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this has been seconded I shall be BALDWINS LIMITED pleased to answer any questions from shareholders,
The proposal was seconded by Mr. Li The Fong and carried unanimously.
Director's Fees,
STILL SOME OPPOSITION TO
CAPITAL REDUCTION.
London, Juno 27.
The fourth ordinary yearly
In addition to the General Meet meeting of the Hongkong Tug and
ing of Baldwins Ltd. Bhareholders," Lighter Company Limited was
At this stage, Mr. Croucher deparatomeetings were hold of held yesterday in the Board Room addressing, the meeting, said: It various classes of shareholders of Messrs. Shewan Tomes & Ce seams that our Company is run and debenture holders. All the St. George's Building, with Mr. solely for the bonent of our shareholders and 42 per cont de G. Bhowan in the chair,
Directors and General Managers henture holders approved of the There were present, Messrs. W. seeing that they are the chief item scheme. The meeting of the 7 J. Carroll, C. P. Marcel and L in the debit this year, the General per cent debenture holders, in Tae-fong (members of the ConManagers absorbing $8,899 and which opposition was raised, was sulting Committee), Captain R. D. the Consulting Committee $5,000, adjourned for a fortnight for a Thomas (Saporintendent), Mr. A. During the past year, we paid fuller consideration of the pro- A. Botelho (Secretary), and the about $84,000 to our Directors and following shareholders: Messrs. General Managers, and I notice A. L. Shields, A. Keith, H. Dreyer, there has been no depreciation on J. Toppin, Captain W. Besh, N. V. fleet et? A. Croucher and H. Kew.
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I feel that only when our Come period of depressed trade followed. pany is on a better footing that The reduced capital is represented turretik the Directors should draw thelred by the real assets. fees again. There will be many people who would offer their services on the Board free and I think the General Managers should invite some gentlemen to offer their services.
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LA. mesiago dated 28th Instan nounced at the Baldwins Ltd., re-organisation scheme has been My opinion is that the Direc approved by a meeting, of whares tors should forego their fees. I holders. Sir Robust Herne, pre understand some of our Directors falding, observed that the com- Addressing the meeting, the hold only 200 shares of about bang's plight was largely due to Chairman said: Gentlemen: As40k market value, and in return its gonerous to ponse to the Go the report and accounts have for their services; they get shopt vernment's prrent requests during been in your hands for the pro- $1,000 a year; which, I think, is too wartime as result of which it LONDON SERVICE scribed period, I will, with your great a reward for so smali a extended les plant to moab national
service: gay po ka manecessities. After the war permission, take them as read.
The nett result of our work for the twelve months ending Slat March is a loss of $21,833.88 not including depreciation, as com pared with a similar loss" of $23,668.20 for the previous year. This, of course, is a very slight improvement, but we think that. when you consider the figures in
Showab: Mr. detail, you will find that the posi- tion is better than it looks. The Directors and Directors! Those
Peking, June 27. gross income from lighterage has who are willing to serve for
It is reported from Mukden that arison from $48,625 Inet year, to nothing are probably not worth
negotiations betwes Fengtion and $66,660, a gain of a sum of anything.
Mr. Croucher: That romains to Nanking aro going on. It is un $18,000, but in addition to this
Baggage be acen. We have not had much derstood that Mukden is willing wo have instituted and Transport Department which success from the present Com-to accept the Kuomintang age, shews a small defcit for the short mittee. period prior to the making up of
Mr. Shewan: What is pald to this account, but which is now the Directors has been done paying its way besides providing employment for a large number of according to the rules, lighters. The prospects for this Department appear to be promis- ing.
There- are
MUKDEN AGAINST SUN PRINCIPLES.
but Sun Yat-eon's three principles are not acceptable..
Meanwhile, Fodgtien activities
at Luanchow indicate that they Mr. Croucher then remarked that are ready to make a stand against the Company had borrowed money the advances of the Nationalista from the Bank to pay the Direc-Tranches, ton miles on elther side of the railway, are being construct-
ed wire is arriving at Luanchow from Mukden.
The fleet of lugs and lighters tors' fees. has been kept up to the maximum Mr. Shewan informed the meet-ed, while a large quantity of barb- of efficiency, and it only needs aing that the Company was nego greater demand for its services to tiating the sale of some tugs and make our undertaking" profitable. If they should succeed that would There is more business to be done, help for some time...
noted.
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Fifteen trains containing
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and we hope to obtain a larger Mr. Croucher's remarks were chow. wag om 1 share when the advantages are roatised of shipping cargo, in first- class craft with adequate protec tion from weather and sea damage.
Negotiations Fall Through, The only item in the accounts that I need to refer to is the loan
It is reported that Yen -Hai- Captain Best enquired of the shan has increased his forces by Chatman whether the loan of 100,000 since his arrival at Feking. 25,000 had really been paid off, mainly by reorganising the Chill as he saw the sum of $16,000 odd and Shantung Temnants-Reuter. in the balance sheet, to which Mr. Shewan replied that the whole
of $25,000 in last year's account amount had been paid off in full which has now been paid off in since the balance sheet was made full with interest.
For your information, I may tell Captain Best said that as you that a suggestion was made to a result of enquiries which us by the China Provident Loan he had made from American and Mortgage Co., Ltd., to take Companies, he discovered that the over the whole of the, Assets of reason why American companies this Company in exchange for did not employ lighters was be- shares in that Company, in the cause there were not enough men proportion of six of their shares on the lighters to work and he for ten of ours.
brought the matter to the Chair- "This proposal was carefully man's notice. *** * considered by your Consulting Mr. Shewan thanked Captain Committed and General Managers, Best for his information and said and declined as inadequate, in that the matter would be gone into view of the independent valuation in due course,
of our Fleet, made on behalf of The re-election of Messrs. C. P. both Companies. We are still Marcel,, W. J. Carroll and Li Tee- open to consider any reason-fong on the Consulting Committee able offer for a part or whole of was confirmed on the proposal of the Assets and have Inquirios Mr. A. Keith seconded by Mr. J. from several sources, some of Toppin. which are still under considera- tion.
Messrs. Percy Smith, Seth and Fleming were re-elected Auditors I now beg to propose that the at a fee of $400 per annum on the Report and Accounts as presented proposal of Mr. H. Dreyer, second- be adopted and passed, and when led by Captain Best.
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