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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
THE HONGKONO ELECTLIC COMPANY LIMITED.
SIR CHARLES ADDIS IN SHANGHAI
TUESDAY, JANUARY, 31
BRITAIN'S EXPORT TRADE.
་
The Burden Upon Industry.
Prof. W. A. S. Hewins, Chair-
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
NOTICE IS HEREBY OIVEN that the Transfer Books of the abore Company will be closed from 28th January, to 7th Fab, 1922, both days inclusive. Dated this 16th day of January,
By Order of the Board, GIBB. LIVINGSTON & CO.,
LIMITED.
Agents.
1922
Room for New Ideas.
Sir Charles, then Mr. Addis, left addressed to the Press onder date It is not so many years since man of the Tariff Commission, the Far East to become manager
Dec. 17:-
of the London office of the Hoog- The condition of the export kong and Shanghai Bank that trade of the country, as revealed there will not he many friends in the available Egures, is so left here to welcome him and serious that I venture to ask your Lady Addis, says the N. C. D special attention to the grave News, Sir harles Addis is, if it menace to our financial position may be permitted to say ac, one which they anggast. The public- of the products of British fiasnoeation of the figures, month by in the Far East of which it may month, and the readiness with well be proud, and the knighthood which optimistic conclusion are [conferred on him in 1913 as well based upon slight increases some- as his subsequent appointment as times taking place over short a Director of the Bank of Eng-periods of time, To calculated tendencias. land was no less a tribute to him-to obscure grave self than a recognition of the im- These tendancies are manifest as portance ofthe Far Eastern money soon as longer periods are con The undersigned are prepared market and the necessity to the sidered, and immediate account Feb. 3 The Importance of Be-o quote prices for best quality Bank of England of having an should be taken of them in any
freshly mined SILIMPOPON exchange expert in its councils, financial proposals of the Govern COAL, trimmed into Bunkers at Sir Charles Addis's prosent visit|ment
Feb. The Circle
ing Earnest
Feb.
Pygmalion
Feb.
Feb. 7 The Double Event
A Bill of Divorcement
Feb 8 A Woman of no import.
ance
·
I
Plans at Moutries.
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The favourite pamen çoZ SYPKÖKET HAI-MUN.
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by Kangana 132,
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314, Wine uk 5:700%.
ST. DAVID'S DAY.
PRICES $4, 2 & 1
THE MONGKONG & KOWLOON; WHARF & GODOWN CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
THE THIRTY-FIFTH OR
THE COWIE HARBOUR COAL
COMPANY LIMITED. SILIMPOPON COAL.
ba
SEBATTIK ΟΡ SANDAKAN is, we believe, in the nature of I enclose tables showing, jó (British North Borneo) or to a busmat's holiday; it may cer-detail how different groups of contract for regular Bunker Sup-tainly be taken as an indicstion industry and different markets plies for 6 or 12 months at favour-thas the primacy of London in are affected, but you may
ble rates.
world's money markets is not yet interested to bave a summary Steamers calling at SEBATTIK wholly a thing of the past I account of the general conclu- : SANDAKAN exclusively for other directios, it may be hoped sions arrived at. Bunkers are exempt from par-
The first series of tables gires ment of ordinary Port Cha gea.
comparison of our trade for the The minimum draft of water and that he will kindly a0-frst nine months of 1913. 1920 Alongside the Company's Wharf pt it) of saying in public some and 1921, the figures for the two
that some
opportunity
will
De afforded Sir Charles Addia
1922
NEW MUSIC.
FOX-TROTS, ONE-STEPS,
SONGS, Etc.
AIN'T WE GOT FUN
I WANT MY MAMMY MY SUNNY TENNESSEE YOU MUST COME OVER SIAM SOO
BY THE SILVERY NILE MEIIO CELO
BRICHT EYES ALABAMA MOON
HAWAIIAN CHINES MOLLY ON A TROLLY YOO HOO
SUNNY HONEY BOY COME BACK TO GEORGIA BUDDAH
BAWAIIAN MOON WHEN SWEETHEARTS WALTZ I'M NOBODY'S BABY
LOVE COMES LIKE A BUTTERFLY.
