1948-05-25 — Page 3

Douglas Steamship Co's Big Drop In Earnings

A large drop in earnings, due to the poor coastal

trade and the fall in Chinese exchange, was reported for the year 1947 at the 60th ordin- ary yearly meeting of the Douglas Steamship, Co., Ltd., held at the Company's offices yester- day.

Mr. S. T. Williamson, presided

the

Baid:

over

"The Accounta

for the year under review do not show re- sults which camuare with those for 1948.

Guild Case

Continues

Inspector Vincent M. Morrison Inspector Darkin to give marked money to Lok Sul Hann at Wing Tak Lane Ite also arrested second aceused who was at 101 Wing Lok Street in bed with the third accused,

said he went with

THE CHINA MAIK, TUESDAY, MAY 25, 1949.

Smugglers Held-Up, Robbed

armed

case

PARSEE

MERCHANT

ON PERJURY CHARGE

Kaki Edulji Mogra, 45-year-old Parsee merchant, of No. 13, Caine Road, first floor, appeared be. fore Mr. F. X, d'À¡mada at Central Magistracy Found guilty by a jury on

yesterday charged with "perjury by witness in and charges of armed robbery

judicial proceedings." Chan receiving stolen properly.

in that of WGS Fuk alias Chan Sing-fuk,

Appearing for the defendant hearing on the 28th, Mr. was Mr. Marcus da Silva. on unholy partnership between sentenced by yesterday Further evidence for the

the Crown and a party in a civil pro-

J. Could (Pulsne Feculion was heard at the Central Justice, T.

Mogra was charged with suit, who]

Casos Clash Adjustments of hire for the

Magistracy yesterday when Puter Judge), to four years' imprison-

hurd labour.

"being lawfully ment with

sworn us a Guild, Police Inspector.

'unholy and "Italyang" under Oliver

"In using the words meeting. "Halton"

Mr. J. Reynolds, Crown Coun- witness by the Commissioner Ministry T.09A Charter Party Tom So allan Fal Por So (a

Onths, J. B.

I do not suggest Mainguard, partnership" have not yet been agreed. Woman) and P.C.C. 80 Chan Pui sel, nisfod by Inspector D. Hof

for Esq., on April 18 in the Court anything conspiratorial I am cer- The proft available for Appro- Lam, appeared before Mr. Hin-Taylor, conducted the

respect of Justice, Victoria, in judicial tain ot and have every the prosecution. favourably ration, which includes a balance Shing Lo on charges of demanding

According to the case for the proceedings, to wit Original for Crown dignity and aloofness. $807,846.81 brought forward money with menaces.

Crown, Дve persons smuggling

"I used the word 'eflect' and I Throughout the year 1947 huni.am 1940, unonte to $954.507 30,

am certain that the aspect I now Hong Torning next to the

1,700 catties of unhusked rice out Jurisdiction Action No. 104, in Bolonce hess on our constal run has

of Chinese territory by selling the Supreme Court of

before the Law Ofeers, otherwise been exceedingly poor and we Shret, it will be noted that the

with Mauser

a different pistols in statement material in the said

course might have able to operate

boat were held up by three men Kong, wilfully made a certain bring to your attention was not another bont in Deep Bay near action which he did

not be been adopted. The male eve to be true, the statement

"I the accused proceeds with Mong Cheng Point,

the salling boat being:

the bearing on the 29th, as plain- passengers in were made to transfer 38 bags of

tif he has to commence and be "I saw the defendant

cross-examined on on the certainly phdly on to the boat belonging

23th and 20th of March, 1947, | matters directly involved in the If there was no case and with the rice, the robbers ordered from Mr. Marcus da Silva and clash of this criminal the five victims to return to Pak pointed out that as co-members the pending civil proceedings the Sek Tsau, Arriving at the latter of the Parsee Community in Hong Crown would commence its ease

all Kong, I should be more friendly und the defence victim walked place, the

to write him solicitor's upon er cross-examined night till they reached Un Long, than

letters,

hereinbefore set out, Hater stage. went in search of where they

whereupon

that I Informed him

"In order not to lose this ad-

One of the victims.

