NOTICES.
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General Meeting of the bocisty will be held at the registered wife of the Society, Queen's Balding, Hongkong, on Thursday the 10th day of April, 1913, at 12 lock
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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, APRIL 7, 1919.
YESTERDAY'S
TELEGRAMS.
18satez's Service to the "Telegraph.") MORE UNREST IN GERMANY.
Copenhagen. April 1. The insecurity of the Rhenish
TELEGRAMS.
(Renter's Service to the - Telegraph.” PEACE TERMS.
Ꮧ
TELEGRAMS.
(Rentara Service to The "Telegraph.") PREVENTION OF DISEASES.
Cannes, April 1
London, April 3
An International Congress of In the House of Commons April 2 at a full dress debate on the Scientists, convened by the Commit- when the subjuized romulativas will be proposed as nxirazdinary resulWestphalian industrial region is in- question of the proceedings of the tee of the Red Cross societies withi
1. That the nominal silver capital of the Society as existing whereasing. Thieves raided the station Peace Conference as regards the the object of drawing op
this resolution is confrmed sa a special resolution be converted inte sterling and that much capital a converted be increased beyond at Dortound and seized half a milį payment of indemnities & number of gramme for international action to
hon marks intended for wages. the stating equivalent of such silver capital when such convertina takes place to the sum of £2,000,000 sterling divided into 200,000 share of the nominal value of £10 each.
2
then held by them
A That the Articles of Association be altered in manner following
- namely:-
T
pros.
members expressed apprehensions prevent and combat diseases such A message from Berlin dated April that Germany might succeed in her as tuberculosis, malaria and ven That each of the issued silver abarea of the Society of the
says that in the course of efforts to avoid paying in full. Iterest diseases, has been openiĮ that Germany Mr. H. P. Davison, ex-Chairman of dominal value of $350 each with the sum of $100 paid up there follision between Goverment troops was pointed out tur be rouverted into fire shares of the nominal value of £10 sach
and demonstrators at Stuttgart might be bankrupt now but the dethe War Council of the American with the sterling equivalent of $30 Hongkong currency at the open
g.1. rate of exchange on the date this resolution is conarmed three were killed and many wound relopment of her resources would | Bed Cross, presiding, explained that as a special tesalation credited as paid up thereon sed accordingly that 500 shares out of 200,000 shares of the nominal valas of tiled Government troops eventually enable her to pay. Furthermore, it it was proposed to act by means of each cestitating the capital of the Society so converted and dispersed the demonstrators and or was not the business of the Farisa central committee through the increased be distributed by the Board to the persons whoarder was quickly restored.
Leaders delegates to say what Germany Red Cross organisations of the registered as shareholders of the Society on the date chia remolution is courted as a special resolution in exchange for the silver share of the workmen have proclaimed a could pay. Their affair was to present world which would disseminate ad- general strike at Aurtemberg, where the bill and it was Germany's buși.vice collected from leading public the bourgeois bare decided to coun-ness to find ways and means of meet-health experts. British delegates to Congress include Sir Renahl ter-strike. The situation is becoming the obligation. Mr. Bonar Law, the
tha: Zealand. The resultant programme ing more and more critical. The replying, did not think there was any Ross and Doctor Turby King, Ser attitude of the Majority Socialists is foundation for the stateinent not yet clear. Some ppose the M. Lenin's Government offered cerwill be submitted to the convention
neither he nor the Prime Minister alter peace. strike, but others are increasingly tain terms of peace. He said that of Red Cross Societies -month
Radical influence. falling under
knew anything about it. The Independent Socialists
and
As regards indemaities Mr. Bonar Communists are acting conjointly stated that the Government A message from Frankfurt reports till intended to get from Germany serious fond riets. The mob. de-hatever amount could be got from spite the police, stormed the Law her. The Government hereanent Courts and Police Stations, and dead not been influenced by Presid-view to preserving capital for stroyed the furniture and recorda
By the insertion after Article No 107 of the following Article.
·EMPLOYMENT OF MESERYE FUNES.
107 (1. The hard may employ the funds of the Society which have been established pursuant to the provisions of Article 107 any of them or any portion thereof (and that whether such funds och portion as is proposed to be dealt with were set aside for the special purpose to which that are proposed to be applied or for any other parpais or net) in or for all or any of the following that is to say Betting contingencies, in squalizing purposes
bamuses, in repairing dividend in paying special dividends improving and maintaining any of the property of the Bociny, otherwise in the business of the Society, and in or for soch other purposes as the Board, shali in its discretion think conducive to the interests of the Society and t regard to any such employ ment as aforesaid the Board shall not be bound to Frep-mach fordi separate from the other asela "A TASN
By the insertion of "the" following Articles-aftri Article No. 108.
