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HOSPITAL DREAD.'

SUICIDE OF A FORMER COSHAM PATIENT.

Another tragedy in connection with the Ministry of Pensions mental hospital at Cosham, Hants, was investigated by the Nottingham coroner. The inquest concerned the death of Edwin Hadden, aged fifty- nine, a former gratient at the hos pital, who took a fatal dose of Jiniment.

The widow stated that her hus and bind a great dread of the hospita!.

The coroner asked if he had been rending newspapers, and Mrs. Fadden replied that he actually saw an incident which occurred at the hospital involving the death of a man. He afterwards asked for his discharge.

"The incident preyed on his mind," she said, "and he declared

that he would not be taken back to Cosham alive."

A verdict of "Suicide while of unsound mind." was recorded.

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Money and Markets

BRITISH MONO- MARKS, LTD.

WINDING-UP PROPOSAL

NEGATIVED.

July 10, to continue their member- ship of the board.

Lord Marks secandet.

considerable expense to which I have been put.

The resolution to

wind up

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defeated by a considerable majority. A shareholder asked whether they might, take it that the directors had resigned.

· PHOTOMATON MERGER,

NEW OPERATING COMPANY BEING FORMED..

Having decided that the division Sir Sydney Skinner-They will of territory antong the operating the directors, in face of the vote of resign in a proper way. It will not companies can with advantage be e done in an unorthodox manner.

discontinued, the directors of the Mr. Morris then informed the Photomaton Parent Corporation. shareholders that the only thing Photomaton (Eastern and Central) they could go upon was the circular und Photomaton (Lancashire and which had been issued by the direcMidland) propose to form a bow toys. The meeting then closed.

The proxy figures for the amend-ompany to take over the rights in the, United Kingdom and the Irish ment were:-in favour, 78.853: Free State. against $1,323. The figures for the extraordinary resolution Against, 75,608; in favour, $1,233.

Sir Sydney Skinner said his view was that Monomarks was a splendid, idea, but it was

ne use without public support. To obtain that support they had spent their money perhaps lavishly. He had himself spent a great deal of money, and he An extraordinary meeting to con- thought one of the most vindictive sider the advisability of the volun things he had heard at that meeting tar winding up of British Mono-was the manner in which the work marks, Limited, followed the ordi- of Mr. Gardner, who was called in ary annual general meeting at the to carry on, had been referred to. Connaugh: Rooms, Kingaway, last Has Mr. Morris ever done any month. Mr. Willien Morris pre-thing for Monomarks without being sided.

paid for it " he asked. "Although the directors did not have anything. or half of it all the time."

The directors' report stated that although the revenue from the sale of new, and the renwal of old, monomarks during the year had increased from £7,000 to 18,132 the profita from this source were negli gible. The report added

were:---

TO-DAY'S WIRELESS

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The new concern, which will be known as the British Photomaton Trading Company," will take over the undertakings of the Lancashire and Midland and Eastern and Cen- tral Companies by an exchange of

shares.

It will have a capital of £330,000 divided into 300,000 Seven per cent. Cumulative Convertible Preference, shares of £1 each and 300,000 Ordi- mary shares of 38. each.

of Photomaton Shareholders (Lancashire and Midland) will be allotted £235,000 of the new erm. pany's Freference capital (being 8 p.m.-Evening programme.equal to the present issued capital (Regal records supplied by Mesars. of the former company), each holder of four shares of 5s. receiving ong Anderson Music Co., Ltd.). 10.30 p.m.-Close down.

Preference share.

148 p.m-Weather_report. 3.30 to 8.30 p.m.-Programme of Mr. Morris.-I am very much tempted to make a rejoinder to Chinese music (records supplied by what has been said regarding my-Mesers. Tien Sau Tong). self, but no good would be dote. One personal reference has been made concerning, me, and that is with regard to accepting my salary under an agreement Nothing has

In spite of every effort to keep down expenses to the absolute mini mum necessary for pushing sales, the expenditure of the year, includ-been said, however, about the very ing depreciation. amounted to

28,300, against £31,755 in 1927. The not loss on the year's business was £16.0742 against £18.713 in 1027,

7.49 Evening weather re port.

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and the accumulated loss up to DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS.

