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CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

TUESDAY, MAY 8, 1928.

AGRICULTURAL SHOW. WEST POINT ECHOES.

STRONGER SUPPORT THIS

YEAR THAN LAST.

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CHINESE CHARGED WITH DEMANDING MONEY.

New That the forthcoming

When, a Chinese, 'clad in a long The report of the China Fire Insurance Company, Limited, for Territories Agricultural Show will gown, was charged before Major the presentation to the sharehol-receive stronger support than that. Willson at the Central Magia- ders at the fifty-ninth ordinary of last year was shown by the tracy yesterday afternoon, with meeting to be held on Friday. May large gathering at Mr. John A. demanding money with menaces Fraser's home last Saturday at the from a Chinese womnu and with 25, states:

1926 Account:-The balance of Committtee meeting. Apart from threatening to do her Injury unless Working Account on the 31st De-the good attendance, no fewer than she complied with his request, the cember, 1927, was $388,120.34 as eleven names have been added to Magistrate was asked by the do- the list of voluntary workers com-fence to read a deeper meaning per annoxed statement.

The Board recommends that aposed of village elders from the into the case than was suggested dividend of $9 per share and a various districts in the New Terri-by the prefunctory, nature of the

charges bonus dividend of $6 per share on tories.

The beautiful tablet awarded by Mr. Hin-shing Lo, who appeared 20.000 shares be paid to sharehol-. ders, absorbing $280,000, and that His Excellency, Sir Cecil Clementi, on behalf of the defendant, sug- the balance be carried forward to to the most successful winner of gested that the affair had resolved Underwriting Suspense Account the Show in 1927, was placed on itself into the question of past exhibition to the Committee. As relationship between the man and to close the Account for the year previously reported, the tablet will the woman. An ex-habitue of the 1926.

be kept at Taipo permanently, and West Point restaurant quarter, 1927 Account: The balance of the winners' names will be added she had known and lived with the Working Account on the 31st De-

defendant, despite the claim that year by year. cember, 1927, was $961,104.44. ns A Buggestion was made to re-she was now married to a Canton per annexed statement.

quest His Excellency to offer an-merchant as his concubine. Mr. The Board recommends that another prize for the coming Show, Lo now nought to disprove this interim dividend of $2 per share to be won outright in order to claim, and also to show, that the be paid to Shareholders, absorbing afford greater incentive to the ex-demand for money was one which was not unusual in view of the $10,000, and that the remainder hibitors.

At the next meeting on July 7, close intimacy of their relations. be carried forward.

Mr. Fraser will present a map That the woman now had seen fit Since the last general meeting, specially prepared to indicate the to trump up the charges was due the Hon. Mr. J. Owen Hughes various districts, and principal to a desire to displace him from

conceiving joined the Baurd and Mr. John A. market places, which will be help her favour Plummer, Mr. J. K. Bousfield, Mr. ful in enabling the Committee to warmer regard for the merchant, Much of the evidence given in L. J. Davick and Mr. D. O. Russell determine the distribution of prizos whom she called her husband.

in a way beyond dispute or cri- resigned from the board,

Court was of an unsavoury' charac- Mr. Arthur. Macgowan, Mr. W. ticism.

Since the Committee. met alter, but from the girl's evidence, it H. Bell, Mr. C. G. S. Mackie and

or so ago, about 335 appeared, that she was at one time one of the public Mr. W. L. Pattenden have joined month

packages of American cotton seeds an inmate of the board.

Directors.

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In accordance with the Articles have been distributed among the houses at West Point.

She described the defendant as of Association, Mr. T. G. Wesfarmers in the New Territories. and Mr. Arthur Macgowan retire. Thanks are due to Mr. Fung Kai-an individual well-known in the but offer themselves for re-elec-cheuk, one of the Committee, for quarter for his unruly behaviour. defraying the expense of importing After her marriage to her present these seeds. The experiment ap-husband, defendant-used-io Follow peats to have achieved some sucher about the streets, demanding money, and when the request was

tion.

