CHINA MERCHANTS"
STEAM NAVIGA- TION CO.
Total Increase of Capital $1,169,000.
Mr. Yang Shib-chi, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the China Herchants 8 eam Naviga tion Company, has issued the following report on the business of the Company for the 5th Year of the Republic:-
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 1917.
of the 4th Year Domestic Loan, NORTH RIVER IN FLOOD, which was at once mortgaged to Bartain foreign merchants for
■ loan of $500,000. Out of the proseeds of the loan- an amount; of $449,000 was paid for indem- nifying the low, and the balance
9. S. Shlu Hing Capsizes.
Latest advices from the Samtsi) for the rent of the above stermaru. Į district show that the North River But the amount of indemnity is is in full fl »od, and that the sale: Only one half of the present value entry into Samui Harbour is, for of the lost etesmer; and on she moment, mezi to an im-f oconut of the low of this steamer, possibility. Yesterday morning our business has been eff:oted the un
Shia Fing, a small seriously. The Board of Directors] Chinese-owned boat plying bef has signed a contraet to con-tween Hongkong and Doeing, struct a new steamer in the attempted to make the Harbour, Shanghei Dock and Engineering bat struck the bank, stove a bolt Company at a cost of $610,000 in her side and collapsed... to be delivered to the Company in the 11th month of the 6th Year of the Republic, thus filling up the vacancy,
The Steamboat Company's s San Ui also made the attempt, This is the 43rd Annual R
but the ma ter, Capsia Crispio,] rort of the Ompany. The tots
eventually decided that it would, receipt of freights of our stesmere "At the time, when the be wiser to remain outside and amounted to $3,889,200 and the Bein" dieseter took place, anchor in the mein stream. He receipt ca the freights from the the authorities of the various cosst- then rent the compradors ashore "Three Companies" $73,200 (Thejal provinces, which had declared to prepare the register, which is Ohias Merchante, Butterfield and independence, tried their utmost held by the Chinese Customs. Swite, and Jardine Matheron 10 commandeer and make use of an official, we are informed, there- and Co.). After deducting the the stemmers of this Company. non told the compradore th expenditures in connection with which, in order to avoid trouble, *bie mus not happen again;" maintenance expenses, repairs, bad to charter ita steamers and that, unless the ship entered insurance, wages, cost, ie, which Kuasping," "Yubean" and the Balur, he could not be amounted to $2 826,600, there Tonghua to Canton mer-cleared. This point in of internat was a profit of $1,335,700 The chants for a period of six months to shippitz men inasmuch as the income from varions kinds of to sail between Krangtang and same kind of warning was issued properly was $248,800, and on the Straits Settlements. the other hand the sum expend terms of the above mentioned skipper The matter was enquired The or a pr van cecasion, to another ed on rentals, taxon repairs, ele, charters were favourable to the into and it was then decided that was $521,600. Thus after setting Company.
the master of the ship, and not. apart an amount of $622,000 for the payment of dividends, there
"With respect to be insurance the Custome authorities, is the was a net profit of $441,000 for Juices andertaken by the Combeat judge as to when it is safe to the year.
pany, the
Treript
enter a harbour. of Jest year was $211,600, of which Brocat 01 $28,200
טו
amount of
"When the balance of the pre-60 eding year was brought forward was paid for the repairs of a POLICE RESERVE ORDERS.
this year, the total capital of the Tuan," caused by collision ompany was $16.495,400. Thie with a Japanese steamer “Tri- er we made the following te ping Moru,"
ra and improvements ibag "increasing the capital :-- 1-Change of Bailer of
1.A." Heinieog" 2.-Repaire
"Kwangis
"
ol 8.8.
3.- pairs .of
"Haisu,
8.8.
"Obieng-
tiep," etc. eld. 4.Repairs of Lighter
and Cargo Bosie at
$11,200 for 13 other claims for Orders issued to-day by Mr. indemnity, sad an amount of F. O, Jenkin, D.S.P. (Reserve). $70,200 for the Good Service state- $62,600 Allowances of foreign employees
for the period between August 31,100 1914 and December 1915.
