NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
LOST.
BERMOND and RUBY BROOCE DETWEEN City Hall and Race Course,
Finder will be well rewarded.
Cars of "Daily Press" Office. Hongkong, 31st January, 1916. [220
HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND
FINANCE CO., LTD.
ATOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the HosakoNG HOTEL, Hongkong, on SATURDAY, 12th February, 1816, at Noox, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1916.
NOTICE IS ANNUAL GENERAL
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will bo CLOSED from the 7th to the 14th February (both days inclusive), during which. period no Transfer of Shares can be effected.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, General Managers, Hongkong, 31st January, 116.
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UNION WATERBOAT COMPANY, LIMITED
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,
FUBLIC COMPANIES
THA HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUKSDAY, FERKUART 1er, 1916
ORDINARY
THE WEST POINT BUILDING COMPANY, LIMITED,
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Offices of Messes. JARDINE MATHESON & COMFANY, Limited, TO-DAY (TUESDAY), 1st February, 1916, at 11.30 AOL, for the purpose of receiving the Report of Directors together with Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1015.
pany-s
過
INTIMATIONS
BANK HOLIDAYS.
accordance with Ordinanes No. 3 of 1912 the EXCHANGE BANKS will be
Business on THURSDAY and FRIDAY, the 3rd and 4th February,
Hongkong, 31st January, 1916. [223
REMOVAL NOTICE
The REGISTER OF SHARES of the Com-WE have This Day REMOVED our
will be CLOSED from THURSDAY, the 20th January, to TUESDAY, 1st February, 1916 (both days inclusive), during which period ng Transfer of Shares can be Registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors
MOWBRAY 5. NORTHCOTE,
Acting Secretary to the; HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT & AGENCY
CO., LIMITED, General Agents for the WEST POINT BUILDING Co., Lauren, Hongkong, 13th January, 1916., (0176
THE HONGKONG CENTRAL ESTATE, LIMITED.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the NECOND ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Offices of Messrs. JARDINE. MATHESON & COMPANY, LIMITED, TO-DAY (TUESDAY), ist February, 1916, at 11.45 AM for the purpose of receiving the Report of the year ending 31st December, 1915.
THE ELEVENTH ANNUAL GENERAL THE
MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be bell in the Ofbees of Messrs. DoDWELL & Co., LTD. on MONDAY, the 14th February,
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Com 1918, at Noox, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General 1 Managers together with a Statement of Accounts to 31st Decompany will be CLOSED from THURSDAY, 20th January, to TUESDAY, 1st February, ber, 1913.
1916 (both days inclusive) during which no Transfer of Shares can be
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company ord
will be CLOSED from the 7th to the 14th February, both days inclusive.
DODWELL & Co., LTD, General Managers. Hongkong, 31st January, 1914. [228
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the NDARY YEARLY MEETING of
the SHAREHOLDERS in this Corporation will be held at the CITY HALL, Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the 19th day of February, 1916, at Noox, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Court of Direstora together with a Statement of Accounts for the year onding the 31st December, 1015,
By Order of the Board of Directors, THE HONGKONG CENTRAL ESTATE, LTD
BIOWBRAY'S. NORTHCOTE,
Acting Secretary to The GENERAL MANAGERS Hongkong, 13th January, 1914,
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THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST MENT AND AGENCY CO., LTD.
| OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the TWENTY-EIGHTH ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Offices of Mossrs. JARDINE, MATHESON & COMPANY, IFD, The REGISTER of SHARES of the TO-DAY (TUESDAY), Its February, 1916, Corporation will be CLOSED from MON-ut NOON, for the purpose of receiving the DAY, the 7th February, to SATURDAY, Report of the Directors together with the the 19th February, 1910 (both days inclusive), Statement of Accounts for the year ending during which period no Transfer of Shares 31st December, 1915, can be Registered.
By Order of the Court of Directors,
N. J STABB,
Offices to Third Floor, QUERY'S BUILDINGS (late premises of the Union Insurance Society of Canton, Ltd.)
