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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1917.

THE CHINA MAIL.

A PATRIOTIC CALL

THE HONGKONG STEEL FOUNDRY COMPANY, LIMITED.

PROSPECTUS

Inviting public subscription for 85,000 shares at par ($10 each), upon an increase of the Capital of the Company.

Tis desired and a resolution for that purpose has been passed,

to increase the Capital of the Company -to $1,000,000 by the. issue of new shares, for the purpose of extending the business. which is firmly believed will, if so extended, not only prove exceedingly profitable to all interested in the Company, but will

· also supply a want to local concerns.

The Capital of the Company is now $1,000,000 of which only $78,080, has been paid up and, on this the Company last year made a tet prost of $19,817 and paid a dividend of 10 per cent, at the end of the present financial year. It is aulicipated that doubling the Capital will at least treble the profit; and, should this anticipation be realized. the Company could pay at least a steady Twenty per cent.

Steel Castings are needed for numerous purposes by all Railway contractors Engineering and Deck Companies, everywhere in China, and by many small manufacturers. At present a large portion of the Steel products which this Company in able to manufacture. is obtained. from abroad--at probably great expense in consequence of the very Emited capacity of this Company to carry out orders received. With an increased Cupital, esabling more furnaces to be erected, and mere labour employed, this Company would then be in a position to supply most of, if not all, the needs for steel castings in this part of the world; for, with the experience now acquired by the General Manager, and by their present head workmen, there should be no difficulty whatso over in most satisfactorily fulfilling such requirements.

It is much desired that sufficient additional capital be subscribed, beyond that which is required for the further development of the Steel Casting department, in order to enable a plant to be obtained, and set up, for the purpose of tolling Steel logots into material for Engineer ing. Deck, and Building requirements; for which material there is now

great demond.

It is therefore trusted that many persons in the Colony will be found ready to subscribe towards the increased capital desired, both for their own benefit, and for that of the community generally.

The General Managers are ready and willing to enter into any reasonable agreement desires" by the Company to continue their services for a lengthy period. Also, if desired by the Company. they are fully prepared to transfer the control to a Board of Trectors, comprised of such persoza who are în a position to introduce business, as the Company thinks advisable

The minimum ambicription for the new shares now offered to the public, upon which the General Managers may proceed to allotment,"· is $200,000.

M. C. BERNARD Brows of the firm of Messrs. Letrad & Davis, Hongkong, is the Auditor of the Company.

A copy of this prospectus has been duly fled for registration. with the Registrar of Companies. «

Application for Shares should be made to the Company's Bankers, ar the clice of the General Managers, where forms will be supplied.

GORDON & CO, “

Heneral Managers. Dated this 2nd day of August.

1917...

다

REPORT AND STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS FOR 1916-17.

Report presented to the Shareholders at the Seventh Ordinary General Meeting held at the Office of the General Managers, on Wednesday, the sth August, 1817 at 11.30 o'clock a.m.

The General Managers bave now the pleasure to submit their annual report and statement of the Company's accounts made up 81st May, 1917.

The net proot for the year ended 31st May, 1017, after allowing for interest, Auditor's Fees and writing off depreciation on Company's Plant, Machinery, Launches and Stock is $19,817.93 This amount together with the. sum of $19,648.69 undistributed profit brought forward from last year makes an available balance of 838.356.30 which it is resolved to appropriate as follows-To place to Reserve Fand $10,000.00. To pay a dividend of $1.00 | per share $7,500.00. To carry forward to credit of next year's account $11,568.56.

BALANCE SHEET AT" Sist MAY, 1917.

Dr.

LIABILITIES,

SUJANK CAPITAL.

Authorised 100,000 bus at @ench,... 21,00%,ted

134

Isued 7,200 shares at $10 onch

MORTGAGE ACCOUNT

5,000

SUNDRY CREDITORM!ne]n/ngfienerni Manager

0,755

PAUNT AND Lgw Accotar.

Balance per kat arcuant Trant for the year

$19,380

*21,817.00

To Interest Account....

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14.207 2

WASEETH.

"Machinery, Melting Furnaces, Fountry Fant and Toals including Aunaling Prebeling Chambers and also all rights to sit progames as per last · ACTROLY

"Lam wold, te.

Le Depreciaulan .......

Adkins during thề year ..............

977,419,13

Fatus of launches as per last acéven.. $ 120,00

Lam Depreciate

400

4,0,0

Ofice Furniture and Fixtures Isekuling

valeable drawing as perlant account.

$10.00

Lowe Depreciation

t

31,

99

Stock la trade

27.849.70

Les Depreciati

795,39

Work in Progress. ......

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Accounts Reviradie..

13,874

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FROFIT AND. LONS ACCOUNT. For the year ending 31st May, 1917.

