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INTIMATIONS

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

FEMBERS and the PUBLIC are bereoy notifed that Mr. H. C SANDFORD for many

yenes Har

Treasurer of the tongkong Jockey Club having expressed his wish to be relieved i from that office his resignation has been accepted.

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Messrs. INSTEAD & DAVIS have appointed Secretaries und Treasure to the Club as from the 30th January instant.

Mencers who have not yet paid, their subscriptions for the current season are requested to make payment to Mesars. Lirstead Davis who are hereby authorised to collect all monies due to the Club and will in future disburse Toads in settlement of accounts owi

Mers Linstead & Duris will issue to Members, and Members' Ladies, Tickets of admission to the grand stand and enclosure and will be in charge of the sale of Admission Tickets for the general public which may be obtained as hereto Luce from Messrs. Kelly Walsh, Limited, or at the gate on Race Day.

By Order.

T. F. HOUGH,

· Clerk of the burie

HoseRosa JocsIV CLUB,

Hongkong. Jan. 21, 1918,

THE WEST POINT BUILDING

COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

the THIRTIETH ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Offices of Messrs. JARDINE, MATRISON COMPANY, Limited, on TUESDAY, 9th January, 19.8, at 11.31 AM for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a statement Accounts for the year ending 3 st December, 1017.

The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED Trum SATURDAY 19th to TUESDAY, 29th January, 1913 (both days -inclusive). during which period no Transfer of

can be Registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

A. SHELTON HOOPER,

Secretary to the

FROM LAND INVESTMENT &

AGENCY CO, LTD.

General Agents for the

WEST POINT BUILDING COMPANY,

LIMITED.

Hongkong. Jan. 11, 1918.

THE HONGKONG CENTRAL ESTATE LIMITEL.

3.3

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

the FOURTH ORDINARY MEET. ING OF SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Offices of Messrs. JARDINE, MATHESON & COMPANY, Limited, on TUESDAY. 20th January 1918, at 11.45 AM. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with the Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1917. REGISTER of SHARES of the The

be -CLOSED from Company will SATURDAY 19th to TUESDAY, 29th January, 1918 (both days inclusive), during which period no Transfer of Sharea can be Registered.

Er Order of the Board of Directors

THE HONGKONG CENTRAL

ESTATE LIMITED.

A. SHELTON HOOPER,

Secretary to

The General Managers.

Hongkong, Jan. 11, 1915.

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THE CHINA MAIL,

"The Criterion of Quality"

EMBASSY

No 77

Virginia Cigarette

THIS ADVERTISEMENT IS ISSUED BY THE

BRITISH-AMERICAN TOBACCO.CO., LTD

KUNG YIK COTTON CO. MEETING

A DIVIDEND OF 20 PER CENT.

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The eighth ordinary meeting of share bolders of the Kung Yik Cotton Spio- ning and Weaving Co. Ltd., was held at the office of the General Managers Mesars Jardine, Matteson and Co., Ltd., Shanghai, on the 15th inst.

Messrs. J. There were present Johnstone (in the chair), C. W. Wright- son and Char. Lai-long (Members of the

depreciation call for any special remark, except that they will not again require attention for some years. "

towards this Empire. China requires to be educated and assisted at the present juncture. She requires money, but this The contribution to the "British Warfight gain in duties on imported cotton Furcs of Tls. 3,000 will, I am sure, will not compensato her against the loss, meet with your approval. It is pro through ber industries being crippled. posed to subscribe this surn equally It must not be forgotten that Im- between the Red Cross and Widows' portara will be the losers as well in the end, as without the means and Orphans' Funds.

natives cannot purchase, the

As we have had. such a success

to

fal year, the Consulting Committee it the Import trade. This can only recommend that the sum of TL be brought about by creating more wage earners amongst this vast population 5000 be paid as a bonus to the Bur through industrial enterprise. The rot opean and Chinese staffs st.the millin

recognition of the services rendered to the Company.

ton

industry of this country has

had an uphill struggle during the last twenty years and still working Our working costs during the year at a serious disadvantage-I refer to have been high and we can expect no adulteration of cotton. So far, the

Consulting Committee), Mr. Jas. Korrelief in this respect in the near future Chinese Government, although the THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-foot (Secretary), and the following our coal contract slove next year is matter has been repeatedly brought to

MENT & AGENCY COMPANY,

LIMITED.

shareholders:-Messrs. A. Michael, Fan Ching poo, F. J. Burrett, Yaca Chong, R S.Piercy, E E Clark, W. G. OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Worcester, Wong Chofeng, H. J. Clark, NOTICE THIRTIETE ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in A. Brocke Smith, S. Hammond and G. this Company will be held at the P. Forster. Gffices of Messrs. JARDINE, MATHESON & The Chairman in the course of his

