THE
HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER. SFE, LV17.
REIMS BOMBARDMENT. 16,000 SHELLS IN 14 DAYS. ARCHBISHOP'S DEVOTION.
"THE TIMES" SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.]
it could be,
Since the beginning of the French often Biven April 18th the enemy has greatly trated the intensity of the first poured upon it from the batteries on Brimont and l'Abesar. During the fortnight Nogent Jabe 15th and June 28th the figures of the number of shells of all fell in in the town in each 24 hours were:
scaffolding.
THE LAST THREE MONTHS.
calibres, from 77mm.'s to 380mm,'s, that servals, there are rows of neat little henpais pitted and scored by the flying feng- describes the steps taken to guard the Lukuga, about halfway up the, Wasters serve in distant fields. Inetwling, those
Jun 15th
"
16th
Shells.
200 1,211
17th (day of President's
visit
.2.000
!Mih
101
3177 2,431
202h
21×2
400 945
2200
.1.330
23rd
(15
24th
25th
261h
.1.870 1.517 ..1,400
th
GOO
28th
restoration is taken in hand.
purpose.
MEQALIR. READY BELE.
**The defence system of Rhoiksim at the The state of the other three wants more than anything is the means to RHODESIAN AID IN THE WAR Get the British prestige: amalig time when war broke out fell very fit
Germany's supremacy on the lake dił walls, with their flying buttresses and pin-'provide for the needs or his people, not
A REMARKABLE RECORD. the natives. Lord Buxton gives song short of perfection. The British. South uncles and windows, is even more depior-junly for the 5,000 still wing in the tow,
idea of the enormous difficulties the small Africa Police in Southern Rhodesin and. but for the others when they cute back. nule.
A dispatch from Lord Buxton, High party of British sailors overcome in the Northern Rhodesia Native Police, Can there be any doubt, dmt in both respects the inith that is in him will be Commissioner for South Africa, review taking the hats to Tanganyika, which to though both fine forces, vere un store than have scored sufficicat for the preservation of order, a bare-brained enterprise.'
in nord times, in a territory hav The bombardment of the last three justified?.
ing the military operations of the Ithodethe Germans must, he says, h months has done far more damage thonj But in Reims they are all brave and
“After being landed at Cape Town the all are of $50,000 square miles and, it 2000 Europeans: The Volanter, and The systematic and wanton destruction all the other mouths of the war put to all have faith in the destinies of their sinn forces from the ontbreak of the war
Bulawayo and Livingstone, to Fail- of Reins Cathedral, the tragedy and degether, In the south wall especially and
in the roof of the Choir, abor, the pileountry, the Mayor and his colleagues, 20 the beginning of 1915, was published borts had to be taken 2,300 miles by train, epaiation of 1,600,000 natives and barely rifle avociations is the Yorik Folketed, erime of it, still continues. When I last
of rubble which marks the site of the are forced to hold their munte recently as a Supplement to the Fordon had worth of brizubobsit, in the Reader, prannizations in the South and the velings underground, and the working Gazette. It is dated March 10th, 1917.gian Congo. Next fallowed 130 miles of credit on their respective members, but visited the town eight months ago the case high altar, there are wide, gaping chasms men and women who carry on as if there
where shell after siel has enlarged the! ware no such things as sheils, no less than and has been furnished at the request of bandage. by atrocious ruds, ver con they did unt represent any system of gene- varying in altitude from 2,000 100,00 eral training or of readiness for, ciner was, I thought, as bad as
feet. same openings, so that the wonder is that their spiritual pastor. Their town is a the Colonial Secretary,
Then another journey on,trucks
of the territory or its stage of politicak It is infintely wore now.
in these places the fabric holds togethers
The first part of the dispatch desils with over a short section of railway. Then they such as the geographica) sukurtion.
