1935-12-23 — Page 7

HIGH EXCHANGE HELPS

Profits Of Over...

$150,000

CHINA LIGHT AND POWER CO. REPORTS GOOD YEAR

St.

"PEACE ON EARTH"

GOODWILL TOWARDS

ALL MEN

1

Andrew's Church.

Take Part

A special Christmas Service was The high rate of exchange was

hed in the St. Andrew's Church partially responsible for the in- -crease in profits, over $150,000 dur. Hal yesterday morning, when a ing last year's working, was the large number of children attended, reason given by Mr. Lawrence Ka- together with their parent. Fol .dobrie when ne presided at the An-owing the customary procedure, nual Meeting of the China Light children were asked to walk up to & Power Co., Ltd., which was held a model Christmas crib, wherein was depicted a scene from the Scriptures with minature dolls as the figure-heads, and by the side of the crib, each child deposited a toy.

-on Saturday.

:"

The agure of gross profits stood -at $1.403.189.24, as compared with -$1,246,927.04 for the previous in- ancial year, the net amount avall

ab.e for distribution amounting to $921.426.26 A dividend of 60 cents per share was declared, and a sum of $122,176 is being carried

forward.

Mr. Kadoorie was supported by Mr. A. H. Compton, Mr. C. A. da Roza. Sir Elly Kadoorie, K.B.E., Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga, 0,B.E., Mг.

Felix A. Joseph, Hon, Mr. M. K. Lo..

(Directors), Mr. D. W. Munton

(Manager) and Mr. Noel Braga (Secretary).

The following shareholders were also present:-Mesars. F. Schreiber, G. H. Potts, A. J. Walters. H. J.

These gifts from the children of the St. Andrew's parish, will later distributed to the Victoria Home,

and also the Salvation Hostel as Christmas presents for the poor Some Alty toys children there.

were collected.

Later at the morning service of the St. Andrew's Church, the 1st Kowloon (Central British School)

Company of Girl Guides, ander the

leadership .of Miss E. Moses, paraded when their Colours were taken up to the Alter.

The Rev. J. R. Higga, Vical used the text "There was no room for gave an

Him in the Inn" and

M. de Figueiredo, Chua Seng-choo,uminating sermon. Lo Chung-wan, P. M. N. da Bilva, Ling Man-1, A. S. Gubbay, Kwok

Hing-Wang, Frank Austin, Leung Yau-cheung, P. N. da Suva, G. Harriman and E H. Summers.

Chairman's Speech

The Chairman. In his speech

said:

"The gross profit for "the year amounted

$1,403,189.24, to

3 against $1,246,927.04 for the pre- vious financial year.

"After charging profit and loss account with Directors, Auditors" and Consultants' fees, interest, de-

preciation. etc., the nett pront

stands at $919,919.07.

"The provision for depreciation amounts to $442,889.04, as com- pared with 3395,100.11 for the pre- ceding year...

"After allocating $100,000 to Re- bervere General Managers' Rights, we have a sum: (inclusive of the $101,507.19 brought forward from. last year) of '$921,426,26 available for distribution, Your Directors recommend the declaration of a dividend at the rate of 50 cents -per share, absorbing about $799,250, and that the balance of about $122,176 be carried forward.

flts.

During Christmas there will be

special services, Holy Communion being held at 7.17 and 8,15 ata followed by a service at 11 in the morning.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1935.

FANLING

STEEPLE

Mr. Ralph Injured:

Sent To Hospital

ST. JOHN SWEEPS PAY $14,482.

Ideal weather favoured the Christmas Meeting of the Fan- ling Hunt and Race. Club held at the Kwanti Course yesterday. Spill on the whale were few and far between. But in the first race Mr. Ralph was thrown off. Ids mount, Belinda, and had to be removed to hospital suffering from a broken collar bone and slight concussion. Other than this, the other spills were of s minor character.

THE FIRST RACE

The first race started at 2.30 p.m. instead of at 2 pm. doe to the late arrival of the train to Fanling, which was held up by. the midday train at Talpo. Owing to a break down. Attendance was good and dividends on the whole were moderate.

Keen interest was, evinced, in the "St. John's Cup" In con- nection, with which a special sweep was run. Daylight Eve, ably ridden by Mr. Cheape came in first. The sweep price realised $14.482.87.

Mr. W. H. S. Davis rode two winners and a second, incident- ally being the most successful, jockey of the day. Bacior on the whole was very good.

