1933-03-10 — Page 7

ARMY-NAVY

ESTIMATES

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strated last year, when a convoy of four vehicles, namely a 30 owl. Crossley six-wheeler, n 30 cut. Cominer four-wheeler lorry, a 15 cwt Morris commercial van an a Riley Nine motor-cary travelled, from Cairo to Juba, near the Uganda border, 2,900 miles in 20 consecutive days.

The return journey by another route was equally successful

Experiments had been going on for many years regarding the Royal Tank Corps, and it has now been de, cided that light and medium tanks should be employed in combina- tion. Tank battalions had been reorganised on that basis.

NAVAL DEVELOPMENTS. Interesting developments re-

Admiralty, Sir Ballon Evres-Mon-

HÖNGKONG TELEGRAPH.

FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1933.

COMPANY REPORT.

H.K. TELEPHONE COMPANY'S ALLOCATION OF PROFITS

The report of the Directors of the J.K. Telephone Company, Ltd., to be presented at the eighth ordinary yearly meeting on Wednesday, March 22, at 11.30 am.. states:

The Directors beg to submit their ended 31st report for the year December, 1932. credit of profit and

The balance at

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loss account for the year ended the 31st December, 1932 (including the of $63,840.00 brought forward AUM O from

the previous year), amounted to $909,676:47. After charging

874.89 for depreciation and effetime.

RADIO BROADCAST

SCHNEIDER TRIO AT

THE STUDIO ·

From Z. B. W; en wave length of 358 motres (k/c.). "

4.30-7 p.m. Chinese programme 7-10.30 p.m. European programme. 7-7.18 p.m. Concert Waltzes, Girls from Baden (Kamzak).. Game of Kisses (Rizzi).

Wine,

Victoria Orchestra. V-50037!-

(Strauss)...

Above is seen the French training cruiser, Jeanne d'Arc, in Hongkong Koscs of the South (Strauss).

barbour. She leaves on continuation of her tour to-morrow.

HUSBAND'S STORY

SPARY MANTENANCE CASE CONTINUES

arms bebind.

Regarding the cancellation of her passage to England by the liner Ranpura on April 8, witness denied that the reason for cancellation was because she was going to mest, a

UN

of an interim dividend of 4%, absorb

$164,000.00, there remains the mum of 469,801.58, which the Board recommend be appropriated as follows: To payment of a final dividend of 50' cls. per share on Old Fully Paid-up shares (making 100%

for the year)$

of a final To payment

dividend of 51% cts. per share

New Fully Pald-up shares ᎢᎴ transfer to

general reserve (bringing same up to $375,000) .....

nccount

On

Carry forward to

next

84.000.00

-184,500.00

50,000.00

160,301.58

corded by the First Lord of the That he had cancelled his wife's Mr. Davis, a serviceman, at Home, sell, in presenting the Navy Esti-passage Home early this year, on "The reason is because my husband mates of £53.570,000, included the information received from various has not got the money to send me

people, and that she had made ar-Home with," said Mrs. Spary. following:-

A Friend's Advice. All submarines have now heen rangements to meet a certain ser viceman in England, was a state- equipped with Davis Submarinement made by Mr. Austin Spary, The witness agreed with Mr. Lo giving evidence on his own behalf that one afternoon the defendant before Mr. Schofield in the Central arrived home and found a Mr.

$ 468,801.58|| Police Court yesterday afternoon, Wright, of the Customs, having He was ad- at the third hearing of his wife's tea with her.

Directors. Consequent on the re claim for maintenance.

vising her not to be foolish to go

to ill-health, the Board appointed Mr. Explaining his alleged attempt Home to meet the serviceman assignation of Mr. R.. G. Shewan, owing

Shields a

his to commit suicide by gassing, Mr.she bad two children and a home. Spary said that he decided, to scare she did not say in the presence of appointment requires your confrina- Svife us she had been taunting Mr. Wright that she was going onder Article No. 165 of Company's him by saying it would be better home to enjoy herself with Mr. if he were dead. "It had the de Davis. The latter was engaged to Articles of Association, the Hon. Mr. R. H. Kotowall, C.M.G., LLD. and sired effect. My wife stayed in be married in June. for a few nights after that," he

Mr. J. Scott Harston retire by rota- tion, but being eligible, offer them stated.

selves for re-election.

