Focken, representing in all' 397,063 shares.
Mr. Canning sald:—
'The.year 1937 has been one unparalicied in the history of any' country and of any company from the point of view. of carrying on under every adverse condition. Be~ fore I deal with any other matter 1 fam at the outset going to pay a tribute to the staff, and, gentlemen, on your behalf and that' of the' con. sumers, I am going to publicly thank our staff for their loyal and answer ving sense of duty in "standing by' lurider conditions which no one but the "'old soldier" has ever experi enced.
'Our staff were magnificent and feel proud to stand' here today and say it, and say it with all sincerity. Tam' very sketchily going to pass over what happened from the time of the first air raid on August 14, but. it may interest you to know that at Yangtszepoo details of mo. less. than 10 bombs, two being incendiary, dropped in the vicinity of our works fare recorded, and in addition one: shell hit the root of the compressor house and two shells landed in the coal dump, while the holder was struck by numerous missiles: yet we. were, Iam pleased to say, immune from' casualties and. the' material damage was not heavy.
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