who had the premises were required for vanlage, counsel-night-now. ad- iner died, recognised a suck of one of the beneficiary landlords, vise the accused. to adjourn the

who

civil hearing, whereupon the de- While namely, Mr. J.E. Mogra, he went for the Police, the rely, and I pointed out to him that move into the premises concerned

rice at a rice shop.

was arriving from London short- fendant in the civil sult might Chan was transferred to a

very wrong for him to and the whole object of the clvii On being questioned by the wns Police,

a salesmon at the mill move in his brother without per-sult is detented.

mission and expeel the landlords "Because of this dilemma, the brought

from

be without accommodation accused asks for the earliest possi

ble dite to be fixed for hearing. Magistrate gave Mr. da

June 3 and 9 at 2.30 p.m.

Mogra $5.000.

have only been

lue of Steamers, Launch etc. reduced by $20,000. This is the the "Halyan." und have been holding the "aitan" in reserve result of the sale of the Com- against any possible improvement. pony's steam Lunch, "Haitung" hout which was stationed at Fonchow, Unsettled conditions throughout

twice during the and settled China with ruly falling ex- change, which has seriously reperiod of hostilities and was as a stricted trade, can be said to be result in such a poor condition the main causes of the large drop that it was decried more prudent A cunsiderable to sell her ruther than have the in our carnings. proportion of our biward earnings

ngs expense of a complete refi.

are glad to be able to state is in C.N.$ whereas the mujor

ufthat your Investments, which, at purilon of

valued at operation is paid for in HKS and the end of 1948 were

$1,545,852,50,

stand Draw Agure of $3,501.856.50. $500,000 was invested during the year in first-class local securities, As you are aware market welers of invents generally showed Improvement considerables throughout the year under review and this is reffèrted by a the credit of Profit and Loss Appending reuse in the amount at propriation Account.

EXPENSES

Us naturally has had in odvers effect upon the year's working.

Steamers Working for 1947 as resulted in the very small pro- Bt of $21.023.28 bern

which has

added inne derived from Dividends and Interest amount ing to $61.919.75, the balance of

$62,443,03 Pas L

FLY

He found the marked money to the TTS...wards Un Long when he produced the two letters | nerjury charge.

hris

After

Rice Mi.

Inside Tam's box beside her bed. On questioning the constable third accused) he was told that he was Chun Kau, of the Canton Eolice. nt a On Feb. 27 he went to the Sume Central Police Station und arrested thin nerused on infor- tration and recognised him as being the man who was its hted with Tam So when he arrested he her ten days previously.

thated he was the man,

them to accused Inspector Darkin, who was with Leight of Exchange and Invest-Inspertur Morrison at The time whom he, the salesman, said he ment Fluctuation Acromi" which the money was planted and at bud bought the rice and sold it (now stands at"$1,693,843.84 com- the time of the arrest gave cor- the shop. beenpared with $328,253,07 last year.

Sundry. Debtors

amount $727.237.83 which

min joi of the portion is in respect

re- cuisitioning of the Fleet, and is due both by the Ministry of War Transport and the Hong Koujt In both instances, Government. Brai agreement has yet 19 bu reached

vorited To

Requisition Fee-

This Account Jums also creclied

$224,117.4B with which is included the balance dur in sesovet of to your CompADY the period that the "Seistan" nel "Hulching" were stader requisition to the Hong Kong Government, Rates of hire hive been based on those in foree in the United Kingdom and have begu conatiles.

le

ed and approved! by the Hong Bourd, Kang Shipping Control and have been accepted by Encat Owners generally as n meut of j arriving

f

Haiyang Repairs

roburutive evidence.

fo

The case was then adjourned.

Turning now to the other side settlement and this of the Balance Sheet, Steamers' posing of this outstanding.. The

Repairs Reserve has been reikiced adjusted rates, however, do ant by $300,000. la December The produce an auntant comparable to "Haiyang" was docked and con- that receivest by her local liner suterable repairs were

curried Companies which were under reatusition to the Ministry of War Transport in 1041,

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ut of which approximately one third represented repairs which were deferred from the date that she was handed back by

the Ministry in 1946, and in respect of which a claim has been lodged with the Ministry,

The east of These repairs is estimated at the already mentioned. Gigure a

Reserve for Contingencies is re- duced by the amount of the As- Profits sessment to Corporation Tax which wus raised

against your Company in respect of the year 1947748,

to

Accused claimed that he had bought the rjee from a friend.