December 31 last amounts to £160,095. The directors maintain their belief in the value of the invention but it has not been re- ceived by the British public with that measure, of general acceptance j which makes it a reinunerative trad-}· Bayer ing commodity. The final test is the steady falling off of renewals. Without a considerable amount of fresh capital, the directors cannot continue to combat the generat apathy regarding the invention,

Lord Meston moved the adoption of the report and balance-sheet. He referred to two letters from Mr. Morris to the shareholders. In each he described the meeting as having been called for certain

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asons antagonistic to the inquiry which he has been instrumental in olitaining." "I wish to say that $37 there was no such intention in our minds,' declared Lord Meston. The meeting is one which we inti- mated in the first instance it was our intention to call. Our sole 3760 object in producing the report and asking you to consider it is to bring to an issue, decently and in order, the difference of opinion between Mr. Morris nad his colleagues. We are doing what we should have done

in any event, even though the recent extraordinary general meeting had. not been held."

Lord Glenconner seconded.

Mr. F. J. Rackham, chairman of the committee of investigation "ap: 83.35 pointed by the shareholders, said"

the report on its findings would be Tie available shortly. He moved at

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Mr. Flatcher Allen, secretary of the investigation committee, second- ing, said: I do not feel that the report really represents the netunl position or the possibility of the $136 company. Far from being a matter 84.70 of no vitality, I believe that Mono- marks is a good idea and that the T.148 company has real vitality. I think T.8 this is shown by the fact that sub- scribers have continued, despite difficulties which have developed through the directors as well as through other causes. I look for ward to the prospect, with real nitaagement and with real economy,

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The Preference shares will be con vertible on December 31 in any of the years 1029 to 1933 into four Ordinary shares of 3. each.

Issue at a Premium. Photomation Parent has agreed to subscribe for 533,470 of the 500,000 Ordinary sharea of the Trading Company in cash, at a premium of S per share, and has undertaken. to subscribe for the remaining ua. issued £43,000 of the Proference shares at par when called upon so to do within a period of two years from March 31, 1930.

The Trading Company will also acquire the undertaking asscts of Photomaton (Eastern and Central) for £32,204, to be satisfied by the allotment of 49,677 fully-paid Ordi- nary shares of 3s, each, taken to be of the value of 13s, per share, and will also take over the trading business carried on "in the above- mentioned territory Ly Photomaton Parent for £343,056 in enah.

The trading business carried on by Mr. Colin Mason in South Wales and the West of England' will be acquired for 29,630, to be satisfied by the allotment of 14,846 fully-paid Ordinary shares of 3s. each, taken to be of the value of 13s. per share.

CONSIGNEE NOTICES

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN,

THE Motorship

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having arrived from BREMEN, HAM- BURG and Ports, Consignees of Gargo are hereby notifed that their Cargo

landed at being

at their risk into the Godowns of the Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf and Godown Ltd., Kowloon,

Co

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18/-

8137

H.K. & K. Wharfs... $135

$136

40.00

Providents

$4.85

84.75

$324

H.K. Docks

| $321 | $334

Shanghai Docks

T151

New Engineerings

18.30

7.181 Hongkews

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21.60

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T.104

S'hai Ctons (old).

T.106

T78

Do. (now)....

T.19

Zoong Sings

T.74 2.0

S'hai.

to substantinte hath Mr. Morris's "Balan to faith in it and our own faith also."

Mr. Morris protested against the directors' action "in calling the meeting to propose winding up. 30.45 My appeal to rou," he said, "for $81

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a committee of investigation was made because the directors had $7.80 Among themselves determined to 814.10 resort to liquidation, if the share- holders approved, rather than allow the mangement to go into other hands." Mr. Morris said that the publicity given to the directors' in- tention to liquidate would make it extremely difficult for any other persons to carry on the company $13.05 $13.15

I hope that there will be no white-812 washing of myself or the other directors," he added. It is the whitewashing of the incompetent that has brought the company to $7.05

its present position. thought Mr.

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the present they had done their 311907 best in the interests of shareholders

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1929. September,

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