RECENTLY ADDED TO THE CANTON FLEET.

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Auditors, Messrs. Lowe, Bingham and ceas. Matthews and Messrs. Linstead! In the course of the next fort-not acceded to, he struck her and und Davis, Charted Accountants, night, about 4,000 notices in Chi-generally made a nuisance of him- retire, but offer themselves for nexe, embodying details of the self.

The crucial incident happened re-election.

forthcoming Show, will be distri-

in the Empress Hotel, where fol- buted.

One of the interesting features lowing the receipt of a very [MODERN AEROPLANES. of last Saturday's Committee meet-threatening letter, he put in a per- ing was the discussion if improv-jsonal appearance and renewed his ing the raising of Chinese poultry importunities. He waved his arms and live stock in the New Terri-wildly about, spoke incoherently, tories. The Committee are at the land in his short jacket looked them considering practical a very different man from the res- The Canton Aviation Depart-moment

long ment Home time ago ordered a means of not only improving the pectable individual that he was number of new aeroplanes. These stock but also how to induce the now attempting to be in a

Fearing a misunderstanding. arrived last week and are now be furmers to avail themselves of jacket. ing transported to the aviation veterinary service which may be

con- the police and he was arrested. hangars for assembly, says the placed at their disposal. All these with fier husband, she phoned for

points will be thoroughly

Mr. Hin-shing Lo then embark- Canton Gazette.

sidered in the near future. It is reported that several

The Committee, Including Lady ed on a series of searching ques foreign aviators have also arrived 116 Tung, the Rev. H. R. Wells, tions in regard to her past career to assist in assembling and testing Mr. Fung Kei-cheyk, Mr. T. P. nnd the relationship in which she the now machines.

Tong, of the Compradore Depart- stond vis-a-via the defendant and

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Mr. Cheung Wal Cheung, Diree-ment of the Hongkong and Shang-the man whom she now called her tor of the Aviation Department,hai Bank, Mr. Ng Sing-chi, the husband; and being anticipated in .her was present when the first cases Chinese secretary, and Mr. J. seme of these remarks by the wit-

Bush, of Messrs. Yue Lee Yuen, Iness, he commented on were being opened.

These latest additions to the air and others, were the guests of Mr."sophistry.". squadron are of the latest design, and Mrs. Fraser at a ten party held and when assembled and in ger-after the "meeting. vice, will augment the strength | cousiderably.

PIANO RECITAL.

His

The case was adjourned. Worship, in response to an appli- ention from Mr. La, and in view of the evidence reduced the bail to $500:

Department orders now provide that practice.flights are to be made.

siderable understanding of techni regularly by the aviators attached BY MR. HARRY ORES PUPILS. to the station. This aims at im- A piano recital was given by the que in their contributions. On the proving and maintaining the high pupils of Mr. Harry Ore in the whole it was a thoroughly enjoyable standard of efficiency of the flyers. Cathedral Hall last evening, there recital, which reflected high credit Mr. Cheung Wal Cheung, with being present a large audiener who on the pupils, and on Mr. Ore as Mr. Cheung, last Friday made ajenjoyed a fong and diversified pro- their teacher.

Amongst those who took part in fight as an example to encourage gramme. the others to make frequent prac-1 Amongst the offerings were the musicale were the Miases Ethel tices.

selections from the better-known Bunker, Doreen Ma, Phoebe To, Mr. Chan ng Wan, Com German masters, with frequent Rosie Choy, Grace Ho Tung, Lei mander of Cheung Chau fort, and incursions into the lighter realm Wai Tauen, Daisy Ma, Albertina Mr. Wong, Department Chief of of music as represented by Kellog, d'Eca Remedios, Mary Ahwee, Military Headquarters, also flew, Chaminade, Debussy and others. Elizabeth Dunbar, and Mr. Donald on Friday.

Some of the pupils evinced con- Anderson.

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