TELEGRAMS.
{"DER OSTASIATISCHER LLOYD" SERVICE.]
THE RESIGNATION OF THE
PREMIER
REASONS FOR THE STEL.
PEKING, January 28th.. The Peking Daily News reports that Histung Hai Ling's request for retirement
was made because he saw his schéme for n second large loan coming to nought, and probably also to accentuate his protest #gainst divesting the Cabinet of
responsibility. His resignation may be socopted soon, as otherwise it might happen that Hsiung Hsi Ling would himself have to sign the Responsibility Edict.
A
LAWLESSNESS IN THE
PROVINCES.
PEKING, January 28th. Presidential Mandate urges the Military and Civil Authorities in the Provinces to show more energy, in the suppression of the robbers. More effec❘ tive military measures, it says, should be taken.
THE KAISER'S BIRTHDAY,
BERLIN, January 27th. The Press, on the occasion of H. M. the Emperor's birthday, eulogizes his love for peace, whilst always mindful of strengthening Germany as a military Power, thereby gaining security from
attack.
The Press also belauds the Emperor's efforts for the settlement of the Zabern
.affair.
THE GREEK PREMIER IN
GERMANY.
BERLIN, January 27th The Greek Premier, Mr. Venizelos, had an interview with the German Foreign Secretary, during which the Albanian and Aegean Islands questions were the subjects of disenssion.
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER
RESERVES.
THE HONGKONG DAILY, PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 1914,
COMPANY MEETINGS.
HONGKONG LAND RECLAMATION
CO., LTD.
The thirteenth ordinary meeting of shareholders in this Company was held at the offices of Messrs. Jardine, Mathe Bon, & Company yesterday morning. The Hon Mr. David Landale (Chairman) presided, and others present were Sir Paul Chater, C.M.G., the Hon Mr. E. Shelling, and Mr. C. 8. Gubbay (Dire tors), Messrs. E. J. Grist, A. Shelton. Hooper, N. H. N. Mady, H. Percy Smith, 1. Hennessey Seth, M. 5. Sassoon, A; A: Fyfe, Ho Fook, and Lau Cheung Chiu,, with Mr. Mowbray S. Northcote (Secre. tary).
convening the meeting.
The Secretary having read the notice
During the year we referred to,
The
Mr. GRIST: Wat it not the then inte. bion to sell and dispose of the land reclaimed, and distribute the profits as well as the capital amongst the share
holders ?
The CHAIRMAN: No Paragraph 3 of Articles No. 898 () and No. 99 show the Memorandum of Association and clearly that not only was such not the intention, but that it was directly contemplated that the company should continue after the completion of the reclamation work, and further, that it should deal with its profits in accordance with the policy heretofore and now adopt ed by its Directors; which policy has always been endorsed by the shareholders in general meeting as contemplated by Article No. 07.
The sum of
Mr. GRIST: In the ovent of half the profits so carried over being spent in the purchase of property which afterwards much depreciates in valus, would the Managing Diretors consider themselves justified in charging further fees in re spect of the interest accruing from the half not so spent, out of which half they have already received full fees?
proposed the adoption of the report and There being no questions, the CHAIRMAN
accounts.
Mr. F. MAITLAND seconded, and it was carried unanimously.
ing confirm the appointment of the Hon. Mr. PERCY SMITH moved that the meet Mr. D. Landale as a Director.
Mr. NORTHCOTE seconded, and the motion was carried.
re-elected Directors, on the motion of Mr. Sir Paul Chater and Mr. Bonnar wore ARCELLI, seconded by Mr. FYFE,
end
No questions were asked.
WAB
The CHAIRMAN proposed the adoption of the report and accounts as presented Sir were
Mr. HOUGH seconded.
HONG KONG LAND INVESTMENT AND AGENCY CO., LTD.
shareholders in this Company was also The twenty-sixth ordinary meeting of held,
the presiding.
Hon. Mr. D. Landale Others present Patil Chater, the Hon. Mr. E. Shellim, Messrs. H. P. White, C. S. Gubbay, H, called to two letters in the local Prees The CHAIRMAN--Our attention has been T. F. Hough, H. Perey Smith, E. Das one was signed by an anonymous cor- A. Siebs, and G. Friesland, (Directors), concerning our report and accounts, but Haskell, Ho Fook, A Rodger, A. respondent, and the other by Mr. N. .H. Arculli, and M. S. Northcote, with the N Medy, who is not a shareholder, your Secretary (Mr. A. Shelton Hooper).
