THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
EXTRA
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, MARCH 11, 1916
COMPANY BEPORT.
Shanghai Land Investment
Co., Ltd.
The report of the directors of the above company, for "presenta- tish at the twenty-seventh annual general meeting of shareholders to be held on Tuesday, the 14th day of March, 1916, at 430 p., is a follows:--
Tas directors have pleasure in presenting their twenty-seventh sheual report and statement af accounts and balance sheet fo: the year ending 31st December, 1915.
Paoshan Estate No. 13-Small purchases of land have been mada to connect up existing Lata. Tha development of the Dixwell Road district has beer continued. B. C. Paoshan Loi 140 has been sold.
TELEGRAMS.
OUR GROWING ARMY.
[Renter's Service to The Telegraph."]
Tongshan Road Estate No. 15 has been added to by the par-
March 10, 1.45 p.m. chase of B. C. Low 2869, 3891 The Army Estimates provide for a personnel of four million and $895.
Jesfield Estate No. 21 h, exclusive of the Dominion troops and the British troops in
India been added to by the purchase of B. C. Lo: $140 and certain small tripe to square off other lote and by the faal payments on account of new building.
Zang Pang Estate No. 25. Final payments on account of new buildings have been made.
Szachaea Road Estate No. 29. Lot 104 Central Ca lastel
daring the was acquired year, a part was re-sold almost immediately and the whole of the proceeds of the sale writion off ainst the Capital-cost of the E-tare.
Working Account for 1915 has weredit balance of Tha 460,314.02 scompared with Tha 370,000 48 for: 1914. Grom rents are in
Sundry Mortgage Loans show creed by Tia, 29,365.98. Run- ning expenses by Tis. 13 274.23, a decrease of Tls. 464.215.13.
Director-Mr. E. C. Peares lesting a net increase in rents of T: 16,091.69. Interess Accranterer by rotation, but offers i-again reduced by Tha. 20,898..biza-elf for re-election. 7. The increase in running
-4.1
Auditor.-Mr. Wingrove expenses is partly due to the tires, bat offers himself for re- increase in the Company's devel-election.
oped properties, but more part icularly to the damage caused by birst water pipes during the exceptional spell of cold weather eatly in the year.
Reserve Fand remains at Tis. 1,623,054.72.
Reserve Fund for Equalisation af Dividenda is increased to Tls. 208,000 by the addition of Tle. 50,000 passed to that Account at the last Annual General Hesting.
3. JENNER HOGG,
Chairman
List of Estates.
The list of the company's estates on December 31, 1915, was st followe
Will's Estate No. L-Situated on the North Bank of the Soochow Creeksad adjuning the Woosung Road, Broadway and Autor Roads, Chwang Hoong Estate No. 2- Improvements and Renewals Is ainated in the vicinity of Account Las been credited with Quiassa Square, Pardon, Boops T 53,372, being interest on and Haining Roads. undeveloped land for last year and debited with Tis. 39,185.71, being the cost of various renewals and improvements carried out during the year.
Profit and Lose Account shows the net profits on sales of pro- perty, Tia 277,470,48, Premis on Debentures Tla 4016 as aginst Th. 11,422 last year and on the debit side the trasfere authorised at the last meeting. The balance of Ti.. 565,516.38 the Directors recom- mend for appropriation fallows
Topaya final dividend
of & per cent(making
12 per cent for the Jear)
as
Tis.
234,000.00
***
78,000.00
50,887.02
To pay a bonus of Tl. 1 per share (2 par cent) Transfer to Improve- ments and Renew-
wals Account
Harbory Road Estate No. 5.- Is situated on the Haabury and Yuenicng Roads.
Jinkee Estate No. Is sitast
ed on the Jinkes, Peking and Szechnen Roads.
MR. LLOYD GEORGE AND THE DRINK PROBLEM.
March 10, 1.45 p.m.
THE RUSSIANS.
DAY BY DAY,
Alice Memorial Hospital.
The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Affiliated } Hospitals bega to acknowledge. with thanks, the following dona- tion to the funds of the Hospitals: -Belilios Girls' School; $25.
Supposed Murder.
A discovery was made by Ser- Mr. Lloyd George told a Temperance deputation that the drinkgeant Aris yesterday of the body restrictions had caused a decrease of 40 per cent, in drankeantes, of a Chinese male, agad about 43, He believed that the people, before the war was ended, would in the stream on the east side of the drink question. « realise that the future of the Empire depended on a settlement of Stanley Road and Wong Not Chong Gap, about three-handred yards away from the road. The deceased had a large, woand in the throat and five atab wounds on the body. It is apparently a esse of murder. On the body was found a key of the Yes Lee boarding house, 119, Connaught Foad Central. The body was first discovered by three forestry workers. The police are prosecut ing enquiries.
