1918-08-20 — Page 3

TUESDAY, AUGUST 20. 1918

Hughes & Hough "RUCTIONKERS" TO THE GOVERNANT.

General Anctioneers Share, Coal and Generalį Produce Brokers and Commission Agente.

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PROPRIETORS

ra-Wan! Coni. Storage,

Gode tied Bentley's

4th & 5th Editions.

A 1 Telegraphie Code.

Telegraphie Address **CERION*· VONGKONG,

PUBLIC AUCTION.

HE Undersigned have received in Ttructions is soll by Fabile Anction, from LCCOTER OF THE CONCERNED).

WEDNESDAY,

the 1st August, 1918, at 9.30 pm... at No. 45, Nashan Road, Kowloon, (Ground Floor).

THE "

HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, &c..

therein contained...... PRACTICALLY NEW.. (Full Particulars from Catalogue). Ca view day of Salo," Terms: Cash.

HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers.

Hangtour, A37g, 7, 1518,

PUBLIC AUCTION

INTIMATIONS

SHELL

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MITSUBISHI SHOJI KAISHA, LTD. (Mitsubishi Trading Co.) COAL, GENERAL IMPORTS and

EXPORTS.

THE CHINA MAIL.

* TRANSPORT AND TRADING CO.

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CAPITALISATION OF RESERYE.

.FUND.

An extraordinary general mesting of the shareholders of the "Shell" Tramport and Trading Co., Ltd, was held on goth June, at Winchester House, Old abroad

BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE.

REPORT FOR 1917

INTIMATIONS

You

that your dippers will be able to dis tributo any larger in than they are now doing spread over the greater capital | wa that naturally the rate of dividend in percentage whit be lower than hub heen possible on a tapital of £5,000. Ton 4 the annual ordinary! mieting, of can readily understand that if as indivi, shareholders, held on May 20th, 1918,7 dusis, you had received your dividend the report of the directors and the and had to pay the increased Income-tax accounts for the year 1917 were waandiw yourselves your not income would necessarily have been less. When you ously opted. The repors states that realise that a further increase of 15. in the prolongation of the war and its ex the pound in income tax now im tension to nearly all the countries of the posed means about £100,000 more be have multiplied the dieulties of to pay under this head, so Street, K.C., to consider: a resolution for an ineroLSO QË STORE Earnings is necessary, the branches in the Far East, Thanks

to the exceptional Riteation of Indo: an alteration in the articles of ascens to render larger distributions in pas china, and lavoured by an abundant

deadweight of the axcesu tion crabling the company in generay sible titremore. Whilst we cheer harvest, it has been able to dispose of

profit tax is meeting to capitalise the whole or any part of the profits or of the reserve funds bear gur share of the burden of its produetas to neighbedring countries, ; this terrible war, it does appear a a barit- or funds by the distribution of shares or ship that practically the entire profits sperity. Chian in spite of political

denved

maturing ventures, apon from by crediting partly paid abarre with the which for years, no interest has been stability, and the consequent troubles,

YOU will see the mark of Montgomery Ward-and YOU whole or any part of the sums remain earned, should be confiscated by the has seen its commerce develop. The Company on boxes and crates of quality merchandise

I am certain Bart (chairman and joint "managing.

the lightest thought to the dealing with the profs and lows recount; director), presided i

operation of the excess profits The profits for the first half year exported to consumers and merchants in nearly every The Secretary (Mr. K. A. Smith-Rewso) tax on the extension of business and of anointed to 13,802, which was read the notice couvening the meeting enterprise when I declare that, in the appropriated according to Artions 32 and of the globe. which stated that the resolution would opinion of those most qualified to jades, as of the Statutes, as follows g. 10,000

continuance after the war is impos ita be proposed as an extraordinary regible." (Hear, hear) As I shall have to the statutory "reserve hund, keingi wolation, with a view to its subsequent the opportunity of addressing you at per cent of the pikup capital: 30,000 var annual general meeting (which is to shareholders, being a first dividetal confirmation as a special resolution.”

The Chairman, win was warmly spinevitably postponed owing to the war of 3 per cent for the hull-year: £32,4 Representatives — plauded, said:-Ladies and gentlemen, /conditions) I do not intend making any the statutory provident Arm, being |

statement as to our general business.

SOLE PROPRIETORS OF

TAKASHIMA, OCHI, MUTASE, KISHIDARE, YOSHINOTANL

SHUNNEW, KAMIYAMADA, BIBAI and OYUBARI COAL MINÈS.

of

that express.

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and thus to maintain its renomic pro

HOJO, NAMASUTA, SAYO,KANADA, | ing unpaid thereon. Fir Marcus Samuel

the every business man who following is an abstract from the reporslin ports the world over. For more thau hitéen years we dare

AGENTS FOR SAKITO COAL.

