February 14, 1895.]
THE MURDER IN WINGLOK STREET.
POLICE OFFICERS COMMENDED.
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
119
PROFIT AND Loss Account (Suspense). Dr. To interest
To balance
their report with a statement of accounts for the year By balance from 1895 ended 31st December, 18:4.
ACCOUNTS.
7,135.70
272.50
102,989.72
$110,897.92
Cr.
0.
110,397.92
$110,397.92
WORKING ACCOUNT.
Dr.
THE HONGKONG AND KOWLOON| Wharf and godown CO., LTD. The following is the report for presentation to To fractional certificate account On the 6th inst. Mr. F, H. May, Captain | shareholders at the eighth ordinary annual meet- -Superintendent of Police, performed a pleasing, to be held at the Company's office, No. 4,
ing duty. He called into his room Luspector Praya Central, at noon on Friday next — Quincey. Inspector Kemp, P.C. Palmer, P.S. The directors, have now to submit to shareholders Jowar Singh, P.C. Hau Hing, and P.C. Li Chung, and told then that His Excellency the Governor had been pleased to approve of the
The gross revenus derived from wharfage, land- recommendation made by him as Captaining, &c. amounted in 1894 to $275,942.20 as against Superintendent of Police that their action in $231,473.64 the previous year, showing an increase of connection with the case of murder and robbory | $44,468.56.
The natt profit at credit of working ac- that occurred in Winglok Street on 22nd November last should be recognised. The fol count fter writing off $22,792.24 for re- the property and including pairs to lowing awards had been made-Inspector $9,225.40 brought forward is Quincey, highly commended for enquiries made; from which have to be deducted, interim Inspector Kemp, highly commended for the able
$25,000 manner in which he conducted the case; P.C. Palmer and P.S. Jewar Singh commended for assisting in the capture of one of the five prisoners; P.C. Han Hing and P.C. Li Chung awarded $10 for assisting in the capture of another prisoner.
THE N. D. L. STEAMER "PRINE HEINRICH."
11.
dividend
Directors' fees Auditors' fees
To wages of permanent staff. To Crown rent.....
459.75
55,741.54
7,658.63
To taxes.......
7,190.44
$75,924.02
To charges (office and telephone rent, sta-
tionery and printing, collecting commis- sion, sundries; &c.)
8,381.31
6,000 300
To legal expenses
To fire insurance
1,498.05
31,500.00
To claims on cargo
To expenses on cargo and coal, coolie hire,
&c. ......
1,432.85
90,037.82
883.43
4,758.69
22,792.24
18,387.95
25,000.00
35,000.00
To directors' fees
6,000.00
500.00
To balance to be carried to new account
9,424.02
$295,144.25
leaving available for appropriation $41,421,00 From this it is proposed to pay a finai dividend of $1.75 per share, which with the $1.25 paid in July makes $3, or 6 per cent. for the year, and to carry forward the balance of $9,424.02 to next account.
The Company's business during the first six months promised well fr a very good year, but during the latter half it suffered considerable diminution in con-
sequence of the falling off in the Import trade caused by the plague, which brings the year's working down to an average one,
DEBENTURES.
On the 1st October last $100,000 of the Company's
The Norddeutscher Lloyd steamer Prins Heinrich, which left Singapore on Saturday, the 9th inst., about midnight, being due bere about Friday morning, is the second of the Company's debentures fell due and on the proposition of a sub- steamers built by F. Schichan in Dantzig. The committee appointed to deal with this question the Prinz Heinrich is a sister-ship of the Prins Redirectors decided, in order to put the debentures on a gent Luitpold, launched early in 1894 and now legal footing, to execute a mortgage deed and renew running on the Australian line. The Prins the loan for a period of ten years at the same rate of Heinrich attained on her trial trip an average interest as before, which was agreed to by all the orl speed of 17 knots. She is a steel twin screwginal bondholders.
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DIRECTORS.
Both the appoin' men's require confirmation. Messrs. A. G. Wood and J. Kramer retire in rotation
steainer of about 7,000 tons, measuring 460 feet The directors regret to record the death of their in length, 52 feet in breadth, and 33 feet in depth late colleague Mr. H. Hoppins; the vacancy thereby (measured from the main-deck). The accom-created has been filled by Mr. Ń. A. Siebs. modation for passengers has been further im- Mr. C. Jantzen having resignet on leaving the co. proved, particularly to suit the tropical climate.lony, his place has been taken by Mr. St. C. Michaelsen. The well-known elegant saloon arrangement the Norddeutscher Lloyd Company's steamers will be found again on board the Prinz Hein- rich, but instead of the Barogus style formerly in use the modern English style has been ad- dopted; but with all their elegance the saloons at the same time will be found highly comfort.
able.
The Prins Heinrich will dook here for scrap- ing and painting the bottom before proceeding to Shanghai, as the present dock arrangements at Bremerhaven are not large enough to permit the steamer to go into dock there. It also ap. pears quite possible that the Prins Heinrich and the newly lengthened Preussen always will have to dock here in the course of the next one or two years, until the dock arrangements at Bremer- haven are sufficiently improved to allow the steamers to dock at that port. We also under- stand that the Prins Heinrich on her return from Shanghai is likely to be thrown open to the public for a general inspection.
