INTIMATIONS
THE HONGKONG AND KOWLOON WHARF AND GODOWN CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
PAKE HONGKONG- DAILY
COMPANY MEETING.
HONGKONG ICE CO., LTD. IN LIQUIDATION.
A meeting of the shareholders of the Hngkong for Co., Ltd., was hold yoe
ROPING IN ARMED ROBBERS. LOCAL POLICE ACTIVITIES.
The local Police have arrested
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MATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1#T. 1910.
SPORT.
ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.
There will be no first division, football
fugitive from Singapore; two members to-day, both matches on the fixture-list, of a gang of robbers from Canton, who having been postponed. The Navy were
LANE, CRAWFORD
AND COMPANY,
THE TRIETY-SECOND ORDINARY terday, at noon, at the office of the have evidently made Hongkong their have met the Clabs in the United LADIES' DEPARTMENT.
ber, 1918,
TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from TUESDAY, JANUARY 28TH, 1913, to FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7TH, 1919, both days inclusive.
liquidators, Mesare. Jardine, Matheson headquarters; and a Chinees, who aby Borvices League, but, owing to several
list, the Club were unable to raise aA LARGE ASSORTMENT tempted an armed robbery in Shanghai of the local players being on the injured
team. The R. E. and Street.
At the Magistracy, yesterday, before Enpresentative
& Co., to receive the account and report showing the manner in which the wind jog-up has been conducted and the pro-
ANNUAL MEETING of SHARE HOLDERS will be held at the Offices of BossTR. JARDINE, MATHESON & CO, LTD. on FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1919, at Noos. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st Decen-perty of the Company disposed of. Mr. D. G. M. Berased presided, and thore were also present Messra. A. B. Stewart, K de Longmire and R. M. Austin (Secretary).
are the The CHAIRMAN said:-These stops taken to wind up the company-...
The liquidators were appointed by specia! resolution passed on the 16th day of April, 1818, and confirmed on the 6th day of May. 1918,
By Order of the Board of Directors,
W. S. BROWN,
Secretary.
Hongkong, January 23rd, 1918
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SEAMEN'S INSTITUTE.
21, PRAYA EAST, HONGKONG.
ALL DEPARTMENTS of the above are
Now OPEN after extensive repairs. Reading and Writing Rooms, Billiard Room (two tables), Restaurant, Concert Hall and Menting Boom.
Sleeping Accommodation-29 Cabins and
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NOTICE.
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G. G. WOOD, Messrs. LEIGH & ORANOE.
By a further special resolution, passed and confirmed on the same dates and at the same time, the conditional agreement dated the 20th day of March, 1918, sub mitted to the meeting for the amalguma tion of the lee Company with the Dairy Farm Company, Limited, was approved, and the liquidators were anthorised to adopt the same and carry the same into effect.
The said conditional agreement provid
Mr.
J. R. Wood, the Chincse from..A match, also due to take place Singapore, was charged with being today, will be played on Monday, on the
Club ground; at 4 p.m. fugitive offender.
The prisoner is accused of committing robbery in Singapore and thereby enriching himself to the extent of $825, The Hongkong Police were communicated with and the man was arrested.
Last week's surprises was the victory of the 3rd.Co, R.G.A. over the Navy reserves in the junior league. The gun- hors were at the bottom of the league
without a win to their credit, while the Mr. Lee Longinotto, Assistant Crown sailors were second in the league table. Solicitor, asked for a remand, as an The Navy tried some new men and the escort and witnesses were being sent from team did not combino very well. All the' Singapore to claim the prisoner.
goals (3) were seared in the first half, Mr. Wood remanded the Thursday.
cree
till
Two other Chinees, alleged to have been concorned in an extensive armed robbery in a Chinese city last year, were also produced.
