1950-03-18 — Page 3

ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STAR FERRY

Until negotiations now in progress with Govorn- mont for a new franchise are completed, the Stor Ferry Company does not know under what conditions it shall continue to operato. The pier leases expired. in December 1949, and negotiations for a new franchise were open- ed by Government only on November 15, 1949.

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vlee which we hope will follow on the settlement of the new franchise."

Mr. "Landale then proposed the. adoption of the report and "ne- counts; and the motion was reconded by Mr. C.D. Slade who Bakk

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Announcing this at the 48th Royalty to Government must be annual general meeting of the poid. Discussions are now pro

"The Chairman has mentioned Company yesterdays Mr. D. F.eeeding, and as both Government that the Company is mindful of Landsle, the Chairman, gave a and ourselves are naturally the responsibilities which attach anxious to finalise the position, I review of the role played by

to it as a public ulllly company the Company as

hope they public

will not be unduly but I suggest that the Colony, its utility concern

prolmeted. The only answer to Government and people, should. be over the 52 relief of the existing congestion equally mindful of the benefits years of its existence.

"The presentation of this report of new piers.

of our service is the construction which have been received through the enterprise shown by the Con- marks the close of an era as far

pany,

u

an this Company is concerned,"

said Mr. Landale.

Mr. Landale salel:—

Company not to blame

"It is pleasing to note that Government are at last alive to the necessity for expediting matters in this direction, but it must necessarily be a long time before there Plers are avaliable. It also clear that attaches to thic delay.

"We must ull share the Chair-

"By increasing its services from time to time, it has anticipated "In 1941, too close to the com-

the needs of the public and has mencement of hostilities for any-

been an importani factor in the thing to be done about it, we were

development of the Colony during Unt Government did informed

the

Just

half century. When the not intend to renew the Pier

Company's first launch crossed the Leases on their expiry in

1949.

Harbour in no blame

1898 the population of The matter was again taken up in London in 1944, and repeated

this Company for

Kowloon was something under 45,000 and 1 venture to

15 suggest representations and

that but for the enterprise of your requests for decision on thi

thin subject havre "Since the days before the war Directors in past yearn the main- been made since the pre-occup we have been consistently press-land population of the Colony tion of the Colony, I was only in ing for some indication of Gov-could not have reached the present November, 1949 Ut Government ernment's intentions regarding figure of about a 1,000,000. opened negotiations with us, franchise and pler development say, without hesitation, that fand I can only express the hope throughout its history the Com-that the provision of new plers man's gratification that Govern-

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the full will now be considered as being meat have at last addressed them- recognized to Its responsibilities to the travel- of the very greatest urgency and selves to the matter of the re- ling public, and us far as lay the work put in hand and carried newal of the Company's franchise. within its power adopted a policy out with the utmost despatch, of progressive Improvement, In

That the negutlutions have only keeping with the times.

"As a result of the expiry of Row commenced when they should "The figures shown

the in the

Pier Leases, ownership or have been concluded, is à matter Report of 120,000 Harbour cross-

the exlating Plers reverted to for which Government and not the ings during 1949, and the total Government, whose responsibility Company must assume number of nearly 36,000,000 pas•

they became with effect from sibility.

1. January

To

the sengers carried, speak for them-

safeguard selves; they reflect the

interests of the travelling publie, greatest however, the Company has ac- eredit on our launch crews and pler Stall, who have curried ou fearrying out the necessary main-tleflnition

the responsibility pui | eteriter their duties throughout the year, tenance repairs and averimuls of titude, often under very trying condi- tions, faithfully and well.. Sined these Plera for Government Ac-

pany

the re-commencement of

the count

servier in February, 1946, more

may be proud of which we in

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, MARCH 18, 1950.

