COMPANY MEETING.
The National Bank of China, Ed.
The twentieth ordinary nununl
THE CATHAY TRUST,
LIMITED.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY JULY 1911
Extraordinary Meeting Following on the annual meet- ing an extraordinary insting The annual mooling of the was held for the purpose of con-
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FREIGHTS.
Messrs. Lamko & Rogge in their freight circular dated Hongkong,
LOG BOOK.
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MORTGAGE AND TRUST CO.
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SHORT SERMON,
The Little Coat.
Morcover his mother made him
The Stranding of S-5. Hugo. Advices word received here yon- The second annual general | mooting of the National Bank of shareholders of the Cathay Trust sidoring the following resolu- 24th June, 1911, say that the terday, says tho "Nagasaki Prossmeeting of the Straits Mortgage|
period, since their last report was of June 10, from the captain of the Trust Company, Limited, was a little coat, and brought it to Chiu, L., was held at noon lust Inh. won hold in tho ollico of
That the Articles of Association written on the 18th instant, hus British as. St. Hugo, which strand-held last month at Edinburgh. him from year to your.-1, Samtol, Saturday in St. George's Building, Messrs. J. A. Wattic and Co., Ld be altored by substituting the not produced any romirkable of off Masuda, Kagoshima-kon, on Mr. J. Maxine Uraliaus prosided. ii, 10.
Shanghai, on the 10th Inst. Mr. J.A. following article for Article | Mr. J. Scott Harston prosidad Wattic prosided, and was support namely:-
change in the frieght markot in Thursday morning at 3.30 am. The Chairman said Gontle- It was the motior of Samuol and among thoso prosent were!— Messre, Ellis Kadoorio, P. C. ed by Father Castrillo, Messrs.
"G-The initial Capital shall Potts. G C. Moxon, A. R.. Lowo, H. A. J. Macray, and J. H. Mc-bo divided into 1,000,000 Pro. exception being the continued water and in a critical positionen, the accounts before you ro- who did this a long time ago." - Lau Olm Pak, I. Gourgey, Young Michael, directors, J. C. Dyer, forenco Shares of 18-oach and strong demand for coal tonnage/The Mitsubishi Oura-marú lofton Our capital account at the begin- with her husband to offer tho
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1,000,000 Ordinary shares of 2-osch. Such Proferencu shares The Chairman said he did not shall confer the right to a fixed hink that the result of the first eumulative proferential dividend year's working could be consider at the rate of 0 percent. poronium otherwise than satisfactory, on the Capital pail up thereon
Pak Loung, E. P. flaskell. Lau manager, and D. MeNoill, legal Wing Chung, and Chan Ki-pan.advisor.
The notice convening the incet- ing having bean read,"
The Chairman said:-Gentle mon,Thoroport and accounts for the year ending 31st of Deco bor, 1910, having now been in
most of its branches, the only stating that the vessel was full of
Juno 9 for the scene of the wreck
quire, 1 think, little explauation,
aro making little conts for their children.
Each year, when she went up
fron Japan to this.
Saigon-Hongkong - Charter with Mr. A. O. Haron, Lloyds' Sur-g of the your amounted to snorifice she carried to her boy i ing sporations have suffered a veyor, and a representative of £53,000, and thus. Ims now been little cout she herself hand undo check owing to scarcity and the Messrs. Helme Ringer and Co.,
increased to $100,000 by calls for him. payablo during the your. You high prices of grain in Sigon. Lloyds' Agents on board.
And the record of this is in tho will see that our reserve fund book of God, just as a like record Rato now stands at 11 conts with
Collision off Amoy,
is been increased by a sume in the book of nearly every lifo. demand for tonnage whatever. Saigon - Philippines: There According to a message recuiy-of £7,500, bringing it up to your hands for over three months,liough they must not disguise and shall rank as regards divi-are been some inquirios for nexted by the Mitsui Bussan Kaisha | ko satialuotory total of £10,500, through all the world; tho mothers For through all tho years and mouth loading, but they have not the steamer Buyo-maran (2,024 and the shareholders may be heard that any ordors have been tons), owned by the Nippon Yusen congratulated in possessing a filled locally
Kaisha and chartered to the Southalance sheet, after only tw nr linors have lowered the rate Manchuria Railway Company, has yours working, which has no item
Bangkok-Dongkong Regu- from 28 cents to 25 cents per picu boon in collision with a foreign on the assets sido of preliminary inside the Bar.
