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THE CHANGSHA RIO15.
We have received the following telegram from our Haskow correspondents—
Hankow, April 15 The ripis ai Changsha began on Wednesday night, the cause being the scarcity of rice.
On Thursday the stations of the China Inland Mission, the Norwegian Missiconry Society
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY APRÍL 20
afterapon at 3.50 stated that the :** Governor of Hasan 1cports... that "the riot has (Low subsided." From this it would seem, and the Chinese telograms confirm the belief, that the ramoors of Governor Tič
Chen-ming's death ars' unutus: it is to be hoped that they are for the Governor is well spokes of as-ng-aminble-official- amenable to reason and not biladly unti-foreign. At the same
DOTES BY THE WAY.
EXIT SPRING;
and the Catholic Mission (outside the city time it is clear that, be in in no sensonsible for murked changes in the barometer.
Wendes, ebited. Evaeselical Church and Wesleyao, the and London-Mi sion' were burnt,.
The godowns and helks of Messrs. Butter finid & Swire and of Mesirs Jardine, Matheson
& Co. were also ket on fire.
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All Europeans are safe, The Governor of Hupan and bis "son" have been killed.
The troops have made cominuo cause with the rioters against foreigners,
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The city in burning and there are 24,000, rioters leating. The officials, who are powod- less, hava find.
The Customs House and the British Con suiste (both on the Island) have not been destroyed,
Our Peking correspondent telegraphs;---
Feking, April 17. H.M.S.8. Snide and Nightingala mo ex- pected to arrive at Changsha to-morrow (Mon. da.) A French gunboat is leaving Ichang for Changaba H.M.S. ?histle han i been able to reach the town owing to the, aballowness of the Tungting Lake,
The Governor of unan who was wounded during the attack on iba yamea is reported to be dead.
The risters are apparently proceeding about their work in a methodical manner.
The Waiwupu denies emphatically that there any actious disorder,
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RUBBER COMPANIES.
ANNUAL REPORTS OF SOME STRAITS PROPERTIES.
The last outward mail brought a number of
we select the following suminaries; vj
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IN YANGTS28 INSURANCE ASSOCIATION; LD."
The donning of lighter raimunt for the heavy winter clothing is ibo nawalcomo herald. who, talls as that the dog days and soon to be with us. Already, latines parties that good old sectes agrual reports of robber companies from which of the Yangtze Insurance Association Limited tione i local exiles which synchronines with the advent of the sweltering summer season-re being aıranged. The past week has bean rei had felt Yechow to make another attempt to Several aid residents declare that soldoen have reach Changsha but that none of the other foreign gunboats had gone up. A second teley But good fortune of seeing such a cool gram from Mr. Matsumam, Japanese Consul- April, but I think, we may take it for granted that the rent dog season has come upon -uk General at Haukow, dated yesterday 11.20 One enterprising tailor has ordered a huge con- games of summer materials from home and
looking forward to doing a roating trade.
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ID:NBURUH RUBBER ESTATE, The report of the Edinburgh Rubbar Estate, Selangor, Limited, states that a funber acreage is to couro bolag felled and cleared in order to bring up the planted area of the estate to 1 000 acres,. The yield of rubber for the year to December 31 was 29,010 lbs, principally ob tained from about 8,000 trses from which was obtained an average of about 8 lbs. per tree The set price obtained for the rubber averaged While on the subject of our friend the Bar 7.4 per lb. After charging the whole of torial artist reminds me of an incident, which credit of profit and loss account amounts to ide home expauses lo revenue, the stim at the took place last week at which I was nu oye witness. The scene of the incident was the up,000. Out of this the directors recommend to-date parlour of a fashionable local madists. that all preliminary expanses connected with Certain private business took me to the ballow amounting to 41,408 and that a dividend of 15 the formation of the company betitten off, ed bowery of frills and flounces but unfor
Will absorb no leavlug Losz to be carried which I found myself in the unusual
THE CHANTEcler cráže,
Proposed by the Chairman and seconded by Mr. H,},"Such z that the report of the directors "and the statements of accounts, for the year ending December 31, 1909, as 'presented bo accepted and passed. EVENTS
· Proposed by the Chairman and, të nded by
ORDINARY. GENERAL MEETING. The twentieth ordinary general "mosting
Mr. O. W. Wrightson: that a divided at the was held at Shanghal on 21st inst. Mr. James at of twenty-five per cent, being Sas per share, M. Young presided. The total number of on the paid up capital of the Association, be declared payable in tatis at exchange" 71 on shares represented was 8,233.
indis, Australia and China, or the Hongkong the saud instant at the Chattered Back of and Shanghai Banking Corporation, Shanghal, to shareholders of record on April 14, 1910.