BONTS MAT BE FIT DET ADAINST CALL
**108 111 day general meeting at which dividend or boats
declared or sanctioned may make a call on the members of soch amount as the meeting Exes but so that the call on each member shar, not exceed the dividend or bonus parable to him and so that Colithsanding the provisions of Articles 19. 20 and 21 the call ma be payable at the same line as the dividend or bongs and the dividend or bonus may, it so arranged between the Society and the member, be set off against the call. The making of a cal under this Article shall be deemed ordinary business of an ordinary general meeting which declares a dividend.
(
After any resolation has been passed under the provisions of pacazraph (1) of this Article the Board may range on behal! of the Society for the dividend or banne to be set off again the call by sathorizing any person on behalf of the members from whom with call is due to enter into an Agreement with thr Society providing for such dividend or bonus to be set off against
ach call and any Agreement made ander such authority shall effectire
(3. It shall be no objection to ang panlation made under paragraph (1) of this article es to any call or arrangement that such resolution was passed or such call or arrangement was made at the meeting at which the resolation introducing this Article and Articles 127 (a) 2 confirmed as a special resolution provided that due notice of the intention to propose such Erst mentioned resolation and le declare wuch dividend or bonus and to make such call shall have been given print to the Confirmatary meeting aforesaid. MATE OF KICHANGE FOR DIVIDENDS PATABLE IN HONGKONG. 500 (8). Dividends may be paid in Hongkong Carreros at anch rati of exchange as the General Meeting declaring or sanctioning the o in the case of interim dividends, as the Board may deter mize" Should the shore revolation be passed by the requisite majority they wil Submitted for confirmation as special resolutions to a veerd extraordinars Beeding which will be rabrequently convened
Dated the 22:1 day of March, 1919.
By Order of the Board.
C. MONTAGUE EDE.
General Manager.
BRITISH TRADERS INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.
shares of the nominal value of £5 each.
pominal value of £5 each with the sterling equivalast of $13 Hongkong currency at the opening T.I. sate of exchange en the date this resolation is confirmed as a special resolation credited as paid up thereon and accordingly that 81,500 shares out of the -200,000 shares of the nominal value of £5 each constituting the capital of the Company w converted and increased be distributes by the Board to the persons who are registered as shareholders of the Company on the date this resolution is confirmed a specia resolution in exchange for the silver thares then held by them. 5. That the Articles of Association be altered in manner following
namely:-
By the insertion after Article No. 106 of the following Article.
INPLOTMENT OF RESLEVY FUNDS
4
Locking at the whole ent Wilson. They disarmed the Naval reinforce-problem of the was one of Britain's ments after which they liberated all sims was to secure peace new and prisoners at the gaol, including bad henceforward. Taless as a result of, criminal Later they plundered the war the closest possible under- the shop with much fring. Po standing.eventuated act with France tical leaders vainly attempted to with whom we at all time had been check the crowd.
NEW CAPITAL ISSUES.
London, April 2 The Press Bureau states that with
domestic purposes within the king dòm and preventing any avoidable drain upon foreign exchanges by the export of capital the Treasury has appointed a committee with chairman and Lord Cunliffe as including Sir Arthur Lawley,
on good terms but also America Mr. M. A. Robinson. Agent Gen. A message from Berlin says thith whom there been a lot of mixeral of Queensland, and Mr. Robert Imperial with the Prussian Governanderstanding a great deal would Littlejohn to advise upon applien cient was resolvesk to proclaim a hare been lost. The Governmentions for licenses for fresh issues of state of dinge in the Bahr District. recognised the greater sufferings of capital under Defence of the Realm Regulation (205. Preference will be Troops are advancing to protect some of our allies and desired to be workers from terrorist Special fair to them but in connection with siven eneris paritua ja
which the proceeds are applied in | 66 payments are promised miners rreparation the Government must he
overseas Dominions, working hours daily. The just to the Empire as regards the
disposal of money. (Cheers)
strikers exrezil 501140.
A message fear Stuttgart says a general strike has broken out and the Burgerie have counterstruck. Slopes are closed and there are no railways, pests, gas or electric light, Paremis, mentioned, on March 31, has been released, but will be pross cuted.
