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Colony's Rateable Value Set At $95,000,000

The rateable value of Hong Kong and Kowloon for the year 1949-1950 is HK$95,000,000, as compared with HK$80,000,000' the pre- vious year. Revenue from rates last year was around HK$15,000,000. **** This information was revealed by Mr. J. Ring, the Commissioner of Rating and Valuation, at a Press conference yesterday.

Mr. Ring said a great deal Birmingham's Is £7,546,000: of the increase is due to\new Liverpool's £6,598,494; Munchies- building, reconstruction, alter's £6,430,375: Leeds; £3,951,- terations and additions.

534; Shefeld's £3,400,959.

and

Lezi-

Hong Kong's ratenble Value Bristol's £3,382,122..

by Mr. Ring lo Mr. Ring was announcing the ww compared that of the largest eine la Eng-evaluation of ratenble

iments of the Colony under the Jud. after London. Ia terins of

for the new Sterling Hong Kong's entrable Rating Ordinance

value is just under £6,000,000. Buanetal year commencing April

WHARF AND

GODOWN CO.

(Continued from Page 25

"Turnlig to the accounts. I da not' think anything in the Profit and LACY Account calls for

special comment. Depreciation charges have pereased, but this E due to the increased value of One anseİ.

consequent

on the

1.

By tenement. said Mr. Ring. jonet with or without buildings is meant, and after January 1, 1950, it will also include piers which #1

present are not subject to

sessment.

Continuing Mr. Ring suid:

During the past quarter rather nore than the usual number of assignments of private tants pass

***-

through the Ruding: neul Valun- tion Department for review of the considerations, de to the reconstruction and developinent ceptional number, 273 received in 10 which I have already Inter-Jahe market values of reat

redt, savn which expenditure. during the year umounted tu 52,261,051,80),

There DIS Severni changes In the Batanes Sheet 418 ເrກາງ - pared with that presented at the Jat moeting You wil doubtless revolvet Think on the day on which that nueting was field it was

annouured in the Pres that

would be no Ther payment of compensation Wir Loss by the Hong

crtate in the Colony seem to be steadying now after

con.

THE CHINA MÁIL, TÚESDAY, APRIL 12, 1949.

These men just disembarked from HMB Delfast in which they had been working since their own ship HMB Sussex left for, Hame last January.

Home leave,

They will soon

start on their

RED CROSS COMMITTEE Wreck Near **

HOPES TO BE OF HELP

tinuous increase (apart from Mr.

one or two minor and short. lived setbacks) since the end of 1945.

}{

"The number of cineman und theatres is now again over 30, dropped to below this Agure a a result of Jur

wir damage, "Considerable increases in rest- Kon Governinent; there in at present dential

accommodation of All

of further consideration in the

and

amwanting by

In

The Red Cross is today in contact with both Chin- ese Nationalists and Communists and hopes soon to be able to do something for China. Frederick Bieri, delegate of the International Committee of the Red Cross, told the press yesterday that he is conducting talks with both sides in the hope of receiving permis- sion for the Red Cross to do more for the victims of China's civil war.

ur

Mr. Bleri sald that he bad vention, then we can do somme- no indeation as to whether way kinds have been made in the last reparations wil he forthcoming. | 12 to months, ant u guod deal been able to contact person thing." he explained. and your Bond have therefore more nearly completed, build-ages connected with both sides, But in a civil war we can only decided to set off char War at an engleniphaled. A number

but so far had not received help it both parties agree. We car Lascot Acemint agalist Reserves of phojas, ·les, and workshops any definite answer from either nt. least ask both sites to re- The figure with not be eliminat

completed and Nationalists have also bronz

'cognise certain poluts,” Communists. d from 2030 Balance Sheet,ccupied.

