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AVIATION NOTES FROM THE BRITISH FRONTS.
BY LIEUT FJ SLEATH
For some timo past the Germans have been trying to make capital out of the fact that they are able to back their ro- ports of air successes by published lists giving datails of the British aeroplanes brought down behind their lives.
AND 1918.
COMPANY REPORTS. HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT
AND AGENCY CO., LTD. The twenty-ninth report of the Board of Directors, to the ordinary meeting of shareholders to be held on the rath inst. state-
amount
The net profits for the year ending 31st. December, 1917, amount to $369,067.93. These lists take the form of so many which, with 340,638,40 brought forward Sopwiths so many Spads, so many lo from last account, makes an Havilands, etc., and the identification, available for division of 8403,604.33 numbers of the machines, along with the From this amount an interim dividend. aniacs, rank, and fate of the pilots and of $350 per share has already been paid. observera, are also stated, with a fair pproximation to the truth. The in ference which they of course expect the world to draw is that because the British do not, and cannot, give a similar list. the totals given by them of German nero planes driven down and destroyed ought not to be relied upon.
reuzeitung of October 37th prefaces a list of fallen British aeroplanes by the
In contrast to the asser stateACH. tions of Entente, the German Aduy lenders publish strictly accurate state. menta: Naturally the British report for September of 152 German machines destroyed with an additional 12s driven down out of control in contrast to the
It is now proposed to pay a final divi- dond of 83.50 per share, and, after writ ing off managing directors feca, there 18
remains a balance of $48, 189.58 to be carried to the credit of a new proft and loss account.
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT.
To Fire Insurance
Charges Donation
3,32273
to War
Charities Crown Rent Repairs to Buildings Commission to Agents Interim Dividend of
$3.00 for Half-year Directors Fees... Auditor's Fee Balance, to be appro
priated as follows:
Dividend of $3.
£137,800,00′′
per share
Balance to be
caried
to
Now: A/c/mo. 3,098.74
279.40
HONGKONG LAND RECLAMATION
CO. LTD.
The sixteenth report of the Board of Director, to bo presented to the ordinary 1,000.00 meeting of shareholders on the 20th that,
919.00 states:-
2014.12 The not profits for the year ending 31st 4,000.51 December, 1917, amount to $41,701.19, which, with 8647,037.42 brought forward 7,500,00
from last account, makes an amount available for division of 8659,831.04. 16
50.00
is now proposed to pay a dividend, ef 7 per cent on the paid up capital, after providing for which there remains a balance of $623,200.54 to be carried to the credit of a new proft and loss account, Hon. Mr. E Shellim having resigned, 41,198.74 Mr. A. H. Compton was invited to join
the Board in his place and this appoint 91,076.82
ment now requires confirmation. Sir
Hon. Mr. E. Shellim having resigned. By Balance brought forward ✔ - 2,088.87 Kobert Ho Tung and Mr. A. H. Compton Mr. A. H. Compton was invited to join the Board in his place and this appoint-
meal now requires confirmation. Mr HP White and Sir Robert Ho Tung now retive by rotation, and offer them selven for re-viection.
BALANCE SHEET 31ST DECEMBER, 1917 Liabilities.
of 79 British machines, SALAR
Forman Cined away somehow.
had to be
week's
during
much
Capital Equalization
of dividend
$6,000,000.C
250,000.00 2,799,696.70
Accounts payable Balance of profit
and less aesant...8403,004:33 Less interim divis
dend paid
An examination of a typical work of the Royal Flying the recent fighting puts the vertised lists in their proper perepec tive, and enables an altogether different fund inference to be drawn to that intended by their compilers. In this week there were only three good dying days, two days of persistent rain, and two days with occasional rain, high win
high wind and low clouds. Yet by tucans of
Spotting 286 enemy batteries were and 51 silenced, while 78, were engaged for destruction through the medium of the Kite Balloon Sections 39 long reconnaissances 300 miles and upwards-were carried out; 16 ́ contact patrols -five of them in heavy rain were employed to keep touch with advancing infantry; and 4,272 succesful photographs were taken, in the
Lash
175,000.00
Assuts.