Mr. Horace Lo, who is appearing for the defence, asked leave to recall Mrs., Spary...

Mr. D. B. Evans objected on a technical ground.

agree.

witness stand.

By Mr. Lo.-Is it not a fact that it was as a result of that conversa tion that your husband cancelled your passage?-No.

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Extraordinary

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mecting will be held on

An extraordinary gerang. of the Company Wednesday, March 22, 11.45 am. or so..soon thereafter as the Annual General meeting of the Company shall have been concluded when the subjoined resolution will be proposed

extraordinary

ary resolution: as an

"100.

That the Articles of Association be altered so that the following Article shall be substituted for existing Article 100 viz

viz: The Directors, other than Director, shall be paid Managing the Mar

their by way of remuneration for services the sum of $3.000 per annum Director. Such in respect of ench

deemed to remuneration shall Bocure de die in dien

diem.

and

Chicago Symphony Orch. D1452. 7.18 p.m.

Closing Local Stock Quotations, Selected London and New York Stock Quotations, etc.

7.30-7.50 p.m. From the Studio. Jazz Selections on the Ukulele by Mr-8.25

L. T. Hendy

p.m.

Varicis.

8 p.m. (Local Time and Weather Report) Song-Falling in Love Again. Gracie Ficks (Comedienne). B3592. Cornet Solo-My Heaven of Love.

Del Staigers. E3687. Song-Peace of Mind.

Gene Austin (Tenor). BS201. Organ Solo- I Had a Talking

Picture. Reginald Foort. 83324..

Song Mammy is Genc.

Paul Robeson (Pass). B3603. Humorous Song What Archibald

Says," Goes.

Gracie Fields. B3532. Orchestral-Italian Airs

International Novelty Orch. B3667. Vocal Trio-There's Room in my

Heart-Walter Glynne, Sydney Coltham and George Baker. B3201. Organ Solo-A Little Kiss Each

Morning.

Reginald Foort. 38324. Song-High Water."

Paul Robeson (Bass)." B3663. 8.25-8.50 p.m. A Concert. Plano Solo-Etude in C Minor

(Chopin).

Piano Solo-Etude in G Major,

(Chopin)

корти

Igance Jan Paderewski. 1367. Song-Waiata Maori (Hi). Song-A Maori Slumber Song

(Te Rangi Pal).

Frances Alda (Sepraño). 1330. Violin Solo-Songs my Mother.

Taught Me. Violin Solo-Slavonie Danco, No. 17

(Dvorak-Kreisler).

Friti Kreisler. 1414. Song-Thinkin of Mary (Bennett). Song Columbino's Garden (Berlv). |" Walter Glynne (Tenor). 33106. 8.50-9.20 p.m. Musical Comedy, Selections from "Funny Face." Selections from "Good News,"

Auditors. The accounts for the year under review have been audited Witnces admitted that her hus-by Messrs. Lowe, Bingham and band had told her of the cancella-Matthews, who are eligible and offer tion of her passage, but even then themselves for re-election. Mr. Lo said he felt sure that Mr. she was surprised to hear of it at Evans would agree that it was the P. and O. Offices in February. desirable to have all the facts and She did not. believe him. because allegations placed before the Court. he had threatened often to cancel

His Worship Yes, Mr. Lo. I her passage.