THORESEN & Co. Hongkong. 31st January, 1910.
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UB BA1NE OF PARIS (FIRE INSURANCE Co.) WE
TE beg to inform that the Power of Attorney from the Fire Insuranco Co. URBAINE of PARIS given to Measus. MACEWEN, FRICKEL & Co. is cancelled and the Agency of the Company is transferred to P. A. LAPICQUE & CO.
B. P. MARTELET", Inspecteur de la Cie d'Assurance contre Placendie L'URBAINE de PARIS Hongkong, 26th January, 1016.
NOTICE.
W: above Company formerly held by E have taken ever the Agency of the MESSES. MACEWEN, FRICKEL & Co., and are prepared to Accept Risks from this date.
P. A. LAPICQUE & Co., 4, Queen's Building,
Hongkong, 20th January, 1916. (213
Tel. 050,
8% MILITARY LOAN..
PAYMENT OF EIGHTH COUPON.
TOTIUE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the
INTIMATION
CO.'S
the past before the issues outstanding between the two nations are finally bottled.
An official of the Canton-Kowloon Rail- way told the Magistrate, during tho hear- ing of a charge against a Chinese of being in unlawful possession of wire fencing stolen from the railway enbankment, that last week on two occasions the dietant signal line was cut and the signal could not he worked. Lengths of the fence had to be removed from whole acctiong of the line As they could not afford to maintain it. Det. Sergt. Willy said people had even cut
In the meantime, the Allies are invited to abandon one means of protection on the high seas by disarming all merchantmen, as the defensive powers of submaris are limited
even against light guns, ROBT. PORTER & Then, if helligerent merchantmen engage
to heave to promptly when called
upon to do
by subourine, Mr. LANSING see no reason why non-combatants the signal wires and stolen them. Sentence abould not be entitled to travel in such
of four months' imprisonment was passed. vessels and rely on the rules of international With the object of forming a local law and humanity. Not possessing the same branch of the Overseas Club, a meeting unshakable faith in German assurances, was held last evening in the rooms of the
coums of th however, that Mr. LANSING and his Ching Coast Officers Guild. Mr. H. 8. colleagues apparently still retain, the Payfair presided over a representative Allies will probably prefer to trust | gathering. He was supported by Mr. J. J. to their own powers of defence than Bryan, the local Hon. Secretary of the. to place their mercantile marine un-Club, who was appointed by the London reservedly at the mercy of the foe, If Office. The Chairman explained the objects we except the meat-carrying vessels that of the Club, emphasising the noble nature run between England and Argentina, guas of its creed, and the need there was for for defensive purposes were not placed united action in matter connected with upon merchant ships until the unserapu- the Empire. The Secretary supplemented
CELEBRATED
BULL
DOG
BRAND
LIGHT
ALE lous methods of warfare rosorted to by the remarks of the Chairman, and gave a
IN PINTS AND SPLITS.
Germany rendered this precaution neces- sary, and it is safe to assert that if it had not been adopted many more ships and their crews would have gone to the bottom. Germany's threat, uttered a year ago, was to sink by mines and submarines all ships making for British ports, whether dying
Very light, extremely palatable neutral flags or not, without providing
Public that the following arrangements have been made for the PAYMENT of the finest English malt and hops.
