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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST
CHINA IN THE GRIP OF THE REDS.
China.
INTERNATIONAL ROGUES DOING RED WORK
IN CHINA.
EVIDENCE. OTHER NATIONS COULD SUPPLY.
"...
CHINA PROVIDENT"
MEETING.
CAPITAL REDUCED BY HALF.
PLACING THE COMPANY" ON SOUND BASIS.
S.
NEW VICTOR RECORDS
TO DAY
MOUTRIE & CO., LTD.
HONG KONG TRADE.
CHINESE MERCHANTS WHO DISLIKED OUR COMMENTS.
In any of Borodin's more im- Other Trouble Makers. portant conferences one would find Those readers who were her's in
An extraordinary general meeting a number of persons who pretend- 1995 will perhaps remember that ed to represent purely commercial one of the most energetic agitators of the China Provident Loan. enterprises and to have nothing to who helped to trouble this com Mortgage Company was held at the do with Russian politics, attend-munity, as
well as
Canton and Company's offices in Pedder Build- ing as representatives of the Cheka Swatow, was Zilbert. He was a ing yesterday. Mr. O. A. da Rosa or the 3rd International. This is correspondent, according to his presided. The following directors particularly true of the Consular credentials, attached to the Tar and shareholders were present: Sir and diplomatic, men who profess servica Two others under "the Robert Ho Tung, Messrs. A. L. to have no connection at all with same Tass disguise are Pousjanin, Alves, J. B. Wilson, C. B. Brooke, Borodin or with agitation in a 3rd International agent from 8. M. Churn, N. V. Croucher, P. Bulgaria, who also has a diploma M. Hodgson (directors); Mr. D. In every Consulate there is antic passport, and the notorious L. King, Secretary; Messrs. D. W. agent of the Cheks or of the 3rd Voitinaky, chief of the agitators in Manton, A. Keith, A. Keating, International masquerading as
Shanghai, director of Li Lih-ann's W. F. Simmons, C. Mansini,' A. vice-consul. Take for instance activities and head of the riotous Gillard, W. C. Lee, V. Sorby, T. Vilde, who used to be in the Shang- laoour unionists in Hankow, Tess Arnott (shareholders). hai Consulate and Kosiorsky who man, who used to be in the politi- CHAIRMAN'S SPEECH. is now there. During the so-call-cal department of the Baltic Red The Chairman said: ed Pan-Pacific Conference of Com- Fleet and was lately naval adviser The purpose of this meeting is to munists that was held in Hankow in Hankow, came here with a mer decision which you have already Press a number of Chinese mer-
effactuate in a formal manner a
According to the local vernacular while I was there, Borodin called chant's passport. Andreichik, remade in reference to the Company's chants, inchiding several members a meeting of representative Bol-cently in Shanghai, who is an ex capital. You will remember that of the Chinese General Chamber of sheviats to discuss the problem of port agitator and was an infam the report of the Committee of Commerce, much concerned Investigation which was presented over, the comments made by the bribing the Chinese press to de ing influence in Hankow, poses as in November last year included & Hong Kong Daily Press on Hong nounce the documents taken from a journalist and is actually the recommendation to write off the Kong Trade, particularly the re the Peking Embassy as-forgeries. editor of a very Red organ in Mas losses incurred by the Company by marks on the recent action of the This was at Galen's instigation be cow known as Goudoe (a steam reducing its Capital to the extent Chamber in suggesting a conference to discuss improve- of 84.50 per share; this recommen- of merchants cause he was annoyed at having whistle); but he is also a member dation was strongly supported, and ment of trade. It is understood the fact published that his funds of the Central Committee of the was adopted by the Company. that members are asking the legal from Moscow through Communist Party, which actually The Board subsequently considered adviser of the Chamber to reply to
is desirable to augment further the the articles. Peking. Those who attended were rules Soviet Russia, and is also a reserves resulting in the deficiency Tom Mann, the British Red, member of the Moscow municipal being increased by 50 cents per share to 85 per share, and this was Alimini Boy, the Indian agitator, Soviet. Another editor who has given effect to in the balance sheet
RUBBER AND MINING. Andreichik, Voitinsky, Moussin, discharged various functions is dated 31st December, 1926, present- DIVIDENDS AND QUOTATIONS Djougelli, Petron,
to the General Meeting Sharof, Limanoff, Ea came to China to ed
Shareholders held in May last.- Limanoff, Voloshin, Filde and develop the Bolshevist youth
Messrs. Carroll Bros. have been On that occasion your vote was not Koslovsky. The work and identity movement," but was ordered by the taken directly on the issue before advised of the following dividends
on rubber and mining, shares of these men is now familiar to all Soviet Government to take the post you to-day, but the accounts were readers, and it is to be noted that of editor of the fanchurian reviewed in detail and the Board foreshadowed the meeting we are Moussia, Koslovsky and Vilde, Monitor and was sent this year now holding. The Board has there- all Consular men, were accepted to the Yangtze to help Borodin, fore considered that you have given who put him in Nanchangia as your tacit approval, to the Capital parties to the conference.