THE CANBERRA HANDICAP Seven starters went of for the first event. Mr. Ralph on Belinda was dismounted when taking the first fence Giraffe (the favourite) led, followed by Black Magic and

"... Luey Glitters.

After the first round' in, Mr. Bainsfather on Flummery foun- 'dered. The race was run in the same order when at the last but ane, jump, both Lucy Glitters and

Black Magic dropped behind. The Giraffe romped home an easy win- ner. Mr. Pritchard and Mr. Jervis both remounted and brought in Lucy Glitters and Black Magle respectively, to take "second and

Lt.-Comdr. A. C. Alexander's

Black Magic, 142 lbs.

(Mr. Jervis) 3 Won by 4 lengths, the same 'be- tween second, and third.

Pari-mutuel:

Win: $9.50.

Place: $7, $14, $20. Also ran:-Belinda (Mr. L. P. Ralph) 155, Flummery (Mr. R. My P Bainstaiher) 160, Noble Amazon (Mr. Bosanquet), 184.-- ..

Betting

CHASE

Place: $6.40, $7.50, $7.50.

Also ran Punch (Mr. P. Jervis), Racing Strain (Mr. P. 3. de Kok), Wakefield (Mr. U. 8. Archer), Winchester Stag CMP MW, Whitaker).

Betting

Win. Place.

1st Pony...” 125 105

20d Fany

3rd Pony

The Field

Total

・

22

80 129

284 353

6-The December Country Cup **R" (3 Miles) ( Mr. G. P. Ferguson's "Jock" Scatt

(Mr Ferguson).

Mrs Paton's The Loafer (Mr. Rose-

Price).

Mr. F D. Annesley's Not So Dusty

(Mr. Baker-Carr).

Won by 3-lengths, many lengths between second and third.

Time: 10' 38-S/5′′, Pari-mutuel:-

Win: $10.

Place: $7.60, $10, $23.30. Also ran--Canary (Mr. J. Flel-, den). Glenshee (Mr. A. J. Ropes), He (Mr. C. L. Gregory), Majakit (Mr. F. W. Wright); Mortmain. (F. G. Nigel), Racing Spirit (Captain 'Gwydyr Jones).

Betting

1st Pony

Win

124

Place.

85

9

20

15

12

142

163

Total

210

280

2nd Pony 3rd Fony....... The Field

"

Win.

Place.

1st Pony...... 90 2nd Pony

55

18

12

3rd: Pony

3

CASH SWEEPS

The Field

82

49

Total

193

.158 "

No. 82

4

Race 1 *********** $190.11 211 .....

54.30 152ptes 27.15

2-The St. John Cup (11 Miles) Mr. J. F. Macgregor's Daylight

ETC......

(Mr. Cheape) 1

The Choir Carol Party to-day and to-morrow will visit the leading hotels and residential areas, firstly | third. places. in Kowloon

THE ST. JOHN'S CUP and then. in Hong Kong. The funds collected will be

The St. John's Cup, in connection devoted to the Society for the with which the big cash sweep was Protection of Children and the St. run, attracted nine starters. RIP. Andrew's Benèvolent Fund, To and Tom. Cobley were leading the morrow in addition to making calls field followed closely by Daylight, Mr. Oddfish's Josephine at the Hong Kong Hotel and the

EVE

Round near the half mile

(Mr., Archer) Gloucester Hotel, the St. Andrew's post the three ponles were bunch- Mr. . Black's Don... (Mr. Black)

Won by many lengths, the same Carol Party will give a broadcasted together and after the next over 2.3.W., the performance being jump, Daylight Eve gradually got timed to commence at 9 p.m.

away, but was followed closely be- bind by Josephine which had come up closely towards the end. - How- ever Daylight Eye was lengths ahead at the finish, with Josephine and Don coming up in the respec- tive positions.

A Much Travelled

Black Cat

ADVENTURES BETWEEN · CHILE AND SHANGHAI

THE TAIPO HANDICAP... The: *xce was almost between Soldier of Italy and Burgomaster from start to finish. These two ponies alternated their positions as various stages of the race. Punch kept back at a respectable distance. After the last hurdle. Burgomaster just got away by 24 lengths. There were about five lengths separating Boldier of Italy from Punch.

THE LADIES HURDLES Miss Beryl Fair on Diogenes ran

cut an easy winner, in the Ladies Hurdles. Getting away at the start with about four lengths ahead of her nearest rival, The Bogle. She eventually piloted Diogenes home with many lengths to space.

Nebular Star after being

between second and third.

Pari-mutuel:-

Win: $11.50.

