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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1931.
SZE YAP SHIPPING DISPUTE.
¿Continued from Page 1.) arise until July 15, the notice of June 19 cannot operate to validate any step taken under Buch thority. With this submission Agree.
It therefore remains to consider the sufficiency of the second notice, that dated July 17.
Text of Notice.
To the attention of all share holders of the Sze Tap Steamship Company Limited,
nuh.
not, equally matched. Possibly n certain number of shareholders| present were adherents of neither: party. One of the oight resolutions involved the removal from office of existing direcctors and the stitution of others. Feeling ran high and by 4.15 p.m. no question had been put in the meeting. of three solicitors who attended the meeting under instructions, two had withdrawn, apparently despairing of any restoration of order.
Differing Versions,
MACAO WEEK BY WEEK.
NEW YEAR FESTIVITIES IN FULL SWING,
Macro, Feb. 15. Football enthusiasta ai Murao are to have an opportunity of wit- nessing a game of more than pase- ing interest, to-day, with the visit of a team representing the Club de Recreio from Hongkong. The Macao players have shown reat improvement of inte und will probably prove worthy ad- versaries of almost any that could be put up in Hong- kong.
tent
As to what exactly took place between 4.16 p.m. and 4.30 .m. accounts given in evidence differ. Such varlance is only to be expected, Notice is hereby given that at I listening to witnesses on both the special general meeting of the whole body of shareholders of this site. I have been impressed by company, held on the 8th, day of their evident Intention to state, n July (1930) for considering the far as they are able, what they be The Carnival festivities eight items of matters mentioned in lieve to be actually the frets. The menced on Saturday, Feb. 14, and the Requisition submitted by share-chairman, Mr. Li Yu-tung, was, in are now in full swing. The Clubs holders halling 1/10th. share in my view, capable and impartial.
com-
the paid-up capital of the company? He had wrestled with an impossible are all gaily decorated, some even the various shareholders (who were situation for an hour and three-most colourfully, and present a present) at that time unanimously
quarters. He had found it impos-bright appourance, and there will agreed to the adoption of all the able to bring the meeting to a mood be a succession of dances that Resolutions). You are further re- quested to confirm such solutions in which he was able to obtain any will bid fair to tire the moal on- previously adopted at another meetthing amounting to a consideration thusiastic dancera. ing to be convened at 2.30 pm, an of the eight resolutions contained Thursday, the 24th, day of July in the requisition. At this point (1930) (ie, the 29th day of the there would seem to have been some 6th. moon lunar calendar) aleu on improvement in order. That the premises of the Sze Yap Com did not amount to an absolute luli mercial (and Industrial) Ansogin is to be inferred from the fact that tion and to treat same as special the matter did not impress itself resolutions. All shareholder Are gm the notice of Sergeant Hill, requested to attend the meeting puntually and not Le waive (their the European Police Sergeant who Own rights). This is the notion, was in attendance to preserve the The 17th of July, 1980,
Nutter respectfully given by shareholders Julding 2/10th, shares) in the paid-up expital) of the Size Yap Stenonship Company Limited.
pence.
Two Proposals
it.
The masked and conlumed re- younger Vellers, generally the folk, are preceded by a stringed band, called a "tuna" and marth through the streets, their passage being the subject of much amuse- ment and interest, while friend- ly banter proceeds, sometimes, bes tween the members of the troop and spectators,
on
This
Chinese New Year festiville s too, are much in prominence, and The meeting was being conducted all through the streets, the click- n the premises of the Se Yaping of dice in bowls announres Requisites Fulfilled,
Industriad Association and Mr. The friendly invitation It the Wong Yoel-cbiu, the Secretary of lies to the public to gamble Objection is taken to this notice the Association- struding by the the chances of the throws, that it does not set out in terms the Chairman--obtained the attonis only a passing phase, however Podutions requirin confirma.
