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SZE YAP STEAMSHIP eight resolutions on the sharehold-
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This letter was answered on April 16 by the managing director of the company. He pointed out there that the requisition, for div
ors' requisition."
The meeting closed, the chair- man. then left the room, followed: by about 76 per cent. of those pre- Bent. The evidence showed that, the chairman and others thought everyone was dispersing. It was a point of the utmost importance as to how many actually left with the chairman. It was certain that all the old directors were amongst
In the early hours of Sunday six Chinese men, armed with an iron bar and carrying torches, made. an uttack on an unnumbered hut in Old Kowloon Tong district.
Tse Ng, a married woman, who r reasons, was not a good one.
So therefore, on May & a further them. was asleep, with her twelve-years-requisition was submitted to the But after this departure, the re- old son in the front part
directors. As a result of their remainder constituted themselves as n! the hut, was riwakened
fusing to convene a meeting the a fresh meeting. A new chairman by the footpads forcing a requisitionists took matters in was elected, all the eight resolu- Overpowering the In their own hands as they were en- tions passed without opposition, mates, the intruders succeeded in titled to.do, if it were done re-and a new Board and a Protective getting away with a haul of cloth-
gularly.
Committee also set up. ing and jewellery to the total of $100.
entrance.
DAVIS APPARATUS
Training System
at Gosport.
The Resolutions.
Two Points of View. The defence contended in the Lower Court that this meeting was
enti an entirely fresh one," said Coun- sel. "They assert that there were two distinct meetings.
Eight resolutions were embodied in the requisition. They were:-1: That the meeting is dissatisfied with the conduct of the directors, or personns acting as such, and
On the other hand, plaintiffs calls upon them to retire: 2. To say that there was only one meet- pass a resolution removing one or ing, not two; that the original The escape of alx men from the more of the directors, as may be chairman, Mr. Li Yu-tong, refused sunken submarine Poseidon by deemed expedient; S. To appoint to put any resolution of any kind means of the Davis escape appara- directors in their place; 4. To re-to the meeting over which he pre- tus has given prominence to a new move the managing director, Bacre aided; that he arbitrarily closed
5. To system of training for submarine tary, and treasurer; and
the meeting, leaving the premises officers and ratings at Fort Block-appoint officers in their places; 6. with a small foliowing of not more house, Cespert, the headquarters of The meeting is dissatisfied with the than thirty or forty people; and the submarine service. A 15-foot present method of managing the that the meeting then elected a tank has been erected containing a steamers Tai Lee and On Lee, and fresh chairman and properly put conning-tower from an old sub-considers these two ships should through the business for which it marine. This being flooded, they be chartered. are shot up one by one through a hatchway into the water of the tank to the surface.
The President: Was this last
This sixth resolution, said coun- sel, was a most important one, as it played a big part in what was Up to the present 200 officere to follow. The seventh and eighth and 1,100 ratings have had this resolutions were concerned with form of training. Among those the alterations of the company's who have entered the tank wear articles, in order to appoint a Pro- ing the apparatus are, Rear Ad tective Committee, and to elect cer miral Dunbar-Nasmith, V.C., com-tain shareholders as such. manding the submarine service, | and members of his staff. "Instrue- letter replied to by the directors? tion with the Davis device is also No, my Lord.. being given to the personnel of submarines, in the Mediterranean Fleet and on the China station This training, however, is confined to descents with the apparatus into the open sea when weather condi- tions are favourable.
GENERAL'S ONLY SON. College Boy Killed
Cricket Ball.
7.
Powers Exceeded?
was convened.
"The evidence of, the two parties on this point is in acute conflict. But I shall maintain that examina- tion of the evidence will show it to be overwhelmingly in favour of finding that the meeting was pro-
perly terminated with the desire
of the great majority, who wished
to consider no further business than that of chartering and pay- ment of dividend."
A confirmatory meeting on July 24 upheld the passing of the eight Counsel went on to say that the resolutions. But the directors re- requisitionists then issued a notice fused to accept this decision, so concerning a meeting. In fact it that a writ was later issued asking concerned twe, one being a later for an injunction against them. and confirmatory meeting. In paSE- ing, he would remark that the notice was a bad one, as there quisitionists had no other author Ity at that time than to call a first meeting.
What Evidence Proved. Plaintiffs had insisted that at the meeting on July 8 only, a very few people wanted the two resolu- tions discussed. They averred that only a few people left the meeting "The history of this company with Mr. Li Yu-tong. And they had been stormy in the extreme, insisted that, the great majority and more often than not the share-
present wanted the eight resolu-
A verdict of death from mia-holders had been divided into two tions gone into. Adventure was returned at a Hove distinct partles," Mr. Jenkin con-
"The evidence is directly cor John St tinued. "Hence it had often been trary," Mr. Jenkin Bald. Inquest recently on
"And I George Bewes Armstrong, 16, a found, necessary to get hold of an have four questions to put to Your Brighton College boy, who died independent and reliable chairman, Lordships in connection with that from injuries received-at-cricks These considerations caused Mr. Li meeting. In the first place, was practice.
Yu-tong, a man of known stand- anything in fact put to th emeet Ing, to be elected to that office on ing at all? The judge in the Low- that occasion."
He was the only son of General St. George Bewes Armstrong, of Highfield, South Brent, Devon. -
The boy was struck on the bead by a ball hit over the net., Aftur complaining of not feeling well, be was removed to a nursing home. Death was due to hemorrhage at the base of the brain.
Describing the meeting, Mr. Jon-er Court had found that there was. kin said that the requisition de- And if anything was put, what was it? Secondly, was whatever was posited clearly showed eight re- 'solutions for discussion. In point pat carried by a substantial major- ity? Thirdly, if such a large of fact, certain shareholders after- wards complained that they had majority were in favour of discuss- ing the requisitionists' eight re- been tricked futo' signing. It, Аб they had only seen a requisition solutions, why were they not pass-
ed3
And fourthly, why did this embodying two resolutions, one 18
large majority disperse peacefully? to chartering, the other as to pay-
Mr. Jenkin then went into the Dr. Ernest Hanhart, of Berlin,ment of a dividend..
trial evidence in detail; ao na to was saying good-bye to friends at
CUPID AND THE CAR.
Acrimonious Talk,
to the meeting whilst Mr. Li Yu- tong was acting as chairman.
The hearing is proceeding.
a railway station when he saw n At any rate, after a lot of establish what was or was not put
at the young woman with whom he imme-acrimonious discussion diately fell in love. :
meeting on July 8, a Mr. Wong He followed the young woman. finally suggested that they confine Frau Ella Cuno; widow of a Bér- themselves to discussion of two lin banker, to the street, entered points, and two only, those of char- his car. and followed her for atering and dividend. He actually short distance. Suddenly Frau found both a proposer and second- Cuno stepped Inte the street. im-er. The resolution was put to the mediately in front of him and was meeting and carried, and after a rua down.
short pause, Mr. Li, the chairman, declared the meeting closed,
Answering the President. coun- sel said he would submit that the passing of such a resolution over rode the consideration of the
The young doctor sprang from the car, found she was not badly hurt, and drove her home.
That was a few weeks ago. Now they have been married.
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