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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1915,"
THE P. AND 0. CASE.
Three Chinese on Trial at
the Sesstons.
substantial sums invested in debentures and other desir- able securities in Shanghai. An alteration therefore of the rato of exchange from the norms! basis of seventy three to seventy." four taels the hundred dollars to seventy-eight or seventy-nine. means a very heavy loss to us and renders it impossible to employ The meeting reholders the profits from the North for the in the Hongkin-urance purpose of the Company's needa Supreme Court, Mr. Justice Company, Ltd.ld at the Hongkong. But for thin thoro Gompertz, allting in erimins offices of Mesarea, Mathewould have been a large profit on jurisdiction with a jury, hat the book value of our assoie this before him the ones in which five Chinese ware originally charged year,
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son and Compa2.30 p.m. to-day, the Ho Landals presiding: Thent were: Sir Paul Chater, Mesura F. Maitland, Chbay and G. W. Barton (ing. Com mittee) L N. Becretary) Hon. Mr. H. E., Merr. W. E. Clarke, Haxion,
AE. M. de Sily. Looker,
J. M. C Basio, Jes and E. J. Chapman, shits
:
This
Wan.
morning.
in the
Prisoners pleaded not guilty.
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BOXING.
Mr. Hall Willing to put up Trophy for Amateurs,
Iron Bux, according to some
The Patent Medicine Case. In the Police Court, this after- noon, the Watson's patent medi- cine prosecution was again re- sumed, but was not concluded no we went to press
Hongkong Cricket Club.
The following will represent the Hoogkong Cricket Cláb against Craigengewer Cricket Club on the Club ground on Saturday, 20th March; play will commence at 2.15 p.: Mogere,
Anderson, A. L. Guo, U. A. Hooper, P. Jacky, R. Kennedy, M M. Mass, E. J. R. Mitchell, S. S. Moore, H. E. Muriol, and T. E. Pearce.
The surplus of $377,070.20 with the theft of a number of ORDERS FOR MEATS AND ALL DAIRY PRODUCE CAN which we have to deal with has bales of silk from a P. and 0.. no, I think, been exceeded in lighter. To-day only three Chinese the Company's experience. It stood their trial, the Crown hav enables us to maintain our usus!g in the instance of two of them dividend of $27 per share, and entered a nolle prosequi. Chan to make the substantial addition To Lo Chan and Lau Ki were 0. O. F. Cant, A. to the Reinsurance rand of charged with the theft of 33 lbs, Davison, Hu FOsmund $161,959.20; and I hope these of raw silk from the lighter Ma
recommendations meet with your "Pproval. The Reserve Fund now equals the uncalled capitul. Mr. P. M Hodgson, Crown of the Company, and we feel Solicitor, proseonted, the defeud- The Chairmentlemen, disposed to love it at that uatints being unrepresented.
The jury was comp sed. 08 it now being p time for the Rein-urstice Fund has made which this meetilled, Andaler more headway than at followe: Meaars PC. Potts, G. W. Lander, E. S. Fori, B. M. there being a present, present. will ask the Seefroad, the
To view of this favourable Cardosa da Cunha, M. J. Cham notica conveningting.
report and the satisfactory pin, L. M. Whyte, and B. W.
Tape. sato generally of the Company's The Secretaryio notice.
ffairs the Consulting Committee The Crown Solicitor informed correspondence Mr. F. E. Hall has convening the m
avocate the payment to the staff the jury that the silk came down had from Manila, is going great The Chairmar Gentle of a bonus of 10% upon their from Canton to be shipped to guns in the Islands, but that was men,It gives on to enlarios, which I hope you will Europe. It had to be transhipped to be expected, as we are inclined from the Kwangei, the Charles to think that the speed of Bur oome before you with sprove of,
Lennot close my remarks with- Hardouin and the Fatahan, and will try the best that Manila can good a report - your'e |
But from what operations as thi has been cut a refrence to the war which for that purpose the bales were put in the ring. in your hands foays, and overshadows all. I do not attempt put into the lighter Ma Wan to we hear, Maher, the plucky Hong- he loaded into the s.8. Nubia. koug amateur, has also been which, therefree with to. farecent, but it sedme only laving been put into the lighter; giving those of his weight all R. Hancock (Captain), R. N.
reasonable to be prepared for a
the bales were locked into the they want, Be is now matched to dimination in the income re derive from certain
bold and taken alongside the fight somebody from the States centres.