Newchung-Canton :-A couple vessel off Amoy. The Kobo Hler-expenses, and whose reserve fun af fresh settlements are on record i ald” reports that the accident Juuounts to 10 por cont, of its can the love of a woman for that happened in a dense fog in the tal. In regard to our investmonts, early morning of June 5. The these are entered at a sun, con vossel was running between Dalny dorably bolow their markot valuo, and Hongkong with coal and and it is a sutisfaction to know when the accident occurred was that the directors have no anxiety It is sewn together with the pure
her way back to Dalny from
than its own shareholders was
able to
to answer them.
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on Imsis of Inst ratos poid.
Coal freights from Japan to this tre firmaer and more business would have been done but for want of tonungo. Latest fixtures
re as follows:
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Rubber Investments
The first of those little coats is the greatest. It is the wonderful little coat of a wonderful now love,
which is hors alone. It is wovon of smiles and strange new colours the like of which do not live even in the flowers or in the rainbow.
woorer.
children.
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children, yet overy year and all through the little coats are still being made and sent along, even to the oads of the earth.
I will, with your permission, adopt from theinsel yes that the profits donds and capital in priority to the usual course and take them as shown, namely Tis: 839,703.76, tho Ordinary ahoros but shall rend. As foreshadowed at the were oxceptional; and he thought not confor the right to any last anal mesting and subse they would therefore approve of further participation in profesor the liquidation of the Bank has the proposal to appropriate that assets. And upon any increase of quent extraordinary metings, now been decided upon, and the ant as follows:-To pay Capital the Company shall be at balance sheet before you shows Directors' fecs, Tis. 7,000, to pay liberty to issue any new shares that during the past year a con-auditors' fees Tis. 1,500, to write with any preferential doførred or siderable part of the amounts off preliminary expenses The special rights, privileges or coadi have been realised, and used to reduce the liabilities to note-6,022.8310 pay a dividend on the ions attached thereto. Provided holders and customers. It will preferenco shares of six per cent, timt nothing in this clause cou be seen that at 31st of Deccimbor, Tls. 135,000, to pay a dividond of Lined shall be deemed to prevent 1910, all the Bank owed to others en per cent. on ordinary shares de payment of interim dividends
Moji to Hongkong, $2.10 per abant $300,000, and at the present plus a bonus of fifty por cent, on the Ordinary shares of the
Wakamaten to Hongkong longkong. The Buyo-maru was as to any single investment roulis. gold thrand of every high and moment this figure has been fur- Tls. 150,000, to place to equaliza Company, but before any such ion Canton $2.25-85 somewhatdamaged and therepairs ing at least the sun at which it good hope and golded away in ther reduced to less than half, tion of dividen 1 Tla. 400,000, and interim dividend is paid on the ton.
prayors to await the coming of its stands in our books. I think you Dalay to Canton $3 er will take about n wrek..
Lout from the Asla" will admit that the company has and your directors will only to carry forward to nest your the| Ordinary shares the holders of on. Hongay to Hongkong $1.75
Thon, from year to year, the he too glad if customers and note balance of Tin, 140,180.93. The Preference shares shall be entitled per ton. Port Courbet to Swatow The steamer Pekin, which boon economically managed in the holders will claim the amounis due
$2.05 per ton..
arrived at Shanghai last Saturday
patient hands of love are busy to them. It is impossible to stato difference in the rate of exclunge to be paid the arrears (if any) of
Time-charter:Charterers of from Ningpe, brought about past year, the entire cost being with new coats, always sewn exactly what return can be inade to at which the capital was sub-dividends due to them and also to 3.8. Maric on the regular Saigon-ls. 1,000 worth of loot re- 680. This sum does not include with the pure g 11 thread of high shareholders, but it seems likely to scribed and what it appeared in on paid an intorin dividend pro-Hongkong ran
have avai-covered from the Chineso pirates any directors' fees, as, you will re- and good hopes and always folded be in the neighbourhood of 80 per their book mounted to sportionate to the period clapsed of the option of further 3 who ransacked the steamer Astu collect, the board decided not to in prayers as given to the wearer. share, and the liquidatorshould be 517,241.40, and this had been of the then current year.
nonths on some terms, and 4.9. shortly after that vessel was ask for sny remuneration for the Vestfold and Taintou have also wrecked on Finger Rock last first year of the company. At the And through the years, no mat a considerable portion pay within a short time of his appoint re lited to reserve. Their loans The rights horoby attached been taken up on time-charter, month. The goods recovered last general mesting the chairgunter how tall the children grow, ment. Ongoftherosolutions which anuntod to Ts. 4,318,442,25] the Preferenco staros may be al- terms oro kept privato.
