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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, APRIL 4en, 1918
FEKING NOTES.
[FROM OUR OWN CDERESPONDENT]
COMPANY MEETING.
HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOOK COMPANY LIMITED.
GERMAN LOSSES.
A MILLION DEAD
EVIDENCE OF PRIVATE LISTS,
PEKING March 22nd.
THE, REVOLUTION,
The ordinary yearly meeting of share. Poking has had to admit that the Revolu- holders in the above Company was held at tion has spread to another province but has the office of the Company. No 2, Queen's extracted s certain amount of comfort, Buildings, Coaunaght Road, at noon yes apparently, from the fact that it was pro-day. Mr. 8, H. Dodwell (Chairman) prema lists, published up to the end of pared for Kwangst jaining the rebcla, Candidly, the situation appears rory grave, for it cannot be denied that what Kwangs did yesterday author province
may do to-day or to-morrow. Still, the authorities appear to be perfectly calm, and any suggestion of compromise would be very much out of order
siding. There were also present: The Hon. Sir C Chater, O.M.G.. Hon. Mr. David Landale, Messis H. P. White and A. S. Sorensen (Directors), Mr. J M Dyer (Chief Manager), Sir Robert Ho Tung, Messrs, J. W. C. Bonnar family of a deceased soldier. For the first Hough, D. Macdonald, H. Humphreys, A. R. Lowe, W. E. Clark W. Dunbar, W. Logan, A. R. Austin, S. Michael, Chau Sin K, and P. K. Kwok.
COMPANY
Total
REPORT.
After allowing for directors and
105,718.27
404.101.60:
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO. LTD
The report for presentation to the share. In the current number of Land and holdere at the twenty-seventh ordinary gen«. ater, Mr. Hilaire Bellor devotes a long | eraj mesting is as follows --- losses in the progont war. He points out article to the examination of Germany's The Board of Directors have now to lay that on the authority of the official Ger before the shareholders a statement of act counts, and balance sheet for the year end- January of this year, the total number of dead is given at 651.768. Adding to this ing 31st December, 1915, 160,000 missing the figure is brought The gross prout for the year £1.8 388,385.30- up to 810.000. But the road number, pro- The amount brought forward
# very much more..
from the previous year code the writer, is
The German Government, after certain unavoidable delays, privately notifies the
those private listado no differ very few months of the war, says Mr Belloc, appreciably from the official lists. If you contrast the result, obtained from both forms of evidence, it is noûtill the beginning of the winter of 1914 that any very grave. The notice convening the ninting having disparity between them clearly appears. It has, however, already appeared very sensibly by the months of January, 1915. and if we take some time about the middle shall arrive a few months later at a very of January for our point of departure, wo
remarkable result, We shall see the coursó of the death-rate established by the de toiled private lists rising regularly and uninterruptedly, whee the course of the death-rate drain: Frim, the general public and official liats es regularly declines. At seva months from January, 1915--that is by about the middle of August, 1915 the difference between the total of deaths oh- list at that obtainable from the public tainable from the average of the private lists (which alone have hitherto been quoted this country) is already wol over
Nobody knows what is happening. While it is no doubt frue that the Govern- mộnt has had misgivings regarding Kwang-been read.
81, it is extremely difficult to comprehentl
The CHAIRMAN Mid-The report and the decision of that province to declare in-balance-sheet having been before you for dependence after the series of considerable the last ten days, I w£1, with your permis Government victories in Szechuan and sion, take them as read. During the first Hunan, and, in the circumstances, it seems few months of 1915 we, perhaps more than not improbable that Kwangsi has had pro other concerns in the Colony, felt the pinch mises of support from other provizers still of preson conditions owing 14 40 many reputably loyal to the Government. Adressels boing chartered and taken up by knitting, however, thaj Ave or six provinces the Government, and also of course we lost the not inconsiderable amount of work, we join the rebel standard, the position of Yuan Shit Kui will not be shaken much formerly osrried out for the countries with more than it is at present, but it is just which we are at present at war. I as glad possible that intervention may be hastened to tell you, however, that with the release of certain ships and the acquisition by For Three or Four Months from 1st June, 1916. thereby, a result which many Chinese sem British ship-owners of additional tommige we were able to get through in the latter part of the year a voque of business which more carly approached normal. The results put before you to day we trust you will consider satisfactory and compare favourably with those of seven years ago.
