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THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE CO. LTD.
The 46th meeting of shareholders of the above was held at the Company's olica,
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MARCH 26TH, 1913.
OVER SEAS CLUB.
AIRCRAFT FUND OPENED.
APPEAL FOR LOCAL SUPPORT.
Thousands of British anbjects in all
HONGKONG TENNIS
TOURNAMENT.
THE DRAW.
The following is the result of the draw
be held at the Club House, Connaught Queen's Ronil Central, yesterday parts of his Majesty's Dominions overseas in connection with the tennis tournament
Road Central, Victoria, Hongkong, on TUESDAY, the 8th day of April, 1915, at 6.15 o'clock in the afternoon, when the subjoined resolution will be proposed as an Extraordinary Resolution
"The Article 22 of the Articles of Association be canceled and the follow- ing Article substituted therofor: 322. (a) The subscription for an Absent
THE
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NOTICE
TE TWENTY-NINTH YEARLY GENERAL MEETING of the Members of the HONGKONG CLUB will be held in the Club House, on TUESDAY, the 6th April, 1915, nt 5:30 PM) SDN,
By Order,
E. DES YEUX, Secretary, Hongkong, 22nd March, 1915, [423
THE HONGKONG CLUB,
NOTICE
The Chairman (Hon. Mr. E. Shellin) presided, and thee also present were Messrs W. L. Pattendon, R. Shewan, J. W. C. Bonnar, J. A. Flummer (Direc tors), and Messro, K. D. Gazılar, W. Clarke, F. E. McHugh, D. Clarke, F. Smyth, B. M. Concecao, G. H. May, T. G. Weall, Lang Yan Po, Chan Pat, A. H. M.
are proud of the splendid achievements of the Hongkong C.C., in which play com- of the British Royal Flying Corps. In- deed, one of the outstanding features of the war has been the daring of British airmen
The Secretary of State for the Colonies has expressed his approval of the scheme in a letter in which he says: The generosity of British subjects in all parts of the Empire has been so striking and profuse that one hesitates to take part in any further appeal to them, but the proposal Beems so good a one that
venture to wish for if every success," The benefit of the support of His Excellency the Governor in connection with the appeal has been solicited, and His Excellency in sending us the com- munication from the Overseas Club with a request for the publication of such por- tion of it as we may deem expedient with the object of raising subscriptions for the purpose mentioned writes:-While it is hardly to be expected that the full price of an acroplane will be raised in Hong- kong, any contributions will be accopt able. Subscriptions should be tent to Mr. N. J. Stabb, Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, who has kindly
as Honorary Trea
consented to act surer."
Many Britons in his Majesty's Domin- Member shall be Seven dollars
ions overseas have expressed a desire to "per annum payable in advance
contribute towards the purchase of an on the lat January in each year. da Silva, and C. Pemberton (Secretary),aeroplane or aeroplanes as a gift to the (b) An Absent Member shall, in
addition, pay at the rate of The Secretary having read the notice Mother Country. Boven dollars per month for convening the mesting, avery month or part of a month
The Over-Seas Club has therefore under "he is present in Hongkong
The CHAIRMAN Buid-The Directors retaken to inaugurate at Over Seas Aircraft provided he makes use of the port and statement of accounts having Fund, for the purpose of presenting to "Club for more than one week inheon in your hands for some time, I will; the British Government, for the use of the "any month. (c) Any member shall be entitled on subject to your approval, atopt the usual Royal Flying Corps, several acroplanes.
payment of Twenty five dollars course and take them as road. The past "lo be relieved from all further twelve months, unfortunately, have "liability at all times thereafter
for the payment of the subscrip- proved none too favourable, as losses were "tions otherwise duo from him as the heaviest in the history of the Com "an Absent Member (save as.
provided by sub-clause b) "pany.
While these were spread over n Should the resolution be passed by the number of agencies, we had more especial required majority it will be submitted for ly to deplore the heavy claims through a bonfirmation as a special resolution to series of fires on the cotton greens in Second Extraordinary Meeting which will be subsequently convened
Bombay, and considerable losses in the E. DES VŒUX, Philippines. The war, too, hay affected
Secretary. Datod the and March, 101S,
us adversely, for up to its outbreak pre [423
minm income showed an upward tendency, THE HONGKONG CLUB. but this was followed by a considerable falling off in the latter months of the year, and there is no immediate improve- ment in this connection.
