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TELEGRAPH. MONDAY,~- MARCH 21, 1932.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA MEETING.
GOVERNMENT HOUSE. COMPANY REPORTS.
Sunday, March 18-The follow-{ | ing dined at Government Houso:
1.E. Major-General Sandilands. The thirteenth ordinary annual Sir George and Lady Lambert, meeting of shareholders of the Bank Hon. Mr. and Mrs, Southora. Pay. of East Asia, Ltd. was held at the Coindr. Grace, Captain Cameron. registered offices, 10, Des Vooux Mr. Baskervylo-Glegg.
Monday, March 14—Hls Excel visited tit lency the Governor Cosmopolitan Dock, where he was received by Mr. R. M. Dyer.
Road Centra), on Saturday, the Hon Sir Shouson Chow prealding. Prozent | Ware Messrs. P. K. Kwok, Wong Yan Tang, LA Koen Chun, Wong Cha Son, Chan Ching Shek (Dleoctors), Kan Tong Po (Chlef Managor), Li Tao Sir George and Lady" Lamberl Fong (Manager), and the following left Government House.. shareholders, Metara. Li Lan Sang Tuesday, March 16.-Mr. Cor-
Wednesday, March 16.-Cap-
HONGKONG · FIRE, INSURANCE
CO/S PROFIT.
The report of the Hongkong Fire Insurance Co. Ltd. for the year ended December 31 is as follows:
1030 Account-This Account shows a surplus of $015,420.84, and it is recommended that this sum ba ap- aropriated as follows:
To pay a Dividend of $50
per share 498 To pay an "Exchange" Bonus of $5 per sharo To add to Reinsurance
Fund £12,008,0.0
.$400,000.00
40,000.00
175,420.04
$015,420,34
Pan Hla Cha, Chow Tung Sang, bett arrived 11. Government Kwok Slu Lau, N. V. A.. Croucher House. Wn. Ngortse Thomas, Chow Chi Nam, Fung Ping Fun, K. K. Lee, L Tune. Li Palt To, Chan The Trol, Litain La Mottee, H.M.S. **Devon-
Note The General Manngers and Po Tin, Lung Tin Tong. Tans Cheongabire, called on His Excellency Taun, Teo Shuk Hon, and K. K. Wong. the Governor and lunched at Goy-Consulting Committee wish it to be understood that the continuance or After the notice convening the crument House.
I have to racord, with deep regret,
Wax
At
meating had been rend by the Chief His Excellency the Governor otherwise of the above Bonus, In the Manager, the Chairman ald and Lady Peel performed the whole or in part, will depend entirely
on Exchange. Gentleman,Before I proceed with Gorary business of this meeting. Memorial turning Home
ceremony of the
1931 Account-The balance credit of this Account is $524,295.87. Thursday, March 17.--la Ex-| Consulting Committee-Sir Robert the death of the lalo Mustellencs the Governor presided atlin Tung. Messrs. G. Bernard Brown, Shan, which took place on August last year. The late Mr. Fung was the meetings of the Executive and A. I. Compton, L. Dunbar, T. E. Pearce and A. II. White relira but, one of the founders and a permanent Legislative Councils. director of this bank and took Lady Peel presided at a meeting eligible, offer themselves for re- active part in its development anding of the Empire Food Commit-election. Mr. Felix A. Joseph has growth.
tee held at Government House,
Representing Ilis Excellenev together with the Halance Sheet the Governor. Captain T A. holders.
the
Directors,
The report. of
December 31, 1931, and the Auditor'* Report, having been in your hands for some time, I will, with your sion, follow the local custom and take them as vend.
009.00.
accepted an invitation to join the Consulting Commitice, his election re- pires the confirmation of Share- Coltman. A.D.C., nitended the Autors-The Accounts have been funeral of M. Koechlin, Inte Con-audited by Mesars. Lowe. Bingham kesal General for France at Shang and Matthews and Percy Smith, Seth and Firming who, heing oilgible offer la Excellency the Governor | themselves for re-election. and Lady Poel attended the An- |
Hongkong Engineering and |anal Ball given by the Society of
Construction Co. Ltd. St. Patrick at the Peninsula Hotel. The report of the Directors of the and Construc- Priday, March 18. Mr. A. En Co. dl. fer
Honurkung Rugineering Wod
the year ender arrived at Government
Becember 31 is an follow: Hons0.
The net profit for the year, after
and providing for directors and
nt
The net profit for the year, in lud- ing the amount brought forward from the Drevious year, amounts to $1,650 Pun, which, though somewhat less fas curable than that of the previous ge, is more than adequate to enable Your Directors to maintain the same dividend of $6.00 and the usual bonus of $2.00 per share, and to revenonsend The fallowing were the guests huging $10,433.00 for deprecintion The transfer of $200,000.00 to General | at dinner: Reservo, bringing up sane to 30,450,-) Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Klug, Mr.noditore ferns, amounts to $99,858.59, And Mrs. Lindsell. Mr. and to which has to be added balance You will notice from the Balance Mra, de Martin, Mr. and Mrs. brought forward from last account,
Jeaving available Short before you that the total aker. Mr. and Mrs. Jacks, Mr.$28.791.55, deposits show an appreciable incrense Claxton, Air. and Mrs. Eldon Pot lance of profit and loss secount from $17.78,726.4 at the end of 1930 ter. Mr. and Mrs. J. Owen Hughes $128.650.13 with which it is proposed to $23,087,002.48 nt December
Professor Middleton-Smith. 19:1. The Directors are very happy fessor and Mrs, Simpson, Profes to be able to lay before you evidence of progress made the arul Mra. Forster, Professur Faid, ' Professor and Bank during the year, but in view of nut Mrs.
unsetlled trading conditions Mrs. Tottenham, Professor Davis, throughout the world, your manage- Mr. and Mrs. Goldsmith, Com- ment had not been able to make famander and Mrs. Nowill, Mr. and employment of the increased funds Mrs. Lowick, Dr. Farr, Mr. and entrusted to us. You will observe in Mrs. Murdoch, Miss Forr. this connexion that our loan Account showe an increase of about $1,700 Wood left Government House.
