COMPANY'S SERVICËS TO THE GOVERNMENT RECOGNIZED.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 1915.
INDIAN AFRICAN LINE.
Cargo carried on through Bills of Lading from HONGKONG to BHIRA, DELAGOA BAY DURBAN (Natal), EAST LONDON, PORT ELIZABETH and DAPE TOWN with transhipment at COLOMBO to Steamers of the INDIAN AFRICAN LINE
FROM HONGKONG 1-- 26th, Anguet,
PROPOSED SAILINGS. Connecting with "SURAT**
-FROM-COLOMBO 1- 17th September. · SKUELIMET ÁCOMMODATION FOR 1ST AND IND CLASS PASSUROWE
at Winchester House, Old Broad-street, distributing business in advance in price which has been makin whether he was still in enemy country or FOR LENTAL AFRICAN LINE
more
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The
SHIPPING IN PORT.
STEAMNHS.
from the head of another Government costly. We are deferring the erection of that the British Company were aptor CHINGCHOW, British atr., Jas. Doyle, 24th
country.
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untrue.
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Begalar Direct Service from JAPAN, CHINA and STRAITS to BEIRA, DELAGOA-BAY, DURBAN, BAST LONDON, POET ELIZABETHI and CAPE TOWN, calling at MAURITIUS en ronto, and affording the Quinkert Freight Trasport from the ORIENT to SOUTH AFRICA.
PROPOSED) (SAILING, From Hongkong+ "IMADAWASKA” · 25th Argeṣl. For Kates of Freight apply to
THE BANK LINE, LIMITED,
211
MANAGING AGRIM,
JAVA-CHINA JAPAN LIJN
REGULAR FORTNIGHTLY BERVICE BETWEEN..........
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JAVA, CHINA AND JAPAN.
BTZAMEL
FROM
ANNA, Norwegian str., 1,017, A. Aratzm,
20th July-Bangkok 19th July, Ries! and General.-Thoresen & Co. INENG MARU, Japanese str., 1,752, K
Kanada, 17th July-Newchwang 10th July, Coal-Mitsui Bussan Kaisha.
July-Port Parseval 21st July, Gen- eral-Shewan, Tomes & Co. FOORSARO, British str. 1,067, T. Grant, 23rd July-Moji 17th July, General -Chinche. HONGMOR, British str., 9,655, Kinghorn, TIMANOEK
14th July-Amoy 13th July, Rico. Chinese. KWANGTAR, Chinese str... 1,299, Stewart,
TJIKINI
19th July-Shanghai 14th July, Gen- TIKEMBANG. eral-Chinese. LAERTES, British str., 1,350, A. Joukin, TJIBODAS
22nd July-Saigon 18th July, Rico and General-Chinese.
MANDASAN MARU, Japanese str., 2,660, S. Suzuki, 12th July-Miike 7th July, Coal-Mitsui Bussan Kaisha.4 ORIENTAL, British str., 8,850, Valentini, 28th July-Shanghai Yard July, Gen- A eral.-P. &.0. S.N. Co. PREUMPANE, British abr. 1055, E. C.
Bird, 22nd July-Saigon 17th July Rice and General-Chinese.
SEQUOTA, British str., 3,030, C. It. Grant,
26th July. San Francisco, 011- Standard Oil Co.
SRINON, British str., 1,230, J. Sangster, 25th July-Saigon 20th July, Bice Order:
SINGAN, British str. 1,047, D. G. Mills, 25th July-Hoihow 24th July, Gen- eral.--Butterfield & Swire.
"SHELL" TRANSPORT AND results In North America our produc buyers influenced by panic feelings, that night reasonably come down and hare a tion declined during the year. In conse imports would be interfered with, we met look. When he did so the first thing he TRADING.
quence of the drop in prices to a level the inorcased demand quite frely saw was that he was about 6 it over the which makes it unremunerative to Neither then, nor at any subsequent time, 904 Therefore be made for what produces we have not pumped our wells have we raised the price to the public, might be the beach, climbing all the time, to the fullest extent. We have increased twithstanding that the enormous and eventually got so sick and tired of our interests in other falde in North increase in the cost of transport might climbing that he said to himself be would America and the acquisitions we have well have justified hie. This company at make a landing at any cost, notwith The annual general meeting of the nem-made will add to the general value of our present do no business in kerosene in the standing the risk of pitching on housetops bors of the "Sholl" Transport and business. We have very largely added to United Kingdom, and have, therefore, or treas. So down he came, nicely, to our territories in California. We have not been parties to the very considerable the ground, but not being quite sure Trading Co., Ltd., was held recently,
and by utilising it for the by the purveyors of that article.
