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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE PEACE CONDITIONS.
ALLIES BILL TO GERMANY
Parts, April 11. A member of Me. Lloyd #ipurge's entourage interviewed by the "Hele dle- Paris" is reported as saying that Mr. Lloyd
·George is insisting that besides aprovisional bond amounting to from 125,0mm to Bevo,300 frang, which she will be called on to sign Germany mast engage to meet the entire -cost of reparations, war damages and pensions. Financial arprets differ as to the amount tierwany can pay within the next years, but Mr. Lloyd fieurge favours a higher payment spread over fifty years.
THE GERMAN PEACE MISSION.
Paris, April 15.
A formal invitation has been sent to the Gerton tin- erament to send representatives to Versailles on April 23. It is expected that the German Peace Mission wit number 300 The Germans will, be allowed to send an emissary to Berlin with the text if the terms, allowing right days for the journey to Berlin and the return aral eight days grace before sign-ture of the treaty. It is hoped the treaty will be signed before May 5. The outer of Four has decided that Dantzig shall be a free city, Poland receiving a terri torial corridor linking up inland Poland with Pantsig.
French opinin niks how the new eastern frontier of France is to be guaranteed, Great Britain the United States being averse to leaving their anales after peace to occupy German" territory. "France and Belgium are willing to keep armed forces on the Rhinen condtion that Great Britain and the United States recognise by material guarantees the vital importance of the security of France to the general peace of the world. The agreement reached on the Sarre Regios will be providonally for 15 years. The independent state will be policed by French law but administered by a coubeil of Ere consisting of one French. ens local and After 15 three commissaries of the League of Nations. years the coal state will decide by plebiscite its future destiny. The idea gains ground in Conference circles that the peace preliminaries will be signed on May 1 the anniversary of the Peace of Frankfort,
OTHER CONDITIONS.
Paria, April A
Le Journal' says that the Sul-Commission on the in- ancial capacity of Germany estimates Germany's masels in gold, silver and securities available within two pears at a Thousand million sterling, whered a hundred and sixty millions is in cash. From January next when an improve- ment in fiempan indu-try and credit is expected the animal parment by Germany will increme progressively. They will be determined by an Tuter-Allied Commission. resolved to compel Gertuang to reduce her imports to a minimum, and fit a very kian taupe ber the exportation of certain e-mmodities from Bernesny, for example, the export of coal will be fred at sisty, niti u bons pearls, valued eighty million terling annually..
It is
in the Settlement of the Shelan, question France abtaina a mandate from the Leag Nations for Syris, including Damleus, Aleppo ari Mevandrets. It is herlever ed the United States is willing to wreps the mandate for
Armenia,
MIR LLOYD GEORGES RETURN.
London, Apr 10
Mr. Lipal timerges statement m. tien iloany of Womens to-day is waited with intense infigest. Mlang members have postgated their departure for the Haster vacations in order to hear the first complete prin ancement of a leading member of the Peace Conference. There was a remarkable demand for tickets to the galleries. Mr. Lågd George Lad an audience with the Kine last evening It is anlatt that the Preciler speaks inmediately the House opera, nek as at first "intended after other speakers. The change of plan is due to the realer's belief, after making enquiries, that there is my desire to assil the action of the British delegates at the Peace Conferenen
The House of Commons más erőwded in anticipatan of the Premier's speech, the Prince of Wales paying his fir-t visit to the House. He took a wat our the clock. Laving as his neighbour in the diplomatic gallery the American Anibassader. The Premier was hudly cheered when he entered shortly after 1200
WOMEN GIVE TROUBLE IN PARLIAMENT.
Londen, April 10.
In the House of Commitetys Mr. Tyson Wilson moved, which was seconde, that the present peri-ion- and gratuities awarded to exaoldiers or dependente, wege in ulequate and ought to be increased.
In the course of the debate on Mr. Wilson's motion, two women in gallery started shouting "You murderers. tealing the workers to another war. They were riveted, struggling and protesting. A third woman shouted Long fire tus Soviets feat withdrew quietly when requested to do so. Mr. Worthington Evans, replying to the debate, men tioned that during the last three months the Pensions Bill has en increased by £2,000,000, The motion was with- drawn. The women interrupters in the House of Commons were subsequently identified as Mylvia Pankhurst. Mrs. Cole and, Miss Stephenson. They have been relea-pl.
THE FIGHTING IN GERMANY.
Berlin, April 15.
A battle at Munich between Government troops sad Spartacists for possession of the railway station ended in the complete defeat of the former. Railway communication be tween Berlin and Munich is suspended
The latest news from Munich is that Manich is entirely in the power of the Spartacists, but Government troops have been reinforced and are now bombarding the Sparta- cists stronghold at the railway station, Other Bavarian reinforcements are proceeding to Munich. The Spartacists have arrested most of the members of the Central Council. Street fighting" is increasing, there being many civilian victims,
GERMANS IN HONGKONG.
London, April 19.
