom. Before that then were at large for nearly three months and lived for a time in a cliff cave in bitter winter weather, -Reuter.

Secret

Schacht

Session

Stuttgart, Apr. 23.

ent revetve ilvblends at the, maturit, bert The De-Nazisleation Court try- dividends on the costatamkini? slire willing Dr. Jalmar Schacht, Ger- be ani a rend when the eldertident many's former eenyamic chief,

The Company for went into brief secret session to

Are Morendered te evelinaire,

do not think there are any other day because a police offelal had mattres in which ran fully resaid that his evidence, if made 3 zur beg to propose the following rean public, might cause "strained

lations with Switzerland.”

That the. Report and Statentral of Aernants, nes presented, he adopted, and that the nun valtulde for nopropels

Then be #livepted as follow-

To pay Dividend of $

1 bare

To transfer to Provision for

To transfer to Provision for

Way Lowe

To carry forward

€200,000.0

Agreement

London, Apr, 23. The International Wheat Conference ad- journed yesterday after failing to reach an agree- ment on world prices and allocations,

The conference adopted U.S. proposal to refer back to the

it International Wheat Council Washington,

It takes LESS. time today to FLY

Ale

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The final action came after the United Kingdom and India (two of the biggest iniporters) un- nounerd that they wild not sizes tonlative long-term contruct

Th which was drafted here.

maximum draft had fixed the pries at $1.80 a bushel.

The conference accepted เท

to antinously the U.S. proposal send the document to the Counest at the earliest possible state and at the same time invite ntber countries who were not present zo join the Connell, and to particl rate in future discussions,

Delegates from Argentina (which earlier declined to partici-

price pate in the

controla) attend- ted the final plenary session as oli- |

servers.Associated Press.

Anti-Bandit Drive In Kwangtung

Canton. Apr. 24.

A second batch of about 800 soldiers of the 92nd Bride is re-expected to arrive today at Kwongehowwan to join' in the He had gone, to Switzerland in suppression of bandits

that port in Southwest connection with testimony of Dr. of Gisovius, auther of "Until the Kwangtung. the Bitter End."

Dr. Schacht Bstened attentive- Taxation and Committee 200,000.cty today as several witnesses told the court, that he had taken part 338.400.69 In a plot on Hitler's life la July.

20.120.01 1944.

A German manufacturer, Alex EN28,220.45

Hallner, declared that he and other conspirators, including Girevius, used to meet in a pri-

The motion was seconded by Mr, A, 1. Wild nod careled unaniumanly.

Do the motion of the Chaleman, arcum de by Mr. C. Bernard Brown, HessTS. N. . . Marsh, M. . Turner and J. M. Alves were re-elected to the Board.

vale house in Berlin.

north

The troops were sent here la the my. "Kwaiwah" on the Can. ton-Hongkong run, which wan commandeered by the military authorities.

600 was sent by the as. "Cheng The first contingent of about

Istang" last week.

In addition to the regulars,) about 1,000 provincial guard aro participating in the drive. At one of these meetings, Dr.

Hitler could The military here is bent on? Schacht said that

the outlaws only be overthrown by a plot annihilating

in Mowers. Perez Bmith & Co. and Never against his life.

Southwest Kwangtung and Peat Marwick Mitchell & C werew

Shop stewards in his own fae-near the Kwangsi border. appeśnted atulitoos In the proposal of

Their ntrength - Is about Mr. F. A. Xailer, racunded by Sir, N. 42: ry' who were Nazis, Huffner

mid, C. Marah.

approached him several 2,500,-Associated Press. Supporting the Chairman were Mesra, į times concerning Dr. Schuet, say. N. U. C. Marsh, M. 11. Turner and doing that he was a traitor, who M. Alves (Director) and Mr. J. 1. Quie was subetoging industry with the Monza. C. Bernard rows, . . was intention of destroying the Nazi

movement.Reuter. and F. A. Xavier,

(ecretary) Shareholders present were

"Warspite" Refuses To Go To Boneyard

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London, Apr. 23.

berties will reunire a cutteralle The aging British battleship “Warspite," just like

of capital and it will be seentry later ·

on in the year to tune the Inlunce of

The Company's authorised capital-

000,000.

