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·H.K. REALTY AND CASSIA CARGO SHORTAGE. THE PRAYA MOTOR

TRUST CO.

PROFIT OF $76,000.

PROPERTIES FULLY

OCCUPIED,

Mr. J. Scott Harston, Chairman of the Company, said in the course of his speech at the yearly meeting of the Hong Kong Realty.and Trust Company yesterday, that the rental revenue of the Company had mate rially improved, and that while the volume of business placed with the Architectural Department was satis factory, it had been decided to separate the business of this depart ment, from the Company's other activities.

CLAIM IN THE; SUMMARY. COURT.

· PLAINTIFF NON-SUITED.

FATALITY.

KELSEY COMMITTED TO SESSIONS.

At the resumed hearing of the charge of manslaughter against ERA. W. G. Keker, formerly of H.M.S. Ambrose (now of H.M.8. Titania), the Magistrate (Mr. R. E. Lindsell) held that a prima facie case had been made out against the defendant and committed him for risi

Before the Puiane Judge (Mr. Justice J. R. Wood) at the Sum mary Court yesterday afternoon. P. A. Krishner, of Motilal Patel, of 63, Wyndham Street, sued Ng Sau Chi, c/o Mesera. Banker & Co. Ltd, 4, Queen's Road Central, for 362.70 stated to be due in respect of a shortage of 31 piculs out of 700 bales of carsin purchased from

The case arose from the death of A contreet the defendant under

a Chinees pedestrian from injuries | dated May 19th, 1937. Plaintiff con- ducted his own care and Mr. J. M.alleged to have been caused when the defendant in driving public Hall was for the defendant.

motor-car No. 313 knocked the man The plaintiff, in giving evidence down near the Po Tak wharf in

Calcutta, where it was weighed and found short.

last.

Supporting Mr. Harston were the said that the cassia was shipped to the early morning of March 25th Hon. Sir Shou-son Chow, Sir Elly Kadoorie, E.B.E., Com. Leg. Hon., and Messih. E. M. Raymond, P. K. Kwok, John Flemming and J. E. Taggart (managing director),

The following shareholders were

present: Messrs. W. J. Hawker, P. A. Suckling, A. W. Smith, R. Soon. deram, W. E van Eps, representing a total of 86,475 shares.

'Chairman's Speech. The Chairman said: The last statement of accounts presented to you was in respect of the year from ist July, 1926, to 30th June, 1997, but the Directors have considered it advisable in the present instance to present to you a statement of accounts covering a period of six months so that hereafter, subject to your approval, the accounts of

Mr. G. S. Hugh Jones, who, ap- He admitted that he did not peared for the defence, put delen- weigh the cassis before it was dant in the witness-box. sent from Hong Kong. He pro- duced a document from Calcutta

recording the shortage of weight but his Lordship said he could not accept that document.

His Lordship, in the absence of the proof of shortage when the cassis left Hong Kong, non-suited the plaintiff with costs.

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A DANGEROUS CARGO.

է,

JUNK MASTER'S 40 STICKS

OF DYNAMITE.

Before Mr. W. Schofield at the

- Defendant's Evidence, E.R.A. Kekey esid that he had

been 16 years in the British Navy and was a first class engine room artificer, a rank attainable only after 14 years service. He had spent the whole of his life working amongst machinery, and had been driving, motor-cars since 1999. He held a moter" driving licence at Home and drove his own car and others until he came to the China Station last year.

Just Received.

A

Large Shipment

OF

FAVOURITE VICTOR RED SEAL RECORDS

S. Moutrie & Co., Ltd."

(Victor Distributors) CHATER ROAD.

HANKOW FRENCH CON- CESSION.

CHARGE THAT CONSUL SHELTERS COM. MUNISTS.

DEMAND FOR RETURN OF CONCESSION.

HANKOW, April 5th. According to the Jing Kuo Eth mander Hu Tsung Tu, has tele Pao of yesterday the Garrison Com graphed to Nanking ruggesting that the French Concession here.

taken back by the should be

Chinese.

SHANGHAI DEFENCE

FORCE.

BRITISH TROOPS IN CHINA- NUMBER 7420.

་་

THE ARMY ESTIMATES.