the artillerymen, while after the interval the esilors had by far the most of the game, but were unable to find the zet. It was an unpleasant encounter, the losing team taking their defeut, in Father a bad spirit, and doing plenty About 600 robbers are alleged to have of "grousing" about the referee. attnaked the city, and, after committing
Refarcos here do not have a vury murder and robbery, to have carried off pleasant time; indeed, it is rather strange
A visit to
ed, unter alia, for the transfer from the wealthy Chinese, men, women and child-that anyone can be found to undertake ron, to hold to ransom. Some of the gang the thankless role. Players sro apt to Joe Company to the Dairy Farm Com-
One of blame the referee when their side is pany, Limited, of all and singular the made their way to Hongkong-
wae subsequently res losing, regardless of the fact that the lands, buildings, concessions, patents, the victims, whe spoods, chutlets, monoye, credits, debts, cued by the Police, was on bills, notes and things in action of the the Colony and noticed one of the rob result is generally due to their own bad He informed the Police, and the play. The spectators, too, are very in- loe Company, and the undertaking, busi-bers. 1 and goodwill thereof with the full man was followed, his house was raided, dignant if the reforce does not see eye to eye with them, and often express their From further benefit of all contracts and agreements and he was arrested.
feelings more forcibly than politely. Of men (except any contract with the general information received, two other
course, at Home, the referee would be now were taken into custody, and are thereof for the management managers
able to call a policeman and have the thereof) and of all wcurities in respect awaiting trial. of the unid things in notion to which the
offender removed from the field, but this Ice Company was entitled and all other
cannot be done at Happy Valley. Teams should be responsible for their support- real and personal property of the Ice
ere, and, if they cannot control them, Company whatsoever and whereecever, in consideration of the Dairy Farm, Com-
should not be allowed to compete in league matches. One is often reminded pany undertaking to pay, satisfy and
at the Valley of Mr. F. W. Eagor's discharge all the debte, liabilities, and
Advice to reforces." In one of his obligations of the Ice Company whatso and adopting, performing and falling all contracts and chgage. ments binding
Ice the
Com. 1port pany and keeping the loe Company, its liquidators and contributories indemni-
aver,
fied against such debes, liabilities, obliga.
tions, contracts and engagements, and against a sclions proceedings, costs, damages, claims and demands in respect
thereof, and against all the costs and expenses of and incidental to the winding up of the Ioe Company; and in considera. tion of tho issue to Messre. Jardine, Matheson & Company, Limited, the General Managers of the los Company, of 2,000 shares in the Dairy Farm Company of the nominal value of $7.50 each, credit ed as fully paid ap, in consideration of
An armed robbery took place a few days ago in Shanghai Street. Four men satered a money-changer's shop, and, after threatening the inmates with re- volvers, decamped with $310. An alarm was given, and one was arrested. He was brought up before Mr. Wood, yesterday and remanded.
SNATCHING FROM A CHILD. ;
At the Magistracy, yesterday, before Mr. J. R. Wood, a Chiness who wis
hints," he says: "It is u good policy to enlist the services of a watch-possess ing friend on the touch-tiae (always) assuming that a referee has at least one
to friend among the crowd), and for him
a
charged with snatching & fade bangle you signal when you are withia from the wrist of a Chinese girl, pleaded minute or so of half or full time."
the bangle on the ground and picked it up. He took possession of it, as, being a stranger in the Colony,
that be saw
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VICTORIA THEATRE.
February 3rd, 4th, and 5th
9.15 p.m. Performance.
ANNALS OF THE WAR NO. 58.
A
MULTI-MILLIONAIRE
after the play of
Mr. Joseph Remand Renaud.
LUCIEN IN PACKING CASE.
The football authorities, too, should adopt strong measures when cases are
notice early in the MANILA STRING BAND will be in attendance on Tuesday, February 4th, so 2.15 PM, brought to their season. Buspension for the season for ho did not know that it abould be abuse of the referee or for striking an banded to the Police.
The evidence was to the affect that the opponent would have the effect of making man saw the little girl unprotected near the games much more pleasant and would! the market at Shaukiwan and snatched Brest'y strengthen the position of the referees. A meeting of the Refervcs" the bangle.
Board was held on Tuesday in connection with players being ordered off the field, but the proooedings, uro officially con sidered private until confirmed, or other- wise, by a full meeting.
Mr. Wood sentenced him to twelve
their entering into the restrictive months' hard labour, four hours' stocks,
The transfer of the assets of the I Company was completed on the 10th day
The Club gained two more points in the Hongkong League on Saturday and deserved them. Chassels
covenants referred to in the said agree- aud twelve strokes with the birch. meat and as therein mentioned; and in consideration of the allotment by the Dairy Farm Company to every person who was a member of the Ice Company on the date of the adoption of the agree ment by the liquidators of the Ire Com- pany, of eight shares of the Dairy Farm Company of $7.50 each credited as fully: paid up in respect of each share in the Ice Company bold by him.
of December, 1918, by the assigament by thoroughly
The said agreement of the 20th day of March, 1918, was duly adopted by the
the Ice Company and its liquidators to made a fine substitute for McCubbin at the Dairy Farm Company of the leaseback, and the Club balves and forwards, hold proporties belonging to the Ice Com too, were in great form. pany.
