1937-03-25 — Page 11

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1937.

Air Force Development Expenses

SUBSTANTIAL

PROGRESS

(Continued on Part 9)

NEW SQUADRONS

addition, a number of firms have

Substantial "progress HRA also agreed to erect and manage.

directions.

MANUFACTURING

Detailed Information / on

fac-

these

and various other matters is given in the succeeding sections.

•

FINANCIAL SUMMARY

been made in other

“shadow” factories for the Govern- On April 1, 1937, the Royal Airment. Six factories for the manu- The dispatch of a number of Force will comprise 100 squadrons facture of engines are in course of Royal Air Force squadrons to the stationed at home, the equivalent erection, and most of these will be Middle East in the autumn of 1935 of 20 squadrons serving with the completed within a few months. Fleet Air Arm, and 28 squadrons One airframe factory is nearing had already involved some" dis-serving oversea. The strength of completion, and work on the sec- location in the programme of ex- the Royal Air Force will have risen ond has commenced. New pansion, but, apart from this, the to 4,850 officers and 51,000 alrmen, tories are also being established introduction of the larger Scheme The expansion has necessitated a for, the manufacture of airscrews F. programme necessarily involved very large works programme, both and certain types of bombs. some postponement of the com-In enlarging existing Service sta- pletion of Scheme C. It became tions and in creating and equip- necessary, for example, to con- ping new stations of various kinds, centrate resources in training es- Progress on this work, particulars tablishments which "would other of which are given later. has

Air Estimates for 1937 amount to wise have been avaliable for the hitherto been satisfactory. Flying a total of £88,588,600 gross, miter manning of operational units In training is now carried out at 13making due, allowance for under- fact, however, the completion of the civil flying schools, in addition to apendings which experience has -Scheme C-programme has been the Service flying training schools, shown to be necessary. The com

further retarded as the result of the number of which has been in-parable total for 1936 was £55,- delays in the delivery of alrframes.creased from four to 11. Increases 705,600 including the additional A large measure of reliance had have also been made in the other sum granted by Supplementary necessarily to be placed on the training and maintenance es- Estimate in July last. forecasts of the manufacturing tablishments. firms, and these forecastą have proved in practice to have been too optimistic. Several causes have contributed to this-the time taken to organize production on a much larger scale than heretofore, the shortage of skilled labour, and initial dimculties in regard to the perfecting of new types which have been put direct into produc- tion. Even so, in spite of the fact that the greatly increased capacity of the factories 15 "only partly evidenced by the output up to date, actual de- liveries of Service aircraft dur- ing the last 11 months amount to over 24 times, and of engines over 3 times, the average annual pre- expansion output. The number of persons employed in the aricraft industry has increased to 63.000. and it must be borne in mind that this figure takes no account of the many thousands of persons em- ployed in the production of arma- ment and equipment or by Arms engaged on ancillary work for the aircraft industry,

CONSIGNEE NOTICES.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO, LTD.

AND

CHINA MUTUAL STEAM ': NAVIGATION CO., LTD..

ONSIGNEES per Co's Vessel

MERIONES?

FROM UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENTAL PORTS VIA

SINGAPORE.

are hereby notified that their Cargo wil be discharged into Holt's Wharf, Kowicon, whare it will lie at Consignees risk and subject to Terms and Conditions of Storage at Holt's Wharf. The Cargo will be ready for Delivery from Godown on and ́after 23rd March,

OptionalCargo will not be landed here unless Notice has been given prior to Stonmer's arrival, but carried on fron

port to port to the final port of call to which the option extends.

All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godown, where

they will be saamined on any Trosdays and Fridays between the hours of 10.45 am. and Noos within the Free Storage period.

NO

BENEFIT PREFERENCE

FROM

SCHEME

.

Annual Meeting Of H.K. Rope Company

"I regret having to say again that we are still deriving little benefit from the Empire Preference Scheme,” remarked Mr. A. L. Shields, Chairman of the Board of Directors, when addressing shareholders at the 53rd annual meeting of the Hông Kong Rope Manufacturing Company Limited held at the office of Mesars, Showan, Tomes, yesterday morning,

Mr. 'Shields, added: "The Hong Kong. General' Chamber of Commerce submitted its views to Government on the subject of Imperial Preference between Hong Kong and the Empire gen- erally, and we hope the revision of the Ottawa Agreements will obtain for this Company's products preferential treatment in Em- pire markets, particularly Canada, India and Burma."

Addressing the meeting. Mr. Shields said:

As to the prospects, for the pre- sent year, I cannot say more than we have started the year in a normal way and we hope that we shall continue to get a fair share of the business offering.

I do not think that there are any other items in the accounts

Gentlemen,-As you will see from the accounts, the result of the Company's working for the past The net total is £58,500,000, year, after charging depreciation Allowance has been made for a and allowing for Directors' and special appropriation - in - ald of Auditors' fees, interest and com- £28,000,000 from, the Consolidated mission to General Managers, etc. which call for special comment and under the conditions ex-shows a net profit of $16.910.49.I will therefore propose that the plained in the statement relating Although, this profit is small some to Defence Expenditure (Cmd. satisfaction is to be gained from 6374) and, but for this, "the net a comparison with the figures total of the Votes for 1937 would which were presented to you for have been £82,500,000. The cor- the previous year, when a loss of responding net figure for 1936 was some $36,000 was recorded. ... £50,700,000, so that the true net! increase 19 £31.800.000.

