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The Big Build-Up

· JOHN CLARKE'S CASEBOOK goes to the flood coast.... The story of Ingoldmelts is the story of many communitios_now starting month after the disaster

life anew,

A

INGOLDMELLS (Lincolnshire). MODEST avenue of tall elms leads from the Rectory to its gate, and beyond the gate, all the day through, lorries trundle past, bumper-to- bumper often, over the road to the sea-a short, straight road that the sea tore to pieces a month ago, and which is now being built again.

The lorries carry loads of up-ended caravans crowd upon slag and stone. These they tip each other for company, Trac into the sandbills to be poundtors and bull-dozers growl; and ed, crushedi, manhandled, into above them larks sing As it defences against the sea which, nothing could ever be wrong in this village's quota of coual now that the sun had come out. line, ute up three miles or 50 of sandhills anct sen-wall, drowned 17, destroyed the homes of nearly 200.

Against such an invasion, one lorryload or rubble or slag amounts to about as much as a child's bucket-full of gand in defence of a sandcastle against a gentle tile.

"Yes," said the reefor, as we stood by the windows of his 12-room Georgian rectory, and watched the lorries roll by. "we have nearly 200 tomeless, and the population of the parish is estimated at 538."

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Back in the village proper; they talk of the flood

and all that has happened since; rather as a professional invalid talks of his last operation, and those who who talk most are those suffered the least.

Those who were mostly in- resentful because volved are village lods like Jess English, Norman Curtis, Dennle Hall, Jimmie Wilkinson, Bill Smith, and others, mostly farmers' sons, who risked their necks That Night, are not more wide- ly recognised as heroes--which they undoubtedly were.

The

heroes themselves are back ai work and talk more of football Saying this, the rector, the und Warts than of their during. Rev. James Wood, paused, us

17- Money has poured into If out of respect for the local magnitude of the disaster. He goldmells almost as insistently is a square-set, fair-haired munus the sea did, and from of 43, diocesan missioner, rural diverse sources. Stretfort, Man- dean, and no stranger to sud-chester, "adopted" the district, den devastation such as

and quickly sent £700, that which has now erased half of another £700. The naval sur- vey ship, Franklin, adopted by Ingoldmells,

Spilsby, centre of the rural

He was for eight years a member of the Bush Brother- hood in Australia, one of priests who, receiving no pay beyond £40 a year to pay for their shoes and clothes, work for a minimum of five years in the "outback."

then

district council, mailed £40.

was

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CHINA MAIL

Established 1945

TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 1953.

THE REV. JAMES WOOD, rector of Ingold- mells, his Australian solfe, and Hilary, four, youngest of his three daughters. In his parish of 536 people, nearly 200 are homeless, London Express Storie.

Appeal Against Magistrate's Order Sustained

Sheaffers TM SNORKEL"

$1,858,184 Profit By Mail

A.S. Watson & Co, Ltd: Notices $3 Dividend Declared

The Entert times of posting showa halow are those' for uns registered correspondanes posted 1 GP.C_ Hongkong. The latest posting Limes alsowhere, which, In general, ars earlier than the 0.P.0. times, can be ascertained by enquiry at the local offer,

The

istest posting Limes for registered articles are generally one hour earlier than the times

ing parcei malls can be ABOUT wined by enquiry -at- any post offer.

Confidence that the Company will continue to retain its fair share hown below. Particulars Texard

of the business opportunities in its sphere of operations despite the general political and commercial outlook in this part of the world was expressed by Mr R. Johannessen, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Messrs A. S. Watson and Company, Ltd., at the Company's Annual General Meeting at Gloucester Building this morning.

The Chairman reported that an associated Company, A. S. Watson and Company (Malaya) Ltd., has now been registered for the purpose of manufacturing aerated water and medicinal specialties in that territory under a franchise agreement.

