NOTICES.
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED.
OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Society will be held at the registered office of the Society. Queen's Building. Hangkong, on FRIDAY, the day of April 1919, at 12 o'clock noon, when the abjoined resolutions which were tassel at the Extraordinary General Meeting Co the Society held on the 10th day of April, 119, will be subruitted for cont
Rammation as special resolutions --
1. That the nominal silver capital of the Society an existing when this resolution is confirmed as a special resolution be converted into sterling and that such capital so converted be increased beyond the sterling equivalent of such silver capital when such version takes place to the sum of £2,000,000 Sterling divided into 20,100 shares of the nominal value of AID each.
That each of the ined silver shares of the Society of the nominal value of $50 each with the sum of $10-paid op thereon be converted into five shares of the nomical value ef £10 each, with the sterling equivalent of 820 Hongkong cur rency at the opening T. T. rate of exchange on the date this resolution is confirmed as a special resolution credited as paid up thereon and accordingly that 80,000 shares out of the 200,000 shares of the nomical value of £10 each constituting the capital of the Scesty so converted and increased be distributed by the Board to the persons who are registored as shareholders of the Society on the date this resolution is. confirmed as a special resolution in exchange for the silver shares then held by them.
That the Articles of Arsociation benitered in manner followinz, mamely
By the insertion after article No. 107 of the following Article
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197 (a) The Burd may employ the funds of the Society which Report Country as a whole, should fairly and sealed orders were opened and it above-mentioned vessel having
Have been stabished pursuant to the provisions of Article 107 funde o any of them or any portion thereof (and that whether such funds or such portion as is proposed to be dealt with were set aside for the special purpose to which they are proposed to be applied or for any other purpose or not) in or for all or way of the following purposes, that is to my, in meeting contingencies, ins equalizing dividende, in paying special dividends or bonuses, in repairing, improving and maintaining, any of the property of the Society, or otherwise in the best- neas of the Society, and in or for sach. other pages as the Board shall in its discretion think conducive to the interest of the Society and in regard to any such employment as afcro- said the Board shall not be bound so keep sich funds separate from the other assets.
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By the insertion of the following Articles after Articlo No. 108.
#1084 (3). May general meeting at which a dividend or bonus is Rotus may declared of sanctioned may make a call on the members of apa. such amout as the meeting fixes but so that the unlbor each member shall not exered the dividend or bonus payable to him sad so that notwithstanding the provisions of Articles 15, 20 and 23 the call may be payable at the same time as the divid end or bonus and the dividend or bonus may, if so arranged between the Society and the member, be set off against the call. The making of a call under this article shall be deemed ordianry business of an 'ordinary general meeting which declares a dividend.
(1). After any resolution has been passed under the provisions of pangaph (1) of dis Article, the Board may arrange on behalf of the Society for the dividend or bonus to be set off against the cull by authorizing any person on behalf of the members from whou Such call is due to enter into an Agree- ment with the Society providing for such dividend or bonus » to be set off against such call and any agreement made under such authority shall be effective
B) I shall be no objection to any resolution made under page graph (1) of this article or to ang call or arrangement that such resolution was passed or such call or arrangement was amude at the meeting at which the resolution intredwing this Article and Articles 105 (a, was confirmed us's special resolu- tion provider that dud notice of the intention to propose such first mentioned resolution and to declare such dividend or hones and to make such call shall have been' given prior to the Confirmatory meeting aforesaid.
108 (6). Dividends may be paid in Hongkong Carrengy at such Bate of rate of exchange as the General Meeting at long the fr same or, in the ease of interim dividends, as the Band may dis determine."
And the subjoinert resolutions will be proposed as Extraordinary
resolations:---
1. That the difference between the sterling equivalent at terday's opening T.T. rate of exchange of 820 Hongkong "currency and the sum of a be called up apon cach of the buon stres of the Society of the nominal value of £10 each into which the silver shares of the pociety have been convertál.. That a bous dividend us
qual in amount to such "giference as is referred to in Kesolution No. 1'be and the serie is hereby declared out of the Reinsurance Fund of the zuciety, such bouts dividend bring payable to the persons who are register- vda. the shareholders of the Society on the date this resolu tion is pused and that shen dividend in the care of each of such persans be set off against the amount due from him for calls under Resolution No. 1 and be retained by the Socinty accordingly and that the Board be authorised to make the necessary entries in the books of the Society.
