LLICE RESERVE ORDERS.
COMPANY REPORTS.
Orders ined to-day by Mr.Th
C. Jenkin, DS.P., (Resorts)
Palice Reserve Band. Pobion Reserve Band wil at the Victoria Theatre at
Hongkong Fire Insurance
Co., Ltd
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 1916.
ASSES Cash, in hand, ani în transit and on Cas- rent Account and Fixed Deposits with Banks, - Mortgages, Lowns and
Debanturea, Foreign Government
Sikrer Banda,
$857,081.88
1,654,965.21
4,666.67
DAIRY FARM NEWS. NECKWEAR-
SAUSAGES.
We invite you to inspect the variety of Sausages we have
Government Stocks, 92,973.92 ALL READY FOR YOUR TABLE,
The report of the shove Come! pm on Thursday, March pany, for presentation to the Indian and Colonial
On the occasion of s per shareholders at the forty-seventh manos in aid of the Hongkong ordinary meeting, to be held at Foreign Government
in the Overseas Ward of the offices of the General Ma Netley Hospital.
ager, on Tuesday 25, at noon, is
follow
On all parades attended by the Band, all members attached there- most parade with the Band and sot with their Platoons.
Uniform.
The General Managers "and. Consulting
Gold Loans, Indian, Colonial and
Foreign Railway
and Port Trust
131,427.39
Committee have Bonds and Stockm, 157,492.17 pleasure in submitting to the Other Investments,... 444,955 99 shareholders the forty-seventh | Agency Balances, 64,414.83 Accounts Receivable, 88,441 68 amual report of the Company,
Police pattern Paggarees hare been issued to Equipment Officers Platoon Commanders of Nos, 2 and 3 Companies will see that heir man have some fitted before This sum, subject to the sp Friday next, March 24th.
1914 Account-This account shows a net profit on working of $344,549.16.
$3,498,429.07 Starling Exchange lakan si I lid.
proval of shareholders, it is PP. CHATER. Members of the
The Tailor will stand siposed to deal with as follows,
ntral from 5.30 to 6 p.m. ao viz
Thumsday and Tuesdays each week Dividend of $27,00
WIT
Route March. Friday 24th March. All Ranks and Units will parade at Volus- beer Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. punctually Friday FIL Iniform with Helmets. All pat ulmen (except Water Police) will attend this parade, and will not do any Parol duty that night.
Mounted Patrols:
Members of this detachment ill parade at the Stables at 6.15 Dam, sharp on Wednesday, March 22nd. Uniform, cape without
belts and Revolvera. sovers,
The Riding Heater reports that the following troopers are passed for Patrol duty-Scall, Fernandes, Chan Mak Heung, Sew, Wei Wing Hong, Belphy Exrwell and Golding.
Acknowledgment. The D.S.P. acknowledges with thanks the very fair and friendly (though unnecessarily sarcastic) orificisms of his pseudonymous Correspondent on the matter of The recent Drill Cap Competition.
- Joined, No. 1 Co. No. 2 Platoon 8. H: Spaulding.
ALLEGED FORGED CHOP.
A serious charge was preferred. against a man named Mak Lai- , described as a writer, of 125, Commught Road Central, at the Folios Court this morning, tefors M.J.R. Wood. The charge was one of falsely altering a cheque of $310, drawn on the Russo-Asiatic Bank, and of falsifying the shop
|
per share Addition to Reinsur
ance Fund
$216,000.00
1915 Account--The balance at credit of this account is $505,- 935.73.
Conmlting Committee-Hr. Barton resigned his seat on 80- count of his departure from the Colony and Mr. H. P. White was invited to fill the vacancy.
MAITLAND,
OXFORD SAUSAGES. TOMATO POLONY
*
BOLOGNE SAUSAGES. TONGUE
BLOOD
LIVER SAUSAGES, &c. &c. &c.
All made on our own premises by
our own European Expert.
LAWN TENNIS.
The HK CC. Tournament.
NAVAL TEA AND SPORTS.
- An Acknowledgement of
Appreciated Services,
Consulting Committee. JARDINE, KATHESON & Com Id
General Managera. Auditors' Report.-We_report | 128,54916 that we have examined the "do
counts of the Company at the $344,549.16 Head Office with the Books and Vouchers in Hongkong and re- turns received from the various
Play was continned in the above Agencies for the year ending 31et December, 1915. We have also tournament yesterday, quite a The organisers of the tes at the satisfied ourselves as to the ex number of ties being decided. It City Hall on Saturday the 18th, was first announced that all first to sailors "from some ships" istence and value of the Securities for Investments, Cash at Bankers and second round ties should be desire to express their gratitude and on Mortgage to the amount played off by the 20th; but the to the firms who did so much to specified. We have obtained all weather has on several occasions help them-Messrs. Wiseman for The Hoo. Sir Paul Chater, she information sad explanations made the cancellation of fixtures providing and arranging the tes, CMG, Messrs. White, Maitland we have required and, in cancery, and as a consequence, Messrs. Lane, Crawford. for jam, and Gabbay retire, bat being opinion, the above Balance Sheet several ties in those rounds are Messrs. A. S. Watson and Co. for eligible, offer themselves for re- is properly drawn up so as to still to be decided. The tours ginger beer and lemonade during exhibit a true and correct view of ment is, however, well forward, the sports in the Naval Yard, the election.
