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(87
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POST CARDS, SEEDS, BOOKS,
TOYS, &o.
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*ALL MY: EYE?
[BY THE IDOL]
I wended my way
To a musical play
Concerning the eye of a “joss";
The audience bid.
An eye that was "glad;"
But the author-composer was Crocs(e)
The ice was soon cracked,
In the very fint set,
By a series of musical gems;
The scene was in Surrey,
And caused me some worry
To know if that stroam were the Thames]
The host (of great polf)
Was a host in himself,
In China he'd massed many "Mex"
Considerable riches,
To judge by his breeches,
Whose pattern was very large checks,
The Surrey lite
Wore all at his fest
The absolute pick of the County,
The crême-de-la-créme
Had heard of his fame," And all came to share in his bounty.
His daughter, usmed “Pat,” In a very chic hat,
Was wooed by both Alec and Arthur,
Sho loved her old Dad,
Who was rather a
lad-"
But no girl can marry her father,
Her friend, Daphne Price,
Was decidedly nice,
A beautiful daughter of Eve,
But she didn't explain
Why she loved Arthur Dane,
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2011, 1914.
Though she carried her heart on her sleeve!
Now this Mr. Dane
He gave me a pain,
His conduct was very obtuso;
Her radiant charms ·
Didn't call him "to arms,"
Which proved that the man was a goose.
He wanted Miss "Pat"
To love him, but that
Was foolish, for she was young Aleo's,
Though what she could see
In him was to mo
A puzzle (Put that in italics);
Lai On, Alec's " boy."!
Was a source of much joy
To those with his type wall acquainted,
A capital fellow
Although he is yellow
And not half as bad as he's painted.
One, Sirus G. Whizz,
Who was bent on "good biz," And spoke with the typical twang,
Mada quite a success,
But his hearers, "I guess," Thought it rather a pity he sang,
His pal, Peter Bloggs,
Wore very smart togs,
In spite of his plobeian name,
He was rather a "out,"
This character, but.
A pretty bad egg" all the same.
His Yankee friend anid
He was from Birkenhead, Though why Birkenhead, no one knew
You don't meet his sort
In the Merseyside port;
I don't think that part can be true.
So
;
Now Brewster has said
The man who would wed
His daughter won't find it a "* cinch
He must take a liner
To far away China,.
The eye of nu idol to “pinch "'!
Lai On leads the way
To Farthest Cathay,
Their avarice us one can bridlej
They all want to collar
F
The almighty dollar”
By stealing the eye of an idol !
Arrived in Kangtung,
A ditty is sung
By an abbot (Wo Pak he's yelept),
A dignified abbot
Who's rather a "dah "at
Joss Pidgin-I mean, an adept..
His temple, 'tis true, Could very well do
With sundry repairs and renewals;
But that's how it is That Sirus G. Whizz Discovers a casket of jewels.
The fun follows fast
Right up to the last,
With plenty of music and laughter,
And everyone wins
A wife for his sing
And is happy, of course, over after!
I haven't the time
To tell you in rhyme
half of the folks in the
stunt,"
They're all of 'em stunners," And Crosse of the Gunners
Got rounds (of applause) from the front.
COMPANY REPORT.
THE HONGKONG AND KOWLOON. WHARF AND GODOWN 00, LTD.
The report of the Directors and state ment of accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1913, reds as follows:—~
The profit on working was 3503,523,00, as compared with 8328,011.04 in 2012.
The balance at credit of profit and loss account, including $21,609.74 brought forward, from last year, and after deduct ing directors' and auditors fees, and paying for all interest and repairs, amounts to $440,102.80, which it is pro posed to appropriate as follow: To pay a dividend of 7 per cent.
from working profita
To write off Launches
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LTD.
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QUALITY AND DURABILITY
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PRICES from $385.
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PIPES
COMPANY. LIMITED.
BEST FIRE BRICKS
AND FIRE CLAY
Paid-up Capital..... Reserve Fund'
PATENTED ROOFING TILES.
Guaranteed against, Typheon and Lonkage
MORE THAN TEN MILLIONS IN USE IN THE FAR EAST.
SAMPLES AND FULL PARTICULARS FROM
P. SOFFIETTI & Co., 14, DES VOUX ROAD. TEL 289.
ALWAYS IN STOCK.
BUSINESS. Tho demand for storage accommodation increased considerably during the year, due chiefly to the restricted shipments to Canton and neighbouring centres.
The
earnings from all Bourcos
of revenue show an improvement on Inst year's figures,
BUILDINGS. The buildings mentioned in the accounts as sold in 1912 are the › Chiness houses on the portion of K.T.L. 211. referred to in, the report for 1912.
LIGHTERS-One (50 tona) wooden lighter was acquired during the year.
Damage to the extent of $15,405.60 was sustained by the fleet during the typhoons. of August and September, 1913;~~-
DIRECTORS. Mr. R. Laurenz retired during the year, and Mr. C. Landgraf has been invited to take his place.
