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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1949.

Be Built

For Kowloon Dock

FOR WORKERS' CHILDREN

A donation of $250,000 towards the building of a new school in Hunghom for the children of workmen of the Kowloon Docks was approved at the ordinary yearly meeting of the Hongkong and Wham- poa Dock Company Limited held in the Board Room of the Company, Queen's Building, this morning, with Mr. S. T. Williamson (Chairman) presiding. A successful year was reported with a profit of $4,415,274.

Addressing the meeting the Chairman said:

At the Ordinary Yearly Meet ing held on April 27, 1943, I gave

you brief detalls of re- habilitation carried out up to that time. I will now give you further particulars of further rebuilding, Improvements and modernisation of our buildings. plant, machinery, etc. since then up to the present time.

shop

included electrical power house

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been

a long period but considerable and strong. World shipping will improvements have been found no doubt experience a decline of necessary to bring it into line business and profits during the with present day standards; a next year, if not even within the revised scheme is in course of present one, as large numbers for detalled con of new ships are continuously compilation sideration of the Board. A Long commissioned without a propor- Service Fund for Chinese Staff tonal increase of world trade. a considerable has also been prepared in draft This will force form. I hope you will formally number of older chips to suc- approve of the provision recom- cumb competition with modern Bequently have to sell their old mended by the Board in respect tonnage and owners will

lonnage for break-up purposes without being able to carry out repairs as hitherto,

of these Funds.

yards

SCHOOL OPENING

you

con-

Regarding the appropriations recommended by the Board,

the necessity for

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House Of Lords Approves Pact

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TO BE RATIFIED

NEXT WEEK?

A coppersmiths and plumbers of modern desim Was built at Kowloon Docks, the old bullding having been too badly damaged to permit of economic

IN SEPTEMBER restoration: the new building is

The next provision is in re- tite adjacent to the main upon a

donation

such Naturally

develop- machine shop which has prue-spect of a proposed

a new school to be ment in-zhipping business must. tical advantages. We were suc- towards

effects on cesstur in purchasing four struc-built in Hunghom and which have its immediate

the world tural buildings from Admiralty is badly needed by children of dockyards all over

workmen. Plans urg in and it is therefore with great surplus stores and three of these our

Balixfaction that we today can have been erected' as carpen hand with Government for the

commenced in emphasise that our company has tere shop and boat ahed to re-building to be

well utilised the post- place the old building which had the very near future and for o been damaged beyond repair. the school to bo

years that it has by -opened in i war

practically surmounted nied arising of the Other Imparlant, new buildings | Scple I have no hesitation now

consequences to approve of | ine

from

*further- the war and which and substations, while exten the proposed donation,

more has been successful with sive repairs and additions were will be some token of our re- carried out to the pumphouse of gard to our pre-war workmen the modernisation of our equip.

watchmen's

ments and machinery as well as our largest drydock.

and their families who were quarters and the erecting shed

berth: also unfortunately killed during the the consolidation of capital to a at our East Yard

initial fighting, and later when most appreciable extent. new dockside lavatories for

the heavy bombing raids wero xhips personnel have

directed by Allled bombers, my appreciate

our Hungho erected.

Very extensive repairs to the d

arder 10 prevent the enemy making reserves for improve

Pse of them. Joiners' chup are still in pro-making full use of gress together with a new saw. A further allocation of $500,-.ments to strengthen the Com- pany's position, also to provide mill and covered Timber Store 000 to Reserve for Extensions for adequate retirement ar- adjoining it

London, May 18.The House of Lords to- and Improvements has been re-

rangements for staff, whose

the bringing this commended,

efforts are reflected in the re-

day unanimously approved the Atlantic Treaty, Fram kults shown in Report and

the

which has already been passed in the House of. Reserve up to $2,500,000, Fram Note 2 on the Balance Sheet you

Accounts. The proposed dona-

Commons. Usually well informed diplomatic heavy lift dockside cranes had will see that we had forward tion towards anedditional school bren bought and

Capital

tho quarters believe that Britain will ratify ex for workers children is credit- pleased to inform you that two Commitments for

amounting to $1,820.-able and deserves full support. Treaty next week. of these have been working for

for 000, but this refers to replace- some months, one at No. 1 ments of existing buildings,

exisang Dock and the other Dock Kowloon: this nccounts for { Plant, etc, and their modernisa-mended appears to me to be in Electrical keeping with the accounts and a large amount of the capital change of frequency to which the further information given to expenditure shown Ch the referred last year. Extensive re- Balance Sheet ns Additions to

pairs and improvements to our Plant.

