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APPLICATION FOR REDUCTION CAPITAL.
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Before the Chief Justice Sir Wm. Rees Davies, yesterday, Mr. C G Alabaster (instructed by Mr. F. B. Rowley) made an application on behalf of the Kan Lung Sa Yuck Kai Fong Ferry Company).Ltd., for permission to reduce the Company's capital from $30,000. divided into 4,600 shares of 35′ each, to $1,500 capital, in,6,000 shares of 80 cents each. Reading the affidavit, Counsel said that the Company was incorporated'
The
in Hongkong on February 16th, 1917 as a company limited by shares. registered office of the Company was situated at No. 1, Nam Cheung Street, Jam baui Po, Hongkong. The objects for which the Company were established were"(a) to acquire and take over from Sze Yuck Steam Launch Company the business of running ferry boats from S&L Shui Po and Mong Kok Tsui to Victoria, Hongkong; (b) to un ferries within the territorial watere of the Colony of Hongkong, including the New Territories: and other objects set forth in the Memorandum of Articles of Association.
The capital of the Company was 800,000, divided into 6,000 shares of 85 each. Shortly after its incorporation the Company commenced and has since carried on business."
The Company has issued all its shares (6,000 shares) of which. 2,700 were issued
as fully paid up, but ranking for divid end at $3.33 per are only, being the consideration for the transfer of the assets of the said Sze Yeuk Steam Launch Company, and the remaining 3,295 shares were issued payable in cash, aad the sum of $5 per share has been fully paid upon such 3,205 shares.
HONGKONG LEGISLATIV@
COUNCIL.
YESTERDAY'S FORMAL MEETING. A meeting of the Legislative Council was held in the Council Chamber at 12.00 p.m. yesterday.
The following were present:- HIS EXCELLENCY THE OFFICER ADMINIS TERING THE GOVERNMENT, Hon Mr. CLAUD SEVERN, C.M.G.
Hon. Mr. A. G. M. FLETCHES (Colonial Secretary)
Hon. Mr. J. H. KEM. (Attorney-Gen eral).
Hon. Mr. A. M. THOMSON (Colonial, Treasurer).
Hon. Mr. E. R. HALLIFAX (Secretary. for Chinese Affairs).
Hon. Mr. C. McI. MESSER (Captain- Superintendent of Police)..
Public Works).
Hon. Mr. W. CHATHAM (Director
Hon. Mr H.E. POLLOCK, K.C. Hon. Mr. D. LANDALE,
Hon. Mr. P. H. FOLYOAK, Hon. Mr. LAG CHO PAR. Hon. Mr. Ho Fook.
Hoa, Mr. S. I, DODWELL
1918.
BOUNDARY STONKS,
The CHAIRMAN-Regarding the Langu-
The Officer Administering the Govern- age Study allowance the vote of $1,300 ment recommended the Council to vote a was not sufficat: the $150 is an addi- sam of two hundred and fifty dollars in tion. The amount of $630 is required in aid of the vote Public Works, Extra excess of the vote for fares and electrie“ ordinary," Hongkong, Miscellaneous, (99) | lighting. With regard to the rent allow- Boundary Stones.
ance the original vote was for 830,000 but it was very diffients to foretell the exact. amount required. The total expenditure. has been $47,460.
The Chayas-The vote of $1,000 was.
found not to be sufficient.
The vote was agreed to,
FILTER BEDS.
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Hon. Mr. POLLOCK-Does this refer 20 the rems allowance for Government servnata; the sub-heading is rather mis-
The Officer Administering the Govern- ment recommended the Council to vote sum of nine hundred and fifty dollars in leading... aid of the vote Public Works, Recurrent,
tenance of Laichikok.
The CHAIRMAN-Yes. With respect to
New Territories. Water Works, (46) Main-the stationery considerable bills from England have to be met. The prices have gone up enormously.
The CHAIRMAN-Two filter beds were choked and had to be re-laid.
The vote was agreed to.
KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.
The Vote was agreed to. LIGHTING,
The Officer Administering the Govern- ment recommended the Council to vote a
The Officer Administering the Govern- ment recommended the Council to vote a sum of two thousand six hundred dollars sum of ten thousand dollars in aid of the of in aid of the vote Kowloon-Canton Rail-wote Publie Works. Recurrent, Hongkong, Lighting (10) Gas Lighting, «City and Suburbs and Hill District.
Mr. A. DYER BALL (Clerk of Councils).
PAPERS.