Saturday, March 19-Mr. A. E.
the
000.00 only.
Founders' Fecs.
31
this
His Excellency the Governor. accompanied by Mr. G. W. A. Tuf-
.
to dral as follows:
To pay a Dividend of 20 per cent, viz., 40 cents per share on the "Old" shares, absorbing ..... .$ 38.830.00
Dividend of 20 per cent., viz.. 114 cents Her share on the "New" shares, absorbing
To pay
....
To carry forward to credit of next year's Account
4.121.05
85,009.08
$128.060.13
Directors. Mr. J. T. Bagram re The increase of the sum of $13,776-ton (Private Secretary), attend-signed from the Board on August 5, 07 Bank Building Account jed the annual dinner of the Ox-1931. On August 6, 1931. Mr. Lo presents the price paid for a suitable furd and Cambridge Society. site in the City of Canton for future ure of our branches. I may mention
Cheung Shlu was invited to join the Boned and his appointment renuires the confirmation shareholders.
that building operation has already holders at the Extraordinary Meet-Sir Robert Fle Tung. Kt.. and Sir been started and I expect the new inga held on January 30 and en Elly Kndsoriv. K.B.E.. retire by promises will be ready for occupation |¦February 27, 1932, that will enable rotation, sud, being eligible, offer before the end of this year.
your Directors to attain thin object themselves for re-election.
Our Investment Account shows ajin the near future. 1 may add that Auditors-The accounts for the decrease of about $11,000.00 and has after this has been done, the Bank year have been audited by Mesars. bem written down to the actual will be benefited to the extent that Lowe, Bingham and Matthews, Char- market prices ruling on December 31, no honus to holders of Founder tered Accountants. who, being 1931. I do not think there is any Shares and Directors will be charged eligible, offer themselves for re- thing in the Balance Sheet that re-against the profit made each year." election. quires my explanation, but I wish to With thero remarks I beg to pro- Late this opportunity to inform our pose that the Report of the Directors shareholders that the Directors are had the Balance Sheet at December 31; taking
steps with the object of, 1931 as presented be adopted. When eliminating the rights and privileges | Dish been xeconded, I will attached Lo Founder Shares andreavour to answer to the beat of placing them on the saque, footing as my ability any questions Share the Ordinary Shares. I am glad to hulders may wish to ask.
able to say that xanetion has Mr. Kwok Siu Lau seconded.
The Chairman announced that already been obtained frum
There were no questions, and the dividend warrants are payable to-day,
be
Share-1
adoption of the Report and Accounts was carried unanimously.
Mr. Chry Tung Sang proposed, and Mr. Pun u Cho seconded the re- option of Messrs. Perey Smith, Seth, and Fleming as Auditors for the
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buildings were converted into hos- pitals within twenty-four hours.
Soldiers' Appreciation.
Dr. L Sung said that the Can- tonese nurses and the doctors in A graphle story of the treatment | Shanghai showed great enthualaam of the Chinese wounded and their in their work and their service was highly appreciated by the soldiers excellent morale was related by Dr of the Nineteenth Route Army, who Li Sung on Saturday afternoon at said that such excellent treatment a ten-party given in his honour at formed a contrast to the hard time the Chinese Merchants Club by they had in Klangsi fgbting : the soveral of the prominent Chinese Communists, when the wounded medical practitioners of Hong-soldiers could hardly get enough food to keep alive, let alone madi- kong. Dr. Ll Sung and two other cine. Hongkong Chinese doctors were
As a result of the Chinese re- leaders of the first group of Hong- kong nurses who left for Shanghai treat, added Dr. Li, many of the doctors and nurses had to follow the same weeks ago to assist the Red army to Soochow and other remoter Crose workers there in the relief of districts. The authorities of the the thousands of wounded soldiers. Red Cross had advised the Hong- kong contingent not to venture into According to Dr. LI Sung there the interior because of the inability were at one stage as many as 6,000 of the Cantonese to speak the to 7,000 Chinese wounded soldiers Shanghai dialect..
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in the Settlement requiring the urgent medical treatment. Owing to this serious situation, keng Chinese medical practitioners Dr. W. S. New, the Chairman of intend to send an mbulance car the National Medical Association and an X-Ray act to Shanghai. of China, and the doctors from The latter is urgently needed. Nanking and Peking, had an ex- Dr. Tsang Be-ming, who headed codingly busy time anding accom- the second group of Hongkong modation and 38 temporary mili- nurses to Shanghai, has wired
the Chinese medical practitioners tary hospitals ware opened stating that he has made all the * The speaker mentioned how, the necessary, arrangementa management of these temporary Red Cross loaders to find ́accommo- hospitals was carried out in the dation and woric, for the nurses most splendid manner, through the under sin command, and that alebo co-operation" of all classes of visitors are doing their work Chinuro and how schools still publie splendidly
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