Head Office:-TOKYO,

Branches and

Nagasaki, Karatsu, Wakamatsu, Moll, Kure, Kobe Osaka, Tsuruga. Nagoya, Tekohama, Tokyo, Hakodate, Muraran, Otaru, Vladivostock, Peking. Tientsin, Dairen. Tsinanfi, Hankow, Shanghai, Talpeh, Hongkong. Canton. Haiphong. Mazila, Singapore. Calcutta, Londoa

and New York.

Calls Address: Hongkong: "IWASAKI“."

Canton, Haiphong: "IWASAKISAL",

·Codes:-1, A. B. C. 8th Ed.,

Western Union and Bentley's.

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LTD. OSAKA,

HE Undersigned have received instruc. For Particulars, apply to

THE

tiens to sell by Pablic Auction.

(POR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED},

от

THURSDAY,

the 22nd Aug.198, at 11 a.m.,

Chairman

you will bardly be surprised to learn formally move the adaption of the that your attention has been occupied resolution read by the secretary.

Mr. W. Foot Mitchell: Mr. for five minutes by the legal technical Ladies and gentlemen, it gives me much ties raised by my friend on the left pleasure to second the resolution. who ordained that that notice should be

The Chairman put the motion, and read instead of being taken as nd-declared it carried: the announcement, course which I myself should have being received with cheers. advised. Before moving the reso lution for altering the existing articles of association of

of the company.

A further extraordicary general meet, in the manner outlined in the circular sent you, ing of the company was then held.

is

INCREASE OF CApital to £15,000,000.

to the hmnil est d'rectors, also 10 per

el

£ 2. & KOSTAV 2 A

WE SELL EVERYTHING for the office, farm or sch Groceries, Dry Goods, Clothing, Furniture, Hardware Goods, Gas Engines, Bicycles, Farm Implements, et

Owing to the rapid growth of our business in the Far East; percent, if the surf and the greatly increased demanth for the Catalogue, w now

keep a supply of our latest issue at the following Offices

cunt of the pin to

the shapehubblers, being so per cent, af the surplys. "With 1.4312,830 brought forward from 1916 there was a perch of 64,207230,- In January last a dividend. of 60 per share was paid, absorbing assujan baxing "hare of

it is now my duty, to move the adoption | year's profit, wil, decline to Statutes of the resolution you have just heard 92 and 3, is dialed as hello-

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WELLS FARGO & CO. EXPRESS) MANILA,

HONGKONG, AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY

SHANGHAI Write to-day to the nearest office for a free copy of our

For addition to our large freight shipments, we export

To the United States Postal Agency at Shanghai, we can hip parcels up to a weight of fifty pounds each at a rate of 12 cents per pound or fraction thereof.

1 propose stating briefly the motives The Secretary read the notice, which f1,307,200 to carril forward to the

Her this pen the handsome Catalogue, illustrating Thousands of Articles of which animated your directors in restated that the following resolution wond bulky car. commending this measure to you. If it would be proposed as resepi ad dolor, et tuff the track American Manufacture at money-saving prices. In it we explain

known that the

of company be increased to debts,

of which this business is not really £5,900,1.00 £15,000,000 by the creation of 5.000.000, -100,000 is written rum premises a full details of our favourable shipping arrangements, and low Sat, including the reserve fund and additional ordinary shares of ET each.

erant, leaving 1,3102.901 as the half- carload rates to the Orient: The Chairman: Ladies and gentlenen, 2,000.000 of

paid-up preference capital. the amount is really 211,000,00 sterling. this knowledge has beer consistently ignored by critics whe profess themselves read. It authorises the increase of the too the statutory users and hundreds of Parcel Fost packages every day, 876 Agency for: THE OSAKA MARINE horrified at proßts of 36 per cent. Se expital, but we are advised that 3x) to shacerligen, being first

& FIRE INSURANCE CO., in order that we may wipe away this general meeting of the company will ! dividenk of il pz sent fur the s3I-your; |

your directors have decided to necessary before the issue of the shares

can take place. We shall stmmon that sto statutors £3,000,000 of the reserve fund contributed by you as premium on meeting as soon as we can, but in order (3189) to the beard of directors: and shares, thus making the capital upon to avoid unnecessary expenditure on 12,48,812 to the shareholders. There is which dividends will be paid more in stamps and stationery--a watter which consonance with the actual capital should be considered in these times we this for distribfition." "to" shareholders f.1,861 fm, the first sia engaged in the business than is the low propose taking advantage of the general 12,912, which, with the balance nominal capital on which dividends meeting to ask you to pass the resclation of

