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GIFFORD SENTENCED.

CONVICTED OF CONSPIRACY

TO DEFRAUD.

་

MONDAY, JUNE 10, 1929.

THE REPARATIONS. REPORT.

BRITAIN'S SHARE NOW REDUCED.

Paris, June 8,

2

WM. POWELL LTD.

REDUCTION OF CAPITAL

A WISE MOVE,

Mr. M. Manuk presided at tho Douglas Gifford, who was arrest- ed on charges of conspiracy to

annual meeting of Mesars, Wm. of defraud & married woman

The report of the Reparation Powell, Ltd., held in Exchange moncy, was on Saturday sentenced experts now issued consists of Building on Saturday, others to a term of three months' impri- nearly a hundred pages. It clear-present being Messrs. S. J. Jordain sonment by Mr. T. 3. Whyte Smith sets forth the complex plan for (Director), A. C.. Howell (Secre- tary), and E. M. Raymond, E. J. at the Kowloon Magistracy. The the final Reparation settlement. defendant, who in October Inst year, was ordered to sign a bond similar in connexion with offence, ne farther ordered to forfeit his bond of $200 or undergo a further two months' hard labour. Two Chiness who were brought before tho Magistrate with Gifford were also convicted of conspiracy and sentenced to two months' and one month's imprison ment respectively.

The

In regard to the international Ainsley, H. Hampton, A. W. Brown, H. J. Ribeiro, Leung Po- bank to be established with

toshan, and D. K. Kharas (share- of capital G$100,000,000 administer the Experts' plan the holders). report lays it down that the whole Chairman's Review. Bubscription shall be guaranteed of banks of the seven countries Addressing tho meeting the Since our last represented in the Experts' Com Chairman said:

be pany has been reconstructed in mitten. However, an amount not annual general meeting the Com exceeding $14,000,000 may

accordance with the proposals issued in other countries.

During the first 37 years of the mentioned in my speech at that three defondants were Experts' plan the German Govern- meeting.

You will notice from the Profit alternatively charged with dement must maintain with the bank manding money with menacos but

a non-interest bearing deposit not and Loss Account that we have this count was dropped.

exceeding 100,000,000 reichmarks.made a net loss of $44,289.57 on The report recommends that the the working and on the sale of Evidence was given by the! second and third defendants on plan should start at the end of the stocks, etc, of the departments Saturday that they merely asked present Dawes' year, the Dawes now closed down. In view of this the complainant for money 'n payments continuing in the meac-anticipated loss last year, your a reherve of payment of work done by the third while. The new plan includes 37 Directors created defendant in connexion with the annuities of an average value of $75,631.40, which reserve has now The been transferred to the credit of reichmarks, installation of certain electrical | 1,928,000,000

annuities are variable, rising Profit and Loss Account. fittings.

Judging by the result shown The allegations of the prosecu- from 1,707,000,000 relchmarks in

during the short time the Con tion were that the three defendants 1930 to 2,428,000,000 in 1905.

After that there is to be a gra-pany has been working on the new went to the complainant's house and under the pretext that they dual decline. The first 37 years basis, your Directors feel that the 'cover reparations and reduction of capital and the shut- were employes, of the. China Light will and Power Co., Gifford represent-debts to America and the last 21 ting down of the non-paying de ing himself the manager, years will cover debts to America partments was a wise move, and accused the woman of larceny of only. Britain's average share in the confidence placed by the share. electricity and demanded that they the first 37 years will be 409,000, holders in the proposals of the extraordinary meetings will be be paid a sum of money or they 000 reichmarks and for the last 21 directors at the last ordinary and would report the woman's conduct years 360,000,000.

Deliveries in kind will continue vindicated. to the Police.

for decade. beginning with

retchmarks 750,000,000

and diminishing to 300,000,000. Bri- Lain's share of this will range from 172,000,000 to 63,000,000 Reuter.

LEB

His Worship convicted the three defendants on the first charge, the second count being dropped.

A

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No Enthusiasm in Germany, Berlin, June 8.

A bond signed by Gifford for his own good behaviour for a period of twelve months dating from October last was produced to his Worship, who, addressing the defendants, said that he regarded The report of the Committee of Gifford as the worst of the three. Experts evokes no enthusiasm in He had been in trouble before, the Berlin Press, although it is evidently for a somewhat similar admitted that the report is a stop offence, posing to be something forward. The Varwaerts says that it shows the will to destroy Gar he was not,

many no longer prevails in the world..

you

war

Company's Stocks.

The stocks of the Company arc absolutely clean, and have, where necessary, been depreciated to re- placement cost.

During the financial year under review, Mr. R..L Bridger resign- ed from the directorate on leaving Your directors are the. Colony. indeed sorry to have lost Mr. Bridger's services, as his advies and counsel was at all times of great value to the Company.

I regret to state that your Secretary, Mr. Howell, has resign- ed his position, and leaves the Colony to return to England. Mr. lowell has served the Company faithfully and well, and your Directors are sorry to lose his ser-

A Dividend.

Your Directors propose to pay a dividend of 25 cents per share from the credit balance of Profit

to and Loss Account; absorbing

place $10,000 $10,500, to general reserve, and to carry for- ward to the credit of next year's account the balance, viz., $5,360.10. I now beg to propose that the report and accounts, as presented, be adopted.

"Honour Among Thieves."

The Democratic papers hope Continuing, his Worship sald that Gifford was a man who had pro- that Germany will not be urged to bably had educational advantages make payments for the whole 68 which the second and third defen-years to the full capital value of dants had not had. "One hears 135 milliards. The Vansische ex-vices. about honour among thieves, but pects that some day there will be a do not seem to have that "reasonable reduction" of doubtful virtue," said his Worship, debts, while the Tageblatt says has now regained referring to the incident when the Germany

His economic freedom, defendants were arrested, Worship reminded Gifford that he The Nationalial newspapers com- had pointed out the other two men ment billerly and speak of "hollow to the Sergeant and accused them promisea" contained in an agroc ment which is an "impossible of being the persons concerned.

The sentence in his case would piece of work" intended to satisfy be three months' imprisonment the Alliek "voracious" demands.

Reuter, and the bond to be enforced; failing payment of the $250 min- tioned in the bond, the defendant would go to prison for an extra from her, his Worship did

think he would have held that he two months..

had heen guilty of conspiracy, but Speaking to the second defen-he must have known that the first dant, his Worship said that he and second defendants had nothing seemed to have taken an exceed-to do with the China Light. He ingly active part in the fraud. must also have known, as he had He, it was, who did most of the installed fixtures, that the com-! accusing. He would go to prison plainant had not been stealing seconded by Mr. Hampton, Mr. for two months.

electricity. It was clear he was

not

The adoption of the Report and Accounts, having been duly pro- posed and seconded, I shall bo pleased to answer, to the best of my ability, any question share- holders may wish to ask.

Mr. E. M. Raymond seconded and the proposal was carried.

On the proposal of Mr. Ainaloy, Manuk was re-elected a Director for the ensuing year.

In the case of the third defen-in this conspiracy-conspiracy to

Mesara. Percy Smith, Seth and, dant, there was evidence that he blackmail, which might not be the had actually done some electrical worst form of blackmail but black-Fleming were re-elected nuditors work and but for the fact that he mall. was always a horrible crime. for the ensuing year, at a re- had taken the complainant to the He would be sentenced to one muneration of $250, on the pro- posal of Mr. Brown seconded by Mr. Ribeiro. kitchen and there demanded money month's hard labour.

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