tion of the greater number for the attructions of a Chinese tion as special resolutions. It has present. le spoke to
ren argued that the proceedings, that two
suggest Fair are also shown at Macas at proposals. namely this time of the year wing founded
newly-charter the company's ships derived authority, must be self-which subject was mentioned in For the first time this year, the one of the eight resolutions) and cabaret will be open on the eve New Your Day, and antice given must be as informato consider the payment of a divineze tive nan notice requisite to a pre-dend, should he put to the meeting in a heetfe preparation of the roof the last few days have been spent fiminary meeting. To my mind, ac- as non-contentious matters and
garden of the repting this contention, it still due adopted. A proposer and second, fotel to offer a new attraction to Grand Central not successfully impugn the notice Hiven.
the public and to visitors from This second notice refor-
on a vote taken in a summary elsewhere. red each shareholder to an Imme- fashion the chairman declared diately available and complete re-
this motion to be carried. card of information and by so do- ing fulfilled the requisites of due ustice for any meeting.
contained and that, therefore, any
er was fogad for this motion nnd
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The material divergence in the The foggy weather of the week evidence oreurs at the point where just past has interrupted steamer it becomes necessary to docide services to some how far this step in the proceed Saturday the Sui An could not port because of the leave th thick blanket of fog that en- veloped the Calony and the ap- proaches to the port,-Dur Own Correspondent.
Out of what now appears to me to have been an excess of caution, Mr. Fatter, for the plaintiffs, suggs affected the position in the gested that the defendants on this agenda of the eight resolutions, issue, in view of their course of Mr. Wong Yuet-chiu informed the conduct in correspondence and in Coup that whatever he may have advertisement, must be held dis-said, he had it in mind to iecun-
by nequiescence frommend to the meeting the postpone
resolutions. Mr. Li Yu-tung, the notice given. They could, he sum-
has stated that the mitted, have raised this point be- chairman, fore the meeting was held and at opinion of the meeting as taken that time, though challenging the from the chair included the as- validity of the intended proceed-press rejection of these resolu ings on other grounds, they did tions. not advance this particular criti-i cism, and have, therefore, now lost i any right to do so. However, it seems to me that individual sequi esconce on their part (if any, and
tauning the sufficiency of this ment of the consideration of these
also relevant.
Onus on Defendants.
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MALAY SEAMAN CHARGED AT KOWLOON.
The onus of establishing the de- Detective Sergeant Kellett. feat of the eight resolutions at before Mr. Butters, at the Kow- this point is upon the defendants, loon Magistracy this morning, I do not find any) is not in paint. who allege it. After considera-charged a Malay, Hassan Biu, All. The course here is ultimately tion, I find myself unable to ac with having on February 4, in the dealing with the rights of share,ept the chairman's estimate of Lossic Bank... British_ship, holders and the sequi.cence of this event. I am led to this con- OD the high sens, maliciously the whole body of shareholders is clusion not merely by the weight inflicted, bodily injury with
of the verbal evidence given bat knife on a fellow-seaman, Hussin also by the fact that in no sab- sequent protest by the defendants, I come next to the occurrences at whether in formal correspondence the meeting of July 8. This meet or in public advertisement (until ing commenced at about 2.30 p.m. the 6th September) was the re- and continued, without interrup-jection of these resolutions set tion, to about 4.30 p.m. There up.
hour.
Protracted Meeting.
Biu Ali,
On the application of the Ser- geant, who said the pomplainant was in hospital and the ship! would not be back for at least six months, Mr. Butters formally re- mumled the defendant for one. week,
PRINCESS HELEN TO LEAVE, RUMANIA.