Mr. A.E. Lhuman, FRICS, MI, Mun, E, Assistant Director of Public Works, Hong Kong leaves the Colony today for Home leave prior to retire. ment. He and Mrs. Listaman will board the RMB Canton this afternoon. Mr. Listaman has served the Hong Kong Government for 20 years. His biggest achievement here lo his invention of the Tarasmao Asphalted road surfacing process more economical than any other form of romsf surfacin.p

Me, Lisamen is one of the Colony's feading golfers.

Reminders

Today Gramophone Society clasalest concert at Diocesan Boys' School, 8.15 p.m.

Kowloon

Nine Dragons Services Club, Table

Tennis Tournament, 4 p.m.;) Tombola. 8 p.m.

Girls School, 50ti1 anniversary celebration, 10.15

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Wah "At every one of these meetings since 1934 your Chairman has had of to tell you that he could obtain no of Government's at-

1940 Government couraged the hope that as a re- sult of the visit to the Colony

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en.

**Traffic steadily increased

than 103,000,000 passengers have throughout the year, and what bech safely earried across The

was considered a record figure harbour, a

January became an average In December. During that month regret that I am still not in the average number of passen- a position to inform shareholders gers carried daily was

118.327 the conditions under which the Company is now operating and Despite increased operating costs

maintained introduced in

the

fact that

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ut the 1940, and

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of Bir David Owen charged with the specific duty of investigating the question of the plor leases, Government would state their

is a dis-

polley but they did not do so, and again in 1948 the Govern ment pronounced that it must await Sir Patrick Abercrombie's will operate in future. The Diree-level

recommendations on town plan. tors have accepted, in principle, monthly ticket holders

ning yet the publication of his form of travel at the pre-war rate. It in report did not produce any

statement from Government. axiomatic that an increased num- ber of customers results in an

"Uncertainty about the inton- Increased profit, and the effect of tions of a Government the large number of passengers turbing factor in any business. If carried is reflected in the figures, our Directors had adopted the But

must

make clear that if conventional policy of caution in the present abnormal traffic view of It, transportation across should fall-to Agure even equal the Harbour would have been in to twice the pre-war traffic avea sorry state today, Fortunately, should not be able to mulatain they have continued their pro- the present service without in-gressive policy and we have creasing the fares.

right to expect Government to treat the matter as urgent now. "Overall the increase in fares

Encouraged

by the reference lover pre-war rates is only about

which the Financial 70 per cen! whereas operating

Secretary nearly six times made in his Budget Speech, we the pre-war level and it is only must all hope not only as mem- because of the abnormal number be

bers of the Company but also as of passengers carried that we members of the public that nege- ta U have been able to operate on the tations may be brought

the present scule of charges.

conclusion than

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"The layman usually thinks of "It is worthy of note that while our fare in terms of 20 cents and all the figures in the accounts have he does not appreciate that shown

progressive increase year

over 12,300,000 passengers were by year, one item alone remains carried last year on monthly tickets

costing, for unrestricted constant; it is directors' fees which That ore sill shown as $5,000. travel,

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manent residents who

possible rate.

The

History of English Handwriting,

exhibition at British Council Library, Gloucester Bldg, 1st floor, 9 a.m. to Tp.m. Humphreys Estate and Finance

Co., Ltd.. annuni general

meeling, HK Hotel, 12 noon,

China Emporium Limited, annual

general meeting, 3 p., • Cheero Services Club, Tombola,

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Kowloon Cricket Club dance, 9

p.m.

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Coming Events

TOMORROW

H classical concert, 50, MacDonnell Road, 8.30 p.m.

Art Club, sketching party to Stanley, members to meet at Queen's Pier, 10.30 mm,

Dragons Services Club, Tombola, 8 p.m.

European YMCA Armchair group, talk on "Secret of Christianity" 8.30 p.m.

Police continue search for victims of harbour tragedy

Palico:are still looking for the bodies of Mr. David Fitzroy-Williams, of Gilman and Company Limited, and Mrs. Penelope Osborne, passen- ger of the ss. Stool: Novigator, victims of the Harbour tragedy on Thursday night.⠀⠀ Chong Ki, the coxswain of the motor boat Austra- lia, which collided with the Hong Kong-Yau- mati Ferry launch Man To in mid-stream, is still in Queen Mary Hospital. One of four survivors of the mishap, his condition had im- proved last night.