boats were floated 400 miles down. the development demanded-
was, a remarkable achievement, in at all. Fractically all the beautiful old city the dead. Whole streets of iture glass is gone, and the flour of the move, i ruins; cores of houses have been guited which looks like a rough road in the by fire; hundreds and hundreds have been the spation in September, 1914, by Lualate (Upper Congo) under Muir, 201
Shunts and rouks eiristances for Rhodesia within wine muths of the outbreak of hostilities making, is thickly strewn with broken and smashed and splintered: in street after Rindesian polies of the Caprivi Zipiet, power for part of the journey, and for
w. have secured its borders against inva twisted fragments of lead, chips of bril-street you see not a living soul, nothing the narrow strip of German South-West the rest on lighters
but grass growing between the stones and Africs which reached to the Zambesi, andaanded, and barrels had the lashed under the hous to reduce their drangkt.
sion and, in addition, to have furnishest fiant coloured glass, and masses of stone shell splinters as thick as shells on the the subsequent steps taken to putrol The Enst stage af the journey was bural two regiments of Europeau infantry fist and mortar, among which, it regular in: one. Every wall that is still standing western border. The second again to the small Belgian harbour of
Rhodesia frontier, in the shares of the lake."
who went to England independently e of sifted earth and rubbish, from which ments; every day fresh ruins are added Northern
affen their services it may sutely ba stato. the workmen have carefully glenned every
There opera
Commander Spicer Simon, is his xport that by the middle of me not less thi atom of the debris that can be used to the old piles long ago covered by gross Tangunyika-Ngasa district, where it ud
40 per cent of the adult male while. tions were at fint under the charge of jou the journey,, drew special attention to piece together or repair windows and weeds; and nearly every day on or joins German East Africa
two more are added to the list of non Futonework when the gigantic task of combatants killed for no kind of military Lieutenant-Colonel f. M. Stennett, and the work of Sub-lieutenant E. Dudley, population were en setive servine in sote--
subsequently of Lieutenant-Colonel F. A.R.N.VE, who was in charge lathe trans part of Africn na Europe, The faith of these Frenchmen is a thing
And yet those that are left, and the fedson, commandant of the Northern poet, and suites that the oficers and men
cheerfully worked under the must try. Lori Buxton brings to noting the w to wonder at. Every one, about the place whole of France with them, however sadlyhodesia Police, while vainable help was
vices of various officers and civil oficins During thing conditions of heat always, rais occa- giren by Belgian forces. the old architect, who has worked on the lay may ery in their hearts, How long, hole period under review the small sionally, and thick dust on instansins. Awong him are Brigadici-General. A. Cathedral all kis life, the caretaker who
O Lord, how long?" never doubt for a Anglo-Belgian forces available had to. The first and last of these conditions were M. Edwards, C.B., who, for the th can tell you the story of each shell that ement that she day of their deliverance st tierman incursions, the most notable particularly hard to bear onenetount of 18 uitlas of the war exered the chief has pierced the walls or the roof, and from the nightmare of Prussia's Larbaric
incident being the gallant defence the shoress of water which was experi- command of all the forces, those, Washing and even drinking and had the oversight of transport in firmly believes that some which it the craries is as certain as the dawn. Of all
of Saisi by Major J. J. O'Sullevan mezel fabric without doing any damage were the fatal and fatile mistakes that the July, 1918. These operations are alreasts water, was voluntarily given up for userl, and ther matters. stayed by the hand of God-and, most of German nation have made in their mal knows, but the dispatch brings out the in the boilers of the traction engines in duties we co.. parformed, by General Ed- courge and fortitude displayed by the order that the progress of the axpedition wands with failing energy and aduir- all the silver-haired old Cardius) Arch-and vain effort to destroy the works as
Cly those who able pata ntr Colony! T. S. Mase bishon, Monseigneur Lagon, who with the well as the rights of civilization the hem. troops--and not least by the native police should not be delayed.
Irth have had to work without shake in the as Chief Staff Officer, rendere valuable atmost bravery and devotion has stuck to hardment of the Cathedral of Reims is one -in most trying eircumstances. his post as the guardian of the house of of the maddest and least to be forgiven, second half of 1915 a force of 300 Euro thick dust rated by the engines under a service in a period of excessive strain. God and father of his poor through the It is the sin agains, the Holy Ghost, and peans was raised in Southern Rhodesia tropical sun, with the added elscomforts the help, arad sound advies of Sir Drun and sent to the aid of Colonel Hodiny. of nothing to drink and nothing to wash and Chaplin and Mr. L. A. Wallner, what duration administrars of Southern and North- This gives a daily average of over 1,100.whole of the bombardment, have an unit is being repeated nearly every day.