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Auditor's For Tod Depreciation on Machy, Piani, Stock, &C.-saw.*** Wideg od oki Binclaitiery. Prot on the an

By Balunes Working Account

1327

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GORDON & Co...

General Manageri..

Lreport that I have audited the above Balance Sheet with the books and vouchers of the Company and have found it to be in accordance therewith: ****

I have received all the information and explanations I have required. No depreciation has been written of Steel Process Patent Rights which appear in the books at their original cost namely $21,300.06. 'Sübjec

to the foregoing observation in my opinion such Balance Sheet is properly drawn up so as to exhibit, a true and correct view of the state of the Company's affairs according to the best of my information and the explanations given me and as shown by the Looks of the Company.

C. BERNARD BROWN, ACA, Hongkong, 6th August, 1917,

Auditor.

dow, with a cheque for the depa

to the Replicant.

To be retained by the Benkers.

of 450 vs portfetare to the bankers of the Oosapsny i

GUARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND

ORINA.

The Register for application of Shares will be closed on Thursday, 1st November, 1917, at 8 o'clock.

WHAT WOMEN IN THEIR "FORTIES" NEED

THE MESOPOTAMIA TRAGEDY.

Hughes & Hough MANA women appreach the critical

AUCTIONEERS

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THE GOVERNMENT,

General Auctioneers Share, Conl and General. Produce

Brokers and Commission Agents.

PROPRIETORS

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*MAISIN HONG KONG..

PUBLIO

AUCTION.

EXPEDITION.

OX WITH THE WAB!"

With regard to the telegram in which the political advantages of the Bagdad advance were referred to, he complaited of the wicked and mendacioas perversion by which it had been represented that

B

is the system or perhaps both. If the aystern was to blame it plight to be Jenedied," "

If these persons were gality, they should be punished" But before punish- changing period of their lives the MR. ASQUITH'S DEFENCE OF THE the fingermanent were rager r

ment was meted out they were entitled comes between the ages of forty und

immediate success to restore their waning "to a fair and judiciul investigation of the Aity, unmindful of its tremendous

fortunes at horne, That was to their future health and

foul mets. If the House desired to take the second cruise suggested, and set up a Statutory Coannilter of the Ilouse, the Government were quite prepared to pro pose it. They wanted to get at the facts. They did not want to shield anyone. It was absentely indefensible that the House and the Government should be discussing weh a matter as this, and he gged the House of Commons, to rise. lve them things, and say to the Governagut, tiet on with the war. (Lond cheers)

appiness Not Inderstanding the Mt. LLOYD GEORGE SAYS: GET | calumny, and it was kwn to be a Functi

I changes taking place in their bodies, they work beyond their strength.

break dow vites

become nervon wrecks, their lies suffering with". fatigne

and their weakened nerves. Lrembling at every st

step. Often im their weakened condition capillary,

hemorrh age becomes on

this

added drain compelling the t

ing theive, thi

to take to their beds nervous exhaustion..

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endimny by those who put it forward with characteristic offrontery, and with equally elracteristic wwardice had tacitly Mr. Asgarufin, the debate

the withdraw it. (Cheers) The paly Mesopotamia" Report, "said it was Clear “political consideratüins were the effect of from the delinte that it was the generat this propre dvsner to Bagdad on the opinion of the House that it would beneral situation, and expecially on the anjost that any disciplinary action should Turkish, Arab, Ferslan and fadian world.

SIE JOHN, SIXON'S RECORD.. Emphasising the unamacity of oilitary and wist was his record? He did not opinion, he asked who was Sir John Nixon

be taken open the report.

What these women need is something that will instantly relies the pressure

If there was to be other inquiry a the overworked nerve centers and give them the vitality to stand up under special, tribunal, would be preferable, but

the gruelin strain. Vantierially it was attended by serious and grave effects are given

in such drawbacks. What was to be its com- by the simple use of Sargol

dndition illful combination of wix of position and the basis and scope of the hesitate to say that at that moment Siz

Tablets, a the best nerve and

#lements "knows to malerning inquiry? It would be absurd to sulimit

to any judzes, the question whether this These little tablets contain no dangerous statesman or tha: soldier uefied upon

drugs and are entirely harmless

Job Nixon was easily the most success-

He had led his troops from one brilliant tud general in all the theatres of war.

habit to their action but they quick miscalentations. The House of Commons victory to another. Did anyone'rpalatain

build up and strengthen the entire was the bats tribunal which could way nervous systems by feeding directly to whether such ren had forfeited HE Undersigned have received in the tired devitalized nerve cells, in or deserved its censure.

structions to sell by Public Auction. (FE ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED).

of which nature is depriving Thousands of women could testify

TUESDAY,

the 11th September, 1917, commier.cing

st 2.30 p.m., at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, Corner of Ice House STREET,

"YALUABLE TEAKWOOD AND

BLACKWOOD FURNITURE, BEDSTEADS. CURTAINS

CARPETS, PICTURES ·

As follows: Two Upholstered Suites, Arm-chairs" and Sofas, Card Tables, Bedroom Farmi- tare, comprising Double and Single Bass-mounted Bedsteads and Twin Bidstands, Sideboards, Dinner Waggons, Extension Dining Tables and Chairs, Tes and Ocasional Tables, etc., Dinner Bervices, Crockery, Gluis Ware, Cooking Stoves, Cutlery, Toilet Sets, &c, Bath Room Utensils, Roll-top Desks and Writing Tables, Sundry Electro-Plated Ware, etc.