adviser to the Kiangai Govern- being reduced, and we hope that your approval will be given in a formal manner to-day.
ment.
4
World Famous Rogues,
The various Chinese "aithorities
of
The Versatile Vilde. Now Vilde, it will be remember- ed, was, before assuming his past
The extraordinary resolution be in the Consulate, for two years in that are anti-Red have shown little fore you Gentlemen will have to be ingenuity in checking up an those submitted as a special resolution in the Boviet commercial establish various this camouflage under the usual way to a second meeting, ment, the Centrosojus and, 11 every which the most notorions agents and the Court wil be petitioned Russian in Shanghai knows, was control over have been sent to
for foreign work that Moscow has thereafter to confirm the reduction. The Company's shares as you also-in" his private capacity if China. If application were made know, Gentlemen, are fully paid you like-handling the funds for to the German authorities, för up, and as the contemplated re} local agitation and propaganda, the possession
instance, for the photographs in duction in Capital does not include of the German a diminution of any liability, we the "sabotage funds." This, how police, it would be found that do not anticipate any objection by ever became too well known for many of those who were members the Company's creditors. his safety or the good standing of of the German Chea are travel
ling freely about China on sup: the Centrosojus so he took refuge posedly innocent errands. behind a diplomatic passport and Bulgaria could also supply a fire entered the Consular service! "In picture gallery of Communists who his capacity of vice-consul he be operate here among them such came so conspicuous through the arch-scoundrels as Petroff, Tsirkins *Okhotsk
affair that even his and Minin. It is by no means too diplomatic prerogatives could not late now, for it must not be sup- Shield him, so he disappeared and posed that the temporary eclipse did not reappear until he attended of the Communists in Hankow will next. the Pan-Pacific Conference, where drive all the workers out of China!
This
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SINGAPORE SEDITIONISTS
PUNISHED.
HEAVY SENTENCES FOR POSSESSING SEDITIOUS
LITERATURE.
At the recent Singapore Assizes, before Mr. Justice Deane, Chew Ah Beng and Chung Loo Fang were charged with being in posses sion of prohibited literature.
Mr. N. H. P. Whitley appeared. for the Crown, and Mr. C. da Silva for the accused...
Inspector Tongue «nid that in a basket found on the first prisoner when arrested by a Chinese detec- tive was a copy of the Guide Week
and three copies of speeches made by Sun Yat Sen on his tour through Japan, from Shanghai. The second accused took him to the Singapore Club, where he was em Punggora: per cent. Gaal (17 perployed as a boy, and pointed out
cent for the year).
a box from mong about forty Malaka Pindas: é per cent. int.
similar ones. The accused unlock- The Ayer Weng: 10 per cent. int. led the box and the witness found. in it further copies of the Guide Quotations.
Weekly.
Dividends.
Allenbys Ayer Panas Glenoalies Jerams. Jimahs
Lunda ...... Pajams Majaku Pindas
82.75
10.90
2.65
1.60
2.35
3.95
2.15
2.27
SAIGON RICE MARKET.
POOR DEMAND.
+7
Questioned by his Lordship, Mr. Tongue said that there was nothing about the box to indicate it was
the property of the accused except what the accused said.
Mr. da Silva objected to the ad- · mission of what the accused said A evidence. They could prove re- sults of what they found in con- sequence of a statement made, but they could not put in the state- ment. He left it in. his Lordship's hands.