Later on contingents reached Rhodesiain, onu realize
Lo maintain the necessary On June 25th, 20th, and 28th respective. shakable conviction that, whatever ruin
Bodesia, respectively, is know- and Nyasaland from the Taion, and early neceRSION in 1986 Brigadier-General E. Northey as anergy in overcome the great difficulans ledged ass also the discreet influence ly three, vr, and eight of them hit the the guns of the enemy have done and may
and untiring industry of Mr. H. J. Cathedral, which, since the beginning of yet de to the mored building, it will and
sumed command of all the forces on th(which were encountered or re road."",
Stanly. representative in Rhodesia south-west border of German East Afrion.
2 HORTT FEK CENT. OF BROJISEANS SKEVINE. the war, has received between 600 and 700 must be raised up again to the glory of
of the Iteperial Government, At this point Lard Buxton's narrative of shells. Of these over 60 have been shells j God and of France.
far no dis- military events closes, and
Dealing with the general situation in The dispatch concludes with the follow- the of
heaviest calibres, 210mm.'s,
rich from General Northey has boas Rhodia and the raising of furces for ing 'tribnse to the aid given Rhodesia by
the Belgians: 205mm.'s, and 3somra,'k. One of the 305's
Lastly, it is my plens ...other fields. Laird Buxton ends that us published. crashed through the south wall and dog a
Mr. Walter Suyer, on behalf of the Over-
carly as detobec, 1914, Southern Rhodesining day to acknowledge our indebted great hole in the floor, without bursting.
wrecked and deserted, for the seers Committee, stated that there were
had offered 1,000 men the Imperial Boy- net to, the administrasion of the Belgian- 1 bas en left standing on the pavement
ernment, and that the First Rulesia Congo for their co-operation, not ly close to the entrance as a concrete example Cathedral quarter has been more merci ten volunteer units in the City, and th
To April, 1915, the Admiralty approved Regiment had already leem formed. This on the Northern border, but also in the of the kind of mundition with which the lessly shelled than any other in the town, committee could not understand how i
ic urney of the Naval Expedition to a scheme for depriving the Germines of regiment, under Latexam-C'olenel F.
helped to quell the rebellion Tanganyika and in the aetion fought on enemy is carrying on his vile work of and yet to look at the brave old face and was that the Government would not be hear the Archbishop talk you would never induced to increase the grant of £2 per
It is true shat they were chumale two motor-boats of a speed and armament in the
General Rocha. in Surth-West concerned in the question of the command which would out-class the German Boats under each side of it, and in the men square in has been living in one of the most for the clothing and equipment of the front, there are several huge craters (nime, dangerous places on the French front. Inn, Leeds voted £2,000 for four wits.
third part of Lord Buxton's dispatch was next formed and left in March, 1915, defence of the Fife-Abercorn frontier. under Major A. E. Capell, for East Their actions, however, were dictated by I think, in all) made by 80's which just all France I have not seen during the war Huddersfield £100 for four units, fuil n the lake were sent to Cape Town The Africa. The Second Rhodesia Regiment of the lake and, to a lesser degree, in the missed their mark. On the west forude, ja face so serene and even happy. He is $1000, and York £500,
Mr. F. Brinsley Harper said that deals with this naval expedition, whica
was ander command of Commander G. Africa, where it has rendered splendish) no motives of self-interest. The co-apura- tion of our gallanb Belgian Altes was which is protected by its position from endured, as a good soldier of Christ, he which hit the weather is gradually fak- has won the right to wear the Cross of Marylebone ha i roteo 5:250, but obviously Spirer Simson, RN. The success which splendid service. On the general_situa the Government ought to increase the ing away the murknes nod finishing the the Legion of Bonour, as well as the cross ruin begun by the flares of the burning of his calling and office; and now what he grant, and not leave it to the local rate-aded the expedition was chronicled at tion, and Rhodesir's effort, Lord Buxtolent, as it was neerpted, in a grin
destruction.
