1954-11-26 — Page 10

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Russia Plans To Go

Ahead With Security Conference

Moscow, Nov. 25.

The Communist bloc countries appeared 10- day to have decided to go ahead with the Soviet proposal to hold a European security conference in Moscow despite the certainty that the non- Communist countries would stay away.

announe

wim the view of diples pomarily as a propaganda plat- mals here following any Metal Turm for the Russian security that Bulgarian, trenty plan originally put for- and Czechoslovak delegations ward by Mr Molotov at the had been formedt, They J-Berlin conference. clude top level inders, among them the Czech Prime Minister, Mr Vilem Stroky.

WESTERN NOTE

France

Paris, Nov. 25.

certain will propose

The diplomats thought thej minor anitudinents to the craference would

the open here Western Powers' reply to next Morley as originally pro-intest note from Soviet Russta board by Hized in a note to now being drafted by experts. the Western countries on of the three Powers in London, November 13 or perhaps a few a French Foreign Office spokes- days lates Confirmation was 'aum sold here toxlay

unobtainable from the Soviet Foreign Ministry

CHINA MAIL

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1954.

SIDE GLANCES By Galbraith

The amendmente

being made In the

French light Premier Pierre Mendes-France's Nations the United speech to JOUTUUS

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LITTLE DOUBT Bit well informed thought there could the Hulle doubt that the Soviet Union was conter- preparing an elaborate

Mr Molotov's it which plans for European security trenty would be given the fullest publicity with the aid of the Eastern bloc's wide radio pro- paganda network.

These conference

nourees thought The would be used

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10.13.

four days mo when! he proposed

four-Power conference Russia to be held in May Paris, the spokesmon sold.

Usually well-informed diplo- make sour

soutes here bald today that the Western Powers reply to Russia would probably be handed to the Soviet Govern- ment before Monday.

Diplomatie NOUNC said the reply would indicate the con ditions in which the four-Power conference as proposed by M Mendes-France

take might

place. But suggested neither a date nor the site for such a meeting, the

suures sald,

Tribune, Bevonite"

le" weekly, today called

London,

the

for "wholehearted backing" from the British Lebmir Party for the proposal for o four- power

Russla conference with

for-

French United

lo Parts next May.

The proposal was put word recently by M. Pierre Mendes-France, the Prime Minister.

at the Nations General Assembly, Router

ITALY'S REPLY

25 Rome. Nov Italy

Russia's rejected Invitation 10 D n! Europe before the ecurity conference ratification to the Paris agree- Minister, the Foreign ments. Professor Gretano Martino, on- nounced tonight.

tas

Professor Martine sud Italy considered that conditions for the Conference laid down by

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MAN IN COURT FOR

KILLING BIRDS

Three Months' Gaol Or $500 Fine

"If you hurt human beings they can protest, birds cannot: I sentence you to three months at hard labour!" ruled the Magistrate. Mr Hin-shing. Lo at Central this morning-

Chan Blu,

19-year-old # stopkeeper was found guilty of

wanton discharge of catapult US.

after the Court heard the evidenco of Francis Roza

of three dead

Pereiro, owner and maimed pigeons,

Mr Pereira told His Worship thurt one of his pigeons WAS killed and two malmed by glass marbles shot at their cage by defendant.

'NEVER LEFT MY POCKET"

Chan insisted that the catapult never left his pocket,

Ambassador Passes Through

Mc John E. Faurifoy, TO- cently appointed United States Ambassador to Thailand, arrived here this morning by the President Cleveland from Francisco en route to take up his appointment, The Ambassa- dor was accompanied

by hus

San

wife and eight-year-old son

Daniel.

Sheaffer's “SNORKEL"

CHAIRMAN'S REVIEW OF

ACTIVITIES

OF WHEELOCK MARDEN

The Chairman of Wheclock Marden & Co., Ltd. Mr G. E. Marden said at the angqual meeting this morning it seemed there was abroad a generally more realistic appreciation of the Colony's position vis-a-vis its traditional trade with the mainland.

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JOHN CLARKE

CASEBOOK

He wanted adventure

WHEN he left schcol, Edward enjoyed security in better measure

than most of his contem-

You

His friends, when the school doors closed on them for the last time,

had to find themselves. jobs as best they could. For Edward, a job was ready. His stepfather welcomed him as a worker on his smallholding.

ought to be grateful, ind," Edward's mother said to him, sensing that ho was'not.