Nearly Caused

Serious Crash

to

[themselves,"

Many Peculiarities

Mr. da Sliva addressing the Court said: “Thore Gre many peculiarities of thin 'unpre- cedentedly premature prosecu- tlon' which I shall leave to Counsel for the defence to com- ment on. I have one aspect to bring to Your Worship's atten- tion."

"The alleged, perjury is sup- posed to have been committed in civil proceedings at the Supreme Court In an affidavit in support of application for an Interim Injunction which, asked for

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Lee Po-wing was on Saturday order to the defendant in the civil sleeping on the pavement at the suil not to enter certain premises junction of Apllu and Kwellin until the trial of the parties' Streels when Police constables 1630 and 1802 woke him up at 4 a.m. 10 ask whether he had lost | ཐ blanket.

rights.

He immediately identified the blanket in the possession of Lee Chung (25) as his property.

When Lee Chung appeared be-

Loung Shiu-ki of 70 Nathan Road, first floor, who nearly caused "a four-vehicle collision" ot Costle Pook on Sunday," was fined $750, and had his licence suspended for three months, when he was convicted by Mr. W. A. Blair-Kerr at Kowloon yesterday on the charges of don- gerous driving, driving on the wrong side of the road, and attempting to overtake when

"The application for the in- the road was not clear.

terim injunction' was first fixed for a date some three weeks or J. Sub-Inspector

Hidden Defendant, pointed out SI Hid-so earlier. Mr. A.J. Clifford, re- divorced from Crown obtained his cently sald defendant could easily den, had obviously have involved a bus, a lorry driving licence very recently as Counsel duties for private prac-fore Mr. W. A. Blair-Kerr at and his it was numbered 15089. (Defen- tice, appeared for the defendant Kowloon yesterday, charged with lorry bus, a P.W.D.

Sub-Inspector own private

in the dant told the Court that he had in the civil sult and asked for an

larceny, Subed cor 9709

adjournment giving his under-Howarth revealed that accused collision. As matters were, heit about six months ago).

taking to preserve the

been status had convicted in the New caused lorry-bus 5479 to Leung stated that he had been quo' until the hearing fixed for Territories, Kowloon, and Hong collide into the rear of P.W.D. following the bus for a long dis- May 29, in other words, Sundry Creditors amount

lorry. 8201, resulting in in-tance and was only attempting status quo' was that his client Kong Police Courts on

eight occasions.. than

He had *495.418, and include an esti-juries to 15-year-old Cheng to overtake.

would stay out of the premises three con for stealing pigs, and

for simple convictions mate of the "Halyang" Docking:

lar- Wan-wing (who was sitting

and not attempt to move in cons

ceny, one us amount will be liquidated as

driver), In the lorry

physically until the hearing on for larceny of growing vegetables, agrect. soon as it is finally

and three for being a destitute. the May 20th.

Defendant was sentenced to six months' hard labour and recom- mended for banishment should his claim to Hong Kong birth be substantiated, to two yeara' Police supervision.

near

"Yes," commented the Magis The only other item to which I and. Lad Chuen-cheong (24) trate, "you apparently got tired have to make eference is the and Yu Kwan (32), passengers of following another vehicle and wanted to overtake without any Douglas Wharf, the lease of which--on-the-lorry-bus. expires on 31st December 1949)

or less than two years hence.

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appropriations as set out in the to the left. Report be approved, and that the of Ac- Report, and Statement counts as presented be adopted." In seconding the report Capt. W. B. Patey said:

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When the two lines of traff

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regard to other users of the road.

the

"I make no suggestion of any-

thing irregular in this matter, We don't like drivers like you on But the effect of the prosecu the roads."