Nubia. This, if the.
The batches were un who bills bimself in the somewhat case, will affect the figures to be pub locked and the unloading was grotesque style of "Shadow lished next year, but I have every proceeded with. During this Riley, who, like most fighting reason to hope that any loss of process, it was noticed by a man, men hailing hom the States, "is areas where oujiona this nature will be offset by fresh whose duty it was to weigh the reputed to be able to perform ohiefly conduct bay, ex-
bales as they went into the wonders. This may beso,but we pecially has "be scene of ources of revenue..
steamer, that one of tho bales are not concerned with the "Sha- extensive fires strict de-
I now have pleasure in' propos
was above the weigh dow"; it is Maher, we are coo- voted to cotton but we bave been on theurtanate, ing that the report and accounts marked upon it by the shiopors in cerned with inasmuch as he and our share ites which as retented, including the F and also the gunner, and it was his way to Shanghai. Whilet here Canton. The police were sent for intenda ccming to Hobgkong on propriations recommended and the bonna to staff, be adopted and found that a certain amount of he is auxious to get b fight with.. CHIYO MARU," passed, and after this resolution silk had been taken from the bale anyone at Bay weight from 120 to From SAN FRANCISCO, via The premium you will has been siennded it will he was then discovered on search be 130 lbs. At the moment he is the HONOLULU, JAPAN PORTS
before the meeting for discussioning made that 33.1/2lbe, of silk had Amateur Feather-weight Cham
and MANILA, notice, shows thvery of
The Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, been hidden in the first prisoner spion of the Philippines and The above named Steamer hav- fresh "Eources. jus, and.
K.C, said I have much plea- cabin. Out of the bale which was has not tired of fighting for ing arrived, Consignees of Cargo the cost of thess as a whole is very in In this sue in seconding the motion firet noticed, 16.1/2lbs. were mise trophies instead of uples. Mr. are heroby notified to send in which has just been proposed bying and conecquently 17lbe, had Hall informs the Telegraph that their Bills of Lading for countor- our Chairman. As the Chairman been stolen from somewhere else, he is prepared to put up a suit-signature, and to take immediate has pointed out, the figuros before Too. two against whom no evid-able prize for anyone who will delivery of Cargo from alongside. "Cargo remaining undelivered are of a very satisfactory ence had been offered were a no- come forward to try conclusions on 19th March at 5 p.m. will character, representing, I think, man, the wife of the first prisoner, with Maher, and there should be be landed at Consignes Pink wit a reeri in the history of this and a man, who was cook on plenty of time for the necessary expense, and delivery must Company, and I think the share board the lighter and who would
then be taken from the Company's holderemast consider it vorgsatie-not have been working cargo. factory that whilst maintaining.
your permissions read, in accordance wim.
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The past year inly not,
I think, bean pr of any diminution in f in the
have occurred heen of an extent to cause
us
IN
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preparations, us Maher will not
urrive here before May.
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Godown.
KISEN
KAISHA.
No Fire Insurance, whatever will be effected.
No Claim will be recognised after the Goods have loft the Steamor or Godown, and all gooda | remaining undelivered on the 25th, March, at 5 p.m. will be subject to rent and landing charges.
All chafed and otherwise damn-
connection I state that your Consulting ce enter- tained no doubboy were peting in accowith the wishes of sharehber they yielded to the tions for support to the I Wales's Fuad by contrib. behalf
Mr. Ross, an nevistant in the P Those who have followed sport of the Company of £950, which, at the exchange
the previous dividend of $27 per and O. Co., said that a bale of in the Colony know the clever and determined fighter Maher ie, and then ruling, coel02. This hare we are able to pass such a raw silk was worth about £120.
handsome suo as an addition to Mr. Robinson, assistans gunner, if a man can be icand to match sam, together wexpenses
With deposeu toopening the bale which with him, the bout should be a attendant uponvision of the Reinsurance" Fund.
over weight,
and good one. It is to be hoped, the Articles ofition and these remarks, I beg to second the
finding a guernsey filled with however, that whilst he has been acquiring extenera under Chairman's proposal.
rice, weighing 19.1/2 lbs. in all. in Manda he has not deseried the the Company's du, has been debited farges for
The Chairman:-The share-tuffed in the place whence the style Mr. "Jock" Forbes instill- the year 1914fords the holdere having no remarks tok had been taken. Later they ed into him for the queer methods reason for that fug larger make, I will put it to the meeting found 82 loose bales of silk in one adopted by the men we bave seen from the other side. We believe proposed by myself and second-box, and three in another.
