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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JUNE 1900.

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GOVERNMENT TAKEN TO TASK

ON POKFULAM

FARM LEASES

Government was severely taken to task at the 50th ordinary yearly meet- ing of the Dairy Form Ice and Cold Storage Company Limited yestar:

day for its refusal to renew the Company's farm leases ar' Pokfulum.

The Company has been asked by Government to

shift its farm to alternative, sites in the New Territories. It was pointed out at the meet- ing that the building and stocking of a new farm would entail an expenditure of HK$10,- 000,000, which the Company considered un justified in spending.

The Chairman, Mr. E. R. Hill, after stressing tho value of fresh milk to a community, said this viow was evidently not shared by the Hong Kong Government who considered that milk The Com- in other forms was just as good. pany, he said, was supplying 80 por cont of the Colony's fresh milk requirements. Shareholders joined the foundations were originally de- Board in its criticism of Goy-signed to carry, ernment, and one speaker said "Another factor which had ip- by your that since very little profit is fluenced this decision realised on operating farm Board is the necessity to provide alone, if the Company is fore-additional storage space for the ed out of Pokfulum, it should storage of ice-cream at East Point reason of the Increasing de- seriously consider giving up this branch of the business al-mand for that product. together.

Reiterating that an adequate supply of fresh milk, irrespective of the Company's interest, is "must," the Chairman told share. holders that further representa tions would be made to Govern- ment.

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With existing conditions, In China, Its been considered desirablḥ to increase both tho pla herd and paultry flock of the

foria.

The shortage of milk which I have Just mentioned, and the question of further increasing the number (of animals in the Com pany's Dairy Herd is related to the very important subject of the Forra Lot leases.

"At our last Annual 'Mectiri, I mentioned the fact that Govern- ment had asked your Company to consider the sultability, of either of two alternative Farm altes,

Reminders

Today

Housing expert coming to HK

Atha | The Hong Kong Council of Social Service has sat aside. HK$40,000 to engage a flóined Hoti- ing gìífstant with general social welfare ox- periance from England to help the "Council in planning housing accommodation for the poor.

Kowloon Rotary Club Turciach, Peninsula Hotel, 12.30 p.th.

This resolution Was umariin ously adopted at the Counsel's meeting on Tuesday. The as- Y's Men's Club luncheon-ietslistant would be required to

at foot Garden, HK Holdi.

help the Council in its seerd 12.43 p.fn.

tarial, work and the Housing Society in housing planning and management.

Government House Garden Party

in Honour of the King's Birtit day, 4.30 Pith,

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Union, Jack Club, Tombola, 7.30

tym, SJ (Chisleman), Mr. Wicks (Hon. Treasurer), Mr. H. G. Clarke, Rt. Rev. R. O. Hall, Dr. Mary K, MBS K. Lang- Shachaich, birs, Perry.. Rev. G. ford, Mr. Ng Yanswing, Mr. Pang She, Miss Ship Tak-bing, Mr. Ó. Skinner, Lt. Col. Waller, Mrs. G. Yeoh and Mrs, 'Agutė '(Secrd- Two years ago, the Coundi tnry). Toceived HK$224,000 from LicThey included representátívės Lord Mayor of London's Empire of SPC, Salvation Army, Toc H., Air Raid Distress Fund it war Hong Kong Council of Women, Nine Dragons Services Club HK then decided to use the money as Fan

Bind, Can, 8.10 p.m.; Phoida hucleas of a fund to promote Seats Ass, YMCA, YWCA, arid Welfare Sortets, Boy graphy Club meeting 9p.m. the housing of the poor in Hong the Catholic Women's Lengue arid Women's International Club, | Kong, Manage

Bathing Picnic for Services, matemble at Club at pan.