COUPON of the 8% MILITARY LOAN BONDS due on the 2nd February of this year:
the
SOLE AGENTS
for the safety of the crews, and Germany
and refreshing. Brewed from the has done her best to carry this threat into force; regardless of any undertaking given to the United States. That her efforts have not been attended with greater success is due to the effective measures devised by the British Admiralty to thwart them and to the skill and conge of the mercantile marine. To adopt America's suggestions would be to play into the hands of the enemy by weakening our powers of resist ance and by furnishing Germany with an excuse for the murders which she has com- mitted on the high seas. As it is, she may be trusted to make eapital out of Mr. LANSING's proposals by pointing to them as a justification for the continuance of her
Coupons in Singapore, Batavia and Philip- pine Islands will be paid by the Branches of the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION at those places. The BANK OF CHINA will transfer funds for payment of coupons of bonds sold through the Chung Hua Guild of Cuba, the Consulate-General of Yokohama and the Batavia Soe Fo Sah. The A
DAY Min Kue Bank of Kiangsi will coupons of honds sold by the Kiangai The REGISTER of SHARES of the Com-authorities In Hankow, Foochow and Pek- pany will be CLOSED from THURSDAY, ing, the Offices of Bank of China will act as 20th January, to TUESDAY, 1st February Numbers and Denominations of Interest- Paying Agents. The Statement of the Bond 19:6 (both days inclusive), during which Bearing Bonds as Approved by the Ministry
Transfer of Sharea can bo period no (220
of Finance is now being published in the Registered.
Government Garette. By Order of the Board of Directors,
MINISTRY OF FINANCE. MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE,
[216 Acting Secretary, Hongkong, 12th January, 1918.
VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB.
BOXING
CUBJECT to sufficient entries -being
Chief Manager:
Hongkong, 31st January, 1918
G.
屆
SANITARY BOARD OFFICE, HONGKONG.
To the OWNERS OF DOMESTIC BUILDINGS..
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THE HONGKONG LAND RECLAMA- TION COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the received an AMATEUR BOXING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will
to keV. on FIFTEENTH ORDINARY MEETING COMPETITION open to Hongkong will be bo hold as the Offices of Messrs. JARDINE FRIDAY, February 25th. MATHESON & COMPANY, LIMITED, TO DAY (TUESDAY), 1st February, 1918, at 12.15 g.M.,
CONDITIONS for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December. 1915.
TAKE NOTICE that nader No. 5 of the TAD NOTICE CLEANLINESS and VENTILATION BYE-LAWS (as amended), every Domestic Building or part of mah Building within the WESTERN Division of the City of Victoria, oconpiad by Members of more than one family, except those within the European Reservation or thom parts of Domes o Building need as a Shop, Ofice or Godown, must
be CLEANSED and LIMEWASHED THROUGHOUT by the owners during the|pany will be CLOSED from THURSDAY, months of February sud March.
Notice word through and in this
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Com-
20th January, to TUESDAY, 1st February, 1016(both days inclusive), during which period means that tho should-be-Ldmono Transfer of Shares can be Registered washed in respect of all the Walls of each Boom, By Order of the Board of Directors, all Cubicles, Partitions, Stair Casings and Stair
E. BRUCE SHEPHERD, Linings, all Ceilings and the Undersides of
Acting Secretary. Roots in Main Buildings, Offices and Servants"
Hongkong, 13th January, 1916 (178 Quarters and inclusive of Verudahs.
The Backyard mast have its containing Walls Limewashed up to the level of the First Floor,
Carved, Painted or Polished Woodwork in good condition, however, need not be Lime~ washed, but must be Cleansed,
The WESTERN Division of the City lies to the West of Tank Lane and Cleverly Street. In
THE
(n) 3 two minute rounds and if undecided
An extra round of one minute.
(b) In 3 weights: 118 tbs, 132 lbs, and 146
(e) Competitors weigh in at V.R.C. on
of February 24th. Entries stating weight to be addressed to I. DEAKIN, Eg care of V.R.C., before February 15th. No Entrance Fee.
No Competition if less than 18 antries. The Committee reserve the right to refuse entries
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Hongkong, 22nd January, 1916,
THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT AND AGENCY CO, LTD...
LOST.
THE SHARE CERTIFICATE Nɗ 4209
8. WATSON
& CO., LTD.,
WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. piratical policy.
BIRTH.