Proposed by Mr. J. Kilinger and seconded by Mr. E. C. Foarce that Mesurs, James M. Young, H. J. Such, John Prentice, W Wrightson and George Miller, be re-elected directors to serve until the next, ordinary gon. eral meeting of shareholders, -
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the business at the tasting, he had
The Chairman said that before beginning apologise for the absence of Mr. 1. Prentice, one of the Directors, who had gone away for short trip and therefore was unable to attend, There being a quorum present, he called upon meeting. the Secretary to read the notice convening the The Secretary having read the notice conven- ing the meeting,
The Report and Acconais for the year ending The Chairman said?-Ladles and gentlemen, December 31, 1909, having been in your hands for some time may, pielume, as usual be the adoption and parsing of the same. I beg to 450 pas naud takon us read, but before formally proposing
sccasions on the course of our business since endeavour to take up as little as possible of your valuable time on which we are to-day further traspassing for the holding of the extraordinary meeting to follow this, but that also I do not think seed datain you long,
& N. Thomson be reelected auditors, to servo Proposed by Mr. D. W. Crawford and seconded by M. J. Ambrose; that Messrs. G.H. until the next ordinary general meeting of shareholders and that their remuneration ba Proposed by the Chairman, and -"sei" directors are hereby directed and authorized
Telegram yesterday stating that their hulk badunately, milodi was sway and as the business per cant., tree of income tax, be declared, which mako a low remarks sa customary on these corded by Mr. George Millar; that the aged, but apparently not destroyed. This Gr. almo■ptare was,of an urgent natute, I preferred į forward, subject to income tax and auditors' wa mat on Aptil 16 last your. I will, however, 10 pay to the Secretary and staff of
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According to the telegram received by the Nisshin Kisen Kaisha from their branch office in Changsha and dated April 16, To am, order has now been restored in Changaba. Many Chinese shops buve öpen. ed their doors. The buildings of the firm escaped damage and the Japanese teachers who bave been left behind to the pative city are also sale.. Messrs, jardine Matheson & Üs, received a
been burnt and the godown' looted and dam
had ue forein representatives in Changsha,
to wait for my isdý of the bowery. Very soo
GOLDEN HOPE RỪNGER.. Messrs. Butterfield and swire kindly” 'sform.
a funny-looking individust entered: the sacred precious on some suspicious errand. He The report of the Golden Hope Rubber us of the receipt of various telegrains, the fi st
lunked at ine, then at the fair assistant be- Estate Limited, states that during the year to which dated Changsha, Friday, the 15th, re
bed the counter, back again to me, and December 31 no additions have been made to ports the burning of the godown and bulk and
after surveying the ceiling with a wild sort the cultivated area, and it remains as beflore, te escape of all foreigners on board the C.. of look, finally said: "Look, heab, my gith. The total rubber collected amounted to $1,410 $5. Jiangtae and Kian-ant Kiangtam nu ins
My wife is sick and I've been to this | 181, which is 17,720 lbs. In excess of the origi correctly stated by us yesterday. Anot
confounded place twice this morning and pal'estimate of 33,700 lbs. Of the crop harvest telegram dispatched from Hankow on Sunday afternoon reports the safe arrival of the Singavan' been able to see your mistress. Look, the Rambang trees contributed 1,564 tbs, fa, the Rian tem sining as loog 0% WAS DEçes.
beab, haven't you got that confounded Chan- This variety of rubber has not proved a success, tecler bat? My wile is crazy about it but I and is to be replaced by pisaling. Para trees sury at Changsha. All foreign property in reported to be destroyed, but no further trouble cao's find the blessed thing anywhere in the The average not price realized for the rubber is expected.
