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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1ST FEBRUARY, 1896.
NOTICE is hereby given that YUNG SUL
YAN, of No. 81, Bonham Strand West, Victoria, Hongkong, Merchant, has this day applied to His Excellency the Governor under the provisions of Ordinances Nos. 16 of 1873, 8 of 1886 and 20 of 1895 for leave to register certain Trade Marks in the Register of Trade Marks in the Office of the Colonial Secretary, in the joint names of the said YUNG SUI YAN and YUNG HON PING.
The said Trade Marks will be used upon
Match boxes and wrappers and covers contain-
ing Match boxes.
Dated the 3rd day of January, 1896.
容粹人
(YUNG SUI YAN.)
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING
CORPORATION.
ABSTRACT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES, HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,
31st December, 1895.
Paid-up Capital, Reserve Fund,
LIABILITIES.
Marine Insurance Account, Notes in Circulation,.
Current Silver,......$42,465,600.28 Accountold,
£3,369,300-31,556,126 24
Fixed (Silver,......$40,132,175.38 Deposits. Gold,
£3,114,908.13/11—29,172,066.76
Bills Payable (including Drafts on London Bankers and Short Sight Drawings on London Office against Bills Receivable and Bul- lion Shipments).......
Profit and Loss Account,
$10,000,000.00 5,500,000.00 250,000.00 9,826,092.07
74,021,786.52
69,304,242.14
FOR SALE.
HE first and second volumes of
The Concise Edition of the Ordi-
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Copies may be obtained from
COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE,
Messrs. KELLY & WALSH, Ld.,
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Price-1st Volume,
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ASSETS.
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SIXTY-FIRST
REPORT OF THE COURT OF DIRECTORS
TO THE
ORDINARY HALF-YEARLY GENERAL MEETING
OF
SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD
AT THE CITY HALL, HONGKONG, On Saturday, the 15th February, 1896,
AT NOON.
Cash,
Bullion in Hand and in Transit... Indian and Colonial Securities,... INVESTMENTS, viz.:-
£250,000.0.0 24 per cent. Consols lodged with the Bank of England as a Special Lon- don Reserve,
$1,900,000.00
£517,050.0.0 Consols
and other Sterling
Securities,............ 4,842,614.63
7,246,051.45 3,313,506.64
Dills Discounted, Loans and Credits, 53,855,449.90
Bills Receivable,
Bank Premises,
Dead Stock,.
2nd Volume,
Hongkong, 14th May, 1892.
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and
444,444.44
To the Proprietors of the
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
GENTLEMEN,
The Directors have now to submit to you a General Statement of the affairs of the Bank, and Balance Sheet for the half-year ending 31st December, 1895.
The net profits for that period, including $312,217.02, balance brought forward from last account, after paying all charges, deducting interest paid and due, and making provision for bad and doubtful accounts, amount to $1,514,365.48.
The Directors recommend the transfer of $250,000 from the Profit and Loss Account to credit of Reserve Fund, which Fund will then stand at $5,750,000.
After making this Transfer and deducting Remuneration to Directors there remains for appropriation $1,249,365.48, out of which the Directors recommend a Dividend of One Pound and Five Shillings per Share, which will absorb $444,414.44.
The difference in Exchange between 4/6, the rate at which the Dividend is declared, and 2/13, the rate of the day, amounts to $192,140.92.
The Balance $312,780.12 to be carried to New Profit and Loss Account.
DIRECTORS.
Mr. A. MCCONACHIE has been appointed Chairman for the year 1896, and Mr. ST. C. MICHAELSEN Deputy Chairman.
Messrs. D. R. SASSOON, R. M. GRAY and ST. C. MICHAELSEN retire in rotation and being eligible for re-election, offer themselves accordingly.
Mr. R. SHEWAN has been invited to join the Board; which appointment requires con- firmation at this Meeting.
AUDITORS.
The accounts have been audited by Mr. F. HENDERSON and Mr. S. G. BIRD, who offer themselves for re-election.
J. KRAMER, Chairman.
Hongkong, 30th January, 1896.
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT, HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING
Dr.
CORPORATION,
31st December, 1895.
To AMOUNTS WRITTEN OFF:-
19
14
Remuneration to Directors,. DIVIDEND ACCOUNT:-
£1.5 per Share on 80,000 Shares
£100,000 at 4:6, DIVIDEND ADJUSTMENT AC-
COUNT:-
Difference in Exchange between 4/6, the rate at which the Dividend is declared, and 2/13, the rate of the day,...
492,140 92
17
TRANSFER TO RESERVE
FUND.
250,000.00
49
BALANCE carried forward to
next half-year,
312,780.12
$1,514,365.48
Cr.
19
By Balance of Undivided Profits, 30th June, 1895, Amount of Net Profits for the Six Months ending 31st Decem- ber, 1895, after making provision for bad and doubtful debis, de- ducting all Expenses and Interest paid and due,
To Balance,.
$512,217.02
.1,202,148.46
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THE
HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.''
SUBSCRIPTION:
$1,514,365.48
$1,514,865.48
RESERVE FUND.
$5,750,000.00
Per annum, (payable in advance),.
.$15.00
$5,500,000 00
Half year, Three months,
(do.),
9.00
(do.),
5.00
250,000.00
$5,750,000.00
By Balance, 30th June, 1895,
Transfer from Profit and Loss Account,...
T. JACKSON, Chief Manager.
J. C. PETER, Acting Chief Accountant. J. KRAMER,
A. MCCONACHIE,
Directors.
We have compared the above Statement with the Books, Vouchers and Secnrities at the Head Office, and with the Returns from the various Branches and Agencies, and have found the same to be correct.
F. HENDERSON, S. G. BIBD, ilongkong, 30th January, 1896.
}Auditors.
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