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BANDIT CHIEF CAPTURED

EXECUTED AT CANTON ON WEDNESDAY

(From Our Own: Correspondent.)

CANTON, March 9.. Thanks to smart works by Canton dotectives, the chief, Lo Lam, off the gang of bandita who who kid- napped your correspondeat a your ago has at last been caught and brought to book, Information lending to his arrest was furnished by a villager who, for obvious rea sons; desired to have his name withheld from the goueral publio Lo Lam's arrest was singularly hazardous and, was, effected with

great difficulty. A party of four detectivos set ous shortly after dark, following the directions of

CANTON'S AIR

"FORCE

DRIVE FOR $5,000,000

(From Our Own

Correspondent.)

CANTON, March 9. - The ânancial drive for. $6,000,000 with which to buy mors acroplanes for the Canton Air Forca will be formally launched on April 1, when the necessary arrangements will be completed. The drive, proposed by General Chang Wai Cheung, Com- mander of the Canton Air Force. has been approved by the Canton Government. The muitor will be in charge of the Canton Chamber of Commerce in co-operation with the Canton Aviation Department

500,000 lottery tickets of 819 sach

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1932.

EXTENSION OF TELEPHONE SERVICE.

"ANNUAL" "MEETING "OF" LOCAL, COMPANT':

DIVIDEND OF TEN PER CENT.

CANTON TRUNK LINE VERY POPULAR.

Prosiding at the seventh ordinary yearly mooting of the Hong Kong Telephone Co., Ltd., the Hon. Mr. C. G. S. Mackie indi- "cated the extension, in the near future, of the telapäons Service in the new Territories. He also said that the Canton-Hong Kong. telephone service was much in demand and that the success of the project was assured.

SOUND FINANCIAL POSITION.

Bir

Shou-son Chow, the Hon. Dr. R.

Directors present were:

Earnings on More Capital, H. Kotowall Mors, R. G. Sho

The calling up of the additional wan, J. P. Warren, D. H. Blake, capital to which I have just rafer, J. Scott Harston (Directors), J. Hred and which ranks for dividend Taggart (Managing Director), J.

C. Habt, A. C. Greave, Yeung Yau, Wong Ping-shunt, Lan Kwai, and Tang. Hung-ka.

are being printed for the purpose P. Sherry (Manager), and W. Las from January 1, 1832, will neces Special efforts will be made to urge McKenzie (Secretary).

sitate an increase in earning "for Government officials, merchants "Shareholders present were Mosers, the year, 1002, if the present rate the informant. It was not thought and others throughout Kwangtung. M. Raymond, J. H. Ruttonjes, of distribution is to be maintain desirable to employ more than four to buy these tickets. The drive is P. H. Bin, B. Abraham, D. Tollan, ed, and every endeavour will be men for the job, as it might arouse expected to be completed by the

made to effect this result by fur the attention of the outlaws. After 1st of September of the monny

ther, oxpansion of your business a long journey through marshes taken in,

rather than by resorting to an in per cont, or 32,000,000 and swamp, the party Anally ar-will be taken out for prizes. Tha

croass in subsoription rates. rived on the outskirt of the villago lottery system will be used in select

My predecessor in the chair has, wherd the bandits' dan was locatod, ing the winning tickets. The first The chief was indulging in opium prize will be $600,000. There will smoking at the timo, totally unhe two second prizes, consisting of aware of his approaching fate. With drawn revolvers the party of detectives rushed him. He fought furiously with the detectives, one of whom was seriously injured. But he was soon effectively bound,

Upon trial the bandit chief con- fessed of his crimes. He admitted that he took an activa part in the kidnapping of your correspondent on October 19, 1930, and several

$150,000 each, etc.

VARSITY

JOTTINGS.

SPORTING AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES

months later of the secretary of The following have been selected

„The Chairman said:-

Turning to the accounts you will observe by referring to the dobi side of proft and loss account that the amount payable to Government ernment's approval for increasing

MISSING STUDENT

FOUND.

MERELY "BUMMED ROUND" ・THE CITY.

Mr. Jack Bryant, 'an American student, reported to the Police as missing, was discovered yesterday afternoon sitting on Blake Pist.

· Bryant had no idea that he was "missing" and immediately report ed to the Police as soon as he dis covered that a report had been cir culated with a view to discovering his whereabouts. Bryant also re- ported at the American Consulate,

Bryant, together, with his friend Bradford, are University men from Hollywood who are doing a trip. of the world to finish off their educa tion. They had been to Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai and intended to go on to Brindisi from the Nor thern port, but owing to the dis turbances there, they had to come to Hong Kong before embarking for Brindisi.

