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COMPANY MEETINGS. THE WEST POINT BUILDING
COMPANY, LIMITED:
The 28th ordinary meeting of sharp holders in the above was held at the offices of Messrs, Jardino, Matheson & Co., Ltd, yesterday.
Sir Paul Chater presided, and those also present were:-The Hon. Mr. D. Landato, and Messrs. J. W. C. Bonnar, C. S. Gubbay (directors), H. W. Looker, A. A. Fyfe, F, Maitland, J; Chapman, É. B. Shepherd, with Mr. M. 6. Northcote, acting secretary.
The Secretary road the notice.convening the pooting, after which
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNE DAY, FEBRUARY 2D, 1916,
The
HOLIDAY CRICKET,
CLUB THE REST. following will represent
"The
On the proposition of Mr. Luce, second- ed by Mr. ABGER, Mesars, H, Percy Smith and C. Bernard Brown were to-appointed
Kest
in the match with the Club to- auditors at a remuneration of $500 each,
This was a'l the business, and the CHAIR-morrow, play commencing at 10 nm,
R. E. O. Bird (Cant), Major Robertson, MAN announced that dividend warrants GE Marley, E Ponsonby EW. were ready and could be had on applica- Hamilton, K. Brayshay Hobinson
Redmond, J. Braga, B. D. Evans and C. Witchell,
the item Repairs to Property, I would say that the actual amount expended during the year was slightly over 80,000, which sum included the cost of an entirely new roof to No. 8, Des. Your Road Central, an un foreseen outlay of some $4,300, an item of expenditure which will not occur again Against this the sum of $2,500, received | tion, from the vendors on the formation of the Company for repairs to lifts and building and shown in suspense accounts of 1914, bas pleased to now been appropriated. I am say that with the exception of the gedown we have practically, no vacant floor
There were no questions, whereupon, The CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the report" and accounts, a
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Mr. Looker Reconded, and this was un- animously agreed to
On the proposition of Mr. GUBDAY, conded by Mr, NORTHCOTE, the Hon. Mr. D. Landale was re-elected as a director.
Mr. NORTHCOTE proposed, and the Hon. Mr. E. SHFILIM seconded, the re-appoint most of Messrs. H. Percy Smith and C Bernard Brown as nuditors to the Company
at a remuneration of $75 cach,
THE HONGKONG LAND
RECLAMATION CO., LD. ? The 18th ordinary meeting of the share- holdors of the nhov, was held at the offices
Ltd of Messrs Jardine, Matheson & Co., yesterday. The Hon. Mr. D. Landale presided, and those also present, were: Sir Paul Chater, Hou, Mr. E, Shellim, Mr. C. 6. Gubboy (directors), and Messrs, M.
ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL. PROGRAMME FOR THE WEEK. The follow ag matches will be played a Happy Valley during the week-
TO-DAY,
Staff and Departments v. Shropshire L.I. Reserves, Military ground; 4 p.m.
Belcher's v. University, Navy ground, 450 p.m.
SATURDAY.
Hongkong F... Shropshire L.I. (Chal S. Northcote, J. HI, Seth, A A. Fyfe. Cleng Shiold Competition, replay first- L. Maxwell, Ho Fook, Ho Kom Tong, and round tie), Club ground, 4 p.m. Hong- Lo Cheung Shui, with Mr. E. B. Shepherd, song will field the following team. acting secretary,
Rodger F. W. Black and J. McCubbin; ML Railton, J. Stewart, and T. R The Secretary read the notios convening Chassels; G. A. Robinson, W H. Vivcash, J. Walker, H. McTavish, and J. Stalker. 5.
Navy Royal Eng ngers (Hongkong the meeting, after which
The CHAIRMAN said: Gent'emen-I Acague), Navy ground, i p.m sure you will agree in taking the report and accounts now before us as rend. The act
33rd Company. Lam Liong Chub ground, 2:30 p.u
87th Company, St. Joseph's, Navy ground, 2.30 pm,
THE RECITAL AT THE CITY HALL.
the
The well-known artistic skill of "Mr. Denman Fuller, the excellence of the pre- grane, and the object for which Monday night made a crowded house a recital was given at the City Hall on foregone conclusion. The proceeds from the sale of tickets are to be devoted to buying inaterial to be made into bandages for the wounded by Mrs. Phetips class, and the Fund for Blind Soldiers and Sailors, proceeds from the programmes go to the
INTIMATIONS
LANE
CRAWFORD &Co.
