THE HONG KONG TELEGRAPH
FIFTH ANNUAL
HONGKONG ́`TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 1935.
HONGKONG BREWERY
PROSPECTS
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NEGRO CONQUERS
MAN MOUNTAIN
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ducts by means of insurmountable was down for the count of three. tariff walls, and sucondly by the silver Louis came at him again and de- pulley of the United States, which has | livored a left to the head which raised our exchange to an entirely rocked Carnera, auother which
AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHIC artificial and abnermilly high level floored him. As Cariera Posu
COMPETITION
JUNE-AUGUST, 1935.
Valuable Prizes
IN ADDITION TO THE CÂMERA AND CASH PRIZES MESSRS. ILFORD, LIMITED, OF LONDON OFFER
TWO SILVer trophIES
TO WHAT ARE ADJUDGED THE TWO BEST ENTRIES IN THE COMPETITION, IRRESPECTIVE OF CLASS.
Commence Sending in Your Entries
SECTION 1
NOW
For the best Story-telling Picture
1st.-16 moi. Cine Kodak Model
K. 1.3.5. lena, complete withị carrying case.
(Donated by the Eastman Kodak Company)
Valuc $204.00 2nd. Rolleicord Phote-Automat Camera, complete with carrying case. (Donated
Haldecke
by Franke & in conjunction with Messrs. Melchers & Co.)
(Section 3 cont'd)
2nd
3rd Cash Prize Cash Prize
$20.00
$40.00
(Two Consolation Prthes "Rollelllex" Booka
SECTION 4
Views, Including Architecture
and one undreamed of when the Bre: Loula lashed him with more left wery project was initiated.
At that
the exchange was in the neighbourhooks, Carnera was dazed. When hood of In. Ed. When the umchinery was knocked down a fourth wan contracted for it. sterling, ex-time and attempted to rise, the change was still about the same level, referce intervened. but it derided-and I antal Suminary-Louis ferocious at the decision was not without its merits tack reduced Carnera to a pitiful that the wisest course would be to sight. His face and chest were smeared with blood from a gash
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leave the fixing of the excnimo in the corner of his mouth. After
As possite order to
in rink of fluctuation between the
being battered
long the
for five rounda, tine payment was made for the plant and the time operations commenced. Carnera went down four times in Unfortunately no sooner had this the sixth. He looked appealingly decision ren made than the silver towards the referee as though ho market and exchange, took a violent wanted the fight stopped, but he downward courge. Prople began to would not lie down, would not talk of a sixpenny dollar, with the give in. The referes finally acted result that the payment for the plant with half a minute left to the was covered t 11 almost the round.
Seventy thousands
Jowest raty
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soon after
of
ratu un record, for cane England's aharaonment of the spectators hailed Louis as another gold standard,
which automatically Jack Johnson-Reuter,
raised the rate to F, 3d. When we
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plained by the fact that the items Sundry Creditors and Bills payable. have been reduced by $125,447.25. while the value of stocks has increase by $165,106.03.1
rther, during 1934
were ready to commence marketing our beer locally the rate had risen to 1s. Ad., and today, thanks to Amorien, it is nearly two and one half times higher than the rats at which we paid for the plant. Export is now quite uite out of the question and the cheaper an additional 14 aluminium maturing dollar price of all imported beer has and fomenting tanks were installed. of course pressitated in his reduction of a capacity of 2,200 gallons each, n in our prices. Nobody could have
now bottle washing room with new foreseen these violent fluctuations, machinery was provided and a which were entirely Sue to outside in-
| concrete storage shed, fluences and world economic condi tions.
inst
new
ut
Pravision for depreciation $54.685.61 is a heavy item, especially for new reinforcet concrete buildings PREFERENCE QUESTION
and machinery and plant of this typ When I last addressed you we had which has a very long normal life. sono hope of the Government necard-
The figure high because it is based ing some measure of preference to the
on the expenditure on buildings when Brewery. So far from nebieving any
building custo were considerably success in this direction, we were at
greater than they are at present and ore time, thanks to exchninge, actually un the dollar cost of the machinery paying more duty than imported beer and plant at exchange 1119d. This anomaly hits heen adjusteų, but Considerable vecnoing was effected only to the extent we now pay the
year, but, in view of the Auditors' same duty as that paid by alipo-Report, it has been derided that more ters of beer and there seems little must be done in this direction as soon prospect of the Government arcordas possible. Among the economies ing its any preferenen,
now to be made, there is a reduction If preference is denied us on the on necount of rent of offices, as our Eastman ground that I suspect it is, namely offices are being removed from Dud- that it is considered undesirable dell Street to the Brewery nt Sham home that. British Colonies should Tseng. $160.00 foster industries which will interfere with the export trade of the hote manufacturer. is surely strange that the Government of the Strails Settle $40.00 ments should grant preference to their Le our first concern to endeavour to
Breweries. The end
product relieve ourselves of a substantial Straits pass 7/10ths of the duty on impertion of this obligation. Whether
and Street Scenes 1st.-Kodak Pupille, Leitz f.3.5 lena and Reflex Mirro
Attachment.
hy
4 Donated Kodak Company)
Value
$75.00 2nd-Cash Prize
Value
3rd
4th
Cash Prize
Cash Prize
$10.00
$40.00
(Two Consolation Prizes "Rolleifiex" Books)
SECTION 2
Bathing and Picnic Photographs
1st.-Rolleiflex
Photo-Automat Camera, complete with carrying caNC.
