1932-02-05 — Page 6

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FURTHER REDUCTIONS

IN CIGARETTE PRICES.

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Per Tin of 50

60 cents

PHILLIPS' GOLDFLÅKE

Per Packet of 10

12 cents

PHILLIPS SEALORD

(Navy Cut)

12 ..

60

ARMY CLUB

15

2

15

75

"

Preference)

A.KP. (Abdulla Imperial

VIA BAMA

LAST DAY

OF

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TO-DAY

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS FRIDAY FEBRUARY

HONG KONG STOCK MARKET.

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YESTERDAY'S. OFFICIAL

QUOTATIONS.

With the approach of China Now Year-trading-to-ali-intents-and-pure- poses is practically suspended, and rates are more or less nominal...

Sales,

Douglass, $24. Bongueta, 8112. Vens, Goldfolds, $2. Chinese Estates, . BEB. Singapore Tractions, D/-. Mackintosh, 819.

Bellera,

Indo-China (Prof.), $45. Indo-China (Def.), $32. Baubs, 830,

Malabons, 38,

9.0. Enterprises, $10.

AFTERNOON SESSION,

BANK CLERK IN DOOR.

PLEA FOR LENIENCY BY COUNSEL.

PROSECUTION AND POLICE "NOT PRESSING-CASE.

A strong plea for mitigation was entered for the defendant by Mr. P. H. Sin yesterday afternoon, in a case in which a clerk in the em- play of the Bank of East Asia, named Li King Hay, was charg ed with stealing three cashier or dars and with uttering a forged order nt the Yokohama Sperio Bank

1932

LAND INVESTMENT COMPANY.

DIVIDEND AND BONUS.

...

on

The forty-third report of the. board of directors to be submitted. at the general meeting of share holders to be held at the offices of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and Company, Limited, at heen Tuesday, February 16, sites:-

The net profits for the your. after providing for all Directors' and auditors fees amounted to which, with the 81,175,860.00 amount brought forward from last gear 8050,321.48, gives an amount

far available

division af $2,135,182,47,

From this amount an intern dividand of 82 per share on 209,280 | shares (8398,550) has already been Mr. H. JAmstrong, who repaid, leaving

balance presented the Bank, told the Ma-81.538,829.47 available for appro

priation, which it is proposed to gistrate, Mr. E. I. Wynns Jonés, deal with as follows: that the defendant was 9 years of age. On January 26 three cashier! orders were presented to the Bank of East Asia for collectioi Thean wore "drawn on the Yokohama

Chiness banks.

No change was reported through-Specie Bank in favour of cortait out the day, the market being very quiet.

HELENA MAY CONCERT.

CHOPIN AND SONG. RECITAL.

"

MR. AND MRS. A. M. BOWES- SMITH DELIGHT LARGE

AUDIENCE.

ره

Some time during the day, thy pashier orders were missed and atlhough a thorough search made, the orders, which, totalled about #48,000, were not found. Ont

To pay a final dividend of $2 per share on 200,403 shares

6 508,808,00 To pay a bonus to staff

10,000.00 To special repairs and

renowals account

To rebuilding reserve ac

count

To carry forward to n new Profit and Loss Account

Directors.

49,024,17

200,000.00

678,782.00

$1,533,822.47

Mr. J. E. Joseph havig resign-

the following day dhe defendant fed on loving the Colony, Mr. did not appear in the Bank after Felix A. Joreph was invited

tiffin and suspicion was then roua- ed and that evening one of the employees of the Bank discovered the defendant about to proceed to Canton. He was brought the Central Police Station and on the following morning, his mother pro- duced the cheques to the Polico, the défendairt having apparently dropped them prior to his arrest.

Valued' $5,000,

D%

Join the Board. This appontmen'. now requires confirmation.

Mesors. H. H. H. Priestley and A. I. White now retire by rota tion and, being eligible, affor themselves for re-election.

Auditors.

The accounts have been "audited Fleming and Messrs. Linstead, and by Mesars. Percy. Smith, Seth and-

Davia, who now retire and offer themselves for re-election.

Sentence was reserved.