ANDERSON'S
5. BEACONSFIELD ARCADE
(Opposite City Hall}
at Sebatiik is 25 feet at low water of the very interesting things that latter years being reduced to HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY
Spring Tides. Charts of Cowie he has been saying at Hongkong 1913 values.
Bay (Sebettik Harbour) and any required information concerning the port can be had on applica
tion to
BRADLEY & CO. LTD.
Agents, The COWIE HARBOUR COAL
CO. LTD.
and at the British Chamber of Commerce lunch. There is room
for new ideas in the Far East where we are becoming rather like squirrels running round anti round in the vicious eircle of a teaged wheel.
Food. Drink anil Tobacco.-Car export of these commodities fell from £23 millions in 1913 to under £14 millions in 1920 and to £12) millions in 1921. The total decline as equal to 40.7 per cent in 1920 and 48 per cent. in 1921.
Raw Materials and Articles Mainly Manufactured. -Is this
class our trade declined from
THE CARE OF THE BABY 248 millions in 1913 to £34.6 DINARY ANNUAL MEETING DAIRY FARM. ICE AND COLD is every good mother's firar con-millions in 1920 and £17.7 millions
It is propored that St David's Day should be celebrated by OF SHAREHOLDERS will be Dinner at which Captain Evans C.B. D.S.O, RN. supported by Sir Wm. Recs Davies, Kt., K.C. will preside
STORAGE CO., LTD.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT AN EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF THE
sideration, and often enough she in 1921. The percentage decr925- is so worried by the little oc'sed in 1920 was 19.5, and in 1921 acbes and ills that she does not 6.36. know which way to turn to find for it relief.
held at the Offices of MESS RS. JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD., on FRIDAY, February
Manufactored Articles.-Our 10th, 1932, at 11.00 s.m, for the
exports of manufactured articles Will-al Welshmen in the Col-purpose of receiving the Report
fell from £311 millions in 1913) to. any kindly communicate with of the Directors and the State ABOVE COMPANY will be To erary mother Baby's Own £242 millions in 1920 and to £1465 the undersigned as soon ment of Accounts for the year, beld at the Registered Offices of Tablets, the Canadian children's millions in 1921. the decreases. Fossible so ibat the necessary ended December 31st, 1921. the Company at No. 2 Lower remedy, are a real friend. They being equal to 22.2 and 52.9 per arrangements may be considered.
THE TRANSFER BOOKS of Albert Road. Victoria in the gently regulate the bowels and cent respectively. In the metal D. J. LEWIS,
the Company will be CLOSED Colony of Hongkong on TUES stomach, break up colds and trades our exports of iron and
14h DAY from Wednesday, February. lat. DAY TRE
of simple tevers, expel worm, cure steal manufactures fell 64.7 per
Messrs. Johnson, Stokes &
Master.
.
Prince's Building. Hongkong. 31st. January, 1923.
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
Notice is bereby given that the Ordinary Yearly Meeting of the Shareholders in this Corporatio will be held at the City Hall, Hongkong, on Saturday the 13th. day of February 1922 at noon, for the purpose of receiving the Re-
By order of the Board of Directors.
W.S. BROWN,
Secretary.
