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Record Revenue From Rents: Humphrey's Est. Meeting

A RECORD REVENUE FROM RENTS WAS REVEALED IN THÊ BALÂNCE. SHEET OF HUMPHREY'S ESTATES AND FINANCE CO., Ltd., which was submitted at the Company's annual general meet- ing, held yesterday morning, in the Hongkong Hotel.

Mr. D. E. Clarke, chairman, pre- sided, and was assisted by Mr. J. L. Quie, secretary, and the others present, werd Messrs. J. Scott Harston, J. M. Alves and IL. V. WU- kinson (Directors), Mrs. D. Cowen, and Messrs. J. D. Humphreys, -W. J. Hansen, and C. Bernard Brown (Shareholders).

property with 33 years unex- pired. All our other properties held under this type of lease have 38 years still, to run bes fore expiry..

PHYSICAL CULTURE INSTITUTE

2ND. ANNIVERSARY

GENERAL

BENCH AND BAR

PAY TRIBUTE TO LATE MR. P.M. HODGSON

High and sincere - tribute `waa paid to the late Mr. Paul Mary Hodson," solicitor, by Bench and Bar at an assembly of the Full Court yesterday morning,

The Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, sat with Mr. Justice R. E Lindsell and Mr. Justice J. A Fraser, and there were pre- sent a large number of members of both branches of the legal

profession, and officials of the

· CELEBRATED. The second anniversary of the Hongkong Physical Cultury Inată- tute was celebrated yesterday" at the Confucius, Hall when an Ins- | ALLOCATION OF PROFITS pection was carried out by the I think I have dealt with the Hon. Director of Medical Services accounts as fully as possible, and and Mrs. P. 8. Selwyn-Clarke. trust you will approve of the The Institute which was for- proposed. allocation of profita mally opened on March 25 last In moving the adoption of the available. You will note it is pro-year has shown considerable im-Supreme Court, report and accounts for the last posed to transter a gun sufficient provement on dietetic experimenta The Chief Justice said;--- year, the Chairman sold in part: to bring Building Improvement of physical culture.

The profit for the year, viz., Reserve Account up to $75,000.00. $201,588.67, can. I think, be con- It is felt that the interior of some aldered satisfactory-as, excluding of our older properties the profit on sale of land shown in modernising, and it is proposed to the previous year's accounts, this proceed as opportunity offers with Agure is some $22,000 higher.

Improvements in this direction.

CHAIRMAN'S ADDRESS

15 last, and our rent roll was aug-

By the kind permission. of Dr. Selwyn-Clarke, the boys' blood and faces were examined free twice few need

during the first six months by the Government Bacteriological Institute. ` Mrs. Wang Slu-fong, who acted as Honorary Adviser analys-

All fats and houses were fully occupied during the year. The twelve additional fats in Argyle, Street referred to In my speech presented be adopted and that Jast year were completed on Nov. te balance of Profit & Loss

avallable be appropriated as fol- troducing Dr. Selwyn-Clarke, said Dr. S. W. Ta'o, CBE, LLD., in- mented by receipts from that date. lows: Pay a dividend of 7% on that the Committee of the Inst These twelve flats have been leased 200.000 shares $140,000.00, Trans-tute thanked the visitor who had to the Military Authorities asfer to General Reserve $25,000.00: come to make an inspection. officers' quarters, and I may men transfer to Building Improvement

Dr. Selwyn-Clarke said that the tion that the construction and gen-Account $28.380.00, (bringing same institute, which had the able eral lay-out have been very favour-up to $75,000.00); transter to

guidance of their. Honorary Ad- ably commented upon. The de- Special Repairs and Renewals Ac-visera, had improved immensely. mand for flats both in Hongkong count $11.380.00, (bringing same up The students had improved, con- and Kowloon still continues.

to $15.000.00); Carry forward $36-siderably in health. In conclu- 539,53. Total $239.915.18.

slon, he wished the Institute The report and accounts were another very successful year. duly seconded and carried.

Amongst those present were Messrs. Ip Lan-chuen. Tong Yin- The retiring Directors, Messrs.ang, Lil Yan-suen and Fing Ki-

cheuk

I now propose that the reported the nutritive value of one of and

statement of

accounts as the menus for the boys.

THANKS EXPRESSED

Referring to the dehlt side of Profit and Loss Account, most". items are very similar to the previous year's account, al- though repairs show a small Increase. On the other hand, Rents at $313,921.63 are a re- card for the Company-this be- ing due to the larger amourt invested in Property.

OTHER BUSINESS

J. Scott Harston, J. M. Alves and

H. V... Wilkinson, D.S.O., were re-

Before dealing with the or dinary business of the day, it is anly fitting that I should say a

about the words

sudden death of Mr. Paul Mary Hodgson, to whom so many of #S paid out last tributes and respects at his funeral yesterday evening. We all know Mr. Hodgson: know him and well, and there is not one of us here, I am sure, who does not love and respect him.