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The COLONIAL SECRETARY, by command of H.E., the Cheer Administering the Government, Isid upon the table Sessional Papers. No. 1 and 12-Papers and Correspondence relating to the signing of the Armistice between the Allied Powers and Germany and the Quarterly Returns' of Excesses on sub-heads met by savings under heads of expenditure.
FINANCIAL MINUTES.
way, Special Expenditure, Typhoon and Rainstorm Damages.
The CHAIRMAN--Members will doubtless remember the large block in the line This enused by the heavy land-slides. money was needed to repair the damage.
The vote was agreed to.
PATH TO TREGUNTER MANSIONS. The Officer Administering the Govern- meat reetmmended the Council to vote a of four thousand four handred and fifty eight dollars in wid of the yote Public Works Extraordinary, Hongkong, Com. munication, (5) Roads, (e) Path from May Road Station to Tregunter Maa- sions.
The CHAIRMAN-Tho vote was for 2,200. but there was much more rock cutting and nullah training than was expected,
Har., Mr. FOLLOCK, la this the final The CHAIRMAN-Yes. The path is finish. ad and has been opened.
payment!
The vote was agreed to.
CAR SHELTER AT DEEP WATER BAY. The Offer Administering the Govern The COLONIAL TREASUaen, by commandment recommended, the Council to vote a
By its Memorandum of Association the Company is authorized from time to time to reduce its capital, and by Clause w of the Articles of Association compris. ed in Table A, in the first schedule to the Companies Ordinance, T911, which apply to the Company, it is provided of H.E the Officer Administering the sum of two thousand six hundred dollars that the Company may, by special re- Government, laid upon the table Finan in aid of the vote Public Works, Extra- solution, reduce its capital in any man cial Minutes Nos 91 to 104 and moved ordinary, Erection of a Car Shelter Ab ner and with and subject to any incident authorized, and consent required by law. that they be referred to the Finance Com
The COLONIAL TREASURER Seconded and this was agreed to:
By special resolution of the Company.mittee. duly passed and confirmed in accordance with Section 70 of the Companies' Ordi nance. 1911, at extraordinary general, meetings thereof, held on the 14th and 20th days of November, 1918, respective ly, it was resolved that the capital of the Company. now consisting of $30,000, divided into 6,000 fully paid ordinary shares of $5 each, be reduced to 24,500, dividend into 6,000 fully paid ordinary shares of 80 cents each, by the cancel lation of $25.000 capital which has been lost or is unrepresented by available sepets.
Previously to the passing of such special resolution, paid up capital of the Company to the extent of $25,000 had been lost or was unrepresented by avail
ARMS AND AMMUNITION ORDINANCE, 1918, The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the first reading of a Bill intituled, "An Ordin- ance to amend further the Arms and Ammunition Ordinance, 1900.**
The ODLONIAL SECRETARY seconded" and the Bill was read a first time.
The "Objects and Reasons" state:- "This bill amends the definition of the ears" in the principal Ordinance so as to make it include air guns. There have been recent cases in Hongkong where The reduction of the capital did not injury has been caused by the use of air invalve either the diminution of any
One case resulted in the loss of an liability in respect of unpaid capital guns. or the payment to any shareholders of eye." any paid up capital.
able assets.
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
The Council adjourned and a meeting
The form of the minute proposed to be registered was as follows: The carital of the Rau Lang Szo Yack Kai Fong Ferry Company, Ltd., and reduced henceforth, is $4,800, divided into 6,000 shares of 80 cents each, instead of the of the Finance Committee was bold, the original capital of 830,000 divided into Colonial Secretary presiding:— 6.000 shares of $5 each. At the time of the registration of this minute, the sum of 80 cents has been, and is to be, deemed
be paid up on each of the said shares." Continuing, Counsel snid (1) that the petitioner's humble prayers were that the reduction of the capital to be affected by the special resolution mentioned in paragdaph' & of the petition may be con firmed, and that the above mentioned minute may be approved by the Court; (2) that the addition of the words "and reduced to the Company's name may be dispensed with altogether; (3) or that such other order may be made in "the premises as to which the Court shall sce fit.
His Lordship granted the application.
A RICKSHA-COOLIES" STRIKE.
BAINSTORM DAMAGES.
Deep Water Bay.
The vote was agreed to.
COMMUNICATION WITH OUTLYING ISLANDS.
The Officer Administering the Gayern- ment recommended the Council to vote a sum of five thousand dollars in aid of the Tote Public Works, Extraordinary, New Territories, Miscellaneous, Telephonic Communication with outlying Islands.