-town " Readers may probably be aware that | was just nader 60, 78, per lb. At the end of It may be mentioned that the Siangtan wat
the craze has not yet spread to Hanghonggof, it was generally thought revenue from the first steamer to reach Changsha, in August(which is perhaps fortunate) and consequently seeds and stumps. was at an end, but, owing | wifey's eccentric whim was not satisfied. to there being à fair demand throughout the 1906, The excitement that she caused may be Imagined,
year, profits to the extent of nearly 1610 were obtained, 5511 piculs of cleas coffee were barvested, realising an average prices of $13.9 per picul net in Singapore. In addition to this, there were picked and sold on the estate, ap proximately, 99 piculs of, cherry and 5,655 tión of dry cherry. The rubber crop for 1910 li estimated at 81,000 lbs. The greater part of the coffee bushes are to be cut out during 1910, in order to facilitate the working of the rabber, and only 200 piculs of cherry and 2,apo tios of dry cherry nie estimated for. The directors recommend that a fasl dividend of 21 per cent, less income tax, be paid, making; with the interim dividend of 8 per cent, paid in October, This will leave a carry forward of £3,799. 30 per cent, less income tax, for the year,
A DRASTIC SUGGESTION,
We are courtously informed by the Jupab- ese Consul General that a telegrans dispatched from Yochow on Saturday, has been received from the Japanese Vice-Consul at Changsha to. the following effect
We deeply regret to learn from the Fathers
The above iscident almost tempts me to The situation is serious and danger of the Spanish Augustinian Mision that they suggest a new style in local bathing costumes, ons. All foreign shops and missions have been have received a jelegram from Hackow stating. Why not have Chantecler bathing costumes be. destroyed, including the Japanese Consulate, that the Right Rey, Mgr. L. Tit. Perez, Bishop sides Chantecler hats? Suffragettes are no and the offices of Mitsui Dussau Kaisha. The of Corico and Vicar Apostolic of Northern longer the nga and the introduction in this up. offices of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha were re- Hupan, the Rey, Father B. Gonzalez, and toto-date Colony of the latest Continental cris ported to be still safe. In view of the Rev. Father de in Pos have been drowned. No will win the enterprising, modists immortal fact that there seemed no hops of order further details are yet known, but it is con fame, especially as this phase of the question being restored, that provisions were shortjortured that those may have been the three has been suggested to me by divine inspiration. and that communication was being main. who were reported drowned, in the sinking of offer the suggestion for what it is worth and tained with difficulty with Changsha the the jank by H.M.S. Tas,—N, C, D, News, would pot for worlds incur the displeasure of Vico-Coasul decided “la consultation with.
the modiste or her fair patrons. And thereby According to a telegram, dated Yochow 7.10 hangs a cafe. the British Consuf that it would be better that
m. April 18:received by Mr. A.Ariyoshi, Japate esa Consul General, and courteously commuuai
all foreigners, including the seven japanese residenti in Changsha, should be transferred to Hankow."
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Although telegraphic Communication has apparently been restored with Changsha the messages that are coming through do not enable us to recòhitract the situation vary clearly. While the Japanese Vice-Consul, who has had his Consulate destroyed, would seem to have come down to Yochow on his way to Hao- kow, Mr. W. M. Hewlett, the British Contul, was ut the time of his last dispatch still at Changuta
on board out of the two stenmera, the Siangtan an the Kinglan, belonging to Massrs. Butter field and wire, which he had detained for the purpose of receving the refugees. The steamer was anchored a mile from the town. It would seem that the Changsha officials had notified the two foreign Conials catly on 'i kursday that they found themselves unable of protect the laven and property of foreigners; and this intimation must have given the signat for a general exodus from the maialasd, which enabled the forsign, residents, lo escape with their lives. All pètesoal effects, we learn, had to be abandoned,
Baulked of their prey, the rioters set about the systematic destruction of property. At an early stage of the attack on the Governor's yamé, a certain pumber of the foreign drilled troops, of whom there are raid to have been 6,000 in the town, offered some resistance to the riot. cri; but the Provincial Treasurer is said to bave confided the rest to barracks, presumably bas cause be bad. little confidence in them. "At a lator period they are represented as having made common cause,with the rioters, and may have introduced the element of methodirat procedure that is apparently characterizing the work of wholesale destruction,
Fresh troops, as has already been slated, are being dispatched from Wucbang to Changsha. The British gunboats Swipe and Nightingale ne des to arrive there to-day, while w.M.S. 7 ħielle which lailed in ber first attempt to reach Changsha, was to make another effort yester 'day troți Yochow, on the Tuogting Lake. “.