Hon. Mr. E. Shelline and Mr. H. Schmidt rotire according to the Articles of Association and, being eligible, offer themselves for re-election.
AUDITORS.—Mr. A. O'D. Gourdin and (in the absence of Mr. W. H. Potts) Mr. F. Maitland have audited the accounts now presented. Messrs Gourdin and Maitland offer themselves for re-election.
DAVID LANDALE, Chairman. Hongkong, 11th February, 1914.
BALANCE SHEET-31ST DECEMAN, 1913,
LIABILITIES, Dr.
To Capital, 60,000 fully paid up
shares at $50
To Reserve fund
$8,000,000.00 500,000.00
To Equalisation of dividend fund 150,000.00
To Sundry creditors .....
To Unclaimed dividends
To Balance of Profit and Loss
necooni
ALBETS
By value of Kow Cr.
Ionn Land... $1,333,027.58 By value of Kow-
loon Buildings 1,631,639.89
As per last A/e: $2,964,667.77. Less value of
Buildings
sold in 1912
Land since
quired:
By value of Whar
ves at Kowloon as per lust A/e Less written off
last year
Since expended
By value of Rail Ways and Roll at ug stock Kowloon as per last account... Less written off
last year.
56,910.00
$2,907,757.77
4,047.00
$324,610.69
32 481.24
$292 120.45
-97,043.52
273,724.36
Less written off
Since expended
$1,200,000
£1,700,000
Reserve Liability of Proprietors £1,200,000
FOREIGN EXCHANGE aud General Banking business transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opane And FIXED DEPOSIT received for 1 year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted en application.
A. 3. HEWETT,
Acting Manager.
(1494
Hongkong, 14th April, 1913.
[1049-2
Y
THE VOKOHAMA SPECIE
LIMITED.
BANK,
Authorised Capital.... Yen 48,000,000 30,000,000 **Paid-up Capital.. Reserve Fund
18,550,000
last year...
18,600:36
3281,178.61 2,056.02
289,936.13
Calentta
Bombay
Chaugeboo
By Value of Ma
chinery und
last account..... Jss written off
Inst year...
Since expended
Tiss sale .of
Machinery
$146,046-74
11,114.91
$134,931.8
22.378.47
$157,910-30-
190.00
157,120.30
263,143.88
By value of Land and Build-
ings at West Peint By value of West
Point Wharf. as per last no- mint .... Less writtuu ol
last year....
HEAD OFFIONYOKOHAMA, Branches and Agencies at
Antung-Hein Lino-Yang Ryojun
Dairon (Daly)
· (Port Arthur London San Francisco Los Angeles Shanghti Lyons Tichling Tientsin
Feugties (Mukden) Nagasaki
Hankow
Harbin
Honolulu
Kobe
Newchwang Tokyo
New York
Omika
Peking
INTEREST ALLOWED ON CURRENT ACCOUNTS. Deposits received for fixed periods at raves to be obtained on application.
EISHI ONO, Manager. Hongkong, 30th September, 1913.
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HE MERCANTILE BANK OF
INDIA, LIMITED.
0.545.39
454.63
6,090.78 186,280,14
Authorised Capital
3,221,75
Subscribed
4,078.41
Paid-up
Reserve Fund
By Sundry debtors ...... By value of coal on hand. By ralue of stores in hand
By 1 Share Union Insurance Society of Canton, Ltd.. By Hongkong and Shanghai
Banking Corporation
460.00
8,383.04
$4,364,725.66
PROFIT AND LOSS, ACCOUNT. Dr.
598.50
To Interest 440,402.80 To Repairs
To Directors' $4,864,725.66 fees
To Balance
$ 13,652.61 62,147,61
and Auditors'
10.700,00 440,402,80
$626,902.92
Cr. By Bnlauce from last account. By Promium and Crown rent recovered from Governmet By Cuclaimed dividends for
feite!
By Nett carnings for 1913.
$2,011,804.77 DAVID LANDALE };
C. P. CHATER Directors.
389.172.07
$102,18.08
8481.79
$94,038.29
Machinery
18,538.76
Kowloon Wharves... West Point Wharf.........
36,102.06
Since expended
$210,000.00 By value of Laun-
ches 4.757.57
per 36.297.88 last account... Less written off last year..
5,930.95
99,867 21-1
OS
454.61
Railways and Rolling
Stock
9,30144
Since expended
$49,625.53
5,658.26
$43,067.25 9,400.00
03 367.25
era as per last
account
$299,778.97
Lighters
To Transfer to Reserve Fund.... 100,000.00 | ves
To carry forward to new account 24,890.48 By value of Light-
8440 402.80
$ 21,699.74
BANKERS:
BANK OF ENGLAND,
and
Colon.
Moxico.
BRANCHES:-
Bombay.
Kobe.
Calcutta.
Manila.
Canton.
Cebu.
Panama.
Peking.
Empire.
San Francisco.
Hongkong
Shanghai.
Hankow.
Yokohama.