the state of the Company's affairs and, given anything like deceat according to the best of our in-weather concions, there will be Anglo-Swies Milk Co. for 400 packets of ebccolate (all at reduced formation and the explanations
no difficulty in getting matters
rates); and to the British Ameri- given to us and as shown by the concluded by the date first in
can Tobacco Co. for giving 430 Books of the Company.
view. Testerday's results were as
packets of cigarettes. Auditoru-The accounts have A 3 LOWE RCA, been audited by Mesars. H. Percy, E. PERCY SITE, F} Auditora follows: Smith, F.C.A., and A. B. Lowe, Hongkong, 18th March, 1916. F.C.A.
Sir Robert Ho Tang has *ccepted an invitation to join the Consulting Committee, his elec tion requires the confirmation of shareholders.
JARDINE MATHESON & CO. LTD. General Managers, Hongkong Fire Insurance 4 Company, Limited. Working Account, 1914. On 31st December, 1915. Losses and Claims, $172.424.47- Charger,
41,832.29 Remuneration to Consulting Com- mittee and Andit-
ors,
Commissions, Balance, as per Bal-
ance Sheet,
of the Yia Shing Lang Firm, with Net Premis received, intent to defraud.
Inspecter Brazil said a clansman
Open Championship singles H. Hancock beat Y. C. Chow, 6/1, 6/2.
Handicap Singles “ A.”—A. H. Luzoa Sagar Refining Company, Crook (rec. 15/1) beat F.
Limited.
The statement of soccunts of the above Company for the year sading December 31, 1915, is as
follow:----
Profit and Loss Account-
To Interest,- To Loss in Exchange, To Audit Fee,
Smith (rec, 15), 6/0 6/1.
Handicap Singles "B.-H. 5. Muriel (owe 15/3) best J. A. Ridgway (rec. 4/6), 75, 6/3.
Dr. Koch (receives 15/2) best H. W. Weyler (receives 316) 62, 6/4
Handicap Doables.Lt-Cal Faichnie and Capt: Milner-Jones $27,803.41 (owe 216) wo. from E. Hancock
2,515.13 and E. Hancock (owe 3C).
50.00 Capt. Hammond and J. W. Franks (rec. 4/8) beat L-Col 12,422.03 Faichnis and Capt. Milner Jones
(owe 2/6), 10/2, 3/8, 8.
1,500.00
P. P. J. Wodehouse and B.0. Hatchison (rec. 15) beat-N. J: Austin and W. J. Hodge (rec. 15), 6/48/6.
Newest Colours
in
Crepe de Chine Knitted and
Poplin
Ties.
MACKINTOSH &
Men's Wear Specialists,
18, DES VŒUX ROAD."
CO. LTD.
COLUMBIA
RECORDS.
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507 BRITAIN'S FIRST LINE ...
FOR THE FRONT
1664 TEMPLE BELLS
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{LESS THAN THE DUSTS ("Indian
1665 KASHMIRI SONG
Hearty thanks are also due to Commander Gibson, R. N., and WM. the officers and men of B, M. §. | Tamar for organising and asang- ing the sports in so short a time and for decorating and helping at the City Hall; also to Colend Watson and the officers of the 74th Panjabis for allowing their band to play at the Naval Yard during the afternoon; and to Mr. Gonzales and his orchestra from the Hongkong Special Police Reserve, for their voluntary and efficient help towards the auc.ess of the City Hall entertainment.
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISMENTS,
PUBLIC AUCTION.
To General Managers
Commission, To Consulting Com
mittse Fees, To Allowance for In- come Tax to Philli- pine Government 1 per cent, on Net Profit for year, To Balance Profit as
best T. E. Pearce and C. W. Besquidators of Messrs. Badecker & Co., to sell by Public Anction | per Balance Sheet, 120,335.80 | wick (rec. 3/6), 6/3, 6/4. ́ ́
TUESDAY, the 28th March, 1916
-5,800.00 115,683.24
344,549.16
$680,289.16
leas Returns and Reinsurances,
498,599.09 181678 07 82.00
$680,289.16
By Gain on Working.
Account
of the defendant in California Interest, sent him a cheque for $310, Transfer Fees,
which he was to cash, divide into two parts, and send into the country with a view to getting about 16 per cant premium on the money. Defendant forged the firm's chop. He was detected in the bank
Working Account, 1915. Un 31st December, 1915. Losree and Claims... $72,190.00
His Worship--Did he not get Charges, the money?—No, he was caught Commissions, in the bank. He was there Balance, sa per Bal-
to cash the cheque with a
azce Sheet,
chop made by himself. He had two
Betters in his pocket addressed to
fins dlanaman, and in each letter
less Returna and
Reinsurances
was to be put a portion of tle Net Premia received, cheque when cashed. I believe defendant thought he was doing something quite innocent, and thist he was not doing anything
ong-
The case was adjourned antil Saturday
COUNTERFEIT COIN."