In the tows intoil compiste anarchy reigos, All fareiga buildings, with the exception of the kospital, are demolished, as far as is known, Although no definite information has reached us regarding the offices of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha and the premises and ocwly erected lacks of the Standard Oil Company,
A SAD ACCIDENT, Anupfortunatoaccident maned the progress of H.M.S. TA up to Yachow. As she was pro- ceeding during Thursday night underfullsteam up the Yangtze sbe collided with a junk, bearing raluees from Changaba; which was being navigated without lights. Three missionaries are reported to have to have been drowned, their nationality being given as German. Vice-Admiral Sir Alfred Wission, who is now in port, has informed Herr von Buri, Consul. General for Germany, of the sad mastop, but the latter has received no farther confsima, tion of the incident. As far as is koown, there were only right German missionaries ló Changsha, members of the Liebenzell Mission, which is associated with the Chica toland Mission and all these have been reported sale and sound at Hankow, with the exception of Herr C. Woklisber and Herr O. Hollenweger
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Changsha was reported to be somewhat threatening," although the town itsell was quiet. H. M. S. 7, the same telegram siated, had arrived at Quangsha, on Sunday, at 4 p.m. and Mr. H. W. Hewlett, the British Comal, and ather foreigokts remaining on board the C.N.S, Kian bad gone ashore,
We are glad to be able to record that all the refugees from Changsha speak in high praise of the conduct of Mr. Bewle't in trying situation and of the assistance, rendered by to all the nationales, represented in the city.."
A ABFUGEE'S. ACCOUNT. From a missionary resident in Changsha at the time of the outbreak we have received through the courtesy of the China Inland Missign the following interesting account of the riots :-
The gathering outside the South gate on Wednesday afternoon had come togeiber by mutual agreement between people and officials' for the purport of discussing the situation Caused by the high price,of rice, especially in view of the unexpected pronouncement on the part of the Governar that he did not consider one hundred cash a sleng too expensive, Rice at sixty cath a sheng, it may be stated, rufes as a very high price. Feeling ran high at this callous indifference on the part of the Governor towards the welfare of the people, but nothing untoward happened 'until the Police Taota arrived on the scene and ordered the airest of some of those presect: The people reseated. this act. and attacked the Tacinj, but ibe men arrested were taken under guard to the prison, the crowd, rapidly gaining the proportions of a formidable mob, following. They surrounded the Governor's yàmên and in their determina- tion to reach H. E. The Chun-ming, part of the building was damaged,
The usual service was held in the Mission compounds that evening and there was nothing to indicate that any specialtrouble was brewing, alchough it was knowo that the people were disturbed by the scarcity of rice and the events of the day.
At 1,30 8.m., during Thursday night thain- mates of the China Inland Mission were aroused by the soldiers forming the permanent guard attached to each Mission la Coangsha and told ibat a mob bad already attacked the Norwegian
·Mission ten minutes away and was coming to them next. A hurried exodus was decided pon, but the mob had already reached the compound before the missionaries could get clear away by a back door. They weresighted by some of the riter, and might have fared, badly, if a cry had not been raised that more missionaries were left inside the boilding, Their pursuers ish them to turn their attention to the Mission and the missionaries made good their escape 10 a yamé i, where by the irony of fate Cdon Han, the originator of the Yangtze ziots of 189, is serving-bis life sentence Here they established themselves in the official's quarters: and "témained till the morning. Al six o'clock the city seemed quint again and as their escort reported the Mission deserted, the. missionaries made their way back to view the wreckage of their station. The rioters had done their work thoroughly: practically everything who were to remain on board the Ching Năvi- was amasked to pieces or strewn about and gatido steamer until the last party of foreigners | damaged. A breakfast of some kind was pro left the port. An unconfirmed report, however, cured, but towards ten o'clock a native Obris asya that three American missionaries are mis tian brought word that rioters were once more sing, and it is possible that these may be the on the move and were going to set fire to the victims of the jušk disaster.
foreign quarters, Once more an exodus kad According to the latest advica), Coofi m d by in be effected, this time, with any protion of reports received by the China Infană Mission, clothing that had been rescued from the j'è. whom wo bare to thank for baying kindly br. The missionarios went straight to the placed the information at our disposal, the riverfront and were taken on board the C. N Situation around Changaba is far from encou- S. Sionetan,・ Shortly after woon various raging and the position is regarded with some buildings were fired. The Slangtan dropped. down the river a short distanco, sed all the anxiety.
ORDER RESTORED.
refugess who ware going to Hankow that eight were transferred to the I. C. S. Cheng, which left at about 9.30 that evening.
We have received the following telegram from our Hankow correspondent:--
Hackow, April 18. Daring the rioting at Changsha on Saturday the Japanese. Consulate, the ́ Cath Mint, the Ta Ching Government Bank, the Customs House and the Post Office w:ye destroyed,
Three thousand Chinese troops have arrived at Changsha, Many Chinese have been killed. The Standard Oil and the Asiatic Petroleum Companies godowns have been destroyed.