Witness admitted she went to tea Mrs. Spary then entered the dances three or four times with a gentleman and a lady friend. She Mr. Lo-You remember you had never been with a man alone. have denied having made friends She had signed chits but that was with the servicemen and that you when in the company of a lady. Wedding Ring Taken Off only danged with them sometimes when you were asked by them to do Ms. Spary admitted she had so and you could not very well. re-taken off her wedding ring and had fuse. Quite right.

refused to wear it. Pressed by Policeman and Warder. Mr. Lo for an explanation, she could Do you remember one evening given none. She stated when she about the middle of last year you went to get the ring back it was were seen in the company of two gone. Her busband had taken it men and a woman at the entrance and lost the article. That of your matrimonial home and on what he had told her. escape apparatus.

seeing your husband coming in, a Replying to Mr. Evans, the wit-ing a report of the proceedings of the Special escape hatches and in-ricksha, you and your friends ran ness admitted that if she had gone dicator buoys are being fitted to away?--They never ran away be- with a gentleman he would have all submarines.

cause my husband came.

signed the chits or paid the money. Trials of a boiler of a new ex- Were those two gentlemen ser- His Worship (smilingly)-If he press type have been satisfactor- vicenich? No. One was a police- is a gentleman!

Mr. Evans-Always

four times, but had not been under lly carried out and will be con-man and one was a warder, as far tinued under service conditions fa as I can remember.

that, of course, your Worship.

the influence of drink during the H.M.S. "Guardian."

Do you remember your husband Defendant's Evidence.

weck. Oil fuel produced from British tackled you on the subject and In the witness box, Mr. Austin

Speaking of the assault on his coal by low temperature, carboni-naked you for an explanations?-Spary said he was a first class wife after the Chinese dinner, Mr. aation is being tried in a number] There was nothing to explain. verseer in the P.W.D. and had Spary said he did not strangle her. of ships.

Did your husband ask you to been in the Government service for She did not struggle and the amah Fifteen capital ships and cruis-explain No..

eight years. He was previously in was not called in. She was in a Do you know a Mr. Seal?—I met the Für East with the Army. He very sulky mood at the dinner and ers are now fitted with catapults

him at the dances,?

was at present living with his two said she had been insulted. for aircraft.-British Wireleas.

She Have you ever been seen in the children at 41, Nathan Road. company of Mr.

The Davin ascape apparatus, with which all British submarines have now been equipped.

ANGLO-DANISH TRADE

STEPS TO CORRECT ADVERSE BALANCE

London, Mar. 9.

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Was

A further CARLEMAVUNDTy general

meeting of the

will be

held

at the same place on Monday, April 10, at noon, for the purpose of receiv- above mentioned meeting and firming, if thought fit, as a special resolution the above mentioned re- Aolution.

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con-

Victor Arden-Phil Ohman and Their Orchestra, 35918, The Maid of the Mountains

Selection.

The London Palladium Orch. C1881. Vocal Gems-Wake Up and Dream." Vocal Gems"Mister Cindora."

Light Opera Company. C1065. Selection-Lido Lady,

Savoy Orpheans, C1310. All recorda in the above European "programmes are kindly supplied by

Messrs. S. Moutrio and Co,

Pro-

9.20-10.30 provided

P.tz. Classical BEAMNG. Complan Overture. (Beethoven).

Willem Mengelberg and his Concert. gebouw Orchestrx. FROM THE STUDIO, Mozart's Trio on C Major played by the Schneider Trio.

Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 4 in

A Major Opus. 96 performed by La Seals Orchestra of Milan conducted M-119.

Seal?-No, I In reply to his solicitor, "defen. refused to tell him who insulted her by Ettore Peniz kindly loaned. by

or what the man had said... On only danced with him.

dant said the cause of the dissen- returning home, he lost his temper Have you been in his company tion between his wife and himself and alapped his wife. at about six o'clock in the evenings in 1931 was because she had made

Dances Not Approved.. -No.

the acquaintance of an Argil's Referring to the incident at the Did your husband speak to you wife. People told him at the time dance hall, the witness said that about having the arms of two ser- that his wife and the lady were he had asked his wife not to go to vicemen around you? asked Mr. interested in two servicemen. His certain dances in the Colony. He Lo.

