1938-03-30 — Page 3

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS

H.K. FIRE INSURANCE

CO.'S DIFFICULT YEAR

Much Incurable Property In North China Destroyed

"Living in an atmosphere of war and threats of war, it is difficult to know what to say about future prospects. Your Company, tasuga small, has a well-selected bu.lness, and, granted a return to some- thing like normality, there is no reason why we should not continue on our career of peaceful! prosperity. As things are now, we must necessarily suffer some loss of income, for much insurable property In Shanghai and North China poris has been destroyed."

In these words the Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson, presiding at the an- nual general meeting of the Hong Kong Fire Insurance Co. Ltd., yes- terday, commented on the situation in the North and its effect on the company's business.

He said the outturn of the Com-, is also a disappointment, revealing pany's operations for the year 1936 as it ases a fall of close or $150,000 could only he described as moder-when compa.ed with that for the ately successful when compared year 1936 at the same cate. with the previous year the reason "Here again we have had to face being the heavy sterling losses sus-heavy S.erling Losses and Locali

Currency Claims rose by nearly tained in that period.

The balance of $716.512.54 at 70.06, the major part of this sum credit of working account for 1917 being due to the Typhoon of the 13 also a disappointment. being September 1 and 2 last year. It is $150,000 less than that for the same early yet to talk about this Ac- date in 1936.

count but we are hopeful that the be un- Those present at the meeting timate result will not were:-Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson satisfictory; after all, to pay Losses (Chairman), Mr. C. Bernard Brown, is our raison d'etre and the men

sure of cur success depends on the severity of these,

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Mr. A. H, Compton, Mr. T. E. Pearce, Mr. J. H Taggart and Mr. 8. T. Williamson, comprising the Consulting Committee: Mr. F. C

K. Lo, Messrs. M. H. Turner, J Fleming, H. J. Armstrong, E. M. Raymond, J. H. Seth, M.-H. Lo, S. Hampton Ross, and A. R. Fullerton, attorney for Messrs. F. A. Joseph and J. E. Joseph.

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$12 DIVIDEND

The surp.as to be dealt with at

FOUND DEAD

IN HOME

Mr. John Peter Noronha, 24. residing at No. 31, Ashley Road, was found dead in his home at 5 p.m. on Monday afternoon.

Mr. Noronha was employed in the Junior Clerical Service of the

Government as a clerk in the Police Department. He took up this position in 1933.

Mr. X. Noronha, of the Star Ferry Company Ltd. is the father of the deceased.

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GENERAL

CIGARETTES FROM U.S.R.C.

Man Sentenced

For Receiving

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Chung Ming-san, 21, of no hxed abode, appeared before Mr. Q. A A. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday on a charge of receiving stolen property. Det. Sergt. North prosecuted.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 1938.-PAGE 3

RECONSTITUTED MILK POLICE

TO BE PASTEURISED

(Continued from Fage 2)

The following are the by-laws Council shall be added to recon- milk or reconstituted which are to be added to the by-stituted laws set forth in the Public Health cream, (Food) Ordinance, 1935:-

RECONSTITUTED MILK AND RECONSTITUTED CREAM.

REPORTS

A report has been made to the Police by Sul Ti-man, 35, married woman, residing at No. 15 Man Chung Fong, that someone entered and stole from her house money and jewellery valued at $182 on Monday night.

Sul stated that when she xt- tempted to raišu an alarm, the intruder cut here right hand with a knife.

He had been in the house for about two hours and had worked on the combination of a safe contained over $1,000 in

7. No person shall sell, offer or expose for sale or manufacture for sale or for use in the manufacture of any other article of food for sale any 1. In these by-laws the terms reconstituted milk or recopstituted Defendant admitted that on the reconstituted milk and "recon- cream other than pasteurized re- morning of March 23 he had restituted cream"

which mean products constituted milk or 'pasteurized re- ceived 1890 cigarettes, valued at $39.58, which were stolen from the resulting from the recombining of constituted cream.

milk constituents, namely, milk, United Services Recreation Club fat, solids not fat derived from the previous night. He said that four men had asked him to sell the milk, and water cigarettes.