consist chiefly of guanie sacks and told you that a portion of the the mothers muko little coats will be proposed at the extraordin-their cash at the end of the fiann- | Lerod by special rosolution, passed Salos-Some further bouts a triffing amount of silk. company's capital would be in. for them, for to the mothers the ary general mooting hold imunedicial year stood at Tls. 140,876.22, with the approval in writing of re reported sold:--German 8.8. . The crew of the Chinese vested in securities outside the children are always children, just ately after this is to authorise and their investments at Ts. the holders of three-quarters of so at 9,250, and British gunbuat Chao-wia secured the rubber market, and wo have as with God the Father wo are all
S.S. Monarch both to Russian booty after the liquidator to pay out of tho
sharp engage- curried out this policy during fands of the company a sun not 155,700, so they would see that tho issued shares of such class." layers, 8.8. Fiume is said to mont in which four of the the past year. We are still pre-
The little coat of loving care, of exceeding $100,000 us compensa. their funds were fully employ-
At the request of the Chairman, | bave changed lands in the Philip pirates were killed. As soon as pared to consider investments in patient service, of uncomplaining tion to the bank staff bore and ined. The arrangements made at Mr.), MeNoill explained the rea-pines, and British 8.6. Indrani the Asia was abandoned the the form of well-secured first watchfulness and constant guid- London. Suchi directors consider reasonablo, hav-connexion with their advance to By the present articles (ho Direc-
a course your the extraordinary meeting. it sons for the proposed altoration. and B. & S. S. S. Haugehow fishermen inhabiting the group of charges on rubber proporties, aneo.
are sold to Japan..
islands near the scene of the fand in view of the expenditure The little cost of the first lesson ing regard to lengthy service.. 1
Sail tonnage loading or to load wreck, who swarined around the on development of many estates in the things of this life and of noed hardly say your directors Stock Exchange hat butors had a general power to pay for Baltimore and Now York vessel almost from the time she proying more costly fun was the kindly warning and of the and managing directors do not completed immediately after the interim stividends, but the ques- British, barqno Radiant 1,840 crashed into Finger Rock, boarded anticipated it is quito possible that words of love, come under the category of the meeting and the necessary socuri-tion had sometimes come up at (lessrs. Siomesen & Company) to the value of about Tis, 100,000 of lending on the same favourable children luve grown up, though tons net rog. September-October the ship and made off with cargo wo may have renewed possibilities Comes the day when the staff, and of course do not claim to handed over to the Company home, raised by the preferance British barque Eclipse 2,969 the fire which gutted the craft terms as we have done in the past they are never grown up in anything from this fund. If thoro In conclusion the Chairman ex- are any questions I shall be pleased prossed the hope that as time shareholders, as to whether a tons. not reg, July-October shortly aftorward was thought to Weited, however, so fur af mother's eyes, and when they go There being no questions, the passed and the position of the company, which was bound to (Mosers, Arnhold, Karberg & have been started to obliterate all practicable, to widen the scope of out into the world's different ways. chairman moved the adoption of | Shanghai rubber companies begive them in preference to evory-Coy.) Rritish barque Arrow vidences of the theft. The ship our investments, 60 nu'not to be Tino and labour and distance body else dividends on their 3,090 tons net reg. Octoborand cargo was subsequently sold too dependent on our industry or separate the mothers from the the report and accounts, Mr. P. C. catno more clearly defined there area was entitled in some sort December (Messrs. Arnhold, Kar- as slie Iny to Mr. Bushnell, from class of investment. Potts seconded and the motion would be a return of confidence, of way to provout itsolf making | borg & Company.)
Foochow, who is said to have was cartiod.
bought it for a Chineso syndicate. In regard to our existing invest- Mr. Law Chu Pak propose that the lack of which was undoubted the payment of the proference
dividends by paying a dividend UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS, The gunboat Chao-wn, whichments in rubber company deben the two retiring directora Mosarily responsible to a great extent
on the ordinary stares. The now
was stationelit Taishau, the lar-turos, you will recollect that these
Comes the day when one of the J. Scott Harston and E. S, Kr tho present depressed wards which were to be inserted doorie be re-elected. Mr. Ellis state of the market. When that would make the rights of the nimed telegrams lying in the small portion of the stolen cargo debenturesconvertible into slurs Sleep, and for the long journey The following is a list of un-gestieland of the group, traced the take the form of first mortgage children lies down to sloep the Kadoorio secon-led and the pro-time caine, helped by the strung preference shareholders perfectly Enstorn Extension Australasia to one of the small islands near and it is satisfactory to note that that must be made alone is ready position, was adopted anɔm'nouɛ- rocuparative poworswhich Slang-care, because if it was proposed and China Telegraph Company's by, and proceeded after it on May the time is now rapidly approach little coat of love that will not
to pay an interim dividend on the Office at Hongkong
1. The guuboat was manned by ing when it will pay the company wear out, no matter how many the The question of componention hai had been proved to possess, ordinary shares, all arrears ol Arnhold, Stanley Pacific Mail 140 men in command of Admiral well to convert into shares, in years that may pasa before the wasexplained to Mr. Loureiro and they would hope for better times dividends due to preference share-Line Office, Chicago; Lawtichoen, Shen. Upon landing, this force order to obtain the substantial meeting. the Chairman moved that the in which their company would holders would first be paid up. 221 Holly wood, Batavia; Lokye, was attacked by about 2,000 of dividends which should be paid And this is the greatest of all award of Mr. Harston as arbitra-
and tho proference shareholders tor in respect to Mr. Loureiro's endeavour to share.