(ESTABLISHED 1850).
(TaLaxons 17412 |
SPORTS DEPARTMENT
EVERYTHING FOR BILLIARDS. BILLIARD CUES
OF BRITISH MANUFACTURE.
"PEALL RECORD" EBONY BUTTED ROSEWOOD SELECTED ASH
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CUES...
Furce 10.50 EACH.
5.50
3.50
1.75
IVORY, BONZOLINE AND CRYSTALATE BILLIARD BALLS
BONZOLINE AND CRYSTALATE, PYRAMID AND
SNOOKER BALLS.
This was all the business, and the CHAIR-profits for the year amount to 858,369.20 MAN announced that dividend warrants No sales of property have been made during the year, and our investments in mortgages would be ready to-day,
have been increased by 841,000. The lease THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-
of our small house property at Yaumati MENT AND AGENCY CO., LTD. ́ ́.
was renewed for a further three years at a The 28th ordinary meeting of share small decrease in rent, Reats received from holders in the above was held at the offices storage on vacant ground show a falling off, of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., a stocks of coal and timber have been much The Hon Mr Landale premalor during 1915. We continue to pay yesterday,
thone also present the usual dividend of 7 per cent, upon the sided, were:-Sir Paul Chater, Hon. Mr. E paid up capital, carrying forward some
Mr. Fuller's opening piece was Chop- Shellim. Mr. H, P. While and Mr. C. B. $14,000 less than in the last account. Gubbay (directors), and Messrs. H. W. fore proposing the adoption of these ain's Sonata in B flat minor, which ends with the well-known Fundra March." Looker, A. A. Fyfe, L, N. Leefe He Fook, counts, I shall be pleased to answer any This was followed by "A Dreamer's Taics," the composition of a local musician,
"Noel" Norman Peterkin;
da Serenade Baltour Gardiner
by E. Schutt; a Pre- Village" inde by N. Steherbatcheff; "Dream of PRICES FOR COMPLETE TABLES TO BE HAD ON Love" (No 3) by Liszt; Jardin sous la
and
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E, J. Chapman, Lo Cheung Shui and M.questions shareholders may desire to put..
There were no questions, whereupon E. Asger, with Mr. M. S. Northcote, acting szeretary.
The CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the report and accounts.
The Secretary read the notice convening the meeting, after which
Mr.
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Mr. Ho Fook seconded, and this was pluie" by C. Debussy; valse Triste
by J. Biblius; and an Intermezzo in ananimously agreed to.
Octaves by Leschetitzky. In response to an encore at the close Mr. Fuller gave. his own delightful arrangement of the dance of Fire and Water in "The Blue Bird."
Mr. Lo CHEUNG SHUI proposed, and Mr. FYTE seconded, the re-election of Mr. C. S: Gubbay and Sir Robert Ho. Tung directors.
as
The CHAIRMAN said:-Gentlenion, The report and statement of accounts, together with the auditors' report, having been in your possession for some days, may
The figures for the year taken as read. under review differ but very slightly from those for 1914, and the usual dividend of $4.20 for shares has been easily maintain. ́ed, with a slightly increased sum from that of last year to carry forward. The present, lessic'a torm expire at the end of next March, and it will be of interest to shareholders to know that a new lease has been arranegd with uther parties at a considerably increased rental, viz., 7,250 Documents binding the per Xiengem. parties to complete the lease have been signed and deposit to the amount of $5,000 as security therefor paid over; upou completion of the agreement the balanco of the security to the full amount of $20,000 will be forthcoming. The property will of course have to be put into thorough repair for the now lassees, part of the cost of which will fal upon the outgoing lessee, so that, although we may expect to sea an increase under the heading of repairs to building in our balance sheet for 1918, far on the other hand we shall ser larger sum standing to the credit of rent account, and wo way. I think, confidently look forward to larger dividends in the Iuture. I mentioned last year that some The CHAIRMAN said:-Gentlemen,-I pro- enquiries had been made from parties poss, with your permission, to take the re desirous of acquiring the property and woport and balance sheet, which have been have had further such during the year in your hands for the past week, as read. which have not so far reached a figure The not profits for the year under review your directors deem sufficiently high to amount to $342,311.11 as against 8450,858.41 consider. If any shareholder has any for the previous year, a decrease of question to ask I shall be glad to answer
$188,547.30. This is accounted for largely them to the best of my power.