The Army Extimates of Effective and Non-Effective Services for the

Anancial year, 1928 were issued on for the excess cost involved in the March 1st. No provision is made.

employment of extra troops in

China, and a Supplementáry Esti- mate will be presented on this no-

The telegram is a long one, and can be summarised as follows' Forcount, as in 1995 and 1927.

On the motion to go into Com-" mander has made strenuous efforts mittes of Supply on the Army many months the Garrison Com to suppress Communism and has Estimates in the House of Com- "In describing his movements on executed 200 persons who have been

mone on March 8th, Sir L. Worth- the night of March 24th, witness proved to be leaders in that move.

meat. The result has been the reington-Evans," Secretary of State said that he had had a couple of storation of good order in the W for War (Colchester), said he was drinks, but was perfectly sober.

asking for a Yota on Vote A for

the Company may be closed on the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday On returning in the car from Keu But his efforts to eradicate the 153,300 men. This was 13,000 less

more convenient date of Dist of December in each year.

I think that the balance sheet and accounts as presented, taken in conjunction with the amplifying re- marks thereon appearing in the Directors' report, show comprehen- sively the financial position of the Company as on the 31st December; 1927, and in these circumstances

Chinese junk master ·appeared on the charge of having on board his boat 40 sticks of dynamite, 240 detonators, and three coils of fuse without a permit.

The defendant admitted the

nedy Town, witness asked driver: "Cen drive, John" driver enquired; "Have licence 1" and witness replied

The

that

Vate was mailer by the numbers than last year, but last year the required to cover the mized brigade which was sent from India to

han cities, and this fact has been recognized by the Consular Body.

by the action of the French Consul the Communists are now being blocked

General, M. Lecomte. Seven-tenths göt

the be trouble now and of the trouble now emanates from

The telegram gives a list of China, and by the men called up houses and shops which are known from Section A of the Reserve to These factors alone accounted for is the generat agency for ́pro-

back with Stofer Whitworth,

ley, another is the Hupch Province speech. other references to the

China force were made. The esti Witness drove the car at about which the Ta Kiang Pao is pub-sion for the additional cost of the agency, and another the place from mates did not contain any provi es miles an hour and on nearing lished The Garrison Commander

he held a driving licence issued in England. The driver then

gave

charge but said that they had been him the wheel and sat beside him to be used by the Communiste. One join British units going to China. left there by some other person. the joki being asked to sit at the paganda through the Yangtze Val. 9,000 men. In the course of his

arrest stated that the defendant Sergeant Morton who made the

when hailed by a police launch at

there is no need for me to enter Shamshuipo dumped the dynamite the Po Tak wharf saw two Chinese claims that he has always respected troops in China, who were in ex-

into detailed explanation in connec- tion therewith.

A

The profit for the period under review including the sum of 88,777.64

1997, and after setting "aside

Transfer to general re-

overboard.

A fine of 8100 was imposed.

to $70,027.60 which amount your Board recommends be apportioned as follows:-

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of the cess leaving the wharf. He sounded the treaties with France, that be

number normally the horn, slipped the clutch, and has sent in warrants for counter-stationed there. The War Office applied the foot-brake, but just as signature, and that he has submit vious years in presenting Supple were following the practice of pre- he had succeeded in avoiding the ted outlines of the evidence in his mentary Estimates so pedestrians, another man started hands. But the French Consul onse might be aware of the extra that the brought forward from 30th June, ANOTHER GLOBE WALKER. to walk across the road. Witness General raises so many technical cost involved in the dispatch of ad- swerved to the left, the car skidded points as to leave the impression ditional troops to that country. He at right angles to the Praya wall, that he has been bribed to befriend $8,584.09 for depreciation amounta❘ CZECHO-SLOVAKIAN AT PRE- and went over the edge. He was the Communists. (This of course paid a tribute to the good work and good behaviour of the troops sure that the pedestrian was not is merely quoting the Garrison sent at short notice to China under bit by the car.

Commander). Committed For Frial.