as to the issue of shares. It is a curiousths, makes a sum of £4,278,573, have hitherto been distributed. those shareholders who do not know the thing that, although we thought we hade dividend for the second hair of the takes great pains to make our purpose history of this company and he may tak

am not exaggerating, I think, year is fact it tas per share, absorbing JAPANESE MAKERS be surprised by the fact now disclosed-clear,

that of the £4,000,000 forming the when I say that we have received <um of 1.2380,000, and to carry the reserve fund only £44,000 has been set hundreds of letters from shareholders balance of 1 to 1914 The total asile out of profits, it is necessary to disclaiming the wish to take any momey, videret for 2017 will then be f90, being explain that such ample reserves have and saying they prefer shares and, of been made by the companies from which course, it is rather difficult for them and more than the the previous year. the "Shell" Company derives its income for you to realise that you are not asked comparison of us to render appropriation for this to pay any money for these shares. Your balance sheet at December 14, 1917, purpose unnecessary by

are merely getting eight certificates with those of the preqiling year showe a bolling

where you had five but, of court 2018 antable angmentation, die to, the rise. company.

receive the dividend in cush

at No. 10 Humphreys Avenue, Kowloon, SUNDRY

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The natural corollary to the passing of this resolution will be that of which have made that point clear. As I say, in all products.

that it should you have had notice-namely, un in it appears to

crease in the capital of the conipanyave been so possible but there is i

1.

Mr. Robert J. Black: Mr. Chairman, ladies and gentlemen, I have much pleasure in seconding the resolution

The Chairman put the motion, koni having declared it carried unanimously, d: That closes the business of the meeting.

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this being obviously necessary before the fact that shareholders do not seem fresh shares can be issued and a scheme to realise that this is a distribution of for this purpose formulated Assuming shares without any payment. I have! thas we issue to the shareholders three the pleasure of moving the resolution shares for every five held, the paid-up capital of the company will then stand at £3,000,000 ordinary and £2,000,000 of preference, and we shall have power to issue for further, requirements £400,000 of ordinary and £1,000,000 of preference. said: In our last issue. (made in lieu of a cush payment shares were offered to the shareholders at par and £1,000,000 Betors we separate I think we Knight-Bruce, at a conference of the sterling of money was retained in the onght to pass a very hearty rate British Dominions Suffrage Union in business. I am glad to inform you that of thanks to the chairman for presiding. Cuxton Heil. the financial position. of thu

and for bis very clear explanation. Company This is not the time for long "Usually," added the speaker, wheg now so strong that it is unnecessary to repeat this ex pedient. Notwithstanding speeches. I hope someone will second young bliss is over, there comes a period the fact that the dividend has to be my proposition, and that we shall show of monotony, and if at that time of our paid on £1,000,000 more capital than pa: gratitude to the chairman for the lives the door were open would not many Ive been able, as you very clear explanation we have received people walk Yet we know that very Jast year, we know by the announcement just made, from him. to maintain the dividend of 5 per cent, including the increased capital. (Cheers),

We have a habit of pedag, of all marrages as if they were either blissfully happy or terribly unhappy the majority Mrs. Wyndhan Sir J. Fortescue Flannery, Et., M.P. are neither," said

1 shareholder secorded the vote, many husbands and wives who become estranged. at middle life are on the best which was unanimously accorded.

Thot bairman briefly acknowledged the terminated.

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The future of the explosives industry

a total production of oil of 5.000,- was touched upon by Colone; Sir Ralph

toas per annum. We sell ne kerusete Anstruther, presiding over the sacul

in the United Kingdom or any liquidting of Nobel's Explosives, Limited, fuel or lubricating oil. I feel at liberty

to cor fide to you that we have made at Glengow repeated representations to the Govern

ment

Pace conditions, he said, were engag

pro esting. against the high prices ing the board's serious attention. They, charged to consumers for petrol from had invested funds in quuqanies cagazed which. please understand, we derive no benefit whatever. The price at which in manufacturing commodities not ditert. this article is..sold is fixed by thely akin to explosives, and had acquired Government

and if 1rofits are a large stock interess in the dye firm of

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25,000 GUINEAS REFUSED FOR

KACEHORSE.

Mr. J. B. Joel has refused sa offer of 25,000 guineas for Black Jester, the win-

ner of the bt. Leger in 1914. Mr Joel

came to this decision on the ground that

it is not in the national interest that the horse should leave the country.

BANK

Mit your company receiver is a consome amalgamated with British Dyes, THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LIMITED miss on fired by a Government. T

proeperity enjoyed by your company Ltd., thus ensuring the pooling of tech

is the natural result of prudent finance nivel knowledge.

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With

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LOSING WEIGHT BY THE POUND

Under Weight," a condition of W-health, shows your assim. ¡lative powers are decreasing.

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