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Company in October last, owing:

WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 1929.

a packed house was invariably the order of the day, but, Str, your aim now seems to be one economy in every direction,

Directors' Shares.

of

the

Own

Perhaps this is due to the fact to ill-health, and 1 am quite sure that the majority of the shares the best wishes of both the Direc-are in the hands of the Directors, tors and shareholders go with Mr. and therefore the greater *Ray in any new enterprise he may economy, the greater your take up in more healthy parts of profit, under the conditions under the world, As you know, Mr. which you gentlemen on the Board Ray was one of the founders of the are now operating as holders of Company, which was started upon the greater number of shares,

very small scale and he has given all his best to the,,sharehol ders..

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I now beg to propose the adop. tion of the report and account as presented and after this has been duly, seconded I shall be glad to answer, to the best of my ability, any questions shareholders 113y wish to put.

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Secunder's Speech.

Mr. Gubbay (interrupting):- You are wrong in that remark please that the majority of the shares are in the hands of the Directors. If you look at the list you will see it is wrong.

The Chairman:Please let Mr. Mancini speak. *.

Who is to Judge?

JUST TO HAND

IMPORTED FRESH FRUITS

AND VEGETABLES

INCLUDING-

Melons Casabas Plums Cabbage Cauliflower Celery Lettuce

A SELECTION OF PALETHORPE'S FAMOUS SPECIALITIES

INCLUDING

Sausages Pork Pies Polonies

ALSO:

Bloaters Kippers Haddocks

LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.

Provision Department.

Mr. Mancini cróntinstînje):—lf you have so much money to throw about, I respectfully suggest an improvement in the quality of some Mr. N. M. Currie, in seconding, of your orchestras, and belter said: Mr. Chairman and Gentle pintures all round. If you are pre- menin rising to second the re-parest to pay the price, there port and adoption of accounts for should be no reason why you can- the year ending 31st March, 1929. not accomplish this end, I would first of all like to take this opportunity at romplimenting the Directors on the very successful The Chairman:--How are you year's working, which enables going to judge a picture, whether them to place such a satisfactory It is a good one or a bad one? statement before their sharehold- Mr. Mancini replied he went by ers. In view of the fact that, those who continually patronised since the last annual general

The Chairman asked what about GIRLS BENEFIT UNDER meeting, the number of Tramps |

the Queen's Theatre? Didn't they!

BANKER'S WILL. stationed in Hongkong has been are bad ones, are they going to The Chairman said they could have to pay a high price? They | seriously depleted it is gratifying continue to see them?!

not alter the temperaments of had a monthly Foot to pay, and it to observe that the results for the The Chairman asked what pie- projde. One had to change the was not likely to be cheaper than year just completed so closely re-tures Mr. Mancini complained or, type of pictures occasionally, amble those for the previous and he replied he did not complain || Mr. Maneini:-That-is-qalte! Mr. Mancini then said he bad year, and I Think that these results about the Metro Goldwyn pictures right, but I think you must admit, nothing more to say. can be taken as a criterion of the but he had seen people go out of that some of your pictures are un

The Chairman: am afraid we progress which the Hongkong the cinema remarking that the insult, to one's intelligence to show can do nothing better for you than Amusements, Lid, continue to picture showri was an insult to Them at all.

one intelligence. There, was The Chaingan:-1 am no judge! picture a short while ago, he be for pictures, but I am judge of box flieved was entitled "Strong Bey" foffice noceipts.

which he was not able to see him- self hut he did know for a fact

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the shows and their remarks, jont of the ample funds the Con "You must admit, if these pigtures pany had.

New Venture?

other sites.

LORD REVELSTOKE'S £2,492,000 ESTATE. Lonilon hospital and the per arent staff of Messrs. Baring Broa, and Co., the keras well as the Treasury--will beneat we are doing.

substantially under the will of the The Chairman, a few minutes late Tard Revelstoke, probate of Inter, referred to Mr. Mancini's which is expected to be granted remarks with reference to shares. shortly.

There were, said M. Backhouse, no The total amount of

While, in cipw of the somewhat substantial geofit again obtained during best year, we would all have naturally been netter pirased with a slightly increased dividend. 1 think, I am voicing the sentiments of the shareholders in stating that the conservative policy which the directors have devided on is to be thoroughly recommended, and no doula they have other ideas in it was shown bạt,` Mr.. Maneiti the road was going to be pulled The report and statement of aeg mind for which this excess profit contended, that was no reason why down and he maderstood it was counts were then put to the meet will be utilised, and which I feel the publie should have inflicted on possible that a cinema theatre îng and curried,,

will eventually benefit the them certain rubbish for which would be built there. If that wan exitin,hareholders at a subee-the Directors were not altogether , and the Company did not makej

responsible.

