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PUBLIC COMPANIES
HONGKONG IOE COMPANY, LAD.
THE THIRTY-FOURTH ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING of SHARE. HOLDERS will be held at the Offices of the General “Maungera at 19 Noon, TO-DAY (MONDAY), the 19th April, to receive a Statement of the Company's Accounts to 31st December, 1914, and the e Report of the General Managera.
The TRANSFER HOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 30th March, to the 12th April, both äta inclusive,
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Ltd.,
General Managers. Hongkong, 24th March, 1915,
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UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. ΝΟ
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the FORTY-SECOND ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Society will be held si its Head Office, No. 2, Queen's Bulldings, Hongkong, on FRIDAY, the 23rd April, 1915, at Noor, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with the Statements of Account to 31st December, 1914, and of declaring Dividends, o
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Society will be CLOSED from 18th April to the 23rd April, both daya inclusive. By Order of the Beard,
C. MONTAGUE EDÉ, Secretary. Hongkong, th April, 1915,
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CHINA TRADERS' INSURANCE. COMPANY, LTD. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the FORTY-NINTH ORDINARY
YEARLY MEETING of the Company will be. held at ite Head Office, No. 2. Queen's Bulidings. Hongkong on FRIDAY, the 23rd April, 1915,
at 12:16 PM for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors, together with the Statements of Account to 31st December, 1914,
But of declaring Dividends, &c.
The TRANSFER: BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 13th April to the 23rd April, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board,
C. MONTAGUE EDE, Secretary Hongkong, 9th April, 1815,
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HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOOK COMPANY, LIMITED. Tu
COMPANY MEETING.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY APRIL 12th, 1915.
THE GREEN ISLAND CEMENT ·
COMPANY, LIMITED.
The 26th ordinary general mesting of the above was held the office of the Company, St. Georgo's Building, on Sabur, †
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supplies have proved fruitles. The mat
HOWITT-PHILLIPS CO. ter has been kept continually boters His
AT THE THEATRE, Majesty's Consul-General in Canton," and
SUCCESSFUL OPENING NIGHT. The Hongkong Government, and has been referred to His Majesty's Minister at We believe this is the first occasion that! Feking and the Secretary of State for the Meears. Charles Howick and A. Phillips Colonice, and we intend to press the have brought a company to the Far East, claim until some compensation is but those who witnessed the production day. The Hon. Mr. D. Landate (Chair obtained. It appears incredible, and I of Milestones” of the Theatre Royal on man) presided,
those also personally refuse to believe, the British Saturday cannut but trust that it will present
Paul Chater, interests, and one of this Colony's lead-not be the last. They were welcomed by M. G. Messrs. J. W. C. Bonnaring industries, can bo harrassed with a crowdent house, and their presentation and D W. Craddock (Directors), impunity, and without redress being cb of the popular play gave the greatest Dr. J. H. Sandera; said Mosers. Rtainable from the parties respugaible. satisfaction. A theatrical company could. Shewan, J. A. Young, M. A. Figueiredo, I may say that we have all along apply to itself few soverer testa than the A. A. Cordeiro, C. Klinck, A. Keating, emphasized the fact that we have no wish presentation of a play like "Milostones.” T. W. Hornby, Ho Fock, Lo Cheung to embarrass the Chinese Government by It is n play in three coochs, and we see Shiu, N. V. A. Croucher, J. McCubbin, insisting on a cash payment. We are the principale, or most of them, in three H. R. B. Hancock, J. W. Taylor, P. M. prepared to consider any form of contlo-stages of life-adolese nuz, middle age, N. da Silva, W. E. Van Eps, Hment by which we can recoup ourselves and, finally, in extreme old age- The first Humphreys, G. C. Moxon, and Mr. A. for the very serious loss sustained. act presents to us, a little story centred S. Shields (Secretary).-