I would receive an interim dividondangoon; Portugal; Ponang, the fishormon on the island, who on these livres at an early date. the blessings of life bero-that to
Sands, No questions were asked, and claim for compensation from the
Macao; Shuncheong, pelted the intruders with stones. Of course, you realise that the on their sharos. bank he mid is horsby ratified on the motion of the Chairman,
The Chairman then moved that Numdinh; Stoppani, Astor House, One missile struck Admiral Shen price of the raw commodity ontera most of the children come little Milan; Taitong, Singapore on the shouldor, inflicting a pain- largely into the question, but there costs your after year. Change and circumstance may alter viow- and confirmed.
secunded by Mr. Macy, the rothe alteration in the Articles of Tengslin Wangfatyuen, ful wound, and then the force from would havolal very oxceptional ports and accounts were approved. Association be adopted.. This was Bonham Strand, Port Darwin the gunboat fired into the mob, kill- depression before the value of your mother's gift of love brings oaoli points and feelings, but the On the motion of the Chairman, seconded by Father Castrillo, and Wagonslits, Singapore; Yuen- ing four. At this the attacking shares would be in the least en- This concluded the business seconded by Mr. McMichael, it was unanimously agreed to. of the meeting.
decided to declaro n dividend as
chan, Saigon; Yuen Yiot, Torrean; party dispersed and Admiral dangorod, With only reasonable one back to the dear, sweet days
and things of childhood. 0078 1344 0361 0074, Macao; Shen's men proceeded to where prosperity in the rubber planta-
In the smoke and din of the Extraordinary General Meeting. stated in the Chairman's spooch.
2837, 3032, 4382, Tientsin. the loot was stored and conveyed tion industry we should obtain Immediately following the close Mr. J. Valentino moved and
it aboard the gunboat.
substantial profits. Your directors strife that holds sway by day and of the annual meeting, an extraor-Captain Valentini seconded that
The Admiral notified the have in view the desirability of in the sufferings of the silent. dinary genoral meoling was the remuneration of the Directors
Government of the affair, and the placing the company on a cash nights, when the spirit weakons authorities informed the Ameri-basis-butis to eny, of oliminating under the strain and the body uum, and this was carried.
can Consul, Mr. A. P. Wilder, from the balance-shcos the item fillers at its burden, God gives The Chairman said:-In view In moving that Mr. W. A. C. difficulty. Au inquiry into the (THE "TELEGRAPE CORRESPONDENT
who in turn communicated with "interest accrued" on the assets strength and guidance through of the remarks made by mo at the Platt be olocted a Director in place fair must be held and perhaps
the local offices of the Pacifio Mail side. As soon as we are in a posi- the hands that fashion the little menting precoding this, I do not of itev. Father Castrillo, Mr. Macthe publiemay learn that launchies The construction of a railway tendent A. C. Hill and Compra- we are earning interest on our
Canton, June 23.. Steamship Company. Superin-tion to achieve this, and now that coats.”
Those wonderful garments propose to say anything further ray explained that the latter was in the harbour carry too many from Canton to Amoy has been dore Foo China-szen were in-reserve fund, we hope to be able which cannot be had for any price on the matter. I have to propose the unable to carry ou his duties as a first resolution which has been Director owing to his frequent ab- passengers. Interviews and generally talked about by the mediatoly dispatched to Ningpo to recommend payment of regular save as love brings them into be
sonal experiences have proved to read by Mr. Lowe, that the, com- sence from Shanghai. This re-ne tla: risky practicos are carried people for some time, and the to arrange for bringing the gooda interim dividends, probably nest ing! Those garments which pany be wound up voluntarily, solution was seconded by Mr. G.