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suppose I should," Edward answered, and under his breath cursed the luck that had landed him where he was.

THE FIRST STEP CR Edward

venture.

Ho

did not

!

wanted. ad-

work long..on, the smallholding. There was a

"When we met a year ago Isilk and rayon spinning and in Fixed Asects call for no comporaries, though enjoyed is told you that, although to a weaving factories

DS well

as ment, but I may say that after perhaps hardly the word' to great extent confidence in the merchanting and wholesale in- our your closed one staff rés-- use in Edward's caso.” futuro of the Colony had been]terests.

dence wiä 'disposed of satisfac- restored, there were many "With the acquisition of our torily. difficulties under which the former facilities the Company

INVESTMENTS Hongkong merchant was forced han become J well rounded "The Increase in investmente to labour.

Whilst these diffentity and we look forward to on subsidiaries representa the culties have not lessened, they its

its prosperity, Mr K. O. Board- cost of Exquisition of Fagan have been to some extent man has become Chairman of (HIC) Liả tó which I have re- surmounted and the feel of the the Company and K. O. Board-ferred, together with an increase market

even it not confirmed man, Marden & Oo. Ltd, In of two lakhs in the capitaj of by actual trade figures, has which we and our

associates Shewan Tomes & Co. Ltd. undoubtedly improved.

26% in- have approximately a

"Investments have varied dục "There have been no changes terest, now owns some 40%

40% of largely to tire sale of certain in the views of the Jalted Leigh shares which are quoted | gilt-edged

holdings and the States on the subject of trade on the London, Liverpool and operation of *spreading the with Chine: that country's Manchester Stock Exchanges. sharca of certain of our as30- disfavour is

concert with our as-clates. You will observe that all kinds in to trade of

that persociate, John D. Hutchison & Co. the market price at the end of mitted by

terms of the

the Ltd, we have become substan-our year showed that our hold- United Nations embargo. tally interested with Messrs.ings of quoted shares were con- would seem, however, that there Liddell Bros, & Co. Ltd in their servatively valued at cost.

abroath generally 4 more

timber concession in Sarawak. "I have already referred to realistic appreciation Df Colony's position wis-n-vis its The well-known U.K. firm of the Japan shipping loans, but

timber

Montague should also state that the in- merchants,

duo traditional trade with the Main-Mayer & Co.

Lid have

crease in the amount been land.

appointed Managers and it is compared with last year, despite-If he could. He soon did."

Edward got work as a GOVERNOR'S VISIT

hoped that when the effect of repayments, in caused by the

It was not a brickyard "His Excellency,

Gov-the com the

exciting work, but he had tho returned felt,

the consequent reorganisation is compounding of interest agreed has recently

result of the re- ernor,

upon as a exploitation of the con- the

satisfaction of doing a job that from a visit

con negotiation. United to

the

П cension will constitute

useful

he had found for himself, and States where his adtiresses, 08

"Sundry debtors and cash ot

the pay of £7.8s, a week was banks both show increases, reported in the press, delivered new netvity, Messrs. John D. Hutchison fave also become before various

"On the civic organisa

reasonable for a 17-year-old, other side, to associated directly with Memes,

After 18 months or so at the will have done mich

changes in current linbilities re- Liddell Bros. & Co. Ltd in the

brickyard, Edward took tho generally the normal present to the people of that

of Liddell

Bros. a realisation of the true

fluctuations of our business but next step towards adventure. tion of the Colony.

It may

the increase of over $2,000,000 He signed on for 12 years in the in Creditors & Provisions is Navy. have acquired a new weighted

additional provi-

LET-DOWN ** by

life Indeed, (HK) Ltd alons in to certain ping out

bring

as a result, be more widely folt

that our

not only "erests

needs

ever

are

PMADIARY

ACQUIRED

We

no

the

short scene, some sharp talk of then Edward ingratitude, and was given his freedom to find himself

to his liking Job a more to

In

labourer

sccred

pect of Japan ship-hold out pleasant pros

"Consideificance.

the Profit

on

End

nimost

pects Indoed. He went to work with a will, learning to be a sallor; and when his early train- ing was over, the Navy made steward. 56

that, instead of serving guns with shells, he spent his working bours serving officers with sherry.

