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NOTICE is hereby given that for FOUR days during CHINESE NEW YEAR HOLIDAY (from Feb. 2 to Feb. 5 inclusive) this COMPANY will be closed to business. Patrons are requested to send in their February orders before the end of January.

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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY,

THE "STAR" FERRY

COMPANY.

INCREASE IN FERRY

EARNINGS.

IMPROVEMENTS TO THE HONG KONG -WHARF,

HOLDERS.

The four ferties hails in the last 3 years are bigger than the old ̃anes and of course the cost of running them, including fuel and insur

nce, is higher. Thus the nett earnings of the boata shown in the Profit & Loss pécount does not show the same increase the actual earnings..

Our fleet now consists of the a new ferries and 3 older ones. The other two old ones, Northern

JANUARY 29th, 1927.

SUSPENDED SHANGHAI

LAWYER.

# ABSUMES ”. CHINESE NATIONALITY.

INSULTING LETTER TO BRITISH JUDGE,

K. Kentwell the barrister

QUESTION OF SEASON TICKET Star" and "Southern Star," have recently suspended from practising been sold since December 31st, at in the British Courts, appeared on prices which show useful profits on their book value.

At the 9th ordinary annual meeting of the "Star" Eerry Co.. Ltd, held at the office of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., yesterday morning, tribute was paid by the Chairman to the late

Sir C. P. Chater.

Wak

"

It stated that the same dividend and bonus as last year, $1.50 dividend and 81.30 bonus per share, would be paid. Reference to the extensive repairs now under

way in connection with the Hong Eong wharf of the Company was made, it being mentioned that the cost of the alterations and improve ment would amount to $110,000.

A' satisfactory statement was that the ferry earnings showed an in- crease of $24,000 over the previona year, a gure only once before

exceeded.

An important matter mentioned was the question of the production of season tickets, in view of some people using the ferries without tickets.

Those Present.

Our receipts from. interest are lower an funds were needed to pay for the new ferries.

The retiring bonus of $9,500 was granted to Mr. Hooper when he retired, after being associated with the Company since its commence ment, and the Directors feel sure shareholders will approve of this gratuity.

the list as defendant in two' casce

before Judge Grain in H.M. Sup- reme Court, last week, says "the North-China Daily News. One was a judgment summons and the other a claim by the Shanghai Municipal Council for Tis. 200.70 for rates and 830. costs.

The Judge: 1 understand the de- fendant has been served, but he

Court and says that, out of cour.

Your Directors, Gentlemen, are appreciative of the fact that this writes an official document to the Company is a public utility com- paay and that the needs of the community must be met na far tesy to the Court, he will let them as practicable.. In designing the ❘ know that he is no longer a British new arrangements of the Hong subject. He says:—“I have taken' Kong Wharf

steps to become a citizen of the

wo consulted the Committee of the Kowloon Resi- dents Association and were very Republic of Chins, my motherland, glad to receive the beneßt of theiränd I throw myself heartily into advice. The Directors will always the fight to recover her rights.” welcome any suggestions this Asso There is a good deal of other un- ciation may make with regard to the Ferry Service.

Season Ticket Holders

necessary materials. Is there any information as to what steps have been taken in the Registration Office}

Mr. E. T. Maitland (appearing for the Municipal Council): I have no information. I take it that it

I regret to say that awing some The Hon. Mr. D. G. M. Bernard people using the ferries without (Chairman) presided, and others ¦ tickets, it become necessary to ask present were the Hon. Mr. A. O season ticket holders to produce Lang and Mr. A. S. D. Causland their tickets for inspection. The (directors), Mr. F. H. Crapnell large number of them makes it (Acting-Secretary), and Messrs. W. [impracticable for the staff to re- S. Bailey, D. C. Logan, J. Hyde, cognize everyone and some system is a move to escape payment of his D. Mackenzie, C. F. Lee, S. B. Tan, of this nature is necessary to sale- debts. J. H. Taggart, A J. Edgar, F. M. Crawford, J. M. Alves, A. H. M. da Silver, O., F. Ribeiro, R. V. Harris, J, T. Bagram and W. J. Hawke (shareholders).