A charge of attering counterfeit ten-cent pieces was preferred
inst a Chinese named Cheng ng at the Police Court this moring, before Mr. Hazeland. aspector Angus stated that the Teladant was going round a Chinese theatre, palming off to he selling cigarettes etc., eneral un cent pieces. Apparently they mbled to the fact that they were getting sounterfeit coias, and proceeded to watch the man. efendant was caught and
wa outside, where he threw 20 cents. He had in his ision several packsts of kies, some tem-cent pieces 183 copper centa which he had fired in exchange. Defendant was sent to prison
"three months.
Interest, Transfer Fees,
39,258.76 141,057.20
505,936.73
$758,440.69
Bev. C. L. Cooper-Hunt, and 1215 51 Lieut. O R. Hamilton (owe 15)
Mixed Doubles Handicap. Mr. $165,841 88 and Mrs. Nisbet (own 30) beat Mrs. Jenkin and A. G.M. Fietsher (rec. 15), 6/3, 6/2.
$165,841.88
$165,841.88
Balance Sheet.
TATA ZESTAWEES.
Capital 7,000 shares
H. R. Phelipa and Mrs. W. Armstrong (owe 15/3) beat G. W. Sewell and Mrs. C. D. Lamert (owe 3/6), 8/3, 6/4. H.T. Jackman and Mra. P. D. Wilson (receive 15/3), beat C. Throne and Mina Robertson (receive 1/6), 6/3, 4/8, 6/2.
games had, up to the time of writing, been arranged, bar doubtless more games will be fixed
of $100 each fully 700,000.00 For tomorrow only two
$576,449.48 Jardine, Matheson and 18929.21 Co., Ltd., Carrent
62.00
Account Hongkong and Shang- hai Banking Cor- !poration,
Accounts Payable, Profit and Account,
$758,440.69
Balance Sheet.
LIABILITIES.
Capital, 8,000 shares. of $250 each $2,000,000.00 of which $50 per ebare
has been paid up,... Reserve Fand, as per
last account, 1,600,000.00 Reinsurance Fand, 514,316.19 Investment and Ex-
change Flactus- tion Account, Uncollected Divid-
ends. Accounts payable Working Account
1914--- Net Profit, as per
Statement, Working Account 1915, as per State
ment,
لرقم
$400,000.00
Icsa
276,739.49
Account Receiv 82,000.00 able, 16,947.36 Cash in hand,
HE Undersigned has received instructions from the Li-
од
TIO
commencing at II am. at No. 5 Daddell Street, A Quantity of Valuable Office Furniture,
Also
10 Iron Safes.
1 Remington Typewriter.
1 Underwood Typewriter.
On view from Monday, the 27th inst
Catalogue will be issued. Terms: Cash on delivery,»
GEO FLAMMERT,
Auctioneer.
THE HONGKỎNG & WHAM- POA DOCK CO., LTD. 92,887.43
NOTICE. 2,408 68
THE ORDINARY. YEARLY $1,166,578.97 MEETING ofSBAREHOLDERS will be held in the office of the Hongkong, 6th March, 1916.
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. La, Company, 2, Queen's Buildings,
General Managers.
Connaught Road. Hongkong on MONDAY, the 3rd April, 1916, at Membersof Con- 29,445,88 J. W. C. BOKKAR,
32 noon for the purpose of receiv salting. Com-
ing the Report of the Directors zailtee. 90,820.12. WHITE,
and Statement of Accounts for! Auditor's ReportI have the year ending 31st December, $1,166,576.97 audited the above Balance Sheet 1915.
Profs for year to date, as per statement, ... Less Balance as per
last sle
account...
.ASSETS.
81,406.94 Property as per last
1,782.00 Additions during 68,438.05
344,549.10
year,
Stocks of Raw and Refined Sugar,
*Stocka of Coal, 505,938.73 Charcoal, Storee,
$3,496,429 07 Fire Insurance Un-
expired Premis,
・
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120,355.80
R. M. DYER,
Chief Manager.
with the books in Hongkong and The TRANSFER BOOKS of the socounts and returns certi-the Company will be CLOSED fied by the Company's Agents at from the 7th March, to the 3rd Manila and find much Balance April, 19:6, both days inclusive.
By Crder of the Board of Bheet in accordance therewith. In
Directors, $654,872.03 my opinion the balance sheet is pro- parly drawn up so as to exhibit a 11,291.70 true and correct view of the Com-Hongkong, 21st March, 1916.
pany's affairs at 31st December, 666,163.77 1915, socording to the best of my informations and the explanations given to me and as shown by the 350,338.15 books of the Company. I have obtained all the information and explanations I have required.
AE. LOWE, F.C.A.
Anditor. Hongkong, 6th March, 1916.
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2.239.61
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