192 to February, 10th. 1922. FEBRUARY 1922 at NOON for vomiting and indigestion, and cent. since 1913, cutlery, bard- the purpose of considering, and make teething easy. They proware, implements, &c. 53.3 per BOTH DAYS INCLUSIVE.
if thought St.
the mote calm natural sleep, good cast, and machinery 25.9 per passing following resolutions as Extra-appetite and regular development, cent. The textile group shows ordinary Resolutions viz:- are equally helpfal to infants large decreases, cotton yarn and
(1) That the authorised cap tall and children of all ages.
| manufactures declining by 60 per of the Company (which is now, Baby's Own Tablets are cent.. woollens by 49 per cent, and $855,000 consisting of 114,000 obtainable from chemists, or post shares of the nominal value of free at 60 cents the vial from the $7.50 whereof 114.000 sbares Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., have been issued) be increased Szechuan Road, Shanghai. to $1,500,000 by the creation of 85,000 additional shares of the nominal value of $7.50 each.
Hongkong, January, 25th. 1992
HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND FINANCE COMPANY
LIMITED.
accounts for the year ending 31st. SHAREHOLDERS December 1921.
By Order of the Court of
Directors.
4. C. STEPHEN.
Chief Manager. Hongkong. 24th January, 1922.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of] the Company will be closed from the 25th. January, to the 6th. February, (both days inclusive). during which period no Transfer of Shares can be Registered.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, General Managers. Hongkong, 19th. January, 1922.
By Order of the Board.
M. MANUK,
Secretary.
NATIONAL LOANS.
silk goods or 70.8 per cent. The export of all other textiles, includ. 96ng linen, fell by 631 per cent
Our export of apparel fell by 70.8| per cent. Dur export trade in chemicals, drugs and dyes, which ia 1913 amounted to £15,000,000, fell to £6,000,000 this year, a decrease of 60.3 percent. Exports.
H. B. Warner, the film star. uf earthenware, glass, &c. declin-
LIMITED.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF THE ABOVE COMPANY will he held at the HONGKONG HOTEL Pedder Street Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong oo WEDNESDAY THE FIRST DAY OF FEBRUARY. 1922, AT NOON for the purpose of considering and if thought fit, passing the following Resolutions as Extraordinary Resolutions Damely
(1) That the Authorised Capital of the Company (which is now $2,500,000 consisting of 250,000 shares of the nominal value of $10 each-whereaf 219,300 shares have been issued) be increased from $2,500,000 consisting as aforesaid to $5,000,000 (consisting of 500,000 shares of the nominal. value of $10 each) by the creation of 250,000 additional shares of the nominal value of $10 each ranking (subject as hereinafter mentioned) as from date of allotment for dividend and in all other respects pari pass with the shares constituting the Company's present issued Capital. (2) That 109.650 shares be offered in the proportion of one new share for every complete number of two old shares held by them respectively) to the persons who on the date of the confirmation of this Resolution as a Special Re- solution are registered in the Company's Shares Register as the holders of the said 319,300 shares at a premium of $5 per share and so that on allotment the nominal amount due in respect of such 109,610 shares plus the said premiun of $5 per share shall be payable as follows
Date of
Payment
Amount pay- able in respect of the nominal valce of each share.
Amount pay- able in respect of the premium on each share.
Total
$2
$5
15th March 1922
$3
15th August 1922
$3
$2
$5
1923
$4
$10
$1
$5
$15
and further that until such time as the said 169,650 share shall be fully paid up they aball, cia a ris the said 219,300 shares, only rank for dividend in proportion to the ratio borne by the amount paid up thereon to the full nominal value ($10) thereof, and that any of the said 109,650 shares which shall not be taken up by the Company's Share- holders in manner aforesaid be disposed of in such mander as the Company's Board of Director shall thfok fr. (3) That the balance of the shares constituting the Company's unissued Capital be issued at such time or times, in such manner and anoo such terms and conditions in every respect as the Company's Roard of Directors may decide. (4) Tbat nn Shareholder shall be entitled to any offer of a fraction of an additional share in respect of any odd sbare held by him.
