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INTIMATIONS
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15r. 1817.
VICTOR RECORDS
RECORDS
LARGE
THE
OF QUALITY.
THE DREAM OF FERDINAND
BUĻGARIA'S KING AS A MAKER OF NATIONS.
Y JOSEPH REINACH, ALIAS POLYBE," THE
GREAT FRENCH WEITER
SWEDEM'S POLICY.
STRICTEST NEUTRALITY.
COMPANY MEETING
"HONGKONG COTTON, WEAVING
AND DYEING CO., LTD.
In March, 1917, the General Manngore claimed against the assets of the Com pany for the cost of reinstatement of certain excavations on the adjacent pro- perty lent by the General Managers to. the Company. The Liquidator allowed the claim, and the sum of $4,000 has been reserved against it in the attached accounts.
The following interesting communica tion was received recently by the Daily An extraordinary general meeting of legsund from a correspondent who is the above Company was held on Monday Practically acquainted with the facts and at the office of Messrs Jardine, Mathe son & Co. There were present:--The Hon, It is mainly to Hjalmar Branting, Mr. C. E. Anton, Sir Paul Chater, chief of the Swedish Socialists, backed by C.M.G., Messrs. F. Maitland, C. W. my own and Liberal parties, that Sweden Beswick, Lo Cheung Shui, H. R. B.To Yangiszepoo Catton Mill, sindebted for the moderating clemente
enciosed the documents!
Kanu
To Cash in Hand at
mencement of Liquidation Led, Consideration for sale, of wactlinery 122,141 shares allotted as per contra
The Daily Exprem has asked me for my views on the future of Russia, and since I have always declined to play the prophet, I must content myself with re- peating here a conversation which I had some days ago. My friend, whose name I may mention, is a Roman Catholic losga policy of that realni. For Hancock, D, W. Munton and the
he resisted stoatly and unflinchingly the Liquidator (Mr. C. Bernard Brown). Swiss who was a friend of the Princess set tendency të piny fast and lose with
The Liquidator, said:Gentlemen, I been on terms of friendship, as far as diplomatic whiuis which might have made any one can be the friend of that singuravelled much, and speaks English,
war inevitable M. Branting, who has remarks made at the meeting in Novem-To Land and Buildings: Pro- lar personage, with her son, the Czar of French, and German besides his owner, 1910. The report and accounts have Bulgaria. He had not sought the opporul sense of this term and it is in this set out quite fully the principal events To Interest
tongue, is a qualified statesning in the been in your hands for some days, and T. Yarn Sales proceeds tunity of talking to me, but he took full capacity at his lead is followed not of the liquidation and the way in which To Transfer Fees advantage of it,
only by his own party-which has a
SHIPMENT Clémentine of Orleans, and who has also international fire, and, to indulge in have practically nothing to add to the
JUST RECEIVED.
Give us a call and make your selection.
MOUTRIE'S
VICTOR AGENTS.
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FOR ONE WEEK ONLY.
SALE
OF ODDMENTS AND SHOP SOILED. GOODS.
This Sale is planned to clear all oddments and counter-solled goods, and for this we have made a careful inspection of the whole of our stock, taking out any articles the least damaged and all odd and broken ranges.
MACKINTOSH
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16. DES VEUX ROAD,
No. 10
SCOTCH
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TELEPHONE 29.
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PHONE: 1687.
of
Have you any idea," he said, King Ferdinand's present dreamt you repent what I am going to tell you, and it the king reads what you write, he will, of course, issue the usual denials, Ferdinand is one of the most audacious of living comedians. He has often boast- ed that he learned from Bismarck the art of lying. But I am sure of my incts.
relative majority in the Riksdag-but the winding-up of the Company has been: sia by the Liberals, who, together with conducted. I regret the delay in con- the Secialists, constitute a jority in the Parliament. Down to ne year 1914, the Tersimp
absolute
luding the final stages of the liquida tion, but the amount of the second
of these two progressite parties tell to return of capital was of such insigni- Sie aber Me Liberais, ine exficance that I do not expect anyone has rettier hart Staall, Whose sagaeny and been seriously inconvenienced by having resourceinness would inve received - moro'
It was in the
HATRED FOR RUSSIA.
