CORRESPONDENCE. Directors could recommend the
The opinions expressed by uc 'corresponducts are not necess
arily those of the "Hongkong Telegrap".")
THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT AND AGENCY CO., LIMITED.
To the Editor of the "Hongkong Telegraph."
Dear Sir-In reply to the letter of Mr. Gershom Stewart datod May 29, 1913, and published in your issue of 19th ult. ne fol lowing answer Las been reterned to Mr. Gelebom Stewart which should be obliged by your pub- lishing.
Yours faithfully,
A, SHELTON HOOPER.
Secretary. Hongkong, July 14, 1913..
[Copy
The Hongkong Land Invest-
Investment Company to buy without endangering the regular payment of their dividend.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JULY 14, 1913,
OVERCOME BY FUMES,
Liars Meet Death on the "Baron Ersklue".
DAIRY FARM NEWS.
FRESH
MILK
No careful mother can afford to use any but
Pure Fresh Cow's Milk.
While you advocate entering upon this speculative business and thus endangering your 16.
On the moraing of the Oth galar Dividend, you put forward while the s.s, Bacon Erskine wa as your "Chief Disappointment"
discharging kerosene at Lai Chi the reduction of the Company's employed on the ship went for Kok Oil Works, one of the Inscar a Dividend from 12 per cent. to 7 per cent. In doing so you have ward, and, without orders, opened apparently overlooked the fact situated below two desks, and the fore-paak tank which was that the Dividend of 7 per cent.which contained carbon-dioxide. during recent years is equivalent Whilst looking for Backs and goar, which has been regulaily paid to 9.33 on the Investment of $75 fumes and dropped off the ladder. the man was overcome by the per share received from the Two lascara, comrades of the tains no preservatives of any kind - Shareholders.
On the first occasion a dividend of 12% was paid the Capital of the Company was only $2,500,000, and the Interest earned by the Reserve Food of $1,250,000 was of material assistance.
first man, went to his assistance and were also overcome with the fumes. The chief officer on being acquainted which the affair, made
cents saved in using Tinned or other preserved milk
Baby's health is of greater moment than the few The Dairy Farm Mülk is Purs and Fresh and con
66
Dairy Farm Milk
""
means:
a gallant attempt to rescue the Good, Clean & Wholesome Milk.
men, but he had to by hauled up After the Captial of the Com-him. First aid was rendered and with a rope, the gas overcoming pany was increased in 1000 by he regained consciousness. The the Capitalization of the Reserve Fund a dividend.of 12 per cent, deavoured to reach the men, but carganter, also a European, on- as you are well aware was only had to come up again as the fumes rendered possible by the excep-made it impossible to remain te- tional proft on Land Sales.
Your first suggestion is strong.
ment and Agency Company is resented by the Directora in Limited, Hongkong, July, so far as it impugne their fair dealings between the two Com- panies.
1913.
Gerahom Stewart, Esq. M.P. Sir, I further referencs to your letter covering one from
The Board consider that it
low..
and the three lascars were hanled A windsail was then rigged up to the top. The Indian doctor from the 25th Punjabia camp was ship's crew, tried artificial respira sent for and be, along with the
To-day' Advertisements.
Hongkong Tramway Co.
MACKINTOSH
&.0), LTD."
"MEN'S WEAR SPECIALISTS'
(TELEPHONE No. 29.)
NEW
STYLES
$4.50
per dozen,
The SOFT
Double Collar.
is accepted to-day as the most
comfortable and convenient Collar for all Sports wear.
16
DES
ALL
SHAPES
$4.50
per doz
VŒUX ROAD. 16 WILLIAM POWELL, LTD.
TELEPHONE 346
BATHING BY MOONLIGHT AT New Delivery of Washing
NORTH POINT,'
would not be in the interests of tion for two hours, but without BY KIND PERMISSION OF CAPTAIN ZEEDER, THE BAND OF Fame of the Home Shareholders this Company for the Management avail, the men dying without "re-
dated 28th. May and the receipt of which I formally.acknowledged on June 21,
Lpsay
of the Rechmation Company in which the investment C holde eɔ mary shares to us band "I have to inform you that the ed over to others and th. Loerd whole correspondence has are therefore unable to conform laid before the Bard of Directors to your wishes in this respect.
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gaining consciousness,
"The bravery of the two laerra who went to the assistance.of their comrade; at the expense of their lives, of the chief officer, who few was overcome; and of the carpen
of this Company and in roply I Your second suggestion is en- am directed by the Board in the tirely a matter for the Sharater, was most commendable. first place to refer you to the holders to decide, and if it really The funeral took place the
next day.
