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HUSBAND TO PAY $12 A WEEK.

MAGISTRATE FINDS EVIDENCE OF PERSIST- ENT CRUELTY,

APPREHENSION OF FURTHER

ILL TREATMENT.

The case in which Mrs. Mariam Farid sued her husband for, main- tenance was concluded at Central Magistracy yesterday, Mr. Schafeld making an, order that the complainant be no longer bound to co-habit with her husband and that the husband was to pay his

wife 91% a week,

JAPANESE PLIGHT IN SWATOW."

PERSECUTION CONTINUES.

PROTEST BY CONSUL.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

SWATOW, February 97. That to unruly elements ra kesirous of creating further in- eldents in avident by the anti- Japanese persecutions (1) going on the last few days,

Soon after" the morious mobbing affair of last Wednesday afternoon, the Japaneus Consular representa tive called at the Municipality to Mayor. The latter was away and lodge a strong protest with the

stand. While the parley was going, he was received by Mr. Tong in.

When the Court was yesterday Mr. E. S. Brooks made a lengthy submission for the defence, in the course of which he said that huge crowd outside hurled most of the trouble was due to the bad temper of the wife.

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1932.

GOOD PROFITS REPORTED AT COMPANY

MEETINGS.

HONG KONG REALTY ·AND DAIRY FARM HAVE

SUCCESSFUL YEAR.

HONG KONG LAND INVESTMENT COMPANY'S

EXTRAORDINARY MEETING.

Three local company meetings were held yesterday, two of these.... being the annual general gathering of shareholders while the third which concerned the Hong Kong Land Investment and- Agency Co., Ltd, was an extraordinary meeting convened to confirm a resolution passed at an earlier meeting.

The Hong Kong "Realty and Truss Co., Ltd, had a very: (suc-" cbssful year, the profs for the period under review. $17,429-57, buing the highest in the 'history of the Company, "

The Dairy Farm. Ies and Cold Storage Company, Ltd., also had a good your to, roport, the net profit, including tão 231,418.04, which was brought forward from this previous your, amouming to $880,420.49.

PUBLIC INVITED TO VISIT FARMS.

HONG KONG. REALTY AND TRUST CO., LTD.

Mr. E. M. Raymond presided at

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The Matter of Dividends:

Before concluding my remarks,

CUTS IN JUDGES' SALARIES.

" ARBITRATE"-SIR W. HOLDSWORTH.

The

important constitutional

issue that has arison over the so- tion of the Government in reducing the salaries of judges of the High "Court by 20 per cont, is now made

clearer.

Sir William Holdaworth. E.C., one of the greatest authorities on constitutional law; has challengod the legality of the “cuta,” and sug- gested, in an interview with. a. ro- portar, that, the Government should submit the issue to arbitration..\

As it is impossible for the judges: themsslvog to settle the problem, he proposed that it should be submit- ted to the arbitration of the Lord Chancellor, or the Law Lords, or the Judicial Committee of the Council.

On the general question of the romunaration of judges, he declared that the present salary-£5,000 less

I am desirous of making reference the cut of £1,000, income-tax, and of dividends in surtax, loaving about £3,000-was

stones inside and shouted bant that Japanese." A políce muaange Ho ridiculed the suggestions of il treatment and of persistent.

was put through and under oruelty alleged by the complainant

strong scort the Japanese Consul in the witness box, pointing out how the police eur. The protest took the was driver bnuk to the Eonmiate in impossible and absurd it was for form of a reminder of the Mayor's the annual general meeting of respect of which, your Board, havinadequate to attract the best men, the complainant to expect the Court to believe that she would bay continual promises to safeguard Hong Kong Realty and Trust Cong regard to the altarod status and that there was danger of the

things with an allowance, which quest for more adequate police pro negotiations were still proceeding prosent operating, the business con her own wlothing. clogs and other Japanese lives and property, a re Ltd., yesterday when he stated thunder which, the Company is at Bench deteriorating,

worked out at roughly five cents a day. Mr. Brooks pointed out that any quarrel between the complain

ant and the mother-in-law had no thing to do with the case.

Taiwan Bank.

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Independent Guardians."

He suggested that the judges tection and the right to claim for with the Government in regard to

ducted being purely that of an In- should be paid £8,000 a year tax compensation later,

Repuise Bay development

vestiment Trust Company, have de, free. scheme, and, if brought to a satia-cided to abandon the policy of dis- "The Tafran Bank remained factory conclusion, the Company tributing interim dividends. It is closed on Thursday. That morning, hoped to provide the amenities for felt that whereas profits might be the constitutional position of the Sir William recalled that, when

The trouble started.. said Mr. the office, he encountered a few

as its manager was proceeding to the summer season of 1833.

satisfactory in the first half of any judges was raised in the seven- Brooks, by the wife's ill temper and

It was announced that as the one year, there would exist, per teenth century, the view that they her behaviour before the neighbours,

ruffians armed with big sticks Chimpany's business was purely contra, the possibility of securities must impartially expound and which was certainly sufficient to

