816
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 9TH AUGUST, 1890.
SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.
THE Court will sit in Summary Jurisdiction,
every Friday, until further notice.
HE Court will sit in Original Jurisdiction,
Ton every Monday and Thursday, until
further notice.
By Order of the Court,
BRUCE SHEPHERD, Acting Registrar.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF
HONGKONG,
IN BANKRUPTCY,
In the Matter of
JOÃO JOSÉ DA SILVA E SOUZA,
a Bankrupt.
NOTICE is hereby given that a Meeting of
Creditors of João JosÉ DA SILVA E SOUZA will be held before C. F. A, SANGSTER on Thursday, the 21st day of August. 1890, at 12 o'clock at noon precisely, for the purpose. of declaring a Final Dividend.
Dated this 9th day of August, 1890,
N
C. F. A. SANGSTER, Official Assignee.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.
SUMMARY JURISDICTION,
Foreign Attachment.
Suit No. 999 of 1890.
Plaintiff,-Lo Long Chuen. Defendant,-WONG CHEONG, otherwise
WONG YUK FAI,
TOTICE is hereby given that a Writ of Foreign Attachment returnable on the 22nd day of August, 1890, against all the Property moveable or immoveable of the above named Defendant within the Colony, has been issued in this Suit pursuant to the Provisions of Section LXXXII. of "The Hong- kong Code of Civil Procedure."
Dated the 7th day of August, 1890.
DENNYS & MOSSOP, Solicitors for the Plaintiff, 49 & 51, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong.
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING
CORPORATION.
FIFTIETH
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 23rd August, 1895,
AT NOON.
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 30th June, 1890.
The net profits for that period, including $141,310.47 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 $1,249,943.81, of which after taking ont renuu- neration to Directors, there remains for appro- priation $1,239,943.81.
From this sum, the Directors recommend the payment of a Dividend of One Pound and Ten Shillings per Share which at 46 wilt absorb $400,000, and a Bonus of One Pound yer Share which will absorb $266,666 65.
The difference in Exchange between 4/6, the rate at which the Dividend and Bonus are de- clared, and 3/13, the rate of the day, amounts to
$224,974.20.
They recommend transferring $200,000 to the Credit of Reserve Fund, which with instal- ments of Premium on New Shares, $682,127.20, will then stand at $5,482,127.20.
The Balance $148,302.94 to be carried to New Profit and Loss Account.
DIRECTORS,
Mr. B. LAYTON and Mr. W. G. BRODIE have resigned. The Directors invited Mr. A. MCCONACHIE to join the Board, which ap- pointment requires confirmation at this meeting.
AUDITORS.
The accounts have been audited by the Hon. PHINEAS RYRIE and Mr. FULLARTON HEN-
DERSON,
II. L. DALRYMPLE, Chairman.
Hongkong, 7th August, 1890.
ABSTRACT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES, HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING
CORPORATION.
30th June, 1890.
LIABILITIES.
Paid-up Capital, ..............$ 7,500,000.00 Instalment received on
account of 1st Call on New Shares.... Instalment received on
438,010.42
account of 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Calls on New Shares,... 230,052.08
-$8,168,062.50
Reserve Fund, ..... .$ 4,600,000.00 Instalments of Pre-
miu received on
New Shares as above,
682,127.20
5,282,127.20 250,000.00
99,579,649.15
Marine Insurance Account,... Notes in Circulation,...$ 6,478,448.68 Deposits,
93,101,200.47
Bills Payable (including Drafts on London Bankers and Short Sight Drawings 011 London Office aainst Bills Receivable and Bul- lion Shipments)....... Profit and Loss Account,
Cash,
ASSETS.
INVESTMENTS, viz.:—
£100,000, 2% per cent. Consols. £150,000, 3 per cent. Indian Gov-
ernment Sterling Loan.
19,778,786.43 1,249,943.81
$134,808,569.09
The above lodged with the Bank of England as a Special London Reserve.
Rs. 5,000,000, Indian)
4 per cent. Govt. Loan,
$1,425,000.00
2,195,945.94
$18,914,358.30
3,620,945.94
Bills Discounted, Loans and Credits, 63,880,323.06
Bills Receivable,
Bank Premises,....
Dead Stock,....
46.855,982.20 930,454.63 106,504.96
$134,308,569.09
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT, HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING
Dr.
CORPORATION.
30th June, 1890.
To AMOUNTS WRITTEN OFF :—
Remuneration to Directors,.
To DIVIDEND ACCOUNT:—
£1.10 per Share on 60,000
Shares £90,000 @ 4,6, $400,000 00 Bonus of £1 per Share on 60,000 Shares=£60,000 @ 4/6,
.$ 10,000.00
266,666.67
666,666.67
To DIVIDEND ADJUSTMENT AC-
COUNT:- Difference in Exchange between 4/6, the rate at which the Dividend aud Bonus are declared, and 3/4}, the Cument rate of the day, To RESERVE FUND...
To BALANCE carried forward to
next ha f-year,
224,974.20 200,000.00
148,302.94
$1,249,913.81
Cr.
By Balance of Undivided Profits, 31st
December, 1889, .... By Amount of Net Profits for the Six Months ending 30th June, 1890, after deducting all Expenses and Interest paid and due,
$141,310.47
1,108,633.34
$1.249,943.81
RESERVE FUND.
.$5,482,127.20
To Balance on 30th June, 1890,
By Balance on 31st December, 1889,...$4,600,000.00 By Instalments of Premium received
on New Shares,.....
By Amount transferred from Profit
and Loss Account,
682,127.20
200,000.00
$5,482,127.20
T. JACKSON, Chief Manager. A. W. MAITLAND, Chief Accountant.
H. L. DALRYMPLE, ST. C. MICHAELSEN, T. E. DAVIES,
Directors.
We have compared the above Statement with the Books, Vouchers and Securities at the Head Office, and with the Returns from the various Branches and Agencies and have found the same to be correct
P. RYRIE,
Auditors.
Hongkong, 7th August, 1890.
FOR SALE.
YOMPLETE Set of the ORDINANCES for 1888, in Pamphlet Form.
Apply to
NORONHA & Co.,
Printers.
Hongkong, 31st August, 1889.
FOR SALE.
THE CITIES AND TOWNS OF CHINA.
THE
A Dictionary of Reference,
By
G. M. H. PLAYFAIR. Price-$3.00 per Copy, bound. Apply to
"1
99
MESSRS. NORONHA & Co.
LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. KELLY & WALSH,
Hongkong, 27th January, 1880.
FOR SALE.
Revd. W. Lobscheid's
CHINESE & ENGLISH DICTIONARY,
at $2.50 each,
NORONHA & Co.
Hongkong, 31st December, 1881.
NORONHA & Co.,
PRINTERS, PUBLISHERS & STATIONERS,
AND
Printers to the Government of Hongkong, Nos. 5, 7 & 9, ZETLAND STREET,
HONGKONG.
ESTABLISHED, 1844.
Letter-Press Printing, Copper-Plate Printing. Play-bills, Hand-bills, Programmes, Posters, &c., ye..
neatly printed in coloured ink.
Printed and Published by NORONHA & Co., Printers to the Hongkong Government.