Rarely have local artistes been greeted with such an audience as

consider his duty to the public: assembled at the Helenn May In-

The forgery charge related to ona Mr. Armstrong repeated that the stitute last evening to be delighted of the three orders, which was for Bank would be satisfied, if a con by a Chopin and Song Recital 88,000. It is alleged that the deviction was registered and the de

fandant endorsed the order and fendant was bound ovex Thas by Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Bowes- took to the Yokohama Specie was, however, entirely a matter for Smith; well-known and popular Bank to be odshed, but as it was the Court, amateurs in the Hong Kong crassed, the bank told him to have musical firmament. Mrs. Bowes it eashed in the usual way, that is, to have it collected through the

of Smith probaby never sang better Bank

Kast Adiz Mr. than she did last evening, while Armstrong pointed out that on:: her husband was at his best at the none of the orders could the de fendant; have obtained any money piano. His playing exhibited ar tistic nierit of no, mean order, and by his recital yesterday he again proved himself an accomplished pianist.

Addressing the Magistrate, Mr. Peter Sin pointed out that the defendant was only a young man and that he had a good character and a good record at the Bank. His father was also an employee of the Bank's Canten, branch and had been with the bank for twelve years, The defendant; was employed by the Hoag Kong branch on the recom mendation of his father.

Both Mr. and Mrs. Bowes Smith richly deserved the unstinted ap- plause accorded them, and at the end of the concert were quickly sur. rounded with friends anxious Sin. offer their congratulations. Mention must be made of the faultless ac companiment of Mr. F. Mason who recently returned from long leave, he has lost none of the technique.

which has always distinguished his playing,, ...

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My instructions are," said Mr. that on the day after he was arrested he was due to get marri

din Canton and really don'! know what mado him do such a silly thing as to take these" cashier warrants.

Mr. Bin went on to say that he would point out to his Worship that the defendant had already apant aix days in prison and his futuro in Hong Kong was already ruined. He asked the Magistrate to take a lenient view and suggest- encores, ed that the defendant should be "Song of the Palanquin Bella," bound over on his father's bond.

Mr. Bowes-Smith "sang; by re quest, in addition to the songs on

and

the

programme,

while "Mr. Bowes-Smith acceded to

insistent demands for encoreï.

File:*****

Programme,

A Chance in Life.

Mr. Armstrong: I should like to add, on behalf of the Bank, te what my friend has said, They have no desire to press this easu. The following was the program. The man had been a good em- ployee. He is a young fellow, and the Bank would feel satisfied f Prelades, Nos. 1, 17, 20,

your Worship would not sentence ......................................Chopra him but get his father to guarantee him. The bank feels it should give Sharp

him a chance in life. I might add) Chopin that I have seen him on two oc

ensions and it appears to me, he Chopin realises his position thoroughly

and is very contrito

21 and 22 Nocturne in 心

Minor in

Scherzo in E

Three Shakespearean Songs-

(a) I Know IL

Bank Martin Shaw

(b) Sweet and

1 His Worship: In actual fact, no

*

money passed over 1

Mr. Armstrong: No.

1. In fact he could never have got any money on these orders? No,

Twenty Peter Warlock, but I don't know whether he knew

(c) Who is

Sylvia 1.Roger Quilter Solo from

"Hiawatha's Depar ture

"Spring and

Come"......Coleridge Taylor

Etude in E Minor

Chopin Threu English Songs:- Vaine in C Sharp Minor ...Chopin (*) Nod ...Temple P. M. Bevan (b) Coma Lavers Follow

MoE. C. Bairstow (e) My Heart is Like a

Singing

that or noturna mot Mary mante iDetective. Inspector Andrews, on being questioned by the Magistrate, acid that the polica had no desire to press the case. The complain ant's mother was responsible for the recovery of the cheques although shown in a position to destroy that evidence.

7.

His Worship: It was the mother and not the defendant himself

Inspector Andrews then told the Magistrate that It was trus that the defendant was going to Can ton to be married.

His Worsiti obaarved that, that was no justification for forgerymd The Magistrate announced that bo would have to give full consi- deration to the cas. He would bear in mind the plen for mitiga" tion, especially the support given to that plea by the police and the Bird H. H. Par said Mr. Wynne Jones, he had to.

prosecution. At the same time

Ballade. in A, Flat

(Continura on next column):

Chopin

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