This Lat. he got out of the machine and fell E.C., Sir Marcus, Samuel, Bark. (the sale of our products we shall not be forced brings us to the question of the position fast asleep beside it. After sous une be Chairman), presiding. The scoretary From our very large investments in the
to sell our production at panie prices of our company in the United Kingdom.
growth in the consumption of was awakened by some French soldiers, (Mr. D. A. Smith Rowse) having read the West of America, amounting, in the petrol was for some years a very gradual and found he had landed at Cape. Gris- notice convening the meeting and tho
.to aggregato report of the auditors,
than £5,000,000 one, and we had not at our command then, and only twenty yards away from the sterling, we have received a very small means of distributing it. So it came edge of a cliff with a soft. drop Of The CHAIRMAN said: - Ladies ad return during the year; but we are quite about that we entered into an agreement course, the whole proceeding, from the gentlemen, in view of the circumstances confident that this investment, besides with the British Petroleum Company, time he left bere until he ultimately under which I laat addressed you, you greatly strengthening our position, will Ltd., which undertook, upon commission reached the aerodrome, scared him stiff will learn with as much pleasure as it on its merits prove an excellent one terms, to market' our petrol. At that We are all so glad he got the V.C." gives me to inform you that I have ultimately. It is expected that the time the British Petroleum Company received an official communication, dated refinery will be completed and working was formed for disposing in the United May 22nd, and signed by Sir W before the end of this year. In Mexico Kingdom of the products other than Graham Greco (Secretary to the Ad during the year under review we acquired petrol produced by the shareholders in miralty), which recites: My Lords interests in no lose than 800,000 acres of the British Petroleum Company. Commissioners of the Admiralty, having territory, so that we own there now "Shell" Company has not now and has had before them a statement of the ser- 820,000 acres. Our production in 1014 was never had, any share or interest in the vices rendered by you, desire me to 1,940,000 barrels, while we have storage British Petroleum Company, Ltd., and, sigüify to you their appreciation of the
In conversely, the British Petroleum Com- valuable Resistance which has been afford the field for 2,283,000 barrels.
Sarawak our production materially pay has not now, and has never had, any ed by you. For the fighting forces it is increased during 1914, but the creation share or interest in the "Shell" Con- of the utmost importance at the present of adequate shipping facilities will b pany or in Shell
Motor Spirit, except time." Applause.) I have also received Department letter recording great satis-refinery until we have a larger produc distributing agents of Sholl
tion. In the meantime we are treating Spirit. This agency contract was made faction with and expressing thanks for the oil obtained there at our refineries in in the year 1907, nd will expire at the the assistance given by our engineering Sumatra, and are now making the first end of next year, and cannot legally be and construction departments in this shipment of crudo to Egypt. The new determined earlier. Your directora do We should have scored to field, in which we have taken considerable not propose to renew this agreement with avail ourselves of the necessities of the interests in conjunction with others, is the British Petroleum Company, as they nation to attempt to make war profits. Venezuela. Production in the Dutch are anxious that, in future, the sale of and our business with the Government Indies (by far the most important of any their spirit shall be conducted by a com- has been conducted on a peace price basis.properties which we hold) has been easily pany which they and the Royal Dutch We have sedulously abstained, even in maintained. It is a matter of great satis Company control by holding its shares. cases where it would have been possible faction to us that Koeter, the Bornes-In these circumstances, they have deter and legitimate to do it, from exacting property we developed, has proved all wo mined to institute their own marketang from-them more than normal-prices-for
We have expected of it Attributes of diverse and arrangements in the United Kingdom. (Applause) our products.
extraordinary quality have been To this end they have established tho. redeemed the promise which I made on discovered in the oil, which promises"
Ltd., Shell Marketing Company, your behalf to place disinterestedly and
to make it the most valuable which for all time will have indisputably entirely at the disposal of the Government crude petroleum yet known, The a majority of British directors. We the resources of this company in the whole liquid fuel produced in Tarakan has appeal strongly to the British public, and of the British Empire. I will first deal al characteristics which are unique, and in particular to our own shareholders, with the balance sheet. Including the
our output there finds a ready sale. In not to allow our interests to be damaged amount brought forward, there is a credit spite of rumours to the contrary, nothing by the determined attempts of eppant to the profit and logs account of £2,001,081. Depreciation on investments, has yet been settled as to the Djambi Conto characteriso Shell petrol as Ger £24,000, adopting the drastle course of cessions. the Dutch Government having man," or in any way belonging to Ger.
