1958-03-28 — Page 10

CROSSLEY BROTHERS LTD. MARINE, STATIONARY & AUXILIARY MARINE DIESEL ENGINES,

ENGINEERING EQUIPMENT "CO., LTD. H.K. & Shanghai Bank Bldg. Tel. 27780

CHINA MAIL

FRIDAY, MARCH 28, '1958.

Land Sale UNION WATERBOAT CO.

Two plots of Crown land, cach measuring 20,000 square feet, are to be sold at a publle auction

at the District Office, South, Gascoline Road, on the morning of April 17.

The lots, which are for build- ing and garden purposes, are altubled oft Fel Ngo Shan Road in Customs Pass area. The up- set prize $40,000 or $2 per foot.

Consuls

Dr Horst Pommerening and Mr Kyung Moh Hong have been recorded formal recopuition as Consuls for Germany and the Republic of Korea at Hongkong, respectively, by HE the Governor, under the instruction from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, according to the Government Gazette today.

SIDE GLANCES

Galbraith

Tak zu of

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MAKE RECORD PROFIT

The Union Waterboat Co., Ltd had its best year in 1957 when it made a profit of $526,431.75, the Chairman of the Consulting Committee of the company told the 49th annual general meeting today.

A dividend of $1.80 per share the previous year, resulting in an Increase oil consumption was was approved by shareholders, the best year in the company's likewise proportionately higher. After appropriations, it has history, docide'ti to carry forward $6,001.01.

The meeting was held in the offers of Dodwell and Co., Ltd, the General Monogers,

Mr G. M.

The Chairman, Goldsack, sald

By Galbraith

"It will be noted that our in- vestments have decreased In market value during the past year and the total depreciation of $21,000.40 has been trans- ferred to the Investment Fluctuntion Account ire the usual manner.

"From the necounts you wilt observe that the profit" for the year carried to Profit and Loss Appropriation Account is $520,- 431.75, to which must be added the sum of $7,854,10 being the “It gives me very much plea-balance brought forward from sure to report that sales during last account, and $900.00 over- "During the year Mr T. C. the year under review were up provided for laxation in the Chu, who has held the position by 10.0 per cent over those of previous year, leaving for { of Acting Seeretary for the past appropriation a total figure of} two, was confirmed in his. $335,051.01 which your Cur uppoinment as Secretary at the Sulting Committee recommend | Company, be dealt with as follows;

"Our thanks are due to the Superintendent and to all mem- To transfer to Waterboalbers of the stuff, both ashore Replacement and Depreciation and afloat, who have worked Reserve, $70,000; to transfer to loyally throughout the year." Revenuo Reserve $10,000; 10 transter to Slaff Leave and Superannuation Fund, $0.24b; to Provision for Corporation Profits Tax 1058-50, $55,000; 10 pay a dividend of $1.80 per share on 214,200 shares, $385,722; to carry forward to next year, $0,081,01. These appropriations have been incorporated In the

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Adopted

The report also stutes that during the year Mr G. G. D. Carter was Acting Chairman of the Consulting Committee

place of Mr G, M. Goldanek during the latter's absence from

the Colony.

The Chairman proposed that the report

and statement of accounts be adopted. Mr U St Wing reconded. The proposal was carried unanimously,

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no particular com- "I have ment in regard to those recom- mendallons other than to point

The meciing also determined out that the appropriation of the fees of the members of the $70,000

Waterbout Consulting Committee at $1,000 the Replacement and Depreciation each for the current year. This Reserve is in line with the was proposed by the Chairman policy adopted at the recomand seconded by Imendation of our auditors some McGovern, and carried

tew years ago and which ensures animously. the company will be in a position to Anance replacements of units of our fleet es and when it becomes necessary without having to call upon shareholders for additional capital

Before the annual meeting, an extraordinary general meeting was held on a special resolu– tion enabling the feca be adjusted yearly ss and when necessary at the annual general "Our Superintendent has re-meetings. ported that our fleet all re-

maing in excellent condition. In proposing the résolution, the The amount expended re | Chairiman pointed out that under pairs, renewals and upkeep of one of the company's articles of our fleet was slightly higher | association the annual fee of cach than the previous year;

also member of the Consulting Com- since sales for the year showed mittee had been fixed at a sum of not more than $250." He said. this article bud noi been altered since the company was incor- porated on June 13, 1005.

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Present

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SHEAFFER'S

ADMIRAL SNORKEL PEN

BISHOP HALL FOR LAMBETH

The Rt. Rev. R. O. Hall (above); Bishop of Hongkong, left for England this morning by the my Victorla to attend the Lambeth Conference and for long leave. He was accompanied by Mrs Hall.'

Before leaving the Bishop appointed the Very Rov. F., S. Temple to net for him and to be Bishop's Commissary in accordance with the terms of the Church of England Trust Ordinance.

The couple were seen off this morning by their daughter Dr Judith Hall (in photo), Mr and Mrs J. O. Hall, Dean and Mrs Temple, Dr Lam Chl-fung, Mr David Lam, Mr Wu Wai-kee, Rev. George She, members of Chung Chi College and many of the Chinese clergy and friends.

STILL COLD

TONIGHT

will be Just as cold

evening se last night

It

this

and thon morrow.

the thermometer wIH to. gradually riso

The weatherman saya ik will be fresh for a day or two and by Monday, the weather raight be humid

again.

The black ball signifying strong winds,

which was Holsted yesterday morning, was lowered about 7am. today.

There will be

freah north-easterly winde blow- Ing for the rest of today, and the weather will be and the akyseloudy. cold

The Royal Observatory recorded 1.35 inches of rain In the 12 hours ending noon today.