by the fact that there have been no sales of property during 1915, whereas in 1914 the profits derived from this source amounted to 166,303:39 trod a further explained by a decrease in rents of $16,258.05, due partly to the loss of rents derived from the prop-ou application, erlies sold in, 1914 and also to loss of rents from European properties rendered vacant from war causes, the estimated rental deriv able from such at present vacant being Bome $2,800 per mensem. While interest de- rived from mortgages and investments in kindred land companies shows an increase"
In their report to the annual meeting of 817,393.47, on the other hand interest paid ont is increased by $32,887.34, our invest of shareholders, which is to be held on the 15th inst., the directors state that, ment in property having risen from after paying running expensos, salaries 90,709,142.69 to 37,224,041.77 Out of the premia of insurance, low in exchange of subsidiary silver (800,816.42), repairs and tolal value of our properties $8,326,913.03 all other charges, and after deducting the represents properties developed and re- sum of 812,604 carried forward from last venus earning, and as you will see from the account, and after transferring from in- vestment fluctuation account the sum of amount at credit of rents account give à re-847,428.90 to profit and less account, and also transferring from the equalization of turn of something over 7 per cent. During dividend fund $53,000, there remains the the year two new blocks were completed sum of $82,378.43 at credit of profit and and handed over, one on the Prays East Loss account. and one in Wongneichong Road, the former- The second ordinary meeting of the above is now fairly cccupied, but we have not so was held yesterday at the offices of fer succeeded in letting off much of the Mosers, Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd. Sir Jatter. Several of our large leases of Paul Chater presided, and those also pre- Chinese property in the Wanchaf District seat were:--Hon. Mr. D. Landale, Hon. fell in during the year and now lenses have Mr. E. Shellim, and Dr. J. W. Noble (dirac tora), and Messrs. C. S. Gubbay, H. W Looker and F. B. Shepherd, with Mr. M. 8. Northcote, acting secretary."
There were no questions, whereupor The CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the report and accounts.
Mr. MAITLAND, in seconding, said --I am sure that shareholders ought to bo very satisfied with the progress of the Company, and the prospect of looking for- ward to increased dividends. I am sure, alse, that we offer our thanks and congra tulations to the directors for having look- ed after our interests so well in the piet. (Applause.)
On the proposition of Mr. Looker, secondled by Mr. FYFE, Sir Paul Chater, and Mr. Bonnar wore re-cleated directors. Mr. BONNAL proposed, and Mr. NORTH- OOTE seconded the re-appointment of Mr. I Percy Smith as auditor at a remunera
tion of $50.
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This was all the business, and the CHAIRMAN announced that dividend war- rants would be ready to-day;
THE HONGKONG CENTRAL ESTATE, LTD.
The Secretary read the notice convening the meeting, after which
bien made at remunerative rates; this has necessitated the properties being overhaul. ei and revorated, which accounts in part for the increase shown under the heading Repairs to House Property. I may men- tion that a lense of all our remaining The CHAIRMAN said:-The report and Chinese, property in the Hunghom and balance sheet, with the auditors' report Yaumati districts has been arranged, com- having been in your hands for some days, encing early this year. The Company's may be taken as road. The period now holding in shares in kindred companies under review covers a full year's working has increased by $10,598.25 and the income as against only seven months in the pre-derived from this source and Mortgages viqua account and is therefore not of much amounts to about 6 per cent. Commission use for purposes of comparison. It gives A/C as foreshadowed last year has increas you, however, a fair indication of what. No progress has been made during the may be expected from year to year, and as sear with the Prays East Reclamation you see we are paying a dividend of 7 per Scheme, in which we are largely interested, cent. for the year, as we did for the first
owing to the war conditions prevailing. seven months of the Company's life, I am
-There were no questions, whereupon pleased to be able to state that so far, with
The CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the one exception, rents due to the Company report and accounts. from enemy leases have been promptly and Mr. Lookta seconded, and this was un- fully met, and I trust will continue so to animously agreed to. be until such times as their tenancies rua On the proposition of Mr. Ho Fook, out, when we must hope that new tenants seccaded by Mr. FYEE, the appointment of will be forthcoming misy further state Mr. H. P. White as director was con that with regard to the exception mention- frmed.