sompier ropation arms own country had to wait eighteen months for it. You Ferdinand declares that he allied
were it not run domestic issues there will see from the accomms that in ali himselt with the Central Powers for one
counted pojums judgment, and let loose cause only-hatred of Serbia and his depos lacuto, s soon as judgment the sum of $19,741.58 has been paid into sire to exact vengeance for Bulgaria's again becomes serene and unbiassed the Court or to Companies' Liquidation defeat in the second Balkan war. That
staat & inestature services to une cause Account, the whole of which represents is not altogether true. It is certain chat C. CIVJAMELIOR, will be duly recognised, at be wished to be revenged against Serbia, any rate in Sweden. Ten weeks before unclaimed balances. but he hates the Russians more than his ontereak of the war Dr. E. J. Dillon, endeavour to augment the cash available neighbours on the Danube, and he decided who saw it approaching, visited Stock for distribution by a parsion of this to lengue himself against them the mo hoam, Alaimo, wowborg, and other places Dient he was convinced that an Austro-
for the express purpose of gauging the out that the delay in winding-up has German victory was certain. He has said uacional (ehng tiers and ascertaming occurred. The result, as stated in many times, I am determined to be on
this probauities of Sweden remaining Report, was unfavourable to the Liqui The winning side,'
neutral accordingy, he sought out Kari atauil, and, after some interesting con dator. I will now ask you to propose versations on Swedish and international and second the first resolution, after pontics, requested that statesma to which I shall be glad to answer any express concisely in writing his views of the attitude which Sweden ought to question to the best of my alálity. ussume when war should be declared. There being no questions, the following Aut this is what that statesman wrote;
resolution was carried, on the proposal et
What is Ferdinand's present situa tion? He has contributed to the down fall of Serbia and of the Romanians who compelled him to accept the treat of Bukharest The Russian revolution has satisfied his hatred of the Russian Esperor Russian anarchy, if it is not stayed, must mean Russian disorganisu- tion. On the other hand, the Germanaic empires have not kept their promise toe suis inebranlablement convaincu finish the war victoriously in a given
number of months. "No one knows better. than Ferdinand the extent of Teutonic No one realises inore economic misery. completely that the blockade is operating like an ever-turning rion. The Bulgarian army will soon have been fighting for two years. It is made up of peasants who are yearning for their fields and whos discontent ever increanus- Revolt may break out, any day in Bulgaria. ...
Then Ferdinand dreams of being the arbitrator of peace. He is a cynic, de void of any moral sense, but he has intr- gination. He is a gambler, an anhitivus aristocrai
KAISER E CONTEMPL
on we pass or FRAÁGUA HIN÷Tties and ot
the
La meilleure politique pour in Suede--the Hon. Mr. Anton. seconded by Mr.
c'est une politique de neutratite absolu-Maitland: That the accounts sub- tent sincere.--(Signed) hari Staaff,
mitted to this meeting and showing the Stockholm, April 4th, 1914.
manner in which the winding-up has been conducted and the property of the Com- pany disposed of be received and adopted." It was also resolved, on the
(4 de bust policy for Zweden-1 am un shakably convinced of its apney 91
usurately sincere neutrality.]
|
To Cash received by Liquida- tor on account of sales of 2,850 shares
ceeds of sale
By Payments au account of
Shareholders Capital
185.85
705,706.84
24,380,68
200,000.00
$1,220,202-37 1,420,152.25 1,303,17
106,00
$2,1,823.70
Yangtszopoo Cotton Mill, Ltd.: Purchase of 125,000 shares.
of Tis nach in above Com
pany disposed of
under-
122.141 shares, ap-
plied for
And allotted to share holders in the Hongkong Cation
Spinning, Weat- ing and Dyeing L'o Ltd., Tls. 610,705.00 ni 762 exeli.
1,295 shares said by Liquidator and proceeds paid to
ON THEPH
1.564 shares sold by
Liquidator
unclaimed and proceeds
pai d into Court under Trastee Ordi-
HAN
Interest
therean
$13,330.01
$795,706.84
11,060.07
418.67
13,749.08
$890,495.19
First Returz of Capital of $1.00 Claimed on 122,653
per share:-
shares $122,632.00 Unclaimed return on 2347 shares Com- paid into panies Liquida- Lion Afe
2.347.00
one ten weeks later, the catastrophe dius foreseen was at band, and for a motion of Sir Paul Chater, seconded by considerable period afterwards public Mr. Munton: That a final return by Final Return of Capital of opinion in the Allied countries was at a the Liquidator of nine cents Hongkong |
what to think of sweden. Susie nela
chat she was difting into war on the currency per share to the persons who za di que enchers. Utters bentoved that are registered as the members, of the she was being thrust into it deliberately. Company on the 7th day of August, 1017, But Dr. Dillon consistently maintaines |
that ti twa progressive parties, the be and the same hereby is sanctioned." "While President Whiston wishes toadership of bansa sa ui tõé meantime establish the ruture peace of the world fallen sp-M- Branting after Kurd Staat' seconded by Mr. Beswick; and agreed It was proposed by Mr. Hanrock, Gench-white snerted 'Dr kreping Sweden neutral, And, by way of making assur
That the books. acconals and documents nee doubly sure, D. Dillon again of the Company, and of the Liquidator visited Sweden, when he had the advan- thereof be retained by the said Lignida
demourneres directing their own destinies top Lear of buiguria yehzus to estabish peace noget the belligerente at the cost of Russia and Furkey. You must know
as an auventarer who had ine importin-
vage of talking the water over with
that he wordially detests his dear ally, the Hamar Branting. At the close of their dator, he undertaking to destroy the German Emperor. Formerly the Kaiser treated him with ill-disguised contempt,versation Dr. Illon requested the same at the expiration of five years frem Socialist chief to imitáte his late friend Kark Stanff and put in writing his view the dissolution of the Company."