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3. That 10,000 shares of the capital of the Society be issued at di-:
tionally to the 20,000 shares referred to in Resolution No. 1 and that the sum of 24 be called, up thereon and that such Additional shares be offered in the arst instance at a premian: of £21 per share to the persons who are registered as the sherg. holders of the Society on the date this resolation is passed in the proportion of one additional share for euch silver slure previous y, held and upon the fosting that the sum of 4 called ap plus the 1 (making together £25 per sbaret shall be to the Society on acceptance of the offer, and that such offer be mudę by notice specifying the number of chares to which such persono are entitled and limiting the time within which the offer if not accepted by papalent wil be deemed to be declined to the 23rd May, 1910, and that the Board he empow ered to dispose of the shares, ot taken up in response to such offer as they consider expedient in the interests of the Society. 4 That the 100 additional shares referred to in Resolution No 3 participate in all dividends declared after the next Anford General Bleeting of the Society pro rats with the 80,000 sisures referred to io Resolution No. 1.
Dated the Eleventh day of April, 1919.
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-Considering the excellent condition in, which the batch of horses recently Mr..J. H. Thomas, M.P., General impacted by the Ceylon Turf Club: Secretary of the, National Lion of were landed, says the
Tintes M Railwaymen on his return from Clay it will be interesting for our France and Switzerland made, an readers to know what difficulties important speech at a mass meeting were experienced on the voyage out of railwaymen at the EustonThe fact that the horses looked so well after many weeks on board Mr. Thomas, who appeared on the redacted great credit on those re- platform with his eyes bondaged, sponsible for their management on hai had an enthusiastic reception. He the ship. The horses were put on was cheered for several minutes, and board the Clan Alpine' greeted with cries of Good old December - 13 1918, with fodder | Jim!"
under Hcence. A. strike of He said that when he heard, both stevedores however, prevented the in Switzerland and Paris, of the incompletion of the cargo which dustrial trouble, he felt it was his had been calculated to coincide duty immediately to come over and with the date, of Clan Alpipe's ' face the issue, and endeavour to do right to coaling berth. On December what he could towards a solution. 18th the ship went to Partington to When he told them that he had been coal The strike continuing in hospital in Switzerland as well as decided to send the horses to the Paris, they would understand that he stables on December 21. The horses. had not had an easy time. He felt however, rejoined the ship on January that not only that meeting, bat the 15, 1919. When outside the Mersey
squarely face the situation, so that it was discovered that the Admiralty † 1 arrived from the above-mentioned parts, there was to be trouble, every one wanted the ship for coal from Cardiff Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed, would know what it was about and to Port Said. The detention during is into the Hamdous and/or extra that their Cargo will be landed at their that a clear and definite issue was loading at that port and the prospec-, Hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and to be fought out. Mere clap-trap, tive stay at Port Said made it neces- Fowloon Whart and Godown Co., Ltd., mere appeals to sentiment and passary to obtain fresh supplies, which, Kowloos, and stored at Consignees vrisă, sion would avail them nothing. If with the assistance of the Controller Consigness of Varge aro horsby notified there were unpleasant things to of South Wales Feeding Stuffs Com- that they must produce ar Import Permit be said, he should not hesitate mission, was obtained. At Port Said signed by the Superintendent of Imports and Exports. Hongkong, before Billa of to say them.
the information was received that the Tading can be comutarsigned, One of resolutions that had been circulated, ships would have to take salt atj
All broken, chafed and damaged Gooda with the notice of the meeting took Aden- Application having been made are to be left in the Godowns where they exception to the action of the NLR to the Military authorities a limited will be gramined 四 April 15, Executive Committee in asking him supply of the necessary foodstuffs 1918, at 10 år. to raise the question of the railway with substitutes was procured. At
All claims must be presented within situation on the door of the House first the horses did not take kindly to month of the steamer's arrival hero, sitar of Commons on Tuesday next and the latter, but eventually got used to which they cannot be recognized.. it was stated that they object to them. The horses were away from this matter being raised in a reac expert attendance and normal food tionary House of Commons. "It is, for 74 days and this under changes in my judgment." said Mr. Thomas. of climate varying from bitter snow-, a reactionary House, but who is storms to tropical heat and all the responsible? If it is reactionary it time cramped up in close stables or Consign004 Sre requested to send in is only a reflex of your intelligence. narrow horse boxes. Their condition their Bila af Lading for countersignature In a democratic country where men on landing is a testimony to the care immediately. and women can exercise their which the officers on board bestowed political freedom, it is madness for on the animals. them to try to do by industrial action what their own intelligence ought to have told them to do at the ballot box" (Cheers and cries of "Bravo, Jim!")