el, the amount remaining due and unpaid
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Mr. Lo CHEUNG SHUI proposed, and Mr. has-been-admitted..by the liquidators of NORTACITE seconded the re-election of Mr.
the firm in question, and will, I am con H. P. White and Sir Robert Ho Tung as fident be eventually psd. With regard to directors,
Vocal numbers, drawn from Somerville's Maud," were CDL- Bettings to Tennyson's
TABLE IRONS. TABLE BRUSHES. REST HEADS. CUE CLIPS. POCKETS. CUE TIPS. CHALK. WAFERS.
BEST WEST OF ENGLAND BILLIARD CLOTH,
BILLIARD TABLES RECOVERED BY EXPERIENCED WORKMEN,
APPLICATION.
LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.
On the proposition of Mr. Lo Casero tributed by Mr. HE. Muriel, and they HONGKONG, CANTON, MACAO
SHUI, seconded by Mr. Ho Kox TONO, Messrs. H. Percy Smith and C. Bernard Brown were re-appointed auditors at a remuneration of 250 each.
This was all the business, and the CHAIR MAN Announced that dividend warranta would be ready to-day, and could be had
COMPANY REPORTS, HONGKONG, CANTON, AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO. LTD,
ANNUAL REPORT.
were exceedingly well sung. As an encoro piece Omar Khayam's Myself when young was given. The accompaniments were sympathetically played by Mr. Nor- reau Foterkia,
BOHEMIA AND THE ALLIES.
DECLARATION OF SYMPATHY BY REFUGEES.
A declaration has been issued by a com- mittee of political refuges and emigrants from Bohemia, which has been constituted for the purpose of placing the aspirations of the Bohemian nation before statesmen, politicians, the Press, and the pubio of
llied and neutraj States.
*
Beginning with an expression of hearty. sympathy with the Serbians, Ruseians, aud Poles, and of confidence in the final victory of the Slavs and of their Allies, the de claration sets forth how the rights of the Bohemian nation, which freezy elected a King from the Hapsburg family have been violated by that dynasty, bent upon building up a unitary absolutist State. Constitutional efforts to bring about federal avion of Hapsburg people and countries on the basis of equal rights were unavailing and (the declaration con- tinues) in its dual form, the Hapsburg Monarchy became the oppressor of non- German and non-Magyar peoples. It be came a bindrance to the peace of Europe, and has now degenerated into a mere in-. From this amount the directors recom-strument of German lust of conquest in the mend that a dividend for the year of one East, without a positivo sim of its own dollar be paid to shareholders, leaving and incapable of creating an organic pro balance of $2,378.43 to be carried forward gressive State, to now account,.
The investment fluctuation reserve now amounts to 90 per cent of the market value of the share investments of the Company.
HONGKONG TRAMWAY CO.
The approximate statement of trafic receipts for the week ending 29th January is as follows:
Receipts
for 4ggregate
This year Last year........... Incresse.....tiada Decrease ...MAALAND
week. 811,193 9,506 1,847
receipts for 4 weeks.
$4,23- 2263 6,175
SAIYINGPUN SCHOOL BREAKING UP, DAY.
Austria, having been beaten not only by Russia, but also by Serbia, whom she lespised, has become a German vassal. the control of Berlin proves only that the Wo Her apparent temporary recovery under hag abdicated her independence. Bohemians have lost all confidence in the "We no vitality of Austria-Hungary.
The Bohemian nation has therefore reached the longer recognise her raison d'etre. conclusion that it must take charge of its own welfare. We strive for an indepen- deny Bohemian Slovak State,
A BLACK TALE.