1,200
15,052
SHELLS THICKEST NEAR CATHEDRAL Seventeen shells have fallen on
the
Archbishop's Palace, the houses round it,
are
VOLUNTEERS' EQUIPMENT:
It was unnimously resolved at a recent reting of the City Corporation to make a grant af 300 out of the poor rale the City of London Territorial Forco Association in aid of the volunteer units
1 the Cky of Lunden,
DICKJACKETS' TREK THROUGH (ENTRAES AFRICA.
ero
In the streets behind the Cathedral, on {imagine that for moments and months he, run, which was admittedly insuficient their command of Lake Tanganyika, and R. Bion and subsequently fought the lake.
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THE
kayéry to pay.
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the time, and the total destruction of say's
PATRIOTIC CALL.
AR these
spirit of friendship, and coma rosỡ vir,"
HONGKONG STEEL FOUNDRY COMPANY, LIMITED.
PROSPECTUS
Inviting public subscription for 85,000 shares at par ($10 each), upon an increase of the Capital of the Company.
-Tis desired, and a resolution for that purpose has been passes, to increase the Capital of the Company to $1,000,000 by the issue of new shares, for the purpose of extending the business which is firmly believed will, if so extended, not only prove exceedingly profitable to all interested in the Company, but will also supply a want to Incal concerns.
The Capital of the Company is now $1,000,000, of which only 678,080 has been paid up, and on this the Cominny last year maden net profit of 813,817 inel paid a dividend of 10 per cent, at the end of the present financial year. It is anticipated that doubling the Capital will at least troble the profit; and, should this anticipation be realized, the Company could pay at least a steady Twenty per cent.
Sin! Castings are nearled for numerous purposes by all Railway Contractors, Engineering and Dock Companies every- where in China, and by many small manufacturers. A. present a large portion of the Steel products which this Company is able to manufacture is obtained from abroad-at probably a great expense in consequence of the very limited capacity of this With an increased Company to carry out orders received. Capital, enabling more furances to be erected, and more labour employed, this Company would then be in a position to supply most of, if not all, the needs for steel eastings in this part of the world; for, with the experience now acquired by the General -Managers, aud by their present head workmen, there should be no difficulty whatsoever in most satisfactorily fulülling such requirements
It is much desired that sufficient additional capital be usbscribed, beyond that which is required for the further development of the Steel Casting department, in order to enable a plant to be obtained, and sat up, for the purpose of rolling Stect Ingots into material for Engineering, Dork, and Building requirements; for which material there is now a great demand
It is therefore trusted that many persons in the Colony will be found ready to subscribe towards the increased capital desired, both for their own benefit, and for that of the community. ponerally.
The General Managers are ready and willing to enter into
· any reasonable agreement desired by the Company to continue their services for a lengthy period. Also, if desired by the Company, they are fully prepared to transfer the contral to a Board of Directors, comprised of such persons who are in a position to introduce business, as the Company thinks advisable.
The minimum subscription for the new shares now offered to the public, upon which the General Managers may proceed to alibtment, is $200,000.
:
Mr. C. BERNARD BROWN, of the firm of Mesars. LISTEAD
& Davis, Hongkong, is the Anditor of the Company.
A copy of this prospectus has been duly filed for registra-
tion with the Registrar of the Companies.
Application for Shares should be made to the Company's Bankers, or the office of the General Managers, where forms will be supplied.
GORDON & CO.,
General Managers..
Dated this 22nd day of August, 1917.
REPORT AND STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS FOR 1916-17.
Report presented to the Shareholders at the Seventh Ordinary General Meeting ball at the Office of the General Managers, on Wednesday, 15th August, 1017, at 11.39 o'clock AM
The General Managers hare now the pleasure to submit their annual report und statement of the Company's accounts made up to 31st May, 1917.