The Nanyang squadron, says the N. C. Daily News of the 4th inst., is now safely ensconced behind the Kiangyin forts. There are five large and two small vessels, one of the latter being used as a guard-boat, on which lives the foreigner whose duty it is to board all vessels bound up fiver. The other men-of-war have their top. masts struck and are in fighting trim. Da shore at Kiangyin there are a number of foreigners who are acting as drill instructors, but the description given of them by the captain of one of the Chinese men-of-war is not at all flattering. though no doubt there are some good men amongst them.
according to the articles of association, but being eligible offer themselves for re-elgation.
AUDITOMY
Messrs. T. I. Rose and E-einderson have audited the accounts now presented and the directors recom. mend them for re-election.
J. J. KESWCIE, Chairman. Hongkong, bih February, 1894.
BALANCE SHEET, 31BT DECEMBER, 1894. ASSETS. To value of land and buildings at Kowloon as por last ac- count....
......1,207,010.52 855.00
Dr.
To since expended
To value of 4 wharves at Kowloon To value of rolling stock at
Kowloon.....
To transferred from West
Point ...
To value of launches Kow- loon, Hongkong, and Heron as per last account.. To since expended
To value of lighters To value of West Point re- clamation (44,435 square feet at $4) To West Point godown.... To value of West Point wharf to value of shears......
To value of furniture and plant
as per last account... To since expended
To Sui Look Hing. To sundry debtors. To Ho Tung
C.
1,207,865.52 100,000.00
20,000.00
2,000.00
82,000.00
10,000:00 2,825.00
12,325.00 6,390.00
177,740.00 9,399.51
5,000.00 2,082,69
To Hongkong Bank, Nq. 2 account. To cash in hand.
To value of stationery on hand To value of coal on hand
To value of timber, iron, and stores on
hand for repairing wharves
The Chinese envoys on landing at Kobe met with an unpleasant reception. As the party left the hatoba, says the Kobe Chronicle. the large crowd assembled uttered a prolonged yell, and for a few moments matters looked critical, but fortunately the crowd did not proceed to trans- late their unmistakably hostile feelings into ao Cr. tion, or it might have gone ill with the Chinese By capital (20,000 shares at $50 fully
paid-up) envoys, as the force of police, though large, would scarcely have been sufficient to cope with a mob By Hongkong and Shanghai
Banking Corporation
LIABILITIES.
determined on violence. With regard to this By debentures outstanding incident it is only right to say that the crowd By aundry creditors. was composed mainly of coolies, very few mem- bers of the better classes being present or taking part in a demonstration that reflects but little credit on the Japanese reputation for politeness to guests.
$....! 33,179.95 455,000.00
70,325.27
By profit and loss account (suspense) By dividend account (unclaimed balance) By working account...
187,139.51 15,000.00 500.00
To expenses of lighters To expenses of launches. To repairs
To interest
To interim dividend.
To final dividend
To anditors' fees
By balance from 1893
Cr.
By bonus for 1892, fire insurance account... By storage account 1893 By sale of lighters
By wharfage, storing, landing, &c..
9,225.40
140.58
46.07 9,790.00 275,942.02
$295,144.25
HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LIMITED.
The following is the report of the Board of Directors of the Hongkong and Whampoa Por Co., Limited, to the ordinary yearly mBoth shareholders, to bend eld at the offices of the Company, No. 14, Praya, Hongkong, on Monday next, at 3 o'clook p.m.
To the shareholders of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company, Limited. Gentlemen,-The directors have now to submit to you their report, with a statement of accounts for the half-year ended 31st December last.
The total receipts for the six month are $773,301.79, and the net profit, after pay ing interest due and all charges, amounts
to
to which has to be added the balance brought
forward from last account.......
and from this have to be deducted--
Directors' fees
Auditors' fees
$138,662.77
37,978,95
$176,636.72
..$4,000.00 400.00
4,400.00
leaving available for appropriation.
..$172,238.72 The directors recommend that a dividend for the half-year of 7 per cent., or $108,375, be paid to the shareholders, a bonus of $100 to contributing share- holders, that $35,000 be written from the value of Kowloon Dooks, $5,000 from the steam launches, and the balance $22,761.72 carried to new account. ||
The work of lengthening the No. 3 Dock at Kow. loon is now so far advanced that it admits of the dook 7,032.69 being utilized. With the increased length this dock 22,000.00 will be found most serviceable, 32,000.00 35,229.57 278.25 426.21 947.20* 56.19
21,957.01 $1,671,197.21
·1,000,0
DIRECTORS.
The directors sincerely regret the sad death of their colleague, Mr. H. Hoppius, who had been a much esteemed member of the Board for twenty-three years. Mr. C. Jantzen having left the colony Messrs. N. A. Siebs and S. C. Michaelsen have been invited to fil these vacancies. Mr. J. H. Lewis has also been asked to join the Board. These appointments have to be confirmed at this meeting.
In accordance with clause 60 of the articles of as- sociation Messra. Henry Hope Joseph and Jalius Kramer retire. Mr. Joseph intends leaving the colony, shortly, but Mr. Kramer being eligible offers himself
r re-election.
Mr. G. B. Dodwell has been appointed Chairman for the year 1895.
AUDITORS.
558,505.22 The accounts have been andited by Messrs. S. G. Bird 102,989.72 and Fullarton Henderson, Mr. Thoa. Arnold having 278.2 left the colony on leave of absence. The directors 9,424.02 recommend Messrs. Thos. Arnold and S. G. Bird for
re-election.
$1,671,197.21
J. S. VAN BUEEN, Chairman,