Department, and fovernment Observers from the Labour, Departmecial Welfate Education Kowloon Rotary Club luncheon,

Department. screening of two travel link Pendula Hotel, 12.30. p.M Andrew's Club, badmintori for

namely, in the Pungah Hilaren.

or in the vicinity of Tal Pn Tedi, both in the New Territories. Your Board and ment has made further strong réprésentation to have Govern ment reconsider it )dacialon in connection with the Leases rd questing renewal or failing this an extension of the same. St.

of

take "I did not apparently Professor Sir Fatrick Abercrombie long to size up the situation out

the report

'value of HK$1.50 to each of 488,- ice supplies to dealere to ratione Colony, it is stated that:

Its

pm.

the Servicës, '8 pm,

Coming events

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& Houshig Saeidty was formed to At the initiative of the Couch dndertake this work. The So city's report road t the Cour- Profcesor Robertson who had oftesting sold that in spile been elected Chairman for 01 the... sympathetic

thelić support of current year was unable to under- Public Works

Governmentment, the / take the duties of the posßion be-

of uje

afforts of the Society to get no use of pressure, of work. Fr. Ryan, who had, previously been thing done on a large scale have Chalimim in 1047-40, was 心 ro ́ ́får failed. Mednwhile,

. has value of the grant

the animiduly elected in his place. Increased to nearly 3240,000.

The Council resolved to pry PANDIT NEHRU

TOMORROW Cheeru. Service Club, Amatour

Night, 7.30 p.m. Nine, Dragons Services Club,

lombola, 8p.m.,

Wachie the work without further Union Rok Club, dance, 8 p.m. delay so that a lead, night be Organ Recital, St. Jóhrys Oathed-given in the urgent matter of

ral, 1.15 p.m.

housing the poor.

the Chairman, Mr. E. R. Hill, who year we have been able thus far 10 vers Valuable use. I 15 not your Directors propose

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That figure way exceeded

as

Fair prices

by

of our

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"As the Colony's leading fox

maintained

reputation for

no

could be obtained.

难度

$700,000

To Transfer to Provi

sion for Staff Retire- ment and Superon- ntation Sehemes... To Transfer to Plant and Equipment Ré-

300,000 placement Reservo To Transfer to General pe

Reservetavis 3.000,090

Bonus To Pay

to Staff To Pay a Dividend of $2.50 per share. Free of Tax on 488,892 shares

To Carry Forward to

1930- Account

Tatai

110,000

1,222,230, 101,482 10,310,356

Trial flats

HO SALLAI CHELD UP

TAIPEH CLAIM

IN INDONESIA

State

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"Government's answers to these requests, 1 regret to say, were in

the Oriy "For the purpose of giving Im-the negative and for

us that proved detVáfý to Sür ice-cream time it was made clear to us

on the mainland, we Government

ποτε much customers

fri- nave been fortunate enough to ob-terested in the development of tain additional space at Godown the Farm lands for building pur No, 28 from the Hong Kong and poses than it is in the Company's Kowloon Wharf and Godown netivities thereon; despite the indt Company

Limited for an ice-that aur main interest lles in the cream store. This extension also production that extremely Stureholders at the meeting includes two additional cold stores intportant commodity-fresh milk: were told the Company matte an which will be an advantage to our

Jakarta, June 7. all-time record net profit of friends in Kowloon and will, pro-

'Quite clear

In addition to a decisión do

India's Prime Minister, HK$4,903,419 for the year ended vide added space for perishable December 31, 1949, which

đần be paid to workmen, and i ox- cargoes

engage trained housing Jawaharlal Nehru, today de In trans

transhipment.

should mantfort that the appilda - that af

distent from England, the Gaun-clared that Asia can no long- 1048 by approx!--

"Concurrent with the demand

tion jof the Arbitration. Awar

oltalad, Yerdived that--the er ba tgáüred as an area on mately $1,800,000.

for cold storage was the demand

Hay thrown the red light upon

Housing, addiety be and AL

encouraged the fringes of the world. subsequent extraordinary for ice during the year, and sales that section of

dealing with housing, density and

Several of our sexivities, Parti-

to consider the use of the rd. келота

Arriving for 10-day meeting, part of this pro- constituted an all-tithe record for redistribution which was pub

fhd dateringslös, cularly on HK$3,000,000, the Company. So great was the fished following his having visited Ait, amounting £3

AND IF WITT-DE- Kodinary, orice

mainty MR$200,000 trial block

of flats with visit, he told the Indonesian without Parliament, "Asta today is be- was capitalised by the issue et demand of one or

or two occasions

the summer rush of busindadis one bonus share of the nominal that it became

over, to adneider' the future of

waiting for further funds coming perhaps the most im- “A-Garóful kurvay has failed to

At the seche meeting a letter portent centre of the discover

various these establishmentk extensive arcas 802 shareholders.