He derved a long apprentice- ship with the law for 35 years, 33 of which he spent in this Colony, in private practice, as Acting Crown Bolicitor and as legal adviser to a large corpora- tion

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He was a man of unscrupulous honour, a man of the most lovable quality: one whose loss we all feel and feel deeply in many days to come,

I know it is the wish of every- one of us that I should publicly express from this Bench, on behalf of my brother Judges and myself, how greatly we mourn his

our sympathy goes out to his widow, who is now on the way to this Colony.

elected, in a proposal by the Chair- ST. DAVID'S SOCIETY passing and in what full measure

man seconded by Mr. Wilde.

auditors at a fee of $800 each.

Society) Hongkong, will be held. at the Roof Garden of the Hong- kong Hotel on Friday. Mar, 1.

Reservations ($5 a cover) may be booked through

Hon the Secretary, 3. Ventris Road, or the Hongkong Hotel. There will be dancing from approximately 10 p.m. to 1 R.IN.

The annual dinner and dance of Mr. J. E. Jupp moved and Mr. | Cymdeithas Dewi Sant (St. David's CROWN LEASES

Lee seconded that Messrs. Percy, The subject of expiring crown Smith and Fleming and Messrs. leases is very much in the minds Linstead and Davies be re-elected of property owners these days, and although we are not immediately affected, there is no doubt that an early and equitable settlement of this question is very desirable.

It may be of interest to' shareholders to learn Our position 4.9 regards Crown Leasts held for 75 years with no renewal clause. We have one small property with 23 years of the term still `an- expired, and another larger

Dispute Over Accounts

APPEAL AGAINST SUMMARY COURT. DECISION ALLOWED

An appeal against the decision of Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell, in the Summary Court, granting, the application of Liang Fat Hok Bee for an account of the business of

Court of Appeal yesterday by Xi

Hay-seen, managing partner, of the Dispensary.

ARRIVALS BY AIR MAIL

Mr. J. S Stewart and Mr. E. W. Watkins, both of the staff of Im-

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For failing to draw his car perial Airways, were arrivals in close up to the left side of the the Colony by the Imperial Air-road while stopping, V. M. Bend ways plane Dorado yesterday well, of Sanitary Department, wäs The plane brought 163 kilos of fined $2 by Mr. IL G. Sheldon mall,

at the Central Court yesterday.

Y'S MEN'S CLUB ADDRESS:

On behalf of the Bar and the Colonial Legal Service, the "Hon." Mr. C. G. Alabaster, K .C., Attorney General, associated him- self with the remarks of "the Chief Justice, and added that he had

the privilege of had knowing Mr. Hodgson for over 30 years,

'OR, S.-WTS'0—. Dr. 3. W: Ts'o, C. B. E, LLD.. with whom the late Mr. Hodgson had been in partnership, said:

much the very kind references feel deeply and appreciate very

by your Lordship and the Attorney General to my late part- ner, Mr. Hodgson, and the kind sympathy and condolences to his family.

Mr. G. K. Hall Brutton said: On

CHINESE CONTRIBUTION TO behalf of the funier branch of the

THE DEVELOPMENT OF P.I.

"There is no other race whose blood has been so inter- mixed with that of the Filipinos as the Chinese" said Mr. William Yinson Lee, in his address to the Hongkong Y's Men's Club, at the St. Francis Hotel yesterday.

Mr. C. P. Wong presided and there was a large gathering of members and guests.

CLOSE TIES

profession, to which our late friend Mr. Hodgson belonged, I would like to associate myself and the junior members of the profession with all that have fallen from your Lord- ship's lips and from the lips of the Attorney General.

The Law Society has sustained, during the last 12 months, two severe losses--first Mr. F. X. lead Chinese banking to the fore-D'Almada, Bar, and now our

Dealing at length with the close front,

the Chung Hing. Dispensary to be ties between the Philippine Is-

A few years ago the Chinese taken, was brought in the Pub

lands and China, which have re-controlled a large percentage of mained unbroken throughout the the retail trade of the Islands, but ages, Mr. Lee said that Chinese this percentage had now dropped Intermixture with the Filiping was considerably owing to Japanese APPEAL ALLOWED

widespread throughout the coun-competition. The Chief Justice, Bir Atholl

The Chinese contributions to MacGregor, and Mr. Justice J. Ary and the present-day Filipino Fraser allowed the appeal with had absorbed so much of the Chi-the development of the Philip

nese mode of thought that it had pines might be summarized become part of his life.

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costs and stated that they would * put their reasons in writing.