On the industrial side, additions have been made at existing air-Fund craft manufacturing firms, and in order to broaden the basis of pro- duction certain firms have, with Air Ministry approval, entered into agreements with firms outside the Industry, which will enable the re- sources of these latter to be used for the production of aircraft. In

The comparative figures for table printed below:-

Gross Estimate

recent years are shown in the

1938

1937 £

£ 55.705.600 88,588,800 3,572,000 4,200,000

1935

£ 31,002.100 1,993,000

42

.....

Deduct Fleet Air Arm Grant.... Deduct Other Appropriations-

In-ald

Net Estimate, apart from Loan,

provision

Deduct Loan provision

1.413.100 1.433,800 1,853.600

21,596,000 50,700,000 82,500,000

"Net Estimate to be voted in 1937

20,000,000

£56,500,000

(A further Instalment of this vital memorandum will be published to-morrow).

CONSIGNEE NOTICES.

SILVER LINE,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

FkOX

This proft added to the balance brought forward from 1935, makes a sum of $43,065.68 at credit of profit and loss account, which

your Directors recommend be car" ried forward to next year's ac

count.

When addressing you last year,

I made reference to the severe competition which we have had

report and accounts as submitted to the meeting be adopted and

passed and that the credit balance

01 $43,085.58 be carried forward to 1937 account.

Seconded by Mr. Braga, and carried unanimously.

OTHER BUSINESS

On the proposal of Mr. W. A. Zimmern, seconded by Mr. J. T. Toppin, Mr. J. P. Braga and Mr. 8. T. Williamson were re-elected to the Board of Directors.

Mr. C. W. L Cole proposed, sec-.

to contend with. That competi-onded by Mr. A. A. Botelho, the tion has, if I may say, been re-appointment of Measts. Percy intensifed throughout the year. Smith, particularly in India, Burma and Messrs. the Straits Settlements.

Seth and Fleming and Linstead and Davis as auditors, at a remuneration of $500 I regret having to say

again each. that we are stil deriving little

President at the meeting were: benefit under the Empire Freter- |—Mr. A. L. Shields (Chairman), ence scheme. The Hong Kong Sh Robert Ho Tung, Mr. J, P. General Chamber of Commerce Braga, O.B.E., Mr. S. T. Willams011 submitted its views to Government (Directors), Mr. F. J. Tavares on the subject of Imperial Pre-(Secretary), and Messrs.-J. T. Top- ference between Hong Kong and pin, A. A. Botelho, W. A. Zimmer,

A FEAST IN 1400 “Brawne, Bakon, Beef the Empire generally, and we hope C W. L. Cole and H. Dreyer (share-

And Chykon"

Take Hares and hew hem.

gobetts;

to

NEW YORK AND LOS ANGELES Take Gees and smyte hem on

peces;

TH

THE Motor Vesiol

"SILVERTEAK"

Pili garlec and cast it in a po

with water and olle, baving arrived from the above Ports on thing new for the bill

Housewives, searching for some- of fare. 21st instant. Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are might have found some Ideas being landed at their risk into the Go among the material of a lecture downs of the Hong Kong and Kowloon on "Four Hundred Years of Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, English Cooking" given by Miss Kowloon, and stored at Consignees risk Helen and

Ахроме

All broken, chated, and damaged Goods! before are to be left in the Godowns, where recently. they will be examined on Thursday, 26th instant, 1987, at 10 IDL

All Claims must be presented within 16 Days of the vessel's arrival here after which date they cannot be ra cognized.

No Olaims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goode remaining undelivered after the Monday, 29th instant, 1937, will be ambjent Rent.

No Oisima will be admitted after the Goode bara left the Stanmer's Godawn, by and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 30th March, will be abject to Rent.

All Claima against the Steamer.mamat be presented to the Underrigned on by before the 13th April, or they will not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance will be effected

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

Agents.

23rd March, 1937.

No Fire Insurance has been sfected," Bill of Lading will be countersigned

FURNESS (FAR EAST) LTD. 2nd Floor, Hongkong & Soanghai Bank Building Dinis 73165 & 23169.

Hong Kong 21st March, 1937.

Simpson, the novelist.

the Royal Institution

the revision of the Ottawa Agree-] holders).- ments will obtain for this Comparty's products preferential treatment In Empire markets, particularly Canada, India and Burma.

Our turnover for the year under review shows a marked improve- ment over that for the previous year, but the keer competition which we have had to meet has meant a reduction in profts.

ADDITIONAL RENT

The total revenue earned from rents is $40,585,93, an Increase of $9,212.38 on the figures recorded for the previous year. This is ac- counted for by the entire factory buildings at Ma-tau-kok having

A certain Russell, who was Mar- shal to Duke Humphrey of Glou-been let since the month of June, ceater early in the Fifeenth Cen- tury, says a "fest for a Franklin" should show these among other dishes;

Brawne with mustard is con-

cordable,

Bakon is served with peason, Beef or moton is stewed servys-

able,

1936. The additonal rent obtained therefrom will be fully gained in the accounts for the current year.

As regards our 28 Chinese dwell- ing houses at Kennedy Town, I regret that only 40 per cent of the number of fats is 'Eccupied.