The net profit for the you endel 31st May, 1917, after allowing for interest, Auditor's Fees, and writing of depreciation on Company's Plant, Machinery, Enunches and Stock, is 819,817.03. This amount together with the sum of 810,548.62 undistributed profit brought forward from last year makes an available balance of $39,360.55, which it is resolved to appropriate as follows: To place to Reserve Fund $10,000.00, To pay a dividend of 81.00 per share 87,803.03. To carry forward to credit of next year's necannt $91,539,65 BALANCE SHEET AT 31ST MAY, 1917.
Dr.
LIABILITIES.
SHARE CAPITAL.
Authorised 103,009 shares at
$10 each....... Issued 7,808 sharesnt 810each MORTGAGE ACCOUNT SUNDRY CREDITORS including General Managers PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT.
Balance as per last account..$19,548.62 Prafit for the year 10,817.93
To Interest Account
cts.
39,360 55
ASSETS. Machinery, Melting Furnaces,
Foundry Flant and Tools
including Annealing and Preheating Chambers and also all rights to secret pro-
Additions during the year
Value of 2 Launches as per
last recount
Less Depreciation
311.25
2
07.
cts.
$1,000,000
78,080 00
5,000 00Less sald, de,
90,755 72
cesses as per last accuant...$83,958, 12
Less Depreciation
$x3,46.87 6,297-72
877,419.15
4,836.86
42,356 01
$ 4,500.00
$50.00
4,050 00
Othce Furniture and Fixtures including valuable draw- ings as per last account...
Less Depreciation
$10,00 81.00
720 00
$27,640.701
795.89
20,853 81
8,00) 00
15,874; 35
7,439 10
#143,202, 27
Less Depreciation
143,202 27
Stock in trade.....
Work n Progress....
Accounts Receivable.....
Cash at Bank and in hand
(Bank 7,271.04|
[P/Cash 107.50)
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT. For the year ending 31st May, 1917.
Auditors Fee..... Depreciation on Machy. Plant, Stock,
To Writing off old Machinery...
Profit on the year.
Fels
450 00 By Balance Working Account 200 00
$ lets. 28,11779
7,554 61 05 35
19,817 03
&
28,117 70
28,117 79
GORDON & Co,
General Managers,
I report that I have audited the above Balance Sheet with the books and vouchers of the Company and have found it to be in accordance therewith.
I have received all the information and explanations; I have required. No depreciation has been written of Steel Process Patent Rights which appear in the books at their original cost, namely, $21,369.56. Subject to the foregoing observation, in my opinion such Balance Sheet is properly drawn up so as to exhibit a tras and correct view of the state of the Company's alfairs according to the best of my information and the explanations given me and as shown by the books of the Company.
C. BERNARD BROWN, ACA, Auditor
Hongkong, th August, 1017.
To be returned to the applicant.
To be retained by the Bankers.
This form should be sent entive, with a cheque for the deposit of 10 on each share to the bankos of
the Company, namely, the
CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHIKA.
The Register/for application]{of Shares will be closed on Thursday, 1st November, 1917, at 3 o'clock.
HONGKONG STEEL FOUNDRY CO.,
LTD.
Form of application for Shares.
To the Feneral Managers og
HONGKONG STEEL FOUNDLY COMPANY, LIMITED.
Gentlemen,
Having paid totheft empany'shankers the sun off......... being a deposit of $10 per sham for....shares of $10 each of the above-nimet Company I (or we) request you to 3
allot to me for 125)
shares on the terms of the
Company's Memorandum and Articles of Association and f (or we) agree to accept the same or any less number that
may allot to me (or us) and I (or we) authorise you to
register ne (or us) as the holder (s) of the said shares,
Kage in full...
Address.....
Description
Dat?......
you
Signature
Receipt for Application Money.
Received this..
day of.......
on account
of the Hongkong Steel Foundry Co. Ltd., from...... ..the sum of .............................being a deposit af ...shares of #10 each of the
$10 per share upon....................................
above-named Company.
For the-
Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China.
Cashier,
X-This receipt when returned to the applicant must be preserved, and if acompanied by receipt for the amount da allotment, will be exchanged in die course for a cartiä ata
Should the amount of $200,000 not be subscribed to coable the General Managers to proceed with the allotment.
amount authed by each subsoriber will bebscribe returned without interest.