`COMPANY.REPORT
PEAK TRAMWAYS CO., LTD.
The report of the Directors for the year ending April 30, 1921, for presentation to the shareholders at the ordinary anemal general meeting of the Company, to be held at the Hongkong Hotel at noon on Tuesday, May 31, 1921, is as follows -
The Net Profit for the twelve months, after deducting
Directors' Fees and General Managers, Ressoneration. ** To which has to be, added, the Balance brenght forward
from last account. *******
Making available for appropriation
$ 76,261.34
1,400:49
THE CHINA MAIL.
BARLIER TELEGRAMS.
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SHIPPING
AUSTRALIAN LINE
NEW STEAMER FOR B. AND A SERVICE.
U.S. SHIPPING BOARD LOSSES. The New, York correspondant of a contemporary, cables, that it is esti mated the nat loss in the operation of the United States Shipping Board at present exceeds 50,000 per day, but PEOPLE BURNED "ALIVE, SO
President Harding is credited with For many years the shipping busi- the belief that this loss will be more ALEEANDRIA, Hay ged. A grave situation arose out of rumour tess between Australia and Java and than made good if a big American that Grock and killed native. The Singapore has been served by well merchant marine can be firmly estab ramour fed to the natives attacking the established lines, such as the Burns lished The difficulty is that Can- Greeks and other Europeans. It is re- Phily and the Royal Dutch Fackel, greas dislikes shipping subaidies, and parted many haro
Killed
the but recently, however, the Common it remains to be seen how the plea to been ambulances were busy throughout the
wealth Government Line of Steamers usmas lässeru$ 77,661.77 | * smashed the shopwindows. All particular trade, and the satisfactory met. According to figures just pub-|||
taking the wounded to hospital has decided to claim & share in this Congress for additional help will be The Directors recommend that a Dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. places of business are closed. Europeus buisiness it has secured so far has lished it is necessary, under the exist per annum be paid to Shareholders, absorbing $30,000.00 that $40,000.00 ssembled at the Governorate and, de- be transferred to Special Repairs Reserve Account, and that the Balanceanded protection or permission to pro- Facomaged the Government to in ing law, to employ 40: men on, an prove the service already inaugurat. American ship to do just the same work Lect themselves. of $7,661.7? be carried to a new Profit and Loss Account...
Firing is now proceeding all rounded, and to place additional steamer as is undertaken by 33 on an English Students and natives are attacking Euro on the run. It was recently an ship. In the same instance the nounced that the new steamer. American wages account per month Many places in the Leban district haveEmita," now in Melbourne awaiting exceeds that of an English ship by In accordance with Rule 73 of the Company's Articles of Association, he bento da reported that people commistion, would be placed in this £150, and the question is whether
have burned alive,
service, in addition to the
traders, for the mere privilege of Dromana,Dundula," and
transporting goods by an American merchant will not pay Congress must and it is uncertain whether public opinion is sufficiently, imbued with the importance of a big American mercantile marine to support Congress,
DIRECTORS.
Mr. L N. Leefe having resigned, Mr. J. Bell-Irving was invited to P occupy the vacant seat on the Board.
Mr. J. Scott Harston, the Hon. Sir C. P. Chater, CMG, Hon. Mr. A. O Lang. Mr. A. S. Gubbay and Mr. J. Bell-Irving retire, but being eligible offer themselves for re-election.
AUDITORS.
On Mr. A. R. Lowe leaving the Colony, Messrs. Lowe, Bingham and Matthews, Chartered Accountants were appointed in his place, and they and Mr. Bernard Brown retire, but offer themselves for re-election, «
FROFIT AND LOSS "ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDING APRIL 30, 1927.
DERNI
To Loss on Silver and Subsidiary Coins
Coals and Stores
..................
Chargesse
Maintenance and Repairs
Rates, Crown Rent, and Fire Insura
Salaries and Wages..................**
Office Rent and Clerks' Salaries
Directors' Fees
Remuneration to General Managers: 55% on gross earnings....... Balance as per Balance Sheet.arnes
By Trafic Receipts
Rents.onet
Interest and Dividends.
Transfer Fees
...Profits on Investments realised
BALANCE SHEET.
LIABILITIES.
Authorised Capital $750,000 divided into 75,000
Issued Captital $25,000 shares fully paid up Issued Capital 50,000 shares $1.00 paid up ...............
Reserve Fund as per last Account ..............
shares of $10
$250,000 00
50,000.00
70,000.00
10,000.00
L
charge of the town They were anti. BiBilge. The "Dromana " was sche wisel will pay the extra cost. If the
British troops have arrived and taken
iastically greeted by the Europeans ---
India M. Five Europeans were killed and wounded in the rioting,
LISBON REVOLUTION.