Alene among belligerent Governments, the Government of Vienna feared to place the issue before the representative of its peoples, well knowing that the majority i have been against war. From the ver outset, the sympathies of Bohemia have been with Russia, Serbia, and the Allies, despite official terrorism and the suppression of every public manifestation On Monday the Government District of pupolar feeling. The loading public men of Boheraia languish to-day in prison, Schools closed for the New Year vacation, At Baiyingpun the following was the pre- the gallows have become a prop of an in- Bohemian regiments have been decimated gramme for the day. The distribution of capable and oppressive administration, the for their loyalty to the Bohemian nations): the half-yearly reports was followed by an address, after which the School was dis-
programme. Bohemian lands have been. missed for the morning. On re-assembling ravaged by a military rubble and agita- the boys were marched to Queen's Road tion against Bohemian rights has been West, where, through the generosity of enenraged by the Governments of Vienna Mr Tam Ho, they were entertained to aand Budapest, which foment Pan-German free cinematograph performance, which propaganda proved instructive and amusing. On heir We, the only representatives of our return to the School they had a tea-party, nation who can make our voice heard, and, through the kindness of one of oar can no longer keep silence. In the name local firms, each boy received a tin of of the Bohemian nation, we declare aur- Nestle's coffee and milk preparation. The selves on the side of the Allies, and pro- claim our resolve to work for the creation tea was followed by an entertainment givet of an independent Bohemian-Slorak State, by the masters and boys, and consisted of a miscellaneous programme of short, plays, rocitations, songs and instrumental music. A very successful day was brought to s close by the firing of long strings of crackers The performance is being repeat ed for the benefit of the parents sad guar- dians of the pupils.
The manifeste is sigued by Professor TG Masaryk Deputy and President
WEST RIVER STEAMERS.
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JOINT SERVICE OF TH EHONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD., AND CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
HONGKONG-CANTON LINE.
Bingle Fare by Night Steamer Return
favallabia also for return
by day steamer) Single Fare by Day Steamer Return
kto
$6,00
A
10,00
4.00
H+
8.00
HONGKONG TO CANTON.
E
CANTON TO HONGKONG.
WEDNESDAY, 2ND FEBRUARY, 1916.
8,00 am. HONZM, 10.00 pm. KINSHAN,
8.00a.m. HEUNGEHAN. 4.30 pm. FATSHAN.
THURSDAY, SRD FEBRUARY, 1916.
8.00. HEUNGSHAN. 10:00 pm. FATSHAN.
8.00. HONAM. 4.30 p.m. KINSHAN.
HONGKONG-MACAO LINE.
8.8. SUI TAI, Tors 1,651,
8.8. TAISHAN, Tons 2,006. HONGKONG TO MACAO. Week days at Bam, and 2 p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharto Bundays at 9-»,, and 1 p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf,
MACAO TO HONGKONG.
Week day at 7.30 am, and 2 p.m. - Sundays: si 7,80 km, and 3 p.m.
EXCURSION TO
MACAO
SUNDAY, 9TH FEBRUARY, 1916.
The Company's New Steamably
“TAISHAN"
Will depart from the Company's WING LOK STREET WHARF it, 8 1.m., and return Bon Tecoin.
NB-The Company will also run a Steamer from Kaoso on Sunday at 7.90 mm, and from Hongkong at 1 p.m., from the Company's Wing Lok Birsel Whert,
FARES AS USUAL. CANTON-MACAO
8.8. SŪT AN
LINE.
Departures from Mono to Caton un Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at19 pan, Departures from Canton to Macro on Tuesday, Thanday and Saturday, at 450 p.m.
JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD., THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.. AND THE INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. CANTON-WUCHOW LINE.
8.9. HAINAM, 188 tons, and 8.8, NANNING, 569 os.
One of the above Steamers leaves Canton for Wuchowevery Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at about 8 m., and the other leaves Wachow for Canton on the same days 18.30 am. Round trips take about & days. Fassenger can return to Hongkong or vice versa, by the Company direct Steamer LINTAN and BANUI. These vesels have anperior Cabin accommodation and are lighted throughout by electricity. Electric Fan in each Calik,
Booking Office open daily (Sunday groepied) am to 5 pm. Further particulars may be obtained as the Office of the
HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMHOAT Co., LTD.,
Hotel Mansions (First Floor), opposite the Blake Pier.
LOST,
ETWEEN City Hall and Race Course, DIAMOND and RUBY BROOCH,
of the Progressive Club in the Austrian B Parliament; M. Joseph Durich Deputy, and President of the Comenius Committee Finder will be well rewarded, of Vienna; and eminent Czech representa tives in London, Paris, Petrograd" and the United States,
Care of "Daily Press Office. Hongkong, 31st Jancary, 1916.
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FRENCH LESSONS
--G, MOUSSION,
15, Moaxis HILL ROAD.
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