Amount advanced on mort
gage lea Amount invested in property
the cost of marine lot 23 during development
20 enemy aircraft wer induding: bank interest on tal battles and seen to crash to
waddition hostile concert Amount invested in shares
47 were driven down out
of control. tration of troops were constantly attack ed and demoralised by machine gun fire from machines flying at heights of from 100 10 300 feet; and on six nights of the week-heavy rain made it impossible on the seventh night rest billets, ammuni tion dumps, roads
railways were bombed assiduously. "enemy doroż drone
Forniture account Accounts receivable
Rents: Interest Scrip Fees
87,000.00 now retire, and offer themselves for re-
1,954,95 election,
3300
$ 91,678,92
CHATER, Directors, "ANTON, ALA, SHELTON HOOPER,
Secretary to the Hongkong Land Investment and Agency Co., Ltd.,
General Agents for the West. Point Building Co., Ltd.
HONGKONG CENTRAL ESTATE. LTD.
ta
$2,500,000.00 -
BALANCE SHEET 31ST DECEMBER, 1917. Liabilities. Nominal capital 25,000 shares
of $100 Lench Issued capital 12,300 shares, $75 per share being called
Accounts payable
up
Balance of profit and loss
account
937,500.00 5,790.73
688,531:53
$1,632,038.29
5,775.7
220,560.34
415,205.53.
855,812.52
130,000.00-
Assets.
The fourth report of the board of Cash. directors to the Ordinary Meeting rf Amount invested in mortgages
Amount invested in shares. 926,604.33 Shareholders on the 20th inst. statos--
Amount invested in property The Net Profits for the year coding Loans at call $3,278,301,03
Furniture 31st December, 1917, amount
Accounts receivable 7,912.6184,027,57, which, with $11,119.57 brought forward from last account, makes an 228,647.00 amount available for division of
398,047.14,
It is now proposed to pay a Dividend 7,505,263.96 of 67 per share, absorbing $70,000, and 303,014.45 to carry forward the balance $20,047.14 4,505.02 to the credit of a new Proht and Loss 48,467.19 Account.
88,278,301.03
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR
ENDING 31ST DECEMBER, 1017
Dr.
me opposite the British front escaped unmolested. The week following had a To interim dividend of 3} per similar tale
299 hostile batteries wore cent. for the half-year successfully dealt with by aeroplanes, and. To charges, account
Fo legal expenses To interest on loans
payable ...
Less interest mortgages,
on
ote 68,262.08
88 by Kite Balloons 43
937 long reconnais gapres
nindertaken; photographs uf
of To donation to war charities. enemy positions secured and tons of bombs, dropped on To
Cover fo
To repairs to house property targets_by bombing squadrons.
advertising Such results merely illustrate the fact To fire insurance that the Royal Flying Corps carry the wer into enemy territory, and that most of the serial conflicts take place over and behind the German lines. It naturally follows that most of the vanquished Bri- tish and German machines fall on Gor-agar, man soil. Thus British losses can be To directors fees verified and published in detail by the To auditors' food c Germans. German losses cart only be To balance to be appropriated estimated by the British The latter cannot issue, detailed lists of German machines types of engines, names and ranks of pilots, ste, to back their claims, because such lists would only represent a fraction of the German lossen
Com paratively few German machines aro down behind the British lines, for the sole and simple reason that com- paratively few German machines venture scrow from above their own territory Ho far thep
from the published lists of
the enemy testifying to the
the accuracy of
as follows --
Managing direc
$
Dr JW Noble having left the Colony, the Rev. Father Robert was invited to join the Board in his place. The Hon. Mr. David Landale and Hon. Mr. Shellim having resigned, the 175,000.00 Bon. C. E. Anton and Mr. A. H. Comp 33,330 83 ton were appointed in their place. These appointments now require con 5,000.00 40,305.73.| frmation. The Rev. Father Robert nor 700.71 retires by rotation, and, being eligible. 25,483,15 offers himself for re-cleation. #1,645.00 100
BALANCE SHEET 31ST DECEMBER, 1917. Liabilitics.
888.33
3,940.40
$1,632.058.20
PROFIT AND LORA ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31ST DECEMBER, 1917. Dr.