Scouting, danger be immediately that of an investment trust com, depreciating to such an extens in apply a supreme law--to which the makaany man irritated. Having red inside the Japanese hospital pany, it was intended to confine the second part of the same finan-King's prorogative was as much married phe objected to the burden telephone mesange (the Japanese

In reply to dividend payments in fature to dial' year as to render necessary the feubject ne the rights of his people- which matrimony cast upon her."find it hard to get through peer-

yearly distributions.

utilisation of any accrued credit proväiled as a consequgtice of the said Mr. Brooks, „He also stressed sionally), & police posse arrived on

balance. Accordingly, it is intend- Revolution. the fact that there was want of which had by this time congrega

the seabe and dispersed, the big mob

ed, in future, to confine Reymunta

"The Act of Settlement," he said, corroboration in the complainant's

as regarded dividends to annual should be given to the judges' re- "provided security that full effect she was Det allowed to go out of Despite police help Mr. Kishi, ththe auditors' report, anid: The distributions, a policy with which,cognised position as the indepen- story and that the allegation that outside the hospital building.

the house was sheer zonsons, Mr. Brooks said that his instructions that the complainant was

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pinees,

Like a Servant.

close to his house.

Chairman's Speech. Mr. Raymond, after having read

manager, thought it wiser to stay profit for the your under review, I am confident, shareholders w back, so that another iompatriot including the sum of 810,267.86 be in complote accord having regard

Not was espurled home instend.

dont guardians of a supreme law.

*It seems to me that the view now taken by the Commissioners of

was pronounced to be wrong at the Revolution.

"A really good man," he added, "simply cannot afford. to go on the therefore of the collapse of the Banak now, and there is danger whole judicial system.

allowed to go to oinomas and other long aftor, stones wore thrown, brought forward from the preceding to the nature of the business. in Inland Revenue is the view, which

smaabing some windows and police year, after providing 88,391.25 which the Company is engaged, arsistance was once more sought.

for depreciation, amounted 19 In order that the bank's obliga-

There being no further matter. tions to its foreign clients are not 8182,887.52. The interim dividend appearing to call for comment 'I impaired or interfered with the of 800,000 paid on September 1, now formally propose that the Re manager and another clerk are now 1931, reduces the profit available port of the Directors and the Ac living in the bank rather than run, the risk of coming and going for appropriation to $122,887:32 counts for the financial year ended every day. Their efforte are much which your Directors recommend December 31, 1931, as prosented, be appreciated.

apportioning as "follows:-To pay adopted, and that the following ap

Mr. Goo. K. Half Brution, for the complainant, said his Worship had got to take the whole circum stances, between the married couple, He said there was no doubt that the mother-in-law had made use of the complainant as a servant.

Regarding the lack of corro. boration to which Mr. Brócks had

a final dividend of 30, cente per propriations recommended by your Directors be carried into effect: - Pay a final dividend of 20 conta per share, $60,000; iransfer to Gen-

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eral Reserve, 850,000; carry forward

to New Account, $12,497.52; and 1 shall be obliged if a shareholder will kindly second such proposal, whereupon questions, as to the re

Japanese Baled, referred. Mr. Brutton cited several the writer hae soon very aspicious.share, se0,000; to transfer to Gen

Outside the Japanese Consulate passages from a letter written by the defendant to his brother-in-law coking characters on one or taro ne eral Reserve, 850,000; to carry for Home time ago. In that letter, and Whenever a Japanese passes by he

casions, probably bent on mischief.ward to Now Account, 812,307.52; Mr. Brutton one passage read:" is provoked and abused, but then I trust this recommendation dragged her back upstairs and she Consul has always cautioned his will meet with your approval. resisted all the way and when we got back into the house I slapped nationals to avoid na incident. Tho

You will note from a persual of her. That was not only an insultadurately disposed Consul is of anid Mr. Brutton, but was an actual the opinion that should present the Profit and Loss Agcount that conditions continue he will have almost the whole of the revenue case of violence.

The treatment of the wife in that to advise a completo evacuation of during the year under review was port and accounts may be raised, household was nothing like the all Japanese in Swatow..

A vinis to the victims of the re- derived as a result of the opern- Mr. J. H. de Figueiredo second- treatment the mistress of a bousy cent dastardly attack reveals thations of the Company within theed the repons which was carried un- should expect. Tho-defendant gava, his earnings to his mother, whe fact they are getting on wall and sphere of ita investment trust busi-animously. conducted the management and the expect to be on their feet in a

ness; in the circumstances, the few days' time. purchases, the wife being ignored entirely. "It seems to me." said

profit for the year of 8170,120,57, Mr. Britton. "that running On Wednesday afternoon now'n

the highest in the history of the throughout the whole of the evidenco received here indicated big, Chi-Company, can, I venture to think,

Chinesa Victories."

is the fact that defendant and his nore victoriga on the Shanghai be regarded as satisfactory. wife could not possibly got on to battle front

Other BusinSEE,

On the proposition of N. V. A. Croucher, seconded by Mr. B., P. Suckling, Hon. Bir Shousen Chow The and Mr. P. E. Kwok were TO-

gether and throughout their maring down their arms and aur-

the Japanese lay-Repulse Bay propontics remained elected to the Board of Directora

riod life ho complains about his wife rendering by thousands Like unproductive, revenue in the course. It was proposed by Mr. P. H.

and attempts to shield his conduct flash, thousands of crackers were set of the year amounting to $2,700 Suckling, and seconded by Mr. N. by blaming her conduct."

