1939-04-28 — Page 36

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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

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STEAMBOAT CO. ANNUAL MEETING

inform you that the wharves wero | not seriously damaged.

to

Manager's Death

in

April 28, 1939,

BRITISH NOTE TO SOVIET Concrete Proposal

For Alliance

As regards the Hongkong wharves record here to-day the death

It is with sincere regret that I it may be recalled that Government June last year of the late Mr. Hung has made a dennite pronouncement Taze-yee, the manager of Company' the effect that existing leases Chinese department. Mr. llung hid would not be renewed, the expiry date of all leases for wharves and been in the Company for more than piers being December 31, 1949. In eight years, and during that time had Office will neither deny nor con- view of that decision the Directors never spared himself. He consistent-

LONDON, Apr. 27. ALTHOUGH the Foreign

have decided to write off, as you by served the Company with an firm the statement published in will have secr in the accounts, ability rendered possible by his the "Daily Telegraph" to-day to

part of the book value of the two expert knowledge of the Chinese,

the

Hongkong wharvos, They have, in river trade conditions, and with the effect that the British Am- addition, considered it advisable to loyalty which was one of his chiet bassador to Moscow, Sir William set aside a small reserve for repairs, characteristics. After his death the

Of the amount of $120,123,07 which Board, in view of the valuabic Seeds, presented a Note to the charged to repairs,, stramers service which he had rendered, de Soviet Government on Wednes- overhauls absorbed the better purt elded- to grant a special ex-gratia of that sum. Both the and the "Kinahan! had to be surveyed pension or other benefit,

"Taishan" payment to his family in lieu of any day, it is learned from well- for new Lond Line certificates. The

informed As you will have seen from

quarters that the "Sui Tal" was not docked for her Directors Weport, an invitation to statement is correct, and thal

inual overhaul.

Join the Board was in October lost the note was drawn up at Tues. ....year extended to Mr. D. F. Landale day's meeting of the foreign much gratifled at Mr. Landale's affairs committee of the Cabinet. I need hardly say that the Board was acceptance of the invitation, and feel sure the shareholders will show their pleasure and gratification by their ready confirmation of his op- pointment as a director.

Note Of Warning

Now Vestel Acquired

The nole is said to contain a concrete proposal which is expect- od here to meet with the approval of the Soviet Government, and thus form the basis for an agree- ment.

It is believed that the

Soviet

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in vlow of the high cost of building a new ship, the Company, after pro tracted negotiations, acquired the motor vessel "Lee Hong" early in October at a price which the Board thought to be very reasonable. The Directors felt that the "Lee Hong" with her speed and the reconditioning which they had carefully planned, Before concluding, I feel that 1 would prove to be a valuable asset should again convey to you a note of to the Company's service. Another warning concerning prospects in the Government would be prepared to factor which received the Directors' immediate future. We have benefit-make a unilateral declaration that consideration was the fact that the ed from the abnormal conditions she will go to the assistance of her purchase would eliminate once and which prevalled most of list year. European neighbours and of Turkey for all a potential source of compell-For that we must be thankful. But in the event of unprovoked aggres tlon. The activities of the vessel he must be a bold person who, with- sion against any of them to concern to the Board. previous years had been a source of out an utter disregard of the portent extent which those countries might

of the dark clouds gathering ahead consider necessary. In December last year the "Sul of him, would dare view the im

was Inld up. With the surplus mediate future with any degree of of tonnage in the Macno Line at the, complacency or with optimism. The would be ready to give an under- TOMORROW ume and the fact that, for a steamer best that I can say of the Company's taking to assist the Soviet Union in of her age a general overhaul for a affairs is that for the first quarter of the case of a threat to her western new Load Line certificate was likely the current year we have survived frontiers.-Trans-Ocean.

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to prove to be an expensive item not such competition as it has not been Jendrely justitied by the circumf our misfortune to meet for some time. stances, the Directors decided on the Faced with such conditions it has not lay up.

been a matter of trading to produce In connection with the "Sui Tai," an adequate return I feel sure you will be glad to know invested, but to struggle to survive capital that, consistent with the traditional from going under, Until it is.

general- Jequitable Sei vant expects and gets at the hunds adventuring in the river trade can vineed of the mystical influence of

treatment which every ly recognized and appreciated that of the Company, the entire crew of prove to be costly, I fear that we that steamer is sill in the Company's must continue to expect the worse Woods School baseball nine. he got numbers, While playing on the pay-roll and on full pay The The report and accounts were Directors were mindful of the loyal seconded by Mr. W. E. Kirby, and it with a bat and lost nine teeth. and efficient service which most of were unanimously adopted,

Lodi, Cal. Jamel Abraham, 12, is fully con-

the WASHINGTON, Apr. 27,-Pre-

the officers and crew had rendered Sir Robert Ho Tunt and Mr. DIT to the Company for a number of Tse-fong were re-elected to years, and as there was a possibility Board of Directors, and the appoint-sident of the crew being needed for the ment of Mr. D. F. Landale to "Lee Hong" they were all permitted Board was confirmed. to remain in service.

Roosevelt has appointed

the Brigadier-General George Marshall Messrs. Linstead and Davis.

as Chief of Staffs in succession to Messrs.

and General Malin Craig, whose retire- Lowe. Bingham and ment becomes effective on August 31.

As you will no doubt have seen from the accounts, most of Company's Matthews were re-elected auditors. Reuter, surplus funds have been invested, the Directors giving preference to a Fixed

Deposit account with the Bank and to Hongkong Govern- ment Bonds.

Japan-France Concluding Trade Pact

Tokyo, Apr. 27.

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As 41 result of the negotiations conducted between Mr. Matsushima, Director of the Commercial Bureau of the Foreign Offee, and M. Tas- cher, Commercial attache French Embassy,

of the an agreement of views has already been reached on technical affairs, it is revented.

The only points yet to bel straightened out aro the abolition of the issuance of certificates of origin on Japanese imports and the allevia-

of Japanese restrictions French Imports.

tion

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The projected

trade agreement. will provide, inter alia for the fol- lowing points:

Japan during 1939 will Import yen 50,000,000 worth of iron ores and special steel from France and her colonies;

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