Prezent at the meetings were; Mr G. M. Goldsack (Chairman), Mr P. V. C. E. Liebenschutz, Mr A. A. Chase, Mr B. T. Flanagan (Consulting Com- mittee): Messrs J.H.S. Duncan, D.H. Hazell, J.S. Howell, U Sz-wing, J. McGovern Pre- presenting. Dodwell and Co., Ltd, General Managers), W. E Williams, Pete U (reproscuting Wo Sang Co., Ltd), share- Tho holders; and Mr T. C. Chu (Secretary).

Efficiency Medal

Colour Sergeant Pinkie Lem of the Royal Hongkong Defence Force, has been awarded the Firat Closp

Emcleney to his Modal, according to today's Gov- ernment Gazotte.

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Box-Office Record Broken

Shochiku All-Gir! Revue, which today finished a two-week coR- tract, has broken all box- office records as far as gross takings go, accord- ing to a spokesman of the Queen's Theatre,

Alleged Receiver

Objects To Admission

An alleged receiver of stolen property objected at the Criminal Sessions this morning to the admission in evidence of a statement said to have been written by him, on the ground that , a detective had “taught” him to write it. Mr Justice A. D. Scholes dis missed the Jury temporarily, in order that the question of the admissibility of the document could be decided upon in their absence.

Last

The accused in the dock are Lau Sau, 30, Ko Sin-yue, 31, Hau Shu-chi, 22, and Lee Ha- sun, 26, all unemployed. The accused was the one with receiving stolen Marged

The first three were eharged with robbery,

Lau, Ko and Hou were alleged to have robbed Mrs Wong Shek chun of a wrist watch, cigarette lighter and a pair of spectacles in her flat at 24 Fercival Street, third floor, on December 26 last year.

The

Also Charged

three were also charged with robbing from Mrs Wong's omah another wrist witch, a gold finger ring and $.

Crown

Mr D. E. Greenfeld, Counsel, is prosecuting.

Detective-Sergeant Lul Lok said in evidence that on Decem- In 14 days more than 35,000 ber 30 the fourth accused came people have spent over $200,000 to Hung Hom Police Station, to watch one of the best touring having been invited to do so by stage shows In the post-war angther detective or witness'

instructions.

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Lui said that as a result of a For its final week there will conversation he had with the bd a change of programme but fourth accused, he led a Pollee some of the more popular acts party to a spot in the hillside off will be retained.

Kau Pul Loong, Road. The with One of the acts which has fourth accused, who was proved extremely popular with | the party pointed to spine

bushes. the Hongkong audiences in the

A search of the bushes was "Olymple number. In this scene, a number of the girls made, and a broken pair of aro dressed up as bables. They spectacles and its leather case breeze through "Olymple" were found, events, auch as weight-liing, kurdling, and sprint, across

the slago

SURPLUS ASSETS

After further conversation with the accused, Lai sald, be went into a nearby hut and took. a woman, who háệ been inside, and Lee back to the Police Sintion.

There he had further conver sation with the fourth accused, and fotted down what took

Sub.. place in his notebook. sequently, he told Lee that he was putting him under: arrest on a charge of receiving stolen cigarette lighter and pair of spectacles.

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was correct, and signed :fi.

At this stage. Loo cuffed his objection, and the question of admissibility was then dealt with

Hearing is proceeding.

Medical Council

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AIRPORT CONTROL LIGHTS

It is announced In today's Government Gazette that the Governor In Council has made a further Order. under the Hongkong "Air- port (Control of Obstruc- tions) Ordinance, 1957, the effect of which is to authorise the Director of Public Works to erect and maintain.on certain de- signated buildings and properties any lights that may be necessary for air- craft control and guid- ance when operating into the new airport,

Aby owner wishing to re- build his property after a light has been erected.will be per- mited to do so on application to Governmeal. Special arrange- ments will be made for the temporary housing of the light. Full details of this particular Order and the properties ofcct- ed are given in the Schedule to the Hongkong Airport (Control of Obstructions) (Lighting) Order, 1958 published in today's Gazette,

The Order Is the third to ba made since the Hongkong Air- port (Control of Obstructions) Ordinance, 1957, was enacted. The other two Orders were the Hongkong Airport (Control of Obstructiona) Order, 1957, pub- lished in the Gazette on Decem- ber 13, 1957, and the Hongkong Airport (Control of Obstrue- tjona)

Order, (Amendment) 1058 which was published i the Gazetta on March 7, 1058.

COMPENSATION

These three Orders affect the owners of land or buildings in the mammer described in tho Orders, and any person so afected is reminded that under Section 20, of the Hongkong Airport (Control of Ob- structions) Ordinance, 1987, he may be entitled to compensation In accordance with the pro- visions of that Ordinance.

Any person affected rg advised to acquaint himself with the provisions of Part III of the Ordinance relating to com pensation, the manner of making laims and the rules for the assessment of compensation,

All claims for compensation in consequence of these Orders must be made in writing to the Direc- tor of Public Works; those under the deaf two Orders by December 10, 1953. and those under 120 Latest YLighting) Order not later than the expiry of three months from the completion of the erection of the lights.

Dr G, V. A. Griffith has been Copies of the. Ordinance, to-

Member appointed

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with the amending Medical Council of Hongkong in Ordinance, may be obtained from

Graham- the place of Dr Cumming, according to

Government Publications the Bureau on the ground door of the Government Gazeite today, The GPO Building, Pedder Street, or appointment is to take effect from the Government Printer, at

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The following unclaimed re- turns of surplus assets, due to storeholders of the China. Fire

Lul said he cautioned Lee and Insurance Co., Ltd, and which are held by the Official Receiver naked if he understood what he indicated that he In the Companies Liquidation told him. Account (the addresses of the did, and signed his name in his (Lul's) notebook. Witacas also |'shareholders' née unknown)' are

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