PUBLIC COMPANIES
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD.
Notice is haroby given that an EXTRAORDINARY GENER- AL MEETING of The Union In
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1915.
PUBLIC COMPANIES
CHINA TRADERS' INSUR-
ANCE CO., LTD.
PUBLIC COMPANIES
THE HONGKONG & WHAM-
POA DOCK Co., Ltd.
Notice is hereby given that an Extraordinary General Meeting! of the Hongkong and Whampoa | Dock Company, Limited will be! held at the Company's Office; Queen's Buildings, Victoria, Hongkong, on Monday, the 13th
NOTICE
BEST KNOWN IN THE WORLD.
VARNISHES, -
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PAINTS, COLOURS,
ENAMELS, etc.
NOTICE is hereby given that surance Society of Canton, Limit-an EXTRAORDINARY GEN- ed will be hold at the ERAL MEETING of the China Head Office of the Society Traders Insurance Company day of December, 1915, at 18 No. 2 Queen's Buildings, Ice Limited will be held at the Head clock noon, when the subjoined House Street, Victoria in the Office of the Company No. 2 Resolutions will be proposed as Colony of Hongkong, on Moa- Queen's Buildings Ice Hours Extraordinary Rosoli tions vi WILKINSON, HEYWOOD & CLARK, LTD.
day the 20th day of December. Strest Victoria in the Colony of1(1)-That the Capital of the 1915 at 11 o'clock in the fore- Hongkong on Monday the 20th
oon when the sub,oined Ro- `olutions which were passed as Extraordinary Resolutions at the Extraordinary General Meeting of the said Society held on the 4th day of December 1915 will be submitted for confirmation 88 Special Resolutions:-
1. That the Capital of the "Society be increased to $4,000,000 "(Four million Dollars) by the *creation of 3,600 (Three Thou- "sand six hundred) additional" ordinary shares of $250 (Two) "hundred and fifty Dollars) each "whereof $100 (One hundred) "Dollars) shall be credited as
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paid up ranking for dividend
and in all other respects parl passu with the existing ordin- ary shares of the Society: and that the raid additional shares. so far as shall be nocrsaniy for "the purpose, be issued to those "Shareholders of the China Fire Insurance Company, Limited, "who have accepted or shal
day of December 1915 at 11.15 o'clock in the foreaon when the subj ined Resolutions which were passed as Extraordinary Resolutions at the Extraordinary General Meeting of the said Company held on the the 4th December 1915 will be submitted for confirmation as Special Rs. solutions:-
1.That Article No. 9 of the Company's Articles of Associa tion which now reads:-
The Company shall have a first and paramount lien upon all the shares of any ⚫hareholder for all monies 'due to the Company either
from him alone or jointly, 'with any other poreon, and where a share is held by more persons than one the Company shall have
a
lion thereon in respect of 'all monies no due to it from all or any of the holders 'thereof.
accept the Society's offer made" be eliminated in its entirety, 'to them on the 4th day of" and that in lieu thereof the ful- August, 1915-snch issue being" lowing new Article be inserted *in accor/ance with the terms of
as Article No. 9:-
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a contract or memorandum in
writing made or to be made
pursuant to the said offer and
in be filed with the Registrar of "Companies: and that the
balance (if any) of the said additional shares be disposed of "by the Bocioty's Board of Dirac. "tors in such manner as such "Board shall think most bene "ficial to the Society."
-"That Article No. 9 of the Society's Articles of Association which now reade:-
The Socialy shall have a first
•
and paramount lien upon all
the shares of any sbare- | holder for all monies due tɔ) the Society either from him alone or jointly with any other person and where a abare is held by more par- sons than one the Society sball have a lion thereon in respect of all monies so due 'to it from all or any of the 'holders thereof." "be eliminated in its entirety "and that in lieu thereof the following new Article ba in- serted an Article No. 9 :---
9.- The Company shall have
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a first and paramount lien upon all the shares regis- tored in the name of each shareholder(whether solely | . or jointly with others), and upon the proceeds of sale thereof, for his debts liabili- ties and engagemente, and, solely or jointly with any other person, to or with the Company, whether the per- ied for the payment, fulfil- ment or discharge thereof shall have actually arrived or not, and no equitable in- *terest in any share shall bo 'created except upon
tho footing and condition that Clause 33a hereof is to have 'full effect. And such lion shall extend to all dividende 'from time to time declared in respect of such share."
