1931-06-05 — Page 11

THE

HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 1931.

OBITUARY.

QUEEN'S CINEMA BLDG. SOLD.

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THE DEATH OF EX-KING OF THE HEDJAZ.

Jerusalem, June 4. Ex-King Hussein, father of King Feisul and the Emir Abduluk, died this morning in Amman.

Hussein co-operated brilliantly with the Allies against the Turks in the Great War. and in 1916 he proclaimed at Mecen the indepen- dence of Arabia. He abdicated in 1924 when faced with a bid for power by Ibn Saud, the Sultan of Nejd, who was proclaimed King of the Hedjaz in 1926.

H.K. AMUSEMENTS.CO.

UNAFFECTED.

in-

A DIVIDEND OF EIGHT PER CENT, RECOMMENDED.

at the annual meeting:

The following is the report of the Director of the Peak Tramways Co., One of the biggest local pro-Ltd., to be presented to shareholders perty deals in recent years, volving a sum of $1,200,000, was concluded, when the Queen's Theatre Building, in Queen's Rond Central, owned by Mr. Ma Taui-chiu, was sold to Mr. Chan Fu-cheung, of the Yin Nien Chin- ese Investment Co. Ltd.

The Company owns many valu- able building lute in Connaught Road Central, and in addition manages the lak Hai Tung Hotel and Restaurant and the Shanghai Fire and Marine Insurance Com- be-pany.

Jussein was seriously ill, and took refuge in Cyprus, but went lo Amman when his condition eame worse.--Renter.

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Press

Inc,

contract wjf k the Hongkong

The Directors now beg to submit to you their Roport and Statement of Accounts for the year ended 30th April, 1931.

The Net Profit for the

twelve months, after da- ducting Directors' Fees and General Managers' Remuneration, and mak- Ing provision for Do. preciation amounts to ..$ 40,783,41 To which has to be added

the Balance brought for ward from last account.

Making available for appro-

priation

15,000.72

.3 56,883.13

The Directors recommend that the amount available for distribution viz; $66,883.13 be allocated as follows: Paya Dividend of 85% on 25,000 shares fully paid

20,000,00

up

Pay & Dividend of 8 on 60,000 shares 30.00 paid

un

merount

20,000,00

15,883,11

$65,683.13

Anissements Company, by which the latter pays a rehtal of about

Directors. Mr. J. Scott Jaraton re- $9,000 ¿l month. will not expire for some years, said Mr. Chan signed from the Board on leaving the Fu-chrung.

Mr. Chan added that Colony and Mr. M. II. Turner was in- as the building was built only sixvited to fill the vacancy.

In accordance with Rute 95 (a) of years ago the Directors of the the Articles of Association, the present Yin Mien investment Company members, Sir Robert Ho Tung, Sir had no scheme in their mind other Elly Kadoorie, Mr. A. B. Stewart, than letting it as a cinema house. Hon. Mr. C. Gordon Mackie and Mr. The Queen's Theatre Bullding M. II. Turner retire, but being eligible, consists of a total area of 11,400 offer themselves for re-election.

valua-

πετσωπία Auditora.-The square feet and a recent

Lowe, Bingham andited by MeasIB, the

and Matthews and Messrs. Linslend and Davis, who offer themselves for

were

Owner's Intention. Hussein Ibu Aif, es-King of the

Interview by Fedjaz, belonged to the Hashimites,

presentative yesterday after Lynch of the ea that traces its

the son, the TR!W owner of descent from Mahomet. Born in

Queen's Theatre Building said Constantinople in 1856, he went in

that his company was interested 1861 61 Mecen where he was 10-

only in investment

conae structed in Arabian fore, and then as young man joined the suite ofquently, would continue to lease the building to the Hongkong his three neles who in turn held

Emirate of Mecca. In 1895 Amusements Co. Ltd, as long as And Carry Forward to next

the latter desired. The

present when he took action against an enir belonging to a different branch of the family, he was banished to Constantinople, but in 1908 was himself chosen as Emir. of lecca. He opposed the policy of the Young Turks and gradually became the protagonist of Arab independence,

