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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1930.
A Copy of this Prospectus has been filled with the Registrar of Companies, The Subscription list will open on Monday, the 1st day of Decomber, 1930, and close
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.
WILD WEST END. NIGHT.
RAGGERS ROUTED BY BATON CHARGES.
EIGHT ARRESTS.
London, Nov. 0. Many hundreds of London University undergraduates took part last night in a Guy Fawken "rag" which started with a wild revel round a street bonfire fn Bloomsbury and ended in a run-
and the police through the West
Incidents were:
Issue at par of 50,000 Ordinary shores, payable as follows, namely, on application $2.50 ning battle between the raggers 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 issue, and the balance of 30,000 is now offered for Public Subscription.
shares.
End.
Baton charges by police;
A police emergency flying squad
The Minimum Subscription upon which the Directors may proceed to allotment is 20,000 | of taxis to break up the rag;
DIRECTORS:
Queen's Building, Victoria, Manager of Mossra, Dodwell &
Co., Ltd.
Exchange Building. Victoria, Merchant.
A cannonade" of fireworks ex-
univer-
tinguished by a
a fire hose; Burning an
an offly of a dignitary nt a a lamp-peat;. Eight arrests.
afly
Hatless young men from King's College University College and Imperial Collego marched to Torrington-square, Bloomsbury, shortly before nine o'clock.
At the Lamp-post.
The Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd. between the ringleaders, and soon
Kowloon, Merchant,
J. P. WARREN, Esq.
Sir ELLY KADOORIE,
Ties
$ 2.95
K..E.. Com. Leg. Hon.
Shirts
6.95
Hon. Mr. J. P. BRAGA.
1A, Chater Road, Victoria, Printer.
Gloves
5.50
Socks
2.95
HO KOM TONG, Eng., J.P.. 0,B.E. WONG KAM FOok, Esq., J.P.
175. Queen's Road Central, Victoria, Banker.
Pyjamas
11.50
Dressing
Gowns
47.50
Pullovers
12.50
Hose
4.50
J. H. RUTTONJEE, Esq.
Brace Sets
5.25
Stud Sets.
(2.50
Men's Outfitting Dept.
WHITEAWAYS.
SHEAFFER'S
XMAS
SALE
All Sheaffer's
PENS, PENCILS, DESK SETS, SKRIP
at 10% off regular Prices.
ALSO
SHEAFFER'S STERLING PENCILS
$2.50
each (Reg. Price $5.00)
SHEAFFER'S GOLDFILLED PENS
$9.50
each (Reg. Price $13.00)
The SUN Co., Ltd.
DISTRIBUTORS.
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THE JADE TREE INC.
Telephone 58031
WANTED AT ONCE
MEN'S AND BOY'S CLOTHING, SHOES, HATS, ETC.,
will be very gratefully received by the HONGKONG BENEVOLENT SOCIETY at its Room at the
CITY HALL,
on Mondays and Thuradays from 10.30 am to 12.00 noon.
Send us your old clothes.
SAMUEL SO WONG, Esq. M. MANUK. Esq.
27, Sick Koo Yuen Road, Tungshan, Canton, Merchant,
2. Lower Albert Road. Victoria, Secretary of The Dairy
Farm, Ice & Cold Storage Co., Ltd.
A "council of war" was hold
the air was full of "whizz-banga."
and jumping
crackore. Aquibs
Rockets howlod skywards
| the din of explosions.
A
above
dozen shouting undor-
graduates dragged the effigy of
a
15. Queen's Road Central, Victoria, Proprietor of Messra. distinguished university dignitary
II. Ruttonjee & Sen.
BANKERS:
THE HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
SOLICITORS:
Messrs. WILKINSON & GRIST, No. 9, Queen's Road, Central, Victoria, Hong Kong.
AUDITORS:
Messrs. LINSTEAD & DAVIS, Chartered Accountants, Victoria, Hong Kong.
SECRETARY:
C. de S. ROBERTSON, 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, Platillera, Maltsters, Wine and Spirit Merchants, Acrated Waters, Cordial and Ice Manufacturers and any other business as in- dicated in the Memorandum of Asociation, a copy of which forms part of this prospectus.
of
to a street lamp-poat at the corner British Museum-avenuo and Keppel-street, and amid cheers it was ho
hoisted to the lamp and lashed there.
"Make way, make way," yelled a thousand volces, and a huge barrel full of petrol-soaked straw Whs trundled to the foot of the lamp- post and lighted.
Kelnys of roggers dragged planks, firewood, wooden fencing, chairs and tables from the pres elucts of University College, and piled them on the Are.
Fearful Odds.
As the flames leaped up 20 feet high the mad crowd joined hands and raced in a circle like dancing Dervishes, round the blaze, yelling college, yells,
#More
woad t shrieked the raggers, and, battered down with planks of wood, a giant hoarding crashed and went to feed the flames.
Then
A policeman appeared. Facing fourful odds, the cheers PROSPECTS OF COMPANY-The advent of a Brewery in this Colony cannot now be looked upon
and joors, he walked boldly into as an entirely new project, but in view of changed conditions, it is no exaggeration to say that its success
the circle. He paused, scratched on the lines indiented in this prospectus may now bo anticipated with complete confidence. The main contri-his head. Somebody tilted his buting factor is the already largely increased and rapidly growing consumption of beer as
over his eyes. He boldly a beverage helmet amongst all classes, particularly the Chinese people, in the Far East, giving a market for sales in China attacked the raggers-and thon alone, which, can be assuredly expected to tax a Brewery such as is proposed to its capacity once the work gave it up. of It establishment is reasonably advanced. The following facts are presented for consideration:-
A.Aro engine arrived, amid a L All materials required by the Company are duty free in Hong Kong etabling a first class beer to fusillade of fireworks, followed by
be placed on the market t the lowest possible price. The machinery and plant are being purchas-police with batons drawn. ed from Mesars, Skoda, Warka of Pilsen Czechoslovakia, who are among the leading manufacturers of Then the scrap atartod. There Brewery plant. The manu acturers have guaranteed the quality and output, and will furnish the
were blows and the raggers' ranka services of an expert brewer.
were broken.
