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THE - CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1948.

REHABILITATION OF TRAMS

NEARLY COMPLETED

Despite the slow and uncertain delivery of equip ment, the task of rehabilitation is almost com plete and a pre-wär service of cars is now in operation," said Mr. Robert Gordon, chairman of the Hong Kong Tramways Limited, at the annual general meeting held yesterday. Mr. Gordon said that the net profit for the year

was $2,495,807, an increase of $222,448 over- 1946. The cars of the company carried 66,219,- 556 paid passengers, 16 million more than in 1946.

Supporting the chairman wero Sir Shouson Chow, Hon. M.K. Lo, C.B.E. Mr. N.O.C. Marsh, Mr. P. S.. Cassidy (directors), Mr. V. Walker (neting general manager and Mr. W.H Paterson (recro tary).

These factors

have been the main cause of the ratio of operat: Ing costs to revenue increasing from 43% in 1940 to 51% in 1946 and to 695% last year.

The Accounts

Turning now to the Accounts it will be seen that the balance carried from Working Account to Fronts & Loss Account is $3, 058,569.

4625,380 up on

This

the previous year

On the other side of the Profi Loss Account, you will notice

"Donationis" is $02.300. This the ämmint under the heau

"Chinese Newspapermen"

Personalia Charged

His Excellency the Governor

has appointed the following Four well-dressed Chlacze, .committed:

described ・ as Chinese. CHORES. Chairman: Mr. G. E. Stricks papermian, appeared in the dock land, Sollettor General. Memat Centrai Alagistracy - ¡yoster-i bers: Mr. E. H. Sainsbury, day before Mr. F. X. d'Almads. | charged with falsely obtaining Land Officer. Mr. A. E. Lissa money and complying to de- man, Asst. Director of Publie fraud, Works. Mr. Kwok Chan, Vice Chung Wabki 25, advertising Chairman, Chinese Chamber of agent, Au Man-fet, 30. reporter, of Commerce. "To consider and No. 126, Fuk Wing: Birret, secund make recommendations as

Boor, Yeung Yai-fau, 33, reporter, of to the memures

No, 112, Fu Wah Street, third floor. (legislative orland 11 Chung-kwong, 30,nd.; otherwise) necessary to be of No. 143, Shanghai Street. Staken to Bocure

clearance bomb damaged sites".

of

of floor, were charged with compieing.

with others nor in custody to defraud between March 10 and 15 such per

ons as should be induced to part with money to them, who claimed to be behalf of the "Chung Ying. Man Po authorised to collect subscriptions on

No. 47, Gough Street, for delivery of печорарета.

Athan

Mr. 1. M. G. Williams,

House, Ocean

St. Glamorgan, has been appointed to the Colonial Service na Cadet Officer In Hong Kong.

Mr. R. S. Tomkins, of 39 Church Street, Madeley, Shrop

Shareholders present were:-E. Grant Smith, J.T. Choy, "H. Sid- bury, HJ. Young, Hon, Dr. S.N. Chau, Kong Chinat, Kong Chii wing, A. Ritchie, IF. Ancott, Kong E. Suen, ES. Abraham, C. Stapleton, M.H. Lo, WJ. Hansen, R. Frost, A. Piercy and S. Mason,

In proposing the adoption of

Chung was additionally charged the report and statement of a

with obtaining $13 from Mak Fun- counts Mr. Robert Gordon said.

kan, of No. 110, Prince Edward Road. In part:

"Before proceeding with the or-largely accounted for by a dona-shire, has been appointed to the ground, floor, on March it, by falsely.

Alraying that he was authorised to col. dinary business, it is with deco tion of 150,000 to the Hong Kobs Colonial Service

War Memorial Fund. |regret that I have to refer to the

Traffic Control Officer in Honglest on behalf of the Chung Ylog Increases in the Working Profit Kong.