Mr.

Fitzroy-Williams, 27- The radio operator and the Chi- year-old assistant to the Ship-neso personnel of the craft were ping Manager of Gilman and picked up by nearby junks Compuny, was on board the engaged in unloading cargo from "walla walla" with Mrs. Os- the stenmer. -borne,

23-year-old widow, Radio Operator Doyle of the Steel Navigator and three Chinese crew when the accl- dent occurred.

the

Mr. Fitzroy-Williams and Mrs. Osborne went down with wrecked launch.

A police patrol jaunch arrived on the scene and made several

attempts to recover the bodies with the help of the ship's searchlight

The search has so for been fruitless.

Statements from witnesses were The collision occurred at about taken by the police on board the 10.30 p.m. on Thursday in the ship, which was then permitted vicinity of buoy No. A 2. Acto clear port at dawn yesterday, cording to reports, Mr. Fitzroy for Singapore. Wiliams had been working 00 board the Steel Navigator pre- paring her clearance from port to Singapore that night.

Children sail

The two children of Mrs. Os-

Mrs. Osborne and Radio Opera-borne, whose American husband tor Doyle were given a lift to

died à year ago in a traffle ac- shore when the Gilman shipping Navigator. The four-year-old boy eldent, left with the Steel man left the ship after complet-

his work.

F

fleet

and his one-year-old baby bro- The Australia, one of the Union ther will bo met by Mrs. Motorboat "walia walin'

Osborne's mother at Singapore, plying between ships and shore, it is understood. Mrs. Osborne, left the ship and turned round the Navigator from San Francisco for who arrived by tho Steel bow, heading for Kowloon. The kok Pier from the Hong Kong from London, was a First Lieu- Man To was bound for the Mong-Singapore, was a Greek subject.

Mr. Filzroy-Williams, halling Pier.

·Sitting in stern

Both the victims

in the stern where the canvas were sitting canopy caved in as a result of the crash. It was believed that Mrs.

the

tenant of destroyers during war and held the DSC. He arrived Fleet in 1945 and was de-mobbed in the Colony with the British

in 1948, when he joined Gilman's, A Marine Court of Inquiry:Into the circumstances leading to the be held

Osborne and Mr. Fitzroy-Williams were pinned down and trapped tragic when the launch sank.

accident will shortly, it was learned.

European heavily fined for traffic offences

The hearing of the summonses against Poter Brant,

Brant

on was summoned

been

Revenue Inspector residing at 14B. Sunning House, for broaches of the Traffic Regula- tions concluded before Mr. Thomas Tam át Control yesterday when he was found guilty on all counts and fined a total of $1,400.

After defendant had seven counts-driving private found guilty, Inspector Todd sald three previous car No. 2765 in Connaught defendant had

tramc Road, Central near the Wang convictions for breach of

regulations. Defendant denied Kee Company on December 19,

the statement and the Court: did without an appropriate licence; not take It into consideration driving car No. 7750 in Con-when pronouncing the fines. naught Road, Central near Queen's Pier on December 27 without-an-appropriate-licence; driving car No. HR2156 in Stubbs Road near House No. 292, The Peak, without an ap- One murder case is includ-propriate licence on January

March Criminal Sessions

sions, which start on Monday, when pleas will be taken in the following cases-

Luk Hau, Pang Shing-luk, Lau Bun, Lo Chi-breach of deport- ation order, ***

and caution on January 15; failing to report to the Police after an accident and falling to stop after being involved in an accident on January 15.

