Malls.
HE HONGKONG TH
DA
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, THE YOKOHAMA DOCK CO., LTD.
BREMEN.
IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINES
FOR
NAPLES, GENOA, ALGIERS, GIBRALTAR, SOUTHAMPTON,
ANTWERP and BREMEN
Noon, 6th May,
No. 1 DOCK.
Length inside 514 ft. Width of entrance, top 95 ft. bottom 75 it. Water on blooks. 27.5 ft. Time to pump out, 4 hours,
No 2 DOCK. Length inside, 8756 it. Width of ent entrance, top 60.5 ft. bottom 45,8 ft. Water on blocks, 28,5 ft. Time to pump out, 2 hours.
HESE DOCKS are conveniently situated in Yokohama harbour and the attention of THESE
Captains and Engineers is respectfully called to the advantages offered for Docking kod repairing Vessels and Machinery of every description.
The plant and tools are of recent patterns for dealing quickly and cheaply with work and a large stock of material in always at hand, (plates and angles all being tested by Lloyds surveyors),
STEAMERS
TO SAIL
ORCK",
WEDNESDAY,
Capt. J. Randermann
SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, KOBE "BUELOW"
Capt. H. Förmes.....
1 About WEDNESDAY,
6th May,
of lifting 35 took
and YOKOHAMA
MANILA, NEWGUINEA, BRIS->
BANE, SYDNEY and MEL- BOURNE
KUDAT and SANDAKAN..
* PRINZ SIOJËMUND“...
THURSDAY,
Capt. D. Lenz des
Two powerful Twin Screw Towboats are available for taking Vessels in or out of Dock, and for taking Sailing Vessels in or out of the bay. The floating derrick is capable
John
ANNUAI
general meeting,
8th ult. There worth
Chairman)
Chai Wrightson, and Går
Miller, directors Mr. W. S. Jackson, secretary
Grayrigge, C. Brodhúist, W
Tucrease of Capital: the Extraordinary held on Just 28 last,
the
by abe isin
$100 per share, old taha
Dearly roby › share
· Toplis, R. Macgregor, F. D. Coutts, T. A. Clark E Hutchison, B. A. Clåtke, D. M. Gabbay, E. W. Clements, G. M. Wheelock, C.
Godder, G. S Lindsay, A. McLeod, 5, S. Benjamin, D. W. Crawford, W. B. Boyers, U. J. Clarke, J. Ambrose A. D. Lowe, F. B. Mary shall, f. R. Patterson, A. S. Bremner, Chai La fong and, Jeang Ping-200. The total number of shares represented was 4,920. SE
The Secretary having read the notice con» vaning the meeting/
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Chairman said -The Report sad Ac counts for the year ending on December 31 1907, having been in your hands for some time may, I presume, be taken as read, but before. formally proposing the adoption and passing of the same I beg to offer a few remarks as usual
appled butors of business also that
share. As this led-in-December:"
hink the new thares were entit
in the special dividend of 5 mended by them to feel that after the
which we are hiking you to sanct shares should rack part dbares
and participate in any fuit whether such dividends are paid out on the occasion of our annual general meeting earned before or after the sew Capital was sub on the course of our business during the past your The balance at credit of Working
Bridge:ccount 1956 and former years is $128,803.74
scribed.
Steam. Launches of Steel or Wood, Lighters, Stest Buildings and Roofs, 5F.M., and May. Work, and all kinds of Machinery are made on the premises.
Tenders will be made up when required and the workmanship and material will be ment of a dividend of 20 per cent on the 8,00l his vacant seat Mr. Skottown rendered
BORNEO
Capt. F.Sembill
Middle of May:
· For further Particolare, apply to
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,
MELCHERS & CO.,
GENERAL AGENTS, HONGKONG & CHINA.
Hongkong, and May, 1908,
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MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
FRENCH MAIL LINES.
FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO and FROM EUROPE via SUEZ CANAL.