18
brief outline of the working of the Club at the organisation in general. It was subsequently unanimously decided to form a Hongkong branch of the Overseas Club, and a preliminary. Working Committed
to report to a future meeting- was appointed to organise the branch and
CORRESPONDENCE, PETITION TO THE SECRETARY,
OF STATE.
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG
DALLY PRESE."] N
SIR-I should be much obliged if those British Residents who wish to sign the Petition for greater representation will kindly sign it in the course of the next few days.
MET.
Lists for signature in Hongkong will be
Phoenix Club, and the Instituto of ❤ found at the Hongkong Club and the
Engineers and Shipbuilders, and at Messrs. Kelly & Walsh and Messrs. Lane, Crawford & Co., and at Quarry Bay, and in Kowloon, at the Cricket Club, Berling Green Club, Masonic Club, and the Docks.
Yours faithfully,
HE. POLLOCK. Prince's Buildings, 31st January, 16.
The United States would also have us raise the blockade which was instituted by the Order-in-Council of last March. This demand is made on the ground that the Law of Nations requires that a blockade' must be "effective" and that it aball be impartial as against al mations. As, there fore, we cannot close Germany's Baltic ports, although we can do considerable HIS MAJESTY'S APPRECIATION OF Horazowa Owsica: 10%, Das Vaux Rein, G. damage in the Baltic, it is urged that we LONDON OFFIOS:, 181, Frame Stamer, B.C. | have no right to prevent American ships
JOSKLAND-On January 21, 1916, at Winnetuxet," Kulangau, Ansey, the wife of F. E. JOBELAND, of a son, (Nelson Ewart)
(225
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG IT FIBadaky, 18{6
NEUTRALS AND THE WAR, THE nows, which comes from Vigo, that two Spanish vessels have recently been sunk by mines moored far out in the Bay
from enjoying the same freedom as Scandi- navian ships. The Order-in-Counel, how ever, did not profess to do anything more then apply a modified form of blockade, and admitted that its provisions were based on an unquestionable right of retalia
American tion" for German piracies, statesmen who protest against what they are pleased to term our "sort of blockade" must be singularly ignorant of their own
THE KING'S RECENT
ACCIDENT.
HONGKONG'S SYMPATHY,
The following correspondence has taken
place between II.E the Governor had the Secretary of State for the Colonies with reference to the telegrams received report. ing that His Majesty the King had met with an accident when visiting the troops in Flanders: -
Government House, Hongkong, 2nd November, 1915, SI-I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your code telegrams of the 20th and 30th October concerning the acei dent to His Most Gracious Majesty.
HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACÃO STEAMBOAT COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
West African mail-bost Appam, which was President LINCOLN declared a full blockade of all the Southern ports when he had by NINETY-SIXTH ORDINARY for Twenty-five Sharen numbered 4901 to last reported in this vicinity and has not MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS `in
no means enough ships to enforce it. We the Company will be held at the Office of the 4828 foclusive, standing in the Register in the been heard of since. The mattering of Company, Hotel Mansions, on TUESDAY, 25 of FRANK BARRINGTON DEACON. the 16th February, 1916, at 12 o'clock Noox, having been LOST, Notice is hereby given mines in the highways of sommerce is, of are only following a procedant, and we are
that unless the said Certificate be
produced
course, contrary to the rules of civilised doing so under circumstances of far greater for the purpose of receiving a Report of the as the Office of the Compass on or before warfare, and it will be interesting to provocation than obtained when the preced.
5, Queen's Road Directors, together with a Statement of A
Central Victoria, Hongkong ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB. Accounts, declaring a Dividend and electing the Third day of February, 1916, New observe the view which the Beutral nations }ent was set. In contrast with Germany
Directors and Auditors.
of Biscay suggests the probable fate of the history, for in the American Civil War These telegrams were published in the
W. BOWEN-ROWLANDS, Secretary.
Dated this 1st day of February, 1916.
[£30
CHINA NEW YEAR COMPETITIONS,
FANLING.
FEBRUARY 4TH, 1016.