At our last yearly meeting referred to the company's ship-buĽding prospects and I am happy to say that m-- ideas then have been fulfilled, ns we have a number of ships under construction which will keep our Some
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It will be readily understood that alviço is being showered upon the President. As Yuan Shih Kai is still President, he can agree to the cancellation of the monar chy without any serious 10:e of face, though, of course, it may mean discomfiture, if nothing worvo, for the advocates of monar chy. But even if the statur quo is to be maintained, is doubtful if this will satisfy those who have taken upurus
a shetty
150,000,
auditors fees and other charges 11.440.05 Writing off for depre ciation on the Com pany's building. anchinery, steamer, Jaudchos, lighters, etc. no per articles of association
03,121.21
104-361.88
The balance to be dealt with is. DB0,530.80
which it is recommended should be applied as follows:- To write off Deep Water Bay building and machinery, an naditional
$20.000,00 To write off stgamer. Inanthes
and lighters, an additional... 10,000.00 To pay a dividend of 60 ents
per share
240.000.00-
8.201.01
To pay a bonus 19 European
staff To be carried forward to the
eredit of next year's secount 111,338.10
$.389.530.80 Directors. In accordance with ection 12
(14) of the Articles of Association Dr. J.
W. Noble nud Mr. J. W. C. Bonar retire, red being eligible offer themselves for re-
Here is another way of putting it the official lists, although the fighting is exezed- 19 mil particularly through the gunmer ingly severe up to the autumn of the year of 1913, show upon the whole a regularly declining rate. The private lisa show no such dedine. If the selection of private lists were a small one this pecusarity election. might be due to the accident of some parti- calar occupation or come parfcularly heavily tried loon ity. But sen-es of such lists grouped in four great categories, and covering great masses of the any drawn. from all classes, froin all occupations and from al regions, cannot possibly suffer from such a cause of error. I have already aid that the rate of increage, month month, of the dead in these private lists was singularly even, How regular it is the following statement wik show:
middle of January as one hundred, about "Taking the depth reached by the fifteen on the average were added for the
month of February; twelve more for
fifteen and sixteen for May (when there March, twelve more for April, between was the first tremendous fighting in June (which was the month of the long Golicia); rather moits than sixteen for
struggle on the San); and about the same amount for July. Not all the lists carry us as far as August. Those that de show, as might be expected, no appreciable diui-
ution for that month
against the monarchically-inclined Governyard well employed during 1916, ₤470
ment. The solution does not appear to be progress hay already been made with these easy, but those who know the Chinese capa vessels, and although the difficulties of city for compromise will not despair of a getting rapid delivery of outerial settlement, especially if the threat of for increasing every day we hope that the end eign intervention becomes imminent. of this year will see them all pretty well Had it not been for the defection of completed. It is also exceedingly difficult Kwangsi the loyalia victories in Szechuan with the present rapid advances in the and Human would have appeared of some prices of material to adhere to any fixed importance. The report than the Kwojchow tariff for repairs, but I can assure our rebels have been chased back from Chiking constituate that this company's intention into their own province indicates that the is to keep its rates at a level which will Notthorn troops are sening up to expect be satisfactory to them, One of the fea was the successful issue of finns grhilg troops were battering as they even back door of Yunuan, operating near of $1.000.000 at par and the increase of Mengize, would have suggested that the the capital of the company to 83,000,000 rebel cause was well-nigh kopeless, but the of $10. The debentures have been applied only 19 per cent, more. It does not mean by issuing 10,000 new shares at a premium
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for and allotted, the most part, to some of the Company's principal shareholders Since I last addressed you Messrs. Loigh & Orange have completed their valuation of our properties, and those shareholders who applid for this stock and saw the valuations and corresponding book valuce of the Company's premises and plant
events in Kwangs have put a different complexion upon affairs there, the more ge nk it is remembered that General Lung Ching Kwang's army is composed of levies borrowed from Kwangai, Further compli- cations arise from the fact that General Lung Ching Kwang, brother of Prince. Lung Chi Kwang of Kwangtung, has a son marriedo a daughter of Lu Yung Ting, the revolted governor of Kwangsi, and naturally there is a strong bond of sympa thy, if not a community of interests, behould. I think, have reason to bo well tween the loyal Lungs and the disloyal Ln. What will happen time alone will show.
CANAL
THE GRAND CANAL.