Directors do not feel called upon to reply. The notice convening the meeting We are always happy to afford share. having been read,
holders any information that is in our power to give, but not so to outsiders.
new
gentlemen; I thank you for your attend ance, Dividend warrants will be ready on application to-morro
The CHALAMAN-That is all the business,
HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD..
INTIMATIONS
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(98-4
MAPPIN&WEBB,
LIMITED.
NEW CONSIGNMENTS
An extraordinary general meeting of the Hongkong Hotel Co., Limited, was
at und submitted to the extraordinary held at the Hotel yesterday, when the STERLING SILVER WARE. subjoined resolution which was proposed general mecting of the Company held on the 25th October, 1913, and which was passed at the poll taken as directed at such meeting on the 10th day of January, 1914, was submitted for confirmation as a special resolution:-
That the following new Article be inserted in the Company's Articles of Association after Article 10 thereof:-
PRINCES
PLATE
(GUARANTEED FOR 30 YEARS)
Managing Directors would have been entrerense being in the matter of repairs, revenue from rents has increased this titled without question to their procent The lease of the property is still current year, as I have already mentioned, by age of commission thereon, and they are and there are many enquiries for the abont 834,000, and wih probably still undoubtedly equally entitled thereto even same at a substantial increase in ront further inereuse as leases fall duo and are though such revenue, be derived from
when the present. lease expires, interest instead of from rents,
There renowed on more favourable terms. The have also been offers to purchase, but so further sugestion of amalgamation con- Mr GRIST: For the year 1913 the far your directors have not received any tained Managing Directors propose to take fees offer which comes up to their estimate of fully considered by your Board and
the correspondence 10 per cent, on the sum of $113,933,82 made amounting to $11,303.58 that is to say the value of the property,
deemed for the present impracticable. up as follows:- Benta, 821,423.25; strip
shareholders' suggestion for amalgama But your Board, in replying to the Home interest account, 348,797.48 making up foes, $7.00; profit on sales 858.183.39;
total of $125,411.12; less expenses (not
tion, said they would be happy to place before you bore, any suitable scheme they including directors and auditors fees),
might draw up and get sanctioned by the 11,475.-giving a balance of $113,936.82.
by the requisite majority in this Con Home shareholders and if accepted Is not the sum of 845.797.48 interest on
pany, then to submit it to the Reclama past profits upon which full fees have
tion Company, to which they replied that already been taken by the Managing Directors?
this was of course impossible for share- 845,707.48 is not entirely interest on past
with local details, and we are at a further The CHAIRMAN No.
holders at a distance and out of touch profits although it is in part derived
disadvantage in not being on the spot as therefrom. In any case, it is in the nature Mr. F. MAITLAND proposed the re
we are unable to pus forward of revenue similar to that derived from election of Mr. A. C. Hynes as auditor.
our view at the Company's The CHAIRMAS said As the report and rents, and the Managing Directors are, Mr. CARVALHO seconded, and it was directors replied to the effect that the meetings." Your which is printed the auditors report, mission thereon under article No. 88 This was all the business and the chair.ng and the correspondence was published balance sheet for the past year, with as has been already shown, entitled to.com-carried.
matter would be alluded to at this meet- have been in your posscasion for some
man announced that dividend warrants in all the local papers at the date, days, I propose with your sanction to GRIST: The Managing Directors would be ready to-day. take them as ren
as the majority propose to carry over a sum of
of the share. holders named in the correspondence have sold a block of property on Kennedy 9008,669,57, being an accumulation of
their attorneys in the Colony, I shall be Town, which we had as second mortgagees profits upon which their fees have already acquired at public auction some years.
pleased to answer to the best of my ability been paid in full. Do the Managing
any further questions they may wish to before, at a profit of $55,185.39, and this Directors consider that they will bo
ask on the matter. -sale accounts for the slight decrease inspect of the interest hereafter accruing justified in charging further fece in re reat acount as well as for the increase on this sum? If so, is it not manifestly in amounts invested in mortgages." to their advantage, and to the detriment Company's properties now. comprise of the shareholders, that a large part of Kowloon Farm Lot 1 and Kowlern the profits should be carried over instead Marine Lot 49. Some enquiries have of distributed amongst the shareholders? from time to time been made for the latter The CHAIRMAN: In answer to the Arst property, but so far have not resulted in question, the Managing Directors do business. The net profits for the year consider they will be justified in charging amount to 113,935.62, and your directors, the commission referred to, provided the following their policy of the past years profit reach the laid-down sum. An ex- have again decided to only pay the usual amination of the company's accounts dividend of 7 per cent, on the paid-up since its formation will disclose the fact capital and to carry forward the re- that no Managing Directors' fees have
The CHAIRMAN said-In submitting the mainder. Before proposing the adoption | been earned in any years other than those report and accounts which are already in of the report and Recounte, I shall be wherein sales of property have been
The motion was then carried. your possession I will with your approval Mr. PERCY SMITH moved the confur biased fu unsret any question share-effected, and this in spite of the fact that take them as, read. The general year's ation of Mr. Ho Tung's appointment as holders may wish to put.
