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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, APRIL 3rd, 1928.

HONG KONG ELEC- AVIATION IN CHINA.

TRIC CO., LTD.

CAPITAL INCREASED TO $6,000,000.

MONEY FROM RESERVE FUND.

At an extraordinary meeting held Yesterday, the Directors of the Hong Kong Electric Company, Ltd., had decided to capitaliss $1,600.000 from the profits of Company stand ing to the credit of the reserve fund. This amount will go toward the 300,000 new shares of $10 each which the Company are issuing in order to bring the capital to

$3,000,000

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There were present at the meeting Mears, C. G. S. Mackie (Chair) man), Sir Shou-son Chow, Sir Robert Ho Tung, Messrs T. E. Pearer, B. D. M. Beith (attorney for Mr. D. G. M. Bernard). T. G. Weall and F. R. Marsh (Manager). The shareholders · present wire Mesars, G. Murray, I G. Ozorio, V. Sorby, F. L. Brown, L. G. Davies, Leung Yan Po, and Sung Kee.

Chairman's Speech. Addressing the meeting the Chair-

maa shil:-

The object of this meeting is embodied in the notice which the Manager bas just read and I now formally beg to propose that the following Extraordinary Resointion which was passed at the extra ordinary general meeting of the Company held on the 16th of March, 1028, be confirmed as a special re-

solation:

AIR MAIL SERVICE INAUGURATED.

SHANGHAI TO NANKING.

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SHANGHAI, March 30th. The trial fight made by the Nationalist aeroplane, Chungshan No. 1, in connection with the, to auguration of the Shanghai Nan king air wail and passenger ser- vict, on Wednesday, proved to he very successful, according to Nan: king telegrams to the Sinwaupau.

The machine took off at 9 4,0%.. piloted by Capt. Chen Chi Hsia, and arrived in the Nationalist capital two hours later. Mr. 1. T. Koo, of the Sinicanpao, was the only passenger and be reported to his paper later that there had been no mishaps in connection with the fight

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PRIMATE ON FASHIONS.

SHINGLING UNDER THE STUARTS.

CHANGES OF FORTY YEARS.

The Archbishop of Canterbary was entertained to luncheon on February 28th by the London Dis- trict Branch of the Institute of Journalists. The occasion was in celebration of the completion by the Archbishop of a quarter of a century of olice as Primate, his eightieth birthday in April, and his golden wedding next Novem ber

When the Archbishop rose to re- ply to the toast of his health he was greeted with cheers, which drowned his first words. Several minutes passed before he was able to begin once more. He recalled the day, forty years ago, when he was appointed Dean of Windsor. and first became intimately asso- vinted with Queen Victoris.

Nothing strikes me so much as the absence now, as compared with

years ago, of grent, outstanding **We personalities," be declared. are on a high level of public ser- The seaplanes which are to be vice and work to-day, but I am used in connection with the service speaking of the time when Bis- will be tested in the near future.marck's figure dominated Europe

Aviation Bureau's Statement.

According to the Chinese papers, the following statement has been issued by the Nationalist Aviation

Bureau:-

Pym's Grievance,

CAT.

do

in every sense, of the days when Gladstone's words dominated the whole country when he spoke, as "Nowadays something has hap did Lord Salisbury's replies. pened which has changed the con- "Commercial flying has been theditions and although we mey main aim of this Bureau and the have a very high level of merit

well activity, and formal inauguration of the pro- and

те responsibilities, posed commercial air service took ried place on November 23rd last year. not seem to me to have the out The headquarters are in Nanking standing peaks in public affairs of and there are branches in Canton, the days that I can remember." Shanghai and Hankow. Branch "That the capital of the Com-stations have been established in pany be increased from its pre-"Foochow, Swatow, Aaking and sent capital of $3,000,000 (Hong Kiukiang. Kong currency) divided into "It is the aim of the Bureau to 300,000 shares of $10 each, to establish services between Shanghai 80,000,000 (Hong Kong currency) and Nanking first. Following divided into 600,000 shares of 810 these, the line will be extended to each and that such additional Hangchow. Then a service will shares shall rank in all respects ran between. Shanghai nad Han par with the original kow and, after that, the Shanghai- capital of the Company."

Canton service will be inaugurat Mr. Deith seconded the resolution: ed. which was unanimously carried

From Reserve Fund, Addressing the meeting on the proposal of utilizing a portion of the reserve fund, Mr. Mackie said:

At the, recent general meeting I told you that we proposed to capitalise a portion of the reserve fund and to declare a bonus to be satisfied by the issue of new shares to shareholders on the register a July 1st, 152s. This meeting ha? sanction been called to obtain your to this issue and I therefore propose the following resolutions:-

Purely Chinese Concern.

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A problem which he confessed himself unable to solve was the existence of changes of fashion. "I used to have a curious pre judice against shingling," said the Archbishop, "but I was reading only a few days ago a record of the life and times of Archbishop Laud, when I discovered, to my surprise, that his great contein- purary, Pym, writing about the habits of the times, declared:

Our English gentlewomen The capital of the company now grown so far past modesty and the decrees of nature, as. to clip their hair like men," will be $200,000, all of which will come from Chinese sources. The It makes me think that we organization will be conducted by shall read one of these days that Chinese only. There are extensive

ia the excavations in" Ur of the rassibilities for a company of this Chaldees a complete wireless ap- nature and not only will it be a

Of the Press and the pulpit he commercial success but it will do paratus has been found.'

again and much towards upholding China's air rights. The Chinese must be spoke na two powers

again contrasted as rivals." independent of the foreigners.