There is a regrettable loss on working at around the launching of the first-iron Deep Water Bay of $2,070.54, which, ship (period 1800). John Rhead, a however, was unavoidable owing to the junior partner in a firm of shipbuilders, is increased cost of fuel and decreased sales on the point of being engaged to the during the second part of the year. For senior partner's daughter when a gravo overal months the factory was stopped disagreement arisce among the partners and charges reduced to a minimum, but regarding the future of the shipbuilding
son have a routed faith that British oak will be for all time the only material from which ships will be built; Rhead, who has just seen the first, front ship munched, is firmly persuaded that the day of ships of British oak is practically over, and, without consulting his partners, has arranged a provisioned agreement with the builders of the iron ship for the amalgamation of the two
There is a serious dis ending in dissolution of
The Secretary read the notice conven- ing the meeting, after which
The CHAIRMAN said: Gentlemen, The report and accounts for 1914, with auditors' report, having becar in your hands for some days, 1 will, with your
permission, take them as read. The in view of a better demand we are now industry. The senior partner and bis
balance at credit of profit and loss running again. We have been obliged to account, including amount carried for-increase our prices, and hope our local ward from last year, after allowing for customers will give us full support in depreintien na per Articles of Azecin view of the convenience of having an tion 10 per cent, on 8.8.Chingchow, | industry of the kind in thể Colony,
We have no donation to the Prince of Wales' Fundy
difficulty in producing etc., is 8815,710.2%, which we recommend reliable goods at a fair price, but only ahould be dealt with as follows:-
in sosuring large enough markets to keep To the writing off Deap Water Bay
our plant working at an ceonomical out put. buildings and machinery 8 10,000
As the result of the competition of the Canton Cement Works we have To paying a dividend of 50 cents
been obliged to reduce our local selling per share
.8200,000
fearing a balance of $100,716,27 to be carried forward to the credit of next year's account. Torre is an item in the profit and loss account which share holdera may wish Explained, namely, interest and exchange, 860,140.03, Jess possible loss in exchange on yen fixed deposit $20,000, leaving a credit balance of 840,149.03 in the 1914 accounts. March, 1914, silver being high, we trane ferred the equivalent of 1.975,000 to
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concerns.
pute,
price, but as we can maintain the pre- partnership and Rhead joining the iron sont low rates indefinitely we have no shipbuilding firm. The next Act (perion reason to four the ultimate result of the 1655) presents Rhoad as on the high tide struggle On the whole, I think I may of prosperity, comfortably married say that the prospects for the working and having
comelly daughter, of the Company for this year. are while the old firm with which he was asso encouraging. After the adoption of the oated in his younger days has ceased to port and accounts has leon propoced exist. There is introduced in this Art and secuțided, I shall be happy to newer,
a counterpart of Rhead in his younger ability, any questioni to the bost of my a
days-one Arthur Prese, a maa of ideas which shareholders may wish to ask.
The CHAIRMAN then proposed the adop tion of the report and counts.
M SHEWAN Seconded. resolution was put and unanimously There were no questions, and the
carried.
THE SHARE CERTIFICATES Noskohama and placed it on fixed deposit 2410/2411 for 10 and 25 Shares for elve months at five per cent. respectively, numbered 12730/12748 and interest and in December, 1914, we 36368/36892 inclusive, standing in the register settled exchange for the return of the in the joint names of GEORGE ANDERW HASTINGS and JOHN BARITAR CABELAKE, MOBoy, when the deposit ran out, at a Solicitors, Liverpool and Hirmingham, having rate which gave us a profit of 230,700,01 bean LOST or DESTROYED, NOTICE
On the proposition of Mr. PorTTS, IS HEREBY GIVEN that anlees the tald exclusive of interest.
be produced at the Offee of the hatten shot in supping in Chester, M., and be Ho
In view of the seconded by Mr. Ho FooR, Sir Paul Certificates Company One April 1915, Nor the money not being immediately requirLandale were re-elected directors...