requested the Bataafsche Company to mana, since it is absolutely valuing our securities at or under those keep its offer open until January next. Owing to our conservative finance, I am values ruling on December 31st, 1914. Our liquid Assets invested outside the when it is expected that an adjudication proud to inform you that in this domain we have been able to play our part in assisting the National Exchequer. business largely exceed £2,000,000 ster will be made. Jing, that being the amount of preference
have invested no less than £1,000,000 shares issued.
received Dividends
In no sphere of our operations have we sterling in the National Wit Loan exceeded those carned last year by nearly been so seriously affected as in that of and Exchequer bills (applause) and £30,000, so that we find ourselves in
an industrial company, position to declare a final dividend of transport. Not only have delays occurred although, as 25 per cent, making, with those already all over the world to our ships, but a investment is not our business, and in paid, 35 per cent, for the year, free of large number of them are in Government the ordinary course we should sim income tax, in spite of the increase of this, in addition to the very many obtaining higher interest, we feel sure from 1s. 2d. to le, 8d, in the £, and big which have been occupied, practically that you will endorse the policy we haw TAMSUL, British str, 919, J. Cowan, 23rd]
this important matter. Difficulties naturally benet luoressos in this item in many countries exclusively, in carrying various products adopted In in which this company has large intereste. for the State. Fortunately, your direc (Applause) and which has necessarily affected the net tors, anticipating that a great rise of us in such circumstances as now prevail, amount of profits received. It has not price in coal of steamers would take, but, from a careful review of our posi been necessary to add to the reserve fund place, ordered on advntageous terms notion, seeing how magnificently our pro created by this company, which stands than nine steamers and motor ships duotion is maintained,, and the universal of a total deadweight of 10,650 tons, demand for our products, we have no at £3,900,000, because, altogether apart from provision made by subsidiary com- which will be a welcome addition to our doubt that when we again have the plea The sure of meeting you we shall po able to panies; the Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Com-eet when we obtain delivery.
and the Bataafsche Fetroleum closing of the Black Sen sources of supply give you a satisfactory statement as to Maatschappij have set aside a sum of bas necessarily thrown a greater burden the results of your busines for the cur- I now beg to move the adop upon us for transport, sines we have had rent year. £1,926,800 for depreciation for the year to obtain our oil frout fields more remote tien of the report and balance sheet. 1014. In the aggregate, £6,774,800 hás: been written off for depreciation in those from the East, but the fact that our opera- (Applause.) two companies over a period of seven assisted the solution of the difficult motion, which was carried unanimously.
tions are now world-wide has materially Mr. H. W. A. Deterding seconded the years. The insurance fund has been
The retiring directors and auditors increased to £633,000, and, for the first problem of maintaining our stocks at dis
were re-elected, and a vote of thanks to time, we have allocated from preiniums tributing centres on an economic basis. received a special sum of £250,000 to We have been making history, and have the Chairman, directers and staff con- gover war risks. We have increased our adapted our trade to the new position eluded the proceedings. investments in sundry companies during Canad. At both ends of the Panama Canal created by the opening of the Panama 1014 by £1,221,280. We carry forward
we have erected large storage for liquif| £436,795, against £326,564 brought in. The war has inevitably affected us, as it fuel, which we shall furnish from our LIEUT. WARNEFORD'S ATTACK
ON THE ZEPPELIN, has every other great business. It is com fields wherever they may be best situated mon knowledge that what amounted to geographically to fill them. The history moro particularly breakdown in the ordinary financial to which I refer is
associated with the motor-shịp Selene, Rife of the world occurred, and our which was built in England and provided panies were in the extraordinary position
A graphic description of Lieut. Warne of finding all their remittances from the with Diesel engines constructed by the Last, where the bulk of their business is Netherlandsche Fabrick of Amsterdam. ford's remarkable escape after destroying conducted, suddenly cut off. No tele. This ship made a round trip. Her carry the Zeppelin on June 7th is given in a graphic transfers were obtainable for a ing capacity is about 5,000 tons. She very long period. In the aggregate, the sailed from Cardiff to the Gulf of Mexico, letter to friends at home by a British sums which the companies had to find loaded her caro there, motored through officer at the front. The writer, who knew from their own resources assumed colossal the Panama Canal to China, and there
discharged ber cargo and plo Lieutenant Warneford well, saya :--: figures. In spite of moratoriu being
ceeded to the Netherlands Iudics "We are all delighted with getting at declared, we were never under the neces sity of availing ourselves of them.Con- to load a cargo of petrol for Europe. least one Zeppelin for certain, and prob Warneford, who ducting our purchases upon a cash basis, The length of this voyage is 20,000 miles ably another 380.