Man Pa." death of Mr. A. H. Compton, Mr. and Investment Income are. how-

DSI . K. Chan requested a re- Compton served 08. A Director since 1922 and with the old Comer depreciation figure of $449.730104, Gloucester Place, London,

om ever, partially offset by the high-

mand, declaring that "shops through- Mr. J. F. Willa, D.F.C. out the colony had been victimbed pany since 1917, Mr. Compton

Mr. Almada remanded defend rundered the Tramway Company which is explained by the greater invaluable service, I am sure you Capital value of the asset Tram- N.W.1, has been appointed to ants to Saturday peraing in police will join with me in expressing the 1948 Accounts and also by Trafic Control. Officer in Hong

way Undertaking" is recorded in the Colonial Service as an Air custody, the deep sympathy of this Com the incidence of Corporation Pro Kong. pany to Mra. Compton and family at Tax Introduced during the

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m their bereavement,

"Although not free of difficul-year in the sum of $220,885.

Mr. F. Y. Ho. Manager of ties and many anxieties, the past The Net Proft carried to Ap- year can be reviewed, in its es propriation Account is $2,4DG,807, the local branch of the China' sential considerations, with gen- increase of $222,448 over 1946. C.N.A.C., returned eral satisfaction. Certainly much After adding unappropriated sur Kong yesterday from the Inter-

Eten made in the plus of $158,031 brought forward national (Area No. 0) progres, bes restitution of pre-war operating from last account, there is avail Transport Association Con- standar and wards the objec-able for appropriation 32,064,488 ference in Sydney. tive of expanding our service trom which $182,199 has been facilities beyond

to General Reserve present maxi- transferred

has also been accommodation There tinuing delays,

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"China Mail" Newsvendor In Court

Both the Magistrate and the Prosecuting Officer accepted the plea of 63-year-old Lam

though on the intier point con- appropriated $200,000 to Special Readers' Letters Nul, a newspaper vendor, of

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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

NOTICE TO MEMBERS-

-EASTER RACE MEETING

Saturday 27th, and Monday 29th March, 1948.

The First Bell will be rang at 11.30 am, and the first race, will be run at 12 noon. each day. The fin interval is utter the fourth race (1.30 p.m.)

Through numbers (24-Baces-$48) may be obtained ṣnt the Office of the Treasurers, Ist floor, Exchange Building, also tickets for the Special Cash Sweep on the last ráce of the ste- and day as well as those for the "Lantao Handicap" to be run at the Whitsun Meeting in May, 1948. The latter may also be purchased at the Club's Branch Office, No. 383 Nathan Boad, Kowloon. The Treasurers' Compradore Office will be open from 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 pm. on Friday, 28th March, for the sal of Cash Sweep tickets.

MEMBERS' BADGES AND ENCLOSURE. Members and guests are reminded that they and Thole, ladles MUST wear their badges PROMINENTLY DISPLAYED throughout the Meeting.

NO ONE WITHOUT A BADGE WILL BE ADMITTED TO

THE MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE

// Badres" admitting non-members to the 'Members" Enclosure,

at "Including: tax are obtainable through

the Secretary

and Club Rooms doon the written or, personal Introduction

of a Member, such Member to be responsible for all chife“ "ič.

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for *provide Contingencies le Company's control, huze up workers Retirement Allowances, set expectations.

elc. àrid to provide for the Com- Sir, I should like to support Magistracy yesterday charged Traffic Volume

pany's tablilty for future taxa-the plea of your correspondent with hawking at a place other* Not a cake! Jan. If your Board's recom-H.C.M. for the ainelioration of than that specifled"· 'in' her "During 1040, the number emendation of a dividend of $1.10 the lot of those who are confined licence. trandenrs restored to service was per share less Corporation Pro-to the Mental Honie. It is nearly 63 with an average operation over ni Tax is adopted, the balance twenty years since, as a visiting that she was just leaving the The woman told the Court that year of 50 cars. Excluding to be carried over to the next Justice, I first saw the Mental the months of January and Feb account would be $243,730, Home and was appalled with the "China Mal" office in Windsor ruary when the western district Referring to the Balance Sheet, conditions there, I pold two sub' House, after receiving her routes remained in temporary I should like

uspension due to the shortage of Fixed

to mention that sequent visits before the war the papers and was on her way to uty ideal of all time. Assets Revaluation Re- found no improvement, lack

Glou. Today's goddess wears the teel tyres, the Company has serve Account which showed peruted during 1947 an average credit of $8,587,801 in the 1940 over $15 millions is being voted

afunds being the excuse. Now that her fixed pitch at the

cester Buliding. It was 7.30 make-up of tomorrow..