Later one Hankow correspondent. tele- graphed -
Hankow, April 18, 5.31 pomoj The Changsha‘ript came to an end this morning. Tagojly was quiet ai no00.
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`the riots...'
A CURIOUS COINCIDENCE.
Race meetings are sometimes responsible. for temarkable coincidences and son such oc curred at last Saturday's Gymkhana which was nothing less than remarkable. A friend of mine invested a spare five-dollar bill in a Cash Sweep ticket and the number on the lile slip of paper was found to be 10. My friend, who is one of those peo ple who owing to some marvellous process of reasoning rigidly adhere to the remarkable practice of obtaining neither too high or two law a number but just middlin', as it were, re- marked to me that the number was too low and consequently he had little hopes of mak- ing a haul. Upon this. I tried to convince my fread of his inherent folly by saying that the lowness of the number did not matter much add that sometimes No. 1 draw the winging borse. Strangely enough, No. i was the win wing ticket and the fortunate holder was so demonstrative on account of his good fortune that he has most probably at this moment still net recovered from the shock. Probably he considered his unexpected good fortune too fancy for words. In connection with the same coincidence, it is worth mentioning that for the next raca. No. 1 was suggested as the probable winning number, which was directly li fluenced by the result of the previous race. Instead of 11, No. lot was announced as the winning pumter Well, readers, don't you think it a most remarkable sequence of the oumeral one?
CHOOSING A SON-IN-LAW,
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Your directors fest confident that share in their opinion that the accounts show very satisfactorý results and although the sub- stantial balances we are carrying · forward are subject to the settlement of known and un
down losses and claims that may arise on risks Hill running and appertaining to 1909 and former years, we are satisfied, those bal unces will prove more list ample to meat any such losses and claims.
You will no doubt consider these good re- sulis exceptionally satisfactory when I tell you that the past three years will be 1g somem- bered by, underwriters for the unusual number of losses and casualties to steamers belonging to some of the best lines in practically all
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the Association a bonus on their salaricu for last year, and that it be left to the Board to decide the amount to be paid to pacb, which ' shall, however, lá no case exceed twenty per
cent.
The Chairman--Except to tell you that Dividend Warrants are ready to be posted this evening there is no further business to bring before this annual general meeting, and I will, therefore, nak the Secretary to send the botice convening the extraordinary general meeting.
Mr. Jackson said that before he read the notice of the extraordinary general meeting ha would like, to, thank Mr. Young for the kind remarks be had made with regard to himself and the staff and the shareholders for the gener as bouus vuled to them by the mealing, which he trusted, they would long contlass to deserv" (Applause),
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The Secretary baving read the police coa.
The Chairman said: Ladits and Gentlemen
time to digest the circular letter dated March 19 last, in which were enclosed coplas of the proposed allesations and anfeadments to the Mon.orandum and Articles of Association and therefore, will not take up more of your time in explaining them than is absolutely
At this meeting last year 1 told you the evening the meeting, was reason to believe that the heavy, losies un. dorwriters bad had to meet would bave roma-You have no doubt all received and bad beneficial effect on rates in the future and l'am now pleased to be able to confiệm that state. ment and infaim you that the severe losses underwriters bave experienced bave been the means of bringing about co-operation amongst underwriters and a determined effort has been made to advance rates and control the ex- cessive competition and rate-cutting which has prevailed of late years in marios insurance, and, as trade generally appears will bent fit thereby and continue to prosper. to be improving I trust the Association
Your Directors hope you will accept the division of the balance at credit of Working Accoust 1908 and former years as recommend- ed in the Report, vir
Dividend of 20 per cent.
12: per share)....... To Credit of H/instr ance Food...
Fund.......
To Buiding Reserve
Forward
Balance to be Carried
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As is explained in the circular letter 1 have. just seferred to, which has biên- forwarded to all registered shareholders, our Meinorandum, ∙of Association war drawą op a good many years ago, and the present methods of conducting marine insurance, business, and the various- :forms al insurance it is necessary for a.Marine Insurance Company to be in a position' to undertake, are, much wider than they wate then, and your directors bave had under con«- .$144,000.00 | sideration for some time past the advisability of asking your authority to maką córtain changes j0,000.00 and additions to the Association's Memoran- dum and Articles of Association, and while 10,000,00 - some of the proposed amendments and altera- tions are not actually necessary at the present Some of the 67,170.07 time they may be in the future.
proposed amendmenti, your directors consider are absolutely necessary now in order to enable the Asteciation to conduct its business on more up-to-date lines. In the existing Memorandam of Association the power given to the Associa tion for transacting its business are very limited and the necessity of increasing those powers kas frequently been brought to our notice during recent years when inland risks, flood, fire and other risks, are required to be covered by one and the same company.