That concluded the business of the on Sweden 6 ust policy during this world
this regnest, the meeting, the Liquidator stating that crisis. Acceding to
wedish statesmau pented the following cheques for the return of capital could
ander
ence to replace a German Prince (Alex
The 9 Dalenberg) at bull. huser is essentiamy fl-bred, a gentle man with money but without manner.
And, the other.
sketch: mala, (ivatų anand, hal French through his other and having spent his you in anu reuned woolery of lenna, is a man or breeding, a Valois In his loner.
Rave accurred
1
"out", A V. and has
War is such a misfortune that it be obtained che, following day at his would be a emun 1or ever unpardonable office upon production of scrip. to drive a people into it except in the extrende necessity of defending its life So he nas conceived a currangement its erty, The Swedish people is
The report of the Liquidator stut d of international avances such as nightly roved not to allow itset to be that he was appointed on 16th May, 1914. drawn into the abyss, either by a few and a meeting of creditors was held on menazancer forpins or by a few doisy 17th June, 1014. at which a resolution andvidus who are German Imperialists rather than Swedish patriots, forgetting that the metre of the smuti nations de Thrands on the victory of ideas of the liberty and fraternity of all peoples. (Signed)
MAR BRACTING."
retch
Stockholm, March 3rd, 1916.
was passed confirming the appointment, The Mill continued to run until the 31st October, 1914, on which date it was finally closed down, and the shipment of machinery to Shanghai was proceeded
with.
The General Managers, at the Liquidator's request, continued their functions in the nature of attending to The German War Feeding Department the shipment of the machinery and such
FOOD OUTLOOK IN GERMANY.
was necessary.
Minister,, Choiseul, termany (must con- sent, as Vandervelde says, to the 'dis annexation 01 Alsace-Lorraine and lo just indemnities. Beligum must receive equilabte colupensation anul Dė stituted in her pre-war integrity. Rhenish provinces will become a neutral Sinte like Belgium and bwitzerland. Italy would have “Trieste, and the Tren Lino A Fast Danubian Confederation would be formed 1 tiernân-Austria, Hungary, Serbia, R Croatian-Serbian puncipality, kingdom of Bobenia, with the addition of Bessarabia, and Bui- garia with the addition of the Dobruja and Macedonia. This was the dream of has announced that, owing to me large Louis Kossuth, the great Hungarian unports reta Roumania, breast can be discanning of the mill us popular leader. It would be founded ontributed in the unreddeed weekly quan The agreement with the Yangtzepoo the model of the ancient German Contity till the coming harvest. The double Cotton Mill, Limited, for the sale of the federation, and it would have an elceted eat ration will also remain in force. emperor.
Only in the ease of potatoes for food the mill machinery was duly carried out, The kingdom of Poland would be previous ration of 5lb counot be given and 120,000 shares, purchase considera established as before the first partition, many places, but a corresponding except that the Baltic littoral would rewount of meal or bread will be giver tion, were disposed of in the manner main Prussian. Poland would have an instead.
me shown on the attached account. The Austrian Archduke as King. As con The statement adds that the vegetable sale of the land and buildings was com pensation for Alsace-Lorraine, Germany crop this year earlier and more abun would receive Livonia and Courland. Russia would thus pay for the war, and, of course, the monarchy would be re-estab lished under a prince chosen by Germany CONSTANTINOPLE.