(2) That the shares constituting! AESENT-MINDED SAM. Notice is hereby given that the Company's unissued capital! pert of the Court of Directore | the ORDINARY ANNUAL be issued at such time or times was discussing the borrors ofed by 49.2 per cent, or from £5.6 together with a statement of GENERAL MEETING OF in such manner and upon such absent-mindedness with Lillian millions in 1913 to £2.8 millions
IN THIS terms and for such purposes and Rich, his leading lady in the new in 1921. COMPANY will be held at the "pon such conditions in every Pathe Special," Dice of Destiny." The second weries of tabies The Register of shares of the Hongkong Hotel, Hongkong, on respect as the Company's Board Here is the worst case I ever shows in detail our export trade 15th March Corporation will be closed from SATURDAY, the 4th. February, of Directors may decide.
beard of," said Mr. Warner, with to foreign countries and Empire Monday 6th. February to Satar | 1923, at 11.30 s.ro. for the purpose Dated this 23rd day of January, a smile. The elevator con-markets for the nine months day 18th. February 1922 (both of receiving the Report of the 1922.
dactor of a tall building, noticed feading September, 1921, compared days inclusive) during which Directors together with a State-
that the coloured janitor had with the corresponding nine period no transfer of shares can¦ment of Accounts for the year
ridden up with him several times mouths of 1920. Le registered.
ending 1st December, 1921.
that morning, and remarked: Exports to Foreign Count ies.—— Sam, this is the fifth time Our exports to, foreign countries have taken you up, but you bave during the period in question not come down with me once.declined from £637 millions to How's that?' *Well, you see," £297 millions. The largest Sam replied, 'Ah been wasbin'declines in actual volume of trade windows on the eleventh floor an' were with France, trom £109 avery now and ag'in ab missesį millions to £30 millions: with mah hold and falls out.***
the United States. from £62 milions to £32 1,2 millions; with Sweden, from £33 millione to £6-1/2 millions; and with Bel-i gium, from £40 millions to £14
Should the above Resolutions be passed by the requisite Professer Brandt, who has been millions. Our trade with every majority, they will be submitted for confirmation as Special 4th Drawing of Fourth Year in charge for 20 years of the country shows a decline is value Resolutions to a SECOND EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL Loan (84,400,000): redemp- Institute of the Russian Lan tanging from 99.1 per cent. in the MEETING to be held at the HONGKONG HOTEL Pedder Street tion begins 12th April. gauge and Judicis? Law, under case of Asiatic Turkey and 8.3 aforesaid on FRIDAY, THE 176. DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1922. 5th Drawing of Third Year the control of the Waichiaopu. per cent. in the case of Sweden to AT 11 AM. for the purpose of considering and, if thought St, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Loan ($2,750,000): redemp and during that period has won 15.5 per cent. in the case of Spain. confrming such Resolutions as Special Resolutions accordingly. that the THIRTY THIRD OR- tion begins 31st. December. the unqualified support of allar trade with South American
Dated this Twentieth Day of January, 1922) DINARY MEETING of SHARE- The time and place of the draw.classes of Chinese, has received markets bas been very seriously HOLDERS in this Company willings will be notified by the the Order of Chizoho, 26d. Class, affected, the declines varying from 82.9 to 28.6 per cent. Our be held at the Company's offices Ministry of Finance in due states & Peking message.
trade with the United States Victoria Buildings on Friday 10th course.
drcressed by 47.5 per cent. The February 1922 at 12 o'clock nooo
total decline to all fereign mar- kete was 53.5 per cent..
Exports to Empire Marketa.~ Our trade to the Empire markets
PUBLIC AUCTION,
THE Undersigned have received
instructions to sell by Public Auction on
Monday the 6th. Feb., 1922 commencing at 2.30 p.m. at "Rockymount”. No. 39,
Conduit Road
A Quantity of Valuable Household Furniture
Comprising:
THE KOWLOON LAND AND
. BUILDING CO., LTD.