FORNING:-Bogey Competition under Handicap for a Prize presented by
Mo
the Club.
AFTERNOON: -Tombstone Competition.
CONDITIONS:
A player is allowed the Bogey score plus
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 2nd to the 16th February, 1916, both days inclusive.
יד
By Order of the Board of Directors,
W. E CLARKE, Secretary Hongkong, 25th January, 1816.
WANTED.
[207
Certificate for the said Shares will be issued
[144
receive,
we have always shown a desire to respect and the old Certificate will thereafter be held will take of this outrage, So far they have by the Company as null and void.
been singularly tolerant of the many the rights of neutrals, and it may be this MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE,
Acting Secretary..
violations of international law; involving which explains the protests, which we Hongkong, 3rd January, 1016
the destruction of the lives and
property
mitted by the enemy, though they have shown no hesitation in making representa- tions to Great Britain whenever their
Press and quickly re-assured the public, have now to convey my humble duty and On behalf of the people of this Colony I to express the deep regret, with which the
received. I bave, etc.,
His Majesty's misadventure wan (Signed) F, H, MAY, The Right Honourable Andrew Bonar
Law, M.P., etc.
Governor, etc..
Downing Street, 18th December, 1315 Sra, I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch No, 351 of the 2nd November, regarding the scoident to His Majesty the King, and to inform you who bag commanded me to convey to you an expression of his appreciation of the sympathy of the people of Hongkong,--1 bare, eta,
(Signed) A. BONAR LAW,
| HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE of non-belligerents, which have been com Mails for Europe vid Siberia, close that it has been laid before His Majesty,
CO., LTD.
YOUNG PORTUGUESE CLERK. MustHARE CERTIFICATE No. 519 dated 18th July, 1904, of One Hundred Shares
to-morrow at 10.30 am, and at-3 p.m.
We understand that Mr. G. W. Gegg
his handicap. When he has played the total be smart at figures: Write, stating numbered 85001 to 85100 inclusive fully paid interests appeared to be adversely affected will be unable to ride at the Hongkong
number of strokes allowed a peg with his name theroon must be fixed at the spot where the ball lies.
If at the 19th holo a player has strokes in hand he must continue from the first tes.
In the case of a lost ball, another may be dropped on
on the fairway, not nearer the hole, under penalty of two strokes.
The player who reaches the farthest point in the number of Strokes allowed him wins the first prize.
A prize will also be given to the player whose peg or "Tombstone lies nearest to
elected spot which will be disclosed after the round is completed.
· VISITORS' | Cur
During the months of February and Marchi an ECLECTIC Competition will be held over the 19 hole course for a Cupkindly presented by a visitor.
DEFINITION.
stroke conditions. The Competitors play any An Eclectic Competition is played under thue colectic tours is the dove porod, aut the eclectic scors is the choice score of each
hole in all the rounds.
Competitors will return their cards, and
the best score each player has achieved at each of the 18 holes will be selected, the lowest aggregate winning the Cup.
A charge of 50 cents per card will be made, the proceeds to be given to a War Charity.
T. W. HILL, Acting Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, 31st January, 1918.
age, experience and salary required to-
Box No. 26, Care of "Daily Press Offles. Hongkong, 20th January, 1816,
G.
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...WAR DEPARTMENT. CONTRACTS.
EALED TENDERS will be received at the HEADQUARTERS OFFICE Victorin Barracks Hongkong, until 12 o'clock Noon on the 24th day of February, 1916, for Indian Supplies.
