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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1936.

LAND INVEST- MENT

Report Of Directors

offices of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and Co., Ltd., on Tuesday, March 10, states:

SAMPAN STORY

Men Discharged Ou Theft Charge

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-Two Chinese Ashermen appeared The 47th report of the Board of Directors of the Hong Kong Land before Mr. Macfadyen at the Kow-! Investment and Agency, Co. Ltd.,loon Magistracy yesterday charged with stealing a 'sampan belonging to be presented at the general

to another fisherman named Chan meeting ef shareholders at the

King on the night of February 21.

Chan King, fisherman said that he was the owner of sampan No. The Directors have pleasure in 2894 Y, and on the morning of the submitting a General Statement 21st at 6,30 a.m." he and two other

fokis used the bost to of the affairs of the Com-

December. Sheet as at that date.

As will be observed it has been deemed advisable to make consi-

go out

RECEPTION FOR ADMIRAL

French Consul Holds Function

COMPANY

REPORT

Kowloon Wharfs To- Pay Dividend

The French Cruiser, "Lamotte- The Directors Report for pre- Plequet." Flagship of Vice-Admir sentation to shareholders of the Esteva, Commander-in-Chief | Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf of the French Fleet in the East. and Godown Co., Ltd., at the forty- arrived in part yesterday and wi remain till March 9th.

A reception with buffet supper in honour of Admiral Estava and

ninth ordinary annual meeting to be held at the office of Messrs. Jardine,. Matheson and Co., Ltd.. on Thursday, March 5, at noon,

pany for the year ended 31ac/shing. They returned at 11 am the officers will be given to-day at reads as follows:-

1935, and a Balance

Peak

and tied the sampan off the Hup the Consular Residence. 13

Road, from 8 pm to 11 p.m. Lead- Ee shop, and then went ashore.

The next morning when witnessing local residents, the Consular Body and the French Community went out to the boat, It was miss- Į

were invited and dance music will

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AROUND THE COURTS

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NOTE SNATCHED Admitting gullt before Mr. E. F. Balfour the Central Police Court yesterday to a charge of the theft of $5 Canton note from a youth in Connaught Road Can- trai, Leung Wing, (22) coolle, w sentenced to two months hard labour. The Magistrate remarked that he was not taking a very serious view of the case. Detec- tive Sergeant P. O. Guild stated that the youth was playing with the note on the pavement the defendant snatched t

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derable alterations in the form in ing so he reported it to the police. be provided by the Orchestra of 150,79 as compared with $355,206.77 Schofield. at the Centrai Magis-

which Balance Sheets were form- erly presented to you, in order to show more clearly the position of the Company under prevailing conditions.

The Directors, realising the ef- fect of the reduced rentals now obtainable upon the values of your properties, have made a careful revaluation thereof taking into account the enhanced value of the Land in some few instances where the properties have been in our hands for many years, but, at the same time, drastically writing down the book value of others and of all Buildings to the recessities of a progressive scheme of early redevelopment.

REVALUATION

This general revaluation has re-

Inder Singh, watchman at the Wing On-shing shipyard said that he was on duty on the night of February 21 and saw a campan coming towards the shore. He saw the two defendants dump some iron rods ashore and he shouted and asked them who they were. The men replied that the yard fokis had asked them to bring the izon there.

the "Lamotte-Picquet."

The Directors begs to submit to Shareholders their report with a statement of Accounts for the year

PURSE STOLEN ended December 31, 1935.

Sentenced of six months' impri- The profit on working was $730,- | sonment was imposed by Mr. W.

in 1034.

tracy yesterday, on Leung Hing. The balance for the year after unemployed, who admitted steal. deducting Depreciation; Directors' ing a purse from Tsol Ying, mar- and Auditors Fees and other out-ried woman, at Happy Valley ön goings is $426,812.91, which to Tuesday afternoon. Detective Ser- gether with $266,683.97 "brought geant O. Fitches said the woman forward from last year gives a total | was walking

in Middle Road.

of $893,196,88 available for appro- | which runs between the Civil Ser- priation.

vice C. C. and the Hong Kong

The Directors recommend the Football Club, when defendant ex-

tracted the purse from her outer jacket pocket,

NEW GOVERNORSHIPS

Trinidad And Seychelles

London, Feb. 1. The Colonial Office announces that His Majesty the King has been pleased following: to approve the appointment of Sir K.C.M.G., CBE, Governor and Com Arthur George Murchison Fletcher, mander-in-Chief of Fiji, as Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Trinidad To carry forward and Tobago, in succession to Sir Alfred Claud Hollis, G.C.M.G., C.B.E., who in will retire from the public service in the summer on the completion of his term of office.