Both have always endeavoured "Wednesday's trial fight froth to turn for the better our common Shanghai to Nanking was made in life, he, added, "but there was a French Breguet machine of the time when the pulpit had compara- No. 1 That the Directors be, latest type. This machine is captively its own way because the and they are hereby authorised able of making a speed of 400 l Press was not in existence, and if it had been would not have been to capitalise the sum of $1,500,000 per hour. It is not expensive.

understood. profits of the Company standing This Bareau has three groups to the credit of the Company's of Chinese pilots, each consisting reserve fund, and to allot to the af more than 10 men. members holding shares of the have been erected and as soon as Company as on the 1st day of the materials arrive, the machines July, 1999, in respect of the net will be put together and the ser- amount capitalised, fully paid vices will start. shares of the Company of equival- ent nominal value, in the propor tion of one share for every two shares of the Company then held by such persons respectively, and that such shares so allotted shall rank for dividend as from the lat day of July, 1998, ""

No. That if, on such dis- tribution as aforesaid, any person would be entitled to a fraction of a share, the Directors shall, in lieu of issuing fractional certi- ficates, cause the whole share to be allotted to person or persona to be named by the Directors and such share may, at such time as the Directors think fit, be sold, and the proceeds distributed amongst the persons entitled to the fractions making up the share."

The proposal met with unanimous approval after Mr. Beith had seconded it.

HONG KONG REALTY & TRUST CO.

ANNUAL REPORT.

Aerodromes

"It is hoped, therefore, that this Bureau will obtain assistance not only from the Government but from the people as well." "

PLAGUE OF WOLVES IN KUEICHOW.

LIVE STOCK AND EVEN CHILDREN CARRIED

OFF.

KOLIYANG, Kueichow. Country districts in this pro- are badly infested with vince wolves, which carry off live stock. such as poultry and pigs, and not infrequently little children, too. I am just now on a visit to places south of Kuciyang, writes a Worth China Daily News correspondent,

Worse than that, among the duties of the men who held my office was the censorship of the Press But the tables are now turned, and the Press are now censors. I be- lieve, however, that in our joint 'endeavour we can, and should be able to, work for the betterment of the common life.”

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could be heard in different direc- TUES. APRIL 3rd, at 9.15 p.m.

tions during the night and in the very early morning they were heard in the market-place (just The ordinary year meeting of outside the city) where I was the Hong Kong Realty & Trust Co., lodged, and one actually tried to Lid, will be held at Exchange open the barred window of my Building at 12 noon on Friday,

room. All this indicates that the April 13th.

In their report to be submitted population of the district is sparse. Were the local militia in the to the shareholders, the Directors various market-places anything like well trained in the use of their

state:

The last Statement of Accounts rifles, considerable execution could presented to you was in respect of be done amongst the brutes, but the year from July 1st, 1926, to for the most part the braves June 30th, 1997, but the Directors have considered it advisable in the seem to have no knowledge of how

to shoot straight. present instance to present to you n statement of accounts covering a period of six months so that thereafter, aubject to your appro- val, the accounts of the Company may be closed, on the more con- venient date of 21st of December, in each year.

The Proft on Working Account for

toi the period amounted *$300,250.89.

The above proposed allocation been incorporated in the has accounte.

On December 31st, 1997, the m of $200,000 was retired from the mortgage indebtedness of the Con-

pany.

Mr. B. Lander Lewis resigned The balance at credit of Proft his ecat on the Board on leaving and Lost Account plus the amount the Colony. Mr. L. Duobar and of $8,777.84 brought forward from Sir El Kadoorie, K.B.E. were last year and setting aside 88,584,09 mivited to join the Board and for depreciation amounts to these appointments require the con. 870,027.60 which your Directors firmation of shareholders. Con- recommend be apportioned as fol, forming with thee terms of Article

Transfer to General

Resorve Carry forward to

Now Account

No. 103, Meeers, P. K. Kwok and John Fleming retire by rotation, 850,000.00 but being thgible offer themselves for reselection: the period

The accounts for under review have been audited by $76,027.60 Mejors. Linetead & Davis who are skarble and offer themselves for

26,027.60

(Continued on, nert "Columa),

re-election,

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WOMAN'S LEAP: FROM: LADDER.

THREAT TO NURSE WHO WENT TO HER HELP.

Following up the ladder she tried to induce the woman to descend, but Mrs. Mitchell, threatened to kick her if she persisted. Other nurses were summoned, and mattresses were placed on the ground beneath, the ladder. 4

Stanley Sharp, an alteadaat, At an Inquest at Kingston-on-said fça. Mitchell jumped side- Thainek pa Mrs. Louisa Arabella wise when he tried to reach her. Mitchell, aged 45, wife of a Rich

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