After the entry of Turkey into the world-war be allied himself with Britain and on June 5, 1918, declared the Hedjnz independent of Turkey. He sent troups to aid Bri- tain in the Palestine campaign and on June 21, 1917, assumed the title tion of the milding, made by of Klag of Arabin, although Eag-architects. land only recognised him as Klug $1,150,000. Assuming that the of the Hfedja. On Jan. 21, 1918, fand is worth $70 per square foot, he pledged obedience to the Sul-the land would be worth about tan at Coustantinople as Caliph. $800,000 and to this has to be Although he signed the Peer added the value of the theatre Treaty, he protested against Syrin, building, which has seating BC- Palestine, Trarjordania and Iraq commolation for about 1,200. being withdrawn from his BWAY. but at the same time received from Britain a yearly pension of £400,000, After the Turkish Nas

The election of officials for the tional Assembly had abolished the ese land investment, company, of Chinese Guneral Clumber of Com- Caliphate un March 3, 1924, he which Messrs. Mu Tsul-chiu and meree for the coming year has caused himself to be proclaimed So Shek-chung and other wealthy again liven postponed on account Caliph, but this

not Chinese were the directors. On of a protest lodged by one of the universally approved among the

the completion of this building members, Mr. Ho lu, who objects Arabs. It resulted in Ibn Saud, Pedder Buildings, the Queen's in the use of chops by some of the Emir of Nejd, the lender of the Theatre property was bought by Chinese Arms which are members Wahabis, who resented Hussein's Mr. Ma Tsui-chit who opened the of the Chamber taking part in the

laim to the title of King of Arabia, Queen's Theatre which was then

election. upposing him. Moreover Husseinander Chinese management. after long hesitation entured into an agreement with England which wounded the national pride of the

Arabs.

step

Was

value በ

Building's History.

The Building was constructedl some seven years ago by a Chin-i

taken

of the

Coronet

re-election.

CHINESE CHAMBER.

MEMBER OBJECTS TO THE USE OF CHOPS.

Mr. Ho, who was elected among

The Queen's Theatre under Mr. Ma Tani-chiu lasted for about acthers to examine the votes, points year, when the management was out that firms taking part in the over by the Hongkong election should have responsible Ibn Saud therefore marched | Amusements Company on the persons to sign for their votes.

It is considered possible that upon Mecca, which felt un Oct. 14, Felosing down

the Chamber will revise the pre 1924, and besieged Jeddah. Before Theatre.

Hent system of voting. this, however, in view of the feeling against him ILussein lind abdicated in favour of his son Ali and fled to feddah under the protection of British warships, There he embarked in a yacht in which he cruised in the Red Sea to await the result of the campaign which Ali was waging against the Wahabis. This proved unsur- cessful and Ali had to abdicute in his turn, leaving Ibn Saud in pos- sension of the Hedjaz.

mortgage his lands in Egypt to Baron F. de Mennace and Sheikh MR. PHILIP SNOWDEN. Kamel Herfat, two Egyptian financiers, to wipe out debts in that country amounting to £130.- FULLY RECOVERED FROM HIS 000. Hussein also denied that he had had a quarrel with Egypt and said he was content to await the verdlet of history.

In addition to Ali, born in 1873, Hussein had three sons, Abdullah Hussein was allowed to settle in (born in 1882) Emir of Transjor- Cyprus, from which in 1926 he sent dania. Feisal (born in 1898) who a letter to a London weekly paper in 1921 was proclaimed King of denying that he had an unwise and Iraq, and Said, born in 1807. fatal jealousy of the power of Nejd Ex-King Hussein was reported or that he bad carried “a great to have died last November, but the treasure" into exile. He declared report was subsequently correct that on the contrary he had to ed.)

RECENT RELAPSE.

London, June 4. The Chancellor of the Exche quer, Mr. Philip Snowden, hus now sufficiently recovered from his setback in health, following over- work after his recent operation, to return to his full duties.

He attended the usual weekly | Cabinet meeting yesterday, and to-day intends to take his place in the House of Commons.-- British Wireless.

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