Witness called out to the fokis inside and one man came out, The two defendants tried to get aWAY but witness and the foki managed to bring them ashore. While the fokl was struggling with Arst de- fendant who was then water, he received a bite on his

hand.

Olving evidence from the box, first defendant said that he owned

To any a Dividend at the rate of $5.50 for the year

$460,922.00 232,574.88

$593,496.88

Directors-Messrs. C. Gordon

ADMITS THEFT Admitting that he snatched three dollars from the hand of a 15-year-old shop boy named Ngo Shing.

Kansu Street Shanghai Street last night, Chan Kau, 20, unemployed, was senten- seats on ced to six months' hard labour

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sulted in a reduction of $4,337,00€ a boat, but on the night in ques-Arthur Francis Grimble, C. M. G. Ad- leaving the Colony, and Messys, M. by Mr. Q.A.A. Macfadyen at the

on book values, which your Board has written off from Reserves Similarly your Directors have made provision to write down on the same scale a property, upon which they have foreclosed since the close of the year, and to reserve for possible loss on other advances on mortgage.

tion the tide was high and they could not reach their own boat so as complainant's sampan was tied close to the shore they used

his, bost.

His Majesty has also been pleased to Mackie, J. H. Jessen and T. B. approve the appointment of Mr. Wilson resigned their

ministrator of Saint Vincent, Wind- ward Islands, as Governor and Com-T. Johnson, A. Von, Haenisch and Kowloon Magistracy yesterday. In mander-in-Chief of Seychelles, in W.-T. Goodwin were invited to fillspector Shannon stated this about suceession to Sir Gordon James the

vacancies. Bir Robert Ho 6 pm. on Tuesday complainant Lethem, K.C.M.G., who was recently Tung and Mr. L. Kadoorie were

was holding the money in his appointed Governor and Commander- also invited to join the Board. hand and was on his way to a in-Chief of the Leeward Islands.

In order to simplify the Balance Sheet your Board has further de-for it. They had dredged the iron appointed to his present. post of Gov-

cided to consolidate the Company's Reserves in one General Reserve Account, but to show this clearly these varlobs Reserves have been grouped this year under the latter heading.

Defendant

The reason for their going out

Bir Murchism Fletcher entered the These appointments require to be money-changer, when defendant to the harbour was because earlier Colonial service in 1901, when he was confirmed. Mr. Frank Austin and in the day while they were fish-appointed a cadet in Hong Kong when tion, but, being eligible, offer them-accused was arrested.

came up and took the money from He Mr. A. E. Compton retire in rota- him. The boy shouted and the ing they found some iron but as served in that Colony until time, they decided to go out later retary of Ceylon. In as of 10 it was too heavy to carry at the he was promoted to be Colonial Sec- selves for re-election.

admitted a previous conviction in Auditors.--Messrs. Percy Smith. 1929. ernor and Commander-in-Chief of Fiji. Seth and Fleming, Incorporated Mr. Grimble entered the Colonísi | Accountants, and Linstead and service in 1814 being then appointed to Davis, Chartered Accountants, the Gilbert and Ellice Islands, where have audited the accounts now Second defendant corroborated he reached the rank of Resident Com presented and offer themselves for

missioner in 1996. He was transferred trator, Saint Vincent. in 1833 to his present post of Adminis- re-election.

and were attempting to land it on shore when they were both ar- rested.

the evidence given. W

Both men were discharged but a further charge against the sec- ond defendant for a breach of the

The Net Profits for the year, be. tare providing, for replacement of Buildings by writing off deprecia-deportation order was taken and

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THE OPPOSITION” IN GERMANY"

amounted to $988,451,08, he was remanded till to-day. which with $488,468.21 brought for- ward from last year, has been credited to a Profit and Loss Ap- propriation Account. An intern Dividend amounting to $300,000 has already been paid and, after writing off $224,521,90 from Build- ings, there remains a balance of $953,397,39, which it is proposed to deal with as follows:

To pay a Final Dividend

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of $1 per share...... $300,000.00 Transfer to General

Reserve Account ...

150,000.00

Add to Special Re- pairs and Renewals A/C.

9,720.89

493,676.50

and Carry forward un-

appropriated...

Directors: Messra. A H Compton and Mr. T. E. Pearce now retire by rotation and being eligible offer themselves for re-election.

