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STYLES

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THE

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and

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Go To

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THE

HONGKONG

LANE, CRAWFORD'S

PROGRESS

Continued from Page 7.1

TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 1932.

depreciation on the Company's property, Exchange Building and

DRUNKEN BATH STEWARD

DISTURBANCE ON WHARF

of

a

COMPANY REPORT.

MÂNUFACTURERS LİFE CO'S

STEADY PROGRESS,

The forty-fifth annual report of the Manufacturers Life Insurance, Com- 31, 1931, shows a record of stendy pany for the year ending December progress.

The total assets of the Company

A disturbance on the President 16 Burrows Street, in similar to Lincoln a few days ago led to the Inat year's figure. Bakery and cold storage plant have

been Appearanée

bath-room written down by a very reasonable steward at the Kowloon Magia amounted to $116,527,218, an in- amount. Furniture and fittings, tracy this morning. before Air.crease of six and a half million dollars restaurant utensils, etc. have been Francer, on charges of being drunk mount G$46,480,008 was invested in ever the previous year. Of this depreciated in accordance with and disorderly and of assault. the policy of previous years. The

Inspector Elston stated that the glocks of the Company, as valued President Lincoln very urgently police were summoned to the by management, have been preciated where necessary.

de-

BETTER CASH POSITION, The ensh position, you will notice, is considerably Improved. This year we show a credit balance of $64,933.67 as compared with an averdraft of $221,640,43 Inst year: Returning to 'the proposed allocation, I would state that your Directors consider the placing

Government, Government Guaranteed, Bunicipal, Public Utility and other real estate comprised G$34,400,320. bonds. First morgtages on approved and when they got to the wharf Preferred and common stocks amount. they found the defendant stand-ed to G$2,500,648, of which G$1,711,- ing there brandishing a chopper,

902 was invested within the last two He was not attacking anybody

years. All securities were valued an with it.

76 conservative basin, the value at Asked to go the station, which they are held in the balance he refused and had to be taken sheet being less than the value de- there forcibly.

termined by the Dominion Depart

24

re-

5

OUR BRITISH CROSSWORDS

124

134

£23

In

36

Астона

The new insurance issued amount. ed to G$76,597,820, n decreano comparison with 1930 of less than 70. The total Insurance in Force amounted to G$642,449,548. Record Payments,

etc..

Little conversations that are of litle importance if spolten through the centre.

<

6 A farmer's any be heavy

light, but those of convicts, are

Payments to policyholders and beneficiarles again constituted a re- Beneficiaries under death clans hiscord, amounting to G$14,348,903, ceived G$1,172,868, while payments to living policyholders for

intured policies, annuities, dividends, amounted le G$10,175,195.

The earnings of the Company con-

latter line tinted in be satisfactory, in addition le maintaining a reserve for dividends

policy-holders

10 Things are pretty hot in

runtry.

fendant was put out of the ship

it was later revealed that e-Insurance. because of being drunk, and the not to let him go back. He tried gangway watchman had orders of $150,000 to General Reserve to hard the ship, but was sound policy, as they are of the fused admittance, whereupon he opinion that it is desirable to attacked the watchman. augment the Company's reserve

Capt.

Burnett informier whenever possible. As a resultWorship that defendant had been of the transfer Our General

employed by the Company for Reserve will stand at two laklis.lt five years and bore a good

With regard to the dividend, the proposal this year is to pay ago.

character until about two works 30 cents per share on old shares,

Hi Worship imposed and a proportionate sum on new

of $10 or 14 days. shares. Regarding the bonus of 20 cents per share on old abares and proportionate amount on new stares, my remarks anent the result of the year's working will explain why your Board are in Cavour of this additional distri- bution. The bonus to staff, I feel sure, will meet with your approval. Our staff is a particularly hard working one, and it is to a great extent due to their efforts that was Road on are able to present such an ex-Government Civil Hospital Yester cellent report. think, gentle-day afternuID.

men, that satisfactorily explains the accounts before you.

space.