It-
dans than it has been for years The Bieted in accordance with the agreement supply of fresh fish at present greatly on the 30th September, 2015. All stocks exceeds the demand. in any towns in of yarn were disposed of by February, clading Berlin, double the weekly ration
of fat will be distributed
"I need not add that Ferdinand sees The German people, viz Announcement himself Eaiperor or
President of the says, will pass through the period before DanubianConfederation, with care the harvest in even better circumstaners blanche with regard to Constantinople than optimists hoped. You may bring forward a thousand ob jections to this plan and Ferdinand may multiply denials, but I assure you that
and
1916.
On 2nd November, 1915, a feeling of shareholders of the Company was held and an interim return of capital of one dollar per share was sanctioned.
In March, 1916, the Liquidator gave he fondles this dream as often as he The principle for which the Allies notice to the Official Receiver of his in- fondles his jewels, and that, if all the people Ferdinand's plan is a salad. tention to
are fighting is the free choice of fres details are not rigidly settled, his one He has mixed up the most contradictory consent to an ulteration of the Company's abinin the shareholders fixed idea is to be the arbitrator of according to his own. pracs bared on the weakening of Russia, ideas, or dienschale antipathies. He Articles Riving the Liquidator power to ignores the principles both of legitimacy forfeit the sum of $3,645.30 standing to I have approximately reproduced my and of the right of nations. I mean by friend's words, shell surprise no one tins that he ignores that as he has the credit of unclaimed dividends when I add that I frequently interrupted ignored his first false oath. He showered account, being unclaimed shareholders" "I know, I said, that Ferdinand the basest flatteries on Russia, but as he dividends dating from 1910, and previous regards himself as a second Talleyrand.ce of a peace concluded at the ex-years The Oficial Receiver, in reply, received nothing but insults in return, He signs his letters The Good Euro- pean. He is not, however, inspired by pense of Russia appeals to him as a requested immediate payment, into the means of revenge. This completes the Talleyrand's political principles. The picture of this arch-impostor if your in Companies. Liquidation Accpunt great French diplomat, who was the real formation is correct, but
hing
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master at the Congress at Vienna, acted on the principle of legitimdey |_ (Continued at foot of nest column)
believe it
I
The
9 cts. per share
125,000.00
11,250.00
* 958,745.19 By Expenses Incurred afer Conniencement of Liquida- tion in carrying on business:
the
Working Account. 2813.811.65 General Managers' Hemuneration Interest Consulting
Wittge Auditors Fees
5.372.71 54.945.94
Cam- a-o d
•1,250.00
-.881,050.33
By Payments to Creditors- Jardine, Matheson 4
& Co. overdraft..8505,140.49 Labour
security refunded Unclaimed Divi.
denda paid into
count
6,630.00
Companies quidation
Lit
Ac
340-15.30
28,416.72
By Liquidation Expenses : Liquidator'a dis
bursements
4,603.02
Cost of
115,094.88
transfer- ring machinery to Cost of reinstating
Shanghai
property. Legal Expenses Liquidator's Feo
4,000.00 3,000.00 3,634:10-
-$128,301.98
By Balance in Liquidator's hands against cost of dis- solving Company
280,57
$2,641,829.79
C. BERNARD Brown, A. C. A.,
Liquidator. Hongkong, August 3rd, 1917,
HONGKONG TRAMWAY CO., LTD.
The approximate statement of traffic receipts for the week ending 11th August
s as follows:-.
Bescipti Aggregate
This Year... Last Year De rease
for week $14.006
receipts. for 32: weeke $429,2717
18.823 4,817
458 677 29,406
ENEMY PRINCES AND BRITISH ORDERS.
Prince
Swift MacNeill asked the Prime Minis In the House of Commons recently, Mr.
ter whether, having regard to the con- ferring of peerages of the United King- dom; by his Majesty the King on mem bere of the Royal Family in lieu of German names and titles, the Cabinet will advise his Majesty in the exercise remove from the roll of the honorary of his Royal prerogative immediately to Knights
Bath nista of the back eight pinces at var
the King of of Schleswig-Holstein, and from the roll of the Victorian with the Victorian Chain the princes- arms against the people of this country, German Crown Prince, Prince Henry ef including the German Emperor the Prussia, and H.R.H. the Dirke of Albany, The Chancellor of the Exchequer Orders, have been given that hencefor be member of any British Order of Chivalry to which they halonged beföra. the outbreak of war (lear bears).
Ford
DAMLA state to matter went before the Chief Justice in ward at alien enemies shall cease
You are wrong," said the Swis citi zen, and we talked of other things. ⠀⠀⠀⠀
Chambers in February, 1917, who decided against the Liquidator.