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HONG KONG ELECTRIC COMPANY.

CHAIRMAN REVIEWS SUCCESSFUL YEAR..

NEW PLANT IN PROCESS OF ERECTION.

The Hon. Mr. C. G. S. Mackis, who presided, at the forty-third" manual meating of shareholders of the Hong Kong Electric Co., Ltd., which was held in the offers of the Company yesterday, in addressing the gathering, gave a raview of the working on the last your. In wecouding the proposal for the adoption of the report and accounts, the Hon. Mr. TN. Chan congratulated the directors, agents and staff on the excellent years' working.

Supporting the chairman wore Sir Robert Ho Tung, Kt, the Hon. Sir Shousion Chow, K., Mr. J. P. Warren, the Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson (Directors), and Mr. J. Douglas Butcher (Manager). Shareholders present were Masare. W. &. Bailey, Chiu Ilo Ping.. Lau Shiu Chuen, V. Sarby; F. L. Brown, the Hon. Mr. T. N. Chan, Rung Xong Un Loung Tot in To Cho Hùng, Wang Ping San, LE. Ozorio, Leung Yan Po, O. Ribeiro, Leung Shiu Lau, H, J. M. de Figueiredo, L. J. Davies, B. Wong Taps, Vong Chio,. S. H. Roma, Ip Fook; Paul Laudor, Frank Austin (Attorney for Mr. A. J. David), and Chur Wing Kou,

MODERNISATION OF POWER PLANT.

The Manager having, read the the increase of $173,410 is mainly notice convening the meeting this on account of remittances to Lon Chairman suid:--

don at favourable rates to meet; The Net Proft after providing further paynients for ur exten for Depreciation is $1,005,080.29, "| piuna. With the sum of $148,335.92 Inought! Cash a forward from last account we have $1,840,995.11 for appropriation and

with this we propose:— To pay, a dividend of

$2.60 per share ́ab- sorbing

To appropriate

to write oft obsolete

plant

To place to reserve ...... To carry forward to

next account.....

81.125.000.00

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179,050.00 400,000.00

1.38,336.11

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH

CASE TO BE REHEARD.

MAGISTRATE'S POWERS

QUESTIONED.

There was considerable argument at Kowloon Magistrney gestordny when Mr. Goo.. K. Hall; Brutton appeared before Mr. J. A. Fraser to make an application to the Magis trate to review his decision in the caso in which Chen Ping and two constables wore convicted last month on charges of bribery and making illegal axastions from bawkers. The point argued was whacker 4 Magistrate has the power to order

casb to be "ro-birod after convic tion.

Mr. R. E. Lindsoll appeared for

the Crown,

1932.

STUDENT

'VARSITY ATHLETES.

MURDERED.

GRUESOME DISCOVERY AT MAGAZINE GAP.

FOUR MEN ON CAPITAL CHARGE.

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FAREWELL PARTY

YESTERDAY.

INTER-UNIVERSITY MEET

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IN CANTON.

This is the Arst time in the history of the Hong Kong Univer. The case in which four Chinonowity, that our athletes are going are charged with the murder of a student named Taang Hing Kai in Magazine Cap on February last was again before Mr. Wynne Jones at the Contral Magistracy yester day afternoon, when it was ad- journed.

bronds to defend our flag," said Mr. N. K. Law (Chairman of the Varsity Union) at the Pavilion Ground, Pokfulam Road, yesterday

afternoon, when งบ farewell ten party was held in the honour of the University, athletes who are going to Canton to participate in the Second Inter-Parsity most.

The prosecution is being conduct- [ed by, Mr. T. M. Hazelrigg, Crown Solicitor, with Chief Detective In-

Mr. Law said that they wore spector A. N. Boynolds, nasisted by In making the application, Mr. Sub-Inspector Chester Woods, in greatly honoured by the presence of Wall Brutton pointed out that his charge of the police évidence. their Vice-Chancellor (Sir William. Worship had no power to order a The prisoners, who pleaded not Hornell) who had taken a keen in- [re-trial It was admitted by the guilty, are not legally represent.terest in the welfare of the Union.