The Gurrison Commander there conditions of service which were 3r. Lindzell committed Kelsey

fore suggests that the Nationalist exceptional, and to the admirable manner in which the men of-sec- rich W. Pesko, who is at present for trial at the next Criminal Government should take up this tion "A" of the Army Reserve ..$30,000.00

in Hong Kong, is attempting to Sessions

matter through the usual diploma responded to the sudden call on On the manslaughtertia channels, insisting on the sur-their services (Cheers.) The last 26,027.66 walk round the world. He left charge.

render of the French Concession of those returned home a few weeks Chicago in September 1994, and up

and the abrogation of the treatie ago, and he was sure that all mem- $70,027.66 to the present hae completed 25,000

which are causing the present tro bere of that 'House, and all the Me. He states that the feelings of wider audience to whom his words miles. He is expected back in and I trust that this allocation. Chicago towards the end of this

the military and civilians are might come, would be ready to do which for the purpose of elucidation year, and must cover 40,000 miles

aroused to a high pitch. before he arrives, fa

what they could to help to employ. » The publication of the text of this ment or re-employment those men telegram has been followed by the who had rendered so useful a ser- sporadic appearance on the Chinese vice to their country in time of stroot of placards calling for the emergency (Hear, hear.) He was taking back of the French Conces- very glad that the garrison in sion and developments are being China was being reduced, but he watched with some anxiety-NCwould point out that the service Daily News

serve Carry forward to & new

account

has been incorporated in the ac counts, will meet with your ap proval.

From & perusal of the report, you will observe that the sum of $200,000 was retired from the mortgage in debtedness of the Company on the 31st December, 1927, and a further $30,000 has since been paid off, leaving the balance under this head. ing at five lakhs; in this connection arrangements have been effected with the Company's Bankers where by this mortgage will be retired on the 30th April, 1928, and carried as an overdraft with the Bank-thus reducing the rate of interest pay. able thereon.

During the period under review the Company's office premises have been fully occupied, as also have been the residential properties at Repulse Bay, and I am pleased to

Two other charges arising from the same case were then, consider ed. The charge of reckless driv was withdrawn by the police, and Kelsey having pleaded guilty to the other charge of driving with out the proper licence, a fine of $10 was imposed.

CINEMA NEWS.

"THE GAY RETREAT.”.

Ted MeNamara

and Sammy THE BOXER INDEMNITY.

in the contained area of Shanghai was extremely irksome. If we were to keep any forces there at all be hoped they would be kept too minimum and that the personnel would be changed as quickly sa possible.

Lawson,

Mr.

In reply to Mr.

He is a Boy Scout, and com- menced by walking from Chicago to New York. He sailed to Cher- bourg, and, walked to Paris, on to Munich, Prague this native city), through Austria, Poland, Hungary, Turkey, Yugo-Slavia, Bulgaria, Syria, Mesopotamia, and Peraa to India, reaching Bombay in October last after a really hazardous jour. ney. He tramped, across India to Cohen, who scored a big hit in Calcutta, proceeding on to Rangoon What Price Glory Private and Bangkok He reached here Kiper and Private Lipinsky, will QUESTIONS IN PARLIAMENT. from Bangkok on Tuesday by the Lo seen here next week in their 1.3. Hirando, and intends later own special comedy, "The Gay proceeding by ship to Shanghai and Retreat," which will be screened Japan. He will walk right through at the Queen's Theatre from Japan and if possible proceed by Wednesday to Saturday. "The the Kurila Islands to Kamtchaika Gay Retreat is something new in In the House of Commons, on where he will take boat to the war comedies, developed along March 7th.--Mr. Ammon (Camber- Canadian coast, from where he will logical lines, the story tells the well, N., Lab.) asked the Foreign

adventures walk back to Chicago.

of McNamara and Secretary whether, in view of the Mr. Peaks has an interesting Cohen as valet and chauffeur improved relations now existing say that our rental revenue has book of signatures stampe and who have joined the army to look between this country and all parts materially improved, and that there souvenirs. He is staying at the after their former master, a mil of China, he would consider giving will gradually be an increase under Sailors' Home, near St. Peter's lionaire's on addicted to sleep effect to the recommendations of this heading, as the leases entered Church, and will be pleased to hear three at the very outset and their and whether for this purpose he Forts for the week ending April

walking Trouble starts for the the Boxer. Indemnity Commission, into provide for rentals upon D

from any fellow-countrymen in the military life concists of famping would endeavour to secure the co- 7th was as follows. graduated scale.

Colony.

Other Business,

'THE GOVERNMENT'S

ATTITUDE.

out of the frying pan into the fire operation of the North and South and back into the frying pan again. Governments of China for the pur- Gene. Cameron, a new comedian, pose of carrying out the proposals

"Architectural Business Separated.