45,800
8,700
Amoy
5.
Jetty Launch in
Ningpo
6. Parchase of lande,
eic. 7.--The increase of the
Talos of etsamera 8.-Purchase of an old
Launch
AND
18,200
21,900
901,600
9,000
9. Proceeds of the sale of the wreck of **Heinya" 10.-The reduction of
the value of proper-
128,800
tien
FUR
"When all the above figures are taken together, there is now an amont of tarve funds of $2,333,000.
"As we look back to the 11th
Year of Emperor Kwang Hoa
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TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS,
Rifles and Accessories. Cleaning gear must be draws CHINA FIRE INSURANCE from Armoury by all reaks not in
CO., LTD. possession of game on either Toee- day, April 17, or Friday, April 20, between the hours of 5 15 and 6 30 p.m.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
No
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.
COLONIAL SECRETARY'S
DEPARTMENT.
IT IS HEREBY notified that the Goven.ment are prepared
Post Room No. 5 on the floor of the to let as office to suitable tonant
building (New
Office
Parades, Central, 5.30 p.m.
OTICE is hereby given that No. 2 Platoon and No. 3 Company of the Company will be held Monday, April 16-Recruits of DINARY YEARLY MEETING the FORTY-EIGHTH OR
Tuesday, April 17,-Recrails at its of No. 2 Company.
Head Office No. 4, Government Offices), in Pedder Queen's Buildings, Hongkong, Street on a yearly tenancy. oraits of No. 2 Platoon and No. 1917, at 12.30 P.M. for the purpose tions of letting may be obtained Wednesday, April 18.-Ron THURSDAY the 26th April, Further particulare and condi 3 Company.
of "receiving the report of the on application at the Office of Directors together with the stale-Director of Public Works.
.
ments of account to 31st Decsm- ber, 1916. and of declaring Dividenda &c.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of
By Order of the Board, C. MONTAGUE EDE,
General Manager. Hongkong, April 14th, 19.7.
when Mr. Shen Essen-buai took back the management of the Com. pany from the control of "Chi-) chaug," we cannot help expressing our deep, sppreciation of the services of this late Director. For the past thirty years he had No. 2 Company.
Friday, April 20.-Reoraits of devoted bis great talent and
No. I Company. energy to the extension off
All rank will attend in mafti the interests of the Company, at the Armoury on Tuesday, April the Company will be CLOSED purchasing more sleamere, con 17, or Friday, April 20, between from 16th April, to 26th April, tracting more jetties, and re- the hours of 5.15 and 6.30 p.m. both days inclusive. deeming foreign and Chinese for the purpose of drawing riflse. 68,000
loan, bus placing the founding We have estimated that the of the Company on
Care of Arme total increase of capital for the sound basis. He drafted regals. Crown Surgeants and Sergeants
solid and
All Pistoon Commandera, year is about $1,189,000. Ations for joining the Japaness will attend ia mafti et Police: soon as the European War is over Mail Steamer Association, School foriastraction by Musketry the Company will purchase more and for the improvement of Sergeant Fisher, as follows:-
general management of Wednesday, April 18, 6 p.m. gathered that the revenue derived Although during the past two 19, 5.30 p.m.-Nos. 1 and 3
"From the above it will be the affairs of the Company. No. 2 Company; Thursday, April SOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD. from the freights of steamers was years there RA: marked Companies, increased by $480,000. No pre-sign of the decline of bis health, gress, however, was made in the he never ceased to come to the receipts of the North Changhus- Company and devise means for over all default duties in conner- Sergeant 631 Cartwright takes chan (Transportation Company) its belterment. He died in the tion with this Section. owing to the War, which prevent Spring, and his loss has ed foreign steamere from coming since been felt by us. Is the 10th
steamere,
the
A
No. Section,
Strength.
