Intimation,
Powell's
ALEXANDRA
BUILDINGS.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY APRIL 27 1910
Public Company
THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD,
NOTICE is hereby given that the TWEN
BATU CAVNS ROBBER,
QUARTERLY DIVIDEND OF 10 PER CENT.
- ANTICIPATED.
FIFTH ANNUAL MEETING.
BONGAONG AVERAGE MÄRRET
*PRICES.
kate-Po Yu Shrimpa-Ha
your bearly goodwill that the directors bave agreed-to"pay the assistants a bonus on their estolpge for 1979 at the rate of 50 par cant. being the same rate as the shareholders' dividend. Our stoff have worked well and been loyal to the company, and they de- Corrected stal April soro, 100 cis, par 5 Mex Snapper-Lap Yo......... serve to receive from us every possible en
Financier, of March 94, has the follow-couragement. Ishalíbamost pleased to answer
ing report:
TY-FIRST ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Company's Offices, St. George's Building, on SATURDAY, the 30th April. 1910, at a 'clock Noon, for the purpose of
The 7fth annual general meeting of the presenting the Report of the Directors, to Bata Caves Rubber Company, Limited, was Kether with Statement of Accounts to 28thheld at the office of the comaany, 10. Lime February, 1910, and electing of Directors and Auditor...
Street, E. C, yesterday. Mr. John McEwan, Chairman of the company, presided.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 16th to the 30th April, raro, both days inclusive."
By Order of the Board of Directors, -
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, 13th April, 1010.
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Notice of Firm.
NOW SHOWING. NOT
New Fabrics
FOR
SPRING
AND
SUMMER. GOWNS
STRIPED ZEPHYRS
50 cts. Yard
MERCERISED
LAWNS
75 cts. Yard
FLOWERED MUSLINS
50 cts. and $1.00 Yard
FLOWERED
VOILES.
50 ots. and $1.00 Yard
CREPOLINES
All
LINENS $1,00 Yard
POPLINS
the above are of Exceptional Value.
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NOTICE.
JUTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the pirincisi beretofore, subsisting be- tween us the undersigned carrying ou business A SHARE Bol GENERAL BROKERS at No. 5 Quesa's Road Central, Victoria, under it a style or firm of "VERNON & SMYTIL" has been DISSOLVED and the interest and responsibility of the undersigned JOHN YARDLEY VERNON VERNON in the sald firm ba■ CEASED as from the 31st March, igta
The notice convening the meeting and the auditors' repart having been read,
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and accounts, or about any matter connected any questions regarding details in the report with the company's affairs." "I now move : That the report of the directors nad the statement of accounts for the year 1909 be and hereby are received and adopted, and thit n 'Goal dividend at the rate of 40 per ceat, be declared, meking, with the interim dividend distributed on July 4, 1909, 50 'par cent for the year; that the distribution on the now shares be in proportion to the times when the instalments of such were paid un; and that the dividend be payable on March 31. 19io, to the shareholder standing an register at the da s of this masting (Applausa.) I will ask Mr. Christle to second the adoption of the re- solution. Atshik time last year he was in the East, examining the estate, and is able to spesk to you perennally of his knowledre of it.
MR. CHRISTIE'S, VISIT.
·BUTCHER MEAT.
Beststrlain & prime cat-Mai Lung Fa■
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Dents. Tartios, small, fresh water-Kook Yum
Corned-Ham Ngau Yuk * T
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Steak-Ngas, Yak Fa
Soup, Tong Yok
Siriola-Ngau Latin
1 Sausages,--Ngan Yuk Chaung' 'Hollock's Bralas Know. per set
13
White Bait-Ngan' Yu' Ühal'.
FRUITS.
20
30
Appias, (California)-Kam San Ping
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Comed-Ham Ngau L Head--Ngau Tao ♬
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Harup, Sal!—Ngấn Kh
Font-Ngaa Keck...oach Kidneys-Ngau Yiy
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Liver-Ngan doa ...............
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The chairman said: Allow me, first of all, -to express the regret of the directors-a regret, that I am certain the shareholders generally share that Mr H. K Rutherford should have ❘ found it necessary to resiga kis positing on the board. The shareholders are deeply indebted to him for the great care And Anılduity with which from the formation of the company, and for five years thereafter," he attended to ita in rests. His capable and experienced direction during these preliminary years of work helped greatly in bringing the business to its present satisfactory and Aourishing condition. In previous years there has not been much in
Mr. Thomas North Chris: 1 have plea- sura inconding the resolnion which, han the neenants in call for explanation, or re- mark and the matter which doubtlen will just been proposed by the chairman, but I will prove of greatest interest to you is the rate
not datslp you many minutes, since I was of dividend. Perhaps you may be inclined to
on the estate, my news is somewhat ancient curry over 2 Fison 126. 6d, we might have ports from our visiting agent (Mr Quartier). consider that, instead of having so large a history. Since then we have had regular re-
Increased the dividend by s per cent. but I And they have horas, qut what I myself saw; would point out that our balance-sheet shows that we possess one of the finest estates la. an exoenditure on Capital account of rather Selangor. There are no young clearings that i more than the par vaine of the shares issued, now of in Selangor that have better appearance Dated the 1st day of April, 1910, '
in that we have at present no working capital than Batu Caves. When I saw them they ware (Sd.) J. Y. V. VERNON, The matter of carry forward it, however, of in excellent condition, and the faw partione {Sd.) F-SMYTH..