A CONTRACT DISPUTE.
minutes of the Eighteenth O.-b3 the wish of the Home Sha.8. dinary Mesting of Shareholders holders, whom you state represent hald on 1st Febrars. 1906, moia then half the Shares in the (copies of which were sent to Company, that the Investment every Shareholder) and at which Company ebonld offer tɔ amalga- you were prereat, when many mate with the Reemation Com the points you now raiss were pany, the Board will be happy to Court before Mr. Justice Kemp, This morning, in the Summary folly discus ed (a copy here place any suitable scheme you Paiane Judge, the Chai Las Co. with enclosed).
may draw up and get snotioned sued the Hung Cheong frm, and At the Meating the Chairman by the Bome Shoreholders before two partners in the rm, took strong exception to the the Shareholders here, and if cover the sum of $500 deposited expression "Rival Company" as accepted by the requisite majority with them as security.. descriptive of the Hongkong of the Shareholders in this Com Reclamation Company,
The Board again takes exception Company.
pany to submit it to the Reclms-Goldring and Russ, appeared for Mr. C. A. S. Ruse, of Messrs
tion to this exp ession for as lo
the plaints, and Mr. dheaton, Your Directors do not recom- Mess 8. Jobanon, Stokes and well known to the Sharabolders, mond amalgamation, for apart Master, for the defence, this Company holds nearly one from the dility of arising at sixth of toe Capital of the Ra fair basis, they feel convinced heard on Thursday, confsrned
The ess, which was criginally clamation Company and as your it wou'd lend to one or other of Government contract which was Chairman of 1st Febuary 1936 the following eventualities detri- sub-let to the plaintiffs by the de- said to you "You in sucely mental to the interests of the fendants, $500 teng dey saitid have such an intereat in a Rival Investment Company-either the by the former. Company,
Dividend would be endangered You must have evidently misor in order to avoid this, reclama- drainage overtor, gave eviden
Mr. Dickiona Government read the Esare sty's letter of tion business would be under to the effect that the work done 31st. March Ist for it contains taken by otbera. no explanation of why Sharabol
by the plaintiffs was It must be clearly understood sprivation. des in the Investment Comp: 17 that such works cannot be under- were not offered ab re in the Reclamation Company "pr
'pro rats"
taken without ei ber the issue of
more capin upon which you
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to
THE P.M.S.S. COMPANY'S "SIBERIA " WILL PLAY ON
THE BEACH FROM 9 P.M. TO P.M. ON,
..WEDNESDAY, JULY 16TH.
minutes. SPECIAL CARS will leave the Post Office every
#
TENTS provided for use of bathers.
LOCAL SPORT.
PASSENGERS ARRIVED.
Esporaus, D. A. Porry. Evans. Francois. C. Gravil, Mrs. Gailland. Gutierrez, Mise
S.
Halls, Mr.
Mrs.
·Mrs. W.
Remidies A.
Renvedy, T.
Ru Chong Pong
Septon, Mrs. Suutores, T.
Shoyden, S. & Biene, B.
LAWN TENNIS. The match between the Olym pic Tennis Club and the Chinese Tennis League was commenced Recreation Club in the Hongkong on the court of, the former on Saturday, but was not concluded, owing to the absence of one of note, D. the home team. Sixty-six of the hein, K. ninety-nine games to be played uno, Dr. Van. visitors secured 38 against the Kake. Misa I. were completed and of these the Jackson, Mr. & Olympic's 28. The match will Keshino. be completed during the week Kipper, H. when the Olympic players will Kranker, R. ing 33 games to win the match. Limbull, W. require to secure 22 of the remain Lebon, A. M.
home to the European Y.M.O.A Maragnocki. Kowl Ja were to have been at Limpucht. but play was not igible owing to the condition of the courts after the rain.
The Boys' Own Club meets the
WATER POLO.
Royal Engineera on Tuesday next, at 5.30 p.m. at the Victoria Recreation Club's bath to decide. matters in the above round. The game should prove an interesting
one.
Boogood, T. Techioni, J. Vondell, J.
Wares, Wilson, S. Wollera, K. Wong Se Ming.
Wong, D.
Wong, B. A. F Woong Vanne. Yamamota. Yang, R. A. do, Yoshiara.
Zeng Li Wing.
To-day's Advertisements
NOTICE.
have this day removed my
office to No. 6 Des Voeux Road Central (first Floor) where
shall continue to carry on GOLDRING & RUSS, Charles business under the firm name of
ity to siga the firm rame of Gold Andrew Sutherton Russ being Bad business, but having author without liability in respect of my
:
ring and Russ,
Hongkong, the 14th day of July, 1913.
PHILIP W, GOLDRING, Solicitor.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
to their holang. Such an offer would expect a Dividend or by CAUSE OF ROBBERIES. was never calemplated baause heavy Lurowings at interest the intercets of the Tavestment which might easily interfere with
The B.O.C. will ba represented Company were cared for by offer the payment of regular divid- Gambling in Servants' Quarters. Jorge; backs, A, R. Ellis and F. by the following:Goal, G. C. ing, on the formation of the ends. alamation Company, your Board of Direc13 an Interest Government will adopt in the Sergeant Wille scaled the heck L. C. R. Souza and N. L. Railton.
There is a possibility that the
L. da Roza ; half book, A. J. V. About one o'clock this morning Ribeiro; forwards, R. A. Carvalho, the New Company to whatever pour future & Now Praya East yard wall of No. 4, Durbar Villas, extent they deemed it prudent to Reclamation Faheme; the Invest Kowloon, the residences of Mr.