Auditors:

"ALICE IN WONDERLAND”

First Edition To Be Sold

ART OF CHINA' -

London, Feb. 1. Oriental art when it portrays the life and customs of the East, the finra. and the fauna and the localised in- dustries, has a fascination to the

TRANSACTION OF A CHILD Western eye. A Bond Street

On a charge of taking part in a transaction for transferring the possession of control of a male London, Feb. 1 child named Leung Yan Kam. A copy of the first issue, firat aged 2 years, "for a valuable con- London, Feb. 5. edition, of "Alice in Wonderland," sideration on. February 6," a wo- The German political "Opposition" believed to be the only one remaining man, Wong Nui (38) was sentenced is weaker than is generally supposed in this country, will be sold next the Terror designed to crush it is much Friday by Messrs. Knight, Frank and to one year's Imprisonment by at the more formidable. We can only guess Rutley, at their Hanover Square Mr. Q.4.A. Macfadyen at the strength of the "Opposition"; Galleries.

Kowloon Magistracy yesterday. those who are actively engaged in the

The companion lot is an author's The seriousness of casual selling organised "underground" effort to presentation copy of "Through the and buying of children was em achieve the overthrow of the dictater-Looking Glass"

inscribed "Alice ship

hardly number more than 20,000 Maud Duckworth, from the Author, Phasised by the Magistrate in im- or 30,000 throughout Germany. These September 10th, 1876." are mostly Socialists and Communists

and have a growing number of helpers

and and sympathisers who are by no measu confined to the working class. Their existence is one of extreme peril of nervous tension, and drab poverty. 5953,397.30 Their self-set task is to create centres of action and resistance for the day when generat discontent shall take political form in Germany. They are a kind of "Iron Guard that is pre- paring to lead the revolt against one times. To be an active member of of the worst tyrannies of modern

this "Opposition is more dangercus than it was to be in the treaches. The a man who was wounded in the casualties are very high; and wherena.

trenches would frequently be in kind hands, whether of friend or of foe, German political prisoners are often deliberately injured after capture by their foes. The Gestapo, as the German Secret State Police is called, mercilessly pursues the political "Opposition." It has at its disposal a vast army of officials, policemen, armed detachments, spies, and agents, with almost limitless resources and a prodigious apparatus.

The Accounts have been audited by Messrs. Percy Smith, Beth and Fleming and Messri. Linstead and Davis, who now retire and offer themselves for re-election.

HOTEL FIRE

Timely Warning

In the early hours of yesterday morning, to be exact 4.30 am..

some of the staff of the Hong

Kong Hotel were suddenly alarm- ed by the outbreak of a fire in the popular, "Snacks Bar" in Queen's Road,

MANA

NEW LIFEBOAT FOR SCOTLAND

Built By N.I.I. for Goardon

Kincardineshire

London, Feb. 1.

The Fire Brigade were promptly

Two new motor lifeboats, which the sent for and the Manager Mr. A. has built for its stations at Gourdon Royal National Lifeboat Institution 1. Piovanelli was notified by Mr. (Kincardineshire) and North Sumer. OA Kalughny, Assistant Mana- land (Northumberland), have just left ger who discovered the fire. the building yard at Cowes for their

All available appliances were stations. put to function and the staff fought the famés which looked like spreading very dangerously.

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They are going by steamer, to Dundee and Leith respectively, and will there be taken over by their

crown.

They will arrive at their stations

The Brigade arrived at 4.50 „TI. | and despite the combined efforts early next week, and will replace

of the Staff and fremer. the Falling and sailing lifeboats.

flames were not extinguished till 5.40 BM

Both boats are: 35ft, ein. by 10ft sin specially designed for stations where the likabout has to be launched The whole of the Snacks Bar off a carriage or the open boach. They behind the counter was wrecked, weigh only seven tons each, are driven with considerable loss af stock, 1-3 knota, alid carry enough petrol to by 35 hp engines, have a speed of 7 which is covered, it is understood, be able to travel 100 miles at full- by insurance.

speed without refuelling."

posing the sentence,

BECOM-

has on view a collection of Chin cae water-colours dating from about 1700, and in the 70 or pieces there is presented in the glowing tints, which artists of China can achieve in. this medium, a striking composite glimpse of life in that

The exhibits, country. arranged in groups, show the plished domesticity of a lady of rank, the exotic type of bird a young Chinese that dwells in China's trees and shrubs, the brilliant-hued butterflies and insects, which hover over still brilliant tropical flowers, and the pro- duction of tea from the field to the factory. Apart from the wonderful artistic merit, the whole provides an interesting insight into the China of the past.

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