In the House of Commons Mr. Croit drew attention to German missionaries in Hongkong were Teport that activity undermining British interests and urged the re- patriation of all Germans from Hongkong. Mr. Amery replied that the only German missionaries in Hongkong were eight women, who had been in charge of charitable Institutions under supervision. They were now being sent Back to Gerzasny. All other Germans had long since been removed from the Colony, except three of whom two were only technically German subjects and the third man was of British sympathies, whose exemption was specially re- spuested by the military authorities.
THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, APRIL 21; 1919.
EARLIER
TELEGRAMS.
MR. ASQUITH'S CRITICISMS.
London, April 12
Mr. Asquith denouneed the Government's failure to redeem the Anti-Conscription and Irish Home Rulo pledges, He expressed grave concern at the threatened departure from the policy of free trade and said Imperial Preference would be embeslied in the Budget but be still did not bo- lieve the policy of tariffs would increase our income, bene. ft trade or cement the Empire." We claimed equal freedom with the Dominions to follow our own fiscal system. He de. nounced the prevailing extravagance largely due to the reign of supermen" which unless checked woull destroy the possibility of social reform.
THE MINERS BALLOT.
London, April 16-
The miners' ballot has resulted in 693,984 for the accept ance of the Sankey report and 76.992 against,
The Miners' Conference has unanimously accepted the Government's Terios.
AMERICAN OFFICIALS IN PRANCE.
Paris, April 15.
General Pershing, Mr. Baker, the American War Sec- retary, and Mr. Wallace. the new American Ambassader to France, have arrived.
THE EGYPTIAN SITUATION,
London, April 15
In the House of Con.meas Sir R. L Hausworth in a statement regarding Egrp; said that from a general point of view public security and conditions were more.. Satisfactory. No incidents of any particular "importance were reported from the provinces, although attempts havi been made in some districts in the Dells to interfere with railway and telephonic communication. The strike of Gar. ornment employees contiqued and the new Ministry was endeavouring to settle the strike. The moderate elements were apparatly strongly opposed to a continuance of the strike but the agitators were working the other way. Gen- -eral Alenby's policy wider the powers tested him was to seenre the co-operat.n.of all parties in respiring law agi order, and nomial conditions of life throughout the conatry.
EASTER MESSAGE FROM GERMANY.
Copetlagen, April. 18.
A message from Weimar says that Herr Ebert, in as Faster message so the National Assembly welcomes as a declaration of the German people's indexible will the Ar sembly's pronouncement on April 10. refusing to sccepta peace which would sacrisce de present and future of the German people. He says the Government's task of securing peace, levad and work would be diBcult so long as their opponents, dominated by hatred and revenge, continued the blockade which was driving the German people to despair; hat it was impossible to secure pence ani create a new people they would persist in the struggle which was threaten- ing destruction to the State. It was in the vital interest of Germany resolutely to oppose Boldbelt tendencies.
OVERSEAS TROOPS IN LONDON,
London April 15
« In connection with the overseas trugs march through London, which is provisionally fxed for May 3rd, the King, with other members of the Royal Family, will stand in the freeburt of Buckingham Palace to insect and take the salute of the troops, who will pass through the forecourt. The oversea military authorities are experiencing some difficulty
is arranging adequate representation without delaying the repatriation of the men, but it is hoped that satisfartory arrangements-will be made in time to allow the proviskinal date to become a definite ras
THE TRANS-ATLANTIC FLIGHT. "
St. Johns. April 15.
Mr. Rapakara is preparing for a trans-Atlantic Right
in a Martiny de aeroplane, which will be able to fly for twenty five hours at a hundred miles an hour
Paris, April 15,
The forthcoming contest for the Daily Mail' £10,000 Arlautic Flight prize will be closely watched by the French pices. Hope is expresand that France will not be merely pertator having plenty of first rate airmen able to compete for aerial supremacy,
ALIENS RESTRICTION BALL
London, April 16.
In the House of Commons the Aliens Restriction Bill, mainmining for one year after the war the present powers,
of the authorities, was read a second time.
THE SILVER MARKET.
London; April 19.
-Silver at 48 13-16 is steady.
THE REPORTED HUNGARIAN MURDERS.
Copenhagen, April 18.
A message from Vienna states that the Hungarian "Peoples' Commissary Boehm has arrived at Vienna and declares that the Archduke Joseph is, with his family, at Alscut. Count Wekerle and Szterenya are in prison at Budapest.
A RUMANIAN RETREAT.
London, April 18.
A Bolshevik wireless message from Ukraine declares that after fierce fighting the Bumsaians have begun a generál retreat into Bessarabia.
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UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General Masking of the Society will be held at the registered office of the Society, Queen's Building, Hongkong as Friday, the 25th day of April, 1919, at 12 o'clock noon, when the subjoined resolutions which were passed the Extraordinary Gea Making of in Society held on the 10th day of April, 1919, will be submitted tom confirmation as special resolutions
1. That the nominal tiles capital of the Society sa sxisting when this molation is confirmed as a special resolution be conrated inte starling and that such capital so converted be increased beyond the starling squivalent of auch silver capital when such coUTACIÓN takes place to the sum of £2,000,000 Sterling divided into 900,000 sharm of the nominal vaine of EID sach.