A dividend of $3 per share, free of tax, was declared at the meeting. A net profit of $1,858,184 during the past year was also announced.

to on Fixed Assets has been enade the extent of $362,398 which is in socordance with our normal alloca

Addressing shareholders, the Chair- mold:

The net profi

Uhe 3. Amount to $1,850,184 to which must|tion.

be added the balance brought for Following our usual practice, we

the sum of also provided have $250,000 for the tax payable on the profits of the year ended alet Octo ber, 1952, although Dua 14x is not

actually payable unt 1903/54. In this evexjection share- that, although we have holders will be interested to hear made full provision for the tax payable on the profits for the year ended Slat Octo- ber, 1000, we have good reason to believe that the $1,300,000 påld to tie late General Managers, as Compen sation for Loss of Office, will in fact

ward from the previous year of 100,140. From this total of $1,940,330 In to the deducted the wanater of 1250,000 to the Providon for Taxation 1053/54, leaving a sum of $1,000.330 course avaliable for appropriation

Your. Directors recommend that this sum be used to pay a divi dend of 13 per ahere, free of tax. for the year absorbing $1,500,000, and that the balance of #190,330 be curled forward to the next Account As you will observe, these recom- mendations have been incorporated in the Accounts before you.

On examination

nature.

The important part of our busines

BALANCE SHEET

Turning to the Balance Sheel, you will observe on the abilites de that Use Share Premium Accoum, Amounting to $500,000, has been ap-

pald

Court Action

For

Return

Of Seeds

of

TUESDAY, MARCH 18 By Air Indo-Chins, France, French North |& West Africa. 430 p.m. Alr Viet-

mass.

Philippines, Guam, Hawaii, U.S.A., Ceylon, Siam, Burma,

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Europe, 0 p.m., 9.0.A.C.

By Burface Max,.; p.m., Lee Hong/Tak Bhing.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13 By Air Forman, Japon, D a.m., via C.A.T. Slam, Matays, Indonesia, Austro- Ila, New Zealand. 4.30 pm, C.F.A. Formom. Okinawa, U.S.A., (New York) Canada, 0 pm, I.K.A NW.A.L.

Japan, om; B.O.A,C;

Xavier Cugat Show Broadcast

Radio

Hongkong has made Choo Kwel-tek, partner

firm, was

broadcast the the plaintiff

cross-Arrangements to examined at the Supreme Court Xavier Cugat show from the Club from this morning at the continued Hongkong Football

8.30 to 9.30 tonight. hearing of an action brought be fore Mr Jus

Justice Gould

The programme

will be itt- by the Fung Fu Co., against the Wotroduced by Brig Young, Loong

It will replace the originally Hing Firm godown 1:eepers, for the return of 377 advertised programmes of Letter

America, bar of senna seeds used

"Plana Play- for from bage

time," and "First Hearing." Chinese medicinal purposes.

M

Cocktail Party

be allowed or a charge against the pronts of the Company which would of the Prant & result in saving of over 100 Lom Account you will observe that in the tax actually payable on these the balance ironsferred from Work-profita. Ing Account la Jesa than the pres vious year by 3035,702. As an oftaci however, debits are lower by $400,992 Po that the amount avaliable for appropriation is only $199,478 less than the previous year, it by in portant to note that the reduced plied to writing down the Compen balance from Working Account re-ation

to the late General Plaintiffs, of 303A Kai Ming presents a drop in revenue of about Manager for Loss of Ofice. In the Building are represented by Mi 3 lakas, (which 1 shall explain later?future it is northern Cawald Cheung, Instructed by and an tocreate # expenses of up-Directors to apply suma 10 proximately two lakh, a betonital writing down this item based on the M: P. A. L. Vine. They claim part of which is of a non recurring out which would have accrued that the bags were stored in the

A cocktail party in honour of to the General Managers by way of defendant godown, the warrant

they Salary and Commistion had

Adlai AERATED WATERS

Stevenson, who trust this for which they (plaintiffs) held Mr remained in office, and poltey will be acceptable to share-

as a security for a loan of $20,000 arrived In the Colony on Sun- in the manufacture and suit of holders.

to the Victor Company. The day, will be held at the Ameri- Atralad Waters. By far the greatest Under Current

and Liabil

defendant firm rold the seeds lean Club at.6 p.m. today. production in sold Provisions, it will be noted that but our export

trade Sundry Creditors is some five laids September 1830 on behalf of the far as in excess of fast year's figure; this Victor Co. knowing that the local market is concerned, up to being due to the trwater from Pro-

Had an plaintiffs

interest In were vision for Taxation in respect of the considerably

and any years 1950/51 and 1951/57 of 925,000, higher

goods

breach the end of Jay our sales corresponding peber, however after the end of the financial year.