More Enemy Attacks Repulsed.
(Hapos Telegram.)
March 9. The Russians progressed South of Fozieje railway line. They reprised attacks in Olyk region and also in Lower Stryps, in ficting very heavy losses on the enemy.
IN THE NEAR EAST.
Russians Occupy Semebor.
The Russians have occupied Semehor, in Persia
TELEGRAMS.
SIR L. S. JAMESON.
Bawatz's Service To The Telegraph.”
London, Received, March 11.
March 9.
ALLEGED ATTEMPTED
FRAUD.
•
Inspector Macdonald charged a Chinese before Mr. J. E. Wood Sir Leander. Starr Jameson, this morning, with, on March 10th President of the British South by means of a forged money Africa Company, been order, attempting to obtain the operated on for kidney trouble. sum of $350 from the Kem Shan A second operation is necessary. Bank, 35, Bonham Strand.
hsa
OBITUARIES.
London, Receivad, March 11.
The death is announced of Captain Bond Shelton, a survivor
of the Birkenhead.
Penalty for Attempted Bribery.
When a Chinese was arrested by an Indian Sergeant at West Point for obstruction, he offered
FORGED CHEQUES.
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Defrauded.
TO-DAY'S. ADVERTISEMENT
THE HONGKONG ROPE
| MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
of
That the Articles of Associa
Within the last few days the
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Hongkong and Shanghai, Bok
that an Extraordinary Meeting has been defrauded of no Iesa of THE HONGKONG ROPE than $8,000 by means of a forged MANUFACTURING COM- signature.
PANY, LIMITED, will be The facts of the case are that held at St. George's Building. cheques, bearing what appeared Chater Road, Victoria, iz the to be the signature of a prominent Colory Hongkong. оп business gentleman, were handed Saturday, the 15th day of March. over the counter for cashing and, 1916, at 11:45 o'clock in the fore thinking that they were genuine, 200 when the subjoined Friza the official to whom they were ordinary Resolution will be pro-
posed presented, paid out the money. It was Ister found that the signs tion of the Company be altered ture was a forged oze. It japin manner following pears that the cheques were taker from a book which had been issued to a firm in which one of the men concerned with the fargery had been engaged. In connection with the affair, an arrest has been made by the Police, this being a man who wa only let out of gaol a few days 320 after serving a term of im- priscnment for atempting to (defrand the same Bank...
It is thought that three men were involved in the plot, bat, the Sergeant a bribe of $1,20, so far, the other two seam to have sod as a consequence, he was got away and have not, at the. charged before Mr. Haseland this time of writing, been arrested. morning, both with obstraction
and for offering the bribe. For the first offence he was fined $7 and for the second $25 or one month's hard Labour. The
amount of the bribe was also THE TENNIS ordered to be forfeited.
Kidnapping.
TOURNAMENT.
Last Evening's Results.
Play was continued in the ten- nis tournment yesterday, the following being the resulte
(a) That after the word "Coon-
pany in the 16th line of Article 110 the following words shall be added:--
The General Kanagem ray also with the con- sent of the Consulting Committee pay -such bonus or botuses ** the Geeral Managers shall think fit."
(b) That the words. ↑ Bonus., OT. Bonuses "thall be inazzied immediately after the word Dividend in the 8th lime of Article 11Q (c) That the words
and bonuses" shall be inserted immediately after the word
· Dividend” in the first line of Article 115.
*
Should the above Resolutiem. be passet by the requisite. majority, it will be submitted for confirmation as a Special Resolu tion to a further Extrordinary Gener I Meting which will "Be subsequently convened. Dated this 11th day of March, 1916,
SHEWAN TOMEN, & CO., General Managers.
THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING COM- PANY, LIMITED. THE 32ND ORDINARY ANNUAL MMDINING of SHAREH ̈LDERS in the shave: COMPANY'S OFFICE. St
A Chinese was charged before Mr. J. B. Wood, at the Police Court this morning, with the kidnapping of a boy aged eight Mr.Preston appeared to defend years. It appeared that the Inspector Macdonald said that mother of the boy, who is a widow, st about Jo'clock yesterday morn and who had come down from the ing, a man came into the bank country, took up her residence at the counter, les ring immediately defendant also lived. It is alleged and placed the letter produced on
12, Bridges Street, at which the without speaking to anyone. The that the man took the boy on the accountant opened the letter and 8th inst. on board the Sai Hong, thought it was unusual in charac- which was dae to leave early on ter se it purported to be from the the morning of the 9th. A watch R. E. Mariel (was 15/3) beat Mr. bead office at Kongunaying that man on board the boat found the gman named Chung Son Wei had boy asleep on the middle deck. Syms Thom-01 (owes 15/3)-6-1, and the Report of the General
6-2. deposited $350 there in 20 cents covered up with a piece of mating, Peking, March 5.
pieces. At about 1230 the dewith the defendant squatting surprise stack on Saifu on March said he was Chang Sha Wei and to the Secretary for Chinese The Government troops made a fendant come into sue shop and close by. The case was referred situated on the Broadway, East and after capturing all the sar-produced a receipt aying he Affaire for inatractions to
Hongkew Creek Estate No. 8.- Is sitasted on the Kashing and Dixwell Roads in the vicinity of
The death is also announced of Lord Ronald Leveson-Gower.
the Hongkow Creek and Saw Gin THE SITUATION IN CHINA Kiang..