To charges account To donation to wat charities. To repairs to property, To Crown rent account
To Government rates account To fire insurance account To directors' fees To auditors' fees Balance to be appropriated
as follows: Dividend of 7 per cent for the Jear
$ 65,025.00 Balance to be ear- ried to now ac count
7,289.30.
2,500.00
476,98
5,014.83
837,24
761.18 3,000.00 .100.00
623,206,54
-8 689,831.54
8,710,811.07
By balance from last account. 617,037.42 By rents By interest account
r
By scrip fees...
$1,000,000,000. E. ANTON, 1,500,000.00 C. P. CHATES,
211.70.
Capital Debentures
$5,948.72 217,600,00
Reservo for bad and doubtful
debts
0,275.45
296,483.74
* 1,500,00
06,047,14
$2,960, 306.33
tors fees 8 26,41475 Final dividend of
3 per cent for hall-year Balance to be car- ried to new
account.
175,000,00
his communique and impeaching the By undivided profits 1916
of the British reports, they form By rente
eloquent testimony of the superiority and By commission supremacy of the British Air Service and By scrip foes
se splendid offensive spirit
1,000.00 Buspense account
Accounts payable
Balance of profit and losa
nocount
Assoth
Cost of property... Amount invested in mort
gages.
228,604.99 Amount invested in shares
82,689,482.25
·180,000.00 42.597.50 1,872,68 418.87
€14,935.13
$2,000,306.33
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDING 3187 DECEMBER, 1917.
28,180.58
Chah
$ 614,573.56
Furniture
Accounts recaivable
40,536.40
555,765.80
12,166.19
121.00 5.084.31
Dr.
614,573.06 To Charges.
ANTON,
Directors
MOWBRAY & NORTHCOTE, Becretary
ix
Donation to War Charities Legal Expenses
415.82 1,000.00 1,053,83
Repairs to Property
Advertising
of the Bri- By profit on sales of property
ich pilot.
Moreover, though the British
reports
are
only
estimates of German losses,
it does not follow that they are any less C. P. CHATER, accurate than the German published lists.
An enemy machine is not reported na unless it is actually seen to be
chored, not only by the pilot respon WEST POINT BUILDING CO., LTD.
its
eat, but by independent
observers.
Ball and Guynemer The twenty-ninth report of the General were officially credited with only a pro Agente to the Ordinary Meeting of portion of their actual victories. Tho
the principle is followed in stimating Shareholder to be held on the 29th
number of machines driven
out inst.. states of TO-NIGHT!
control, and though an aeroplane in
aplight is almost certain to be The Net Profits for the year ending destroyed by orashing on th
carth, it is 31st Desember, Es destroyed
1917, not claimed
unless its fate $76,000,87, which, with #2,688.87, has been definitely ascertained. Thus the British reoprts for October claim German machines as destroyed 100 amount brought forward from the pre
LAST NIGHTS OF THE FAVOURITES
THE
COURT CARDS
AND THEIR JOKER
ANOTHER NEW PROGRAMME TO NIGHT
EDGAR WARWICK AS THE JOKER
amount
Crown Rent
Government Rates.
Fire Insurance
Commission to General
A Managers
Interest
Debenture Fees
Directors Auditors' Fees
Balance to be ap
propriated
7,509.18
29,532,30
3.929.31
* Directors:
18,654.15
45,117.107
3.00.
.710,811-e
MOWBRAY B NORTHCOTE Secretary.
HONGKONG DEFENCE CORPS.
B ́ ́ ́ COMPANY; Thursday, 24th at
4.30 pm No 5 Platoon, Annual Mus
ketry Course, Part 3 Practices 13, 14 and 19, at Kings Park Range. Dress Drill order with pouches, GE. STEWART, Capt,
Adjutant, H.K.D.C Hongkong, January 21st, 1018. HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.
ORTERS ISSUED BY MO F. 0. JENKIN, D.S.P (RESERVE).
MUSKETAY-PART I.
The following will attend on Sunday next, January 27th, leaving Blake Pier at Fire. All of No. 2 Platoon who hayo
97.90 1,471.00-not yet fired. Platoon Commanders will advise the Chief Inspector (Musketry) of all men of their com mand who are on leave or ME. covering 27th instant.