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cash, but gave up the attempt after fruitless efforts.

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is all interest to the end of last year had been received. It was con- sidered that in the streumatarices--

For the purposes of this by-law o market quotations being avall

2. (a) No person shall manurac-pasteurized reconstituted milk" or labels attached to the bottle shall abic-the method we have adopted

"Pasteurized reconstituted cream" bear: (1) the tame of the was the only reasonable one.

He sold them for $20, which was. ture reconstituted milk or recon-

[stituted cream for sale or for use means reconstituted milk or recon-manufacturer in English. equally divided between the five. undoubtedly · diancult' position

stituted cream which has been

the words 'Reconstituted ΣΠ passing sentence of one in the preparation of some other and the future obscure.

month's hard labour, His Worship article of food for sale except "in heated to, and retained for a Mil" or "Reconstituted Cream” as SHANGHAI PROPERTY

perlod of not less than thirty the case may be. The word "Re- said that the shopkeeper should be premises licensed by the Council. "The investment of funds is no more careful in making inquiries us a Food Factory for that specific minutes at, a temperature of not constituted" shall be printed in less than 145 degrees the letters as prominent as those used purchasing easy problem in these times. We when

from purpose. goods

Fahrenhelt scale or. 63 degrees on in the word "Milk" or "Cream." little thought last year that our strangers, and ordered defendant. (b) A homogenizing, emulsify the Centigrade scale and not more (11) the Chinese characters Investments in Shanghal, some ulto pay the shopkeeper $15 and $10 ing, pasteurizing, sterilizing, cool that 150 degrees on the Eahrenheit as the case may be, printed in type

refrigerating, which we have held for many years to the No. 1 Boy of the U.B.R.C.ag.

cold storage scale or 05.5 degrees on the Cenas prominent as that used for the soon to be giving us or serve one month in addition on sotiling, Alling or other plant or grade scale, and which has then English words "Reconstituted Milk past, were

other plant or apparatus used in immediately been cooled cause for anxiety. But we know each default.

a or "Reconstituted Cream" and no today, it wasn't always apparent,

such a Food Factory for the pro- temperature of not more than ss other Chinese characters except that the property, mortgaged to us

duction of reconstituted milk or degrees on the Fahrenheit scale or with the written permission of the survived without material has

reconstituted cream shall be of a 12.78 degrees on the Centigrade Council. that those public damage and

type approved by the Council ullities with which we are con

(c) Every pastetrizing plant or cerned exist in the same shape as

apparatus shall be equipped with a formerly.

self-registering thermometer device "I trust you will approve the

salaries. They have worked well during the past year."

The Chairman proposed and Mr. MH, Turner seconded that the

Repa: ts and Accounts as presented be passed. This was carried un- animously.

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CIRCUS HAND

IN COURT

Committed To House Of Detention

scale,

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3. (a) Reconstituted milk and reconstituted cream shall, except

container.

(iv) the word “Pasteurized," 9. No person shall sell, offer or expose for sale or have in his possession for sale any reconsti-

eordance with the Dairies and Milk. Shops By-laws, and then only if his Certificate of Registration is endorsed to that effect, or (1) in premises registered as a Food

Hall, Secretary: the Hon. Mr. Mis Meeting is $129,189.43, the bausual grant of a bonus to Members tive of Colombo. Ceylon, appeared record, the temperature to which, be sold, offered or exposed for sale except (1) in premises registered Clement Nazarus Gabriel, 23 na- which will accurately indicate and where intended for sale in bulk,tuted milk or reconstituted cream Lance of Account for 1936, and we recommend the payment of $12 per

of the Staff of 15 per cent. on their before Mr. R. Edwards at the Cen- and the length of time for which unly in containers of a type approvas a dairy or mlik shop in ac share absorbing $180,000 and the

jed by the Council. For the pur- tral Magistracy yesterday on athe pasteurized product has been

poses of these by-laws "container" transfer of the balance of $119.189:

charge of vagrancy.

heated. All such records shall de 41 to Reinsurance Fund.

