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MACAO ELECTRIC.

PROGRESS

SATISFACTORY YEAR REPORTED

DIVIDEND OF $1.50

A net profit on the year's working, after providing for de- preciation, of $164,588.57 was reported at the annual meeting of the Macao 'Eléctric Lighting Co., Ltd., held at the offices of Messrs. Lowe, Bingham and Matthews, Mercantile Bank Building, this morning.

There were present:-Mr. F. J. Gellion (chairman), Messra. H. P. Bailey and Wong Wu-chip (Directors), Mr. G. N. Tina00 (representing the Secretaries) and the following shareholders: Mears, A. B. Raworth, G. II. Potts and T. B. Wilson.

The Chairman addressed the meeting us follow:-Gentlemen:-- With your permission, I will take the report and accounts as bating been read.

The net

profit for the year, after providing for depreciation is $164,588.57 and with the sum of

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 1934.

Summer pulă

stop to this.

and this.

and this.

But it does seem

a

pity to stop the Hunt!

NO BASIS FOR CHARGES

U.S. NAVAL BASE IN MEXICO

CASE

(Special to "Telegraph")

AS CANARD

(Special to "Talograph")

$83,079,01 brought forward from MELLON INCOME TAX QUEST STORY DENIED 1932 account, we have a total of $247,667.58 for appropriation and with this we propose-lo pay a dividend of $1.50 per share on 90,000 shares absorbing $136,000.- 90; to pay to the Macau Authorities 5 per cent on the dividend pald out

Art. per

15 of the Extension Contract. that a $6,- 760.00; and to carry forwart 1034 accounts $185,917.68,

2129

REDUCED NET PROFIT.

to

The reduced net profit for the year 1982 is due to the following (1) 1993 was the first full year we operated under the reduced rates (2) due to the general depression that

RADIO BROADCAST

TO-DAY'S BROADCAST.

SELECTIONS BY THE MUSIC MAKERS

From ZDW on a wavelength of 366 metres.

4.30-7.30 p.m. Chinese Programme, 6-6.15 p.mi Children's Studio Concert.

7.30-10.30 p.m.. European Pro-

gramme.

7,30-8 13.m.

An Operatic Pro- Framme. Overture "Prince Igor" (Borodin).

Symphony Orchestra Conducted by Albert Conten. Vocal Duet "Pagliacej" (Why have

you taught me?) (Leoncavallo). Rosetta Pampasini and Gino Vanelli. Fantasia The Bartered Bride"

(Smetana arr. Feiras).

Symphony Orchestra conducted by Clemens Schmalstich. Song "La Boheme"Your Tiny

Hand is Frozen (Puccini).

Heddle Nash (Tenor). 8 p.m. Local Time and Weather 8.03-8.35 p.m. Quintet in E Flat (Schumann Op. 44)

for Planoforte and Strings.

Ossip Gabrilowitsch (Pianoforte) and the Flonzaley Quartet. lat Movement-Allegra Brillante. End Movement-in modo d'una

Marcia, 3rd Movement-Scherzo molto

vivace. 4th Movement-Allegro in non

troppo. Pelite Suite De Concert (S. Coleridge 8.35-9 p.m. Light Orchestral Musle. Taylor).

APPEAL AGAINST Report

GAMBLING FINE

DISMISSED AT SUPREME COURT

An aprent before the Full

Court,

coraprising Mr. May Justice P. Jucks, was brought Mexico City, May 8.

this morning Uy

Lel Pin, basker, of 21. Hillier The American questioned regarding the report Mercer Street, against a $50 fine Ambassador, and Tang Man, broker, of 16, Street, that the United States has been imposed on each of them at the the Magdalena Bay as a couling mon gaming house at 21, filler sking permission in Mexico to Police Court for keeping a com- base for the United States Navy, Street, on March 1. denied categorically that the United States had made any such request-United Press.

