1936-04-30 — Page 19

THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY,

APRIL

30, 1936.

At the

PENINSULA

HOTEL

ROOF \GARDEN/

SPECIAL DINNER DANCE

SATURDAY 2nd MAY

Reservations phone 58081

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AT THE

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Soviet Seamen HOTELS TO REDUCE New Zealand's

Molested

RUSSIAN PAPER'S

CLAIM

+

Moscow, Aar. 20. Systematic molestation of the crews of Soviet ships in Japanese ports is alleged by the newspaper, Investiu, to lay.

I inserts the vessels are searched and the crews are not allowed to land except in groups of five or ten, ac- companied by a" police, escort.

The captains of the ships are com- pelled to submit to constant aurveil fance,leuter.

CAPITAL

Finance

INCOME SURPLUS

FOR YEAR

Wellington, Apr. 23. The Finance Minister to-day re-

(Continued from Puge 1.) "modern accommodation" has been created in the demands of the Hotel patrot. Accordingly the fact that kome of the Company's Assets have reached the obsolescent stage at a rate rapitily accelerated by

tes by changes in fashion and style must be recognised. The aim of your Board in formula.

*L* | ported that the surplus of income over ting the reconstruction proposals, expenditure for the year ended March which are set out herein, has been ie 31 amounted to £270,090. write down all

Assots to figures com mensurate with their possible carning He added that the estimated revenue capacity under the changed conditions for the past year, amounting to already commented upon.

£430,000, Indicates the buoyancy of The Board by a majority therefore, the pancial position and the con- recommend for the consideration of tinued recovery of the trade of the shareholders the following:

country-Reuter's Bulletin Sergice.

Write off from the Book Value na nt 31st December, 1936.-Buildings. and fixtures,

BEGGING ON THE $6.080,307.68; funchinery and plant,

FERRY

$2.191.427,05;

$270,008.73; finen, crockery and glass- ware, $258,820.91; inviaments, $103,071.35; construction in progress, $48,501.72; sleam Inunch, $350) total, $8,866,737.34.

Write up over Book Values as at 1035. Land, $550,- 31st December, 980.16.

down various assets as shown above to the

The proposal is to write extent of 33,800.757.34.

LAND VALUES

|

Athletic Feat Of Century

(Contimed from Page 8.)

SMALL FINE ON WOMAN Caught by a seaman un board the ferry, Meridian Star, after she had attempted to solicit aims from the IRISsenpers on board, Lee Yee-sze nged 50, married woman, AYDES brought before Mr. E. Hingeworthy

gusted and whirled, nearly swooping | On the other band the Board has the officiała' tables from the ground. the

Kowloon Magistracy this

adjusted the book figures relating to Despite that. Eaton, with Burns st morning.

Detective-Sergeant Kinnear stated our properties so as to bring and his heels, reeled at the miles like an valuations to amounts which is their automaton, rarely varying inore than that defendant boarded the Meridian opinion conform more nearly to pre-a second or two from mile to mile. Star at 12.05 pm. yesterday after seat day values, having regard hoth paying 1

EXWRE grat-plass fare to location and to potential earning During the passage between Hong capacity. The not result is an In- kong and Kowloon, she went around crense in the book value of land by

Even a two miles these two lurdy among the passengers, hugging for:

en from the North-Eaton, small or | $560,980,16. money, at the same time showing a

It is deemed prudent however, shoulders over the Salford man lad

to

but long-striding, Barns hend and piece of paper which had some retain the equivalent of this

nccretion writing on it.

When the ferry 1911 in Reserve, and in this cormeciion. It cracked up the rest of the field, and

will be observed from the accompany- Ing statement that of the mum of $1,000,000.00 General Reserve 11- appropriated in the 'Reconstruction proposals, an amount of $550,000.00 has been allocated to a Lam Re

to Kowloon, defendant was arrested by a Chinese seaman. A sum of $1.05 | was found in defendant's possession,

The complainant was Mr. Souza, Inspector of the Star Ferry Com- pany.

A fine of $1.05 was imposed on the woman.

BRITISH FOOD SUPPLIES

SPECIAL COMMITTEE.

INVESTIGATING

serve:---

It is proposed to effect this writing down by Transferring from Land Reserve, $1,434,451.43; Building Re- serve, $1,081,807.71; General Reserve, $2,000,000.00; Depreciation Reserve, $800,000.00; Profit & Loss Account, 52,740.64; by cancelling capital to the extent of $2.50 per share on 1,193,867 shares up, $2,984,667.50; total. $8,305,757.1.

