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FINANCE

COMMITTEE

MEETING

Coronation Celebrations To Cost $63,000

VOTE FOR INSTALLATION OF FIRE EXTINGUISHERS IN COACHES

Following the Legislative Council meeting this afternoon, there will be a meeting of the Finance Committee when supple- mentary votes totalling-$134,606 will be considered.

The memoranda explaining the items is as follows:-

Estimates, 1936 District Office, North: 1. Personal

Emoluments, $544. Provision made in Estimates,

$60,316. Provision made by Supplemen- tary Vote, $9,100. Total: $69,416. The deficlericy has arisen on ac- count of the payment of salaries of officers on leave during 1936 and to the fall in exchange since the previous supplementary vote was taken. A further sum of $544 is required to meet the excess of ex- penditure. Miscellaneous, Services: +27, Broad-

casting. $3,535,

A vote to cover this unforeseen expenditure la requested. Medical Department: Anti-Maları-

al Field Work, $8,950. Provision made in Estimates,

$1,500.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Undersigned have moved

Instructions

TO SELL BY

PUBLIC AUCTION

ON

FRIDAY. APRIL 16, 1937

Ar 3 O'CLOCK P.M.

AT THE SALES ROOM, DCODELL STREET

(For Account of the Concerned) One Very F′′ne Jade and Diamond Ring

(Pure Green Jade and 6 Large Diamonds)

And

One Diamond & Pearl Bar Brooch

(6 Pearls anti 6 Diamonds-Fine)

An outbreak of Malaria in the Mount Cameron Area, and Anti- Malarial measures contemplated at the Queen Mary Hospital, site, Pokfulam and in the neighbour- hood of Waterloo Road, Kowloon TERMS A COTOMERY." Tong and Homuntin, Kowloon, have hecessitated the temporary engagement of foremen and 30 coolies for 9 months, the purchase of 5 Sprayers, tools, and anti-

A vote for $3,950 18 requested to

Provision made in Estimates, malarial oil.

$58,520.. Provision made by Supplemen-cover the expenditure incurred.

tary Vote, $4,426, Total: $60,945. | Public Works Extraordinary:- Hong Kong. Miscellaneous. Postal Kiosk at Stanley Village," $4,000.

An Agreement was recently con- cluded with firms of the Phono-

graphic Industry regarding the broadcasting of gramophone re-

Under the terms of this agree- ment the sums of £100 and £125 were paid by the Crown Agents in December to the Secretary Treasurer of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry in respect of the years 1935 and 1936.

Owing to the opening of the new

LAMMERT BROS.,

AUCTIONEERS..

Interesting

Legal Point

cords by the Hong Kong Broad-gaol and the consequent increase casting Station,

in the population of the Stanley district, it is proposed to erect a managing director of the Gau

An affidavit of Mr. Mark Ostrer, Fostal Klosk in Stanley Village atmont British Picture Corporation, an estimated cast of $4,000. Through an oversight no provision for this Expenditure was made in the current year's Estimates, and a supplementary vote for this sum is accordingly requested. Colonial Secretary's Office and "10s each, sought to restrain the holder of 700 Ordinary shares of Legislature: Hansard Reports. $243.

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No provision was made for this expenditure in the Estimates for 1936 and a supplementary vote of $3,535 is required.

Estimates, 1937 Public Works Extraordinary: Hong Kong Bulidings 2, Wanthu Market, $30,177. · Provision made in Estimates.

$25,000. Total estimated cost of market, $230,000: Revised estimated cost, $227,000.. Expenditure to 31.12.36, $171,223.37. Balance, $55,776.63. Provision made in 1937 Estimates, $25.600. Balance required to complete, $30,176.63. A supplementary vote for $30,177 is accordingly requested to meet payments falling due. Kowloon-Canton Railway, $1,233.

Provision made 14 Estimates,

$5,500.

Provision made in Estimates,

$1,800.

amount for the reporter, the cost Apart from a constant annual

of the Hansard Reports is on the vote in 1937 Estimates is for the basis of the number of pages. This

December 31, 1936, the pages of cost of the year's reports ending which exceeded, those of the pre- vious year on which the estimate Harbour Department: Coal was based....