2.-"That after Article No. 33' of the Company's Articles of "Association the following new "Article bo i sserted as Article
No. 33a
33a. Save as herein other-
*
wise provided the Company! *shall be entitled to treat the registered holder of any share as the absolute owner thereof, an accordingly 'shall not, except as ordered 'by a Court of competent jurisdiction, or as by Ordin auce required, be bound to recognise any equitable or ' other claim to or interest in uch share on the part
9- The Society shall have ai
first and paramount Hen upon all the shares register- ed in the name of each 'shareholder (whether solely or jointly with others) and upon the proceeds of sale thereof, for his debts liabili- ties and engagements, and 'solely or jointly with any other person, to or with the *Society, whether the period 'for the payment, fu filmout. 'or discharge thereof shall *have actually arrived or *not, and no equitable interest
in any share shall be creat- 3. "That the heading of Arli- 'ed except upon the footing "cles Nos. "94 to 99 (inclusive) and condition that Clause of the Company's Articles of * 34a hereof is to have full" Association reading- the effect. And such lion shall" Secretary' be altered so as to extend to all dividends from " read the General Manager'; time to time declared in res-" and that in the last mentioned 'pect of such shares,"
3.--- That after Article No. 34'
of any other person, firm. Company or Corporation,"
Articles (Nos. 94to 99 inclusive) "wherever the word' Secretary' appears such word be eliminat-
"of the Society's Articles of As-ed and that in lieu thereof the
"sociation the following new **Article be inserted as Article "No. 34:-
words General Manager' baj inserted.
4-"That in the following **Articles of the Company's Ar-| ticles of Association, viE :— Articles Nos, 2, 7, 24, 35, 44-46, -52, 54, 83, 93, 102 and 128 the word 'Secretary' wherever it occurs be eliminated and that in liou thereof the words' Gen- "eral Manager be inserted."
Dated this 4th day of Decem-
34a.- Save as herein other- 'wise provided the Society 'shall be entitled to treat the registered holder of any *share as the absolute owner 'thereof, and accordingly shall nët, except as ordered 'by a Court of competent * jurisdiction, ez as be Or- ⚫dinance required, be bound ber 1915.
to recognise any equitable
'or other claim to or interest.
* in such share on the part of any other person. Firm, *Company or Corporation."
“That the heading of A1ti- cles Nos. 5 to 100 (inclusive) of the Society'a. Artioles of A‚a- sociation read the Beore tary" be altered as as to read the General Manager; and "that in the last mentioned Articles (Nos. 95 to 10 Indu
By Order of the Board.
C. MONTAGUE EDE,
Secretary
5- That is the following Articles Nos. 2, 7, 2, 36, 45, 47, 53,55 84 94, 103 and 129 the word Booretary wherever it occurs be eliminated and that in lieu thereof the words General Manager be inserted." sive) wherever the word. Dated this 4th day of Decem- **Becretary appears auch word ber, 1915. dec
be eliminated and that in lên By Order of the Board.
thereof the words Coner. F "Manager" be inserted.””.
.0. MONTAGUE EDE, Becretary
MANUFACTURED BY
(ESTABLISHED 1796) LONDON & LIVERPOOL.
STOCKS KEPT
HONGKONG
of all kinds of Varnishes, Paints, etc. for all purposes.
Ja
HONGKONG BRANCH, Alexandra Building.
Company be increased to $3,000,000 by the creation of) 10,000 additional shares of $50 each. (2.)-That the Directors be authorised to offer the said 10/09 additional Shares at a premium of $10 per Share to each Member on the Regis- ter of Members on the 14th day of December, 1915, in the proportion of one New Share for every complete number of Five Shares which Buch Momber is the Registered Holder of on that date and upon the footing (unless the Directors shall otherwise determine) that Shareholders shall be given the option of paying the full amount. of each share taken up lus the will be held on Friday, the 10th A General Meeting of Members premium (making together
NOTICES
HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE NOTICE.
of Candidates and their proposers Notice in writing of the Names and secondars to be lodged with the Secretary at least 48 hours before the time appointed for holding the Meeting.
G.
By order.
E. A. M. WILLIAMS,
Secretary,
R.