(By Totograph, Copyriuni, Telegraphio Afro- (By Telegraph. Copyrighe. Telegraphic Me

Ordinance, anges

Neesterd May sagen Ordinance, 19.08 3.m.

ANDI. Haeived 2. 0.01 0.7.) Pittsburg, May R. in returning a "No Bill" in the indictment against

Andrew Mr. Mellan, the Grand Jury foreman stated that they found no basis

whatever for the Government In conte tax charges against Mr. Mellon.--United Press.

Kester's Washington corres pondent anys that an announcement issued by the Attorney-General. Mr. existed during Homer S. Cummings, states that the whole year little new business there will be no further criminal was blainable and

for the same reason there was a marked proceedings against Mr. Melion in endeavour to economize on electric connection with the

service, in spite of reduced rates, by A large number of our con- Somers (3) In the Jncreased depreciations which 1 will mention later and to neveral non-recurring expenses in connection with the renewal of contract.

Taking these fhets into conai- sideration, I am sure you will astroe with

sr that the results are very satisfactory,

With regard to the increased depreciations I previously referre to, in view of the fact that the negotiations

with the Macao

Authorities

for the extension

of our Concessionary Contract to

the year 1966 had

been satis-

case.

income

tax

COTTON, WHEAT AND SILVER LATEST NEW YORK

QUOTATIONS

Mears. Swan, Culbertson and Fritz have received the following quotations on the New York cotton and whent and silver exchanges for yesterday,

Cutton

May 7. Close

July

October

factorily concluded, your Directors December

decided to increase the

annual depreciation

fur

rate of January plant, March mains and building, also to Spot

transfer the sum

of $400,000.00

from the General Reserve. Account

to Depreciation Reserve Accounts

covering plant. mains, buildings, May

Stores and materials, also to write July

off proportionately the value of the September concession amounting to $0,000.00

annually.

The units sold were over 3

millions, an increase over 1832. May

The total number

of consumers

connected increased very slightly.

Our

GENERATING SETS.

new G. E. Generating

11.20 11.

11.-19.

1160

11.68

11.TH

11.15

Chicago Wheat.

May Close

-

Nt

8234

BRITISH EXPORTS TO DENMARK

SOME IMPROVEMENT SHOWN

London, May 8. Replying to a Parliamentary question regarding the Anglo- Danish trade agreement, which came into operation last June, the Secretary for Overseas Trade, Colonel Colville, and in the nine months ending 31st March. British May H. Closing

exports to Denmark amounted lo Bongo

£9,220,000, compared with £7,981, 000 in the 11.30-11.33

corresponding period 11.48-11.49 last year. 11.08-11.63

|

Appellants were tried with `a number of other men and were sentenced by Mr. Balfour, Police Magistrate.

La Siesta (Barcarolle) (Norton. Marche Joyeuse (Chabrier-niebe), New Queen's lin Light Orchestra. New Light Symphony Orchestra. arr. Lotter),

The Palladium Orchestra conducted by Richard Green. 9-9.30 p.m. From the Stadi. Selections by the Music Makers, 9.30-10 p.m. Musical Comedy. Voent Gema "Peggy Ann"

(Rodgers).

"Light Opera Company. Selection "The Love, Enco"

(Clarke).

Mr. R. C. H. Lim, instructed by Russ & Co.. appeared for appelVocal GemsWhoopee" (Kahn). Innls, and Mr. J. A. Fraser, Assistant Attorney General, In structed by

Mr. H. K. Holmes, Crown Soifcitor, represented the Crown,

LEGAL GROUNDS.

Counsel announced that apart from a preliminary polat on be half of Tang, the case of the two defendants would be identical and he would conduct them together. The appeal grounds.

New Mayfair. Orchestra.

Selection-"Mother of Pearl"

Light Opera Company. (0. Straus).

New Mayfair Orchestra. Vecal Gems"No No Nanette"

(Youniang).

Light Opera Company. Vocal Gems "Rose Marie" (Friml).