Losmos, May 23rd.. Telegrams from Lisbon show that 119.63 Cabinet has resigned, owing to a peace
ful revolution, which had no connection 17,833.261
with the Royalists. It appears that the 66237 military concentrated and demanded the
resignation.
It is suggested as an explanation of 29,361.89 the movement that it was to forestall a 6,000.00 Radical move to appoint the Premier, 2,500.00 Senbor Machado, as President 8,269.96 Lisbon is quiet. 76.261.34
2,353.00
$165,299.33
...$136,417.60 698.00 6,287.83
19.50
21,976.40
$165,399.33-
AMERICAN STEAMER REILJATKU.
NEW Your, May 23rd. The steamer Panhanale State has been
refloated.
·STILLMAN... DIVORCE CASE..
'
duled to leave Melbourne inwards
the close of last month, the "Emita will sit this month, while the Dundala will follow in June. In addition to calls at Sourabaya, Sam aring and Batavia, the “Dromana. will call "at' Macassar, and the "Enota ? at Singapore, 1
GENERAL NOTES:
It is, interesting to note that the Swakopmund, originally one of the German Woertann Line, running It has definitely been decided to between Hamburg and South African launch the freighter" Catlay,” the parts, has been sented in that in fourth vessel built by the Kiangnan Line, and will be placed
Works, Shanghai, service to the East in the near future. Dock & Engineering She is a vessel of 5,631 tons gross, for the U. S. Shipping Board, on and in addition to being a fine cargo. Thursday next carrier, has excellent passenger accommodation. She was used as a troop transport during the war.
MOTOR SHIP PROGRESS. During the past 12 months be-
According to advice received from Seattle by the Nippon Yasen Kaisha, the China Mail Steamship
TUESDA
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JUST RECEIVED
sigument of
Smoked Fish direct from the
SCOTTISH FISHERIES
Fillets, Haddocks, Kippers.
THE DAIRY FARM, IOE & COLD STORAGE Co., Ltd.
FOR ONE WEEK ONLY
SPECIAL PRICES ON
THE O-CEDAR MOP
A Mop, Broom and Duster all in one
It has a wonderful way of Cleaning Floors, Woodwork and Furniture. On Marble, or Red Stone Floors, on Linoleum or Polished Floors, an all. Polished Surfaces it in s
Miraculous Labor Saver,
the same time.
Desk, Table, Chairs, etc., are polished and dusted simultaneously. Tall Furniture can be dusted and polished so easily without the disadvantage of scattering the dust all over the Office.
tween 40 and 50 motor ships have Company once the O-Cedar Mop Not only sweeps the floor but polishes it at been launched or completed, totaling Trans-Pacific Conference last month, between 400,000 and 500,000 tons has been followed by the withdrawal deadweight. According to The of the Netherlands-Jars Steamship Motor Ship, in spite of the ship- Company. It is said that three other NEw York, May 3rd. The newspapers state that Mr. Still building depression and the cancella-large steamship companies working man, the millionaire, has agreed to cease tion of orders which, incidentally, the Trans-Pacific service are also action for divorce, the settlement in-affected motor ships less than going to leave the Conference. The now quite cause of the withdrawals is not public- volving Mr. Stillman's recognition of the steamers there fire legitimacy of his son, Guy, and the pay-50 per cent. more internal-combus- ment to Mrs. Stillman of $90,000 tion-engined vessels on order thany announced, but it is surmised that sanually.
was the case a year ago, the present some companies have been cutting number being well over 200. From freight rates. a technical point of view the motor
80,000,00 Amsterdam..
4.709.46
M. JODHAUX
The
ship has progressed to an equal" The gross profits of the Holland- Pars, May 3rd.. According to the Gaulois, M. Jonhaut extent, so much so that 14,000-ton American Line last year amounted 0.000,00 has resigned the Secretaryship of the motor ships with machinery of. Te to 18,898,488 forins (£1,575,000), &s General Confederation of Labour, and 6,000 bp are now turned out re compared with 38,581,8924 (£3,215,- accepted the vice-prezidency of the Intergalarly as standard craft, national Federation of Trades Unions of capacity for the production of large 000) in 1919. Grogs profits for 1920 marine cil engines has increased enor of the Royal Dutch Lloyd last year monsly, especially in this country, were 3,$86,000f. (£332,200); and after and some firms which have long been writing off more than 2,000,000f. famous" in the shipbuilding world | (£167,000), a di idend is to be paid have gone over almost whole-bearted-of 8 cent, as compared with 18 per ly to the construction of motor ships cent for the previous year. The instead of steamers.. During the yearbook value of the passenger vessels, moreover, a commencement was including those of the ex-German made upon the conversion of existing vessels, Limburgis "and"Brabantia," steamers to motor ships.