The Chairman's Speech. The CHAIRMAN said:-During the past year the Company has sustain- ed a great loss in the death of the Inte Sir C. P. Chater Sir Paul first became a Directer in 1880 and except for two brief intervals he has been an active member of the Board since that date and has taken a very keen interest in the Company, He was Chairman of the Board in

power over him.

Mr. Maitland: I think the Court still has power, as he is of duxi nationality.

guard the interests of shareholders. The Judge: I take it his idea is I trust that all users of the Ferry that this Court has no further Service will co-operate with the staff so as to avoid the necessity of some other method of collecting fares having to be instituted which might not be so convenient to the regular travellers. The number of

The Judge: I am not quite so passengers is increasing and though. the Directors are loch te de away sure. With some pations it doca with the present bystein of season not matter, but I am inclined to tickets they may have to come into think that, if a British subject line with the practice in many takes on another nationality, his places in England and Americs British nationality goes. Germans, and insist on a ticket being pro-for instance, cannot get rid of their duce each trip.

nationality without the sanction of

1809. In that year the 'nett carn- I now beg to propost the their own Government. However, ings of the launches amounted adoption of the Report and Ac-I am not now prepared to state de to 825,845 and dividend paid counts, and after this has been duly faitely the position. $10,500 compared with 8298,419 and seconded I shall be pleased to reply. $210,000 for 1925. Thers figures to any questions shareholders may give an indication of the growth of wish to nak. the Company in the years Sir Paul' was a Director.

The Hon. Mr. AO. LANG

Contempt of Court.

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Mr. M. B. Brown, for Mr. Chow

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seconded.

have looked up the authority and The report and accounts were it rather bears out what your Lord. adopted unanimously.

ship has said. Mr. Kentweli has not appeared to prove his state-

Directors' Fees Doubled,

You will observe from the Accounts that after transferring 825,000 to Special Repairs Fund and $20,000 to Accident Fund Mr. ALVES: Mr. Chairman, and ments and his letter constitutes a there remains balance of gentlemen, with regard to the re-grave contempt of Court, -

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The Judge: It is 'n most insult-

| 8271,225.71. It is proposed to pay muneration of the directors', I do

the same dividend and bonus as not know whether you are aware ing letter. last year, that is, a dividend of of the figure, but it is only 81,000 81.50 and bonus of 81.50 per share to be divided among three, which absorbing $240,000 and carry for- is, I consider, ridiculous. In other ward 831,225.71, which is $1,008.98 | words 8333.33 a piece. Why, we less than brought forward from the are paying our agent the auditor

previous year.

Wharf Alterations,

much more than that! It is true that there is nothing very intricate in the administration of the Com pany, but still if they are keeping

Mr. Brown: Therefore, I sak for warrant to be issued. It he has a right to do this thing, he must Prove it to your Lordship's satis

'faction.

Warning and a Warrant, The Judge: I think I will pursue the course I do in most cases and

PHILIPPINE TOBACCO

-ENTERPRISE.

LA GERMINAL TO BE REORGANIZED.

La Germinal, one of the largest cigar and cigarette manufacturing concerns in the Philippine Islands, has just been acquired by a group of prominent Filipino capitalists who will continue the business

under a P.400,000 corporation to be known hereafter as Germinal Incorporated. Vicente Noble, Fuse- bio Orense, Benito Valdez, Mauro Prieto, Benito Legarda, J. J. Go Gonzalo Puyat are the incorpora Chicco, Laureano -Manalac and

In the year under review we be gan extensive repairs to the Hong Kong Wharf which has had very their close attention on the work- give the person notice that, if bo tora. little attention for many years." Ining account, where germs of was does not appear at the next hear- The new corporation has been addition we are carrying out the tages and leakages may creep ining, a warrant will be issued alterations to the sapperstructure many a time, unnoticeable at first, which were referred to at our meet. I am sure that I am not naming ing a year ago. The cost of all too much if I propose that the this will amount to about $110,000. $1,000 to $9,000.