Working account 1913 ran off with a profit of 2944,700.75, which, while much smaller than usual, would, under ordinary circumstances, have permitted the se distribution as last year. Unfortunately, wo had to face a depreciation in our securities of 892,051.75, and it is a matter of regret to your Board that they are therofors only able to recommend a dividend of $r and
of $2 a share, YEARLY DRAWING OF SIXTY-absorbing $150,000, and the addition FIVE DEBENTURES of the HONGKONG of the balance of $64,790.75 to investment CLUB (1896 Issue 8100.00 each) was held fluctuation account. With this addition, in the Club House on WEDNESDAY, and after the depreciation has been met, the 24th March, 1915, when the following Debentures were drawn for Redempte account will stand at $5,033.94, as tion:-
shown in the balance sheet. In this con 74 445 855 •1137. 1545
452 665 1171 1353uestion, I may mention that your
Directors, after que consideration, decid ed to write § per cont, off the book was of all sterling securities, where no market quotation was available Your Diretors are, however, satisfied that all the securi- ties are sound ones, and their deprecia-be painted on the machine. tion, we hope, is only temporary Work ing account 1014 show a balance of 5300,008.20, which is the smallest carry forward for many years, and we can only hope that this will run off with a minimum
The Central Committee of the Overseas of losses. The increase in charges is Club is making a special effort to obtain accounted for by beary legal expenses 10,000 contributing members to London incurred in connection with our new headquarters by August 27th, 1915, the
27th, 1915, artiales. In regard to our mortgages, the fifth birthday of the movements The Company's surveyors have reported on the existing London membership is over properties under loan to us, and wo are 19,000. The subscription to the Overson satisfied that our advances are perfectly Clubs but 2s. 6d. per annum, and the safe. I will now move that the Director's entrance fee is is,, which includes the cost report and statement of accounts for teofhe Club badge and the certificate of
membership. Among the privileges year 1918 as presented be adopted. After
Of this has been seconded, I shall be pleased. consisting of reading and writing rooms, members are the use of the Club premises, to answer any questions that may be put the right of having their correspondence EXCELLENT CUISINE AND HOME relating to the business before the meeting. addressed care of the Overseas Club, legal advice free of charge on many points cou- nected with English law, the use of telo Information Bureau phone, and the free services of an
THE TWENTY-SEVENTH HALF-
96 487 705 1178 '176 $10 742 1192 226 533 -748 1910 248 044
749. 1300
316 500
825 1336 0da
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263 548 8181331
623
1581 1604 1609 1640 1603 1717 417 - 629
∙1741 420
1777 434 8.10. 073 14470 1700 436 047 1021 1461 1800 1071 1534 1800 and will be payable at the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation WEDNESDAY, the 31st March, 1915, in exchange for surrender of eame
By Order,
E. DES YOUX, La Secretary, Hongkong, 24th March, 1910. [424
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MY, D. E. CLARKE seconded, and, there keing a questions, the resolution was then put and unanimously carried,
Mr. D. CLARKE proposed, and Mr ∙K. D. GAZDAR Stranded, the confirmation of the appointment of Messrs. A. WHIS
purchase
The Army Council has gladly accepted the offer of the Overseas Club to endeavour to collect funds to and present to the British Government deroplanes of the latest type. A 100 h.p. Gnome Ficker's Gun Biplane, complete with gun, costs £2,250, and an appeal is made to residents in Hongkong to help the Club to provide one of these machines. Arrangements have been made with the War Office to have the nams of the Colony or district which provides the money to
The Over Beas Club, which has a mem- bership of over 120,000, is an organization which the Times and the Daily Mail have been instrumental in promoting.
It may be added that the Club has been running a Fand to provide tobacco and
Imports and Exports, & COMPRADORE naan, R. Stewah, and J. A. Plummer as comforts for the troops. By the end of
Security of $50,000 required by Mortgage of Janded Property in the Colony.
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directors, and this was unanimously January that Fund had amounted to over
agreed to.
MY DA SILVA proposed, and Mr. LEUNG YY Po seconded, the reelection of the
£20,000.
| Hon. Mr. E. Shellim and Mr. J. W CO
Bourar as directors, and this was NEW BRITISH POSTMASTER unanimously approved.
Mr. Melluan proposed, and Mr. Surri ecconded, the appointment of Messrs. A R. Lowe and C. Bernard Brown as auditors to the Company at a remunera tion of $500 each, and this was approved, This was all the business, and the CRAIE- MAN announced that dividend warrants would be reatly to-morrow and could be had on application at the office.