fiule, moment, as we hope to distribute abortly which were giving troobinas regards weeds have [190
an interim dividend from the working of 1910,
now been brought up to that standard of per- The directors propose to pay quarterly divid. fection which Mr. Fox, one minaga, bad ret ends on Jane jo. September 30 and December
before him In addition to havino à very fine 31, and estimated yield of rubber taken at the estate, we have another very. Important factor
justify them in making each of those three combination is one which promines wall for the Pork, Chop-Oht Pat Kwan 34 ̧' prices that may be expected, will probably have a very efficient manager--and the
'company, (Applause), '
All Dabis due to and owing by the late firm of Vernon & Smyib will be received and paid respectively by, the undersigned FRANK SMYTH who will continue to carry on the enid business under the style or firm of "Vemua & Smyth."
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Auction.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE Dademigand have received instructions
from W. H. WICKHAM, Engi to sell by
PUBLIC AUCTION, TO-MORROW.
The 28th April, 1910, at 2.30 F., within bir residence, No. 23, Conduit Road,
THE WHOLE OF HIS VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD.
Chialogues will be issued.
On View on Wednesday, the 17th. TERMI~As usual,
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers.
Honebang zzad April 1950
Dentistry
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faterim dividends at the rate of 20 per cent., After payment of the dividend to be sanctioned to-day all the thares will bu on an equal basir, and receive a uniform distribution.
THE ACCOUNTS
To take up the accounts in detail, you may think that our cost of production is rather high, but the directors have followed the same con- servative policy as in previous years of charge ing up to the year's revenue a very full propor tion of all general estate charges. On the ravenie xida wa have done well from coffee. and, although our tin royalties have slightly Increased, they have not yet reached the figure
we hope ultimately to obtain. The average price for the rubber crop rid-is good, hav.
"Mr. Robert Hart said they had all listened to the interesting statements made by the chair- mso and Mr. Christie He could firmly confirm what the chairmań bad said as to what they owed to the zealous work of their manager, and his assistants, and they were algo much in. debted to the bourd of directors,
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to Batu Caves, Inst December, and had
Mr. A. Malvia (u shereholder) vald he went
very pleasant time there. He saw the estate had heard Mr. Christin say, and also what had thoroughly, and could quite confirm what thep been reported by the chairman. They had a very fine properly indeed He had been to Jaya, Sumatra, the En 'erated Malay States and should look like. He was especially impressed Travancore, so that he karw what subber estates
with the easy access in the estate,
A shareholder naked if he anticipated any trouble with regard to lybour,
The chairman read extracie from two recent reports, saying that the labour was sufficient and that there were about goo coolles muntering.
The resolution was carried unanimously., Mr. Robert Williamson, Hr. T. N, Christio was Oo the motion of the Chairman, seconded by
re-elected a director.
W. A. Browne and Co. as auditors.
Mr. Melvin moved the re-election of Messrs.
Mr. Robert Hoar, lo seconding the resola.
FURNITURE, THEREIN CONTAINED,
Comprising: SILK TAPESTRY-DRAWING DRAW- ING ROOM SUITE, OVERMANTELS with BEVELLED GLASS, BOOKCASE, HATSTAND, DINNER WAGGON, SIDE- BOARD with BEVELLED GLASS, TEAK- WOOD EXTENSION DINING TABLE nod CHAIRS, DRESSING TABLES withing in view how much we sold only in the year BEVELLED GLASS, MARBLE-TOP before the high level of prices now current was WASHSTANDS BRASS And BRASS reached, The average of the last invnice, sold MOUNTED IRON BEDSTEADS, TEAK- WOOD WARDROBES with BEVELLED
that is Included in the account [February 8) GLASS, a quantity of CANTON CARVED was 8s red per ib., and the 7,26 lbs, men BLACKWOODWARE, GLASS, OROO Boned in the report as unsold-roughly. KERY and E-P. WARE, CARPETS and speaking, a sixih part of the crop-realised RUGS,
yesterday ron, 5d. per th, or is, gd, more than was estimated, thus leaving an adjustment to be made of £496 in favour of the new year's accounts. In the balance sheet you will see that our abilities are small. The bill pay abla therein-1,79 291.-ran off on January 8, and we have now no bills raoning. The talal of liabilities at estate-£2,171 179, 10d—is temporarily swollen by a sum of 4953 58. 4do, congratulated the board on the excellent for machinery delivered at the end of the year report they had bean able to make. With re- and not paid for ill January, 1910, I do noi think told that the estate was rather favourably gard to the question of labour, he had bean any of the other items call for remark. I have no
situated, because upon it ware certain caves doubt you cordially approve of the extension which were held in veneration by the natives, In course of being made, and the moderate and for that reason the estate would always be alse of it will enable the addition to be com: popular with native labour. That was certainly pleled at a lower cost than previously, and will reduce the general average por acre of capital aller for congratulation. From what he expediture. The crop for igia is, as you will bad heard from other Selangor planters, he ste, estimated at 80,000 lbs, and as the returns thought very highly of Mr. Fox, the estate for January, and February were 16,744 Ibu, you fa will doubtless consider, the estimate a corder vative one. The tapping of fog was from 20,300 trees only, of which fully 11,000 gave 2,90 lbs, each on the average. The topplog by latest advices from the estate was being done upon 33.579 trees, and a large increase will be made, in that number during the year, while the estimate of tice toppable in 1971 is 70,000. On the general condition of the property I deed only quote the following from Mr. Quantly's latest visiting report of January 18:-The growth all over is very good; in the old rabbar the trees or looking very hoalby, and the bark renewal is remarkably good; the interplanted trees made good growth, and are gradually coming into the tapping stage. Weeding is in thorough order everywhere, and if the present
Dr. M. H. CHAUN, DENTAL SURGEON,
33, QUREN'S ROAD CENTRAL, 18T FLOOR, ROOMS 2 and 3.