Mr, Belloc reaches the conclusion that by December 31st. 1915, the Germans had last at least a million dead. This, he says, * does not incan anything excessive in com parison with the general losgee in this was. West--but then the Germana haye beca tion than the loses of the Allies on the
guer amount în propor
fighting on two and even three frunts. It is more than they themselves admit but
hausted in nen (though nearly exhausted that mobilised force of 3,000,000 is ex- in reserves). There is nothing marvellous or abnormal, as this great campaign goes that a force should lose by death 64 per cont. (or, say, one wen in 183-for that is What would be remarkable, abnormal, and all it comes to) per month of the fighting, actually miraculous, would be the ridicu lous figure of half a million which was cur- rent a short time ago.”
has beru well cared. With these few re- marks, I beg to propose the adoption of the report and accounts, as erroulated and the payment of the bonus to the staff
here
satisfied with the guidness of the security In this connection I might mention that the Hon. Mr. David Landale and Mr. N. It looks as if something will be done ston J. Stabb have consented to act as trustees Mr. HENRY HUMPHREYS said to rostore the Grand Canal to its former for the debenture holders. With regard to importanes as a waterway, American capi
been asked to second the adoption of the talists have been interested in the scheme the new shares, these have all been sub-pleasure, especially as the accounts before. report and accounts, and I do so with and have surveyed the Canal. Now negotia soribed for, and I trust that the present tions are provveding at Tsinanfu with re- gard to the loan and the conditions. It is price of them is a sufficient justification for to be hoped that an agreement will be their issue, and should especially gratify retched, as there can be no doubt that such an undertaking as is proposed would notion, all of you have the satisfaction of some of our older shareholders. In addi- only benefit Shantung from the conser vancy point of view, but would add to the prosperity of the country by restoring a
trade which has been lost for years.
PCELIO HEALTH,
I am told that small-pox, black-por diph theria, scarlet fever and other contagious. disonses are very prevalent in the capital, largely owing to the comparatively mild winter, and that foreigners are being urged to exerciso precautions until the dangor Rabies, also is rife, and several dogs have had to be shot by foreigners,
HERO WORSHIP,
us are the most favourable for many years greater dividend earning machine in Hong- past. Given plenty of work, there is no kong than our Docks, as those of us who
promise, and there is every indication that "ed to receive $18 per share per annua remeraber full well. The future is full of a new and long ern of prosperity is in would serve no useful purpose if I went store for this Company. (Applause) I into detaus regarding the various reasons why our shares dropped from 8330 to 842 since then. We are now working in har home years ago but conditions have changed wo sold one small launch and replaced it mony with out late opponenta in Taikne by a new one.
knowing that the Company is now on a sound financial basis. Of the amount we propose to write off, 834411.53 is allocated to floating plant and the remainder to our Kowloon establishment. During the year
We hope early this month to commence getting our electric supply from the Chius Light and Power Co. which, in view of the ever-increasing price of coat, is a step To-day the Spring Sacrifices to the gods in the right direction, and we would like of war, Kusu Yu and Yo Fai, are being gradually to replace all our present steam offered by the Minister for War on behalf of the President who is doubtless too fully power by electric. Since the beginning of occupied with other matiers to bestow any this year we have widened the centre of attention upon this ancient ceremonial. If the Cosmopolitan Dock and can now accom the Republic continues there will probably be a tendency in the course of time to drop these rites, which savour of superstition.
PERSONAL.
HONGKONG VOLUNTEERS,
COMPA ORDERS BY LT-COLA, CHAPMAN, V.D.
LEAVE
1.-Le Cpl. G., M. Lakin is granted
Leave of absence from 3rd April. 1816..į to 15th May, 1916.9
FORESIGNATION,
2--No 1836 Sapper H. L. Stainfie'd is permitted to resign, on laying the Colony, dated 1st April, 1916.
PARADES. -3.—Purades for to-day.
7.00 a
Members of Signalling See- tion and other Signallers, as detail- ed in Signalling Section order dated 8th December, 1915--Morse fing proc.
tice at Headquarters, G. CO. 5.10 p.m Centre Bration M, G. Co. (Kowloon residents only)-M, G. drill at Kowloon Docks.
6.15 pm Nos 1 and 2 Sub-Sections. Arty Batty. (as detailed in Corps: Order No. 4 dated 30th December 1915)-10 pdr. gut dril at Hond- quarters.
Sergt. Bradley, R.G.A.... 5.15 pm Right Section M. G. Co-
Musketry exercises
will attend.
agkaing at Headquarters Bayonet
5.15 p.ni Centre Section M. G. C. (Hongkong residents)-MG, drill at Headquarters.