Offices, $3,053. Provision

$6,000.

for

made in Estimates,

The scale of issues to Officers of the new Prison at Stanley shows an increase of 282 tons of coal and a decrease of 24 tons of Coke.

Increase 262 tons coal, $3,629; Less decrease 24 tons coke, $576. Amount now required, $3,053. Section Coaching Stock, and 29 Kowloon-Canton Railway: Special

In view of the recent disaster it

is considered advisable to install Fire Extinguishers in all British

additional extinguishers are re- quired. The estimated cost of provision and installation is $1,233, and this expenditure will cause an excess on the Carriages and Wagons Stores vote.

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Expenditure. Rebuliding one 3rd Class Coach, $15,000, The sum of $15,000 will be re- quired to rebuild British Section Coach No. 9 which was destroyed by Are on January 18 at Shek Lik

A supplementary vote for $1,233 Kau. is therefore requested. Sanitary Department:-1, Personal above amount is requested.

A supplementary vote for the Emoluments, $3,150. Provision made in Estimates,

$877,788.

was read in the Chancery Division on March 24 during the hearing of an action respecting the com- pany's dividend

LAMMERTS AUCTIONS.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Undersigned have received

Instruction

A TO SELL BY

PUBLIC AUCTION

THURSDAY,

ON

APRIL 15, 1937.

Commending at 2.30 PM.

AT THEIR SALES ROOM, No: 85, HANKOW ROAD,"

FOWLOON

A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE.

Comprising:-

Black Wood Ware, Teak Dining Boom-Bed Room and Drawing. Room Furniture, towing Machine, Carpets, Rugs, Cutlery, Ornaments, Glass and Porcelain Ware, trass and E. P. Ware, Pictures, Raitan Ware, eto,, etc.

OF VIEW FROM WEDNESDAY, THE 14TH APRIL, 1997.

TERMS-CASH ON DELIVERY.

LAMMERT BROS.,

AUCTIONEERS

Mr. William Henry John Drown, PUBLIC AUCTION.

company, pending the hearing of

ing an an action he is bringing, from pay- THE Undersigned bars received

Instructions interim dividend on ita 3,250,000 5 p.c. Cumulative Pre- ference shares.

"To SELL BY PUBLIC AUCTION

D.

It was contended by Drown that, far from having made a proât out of which it could pay dividend, the company had a substantial deficit, and that it had not sufficient pro-FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 1937 fits from other sources to prevent the dividend being paid out of * Commingtre at 2:30 PM. capital

A THRIE SALES ROOM DUDDELL STREET.

A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

RUMOURS IN PRESS The company's case was that an arrangement had been made, not only to prevent the recurrence of

FURNITURE Comprising

losses from fim-production, but also to assure an income from this. source; that the profit on other branches of the company's busi- ness during the year had beer £520,000 and that it had a gen-

Black Wood Ware, Teak Drawing eral reserve of £500,000, in addi- Boom-Dining Room Bed Room tion to the £200,000. which had and Office Furniture, Carpets, Rugs, been allocated last year as a cun- Sewing Machines, Typewriters tingent reserve to meet the losslectric Table Lamps, and Fans, on film production.

Filters, Clocks, Ornaments, Fictures,

Ware, Cutlery, Enamel Bath, Ice Brass Ware, Porcelain, and Glass Chests, Toys, Wardrobe and Cabin Trunks, Books, etc., etc.

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company, read Mr. Mark Ostrer's

Mr. Lionel Cohen. K.C., for the Gramophones and Records, E. P.

affidavit, which stated that the dividend announcement was made earlier this year than on previous occasions, because of rumours which had been referred to in the

↑ Pianola Miscellaneous Services: Corona-public Press that the current nall-

tions, '$63,000.

year's Preferential dividend would | 1 Radio “5 W !!

celebrations to be held on the occa-

It is estimated that the local not be paid

1 Radio American-Boach The losses were more than cover-1 Radio "Sparton". sion of the Coronation of Their ed by the available reserve of the Queen Elizabeth, with due regard Majesties King George VI and company.