Berlin April
cases
London. April
The Temps states that the de liberations of the Council of Fear FUTURE OF TERRITORIAL FORCE.
regards the Rhin militar as frontiers have reached a decisive It has apparently been stage. agreed that Germans will not be allowed to retain garrisons, fortifien. tions and munition factories either n the left hank or in a prescribed
VICTORIA THEATRE
7th, 8th & 9th April,
9.15 p.m.
YOU would not knowingly
play
with loaded dice !
You would know that the chances were all against you.
Yet one man did play with them for a while and wos. enly to find in the end that he had lost
FRANK
See.
KEENAN
in the gripping Fathe Play
"LOADED
COMMERCIAL NEWS.
MERCANTILE AIR FLEST
FOR INDIA
DICE"
The insecurity of large German belt on the right bank of the Rhine outlined the scheme to reconstitute means of airships and airplanes. They proposed to extend
cities as reached a dangerous Murders and robberies are stage increasing markedly. Sailors at Hamburg have figured particularly in highway robberies and there hare been numerous Cake: of looting throughout the country. A crowd cape
gress.
London, April 2
П
NAVAL COMMANDS.
ne the
moreover.
con-
manufacturing activity is to be correspondingly adjusted. What the future developments are to be The Press Bureau states that st
was recently indicated by an official of the Company. Before the war, he said, the firm em- Conference held at Westminister
played in this district about 23,000 between Mr. Churchili and represen.
hands. Now it bad just under tatives of the Territorial Force As
In the navigation of the air, by 60,000 employees on the Tyne. ciations. Mr. Church, presiding, the force as an essential and vital part adapted for carrying both mail siderably mercantile shipbuilding, of the defensive system, recreating and passengers, India, it is ack-
and to undertake the highest the pre-war Territorial force units nowledged, presents an unrivalled class of freight and passenger subject to such modifications as the field for enterprise; and already steamers. Their shipyards were THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
Messrs. Spalding & Co. in Cal-well adopted for this bind progress of modern weapons may
cutta have applied to the Paris, April...
of wurk. Ships of the render necessary. Territorial Porse
Government of India, for per bigger type had been built Lord Robert Cecil met the Inter-officers should be eligible to "com.
mission to establish aerial rational Socialist Conference Command its brigades and all positions services. Lord Weir, the ex-y a few firms only, but now that the great armament frs had into collision with looters at Frank-mittee which was recently appointed on the Divisional and Brigade Stas Minister for the Air Service, in been turned on to such jobs, they
at Berne to bring op the proposer. Churchill emphasized that war the NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General Meeting
course of a speech in would bring to bear on their of the Company with Yħeki at the registered office of the Company. efort, both sides using machine guns.
The amendments to the League of Srecord should make eighty per cent. Manchester, in December last. Bailding, Hongkong, on Thursday, the 10th day of April, 1919, 5 od The casualties are unknown.
labour and material hitherto gm, when the subjoined resolutions will be "proposed as extraordinary restrike of the miners in the Bochum tions Covenant. The ecmmittee hoped of the qualifications of every man said that the best interests of construction the highest class of Territorial civilisation would not be served by devoted to war purposes. Their tions:-
aviation to keeping civil 1 That the nominal silver capital of the Company as existing what district is already leading to a stop the Covenant would abolish all wara chosen to command
29 & firm Was also taking up the this resolution is confirmed as a special resolution be converted into
It is expected that except those the League undertook, unit and suggested machinery page of work. sterling and that such capital so converted be increased beyond the Spartacist movement will cul- Lord Robert Cecil heartily agreed consult local Territorial associations Government moncply. The British constructed of marine engines on Goremment bad drafted a scheme the biggest scale. They also the sterling equivalent of such silver capital when each conversion
for an International Air Board and intended to build locomotives at takes place to the sum of £1,000,000 Sterling divided into 200,000minate on April 5. the date of the in principle and was of opinion that for reading recommendations.
Jr. Charchili hinted It the
had submitted it to the Allies. If Scotswood and elsewhere, and to 2. That each of the irwned silver shares of the Company of the meeting of the second Soviet Con-they had not reached a point ic
The Goremment is vizor international development to make utilization of the present molentcer
it was approved of an Interna-
undertake commercial brass work on be converted into three shares sad two-fifths of ons shers of the ously taking precautions and is pre- the fali application of the principe force for the purpose of reconstituttiional Air Conference would be on the Tyne as well as to carry on somical value of $83.33 each with the sum of $25.00 paid up there
paring to occupy the Ruhr mines. possible. He promised to very care ing the pre-war National Reserve held in a few months to organise their own specialities. To meet fuly consider the point. The Com He concluded warmly tributing the international flying. An embargo the exigencies of war and to course. been placed provide greater scope for the A telegram from Copenhagen onmittee hoped all mandates would be Territorial for acquitting themselves has, of
the possession of aircraft
manufacture of guns and am- private persons during! April 1 says general strike has be-defined in detail before the admin in sach manner as to win the whole-on
munition; they had moved their gus in Berlin and threatens to be asistration of mandatory territories hearted acceptance of their régulu by
war. A notification, was handed over to mandator comrades. and of the very
old engine works to Glasgow, under the Indian! serious as the former troubles.