5.15 p.m. Left Section H. G. Co.-
Inspection of Aros, Ammunition, equipment and uniform at Headquar tera. Dress, ete.-Khaki, black boots, cap, rifle, sidearms, bandelier helt, four pouches, 150 rounds bal ammu nition, baversacica and waterbottle. Every member of the Section wush
6.15 p. Scouts Company, parade outside Law Courts and proceed to Polo Ground by tram for Squad and Company drill
5.15 pe Recruits of all unite-Brand,
drill and Rifle exercises at Head- quarters under Sergt. Major Higby. 8.15 pm 8 rotcher Bearer Section—
Instruction at Headquarters.
No. 3 Section
HASE DETAIL, ME 4-On duty to-üight?
Arty Batty On duty tomorrow: Scouts Company Orderly Officer Lieut. Kennett.
G. E. STEWART, Capt.
Adjutant, H.K.7.0. HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE
PALADES CENTRAL, 5.30 P.M.
Tuesday, April 4th All Crown Sergeants Wednesday, April 6th. Sections 13 and 14, and Sergeants of No 2 Company.
Recruits of No Company and Axbu Thursday, April 6th-Recruits of No, I
lance Platoon; Maxim Gnaners,
Company
Friday, April 7th- Route March,
COMPANY CHAMPION SHOTS. The Chief Inspector (Musketry) reports that the following are the Champion Bhots of their respective Companies:- Sergeant 701 Butterfield Crown Ser geant 837 Aroulli, Sergeant 654 A. D. Barre to Crown Sergeant R18 James Wong
The Champion Shot of the Force is Inspec
for Sirdar Khom
Dock to our mutual benefit, and there is plenty of work in sight for both of us. The only drawback is the difficulty in getting materials for the big orders we have in hand, and also for the still farger orders which I am sure will be forthcoming in the near future. Of course these altered considerable amount of extra work on the and improved conditions have entailed a European staff, and I think shareholders will agree with the Chairman that the There is an old saying which goes. Muzzle proposed bonus has been well earned. not the ox that treadeth out the corn, madate vessels of 58 feet beam there. The and I am sure that shareholders will not cost of this was not great and has much out the corn-any bonus the directors It
grudge as long as they keep grinding out increased the earning power of this dock, may think fit to give them. (Applause.) The plant and buildings are all in goodly adopted, ME DUMBAR, seconded The report and accounts were unanimous order and the cost of maintaining some has On the motion Mr. been paid out of revenue, With regard to the bonits we have recommended for the A staff. I would like to say that the hetter
M. Krupenski the Russian Minister, is being well entertained prior to his depar tare from Peking. To-day he has a private Jumoheon with the President and he will be banqueted by the Russian community on the 28th.
It is interesting to note that the Belgian Minister, His Excellency M. E, de Cartier to now shown are in a gran mes. do Marchienne, is now carried on the sure due to the results of the scheme of ro strength of the Peking British Volunteers organisation initiated by your directors
In the intercets of the Queen Alexandra Field Force Fund, Lady Jordan is promat seven years ago tund of which you are HOW ing a loan exhibition and as's of pictures, getting the benefit. This scheme could not to be held within the British Legation on have been successfully carried through Friday and Saturday of this week. I without the whole hearted assistance of understand thao a fine colination of Chines
and fore ga plo ures Eas been brought each member of the staff, and I am sure together
you will agree with me that this bonus
re-elected a Director by Mr. HOUGH Mr. 8. H. Dodwel was
The appointment of Mr. E. P. White to
CLABRE.
On the motion of Mr MACDONALD, seconded by Mr. BONNAR, Mr. D. W. Crad dock was likewise re-elected a Director.
the Directorate was conarmed on the pro- position of Mr. AUSTIN, seconded by Mr. pred Her, H. Percy Smith and A. R. Lowe were re-appointed Auditors of the Com the motion of Mr. LOGAN. seconded by Sir pany, at a remuneration of $1,000 each, on ROBERT HO TUNG.
The OBATEMES announced that dividend were ready and could be had on
warrants
application
The following are added to the hs of lat- Class Shots-Staff Inspector Hyness Pc. P. Boza
is notified for general information that the rule is that any parade is to be considered as cancelled in the event of steady rain one half-hour before the hour for which the parade is ordered.
FO. JENKIN.
D.S.P. (R.).
HOLDING OF PARADEE.
MOUNT CAVELU,
The Dominion Government will com memorate the British heroins by naming a snow-clad peak in the Rocky Mountains Mount Cavell. It is situated 15 miles south of Jasper on the Grand Trunk Alberta, at the furction of the Whirlpool Pacific Railway, soar the border of and Athabasca Rivers and has & height of over 11,000ft. It was ascender a year ago by Professo Holway and Dr. Gibour both Americans.