Light. Opera Company. Pox Trot-Don't Blame Me,

10-10.30 p.m. Dance Music. Fox Trot-lere You Come with Love. Fox Trot-The Sun is Round the

was on purely legalFox Trol-Sweet Lorraine.

Fox Trot-Doin' The Updown

Corner.

Lowdown.

concerned his application, to the

The preliminary point for Tang Fox Trot-You're Gonna Lotor Gal. Magistrate to state a case. The Fox Trot-Oceana of Time Magistrate raised the question: The adverse trade figure, he whether it was lawful to slute Waltz-Unless, 11.75-11-27 sted, was still about £20,000,000, ease in the absence of a signed

("Mr. Whittington"). Fox TrotFaint Harmony. 11.80-11.80

but was decreasing British Wire-application to this effect from the 11.00-101 11.05

Icas.

10.30 p.m. Rugby Mid-Day Presa 10.35.p.m.--Close Down,

Cher

Appellant. -- May H.~~~

Counsel submitted that if the Closing

application was put forward by Range

A butcher, Wa Hoi, who was ad appellant's legal representative. 88857mitted to the Government Civil flose then it was 2-11-8-1

pital yesterday with a cat in his right. As regards the general appeal, it a good application. leg, is said to have come by birould be 8476-84 injury through slipping on a knife

two grounds--Whe nt the abattoir at Kennedy Town.proved before the premises could a previous user must be be held to be open, kept or used as common gaming house: and 15.00-15.05 whether direet evidence of sus 16.70-15.00picion that the premises were be 45.85--15.90 10.02-46.02 ing so used was necessary before | March

$5.00

10.39-40.92 Section 11 of the Ordinance could Total sales for the day:-

be applied. 7,400,000 025. 10,460,000 azs, 16 Contracts) (418 Contracts)

84

Windpeg Wheat

May 7. Close

May R.

Closing

Rango

66%

60 60% duly

July

074

70%-70% September

October

G87

71-717

December

4.07 44.18 $4.55

Silver

Janry

44.70

May 7.

May H.

Close

13.90

-Sets are giving entire satisfuction May

and have proved the anticipated

reduction in generation costs, this

and the fact that our high tension fines are now underground will reduce operating costs in the,

Closing Rango 44.26-44.25

DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF

WHAT WE HAVE IN US OF THE

future. The new Station is now IMAGE OF GOD

The offices of the French Consulate completed and our new 14 panel TAUTH AND JUSTICE-Demosthenes, to-morrow, owing to the Feast of the IS THE LOVE OF at Alexandra Building will be closed Switchboard was put into service in December last,

Ascension, During October

and rends

to those localities.

I

La

over

NOT APPLICABLE.

the

warrant is not

New

CONTRACT BRIDGE

TOURNEY

RESULTS OF SECOND ROUND

of the contract bridge tournament The results of the second round are as follows:

Mrs. C. H. Bradley and Mrs. P. Younghusband beat Pay, Cdr. Bayley Jones and Mrs. Henderson, F. Mesara, Shields and. Jones bent Mrs. M. Simon and Mrs. F. H. Tyaon.

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Mrs. A. W. Hayward and Mr. E. M. Dr. and Mrs. K. W, Chaun beat Raymond.

Bussell beat Messrs. H. B. Joseph and M. N. Rakusen.

Messrs. D, C. Dunham and R. E.

Messra. F. W. Edge and P.

A, Uzuri hent Cons. Il. C. Legge Younghusband beat Messrs. P. Abesser and Cheung U-pai.

Messrs. R. C. Danenberg and L. and Capt. T. II. R. Rigga.

Mr. and Mrs. Ho K beat Mrs. Keary and Mrs. Withington.

