REMEMBER TEL, No. 977
FOR
MERCURY GARAGE
COMPANY MEETING.
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY "OF CANTON, LTD.
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R. A. Dastur.
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A tablat to the memory of the late Lance Sergeant Linfield of tue R. N. Police, who was shot while on duty last November, has bean erected at St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon. It will be unyeiled next Sunday at the 11 5.m. service, by Commodore Gummer. The prescher on the occasion will be the Rishop of the Diocesa,
at today's Legislative Council meeting His Excellency the [Officer Administering the Govarn- ment nominated the Hon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell to serve on the Public Works Committee vice Mr. R. G. Shewan and the Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabaster to serve on the Law Committee vice the Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C. in
upon our amalgamation with the Caina Fire Insurance Co. Ltd. The expense and labour Fincreasing Capital is by no means inconsiderable and your Directors feel. therefore,
nominal
DOU
LOCAL WEDDING.
MR. B. E. FIELDER-MISS M. M. ROOKS,
THURSDAY, APRIL 101** 1919.
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A Chinese was out yesterday on the hillside looking for fire ihat advantage should be taken of wood with which to cook his the Meetings called to bring about evening "chow." He stated to An extraordinary general nices-the conversion to also arrange the day that the wind blew down the ing of the Union Insurance increase. By so doing the Capital branch of a tree just when he was compare passing muler it. A forest guard Society of Canton, Ltd., was held of the Society will
favourably with its competitors at noon to-day at the registered in various parts of the world, and who did not believe in such an office of the Society. Queen's we shall be in a better position to extraordinary incidence toll Building, to pass extraordinary arrange further amalgamations, Mr. G. N. Orme that the brabel
opportunities present was broken off through human QUEEN resolutions. There were present should
themselves and they are deemed agency. Despite the protests of MOTORS, the Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak desirable. Upon the confirma- the Chinese, Mr. Ormie ordered (Chairman), the Hon. Mr. S. tion of the resolutions, each $3 to be paid for the damage Dodwell Messrs A. D. Lang, State of a nominal value of £250 flee to the tree. የና. L Pattenden, J. A. will be automatically transferred Plummer. Ross Thompson, Ainto five shares of a
The total Forbes (Directors), C, Mentaguvalue of £10 each.
number of these gold shares Ede (Secretary). C. H. P. Hy will be 80.000 and at the meeting H. P. White, G. IT
Bacton, to be held on the 25th April you D. Macdonald, W. R. Mansfeld. will be asked to agree to the is
An interesting wedding took D. B. Murray, J. Cochrane, J. Buing of 16,000 aditional shares on place ai St. John's Cathedral this the terms set forth in the circular. Dowbiggin Thomson, H.
E. The issued capital will then morning, the contracting parties Ormiston, the Fon. Mr. Ha Fook.consist of 96,000 shares, and I am being Mr. Bert Ernest Fielder, and Messrs. J. M..P. Silva. Ho authorised to state that the un-J. Fielder, of Southsea, and Miss son of Rear Admiral (E.) and Mrs. Leung. A. Nemazes. H. M. Hissued capital represented by Mary Maude Rooks, only daugh- Nemazes. R. H. Kotewall and 104,000 shares will not not beter of Major and Mrs. Rooks of issued in part or whole without your sunction. It is unnecessary Bishop of Victoria (Dr. Lander)} Tidworth Camp. Wiltshire. The The Chairman said:-Over at this juncture to deal with the ofticated, being assisted by the month has elapsed since the issue resolution hringing the paid up of the circular announcing your value of the new shares to £4 Rev. V. H. Copley Moyle, Director's recommendation that each, as we are advised by our the Society's capital be convertet traordinary resolutions is all that From silver to gold, and. before - necessary, and these cannot be asking you to vote upon the proposed until the resolutions now confirmed 3.5 resolutions which are to-day be before you are fure you. I would like, with your special resolutions. The ancillary to explain our resolution will be dealt with, there- permission. reasons for asking you to take solfure, at the confirmatory meet- important a step involving aiting to be held on the 25th April. does so drastic a change in the I do not think I can add any constitution of your Society. As more in explanation of Resolut- you are aware, the Society wasions Nos, 1 and 2. Resolution No. established in 1835 to operate 3 deals with alterations in our solely in these waters. As time Articles of Association which are went on Branch Ofices were necessary to enable us to declare opened in China, Japan and Lon-a bonus dividend out of our Re- don, and the natural development insurance Fund and to set it of which followed led the against the call which is to be
order establishment of branches in the made in
to bring the value of the Straits Settlements, Australia and paid up
to
each. After India. In recent years we have shares increased our branch representa- the next annual general meeting tion in these countries, and have your Directors will recommend
Mrs. McGregor was attired in opened up further offices of our declaring dividends in sterling own at nine or more place in currency and the addition to dress of pale grey Paris crepe, Canada, New Zealand, the Argen- Article No. 108 (b) is to legalise worn with pale pink Georgette THE tine and Dutch Eas: Indies. As the payment at a fixed rate of hat and she carried a bouquet of a result of this expansion the exchange should it be deemed tea roses, tied with pink ribbon.