ал period. which lax has been settled los full of

agreement that the would not be delivered On the Asseta alde, it will be noted goods of extremely bad weather and, as that Additions to Fixed Assets less without the production of the were attended by prolonged spells

to $400.617. The godown this period represents the height of Sades, amounted

warrant, plaintiffs Additional our sales seon. these abnormal expenditure refers Conditions were responsible Lur & Plant and Machinery mainly for the alleged.

The defendants, of 43 Des detrimental effect

final Aerated Water Factories. Furniture

and Fhlings omsociated with the Voeux Road West, were repre trading results.

Competition in the local market is oval of the General Office and Whe now much greater than before but, Department during the year to new senied by Mr Brook A. Bern

reconstruction of acchi, instructed by Mr M. A. consumption of crated waters has promises and to

Silva. increased and our percentage of the our Motor Vehiclos required for the

more advantageous handling of our da whole trade is being maintained. TO

goods, neet local competition, changes sro

Chao asked being introduced in our methods of distribution which we believe will strengthen our leading position in the Aerated Water industry.

of

previous

An appeal by Chang Sui-pun, goods owner, ten From Launton (Oxon) caine and Chan Cheung-fat, junk owner, against an

brought £86 125, that direct/ and in cash by the disorder by Mr K. Y. Yung, Kowloon Magistrate, for pay frict nurse there, in her car. forfeiture of 191 wooden boxes of tinplates which also important. So The rector received £200 disburse, out of £1,000 raised a man, Lai Lin-mau, was convicted of attempting in Southall (Nottingham) dic to export without an export licence, was allowed There, his "purish," Brewar- cose for the

East Coast. rina, in New South Wales, was Parishes as various as Wigan, by Mr Justice C. W. Reece, Puisne Judge, in the half the size of England. There | Shrewsbury and Witney have Appeal Court this morning, when he delivered a he saw two cyclones, two fire- provided more.

written decision. bulls, numerous electric storms, bush Ares that travelled at 60 m.p.h., winds that carried away galvanised Iron roofs,

The money has been distri- buted as needed in sunis from

His Lordship held that the O'Reilly Mayne, Crown Counsel, £5 to £15 and is still being order made by the Magistrate represented the Crown. given out. "But," said Coun- was ultra vires. He added that cillor Hurry Simpson, vice- under the Magistrates' Or- that chairman_of the

dinance, he (his Lordship) could Spilsby Rural District Council, r friendly, have made such an order for dark, shrewd man, retired forfelture

Magistrate warning might have made by first quash- have Ing the order made and sub-

He saw nothing comparable with the sort of trouble Ingoldmells is facing now.

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No one really knows yet the butcher. size of that trouble. Wise men people that what they are at work- establishing new will be set-off-against-the stituting an order made-under magnitude. As well as royalty claims they may make, You the Defence Regulations. Be Music anti other VIPs, cars with perseused that this was being done did not propose to do that as it mits to visit the dead sea-front in a kind, precautionary way seemed to him that

both the News Taik section of the village bring ex-

Police and the Magistrale wore perts ke insurance assessors,

careless in the matter.

Dances

THE GRAVES

Ingoldmells, although it is so

TOLD the rector I had seen

Francaise "The Police ought to have small, is, or was, two commu-

the graves, on the sea-side been aware that the application nies. Three-quarters of a mile of the ancient church, of the could not be sustained in the inland from the sea, a small,

flood victims, There. arc

no forma in which it was presented." grey village, neat but not

headstones yel-just mounds of

commented, "and his Lordship beautiful, grouped about the

earth under a galety of spring if the Magistrale had taken the 13th-century. church. Within

flowers. The rector then said trouble to read the section of 100 yards of the sea, a settle-this:

"In an average year, six the Importation and Exportation ment of little red-roofed bun-

und people die in this village. In Ordinance, under which the ap- galows, built for holidays "of the one day after the flood, 1 con- pilcation for the summons was week-end, but because housing shortage become full dueled four fuels. Ton vic-made, he must have discovered tims are burled, in the church that he had no jurisdiction 10 yard."

make the order sought." A three-year death-rol that! Gecurred within 12 minutes what this village is trying forget.

time liomes.