Mr. Eldon Potter, instructed by: Mr. C. A Sutherton Russ, appear- ed for appellant, and the Hon. Mr. Leo d'Almada, instructed by Mr. M. A. da Silvd, was for respondent.

GROUNDS OF APPEAL

The moral characteristics of the Chinese had likewise been transmitted to

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were

the Filipino, most notably the qualities of thrift, industry, tolerance. qualities which contrasted strongly' with the lack of foresight usually ex- hibited by races of pure Malay origin.

follows

They served 23 economic, tators; they owned vast in-, vestments in commercial and Industrial

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friend, Mr. Hodgson, Both were members of the Society and both were members of the Committee. we desire to extend to the family

deceased of the sympathy with them in their

bexcavement.

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sincere

FUNERAL OF MRS.

M. A. OGLEY

The funeral took place at the Roman Catholic Cemetery, yester- day of Mrs. Maria Antonia Ogley, widow of the late Sgt. Ogley, of the Royal Naval Yard, who died after a short illness at the age of 69. The Rev. Fr. L. M. Rossi officiated at the graveside. •

The chief mourner was deceased's son. Mr. W, C.` Ogley, 'who is con- nected with Lane Crawford Ltd.

Many wreaths were sent.

VAGABOND ROTARY

MEETING

enterprises: “... they were the dominant "element in the retail trade; they were 'providers of credit facilities to The grounds of appeal were that

farmers, and businessmen; and the trial judge was erroneous in

they were the infusers of race holding that Liang, who was then

quality Into the Filipinos, as a a chemist and a "red" shareholder:

result of inter-marriage. for the holder of gift shares) CONDITIONS IN ISLANDS and was partially remunerated

These contributions had result- Tracing the intercourse between ed in mutual benents to both. thereby, without having

sub-the two countries during the last peoples, who for six centuries had scribed to the capital, was partner in the legal sense of the how the Filipinos had regained and friendship....

six centuries, Mr. Lee described been bound by ties of goodwill word and, therefore, entitled to their treedom without rebellion or partnership account; and that as even asking for it, and gave his son Young, the Chinese Consul- He paid a tribute to Mr. Kwang- the whole stock and credits listeners an untainted picture of General, for maintaining unity the business exceeded $1,000, the conditions in the Islands today. among the various sections of the Vagabond Rotary Meeting held at At the bi-weekly meeting of the action was not within the juris-He said that the Chinese Filipino-Chinese communities, whose main Cafe de Chine yesterday afternoon diction of the Bummary Court:*:

Association was best known in contention is in vieing with each Mr. E. X. Wu spoke on conditions trade and agriculture, COLONY HEALTH

other in raising patriotic funds in the South, while Mr. J. P. Shea The Chinese had contributed In conclusion he said that gave an amusing talk on his trip Four cases of small-pox (two largely to the agricultural deve-Manila is a wonderful place for a to Chungking. from

Victoria and two from Kowlopment of the country; in fact, short holiday, an ancient city in Me, Edward Bhim was in the loon), thirty-seven cases of tuber- the whole economic life of the a modern setting, with find motor chair, fam culosia, two cases of enteric fever, Philippines had been permeated roads everywhere, and the people two cases of cerebro-spinal fever by the Chinese and Chinese busi-are extremely hospitable, and one case each of diphtheria,ness investments there today ex- acarlet fever, chicken pox and ceeded one hundred-million pesos dysentery were notified to the (US, $50,000,000) which represent- Health Department on Feb. 14 led 80 per cent. of the total in- vestments in commerce and in- TRAFFIC OFFENCES [dustry. Pleading guilty through a letter,

BANKING PROGRESS

CHINESE ART ON FANS

The Hon. Secretary, Mr. Y. T. Tsang," and the Hon. Treasurer, Mr. Omnar Lao, were re-elected to their respective poata for the en- suing year

The third annual exhibition of B. R. Iranee, of No. 1. Kennedy Chinese art on fans which will be Road, was fined $5 by Mr. EL G continued today and tomorrow, Sheldon at the Central Court yes- R. De W Waller, of the 20th In banking, the Chinese were began yesterday at the Fong Ping | terday" for driving = az in & Heavy Battery R.A., was fined $5 second only to the British, who Shan Library. Mr. Ho Tak, former closed road on January 17. For by Mr. H. G. Sheldon at the Cen-controlled 50 per cent of the in- Commander of the Folice Force in parking his car in the Pedder tral Court yesterday for driving vestments. Since the publication Canton made a short speech at Street car park Over the time

an appropriate of those figures, the Bank of Com- the opening. Prof. Hệu Ti-shan limit, D. O. Loncraine, of D. Ges- "licence In Queen's Road : Central: munications had opened a branch thanked the speaker and welcomed tetner and Company, was fined

in Manila and this would probably those present.

a car without

on Jan 10,

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