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out to the letter and spirit the absolute agreement that every man who was guaranteed his job would have his job for him immediately he returned. Loud cheers.) The The N.U.R. was the strongest union demobilization of the Ariny was now in this country. It presented what depending upon the Raiway Operat was probably the key industry of the ing Corps, and. if that Corps were country, and they could, at any time demobilized in accordance with the they chose, place a demand at the demand made by some people, the head of the State and say,. "Unless whole of the troops would be left you do this we will paralyse the com. strauded in France, Belgium, and munity." That was their power; Germany. They had to be practical but they had to consider what was men. They would see at a glance their duty. However strong, how. how absurd it would be to put up ever powerful they as a union might the darthat the rest of the soldiers be, the State was more powerful and who had been fighting did not more important. Citizenship had a matter, and that they should be left! stronger claim than atty sectional stranded with no one to bring them He was pleased to tell interest. As railwaymen and trade home, unionists they had always to make them that, by a new system, to, be their sectional claim consistent with introduced, it would be possible to their duty as citizens. There was an work more and feed the troops unfortunate tendency to assume that more by water than by rail, and they could hold the State up to ran- every effort and every facility would som at any time. They might suc. be given for the early demobiliza
He was ceed and achieve their object, but if tion of the railway men. they did it at the expense of the quite satisted that no unnecessary They will State, then as citizens they would be delay will take place.
were pressing destroying their claim to citizenship. irsisting, they
When he signed the eight hour and the Governinent were endeav Agreement for railway workers, he louring at this moment, to release had in mind, and always advocated, railwaymen as speedily as posssible. that he did not want the eight hours Until that was done, it was impos- for, the purpose of enabling them to sible to give eflect to the eight hours. work overtime. The curse of the in accordance with their view of the overtime system. was that it made settlersert. The could ruin the men selfish and caused jealousies and country and ruin themselves by a deprived them of the home comforts series of mere spasmodic outbursts, they were entitled to. The N.UR. and he pressed on employers executive meant, clearly and distinct and the Government that if they ly, eight hours and overtime wanted an agreement carried out in (Cheers) They also meant that letter and spirit the day had gone by instead of overtime being recessary when they had merely to assume to enable them to live, they should they could issue a notice and all have a wage for the eight hours that would be well-How-much-easier, would enable them to keep their how much better, it would be to cail families in decency and comfort. the men together to discuss a pro- The executive intended that as far position and see if they could come as possible the eight-hours day should to a reasonable interpretation, Many become operative from February 1. of the disputes were caused to-day That, however, necessitated the re primarily because employers failed lease of at least 228,000 railwaymen to recognize that the worker was from the Arm, He was going to not content to be a mere fewer of give some inner history which had word and drawer of water. They not yet been made public. They demanded, and were going to insist, demanded the immediate release of an a voice in things that affected the railwaymen in order to cope with their daily life, and the sooner the the eight hours, and e railway other side recognized it, the better IF YOU are selling ad Less they frankly said it would be impos.
companies supported them, because for all concerned.
Mr. Thomas, in conclusion, said:~~ sible to do it without He wanted There are two dangers we are faced; to be sure that that was so, and he with. On the one hand are those! had spent eight days in France Feople who cannot read the signs of amon their own members who the times, the reactionaries, who were soldiers. Sir Douglas Haig believe they were born to govern, and the Government gave him the and that they must enjoy the best carditions he wanted. He said he things of life, and what is left is wanted to be free to talk to the men good enough for the others. The without any interference from any days of those people are doomed. body, and he thought he succeeded. There are those who believe you can in getting a common sense inter revolutionize by mere industrial pretation of many of their grievances. trouble or introduce, what is called He thought he was able to contribute the Russian method into this country. something to the removal oLeome of I am as bitterly opposed to the the things they were complaining one as to the other, because about, and he thought he did scrie I bekteve both are dangers and thing to persuade the Government must be fought, and that both that an immediate increase of pay are against the best interests of the Lor
all soldiers was abfolutely working classes. I plead with you necessary. (Loud cheers)
railway men and women of the coun- Try not to take the law into. your EXTENDED WATER TRANSPORT own hands. The essence of demo One of the grievances of the mencracy, is to be loyal to those you have was that it was fair to them to be put into authority. Any other way kept out there and for those who will lead to disaster. Railwaymen were being demobilized to capture and women, we are going to change all the best jobs, so that they the position. A better time is in were stranded when they came store for you, but as democrats 3 back. He was able to assure them appeal for loyalty, and I ask you to that so far as the railway companies, trust the Executive Committee, If and so far as the NUR were can we fail, then the issue will be yours. cerned, they intended having carried (Loud cheers.)
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