Politi beat Mrs. Williamson Bed Messrs. D. Judah and M. E. Mrs. L. Bryan

Mr. Lim said the premises were entered by police on a warrant on March 1, and money and cards tenant of the first floor, where the were found on the table. Tho party was found, was Lef Pin and he was alleged to be conducting Struck heavily in the side, by un

the proceedings with the assistance We started empty earth truck at the Aberdeen: laying the underground cable and Reservoir works. a workmen. Wan the Ascension, to-morrow the local evidence of previous gaming there, On the cension of the Feast of of Pang Man. There was no completed this work last month, Moon, is new lying at the Government offices of the French a total of about 10,000 yards being Civil Hospital in a critical condition. General in Alexandra Building will suspicion (which was not proffered Consulate and in the absence of evidence of inid, there remains about 1,000

be closed Tor the day, yards of aerial lines over reclaimed this morning for allowing a bamboo Summoned before Mr. Macfadyen

at the lower Court) the Section ground, which will

but to fall inte Shelley Street to the dan- in the Grill Room of the Hongkong "I submit that the Magistrate

A lecture in English will be held was made, could not apply.

under which the warrant to enter underground, when lond velops

do-ger of the public, a Chinese woman Hotel on 23rd May (Wednesday) at who issues are completed was aned three dollars.

Inspector 5.30 p.m. The speaker will be Mr. Brennan stated that no one was in E. Bacci, who will take as his subvery particular because the case am pleased to say that the jured, results of the first quarters work-

ject "Some Remarks On Fascism."

BD will Ing for this

Sanitary Inspector Clark prosecuted year showed a Cheung Po, chief tenant of No. 8

Magistrate be tried by another

anfd Mr. Lim. considerable increase

Mfr. BW. Tape, Resident Scere- Mr. Justice MacGregor:—Do corresponding quarter of last year. Mr. Ifamilton in the Central Police pany of Canada, leaves by the Sanr person who lays the information Leung Fong, ground flour, before tary of the Sun Life Assurance Cunt you go further and say that the I now propose that the report Court this morning, for failing to ruecken on long leave, accompanied is not very particular? and statement of accounts for the notify the Medical Offeer of Health by Mrs. Wong Tape. They will visit year ending December 31, 1933, of a

Mr. Lim-lfe may not be, your case of small-pox. A fine of England, where Mr. Tape's son, Lordship. If any Tom, Dick, or Lo adopted and when this has been $26, or one month's hard labour was Erie, is continuing his studies. They Harry hos

Mesare. A. V. Baker and L, A.. secondled, I shall be piensed to imposed,

will be away six months.

a grudge against a Tobias bent Messrs. Ellis Joseph answor any question you

Teraon, he can lay information and R. Pearce. desire to ask.

Seven caser of small.pox with Chau lu, of New Village, Aberdeen,|

and get thist person charged. six dentha, five-cases of typhoid with vas summoned before Mr. Hamilton authorities on the legal proposi-beat Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Stanton. Seconding the motion Mr. G. H.

Counsel then proceeded to quote Potts sald

three deaths, two cases of diphtheria, the Central Magistracy this mom- have listened to one case of relapslug fever, sevening, for having in his possession two your remarke and am very pleased cases of meningitis with threo deaths, shot uns without a licence from the to hear the very satisfactory re-

Mr. Fraser replied, and two cars of animal rabies and 49 Hon. I. G. P. Sub-Inay. Arnitt said appeals were dismissed sults you are obtaining with the

deaths from tuberculosis were re. the original owner had given the guns costs.. now machinery. It is

ported to the local health authorities to the defendant and after he died very Antis- fying to the shareholders to know each of small-pox and typhold were $5 was imposed.

last week. On Monday one case the defendant kept them. A Bing of thinga are progressing.

The motion was

also reported. Mr. Golllon proposed and Mr.

Claiming to have been born in The following forthcoming, mar-longkong when he was first brought The T. B. Wilson seconded the re-ringes nro announced:-Mr. Ng Hong-before the Kowloon Court on a charge election of Mr. H. P. Bailey, which, clerk, of 40, South Wall Rond, of returning from banishment. Tsang was carried unanimously.