RE-ELECTIONS Other Additions to Plant in-seawalls, piers, jettles, etc. still considered apart have to be for the trom

by Mr E clude

proposed Yard at Kowloon Abraham and seconded by Alt copporsmiths and plumbers shop. Shiphlopment of our East also various drilling. boring, Docks which has so far been left A. M. Braga that Mr E. R. 11, grinding, machines and lathes, in, abeyance.

Mr S. T. Williamson, Mr N some of which were purchased Last year an Insurance de Kadoorie and Mr. E. B. Mollet from the Hongkong Governmen!

created, primarily be re-elected as members of the nations ent serve was

this Board, ex-Japanese

reparations.

against typhoon risk and усит n further allocation $100,000, plus $17,000 charged in the accounts as premia saved, has been made: the Reserve now stands at $821,250.

DA

NEW CRANES Last year I reported that four

new machines

now um

at No. 2

Other Important equipment in clude a wide variety of modern welding machines to the extent that during the year we have more than doubled our facilities for this important and growing development in our work.

An additional launch was built and other small craft are in

of construction

course own use.

ton-including

Bon

the

Lastly, the dividend recom.

reus today.

It was

Lord Addison, the Government leader in the House of Lords, said today that the Atlantic Treaty was inspired by the spectacle of Soviet Russia "subjugating the smaller nations one by one and obliterating their freedom by the im position upon them of a police State."

Ambassadors

the feel their of

the

In England

The Ove Colonial journalists new visiting England, including Mr Shum Chol-sang of the Wah Kiu Yat Po and Mr Zeeland Kwong of the Kung Shwung, have a busy programme pre- pared for them.

Today they are on a sight- seeing tour of London by car and river and this evening they will visit Alexandra Palace and witness a television. broad- cost.

During succeeding days they will visit the Bow Street Magis- trate's court, be shown over Scotland Yard, inspect, the Lon- don Docks, see Hampton Court Falpee and Kew Gardens, hear a talk on Britain's economie position, lunch at the House of Commons and posluly sit in the Foreign Press Gallery while the House is in session.

IN THE PROVINCES They will then go to the Pro- vinces, starting with a stay at Leamington Spa. From here the journalists will visit Coven- ry where they will see over a motor car factory, While in, this part of England the visitors will be given an

of opportunity motoring through the Shake- speare country.. and, seeing his birthplace and Ann Hathaway's" cottage,

Manchester is the next place of call. Here they are to be re- ceived by the Mayor and will ste over a typical cotton wegy- ing mill and the leading provin- ciel newspaper office develop- ment centre. The programme then takes the visitors north of Edinburgh. From the Scottish capital they will visit historic and famous beauty spots.

The party then returns to London where they will then be shown over Reuters and ofces of the leading national fournals. Later they will nt- tend the Royal Ascot "Gold Cup" race

meeting: Landon's be con- ducted over one of largest electric

power stations; a trip to Windsor Castle and visit the Royal Tournament at Olympla the Colonial Ex- hibition, and an aircraft factory. The tour concludes with a trip. to Cambridge where the Colo- nlal journalists will be shown somt of the beautiful collego buildings.

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Hongkong was one of the subjects in last night's Radio Newsreel from London,

Lord Addison continued: "We" regime, or that have all longed, and still long, should be returned to Madrid, that the greal Bovies nation Dritain would accept that decl- will co-operate in a frank and sion.

with the other

are not hostile to friendly way

in the sorely needed Spanish people, but we

Material, gathered by Mr T. the efforts to adjust peace and pra- | that

attitudes

Keith Hardy, Radio Hongkong's | leaders are such that

Programme Secretary, was re- mote development."

the must be chary in layed to the BBC from

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The subjects discussed was not to create n Treaty

the arrival of evacuees from

It was proposed by Mr N. V. A.

and seconded by Croucher Mr Lo Koon-kan and carried that Messrs. Lowe, Bingham & Matthews and Percy Smith &tion

He

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were

ripal additions to the Fixed As-1Co. be re-elected as Auditors of Mediterranean and the Paclig. Dalance of power, but such a Shanghal, the manner in which

Having referred to the prin- sets and to the reserves and the Company, for the ensuing

provisions recommended I will

year at a fee of $10,000 each

overwhelming strength side of pence and | balance at all, he

for our now turn to the Current Assets per annum; niso that fees for the Past and that the British aggression, that there was no the RAF Spitfires

Reuter.