COMPANY, LIMITED ON TUESDAY,

sath

January, 1918, at Neos, for the purpose address euid

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their actice, have not tried to cheek their injurious practice except. through the gratefully acknowleriged assistance of the Chinese Maritime Customs offi

isle of this port

No questions were asked and the following resolutions were unanimously adopted

nearly double what it was last year. As regards the future prospects, we have started the year with high priced cotton due to short supplies, and there is every probability that before the next crop is marketed we shall hare it at a much bigher level, but as Chinese cotton is likely to be the cheapest of

That the report and accounts all varieties, even with the enhanced price, the statistical position warrants presenter be adopted and passed; that jone to believe the return on car pra dividend of Tis. 2 per share be paid, ductions will show a fair margin of profit and that a boons of Tla 5,000 be paid during the year if the political situation to the staff at the Mill-proposed by. in China does not become more serious the Chairman and seconded by Mr. than at present. I am given to under Wrightion

of receiving the Report of the Directors On the last occasion I bad the pleasure together with the Statement of Accounts for be year ending 31st December, 1917. of addressing you, I said the outlook for REGISTER SHARES of the the future was much healthier and Company will be CLOSED from SATURDAY 12th to TUESDAY, 29th ventured to hope that a brisk state of January, 1918, (both days inclusive), trade would result Gentlemen, I am stand that the International Commis That a donation of Tis. 5,000 be Garing which period no Transfer of pleased to say the year's working shows sion for the revision of the Chinese made to War Funds, rit. Tl. 2,500 to Abares can be Registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

́. A. SHELTON HOOPER,

Secretary.

Hongkong, Jan. 11, 1913.

THE HONGKONG LAND RECLAMATION COMPANY,

·LIMITED.

36

record as regards profit. The major portion of this has come from our yarua, as cloth has not done well, quite the reverse to the preceeding year, and, as

Import Tariff will have for consideration the British Red Cross and Tis. 2,500 to not only the raising of duties on Foreign the Sailors War Orphans Fand-pro manufactured goods, but also on raw posed by Mr. H. J. Clark and seconded products, which, of course, will include by Mr. Worcester cotton imported from America and India. It connot be impressed too

the proportion of our looms to spindles seriously on the Chinese Government

That Mesara Johnstone, Wrightson and Char Lai-font be re-elected members of the Consulting Committee

ir large, we have not been able to derive and the International Commission what proposed by Mr. Michael and second- the same result as a Mill with only this portends for the Cotton Industry ofed by Mr. Piercy,

That Mr. G. Wingrove bore elected the this country and its progress in the finer spiauing would have done, as

Paras and cloths. It means that Foreign Auditor proposed: by Mr. E. F. Clark margins of profit during last quarter on countries will be able to take large and seconded by Mr. Barrett.

The Chairman thanked the aliaro TOTICE IS HEREBY, GIVEN that Yarns were records which wo may quantities of Chinese cotton at an

the SEVENTEENTH ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in Dover see again. This was due to the equivalent of 11 per cent Export Duty, holders for their attendanc

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this Company will be held at the Ofices ambling in Japanese yarn in Osakin, but the Chinese-Milis will have to pay announced that dividend warrants would THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LD.

of Messrs. JASIN MATEOS & which benefited this market consider, five per cent effective import duty or he posted to motras,

cotton to make good any shortage in The meeting terminated with a vote COMF ANY, LUMITED, on TUESDAY, 29th

supplies and for bettor staples to produce of thanks to the Chairisen. January, 1818, at 12.16 PM. for the ably. purpose of receiving the Report of the The profit for the twelve months finer clothe. This is a retrograde step

rectors together with the Statement

F: Accounts for the year ending 31st ending 30th November amounts to Tls. for any country to take, especially China, December, 1917.

294,02610-which, with the amount where industries require fostering to The REGISTER of SHARES of the brought forward, leaves available for find employment for the vast pumbers Company will be CLOSED frou appropriation Tla 302,204.33 It is who continually live on the verge of SATURDAY 18th to TUESDAY, 20th Jury 1918 (both days inclusive) proposed to pay a dividend of The 2.00 starvation:

luring which period, no Transfer of per share, and it may interest you to it is not the time for the Powers who know that, inclusive of this year's have the revision of duties in hand to Shares can be Registered.

dividend, T. 9.80, or 98 per cent, will adopt a disinterested or selfish attitude have been paid since the Company was

Ey Order of the Board of Directors

MOWBRAT 8. NORTHCOTE,

Secretary

Hongkong, Jan. 11, 1818-

ALFRED EYEDHAN

43 Wyndham Street . Ens for sale

inangarated in 1910.

From the report, it will be seen that

it is proposed to write off Plant snd

Machinery Tls. 40,000 and Building WHEN YOU WAKE

Tx. 20,000. These amounts exceed fast

year's appropriation by T 16,000.

TO-MORROW MORNING

The policy of a liberal depreciation of plant is one that, I feel sure, you will today's Iverishness, biljonsness, or sick- headhobe will have disappeared if you wish to adhere to, We propose to seek the aid of denta CARBON PAPKK at 31.00 per daten errato a Special Hepairs and Renewals

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