Public Prosecutor that the chargos | od

He thanked him very much for. should have been taken separately, and he was now asking his Worship

March 30 to the athletes.. having granted' an extra holiday on

to review his decision, and, in fact, his conviction,

He con-

Mr. Hall Brutton quoted several authorities in his submission that Hand and in Current the conviction was bad." Account has decreased by $308,192,tended that the Court had ne power heavy payments on account of new, try two different charges, even plant having been made.

with the consent of Counsel for the promcution and Counsel for the

There are, I think, no further points in the account which call. for special remark other kay the writing off of some of the old plant} To which I will refer Inter.

cipated.

The New Flant.

defence.

on Monday, Mr. Hazelrigg said Outlining the case for the Crown

that the nature of the injuries on the body of the donc youth would

가

The deceased was 21 years and a

Sir William appealed to tho athletes to do justice to the Univer-

the extra holiday was granted not only to the athletes but also to the undergraduates and members of the staff of the University,

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show beyond all doubt that murdersity and to try their best to beat had been committed.

their opponents. He wished the team every success, and sadd that member of a family, which has been living in Shaukiwan for somo generations. He was a student, and shortly before his death was attending a school at Wanchai. The Captain of the Athletic Tear Ha lived with his family in their (Mr. K. P. Gan) said that he who house at 273, Main Street, Shau-glad to hear that Sir William kiwan, West.

would also visit Canton, and that his presence would certainly inspire the team. (Applause)

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Powers of Full Court,

Counsel submitted that the Court had no power to order a retrial

The Fatal Day: after the case was ended, that was The new plant of which spoke to say, after conviction. The Full On the morning of February 18 last year has now arrived and is in Court of Criminal Appeal had the the Arst defendant wont to the The Proft on Wolking exceeded cess of erection at the moment power to order a re-trial, but his house of the docensed, where he saw shine for 1930 by 9101,800 and it is hoped to have it in operation Worship had not. If his Worship his brother, and asked him if he view of the increased cost of fuel,' during this Spring.. We have been did so, submitted Mr. Hall Brutton, could tell him of the whereabouts which forms a large porcentage of fortunate in being able to pay for then he would be taking on himself of a certain man. The brother the Works Costa, of the unit, this this additional machinery at high the powers of the Full Court. : offered to accompany him to a result may, I think, be looked upon. er rates of exchange than was anti- Mr. Lindsell submitted his Wor-certain shop where the information na satisfactory.

ship had power to re-hear the case could be obtained, and on the way for the whole or in part.

there they met the youth, who ac companio them to the shop. At the shop they were advised to make enquiries at a shop in Hung Hom, at an address which was written 3. Halt Brutton: I give notice down, for them. The deceased offer. of appeal, your Worship,

ed to accompany the first defendant' to this address, at which the first defendant gave his card to the youth and told him to go to the Empress Hotel the following day, as it was important. At this time, said Mr. Hazelrigg, the defendant

The Magistrate then remarked

A new item which appears in the "In accordance with the progres Working Account is the Five Yearly sive policy of the Company where Installation Testing which the Comby it has been decided to completely that his conviction was obviously

pany have to carry out in accord anco with Government requirements und which has mean the formation of an entirely new sub-department attached to the Meter Staff. This department commenced its activities on January 1, 1931.

His Worship: I decide to rehear the case wholly against all the de- fendants who were convicted.