The leader of the Opposition this in, the House Lords. Lord Salisbury, urged the considera- tic

of almllar pacts for the

belleved the permanent amission of Spain would weaken present policy and liabilities at 31 December the same amount be approved Government's

In respect of the audit of the towards Spain was "unrealis 1048. The two house properties on

After allowing for the fore-accounts for the Peak were restored during

Lord Salisbuy said Ironically 1940-and-I-am pleased to report going proposals and dividend it December 31, 1948. that they have both been sold will be seen that there has been

Present at the meeting were: that he thought atribute to profit in 1949. Your diree an increase in Current liabilities MT. Williamson (Chair-shouki be paid to Russia for tors propose to utilise the pro- of approximately $7,000,000 will man), the Hon Sir Man-kam Lo, welding the Western world to-

corresponding increase in eeeds towards provision of a

of $7,300,- Messrs. R. Gordon, E. R. HIU, Current Assets Kowloon. houses for staff in

result the D. C. Miller and E. B. Moller,

of only 000. As Essential repair

only has been carried out at Cosmo- lifting of the Hongkong Govern (Directors), Mr R. G. Craig,

(Chlef Manager), Mr W.

work

the yeur

ended

tic

on the Kal Tak has been handling the against increased traffic, the arrival of and a con- added.-agent of the Royal Engineers, and Hongkong's attitude to the present situation in China.

fr Keith Hardy will again be talking to the BBC this after-

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Hongkong's

a description of preparedness, In- cluding recruitment for the De- fence Force and the Special Constabulary. This is expected to be included in tonight's Radlo Newsreel which is relayed by

politan Dockyard, and at Aber: elta of the Company have Grimsdale, (Secretary), and the think the time had yet come for Mr Chen's Statement Radio Hongkong at 11 o'clock.

ment Moratorium- the pre-war deen Docks we have repaired the caisson and overhauled the since been paid in 1949.

to

n

facilities since the last Meeting e outstanding claims, but so so I will now deal with the the Trading activities.

for no credit has been loken in respect of these as the amounts are unascertainable.

to

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nothing else could gether as have done.

Viscount Templewood, former Ambassador to Spain, did not following shareholders; Messrs the inclusion of Spain in the Ezra Abraham, A. M. Braga, Atlantic Treaty, "I am nervous The following statement has regret having nothing N.V.A. Croucher,

Ip Kwa-

of taking any action likely to be been issued by Mr Percy Chen. pumping plant with a view to

further to

to report regarding

the these using

Španléh premises

by

Edictal comment was made chung. H. J. Jebsen (represent-

exploited claima for War losses other

In the Hongkong Telegraph Umited extent this year.

on Viscount Halifax, a former the 17th May 1949 that my pro- The

po, San Shin-chuen, Lo Koon- foregoing very briefly than as shown on the Balonceng Jebsen & Co). Wong Chi-Fascists," he said.

Sheet, sets out the work we have car Board are at the present time and Mr A. Ritchie, (representing

except to add that the kan, Li Shiu chung, Y. C. La Foreign Secretary and wartime posal that "anybody (especially th Washington, Chinese) irrespective of British Ambassador ried out towards improving our 300

actively pursuing a number of the Auditors).

the urged

Government

It is not my faul, that the "think again" about Spain and, nationality, should be entitled to

WDE logical,

without Labour Government have, from along with the United States.

or legal

legal the

beginning. treated with try to influence Spain and the Precedence, historieni

jutter contempt the peace polley world back along the path of and in unterbla

I must point to the qualifica-that they put before the elec "greater reality and larger wistons of electors to the Muni- tomate, and have

now, in the dom."

Lord Hall, First Lord of the cipal Council of Port of Spain in Atlantic Treaty, signed their Admiralty, replying to the de- the British Colony of Trinidad, unconditional surrender to Mir

B.W.J. which has been in foros Churchill's war policy, bate, said that when the United for several decades.

"The fight for the soul of the Nations agreed over the France

Here is an extract from the Labour Party, which is also the Trinidad Guardian Gulde of night for veace, has now begun, Trinidad on the subject:

It is critically important that The affairs of the city of Port the Labour Party should ba of Spain are regulated by a returned to power. But its Connell established under the Port of Spain Corporation Drin foreign affairs, have already leaders, by being ersatz Tories

SATISFACTORY YEAR Once again I am pleased to

a satisfactory year's trading.

faking all matters Into ar-

report on behalf of the Board count Including the trading re- During the year we carried out sults. Anancial position, future

commitments and prospects, a number of large conversion. jobs to

and cargo your Board have recommended passenger vessels and tankers. Wo denit dividend of $2.25 per share extensive les tax which amounts to a net

with also Several

the

PAL Strike

In Munila

Manila. May 19.-Paralysis damage repair jobs, in addition payment of $2,028,000, which of Philippine Air Lines' domes- will approve. You tic and international operations to the normal work upon survey, hope you

will note that the Staff have docking and general engineering |

appeared imminent today as a amount

the strike of more result of repairs. In June wo launched a been rewarded in waterboat built for the Union, the Directors hav recommend- ...Waterboat. Company of Hong-ed to be set aside for purposer than 1,000 workers in PAL's Long and delivered her shortly of Improving the existing Staff maintenance and overhaul de

for the Partment. afterwards. Naturally, in the Provident Fund, and

The strikers are demanding time at my disposal, I cannot gre establishment of a Staff Long Into details of all the work we Service Fund, as referred the reinstatement of Fortunato Blangco, director of the PAL who Employees' Association. allegedly

was dismissed for PAL Bold The adoption of the Report"union. activities"

dismissed

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have carried out,

previously.