The "missing" man explained that he had merely "bummed around" the city and had thorough-

on several occasion, commented only enjoyed his stay in Hong Kong. the advisability of obtaining Gor-

in respect of royalties for the year the amount of the annual appro- "peech transmission and the rapid- under review was 838,580, bing! priation to General Reserve, and Iity with which connection is made. $4;120 in excess of that paid for would take this opportunity of ex. between these two Cities, the previous year and represent pressing my concurrence in such Crean interest is being shown in very substantial contribution to views, more particularly having re.the servios and, although this bas public funds

gard to the rapid growth of your only been in operation for several

monthis, the Company's undertaking.

returns indicate

Consulting engineer's fees show an increase of $3,505.94, which is dus principally to the low rate of sterling exchange ruling during the

pany in this connection is in ster ing.

Mr. Chang Chi, a high official of to represent the Hong Kong Univer-year as the charge to your Com. the Nanking Govornment who wasity in the inter-Varsity athletic then in Canton in connection with incet at Canton on March 23 and the movement for peace between 23:-Mossrs. K. P. Gan (cnpt.); A. Canton and Nanking. He also ad T. Loe, S. C. Ho, H. L. Gosano, C. mitted that banditry was his pro-

fossion.

This afternoon at 3 o'clock the aotorious bandit chief was taken out to the exccution ground in the north-eastern suburb of the city and thern faced a firing squad,

PROPAGANDA IN

"SWATOW.

WAR NEWS SCREENED IN THE STREETS.

MILITARY EVACUATE

JAPANESE PROPERTY,

(From Our Own Correspondent.}

T

Referring to the credit side of

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It is gratifying to me to be able steady increase in the trafic hand- to report that the year under reled, and I am confident that the view has shown a record expansion success of the project is already of your business, resulting in assured; furthermore, the Haking the connecting up of 1161 addition up of Hong Kong and Canton by el exchange linee as compared with telephone must have a very bene 628 for the previous year. Acial affiance op the trading and T. Law, Chan Seck Fong, profit and loss account, you will

This development can,, I think, be social relationships of these cities Symons, B. P. Tan, D. Hunt, N.

which will eventually be extended Vargassoff, Ng Su Wau, D, Nobserve that the profit for the year attributed to the excellence of tho Anderson, C Candah, A. waa materially augmented as 11 service given to subscribers, coupled to embrace other centres in China Nomanbhoy, V. Koppo, H. T. Bes, rule of sales of obsolete stores to the low subscription rates charg as the trunk telephone network in Szeto Eng Kee, R. G. Loong, S Y. Cheng, C. I. de Souza, and H. and plant," and your Company has ed for such services. The automa the latter country is increased. T. Woo; Missas P. C. Kwok, R.now disposed of all the magnetotic system has now been" in opera

The New Territories. Perry, G. Chan, H. A. Wood, W, F. equipment which became obsolete tion for nearly two years and 1 Kwok, and Cissy Wong.

The question of developing tale. with the change over to automatic think you will agree that, not phone service in the New Terri- working. In the circumstances, the withstanding the adverse effect of tories has engaged the attention of receipts from this source, though of climatic conditions and the result. your Directors, who have approved the installation of tiro ALTA)] a non-recurring nature, have been ant difficulties experienced with a automatic exchanges at Taipo Mar- particularly helpful during the highly technical and extremely dece and Fanling which, it is hoped, licato installation, the introduction will be ready for service about the year under review in effecting to

middle of 1982. Your Company's

Football Club. `.

Hon. Dr. R. H. Kotowall has been re-elected President of the Univer sity Football Club for 1932. Other office-bearers for the year are: Mr. S. P. Loh (Chairman), Mr. C. T. (Capt.), and Mr. P. P. Kho (Vice- Capt.).

Engineering Society."

sterling value of the Hong Kong dollar..

"

Bonus to European Staf,

The office-bearers of the Engineer- ing. Society for this year are:- President Mr. A. H. Fenwick; Provision has been made for the Vice-Presidents-Prof. C.. A. Mid- dlaton-Smith, Prof. M. H. Roffey, and Prof. 1. A. Redmond; Chair On Saturday there was a lot of man-Mr. Hos Hoong Zur; Hon. cracker firing in the city, and when Secretary-Mr. Ng Kam Swee; and enquiries were made I was told it all. Treasurer-Mr. Chwang Chi was to celebrate the capture of Tseng, aiztoen thousand Japanese troops

Swarow, March 8.

in and around Shanghai by the

Arts Association Debate.

