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GOOD CARS
FOR
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REASONABLE CHARGES,
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COMPANY REPORTS. Committee, who retire bat offer
themselves for re-election.
Auditors-The Accounts have
THE DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP |audited by Mr. A. R. Lowe and Mr.
COMPANY, LIMITED.
The following is the report for presentation to the shareholders at the Thirty-Seventh Ordinary General Meeting of the Douglas Steamship Company Limited, to be held at the offices of the Company an Saturday, 25th September, at
noon:-
C. Bernard Brown who now retire but offer themselves for election.
Profit and Loss Account. To Consulting Com-
mittee's Fees ....$ To Auditors' Fees .. To Remuneration to General Managers Expenses.
The General Managers beg to To Balance submit to the shareholders their To Interim Dividend
the thirty-seventh report
paid Jear's working of the Company, To Balance
од
TRE HONGKONG TELEGRI
Assets.
Steamers Halching, Haiyang, Halhong and Hai loong
Less Amount written off as resolved at last General Meet- ing
Additions since made, including cost Hai- loong & less Book value Haitan Sold
Value of Wharf at Hongkong, Buoys & Moorings at Coast Ports & Furniture at Hongkong as per last Account Less Amount written off as resolved at the last General Meeting
137,573.39
50,000.00
1,087,575.89
381,925,49
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER
DAIRY FARM NEWS.
́SAUSAGES
Pork Sausages
Beef
$1,469,499.38 Liver
Bologna Brawn
18,072.591
4,122.59
13,950.00
re-Half Share of Steam
2,000.00 1,000.00
Launch at Foochow Less Amount written off as resolved at the last General Meeting
1,700.00
200.00
10,000.00
30,000,00 450,551.33
$ 543,551.83
Loans on Mortgage" Hongkong Govern- ment 6 per cent. War Loan Straits Settlements 6 per cent. War Loan $30,000 at 157.... British Government
1,500,00
160,000,00
50,000.00
12,963.30 15.387.83
12.809.05 15.689.43
5 per rent War' Loan £5,000 at 84 15- 24,237. 10- at 33-14
6,361.67
109,641.15
"
Made daily
NOTICES
J. T. SHAW
J. T.
TEL. 892.;
DRESS SHIRTS
A NEW RANGE JUST TO HAND, WITH SOFT PLEATED OR STIFF FRONTS.
ALL SIZES IN STOCK.
ALSO NEW STOCKS OF DRESS TIES, DRESS COLLARS SOCKS, PATENT PUMIS OXFORDS, DRESS VESTS" GLOVES, ETC.
EVENING WEAR A SPECIALITY.
SHAW
TAILOR AND OUTFITTER NEXT DOor hongkong HOTEL.
ending 30th June, 1920.
After
in-
paying all runcing expenses, duck-
ing charges, and premia of surance, the amount at credit of By Interest on Mort- Proft and Loss Account is
gages
$530,551.35,- oat of which an in- terim dividend of 3 per cent. absorbing 350,000, was paid in April last, and subject to the ap proval of shareholders, it is pro- posed to appropriate the balance of $450,551.38, as follows:- To pay a final dividend
of * per
cept
($2.00 per share) .3 40.000.00
To pay a bonus of Sper
cent. 14.00 per sharej 80,009,00
To write off from the
value of the Com
pany's steamers and properties
To place to credit of the
Beserve Fund .............. 100,000.00
To place to credit of
Underwriting Ac-
By Interest
By Dividend on lo
vestments
By Exchange Account By investment Fluc- tuation Account .. Sale By Profit on
"Haitan"
By Prost on running Company's
Capital Account:-
count
149,551.33
Steamers & Steam
Launch during the
year
370.249.32
Jast Account
Investment in Shares Public in Local Companies (at mar- ket prices at date) Freights, Accounts Receivable, Agency Balances, on30 $ 20 Cash in band
$ 543.551.23 Hongkong and Shang-
hai Bank Curren" } Account in He kong & Long. Tonnage Dues unex-
pired
Balance Sheet. Liabilities.
90,000.00
20,000 Share at 550..31,000,000.00 Reserve Fund as per
$450,551.38
350,000.00
23,000.00
142.00
Coal and Liquid Fuel
in Bunkers
AADD Company eports
added in 1919 as per
last Report Added Loclaimed
Dividends acCnderwriting Account
The S.5. Haitan has been sold and delivered and S.S. Morialta, renamed Hailong, has been quired. The coast run has been well maintained by three steamers, while several charters have been secared for the extra steamers,
Oxford Sausage
THE DAIRY FARM, ICE & COLD STORAGE
COMPANY, LIMITED.