Electric Reading Lamps, Blackwood and Teakwood Screens Sundry Black- wood Furniture, incidding Large 0-Fold Blackwood Screen with 8-Coloured Panels, Overmantel Engravings Fictares, etc, etc., Tennis Poles and

• form, the very necessary

-

that the Government ought to have prer

they had done so they would have been ruled him zo vetoed the advace: "It

Passing to the wider issues, in said he called a set of timarota, pigeon-livered listened with profound regret to the politicians cowardly, prilicnimous, fear announcement made by Mr. Chamberlainful to take risks, afraid of initiative

cho Had robbed gallant army of the that Sargol Tablets strengthen the jaded of his resignation.." (Cheer)" With. AJU

tion of the chivalrous motives which had

Hake adjärned at 3 pm

The motion was talked out. and the

HOUSE OF LORDS.

HONGKONG STEEL FOUNDRY CO., LTD.

Form of application "for" Shares."

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"To the General Managers of

HONGKONG STEEL FOUNDRY COMPANY, LIMITED. *Gentlemen,

Haring pail to the Company's bankers the sum of 2....................... being a deposit of $10 per share for.... .........shures of $10 cach of the above named Company (or we) request you to allre to ma (or us)....... shares on the terms of the Company's Memorandumont Articles of Association and I (or we) agree to récept the etme or any less number that you may allot to me (or us) and I (or we) authorise you to register we (oins) as the holder (s) of the said shares.

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Name in full

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Address Description

Date

Signature

Receipt for Application Money.

Received this day of Hougkong Steel Foundry Co., Ltd., "from

the sum of $

310 per sbare upon... above named Company.

on account of the

....being a deposit of .sbares of $10 each of the

For the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China.

Cashier.

NA-This Teipt, when returned to the applicant must be prosorted,” And if aeroinponfed by receipt for the nmeist die ön Khelmart, will be exchangeİ In die emmars. for » cvetitesse.

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THE FOOD DRINK FOR

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nerves, revive the tired brain and put deference and with the flout, reco, Crown of its eumpaigti when they refused the lines of the witch hunt of barbarous travelling. It has its Exults but there comes into play, and still you must

the energy and courage into your body

that enables you to stand up under the dictated his course, he thought the step unusual strain of the changing perjod.

All the leading chemists in Hongkong have Sargol Tablets for sale.

"Don't worry take Sargol"

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AUCTION,

PUBLIC, AUCTION.

which the right hon. gentleman proposed Mr. Chamberlain (rising from a buck benein The step I have taken!

RLAYWEIGHTS OF THE GUTTER

to take was uncalled for."

prestige of the Turks.

corners

actched

LORD CURZON DENOUNCES THE FEROCITY OF THE PRESS.

in the House of Lords on the report of "Earl" Curzon, replying on the debutë

Then, in a moment, there is the fatal the Mespotmis Commission on behalf

rattle: A watching Hun has approached of the Government, said the Press hind

unseen out of a cloud just above, while been turned into a mochise ofiilegitimate

[BY & WAR PILOT.]

you tried to extel that flash. He is extreines, and it had been developed on

thero

to protect that guns trick. The Air is a fine pathway for

The fight swings and reels; every to low it to strike a full blow to the African tribes. Le souletimes thought it is no obstructions bar the way remember the ground below and watets that the fury of the British public to The "surface" is not uniformly good; where you are going. Never mast the services, if personal geilt could be brought rapidity with, which it forgot it was up and down, but there are no blind

As to the breakdown of the medical condemn was only equalled by the tacre are "bumps" to throw you 50 feet pilot forret

the ground. The Hun may try to lead you into a home by proper evidence to individual possible to be just without being skilful pilot cannot clude; and below, line into other Anstren

There are no traps that a neat of Archies or away.

AWAY deep over the officers for the deplorable and homible ferocious. (Hear, hear.)