Bait was allowed at $1,000 for Chau Pang and 8700 such for the

constables, and the re-hearing was

modernise the Power Stadion and wrong, and granted Mr. Lindsell's replace the low pressure with high application for a re-trial pressure steam plant with its al tendant greater economy, it will be necessary to convert the British Thomson-Houston set No. "a to the higher pressure as soon as possible We have set aside an additional and to provide a further high pros $39,202, making aftomil óf 8820,387 aure-boiler in the near future. for Depreciation, which leaves us With this object in view yout with a Nett Profit 23,609 in ex- Directors deem it advisable to cam adjourned sine die perding the ap-had not booked a room at the cess of that for the previous year.

pletely write of two of the ob pul to the Full Court. In viewing the results for last solete urbines although they will. year it should be borne in mind be retained as a standby, supply. that we have had to meet largely From the point of view of musi-proval of all present. It has a increased costs of miscellaneous mum efficiency. these sets are now ways been the policy of this Com- supplies as well as on machinery out of date but I would mention pany to depreciate on an adequate and accessories. It should also be that they have been in continuous scale and I am pleased to see that remembered that we offer the public use for a considerable number of this principle has again been fol- a supply at very low rates which years and have in their time done lowed in the present accounts. The youth never returned to his can' be equalled, in but few cities yooman servico,

It must be a matter of greaŭ satis home. At 8 o'clock that morning. throughout the world. The im- I think I may safely say that the fastion to the Directors to be able a student went to the Empress proved results of the period under results of the past year have fully to again propose a

realised our expectatione, the most

dividend of Hotel and after producing à card roview have been possible owing to satisfactory feature in my opinion $2.00 per share and at the same was shown to room 77. At 11 the steady increase in the output being the considerable increase in time place a considerable amount, o'clock the decoused went to his old which has shown a further rise dur-output mainly due to the larger to our healthy reserve account.

number of consumers. I would

| school and paid & short visit; this ing the year of some 9.5 per cent.,

botel, nor did he do so until after the interview. Immediately after leaving, the docessed the first de fendant went to the Empress Hotel where he hooked a room. At this time the other three defendants wore living at the Kwong Tai Loi boarding house.

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also add that care has been taken Whilst the report and "accounts was the last time that he was seen the total number of units sold hav- effect overy possible economy before us are thoroughly satisfac alive by his friends. ing risen to over 37 millions, The without in any way impairing. tory from Shareholder point of number of consumers hayo also in gioney.

It is always my pleasure on these view, I would point out that Con occasions to express our apprecia sumers receive current at tion of all that in Staff have done which bears comparison with any to achieve. he results which we place in the world.

creased in a gratifying manner and

is now almost at the 36,000 stage, an increase of over 3,000 during the year, or the largest increase during

the last ten yGATE...

Hatas HeavİST,

Government rates are consider- ibly heavier owing to increased as- soasments, a likelihood foreshadow. nd last year.

It will be observed that "a note

place before you and with thin

am bure the Bhareholders would

like to associate themselves.

♫ rate

High State of Moloney.

I now propose that the Report I personally am very pleased to and Statement of Accounts for the year ended December 31, 1981, be won that the Board are maintain adopted, and when this has been ing the Generating Station at a seconded I shall be pleased to ans high state of efficiency. I hold the

has been insertad in the Assets side wer any questions you may desireview that modern ranchinery incor

of the Balance Sheet to the effect) to ask.. What we are committed to further payments under. Contract' amount-

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Beconder's Speech.

porating all the latest improve ments is essential for economic pro- duction.

At 1 m. a young man called at the Empress Hotel when the first

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of the group photograph athletic team, was taken, and the function terminated with the

Union Song,"

The athletes leave for Cahtoll this morning by the Einshan.

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The following is a rough pro- gramme of their stay:

To-morrow:-in m.; henta... Saturday:-Inter-'Varsity Sports

(1st day). Sunday:-Rost. Monday:-InterVarsity Sports

(2nd day), Tuesday:-Entertainment. Wednesday:-Leave for Hong

Kong:

Supporters for Canton...

A large number of University students are sailing for Canton this morning by the Kinshan, to witness the inter-University Athletic Meet, which will be held on Saturday and Monday.

The Engineering Society of the University, bas also organised a party of its own, and it is learned- that they are leaving by the same, boat. lows:-

Their programme is as fol-

Friday: Visit Linguam Campus and the Canton Aviation School.