IN the

1,000 CARAVANS

1lat felds between those two slood same 1,000 holiday caravans.

To the bungalows and thel

an additional caravans come summer population cach year of 3,000 to 4,000 people week for their holidays. Between Euster and Whitsun that figure would be 1,000.

"And some of them more anxious than ever

this year," sighed. Mr

sccm comb Bertle

Harold Pimperton, postmaster: and owner of the general stores In the village, chairman of the parish council, "They seem to want to come and see what's happened," he said.

What they would see if they arrived now is a beach scene that would remind the older people of the Somme, Men, look- ing maggot-sized, working in a sea of mud among a shamblee of splintered shanties, while the. gentle sea looks on.

In ten yards wallowing among what were onco send- hills in which people sunbath- ed I saw these, a front-toor with the name Kale's Cottage, a sherry decenter, an iron bed- slrod, a book called Everyday had Religion which the wind opened at page 225, on which I read: "A plece of canvas is of Everything trifling value........... here looked now to bo

trifling value.

LANDSCAPE ASKEW

THEaskow

of

whole landscape

Bungalows Jean upon their small garages like drunks on innocent companions; ¦

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Mr A. J. Clifford, instructed to by Mr Alfred Y. Hon, appeared for the appellants, and Mr D. F.

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Mr Bernacchi

why he did

not

insist

indst on the

the

goods being sold

pelee was going up

your export trade has been affected 15,132,638 and, although that the beginning of September by increasing competition from newsents a substantial increase as come and the godown had not given a-now-warrant as promised. enterprises ---In our Far Eastern pared with the previous year, it is markets. Freight and other charges necessary to bear in mind that th'shim

includes over $1.300,000 in

Chao replied that he W03 make it stem on export consignments

and container waiting for the price to duficus to supply our products at respect of bottle prices admitting a fair relum to stocks. After excluding this amount, our export distributors and, at the we are satisfied that our investment higher. As a business man he wanted the most favourable! same time, permitting a satisfactory in stocks represents a reasonable margin to ourselves,

stockholding, having regard to the price for the benefit of all three average cost of monthly sales over parties, the godown, Victor Co. the past period.

and himself.

that

MILITA

0. Programme. Metody

with the

Stars: from British Flims; Time Signal, World

(London Relay); **Calypso" with Edmundo Ro (Vocal) and his Orchestra! 7.30, Forces Favourites (Londen Relay?: 7.30, Weather Report: B. La Deml Heure Xavier Cugat Show from the Hong

(Studio); 830,

MALAYA COMPANY

I do not think there are any km Foutball Club ground: 9.30. This problem has for sometime

the Accounts Musical Notebook presented by the past been engaging the serious atten- further points

ston of your Board and I am pleased which call for special comment. Rev. Father T. F. Ryan, SJ, Budłok 10. Now is the Hour-Gracie Fieldi

as regards to Although it is not strictly to report that,

the scope of this review, I would Vocal) with Chorus and Orch: 10.15, Malayan market, an Associated Com- At the Ballet: "Prince 1go. Polovt: Deny, A. S. WALDON de Co. (Malaya) like to add that I personally feet (Berodia)....Eduard Lid, has now been registered for that despite the general politieni and commercial outlook in this part the purpose of manufacturing and

of the world and the fact that in Van Belmim conducting the London Philfintmonle Orch. and the London markeung in

territory our Philharmonic Choir (chorus Mastor: nerated Water and Medicinal Special future, trading will undoubtedly m Frederie, Jockman), "Love the

ties under a franchise arrangement. more exacting than in the past, I am confident that we shall continue to I might mention that your Com-

retain our fair share of the business Magicler Manuel De Falla)...