since 1905 large sums have invariably working shows, an, improvement over that Director. Mr. Gator then asked the following been carried forward, so that the Manag for 1912; the net profits for that year Mr. ARCULLI seconded, and the proposi with the object and for the purpose of question:--Was not this company formed ing Directors have, by the adoption of being $358,662.34 as against 177,679.86tion was carried,
their duly authorised polie of carrying for the year under review, this boing) On the proposition of Mr. Ho Fook. reclaiming certain land in Kowloon f
forward a portion of the profite in lieu of principally accounted for in the increase seconded by Mr. NORTHCOTE, Messrs The CHAIRMAN: No. The objects for making a distribution thereof among of our rent-roll of 834,786.78, against Percy Smith and A. C. Hynes were re which the company was formed are shareholders, obtained ΠΟ personal which there is an increase of interest to elected auditors, at a remuneratio of clearly set out in paragraph of the advantage over the shareholders other pay on our loans and there were
no 8500 each. objects go very much further in their the Company's Articles of Association property sales. You will observe the memorandum of association, and those than such as is expressly provided for by praes to bring forward on account of oration than the form of this question previously referred to. Moreover, it must account shown as invested in property is would appear to recognise."
be remembered that by the adoption of the Directors' policy of carrying forward somewhat lower than that of the previous profits instead of making a distribution, but that is only by reason of our thereof amon the shareholders, the result showing the amount invested in shares us (as has been already pointed out has been a separate item whereas formerly it was that shareholders have received a steady included in our property account.' dividend during what may be termed Very little property has been "lean years." The result this year would acquired since our last report, but no Managing Directors' fees were earned, built upon and is now revenue-earning, have been the same as in the scars wherein portion of undeveloped property has been but for the fact that sales of property and we have sems further developments were effected this year. of prom
in hand. The influx of Chinese fast summer into the Colony was only tem porary, but while it lasted advantage was taken of it to occupy the greater part of what tenements we had vacant. are doubtless aware, this Company owns As you large stretch of the frontage along this ground has been revived by the Prayn East. The scheme for reclaiming The CHAIRMAN The position indicated Government, and it may reasonably be in this question in no way involves an expected the work will be commenced in answer differing from that given to the the near future. Then that occurs we preceding question. The CHALIMAN To provide funds for already shown, the Managing Directors money to defray our proportion of the For as has been shall have to sink a fairly large sum of the purposes of the business operations are, by reason of their contract with the cost, This for some time will be unpro of the company contemplated by para company (under article No. 82) entitled ductive, or revenue-earning, and in this graph 3 of its memorandum of associa to the commission charged, and their connection I wish to call your attention
Mr. F. Maitland presided, and those tion-such funds to be applied as and policy cannot fairly be questioned since when the opportunity might arise.
to the correspondence which some of your also presont wire-Dr. J. W. Noble, the result has been that over a period of Home shareholders addressed to the Com. Messrs. J. W. C. Bonuar, and J. Scott Mr. Grist: Why was not this profit not less than five years wherein no profits pany and thought fit to publish in the Hareton (directors), and the following distributed amongst the shareholders were made, the shareholders have beer in local papers concerning the management shareholders: Messrs. M. Manuk, G. T either by way of dividend or bonus! actual receipt of dividends, and have of this Company, apparently feeling Lloyd, W. E. Clarke, She Poshan, Lai The CHAIRMAN: For the reason given thus as it were, heen ensured against loss aggrieved that some of your directors Chan and Fung Tai-hang, and Mr. J. in the preceding answer, and in addition, in that respect.
formed a new: Company 10 years ago H. Taggart, noting secretary. with a view to ensuring payment of a Mr. GRIST: If so, is not the position principally to purchase foreshore from per cent, dividend in years when no this:That by carrying over a very large the Government and reclaim it, instead profit, accrued. It was only by carrying portion of the profits divisible amongst of this Company going in for this class of forward the large sum of $383,055.73 in the shareholders the Managing Directors enterprise. Your directors take this tiun, said:-Gentlemen, this meeting has 1005 that the company was able to pay Jose, personally, while the company itself uppurtunity of repeating officially to this been convened for the parpose of obtain-.