BILLIARDS. invest your money.
ment Capsny are argely in A. C. Seidel, and in the sei vanta
Another interesting billiard The Board unanimously agreed terested. a3 Owners of several quarters found nine Chinese, who handicap has been played at to take 2,000 shares and it is a Marine Lois embraced by this had no right there, gambling. At Mount Austin, making the third significant fact that no exception scheme, the reclamation in front the instance of the householder, since the D. C. L. I.'s have been was taken to this investment by of which will entail a heavy ont- the officer took them into cus stationed here. The semi-finalists Shareholders in this Company lay of Capital extending over a tody.
were Cpl. Scott v Lea.. Cpl..)" MOGUL" LINE OF STEAMERS. when it was brought to their number of yens, on which no
At the Police Court, this mora- Tomey, and Pie. Ball Pie. notice.
With regard to the one lane for a considerable patio, and Mr. Hazeland.
raturu can possibly la expected ing, they were brought Lefore Germer, the batter in both cases being the winter. Both winners action between the two Compan- the resources of the Company, Mr. Seidel said that he saw the and losers played right sound ies to which you refer; viz, the the Directors warn you, will be defendan's gambling. He had games from start to finish. Opl. Bale and purchase of Kowk on taxed their utmost.
warned bis Foy several times Le Scott lost by thesmall margin of 8, THE Steamship “LENNOX." Marine Lot No. 49, it he always been the policy of your Manag ng everything int
The Board of Directors taking fore about baving other Lays in while Pte. Ball only lost by 4. Directs to buy and eзll Pro, er-Atrongly recommend Shreho-
consideration to gamble.
In the foal of 300 up great ties when they raw a profit there- dera in leave matters co they are, were not on bail, as they were who
Forgeant Wille said the men credit is due to Pte. Germer, was owing Lee. Cpl. In all their dealinge, no single payment of a regule Dividend morning.!
and thus render less dealt the only arrested at one o'olcek this Torey 90. Germer son made up his arrears in the first male has given a better retura and leave the Rec:amation Bis Worship said that Mr. hundred; in the second hundred CONSIGNEES of Cargo are bere- than the one referred to, showing Company fres 13 underts Le such Seidel'a bay seemed to have b-an the play was very even through- by informed that all Goods are as it did a profit to the Investment speculative Reclamation works Launingast of gambling house, out; and eventually Germer being landed at their risk into the Oo. of over 100% and I would fur- that offer, in which this Company Toere tomed to be a lot of this came out a comfortable winner Godowns of Holt's What at Kowloon, ther point out this Company's bave a considerable share sort of thing going on,
by 53. Good breaks were made who and/or from the whartes delivery
may-b
-be obtained. position is improved at this date without financial inconvenience. Sergeant Wills said there was, right through the bandicap, the by over six lace as a result of this With regard to your reference and it was the cause of many of male and consequent reduction to the fax paid to the Meeging the robberies at Europesa hous of our overdraft,'a figure which, Directors you will fiod that they in Kowloon. had that sale not taken place, are in accordance with the terms could only now be arrived at by a of the Artioles of Association of $15, or in default, one month.
from.
Defendants were each fined
For Consigness. Consigness of cargo by the as
chief being
Pte. Germer-24, 21, 35, 20, 22, 23; Opl. Scott-18, 20, 24, 26.21,10; Lee, Cpl. Tomey-13, 12,15.10, 14, 11; Pie Bell-17,19, 48, 15, 14, 18.
Pte Germer also won the special prize for highest break (35).
A word of thanks is due to Mr.
sale of the land at over $3.50 per the Company, a copy of which square foot.
has already been sent you. The Directors are not unmind-These fees se bared wholly upon ful of the future possibilities of the profitserved by the Company. Siberi, are reminded that goods Rend, who carried out bis duties Kowloon and recently acquired The Erd bave decided to remaining undelivered after tof handicapper with tact, giving some undevelop ad property there. publish this letter in the same morrow will be subject to storage satisfaction tɔ all, !!*
The two Companies do not Newspapers to which you sent charges, compete for the reason that the the correspondence for the in- clses of Properly which the formation of the Far Eastern Reclamation Company boys and bareholders-I am, dir,-Your cargo on the 8.8. Namur Ban Clergyman will be undertaken reclaims at the risk of holding faithfully.
stuck on the head by a block and by the Rev. T. W. Scholes, M:A. killed. Bia Lody les been taken from 15th July. 1913, until the
the Mortuary
return of Bev, O. Boze,
for a long period of years does not include Properties which your
A SHELTON HOOPER,
Seprotary
to
Coolie Killed, A
A cole employed in putting
From GLASGOW, LIVERPOOL and STRAITS.
Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless notice to the contrary be given
belars.
No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowas, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 21st inst. will be subject to rent.
All claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 11th prox., or they will not be recognized.
Goods are to be left in the Godowns All broken, obaled, and damaged
where they will be examined on the 21st last at 11
Officiating Clergyman. The duties of officiating Wealey
:
No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned
DODWELL & CO., LTD..
Agenta,
Hongkong. 14th July, 1018-
Materials For Dresses. EXCELLENT VALUE
SEE
50 CENTS PER YARD. WINDOWS FOR SPECIAL DISPLAY OF
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