$50 per Share) to the ComDecember, 1915, at 4 o'clock p.m. pany on acceptance of the in the CHAMBER ROOM, NEW offer or of paying such GOVERNMENT BUILDING, to amount on or before the 29th bor to fill the place of the lato nominate a Member of the Cham- February, 1916, with interest Honourable Mr. E. Ar Hewett, at the rate of 6 per cent. per C.M.G. on the Legislative annum from (and including)
Council. the lat wanuary, 1916, until payment and that if any Sharehol fer fails to pay the full amount due on any Shares accepted by him (in cluding premium and inter est) on or before the 28th February, 1916, auch Shares may be forfeited by the Dir. estore and that such offer be Yongkong 2nd December, 1915. made by notice specifying the number of Shares to which the Member is entitled and limiting the tims within which the offer if not accept- od will be deemed to be
NOTICE. declined to the 31st December, 1915, and that the Directors Any European, Non-Asiatic or be empowered to dispose of Indian desiring to leave the the Shares not accepted in Colony should apply in writing response to such offer to such for permission to do so to the persons upon such terms and Captain Superintendent of Police, conditions and at such times at least 48 hours before the in- as they consider expedient in tended hour of departure, giving the interests of the Company pamo, nationality, age, BOX, and that forfeited Shares height and occupation of the shall bec me the property of applicant, and stating the name the Company and may be of the steamer or other vessel or sold, reallotted or otherwise the hour of the train by which disposed of by the Directors the applicant wishes to leave, in such manner as they think Applicants should apply in person fit.
for their passes at the Central (3) That Buch additional Police Station between the hours shares sh ll not participate in of 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to any Dividend declared in 4 pm. daily. March, 1916, in respect of Hongkong 9th, July, 1915. profit accrued up to the 31st -------
December, 1915, but shall
participate in any Dividend
declared thereafter pro rata
with the existing oapit 1.
PUBLIC COMPANIES
(4.) That no Member shall be THE HONGKONG & WHAM
entitled to an offer of any fraction of an
Addi fonal
Share in respect of any Number of Shares less than five held by him.
POA DOCK Co., Ltd.
NOTICE.
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PUBLIC AUCTION:
PUBLIC AUCTION
"THE Undersigned has received instructions to sell by Publio Auction on
MONDAY,
the 13th December, 1915, com- moncing at 2.30 p.m. at his Baies Rooms, Duddell Street A Large Quantity of Valuable Household Furniture
comprising:-
Teak Hatstand with Bevelled
Top Desks, Bookcases, Card Mirror, Chesterfield Couch, Roll Table, Overmantel with Bevelled Mirror,
Electric Chandelier, Electric Table Fan, Carpets, Cur- tins, Pictures and Engravings, Vases. Ornaments, etc., etc.
NOTICES
PUBLIC NOTICE.
Just Arrived a new Stock of Chocolates in Tins and Fancy |Boxes, Our Cabos from the Large.t, to the Smallest are made with first Olans Table Butter and all other ingredients are of the very best obtainable. Our Christmas Cakes are made any Size from three pounds upwards. Our Bread is made from the Best Quality Flour only and can be obtained and orders taken in Kowloon at
AH WEE'S DAIRY, 31 Peking Road.
ON LEE. Compradors, Haiphong Road, HUNG CHEONG,
do
do
KWONG YUEN, MOW, do
do.
do
KWONG FOOK,
do
do
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Orders may be left with the above for any of our products We put up absolutely the Bost, Tine and Dinners new Menu for Each Meal. Price oze Dollar Each, or 30 Moals for $20.00, good for any meal or á lá Carte up to 75 Cente
We Guarantee every thing put up and Sold by the Alexandra Cafe to be of Brat Class Quality. Try our own mats Pork Sausages and Pork Pies: Pure Good Coffee Roasted and Ground Daily and put up in 1 lb. Tins at 75 Cents. We give you a Splendid Cup of Lipton's Tea. Minerale and soft drinks of every discription:*** Just give us a Trial and you will be more than Satisfied. --THE ALEXANDRA CAFE.
R. J. HOWARD, Sole Proprietor.
THE WEEKLY TELEGRAPH.
CONTAINS ALL THE NEWS.
The most complete Mail Supplement in the Colony,
Contains all the news of the week in a most attractive form and is the paper for mailing to friends at Home.