and there had formed an alliance The German coalfields strike is powers and furthermure that soldiers who came to our assistance
Aircraft Act of 1911, was issued in with Messrs. A. and J. Main November 1914. spreading and 37,000 miners are idle, mandates would be given, until a from the Dominions and overseas.
prohibiting & Co., the Government contract- ware admitted to the
absolutely the navigation of
tors, and a particularly well- demanding a six hour dag, recoght, nations
aircraft over, and the entry of
firm known
This. in India. aircraft into, British India in-combination would continue the tion of the Soviets, the formation of League. Lord Robert Cecil reassur & Revolutionary Workmens Guarded the Committee upon the 5rst
cluding the territorial waters construction of such specialities. adjacent and closer relations with the Eus point and soundly emphasised the
thereto." Thi pro- necessity of appointing mandatory
as hydraulic machinery, dock- sian Soviets.
earliest. Coo- The Admiralty states that Lord Fibition still remains in force, gates, bridges, and cranes, and at the powers
the Jellicoe and Sir David Beatty have but the Indian and Ceylon Gor-would also carry on civil en- clading he reiterated that
Wilson been promoted Admirals of the Fleet ernments are empowered to grant gingering contracts of all kinde British
President aud
recognition distinguished permission to responsible firms to were determined that the Covea-ic
Admiral undertake civil aerial transport it is cially stated that order is ant should be included in the services during the war. being rapidly restored in
conse-first Treaty of Peace. He concurred Jellicoe hoists his fag as Admiral under certain conditions subject
A New company has been mand.
found under Sino-Japanese man- quence of the extension of military with the hope that the Blockade of the Beet in HM.5. New Zealand to the Military Air Force Com would be speedily raised and the and Admiral Beatty hoists his in
agement called Tahsinhsing Min- occupation.
ing Co. to operate the Hsinchiu **107a (1) Any general meeting at which a dividend or banas ir
Communication with Assuit is at problems connected with reparation the Queen Elizabeth, the flagship of An intoler- the Commander-in-Chief of the Grand
Colliery. It will have a capital declared or sanctioned may make a call on the members of such
The Administration Report on of Y.2,300,000 to be borne in equal amount as the meeting fixes but so that the cali on each member present maintained by a flying beat.which at present were shall not exceed the dividend bonas parable to him and so that The occupants were compelled to able burden on the revival of credit Fleet. The Grand Fleet ceases to
exist as such on April 7 and Admiral | the Railways in India for 1917-18 shares between the Japanese and notwithstanding the provisions of Articles 15. 13 and 20 the call may
Beatty will haul down his ag c states thet in 1917, 18,212,918 tons Chinese. At present the daily be payable at the same time as the dividend or bonus and the make a false landing and were sur- would be speedily solved.
cordingly. As a result of this change of coal were mined in India, an output amounts to about 150 dividend or bonts may, if so arranged between the Company and rounded by a mob. They had to
Admiral Madden has been appoins increase of about 958,609 tons on tons. At the start, the out- ed Commander-in-Chief of the Home the preceding year. Despatches put will be put on the local and Atlantic feets, Admiral Leve of coal by the East Indian and market and the daily production A message from Petrograd says son will be Vice Admiral Command. Bengal-Nagpur Railways from the will be limited to 200 tons. Hsin- that industrial disturbances which ing the Second Battle Squadron of coalfields of Bengel and Bihar chlu coal is of an identical quality occurred at large factories culminat. the Atlantic Fleet. Admiral Oliver, and Orissa amounted to 14,486.980 with Fushun Coal, and, in order ed in the Patilor works, where the the Home Fleet, Sir Roger Keyes. tons in the year 1917-18, as com-to avoid future competition, the 1916-17. Including bunker coal,sale as sole agents. In return, Pepple's Commissary was received the battle cruiser squadron of the with 15,108,139 tons in S. M. R. Co. is to undertake its first and foreign ports in 1917 amount-render facilities in the purchase, in a hostile manner and throws out, Atlantic fleet and Rear Admiral shipments from Calcutta to Indian the Railway Company offers to In consequence of some Marines Edmund Grant will be the was confrmed as a special resolution provided that due notice f Communiques state that the rail refusing to drive off the Anti-Soviet Naval Member of the Commoned to 901,125 tons, as compared of machinery, etc... the Intention to propose such first mentioned resoluting and te declare such dividend or boons and to make such call shall bay lines between Cairo, Alexandria and workmen when ordered to, do so wealth Naval Board, Admiral Dam with 1,999,657 tons in 1916 and
were sent to theirfaresq commanding the Australian 3,757,118 tans in 1915. bees given prior to the Confirmatory meeting afcressid.