The first accused said he was The Compagnie de Commerce et employed by European scatle will facilitate a petition to the de Navigation d'Extreme-Orient in man and on the day in question Court and we do not expect any their report on the rice market, he was going to market when he difficulty in obtaining an order
met the other accused, who put a confirming the reduction. We hope dated Saigon, July 27th, state:-
Demand from all quarters is very parcel into his basket, and said he this formal matter will be conclud.
poor. However, the prices have would take it out when he got ed in time to enable us to show been rather firm an account of, some ricksha. About five minutes later the Capital of the Company at a figure more in relation to the in-shippers covering some previous the detective came up and arrested thasic valve of its assets in our The total amount of rice export- balance sheet at 31st Decembered from January 1st to July 15th,
sales.
them...
it developed that he was a member Some of the ablest and most no-pany, Gentlemen, WAS 596,247 We quote to-day white Saigon tenced to three years' rigorous im-
.:
The first accused was found not The issued capital of the Com-1027, s. 954.878,195 tons, against guilty and discharged, and the other was found guilty and sen- 837.445,250 tons in 1928. of the 3rd International and was toriors have just gone to Tientsin shares of 810 of which 6,669 shares rice No. 1 35% brokens round grain prisonment. assistant to the representative of to develop new work in new Selds, were forfeited in 1928 for "non Hong Kong $7.78 per pical of 134 .Seditions Literature. the Profintern (International and I know that contraband is payment of Calls, leaving the 5s, f.o.b. Saigon; £0.13.1 per evt. Trade Unions). More tatterly his stźli moving,
Low Ah Seng was charged with oficial standing in China has been When - Borodin, was calling hig Capital at 530,379 shares of $101.0.b. Saigon; yen 8.20 per picul of being in possession of seditious each equivalent to 88,895,730 134 lbs. f.o.b. Saigon. White Saigon literature, and on being found that of adviser to expectant Am Pan-Pacific conference in Hankow of the shares forfeited, the Comice No. 2 sifted, Japan quality guilty, was sentenced to three bassador Arado"
a group of workmen of the 3rd pany had received in Calls Hong Kong $7.13 per picul of 124 As for Koslovsky, now a consu International wired from Moscow 802,125 which sum it is intended lbs. 1.o.b. Saigon; £0.12.1 per cwt.
years rigorous imprisonment. lar man, he arrived with me in asking if it was quite safe for them will be utilised in partly writing fo.b. Saigon; yen 7.60 per picul similar charge, but Mr. Whitley Wong Seo Heng appeared on si Harbin from Moscow two and a to come; and Borodin wired back off the deficiency. The deficiency of 134 lbs. fo.b. Saigon. For July said that the accused had already half years ago and became resident that they could travel shout China Gentlemen, amounted at 31st Dec
August shipment. agent of the 3rd International in without interference of any sort ember last to 82,991,235 and it is
been sentenced to five years' under Manchuria. He was also equip and that on the river there was no proposed to meet this sum in the
the Secret Societies laws, and as ped with a diplomatic passport danger from civil war because of following manner.
the two offences rather overlapped, and entered the consular service foreign naval
bé would withdraw the charge. Your protection.
By reducing the nominal shortly after his arrival. Mous correspondent N.N." made re
value of 583,578 shares sin's various functions apart from ference to this and it is quite true
of $10 each fully paid his consular post in Hankow. I that Borodin boasted that his
up to shares of 85 each, have. already described. He agents travelled gnder destroyer
fully paid up travels as a fass correspondent. convoy.-North China Daily News. By applying the balance of Forfeited Shares .Account" being the Calls received by the. Company en, forfeited shares By transfer from General
MEMORIAL TO WILLIAM BLAKE.
UNVEILED IN ST. PAUL'S.
Blake was born on November 28th, 1787, in a room "above his father's hosier's shop at 28, Broad-street, Golden-aquara; he died in Fonn- tain-court, Strand, on August '12th, 1827
witnessed his years of struggle-life with his wife on 10s. a week-and the outpourings of his mighty genius
Iron Helm of War,
D.
Th' Angel of Fate tarne with mighty hands, And casts them out upon
darkened earthi
the
Rewive
$2,047,890
39,125
1,220
$2,961,25
The centenary: memorial to Wil "Certainly": a memorial in St. liam Blake, unveiled last month Paul's is particularly appropriate.
