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The Davis Cup.
DAY BY DAY.
The Weather.
There is again a good entry for the Davis Lawn Tennis Cup this
HE NEEDS NO OTHER ROSARY year, no fewer than six nations WHOSE THREAD OF LIFE IS challenging the United States for STRUNG WITH THE BEADS OF the rosession of the coveted LOVE AND THOUGHT-Lubbock, trophy. By virtue of winning the cap from Britain, the then holders, last year, America is, of course, excused from the rounds, and will simply have to meet the
At the Peak 8 a. Temp. winner of the matches between the challenging countries. Last foggy.. year's victory for Amerios was only by the narrowest of mar- gins-three events to two, and
Lower levels 8.m. Temp 71,
haze.
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The Mails.
04
there is no doubt that the Britia-German Mail-Arrivod per 8.8 Prinz Eitel Friedrick at 7.30a.m. to-day. here will do their level best this
time to win back the trophy, e8-
second best in the great polo con- test.
only in Britain came out
Interesting Draws.
The draws is an extremely in
Ltd.teresting one, France and Ger
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many, the great Continental tenni rivals, have both been fortunat
enough to secure byer, while
Britain has none too hard a task in the first round, having to meet Belgiam. If the Britishers win this encounter, as they should, they will have to face France in the second round, and then a very stiff fight should be seen, as the Frenchmen have been going very strongly of late. There is to ba Colonial tassle in the first round between Australseia and Canada, the winners to eventually try conclusións with Germany: The
Stolen Clothing.
A Chinese fitter living at Siutor Street has been robbed of fifteen pieces of clothing valued $15.
K
New Steamer,
The new P & O. steamer Khiva arrived on her maiden voyage from Home to-day.
COMPANY MEETING..
and Kowloon The Honkong.
Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd.
(VERBATIM).
of....the Company's
amount of such contingent liabili-state ties, and can say and what por-health is such that a little blood: letting might improva ite tion thereof be written back?
The Chairman: In reply to circulation, Last year the Com- this question I think it will be pany made clour not profit of beat if I give in the items which $420,000 out of its ordinary make ap the amount referred to. legitimate trade, after paying all The twenty Vuch ordinary The first item is Loan from the itaexpenses including repairs and annual mee ing ut shareholders Star Ferry Company, $115,000; renowale, and ce the obsitmaq has in the Hongkong and Kowloon staff securities, 333,000; due to told you, for additions to the Wharf and Godown Company, the compradore for coolis, hire, buildings which might have been to capital account.
Ltd., was held at the offices of $21,220 20; Police Basin charged additions to buildinga
Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and Suspenee Account, $6,000; Now The Company, Ltd., this morning. Ofice. Suspenso Account, amounted
to $41,887. The
McCubbin and others (share--Were any additions, internal rot stands million dollars.
there is a
"
The Hon. Mr. D. Landale presid- $1.108.94; sundry payments due company therefore is an extraor ed, and there ware algo pre- to staff on laave, $1,415.65; dinarily strong position as it owne sent: Sir Paul Chater, Messrs making a total of $177.834.79. land and buildings entered in its." H, A. Siebe, J. W. C. Bɔnnar, The balance of $95,880.57 is books to the value of over three 8.R. Dodwell, G. S. Gubbay, the actual sundry creditors, such as million dollars, but probably Maile Left per s.s. Empress and H. Schmidt (directors); Capt, fees, coal, etc; making up a total is free from mortgage and deben- and in the tares. In addition to this the Amerian, Canadian and Siberian Hon. Mr. E. Shellim, C, Landgraf returns to constituents, directors worth twice as much, all of which
of Japan at 11a.m. to-day. P.H. Rolie. Messrs. F.B.L. Bow-of $273,724.36; Siberian Mail-Oluses por a.a.ley, F. Balmor Johnson, R. opinion of your directors no por-company owns wharves, launches, which have been written down Prinz Eitel Friedrich at 4 Packham, T. W. Robertson, A.Etion of this amount can be written lighters, machinery and plant
Orapnell, G. Curry, A. Ritchie, hark at present, p.m. to-day.
Mr. Bowley: Third question for below actual value and which P. O. Potte, R. L. Atkinson, J.
in tho91- Minotaur Leaves.
holders); and W. S. Brown or external, made to the buildings at nearly a
inst year? If so, what amount About $262,000 has been written HM.8. Minotaur left to-day (secretary).