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quent date.

the

that people who had seen it walk- Mr. Mancini · replied the box more shares held at present by pecuniary legacies is over £500,- ed out of the

of the Company than 000, and it is anticipated that the theatre. He was office receipts did not go down bed Directors only going by their remarks in range the Company had a com- before and the Company was not, Treasury will receive over £1,000,- that ease. He quite understood petition and bad things all theic as Mr. Mancini had termed, under 000 in estate and legacy duties. The net personal estate (there is that the Directors did not always own way. He understol that the new management,

no real estate) so far as has been know what a picture was like until You Sang Pat building just across

ascertained up to the moment. amounts to £2,192,312,

Mr. Madeini:---Thank you.

Business Mullers,

point of getting first-class ple On the proposition of Mr. J. 5. I have now mish pleasure in The Chairman replied that if fates, then their position was go Gubbay, seconded by Mr. Le Conding the adoption of the re- there was anything wrong with the jing to weaken.

cheung, Messrs. J. M. Noronhal parts and Recounts for th year pictures the proper people to com. The Chairman said anybody, and to Shan-wan were re-elected

the tre in to the Board of Directors,

ending 1st March, 1929 as pre-pain to were the producers. Also could

eased.

if that was the mase, one world expect box slice receipts to |down but they did not gà down.

Shareholders Questions.

Mr. C. Masarini then asked :-- You may have made some reference.

No Competition.

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Hongkong and asked whether Mr. Mancini was claiming that the Messrs. Linsload and Davis.]

re Queen's Theatre had a monopoly? chartered accountants, were

Mr. Mancini:--You have auditors for the ensuing year at competition on this side. There a remuneration of $500, on the to the question before } wiht you 1 Mr. Mancini:- That is, because, was, he added, at the moment no proposition of Mr. C. Mancini could not hear, pwing to the noise you have no competition here. He place in such a good situation as seronded by Mr. J. E. Noronha. outside or the fruns, but you diave continued that the films complain, the Queen's Theatre. A cinema Director's supporting the Chair- an item in your Profit and Lossed of were not continuquely being in the new building on the site of man were Mr. J. S. Gubbay, Mr. de Arraunt of $13,777.12 representing | shown. It they were, then go-one Yee Sang Fat would, however, "be] M. Noronha, Mr. Ma Taj-chíu, Mr. Barcelors' emmission. This re- would go to the Queen's Theatie very suitable.

Ben Tu-cheung, Mr. Lo Shun-wan, prevous almuet (20) qui venit, of the at all: Plople went and did not f The Chairman rentarked that he Mr. Le Kan, with Mr. C. S. Hos working pralit, which seems to me know what they were going to see, jeuuld mention other sites.

selet terretary), Shareholders decidedly exressive. I should lik Mr. Mancini added that he Mr. Mancini replied that that present were. Mr. N. M. Currie to know how many permanent thought, they should serop some might be so, but probably the Mr. C. Mancini, Dr. C. M. Hoan now and what at those films, not infirt them on prices were so high as to prevent ley, Mr. 4. E. Noronha and Mr. are their salaries and commis the public, and pay for the file fit.

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Diretors have we

The Chairman referred to his specch and pe-read a passage relat in to the matter

Mr. Maachi then askeri :

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rash on current account. Why do you carry the enormou Sam of (8141,004 at presumably 2 per cent.

when pruun,

investments sanomat my $16,560 represent only 10 per ceût, of pong mences?

The Chairman replied March was the best mouth of the year, and the sum had an be then veg bng. It was ade them. temporal.

"Appalling Films,”

Mr. Mancini: Now. 'Sir,' venture fa perpirk last whatever ability might has been displayed | by you-elf and the Board of Diretong to bring about profits as shown in The balance het, we inve to thank the public principally for their generous suppræt; and you must not overlook their for- bearance for some of the appalling flour you have thought fit to show at times, even at the Queen's Theatre. Will things all our own way on this island, and $40 (37) - petition, there is utterly no reason why you should exhibit certain Fineulous Ans, which many others Poncur with n in Mying are absolutely an insult to one's in- telligenc Films of this sort Jabould be scrapped and never shown, even if we have to lose by it. I da net know what processi yon HI through Hetect your pictures, but if those responsible for this business continue to palm off their rub- bish on to us, then I say it la high time that you gentlemen on the Board took steps to remedy this defeet. If you cannot this effectively, then I should like to draw your attention to the fact that the high prices you charge for admission, and the huge pro- fits this Company has been able to produce, warrant funda being ket aside to scrap idiotic and old films,

do

When this Company was under Its former management, some ex- pensive Alma used to be shown, and the public supported us to the extent of paying increased prices. for admission, with the result that

About 180 members of the staff of Baring Brothers. will receive legacies under a clause in the A year's will which, bequeaths salary to each one of at least three years' service.

Included in this

her are a dozen messengers,

some of them over 60 years of age, and several girl clerks,

Nearly 40 retired members of

the staff also receive sums equal,

to one year's pension,

Pictures for the Nation, Hospitale

follows:

Will benefit 18

King Edward's Hospital Fund, £100,000,

Guy's Hospital, £50,000. St. Mary's Hospital Medical School, £25,000.

To the National Gallery, Lord Revelstoke, left five pictures by J. Van de Capelle, Canaletto, Guaidi, and Van Vlieger, and two by Hand and one by Chandler go te the National Portrait Gallery.

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