Victoria, Hong- the 241 Certificates for the sald Shares will be issued ed, the deposit was subsequently renewed Mr. HORNBY proposed, and Mr. KLINCK and the Old Certificates will Bratter-be held for another year and exchange fixed for seconded, the appointment of Mecare. A by the Company as Bull and Fold,
reconversion into Yen in March, 1916. O'D. Gourdin, and. F. Maitland as tudi
GEO. A. CALDWELL,
Becretary.
Hongkong, 25th March, 1915.
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HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB:
NOTICE..
THE HALF-YEARLY MEETING of the Tabave Club will be held on SATURDAY, the 24th April, 1915, at 12.30 P... st the Offices of the HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB, on the Ground Floor of the HONGKONG CLUB ANNEXE Chater
By Order,
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T. F. HOUGH,
Clerk of the Course, Hongkong, Jeh April, 1915.
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decided to debit 1914 account with substantial provision for any further rise, namely, $20,000, although the actual difference at that time was only 28,800. It reconverted into Hongkong currency at to-day's rate the transaction "would show a deficit for 1918 of 820,1431 or just about the amount we have prided
tors for the ensuing year at a remunera tion of $300 each.
The CHAIRMAN--That is all the business, gentlemen. I thank you for your attend- auce. Dividend worradts are now ready,
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and the most promising young man in Rhead's firm. At this period the idea of building steel ships has come to the front,
coptive of new ideas. He has become but by this time Rhead is no longer re
a man of wealth and aspires to higher social position. What abject he plans the marriage of his daughter with
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Hwith tolle Preece, and thus
we have over again, in a new setting, the story of the first act. Rhead's friend; the Pear, obtains for him a baronetcy, and TO-NIGHT!
eventually the Feer weds Rheads. daughter. In the third net we see Rhend as the grandfatherly old gentleman, still -interested in his business but incapable of effectively controlling affairs Presso reappears as a mediator between Sir John and his men and we have again. a repeti- tion of the love story of the first and second acts. This time it is. Sir John's: granddaughter who has fallen in love. with a bright young engineer in Sir
for, but as the deposit will not require | In aid of the Belgian Relief Funds | John's employ, and the harronet is obstin- to be dealt with until March, 1918, it in and local charities, a variety entertain-ately opposed to the marriage because it to be hoped that another favourablment of a most delightful naturs Was would not accord with family traditions. opportunity of buying Hongkong dollar given in the Catholic Unico Hall of | Precce, howevor, is instrumental on this will arrive before that time. During the Saturday before a crowded audience, occasion in removing all obstacks, and period, under) review our sales incress: The promoter had originally arranged the curtain rings down on a scene of pathe. considerably, and although priv.s" were for this affuir to take place in amoreio happiness... lower than those ruling in 1913 our lewer commodious hall, and at an earlier date Mr. Charles Howitt, as Joka Rhoad, cost of production-enabled us to arrive but unforeseen and unarcidable circum-was excellent in each stage of his career, at the improved results shown in the stances prevented this Mrs Carroll and in the final act his impersonation of statement of account. The outbreak of spent much time and labour in promoting the aged baronet with settled convictions war caused a temporary dislocation, but the entertainment, and in her compilation left nothing to be desired. It was a most equirits are now normal again, and the of the programme displayed much disuished piece of acting. Miss Beryl excellent shipping facilities which we crimination. Humor was the dominant Barreuclough also earned distinction for enjoy in Hongkong have enabled us to nete, and the audience spent
ber acting of the part of the baronet's a right supply markets which our less favourably marry evening.
sister, Gertrude Rhead, who meets with a
situated competitors have found difficulty KOMOR & KOMOR, in catering for. But tonnage is nowing, for the programm: bogan with and lives to champion the right of a girl Tho patristic note, too, was not want disappointment in love in the first act,
De Voux Bond,
getting serer and freight rates have Tipperary," sung by a number of to choose for herself the man who is to been advanced in some directions, and young ladies in appropriate esture, to her partner for life. Alexandra Buildings.