SHOPPING COMFORT.

The

or

One case of typhoid and one meningitis were mitified to the health authorities yesterday.

has

An elderly woman, In Hoi, who knocked down by a motor lorry in Des Voeux Road Central, near Hill

Monday, died at

the

After travelling about the For Bast for some time, two Indians. Mohamed Khan and Kinhad Basra, During the year, the lay-out of the main store was altered, and the Central Police Court this morning appeared before Mr. Wynne Jones al the mezzanine long extended in on charges of arriving in the Colony order to provide necessary extra without passports, The defendnuts, alterations have who had applied at the Guards proved very satisfactory, allows-Ofier for work, were ordered to be ing more room for displaying expelled. goods to the best advantage, and the increased space undoubtedly provides better shopping comfort.

The continund fluctuation of ex- change rates during the year

in- volved repeated adjustment of sell- ing prices, but am pleased to say that we were able to maintain very competitive quotations, We have strictly adhered to the principle of supplying only the best quality goods, and our reputation for being | Thoroughly, up to date has Licen maintained. In this connexion our Thanks are due to our buyers in

sustained by the Company by the death of Mr. Manak and also that of Mr. Scriven. I knew bath these gentlemen, nad from my personal experience of thein, can appreciate to the full what their loss to the Company must menn,

to

amounting

to

| G86,019,818 and a contingency reserve

9 Not really evidence, and if the didn' the former wouldn't.

of $500,000, the surplus of the Com-11 The neck of this hird je

any amounted to G$2,778,020.

right for the foli

The Company earned 6.22 on its 12 Creep.

invested Asselis, one of the highest 13 Clerical headgear. rates earned by any company in 1981.16 Foolish.

this

inst

The Company has plans to act 19 A famentas red-balred hunter. every need, and Mr. EJ, R. Mitchell, 20 "Golden Jagd" (two word anag.). the Manager for South Chinn, qualifted to advise or discuss insurance

ક્ય

without

the pulle problems of obligation or cost. The Bend Offer for South Ching is on the Second Bulding-Telephone

Flor, A.P.C. No. 20601,

CAPTAIN CLAIMS

DAMAGES

ALLEGED WRONGFUL

DISMISSAL

24 One of life's milestones,

So much in France and

1.

white sum here are equivalent in value.

The pain from this wound may be quite disproportionate to its

27

Work whose proportion may be seen at a glance.

31 This may be made by anyone without previous experience.

33 Most decidedly texa warm, 35 A mine is 34 Fences or birds.

in something mens to be famous. 38 Most questions are two.

that

Alleging wrongful dismissal,37 United States golfer who has Capt. R. Elvidge this morning

won the British Open Champion- ship on more than one ocension. Appeared before Mr. Justice Wood In the Supreme Court, claiming $1,000 damages from the Sze Yap Steamship Company,

Messrs.

Mr. D. B. Evans, instructed by Johnson, Stokes mind Master appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. E. S. C. Brooks, instruct- ed by Messrs. Hastings, Dennys defendunt Bowley, for the

I think the Directors and the and

various members of the Company's company, statt are to be heartily congratulat- According to his evidence, the ed upon the excellent results. ob plaintiff after his promotion from tained by the Company during the first mate to captain refused to past financial year, especially in sign the 3-1-hours' notice agree- | London. Paris, and New York.

view of the many difficulties they ment, demanded by the company, I should here like to refer to our

musi have had to encounter in claiming that three months' notice Manager and Secretary Mr. A. W.

these far from easy, days, and I am was right and proper for a master Brown. Mr. Brown joined the

sure it must be a source of extreme | mariner. Company in February 1921. and gratification to them, as also to the The company refused to accept took up secretarial duties in 1921.

shareholdera, that this old establish. (this and he received notice of dis- We have now appointed him theed and well known house his boen missal. Manager of the Company, and our

again placed on a dividend paying The evidence of plaintiff and confidence in him has bren more

basis, this conclusively demonstrat.the manager of the Szę Yap than justified. We know that the ing that "There's life in the old dog Steamship Company was heard excellent work he has put in there" and justifying the well known after which Mr. Brooks and Mr. past will be continued in the adage "An old dog for a hard Evans addressed the Court.