Paris, Jan. 11.
was then an interval during which I am satisfied that after this no business Wan attempted. vote was taken a Turther period During this interval a number of elapsed of about five minutes be- shareholders departed. This in fore the closing of the first pro- terval was about a quarter of an ceedings, during which time con- At about 4.45 p.m. business versations took place between the was resumed. The eight extraor- chairman and individual sharehol- dinary resolutions for the considers. In these conversations the deration of which the meeting had chairman said that he was un- been convened were each proposed, able to control the meeting sufli-
The weekly paper Aar Brontes seconded and voted upon, and ciently to conduct uny further dis-state that Princess Helen passed by a statutory majority. cussion of the eight resolutions, Rumunia hos received an (15- The meeting ended after 6 p.m. and that if the meeting were to der to leave Rumanian territory, During the first portion of the proceed, it must do so under an- but his replied that only armed meeting. the chairman was Mr. L other chairman. At 4.30 p.m. act force will make her obey. Mean- fu-tung. He left the chair at 4.30 ing on his own initative, the chair-while her bank account has been D.NL. The second portion was man rang the bell and declared seized, and the Queen Mother has presided over by Mr. Ng Tang-kai the meeting closed.
been forbidden to communicate twho had been also mentioned ns
with her on pain of being herself expelled.
MO
Ng Tim-kai). The issue; raises the question whether this
What Requisitionists. Thought.
On the closing of this meeting.
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second portion was a regolar and the chairman, The remaining effective continuation of the original meeting, or is to be regularger number of the shareholders chairman and to pass the eight re
solicitor, and (it seems to me) the These proceeded to appolni a new, ed as a separate meeting of share-t holders held without notice given, present. left the premises, The solutions contained in the re- and therefore irregular and without premises were the second flour of quisition. result.
Points at issue.
Plaintiffs. Win:
Chinese tenement house and it) In the elredlestances, (ña I have took about a quarter of an hour act them out) their action seems' toi for these people to leave. They me to have, heen ratular and-bin- As the evidence developed, it ap- departed with the general impres-jug upon the Computty. peared that the decision on this sion in their minds that the meet- LADY HODGE SUED FOR bank with Sir James Houth, who matter dupended upon a finding of ing convened was at an end, und
£1,334.
anid she wanted to open an account, fact whether the meeting, if closed that no further business would be My decision, therefore, 6 thiế and that, for a limited timo, be by the chairman at the end of the dana.
issue is in favour of the plaintiffs. would guarantee it up to $1,260.first period, was so terminated with I cannot roafat the view that The isauo contained allègatloris by Last year the bank obtained judg. the consent and acquiescence of all sonic requisionist shareholders the defendants of refusal of free ment against Sir James in respect shareholders then present, and fur- who, remained behind permitted access to the confirmatory meeting, of his guarantee, but nothing had ther, whether, if not terminated their opponents to loave the floor and of pertain imperfections in the An overdrawn banking account been recovered. Lady Cathcart with such consent, it was cloned realising that they were under this original requlation, but these ul of Lady Hodge, wife of Sir Row-married Sir Rowland Hodge last after the question for which the impression and without protest, legations have been withdrawn, and land Hodge (formerly Vera, Coun- October.
meeting had been convened had If these shareholders are open to were not entered upon. Lens Cathcart), was the subject of It was now claimed by the bank been duly put and voted upon. criticism on this account It may
Judgment on this issue will, be An action in the King's Bench Divi- that the money was a loan to the of a strenuous controversy between tion to allow the discussion of the beard the principal witnesses, and
This meeting was a culmination be noted as a substantial extenua entered for plaintiffs with costs. Nion recently, Lloyds Bank sulung Ontheart, and that she was liable.
I am not without hope, having her for $1,384.
The defence was that Sir James
considerable bodies of share-
resolutions in respect of which the having observed the interest with Heath was liable.
With the substance of the mooting stood convened. holders. The hoaring was adjourned.
dispute this issue le not concerned.
which these proceedings have been Over two hundred shareholders at. After these persons had left followed, that the contentant parties tended the meeting. It was noisyente sixty or seventy shareholders may now at length And it possible and disorderly. The
remained. I accept the evidence to come together and recogilise the supporters and the opponents of the eight re. of Police Sergeant Hill upon the over-riding interest of the company solutions would soom to have been question of the remaining number.ins a whole.
August, Counsel said that in 1929, Lady Cathcart went to the
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