Estate No. 9-Is situated on! the East Yabang Road
Broadway Estate No. 10.
situated on the Nanyang Bund, Weat Ferry Road
Great, Western Road Estate No.
The Capture of Suifu.
Victoria Theatre.
Open Championship Singles- Mr. A. H. Crook beat Mr. Jose M George's Building. Chater Road, de J. Lopea-3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-1. Victoria, on SATURDAY. the 25th March, 1916, at 11.30 o'clock receiving & Statement of Accounts Handicap Singles, Binth forenoon for the purpose of
Managers for the year ending 31st December, 915, and electing Handicap Singles, "A"-.a Consulting Committee and CL Cooper Hunt (owes 3/5) 3-8,
. E. Green (owes 30) beat Rev. Auditors
pro | 6-3, 6-4.
which have
The TRANSFER BOOKS. of the COMPANY will be CLOSED From MONDAY, the 20th March, SATURDAY, the 25th March, 1916. both days inclusive,
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.
General Managers. Hongkong, 11th March, 1916
PUBLIC AUCTION.
at
Shameen, Cantsi.
of Kongting Road,
Paoshan Faiste No. 13.-Ised the town' on March 2, the re-far the money in bank notes, as
rumming defended points, enter-wanted to redeem it.
He asked cute.
Mired Doubles Handicap. Road Extension sad Dixwell koad the Yangtze. situated on the North Szenen els reuning to the right bank of he had no bag in which he could
Mm. Lambert and M. G, W. Sewell (owes 3/6) beat Mra Extension
carry the small money. After
A most attractive programme Greaves and Mr. J. B. Greaves The main force of the rebels defendant bad signed the book, was offered at the Victoria lat 81, 8-3. Yangiazepoo Estate No. 14-Istee a North China Daily sccountant seat for the police and situated on the Yangtazepoo and Ness correspondant) was concern-defendant was arrested. He was
new night, two
sute of war and Macgregor Bada
Among those games. Ferry Road Estate No. 16-Is fighting was more or less continu-Wing Lok Street, as a shop coolie, opted condition of the theatre in the Championship Singles. trated near Nacht, where the employed by a cianeman at 172, comica filling the first half. The been fixed for Monday are several
pictures and some high-class Pathe
O and reinforcements could not earning $2 per month. The shop was in itself an immense testimony Capt. Milner Jones will meet be moved in sime to meet the an- on the note was not genuine. No to the popularity of the Mel Mr. Wese Po-keng, the obber THE 17.- situated on the Sonta sidepected development at Saifu. Alenquiries had yet bean made stbournes, who re-opened there last games being:-Mr. H.-Hancock THE Undersigned has received of Great Western Road, West of force has crossed the Yennan added that as the offence was cond half of the programme, fent v. Rev. C. L. Cooper Hans, quidators to sell by Public Atiče
derschment of the Government Kongman. Iaspector Macdonald night and whose show filled the ! v. M-. Y. C. Chow, and Mr. NEL nurther and occupied Poyai. It is indictable one and on account of They had new songs and new
tion on Tongshan Road Estate No. 18 reported that the want of military defendant's youth, he had added jokes to offer, as well as new Mears. A. A. Claxton and G. F. Tis. 565,518,38-Is situated on the Tongshan saccess of the rebel forces has the second charge of attempting to most amusing musical sketch. Sewell scratch) will meet Mr.
the Handicap Doubles MONDAY, the 20th March,
1916 Road, East of Alcock Road. Capital Account.-The total
commencing at 11a.m. discouraged sne leaders in Yun-obtain money by false pretences "Caroline." The Melbournes are G. A. Pentreath and Dr. Glaister at Messrs. Arnhold Karbery & Book Costs of Estates is Ts.
so that His Worship, if the case giving a matinee next Wednesday, (receive 3/6,) and in the Mixed Co's godowns, Shamers Foking, March 4-An oficial were proved, could deal with him. there will be a repeat per Doables Miss Wilkinson and Mr. Ca 3,311,487.66 as compared with Tla. 7,947,986.48 · 1ss:
telegram_from_Brigade Com- A week's formal remand waeformance of "Ay Ay, Captain!'
