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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1928.

MUSICIANS MEET.

SIR HENRY GOMPERTZ. DAIRY FARM NEWS

PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY'S - CHIEF JUSTICE'S IMPENDING

ANNUAL MEETING.

RETIREMENT.`

The annual meeting of members The Malay Mail ünderätande on of the Hongkong Philharmonic good authority that the present Society was held in the St. John's term of court will be the last to, Cathedral Hall last evening, the Hon, Mr. J. Owen Hughes prosidbe presided over by Sir Henry the Chairman said: The first quessing in the absence of the preal- Gompertz, Chief Justice of the tion you want to ask me is "When dent, Mr. C. E. H. Beavis. are we going to get our cheap.

bontine

F.M.S. His Lordship will be pro- leave prior to retirement from the ceeding Home in December on,

Bonch. Sir Henry will sail by the Naldera, on December 27: Tho Chief Justico went to the F.M.S. in November, 1925, from Hong- kong, where he was acting Chief Justice.

The chairman commented upon the Feduction. In thembership, Tra- When you buy shares. In a tin marking that 85 names had been company you are quite prepared to struck off the register on account wait a year before you get any of the failure of these members reaults. When you buy shares to pay their annual subscriptions In a rubber company you are He mentioned that there were, no willing to walt about six years doubt, several who had gone home before you expect a dividend,

on leave, but said that the commit- Before we can deliver cheap bon- tee wanted to Impress upon all the Born in 1867, Henry Hessey tine wo have also to wait a little desirability of paying subscriptions Johnson Gompertz came originally time, not because the bensine is before members left the Colony or to the Straits Settlements in 1890 not available it is not a mere resigned. matter of sonding, the money and

as a Cadet, and was first attached receiving the goods, it is a ques- The chairman appealed to thoto the office of the Colonial tion of preparation and organisa-members to persuade new comers Secretary. In 1893 he passed the tion. The preparation is the most to join the Society and referred final examination in Tie-Cha and dikult to settle.

to the enjoyment that the Society has been instrumental in accord- of Chinese, Penang. He passed in was appointed Assistant Protector Bonzine is shipped from Ing to the public of the Colony Cantonese in 1895, and in Hokkien America in cargo boats and, such being the case, the boats have to Mention was made of the pro- in 1897, and in that year left the call at various porta for unloading duction of "Merrio England", last Straits for Hongkong, where he and loading other cargoes, besides year and the chairman said that was appointed Assistant Re- benzine.

This will take some it reached quite the highest mark gistrar-General. While on leave at time. Then there are various ever attained by the Society,

Home In 1898-1899, he was called to formalities that must be complied

the Bar, and on returning to Hong. Notwithstanding the loss of akong filled several appointments with when the boats reach here, and also other formalities in con- little more than $100 on last year's on the legal side and was made a. noxion

with the landing and work, the Society had shown a Pulsne Judge in 1909. In the storage of benzine. We should balance in hand of $1,423.90, same year he became acting Chief have these preparations ready which the chairman thought, Justice, a position he held on no before we sond for our benzine could be taken as a healthy state less than five subsequent occasions from America.

of finances...

until his return to Malaya on his Appointment as Chief Justice of the F.M.S.

To Jasue a Prospectus,.. The next question is what pro- gress the Company has made.

Forthcoming Production.

Regarding the forthcoming pro- duction of "Tom Jones" the chair-

Sir Henry was knighted in 1926. IIfs departure will be a real loss to We have so far issued no appontan said that he need not make the judiclary, where His Lord- to the general public. We pro-

any comment on the production, ship's decisions have always been pose to issue a prospectus carly He understood from Mr. Harmon regarded as lucid, and eminently in October asking for subscrip-

that it had entailed considerable { just,' tions of $300,000 from the public. expenses and for this season it To date we have allotted 30,000 was necessary to obtain all the shares and have received applica-upport possible.

cations for a further 90,000 shares of $1 each. We have also re- ceived applications from under writers for 140,000 shares with which are included the 90,000 shares applied for.

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STRAITS BUDGET.

gentlemen would be 'necorded the support of all members during the

year.