4,120.55
15,760.00 12.717.18
Since added....2012
Unexpired Season Tickets mean
Unclaimed Dividends................
Investment Fluctuation Apcount
Sundry Creditors.............
Prost and Loss Account Balance from last year....... Profit for this year
1,400.43 76,261.34
77,661.77
494,968.96
ASSETS.
Permanent Way and Concession Old Line as per last Account $200,000.00 Permanent Way New Line and Extension
account as per last Account
Since added...
$31,510.29
720.00
Stations, Crown Leaseholds and Buildings as per last a/c...............
Regrading Line meje m'bank
Coals and Stores on banda de man set | poegepas sun
Rolling Stock......................
Office Furniture... sikre
ཕ་མ་བསྱོརབ་་ནས
Sundry Debtors.......
Shares in Public Companies at market value.
Cash in Bank.................
$31,396,10 6,266.99
Cash and Compradore orders in hand......
C. F. CHATER,
Directors.
32.230.29 49,964.93 40,455 86 46,184.00
500 00 705.20 51.265,59
36,000.00
37,563.09
$494,968.96
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, General Managers,
A. S. GUBEAY, We report that we have examined the above Balance Sheet with the Books, Vouchers and Securities, and obtained all the information and explanations required by us. In our opinion such Balance Sheet is properly. drawn tp so as to exhibit a true and correct view of the state of the Company's affairs at April 30, 1921, according to the best-of-our-inform ation and the explanations given us, and as shown by the Books of the Company.
LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS, Chartered Accountants. C. BERNARD BROWN,
Hongkong, May 19, 1921.
Auditors.
"HONG MOH" TRAGEDY. signal lamp of the "Hong Moh"
MARINE COURT FINDING.
A SHANGHAI COMMENT-
.HONGKONG. FOOTBALL
ASSOCIATION;"
EIGHTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING.
SEASON 1920-21
Following is the report of the Hon. Secretary to be submitted to the Association at the Eighth Annual General Meeting to be held at the R. G. A. Recreation Room, Victoria Barracks on Monday, May 30, 1921, at 5.30 pm. Each Club is entitled to be represented by two Delegates and Official Referees are invited--
SECRETARY'S REPORT.
I beg to submit the Eighth Annual Report and Statement of Accounts for your approval., ...
Referees. Twenty qualified. re- ferees officiated during the season under review. Fifteen of these were examined orally and practically by the Referee's Board under the capable superintendence of Ms. G. T. May.
Finance-Last Season, as will be scen from the accounts, we were privileged to remit a substantial sub- scription to St. Dunstan's Hostel, and "also to make three grants to deserv
ing Local Charities. The Association also co-operated with the South China Athletic Association in two Charity Matches, the proceeds from which did not go through our accounts. The first was played on 8th Novem- ber 1920, and yielded the sum of
$1,752, the second, on 9th February, 1921, was productive of $1,229.57. These magnificent sums were for warded in their entirely to the
Kwongtung and North China Famine Relief Funds. g
PlayBoth First and Second Divisions of the League were keenly contested, the respective winners be ing the 2nd Wilt's Regt. and St.. Joseph's Mid-way through the season, E.MS Titania replaced FLM S. Carlisle in the First -Division, and though out of the ranning, showed excellent form, later winning the Hongkong Challenge Shield in a most convincing manner. Grounds-Last year at this time we were complaining bitterly of the lack of grounds. This has now been. rectified. An excellent pitch has been opened at Soolcampoo Valley and four matches can now be accommodated within the Race Course. This ene Moh's" dynamo was put out of actionabled the 2nd Division to play Home it would have been possible for her and Away Fixtures,
was of insufficient power to reply and ber dynamo was hy this time out of action, so, receiving no reply. the unknown steamer proceeded on its .courses Other steamers were sighted within the next critical 48 Hong bours, but none closed the Shortly after the wreck of the Mob." nor did the Court have any "Eong Mob" on the Lammocka, i evidence that they sighted her. The when there was a disastrous loss of Count, however, expresses the opinion life, we published a letter from that had vessels passing in the vicinity Captain W. E. Kent on the subject of and in sight of the wreck previous to wireless, and the saving of life which the "Sharsi's" arrival, closed the might have been effected had all wreck and ascertained whether it was steamers on the China Coast been practicable to render assistance, and equipped with it, says the N. if not, reported by wireless telegraph CD News The Court of In- or proceeded to the nearest port and quiry held at Hoogkong into reported the casualty, many more this disaster has now issued its lives would probably have been saved. finding, and while we need not go This entirely bears out Captain faw the technical details leading to Kent's contention. Before the "Hong the shipwreck, one or two points bearing on the subject of wireless are brought out and should be to send the necessary wireless mes- mentioned. We know that the str. ages which could have been repeated Shanel" closed the "Hong Moh and amplified by other ships who were and rendered invaluable aid, for which unable to reader assistance them- abe has been very properly com selves. It is a lesson to be remem plimented by the Court, but there-bered. In writing this note we must after a different tale has to be not omit another part of the finding told. When the "Hong Moh" strand-which however, does not deal with ed distress signals were sent up, the subject under mention, namely and another, steamer pasting two or highly complimentary reference to three miles away, eignailed to her by the work Moss lamp, Unfortunately the ol
Hand-booksAfter three years, the Association's Official Handbook
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Interport In spite of repeated efforts from this end, Shanghai F. A. has not yet taken any notice of our Overtures. A generous invitation bas lately been received from Batavia and it may be found possible to send Jars before the commerce-
ADVENTUROUS VOYAGE.