wife attended whist drives at

approved of her attending a dance Mrs. Spary explained that the Stonecutters and returned in the on a certain Friday night. She car in which she was riding at the early hours of the morning. In a promised it would be the last dance On behalf of the Board of Trade time was a very narrow one, and mild way he pointed out to her she would go to without him.

her husband drove. She sat in that he did not approve.. it was stated in the House of Com-the back between two servicemen. It was untrue, he said, that he mona that the total value of mer-

of the bad been in the habit of drinking. chandise imported into the United Owing to the narrowness Kingdom in 1932 from Denmarkar they would have to put their In 1930 he had been drunk three or was £40,556,327, while United Kingdom exports to Denmark dur ing the same year amounted to £9,860,499,

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DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF

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10.30 p.m. Rugby Press News. 10.13 p.m. Close Down.

The Studio Programme may, on any day be interrupted between 6.30 and 7p.m. for a relay from Daventry, if reception of the latter happens to be good.

MICE MEET THE SCIENTISTS

FAMILY AT ROYAL INSTITUTION

Professor J. B. S. Haldane

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The following day she asked per mission to take the children to Stanley for the week-end. He con- sented. On returning home from the K. C. C. that night he found a letter ia which his wife stated that she had gone to a dance, WHERE PAGAN PHILOSOPHY HAS

At the monthly meeting of the Becoming annoyed he went to When asked what steps the FAILED, CHRISTIAN PHILOSOPHY Chinese Chamber of Commerce yes-the dance hall. He did not go in Government were taking to cor WILL CHEER US UP THROUGHOUT kerday afternoon, it was decided to but passed part of the time away in brought a family of black and rect this adverse balance, the GUR MORTAL LIVES.

continue to make its annual donation, the R. E. Sergeants' Meas where he white mice from Cambridge to of $1,000 th the H.K. University. played anooker and had a few London to be "introduced” Parliamentary Secretary to the

drinke. He entered the dance hall members of the Roval Institution. Board, of Trade said the Govern- An Old Alleynian dinner will be The committee and members of the as his wife was about to leave, i The mice responded to the hon- ment were conducting trade nego held on Monday, 20th March, at Institution of Engineers and Ship He went up to her and took hold of our by staving still just line ea- tiations with Denmark for the pur-18 p.m. at the Hongkong Hotel builders of Hongkong have jasued pose. He added that this very Those interested should communicate invitations to a dinner to be held in her arm. A lady interrupted and ough to refute a view which Pro- which fessor Haldane said must have great discrepancy was consider with Mr. S. E., Edgar, 9 Queen's the rooms of the Institution on Fri- during the conversation

followed ably less than for the year 1930- Road Central,

day, March 24.

he was knocked un-, been held implicitly by Darwin.. "conscious. 31.-British Wireless.

The sensational thing about Lee Yue-tin, n contractors woman Mr. Trinidad E. Lacayo, the local Replying further. Mr. Spary ad- coolic, was injured yesterday through Consul for Nicaragua, is going on mitted he threw his wife's clothes these mice, he said, was that they slipping off a plank while carrying leave for about four months, depart out to the landing, but immediately were different, although their FINE TO CLOUDY.

characteristics had a load of earth to an upper stage of ing to-day, and during his absence instructed the amah to retrieve hereditary a building being constructed at. Wing Mr. Federico A. Xavier will be in them.

been made identical by prolonged The anticyclone has moved into Hing Street. She was admitted to charge of the Consulate.

Regarding the gassing incident, inbreeding. The binck and white the Sen of Japan and weakened the Government Civil Hospital.

witnees said it was not true that pattern differed in its proportions considerably. Another anticyclone of considerable intensity has Lau Pak-kwan, employed at the at St. Paul's Institution, the French he repeatedly asked for the key to in each case, and these differences

been were not hereditable. developed to the north-west of Wanchai Fire Station, has reported Convent School, will take place on the bathroom after it had Shantung. Fresh monsoon will to the police that he knocked down Tuesday, March 21, at 4.30 p.m. Mrs. locked by the amah.