The Socfely was fortunato In again having the services of Mr. W. H, Fitz-Earle as hen, musical director and also Mr. R. Davis, who had already made himself a name as a producer. He (the We only propose, to Import ben-chairman) trusted that these two zing to an amount of about 250,000 gallona monthly, much less than ten per cent. of the total imports. into Malaya. We will sell this. benzine to our shareholders firstly, and each shareholder will be pro- vided with a badge to affix to his car which will entitle him to his supply wherever he may be. We have to date appointed retail agents throughout Malaya, except ing the two States of Selangor and Perak, and we expect to arrange for these States shortly.

our

HEAVY FALLING OFF IN TRADE.

(Our Own Correspondent.).

Singapore, Oct. 8. The Colony's budget shows an It had been the custom of the estimated revenue for the current Society to make donations toyeur amounting to $35,000,000, un charity ench year, but owing to expenditure of $37,750,000 and « the heavy demands made on the surplus of $58,000,000. suciety's fands the committee could not, seld the chairman, re-months of the year, up to June 30, Trade returns for the first six comment och donations tils year, show a turnover of $1,023,000,000 but when they were in a position which is a decrease of $216,000,000 to do so, he was sure the Society as compared with the same period would not be found wanting.

of the year 1927.

The quantity of rubber decreased by 26,600 tons or nearly eighteen and a half per cent, while the value decreased $87,000,000, or forty-one per cent.

The chairman said that he had To Import Other Oils.

now to express the very deep re- In addition to benzine wo will gret at the resignation of their also import kerosene, motor lubri- President, Mr. Benvis. Ile (the cating oils and asphaltum, and we chairman), need not any very much fully expect to make from kero-with regard to Mr. Beavis' sene sales a greater profit than services not only дн the Pre- from benzine sales.

Bident but also GA One of secretary announced that at an ex- the oldest, if not We will have arranged

the oldest, traprdinary meeting it was de- storage facilities shortly and have member of the Society. He felt cided to produce "Tom Jones" dur- practically concluded temporary Aure that although Mr. Beavis ing the first part of the year and storage arrangements. We have would not at present net as their "Patience" during the second part. applied for pump sites in Singa-President he would still take the pore and elsewhere where we have toptest interest in their forthcom-

ing production. agents. In many places we will orect kiosks which will attract the¦‚'

New President, public.

The chairman announced with The Directora are confident great pleasure that Mr. W. W. from the support which they have Hornell would act as the President received from subscribers for the of the Society for the ensuing @hares and are grateful for the year. (applause). patience they, have shown so far. Every effort to land benzine here as soon as possible is being made.

BILL REPEALING MEASURE PASSED.

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The report and statement of ne- counts were proposed by the chair- man and cargled unanimously.

. The following officials were

Bofore the meeting closed Mr. Hornell thanked the Society for having elected him President. He said that when he was first ap- proached he was surprised as he was no great musician. He was however, willing to help the So- ciety, although he felt like a stranger within their midst. He hoped that the members would do their best to help him and he would do his best to help the So- cloty (applause).

Mr. D. M. Richards proposed a

RUBBER RESTRICTION. elected to serve for the coming vote of thanks to the chairman, yeur President, Mr. W. W. who in acknowledging the mem- Hornell; Hon. Musical Director, bera' appreciation of his services Mr. Fitz-Earle; Hon. Producer, in presiding at the meeting, said Mr. R. Davis; Hon. Secretary, Mr. that he could only repeat what T. V. Harmon; Hon. Treasurer, Mr. Hornell had said. When ask- Mr. R. Dormer; Committee, Mrs.ed to preside, he said he could A, M. Bowes-Smith, Mrs. L. C. F. not refuse. For the past twenty- Bellamy. Messrs, D. M. Richards five years or more he had derived And M. R. Bell.. •

the greatest of pleasure from the In regard to the forthcoming productions of the Philharmonic productions of the Society the Society,

(Our Own Correspondent.)

Singapore, Oct. 8, The Rubbor Restriction Repeal Bill has been passed.

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