the purchase of which is stated to have been recognised by the Allied In a 10-ton auxiliary ketch two Reparations Commission, is given as adventurous souls have set out to 270 (523, 10s) per ton; that of the voyage from Fil to Sydney, where!
they expect to arrive in six weeks newly delivered vessels 3146. (£26) time. They are Mr. L. H. Morrisby, per ton and that of the other cargo a planter in Navua, on Vitu Levu, steamers 436. (3 11s. 8d.) per re- and Captain Drever, late of the gistered ton. steamer "Noorebar" Mr. Morrisby, who owns the ketch, is a skilled and
Which is the biggest of the Liver- enthusiastic asilor, and he had the pool Shipping Companies? A return vessel built at Navua from his own recently published by the members of plans.
IT will take the dirt from Wood, Paint, Varnish, Leather (Sofas, Moter Seats, etc). Bram, Framel, Marble and Glasa. It will not scratch- there are no hard surfaces to knock or damage anything. It does not gum -or-veneer, but leaves a smooth, shining surface absolutely free frem grease.
WEEN a Mop refuses any longer to absorb the dust-which is about every three months it is very easily cleaned by being detached, acaked overnight in soapy water and rinsed in hot water next day. When dy the application of O-Cedar Polish will make the Mop ready for another 3 months Berrics without farther attention.
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MOPS $2.25 each. POLISH
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4.oz. bottles 12 oz bottles.
25 cts.
75 cts.
O-CEDAR DUSTERS 85 cts. EACH.
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SUPERSTITIONS.
GROUND-HOG DAY.
HONGKONG.
The woodchuck, or ground-bog
MORE WAR TALK.
WHO RULES THE WAVES?
According to the Free Press, a favourite "speculation, among
It is intended to make the trip the Liverpool Steamship Association under sail, and the engine will be shows that in the matter of tonnage used only in emergency. The course the Blue Funnel Line leads the way. will depend upon the wind. It is its 78 vessels having a gross tonnage of intended to make for Conway Reet 540,691. The Company owning the comes out of his hole on February 2. and Cay, about 450 miles from largest number of ships (92) is the It he sees his shadow in the sun he out here whose thoughts stretch Kadavu, thence to Norfolk Island, to Ellerman with a gross tonnage of goes back to his hibernation and beyond The Dansant and the slump Lord Howe Island, Middleton and 405,000, and then in order come the there will be six weeks more of in piece goods, is the part Singapore Elizabeth reefs thence to Sydney. White Star, 27 vessels, 321,154 groes winter. Whereas if it is cloudy and is likely to play in the future of the The alternative route will be via tons; Farness Withy, 71 vessels, he sees not his shadow he stays out Empire as a fortress and as a naval base. The optimist sees Singapore Mathew and Hunter Islands, and on 306,877 gross, tons; Lamport and and spring comes early.. to Walpole land and Sydney, Astry Holt, 48 vessels 222,721 gross tons;
first class naval base, one This is a pet American superstition, a will be måde at each port visited.
fine
Having already The vessel is 33 feet long, on the Harrison, 64 vessels 275,735 gross The woodchuck is of the squirrel of the most important in the water line and 33 feet 6 inches over tone; OPUS 28 vessels, 268,998 groes family and is peculiar to America. world. all, beam 10 feet, and draught 5 tons; Clan Line 51 vesels, 265,046 In Europe there is the same supersti dry dock and engineering resources other hibernating animal There is great repairing station; he sees cur feet 6 inches. She has a raised deck, gross tons; Cunard, 22 vessels, 228,431 tion with the substitution of some capable of being expanded into a the engine being amidships, with the gross tons; and Brocklebank, 30 evidence that it was originally always island the centre of the web of com main cabin forward. There is a vessels, 203,850 gross tons.