have everything to gain and nothing to stands to lose, in any case, part of the ordinary general meeting of shareholders ing the confirmation, as a special resolu interest on the profits it has earned, and the reply already given to the Home share tion, of the resolution which was proposed possibly part of such profits?
holders, viz. that the regular dividend at and submitted to the extraordinary The CHAIRMAN:
you now The answer given to
receive would be endangered, general macting of the Company held on the preceding question covers this one and if the Reclamation Company, over the 25th October, 1918, and which was also."
which your directors exercise a certain pased at the poll taken as directed at amount of control, had not been formed, such meeting, on the 10th January, 1914. the reclamation business of the foreshore At the last meeting the Chairman, stated. would have been undertaken by others, that ho was pleased to announce a com and we should not have participated in promisa had been effected with regard to the profits which the Reclamation Con- this resolution; had such compromiso not: pany here made, whereas we hold about! been effected that meeting would, have had The CHAIRMAN : The Directors see no a sixth of the capital of that Company, to be adjourned till about the end of reason for the amendment of the report and you thereby derive a direct benefit March on account of the doubt as to the would be acting wisely if they were to of a diminution of your regular dividend if the revolution is confirmed, the matter and accounts, nor do they consider they from its incorporation without any fear legality of the proxies. Now, however, recommend the payment of a bonus of $25 of 7 per cent. The interests of the two is at an end and accounts will be made a share, and they accordingly decline to Companies do not clash and it is up to 31st December last and presented to do so.
Mr. GarsT: Thank you.
a fact that the only transaction that has you as promptly as possible. I beg The CHAIRMAN
then proposed the taken place between the two Companies to propose that the resolution in adoption of the report and accounts
Earned out to be one of the most lucrative question (given above) be confirmed us.
was carried, Mr. Grist and Mr. Mody like to refer particularly in the letter my proposal.
Mr. Ho Fook seconded, and the motion for us that we have ever had. There a special resolution, and I shall be obliged
few points to which I would if some shareholder will kindly second NEW ARRIVALS voting against.
which was apparently intended to be A motion by M. SHELTON HOOPER addressed to this Company by certain position
Mr. CLARKEI beg to second the pro conded by Mr. Ez that Messrs.shareholders at Home in reply to our Gulbay and Shellim be re-elected Direc-letter of the 12th July I say apparently, tors, was carried unanimously.
CHAIRMAN moved that Messrs or all we have received is an undated Percy Sunith and O'D. Gourdin be typewritten copy of the letter which
$50 each, and, Mr. SASBOON seconding..
which there was a typewritten list of the the resolution was agreed to
Banes of several shareholders Three
277 VICTIMS IN NEW YORK STREETS, The CHAIRMAN That is all the business, Chartered Bank and the Canadian Pacifis Companies, the Hongkong Bank, the
The automobile has taken a terrible toll ready to-morrow. gentlemen. Dividend warrants will be Railway, are instanced as meting out of victims in New York last year. different treatment to their shareholders Statistics have been compiled up to than that accorded by this Company, December 1, and they show that during WEST POINT BUILDING CO., LTD.. The cases are in no way parallel, for in the eleven months in New York City alone the cases mentioned above the Companies 511 people have been killed by street A meeting of this Company followed were making a fresh issue of capital, vehicles. Of this number: 277 were victims Sir Paul Chater presiding. Others which naturally was offered in the first Not counting December, which is reckoned. of the automobile 147 being children.
Mr, GuisT: Although they have already Messrs. J. W.-C. Bonnar and C. S. Gub
present were the Hon. Mr. V. Landale, instance to their existing shareholders, as the word month in the year for street we did when we increased our capital, accidents, the fatalities in New York taken their fall commission on profits bay (Directors), F. Maitland, A. F being formed in which your directors throughout the whole of 1912.
whereas in our case a new Company was already number 36 more than were killed The same correspondent further says earned, but carried over, are not the Arculli, A. A. S. Northcote, A. considered that a sixth interest was a The spoils system in the Canton Govern Managing Directors now endeavouring to B. Shepherd, and R. A. Carvalho, with ment has extended to the schools: Nine take further foes in respect of those Mr. A. Shelton Hooper (Secretary).
sufficient risk for this Company to incur. public principals were removed yester-profits carried over? Is not a commission
Reference is also made to the increased l day. The Government has also decided to of 10 per cent. upon the interest of past calling the mesting,
After the Secretary had read the notice rateable value of the Colony. It is quite appoint no more candidates for education earned profits, in effect, a further com- The CHAIRMAN said-With your per-
true that this has increased, but mainly abroad on account of lack of funds. Some mission upon the same profits?