1 Badio Gramophone The gure of £623.000 was es both to the dignity of the occasiontimated to be the maximum possi-3 and to the need for curtailing ex-ble amount of the company's losses penditure, will involve expenses not up to Dec. 31, 1937, and the ca- exceeding $63,000.

amount is requested.

A supplementary vote for this

Provision

$8,000.

made

In

timate was made without taking Into account the effect of arrange- ments with General Film Distribu-

The constant increase in the area of the Refuse Dump at Kun Tong renders it necessary to ex- pedite the work of unloading the refuse barges and the dumping of the refuse at: the open face of the dump. It is considered that at the present stage of development, of the reclamation this oblect can. best be achieved by manual labour. When the current Estimates were prepared the staff of Scavenging Coolles employed by the Sanitary Department was reduced, by the abolition of vacant posts, from the 942 authorized .in the 1938 Estimates to 900 for 1937. It is now realized that this reduction was too drastic and in order to provide the necessary labour for Kun Tong an increase of 25 Scavenging Coolies at an estimated cost of $3.150 for the period 1.437 to 31.12.37 is requested Public Works Extraordinary:

Hong Kong. Miscellaneous. Hindoo Crematorium, $3,500. It is proposed to grant a lease

On the company undertaking not to the Hindoo Association of a pleted now at a total estimated to pay the dividend pending the suitable area at the end of Bod- kunpoo Valley, together with a portion consists of widening, the

cost of $11,000. The additional hearing, the motion was stood over sum of $3,500 for the erection of

until April 6. a new crematorium for the joint use of the Hindoo and Sikh com- munities.

A supplementary vote for $3,500 in accordingly requested. Air Services-Upkeep of Motor

Car, $1,300. Provision made in Estimates,

$400,00

On January 15 a fire broke out In Government motor car No. 2486 causing damage to the extent of approximately $1,800,

Public Works Extraordinary: Hongtors. Kong. Communications. 12, Maga- In any event, £200,000 had at- zine Gap Road, Road Widening and ready been set aside as a special Car Park at junction of Bawenreserve Road, $3,000.

towards any such loss. Further, the profits of the sub- Estimates sidiary companies taken into ac

count were confined to the amount of the dividends which it was es- timated would be declared, and were not necessarily the whole of their profits for the current year. Mr. Cohen said that the direc The amount provided in the tors' view was that there was no current year's estimates was for a justlication, under the financial portion of section 3 only, but in position for depriving the Pre- view of the very favourable tenders ference shareholders of the divi

A scheme has been prepared for the widening of Bowen Road be- tween the function of Garden Road and Magazine Gap,Road in three sections.

the whole of the section he com received, it is recommended that | dend.

bridge over the Peak Tramway, ̈

A supplementary vote of $3,000, is accordingly requested..

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I have become quite accustomped to feeling ashamed of being an Englishman-Mr. Henry Brinton.

There are still Americans who go about their business without the ald of gum or gun-play-Col. T. Roosevelt

GEN. CHANG CHUN

TO GO ABROAD

1 Camera and Projector.

Refrigerators

ON VIEW FROM THURSDAY, Tax 15TH APRIL, 1987.

TERMS:-CASH ON DELIVERY.

· LAMMERT BROS., AUCTIONEERS...

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which, he said, was enlightening. General Chang expressed the hope, however, that Japan," in would refrain from approaching conformity with her own policy. district authorities, but deal direct with the Central Government on any issues.

"Gen, Chang Chun is leaving shortly for abroad on a world tour during which he hopes to acquaint himself more intimately with the existing political and economic conditions and interna- tional affairs In Europe and America. He expects to be away for six or eight months.

Questioned in connection with! China's foreign policy, Gen. Chang Chun, former Minister of Foreign Affairs drew the attention of his interviewers in Shanghal to the recent statement of Dr. Wang Ching-hul, the new Minister, Henderson.

It not the atmculty with selen- tists the same s as that with lawyers, that they can never agree?--Mr. A.