THE HONGKONG TELEGRAFH. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1930.
A Copy of this Prospectus has been filed with the Registrar of Companies. The Subscription list will open on Monday, the 1st day of December, 1930, and closs.
on or before Saturday, the 31st day of January, 1931.
PROSPECTUS
OF
HONG KONG BREWERS & DISTILLERS LIMITED.
(Incorporated under the Companies Ordinances of Hong Kong.)
CAPITAL $3,000,000.00
DIVIDED INTO
300,000 Ordinary Shares of $10 each.
1st at par of 60,000 Ordinary shares, payable as follows, namely, on application $2.60 and on allotment $2,50, and the balance to be called when and if required.
The Directors and their friends have agreed to subscribe for 20,000 shares of the above isque, and the balance of 30,000 is now offered for Public Subscription.
The Minimum Subscription upon which the Directors may proceed to allotment in 20,000 shares.
J. P. WARREN, Esq.
Sir ELLY KADOORIE,
K.B.E., Com. Leg. Hon.
Hon. Mr. J. I. BRAGA,
Ho Kom Tone, Esq. JP, 19.1LE.
WONG KAM Fook, Esq.. J.P.
SAMUEL SO Wong, Esq. M. MANIK, Esq.
J. H RUFTONLER, RS4,
DIRECTORS:
Queen's Building, Victoria, Manager of Messrs. Dodwell &
Co., Ltd.
Exchange Building. Vietoria, Merchant.
1A. Chater Road, Victoria, Printer.
175, Queen's Rond Central, Victoria. Banker.
The Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd.,
Kowloon, Merchant,
27, Sick Koo Yuen Road, Tungshan, Canton, Merchant.
2. Lower Albert Road, Victoria. Secretary of The Dairy
Farm, lee & Cold Storage Co., Ltd.
15. Queen's Road Central, Victoria, Proprietor of Messrs.
1. Rottonjee & Son.
BANKERS:
THE BONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
SOLICITORS:
Messrs. WILKINSON & GRIST, No. 9, Queen's Road, Central, Victoria, Hong Kong.
AUDITORS:
Messrs. LINSTEAD & DAVIS, Chartered Acpuntants. Vietoria, Hong Kong.
SECRETARY:
C. de S. KORERTSON, Acting.
REGISTERED OFFICE:
RUTTON BUILDINGS, No. 7. Duddell Street, Victoria, Hong Kong.
OBJECTS, The Company has been formed to carry on the business of Brewers, Distillers, Maltsters, "Wine and Spirit Merchants, Arrated Waters, Cordial mun lee ainnufacturers und any other business as in diented in the Memorandum of Association, a copy of which forma part of this prospectus.
PROSPECTS OF COMPANY. - The salvent of a Brewery to this Colony cannot now be looked upon as an entirely new project, but, in view of changed coalitions, it is no exuggeration to say that its success on the liten indiented in this prospectus may now be anticipated with exmplete confidence. The main contri buting factor is the airly largely furrensed and rapidly growing consumption of beer as a
beverage auungst sit clases, particularly the Chinese people, in the Far East, giving a market for sales in China alone, which, can be assitrally expected in tax a Brewery such as is proposed to its capacity oner the work of its establishment is reasonably wfvanced. The following facts are presented for consideration:
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3.
All materials required by the Company are duty free in Hong Kong enabling a first class beer to be placed on the murket at the lowest possible price. The machinery and plant are being purchas ext From Mesers. Skola Warks of Pilsen Czechoslovakia, who are among the leading manufacturers of Browery plant. The manufacturers have guaranteed the quality and output, and will furnish the services of an expert Urewer,
The advantage enjoyed in this Calony in comparison with Ulose countries from which our present supplies of Beer-te-imported, so für-as-supply and cost of isimar is concerned, ore-manifest... Climatio Conditions. One
the most successful Breweries operating in the Far East is at Mandia.
Furthermore, us the Compuy requires a refrigerating plant for the Browery, the manufacture of ice, alan averammedation for cold storage will be considered, and will be easy of development as in additional source it revenue. It may be stated that a Pontract has alreally been entered into, on behalf of the Company, with the Dnicy_Parm fee and Cokt Storage Co., Ltd. for supply at 胡 remtherative price of the whole of the Company's exemus production.