directors' fee be increased from

It will be possible to charge parti

Mr. Biry in seconding this proportion will have to be debited the remarks made by Mr. Alves copies

eved

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REAL Mr. Maitland :', I have just re- January 1st, 1927. The capital stock ceived a similar letter from Mr. is divided into 4,000 shares of P.100 cach. Each hundred thousand pesos Kentwell.

has been subscribed and paid. The Judge: Oh, yes, he seems to

HEALTH BULLETIN OF EASTERN PORTS.

For the week-ending 22nd, 1927-

PLAQUE 4-cases at Reunion, 1 case at Mauritius.

of it to Capital A/c but & large motion, said:. I agree entirely with bave distributed a great man... ··

to Special Repairs A/c. The debit with regard to the inadequacy of of 821,777.20 to this Account in the the directors' fee, and I certainly

Mr. Brown I suggest that it year under review is in respect of think that for Company of this should be read. the repairs.

standing, and the work put in by

When the alterations are com- the directors in conducting the It Judge: It is very insulting

plete the public will find the ar- affairs of the Company, that 82,000 rangements for passengers using is not too much

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the ferries to be a great improve- The motion was put, to the meat- ment The work on the wharf ising, and carried, unanimously, being carried out with as little in- 'convenience

the as possible to travelling public but progress is

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Other Business.

and I do not see any reason why we should give. Mr. Kentwell the

opportunity to hurl his insults. in this Court, I feel confident that,

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On the proposition of Mr. ALVES, not only have I not been unjust, use and also because certain work went of Mr. A. 8. D. Causland to can only be doźle at low tide.

Ferry Earnings."

the Board of Directors was con- amount of latitude when he has firmed.

appeared before me. I have con- On the proposition of Mr. tinually awisted him with his work The ferry earnings for the year TAGGART, seconded by Mr. Loosa, when he has been ignorant of the were 8502,101.68, an increase of the retiring director, the Hon. Mr.rocedure of this Court. The case $24,000 over the previous year. A. O. Lang, was re-elected This figure has only once been

"exceeded in the history of the Com- Mr. C. Bernard Brown was re will be adjourned until Thursday, pany That was in 1994, when the slected auditor of the Company, on January 27th, and notice will be date of the close of the financial the proposition of Mr. BAILEY sent that, unless he make an ap year was changed, and as the Ac. seconded by Mr. CRAWFORD,

pearance then and proves that he counts were only for 8 months The CHAIRMAN Dividend (war- the large darnings were not so rants will be ready on and after is no longer a British subject, apparent.

Monday next.

Warrant will be inued."

7 cases at Tangoon.

10 cases at Colomba.

1 case at Bourabaia.

1 case at Macasser.

CHOLERA

58 cases at Calcutta.

cases at Madras

6 cases at Megapatam

Icase at Bangoon.

1 case at Bangkok

·EXCHANGE RATES:

(SZTTISH WIRELESS SERVICE)

Paris

LONDON, January 27th Brussels. Amsterdam Berlin

Copenhagen Vienna Helsingfors

1227

34.88

12/14

18.91

20.46%

24.30

1921

Lizbon

·York Geneva' Milan Stockholm Olso

2.17/32 3.13/10 1/01/16 4.88.1/16 25.20. 112

18.18

18.923

183

389) 45.13/32- 2/0.3/16-

3/04

2/0

10

1 case at Osaka:

1 case at Rangoon,

SMALL-FOX.

101 cases at Calcutta

2 cases at Madras.

4 cases at Rangoon,

6 cases at Tuticorin

3 cases at Sourabais

5 cases at Padang.

2 cases at Bangkok

case at Shanghai.

11 cases at Vladivostock:

Prague Madrid

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