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beind the bus, cousing the on- coming lorry to brake hard. The driver of the converted bus was

-་་ unable to

to stop In time and crash- or into the lony,

The small boy, who was in his first trip to Kowloon from the village

relatives that halify his father was dying. suffered a

we hope that all other outstand- cut at the back of the head.

ing matters will be cleared

during the current year. Company's

up

the

225, and Detectivos 835 and 864, of the Kow- Toon City C.I.D., resulted in the arrest of Pang Chak-ming (20) and the recovery of an Un- derwood typewriter within-a-fow`hours-of-the- theft from the Diocesan Boys' School on Satur- day.

and entered the

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According to Sub-Inspector of May 21

when Pang premises af gaining ad- SI Hirden asked for a serious J. S. Howarth, view

as it could appeared before Mr. W. A morning. to be taker The

Investments ro- easily have been a four-vehicle Blair-Kerr at Kowloon yester-mission into the building, they cut off the telephone wires lend- charge of store

and 'ect great credit un the Manage-accident. At that part of the road, day on the

Ing from the switchboard,

storeroom with opened the ment, and it is

is satisfactory to see which is 28 feet wide, defendant breaking, the theft was that we are not only able to main-hind no right to attempt to over-ported by Mr. G. A. Goodban, duplicate key. tain our Post War rate of Divi- take the bus without making Headmaster of the Dlocesan Defendant took the detectives Dealde at ones that you will rid younel!dent but even to increase it a sure that there was no oncoming Bays' School, on the morning to the Kung Keo Poultry Stall of the handicap that pdor English.

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Reminders

Today

5.

Kowloon Union Church Women's

Guild meeting, 10 p.m. H.K. Rotary Club luncheon, talk

un "Intelligence activities of POW's" by Sqr. Ldr. A:"D; Panton, H.K. Hotel, 12.30

Urban Council Meeting, 4:15 pm- Sino-British Club Gramophona Group, lecture by Mrs. G. A. Goodban, Helena May In- stitute, 9.18 p.m.

Bridge Drive, European Y.M.C.A.

8 p.m.

Coming Events TOMORROW

of

H.K. Council of Women meeting. talk by Commissioner Labour, at Chinese Y.W.C.A., Duddell Street, 5.15 p.m. Annual meeting, Macao Electric Lighting Co., Ltd, at board room of Lowe, Bingham & Matthews, 11 a.m.

p.m.

of May 22.

at Yaumati Market where he When the plainclothes men pointed out Cheng Wal, a fok), arrived of the School they gain- the man with whom he had ed the Impression that it was deposited the typewriter. Cheng, the chair were Sir Robert Ho the job of someone who knew in turn, took the Police to empty Legislative Council Meeting, 2.30 Betid today for a free copy of "Ward

40 feet away. Masters" (the prospectus of the Effecies elected Sir Robert Ho Tung, the Tung, Hon. Mr. N.O.C. Marsh and the building well, and instructed ground about

obtain the watchman to

the where the machine was Earlish Course), Applications should be Hon. Mr. N.O.C. Marsh and Mr. Mr. M.H. Turner. addressed to The Regent Institute (Dep M.H. Turner to the Consulting Shareholders present were address of a recently dismissed Inside a poultry basket covered Tea Reception Zor Cardinal Spell- 416), Paluca Giate, London, WR, England. Committee; and Hessrs. Lowe Captain W.B. Patey,

with a straw mat Don't delay. Write for this interesting Bingham & Matthews and Messrs. C.W.L. Way and Messrs.. L.H. beskiet NOW--while res think of it. Feat Marwick Mitchell & Co. as Warne, D.L. Prophet, There is no ablization,

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At 1 pm, defendant was arrest- Defendant was sentenced to B.B.ed at Petho Street.. He told the 18 months hard labour and A. Police that he went to the School, commended for banishment.

with another man, on the night||

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man, Hong Kong Hotel, 3.30 p.m. re-King George V School. Parents' Association Mahjong-Bridge Drive, European Y.M.C.A. 2.30 p.m. Union Church Ladies* Guild meeting, Helena May Insti- tule, 3.80 p.m.

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Kowloon Residents Association meeting, general discussion, St. Andrew's Church Hail, 6.30.0

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fore Mr. Hin-Shing Lo at Cen-X's Men's Club luncheon, H.K. trál Magistracy yesterday charges of causing an obstruction Annual by loitering in the Wanchal area on Bunday night.:

The gitis, arrested by Inspec tor Hayward, all pleaded guilty:

Throw had "three previous' con-- viations each and were sentenced

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