The following igures speak for themselves.
Importation of Beer and Stout info Hong Kong.
1996. 1927. ,1928.
496,549 Collons
.741,021 609,456
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NEITLE:
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d Chocolates
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NESTLÉ'S
GOLD SEAL
ASSORTED CHOCOLATES
CELOTEX
INSULATING LUMBER
The exceptional increase in 1927 whs due to supplentented Naval und Military forces (the "Sha- force") in Hong Kong.
6. Breweries establiskeri at Peking, Tsingtao, Shanghai and Manila are operațing most successfully, SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES.--Brewery: Upon the basis of consumption in the Colony so far as same is ascertainable, it is estimated that about 60 per cent will be consumed loently and the remainder will be ux. ported. A reasonable esitmoto of autput is 200 Hogshends per week.
Distillery!" It is use the intention of the Company to greet Distillery capable of an output of about 930,000 gallons per year of alcohol of the highest grade, for drinking purpases as well as for other usca, both for local and export trade.
CO2 Gas: It is proposed to purchase Liquifying Plant capable of transforming all the CO2 gas obtain. ed by fermentation at the Brewery pul Distillery into a marketable product. As this gas is n by-product of Distilleries and Breweries, the turning of it into liquid gus is a comparatively cheap process. CO2 gas is used as a refrigerating medium, also in the manufacture of nerated water and for various other purposes.
SITE AND WATER SUPPLY-I is proposed to sequire a lease of intul situate on Castic Penk_Rond The water supply is adequate, and is of the highest quality. The following is an extraet from the certificate of the Government. Aurlyalg to the suitability of the water for brewing:-
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opinion, from the above results, that this water is quite suitable for brewing of dark nies, stout and porter, and with the addition of 3 grains of magnesium sulphate per gallon, would be suitable for brewing of male nies.”
MANAGEMENT-A competent Brewer is available; nid the executive positions in the. Company will be filled by experienced business and technical officers.
GAPITAL MENTS:-For the formation of the Company and for the construction of the buildings and the
of the necessary plant and machinery for an output of 200 Hogsheads of Beer, Lager and Strut per week and 10 tona of leg per day it is estimated that the capital required will be $500,000.00, ESTIMATED PROFITS:-It is estimated that the nett profit. an the above capital outlay will amount to 24.5 per cent per annum.
the
Comon for shares should be made upon the form accompanying the Prospectus and sent to
Baukera together with a remittance of $2.50 per shure, tite amount of the deposit. Where ne attotment is mute the deposit will be returned in full and where the number of shares allotted. Is less than the number subscribed a proportionate amount of the deposit will be returned. *
Prospectuses can be inspected at and Application forms obtained from the Company's Bankers, and at and from, the office of the Company at Rutton Buildings, No. 7, Duddel! Street, Victoria, Hong Kong.
The following further information is given.in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Or- dinance, 1911,
(a) A copy of the Memorandum of Association is printed in the fold-hereof,
(b) Directors Qualification and Itemuneration. The Articles of Association provide that the qualifica
tion of a Director Is to be the holding of Two hundred shares. The remuneration of Directors will be decided, at a General Meeting of Shareholders but will be not less than $1,000.00 per annum. (c) Underwriting and Brokerage.--Brokerage at a rate not exceeding 45% per cent will be paid on all
shares underwritten.
(d) The Company-will pay the preliminary expenses of and incidental to the formation of the Com
pany up to the time when it becomes entitled to commence business,
(c) Material Contracts-No material contracts have been entered into on behalf of the Company, other than the contract for a fennu of land and the contract with the Dairy Farm Ice and Cold Storage Co., Ltd., hareinbefore referred to
(1) Payment to Promoters.-For the services rendered and expenses incurred by the Promoters, Whe have been engaged for a lengthy period in the necessary investigations, there will be allotted to the Promoters two thousand shares in the Company, credited an fully paid.
() Nature and extent of Directors' Interest in promotion--Othor than the interest of Mr. Ruttonjer¬
in regard to the proposed lense, and the interest of certain of the Directors, as Promoters, "no Director is interested in promotion of the Company, and no consideration has been paid or agreed to be paid to any person to induce him to become or to quality him as a Director. This Prospectus has been duly filed with the Registrar of Companies.
Dated the Tenth day of November, 1930.
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