The volume of business placed under the supervision of our There being no further matters plays the role of the "millionaire's of that Commission. Architectural Department has been calling for particular comment. Ion, Judy King is a charming Mr. G. Locker-Lampion, Under- aa satisfactory as could have been now beg to formally propose that French girl and Betty Francisco is Secretary for Foreign Affairs expected in the circumstances of the the report and accounts for the a pretty ambulance driver. The (Wood Green).While I welcome prevailing conditions in the Colony, financial year ending 31st December. Gay Retreat was specially writ the hon. member's statement that but your Board decided, that having 1927, as presented, be adopted, and ten for Ted McNamara and Sammy our relations with the various re regard to the fact that the contracts that the appropriations recommend Cohen by a leading American car-gional administrations in China in respect of our own constructional work had drawn to a close, it would ed by the Directors be confirmed. toonist, and it is said to be the are greatly improved, I must ob bo prudent to separate the business

funniest war comedy yet brought serve that it is not yet clear that of this department from the Com-

The adoption of the report and Hong Kong except perhaps these administrations have yet

"Shoulder Arme.

achieved any degree of permanency, pany's other activities-particularly statement of accounts having been

stability, or authority, whereas they Clover Camera Work. as the success of an architectural seconded by Mr. W.-J. Hawker and

are in many instances undoubtedly practice can be developed only by passed unanimously, the next busi The almost unlimited scope of hostile to each other. Apart from forts of a personal nature and an ness was the confirmation of the the esmera is demonstrated in the the factional quarrels in the Kuo- agreement was accordingly entered appointments of Mr. L. Dunbar and topiest gazette which will be screen- mintang ranks, the Party Con into, as a result of which Mr. G. W. Sir Elly Kadoonie K.B.E to the td at the Queen's Theatre to ference recently held at Shanghai Grey, and Mr. J. Bentley Hawker Board of Directors, and the re morrow. The camera shows with is reported to have decisred its re- took over the business of this de-election of Messrs. P. K. Kwok and wonderful clearness scenes taken solution to prosecute the campaign partment as from the let instant John Fleming which was proposed slove and below the water line at against the North and to continue on terma which were satisfactory to by. Mr. W. E. vai Elps, seconded the same time. The feature Alm the advance against Peking, In your Company. This Company will, by Mr. A. W. Smith and carried in the Queen's Theatre tomorrow these circumstances I fear that it. therefore, place its work of an unanimously. Bro will be "The Lady of the Harem," | would be useless to attempt to give architectural nature with the firm Messrs.. Linstead & Davis were re-colourful production presenting a effect to the recommendations of in question with which arrange elected auditors at a remuneration remance in the days of the Arabian the Boxer. Indemnity Commission ments our clientele are in complete of $500 per annum, on the proposal Nights. "The Lady of the Harem' so long as the present condition of Agreement.

of Mr. P. Suckling, seconded by a particularly notable for its confusion and uncertainty, prevails Mr. R. Boonderam

Invish settinge.

throughout the country,"

(Continued on next Column),

Duff Cooper said the actual num-. ber of troops in China was 7,420, It was impossible to say definitely what the actual cost was; it would plementary Estimate. be the subject of a subsequent Sup-

HEALTH BULLETIN OF EASTERN PORTS.

The health bulletin of Esstern

dam Plague. Suez: 3 cases, 4 deaths, Aden: 168 cases, 128 deaths. Bassein: 8 deaths, Bombay: 21 deaths. Calcutta"; -2" deaths. Hangoon 8 deaths. Cheribon: 1 infected rat. Bagdad: 1 death. (For week

anded March 31st),

Cholera, Bassein: 29 deaths Calcutta: 119 deaths; Madras: 1 "death Rangoon 6 deatha Pondicherry, 1 case, 1 death. Taticorin: 10 cases, 8 deaths.

Bangkok: 24 cases, 11 deaths. Baigon 36 cases, 20 deaths

Small-pox, Bombay 49 cases,-27-deaths. Calcutta:40 cases, 35 deaths. Madrasa B1 cases, 25 deaths Houlmein: 10 cases, 5 deston. Rangoon: 50 cases, 23 deaths. Pondicherry 7 cases, 7 death. Shanghai: & deaths. Shimonoseki í 1 érse. Dairen: 6 cases, s