2
That sach of the sad silver share of the Society of the Domical value of $250 each with the sum of $100 paid up there be converted into fre shares of the seminal value of £10 wach with the sterling equivalent of $20 Hongkong carrsocy at the open. ing T.T. race of exchange on the date this resolution is confirmed sa a special resolution credited as paid up therson and accordingly that 80,000 shares out of 300,000 shares of the nominal valus of Bio each constituting the capital of the Society so converted so increased be diatributed by the Board to the persons who sme registered as share boldets of the Society on the date this rasolation in confrzed ze special resolution in exchange for the river shares then held by them.
L That the Articles of Association be altered in manner folowing.
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Ar the insertion after Article No. 15% of the following Article.
EMPLOYMENT OP RESZATI SUNDA
IOT ( The Board may employ the fands of the Society which
have been established paruant to the provision of Article 107 or say of them or any portion therent and that whether such fands os 45 portion 25 is proposed to be dek with were set aside for the special purpose to which they are proposed to be applied or for say sther parpone nt sok) is or for all or any of the following parposes, that is to say, in meeting contingencies, in equalizing dividends, in paying special dividends or bonuses, in resiting. improving and maintaining any of the property of the Society, s otherwise in the business of the Society, and in or for such other purposes as the Board shall in its discretion think sondacivo. to the interests of the Society and in regard to any such employ- ment is aforesaid the Board shall not be bound to keep the reservo fands separate from the other asseta."
By the insertion of the following Articles after Article No 102
BONT AT DE SET OFT AGAINST CALL
108A 1 Any general meeting at which a dividend or bonus is declared or sauctioned: may make a call on the members of such amount as the meeting neex but so that the call on each member shall not exceed the dividend or bonus payable to him and so that notwithstanding the provisions of Articles 13.20 and 22 the call may be payable at the same time as the dividend or bonas and the dividend or bonus my, if so arranged betran the Society and the ember, be set of against the call. The making of call ander this Article shall be deemed ordinary business of an ordinary general meeting which declares a dividend.
(2). After any resolation has been passed ander the provisions of paragraph 41) of this Article the Board way arrange on behalf of the Society for the dividend or beans to be set off against the call by authorizing any person on behalf of the members from whom sneh call is die to enter into an Agreement with the Society providing for mch dividend or bonus to be set of against sach call and any Agreement made under sach authority shall be
Eective.
(3). It shall be no objection to any resolation made under paragraph (1) of this article on to any call or arrangement that such resou¤tion was passed or such call or arrangement was made at the meeting at which the resolatim introducing this Article and Article 107 () was confirmed a special resolution provided that die notice of the intention to propose rich first mentioned resolution and ta dechire much dividend or bonus and to make each call shall have been given prior to the Confirmatory meeting aforesaid. ZATE 07 KICHANGE FOR DIVIDENDS FATABLE IN HONGKONG 108 (b).
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Dividends may be paid in Hongkong Currency at each rate C% exchange as the General Meeting sanctioning the sama or, in the case of interim dividends, as the Board may deter
and the subjoined resolations will be proposed an Extraordinary resols- That the diereace between the sterling equivalent at to-day's speriag T.T. rate of exchangs of $20 Hongkong currency and the mum of 4 be called op apon each of the 80,000 shares of the Socisty of the nominal value of £10 each into which the silver share of the Society have been converted.
2
That bonus dividend equal in mount to such difference as is refered to in Resolution No. 1 be and the same is hereby declared oat of the Reinsurance Fund of the Society, sach boots dividend being payable to the persons who are registered as the shareholders of the Society on the date this resolation is passed and that sach dividead in the case of exch of such persons be set off against the amount das from him fer calls under Resolution No. 1 and be retained by the Society accordingly and that the Board be authoris ed to make the necessary entries in the books of the Society. 1. That 16.000 shares of the capital of the Society is iswned addition. ally to the 80,000 shares referred to in Resolution No. 1 sad that the sum of £4 be called up thereco and that such additional shams be offered in the first instance at a premium of £21 per share to the persons who are registered as the shareholders of the Society on the date this resolation is prased in the proportion of ae additional share for each silver share previously held and upon the footing that the sare of £4 called up plus the £21 (making together
per share) shall be paid to the Society ou acceptance of the cffer, and that such offer be made by notice specifying the aanter of shares to which such persons ara entitled and limiting the time within which the offer if not accepted by payment will be deemed to be declined to the 23rd May, 1919, and that the Board be empowered to dispose of the shares not taken up in respouse to such offer as they consider expedient in the interests of the Society.
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That the 15.000 additional shares referred to in Resolution No. 3.. participate in xl dividende declared after the next Annual Gen. eral Meeting of the Society pro rata with the 80,000 shares refers- ed to in Resolution No. 1
By Order of the Board,
C. MONTAGUE EDE,
General Manager.
Jated the ith day of April, 1919.
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