right to build the same has been here. The gunboat Chno-wn your. You will soo that we romake their wearers proof against on. It is well known that pas- and that Arthur Ryland Lowo, Dallas and agreed to unanimously, sengers. On some launches con- granted by the Ministry of Posts proceeded to Ningpo and trans-commend payment of a dividend the spears and shot of Time and chartered accountant, of Thor- On the motion of Capt. Stott grogate in front of the Coxswain and Communications, to a syndi-ferred the recovered property go for the past year at the rate of are at the last raiment fit for the ner's Chumbers, Fonchurch
cute. soconded by Roy, Father Garces, whose view in thereby obscured. Work of surveying the the steamer Pekin on Thursday 4-12 per cent. This means in realms of Timelessness where the Street, London, EC., and St. Mr. J. A. Wattio was re-olocted In the interests of public safety suspended pending the conces
route has temporarily been morning.
reality a larger return to the shore- Father of all men rejoices to see George's Building, Hongkong, bo
holders than 4.1.2 por cont., in ra- His childron coming thus elad in Director for the ensuing year. this ought not to be allowed, and and he is horoby appointed liqui-
sionaries obtaining sufficient Notice is given by the Depart-spect that, as I mentioned before, the richest and most precious of dator for the purpose of such
Mr. W. S. Davidson proposed an infringement of any law passed working capital. The Ministry mont of Communications, Yoko-wo have land the use of 50 por cent. (all garb,-tho little coat of a winding-up.
that Messrs. F. N. Matthews and prohibiting such, ought to recaive of Posts and Communications has hamn, that the Ileumoku lighted of the capital for only a portion of mother's love. Mr. Moxon seconded. Carried. G. H. and N. Thomson be re- sovore punishment. Hongkong
now requested the Canton Vice-buoy, at the entrance to Yokolama the year. He moved the adoption Tho Uhairman I beg to pro- elected. auditors and that their harbour is always full of traffic, roy to inquire whether the work Harbour, has been altared to a of the report and accounts, which pose thosecond resolutionThat remuneration be fixed at Tls. and it requires the Coxswain's eye of working the route for the visible distance of nine nautical was agrood to, together with the The Late Mr. E. Hailsen... The liquidator be authorised to 1,500. Mr. J. Bell seconded and always to bo on the alert. Espe Canton and, Amoy Railway is miles.
declaration of the dividend of 4-1.2 Mr. E. Hanson, of the Orient pay out of the funds of the com- the motion was carried unnai- cially does this apply when boats
being carried on progressively,
per cont.
Rubber Estate, Johore, died in the aro sailing at night,
when the concessionaries will
The meeting voted the sun of General Hospital, Singapore, on pany n not exceeding monsly. $100,000 un compensation to The Chairman announced that
bo able to have the working. Prominent among the merchant £300 to the directors pe remunera- the 14th inst., from the effects of members of the company's stuff, instood of being, paid at the Heavy Rains In Tonkin capital fully subscribed, and steamers' illuminations was the tion for their services during the malaria. He was taken ill on
Mr. E. S. Kadoorio secondod.office of the company the holders Heavy rains in various parts of when work on the line can be as. Booksang, of the Indo-China past year.
Sunday and brought to Singapore Carried.
of hoarar scrip would receive Tonkin Lave resulted in large commenced, and to report the 8, N. Co. and great credit is due Messrs. J. Maxtone Graham and the next day, The funeral took The Chairman That can their dividends at the Hongkong tracts of land being flooded, for- result of HE.' inquiry to the to Captain Mitchell and the officers Lieut. Col. A. Q. Baillie were re-place at Bidadari cemetery at 5 oludes the business. Thank you and Shangliai Bank on the follow-tunately without loss to life. The Ministry of Posts and Communi- for the effective way in which the elected directors; the auditors, p.m. on the 15th. The flag of the for your attendance. There will be ing day, and at the same time various rivers have risen consider cations. It is reported that the vessel was illuminated, showing Mesars, William Horne, Cook and Danish Consulate was flown at a further mesting of which notice the dividend warrants for the ably, and communication in Ministry will send a will bo duly given.
and funnelin rod Chinese lantorns, the meeting thereupon terminated, I deceas
Mr. P. C. Potts seconded and
the motion was carried.
held, Mr. Scott Harston still oe-ba fixed at Tis. 1,000 each per an cupying the clir.
sum
The disastrous collision between the two ferry boats which took place on Thursday has caused much comment in the City. The origin of the disaster still wants elucidation, a matter of extromo
RAILWAY TO AMOY.
SCHEME AFOOT,
Ship Illumination.
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1 proforenoo share would be mailed, several places has been suspended, to inspect the line sputy down as it did the outline of hull, masts Co., O.A., were resppointed, and half-mast out of respect for the
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