Mr. D. Abbey was the "best Society's business is transacted to desirable. Those who look upon man,"
to
The bride, who was given salivitors that the passing of ex-away by Mr. R. McGregor, was
attired in mousseline with chemisette and undersleeves of white Georgette;
new
A gown of satin
a Court train lined with ruck- ed nipon and one corner turned
back to a large true lover's knot.
Her veil was of bridal ne: embroidered with a true lovers' knot and was worn over a wreath of nrange blossom. The bride carried a sheaf of Easter lilies and asparagus plumosis.
The three Misses McGregor were the bridesmaids, and they wore dresses of white net with They had pale blue sashes. white and blue hats and carried baskets of flowers tied with pale blue ribbon and wore necklaces. the gift of the bridegroom. They also carried baskets of pink roses tied with blue ribbon
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FAR LESS RHEL MATISM.
In the days of our fathers and grand-fathers rheumatism Was thought the unavoidable penalty of middle life and old age. Every- one had rheumatism after 40 or thereabouts: many had i; earlier. Modern science has shown
a very large extent in geld, the their dividends as a silver income After the ceremony, a reception THE FEATURE PAPER that rheumatism is not (as used
earning of our silver profits being will realise that as the rate of
LOOK OUT
confined solely to this Colony exchange falls the more dollars was held at the Hongkong Hotel and to China Our constituents will they receive for their Gold and later the newly wedded pair in the various parts of the dividends. Whilst it is obviously left for Shanghai by the s.s. Saiy- world, when satisfying themselves impossible to foretell what divid-ang, the bride's going away dress On MONDAYS for
being of white poplin de chene
Her hat was of white Georgette with white and gold motif.
to be thought) a mera effect of cold and damp. It is a poison in the blood. With good, red, pure blood a man or woman of any heumatism, and age can defy rheumatism can be got rid of by
"CURRENT COIN" killing the poison which causes
On TUESDAYS for
as to the security offered by the ends are likely to be in the years embroidered with white and gold. Society's policies, naturally ture that lie before us, there is every. to our annual balance sheet, and reason to hope we shall be able by presenting it in Gold alone, to maintain the high standard we are using a currency which which has obtained for so many more properly represents years past. It is necessary to vote the three resolutions our world wide operations. Injupon order to bring about the conver-separately. A majority of the the bridegroom a diamond cluster On WEDNESDAYS for Bion it has been necessary to apply three-quarters of the shareholders pin and dress stud.
now
to the Hongkong Government for present is necessary to pass them,"
Mr. H. P. White, in seconding
The bridgroom's present to the bride was a platinum and diamond Pendant, whilst the bride gave
MERCANTILE BANK..
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FINAL DIVIDEND ANNOUNCED. The manager of the
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AN ISLANDER'S DIARY'
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There are many middle-aged people who have never felt a touch of rheumatism. and elderly people who have conquered it by simply The attending to the blood. blood-making and purifying effect of Dr. Williams' pink pills for pale
"MODERN MODES" people, which are a blood-builder,
On THURSDAYS for
a special enactment. Ordinance but your Directors feel confident No. of 1919 cited as "The Union of your unanimous support. Insurance Society of Canton will now propose that the resolu Limited (Capital Conversion) tions be passed. Ordinance 1919 has been passed | and assented to by His Excell-them, said in doing so he hoped branch of the Mercantile Bank ency the Officer Administering the resolution would be of of India, Ltd., has received on
to the Society and a telegram frum the Government, and the con-benefit version becomes effective upon ultimately to the shareholders." London Office advising that at The Chairman:Before put the meeting of the shareholders the confirmation of the Resolu- tions which you are to-day being ting it to the meeting, if any of the Bank, which was to be held asked to pass. 1 will now deal member desires to speak o on the 4th inst., a final divblend with that part of the Resolution the resolutions he may do so for the year 1918 of 8 per cent.
The resolution were un- increasing our Authorised Capital
would be declared (making 14 to £2,000,000. In recent years animously carried. the Society's Capital has twice The Chairman informed the per cent. for the year), £50,000 Reserve been increased, firstly upon our meeting that the resolutions that to be transferred to
bringing it ul
to amalgamation with the China had been passed would be sub- Fand
Ltd.,mitted as special resolutions at £700,000, and the sum of I Traders' Insurance Co. since renamed the British Trades another meeting, notice of which '£85,700 be carried forward. Insurance Co. Ltd., and secondly would be given.
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