The Penk district i

Since the Red Cross is a Mr. Hieri elted the examples however, but will be the subletaplelly becoming rehabilitated

non-political of Spam and Greece. In Spain the light of any future developne d- in some pluces mined houses strictly neutral,

are being replaced by blocks of organisation, whose interests Red Cross was able to obtain the of this vixed problem.

are purely humanitarlan, he consent of both sides arid so could "The General Reserve has flats, number of cases, how-

the reverse been accented by Share Premia ever, these flats twe bring put up feels optimistic about the even-net. But # Greere

for their tual outcome of the negotia- happeneit. quarters

will, nevertheless, tions.

quarters

At the invitation of the Nation-that in this uncertain age of aton These

previousty

bombs and "frog-men" (urder) orrupted, The rehabilitation that list Covernmert Mr. Bieri re-

demolition workers wafer well vently visited Canton, where he 01 k preity wen distributed, that is, It Is going the General Wu Te-chen, former loyee during the war to sabotage

all districts,

Vice Premier of China and Minis-ships, detect mines etc.), the There on 12

ternational Red Cross must be of

Affairs and other' Foreign however, still big gaps in some,

both for peace of the bomb-destroyed areas, peign Office. Dr. Chiang Ma

high officials of the Chinese For- prepared that

Mon

-in, were formerly led with

President of the Chinese tenement houses, a number of Cross Society, who was in Can- Red Hen cases, however, such gaps are

at the time, You at

supplied him being filled up.

with valuable information about

Hanefor

Torelvad during 194A to $1,098,500.00. General Contingencies

from staffs. Aceramt release of $245.208.00 and transfer from that Wor Damages Provision $520,173,00. and after writing of War Losses now stanels at $3,750,000.

7ive is that for Profits Tax. anri as set ut I think that this ac account is self explanatory.

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коли

the

S

In Great Demand

"The

are,

Jop

number of flats held

Jess with a

small as a result

The delegate went

war.

The Red Cross humanitarian

Саве.

on to say

em-

Lyemun

An

unidentified wreck, about 200 feet long, has been discovered "In a position about 1,500 feet West North West of Lyemun Beacon, ac

to the Marine De

claims to the wreck should be made to the Acting Director of Marine nof later then on April 25, it was officially stated yesterday.”

Reminders

Urban

Today

Council meeting. GPO Buliding, 4.16 p.m. Church Missionary Society, 150th

Anniversartercession.

24

'Blacked-Out"-

Ban Trinthido, April 10. Trans-Paclito Paldia. com- munlestions were.completely "Blacked out" for two hairs and: 12

1:12 minutes today 'dur to atmospheric disturbances

Bpokesman for 'Pretu' Wirn les, Mackay Radio and RGA afl'reparted that "thale èohtast with Pacific and Oriental Inta faded out at 12.30 p.m. *vice was restored at 3.10

All companies have been advloed in advance by the Bürenú of Standards to axi peat such conditions.

either today or tontorrow. Cont municaliona officials sald It was possible the Interruption Would recur at the same time - tomorrow... United "Press."

HMS Sussex Personnel Due

For Home Leave

Personnel of HMS Sussex disembarked yesterday from HMS Belfast, on which they had been working since their ship Teft for Home lost Jagu- ary. This marks the begin- ning of their Home leave.

-A detachment of Royal Marines

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(HMS Sussex) marched Captain Le Mesurer (HMS Be-3- fast) nt the Noval Docity'd North Arm and to the accorts paniment of their Band, went to their temporary billets before Boarding the Duneta, which is due to leave for England on Aprli 18.

Totalling 350

the group consists of seven and engineers only. There were no officers ne dependents,

men,

The men arrived here on MS

leavest June and will be on:

for 30 days before their next assignment.

placements for MS Belfast trived by the Dunera yesterday, which brought 940 troops from Ergiand,

In charge of the naval personnel «Lourd the Dunera is Commander hour con- W. Elliot (HMS Belfast). About tinuous

St.