Saturday:-Visit the Canton Ar senal, and witness the inter- 'Varsity Sports, Sunday:-Visit

the Whampoa Cadet Academy;

Monday: Visit the Government Mint, and the Canton Water- works. Witness inter-'Varsity Sports (2nd day}? Tuesday:Visit the Tomb of the 72 heroes and the Chungshan Memorial Hall; 5.30

p.m. leave for Hong Kong.

Tennis Team.

The Hong Kong University Tennis Term sailed for Canton last night. where they will meet some of the Canton teams.

Their programme ia as follows:- Today: Against Lingnom Vor

alty,

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To-morrow:-Against-Bun

Son or Chungshan Varsity. Bunday Against Canton com.

binod.

Monday-Aguinet Shameen Ton-

nis Club,

defendant was, in the room alone. The Crown thought that there could be little doubt that the youth wan Taong Tai Kai. What hap- paned during the next three hours one could only determine from circumstantial evidence, but there

At 3 o'clock that evening, the was little doubt that during that time the student was murdered.

fourth defendant walked into the house at Shaukiwap carrying two ing to £22,914. This figure repre- The Hon. Mr.. T. N. Chau, in

letters addressed to the father of ments the balancy of instalments on seconding the proposal, said:

I now have much plensüre in the dead youth. One of the latters the new turbine, boilers, and I have listened with great inter formally seconding the adoption of demanded the sum of $10,000 for steam range, comprising our newest to, the speech from, o Chair the report and accounts for 1931, as the release of the youth, while the plant, and should, I feel, appear in and I would like to offer, my con presented.

second purported to have been the Balance Sheet

gratulations to the Direcord No questions being asked the dictated by the deceased and was A new item also appears under Agents and Staff on the excellent Besolution was put to the meeting an appeal for the payment of the Ng (Captain), T. K. Lien, F. Y The team is as follows:-Y, E the heading of Goods is Transit, resula of last year's working. In and the adoption of the Report and money. 280,509, which represents turbine view of the low level of Exchange Statement of Accounts was carried plant in transit at the date of the and the consequent advance in the unan Pearce and the Hon. youth became suspicious, and how

Khoo, H. N. Lee and Y. F. Chlow. Continuing Mr. Hazelrigg des Reserves: P. P. Kho, E. M. Lo and balance sheet for which our Lon-cost of coal, machinery and atores

cribed how the uncle of the dead A L Tani. don Representative had paid and etc., the increase in the nett profit Mr. C. G. B. Mackie, retiring Directhe foun defendants were, subso- drawn 011 UK,

is highly satisfactory.

tors, were re-elected by a resolution quently arrested You will notice under the head As you stated, Sir, I think the proposed by Mr. W. S. Bailey and ing Motor Cars and Lorries, which higher output and the large-in-seconded by Mr. Frank Austin..

Passing to the evening of Feb- Reynolds gave evidence regarding appeared in

lost account at rense in the number of consumers Mesra, Linstand and Davis were ruary 19. Mr. Hazelrigg said that various property found on

the defendanta $2,761.31, there has been an expenare features which must appeal to re-elected Auditors for the ensuing at about ten o'clock Inspector Bey hotel, after which the hearing

and diture during the year of Bhareholders as an indication of year at a remuneration of 82,500 bynolds went out with the second de 823,701.82. This is due to the pur the steady progress of our under resolution proposed by Mr. Fung fondant on a search for the missing timating to Mr. E. & Dovey, wne › adjourned, his Worship in- Kong-un and seconded by Mr, man, and discovered him a short Government Analyst, who was in The proposal of the Board to Wong Ping-sun.

distance off the Victoria Gap Road, write off obsplate plant appeals to The Chairman: That is all the with his throat cut from ear to eat Court, that his would prefer to take me as a win and proper course and business, gentlemen; I thank you and a knife buried in his stomach his (Mr. Dover's) evidence in one will, I feel sure, meet with the up for your attendance. Dividend

At yesterday's bearing Inspector stofore he would not be required without a break, and afternoon (Continued on next column.) warrants are now 'ready..

'Vontinued at foot of next column) until a later sitting.

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