Defendant was represented by Mr. C. Stewart who pleaded

(or 7/8) month. figure has remained unchanged

per has always set since 1932 when it was realistic ed in the March Criminal Ses-15; driving without due care itself out to cater for these per- but it is no longer so. Our thanks

ure re- gular travellers ut the cheapest to the Directors are nonetheless

sincere actual

because we do not re- gross munerate them adequately ac- return per passenger carried: is

cording to present standards," Just over 13 cents (two pence). "The balance. of working 4c- count is greater than that of the previous year by $987,000 while the net profit in up. by $301,000, The difference in these

two figures is accounted for by the much heavier depreciation.

Costly business

1

Capital increased

Cheung

of

possession of arms, and ammuni- The motion was then put to the tion.

Cheung meeting and carried unanimously.

Hing-possession The net profit of the Company arms and ammunition. for 1949. was $1,991,658.95 and the

Yuen Ku-chung-possession of arms and ammunition. meeting approved the payment of a dividend of $9 on each or 80,000 Lau Fat-possession shares, tax free.

and ammunition,

prms.

am-

guilty to the summonses of driv--

and ing without a fleece

not guilty to the other three.

Sentenced for possession of pistol

A sentence of two years" hard labour was imposed

on Wong Wun, aged 42, by Mr. J. Reynolds at Central yester- day when he pleaded guilty to

A

charge of possession of a Mauser pistol and 11 rounds of ammunition without a licence. At a previous hearing on Fri- Inspector Gale told the court day, March 10, Choi Sam, driver that acting on information, a of the taxi involved in the ac-party of detectives led by himself eldent with defendant on Janu- went to the Economy Tea House in Stubba Road, had given in Morrison Street at 7.35 ip.m. dence

how of he had soen the on March 16. There the defen- car

which ant was driving (dant was streated. zig-zagging 'finally colliding with

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the road

and

When searched, the pistol was,

of

"Tho assets of

the company

The meeting also approved a Tsul Hing, Chan Sal-man, Chan suffered badly during the OC-

transfer of $750,000 to reconstruc-Kwong, Hung Kwal, Tsang Lau- cupation period and the rehabi-ion reserve, $105,730.86 to taxa man-posssession of arms. litation has been both a lengthy tion reserve, and $38,070.77 to war munition (three counts); attemp- and costly business;

account, and carry for- ted robbery with aggravation, The work damages

of Chan' Hung-possession was completed during the year ward of $416,981.63 to 1950. under review and war damages Mr. D.F. Landale and Mr. J.D. letter demanding money with account when closed amounted Alexander, the retiring_Directors,

menaces. to $4,437,260. Apart from a

were re-elected to the Board. Wong Sang, Yung Wong-pos- ilem of $38,870 (cheque, signed Messa. Peat, Marwick, Mitchell session of forged banknotes (two

which has been end Company were re-appointed counts). Chau, Tsang. KI-rob- been in the Military: Forces for and brought it to the Colony,

under duress), met by charging it to profit and nuditors. loas appropriation account, the extraordinary general meet bery with aggravation.

An

Wu Chan Cheong Chan Kit- account has been closed by ing was held immediately after- transferring $4,072,389 towards, at which the following re- leung,

Weo Wal-cun-robbery, launches account and $320,022 to solution was passed;

with

aggravation, possession of pier and turnstile accounts. In "That the authorised capital of arms and ammunition.

*Tam Kucris the case of launches this

Chol-wo, Tun en-the

(which is now Company hanced

Chi-ping value has

of forged naturally $1,000,000 consisting of 100,000 meant a greatly increased depro- shares

banknotes elation charge,

counts) po of the nominal value of session of imprints of forgery. but the revised $10 each, of which 80,000 shares value shown in the balance sheet have been issued) be increased to

Fat Lau Kin-robby Lau

his taxi.found in defendant's girdle and') The private car had continued the ammunition in one of his without stopping he alleged pockets. The pistol was not lond-

His taxi had suffered scratches to

paintwork

the

Defendant said that he had

"Defendant told the police that

he found the pistol in Walchow

being ignorant of the law.