The CHAIRMAN-The sum of $94,000 is in the estimates but the work has been pushed forward and it is expected that $5,000 will be apent this year.
Mr. Ho
POLLOCK-Which are the Islands
The CHARMAN-Tai and Cheung Chow.
The vote was agreed to.
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"NEW ROAD TRACES.
The Officer Administering the Govern ment recommended the Council to vote a sum of nine hundred dollars in aid of the vote Botanical and Forestry Department, Other Charges, Brushwood Clearing. #The CHAIRMAN-In connection with the tracing for new ronds a great amount of brush-wood bad to be cleared up.
Hon. Mr. PoLOCK-Might I mention again the subject I brought to the notice of the Council some months back regarding making a forestry path up from the western side of Repulse Bay to the gap above Tytam. I do not know if any steps have been taken to do this.
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS.-I am not aware that any steps have been taken.
Hon. Mr. POLLOCK-I will move that the path should be made. I am not ask- aing for a motor road; only a forestry path. The CHAIRMANI will take a note of it. The vote was agreed to.",
The Officer Administering the Govern ment recommended the Council to vote
of two thousand dollars in aid of the following votes:-",
Public Works, Recurrent. Kowloon, Miscellaneous, (34) Typhoon and Rainstormi Damages
..$1,000
:
New Territories, Miscellaneons, (48) Typhoon and Rainstorm Damages
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Total
1,000
$2,000
The CHAIRMAN-This expenditure was necessitated by the heavy raina.
The vote was agreed to.
ROAD FROM TYTAM TUK DAM TO TYTAM GAP.
The Officer Administering the Govern- ment recommended the Council to vote sum of five thousand four hundred dollara in aid of the vote Public Works, Extra- ordinary, Hongkong, Communications, (5) Roads: (b) Tytam Tuk to Tytan Gap New road from north end of Tytan Tuk Dam to Tytam Gap
The CHAIRMAN-The work has gone on quicker than was expected. The estimates next year will be reduced by a correspond- ing amount.
WORKS.-This
The CHAIRMAN-The contract of the Glas Company was for ten yenes from. July, 1010, but they made representations that the cost of materiņls, coal especially, had gone up ënormously and the Government, considered the matter and allowed £0 per cent rebate from the 1st January this year.
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Hon. Mr. HoLroax-Might I ask for an improvement in the lighting in the road from Victorin Gap to Plantation
bad. It is being used very considerably
now that the tramway is undergoing Falterations and the present lighting
Very bad.
Hon. Mr. POLLOCK-A light also seeros. badly wanted below Craigieburn outside the side entrance to the Peak Club,
The CHAIRMAN-I will make a note of the suggestions.
The vote was agreed to.
RESUMPTION OF LAND,
The Officer Administering the Govern- ment recommended the Council to votò a i sum of three hundred and eighty-three thousand eight hundred and seven dollara and ninety cents in aid of the vate Public Works. Extraordinary, Kowloon, Mis- cellaneous, Resumption of Kowloon Marine Lot No. 33 and Kowloon Inland Lot No. 1178.
The CHAIRMAN-I think members. 210 aware that this is the lot known as in Hunghom. Tixe Macdonald's lot Government want to resume it for future extensions to the railway and so on.
Hon. Mr. PoLLOCK-There was a Board to zasesa compensation I`suppose.
The CHAIRMAN-Tho matter was very fully gone into.
The vote was agreed to.
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LAUNCH. REPAIRS,
The Beer Administering the Govern ment recommended the Council, to vote a sum of three hundred dollars in aid
of the vote Sucitary Department, Other Charges, Launch, Steam Barges, etc. Repairs.
The vote was agreed to.
CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND IN KOWLOON.
The Officer Administering the Govern- ment recommended the Council to vote.
um of one thousand two hundred dollars in aid of the vote Fablic Works, Extraordinary, Kowloon, Miscellaneous, (36) Shelter in Children's Playground.
The CHAIRMAs-The sum of $3,500 appears in the estimates but the cost of materials for a tiled roof and so on avo
gone up and this additional sam is re- quired.
Hon. Mr. DopWELL--Is it not possible to have a children's playground at the Peak 1
The CHAIRMAN The question of utilising the triangle between Chamber lain Road and Mt. Kellett Road is being considered. There is already one below the road but the children, or rather the amabe, won't go down there... The triangle suggested is about the only piece of vacant ground.
The vote was agreed to.