8. H. Dodwell (owe 4/6) will play gine (6 HP)
1 Remington Marine Oil Ee mamer Feng Yo-balang sistOS
Mra, J. L. McPherson and Mr. J.
Transfer to Equaliz
tion of Dividend Account Carry forward to new
account
150,000.00
46,649.36
Avence Paalaa.
pantu
Chionfoong Road Estate No. 19,-Is situated on the Chao- foong Road and Broadway.
Jenfeld Estate No. 20.-Is year.
Increases and decreases in Estates situated on the Joanfield and Con sust on the 1st he attacked Safe granted, ball being fixed at $1,000.
costs other than interest on annanghi Hoads. developed land are as follows
TOCISTS.ACE
which was held by over 2,000 Jessfield Estate No. 21-abeis and about 1,000 local Will's Estate No. 1-The restarted on the Jensfield Boad in andits, who offered a sizbborn building of a small part of the the vicinity of the Lob Chia Pang. Ysies Road Estato No. 22.—is Estate was completed.
situated on the Great Western Boad, East of Yates Road
Chasan Road Estate No, 24-
Chwang Hoong Estate No. 2
and
A small pisos of land near
and also par up-s strong defence on Knaatonahan
and UnmioNIsa. -
Theft from Money Changers.
The Government troops fought For stealing $8 from a money Pardon Road has been purchased Is stated on the Chusan andalantly day and night, adran changer's stall at West Paint, & cing step by stepando.ptaring, in Chinese was sentenced to twa STLOCCASION many Biralogical months' bard labour and four advanced along the left bank of the Police Court this morning. points. At dawn on the 2nd, Litey hoary stocks by Mr. Hasalan the river and took all the import-
s part of the purchase Tongshan Roads. price paid. A small plot of land
ant postsons held by the enemy.
Police Reserve, Another route march was car ried cat yesterday evening by the Police Reserve, each company turning up in well-nigh fall atzength. The corps was under command of Mr. F. C. Jonkin, D.S.P.(Reserve) but the Hon, the Captain Superintendent and Mr. P.P.J. Wodehouse, D.S. P. were also present, the former taking the late when the men were dis missed at Queen's State Square
In
instructions from the Li-
2 Electric Motors (6 H. P. and
1 Switchboard,
B. Wood (receive 2/6), whilst Mr. 12 H. P.) Forsyth and Mr. L. N. Murphy (owe 1/6) will meet Mre. Crawford and M2, F. Sutton (receive 3/6).
Enjoyable Whist Drive.
Promoted by Mr.Powney R.N.
1 Dynamo
1 Searchlight
88 Knitting Machines.
1 Special Knitting Machine
8 Hat sewing machines.
2 Silk Loomas.
1 Towel Looms.
22 Cash boxES.
1 Horse gear pump.
1 Duplex Disphragm pump.
& Emery Grinders.
55 Tobacco knives. 6. Desk Fans.
38 Bales Yain (128 and 166), 33 Cases Claret.
Zang Pang Estate No. 28.-Is at the corner of Boone and North situated on the South of Grest Honan Roads has been sold to the Western Road in the vicinity of
an enjoyable whist drive was held Municipal Council for a market. Hazdoon Road.
A new feature of the march was at the RN. Canteen Theatre, Inst Estate No. 27--Is zitusted of A considerable number of the old Chinese bangalows have been the Yalin Road, East of Mac. Over 60 prisoners were taken with
The rebels suffered heavily. War Charities Fund Committee the presence of mounted police, night, and there were 36 tables.
the ponies behaving remarkably The winners were sa follows pulled down and an improved gregor Boad.
wall although still noused to the Ladiee-1, Mra. Dean; 2, Mrs. Chinese house built.
Mohawk Road Estate No. 28.marons mães and quantities ---la situated near the Race Club.
of supplies. The Government
The following gentlemen have Band. At West Point, the men F. W. Black, 3, Mr. Bolton; 18th inst
allowed to fall on hidden - number, firs. Cousins. joined the above. Committee zein | were. lost over 100" man Szechnen Hood Estate No. 29. killed and wounded. All as Mr. F. B. L. Bowley, Mr. J. M. for refreshments, which were Gents-1, Mr. J. Bicks (B.A.); on delivers ́ been added to by purchase of B.-Is situated on the Szechuan ranola bara fed from Saito, Basto, Mr. A. E. B. Silva-Netto, generously - provided by some 2, Mr. Boby; 3, ME Atkinson;"
Road, South of Foochow Road.
Broadway Estate No. 10
has
Q. Lot 8499.
Mr. A. M. Boazen:
local Chinese gentlemen.
hidden dumper, Mr. Garter.
On view from Saturday the
Terms:
Hongkong banknotes
GEO. P. LAMMERE,
Auctioneer