Mr. Justice Buckmill, who was the guest because the size of the town has increased,, of the Hastings West Country Association time ago the educational commissioner The CHAIRMAN: No. Supposing for the accounts, which have been in your han is
mission we will take the report and and that could only affect this Company at dinner recently, referred to his im-“ attempted to remove all male teachers sake of example, the amount carried for for some days, as read:-The net profits
if we had had sufficient money to buy pending retirement, and said :--- from girls schools; but this is not ward from the year 1912 had been entirely for the year are practically the same as
new properties. As you are well aware, feasible, as there would be no teachers for invested in revenue producing property hose for the previous year, the revenue
because the rateable value of any of our the girls then. Very few women in and supposing the profits accruing there being $62,332,60 as against $62,348,21, and Canton are equipped to take charge of from had amounted to 7 per cent, or 10 the expenditure $8,390.45, as
existing properties increase, we do not write up the value in our books, and we pupils'
per cent, on the paid up capital; the 88,169.38 in the previous year, the slight holders, really wish us to do so Our Dary diligence I find myself your guest |
do not suppose the majority of share
B. Branch
The following is the result of the last two shoots held at King's Park Rango on Saturday, 24th, and Sunday, 25th inst.:
January 24th,
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J. Hutchings
T. Grimshaw
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J. Lyon
A. J. J. Brock
A. H. Bishop
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GIRLS INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL AT CANTON,
Mr. Gnist: With what
object was the lurge profit made in 1912 carried to a new recount?
dividenda during the years: 1900, 1907 and 1908, when no profits were made from sales, and a similar position arose in the years 1910 and 1900. You acquired your shares 6D very recently that you are probably not aware of what took place in previous years.
Mr. GRIST: Is it proposed to invest any portion of the funds of the Commany stood is going to take place at East in the land reclamation which it is under Point!
The CHAIRMAN: That matter has not been considered by the directors.
Mr. GRIST: For the year 1912 the Managing Directors' fees amounted to $66,789.26, whereas the amount divided amongst the shareholders amounted to $65,621.00 (a dividend at the rate of per cent.) Is this conside.ed a reason. able and proper application of profits?
Mr. GRIST?
Under the eircumstances, will the Managing Directors cause to be amended the report and accounts, or will share be distributed amongst the share- they recommend that a bonus of $25 per
holders?
The
are a
THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL DISAPPROVES OF IT,
The Canton correspondent of the China Press says: The Kwangtung Girls' Industrial School is to be closed and the 725 inimates returned to lives of slavery The CHAIRMAN: The Managing Direc- and shame. Twenty mouths ago, when tors have at no time taken more by way Chan King-wah was Police Commissioner of commission than they are entitled to of Canton, he opened this industrial under the Company's Articles of Associa school for these mis-treated girls. This tion. It is clear frem article No. 88 of evoked bitter opposition from the slave the Articles of Association that the owners and others making their living Managing Directors' commission is pay in this hideous traffic. When Chan able under distinct contract made by the King-wah was murdered for sedition last company as set forth in that article, and September an attempt was made to force is in the nature of a legitimate charge the new police chief to close the school; on the earnings of the company, and the re-elected auditors at a remuneration of appeared in the local Press, at the end of but the new chief was attracted by the net profits divisible among the share good work that was being done in the holders cannot lawfully be arrived at institution and did not try to interfere until such commission has been deducted. with its progress. Now the Governor The payment made to has ordered the chief to turn this Directors in respect of the year 1912 was the Managing industrial school over to him. The therefore quite reasonable and proper. Governor is not going to have such an
Mr. GRIST: Was not there included in institution. He says the girls edubated this sum of 308,788.25 the full amount there cannot be expected to spread learn of fra payable to the Managing Directors ing to society, as they are of low birth in respect of the profits earned and cate- and not likely to be married to good ried over from 1918 to the present year? young men. The industrial school for The CHAIRMAN: Yes.... boys will be continued for the present, that no nely pupils will be admitted."
against
10A. The Company shall pay divident, in respect of any existing or new shares of the Company, in proportion to the amount paid up each share, where ♫ larger amount is paid up or some shares.) than on others."
an
The acting secretary sad the notice convening the meeting, after which,
The CHAIRMAN, in propusing the resolu
CUTLERY
From to
SOLE AGENTS:
CHS. J. GAUPP & CO.,
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS,'
CHATER ROAD
CALDBECK,
134
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(ESTABLISHED 1864).
inceting and carried without a dissentient.
The resolution was then put to the IN HONGKONG
TOLL OF MOTOR CAR.
JUDGE'S EARLY STRUGGLES.
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These have been obtainable in Hongkong
for a few months only they are too
well-known to require enlogy.