(Donated by Franke & Heidecks in conjunction with Messrs. Melchers & Co.)
$120.00
3rd
Valuo
2nd
Cash Prize
Cash Prize
$20.00
$40.00
Co.)
Valuo
(Two Commointion Prizes "Hallelße" Book#)
PRIVATE MEETING SOON The interest on our overdraft is a heavy annual commitment and it must
|3rd.---Agfa Speedex Record
parted British beer, which in its turn this is possible until trading conditions Camera 1.7.7 lens.
Flightly s Donated by "Agfa" China forrige beers. This preference - Managing Director, Mr. J.
than imported improve, very much loubt. Our B. Rutton- doubtedly assists the Straits breweries
fee, who us
is us you know by far the in securing a footing in the Hongkong dargest shareholdve, has rendered t $25.00 market.
Should the Hongkong Government's is uns have led him to place his
Company Invaluable help. His optim
and faith in the future of the attitude be lused on the ballef that a Brewery browery in Hongkong is an uneenna- resources at the Company's disposal mie proposition because we enn buy to extent which feel sure few British beer just as cheaply, the shareholders realise. Now, however, argument only holds while
exchange
the
prospects of the Company at a high level. mained anywhere near the
Had exchange re- have so changed by the condi-
the level
it tious
referred
that was when the Brewery project was
already
10, KUD form of Ptruction in the started, we could have supplied the near future will be enj and your Colony with very much cheaper laver Directors
propose
shortly to invite thy that imported from anywhere shareholders to a private meeting to. else except perhaps Japan
discuss what ran le done,
SECTION 5
Studies in Still Life 1st.-Zeiss Ikon konta Camern 1.4.5. lens, Compur Shutter. (Donated by Carlowitz & Ca.)
Value $60.00
2nd.-Agfa Speedex Camera.
(Donated by "Agfa" China
· Co.)
Valuc
(Two Consulation Prizes "Rolleiflex** Books) | 3rd.---Cash Prize,
SECTION 3
Chinese Studies-Figures and Faces
Ist.-Agia Speedex
Camera,
Compur with Optical
Solinar 1.4.5.
.$50.00
APPEAL TO PUBLIC Wimtever the Government's reasons may be, f regret that it now seems clear that the only, quarter from which we can hope for preference is from the public of the Colony.
to an
Your Directors have had a busy year, but in view of the unfavourable result of the year's working they have agree to forego three-fourths of their fees, which reduces the charge under this hend from $4,000 to $2,000.
I am not a believer in supporting The sum of $3,000 has been shown in Home Industries at all costs, but in the Reconnin. this caso it seems to me that special
Your Directors would like to place
circumstances apply. To use a vulgar on record their regret at the death of
expression the Colony is in the neek"
$20.00
(Two Consulation Prizes "Rolex" Books)
SECTION 6
tar.
Snapshots taken by Children iniler the Age of 14 years
"getting t
Mr. J. D. Lloyd, Superintendent of from alnost
Imports and Exports. We always every quar- She is too small to hit back found him ready to assist us in every in consequence her citizens and her way possible to meet the
many dit- industries, including the
whléh Brewery, culties
were
chenuntered. passing through
specially during our first-year, and the only
present smooth working of our eritient times
relations with the Imports and Ex- port Department is in smal
what
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described
my
times, indeed,
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Direct-Vision Finder and 1st Cash Prize $20.00 all stand together. I therefore con- en initinted by him and carried or in which fort that should degree due to the adoption of the sys-
(Donated by "Agfa" China Co.)
Value
The following Competition
$80.00
4 Consolation Prizes
Boy Scout Kodaks"
Vint Perkel Folding Cameras complete
with exrryinst cases.)
Value $12.00 each
RULES:-
Item WLIT KONTA
the. At the conclusion of 1 Competition. sailles will be returned to competitors on application at the men with eveDTS dayı,
1.The Competition in confined exclusively
to amateur photographim.
Plete submitted fa Bola tones should bo accompanied by a smaller pelut. In black and white.
B.The Telten will
I
awardest to the
will
7. -No negozim hikay
Ex Gerested bon-delivery, Iowa or damage.