or DESTROYED,
standing in the Register in the name of by the blockade of Germany. This is ace Meeting, his Medical adviser having Governor Sir F. H. May, K.C.M.G., etc. MR. ANTONIO JOAQUIM BASTO of particularly true of the United States of endered him to take a complete rest from Macao, having been LOST Notice is hereby given that unless the said Ameries, which is still engaged in friendly any violent exercise for at least a month. certificate be produced at the Offices of the correspondence with Germany over the A reminder of French naval assistance Company Alexandra Buildings, Des Voeux Road, Central,
8th day of Febrong, on or before the submarining of the Lusitania nino months in the outer seas is afforded by the son-
1916, New Certificate
**Q.M.G.-ship on Admiral Huguet, whose flag as admiral commanding the Eastern Squadron Bies in the Montcalm.
for the said Shares will be issued and the old ago, notwithstanding the fact that ferment of Certificate will thereafter be held by the numerous similar acts of piracy, resulting Company as null and void.
in the loss of the lives of peaceful American citizens, have been perpetrated in defiance of the promise given on September that
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managers, te Hongkong, 7th January, 1916. [156
CANTON, LTD.
NOTICE.
Forms and other particulars may be obtained personally between the hour of UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF liners would not be sunk until they had
10 A.. and 1. P.M. or by letter to the DAD.
of 8
and Transport, Victoria Barracks,
Tender Forms must be properly filled up,
RUBBER REPORTS
The crop of the Garing (Malacca) Rub ber Estate for the year to September 30th Rear- amounted to 124,935lb,, as compared with
81,1201b, last year. The current year orop in estimated at 180,000 The gross average sale price was is 4.36d, per lb. and the "all i cost 1s 3.49d., as com pared with la bid. last year and 1s, 11jd. the year before. The proft amounsel to £6,842, which, after writing off prelimin ary expenses £188, leaves to be carried forward £6,371
Those members of the British community who are in sympathy with the objects of been warned and an opportunity afforded the petition which is to be presented to the to the passengers to escape. We are told Secretary of State for the Colonies, pray now that Germany has been given until ing for a more representative form of
considered unless made out on the proper signed and dated, and no fender will be THE CERTIFICATE No 1946 for one February 5th in which to disavow the government in Hongkong, are asked to
share, $100 paid up, numbered 11018, form and delivered by 12 Noos on the above standing in the Register in the name of Wo crime. What reply she will return it is append their signatures without delay. date in a closed envelope marked "TENDER SANG, having been LOST, Notice is bérely impossible to moy, though, in view of Judgment was yesterday given for the FOR INDIAN SUPPLIES Each Tender given that unless the said Certificate is pro- President Wilson's recent abandonment of plaintiff for $106.10 and costs in the action must be accompanied by a deposit of $100 as duced to the Society on or before the 26th the too-proud-to-fight" attitude, sto may in which B. A. Carreem, 22 and 24,
CERTIFICATE for the forfeited to the State if the Tenderer refuses said share will be issued and the old Certifi-deems it expedient to be more accommodat Leighton Hill Road, to accept a Contract allotted to him, or to cate will thereafter be held by the Societying than hitherto. But if a similar delay attend at Headquarters Office when called null and void. upon.
to be allowed to take place before atonement is made for each of the sabse quent mutrages, the war will be a thing of
a guarantee of good faith. Such sum to be April, 1918, A NEW A
[924
The right to reject all, or any, tenders is specially reserved.
Hongkong, 25th January, 1916.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
C. MONTAGUE EDE. ~||
General Manager. Hongkong, 28th January, 1916, [206
[909
Plantations (Limited) for the year ended The production of the Taiping Rubber September 30th amounted to 484,9301b., za compared with 361,6451b, in the previous year. It is estimated that the output for the current your will be 560,000lb.
The ocet of production, excluding instance to la 0.251., against 18. 2.53d. The profit against war risk, 033d, per 16., ambusted
was £26,262, to which must be 225,028 brought forward, giving a total damages from Lau Pui & Co., 20, Amoy final dividend of 9 per cent, (less tax), $1,000 of 202,189. The directors recommend a Street, Wanchai, contractor, for wrongful making 12 percent. (less tax) for the trespass. Mr. WE. L Shenton was for year, leaving £29,248 to be carried for the plaintiff and Mr. E.-A. Davidson deward. For the preceding year the distri- fended.
bution was the same,
claimed
added