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boats and went across to the stoamship's side in between the ship and the cargo boats. Before Lt. Conway Hake, R.N., found five bags of paddy in the Harbour Master, the owners of sampan. He then searched the two boats and also a boatman two cargo boats and found the were charged with throwing boatman. He arrested the de articles into the harbour on the fendants and took them to the 14th instant with the purpose of station. preventing seizure.
L..8. Carey said on the day in question at 11.30 p.m. he was ou duty in the harbour lying off the
COMPANY REPORTS.
Union Insurance Society.
The report for presentation to the shareholders at the forty- eighth ordinary mesting of the] Union Insurance Society of ¡Canton, to be held at the Society's! Offices at noon on Friday, May 27, states:-
1919 Account.-After payment of the interim dividend of 24-1 per share and the bonus of 20 peri cent to Contributors passed at the | last annual meeting there remains. a balance of £594,322.18.4 as per Jannexed statement. The Board recommends that this sum be appropriated as follows A final dividend to shareholders of 16) per ehere on 110,679 sharea £88,543 4. Od.: A bonus dividend to abareholders of 20/- per share on 110,679 shares £110,679; An addition to the Reinsurance Fund £100,000; An addition to the Building Reserve Fund £70,000; | An addition to the Equalization of Dividend Fund £25,000: to be carried forward to Underwriting Suspenso Account to close the account for the year 1919 £200,- 100 148. 4d.
1920 Account.-The Balance of Working Account on the 31st December, 1920, was £901,009.16,5: as per annexed statement. The Board reconimonds that an in- terim dividend of 24/- per share be paid to sharasholders, absorb- ing £132,814.16.0 and that a bonus of 20 per cent, be paid to contributors, absorbing about £50,000, and that the remainder be carried forward.
Directors. Since the last Gen-} eral Meeling Mr. A. Forbes has resigned his seat on leaving the Colony. In accordance with Clause 80 of the Articles of Association Mr. G. M. Dodwell and Mr. G. T. Edkins retire, but offer themsolves for re-election.
Auditors. On Mr. A. R. Lowe leaving the Colony, Messrs. Lowe, Bingham and Matthews, Chartered Accountants were ap pointed in bis place, and they and Mr. C. Bernard 'Brown rotire, but offer themselves for re- otection.
British Trader's Insurance Co., Ltd.
The raport to be presented to Shareholders at the Fifty-fifth ordinary mooting of the British Trader's Insurance Co., Ltd., to be held at the Company's Offices on Friday, May 27, states -
1919 Account. After payment of the interim dividond of 9f por share and the bonus of 20% to contributors passed at the last) lannual meeting, there remains a balance of £245,709 3. 8 as per annexed statement. The Board recommends that this sum he appropriated as follows:-A final dividend to shareholders of 12/-| per share on 96,000 shares £57,600,) An addition to the Reinsurance Fund £50,000, To write off Lease. hold Property Account £5,000, To be carried forward to Under- writing Suspense Account to close the account for the year 1919 | £133,102, 3/88.
1920 Account.-The Balance of Working Account on the 31st: December, 1920, was £399,515.8, 11 as per annexed statement. The Board recommends that an interim dividend of 9/- per share be paid to shareholders, absorbing £43,200 and that a bonus of 20% be paid to contributors, absorbing about | £25,000, and that the remainder
be carried forward.
Directors. Since the lael General Meeting Mr. A. Forbes has resigned his sent on leaving i the Colony. In accordance with Clause 79 of the Articles cf) Association Mr. G. M. Dodwoll and Mr. G. T. Edkins retire, but] offer themselves for re-election.
Auditors. On Mr. A. R. Lowe Javing the Colony, Messrs. Lowe, Bingham and Matthews, Charter- ed Accountants were appointed in his place, and they and Mr. C. Bernard Brown retire, hut offer themselves for re-election.
MANY CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE
in the manufacture of glass; one of the most important is that Two of them were fined $5 invented by Sir William Crookes, Mr. Veux appeared for the each, while the mistress of one who as the result of numerous defendante, who pleaded not boat was discharged.
experiments, combining glass guilty.
with various metals, has suc- MR. HICHSON'S HEALING
ceeded in producing a material MISSION,
which cuts off 98% of the infra- Conducted by Mr. J. M. Hick-red or heat rays together with 8.6. Sinking with the engines son, founder of the Chritain the ultra-violes or chemical rays. stopped. He saw sampan Healing Mis-ion, who recently Called Sir William Crookes Glass, leave from the southern visited this Colony, there was Crookes lenses of any prescription side of the steamship and when held at Holy Trinity Cathedral. In either regular or Toric form about twenty yards from the Shanghai, last work a mission are manufactured by the Hong-
At the vassel, coming towards the police of healing.
opening kong Optical Co., Successors to launch, they suddenly turned service there was a very large Clark & Co., Manufacturing & round to the starboard side. He attendance. the feminine element Refracting Opticians the most
Mr. could not see the sampan. There predominating.
Hickson competent manufacturing optical were two cargo boats alongside was introduced by Rev. C. E establishment in the Colony the sampan. He went alongside Spencer, and Bishop Molony also located in 53, Queen's Rd. C. and jumped on board the cargo took part in the proceedings.
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 1921.
DAIRY FARM NEWS.
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plainant at first refused, but eventually agreed because dolen- dant threatened to stab him. At the teshouse defendant deroanded $40 from Wu Yiu-chuen to defray the legal expenses incurrod by bie pal, the other gardener in the har- At the Magistracy yesterday bouring case. After a deul of bar- alternoon Yip Kwong, a gardener gaining he reduced the demand to employed મધ tho Botsoreal 525, which the complainant agreed Gardons, was charged with attemp-to pay at noon tho̟ following day at ing to obtain $25 from Wu Yu-the Hon Lok Yuen teahouse in chuen, & cookboy employed at No. Wellington Street. Next morning 12 Conduit Road, with menaces. complainant arranged to have two Mr A. E. Hall defended. Mr Chinese detectives at the Hon Lak Leo d'Almada watched the case on Yuen teahouse to witness bim complainant's behalf.
handing over the money and to Sub-Inspector Field, prosecuting, arrest defendant. The trap was alluded to a case of harbouring an successful. unmarried girl decided by his Wor Evidence was given by complain- ship about a month ago, in which ant and three witnesses. another gardener of the Botanical Defendant, also gave evidence, Gardens was fined $50. Wu Xiu- which was simply a denial, of the cbuen was the elder brother of the charge. He had had a quarrel girl in that case, to which the pre- with complainant's brother, when sent proceedings owed their origin, the latter was a gardener in the At 11 s.m. on the 8th. Wu Yiu- Botanical Gardens, and this was the chuen went out to purchase provi- only reason he could give as to why sions in the Western Market, where the present charge was preferred ho was accosted by the accused against him. and another man, who invited Mr. Lindsell imposed a fins of
Com-$100, or wix weeks' hard labour,
him ta
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