(more than the circumference of the brought down the Zop, is in my squadron, engagements with scrupulous regulerity, proving world), and was completed by this motor
his Zep, be left this nerodrome, and 1 the wisdom of the policy adopted by ship in 162 days, which included 27 days At one o'clock on the morning that he got your own company and the Royal Dutch for leading and discharging and in her was the last one to wish him luck. After bour. The daily consumption of oil for of always retaining in hand large lig
You are aware that we all purposes was under tons of liquid five minutes of his leaving here, he saw a have important interests in Roumanis fuel, and she maintained a speed of 10 fat Zeppelin floating about over Ghent Coming events cast their knots Owing to the small consumption way, and so made straight for it. Whilst shadows before, and for a considerable she did not bunker from the time of lear approaching, he was too low, and got period before the actual outbreak of war ing the Gulf of Mexico until her arrival fired at from their quickfrers. To avoid the movements of our ships in the Black at her Eastern loading port. Of course, this be kept in the rear of the airship, so Sea were constantly interfered with. In such a voyage is only practicable to this that they could only fire at great risk of many cases steamers leaving Constanza
rid the Panama Canal from the
"Meanwhile, by means of successive gad Batoum ware vexatiously kept by toast would not pay to go to the hitting themselves) Turkish Authorities for long periods. I United States and to return in ballast upward jerks, he climbed until he was venture to hope that whatever may be but the possession of large supplies of many hundred feet above and directly the outcome of the final fate of the petrol in the Dutch Indies that must be over the gas bag, then loosed off his bombs be so brought to Europe greatly facilitates the and caused the whole thing to explode, Dardanelles, these waters may
conduct of our business. be
The terrible with its fames shooting about him. The settled that shipping shall never hampered again by the vexatious regula period through which we are now passing force turned him over sideways, and he uniceessarily has conclusively proved the incalculable found none of the controls would answer. tions arbitrarily and enforced which have frequently militated value of petroleum. It is inconceivable so greatly against all shipping engaged that after the way the Navy will ever Suddenly, however, the machine came 16 revert to the use of coal; for, apart from practically its proper flying position, flew in the Black Sea trade.
all the other advantages of the use of her for awhile, and then the pressure liquid fuel, the saving of life which is pump failed in its duty and forced him effected by the elimination of stokers is to land.
pany
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cash resources.
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THE RUSSIAN COMPANIES.
STORY OF HIS ESCAPE:
SIEHMAN, British str., 794, R. W. de La Sale, 18th July-Manila 14th ~ July,
Thoresen & Co.
July-Swator 2nd July, Ballast-But, terfeld & Swire.
25th July-Foochow 23rd July, TATABRAX, British str., 3,950, W. Reed,
--* Ballast ---Standard Oil Co., TAIBHUN, Chinese str., 1,900, Westerlund, 12th July Shanghai 7th July, Gen- eral-Chinese, TEAN, British str., 1,561, Trowbridge, 20th
Butterfield & wire. July-Manila 18th July, Bugar
TSINGTAU MARU, Japanese at 1,529, Yamada, 22nd July Ching wentas 14th July, Coal.-Dodwell & Co. ULv, Norwegian str., 884, H. Annioh, 25th July-Bangkok 17th July, Rice
Order.
Kinoshima, 25th July-Moji 19th UNKAL MARU, Japanese str., 1,950, T.
July, Coal-Mitsui Bussan Kaisha YUSANG, British_str., 1,122, J. Campbell, 24th July-Swatow 23rd July, 'Gen- eral-Jardine, Matheson. & Co. WAISHING, British str., 1,170, M. Pick- nell, 24th July-Bangkok 3rd July, General-Jardine, Matheson & Co.
FORTHCOMING EVENTS.
TO-NIGHT 9.16 p.m.-Charles Howitt A. Phillips Co.
*at the Theatre Royal.-"The Barrier." TO-MORROW
4 p.m.-The Association of Exporters and Dealers of Hongkong, Annual General
Boom the Chamber of Commerce |
New Government Building. 4.30 p.m.--The Association of Exporters and Dealers of Hongkong, Extraordinary General Meeting in the Chamber of Commerce Room, New Govt. Baikling 5.30 p.m.-Royal Hongkong Golf Club Extraordinary General Meeting at the Club House, Happy Valley. B.15 p.m.-Charles Howitt A. Phillips Co. at the Theatre Royal.-"Why Snaith Left Home.'