14 years and for seven years his had been a holder of a military In asking for a maximum driving licence. The licence had penalty Inspector Galo said that

If the pistol had been sold to un expired in: December 1948.

On January 18, he was driving desirables the consequences with Petty Omcers A. Fwould have been serious.

and

Shataukok police

detain armed Chinese

The pistol Dawkins, T. Sheldon and L.

ammuniton Richardson of HMS Tamiar to the were ordered to be confiscated. Naval Hospital to visit a friend.. While la Stubbs Road near House. No: 292, The Paak, he saw an

each other ho- felt oncoming laxi on, the, wrong side of the rond. As

they

Cheung Kau-loung, Tum Ngabout 30 to 70 yards, further on robbery, with aggravation; he stopped and together with his misprision of felony.

companions walked back to the Lau Kun-sheung-possession of

¿ncone “of the 'accident, Thèy, did: arms and ammunition.

Kung Kwong-sing, Fung Yannot see the taxi or the driver.

In a hurry

bump.

still does not represent anything $20,000,000 by the creation of with aggravation" (two counti)A like the real value of the craft 1,000,000 additional shares of the session of arms and ammunition;

Wong Kong, Wang Sang The value of the plor and stiles has had to be written off nominal value of $10 each, and robbery with aggravation,

at auch in total as the structure reverted that such shares be issued

time or times and upon such terms to Government, without compan- sation, on December 31 last. This as the Company's Board of Direc- explains the marked increase in tors in their absolute discretion

fit,**** depreciation over

Explaining the

Mr. "An item, propulsion machin Lahdale said that existing

machinery $550,000, is a set of Diesel electric of $1,000,000 may not be sumelent robbers with aggravation;; ro-mhet da stalled in our Electric Stament of the Company's untler

VINCENT SHERMAN YO

The New Territories border. polico have detained a Chinese, |armed" with "a'rifia) in connection with .R -hold-up, in' British "ter- Brant added that he had ritory at Shatoukok on Thursday

night. and the increase in the Kung Xat Chan Bo, Lam Fun, but as they were in a hurry to alleged, that he was a robbed, in

at

over the previous shall think the mollittal chan. So,, Lam Fung, ¿Fu. Chi-kin) 2.

Two Chiu, Kuna

FIERRY WAIWZmachinery, similar to that info covers the potential develop-ceiving stolen prop wong-sing, wanted to. raport the accident victim, also a Chinese, has which is to be Atted in our now capitwill coverjany, Leung Young, Leung Pul, Pu' fvisit their : sick friend' before, the Britlali-territory while on his way

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this new launch cannot be pro- expansion"necessary." Make Cul-kins="robbery with aggrava- closing time for visitors. ceeded with until the design tof Supporting Mr. Landale in the ton possession of arms and amp he had not done co the new plers has been decided, chair were Messrs. J.D. Alexan muilting recoisting stolen pro- Boil Dawkins and Sheldon

"Share Investments depreciated der, H. Kadoorle and T.B. Wilton parky (three counts) at ja

Corroborative evidence.

was, emeintly ⠀ learned that Kwal-yau-murder:

to the blowing of $211,000 above original

Todd, Sheldon admitted that he policen aggravations an

#Inspector: [rosporin istie, polícä irrom the

during the year?but-still-standiënt for Mr. C. &Derry Tomative count) robbery, WA Biolaithe Inapdelor" at i; thể", Shamukok: Police, Blation, sopt, 10:

cost,

and Mr. Ch. D. 8. Thom-

while the attention? these was Shane Man's prerent

Loremruction, rearys is in Mesra Kadoorie, Moodle, creased to $3,250,000. This bra. C.D. Slade, B.M. Churn, Grant San lož✅the development of the eur.

Ucay Station, that the car had investigate found the

two men. stopped, but proceeded to the; sisuraling: near a path off t

picking adoosts that law had borders road that the car had gone on dawîhe spot war watt inside British for a short distance before atopel territoryyle One of u

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