A measurer said that the bale Mher will have sufficiens good question weighed 3 lbs. moreener that, as he must surely it should have done when i know that the only way to retain arrived on the Nubia.
the respect of Brush sportsmen In answer to bis Lordship, he is to play the game. Mr. Looker-I beg to propose Crown Scitor suggested that Mr. Hall in endeav uring to Hongkong, 18th March, 1915. ohangeor markices might the Boo, Sir Paul Chater, Messrs. The abstraction of the silk must make arrangements for a touris have been calietis year. It Barton, Maitland sad Gubbay be have taken place in the hold. ment for next month, bat sa to will be seen,, from the elected as the Consulting Com- Counsel said the evidence against whether this dovelope any fur Investment Exchange mistee until the next ordinary the eecond and third prisoners ther we shall-intimate later. Fluctuation Adat this bas meeting.
was inferential, the silk having
than usual.
At one time have been by Mr. Plock that the report and are uns be passed. Those in favour please signify in the usual
thought that thon which
has been made profile of
3 previous years tind depres
ciation in invedao to ex-
Againet? Carried.
not been the ct, the aum Mr. Ho Fook I have much bean found in No. 1'e quarters. atanding at creat account plasare in seconding.
aged Cargo to be left on board or
in the Godown and examination of same to be held on 27th,March at 10a.m.
All Claims must be filed on or before. 1st April, otherwise they will not be toge
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The jury returned a verdict of ia rather large year ago,
The Chairman-Froposed that guilty against all three prisonerë. Our secaritical been $r Paul Chater, and Messrs. Counsel said there had been] written downofficial rata Birton, Maitland and Gubbay be many complaints. The pillering Corps Orders issued to-day by ruling on 31mber last, re-elected the Consulting Com- and theft which had ten going Lieut-Gol. A. Chapman, V. D., where one hobtainable; miter pro osed by Mr. Looker on in the barbour was something ite where it bas (possible to and seconded by Mr. Ho Fook. appalling, and the shipping com
Transfer.-No. 1778 Pte. C. L. TO LET-Nice obtain one, the rate All those in favour please signify munity regarded it as very serious Howell from HK.V.R. to Enable for Europeans, Airy, in good ruling on 31mber 1913, in the usual way? Against? The methods these men adopted ginger Cuz, dated 18.3.15.
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PUBLIC AUCTION. THE Undersigned has received instructions to sell by Public Auction on
FRIDAY, the 26th March, 1915, com- mencing at 5 p.m. at his Sales
were exceptionally clever, and it Parades. Parades for Friday, we have are most stable pess in the election of auditors.
The Chairman: The next busi was often a question of luck that 19th instant:-5.15 p.m., Left the theft was discovered. He Seotion M.G.Co., 10 pdr. special- kind and atd alight lose,
fete instruction at Headquarters. furnished Rooms. Apply Mr. Clarko: I beg to propose asked his Lordship to take a very which is han made that Mesere. H. Percy Smith and serious view of the case and en- Sergt. McCubbin will attend. up by the rate of A. R. Lowe be elected auditors of deavour, to put a stop to these Remainder, ail: exchange raen the so the Company until the next or preotices, counts were Our comdinary meeting, at the remunera-
The first prisoner was sentenced polsory depopan shows a tion of $400 each, decline in vi this also is
to five years' imprisonment, and more than oxchange.
Mr. Haxton:- beg to second. the other two to three years' each. The Chairman:-Proposed by The heandicap that Mr. Clarke and seconded by Mr. we have heal with ban Haxton that Mesora. Percy Smith been due adverse rate and A. R. Lowe be appointed of exchang has lately auditors of the Company until the made itselt between next ordinary meeting at a re- Shanghai akong. This is muneration of $400 each. Those a new featuther which if in favour please signify in the not remedimpose a very usual way? Against ? Carried. great diffioll local Com That is all the business, gentle- panies trach the North. men; thank you for your attend- We, of coute a large por ance. Dividend warrants will be tion of our income from ready to-morrow and may be the North, addition have obtained on application.
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