TO and FROM JAPAN via SHANGHAI,
FOR
STEAMERS CAPTAINS
TO SAIL ON SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA.....ERNEST SIMONS .....Girard .......................11th May, afternoon.
· MARSEILLES VIA PORTS AAO..AUSTRALIEN....................... Verros........................12th May, 1 P.M.. SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA.....TONKIL.................... Charbonnel...zgth May, afteregón,
· MARSEILLES, VIA PORTS ............................. YARRA ..............Sellier......26th May, 1”pai.
**Transhipment on the Co.'s Steamais at Singapore for Batavia; at Colombo for Calcutte, Bombay and Australia; ne Port Said for the Leviot, Constantinople and Black Sea.
Through Tickets to London via Paris from £17, 10 up to £71,10, 20 bours' railway from" Marseilles to London,
Interpreters mest passengers at their arrival in Marseilles.
For further particulars, apply to
Hongkong, 28th April, 1908."
guaranteed.
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The cost of Docking, and repair work, will be found to compare favourably with that absorb $0,coo, to place the sum of $5,000 to of any port in the world,
Telephone: Nos, 376, 508, or 881.
Telegrams, "Dook, Yokohama,” Codes A. B. O. 4th and 5th Edt. Liebers, Bootte, A. Land Watkins,
Yokohama, May 23rdį 1905.
Shipping Steamers.
£39
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
REGULAR THREE-WEEKLY· ŠERVICE
TN BETWEEN
JAVA, CHINA, AND JAPAN.
Expected on
Will leave for
On or about
First half May First-half
Steamer.
From
or about
TJIMAHI......
TJIKINI
TJILATJAP... TJIPANAS
TJILIWONG
TJIBODAS
JAVA
Becond half
April
JAYA
First half,
JAVA
T
SHANGHAI JAPAN
JAVA
May Second half Me May
Second an
May Second half
May
First bull
ΑΜΟΥ
JAPAN
SHANGHAI JAVA
JAVA
JAPAN,
June
May Second balf May Second Elf My Second half May First ball- June
The Steamers are all Etted throughout with Electric Light and bare Accommodation for A limited number of Salson Passangers; and will take Cargo to all Netherland India Ports on through Bills of Lading.
For Particulars of Freight and Passage, apply to.........
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
1. MILLET,
* AGENT,
QUEEN'S BUILDINGS..
Telephone No. 375,
[14
YORK BUILDINos, ist door,
Hongkong, 4th May, 1908.
CHARGEURS RÉUNIS.
FRENCH STEAMSHIP CO-HEAD OFFICE: PARIS.
ALL ROUND THE WORLD LINE.
Outward : "ANTWERP, DUNKIRK, LA PALLICE, MARSEILLES, GENOA, NAPLES, COLOMBO, VIA SUEZ, SINGAPORE, HONGKONG, CHIN. WANTAO (Peking, Tientsin), KOBE, YOKOHAMA, --
GENOA TO: HONGKONG IN 30 DAYS. NAPLES
291 Unique opportunity to make a tour in North-China and Japan with the Greatest Speed,
Sa ely and Comfort,
"
Transpacific: VICTORIA (B.C.), VANCOUVER, SEATTLE, SAN FRANCISCO.
Connecting with the Canadian Pabifio Bailway,
FREIGHT to OVERLAND TRINIDAD
· PASSENGERS 10 OVERLAND and EUROPE)
via VANCOUVER. YOKOHAMA-VANCOUVER...............13 DAYS.
LONDON and PARIS ..:25
#
Homeward: MEXICO, RIVER PLATE, BRAZIL, LA PÄLLICE, LIVERPOOL,
VIA MAGELLAN STRAITS..
Proposed Bailings:
† AMIRAL MAGOM................... 4th Juce
AMIRAL EXELMANS- 25th July,
↑ OUESSANT 27th Aug.
