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COMPANY REPORTS. Committee, who retire but offer
themselves for re-election.
Anditors.--The Accounts have
THE DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP audited by Mr. A, R. Lowe and Mr.
COMPANY, LIMITED.
C. Bernard Brown who now retire but offer themselves for election.
To Consulting Com-
The following is the report for presentation to the shareholders Profit and Loss Account, at the Thirty-Seventh Ordinary General Meeting of the Douglas Steamship Company Lämited, to be held at the offices of the Company on Saturday, 25th September, at
Boon:-
mittee's Fees ....$ To -Auditors' Fees .. To Remuneration to General Managers Expenses
To Balance
THE
HONGKONG) TELEGRKER. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1920.
Steamers ----
Asseta
Heiching, Haiyang,
- Haihang and Hal- Loong ****
Less Amount written off as resolved at last General Meet ing
Additions since made, including cost Hai. loong & less Book value Haltan Sold
Value of Wharf at Hongkong, Buoys & Moorings at Coast Ports & Furniture at Hongkong as per fast Account Less Amount written off as resolved at the last General Meeting
$ 1,157,575.89"
50,000.00
1,087,578,89
381,925.49
DAIRY FARM NEWS.
SAUSAGES
Pork Sausages
Beef
"1
Made daily
$1,469,499.38 Liver
Bologna... Brawn
18,072.59
4,122.59
13,950.00
re-Half Share of Steam
2,000.00 1,000,00
Launch at Foochow Leas Amount written off as resolved at the last General Meeting
1,700.00
200.00
10,000,00
The General Managers beg to submit to the chareholders their To Interim Dividend report on the thirty-sererth paid
Loans on Mortgage
1,500,00
160,000,00
80,000,00
year'a working of the Company, To Balance
450,551.28
ending 30th June, 1920, After
paying all rinting expenses, dock-
$ 543,551.38
ing charges, and premia of in-
surance, the amount at credit of | By Interest on Mort- Proft and Loss Account is gages $530,651.38, out of which an'in- By Interest
Hongkong Govern.
ment 6 per cent War Loan Straits Settlements G per cent. War Loan $80,000 at 157 .......... British Government
50,000.00
.$
12,963.30 15,637.38
12,803.08
15,682.46
6,36167
109,64L15
vestments
By Exchange Account By investment Fluc-
terim dividend of 8 per cent By Dividend on In. absorbing $80,000, was paid in April last, and subject to the ap- proval of shareholders, it is pro- -posed to appropriate the balance of
$450,651.38, as follows:--- To pay a final dividend of 4 per cert
($2.00 per share) ..$ 40,000,00
To pay a bonus of 8 per
cent. (4.00 per share) £0,000.00
To write off from the
value of the Com- pany's steamers and properties
To place to credit of the
Reserve Fand
To place to credit of
Underwriting
count
140,55138
100,000.00
1
Ac-
tuation Account By Profit on Sale
"Haitan"
By Proft on running the Company's Steamers & Steam Launch during the
year
370,249.32
5 per cent, War Loan £5,000 at 84. 15-£4,237. 10- at 38 1.4
Investment in Shares in Local Public Companies (at mar. ket prices at date) Freights, Accounts Receivable, Agency Balances, on 30,6 20 Cash in hand
$ 543,551.38 Hongkong and Shang-
Balance Sheet. Liabilities.
Capital Account:- 20,000 Share at $50..$1,000,000.00 90,000.00 | Beserve Fund as per
$450,551,38
The S.S. Haitan has been sold
last Account
hai Bank Currea' ́ ̄! Account in Ho keng & Lang.... Tonnage Duer unex-
pired
Added in 1919 as per
Last Report
350,000.00
25,000.00
Coal and Liquid Fuel
in Bunkers
added L'aclaimed
142.00
and delivered and SS. Morialta, Dividends
renamed Hailong, has been ac-Underwriting Account
quired. The coast run has been
of the Company as per last Ac.
well maintained by three steamers, while several charters have been Added in 1919 as per secured for the extra
Last Report
steamers,
the charter of SS. Quinebaug Added Premiums 1919
less Claims paid being continued until March. The steamers and other properties of
Unpaid Dividends the Company have been thoroughlyj
Accounts Payable kept up.
Profit & Loss AÃ ̧c.
Consulting Committer.—Mesars. D. G. M. Bernard and J. W. C. Bonnar having resigned. Hon. Mr. John Johnstone and Mr. A 0. Lang were invited to ful their places These two gentlemen and Mr. W. E. Clarke now comprise the
213,083.18
40,000,00
·
4,702,61
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CHARTERED BANK
PROPOSED INCREASE OF CAPITAL
The local branch of the Charter- ed Bank has received the follow- ing telegram from its London Office, dated 16th instant:--
BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE
(A FRENCH BANK)
Capital Paid-Up and Surplus Fr. 105,000,000.00
'At a meeting of shareholders called for 6th October Board of Directors will propose to subdivide
The organisation of the Banki 50,955.40 present shares into 400,000 £5 | enables it open CCBBENT
esch, also increase capital to COUNTS, SAVING 1000USTS and) £3,000,000 by issue of 200,000 fixed DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS in LOCAL now shares, £5 each, to be offer- ed to existing shareholders in 22,983.05 proportion one new share for every two shares already held at premuim of £10 per share, payment TO te mazde as follows:--
123,938.45
123,392.00
£5 on or before 15th November! 1920.
£2,10; on or before 31st De- cember 1920.
Interest will be paid on instal- ments at 65; rate yer annum free 351,318.07 of income tax from date of pay- 832.22 ment until 31st Decomber, 1920. After that date new shares will rank in every respect pari passu with existing shares.
9,093.65
"Should resolution be passed second general meeting will be| 1,957.00 | held on 27th October to confirm.”
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ing Account £40,000 and to Build- 11,610.00ing Reserve £100,000, there re- on large, harsh and habit-forming
mains a balance in respect of the $2,266,490.78 Revenue ac for the year ending
AADD Company eports
31st December 1912, of £139,509.
cathartic pille, or-on disagreeable saline purgatives, when you can obtain the famous little gecule- as-nature laxatives, Pinkettes, at |
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO. | 134, 35, It is proposed to pay the General Managers. balance of Dividend on Preferred
Shares, namely 3- per share, and every drug store. Strong pur- 赢 final Dividend on Deferred) gatives hurt and harm. the tem Shares of £210.0 per share, and porary relief they give being
INDO CHINA STEAM
• NAVIGATION CO
LIMITED.
to carry forward to next year's, ac- usually followed by worse coa
count the sum of £8,099.2.3. Income stipation than before. Pinkettes, Tar will be deducted from all on the contrary, leave no after
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We are informed by Mesera. 5,316,00 Jardine, Matheson and Co. Ltd, Dividend Warrants issued in ill-effects. They dispel constipa-LAUNCH PARTIES 177,695.61 General Managers of the above London but not from those issued 450,551.38 Company, that after taking into locally which will be payable at tion, are an ideal remedy for GARDEN PARTIES account the payment of Interim Exchange 44, the T.T. rate ruling biliousness, sick headaches tor-CAMPING OUT Etc. Dividends made in April last, also, on 15th, inst.
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Committee.
the suta of £10,048,83 brought The Thirty-ninth Annual Gen-breath, pimples and bad coat- forward from 1918 and after pro-eral Meeting of the Company will plexion. From chemists, or post viding for depreciation and all be held at the Offices of the Gen-free, 6) cents the vial, from Dr. contingencies including provisieneral Managers for Floating Staff Penzion Fund Wednesday, 6th. October, 1920,
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