Total.... $271,270,07 | Reserva Funda.—The Reserve Fund remains at $1,000,000 and the Reinsurance Fund, with the $27,397.26 added during the year and the additions now proposed, this Fund will amount to $371,801,78, and the Building Reserve Fund LO $15,000,
Working Account 19.9-The nel premis earned during the year ended December 31, for the previous year, being an increase of 1000smonstto $1,937,583-azagainst $1,131,513,63 | $105,769-59, which jucrease having beeb brought about partly by the improved state of trade I have already referred to, and also by the expansion of the Association's working, I feel sure you will consider satisfactory.
The balkoco at credit of Working Account
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DAMANSARA (selangor) ruEDER. The report of the Damansara (Selangor) Rubber Company, Limited, states, that the rubber crop for the year to December 31 was estimated at 165,000. lb., and turned out 102,440 lbs, which realised £67,937 net, or 6. 8jd a lb. The coffee crop was only 578.29 piculs of cherry, which was all sold on the estate, and realised $793,12 ég sul to £85. The revenue from coff e will now practically cease, as the growing rubber kills out the coffee trees. The profit for the year was $3.65, which, with the balance brought_forward, £1,419, makes a total of £55.870. From this has to be deducted the two interim dividends of per Cent. cach, paid September ao add January 25 amounting together to 15,615, lesving" à balance of 630,245. Out of this the directors sow recommend that a final dividend of 75 per cent, be paid, making to per cent, for the pear, which will absorb £ 5,625, leaving £4.620. Of this, the directors propose to place €1,500 to a general reserve account, 500 to depreciation account, and to carry forward £2.610. The Block of farest land referred to in the last report turned out on survey to coolain 317
You may wonder why we are asking for acres 2 Toods, and it has been acquired
authority to effect insurance of sayibing from the Government. Tapping has been
coparcted with aerial bavigation 1 Well, ladies carried on during the year over part of
and gentlemen, we have no intention at the 261 acres planted in roos, in addition to
the present time of opening an Aeroplane the 855 acres in bearing, making the area
Insurance Department, but we consider. operated on 1,025 acres, containing 137,917
ed "we might as wall fallow the lead of The "Answers to Correspondcois" colamp trees. Of these, 85,300 trees were tapped, for 1909 amounts to 5133,691.45 against $743 other comparies and include this and other of some periodicals is simply cutrageous, making about two-thirds of the acreage, or, 637.03 for the previous year, but although this clauses of insurance in the "object" clanse of magazine from antong a scrap-beap of ald The other day I fished out an ancient, 683 acres. The rubber crop sold in Lon.
dot weighed out 201,440 lbs. equal to a yield show an intress of about $90,000 the losses the Memorandum of Ais:cillos, while we are and claims pending settlement, in consequence making the other necessary amendments, ́na papers and found that it contained the fol. 1-295 lbs. a acre off 68; acrós, or at lbs. per of losses I have already mentioned exceed last the expense of altering ibe Memorandum of lowing shocking, paragraph, which I presume
tree for 85.390 jees. For the year 1910, the
Association is no more, whether wo mako ono. supposed to dole out words of wisdom to those was written by the mysterious oracle who is crop is estimated at 280,000 lbs. The opening year's gues by about 500,000.