With the installation

any of the available on the Island of Hong

Roturing now to the Ac-from the Sino-British Club was forces at play and in conflict, and Below is a review of the Com- new equipment for storage and Rong. The Dairy Farm has been, counts, die amoint available for end. It asked for the appoint perhaps much of the world wil

accounts and trading at-icd-making. larger quantities of sugested, but

whichment of a pany's

member to represent depend on the interaction of the distribution is $0,318,350 apart from ivities during the year, given by ice can now be produced. This presént

to doal i Council on a Committed to forces."

the with as followsmis

In the West, the fridian Premier Bultable

etection of a Cited, there was a tendency to Hall in Hong Kong, In part:

meet the demmd for ice and it is would assure you that it has To Frovide for Cat- At the last Ordinary Yearly hoped

A majority of the members that

poration Fronts Tak. curtatiment

attion from thought but of been made quite clear to Govern Meeting

agreed that the erection of a City the Eastern peoples could play intimated that the issues will be necessary.

1950-51 ment that should the Leases noti "Plant for the modernising of be renewed, of extended, or the Working Profit for 1948 was the

Han would be benent to the their own role by combining highest in the Company's history, the remaining old type ice fank lands not made otherwise avall

social services of Hong Kong. Fr. thought and action and by draw Bydn was appointed to representing spirit and wisdom from the has been ordered mid will be lij-able to us, this will almost in-

167,974 The Council on the Committee.. Kome $1,800,000 in 1940. This stalled during the winter months evitably mean

to our an end

"majcety of our past," highly

Those present at the, Connellis We, in Asia, who recently re- satisfactory result was to give still farther increased out-fartaus activities, since prelimin- achieved on a

a record turnover in put in 1951.

ary investigations show that the

meeting were: Rev. Fr. T. fceived freedom, are weak and practically every

cost of building and stocking a branch of our

cannot and do not want to play an trading operations for wiilch

in world military effective pack, Catering work Gur

the mainland, compar- Farm expansion

affairs or in the realm of econo- programmes are in

able with the existing Farm, so "During the year. returns the as the number of animals and

nifes substantial measure responsible.

regarding the world large," Mr. Nehru continued. re

from the Company's retall es necessary buildings. Is concerned, results during the year when

tablishments both in Hong Kong would be, in the vicinity of $10,

Tafoch, June 7-1. are the more

We Entiriot take responsibility satisfactory

Gefloral Ho Sai-lai. chief of for the 000.00 which sum, with condi- and Kowloon were satisfacfogy

vast problems one considers that they have been

of the world the Chinese Nationalist Mission We must look after ourselves first. in the face of keen

as aleg was our business of pré-tions as they are, would be im

possible to reise.

10 Tokyo, today delayed his de-But because of circumstances w affecting some of visioning ships calling here.

But even if that sum were to

parture due to bad weather, must take our places in the coun the larger departments

We have been pleased also to

The General, who is believedells of the world. I hope we help business and the fact that the cater for Services requirements be made available tomorrow, 11 is

to be going to Tokyo, to partick the forces of peace and throw in selling prices for

most of the find to continue to attend, to the problematieal whether your. Di-

bate Iri Dossible Japanese poude the weight on the series of peace." commodities handlet by your distribution of Meats brought to rectors would feel justified in

talks, will probably arrive. In Mr. Nehru arrived in Jakarta Company aro subject to price the Colony by Government under mbarking on the project as it is

The item "War Lasses," which Tokyo "return" commen-

ári Thursday-United harbour day aboard the Indian control,

allocation from the British Minis-doubtful if a try of Food.

cruiser Delhi, accompanied by surate with the capital employed has been forward in the Accounts Press.

since 1945 has been deleted from: "Throughout the period, "In addition

Intec destroyers. He was greeted to the linds the Balance Sheet. These losses

on board the ship by Indonesian Soda Fountain-Restaurants were

We covered by the expiting leasds have already been fully provided

President Séékurad and his wife. Taipeh, June 7.Associated Press. specialists, we have consistently well potronised and the Aircraft the Company owns Farm Lot 7ritor, and there appears to Do very