Price per single copy -25 cents.
Annual Subscription -$13 (incinding postage $17).
CONTENTS.
..40 Cigarette and Tobacco
Fand
Teak Sideboards with Bevelled Mirrors. Oak Extension Dining Day by Day ................... 1-3 The Police Reserve...... Table, Dinner Waggon, Too Passenger Liste 4 Tables, Ice Chest, Dincer and Hotel Liste CVETLI Dessert Services, E.ectric and Glase-ware (including cut-glass). The Courts Cooking Stove, eta,, etc.
5
Steamers... JUULEDKYU 209 AKA 6
Health of the Colony.
7-15 Sir Robert Ho Tung's
Generosity
Brass Mounted Iron Bedstead, Leading Articles............ 16-29 Teak Wardrobes, Dressing Table Note and Comment....... 23-27 Overseas Aircraft 41
28-34 The Scottish Concert....42-43 with Bevelled Mirror, Chest-of-Special Artioles
BET ŐSÉGÉT GAINES FOR ALL 35-37 Retiring on Pension ......43. Drawers. Marble Top Wash- Sport
Progress in Kores 43 stands, Toilet Crookery, Quilts The Late Mr. Hewett's
Funeral
38-39 Legislative Council......... 44-45 and Blankets, etc, etc.
Kwangtung Flood Relief Government Civil Hospital39 The Mercantile Marine ... 39 Fand ................45 A Popular Officer 46 Appeal for Comforta for**
Troops
The Sanitary Board ............40
Telegrame An Expression of Thanks.40
Also
A few pieces of Blackwood-ware
1 Singer Treadle Sewing Machine 2 Treadle Sewing Machines.
On view from Saturday. the 11th inet.
Catalogues will be issued. Terms: Cash on delivery.
GEO. P. LAMMERT,
Auctioneer. THE Undersigned has received instructions to sell by Public Auction on
. TUESDAY, the
21st December, 1915 commencing at I am at his Sales Rooms Duddell Street.
IN-ONE LOT. Japanese Steamer Taro Maru *** ***
The
as she now lies wrecked at tho Hainan Straits together with her. Engines, anchors, Cables, Appur. tenances, Stores, etc, etc. T
and
For further particulars apply to GEO. P. LAMMERT.
v: Auctioneer. Terms: Cash on the fall of the
Shareholders are reminded that The Cargo consisting of about (5.) That the Directors be em pursuant to the Resolutions ad-3800 Tons of Hongay Dust
powered to dispose of all vertised above the Register willCoal. additional shares which be closed on the 14th Day of members are not entitled to December, 1915, and the offer of have offered to them to such New Shares will be made to the persons upon such terms and Shareholders on the Register in conditions and at such times that day. The last day for receiv- Hammer. as they consider expedient ing transfers will accordingly be in the inter ats of the Com the 13th December, 1915. pany.
16.) That the proposed exer-
R.M.DYER,
Chief Manager.
and that such regulations be
and they are hereby adopted as the Articles of the Com-
cise by the Directors of the Hongkong, Lat December, 1915. power of borrowing vested in thom by the creation of a debenture issue of $2, 00/00 bearing interest at Six per cont.. of which $1,000,000 is to be offered for subscription forthwith and the balance (8 to be dealt with in such man- ner as the Directors may in!
NOTICE.
CHRISTMAS
AT THE
pany in substitution for and HONGKONG
to the exclusion of all the existing Artioles thereof."
HOTEL
At the request of several pa Should the Resolution immed-trons of the Hotel the Manage
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EAKTRAMWAY CO
LIMITED
TIKE TABLE.
$.00 h, to OGA, to
10.00 6.5, 25
WEEK DAYS.
300 Ereat us Mun 10.00
11.00 AM 13.30 AM, EN. KLET 3.
sesta
1.53 10 $145 PARKIM
sut bal to
615 TAM. 30.
500 2
TLD 1.36. NIGHT CARS.
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to cop
1. and 9 PM01, 1199 PAN. CO
11.8G FİKİ" Bury Bill Boun
15.00 736 to 21:45 7:
every quarter of an hour, KASUNDAYLAN
7.4 AM to 10:30 AM." EVERY 29 Min. ERO AM to 11,004 20
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10 MINI
12
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to Mr
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100 to th.. 5.00 PM, 5 9.00 136
100 W. 10. 10 23. NIGHT CAR5 as as Weak Daps.
ARA SATURDAYS
Ex Cut midnight.