Subscribers to the National Loans of the Third Year of the Republic (1914) and Fourth Year, of the Republic (1915) are hereby notified that drawings for the redemption of the above Loans will be held this year as followe:
Chesterfield couch. Tapestry armchairs, Cabinet, Teak desks, Fancy Mirror, Silk and Lac
In order that redemption of curtains. Carpets, Rugs, Ot for the purpose of receiving the the Fourth Year Loan may be Paintings, Engravings. Teak Report of the Directors together accelerated and that the Loan extension dining table, Dinner with the Statement of Accounts may be fully redeemed by the waggon. Crockery and Glass for the year ending 31st Decem-6th and flash drawing in 1923
ber 1921.
The RECISTER of SHARES and the Loan Regulatione, it is
Ware, etc.
Brass and brass novated hedsteads, Wardrobes with bevel led mirrors, Dressing tables with
bevelled mirrors, etc., etc.
Also
•
according to the OriginalSchedule
of the Company will be CLOSED | proposed to have a supplementary from WEDNESDAY 1st Febro-drawing in September this year sry to Friday 10:6 February both namely the 5 b
drawing
lays inclusive during - which |(84 640,000)-due notice of which!
A Few pieces Finely Carved period no transfer of shares can will be given by the Ministry of
'Canton Blackwood-wäre (Marble | be regist red.
top side table, marble top tables.
jardinieres, settees, curio stands,
etc.
And
One Gas Stove.
By Order of the Board of
Directors. MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE,
Secretary to
On view from Saturday the 4th. The Hongkong Land Investment
February, 1922.
Catalogue will be issued.
Terms: Cash on delivery
LAMMERT BROS,
Auctioneers,
& Agency Co., Ltd.
General Agents for
The Kowloon Land & Building Co., Ltd. Hongkong, 23rd. January, 1922.
Firrance
To extinguish the Third Year
Loan at the proper date, namely,
| December 1925, it will also, be
necessary, to have a supplement-
ary drawing of this Load in 1924,
dus notice of which will be given.
F. A AGLEN, Inspectorate General of Customs, Inspector General of Customs.
Peking, 18th. Januáry, 1922,
PROF. BRANDT.
MAN-
#
++
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD,
H. N. BEAPAUREIRE,
Secretary.
Empire markets by 52.4 per cent. {present level of direct
Reading the two sets of tables taxation enters into together it will be seen that our production
Cost of and prices in total trada £390,762.000; in 1920 it was economists.
in 1913 was way not foreseen by earlier
We
建
have now
fell from £369 millions to £221 millions. Our Indian trade fell from £134 millions to £81 mil-1 lions; our Canadian trade from 1,003,278,000 (or at 1913 values reached the position when it does £34 raillions to £14 millions, and 518,660,000 (or at 1913 values trade to recover unless there is a £284,511,00), and in 1 21 not appear possible for the export our Egyptian trade from £34 mil£180,020,000). Thus our trade in drastic reduction of such taxation. lions to £12-1/4 millions. The per-1920 bad declined by, 27.2
This problem of finance thrusis centage decline in our trade with Egypt was 63 per cent, with per cent. as compared with 1913, Itself upon our attention areVOTY Canada 57 per cent. and with and our trade in 1921 was 403 point. The decline of trade, in- West Africs 50 per cent. The 1920, or 53.9 per cent. less than duction, means a decline of the per cabt. less than our trade involving as it does a decline of pra- total percentage decline to Empire
our trade in 1913. markets was 40.2.
fund from which all taxen uze : The figures point to financial paid. In these circumstances 'I Exports of Foreign aud
conditions which will make the appeal to all business man fo Colonial Merchandise. Our ex port trade in foreign and colonial Budgets of next year and the exert whatever influence they goods delined from £180 millions the history of the country, I take up the question of our trade year after the most difficult in have to induce Parliament to to £7734 millions, or 56.9 per cent pointed out in former meme policy se the most vital need of Re-exports to foreign countries declined by 57.5 per cent, and to randum the manner in which the the country and the Kurpire