However, after making these payments on
The amendment or alteration, or several, of further clearings, as well as the upkeep of known casualties there will still remain a Memorandum of Association in its amended those not yet yielding crop, has more has bring for knowledge:-"G. R. H., who
balance of about $733 000 at credit of Working form, il passed by you to-day, will have of and ff, bas views on the subject of decided to make a further issue of 2.500 shares justified in recommending a special dividend resides in the enterprising and picturesque city
absorbed the issued capital, "and the board has
Account for i909, and your Directors feel quits to be proposed for confirmation as a special resolution at a further meeting to be hold mirringe, Pon't you think," he asks," "that of £t each, which will be issued at a premium, of 3 par shaze (equal to 5 per cent on the
at this office at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, the the Freach plan is much the bast-1 mean for These shares will be offered to existing share paid-up-capital) out of fnterest earned daring 11th proximo, and if confirmed at that meet. the paradis to choose their daughters' hus-alders, in the proportion of one share for every ages and, with the dividend of an per cent as ing, will require the sanction of the Coust bands? How can a young .girl be any judge
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recommend this will make a dividend to sha e- | in "Hoogkong Fefore, it comes into force and of a man's real'character? 'have a daughter
holders of in all 25 per cent, and if you bear in can be acted upon." her busband for her, when she grows up."--pany shows that the profit and loss accoust of nine years old, and certainly intend to choose The report of the Bato Cavas Rubber Com. mind the fact that we are declaring the same 1 will now read the Resolution which is pro
dividend on the increased capital of the 'Asso" posed by myself and seconded by Mr. H. J. I trust your expriment will be a success, G. focluding the balence of £646 10s, ad. brought. ciation as we did before on the smaller capital | Such:- R. H. If I were a gif, the very fact of having forward after making the appropriations for 1. feel sure you will consider it most satis- a man selected for me would be quite enough 1998, paying the interim dividend of xa factory. to make me hafa the sight of him; but per cent. and providing for binus to the Interest earned during last year amounted to perhaps your daughter may have different staff on the estate, hat a credit balance of S140,894.52 against $134,085.67 for the previous Views You might adopt the, plan intro- duced
£11,024 28. id. The directors proposed to pay, year and the claims paid amounted to by Maximillan 11. who made on March 31, the two chief suitors for
final "dividend at the rate || 5479-770,432.89 per cent of the permium income ter's hand attempt to put each other inte
his daugh of 40 per cent, less income tax (making 50 per aqsiout $147,11da6 or 2980 per cent for the cent, for the year), which, including secretaries previous year. The percentage of expenses to a huge leather sack, promising her to the commission, will absorb £9,033 41,73; to write premium has slightly decreased, being 15,47 victor. It would be a nice, breezy sort of enteroff £50s for depreciation of machinery, build. por coot for last year as against 16.16 per cant tainment to which to invite your friends, ings and plant and to carry forward the bal for igo!.
ance of £1,500 171. 6d. The planted area re mains at 1,731 acres and, is the conditions generally, sppeared favourable fr ́extension, the directors arranged for a clearing of 169 acres to be made towards the end of the year for planting during April so as to bring up the folal of rubber to 1,400 acres. The yield of rabber was 45,769 ibi., and, including the an. rent market valuations, the average price for sold partien (7,116 lbs.) at prices within cur
Mr. and Mrs G. Rộ H. Requeal the pleasure of your society on
Thursday, 16th. To witness the suitors of their daughter, Jails Mary, attempt to put each other into, a milkaın. I am quite sure you would have a most successful party.
BATU CAVES RUDDER.
have never witnessed such extremely diverting Well, I think it is a thousand pitles that we
phenomena but live in an age when more
the crop works out at 78 835, per lb. The in- civilised mathods exist of choosing a son-in-came from coffee and other products showed a law. I am inclined to go one better. How considerable lacrasse on that for the previous would this do?
year. Mr. Thos North Christig has reported Mr. and Mrs. G. N: H:
ibo estate as in excellent order and as having made great progress since his previous visit Request the pleasure of your scelety on 4 Kursday, 1014,
three years earlier, Mr. Quantly, the super. Intendent of Seafield Estaja, made his latest visit on January 28, 1910, and his report was of La highly satisfactory character, The man-
ager's estimate of crop for 1910 is 80,000 lbs.
To witness their respective mothers-in law
Martha and Marix -
Give a higheliin ƒ ce-scratching exhibition as the vauli of a family daputo,”
I am sure there will be a crowded attendance to witness the novel entertainment,
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CASUAL CRITIC,
BOWLING,
HONGKONG CLUD 2, THE NAVY.
Friday night, azad jost, against the Hongkong The Navy, played the return match on
Club zad team and lost by 506.
Only Nos. 1,3 and 4 allays were used, No. a being under repair,, Scores for 6 alleys were
With reference to a paragraph in our report Stangian as the first foreign steamer to enter yesterday which represented the O. N. A Changsha, we have bars reminded that the 1. C. S. Changsoo introduced the Bitish dag to exclusive' waters as early as 1912 and was in fact the pioneer of faralga shipping up Wolff tho Siang river.-N.G. D. News,
at follows:
HAVY
CLUE
1970 Heathcote,.. Graham...........1054 Harman Wood 914 Horng "mis
911 Stevens 858 Wright
An Ipoh despatch, of 14th lost, says:—On | Lang Monday night & berd of wild elephants visited Hapter Thus i would appear that the wores l over the camp of Mr. Boadies who is prospecting Woodcock and that bormat conditions are gradazily being || near Tambon, They pulled down his derrick
and beat the boạing rod and carried away the | Total, wiách," Mr. Boadies describes the visitant as saracal hugo bosste.
restored, › According in information kindly Rives us by the Japanese Consulate General, a Légtám dispatched from Yochow on Sunday
835 Parkins.....
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RUBBER EXPORT DUTY,
Prices for the period from April 8th to arst inclusive, basis on which the duty on cultivated rubber will be assessed in the States of Perak, Selangor and Negri Sembilan 1-
Shast and Biscuit... 3640.00 per pikol: Fine Crepe 645.00 Best crap la Crepe
form is.” 610,00- Bark Scrap in Creps
fork.....