His Honour reserved judgment.

future. We congratulate Mr. Brown and his staff on the excel- lent year's working.

road,"

The motion Was unanimously adopted.

EXCHANGE RATES

1 now beg to formally propose

OTHER BUSINESS. that the report and accounts of the

On the motion of Mr. Li Tae- Company for the financial year end- fang, seconded by Mr. S. T. But-Paris,

29th February 1932 (including lin, Mr. J. P. Warren was the apportionment recommenedled elected to the Directorate. by the Directors as therein indicat appointment of Messrs. Linstead ed) as presented. be adopted, and and Davis as auditors, at a

It- The

Geneva. Berlin. Oslo Helsingfors. re- Athens

Shanghai

Now 1/81%

3554

Down

1 Good advice to those who wish

to rise in the world. This tree turns a mere man into a dignitary.

3 Shan't so there!

4 Faced by n wild beast, the scamp. becomes a low, mean wretch.

GA

mountain usually coupled with another it n proverbial ex- pressian. Urging on the wheels of pro- grean.

Spout.

The fox-bunter's clue.

14 After this it is at once.

15 What enthusiasts do at a Cap Final when their team wins.

17 Hanging's not too good for it. 16 Strengthened by the mere fact that the leather strap is strain-

ed.

121 Bookie.

23 Greatly annoyed.

25 Rotates round a pin.

261 tried hard-it often describes

# 82.

28 The best-known planet.

20 Imitating the sound of a flying

bullet.

If this German town were in England we should, if visiting it, go to eat.

32 Spell.

Yesterday's Solution. ||NSTANTERSBER-

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INSTANTANEUUSTY

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1 shall be oblisted if some share-muneration of $1,750, was moved Buenos Kires holder will kindly second such pro- by Mr. A. Nissim, seconded by pal. When this has been done, 1 Mr..0. F. Ribeiro sen., and New York.. shall be pleased to answer any ques-carried.

Amsterdam Lions Shareholders may wish to ask. The Chairman announced that | Vienna

dividend warranta were ready and Bucharest.

Madrid MR. HARSTON'S SPEECH.

could be obtained at the Com-

Hongkong. Seconding, Mr. J. Scott Harston pany's office.

Brussels.. said: I have much pleasure in Those present were the Hon. Milan seconding the Chairman's proposal | Mr. W. E. L. Shenton (Chairman), Prague in regard to the adoption of the re- Messrs. L. J. Davies and A. B. Stockholm. port and accounts of the Company Stewart (Directors), A W. Brown Copenhagen.

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(ahareholders).

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FRECKLES

AND OSCAR

HAVE BUILT

A SOFT COAL

FIRE IN

THEIR

CLUB HOUSE.....

THE SMOKE

AND GAS FROM THE FIRE

MADE THEM

DROWSY AND

SLEEPY.....

WHILE

BACK AT FRECKLES' HOUSE

POP WONDERS

WHERE HE CAN

BE.....

Poodle Senses Trou cle!"

·YOUR BROTHER HASHT BEEN HOME ALL DAY. WHAT DOES WE DO WITH · HIMSELF FOR SUCH

A LONG TIME?

AW, HE AN'OSSIG ARE OVER TO THE OODLES' CLUB HOUSE, I S'POSE........ GEE! I NEVER SAW. ANYBODY BO CRAZY ABOUT ANYTHING AS THEY ARE ABOUT THAT OLD SHANTY........I LIKE TO DO OTHER THINGS BESIDES HANS AROUN THERE ALLA TIME!!,

POODLE, THE HONORARY

MEMBER OF THE OODLES, TAKES A HOTION THAT HE'LL AMBLE OVER TO

THE CLUB...

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