Edward decided there was only one thing to do. He walked out of the naval base where he was stationed and made his way to London, and resumed his search for adven- ture under the bright lights of Die West End.

incompatible subsidiary-Fagens with any reasonable national which, in addition

Joons. to merchandising activities, rounds or policles framed

LOWER TRADING PROFIT Off

an aspect of our local

"The Bank overdraft is down meet particular situations,

Important developments have surance brokerage services, and to nominal figures and taken in occurred in the export trade of Moutries (Malaya) Ltd which the Colony and

him on assistant would like to complements to some extent the unction with the morete in place additional emphasis on a business of Shewan Tommes cash at bank on the other side indicates by same 011⁄2 million statement I made elsewhere to | Singapore,

of dollars a more liquid post- Since the close of the year on You will realise, however, the effect that the interests of the Colony's industry ought not we have added a London In- that the scale of our operations to be subordinated to those of surance Brokerage House, which is such that this, variation has any other industrial area what has been incorporated as Eldridge That Governme t is fully & Co. Ltd and we have every

ap reason to expect that it will fit Loss Account, the lower trading alive to this necessity is preciated,

may be usefully in with our other Lon-profit is accounted for and we confident that it will afford this don Insurance business. There entirely by reduced activity in essential support.

is, too, in the

course of

and our shipping operations "The freight market and,

n a new concern -

nder there was a further fall in ex- values writing consequently, tonnage

Management Agency change profits. Improved somewhat during the

which will perform for der- "The

in reduction

other year and since its close there tain substantial U.K.

Insur- dividends is largely due to cur has been a further steady ad- ance companies

the function decreased holdings as partly in- vance. This has had the effect provided for our own Dominion dicated by the large increase in of improving the financial post- and other companies by B. D.

proft on sale of livestments, debtors tion of our Japanese

Coako & Partners Ltd.

I may say in connection with with whom during the year we "We have also formed since this item that whilst It have arranged

would new terms

the end of the year in conjune-

tong-be unrealistic to miicipate the HIS friends suggested a car- tion with certain or our Hong-regular accrual Sargo pro- Thess have been generally kong Associates, The Far Easts

sales, adhered to, although there are

such & Development must ern Prospecting

not be looked upon still in certain cases formalities Accompanying Mr Purifoy

Lid, and are con- Corporation Mr Lo then bound defendanl

entirely fortuitous 10 Bongkok

completed. over m $200 for one year.

are Mr Norbert which remain to be

aldering an extension of its sell- Anschuciz, Deputy Chief of These

vessels vitics which may involve the important part of our busturss Chan, with tears in his eyes, | Misston, Mrs.

consists of the development of which we have removed Anschuetz and

enterprises sultable

and the mumbled that he had an aged their four children; and Mr the control of the importer in front of the concern

local market.

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steur ties.. father to support who was blind Harry Conover, head of the whose name the original permits "Reviewing the activities of misketing of

side of the expense Section

were issued. During my in one eye, and asked for the Economic

of

subeldiaries end to an extent Profit and Loss Account calls bent visit to Japan I found option of a fine.

Embassy, Mrs Conover, and recent

those of our associates, I would only comment in full

In respect of their three children.

appreciation to exist of

inform you that the progres the very

substantial decrease in cur position, both in official and of White Shipyard (Southamp-Interest overdraft.

от

This shipping circles, and there is no ton) "Ltd reported reason to believe that the dif last year has been most satis-gure transferred to Appropria- to you contributed to the fact that the

tlon Account reached $3,700,000 as compared with $4,150,000 last by the year.

DIRECTORATE affecting

"Since the close of the year subaldisky,

F. J. Horman-Fisher, who

As Chan was being led down Into the cells. Mr Pereira showed

the Magistrate · three baskets containing the birds. At this, defendant was called up.

The Magistrate considered this and said "The Court lakes * serious view of your inhumanit- arian action towards the birds but it also thinks of your father."

Sentence was altered to $800 or three months and Chan was additionally bound over in $250 for one year.

LETTER

TO

THE EDITOR

Mr Purifoy said he hoped that people in South-east Asia would be free and would not submit the tyranny of any nation."

the

payment.

Consta

those

of

from

own

Rape Case Next neulles caused by the financial factorily maintained.

Month

The trial of Dr Ng Yuk-kin on a charge of rape has been Axed for 10 am on December before Mr Justice C. W, Reece, Puismo Judge, Court.

at the Supreme Dr Ng was committed for trial from Kowloon Court November 16.