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Hongkong, 10th April, 1915.
in view of a brisk demand for cement the and ended with the singing of the Edney, as the wife of John Rhead, Mas prospects of a good year are mainly National Anthems of the Allies, the Gertrude F. Godart as the daughter wh CURE THAT SORE THROAT freight space.
dependent on being able to find adequate chorus carrying flags representing hobecane Lady Monkhurst, instead of Mrs.
The stoppage of the various nations allied to our caus
Arthur Preece; Miss Doris Phillips, as Easily quickly by just rubbing in export of Belgian and German cement The contributors to the program the Hon. Muriel Pym, daughter of Lady LITTLE'S OÏENTAL - BALM and! wrapping the thuzat with a flannel. has resulted in enquiries reaching us from were:-Misses V. Crees, R Buvas. Monkhurst, and Miss Lilling Staubrige Sore throat simply can't exist when countries where we have hitherto dous Ethel Milian, G. Razavett, V. Reinvett, who, in the last two acts, appeared us the 11TTLE'S ORIENTAL HALM gets very little business, and we hope the D. Razavett, K. Leonard, M. and wife of Richard Sibley, all filled their after it, and this remarkable remedy is cqually effective in cases of whooping present scarcity of steamers will not pre Danenberg, E. Lambden, A. Lopez, Kroles with the greatest success. With the cough, bronchitis chest cold and croup. vent us reaping the bonent of this extra Russell, G. and C. Smid, Mrs. A-Charl exception of the character of John Rhea
Be on the preside! Keep a bottle in demand. We are still getting regular to, Professor Gonzales, and Mr. Riggin-all the other male parte are somewhat the house-fight close at hand and co have ready relief by right or day. You supplies of limestone from Toutin, and botham. Profesor Gonzales orchestra minor roles ir. Wheeler Dryden played carmat foretell the hour when Croup may the cost laid down here has been greatly rendered much appreciated assistance. Lord Monkhurst, Mr. Cyril Rawdon that put your children's lives in jeopardy reduced by the successful working of our Every item na nocorded a generous of Richard Sibley, Mr. Jack Elagari, thạc You cannot know what aches and pains Bro coming to you and yours. But you ateamer which, considering what we have measure of applause, the humorous songs, Can BE PREPARED with this ready in freight, has proved to be a good in character, of Miss Ethel Milian and relief, this remedy of world-wide fame investment. The charge on the export Miss D. Razavett, and the daily costume Then you'll be safe
of limestons from Kwangtung has souga of Misa G. Razarett, and Mis A. Agents for Hongkong:
apparently been removed, as a certain Lopez being especially popular. The Messrs. A. S, WATSON & CO., LTD.
quantity has actually been delivered, but accompanist was Mrs. C. Smith. This has been on a meagre scale. We hope Mr. S. E. Green rendered the promo that with the forthcoming hig's water ter valuable assistanos, and Misers Flict season our contractors will be able to and Jack helped to sell the programmes. bring forward adequate supplies.
The takings amounted to $260, and three
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary for regret that so far all endeavours to get promised donations have yet to be war, Mr. Tennant, stated in the House of payment of our claim for compensation received. The promoters have been Commons recently that there were 9,175 for the losses sustained through the action invited to repeat the entertainment aiases of frostbite songst the British expedi conary forces as the frout up to the 24th of the Canton officials in stopping our couple of weeks hence..
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of Arthur Preex and Mr. Bennett Coule that of Webster, the butler
audieres testified their thorough enjoy- At the fall of the curtain the large.
ment of the play by cordially applauding the performers. The impressica the Cour pany made on their firet appearance must assure for them a successful season in Hongkong. They are certainly the strong est combination seen here for many years.
To-night they play Mrs. Dot."
TO-NIGHT!!
The Charming Comedy, MRS. DOT.
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