Im
for
fidently appeal to the public for in- by his successor, Mr. Hamilton. We creased support. This cut be given at
extra
t nt during
For should also like to express our appre all, r this year
Inve we
"if the sando viation
consideration two reductions
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assistance which we have at all times prices These прена work
after received from the stall of the Imports allowing for returned empty battles, & Exports gqurtment. Pinally
of thanking our
ut $14.06 per' case of 72 pints, and take this shoff for their
$15.10 per case of 48 qourts. For office and
beer of first quality brewed from the whole-hearted support and co-opera- flest minit and hops, it must 1 think tion during the just year in the difi. emitted that these prices are low, lies we have had to contend with especially, when it IA remembered The original contract for bottles. that they include duty, Appreciat-tered into before the opening of the ing as I do the sporting instinct of the Brewery, covered a quantity für in Hongkong public, I refuse to hellere excess of our requirements. This was that we all appeal to them in vain. due to two
two reasons first, the fact During the period under review we that the number of empty bottles a good deal of returned, about 80 per cent, was con siderably higher than anticipated-
H.- Peduncanpha msat rot
Chan l'ow1-237 size Increpting in the Children unfortunately had Seel)nd the entry furia buld be lightly posted on the back.
competitors sending in what are adjudged. No currepondence will be interest into So the best photographa to eachj.
Section. Each entry must be accutypanled by the form below.
4-The right to publish any or all of the
entales in Uie Telegraph is reserved.
B-Photograpılı which have been alrondy entered in local competitiona are in- eligible.
in connetton welds the Competition.
| trauble by reason of some of our beer second, the cent of our ting hazy in: a inimid tropte / Export business ines
King cloudy. It is extremely difficult which heid t the beer trouble
non-chemically treated
Jeer
time
10.-Hntries In the Children's Section must cal climate. Every precaution was we were ready to begin export.
entry forms crenteraigned by patent.
post are nat permitted to comprta.
ever,
act
to
NOTE In the event of a picture being entered in more than one Section, satisfied that the difficulty has dered under this conernet would not
nt the bear the name, age and then taken with our putting at Colony as originally planned, and if we been able to push sales outside the abciate this possibility, 11-Meraber of the Staffs of the Hongkong
Theraph and thus Synth China Morning ately it failed us. This defect, ex-tles, had been returned, an we had how only 25 to 30 per cent of empty hot- 125 The declion of the Judges shall be nalng on the advice of the leading brew-estimated, the grantity of battles ing research institutions, We are been
have been excessive. effectively overenme und that there is The greater the number of empty now no better,
We there- tion fore ask all who have not yet sampled Lour beer, as well as those customers who sampled it while we were ex periencing the trouble with cloud- to give it a trial now and pass Judgment afresh on it,
#separate pring must be submitted for each Section,
READ THE RULES CAREFULLY.
USE THIS FORM
AND LIGHTLY PASTE IT
ON THE BACK
OF EACH ENTRY.
SECTION
NAME
ADDRESS
TITLE
ВАТЕ..
ENTRY FORM
Please use block letters and paste this on back of each Entry.
If entered in Children's Sretion, parent please countersign bere..
parer
brewed in the Far Er of its Gina Bottles returned the lower our prodne-
costs but unfortunately, we shall get the full benefit of this unfli all now huttles alrendy contracted for are taken up.
Mr. D. H. Bluke seconded, and the motion was enrried.
OTHER BUSINESS Our beer enn now be obtained on draught at the princlpst clubs, hotels to the Directorate on the motion Sir, Elly Kadooria was re-elected and restaurants in the Colony, and of Mr. V. 1. Treakin, seconded the demand for it has been
of
most by Mr. C. Champkin. salinfectory.
Messrs. Linsteal and Davis were Anyone who desires to inspect the re-elected auditors on the motion Brewery at Shan Teng Is cerdlally M. M. A. Johnson, seconded by the invited to do so, and I am sure that lion. Sir William Shenton.
visit will impress everybody that Present at the meeting were Mr.
its equipment is up to date, and that 8. H. Dodwell (Chairman), the Hon. by cleanliness of the premises, plant Sir William Shepton (Directors), and staff, every effort is nude to turn Mr. J. H. Ruttonjte (Managing Direc out a first class product."
THE FINANCES
Turning to the accounts, the Increase in the overdraft during 1934 is ex-
tor), Mrs. E. M. Barrett (Secretany), Messrs. C. Champkin, D. H. Blake, V. I. Treskin and (MIA) Johnson (shareholders).
"L. C.s"
SHOE SALE!
All Ladies' Shoes
Shoes are being
offered at clearance
prices.
Here are some examples of the slashing reductions effected.
EVENING SHOES
WALKING SHOES
TENNIS SHOES GOLF SHOES SLIPPERS
From
.75 a Pair
$1.00
"1
.50
17
4.95
1
1.50
ENGLISH & AMERICAN FITTINGS
SHOETREES 3 Pairs for $1.00.
CLEANERS From 30 cts.
LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.
DAILY AT
2.30, 5.10,
7.15 & 9.30
P. M.
LADIES' SALON TELEPHONE 28151.
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