00,000.00
90,000.00 As Register Keepers Staff Inspectors:
4,000.00
Potter and Aroulli, Cr. Bergt. Butter -150.00 field, Trooper 704 Hodge, and P-08..
835 Hooper and 785 Allgood.
to
follows:
the
Dividend of 7 per
pent.
70,000.00
presents the number
ich, by irrenutable
to
of enemy planes have boomer Fidence).
Fervious year, makes an amount available for division of $78,009.74. From this In add amount an Interim Dividend of $3 per tion 36 were driven down. A number of abare has already been paid, and it is
Balance
to Carried to new! Profit and Los Account
20,047.14
$96,047.1
$239,916.13
probable casualties have not been clain
ed. Every month the same thing occurs now proposed to pay a Final Dividend
pilots
reports, and reports
from
Br
PRESENTATION.
Superintendents and all Inspectors are asked to be present in uniform at Headquarters Club on Thursday even- ing, January 24th, at 6, or the Occasion of a presentation to Chief Gurner Wallace R.N
By Order
A.S.F. (B) and Adjutant. Hongkong, January 21st, 1918.
other sources, are sifted and examined 3 per share, making a total Dividend By Balance brought forward...$ 11,118, 57 ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE
with the severest rigour at Squadron, for the twelve months of 36 per share,
Brigade, and
and General Headquar and to carry forward the
occurs it is from 3,609,4 to t
Balanco
and
to the credit of a new Profit
nder--and not versing Corps and Loss Account
The work
been
the
the
more distant theatres of war has pursued with great vigour, and has contributed much to the successful opera tions of the troops engaged in these car
intense beat prevailing in Mega recon average tempera- ture was registered for July, 13degi
has made aerial work excredip, tablet
cult, but i the at Territ
British airmen mads eu. In East roads, and paths, in
advances
Rent Account Interest Account Scrip Fees
ANTON
Hon. Sir C. P. Chater and Mr. & 0.0. P. CHATER, Directors.
CE
Lang tow rating by rotation, and, being eligible, offer themselves for re election.
BALANCE SHEET 31ST DECEMBER, 1017.-
Lanbilities.
Capital Accounts payable month Balance of profit conspicil
and loss account.78,698.74
Mero MY Less Interim Divid
the bush have located, and a number of combined conadasances and bombing raids under- Palestine, photography, bas best carried on to a great extent, at the same time as the fine British fighting
taken
end paid $7,500.00
Five per cent of the Gross Beceipts of the Season are Donated to the Red Cross Fund, machines were swamping the enemy avia Cost of prope
Booxire 17 MOUTRIEN.
Prices 33. 12 & $1 THE PERFORMANCE IS PASSED BY THE NONEENSOR
1509
tors. This extensive mapping work
Loans at cl
the British pilot has had a very impar Accounts recei taat bearing, notably in the capture of Lach Beershebs on the splendid successos hich General Allenby is now winnias,
625,000.00 11,646.50
41,198,74
677,844,79
221,021.79
7,748,07 227.00)
1
$239,018 43
ASHELTON, HOOPER, Secretary to the General Managers
HONGKONG AND KOWLOON WHARF AND GODOWN COM
The Directors of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co, Ltd. will recommend at the annual mee of Shareholders the following dist tion of profits?
To pay dividend of $8.00
per share
61480181per
Por bonus of
50,000.00 To write of
7,250.00 Tights
5,7098 To carry forward
677,844.79
,000.00
€1,011,709.83
NO. 1, HONGKONG, V.L.D.
HE Major-General Ventris, General Officer Commanding will hold the Annual Inspection of the Detachment at the Military Hospital on Friday.. the 25th inst. Members to assemble at Members are reminded that in order 10.30 am,
to be returned as Efficient for the year they must be certified as having attended not less than twelve lectures. or their equivalent, as being efficient in First Aid and Home Nursing as baring turned out for duty when call- ed upon, and as having been present st the Annual Inspection
Any Member failing to qualify under any of the above heads will lose credit for the year as regards service for the Service Badges and for the Ser- Vice Medalined by command of the Grand Prior of the Order on the authority of the Sovereign,
(8d.) E. RALPER, District. Bupt in Charge of District Hongkong 1st January, 1918