"The Chairman: ha it is now was paid for such additions, and off there assets during the last two years and this year it is pro past the hour for which the meet-out of what fund was it paid? for Mire Bay. ↑
ing is called, and
The Chairman: The cost of posed to write off $100,000 more. quorum present, I will ask the ereating Mezzanine floora in Aun- There is therefore in existence the notice dry godowns came to $41,967,57, an enormous reserve fund which Secretary to read.
which has been obarged to Redoes not sppear in the balance convening the meeting,
Your directors sheet in addition to the reserve The Secretary read the notice pairs Account.
the balance sheet. The money convoring the meeting, and also consider these improvements to of $650,000 which appears in the auuitors report.
jour codowne are hardly of such a The Chairman said: Gentle permanent nature as to charge which is required for the con usual their coat to a capital account straction of new godowns and men:Following the trocedure I propose with your such as the Buildings Account. wharves could easily be raised permission to take the report You must bear in mind that no and charged to capital account, and accounts as read.
depreciation has been written off raised either by overdraft or by issue of debentures. I don't see The year 1013, as will be een our buildinge,
Mr. Bowley: Question 4-why that extraordinary expan from the report, was one of mark-
profits of this a degree, and teoria playera in
Lieut. Col. Cottell and Miased progress for the Company, the Why do the directors propre to diture should be charged to
account; it' Hongkong will follow the fortunes Cottell arrived. by the ss, Kaiva increasing demand for wharfage increase the rate of writing off working of the various competing coun-to-day, as also did Engineer Com and storage accommodation being the value of lighters from about year's
he main festures of the year's per cent, to 13 per cent, and the be the subject of a loan which mander H. Hammond.
work. To meet this demand your rate of writing off machinery should be paid off gradually in
therefore directora have under contempla- from about 7.1-2 percent, to about subsequent years. It seems to ma tries with the keenest interest.
to put Stolen From Bedroom."
tion the building of a new steamer 12 per cent, as compared with last unneces8sty
$100,000 to the reserve fund at Mr. F. A. MacKichen residing wharf and godown as soon as the year?
The Chairman: After the present. The company has made nt No. 2 Aimes Villes Kowloon Police Basin ie handed over to us reports that same person entered by Government. The increasing 1008 typhoon in order to carry on a net profit of 14 per cent. on its his badroom and stole from the length and depth of modern our business we had to buy a capital by legitimate trading. Oat dressing table jewellery, to the steamore calls for the provision of number of extra lighters at very of that 14 per cent, the directors The match between the 87 Coy.value of $45. R. G. A. and 83 Coy. R. G. A. in Soldiers' Club Billiards Handicap was continued yester- day evening. Sergt. Erwood of
Last evening a practice match of the 83rd Coy. Int Bomb. was played betwean teams, the Ward by 250-185, his best one containing the Hongkong T. braaks being 20 and 22. In the C's forward line, and the other second match Sergt. Heath of the the club'e defence. The former which was disposed of at a profit oranes, is particularly...heavy. It therefore ask the directors to 87th Coy beat Bomb Price of the won by thras goals to one. 83rd, by 250--222. The 87th Ooy, now have a lead of 200 points.
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MARRIAGE.
ARMSTRONG-WYES-On February 21, at the Cathedral of the "Good Shepherd," Singapore, Mr. C. K. Armstrong, youngest son of Mr. B. M. Armstrong, of Gaile, Ceylon, to Miss Jonnie Catherine Wyos, eldest daughter of Mr. D. D. Wyes.
DEATH.
Cap CRAIG. On February 7, at Wahroonga. Sydney, N; S. W., tain Edward Kent Craig, formerly of the Pilot Service, Singapore
The Hongkong Telegraph.
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1914.
THE POST OFFICE.
the
BILLIARDS.
Soldiers Club Handicap.
THE PRICE OF
PIGEONS..
Three and one-eighth pigeons for a dollar was the pries given an ruling for these birds to Mr. Wood in the Magistracy this morning, by the complainant in a case where a man was charged with obtaining pigeons by fales pretences.
Arrived.
Football Practice Match.
A big Jump.
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greater length than any of our high prices. On this account propose to pay the shareholders present ones and necessitates a your directory consider it neces- per cent only and to pat considerable amount of dredging sary to provide a greater margin away the remaining 7 per cent, at our wives, so that our out than formerly. As regards our It seems to me that those share- lay in the immediate future is machinery, some of our machin- bolders who ask for a bigger likely to be exceptionally heavy, ery, such as cranes, etc., is share of the profits cannot be, in There is under constraction a becoming obsolete and will have the face of the position of the new powerin steam tug to re- to be replaced at no very distant company, called either rash or place the old tug "Kowloon" date. The wear and tear of greedy in their demande. I
during the time a large number is only in good years such as this recommend in addition to the of lighters were laid up owing to that we can make such ample dividend of 7 per cent,, a bonus of 2 per cent., upon the working the decline in lighter business. provision.
fand..