NJILATJAP
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in post
JAVA
2nd Aug.
JAPAN
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JAPAN
JAVA
9th Aug,
20th Aug.
JAPAN
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JAVA
JAVA
6th Aug.
4th Aug.
6th Aug.
10th Aug.
Wireless Telegraphy.
-----The Biermem are all fitted throughout with Flectric Light and have secem modation for limited number of Paleru Partongers, All stesmers cany a duly qualßed surgeon. Cargo || taken at through rates to all ports in Nellmolanda India and Australia.”
* For Particularà of Freight and:Panago, apply to the
Törk Buildings, Ld Floor,
Hongkong, 27th July, 1915,
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
Telephone No. 1674,
THOS. COOK & SON.
TOURIST. STEAMSHIP AND FORWARDING AGENTS.
BANKERS, &o.
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Cook's "FAR EASTERN TRAVELLER'S GAZETTE," containing Sailings and Fares from the Far East to all parts of the World, will be forwarded free en application.
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In Russia! the various companies with
"This was only twenty minutes after | MADDENING- HEADACHES, which we are associated are easily main of such overwhelming importance that the taining their production. From the nation will not tolerate the unnecessary the whole thing had occurred, and accord- carsings of the Russian companies we are risk of life which must attach to any coalingly he knew ne must be in German terri-
Dull, grinding aches in the forehead, making large appropriations to enable burning man-of-war carrying its full com tory. Ha got out of the machine and put Som to extend their facilities both in plement of stokers. Et is not only in the the pump in working order, but was over the eyes or at the base of the brain
We have no domain of the Navy that oil will come unable to start the engine. In the dis-sharp, shooting pains through the temples storage and distribution. doubt that in normal times a handsome into its own. The scarcity of stokere, the tance he saw two cottages, and after he and sides of the face; throbbing, madden- increase in their. wages, had been on the ground some twearying pains in the head pains that set return will be made upon the capitals that hormous are expended. Our ardent desire to and the very great number of men develop production of petroleum in the who are now being educated in the minutes a dog began barking. Naturally every nerve quivering in agony All British Empire has not met with con use of bil will combine to render its concluded that someone was astir, and kinds of headaches and neuralgia- all relieved and quickly cured by spicuous success during the year underemployment in the future much larger with frantic haste he put full petrol on, fort of external aches and pains are
opened the throttle, turned the propeller, panty ORIENTAL BALM, just rub HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,"
TITTLE'S review. After a very considerable expen than it has ever been in the past.
Started moving, too.
where the pain is, let it diture we have abandoned hops of obtain internal combustion engine-still in ite and she started.
In intangy will go: far ing production in New Zealand.
to relieve the He scrambled in anyhow, jumped the it in: Apply it
Keep a bottle in the house, for it is the Egypt the production for 1914 showed an universal trouble now being caused by the machine over, a small ditch, took the field penetrate, and the pain is gone. increase of 90.000 tons as compared with vast diminution in the output of coal, on the other side, and was enabled surest and most speedy relief for spraine, WHICH ARE REPLETE WITH ALL THE LATEST AND MOST UP-TO-DATE 1913, but this prduction was obtained by and this company will be in a position gather enough flying speed to get the bruises swelling, strained neck, aching "gushers. It is a buffling territory, to meet this demand in every part of the Morane in the air. At a few hundred feet hack, aching feet commons well as and, frankly, we are worried as to its globa Supplies of petroleum throughout he could not see the ground because of a uneoromon aches and pains that make success. Our hopes rest in obtaining pro- the world promise to be ample for require very thick mist, so consequently he had life a burden.
We are ments so that no fears need be felt on that to fly on and on until he was reasonably duction from the Hurgada field.
Immediately after the outbreak sure he was on our site of the lines. sparing no efforts to attain this end, score.
"He continued flying without knowing realising the enormous importance to of war there was a tendency to increase
We did not where he was actually going for some two Egypt of a supply of fuel of her own pro- prices for petrol at once dustion. In the West Indies our opera think that there was any necessity to do and a half houre, then he thought he tions have not yet given any conclusive this, and, in spite of sudden demands by
The
Sold at la. 4d, per bottle.
Agents for Hongkong:-- Messrs. A. B. WATSON & Co., Ian.
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