**Revlon's, .new: Fashion 80 cars and since the end of Balance Sheet has now bean for the Medical Department Ha.m. when she was arrested.. October maintained 82 cars in closed, $6,500,000 was capitalised seems to

Like a wonderful Plato!" Mr. F. X. J'Almada 'Uia» something dally service.

hat, it brings Instant in the issue of 1,300,000 new should be cone to apply, moderi | charged Lam. fully paid shores of 35 each on methods of treatment

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Water May 20 of last year and by trant-insane even it to not poss{}}}€

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One hundred and one passenger ears have passed through the re-

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of

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pair shops. This work has bad ferting the balance, namely $67, to provide dur a new building in Powers Of

301, to General Reserve Account, place of the present archale

The transfers from Profits and dwelling house, I agree withi Loss Appropriation Account and H.C.M. that the Budget Debate | Fixed Assets Revaluation Reserve presents an opportunity for Un- Account to General Reserve re-official Members to

press store that account, as shown, to Government action in regard $1,600,000 as was the position In a matter which has been negleet-J Reynolds yesterday ruled that it 1941.

ed far too long.

The maximum

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for The Full Court comprising Mr. Justice TJ. Gould, and Mr. Justice

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to be superimposed upon the re- cular routine of fram withdraw- als to workshop for breakdown. uverhaul and re-assembly upon a fixed maintenance schedule.

It is the Intention to increase the number of cars to accommo- date the passenger, congestion

had or jurisdiction to entertain 5411

so evident at peak-how ·Investment Account at $2,999,-

appen against a decision of the travel periods. Much frustration 063 shows a not increase during

Supreme Court under the New Ter has been experienced in Alling the year of $1,387,502 and upon

ofritories Regulation Ordinance 1910.

This ruling was delivered when long standing orders for urgently market rates taken at the close three yehrs' hard labour for needed steel deliveries. We are of the year, there was a reserve

the Court rejected an appeal · by ill awaiting execution. of 1943 of approximately 80% over the conspiracy to rob, and a con Cheung Sau-tim against the decision Indents Whilst well "ohtad in book value.

current four years,-with-12 of Mr. Justice Williams in the the Depots with complerifentary The only other item for com- strokes of the cane, for posses Supreme Court yhe had dismissed component units for constructiorment in the Balance Sheet is the sion of arms and ammunition, his

appeal for variation of of six new tromcars, the necessary expenditure under

of the District Land the heading was passed by Mr. T. J. Gould the award trucks, motors, axles etc, promis House and Other Property" and (Pbiane Judga) at the Criminal Officer over a Jand ownership dispute.

for last September will not be represents continued caplial ex-

The Full Court held that there was ready until the middle of this penditure in the restoration of Sessions yesterday on Ip Yes,

nothing in the Orifinance to extend year. The outlook for Ralls u staff quarters,

Wad Ming and Man Kwai-to,

an appeal.beyond a judge of the even more disappointing,

Supreme Court.

In the problem of ruil supply, The most wowyżdy feature con- cerns Causeway Road, Govern. ment's preparations för relaying this main highway linking Cause way Bay and King's Road have niready commenced. Every effort is being pursued to induence re lease to us of the needed min

A

Court Demonstration Of

Sign Language

demonstration of “deaf and dumb" language mum supply for this essentia public purpose so that progress was given by Miss Li Luk-wa, of the Hong of the road work may be eftelent

Kong School for the Deaf, at Central Magis ly followed up without interrup tion, In addition, although the

tracy yesterday, when Kwok Po-wah, 23, and overall general condition of the Shun Kam, 25, appeared before Mr. F. X. Track disewhere is very satisfac- d'Almada, charged with collecting charitable tory, there are certain sections now overçine for renewal,

contributions without permission. * In deünite postponement of that Defendants, both unemployed: men were bogus, rad the police work is inevitable until, delivery pleaded guilty and were cau-were promptly informed. of ralis, surplus Causewaytioned and expelled.