The 2,000 fully-paid shares of $7.50 each, to be alluded to Messrs. Jardins, Matheson & Co., Ltd., the liquidators as aforesaid, have been duly allotted and issued to them by the Dairy Farm Com
to
The team
should win the Hongkong Leaguo now without much difficulty. It is worthy of note that, if they do, it will be the first them, time the "Cup" bas gone
WOR the United although they have liquidators on the 8th day of May, 1918.
Services League and Shield on differcat The notice required by Section 181 DAIRY FARM NEWS (Subsection 1) of the Companies Ordi.pany, and each member of the Ico Com occasions. If they can defeat the Navy nance was duly sent to the official receiver pany on the date of the adoption of the when the teams meet on the 22nd of this and to all persons who appoured to the said agreement before referred to or his month, the league is theirs, even if they liquidators to be creditors of the Com-nominee has been allotted and received 8lose to the South China Athletic. On pany and the meeting of oreditors pro-shares of the Dairy Farm Company at the other hand, if the Navy should win vided for by the said subesetion was dyir $7.50 each, erodited as fully paid up, in and tie Olah defeat the Athletic, as they LAMB. advertized in accordance with the said exchange for each share in the Ice Com- probably will, the sailors will still have subscotion and held on the 6th day of pany held by him. Supplemental con- to beat the Royal Engineers and the June, 1918. At such meeting no creditora tracts omstituting the title of the allot- South China Athletic to win the langue. appeared and the official receiver did not tees to the shares allotted to them have The Navy, like the Club, have nøver yet
been duly filed with the Registrar of Com appear. No resolution of any kind was
won this league. proposed at such meeting.
panics.
Butchers' Meats
BEEF. MUTTON,
RABBITS, HARES.
SAUSAGES BRAWN.
BEEF.
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In pursuance of the terms of the said agreement, all the amote, credite and pro- perty of the Ion Company, wore duly hand. od over and transferred to, or otherwise duly vested in, the Dairy Farm Om pany, Limited, and the Dairy Farm Com pany have now been put in full and com. A COMPLETE ABRATED WATER plate possession of the same, and that
PLANT FOR BALE.
Company has informed the solicitors of the liquidatorn that all the obligations of
THE MACHINES are made by Merethe Ice Company under the said agree
Braiby Binchille, Ltd., Manchester, and guaranteed in perfect working order | mont have now been fully performed, y this complete plans will turn 99%. 8,400 It has not been necessary for the liquida- Morowi Abrated water per day, purokanors to
The terms of the said agreement have now boon fully performed, and nothing now remains to be done by the liquidators of the Ice Company except to close the liquidation.
That the
TO-DAY'S MATCHES.
BONGKONG LEAGUE, DIVISION II. 8th Co. RG.A. e. Kowloon-Military ground. Kick-off, 2.30. p.m.
88th Co. R.G.A. . 83rd Co. B.G.A.- Navy ground. Kick-off, 8.30 p.m.
Navy Reservos, v. Staff and Depart
The CHALKMAN proposed: nccount submitted to this mocting and showing the manner in which the wind- ing up has been conducted, and the 36 perty of the Company disposed of boments.-Club ground.. Kick-off, 9.30 p.m. |roovived and adopted."
Mr. A. B. STEWART soponded „táris and,
it was corriol unanimously:
the Boolen,
Bake over about 9,000 dorni bottles at cont tors to make any payments in the course accounts and documents of the Company
price.
Apply brisitor-
FARRATED WATER PLANT,"
Care of Hongkong Daily Prom,
Care of General Post Ollor,
Ror No. 10,
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of the winding up, se all such payments ware inade by the Dairy Farm Company pursuant to the said agreement out of the nasote Inken over by, them from this Ice Company.
(Vontinued at foot of next column.)
Tho CHAIRMAN moved "Th and of the liquidators thereof be retained by the said liquidators, they undertaking to destroy the saree at the expiration of five years from the dissolution of the Company,"
This was conded by Mr. Longmire and carried.
There was no other business.
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