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.
The Officer Administering the Govern Hon. Mr. POLLOCK-When will this ment recommended the Council to vote. road be through 7
a sum of nine hundred and fifty dollara DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC
in aid of the following votes:- section is practically completed but Imports and Exports Department, the old road has still to undergo improve- The Officer Administering the Government from Shaukiwan to the Gap.
The vote was agreed to.
MAGISTRACY.
The Police, on Sunday night, dia persed a crowd of ricksha and chair coolies, who were evidently discussing the desirability of going on strike. It is ment recommended the Council to vote a stated that after 11 p.m. on Sunday, the sum of two thousand seven hundred dol- coolice refused to take any "fares"
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MAINTENANCE OF NULLARË. The Offer Administering the Govern-
owing to a dispute between two clans. Onlara in aid of the vote Judicial and Legalment recommended the Council to, vote zi
receipt of information that fighting was likely to take place the Police went to Connaught Road and dispersed the crowd. There the quarrel seemed to hayo! ended, and the men resumed their usual avocations.
On Monday night, however, certain individual ricksha coolies of the Hokle clan resented a Chin-chow coolic plying for hire, and a fight ensued, The men were produced at the Magistracy yester day, before Mr. C. D. Melbourne.
Other Charges, Factory, Mis cellaneous Stores Factory, Fuel
Total
Departments, B-Magistracy, Personal sum of one thousand five hundred dollars The vote was agreed to."" Emolumenta.
The C-This is due to the transfer of Mr. Wolfe, who was made Police Magistrate, from dollar to sterling pay. It is merely a matter of adjustment. it includes £150 duty pay.
The vote was agreed to.
INCIDENTAL EXPENSES.
The complainant stated that whilst he
The Officer Administering the Clavera was carrying a Chinese passenger along ment recommended the Council to voto & Drs Vaux Road the defendants stopped his ricksha and assaulted him. His sum of thirty dollars in aid of the vote fare" jumped out of the ricksha and Attorney-General's Department, Other escaped without paying. Witness had pains all over the body, as a result of Charges, Incidental Expenses. the belabouring he received.
Mr. Melbourne remanded case fr further evidence.
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This Year.
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$12 803
12051
1,712
The vote was agreed to:
UNIVERSITY: EXAMINATION YEEN.
in aid of the rote Public Works Recur ance of Sewers, Nullahs, ete rent, Kowloon, Drainage, (28); Mainten-
The CHAIRMAN-This is partly due to the heavy rains washing sand and debris into the nullahs and partly due to the rise on the price of materials. The vote was agreed to."
TALO POLICE STATION.
The Oflcer Administering the Govern- ment recommended the Council to vote & sum of six thousand dollars in aid of the Tote Public Works, Recurrent, New Terri tories, Buildings, (37) Maintenance of Buildings
The CHAIRMAN This is for the practical reconstruction of the Tai O Police Station.
The vote was agreed tó.
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.$ 200
750
.8 950
PAVILION FOR POLICE R.C. The Officer Administering the Govern- ment recommended the Council to vote a sum of five thousand dollars in aid of the vote Public Works, extraordinary, Buildings, Erection of a Pavilion-for the Police Recreation Club,
The CHAIR-The Police Recrea tion Club formerly had a matshed which was in a very bad condition. They ap proached the Government on the subject and the Government erected a pavilion completed up to the roof level and this at a coat of $11,000. The building is voto is now asked for. The work will to completed early next year.
The vote was agreed to.
! - COUNCIL RESUMES..
The Oficer Administering the Govern- The Council then Fesumed and the The Officer Administering the Government recommended the Council to vote a Colonial Secretary reported that Finan ment recommended the Council to vote à sum of thirty-six thousand two hundred cial Minutes 84 to 104 bad been passed sam of three hundred and forty dollars and sixty dollars in aid of the following by the Finance Committee without in aid of the vote Education Department, Queen's College, Other Charges; Univer sity Examination Fees,
The CHALIMAN-The vite ix $250. Increased attendance accounts for this
excess.
The vote was agreed to
Miscellaneous Servic
150
Language Study Allowance.
New Government Officer. :
050 Electrio Fans and Light,
17,460 Bent Allowance ......
18,000 Stationery..................
Total
$36,200
amendment and moved that they bo adopted.
The COLONIAL TREASURER seconded; and this was agreed to.
Council then adjourned sine die.
The references made at the Council. to the retirement of the Hon. Mr. A. M. Thomson will be found in another
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