the canal towns are all clear. A Chinese troops MATS OF EXCHANGE FOR DIGGENDS FATABLE IN HONGKONG. 107 (b). Dividends may be paid in Hongkong Currency at auch rate minor outbreak at Port Said on assistance Banguinary barricade Beef.
of exchange as the General Meeting declaring or sanctioning April 91 was suppressed by troops. fights ensued in which the workmen same or, in the case of interim dividends, as the Board may deter Bedouins, between Alexandria and used hand grenades. The workrac Thould the above resolutions be passed by the requisite majority they will Bollum are loyally assisting the au- are unwilling to resume werk and Sin eskekätted for confirmation as special resolutions to a second extraordinary thorities and have resisted the over have been evicted from their dwall- Hosting which will be subsequently convened.
tures of the Bedouins of Western inga, and deprived of their foodcards; Dated the 29th day of March, 1819.
Behera. The latter are being dealt but the Commissary was subsequent with by means of bombs and lightly obliged to concede to the demands car patrols The main lines of com to liberate those arrested and dis
tribute additional rations. munication are now strongly held.
156 (1) The Board may employ the funds of the Company which have been established pursuant to the provisions of Article 106 or any of them or any portion thereof and that whether such fands is proposed to be dealt with warn set aside for or sach portion the special purpose to which they are proposed to be
the following any other purpose or not) in or for all to applied or for purposes, that is to say, in meeting contingencies, in equalizing dividenda, in paying special dividends or benases in repairing improving and maintaining any of the property of the Company, 61 otherwise in the business of the Company, and in or for such cther paposes as the Board shall in its discretion think condacive to be interests of the Company and in regard to any such employ mant as aforesaid the Board shall not be bound to keep much fand separate from the other assets."
the insertion of the following Articles after Article No. 107.
BONES MAT EX EXT CIT AGAINST CALL
THE EGYPTIAN SITUATION.
Cairo, March 2
the mamber. be set of against the call. The making of call use their revolvers bat were even- ander this Article shall be deemed ordinary business of an ordinary
tually overpowered. Nevertheless general meeting which declares a dividend.
(2). After say resolution has been passed under the provisions of they fought their way out and look
paragraph (1) of this Article the Board may arrange on behal!
of the Company for the dividend or bongs to be set off against refuge in a friendly Sheik's house. the call by authorizing any person on behalf of the members from Subsequently they reached the rail. pany providing for each dividend or bocus to be set off against
whom such call is due to enter into an Agreement with the Com was, boarded a goods train and
Cairo, March 24.
ach call and any Agreement made under such authority shall be escaped practically anhurt. ffective. (1) of this article or to any call or arrangement that such resolution
(3). It shall be no objection to say resolation made under paragraph A Bedouin gathering forty miles was passed or rush call or arrangement was made as the meeting from from Cairo dispersed after
at which the resolution tatroducing this Article and Articles 106 is warning.
wins."
By Order of the Board.
C. MONTAGUE EDE,
General Manager.
FRESH TROUBLE IN RUSSIA.
Stockholm, April 2.
London, April 2.
CA
SOVIETS FOR BOHEMIA,
INDIAN COAL.
NEW JAPANESE COMPANY. -
ARMSTRONG WHITWORTH & CO. GUNNER M.P. ARRESTED.
Adelaide, Feb. 10.-The mili As all the world knows, the tary police have arrested Gunner great Elswick Works of Arm-Yates, a member of the House of Copenhagen, April 1.
strong-Whitworth & Co. have a Representatives, who returned A Social Democratic mass meeting wonderful record of service to the recently from the front, on board at Prague decided to form Soviet nation as builders of warships the transport on which distur Councils throughout the territory and war material; now that. the bances recently occurred off the and begin the struggle for a prole-piping times of peace are once Semaphore-(a seaside-resort-near tarian Dictator
more with us, their programme of Adelaide).
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