Just Started Road requirements, is available,

to

Subaldiary Coins

or force "mateura) ^of "milased”

POLICE RES. ORDERS

Adimkarda

Owing to the transfer of Mr. N. G-Rolph; Adjutant; FUR, kis pont will be taken over by Mr. H. 0. Tw'a. A.B.F. (i), an adintang, of the Hong Kong Follow Riveres, `w.elf.. `18,BAS,'

Léaver G.), (R) Lee is on has been granted one (1) month's leave of absenca anhle ImŸing the/Coker for Dangkok w,p.f.:32.6.4K

Dalia Members detalled' for duty at the Jockey Club an-Beitrdag, 27.3.48, and Monday, zaku: will report to the LOID. Na Palles Station on the data and¦lūme stated on their warning notičen,

Kalut Men warund for doly must report 'at the sixation ordered 15 minutes before the hour of commencing dużo draw. ・Bevolter; a man remated Seare, frond 4)

Det Inspector D, Davies told Defendants claimed that they why duty be mish maply ila verising, sim the Court that defendants, both were authorised by the China on clearly at least 24 hours pre

viomly. If he le too if for detay - be A circumstance which leads-dent and dumb, called on Mr. Dent, and Dumb School, Shang-hold endeavour to find a rebet/Lat, Lall- under prevailing cond tons of Edward Bhos, of the Swan, hal, to collect money and that the which, it should be reported! ta. Lie- overcrowded cars to a consider Culbertson & Fritz at Room they had only arrived here re la Headquarter in time for a substitut able incidence felther Celiberate 308, Holland House, and asked rently, Found in their residence provid By Order,

HUCK ON T90, the time-factor in for a contribution. They pro were new receipt books and barding our paper currency so duced a receipt book in which other documents Inspector

(Adjutant, P.#: much of which is now mulllated were receipt tags of contribu-Davies sald, adding that ap and outword, As recently an1tions from the Hong Kong &parently they had just begun pounced in the Press, we look Shangbal Banking, Corporation, operations. forward-to the convenience of the Mercantile Bark and the Kwok had $40 and a cheque an concerned to the re-introduc»

Arborican-Bank, each donating for $60 from the Bank of

Badges admitting to Members' Ediclostire will NOT be onion is the Colony of a subsidiary100, Those were not genuine Canton, which was not nego-

at the RACE COURSE,

Trekstirera". Compradore Office and the Secretary's Office will close at 10.00 arm, each day. Both Offices at las floor, Exchange Building,,

edings replacing notes in thố small, denomă, „tions,""

and were made to induce people tiable. Shun had $5.00 which Althought in, exact comparison to contribute.

was given to him by Kwok-A receipt book in English record-

ŝis imposible:owing' ta- war, des-

truction

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A limited number of fiffias will be abialunble at the Clah House, provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel 27818),

"NO CHILDREN WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE CLUBSqualled the all-tinto record of tlun for the Hong Kong School PREMISES DURING THE MEETING.

of records, It I safe Mr. Shea, however, happened

to estimists" that the high potator to know that the Church of ticket sales teached in December England is organising a collet

FUBLIC ENCLOSURE.

The price of admission to the Publio Enclostire is each day including tax for all persons including Indles, And le payable at the date,

ge Bookmakers, Tie Two men, etc, will not be portalsted te operate within the precincts of The Hong Kong -Jockey Cình, during the Race"Aiseting,

Refreshments will be obtainable in the Restaurant in this Pabijo Enclosure.

SERVANTS PASSES His Bervants", "Digich" wilt ho" titued) to "fertin

ONLY who Kra'reggorted;ŝo distribuid them with and to endorse their names on the PASSOS AEG Kos permitted là the Mbiu

ed amalt contributions of $26:

Insp. Davies told the Court

that it is very dificult to catch those unauthorised collectors."

Passengers carried in the closing for the Heat and rang up date in the current year, Jourquiries revealed that the two the Shanghul sefiool regarding months of the year 1941. Up to Bishop Hall to confrin. The Mr. d'Almada ordered that a Company is "undoubtedly. "hand-

link a greater trame than ever

before.

This expansion, however, hiha koen socompanied, ani olacyherty by an adversi? -- rising ratio of operating costs to revenue. The (toti) Inhour: fören today," in: over] 30% more on personnel, than" at the and 'oldlin1, arising from the

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