While attempting to evade
In order to pay for thess Mr. Bowley-Question 5-profits and to reduce the amount arrest during a gambling raid on requirements it behoves us, to Are, the launches and lighters of written off and to reduce the a house in Kowloon City Road husband our finances and ex-the
Company fully insured amount placed to the reserve Chinese jumped from a second floor window. He has been sent recommend the payment of a fire and tempest? to the Government Civil Ecpital larger dividend. to undergo treatment for his injasier.
plains why your directors do not against marine risks, including The Chairman:-Well gentle-
The Chairman: The launches men your. directors, regret that to comply Your fleet of lighters suffered and lighters are insured against they are unable
As I heavily during the disastrous total loss by typhoon only to the with Mr. Bowley's request. typhoons of August and Septem- extent of 50 per cent, of their explained very fully "both in my ber last owing to the fact that value. The Insurance Companies speech and in the answers which A Chiuse woman living at both these visitants approached insist on our taking one half of I have given, it is only in Belchers Street reports to the with little or no warning. The the risk.
Woman Robbed,
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police that she has been robbed new tug should be the means of Mr. BowleyIs there no during her abgence from the getting our craft into shelter insurance against fire, sir? The defendant was alleged to bouts, of o gold bangle and eight quicker on fatura occasions. The Chairman-Not on 'laun have boarded the e.B. Kwong Les gold rings to the total value of and obtained possession of 280 $280. A visitor is suspected. pigeons telling the dealer to call
At a certain address for the money.
The dealer was unable to find
more
Some striking figures concerning the work of the Chinese Post the prisoner at the address given Office were published the other day and are worthy of attention. but the police, to whom 3 ccm-
successful. They show that, during the year 1913, the total number of articles plaint, was made were
Prisoner was remanded until handled by the Post Ofice was 54,000,000, of which 8,500,000 were parcels. These figures are an increase of about 50,000,000 on to-morrow. the previous year's total, or some 33 per cent. These sro sur- prising figures, especially considering the fact that the Post Office is one of the newest of the institutions in China. To be eure, there was for ages a courier service, but the Post Office in its present form is still quite young. Originally it was part of the organization of the Maritime Customs Service and was formally recognised in 1896. In 1910 it came under the direct control of the Ministry of Communications.
Arrived from Home. Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Clark) arrived from home to-day by the e. s. Prinz Eitel Freederioh.
Slik Delivered.
"Quo Vadis".
good years such as this that
Mr. Bowley-I should like to
is the amount of repairs debited aek one more similar question,
ample provision can be made and, it is only in the past that by having made such provision that the company has been able to survive the losses from several very severe typhoons, and I think that with the expenditure which
One item in the accounts perche and lighters. haps needs explanation and that
to Profit and Loss Account, which sir-Are the wharves insured The great picture "Quo Vadis" is larger than usual. This is against fire and tempsst?
The Chairman:The wharves was displayed at the Canton Club accounted for by the fact that in theatre oa Tuesday before the order to provide for the extra are ineured against fire to the largest andieace that has been demand for storage space it was extent of 50 per cent... seen there for a very long time. imperative to make several al-
Cleo.
also
Mr, Bowley:-and also against It is hardly necessary to say that terations and improvements to typhoon, sir?
The Chairman :—And the aulieace was more than the godowns. pleased." Antony and
With these remarks, gentle against typhoon, patra" is to be shown in the same men, I beg to propose that the theatre in about a fortnight. report and socounts be adopted
as passed as presented.
is
IL
Mr. Bowley:-Thank you... The Chairman:-We must take the balance ourselves-you under- stand that?
we have before us it would not
be wise to pay away a larger perhaps I might refer to and that. dividend. There is one point,
is
that in past years the value of the wharves have not. written down to the extent they might have been. Take the aver- age life of a wharf as twenty years, the total value of the wharves ought to be written down. to $253,000, and they stand in Iatest Advertisements. Mr. Ritchie Mr. Chairman
the books at $202,000, s to get and gentlemen, I have much Mr. Rowley:-Yes, sir.