Law (Hon. Secretary), Mr. S. Roed a certain extant the higher work of this system has been an unquali-policy in the matter of extension ing costs occasioned by the lowfied success, a fact borne out by of telephone service to other rural the exceedingly low ratio of com. areas will be influenced by the sup port which it receives in connection plainte.

Instalment Payments,

with the two new exchanges re ferred to as, whilat your Company The unpaid instalments still due a prepared to accept an initial loss in the deplopment of rural arena," on Automatic Exchange Equipments it must es some prospect of such Payment of the usual bonus to amount to £19,068.0.8, but under services becoming prof earning European staff, which I have no the contract conditions £12,827.13.0 within a reasonable period of time. doubt will be approved by share of this sum will be paid in May, mediately to meat orders for the

In order to be in a position im holders, in view of the very sulia 1938, aftor which the amount out-installation of telephone service. factory results obtained during the standing will be reduced to a very your Company has laid down dur period under review, coupled with low figure, representing the amounting the year under review 3,203,420 circuis miles of underground cables which much additional and, if I of the final instalment which is pay and covered distribution, and it is 19th Army, also the killing by the Under the auspices of the Arts may say so, most satisfactory serable in May, 1938. This method of worthy of note that there must be latter of the Japanese -in-C Association, a debate on the subject vice was rendered in the matter of payment for plaut, namely, by very few telephone administrations Shirakawa Many of the broad-Dictatorship is suitable to China"

where such a large percentage minded Chinese thought this latest achievement was too good to be he held on Tuesday night at the the installation and bringing into instalments against satisfactory, per- the subscribers' lines is stage of

formance, has proved most satis tirely by underground cables, true and were not inclined to be Union. Interesting argumenta were operation of the trunk line to factory to UB, apart from the lieve it. Yesterday's vernacular put forward by both the proposer Canton,

Assurance of the proper function

Dividend of 6 Per Cent, "papers confirmed the news which (Mr. S. F. Chan) and the opposer

On the liabilities side of the ing of the plant, having regard to shows that China does not lag be(Mr. T. Y. Fung). About half a

the fact that in the matter of the

There being no farther matters dozen atudenta "expressed hind in the science of propaganda

their balance sheet, you will observe that installation of exchange equipment calling for comment, I now beg The last few nights special plat opinion on the subject when it was (subject to your approval of your provision must be made covering formally to propose that the report forms have been erected in certain open to the house."

Directors recommendation. that several years growth with the of the Directors and the accounts parts of the city, and cinema. Tho motion was defeated by a

result that a considerable portion for the finansial year ending. Də- machines flashed out war news margin of a votes, 18 voting against 850,000 be appropriated thereia) of such equipment must remain comber 31, 1931, as presented, be (Chinese successos) on white screens. and 10 for the motion.

general reserve account will reach non-revenue saring for several adopted, and that the following! The shows were well patronized in

a figure of $325,000, which sum is years, the Company is, as a result appropriations, recommended by the beginning, but when the same

represented on the assets side of of such arrangement, enabled to your Directors, as incorporated in thing wan repeated night after.

the balance sheet by sound invest-defer the major portion of the Che Balance Sheet, be carried. into night people gos triad of it.

Diaments. You will be pleased to note capital outlay involed until such effect, namely:

well as of the depreciation fund to become productive. the appreciation of the latter, as time as the equipmais commences investments, as shown by the com- The rapid extension of your parison between the cost of the tn-business will necessitate in the near" vestments and the market value as future the installation of addition. at December 31, 1981.

al exchange equipment both in Hong Kong and in Kowloon, and your Directors have already given: instructions for specifications to be A call of 22.50 per share on the drawn up and tenders called for, partly-paid shares of the Company in which relation it is expected and amounting to 8000,000 was that the limit of the capacity of how he was resisting Japanese inmediately took up the case with the had been found necessary during will be reached towards the end made on December 21, 1931, as it the existing exchange equipments Tasion in Shanghai.