Catering Department has

and 9. B. L-831, both at Pokiu ile kelihood of our ever re- Action by Nationalist guerillas tinued to be a a satisfactors adjunct

this forced the Hed. Government of - talr-prices-and-we hope.by.a con-.

the North-Western province of tinuance of this policy to justify to our bushless, although by-resun upon which, amongst other covering anything. ander

rebuildings, stand four Cowsheds heading. of the troubled conditions Government has notified us that

kifikiral #do tranister its sdat,. the confidence shown in us by the China, returns from: that source it would not he prepared to agtch "In regard to the Company's Press reports claimed. This, the shopping public by the have fallen considerably in recent to

Yesterday's Pan American, Air- the erection of additiondi liquid, cath position, at the end of reports said, was moved from patrons of our Sodn

Fountain-months. There is a continually in-cowghes and fullled buildings, on the year we had a favourable cash Sining to Minglo, du miles North ways flight from London failed Restaurants.

and Zin: creusing demand for our services B. B. L. 331 and similarly with balance au utica

to arrive according to schedule for the stated rea-hand of $898,509, Ing work.

sor of slin,

carmarked for patra

made altor months of which ho dircraft developed, "At our last Ordinary Yearly being tested for a publie pur stores already ordered from the bed sirist attack on a village Bangkok.

chases of plant,; équipment - khd, harassment by guerillas climaxoli | carlier whllo on..her was to Meeting. I informed shareholders pose by 1956.. that we had accepted premises In "These leases, expire in 2006 Us. Since that time, it is bear only 15 filles from Sining Act The delayed alfcraft will arTIVE

here via Bangkok this morning. the net Telephone Company and 1982 18spectively. To my necessary to meet the dost or furs sociated Press. Building in Kowloon While the mint, this position. Reeths those thier Capita-purchases and other

·were being gus ready for unreasonable in view of the fact items for Which we word. the itemDecupation, they were requialtion- tha1 Both: Jólà, «Bóut, Pollulum eg, and on May 31; 1980, we were"

tied Who site now in possession. Inhabitante are for enjoy undis of $1,314,790 which or market value, whichever was nerforce, to cancel their arrange- | mitted to continue their normal foff your sav

The Telephone Company had tufted occupations and to be park increased by a further 1,247,236,

ing approval, to lower. Approximately 50 per

ment of the Dividend stock ment with us and now have the pursuits,

recommend "It is the intention of youted by your Directora preclud cent of the increase in valuation in 1949 is accounted for option of reopening the matter

Board to make the premises are available

a further ap V the

"The shortage of cab by uttermodity Auring the Importation

proach to Government In the led

#ferim Divi- was made to theth. Certain of the equipment whleit.

ordered for those premises has near future............. reperding.

the dond fo Year, Bolida of which direct by

the Company.

Leases and (Linda)

was given

through the year and, not by Government as een put to use to our other es

"There was a good demand for tablishments.

| Press in the the Company's Ice, Gréom during premises taken by

in the Broadway Thea 1949, and all our strozen conter some extent for the Company di in Kowloon were tion products mijogrend of aft Inter his Dividmade your

opened is a Soda Fountain memurs of success, Giah favour Board, ddelded is ster your au Restaurant in July A small sole conditions, throughout this therity to make an iuus of 488,- Buintder, wêj are cânfident the 832 Bottle Shires. The Resolution Wastage Account & Caffle Red-los Cream was opened during

er the year at Ting MI Read, sham: Proban citestone, and cat takd Boous issue will be put to the serve amounts, to $605,102, your

believed this wil care of his anticipated deaded lows, and I run that the terms of tam to take it ordinary bichting which fol Board has not considered if necga shulpo,

σε tic advantage to

to our dealers in sary, to make further provision

certain additional plant has been these shates, Leg on the bald under this heading.

gined the chem Setland of

of the year, fur hetailed to speed up production, one for one to those persons, who

May

Restored Has, however, ther Importations *Your Board

age increate considered it dosiahla to up-48, heifers, and two young bulla

Bha 9 the Company, willj Bropriate a sum of $500,000 for theve been made, and with 35 Head

your receive your app required for this the, purpose of creating a rå, from Afustralia, some tow, weckt Company

for the

herd now numberê

bere "Green Epot", Orangende but Bonus issue is $3,066,500 which THIS 1:577 vimets.