defend this.
enormous batteries,
some member of the squirrel family, munication stretching away to India, cabin aft, which will be used as a
probably the ground-squirrel, though South Africa, Australia, the whole storeroom. She has sleeping buzks,
in modern times in some parts of Malayan Archipelago, and Chins, and is equipped with a 16 h.p. Frisby
The report telegraphed from Brus Germany the badger is designated. To support" "or
naval base ashore, he engine. She is built of kauri with sels, of the arrival at Antwerp of the There is a saying that a German great Australian spotted gum frames.
brand new Hansa liner "Stunfels" farmer would rather see a wolf enter bees £32,000 LOST ON A SHIP....... from Hamburg, in a resized range, guns, but far removed "Fruitless expenditure" is the of the Hansa line to India is one sign From early Roman times February from the present forts within a rifle heading to a section of the report on of the German shipping revival, 2 was the festival of the goddess shot of the main shore of the island. the appropriation account for Navy Another indication is apparently con Februs, the mother of Mars. The He predicts ample protection of these services for the year ended March 1920 tained in statements from New York Latin Mars was originally not a god batteries from attack from the by the Comptroller and Anditor that two ex-Hansa steamers delivered of war but af agriculture. As god air, and sees in his mind's General. It refers to the purchase to this country under the terms of the of agriculture a sungoddess was his eye a large aerodrome, perhaps appropriate mother. Each year on the levelled amnit of by the Ministry of Shipping in 1918 Peace Treaty, and acquired by a February 2 the votaries of Februa Blakan Mati, and submarines, thread- of the Wirral," requisitioned for newly-formed British company, are appeared with lights, endeavouring ing their way though the Straits east special Admizsity service.
being advertised to sail from there to by the homeopathic magic of sud west to meet a possible enemy.
to help the is all very interesting and flatters. The ship was undergoing extensive New York under, it isreported, Hanss like causes like repairs, and the contractors refused Line auspices. The manager of the san to a renewal of its hebencent the imagination of the plamers of a to release her until their account had Hansa fine in New-York before power, Pluto, the lord of the dark future war. But the fact remains, been paid. An advance of 20,000 the - WAZ
was known" to under world, was the natural, enemy that all developments of the kind are was paid to them by the Ministry of have again aived there. Other of the sun. His story shows him to as little likely to be realised as the Those dreams of a great rubber EIOWES Shipping, and further payments, of indications are contained in an ex- has been an active one. more than £10,000, by the Admiralty haustive review of German shipping members of the squirrel fazally who combine to fix the price of the com for alteration made to their require in the Borsen Zeitung in which it is disappeared into boks in the ground modity throughout the world. The at the Coming of winter were evident world has not got the necessary ments. On completion the vessel stated that the agreement concludedly gone to keep tryst with Pluto in capital to spare to create such great was found to be unfit for service and between the German Government and im realm. On the day when the ages of war or commerce...... the Ministry of Shipping, to avoid Geroan shipping companies for co-staries of Februs were trying to Geographical circumstances Indicate the cost of reconditioning, purchased centration and reconstruction has assist the sun Fiato sent his creatures that when unfortunately the next the vessel for £12,500 and sold her by formed the basis for the re-establish forth to work a counter spell Bat if naval war takes place, Singapore will suction for £10,750.00 ment of Germany's shipping trade, thick, protecting clouds Intervened be on the edge of the battle area, A statement is given in detail of Eighteen German steamship com they could not see the sun to work that is the Pacific That adds zest to balances recoverable and claimspanies are now reported to be main their magic, the magic of the the speculations as to the future of abandoned for the year, the vanota taining regular services from Hamburg, votasies of Fefrua took effect, the Singapore in the history of the items totalling approximately £97 805. The Stinnes group of industrial firms creatures of Plato knew that the jig world's naval warfare...Straits Echo, They include the over-payment of is now especially prominent while was up and there would be an early spring. Had they succeeded they £2,400 to three ministers of religion on the boards of the principal com would have returned, for a further affairs. This, in brief is the "Why in rapsot of religious ministrations panies are yazioun dire to naval men at Liverpool during the sad
of banks
Enjoyment of Plute's hospitality of the ground-hog superstition. There and allied Having failed they stage above la material, enough extant for an in-