B Bound Mr. Bowley:Mr. Chairman, I them really on
there is The film of the Hongkong pleasure in seconding the motion
anot- Races is being shown at the that the report and accounts be regret to oppose the adoption of footing
the report in its present form. I her $39,000 to be written off. The Chairman-It has been am very grateful to the chairman In view of that I don't think the The cargo of Raw Silk shipped Wigwam Tennis Club to-night, adopted as presented. on board the 8. s. "Dambas" to-morrow and Saturday--Page 5,
Consignees' notice om proposed by myself and seconded for the kind way in which be shareholders can consider the which left this port on January The growth of the service, during the last five years, has 27 was delivered at Lyon on the cerning the Coblens is issued by Mr. Ritchie that the report and answered the questions which I directors are writing down the An anonymous value of the property of the com Page, 5
nocounts be passed as presented. put to him. been striking. In 1910 355,000 articles were handled, and the 2nd instant.
Consignees' notice concerning This resolution is now before the writer in the Morning Post who pany to too great an extent. Mr. progress has since been steady. Even in the year of revolution
The Queue. there was a considerable upward leap, and one lesson to which A Chiness bootman with the Prinz Eitel Friderich meeting and it is open for dis claims to be a shareholder of Bowley also made a point that cassion. I shall be happy to many years standing, and the market value of the land be- queue who was the cynosure of all issued.-Pagor 5, these figures point is that the Chinese, in spite of turmoil and
answer to the best of my ability one
experienced the longing to the company was very disturbance, is not to be driven from his business, if he gets a exes in the precinots of the Polica
Portuguese Amateurs. any questions shareholders may effects of the 1908 typhoon much more than it stands in the chance at all to follow it. They show, too, what possibilities Court, this morning, and another,
auggests it would be bad business books, but shat hardly can be t there are in the service which has not by any means reached the
were charged with removing sand We are asked to state that the wish to put..
Mr. Bowley Mr. Chairman, policy to squeeze the last drop of taken into accounts as that does limit of its usefulness. The revenue, of course, bas grown with from Taung I., and fined $25 Fortuguese Amateurs are giving the service, and it is steadily becoming more efficient.
their second performance at the I should like to ask the follow blood out of the Company in the not increase our earnings. The Club Lusitano on Saturday next, ing questions. The first ques way of dividend. Well gentle market value of land is only An immense amount of thought and care must have gone to the porienting service which delivers letters and parcels over one baze of white wax.
An owner is wanted for twenty- the 7th. instant. Owing to the tion-Are there any mortgages men, I thoroughly agree with our based upon the sales of adjoining The high success achieved on their on the Company's land and build- anonymous friend. I also was a property which have taken place, shareholder before the typhoon and until we desire to sell the Fontes: totalling, 130,000 miles, and when the full story of its value of the goods is between first performance," a
general inga? growth comes to be written it should prove one of the most roman- fic in the history of Chios. We saw it stated the other day that $200 and $300, and a Chinese in request was made to have the The Chairman-The reply to and I have nothing but admira- land we should not get any ahe Company's which the Company has recover regret the directors are unable * Lowered tarill for newspapers and printed matter is contem whose possession they were found play repeated. Those who have that question is:-There are no tion for the extraordinary way in advantage from the increase. I ed from that disaster, thanks, to comply with the request to plated, and if that is done the usefulness of the institution was charged with unlawful an interest in the Associacao mortgages will be greatly increased. One does not usually assopiate the possession, by Inspector Dymond Portuguesa de Soccorron Mutuos, property.a Post Office with pioneer educational work, but the more it makes at the Police Court bele Mr. F. ought not to miss this favourable Mr. Bowley: The second ques no doubt, to the wise and able add a bonus to the dividend. A. Hazelend. The defendant opportunity of giving their imption Does the item sundry guidance of our former segretary, which they have proposed. If no it possible for newspapera to be spread abroad the more will it who was caught bringing the port to their compatriots. The creditors, $273,724.36" indude Mr. Edward Osborne. I do not other shareholder wishes to ad- contribute to the education of the masses of China. The Fost
wax ashore from a junk was fined booking is still oped at the Club only absolute liabilities, or does want to squeeze the last drop of dress the meeting I will put the that ed by myself and seconded by Mr.
the "Office" in China is one of its mest splendid institutions and $100 or in default three months Lusitano, where, tickets can be it also include contingent liabili-blood out of the company, bat it resolution which has been propos
"ties? If the lattor, what le the seeme China may well be proud of it.
imprisonment,
obtained.
sach.
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to