You will note, Gentlemen, we are by the Earl of Crayford, and Bal- Frequently during the war, how carres in St. Paul's Cathedral ever, I imagined another fitting drawing on the General Reserve for great the small sum of $1,220 in order was a Atting, if somewhat belated, monument of Blake; tributa For the great poet, artist column of brass to be erected in to keep at 85 per share that portion and mystic was born in London, the market place, engraven with of the deficiency intended to be and spent there most of his life the words from his tremendous met out of Capital.,
The board wish me to emphasise. what of it may be said to have" War Song to Englishmen !' :- been lived on this purely terrestrial Prepare, prepare the fron belm that whilst they consider the new capitalization safe at 85 per share, plane.
of sear Bring forth the lots, cast in the the figures necessarily reflect only
spacious orb...
the opinion of the Board, but they then consider nevertheless that the fixed assets of the Company are now valued on a conservative basis fully reflecting the depreciation which has taken place, and at these values Soldiers, prepare! Our cause isa remunerative return might be ex- pected given normal trading con- ditions We can hardly give an assurance, at least not in the same Our cause
definite manner, in reference to the Prepare to meet our fathers in
vaine of the Floating Assets, but ~ the sky
all known lowes have been anti- Prepart, troops, that are te cipated, and furthermore a General
fall to day!
Reserve of over 8700,000 has been provided to meet the possibility of Here, indeed, is the hand that further loss on realisation of in framed The Tiger" as well as vestments or in liquidation of that sweet Song of Innocence, loans,
(Continued on next Column)E.
He was intended for his father's business, but quickly leaped over the counter, and at 10 attended Pare drawing school, in the Brand. He was then apprenticed- to Basire, the engraver, and for five-year máda drawings in West- minster Abbey and other churches. Later, he spent anot very profit able time at the Royal A Academy School
In Piccadilly the poet had his vision of 8 Paul, in Peckham Rye he beheld a tree full of angels 1 the streets of Boho
Prepare, prepare.
Heaven's cause;
Soldiers, prepare! Be worthy of
Prepare, prepare
The Lamb
CINEMA NEWS.
Gentlemen, although the reduc tion of capital you are considering to-day is the first step towards placing the Company on a sound has already been preceded basik, by the realisation of a substantial loan by the Company under a
Rex Beach's novel of Yukon days, Mortgage, and we propose continu: The Barrier," comes to the Star iny this policy of thawing frozen Theatre this evening." The Bar- assets as circumstances may permiter" is a story of primitive life in without which the reduction in Capital can bring no benefit..
THE RESOLUTION. The Chairman then moved the following extraordinary resolution proposed by himself and seconded
Mr. C. Mansini:
Alaska of strong dramatic interest. Some of the incidents, are very thrilling, especially the crushing of a ship in the ice flows. The leading players are Norman Kerry, Heary B. Walthall, Lionel Barrymore-and Marceline Day, meta
That the Capital of the Corn- pany be reduced from 86,000,000 Among the passengers arriving divided into 800,000 shares of 810 by the P. & 0. 11. Devanda to-day "Our each to 83,000,000 divided into are the members of the new 600,000 shares of 85 each, and Cabaret" Company of ten London that such reduction be effected by artistes who are to give a series of cancelling the capital which has revues in the Star Theatre begin been lost or is unrepresented by ning with "Cocktails" on Satur available assets, to the extent of day, August 6th, at 0.20 p.m. The 85 per share upon each of the members of the company are Mias 689,678 shares which have been Muriel Varna, Miss Rita Vivienne, Wrenn, Miss Delia
Miss
or and are now o nominal! Vivienne, and Miss Joan Norman ;;-
"Sun-
by-reducing the amount of all the shares in the Messrs. Charles Mason, Fred Col- Company's capital from 810 to lier. Billy Bray, Kenneth Rayner 85 per share, provided always and Charles Ohanic. that such reduction shall be with- cut prejudice to the Company's Based on a stage success rights under Article 33 of the Up" which comes to the World Articles of Association to sue for Theatre this evening, is a story of and recover, il arrears of cells the Carolina hills. The principal. now outstanding af die in res players are Conzad Nagel, Pauline, Fect of any forfeited shares." Starke and Lucille Le Verne. In- The resolution was put to the stead of a fashionable youth, which meeting and carried nem. con. A he generally plays, Conrad Nagel confirmatory meeting will be held appears as an uncouth hill boy and at the Company's offices on August gives one of the best character 24th
tudies of his career.
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