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS Gold $7,200,000 equal £1,480,000 EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING
BUSINESS transacted. CUERENT ACCOUNTS opened on the usual
terms.
DEPOSITS RECEIVED, fixed for one year
at 4 per cent. per annum or for shorter periods, at rates which may. be ascertained on application. BILLS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED. MAIL and TELEGRAPHIC · ·REMIT-
TANCES made.
LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS granted on all the principal cities In the World. THE BANK'S CIRQULAR LETTERS OF CREDIT are available all over the World.
COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF UREDIT
issued.
PURCHASE and SALE of Stocks and
Shores ofected, b
TRAVELLERS' CHECKS Bold and cashed,
9, Queen's Road,
GEORGE HOGG, Manager
Hongkong, 21st October, 1913. (196
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LIMITED.
THE
(INCORPORATED BY SPECIAL IMPERIAL CHARTHE},
Capital Subscribed
Capital Paid-up.
Yen 10,000,000;
7,490,250 3,180,000
Reserve Funds...
HEAD OFFICE TAIPEN, FORMORA
£1,500,000:
1,125,000··
562,500 415,000
BRANOHES AND AGENCIES:
Amor
Kinkiang Shanghai
Batavia
Kobe
Singapore
Bombay
London
Swatow
Calcatta
Maxils
Taichu
Canton Moji
Tainan
Foochow
Nagasaki Newchwang
Takow
Tomsni
Tokyo
Yokohama
LONDON JOINT STOCK BANE, LIMIDA
INTEREST allowed on Current Account at 3 per cent, per annum on Daily Balance and on Fixed Deposits at rates which may be ascertained on application.
A. R. LINTON, Manager,
Hongkong, 14th July, 1913.
(788
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.
...
Dairea
Hongkong Na York
Kagi
Keelang
Osaka
San Francisco Etc.
HONGKONG OFFICE,
MAS, DE Vœux Road. Interest allowed on Current Accounts, Deposits received on terms which may had on application.
KTSUDZURABARA, Manager. Hongkong, 19th February, 1914. [1272
SHANGHAJ
H
THE Business of the above. Bank is conONGKONG
ducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION 1,332.12 Rules may be obtained on application.
INTEREST on deposits is allowed on the $48.00 Minimum Monthly Balances at 3 per cent. 503,523.06
per annum.
encce an
Depositors may transfer at their option $520,902.92 balances of $100 or more to the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 per cent. per annum."
For the BONGBONG AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION,
N. J STABB,
Hongkong, 1st July, 1911.
W. S. Brows, Secretary.
We certify that we have otsined all the information and explanations we liavo re- quired, and, in our opinion, the balance shest referred to in the report is properly dravu up, so as to exhibit a true and correct view of the state of the Company's affairs according to the best of our information and the explanations given to us, and as shown by the books of the Company. We have soon all the securitius
A. O'D GOURDIN)
Auditors. F MAITLAND RURA Hongkong, 11th February, 1914.
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Chief Manager.
aanger
TIG
EDERLANDSCH INDISCH
HANDELSBANK.
(NETHERLANDS INDIA COMMEROLAL BANK)
BeraBLIATED 1833..
Authorised Capital FL 30,000,000 (£2,500.000) Paid-up Capital... Fl. 17,407,000 (53,450,598) Reserve Fund, FL 6,518,000 4543,168)
HUD OFFICE AMSTERDAM. HEAD AGENCY: BATAVIA
LONDON BANKERS: THE WILLIAME DRACONS BANÉ. SWISH BANKVEREIN,
The Bank transtets every description of Banking and Exchange business, receives money on Current Account and on Fixes Deposit st rates which may be ascertaine on application.
G. VERMEY, Manager, No. 8. Des Voeux Road Central. Hongkong, Erd October, 1913.
AND
BANKING CORPORATION.
Paid-up Capital
$15,000,000
Biserve Funds
Sterling
£1,500,000 a6 2/ —$15,000,000- Silver...
$37,650,000
$32,650,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $15,000,000-
COURT OF DIRECTORS.
Hon. Mr. D. LANDALE—Chairman. W. L. PATTENDI, Esq.-Deputy Chairman,
Dodwell Esq.
Landgraf, Esq.
S.
G, Friesland, Esq. E, Goetz, Eog. ICS Gabbay Enq
PH Holyoak, Eng.
J. A. Plummer. Eeg. Hon. Mr. D. Shellim: HA, Siebs, Esq.
Cite MANAGER: Hongkong-N. JE STA
MANAGER,
Shanghai-A G. STATUEN,
LONDON BANKERS: LONDON COUNTY AND WESTMINISTER BANE, LIMITED.
HONGKONG-INTEREST. ALLOWED.
On Current Account at the rate of Two
per cent, per shum on the Daily Balance.
ON FIXED DEPOSIT9, -
For 3 months, 21 per cent per Annum. For 6 mouths, 3 per cent. per Annom For 12 months, 4 per cent per Anbum
NJ STABB,
Chief Manager.
Hongkong, 16th February, 1914.