Albert Francia

on

Bailey

charged with libel, will be tried

on the

stringency have been in any way DOMINION'S DIVIDEND pleaded to our detriment,

"Comes & Co. Lid operating

£131,000 RECEIVED

in Japan is ly

"Members will be interested difficulties,

cases,

Liid

siri

the

Mr

on

The

"for

as no

He made friends or acquaint ances there whose fidea of advezli- ture was to work num✨ 11klér as possible, and live as best they might by their wits. With two these, Edward 'ran of

into trouble.

THE CHASE

drive into the country. The fact that they owned no car was

„tironistelver (*) to.

a dotan that hardly mattered. They

helped one that had parked' In

Ovtentially been

They headed south-east, and In the early hours of the morn- ing, discovered that

That a police cAP their tall.

was on

This-is said the driver, and stepped on the throttle. But the police car drew thead, barring the other's path..

I MIGHT AS WELL TELL YOU DWARD and his friends jumped out and run, Tho poller gave chase, Edward - was caught as he tried to scale a wall. The others got away.

AS

to know that following the re- financial

"I might as well tell you I'm negotiation of the terms of our that country.

a naval deserter," Edward said, contracts something in excess of the London confirming house of had been associated with us.

when ho had got his breath £131,000 has been received Cornes Marden & Co., L1, is in Japan, since 1946, and back.

joined the board after the war, since the close of our year, whilst making quiet progress.

He was charged with that there has been improvement "The Dominion Insurance Co. W was forced by Ill health to leave

Bow Street later in the morning,- with regard to the specifie carlier

this year declared the Far East mal, although stil

charged and

with being security in certain

its first dividend since its ac- a member of the board, he will concerned, in taking and driving "The pomition of shipping quisition

1

by us and together be retiring from it and from

away a car without the consent clients elsewhere than in Japan with our other

at the Company's service Insurance in the

of its businessman' owner has been similarly improvel by terests under the guidance of end of the year.

told their story, before:Mr Justice J. Reynolds at | the rise in freights and der gratifying progzent. I- have men- !ping matters, has been freely history from the days of the values, Mr B. Dale Cooke, has made "His wide experience in ship- ,what they know of Edward's

Sir.-I. was most interested in Ali Mohamed Yehia, ship's fire- I Wrote the successful floatation vi | tioned additions to the group in culled upon during the whole of

srullholding to Allied Investors Corporation this pection atman, will be beard before Mr Tua, which

Edward, a dark-haired," "good" Justice J. Reynolds 10 a.m. on

had nothing December 1.

16-year-old, had in the Colony, being responsible

to add in association with ourselves Trust Co. Ltd with its sub-. "Since the publication of the and our friends, Commonwealth sidiaries continues active in a C.B.E. M.C. has accepted an E. G. Robey

will be remanded for accounts, Mr R D. Claque, escort," said the magistrate, Mc an Inverment Lad for the purchamlig branches and maintains

Thank you,

The Shatin Bund

10

a on December 6, A charge of murder against

"During the year we

The police

and

on

of our activities | his arrociation with us and much assistant, Flowardship...OL. hlás

| your two pictorial storica the flooding of rice fields Shatin and your comments on the subject In your "Comment" Of The Day column..

I was the correspondent who originally drew attention to the delly flooding and who asked- |the "authorities what they were. doing about repairing the breach in the bund,

They did not reply Inquiry. Nor did, Shatin

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my

at

It was inadvertently reported this morning that pleas in the above three cases were to be taken this morning,

Appointments

under our manage which we regard as most valu

ment, has already made lis mark a Hongkong Realty &

of our business has been due to looking of the development of that side

him,

You

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of a controlling interest In the leadership in its particular fields Invitation to join the board. He Company supplying gas to the RESTRICTED ASSETS Is Managing Director of John D. Edward. And he went; "away: Colony. The

The transfer of the The American acts of our Hutchison & Co. Ltd and has with his chin up. He had direction of this public utility to subsidiary, 2

Commercial

been closely associated with In-

found adventure, fly thought the area which it serves is

vestment Co. Ltd

other of our associates where his possibly not the best sort; and remain other project which has had our at-

and vision as a result Its

Its energy

have been

he wie prepared to pay the price aon for some years and it is businos has shrunk. A year ago The profit for the year was

most valuable:

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