000 Navy men disembarked here. John's Cathedral, 7.30 am.

"yesterday · from the Dunera, plits 11K

Club huncheon, Roof 300 army, men, and 30 Royal Air Garden, HK Hotel, 12.30 p.m. Force personnel,

Besides the P. and O. trooper Union Waterboat Co., Ltd., annual

here 270 cabin

class general meeting, Dodwell and brought Co's office,

ice, HK Bank Build-passengers.

ing, 11 am. Chinese YMCA Campaign Prize Distelbullon, HK Hotel; let floor, 8.30 p.m.*

d

H

pursuen te efforts in either

The Red Cross with its 68 nn- the present activities of the Redtional societies and 100 million in-

fur

the last During

Light Orchestra Rehearsal, St. John's Cathedral' Hail, 0.45 p.

Bridge Drive, European YMCA,

8 p.m.

Coming Events

at

TOMORROW Brains Trust Session, European Stage Club Casting Meeting YMCA, 8.43 p.m.

"Quiet Week-end" PRO Lecture "Room, 8 p.m. Talbot Clab meeting, H House. 50, Macdonnell 'Read, 8.30 p.m.

HK

of the

for

war d

Satisfactory Settlement "The General Contingencies un to provide Arrest was set for occupation perion! interest on Blocked Account; on the lift. ing of the moratorium a satisfac. tory settlement of this Dalailty f was reached and a surplus re- j "The demand for accommoda-Cross Society in China, he said.

dividual members, relies on those muner, which has been transition of all kinds is still in excess "So far we have had no answer ferred as elabel. This

arco of the supply, though somewhat from the North," Mr. Bleri said. national societies and those mem- os ao is the so than a year ago. ly now loser.

bers, as we

well "But these things take time."

se public-spirited Provision for Rehabilitadion of

M.. Eleri said that he bases his finances. The national societies non-inembers all over the world, War Damaged Property. The

ly Provision which remain,

vacant for some time, doubt. hopes that the Pelping authoritie collect, for the purposes

view to obtaining will grant the Red Cross request the highest renta, has become un two facts mainly one, the organisation within their borders.

of the Scelety of Frie

large To (another in7= | | of Frienda quisition of vacant premises ternational humanitarian agency amount of the money used for the carried out by the Government, are allowed to operate in North relief of war prisoners and other "It is desired to drow the at-China: and two, the Red Crost Expenses came directly from the in whose country people, stili.working in Manchuria. the Issued capital tention of owners and occupiers e "possibly we may have 10, the organisation as its interna-

have one delegation in the tonu! hendquarters.

M. Hieri denied North and another in the South

reports that with somebody

Red Cross representative in Hong Kong the dr Macao

to co-ordinate the at Stanley Camp here during the work," Mr. Bleri said.

war had received money collected The Red Cross ometal said that by the Japanese for his "ex-

penris. These expenses

were it is too early to say just what

Red Cross at Genova," he said:

The Japanese are not signa- tries to the Geneva Convention.

"The balance of payme its in respect of the 1847 New issue Shates have hern received in full. and stands at $9,000,000,

You will note that our push position at December. 1 1948 was strong, but

commit. our ments at that date shown in the second note on the Balane°C/ Shest accounted for îâ per rent

of properties to the fact that they are required to fill in and return the Forms No. (in the Schedule of the Rating Ordinance) that are sent to them and that penalties may be imposed under the Or

of our cash balance, The bulkdinance if they fail to do so.

continents

are in

to house number-

Swiss

"With consideration is given form Red Cross aid to China may paid by the International

of these respect of our new No. 4 Wharf.ing, careful

will

"In the Prolit pud Loss Anto the allotment of new numbers, take. As yet, no money has been propriation Arcount. rott

and gups are left where neces- allocated for the job, he added. balance available

sary for new construction for the At present work is limited mauri-

Go

for Appropriation is $3.223.195.44. type of development that seems ly to helping refugees

that ther

and your Director: recommend

+

most

that this be disposed of as folus probable. The use of special

lows:--

1. Provide for

2. Add to Go-

Taxation... $ 178,099.60

́eral Reserve

3 Pay a Dividend

at the same rate

last year, te

$12.00 per

Bumber plates was considered

before the war but the idea hadi

to be dropped owing to the pre- sure of the war work. w pre-

Work Hampered

Today the organisation's activi-

do not ties in China are greatly ham-

639,538.08 change, numbers more than can pered, he pointed out. The con-

Share, less Tax 1,031,700.70

4. Carry forward

great

be helped owing to the instantly changing value of the convenience this causes to tenants Yuun has been a very seripus pro-

and owners e.g. where their pre-blem.

