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THIS AFTERNOON'S VICEROY'S POLICY REALTY AND TRUST

RACING.

PRESIDENT HALL FOR THE AGGREGATE STAKES.

"RINGTAIL'S" CHOICES.

been Much ingenuity has displayed by the officials of the Hongkong Jockey Club in tram- Ing the race card for this after. noon's meeting at the Valley,

-The Aggregate 'Stakes is the

OF PATIENCE.

· MISUNDERSTOOD BY CONGRESS.

INSTRUCTIONS TO PROVINCE COMMITTEES.

COMPANY.

SATISFACTORY REPORT AT

- THE ANNUAL MEETING.

RESERVE AUGMENTED.

A satisfactory state of affairs was revealed at the annual general meeting of the Honkong Realty and Trust Co., Ltd., held at Exchange Building this morning,

event of the afternoon and should GANDHI SPURRED ON. when reference was made to the

result in a win for Mr. Ho Kom- tong's President Hall, which won the Derby last year.

There be a big attendance, and as the weather looks promising some good racing should be scen. My selections are as follows:

1st Race,

1 Chesapeake Bay,

2 Winsome Stag.

3 Picalili.

1 Osiris.

2nd Race.

2 Snaefell,

3 What's Yours?

3rd Race.

1 Christmas Chimes.

2 Four Clubs.

3 Little Thunder.

4th Race.

I President Hall,

2 Royal Flush.

3 Fair Sport.

5th Race.

1 Witty Stag. 2 Empress Hall. - 3 Abel.

6th Race.

1 Sunloch.

2 Movanagher.

3 Catalun.

7th Ruce.

1 Mr. Heard's Mount. 2 Zephyr.

3 Sunning.

8th Race.

1 Misty Eve.

2 King's Colour.

3 On Third.

9th Race.

10-Moon.

2 Huntington.

3 Christmas Belle.

10th Race.

1 Armony.

2 The Ape.

+

3 Cream Cracker.

fact that the amount now stand- ing at the credit of Reserve is $240,000..

ex-

Ahmedabad, Mar. 21. Civil disobedience will be car- Mr. E. M. Raymond presided. ried out all over India imme- and in addressing shareholders, diately Gandhi gives the word, he said: think that the balance sheet and acounts as presented, according to speakers at a meet-

taken in conjunction with

the ing held to-day of the Working amplifying remarks thereon, ap Committee of the All-India Con- pearing in the Directors Report gress. The Congress appeared show comprehensively the finan to be very pleased with the re cial position of the Company as on suit of Gandhi's efforts hitherto 31st December, 1929, and in those After some discussion a resolu- circumstances there is no need for tion WAS unanimously passed, me to enter into detailed congratulating Gandhi and his planation in connexion therewith, followers in Gujerat on the The proat for the year under success of their pilgrimage, and review including the sum of authorising all Provincial Con- $11,057.23 brought forward from gress Committees to undertake the.. preceding year and civil disobedience, concentrating after setting aside $28,752.71 as far as possible on breaking the for depreciation, amounted to salt laws, when Gandhi has reach- $166,427.05. Deducting therefrom ed his destination, broken the salt the interim dividend declared on laws and given the word.

29th July, 1929, and absorbing $60,000, an amount of $106,427,66 remains, which your Directors re- commend be opportioned as follows: To pay a final dividend of 30 cents por share, $60,000; to transfer to General Reserve, $40,000: to carry forward to new account, $6,427.65; and I trust that this allocation will meet with the approval of share- holders, more particularly as the augmentation of the Reserve by the amount I have just stated, will have the effect of bringing the amount standing to the credit of that account up to $240,000.

In the event of the arrest of Gandhi prior to the completion of his march, the Provinces will be free to start civil disobedience immediately.

The Working Committee als passed a resolution disaffiliating the American Branch of the Indian National Congress on the ground that "the office-bearers of the Branch carry on public propa- ganda against the declared policy of the Congress."

A Comparison.

The jubilation of the All-India The Company's properties, both Congress compares curiously with central and residentia! have been the attitude of the Government of well maintained and I am pleased India, which has issued a semi- to be able to state that same have official statement on the present been fully occupied during the situation, summarised as follows: year under review.

The end of the first week of Gandhi's march has not produced any corresponding movement else- where,

The Nationalists in Bengal are split into two factions.

Burma is indifferent to Indian) politics, and the riot at Rangoon on the opening of the trial of Sen Gupta originated among Indiana,

All is quict in Behar and Assam. The movement in Madras is limited.to Andhra, where Gandhi's lieutenant, Venkatapays, may organise a local resistance move- Bennevis ment.

An amended notification states that the Ben Line s.s.

is due here from Manila on 25th instant.

the

There is a different picture in Bombay Presidency, owing inter elia to the unrest among mill hands and railwaymen generating a spirit of defiance of authority. The main force of Gandhi's movement is confined to Gujerat.

The summons taken out by Mrs, J. R. Soares against her Husband for maintenance was again ad- journed by Mr. Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday The Government has not ham- afternoon, Mr. Leo d'Almada for pered Gandhi, apparently feeling the defence intimating that he that a policy of patience and firm and Mr. J. T. Prior for the pro- ness will eventually tire his fol- secution agreed for the hearing to lowers. The Government in this be adjourned for a fortnight. is supported by the Indians in the

.

Assembly, who, although not pre- pared to come out openly as pro- Government, are anxious that Gandhi shall fail, because failure will strengthen the hands of the supporters of Dominion Status at the round table conference.

Nevertheless, Gandhi's move- ment raises the question whether the Government salt monopoly is justified, and the Government is awaiting a report by the Tariff Board before deciding whether to Field to the demand by members of the Assembly to modify its salt laws. In the meantime the Goy- ernment has been able to defeat the amendment in the Assembly demanding the abolition of the salt monopoly.

It is expected that the Govern ment's policy will result in the restoration of a calmer atmos-

here by the end of July, and en- able preparations to be made-for the round table conference. Reuter.

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