1 MALTE...er:
12th Oct.
↑ CEYLAN „Ma d.................26lb Nov. † CORSE....
.......ith Jan.
No passangers. * Intermediate class and rates of passage.
New Twin Screw 15,000 T. displac, 1st class accommodation, splendidly equipped with
- single berth cables: All round the world ticket by these boats.
For further Particulars, apply to
Hongkong, rst May, 1908.
J. MILLET, FRENCH MAIL OFFICE,
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WEST RIVER BRITISH STEAMSHIP
COMPANIES.
HE Steamers
HONGKONG-WOOBOW LINE.
LINTAN and Tark-show Horazona TwiCH A WERE SilkThoon steamers kave Encallant Salos
LETE THE ROUND TRIP. IN
and are Light
MESSAGERIES CANTONAISES.
716
FRENCH LINE OF STEAMERS BETWEEN HONGKONG. CANTON AND KOUANG-51.
S.5. " PAUL BEAD," 1,900 tons, re knots;" 45:"CHARLES HARDOUIN,* 1,900 tons, 14 knots.
The speediest, most luxuriously appointed and punctual steamers on the line. Departure from Hongkong at to P.M. (Saturdays excepted), Departure from Canton at 5,15 P.M. (Sundays excepted),
Againat $137,956.37 last year, and as stated in the report the directors recommend the pay. old shares, vix :-$12 per share, which will
the credit of a new fund to be called the Bolld- fog Reserve Fund and to carry forward the balance of $27,Bo3.74, which, owing to the fact that salvages we expect to recover exceed the amount of claims'we estimate having to pay on former years account, makes this amount, smple to meet any claims that; we may not have anticipated. With regard to the $5,000, which we recommend placing to a Building Reserva Fund, your directors considered that li would be better, to open a fund which in years to come may enable the Association to. build new offices without touching their other assets, rather than write down the value of more especially so as the land, heir property: and buildings are worth considerably more to=" day than they stand at in our books,
„Reserve Fund -This fund as you will sce from the balance sheet has been brought up to the round sum of $1,000,000, and, therefore, your directors did not consider it necessary to add anything further to it at the present mo- ment, but when business improves, as we all hope it will in the very near future, and the Association's premium income increases, your directors will certainly resume the building op
of this Fuad when favourable underwriting. years permit."
his feat on the Board on his departure for Directorate Mr. E. B. Skottawa resigned
Europe and Mr. George Miller was invited to very valuable servican during the many years ho was a director, earning the best thanks of The Association,
death of Mr. C. M. Dyce, one of the Associa
We have 10 regret the loss sustained by the
tion's London Committee.
I have now said nearly all that has occurred. to me as likely to interest you except" one matter, and that is the acknowledgement on the part of the Board of the services of Mr. Jackson and the other members of our excel lent staff. (Applause); and the pleasure wa them of the same bonus as last year. A have in asking your sanction to the payment formal resolution to this effect will be pro- posed in due course.
holders have any questions to ask i shall ba Further I only beg to say that if any share
glad to answer to the best of my ability." (Applause),
resolutions were put and carried unanimously.
There were no questions and the following
Proposed by Mr J. M. Young, seconded by Mr. H. J. auch: That the Report of the
directors and Statement of Accounts for the wolve months ended December 31, 1907, a pie: ented be accepted and passed, ho
Mr. John Prentice: That a dividend at the Propused by Mr. J. M. Young, seconded by
rate oftwenty-five percent, being fifteen dollars per share on the original paid-up Capital of the Association be declared, payable in taels
be elected a director of the Association”, and
Re-insurance fund. This fund shows a profit during the year of $19,888.79 and after adding Stopon, being balance of premium on Newt Exchange 73 on the 29thi fast, at the Char- eled Bank of India, Australis and Ghina or Sharer, amogate to $199,032.49 which is ́satis..
