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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 1937.

INTERNATIONAL

ISSUES OF TO-DAY

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feed her teaming population. Mr. "Arita (Foreign Minister in the last Japanese Cabinet) addressing the Det last January pointed out that the many barriers to international trade which had been erected in various parts of the world created a very serious situation for Japan, whose economic existence depends upon getting raw materials from abroad and securing Oversea markets for her manufactures Mr. Arita suggested that all Po- wers should co-operate in an effort establish Free-trade in their colonies, at least, so that a fair and just agreement may be put into operation in all colonies. Such a plan. Mr. Arita believe, would dissipate the mood of im- patience

∙now. permeating the world. and so prove a valuable contribution to world-peace.

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COMPANY MEETINGS

(Continued from Pago 6)

Directors have been reduced, and, 000), Directors' and "Auditor's Fees they have accepted a reducation in and all expenses, amounts to $93.- their fees of one third. Your $75.74, which, added to $250,784.02 Directors regret that it has not brought forward from last ac- been able to effect any saving in

count, makes a total of '$343,359.76- entertainment tax, bur several joint petitions to the Government for a reduction having met with no

success,

SAVING EFFECTED *With regard to the item "Invest- ments" in the accounts. This was an investment in the now defunct operated the Queen's Theatre. At Cinemas' Ltd.," which formerly the time the distributors' film rents were forced up owing to compet! tion, amongst the exhibitors and there was also heavy expenditure in advertising in the English and Chinese newspapers, which did

concur-

"The net prodt for the year is $3,744.20 less than that of the pre- | vious year. This difference is due to a decrease of $16,441.74 in rent receipts: but this has been coun- tor-balanced overhead expenses to the extent of by savings in our

$4,160.82 and by the fact that your directors have, with the ditional provision for Reserve for rence of the auditor, made no ad- Bad and Doubtful Debts, for which $10,000.00 had in the previous year been allocated, as it is considered that the balance of $30,000.00 brought forward from last year is ample for meeting all possible re- quirements.

INTERIM DIVIDENDS

There have already been three $2 per share for the year, amount- payments of interim dividends of

ing in all to $6. Your directors are now pleased to recommend the payment of a final dividend of $2 per share making a total of $8 per share. This dividend is the same as that of last year, and your directors trust that this will be considered by shareholders as sa- tisfactory.

end, which absorbs $33,000.00 there After payment of the final divid-

will be a balance of $211,359.76, which your directors propose, with your approval, to carry forward to

new account.

Directors, after careful considera- neither of us any good.

Your tioni, made the investment to en- able us to acquire some joint action with our competitors and to relieve us of compétition and expenditure. the result being that we effected a saving of approximately $1,500 a month. Unfortunately owing to slack business Cinemas' Ltd. was More recently the German Am- forced to cease operation and the bassador in London has publicly Queen's Theatre was closed sud- protested against the "intolerable denly for a time until taken over position" of some countries flow-by a new concern. ing with milk and money while others were fighting for a mere miminum existence. He declared the Treaty of Versailles created a situation which, by dividing uations into groups of "haves" and "have-not," led to unrest which could only be removed by return ing to Germany her former colonies. The Anglo-German Naval Treaty, he contended, constituted a guarantee that Germany did not want to use these territories for strategic purposes. and modern Germany would be able to develop colonies more thoroughly than was possible with the former free economic system. Britain. Japan, France, Italy, Holland. Spain, Belgium and Portugal, Herr von Ribbentrop continued, had colontal The report was seconded by Mr. empires larger than the mother-Sun Wing Kwong and countries, whereas Germany was unanimously.

carried squeezed into narrow space and needed colonies more than anyone. else. Germany, he added, hoped that commonsense and economic reason would prevail, and speedily result in a just solution, but so far Anglo-German Diplomatic con- versations on this subject have not given much hope of an early settlement of this difficult problern, and refusal to attend the Geneva conference to discuss the Present at the meeting were:- question of raw materials has not Hon. Bir Shou-son Chow (chair- produced a very favourable reac-man), Messrs. Li Lin Chi, Chang tion to German desires in this Kwal On, Chang Kwai Yuen; Llang direction.

The net profit for the year under review, after writing off $20,000 from Investments, $25.438.20 from fixtures and equipments and after reserving $5,000 for Alm rights and $5,000 for bad debts, amounts to $31,407,40 to which must be added the balance of $3.005.93 brought forward from the previous year, making available for distribution $34,473.33 out of this your Directors recommend payment, of a dividend of 30 cents per share, absorbing $29,957.40, leaving to be carried for-appreciation and ward to next account $4,515.93.