I should like to take this no-

ti

portunity of thanking

tho

"SECONDER'S SPEECH

results, achieved.

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management and staff upon the

The net Profit for the year, and Accounts was seconded by Blangco

*was

after allowing for Depreciation Mr H. J. Jebsen, representing "misbehaviour".

for

LANTAU MURDER

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dinance, Ch 39, No 1 of the Laws

# situation where Mayor, they have to be stril-Tories in

home affairs.

of Trinidad and Tobago 1940, Produced and

comprising the Aldermen and Councillors.

The 15 Councillors are elected "The next budget la, bound to by the burgesses, three from

nna be worse than the last unless ench of the five wards, and hold we stop squandering the national The office for three years, one-third substance on armaments. An application for leave to of the total number going out of fear of war and the danger of appeal against his conviction for office each year. The Councillors war grow unicas we cut 10080 the murder of his foster father,

have the courage. to apply elect five Aldermen from among from Mr Churchill's poiley and persons qualified for election as

10,- $4,415,274 which, with the Messrs Jebsen & Co, who said: The strikers are also demand. Wang Yau, 48, on Lantan land balance brought forward from It has been with great In The previous year, gives a total terest that we have listened to ing the transfer of the American in August last your was made councillors, and these hold office Labour's policy."-Reuter,

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past year, and of the directors' charging him with being anti-Court of before the Full which 411 go out of Deputy Radio Hongkong complicated concrete" fortification: with deep tranches:

Your Board have recommended pany's as follows:

activilles during the shop to

another department, Tum-chak,

1. Provision for Con-

continued policy of thechanisa-

Filipino.

tlan and Improvement

of

200,000 facilities.

tingencies. & Taxa- tion 1049/50

2. Provision for Blaff

Provident Fund

and for Staff, Long Service Funde

Provision at a p

Donation towards

n New School for.

PAL

comprising, the

office.

1.295.000 to... hear・ of this policy. It 15 is seeking an order to compel the following submissions made by or another CRUDDERS

Hinghom 250,000 ravages,

Transfer to Re- serve for Exten-

that:nd condition, Press.

+

The Mayor and Chief Justice, B'r Luaile Gibson,

among the Aldermen

and the mer, The dispute is expected to be and Mr Justice: Scholes this Mayor are elected annually from

morning.

Councillors, and the Mayor after 100, Programme Summary: ''0.01, brought to the Court of Zadru

"Cinderella" A Wong was convicted on April serving three consecutive terma Children's Story: Speaking as a representative trial Relations today.

in barred from serving again in Play by Muriel Lavy (BBCTS):

Concert with o The appeal was dismissed. the office before the expiration Rouez (Soprano) Cut Artia of shipowners using the port termied the strike illegal and and sentenced to death, of Hongkong, I am gratified prejudicial to public service and

7.00, Dows Best Diace" Presented Persons of 21, years and over by Paul Blari (Studio); -1,30,5L structed by Mr. D. Hammond.pre entitled to be on the Burgess 500. World News sind. Naws. Analys Hemi-Heuro Trunculas (Studio): apparent" to those of us here strikers to return to their jobs. Mr Y H. Poon, who was in-

rapid strides were taken

held that the Overenie the

warling

ime PAL has about 30 domestic Their Lordships

York MinwAT. DET AS THEY ALABENDY marka" of "Brlieininga lights dally in addition to inter- Jury were entitled to arrive at Roll if they are British subjects London Molay) al. Analy antisfying to nola

did on-thp|FOREIGNS NATIONALITY A THEM are again in national fights the Unlled the verdict they

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thereof, for which they (Teshi) 10mg Mopia, Joer SIPiano) removed to the bena" below the have paid not less in 150.00 din Dashrata 3-16.30 geniemen at the time lying The destroyer Constance - Court Even then loud sounds of 12:11-1300.00) or decuple during Catianos el dive ahead of us will prove how, im-rived from the Shanghai pres, crying could be heard, from the Dia? Umate thote an owner duwa Naripata Handed) portant it is to be modernly this morning, with a party of 40 cells for some minutes: lartën läsahatime TTTREET YOU OF WAAther Tepor and Summary for equipped and adscially sound Levacunes, including 11 children. wardahulu rateable value in each case.)”

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