P. C.e. 788 K. Halomed and
to this country, but they were month of the year Director Wang 781 H. Mabomed are dismissed anticient to cover their expenses. Tza-chan also died, whose place from the Force. For the past few years the basi-bes since Leen filled by Mr. Shen
UNION INSURANCE
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
NOTICE is hereby given that the FORTY-FOURTH OR- DINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Society will be held at its
the 26th April, 1947, at Noon, for Head Office, No. 4 Queen's Build- ings, Hongkong, on THURSDAY.
the purpose of receiving the re- port of the Directors together with the statements of account to
declaring Dividends'..
of this Company has been Pau-sheng, the right hand man seriously hampered by the con-of the Inte Director Shen HeneA-
H.K.V.R. "Rifles. stant disturbance, and in the boai. The business of the Spring of the year when the Company has made great improve. V.R,
Order No. 23, issued to-day by 31st December, 1916. and of Majar Wakeman, Commanding The TRANSFER BOOKS of outbreak of Tannao took place, meat from year to year, and it
staten: Reference the Society will be closed from our business in Schwan, Hana is still hoped that all the mem-Corps Order No. 22 of 13th April, 16th April to 26th April, bath and Hapah was affected seriously. bers of the staff will do their best 1017, every rifle and bayonet It was not until the 8th month to develop this the only Chinese returned to Headquarters for that normal conditione esemed to Steamship Company in China in examination must have a label the commercial struggle with securely attached, stating mom- foreiga bipa,
ber's rank, name and platoon.
Counterfeit Colna. A Chinese was charged on
return,
The sinking of 8.8. "Hainya" took place in the 3rd month, when
8.6.
"The income of the reserVO
attering.
days inclusive.
By Order of the Board, C. MONTAGUE EDE, General Manager, Hongkong, 14th April, 1917,
BRITISH TRADERS' IN- SURANCE COMPANY, LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
the FIFTY-FIRST OR-
is dead Office, No. 4 Queen's
"Beinming." "Bainkang fands and the Company property remand, before Mr. O. D. Mel- and "Irene" were also detained is as follows: Esceipt #161,800, bourne, at the Polios Court this by the Ministry of the Navy for and expenditure $29,200,"Add morning, with having in hie the conveyance of Northern troops to this the difference to the possession 32 twenty sad ten cent to Facchow. On the 21st day the balance brought forward from pieces which were counterfeit. Baid steamer collided with its fast year, and the total will be Defendant said be bad not so escots, the cruiser Huiyang," $145,100, which after deducting many of these coins as was alleged. NOTICE is hereby given that near the coast of Fakien. An au amuant of $132,000 for the He was sent to prison for three explosion took place and the payment of dividends to share months for being in possession, DINAKY YEARLY MEETING ateamer was sunk with more than holders and $2,000 for the re-and a further shree months for of the Company will be held at a thousand men on board with ward of employees, will leave a the exception of two foreigners balauss of 11,100 to be carried and about
a dozen Chinese, forward to next year's account. who were afterwards, picked up. The above accounts have been Being unable to compensale the properly audited, and the Board Company for lack of fands, the of Directors has denided to isme Government, besides giving the dividead of $6.50 for each Company two foreign buildings share on the steamere, and $3 at Shanghai and a few bonds of for each share on the immoys
The TRANSFER BODES of the shares of the Company, ble property; and that every two
LET-Immediate the Company will be CLOSED proceeds of the site of which were old wheres shall be equal to one Possession or on May lat. from 16th April to 26th Apríl, to be employed for the compensa- new share, the total dividends of ONE or TWO ROOMS; can be both days inclusive. tion of the familles of the men which shall be $18. According to let singly or together, with
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENT,
TO BE LET.
BE Το
Hongkong
| Buildings, Hongroup. on THURSDAY the z6th Apri1 1917, st 12.45 p.m. for the purpose of receiving the repo.t of the Directors together with the statements of account to 31st December, 1916, and of declaring | D.vidends &c.,
4
By Oder of the Board,
Genbrai-Manager. 'Hongkong, 14th April, 1917.
who mot the disaster, and to pay nunal onetom the dividends shall bound, in good locality. Apply O. MONTAGUE'EDE, the rants of the seamore, gere an | be issued on the first day of the “Via Media" amount of $1,000,000 od bonde Sed month."--Being Dedy ziens.
CLAUD SEVERN,
Colonial Secretary. Hongkong, 13th April, 1917.
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