From the University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A
Telephono 116.
Hongkong, 27th January, 191
TAIN TING
LATEST METHODS OF DENTISTRY.
SIDIG AT NO. 1, D'AGUILAR STREET,
KEASONABLE FORS
Consulation Free Thuanp..sch Jane, ng
FURNITURE WAREHOUSE,
DOW
LI KWONG LOONG & CO., good work is maintained, 1910 should see the
Cabinet Makers and Áry Decorators, from Shangbal, has re-opened their FURNITURE STORE
at
No, 19, DES VAUX ROAD ÜENTRAL. The only Shop is Hongkong with this namo'
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last of the heavy expenditure,
BUILDINGS AND MACHINERY, The Directors have endeavoured to anti- cipate the provision of everything that might be wasted in the way of buildings and machinery, so as to have a thorough equip ment ready in advance of requirements. In accordance with the promise made by the chairman at the last annual meeting, we have Wery Glenn BIORE 11/HERR HIGH-CLASS FURNITURE issued to the abareholders z: quarterly state- order in any design required.
ment showing the position as to crop and rea- Have hear patronised by the Hongkongliantions, and stace the new year commenced Olab, Hongkong Hotel, Telegraph Uo., we hive the monthly yields telegrapbad and Moasry, A. S. Watson & Co. Firms and other Juding Establishments in the Oology, 10 It is by no means because the subject in the sent for publication to the usual nawspaperi, whom reference can be made as to least important that I bave left to the end Famiture, &c, supplied.
all reference to the estate staf Ms. Fox had, by the arrangements previously made, to rellove Mr. Qeartly, on Susfeld estate, while the latter had eight months' furlough, and in his absence Mr. Comming, under his supervisions,+ carried on the manage. MEAL most efficiently, Mr. Fox Is again in charge, but, as he has now been in the Es for over four yanrıji ke laayas-In May for sight months' furlongs, when Mr. Com- ming will again be in tamporary c charge. am sure you will agres that our best thanks, are dos to Mr. Fox, Mr Cames la
POWELL'S Superior Workmanship and Materials of the
Alexandra
Buildings.
Messrs. A. S. Watson & Co., Ltd., write ne follows:-
We have pleasure in stating that M, L
KWONG LOONG faralshed the fans to our Dupinery and gare pa ovary suite:
154.) A. S/WATION & Co,
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actually attended to, and most usodaral HEAM:INAPROTION INVITED.
manager.
The resolution was carried unanimously.
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Wild Ducks Canton-Sang Shing Sat this at present. Later on it might become
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necessary.
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A vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the proceedings,
Intimations
A TOO STABLE.
LEIGHTON HILL ROAD, (next to No. 1, Police Station).
and
TAS established a SHOEING FORGE at
SHANGHAI FARRIERS by arrangement. Ponies can be thod by EXPERIENCED Shoelug of Horses and Ponies also under. taken at Kowloon on receipt of Owner' Instructions.
PRICES:
Sa per animal.
At the Stables or anywhere in Hongkong,
At Kowloon, 53 per animal.
A TOO STABLE
Leighton Hull Road. Hongkong, 23rd March, 1910.
AN 'APPEAL.
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CONVENT, CAI Roan, bags most Matkal Vi skaper. 19. respectfully to APPEAL to the Residents of Hongkong and the Const Posts, for their. Ked. Oynste. Sang Ho0 mountain - patronage and support, and Landrea to state | Parrotfisk-Kal Kong Ys that she will be passed to receive orders for Parch-Tan Loo all kinds of NEEDLE WORK. -:
'Pike-Ya'Paw Young änsirane dresser and Gollaas rajewed on old ones. || Gantfacson's Skiste made to order, and Unfy Plaice-Fan You
Ladies and Chlidren's Usdar-clothing, Call Print dron's Denzees, and all kinds of Embroidery, Materials can be supplied, if required.:
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