Collins conducting the pany, as General Managers of this

opportunities in our phers <f Anthony Lordon Philharmonic Orch; 10,45, Auociated Company, will

be re

operatioris." Swing with Artle Shaw and kis munerated by way of a royalty on Orchestra: 1030. Weather Report; the annual profits of the Malayan

SATISFACTORY RESULTS 1 Rallo News Reet Recordent Company will not be called upon to 200 Shareholders of the Relay

Mr G. W. Sewell, adconding the London

11.15. Goodnight Music: God Save The Quren; 1130, į subscribe any further capital for adoption of the Report said:

There is little one can usefully Close Down.

this new undertaking. For the Pray add to the Chairman's Interesting sent I would prefer to confine remarks to these brief references address and to the explanations to this matter, as it is the intention of your Directors when developments reach #mare advanced stage to Ise to shareholders an explanatory statement giving details of the nature and potentialties of this scheins,

With regard to the trading and nei prolite from other section of our business, the Dispensary and Wine and Spirits Departments continue to show substantially improved results. On the other hand, i regret to report that the Wholesale and Drug Manu- Iacturing Departments show a serious reduction their returne dor lasi year, due largely to poor trading conditioru focally

and to the restrictions imposed on the distribu- tion of their products in certain of the export markets. In these cir- cumstances it was deened necessary

"Would you like to write something?" asks a Chinese reporter of General Mark Clark, when the United Nations Supreme Commander in Korea arrived at Kal Tak yesterday on a short visit to the Colony. Lt-General Sir Terence. Airey, Commander British Forces, Hongkong, who was at the airport to meet the distinguished visitor is seen on General Clark's right-Staff photographer.

given regarding the Account for the year ended 31st October, 1931.

Although the Report in question may not equal some of those pre- vicusly submitted I think we have every reason to be satisfied with the results of the Company's efforts an of it ability to cope with all trading problems which may be encountered In the future, bearing in mind the Chaman's references to the general political and commercial autlook in this part of the world.

The enterprise shown for dealing Wills the mamifacture and marketin

cur products in other Far Eastern roles coupled with the initiative displayed by our staff mother directions, aŭgure well for our future prospects.

Hongkong's trading. has Бел

to re-organias the administration of catechired. criticised and circum

to scribed by events over which

these Departments with a view effecting

economies of overhead have no control and it...up to us expenses and increasing the general to support wherever possible an old eficiency of operation. In addition, established and progressive company such as ours. In this connection our stock Investment at those two

adver- ceive and it has been necessary to concerned for the

The make certain provisions r

|tiaing campaign they have instituted Working account do mesi dhe anti- which I trust will be continued. cipstod loss which may arise on the We have an effelent and hard liquidation of these_execoniva slocks, working staff and to them and the

$172,000 BAYED

| Management 2 would like on behalf With regard to the Aem General of the Shareholders to extend par Managers Batary and Commission thanks.

OTIIER BUSINESS anotting to $90,391, this, of courer,

Departments was found to be ex- I would like to corrective those

Bccordance with the term of

Mitchell

refers to the concluding fout-month Mr W. A. Stewart, Mr J. D period of their appointment, that is Cleque, Mr L2 Tse-fong and Br to say, the period aga to the Kate of IL A. Wadesan were re-elected to The agreement under which they the Board of Directors, on the pro- agreed to relinquish their office ti posal of LA-CN E. C. Frederick,

the seconded by Mr Wong Chi-po arrangement which was approved by Messrs Pest, Marwich, the shareholders-keet year. You will and Company" were, reappointed

·doubilume-be klarostad su know that Auditors for, the ensuing year at s the saving effected in this 'respect for fee of $9.000. This, was - proposed the eight encefiha amounted to about by Mr. it. V. Lederholar, seconded $172,000,

by Mr Yeung Yata

Azareholdere present were—Messrs No further, transfer have bee

Seward Wu, Lam 14 Wong Chi-po, Lt. Col Buperannuation pegunt se the pre- sant figure is considered to be ader 2.C. Frederick, Messra R. V. Leder- quate. This als applies to the land hofer, J. Jones, E. W, Pennell, A. J. si Canton we it is oft that the deure sternon Nixon G

Bewall, Hudson Chen Wu, Yusi Yất of $479,400, at which the Hongkong and Canton appoers in the Tang Pak-chen, De J. I." Mokunay, bookika, well below the current Mr Wong Kin-trol and Mr P. A market value of our land in Hong Vine: (representing, Mours Deacons, kong. An allowance for depreciation the Company's solicitors).

made to the Staff Tetiremessä and Stephani

R

He said that on September 7 he had notice of the indebted- ness to the Bank of China (a loan guaranteed by the godown company) but this loan had no- thing to do with him.

SIDE GLANCES

INTELLIGENCE TEST SOLUTION

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quickly solve 12.28 problem by driwing a plan of

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