SPECIAL CARS
113 the Company's Qlia,
Des Voeux Road, Central
Sean and puneb fleets available for aller
hax kesdy full ronologat, the time stated in the
1358 40
KEROSENE OIL.
We guarantee all kerosene vil sold by us to be pure and unadulterated.
Present price.**
"COMET."
$3.90 per case ex store:
“WHITE ROSE,"
$4.30 per case er store.
CHING-CHEONG
168 Des Vosur Road. Con.
(2 blocks West of Cent, Markot.
KWONG YUEN,
91. Des
Company's ass tables, but not for special cars THE OHINA
De slanted on applicazion at the Company's O Bog
No Season Ricketwill be issued until garment there
for han beng made in Bank Notes or by Chiesa K Compradore order representing Bank Notes.”
JOHN D. HUMPHREYE & SON
MEE CHEUNG, PHOTOGRAPHER.
FLOOD PICTURES
of
GANTON, SHAMEEN,
WEST RIVER
AND VARIOUS DISTRICTS NOW ON SALE Hongkong. 18th July, 1913
the present or future deter iately preceding for the approval ment has arranged a series of mine be and the same is and adoption of now regulations dances to be held during Christ- hereby approved and, that of the Company bo passed by the mas Week open to residents and the Directors be left to raise required majo ity it will be sub- diners in the Hotel. There will and secure the repayment of, mitted for confi mation as atake place on the following Buch
debentures in such Special Resolution to a second nights.
CHRISTMAS EVE manner and upon such terms Extraordinary Meeting which and conditions in all respects will be subsequently convened. A FRIDAY, 24th December, 1915.
AANBOXING DAY as they think fit with liberty, copy of the new regulations re if they think it to deposit ferred to can be reen on applica- MONDAY, 17th December, 1915.
NEW YEAR. EVE any of such debentures with tion at the Company's Office in the Company's Hankere on Hongkong or at the Offices of FRIDAY, Slet December, 1915.
By kind permission of Lieut, such terms as they think fit Messieurs Deacon, Looker, Dea- na security for any indebted con. & Harston, the company's Colonel L. A. WATSON and ness of the Company to its Bolicitors.
Officers the Band of the 74th Bankers either present er Dated the 1st day of December, Punjabis under Bandmaster future.
Christian will be in attendance. 1915. And the Resolution: hereafter By Order of the Board,
Special menus will be served in further subjoined will also be
R. M. DYER, the Grill Room at $3.50 per head proposed as an Extraordin
Chief Manager. and in the Main Dining Room at ary Resolution, viz Notice. The Register of $1.50 per head. KENYA "That the regulations contain- Bbareholders will be closed Tablo socommodation can be ed in the printed document from an including the 14th reserved at the Hotel Main Office:
BON, STEELS METAL) andi HARD submitted to this Meeting December, 1915 to the 24th The Hotel Launch will leave-
IWARK MIRCHANTE, Wholamy and for the purpose of identi- December, 1915.
Blake Pier each night for Kowa Retall-Ironmongen. Pig Irong fication subscribed by the
Joon after denon A * Chairman thereof be and thà
WH. TAGGART, same are hereby approved:
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By Order of the Board:
SURM. DYER, DownlorChief Manager,
Manager.
SINHDN & BI.
Eglablished A. D. 1830.
Foundry Joke Importers. General Bian keepers and Bilychaudière, Now. 25 Fard 37, Thug Loong Street, (Bad Street win of Cimbal Market) Teleshone Ho, $15
Road, West,
PROVIDENT
LOAN AND MORTGAGE
CO. LTD.
(Capital Paid up...$1,350,000)
Loans on Mortgage of House Pro- perty, &c.
Goods received on Storage. Advances made on Merchandise: Loans made on the Provident
* Bystem, M (Rates and Particulars on
plication),
The Office of TRUSTER, EXECUTOR OF
WILLS, ATTORNEY, &
Undertaken, and Executed
SHEWAN, TOMES & 06 * General Managerm Hongkong. 19th March, 1890:
HIMROD'S
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ASTHMA