Place: $7.30, $9.80, $8.60. Also ran-Canary (Mr. J. Mel- den), High West, (Min JAM. Wood), Iron Cross (Capt. Gwydyr-Jones),'! Racing Fluck (Mr. Rose Price), RIP AMIA, Barker-Carr); Tom Cobley (Mr. W. H. 8. Davis)...

Betting...

Win.

$96

1st Fony.** 2nd Pony

Place. 85

11

41

3rd, Pony

46

55

The Field

96

157

Total

249

338

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3. The Talpo Handicap (1) Miles) Mr. Wong Sui Ngau's Burgomas-;::

ter, 166 lbs...(Mr. Davis) 1

Mr. A. E, Potts's Boldier of Italy.

Nos. 217, 99, 136′′ get $25 eachTM

Race, 2

No. 407

$269.53

207:

20

77.01 % 38.50

Nos, 350, 258, 90, 22, 292, 120 get $25 each...

1 315

Race 6

No. 847...... $388.48 ***......... 110.99 ... 126............. 55.49 Nos 145, 271 get $25 each.

Race 4

FA

No. 252.

+

1:14. 135

$404.44 $4

115.55 57.77

Nos. 400, 48 get $25 each..

Hace 5

No,

79

$402.41

J+

327,

420

............... 114.98 57.40 Nos. 179, 281, 300, 310 get $25 each

Race 6

No. 286 ...... $400.40

"01

361

114.40 57.20

Nos. 181, 69, 114, 5, 365; 177 ges

Mr. E de B. Pritchard's Punch.

165 lbs...(Mr. Rose-Price) 2 $25 each

158 19 (MF. Jerria). 3 Won by 21 length, many between. second and third,

Pari-mutuel;

Win $10,10.

Also ran Happy Hill (Mr. 1. C.

ST. JOHN SWEEP

Travelling DELOTE than 12,000 miles in two ships, escaping from Effects of Exchange

one in Balboa, and causing the "The comparatively high rates of police of that city to look for her exchange prevalling during the for three weeks, a black Chilean past financial year resulted in sub- Persian cat of a rare variety and Atantia, savings in expenditure.

as get-unnamed arrived in Shang- "This fortuitous, eircumstance hal on Dec. 18 in the . Prest. materially contributed towards the dent Hayes as the guest of the larger profits shown, and your Dir- Captain, but officially designated ectors are of opinion that share a freight, for which dues were bolders should receive some bene- palg, accordingly. The cat is a fit from the improvement in proglíp from an as yet unknown donor in Santiago de Chile to Mrs They have, therefore, recom-RY. Jarvis wife of a Consul. in mended a dividend at the rate of the American Consulate in Han-challenged by the Bogle came in 50 cents per share (which is ve kow. In view of the fact that second. cents more than the last dividend) ivestock cannot be shipped By The first three hurdles saw Miss after, providing a sum for deprecia-parcel post it was

necessary to Betty Fair dismounted and later at tion of nearly $50,000 more than put the cat on board the ss. Santa the half mile post Miss Lord on fast year,

Rosa, of the Grace Line, as freight. Ziangi met with the same zate. "The recent heavy drop in ex- When the ship' reached, Balboa,

-THE DECEMBER COUNTRY change will inevitably result in in the Panama Canal Zone, the

CUP "A" creased working costa. It is, how-cat saw an opportunity to escape

Due to the large number of en- ever, to be sincerely hoped that the and did so. Owing to the rarity tries, the December Country Cup operation of a managed currency of the specimen, the police of was divided

2 sections. on a lower level will be followed by the city were asked to keep a Festival Eve (the hot favourite) some reviva in local trade, parti- lookout for it, with the result that turned up first at the winning post cularly in those industries which number of black cats stray and after roaming around the country have in recent years been so hard otherwise, were brought into the for 3 miles Going in the country 4-The Ladies Hurdles (1) Miles) hit by adverse exchange and other police station and subjected to conditions.

their breed. Finally, when hope at times, several ponies had din-

was not all favourable. Slippery 2 B.P's Diogenes, 145 lbs.

Bass, Bers! Fair) 1 The atisfactory results which had about been given up, the culty. in- manbewring about Al- Mr. EJD.'s Nebular, Star 140 we are able to put before you to errant cat was discovered,

though the favourite won," It was day are in no small measure duo Having missed the... President not a easy victory, as No Fear was Mr. Oddish's Bogle, 140 10 pr45113, 42953, 50905.