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AT SHANGHAI
in Shanghai to take charge of the British Mr. James Russell, who has just arrived Post Office, was appointed principal Postmaster of Turkey in December, 1913, but political reasons prevented him from accepting the appointment. On suut- break of war in November, Mr. Russell had to leave Turkey as an hour's notice. He is a gold medallist in modern langu ages and on August 1st, 1914, volunteered to serve in France as French and German, interpreter, but failed to obtain the neces sary permission from the General Post. Office in London. Mr. Hussell also volun-
The following will represent the Hong- kong Cricket Club against Kowloon on the latter's ground to-morrow:- Ttered to serve as Greek and Turkish inter- Peares (Capt.), A. L. Gacs, C. A. Hooper, P Jacks, R Kennedy, M. M. Maas, E. J. R. Mitchell, S. 6. Moore, H. E. Muriel, HH. Tayer, and R. L. D. Wade house.
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Photographle Goods of Every Description for Bird (Captain) Hon..
Developing, Printing and Enlarging. Canton Warbles in Various sies,
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Hongkong, 4th February, 1915.
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proter with the allied fleet operating against the forts of the Dardanelles, but the Admiral telegraphed that there were no vacancies, bhanghai's new Post master has been secretary and treasurer. of the British Chamber of Commerce at Smyrna, and editor of its journal, and in this connection was presented to His Majesty the King at Buckingham Palace Commerce in Smyrna, he was instru in 1913. As secretary of the Chamber of mental in breaking up the notorious
Black Band of international commer
R. E. O. Mr.cial swindlers. In view of his long con
Claud Severn, CD. Martyn, E. B. Reed, C. Sara, W. H. Edmonds, R. C. Witchell P. T. Lamble, W. Hill, C. J. Tacchi, F. Hall. Empire W. H. Woolley. Scorer. W: Fincher.
nection with, and thorough knowledge of, Turkey. Mr. Russell is anxious to return to that country and for this reason has not brought out his wife and family to Shanghai.-C. Daily News.
mences on Monday next:-
OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES, first round.-P. E. Wong & Capt. Hattersley Smith;
all others have byes. Winner of this so to meet W.-L. Woi in escond round.
SECOND ROUND
1Lo Breton v. F. A. Redmond. WH. Ford v. A R. Linton.
3 H L Yung v. S. E. Greon. 4-W. L Woi v. P. K. Kwong. or Capt.
Hattersley Smith,
A. H. Crook v. N. E. Kont. Hide Sao Iwon tin 0.1. Hamilton 7.-31. P. Le v Ng Sac Choong. S-Major Crisp v. FW Chry.
HANDICAP SINGLES, FIRST ROUND
1.Major Crisp v. F. W. Cars. 2-Ile Breton . W. G. Worcester. 3.-M. T. Jones v. L. N. Murphy. The winner of No. 3, will have to meat H. A. Nisbet in the second round. All other players have byös."
SECOND ROUND.
1-Capt. Hattersley Smith v. 0. R
Hamilton,
2-5. E. Green v. W. H. Ford 3-D: E Clarko u. R A. Boret. 4.-F. A. Redmond v. AH, Crook. 5.-K. H. Kont v. I, F. Hall, 6-A. R. Linton . K. Brayshiny
HA. Nisbet . M. T. Jus or L. N. Murphy, on an HANDICAP® HANDICAP SINGLES, ** 5,” FIRST BOUND. 1.G Miskin, hyo..
2.-C. C. Starit, bye.
3.-C. Thome. C. Bernard Brown. 4D. M. Larkins v. A. L. Gace. BR. 0. Hutchinson o C. J. Hewitt. 6 Dr. M. V. W. Koch e. Major Faichnie. 7.-T. A. Loughlin . H. D. Muriel SA. E. Cooks . H. Murray Bain, DE. J. R. Mitchell v. J. R. Wood. 10. W. H. Vivcash v. Dr. Lindsay Woods." 11.-M. M. Mans v. F. J. do Rome. 12. P. Jacks . W P. C. Trafford. 18. J. W. Franks v. R. St. Amory.
14 H. Taylor, v. C. Beswicki
16
Abraham, hys.
0.-P. S. Leigh Bone, bye.
HANDICAP DOUBLES, FIRST BOUND,
1-T, A Loughlin and D. M. Larkin, bye, 2J. W. Franks and C. Thome, bye. 8-3. E. Green and E. Abraham, bye.
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8. Mrs. W. Armstrong and W. H. Ford,
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4-Mrs. Winslow and H. A. Nishet v. Miss
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