the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Copor- factory,
The old esmer Nigretta war rak lawonition, bangusi, to shareholders of record on
the 210d April, 1908,
enn against the Association, I am very pleased to
Proposed by Mr. R Macgregor, seconded by say have been auttled since we last met the Mr. F. B. Marshall That Mr. George Miller large and more impostaut of the two cases having been compromised to the satisfaction of also that Mesh, James M. Young, H both parties, and it is pleasant to know that we John Prentice and C. W. Wiight are again on friendly business relations with stected directors to serve until the next ordin- the Bank which was bringing the action,
ary general meeting of abareholders. With regard 10 the smaller casa, of Serebrenik the Association I am pleased to inform you that the same har boen, dismissed by the Court for want of prosecution and we have, therefore, heard the last of the steamer Nigretis as far as the Shanghai Count is concerned. We have unfortunately. had to take one of our Re-Insuring Companies into the Law Courts in London, they having refused to pay it
• their" proportion-of the loss under their re-insuring policy. The Company in question is the “Indemnity" and I am glad to say Judge Bingham has decided the case in our favour, but the "Indemnity" have, however, decided to appeal against the judgment to the Higher Court
Working Account for 1907. The net premia earsed during the year ending December 11, 1907, amount to $910,085.14 against $845,154.12 for the previous year, belog an increase of $74,931, which I doubt not you will find very satisfactory considering the dull state of trade from which most of us have suffered during the year just completed. The balance of Working
These superb steamers carrying the French Mail are fued throughout with Electric Light Account 1907 shows a credit of $563,961.14 Find Fans and were specially built for this trade. Excellent cuisine.
The Company's Own Wharf near Wing Lok Street, Canton Agents-Messrs. E. Pasquet & Co., For further particulars, please apply to
Hoogkong, 28th March, 1908,
Intimation.
BARRETTO & CO.
·Agestr.
IMPERIAL BREWING COMPANY,
LIMITED
PURE CREAM BEER
For samples and prices please apply to
WINE GROWERS SUPPLY CO..
BARKETTO
Proposed by Mr. A. McLeod, seconded by Mr. E. W. Clements) That Mr, G. H; Thomson: be re-plected auditor to serve until the next. ordinary general mesting of shareholders and that his remuneration be Tis, 150 per annum.
Proposed by Mr..), M. Young, seconded by Mr. H, S. Such That the directors are hereby directed and authorized to pay to the Secretary and staff of the Association a bonus on their Board to decide the amounts to be paid, which salaries for last year and that it be left to the
Bowever shall in no case exceed 20 per cent.
Mr. Jackson on behalf of the staff and him- self, thanked the shareholders for voting tack
a handsome bonuse
The Chairman acnounced that dividend war- rants would be issued that night
Mr. McLeod proposed a vote of thinks to the directors for the very able mancer in which they had conducted the business of the Associac tion and for the very excellent report placed before the meeting (Applause).
The Chairman thacked the shareholders behalf of the directers, and the terminated.
Intimations.
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT
LIMITED
which is $169,447.93 better than the previous year, and what it no less gratifying: is the fact, that peoding claims agaïost this balance are no ter than they were at this time last year Rreater ́and, therefore, your directors felt themselves justified in recommending the payment of a special dividend of, five per cent on the 8,000 old shares out of the interest eamed, and carry forward the substantial balance of $539,961.14 With a subscribed capital of $5,200,000.- ($710,000 of which is paid up) and a Reserva, Fund of $1,000,000.-the Association is to-day In Cask of 375 Dr. net in a stronger and sounder position than it has ever been before and has a larger and more
PORTLAND CEMEN
widely distributed list of commituents in its in Bagı, öf, aço books. (Applause)
Exchange and Investment Fluctuation Account This Account has been increased by $83,169.50 and now amounts to $85,157.77, This increase has been partly aci
lower rate of exchang
increase in the
notice
of $4801
of our
Monakome, 28th
the
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