1 (MIS Ropes) 2 10 Corisolation Prizes on Ticket Nos.: 44060,11343, 57721, 10052, to the co-operation of the Com-Lincoln, the cat was put on board

Into

pany's stai, and I take this on-the. Eresident Hayes. Be'ng a bit term was many lengths behind.

portunity of placing on record our wild from its perked of freedom,. appreciation of their services,

Capt: Q. A. Pierson deemed it ́ad- visable the animal shou'd have the I now put the following Reso tution to the meeting:That the best of care and accordingly took report and accounts as presented it to his cabin. where from that be adopted and passed, that a di- time until yesterday morning the

and decks of the liner with its

Hankow

2

a very close second. Jack O'Lan-

THE DECEMBER COUNTRY

MSAL CUPA “B” W Nine startera entered for the second part of "The December Country Cup,"

The time for this race was vidend of 50 cents per share on cat lived and walked the bridge slightly better than the previous the shares allotted prior to Octo

new master: On Dec. 17, at 7. One Glenshes was leading the ber 1, 1934, and proportionately on the shares allotted on and after o'clock, she was taken on board field while it was in the country that date be declared in respect (ONAC, plane for the trip to and at the stretch had the mis

fortune to stumble at a hurdle and Black Chilean Persians are the fell Jock Scott came up to win result of a Chilean cat fancler's the race by three lengths from desire to experiment and form, ife Loater. Not so Dusty came in posable, a new breed. A dusky third to pay the highest dividend vergian was mated with a Chilean the day $23.30 to only 13, Feat, and the black Chilean Pernan backers--

resulted

of the Enancial year ended. Bep- tember 30, 1935, and that the un divided profits (after the transter of $100,000, to Reserve re General Manager's Rights) be carried for vard Manor e madhe dy fara tagan

The resolution was seconded by Mr. Frank Austin and carried, un animously.

Directors Re-elected Proposals by Mr, AH, Fotts and seconded by Mr E Bummers, Mr. A. H. Compton and Mr. C. A. da Roza were re-elected to the Board of Directors, d

The breed is still rare, not only outside Chile, but in the country

THE RESULTS

1-The Canberra Handicap

[8] (1) Milos); VA

Davis were re-appointed auditors Dr. J. C. Micgrown's Giraffe, 185 for the ensuing year at a remuner---* Ibs. - (Mr. Davis) 1. ation of $1,800 each, on the pro- Mr H de B. Pritchard's Lucy Megera, Lowe, Bingham and Mat-posal of Mr. A. Walters second- Glitters, 158+Eb®js

and Messrs. Linstead and ed, by Mr. E, J. M..

iredo.

{KF) Pritchard)

Place: $7.30, $8.90.

Madson) 152, Spinaway (Mr. G. R. Cheape) 180.

Betting

---

Din (third)

High West

Canary

44753

Daylight Eve"(first)

33135

Diogenes

48362

49543

Forgemaster

58479

40883

lat Pony

Win 119

Flace.

Ike

19920

Iron Cross

29884

105

2nd Pony 3rd Fony The Field

Total

35

61

Josephine (second)

34558

40

King's Parade

55979

Nebular Star

31508

23

Racing Luck

27942

272 205

Racing Pluck

34193

RIP

14145

Tillicum

58416

Tom Cobley

26775

18070

55549

(Mrs. Turbett) 3 Won by many lengths, same, be- tween second and third.

Pari-mutuel:___ Win: $8.90.

Place: $8.90, $9.80.

Also ran: The Bnipe (Miss Betty Fair 130, Zlangi (Miss Lord) 130.

Betting

lat Pony 2nd Pony 3rd Pony. The Field

Win. Place. 142 1127

73

71

02

Totar

310. 271

December Country Cup

Mr. G. W. Morris's Festival Eve (Mr. Morris) Mrs. Stanton's. No Fear

Mt, Davis) Mra A. H. Patts's Jack OLMA

Lantern

Mr. Black) Won by a length, many leng

between second and third.

Time: 10

Valleys Hall Wisdom Biag .........

4523145

1. No. 33125

2. No, 34550

43591, 15795.

201

$14,482.87 4,137.98 2,069,98

3. No. 19543, Unplaced $153.25 each.

10 Consolation Prizes $50 each 44060, 11343, 57121, 10052, 45113. 42953, 50905, 43561, 15795, 45231.

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TUESDAY!

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GOLD

of 13351

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NOTICE

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE LECTURE POSTPONED

Owing to unforeseen circumstances The Lecture Advertised for Friday has been Postponed until Monday, December 23rd at 9.15 P.M. at the Peninsula Hotel.

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