3.
2. The advantage enjoyed in this Colony in comparison with those countries from which our present supplies of Beer are imported, so far as supply and cost of abour in concerned, are manifest, Climatic Conditions. Оле of the most successful Broweries operating in the Far East is në Manila.. 4. Furthermore, as the Company requires a sofrigerating plant for the Brewery, the manufacture of ice, also accommodation for cold storage will be considered, and will be easy of development as an additional source of revenue. It may be stated that a contract has already been entered into, on behalf of the Company, with the Dairy Farm Ice and Cold Storage Co., Ltd. for supply at a remunerative price of the whole of the Company's excess production.
6. The following figures speak for themselves,
Importation of Beer and Stout into Hong Kong.
1926.. 1927, 1028.
,498,649 Gallons
.733,021 * ..500,860 "
The exceptional increase n 1927 was due to supplemented Naval and Military forces (the "Sho- force") in Hong Kong,
0. Breweries established at Peking, Tsingtao, Shanghai and Manila are operating most auccessfully. SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES—Brewery: Upon the basis of consumption in the Colony so far as same is ascertainable, it is cstimated that about 50 per cent will be consumed locally and the remainder will be ex- ported. A reasonable estimate of output is 200 Hogsheads per week.
Distillery: It is also the intention of the Company to erect a Distillery capable of an output of about 930,000 gallons per year of alcohol of the highest grade, for drinking purposes as well us for other uses, 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 and Distillery into a marketable product. As this gas is a by-product of Distillerice and Breweries the turning of it into Hqald gas is a comparatively cheap process. Có£ gas la used as a refrigerating medium, also in the manufacture of acrated water and for various other purposes. SITE AND WATER SUPPLY-It is proposed to acquire a lease of land situate on Castle Peak Road- The water supply is adequate, and of the highest quality. The following is an extract from the certificate of the Government Analysis to the suitability of the water for brewing:-
1 sm of opinion, from the above results, that this water is quite suitable for brawing of darktable stout and porter, and with the addition of 3 grains of magnesium sulphate per gallon, would be suitable for brewing of pale ales."
MANAGEMENT competent Brewer is available, and the executive positions in the Company will be filled by experienced business and technical officers.
CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS For the formation of the Company and for the construction of the buildings and the
purchase of the necessary plant and machinery for an output of 200 Hogshands of Beer, Lager and Stout per and 10 tons of Ice per day it is estimated that he capital required will be $500,000.00
ESTIMATED PROFITS:-It is estimated that the nett profit on the above capital outlay will amount
per cent per annum.
to 21.6'
Company
Application for shares should be made upon the form accompanying the Prospectus and seat to the
y's Bankers together with a remittance of $2.50 per share, the amount of the deposit, Where no allotment is made he deposit will be returned in full and where the number of shares allotted is less than the number subscribed a proportionats 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, Duddell 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 Membrandum of Association is printed in the fold hereof.
(6)Directors Qualification and Remuneration. The Articles of Association provide that the qualifien- 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 bo not less than $1,000.00 per annum Underwriting and Brokerage-Brokerage at a rato not exceeding 4% per cont will be paid on ail shards underwritten.
(e)
(a)
The
(e)
Company will pay be preliminary expenses of and incidental to the formation of the Com- pany up to the time when it becomes entitled to commenco business,
Material Contracts. No material contracts have been entered Into on behalf of the Company, other than the contract for a lease of land and the contract with the Dairy Farm Ica and Cokl Storage Co., Ltd., hereinbafors, referred to.
(i) Payment to Promoters. For the services rendered and expenses meurred by, the Prometers, who
have been engaged for
the Promotors are thousand thy period in the necessary Investigations, there will be allotted to
shares in the Company credited me fully paid.
(p) Nature and extent of Directors' Interest in promotion--Other than the interest of Mr. Ruttonfen In regard to the proposed lease, and the Interest of certain of the Directors, as Promoters, no Director is interested in promotion of the Company, and no consideration' bas been paid or sgruod ta. be paid to any person to induce him to became or to qualify him as a Directar. This Prospectus has been daly Aled with the Begistrar of Compaçles.
Dated the Tenth day of November, 1980.
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Their Waterloo. "Piccadilly, Piccadilly!" 1080. the cry, and, forming ten deep, the raggers marched down Blooms- bury-street shouting their "war" criea.
In New Oxford-street the traffe was held up and police drew their batons and chargod, at which the. crowd of young men cut down leaped on to the foot- boards of taxi-cabs, and gave chaac.
Spolico venue.
Near Trafalgar-equare_the_rag- gers met their Waterloo. Down Swooped the flying squad of police in taxicabs, and in a wild scrim- mage the main body was broken.
Traffic Help Up.
The students held up traffic in Piccadilly-circus. A great many
of them gathered on the central feland and let off fireworks until the police interfered,
the ravemente, let off more re- They ran among the crowds on
works, and rushed into the booking Station, where they let off more hall of the Piccadilly Underground fireworks
Following the rag in Torrington.
and charged
two young men were arrest- with insulting behaviour. In Piccadilly-circus there were three arrests, Another young man arrested was taken to Bow-street police station.
Altogether eight arrests were made...
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