Kowloon City, an Miss Goh Ching- Sang adhered to his story when he Mr. Tinson proposed the

sunng, of 17, South Wall Road, Kow-nado another appearance before bir. election of Messrs. Lowe, Bingham Aimarlo, clerk, of 20, Ship Street, ho was given an opportunity, he could roloon City; Mr. Clementino Antonio Wynne-Jones this morning, Although, & Matthews as auditors for the and Milan Margaret The, of the same not produce any witnesses to sub- ensuing year. This was seconded address; Mr. Wong Ka-tung, clerk, atantinto his story, however, by Mr. A. B. Raworth and carried of 1, Pollinger Street, and Miss Lau conclusion of the police evidence, de- Unanimously.

Mo-wan, teacher, of 80, Fok Wing fendant was committed to the next

Criminal Bosstons for trial.

carried.

may

Street, Shamshulpo.

At the

tions,

ANNOUNCEMENT.

the with

Mesara. M. David and J. Edgar

Messrs, Chiu Po-hang and Yip Ying-chua beat F. C. Barry and W. Paterson.

Messrs. D. A. O'Kieffo and W. L. McKenzie bent Mrs. Fordham and Capt. H. Marshall.

wedding of Dr. T. Z. Bau, of the Kwong Wah Hospital, and Miss Kwan You Hing will be solem-

Messra, C. Tacchi nised at the Hop Yat Church, No. Groon beat Messrs. M. H. Lo and and D. S.. 2 Bonham Roail, at 3 p.m. en Horace Lo.. Saturday, May 12, 1934. No. formal Invitations

Menara. C. D. D'Almeida and L.

and af. W. Lo D. da Silva beat Messrs. M. K.

Owing to the Bank Holiday, the Are being fourth round of the tournament and issued, but all friends will be the first round of the Consolation, cordially welcome to the ceremony will be played on Tuesday, 22nd at the Church and afterwards to the raception in the Roof Garden, instant, Inaiend of Monday, 21st Hongkong. Hotal

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LOCAL ESTATES

PROBATE AND LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION

On District, who died on October 21, 1932. Letters of administration have been granted to Wong Kit- fong, of 050, Shanghai Street.

Tong Han-man, shroff, of Ho-

nam, wlio died on December 18, Local estate of $59,500 was left probate of which has been granted 1933, left local estate of $14,900, by James Johnston Brown, oto Tong Kon-shi, concubine, of Porthcawl, Glamorgan, who died 31, D'Aguilar Stroot.

Elizabeth

Gardner

Francisco

D'Azevedo,

on May 27, 1933. Mr. G. G, N. Tinsuti, solicitor for the lawful. Jona altornoy, hna been granted leave purser, of 11, Mosque Gardone, to seal a copy of probate of tho died at the Canosea Hospital on will,

September 23, 1933, leaving, 811- 300. Probate of the will has been Kirkland granted to the widow, Mária Galland, widow, of Broadstalra, Glyceria D'Azevedo, of the same Kent, left local estate provi alonably sworn under $19,200. She

address. died on May 1, 1932. Mr. G. G. N. Tinson has been granted leave to village, Honam, died on

Chan Wing-aing, of Yiu Kal seal a certified copy of probate of 5, 1935, leaving local estate of March the will and two codicile,

85,600, leitors of administration left local estate of $33,000 when

Lam Chiu, of 1 Hau Wo Street, Chan Wa, of 18, Stanley Street.

which have been granted to

ho died on January 27, 1932, Chung Cheung-ahu, building Lettora of Administration havo contractor, of 742, Nathan Rond baan granted to Lam Tin-shi; died on Marolt 6, 1004, leaving widow, of the same address, local estate of $5,000. Lettore of Local estate of $21,100 was loft administration. have been granted by Wong Kin-m, retired marto Chung Chan-shi, widow, of the chant of Sha Tau Kok Market, Po same address.

to

Ako plan when

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