In the opinion of the Board the

EATON SHADOWED

were beginning to overhaul the lag- ging members of the pack.

Burns apparently had annde up his mind that to follow Eaton was the wisest plan, and he shadowed him in determined fashion untli, with only a furlong of the ninth mile left, the Salford Harrier, put in a burst to which Burns could not respond.

George Bailey, Enton's clubmate, and himself winner of this race in 1933, lapped twice, waited for Eston and

took him part of the way "in the closing stages.

Then Vic Harman, gross-country international, took up the task in the last half-mile, to bring Eaton through

| effect of the foregoing is to present † || his last mile in 4min. 60sec.---and the London, Apr. 29, Food supplies, both in their health true perspective of the position of distaner in 50min. 30 4.5xec.

the Company in view of the abnormal and defence aspects, were the nabject times through which we are passing. It was a glorious triumph for Ea- of House of Commons questions to Considerable saving of depreciation in to. Three weeks ago, when he was The Prime Minister to-day.

the future will be effected thereby, beaten in the English cross-country Mr. Baldwin stated that a special and in consequence the Company championship by Jack Potts, lie de commitis, under the chairmanship of should return to a

dividend paying aided that he Just Incked the neces the M for Co-ordination of

basis much earlier than would other sary finish. So he has had a pound Defence show engaged on rewise be the case.

and a half of chops every day since examinati of the whole question of

Potts beat him. food supply in emergency. He assur- ed another onber that the important question of mtrition was receiving due consideration in a review now in pro- gress of the problem of food produc tion and supplies.—British Wireless

PRISON FIGHT

SEQUELA

MAN CHARGED WITH

MANSLAUGHTER

Lau Fong, 10. prisoner No 25281, Victoria, Gaol, appeared on remund before Mr. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, ched with the inansinughter of Tsai Tong. prisoner No. 23084. in Laichikok Prison. Detective-Inspector A. Elston, in asking for a date to be xed for hearing, intimated that there would be fourteen witnesses altogether.

Defendant WUS remanded until 2.30 p.m. on Monday, May 4.

“QUEEN MARY”

LIKELY TO PROVE

PROFITABLE -

London, Apr. 29,

LAST YEAR'S PROFIT The annual report of the Company states that the profit un Working Account for the year 1935 amounted to $130,375.56. The balance at credit of Profit and Loss Account (including the sum of ward fr$239,224,00 brought for

provious year) after charging interest, insurance, main- tenance and repairs, etc, providing for certain depreciation and for bad and doubtful debts, amounted to $342,001.06, which your Directors re- commend carrying forward to next year's account.

Directors-Hon. Mr. W. H. Rell retires by rotation, bul,

being eligible, offers himself for re-election. Auditors. The accounts for the year under review have been audited Fleming, who are eligible and offer by Messrs. Percy Smith, Seth & themselves for re-election."

PARTNERS REACH

COMPROMISE WINDING-UP ORDER DELAYED

the

An application for stay of the winding-up order made against the O. K. Gilumal and Watumull. Ltd., en March 10 last was brought before r. Justice .. Lindsell at the Supreme Court this morning..

The applicant was Mr. G. Odhar- mal, one of the original partners, of

whose petition was mude. Appearing for the applicant. Mr. aharchoklers tn-day, expressed the opinion that the Cunard-White Star Mr. M. A. da Silva, said that a com- had been arrived at be- liner, Queen Mary, would prove a promise

tween the two parties whereby his profitable ship in operation.

"We know already from her trials client was to rethe from the Com- that she constitutes important pany on payment of 10,000 to him, advance In the economics of marine engineering," he said.

The Chairman of the Cunard the arm, on Stearnship Company. addressing windin

In trang the order. His Lord- Reviewing ship sold: 1 see the Ocial Receiver the prospects of the Atlantic trade, (Mr. J. B. Prentia) is here and I take he declared with confidence that it he is only too glad that the up- the companies had taken the right plication be granted. I am glad the the matter has ended so satisfactorily and proper course in placing

order for the Queen Mary when they farcording to the terms of the com-

· did...---British Viceless,

promise.

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Telephone: 30244, 80245, 80246. Cable Address: Swanstock. Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank Buildings, Suite 119/122.

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If Enton goes on improving, the will have to look to their laurels at Berlin in August.

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