stopped at the the gure 1 refered. production was..

ajjaly Then regard to the two Young and of March last. The reason as having been added to the Gor

from Scotland, I would slate for this is trud is a res

result of

of o expensive animals to be imported dion and bölühte tốt which pur- sums of have mentale, wi and in order to

capitalised, saving and Balary franchise fidth the American General Reserver at Ha, former Company who are tije proprietors Agure of $1,500,000. for the mark, your Company wa Aithe xtraordinary General "The

adoption of machine asked to provide certain special Meeting high elleys, rosace milking, frak introduced by us equipment which proposal was being taked to mva. In 1945, has proved, an une not acc

acceptable

emands mand

our

and

Bon of

PAA AIRCRAFT-- DELAYED

You will have observed from in connection with outside cater-Farm Lot siblilty of his lot/which was MULA MINEBLE all of The shift was said to have dhe to mine erigine trouble

the Balance Sheet that, includ- ing amounts spent on the pur- chase of Cattle and in the rear- ing of young stock, additions Fixed Assets during the year amounted to the considerable sum

of $3,360,000--3 figure almost

in to our fasued Capital. eCurrent Assets,

stodies, on hand at just over $3led for use by the Army Authori- Világề whóro al sy understood the indebted to stit Bank 1 will be

900,000, has been valued at cest

was formerly the case. All stocks

are good saleable merchandise.

of $3,680,890 ms been

"A sum of

added to General B

shall make further. this läm

Inter

when

"

Ta shareholders toj

non-payment

Sibee the Domente of Cattle Depot for the; distri of Milk theid will be 4:8)/2} Jørger tolume for your. ntalidëllý z to ʻida MG ZRIADEN

sory

tht

and

Plant & Mens Taro our dre

PAG

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(were

DAVIS CUP:

America's chances

farge extent

Schroedër

depend

on Ted

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Los Angeles, June 6.

ces of keeping the Dovis Cup this yeur de

to a large extent on tennis aca Ted Schrader, and Schroeder's membership on the 1950 team appears highly question- ablo

Durable Ted, who teamed with sparkling Jack Kramer to bring the Cup to the US. in 1946. and has helped keep it here since, once again is faced with a familiar problem.

He canhot lake the Line off Schroeder geld he will make front work to play the the Cup effort, da hisoffa tournaments beholdto schedule, if the committee thin ¡qualify, as it were, for the he can help the caule - Dru

Cup lexin' this year in players If asked..

will help school?

The

* Younger. If he does not use his available he probably will go to England; to, defend his Wimbléson 'Erown.

And ́regardless; • he-fil@İSİ phatically, "he has no intention of turning #26fessional –Asso- diated Free

i transfoń 1188 JUNAST Es to in that these "are perhapa" "the most change in the method of prepára-san gtor, the Bonus, Issay the comzlités » 'himici, Andgother! free time in Davis Cup malte

Act been In mind, line with currant accounting thought which favours the pro viding of

of relarves Dvar- and shove, the normal depreciation of the set of particular m #1 in order to replace that mhet, at the end of its usefu

dát the than ruling coal of replacement

Cold storage.

to these parte, e

"Machino-milking.

qualified suddona and few fed to "Resulting from

obtain the

to, an "incesANG. for the

the Infalailation of further statió to the Company in December last mention that these Tots, adalppient throughout the yiir! by certain sections of our Chingne "More than 200 hand are now bàn tự, bo wide if additional wif

ay have already mentioned that milked by this bicar and feedini High Cost of Living Allowance, of the oxidualin to the Company' ly numcer of portable machines

Last Point Cold Blores was put to have been brought into

tue in Dadember 1940. The feed. Further static equipment. haben for this admitional- storage space ordered so that by the end of kwa puck gyldens for it. Das Been in milking is concern

90% a (month, your Management

sought, the sprocesser of Achaten-

on la order de partie, the dire

pute. - The Coffday accented thei

aspirants for the honour,, thus has Bulgested that he bé tilt- ted from Davis Cup

CAPTAIN OF CANADA'S DAVIS CUP TEAM NAMED:

Mac

Jude

Pago J

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