Rough, notreated
$85.00
Scrap $30,00
Rambang untreated $70.00-
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That the Memorandum and Articles of As sociation of the Association by respectivaly extended, altered and amended so as to reed as shown in the prist signed for the purpore of identification by the Chairman, of this meating, and that such extended, allered and amended Memorandum and Articles of Association be' henceforth adopted as the Memorandum and Articles of Association to the exclusion of those heretofore prevailing.
Befare putting the resolution I shall be glad answer any questions you may, wish to pur to me on the subject.before the meeting to the best of my ability, no,
to
Mr. Such-l bag to second.
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Exchange and Investment Fluctuation Ac- count.-As explained in the report, principally owing to the higher rate of exchange the dollar. ralup of the Association's lurestments in gold | has depreciated by $19,312.30 2nd alter dabil. There were no questions and the' resolution ing Exchange and lovestment Fluctuation Ac-was put to the meeting and carried unanimous- count with that amount thaɛa romelsi" a credit || ly. balance of $169,801.30.
This was all the business, and the Chairman A List of all the Association's investments | thanked shareholders for their attendance,
to see it.
lies on the table should any shareholder wish "Of Iba $141,509,77 duo by Agencies, premia in conne of collection and sundry outstandings on December 31 last about $380,020 has since been collected.
SHANGHAI VOLUNTEERS,
GENERAL BROADWOOD'S INSPECTION.
Major-General R. G Broadwood, who will
Mongages on Real Estate Your directors bold the scurt inspection of the Volan are satisfied that the mortgages in which some
teer Corps to-morrow, has been bary, inspect- of the Association's, funds are invented are good and that the amounts advanced are amplying the various Uolis at work during the last secured.
two days, says the N, G. D.'Newe of sand inst, Voixpired Risk-Owing to the further is. In addition to a visit to the Orderly Room, and creased amount underwrition during the past Gunsbed, be found time on Friday to watch the year the number and amount of unexpired training of the Americas and Customs Came lisku la larger than it was at this time last year.
pinies, the Light. Horse and the Artillery, Before closing it is again my privilege to
The Artillery paraded on Wednesday after- bring your notice the continued and coilre 9000 at the Guashed and were instructed a isfaction of the Board with the goal and to proceed to a piece of ground in Sipzs ability with which Mr. Jackson and our excel. Road, where the gues were brought inte loat staff have conducted the business of the action and various field merœuvres were exer Association during the period under review. It cuted. These were watched with interest by is owing greatly to them that the results are so Major-General Broadwood, his aide-de-camp, good, and I feel sure it will afford you, as it Capf. C. R. Heathcote, and Lieut-Col. A.A.5. does the Board, great pleasure to mark your five per cent of the strength of the unit paraded. Berner, Commandant of the S. W°C. Eighty- appreciation of their untiring watchfulness oveYesterday afternoon Major-General Broad- our intereals by voting them a bonus the same
as last year according to a resolution I shall do wood saw the following units at work the myself the honour to progcas in due course, pincas Company, "A" Company, and lia Mounted Section, the Chinese Company, the (Applanie) " unter d
cannot think of any further information glers Cerpa and the Light Hone,
that may interest you concerning the report and
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„501 | Tux St. Heleon Rubber Company, Ltd,, notify accounts, but I shall be pleased to answer ADY THk sweet young thing was filling to a'abar- 4y6g | that a call of $1 per share, payable on or be« questions any shareholder may wish to ask, to application forts for the first time, Sha; pot foto the 28th insty, making, tha nisazes fully, the bust of my ability, champkikwyk down her usual elquatuit and then her name in 5,x57 | paid, has, been made by the board,...) No traust Fan there were no questions the following re«| full, but then abg stuck at the word vedenáct 2017 in the merious match, ike maigis was only fr of partly: paid akaras will be trzistered salutions were pat: to the meeting and carried plot. Ska pondered a montent, and the só in favour of the Clube
until thu call has been paid,
(Unanimously 10