Turning to the balance sheet gentlemen, you will see that the Eoyled Chykon or capon agreu Employees' Provident Fund is no

longer under the heading Creditors. This Fund is now held in Trust by the Company in a separate, ac- count, the transfer to which has Capon Bake 'mete or Custard | occasioned the overdrawing of our

able

ConTenyent for the seson.

Rostted goose and pygge

profitable,

full

".

€

Costable

When eggls

and geson (plentiful).

crayme.

be

CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.

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[5017 THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD.

SERVICES CONTRACTUKLS DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES

CONSIGNEE NOTICE.

S.$. "PRESIDENT DOUMER " 9'A/87.

BRINGING CARGO FROM MARSEILLES, via Ports, oto. ARRIVED HONG KONG ON FRI- DAY, THE 19TH MARCH 1937.

From LEITH, MIDDLES 30, ANTWERP, LONDO1 - AND STRAITS.

The S,8,BENALUER,”

Bank Account.

With regard to our Investments, it will be noted that the sum of Mortrowes or jusselle ar delect- | $8,519.75 has been written off for

able

depreciation and these now stand in the books at market value on 31st. December, 1936.

For the second course by reson.

With bragot and methe, thus

men may meryly

Plese well bothe gret and smulle.

A HEADY DRINK

CHURCH OF SCOTLAND AND CORONATION

A custard costable Miss Simp- son explained, was served cut in Some recent announcements as YONSIGNEES of Cargo am hereby squares with a knife; dowcettes, to

the representation of the informed that all Goods are being of which the Marshal also made Church of England at the Coro- landed at their risk into the hazardou

nation in Westminster Abbey have, and/or extra hazardous Godowne of the mention, were made of almonds HONG KONG, AND KOWLOOK WHARF Amilk, yolk of eggs, saffron salt suggested that the Church of Scot- Godown Company, Izto., whence and/or and honey, served in a crust, with land would not be permitted to from the wharves Delivery may be marrowbones on top jussal is have any official ́ shàre in UNSIGNEES are hereby informed obtained. that their goods with the exception No Claims will be admitted after the salt, bound with

grated bread mixed with sage and ceremony, states the "Glasgow of Opium, Treasure and Valuable, are Goods have left the Godowns, and all

eggs, used to Herald" It is quite true that the being landed and stored into the Go-Goode remaining undelivered after the thicken broth, and bragot is а Church of England will have a 25th Mar, 1937, will be subject to rent. "Temarkably heady" drink made predominant part in the proceed.

down of Hong Kong, Kowloon Wharf

& Godown Co., Ltd., Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained immediately after landing.

All claims must be sent in to me on before the 30th Mar., 1937, or they will not be recognized.

or

Damaged Packages will be examined by the Company Surveyor, Messee, Goddard & Douglas in the presence of the Consignees at 10.00 am. on Thurs.

the 25th Mar., 1937,

Consignees must have a Revenue Officer in attendance when any dutiable goods are oxamined by the Company's Surveyors,

No Fire insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever."

R. ORL

Agent Hong Kong, 19th Marok, 1037., (5002

the

All Claims against the Steamer must of ale, honey, and plenty of mixed ings. That is unavoidable, But I be presented to the Undersigned our spices. before the 8th April, 1937, or they will zot be recognised.

To comply with the General Bonded Warehouse Regulations consignees must have a Revenue Officer in atten dance when damaged dutiable goods are examined.

understand the arrangements From the account of the expen-have been made which will satisfy diture of an quoted the times at which meals land

earl-in 1512 she ❘ the wishes of the people of Scat- that their Established

were served. Breakfast was from Church should have adequate re- 7 to 9; dinner from 10 to 1.

presentation, The Moderator

At 3 o'clock people gathered for and two or more former: Modera- to astors, the Thistle, and one or more

All Braken, chafed and damaged Goods what is vaguely referred

ars to be left in the Godowns, where Dryakynges," "Supar" followed of His Majesty's Chaplains for

they will be examined on the 23rd Mar 1837, 8 am, by Mesara. Carmichsel

& Clark, MA

No Fire Insurance has been effeabed. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by W. B. LOXLEY& Co. (CHINA) Lan,

magenta Hong Kong, 18th Mar, 1987,

[5130]

at 4

The cooks were allowed 180 gal places in the Sanctuary alongside Scotland have been assigned

gallons of vinegar, to feed the 167 lons of mustard a year, and 40 the representatives of the Church

persons of the household. *

There is no mention of fresh fruit in the accounts.

of England, and other officials of the Church of Scotland have been given special positions in - the Abbey.

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Clicquot

Clicquot

"Sole_ Agents:-DODWELL & CO., LTD.

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Small Suits (men's) Sweater, Socks, Shirts Overcoats and Shoes.

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