Regarding the suggestion that it

whole afternoon and evening. off, the deafening noise lasting the only, whilst in addition to the main V. A. Croucher and unanimously

It

was ridiculous for the Court to be was during one of theas hilarious tenance expenses incurred the ma- agreed thas Mesars Linstead and lieve that the wife could buy her hours that the unfortunate Japanese jor portion of the Depreciation pro-for the ensuing year, this conclud Davis be auditors of the Company own olethes at a little over Ave met their fate" in the street. As cents a day, Mr. Bratton said that she attack took place gimnltaneously vision of 88,891.25 was in respecting the business.

the wife could not buy her own in different places that day we can of the Bungalows there situated. Mr. E. M. Raymond was support- elothes and actually had never done only conclude it was previously

arranged.

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od by Hon, Sir Shouson Chow," Mr. Turning to balance sheet it will J. Seon Harston, Mr. John Flom- be observed that the item "Second ing and Mr. P. E. Kwok, (Direc Mortgage on Exchange Building "tors), Mr. J. B. Taggart (Manag- has been eliminated, the amount of (Secretary).

ing Director) and Mr. F. C. Barry

$850,000 having been retired dur Shareholders present were Messrs. N. Y A. Croucher, P. H. Suckling, ing September, 1931. Investments J. de Figueiredo and O. P. from their mother than from the de-at cost, namely, 82,388,418,00, how Ribeiro. fandant's mother, cepecially if the considerable increase over the defendant was away at work all

figure recorded in the previous |

A point had been made by tho More provisions were brought in defence of the wife's extravagance, by a Japanese destroyer on Thurs said Mr. Brutton. He said that the day afternoon, and I understand extravagance was nothing aubetan- another destroyer should return to tint. The complaint was against the Makoung to-day or to-morrow. wife buying a few lollipops or a little food for herself from time to time. Mr. Brution went on to say that the couple had been three years married and there had been three acaulta. Was his Worship going to ound the wife back to a man who

to persistently beat her and who, on his own admission, could not control his temper f

Solicitor's Submission,

day,

His Worship adjourned for half year's balance sheet and it is an hour to consider the authorities gratifying to report that, despite oited by both sides. He then. gave

DAIRY.. FARM_COMPANY.

additions to its herds and promises A satisfactory working year and were reported by Mr. A. B. Stewart when he presided at the annual meeting of the Dairy Farm, Ice and Cold Storage Co., Ltd., of

Addressing the gathering, Mr. Stewart said-The report and ac counts having been in your hands

his decision na follows: Having the decline in the values of local regard to all the facts, aim of market securities experienced in the opinion that persistent crualty has been proved in the present case the autumn of last year, the market and that the necessary corroboration quotations on December 31, 1931, yesterday. exists and that the wife's ill tempor, shewed an accretion upon the book alleged by the defence, was due to

"I ask your Worship," said Mr. Brutton to decreo that the com- plainant be no longer bound to cohabit with the husband and that the loyal custody of the children the continued nagging to which sho values.

of the marriage may be given to was subjected There is ovidence With reference to the projected for the prescribed period I will the applicant until they attain the that not only her temper but also development at Repulse Bay as will your permission take them as age of sixteen and the defendant hor health has been adversely effect outlined in the Chairman's speech read. Your Directors are pleased to pay 815 a week for maintened by this treatment and there is last year, I regret my inability, al to be able to come before you with reasonable ground for apprehension the moment, the furnish share such a satisfactory balance sheet, His Worship pointed out that asof further ill treatment, if she reholders with definite "information in spite of the difficult times we far as the evidence went there was turns. For these rossons I order thereon; negotiations with the Gov. have gone through, more particu no evidence of ill-treatment of the that the complainant be no longer ernment are still proceeding, and larly in regard to the violently children. He did not so any roa bound to live with the fendant in the event of these being brought fluctuating orphangs In view of son for making an order for the and that he papa her six a work, to a satisfactory conclusion, it is the very satisfactory result obtain legal custody of the children.

I am not making any order about anticipated that the Company willed, the star days paen, voted a the children of the costs, am not be in a position to proceed with the bonus of 16 per cent on their granting the full 10 a week curing necessary work in order to have the salaries which fool sure will meet to get better care and attention to the fact that am not making required amenities available for, the with your approval.

(Continued, on nest column:) an order about the child)

"Sumner Beason of 1933

(Continued on Page 11.)

Mr. Brutton said that children

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