Mayor and demanded that the the year to go into overdraft to of next year, and, in keeping with and I shall be obliged if a share- military should move out forthwith. mest payments in respect of the in- the progressive policy which your holder will kindly second such pro- When the Consul agreed to let outstalment due on the purchase of the Company has adopted since its in-posal, whereupon questions as t Sometime last year a Japanese the buildings if the Mager would automatic exchange equipment and ception, it is proposed that the the report and accounts may subject inased out to a Chinese act na surety for rent, the latter to finance the cost of recurrent additional Exchange equipments

bé a big building which, until a few was not prepared to do so. Thera ospital expenditure in the matter should be ready for service before days ago, had been used ne a the matter stood until Saturday of staining supplies of under that time

Beconded by Mr. D. H. Blako school. Finding this a most demir afternoon when the soldiery found ground cables and instrument plant

and carried unanimously. able place and locality the newly-quarters elsewhere and evacuated

Truck-Service,

Other Business. drived 7th Division occupied it. the premises. The principal of the school pro

ndertaking. As a result the over As you are aware, trunk telephong Sir Shou-son Chow and Mr. D. tested in vain and was forced to

Trench Congal Attacked.

draft has been retired during the service between Hong Kong and H. Blake were re-elected Directors give it up. The offer in charge

financial period and in addition, Canton was established on Septem on the proposal of Mr. Wong Ping The French Consul last week was payment in the amount next insisted that the landlord attacked by throa men in the main 8498,137.97 was made for the Bri the Governor Sir William Feel, and Mowers Lowe Bingham and of ber 1 1981, when His Excellency abun, seconded by Mr. I. Abraham; himself should niso “evacuate #

road at nine in the evening and tish section of the Hong Kong KCMG K&E conjunelios Mathews were selected Auditors the adjoining bungalow where deprived at his hat, coat and over Canton trunk cable. In the or with the Provincial Goverant of at a remuneration of 83,400,-on-the was staying at the time: Agada coat Stories of the exact circum qumstances and daving regard to Kwongtung, Mr. Jam Won-zoi, proposal of Mr. J. H. Rustonjes, opposition was shown but the land-stances are rather conflicting The the heavy expenditure met, I think performed the inaugural ceremony seconded by Mr. D. Tollan Jord thought it wiser afterwarde robbery was reported to the police you will agree, that the opsa pos- All who have had occasion to to move out and report to his and curiously enough the cost and tion, as indicated by the balance speak do Canton must have been announcement by the Chairman thes The meeting terminated with the Consul The Japanese Consul, is overcoat were returned to sheet, cannot but be regarded as impressed with the clarity of the dividend warrants were ready for Continued at foos of neat column.) Lequin. No money was stolen eminently satisfactory.

(Continued on one Column.)--- issue.

Money-making Patriotism.

Law and Commerce Society. The Law and Commerce Society has decided to hold its Annual ner on April 9 at 8.30 p.m. at Lane, Crawford's Restaurant..

Tannis Party.

A little shop here has made quite a small fortune and by simple means too! A portrait of the pre sent Chinese hero General Tani Pavilion, Pokfulum Road, to-mor- A tennis party will be held at the Ting Kai of the 10th Route Army row, at 9 p.m. by the Education A was hung inside and any one de Bocinty with the object of welcom

siring to sea. it had to pay a fewing its new members. coppers. Outside the gate a sort of lecture was going on, dwelling on the merite of this general and

Japanese Property Returned,

W

Overdraft Retired.

for the normal development of your

Payment of a Final Dividend of 6 per cent, making a total of 10 per cent, for the year Transfer to General..

$192,000.00

Reserve, bringing same" up to $325,000.00,

Carry forward to next.

Account

50,000.00.

€3,840.00

83c5,840.00

raigad.

We have just received a large

selection of

SPRING

SUITINGS

From

London's Fashion

Centre

They are in all colourings in Worsteds, Serges, Flannels,, also Palm Beach. We invite your inspection or patterns will be willing sent upon request,

Our Tailoring leaves nothing to be desired the Style and Fit being Guaranteed.

Wm. POWELL, Ltd.

Tailors and Breeches Makers

10, Ice House Street

TROOPING THE COLOUR

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Columbia

By the Band of H. M. Grenadier Guard's

DX44-TROOPING THE COLOUR

(WITH WORDS OF Command) 9073-4 WEMBLEY MILITARY TATTOO

(WITH VOCAL CHORUSKS).

The Anderson Music Co., Ltd.

Ios House Sr.

TEL. 21822

Plain Coloured

All Silk Barathea

TIES.

The plain coloured Tie la always a popular choice by the smartly dressed Man. We have received a new stock of these all Silk

Barathes Ties.

$000

each

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from which to che

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