Det.-Sgt. Loughlin stated that kept for at least two months and includes any cover attached to a "The position of our Reserves re-

Isako's Circus. Before the latter's at all reasonable times by any shall be carried out only in the Factory for the manufacture of defendant came to Hong Kong with shall be available for inspection

(b) The Alling of all containers COMPARABLE RATIOS maths much as it was last year ex "In making the customary com- sept for the Investment and Ex-

departure from the Colony, the Health Officer or Food Officer. manager of the Circus had left be- 3. No butter or skimmed milk licensed Food Factory in which the reconstituted milk or reconstituted parison of ratios between the year change Fluctuation Account which under review and 1935 find is reduced by some £17,700, owing

OTHER BUSINESS

hind a certain sum of money with powder or other ingredient other reconstituted milk or reconstituted cream. Losses at-53.37 per cent as against | 'o the writing, down of Sterling and Proposed by Mr. E. M. Raymonu the Police for defendant's support than from a source approved by team is manufactured and shall 10. No person shall advertise, sell, 47.56 per cent. Charges at 39.34 Hong Kong Currenty Investments and seconded by Mr. J. Fleming, and for his passage back to India. the Cornell shall be used in these done by machinery or some offer or expose for sale under a percent as against 40.05 per cent.,'o the values Fuling on the 31st Sir Robert Ho Tung. Messra. C. Some of this money had already manufacture of reconstituted milk other means approved by the description or designation includ-

Council. leaving a balance of 1.39 per cent. December last.

Bernard Brown, A H. Compton. been spent on defendant's upkeep or reconstituted cream.

ing the words “milk" or "cream"

as compared with 12.38 per cent..

"You will have read the note that Felix A. Joseph, T. E. Pearce, J. H. and what was left was enough only 4." No water other than water (c) Every bottle used as a con- any substance purporting to be Said the Chairman.

with re- Taggart and S. T. Williamson were to cover his passage back to India, from a source approved by the įtainer shall be constructed of reconstituted milk the Report Spprara in

Sgt. Loughlin applied for deten- Council shall be used in the maun-clear colourless glass and shall be stituted

0.5 defined in against ference to the Company's Invest-unanimously re-elected as the Cun-

menti in Shanghai and which 'not sulting Committee.

dant to be kept in the House of facture of reconstituted milk closed with a tightly fitting disc these by-laws unless the words only has the approval but was Messrs. Lowe, Bingham and Mat-Detention in order that he might reconstituted cream.

and covered with an outer" cover | "milk" or "cream" are immediately suggested by our Auditors. As thews were unanimously re-elected receive food and lodging until his 5. No preservative shall be added overlapping the lip of and securely preceded by the word "reconsti- these Investments are entirely con- auditors at a renumeration of $1, departure to India.

to reconstituted milk or reconsti- fastened to the bottle. The outer tuted" which shall be exhibited fined to first class debenture and 500 per annum on the proposal of * HK Worship made an order for tuted cream.

cover or, if the outer cover is con- with the same degree of pro- mortgages, the whole of the latter Mr. M. H. Lo. seconded by Mr. A. defendant to be committed to the 6. No colouring matter other than structed of transparent material minence as the words "milk" "or being within the defence areas and R. Fullerton

House.

Icolouring matter approved by the the disc or a prominent label or "cream."

"Interest 15 $483.215 as $471,257, 3 satisfactory increase when the many conversions that have been made in respect of gilt edged securities are taken account.

into

"The balance of $716,512.54 at credit of Working Account for 1937

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