They were a population, Pro- prevail over the China coast and woman, Chang Kam, with his A. R. Wellington, wife of the Diree Replying further, Mr. Spary said fessor Haldane explained, which the Northern China Sea. Local motor-cycle in Pokfulam Road yes-tor of Medical and Sanitary Services, that since their marriage. his wife could not he influenced by selee.

terday, while swerving to avoid a has, consented to present the prizes, had told him that whenever she tion, which was. forecast: N. E. wlads, fresh; man who had get into his way. The

needed money, sho would ask for fine to cloudy.

...victim, who is 78 years of age, is During Wednesday, six cases of it. He had arranged, to pay bills Darwin never contemplated in his

now at the Government Civil Hospit-small-pox, one of diphtheria and three incurred by his wife for articles great theory. al with leg injuries.

of meningitis (one imported) were which he had approved of.

Emphasising the importance of. reported to the local Medical Officer

During the six weeks that his much "nure lines," he said · that A picture which could well have of Health. Of the small-pax cases; mother-in-law, Mrs. Want, stayed many historical results could only tre yesterday, between a Hongkong been more widely advertised, "The Munn morg from Kowloon, one from

Hot Heiress shown in the current Shaukiwen and two from the Victoria with him in 1932, he was never be obtained when the effects of

drunk once. He stayed home heredity could be eliminated, nearly every evening, constructing

One unexpected result which a gramophone.

He admitted swearing at the had been disclosed in the case of complainant, but she had sworn as a pure line of guinea-pigs was that the number of tees' on, any

A enllision occurred in Quren'i Road Central, near the Central Then-

Hotel bus. Now 624. and a ricksha

The annual distribution of prizes

vy going in the peme diretion with it bill at the Queen's, holds many a good district.

The impact was slight; and no-one laugh. It is the leve-story of

of a

was injured.

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riveller and en. heiress, and just to At the general meeting of the lustraia, that there is.nl Hongkong University Engineering harmony in everything, even in the Society to-night, Prof. W. Faid, B.

thing that

At Tuesday's meeting of the long racket by fron and steel structurale, will deliver his presidential ad- much at him. kong Rotary Club, Mr. G. B. Gifford operations, the rivetter in love istress on "The Thermionic Valve Prior to adjourning the case to given animal was connected with Hull, Resident Engineer..on the Shing seed striking a regular eymphony The meeting will be held in Rohm K March 17, Mr. Lo stated, that the the age of its mother. This wa Mun works construction scheme, with the instrumrat he wields. Ben of the University Main Building, defence would be calling about tea not heredity, but something to do will give "A Few Observations on Lyon and Una Munson, perform exommencing at 8.30

p.m. All in- witnesses,

with environment. Dams."

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KING'S THEATRE

Commencing To-morrow.

TEN PEOPLE...

TEN MILLIONS..

AND A MILLION TO EACH TO DO.

WITH AS THEY PLEASED!

What Did They Do? What Would YOU Do... With a Million?

Drama Mighty as Its Cast!... Probing All Human Passion-Greed, Love, Hate, Laughter!

GARY COOPER

GEORGE RAFT

WYNNE GIBSON CHARLES LAUGHTON

· JACK OAKIE

FRANCES DEE

I HAD A MILLION

CHARLIE RNGOLES ALISON SKIPWORTH

W. C. FIELDS MARY BOLAND

Garamount Picture

ROSCOE KARNS MAY ROBSon

GENE RAYMOND LUCIEN LITTLEFIELD

RICHARD BEUNEN

DIRECTED BY Ernst Lubitsch,

Norman Taurog,

Stephen Roberts,

Norman McLeod,

James Cruze,

William A. Seiter, H. Bruce Hum- berstone.