an old soldier who never dies, refused today to go to the boncyard-she went aground instead. "We still have certain properties which En route from Portsmouth to the Clyde on her last

love Seron waker repokaltlan to the MiN». tary Authorities for the Japanese na tender and it is fell strongly that the Hme has now arrived when thene should be related fur civilian occupation, Th Military Authorities have varbut not ne maintenaber or necessary reggie work and the rentals we receive pre actually below pre-war dorm. From the remony's

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journey, the 32,000-ton "Warspite" drifted in a gale away from the two tugs towing her on her last watery mile. She went ashore on the East- ern side of Mount's Bay near Land's End. From Newlyn Harbour went a Mousehole Station lifeboat this merging to check "Warsnite's" progress after she had been adrift or only partly In the tow of tugs for two days. The boat crew reported back that Bha had допо fairly aground on Malpas reef and show- {ed no signa of wanting to get off and go north to be broken up for Galvage.

The eight men on board her showed they were as siubborn at the battleship herself they fused to get off her and "come back to shore on the lifeboat.

Taste Of Freedom

re-

"Warspite" tossed and pulled away from one of the two tuge yesterday In a 70-m.p.h. wind. snapping her tawlines," and the tugs called for help. Later, the llnes Wero replaced,

but "Warspite."

with a single taste of freedom and a trip to the junk-

heap ahead, would not stay.

A windy gale "was sweeping all-

Policemen

Philadelphia. Apr. 24.

A 23-year-old youth shot two policemen to death in a street corner gun battle yesterday.

Arab Detained In U.S..

Washington, Apr. 23.

The Arab Mee here today said that the United States au- thorities hnd detained Akran Abdul Rahim, private secretary to the Director of the Arab Office in London and Washing- ton for four days when he ar rived in New York early this month,

No explanation was given. Rahim was held at Ellis Island -Immigration and customis offer from April 7 to 11, in- clusive.

Hahim is now in Washington nsslating the Arab Offers D- rector. Musa Boy Alamy. All Arab Office spokesman dented the the reports circulating in Middle East that Halim "was "under arrest" and had not yet been released.--Reuter.

pital with four bullet wounds and was reported to be in a poor (condition.

A detective said "the youth

In telephone interview, identined himself as William Doctor Alfred Hallowell, Kallowell and that he is the Professor of Anthropology in adopted son of a North-West- Chicago, said that ho. was "too ern University professor, shocked" to discuss, the, shoot-

The youth was taken to hosing-Associated Press.

Russian Version

Refuted

Berlin, Apr. 23.

around the British ceant today The Russian version of an alleged incident involv-

and const guards spotted - distress

signals from a sailing barge off Felixstowa-United Press.

OFFICER ON TRIAL

Singapore, Apr. 23.

ing two Red Army sergeants was refuted to night in a statement issued by British au- thorities.

The text of the reply to the So- followed they were injured, une viet charge-levelled at last night's sergeant receiving five head. meeting cf. the Allied. Komman- wounds, two contused eyes, und datura-that the two Russian ser cuts to the head and body, and geants were manhandled and seri the other receiving wounds and

of British

"After,

Members of the Anti-Louting Spandang purtoncident at bruger, the arrest was effected, Patrol, commanded by Major sector of Berlin) involving, al- the Boviet N.C.Os. were taken to John Burnett, gave evidence to Tegedly, British, military police, a British military hospital, where day at his resumed trial on a asserts that the Soviet sergeants they refused to be treated. They charge of causing the death of a were arrested following reports were later handed over to a So. Sikh driver by

arash act not of shosting in the Spandau sten, viet patrol,D LINKS amounting to culpable homicide.

The men testified that they had connected, with threats to two Under The Influence

Germani womens living in that There is, évidence that the Bo Bred at the Sikh-whose čar

area, Almereka bedevict sergeants were under the in ed to stop at a road-block when ilgnalled to do 10-mafter......

The Ruslana evaded the first flunce of drink. A number of ex they had soon, Majersk Burnett

attempt at atrast, they were panded cartridge cases and wome Thay declared that would Later, however. They returned to in possession of Brylet wer

able to edler, the Soviet zone. animinition similar, jo,takt, found

not have fired if he had, not

shoot.

Major Buchett, aged 277 who Was decorated for Berview in

Spandau and were reported to be Komila Miter their arren ware ar again thrdalartikla tho

control of* Brillen milj

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