·current that wish carry you out of your radius of action have a word, to say to arrest judgment (Mr. Asquith) singled at as a person

are woods and roads and rail- and leave

you to

to sett a down with

empty Sentence.

of which you must never quite lose perrol tanka far across his lines The manner in which this report had

Landmarks are easy to follow when led you over strange country, and gather matter what you are doing. You pee him fall, but perhaps he ha he was the head, he would say at once been travostied perverted and exploited than pon, on or Lord Lansdowne, or you have learned, tu read them, but very ing clouds are blotting your

our view... What In the clearest and dust explicit terms was one of the most disgraceful incidents Lord Crewe, or any other person who was confusing when you have not. A com- then is to guide. you that he could not recall any stop taken in the history of the degradation of the aweraber of the Coalition Gorefament pass is a spare bless you have special: There is the general direction which

ised in a in this war which was more completely Press. It was a melancholy thing that at that time; and when, too, the present

from the ground to the mate you can make of the speed and you look when you need to pick up your dire

your direction of the wind. of policy and strategy, and which was had been thrown in the Inire in the caseis travesty of our traditions of our irou heter in France the marks are ing and experience and that no

But more than all, there is you

ju your train more strongly fortified in advance by the of men who had grown old in the service politics: lile. I doubt very much if ever inche absolute concurrence of expert authority, of the State; and who by the very neces- a decision was arrived at by respousible easy to follow Roads and rails show watching of direction that comes with like dark lines through the snow, an expert and head for home. - Foun lian was the order to advance of Tagdad. sities of their position were unable to men that Was the result of a greater on the "strafe" of the abelling turns the In this decision, through no fault of his defend themselves at page

more imposing consensus of expert advice earth up a brown, as: IL An [aiphpthe sheds can petrol familiar landmarks. cone, inte own on his colleagues, he had no part. in conclusion, he said even if it were providing that an adequate force could, bad swept away i On October 18th he was taken ill at a fair pinions, recompost heat to have be four le take landad, and that we you know your count meeting of the Labinet, spent three or injurious effect on the conduct of the should Jive a reasonable chance of our your band, and the long for kon But an inexperienced" pikt

sufferings of our troops, bo one would «I have seen the late Prime Minister for you is the well-marked land may strike another aire you

Mr. ACT said: As to the respon sibility of the late Government, of which.

specially responsible, but no Kore responsibility rests upon Mr. Asquith

There

structione to sell by Public Auction, warranted by every relevant consideration. the traditions of decency and fair pley Prime Minister in singled out I Baywide and re.The ground is your the compass can point there is, the osti-

HE Underigned have received in

(FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONGRENED),

T

SATURDAY,

the 8th September, 1917, at 10.45 .m at their Bales: Rooma, No. 8, nà

Des Voeux Road, Corner of Ice House Street,

A. MISUELLANKUUS STOCK

Comprising -

it is

hand the

know

rouched if

Floit days in bed, and after that a few war, and to damp the spirit and stipple being able to remain theru. (Hear): cantion deceive you, RASAErange countr 16 likes plainkman'in!

A variety of Dress Materials including days, mire in the country, and was for pieces of Silk, Frints; Holand, debarred by superior orders imm all White Lies, Drill, &c., & Counter- participation in public business until the A few lots of Turkish Bath Sheets, Towels Single and Double Bed Sheets, panes, White Blankets, Handkerchiefs 27th. He recalled this with co diaposi Bed Quilts, ere,

Towels Toilet Fcap; Perfumery, & trout disciate himself from what was

WAnd

PIANO by Collard & Collard.

Hhiedmayer Boobne, Can Hats, a few dozens of Lady's Bulk Orquet Set (completon Fianum wishi Hess, Git's foots and Shoes, Lace

about 100 Records and Stand

(Fall Factionists from Catalone TRIC

BUGHES & HOUGH

Hongkong, Sept. 6, 1917379

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Hongrong, August 31, 1917.

the initiative of those who

the State,

JR. LLOYD GEORGE

wring hex).

trackless forest, he wanders, in circles, You know where your pet guns fie and though the marks are there to guide him The mustakes of the, campaign would your snatch a glance at their fairs. You if he could but use thera. have been avoided there had not been know where the nests of Archies are

These things are your landmarks existing in India a radically unsound and over the lines and dodge like f fury station to count, the

The Prime Minister first asociated icious rystern of cailitary administration.

to fool Edund

with the eloquent tobute to Mr. berlain, and agreed that there was

done. On the contrary, when he learned himself what was done, he fully and heartedly spproved. Dat be was gently cast for the part of leading villain by what, be, might describe as the play |wrights of the gutter-fi©ughter)ki

seemed a pity that he shou chave

to be content. Krith

role of an acessary

in the report to

Reading the report,

ed. 10.009 could doubt there

oyer B

I hope concheled Lord Curzon rains and sex the gues of stores,

this Government and all future

glance at the big gun it w

sats may pront from the report Then •flush aver beyond:

innowalou, but I also hope that your eye.

wuring and even punishing those omp

praise" of "those

There

an epillende