I now beg formally to propose that the report of the Directors and the Accounts for the year end- ing December 31, 1936, as presented, be adopted.

your directors have to record the It is with very deep regret that death of Mr. Foo Yik-pang, who was a founder and had rendered invaluable ser- of this Company.

vice and advice to the Company.

I should also like to express my thanks to the

the staff for their loyal support Secretary and other members of

and co-operation during the year.

ectors' Report and Statement of I now beg to move that the Dir-

Account as presented be adopted.

Mr. Lou Kwong Chung seconded and the motion carried unanim- ously.

Leung Ting-kai were

Messrs. Fung Ping-fan and re-elected

On the proposal of Mr. Chang Kwal Yuen, seconded by Mr. Li Lin Chi, Messrs. Li Jowson and George directors, and Mr. L. Tung was re- Tankit Sun were re-elected direc-elected auditor. tors.

It was proposed by Mr. Ng Kai Chun, seconded by Mr Bong Sou Yin, that Messrs. Percy Smith. Seth and Fleming be re-elected. auditors. The motion was carried unanimously.

Chi Hao, Li Jowson, Chang Kwai Lin, K. C Chang and George Yan- kit Sun (Directors), Messrs. Ng Kaf Chun, Sun Wing Kwong, F. H. Kew, Lee Kay Yuen. Li Bing Fun, Li Kwok Ying, Lam In Fong, Id Sáu Chung and Hong Son Yin.

CHINESE ESTATES,

LIMITED

It is a strange fact that whe here in China we are doing our best to encourage a national spirit among our people-a sentiment which hitherto has been largely lacking that same spirit has gone to such extremes in Europe that it masy constitute a real danger to peace. When I was in Vienna in May last year I heard a prominent member of the Austrian Govern- ment publicly declare that nation-nese Estates Ltd., was held in the The annual meeting of the Chi- alism had become the arch-enemy offices of the Company, China of civilization. If that were an ac-Building, yesterday at noon when curate statement of the case, the Mr. Leung Kwal-tin presided and question arises whether we Chi-reported a net pront for the year nese are on the right track in try-of $92,575.74 ing to develop a national spirit in this country? I think we are. I the Hon. Dr. R.. H Kotewall and Mr. Leung was supported by think that unless we develop that Messrs. YI Yau-tsun. Lau Tak-po sentiment we are doomed to and Leung Ting-kai (directors)¦and extinction as a free and indepen-Mr. Fung Ping-fan (director and dent people, but we must develop secretary). a form of nationalism which will be neither exclusive nor unnelgh- bourly national pride, which makes no claims to superiority and which, while enabling us effective- ly to resist foreign aggression, in- spires no anti-foreign prejudices, We need a national spirit which aims at making our country a bet- "The net profit the year, after ter one to live in-better in all providing for Reserve for Depre respects than the conditions un-clation on China Buildings ($40,- der which we have existed for so many centuries. We need the in- spiring influence of a national spirit which will arouse an in-. active and sometimes despairing people into intelligent and sys- tematic action which will bring

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CHAIRMAN'S SPEECH Addressing the meeting, the chairman said:

THE OFFENSIVE CONTINUES

Madrid, Mar. 30, While Government warships are an end to their suffering and shelling insurgent bases in the poverty-not by robbing their Balearic Islands, from which the neighbours but by honest creative rebels have recently been launch- effort. China needs a spirit of ing atr and naval attacks on Cata- nationalism which will express it-lonia and Government-held ports. self in a policy of construction at in East Spain, the land offensive home and amity abroad-not a north of Madrid continues da nationalism which is exclusive, checked. tyrannical, and aggressive, but a

spirit more in keeping with the is the capture of the village of The "latest Government success old Confucian ideal of the brother-Mirairie, on a secondary Guadala- hood of man. Such an inter- pretation of nationalism cannot be the Government fank on its main jara-Soria road, thus protecting regarded as the arch-enemy of Civilization; it would aim not at road drive towards Siguenza, securing power or profit but sim-

The battle in southern Spain ply at progress-social, political, around Pozoblanco and the mer economic, and cultural; to make cury mines at Almaden, China a peaceful, and prosperous brought the Government advance country for her people and for all guards ten miles nearer the village. who care to live among them and of Overto. contribute to their well-being.

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