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 -
"At a meeting of shareholders called for 6th October Board of Directors will propose to subdivide
BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE
DE CHINE
(A FRESCH BASK)
Capital Paid-Up and Surplus Frs. 105,000,000.00
The organisation of the Bank
CURRENCI and
50,955.40 present shares into 400,000 £5 enables it open CUBREST AC- esch, also increase capital to CoESTS, SAVING ACCOUNTS and £3,000,000 by issue of 200,000 fixed DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS in LOCAL new shares, 25 each, to be offer- ed to existing shareholders in 32.953.05 proportion one new share for every two shares steady held at 123,933.45 & premaim of £210 per share,
payment to te made follows:-~
123,392.00
351,318.07 832.22
9,093.66
ANY FOREIGN CURRENCY.
These accounts may be con- *sverted
£5 on or before 15th November AT ANY TIME WITHOUT
'ANY CHARGE
1920.
£2,10- on or before 31st De- cember 1920.
Interest will be paid on instal- ments at 6 rate yer annum frea of income tax from date of pay ment until 31st Decomber, 1920. After that date new shares will rank in every respect pari passe with existing shares.
"Should resolution, be passed second general meeting will be 1,357.00 held on 27th October to confirm."
in
ANY OTHER CURRENCY,
Apply for terms and particulars
HONGKONG BRANCH Queen's Building, 5, Chater Road.
DON'T THROW MONEY AWAY
ing Account £40,000 and to Baïd 11,610.00ing Reserve £100,000, there roa large, harsh and habit-forming mains a balance is respect of the cathartic pills, or on disagreeable $2,266,190,78 Revenue ac for the year endinsaline purgatives, when you can
Gist. December 1919, of £139,509.
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO. | 19d. 35. It is proposed to pay the obtain the famous little gentle
General Managers.
balance of Dividend on Preferred as-nature laxatives, Pinkettes, si Strong par- Shares, namely 3- per share, and every drug store.
INDO CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO
LIMITED.
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SOFT FELT HATS
FINE FINISH; LATEST SHAPES AND COLOURS.
Glyn's Hand made Hats
*
Old English make
SINGLE
TERAI HATS
DOUBLE COLONIAL
STYLE
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NEWEST SHAPES FOR SPORTS WEAR ENGLISH VELOUR HATS LATEST COLOUPS AND STYLES.
GENTS' COMPLETE OUTFITTERS.
THE COMPACTO-PHONE
A PORTABLE GRAMOPHONE.
Just what you require for
of the Company as per last Ae. ..... 213,033.15
final Dividend oo Deferred gatives hurt and barm, the sem- Shares of 10.0 per share, and porary relief they give being Added in 1919 xa per
10,000.00 last Report
| to carry forward to next year's ac- usually followed by worse con- count the sum of £3,099.2.3. Income stipation than before. Pinkettes, the charter of S.S. Quinnebaug Added Premiams 1919
4,702.61 less Claims paid..
We are informed by Messrs. Tax will be deducted from being continued until March. The
all on the contrary, leave no after 5,316.00 Jardine, Matheson and Co., Ltd. Dividend Warrants issued
LAUNCH PARTIES steamers and other properties of Lopaid Dividends
-effects. They dispel constipa- 177,595.61 General Managers of the above London but pot from those issued on, are the Company have been thoroughly, Accounts Payable
an ideal remedy for GARDEN PARTIES 450,651.33 Company, that after taking into locally which will be payable at kept up.
| Próßt & Loss à ̧t.
account the payment of Interim Exchange 44, the T.T. rate ruling biliousness, sick headaches tor-CAMPING OUT Etc. $2,266,490.78
Dividends made in April last, also, on 15th. Inst.
pid liver, coated tongue, loul the sum of £10,048,8.3 brought The Thirty-ninth Annual Gen-breath, pimples and bad com- 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, 60 cents the vial, from Dr. contingencies including provision eral Managers at ΠΡΟΣ * Williams' Medicine Co., 95 Sze- for Floating Staff Pension Fund Wednesday, 6th. October, 1920. £100,000, Transfer to Underwrit-
Consulting Committee.-Mezars. D. G. M. Bernard and J. W. C. Bonnar having resigned. Hon. Mr. John Johnstone and Mr. A. 0. Lang were invited to Ell their place+ These two gentlemen and Mr. W. E. Clarke now comprise the
W. E. CLARKE. A. O. LANG, Members of Consulting
Committee.
choen Road, Shanghai.
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