mises have been described in Mr. Bieri stressed that the

legal documents and where bust- Red Cross is an impartial, non- ness addresses are concerned, ele. political organisation.

to next Account 572.007.08 In answer to questions Mt. Ring "my move that the Report and Accounts as presented. lo

gether with the Appropriations Incorporated therein, be adopted," The motion was seconded by

recognise both sides in a

rald that of the Lotany total strife," rateable value, about HK$35,000,- tims of war must be helped irres- GOD Is on the mainland and pective of nationality, HK$60,000,000 do tão faland.

political creedo

Mr. TN Chau who congratulať.. Rating in the New Territories Mr. Bieri,

was specially ed the Board and Maringement is under a new system, and the chosen by the Internation Com- on tho year's working, .. and assessinent In very light, sald Mr. | initiee of the Bed Creag at Geneva endorsed the

Directors? policy teg

for the mission, said that it da his Asted for the number of re-purpose to offer help to the sick, Mr. Chau considered the sum quisitioned flats. Mr. Ring sald and woundell, as well as to the of HK$10,000 as Directors' Fees he could not give the nzure of

of progressive development.

To be inadequate. This sum was hand, But it is very small.' It is fixmi by the articles of the Com; only in very bad gases that a pany in 1889, and a substantini fut is requisitioned. Inerenan was overdue. He sug

gested that the relative article

should Un amended:

The Chairman cald this matter.

attention of

would receive the

the Board.

The motion was then put to the vote and carried unanimous.

1

Mr. Horace Kadoorio's appoint. ment in the Board, place of A Mr. Lawrence Kadporle who and Tesigned, was confirmed by the meetings

Mr. D. Benham and Mfr. NO.C. Marsif the two retiring Directors, were re-elected to the

Board.

Peat Marwich Mitchell and Comparay

Imited and Perry Smith and Company were re appointed auditors for the en- suing year. -

refugees of China.

"If one nation fights another nation and both nations are signatories of the (Geneva) Con-

Mihaleff's Death By Misadventure

verdict of death by misadventure Wäs returned at the inquest yesterday into the death of Michael Mihaleff on February 25.

Deceased was found by his fajar. It could have opened when wife on the bathroom floor at the entered the bathroom. dawn on that ́day.

Mrs. Mihaleff, in the witness box, said she and her husband had been happily married" for 17

never

Mr. MacLarem of the Hong Kong and China Company, sald he..examined. „the... çayser-and found no

to leaking in the gas tap ar pipes.

Withers testified

death

Supporting Mr. Landale hndunturmonique Incident between deceased and his tea fact that Messrs. H.D. Benham: ER. Hill," them.

A very happy couple. Deceased 2. Kadoori, N.O.C. Marsh, T., `At dawn on February 25 the as far as was known, was in good *Vilion and -·A.K. Prin (Dirée- |notièrd that her husband Was health. **LOM). *** Mr:~C.E. Terry - (Genoral not in ibesh On the way to the Dr. Alvares stated" "that" ..~Manager) and Mr.. G.B.S.Thom bathroom she smelt gas in the was due to carbon monoxide pol-.

„suri (Secretary).

Shareholders,

were corridor. The bathroom door was soning through inhalation. -prosent

but not locked. Gas was closed

Mr. Wicks, returning a verdict VMosers,TAN,"Chau, : Worig ̧¡Sik-

KW. Hyde C. inledew, J. escaping from the Hoyer, and she of death by misadventure, said Toodla1.11. Seth, for, turned it d

deceased had been overdomety *** She found her husband on the | tho | gun. fell inconscious FARN" Mackenzie:FJ, Horman-lovi

And Totter add Major CWLWay doors. The window was Küpides 'succumbed on the floor,

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