1918-12-02 — Page 9

MONDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1918.

COMMERCIAL.

THE MOTOR UNION INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

HONGKONG DEFENCE

CORP

Administrative Cyder, by Maor E. L Morgan, Administrative Commandart.

the Elegant Undines General Heating of th Oompany held at the Hand Offlors, 10 Ft. Jama's Street, London, on July 31915, the following dunci I reath of the wo king of the Comps 7 for the year andine. December 24, 1917, ware lai below the meeting from day of departure.

The Paano at credit of Proat and Loss Account is £ 80,615, G. Bd. and after dedecting an interim dividend on Pre facence Sharse paid on 1st July, 1917, poanting to £4.709. 3. Td there remains sum of £175.815, 15 Id. which the dictors recommend be appropriated as modari

No. 176 Bergh E V. Mitchelmore, signalling Section, is permitted to resign on leaving the Colony, to date

...

Anal dividen in the Preferenca

•Shirma "mating to£4,709, 18. 10.

No. 64 Gunner 8. L Hidden, Ars Company, is permitted to resign, on transfer to North China, dated 20.11.15.

TILNEFER.

No. 588 Pts. A. & Gubday is transfer red from "B" Company to the Engineer Company; dated 11.18

No. 531 Pte. H. J. Knight is taster red from "A" Company to "D" Company!

A dividend of 35 per cent, on top id upCapital on the day hards £10,000.27.11.18 -0. 01 „fo" which an interim oiridend of -22) per cert, has alr ady been paid)."

Liquidation of U calid Capital on portly paid Ordina y Shrew £65,8.0.0, od."

Prie. W. Smith, "8". Company, is granted & weeks leave, from 3.12.15.

Cash Bonne on fully paid up OrdinaryOFFICERS AND WARRANTDZÍÍ Share £4,688, 13, 44,

An additiof £10,0¥., §. Dd, to Incore Tax Bay, £75,000 is Treatment R sotrs Fund and £25,000 ft. Od. to Gome ra Retorre Fund, which is an addition to the Special Revon no Departmental Accounts.

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"To appropriate £3,500. kt. to areata r GoStaf Pension Fund.

Balance 24,330, 8. Ild- to be carried forward to next year's (count

BALANCE SHEET,

Labilities:Capital Tauod"

*

9

FOO Ordinary Shares of £10 each fully paid up 4800 Ordi ary Shares. of Foch, £ paid 17343 percet. Cum- mulative Prefersson Shares of £1 sich Illy paid..........

9,000 0.0

29,400. D.

174,543 0.0

£203,829 0.0.

"Accounts Pávahe-San-

day Creditor Balanom dom to other Taurence Companies and Brikars

Reserve for Dcome Tax

Rad sa Doubtfal

„Dalba, ste..............................

-General Rotorve Fund (co

19,839. 11. 10.

incresand to £73,000). 50,000.. O

Investment Rerve Fund

(facemake? to £50,000. 35,000. a. D.;

-Speci-I

Keserve Funds on..

Departmental Acant

Fire InsurancB'......... Accident Insurance ...

·Employers' Liability..

2008. 5. 2,

Insurance Estermyne, 7.ARY, 1S. 19

General Risks 107.029. 179. Marine Risk

..638,4'0' 19. 10.

COURSE

SUNDAY, 1st Terember

vour

Proceed by Agy am spocin, train (except those who have arranged other wise) from Kowoon..

Dress, marching order, belmets to be worn. Waterbottles filled Tian to be

carried in baversacks.

EQUIPMENT BOARD.

The Board will sit at Headquarters from 5.30 p.m. t3.6 p.m. on the follo jag dates.

FRIDAY, 6th December MONDAY, 10th December. MONDAY, 23rd December.

ANNUAL MEIKETHY COURSE. The following is the result of firing Annual Course by the following —– "B" Company, No. 5 Pistoon. Number exercised 34

Marksmen

1st Class shit Bad Fans shots

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THE CHINA MAILLE

THE LONDON STRAND 1818

the Strand, the most homely and mod jypical street in all London has become a home away from home for all who coris from overseas ALA KEONARD

More on the old Strand one meets-hun [dreds and hundreds of men, the wounded in blue and the fit in thaki. Australians, Canadians; South Africans," Americace, French and Italians, all are here and tauny more.

This interminable stream of blue and khaki passes to and fro all day and the stream khaki passer by all night. Whole theatres are exclusively devoted to the recreation and the entertainmust of the men. Invitations to walk right||

meet their In there is nothing to pay.

ses at every turn.

INTIMATIONS

10.30 guns. 11,

to

19.48pm to 11

1:45 pm to 2.15

1.45 p.m. te ̈ 2.15pm.

1 Saberilaya only:hEvmy 15 minut 3.38 p.m. 4.00 pmvery 30 $30 pm to 4.00 pm.

Baturdays.unly...Every

4 to 6.00 pcmmkvm 4.00 pm. 4 8.00 pm..lver)

NIGHT CARS.

1.50 pm, 9.30 p. 10 pm

21350 p.m. and 11,5 p.m.

SUNDAYS.

Daly on the Strand are salutey ayn. rended by the general consent of all concerned. Here are popular hotels and teaming requirants, F.V.Cat, dugouts 8.00 8.3. k£1.20 m ki. Evagy 15 matontas, and American Eagle Bute. Here too art. 10.30 mamu to £1.00 a, ti..... Avery 10 minatna.. many others of the great Oversous. Demi-11.30 15 13 on AsEvary 15 minutes as The Central Recruiting Othing for 11.00 noon be 13:30pm...very 10 min

12.30 p.m. to 190p.m...Every 15 minutes. London but a step across Trafalgar 1.00pm to 6.805.mary 15 min

100 (m. 1.: 16:00 p.m. Square.

8.00 pm to 7.00 pm 7.99 pm, to 8.00 p.m...

On the Strand, the predominant over. sens note is Australia. For long the several States of Australia have made the Strand their home and their office windows have glowed with exotic fruits and wines. with woods, marbles and goid,. and more lately have displayed duriens colections of German arms and sophis captured at the iront German clubs and saw-bayonets, combis, masks and machine guns rest amongst Australian corn and abets of old.

NIGHT CARS A W BATTEDATS EXTRA: CARS.

1.30pm and 13 midnight. SPECIAL CAR8 by azranguinat sh the Company's Offon,-AIKKANDRA BUILDINGS, Des You Bond Central gal pada an Besson 134 prmal tickets available for all cars noe already full: rumming at the

stated in the Company's time-tabla, but, not for special care, can be obtained appifcation at the Company's Offor Ne Sessor tickat Fül be issued til

And now at Aldwych, there has arisen. the new and great Australia House, toymams therefor has been made iz Bank stand for the spmonwealth itself. It. Botes or by Che gus or Compradore celer

representing Rank Note supplements and in a way supplants, the offices of the several States. 'Kustra-] la Hopse and site have cont one million pounds, its great entrance hall is fitted

in indar and is pillared in grey Ans- tralian marble. Its woodwork within is) a Australian A different wood is used on each of its ten doors. Its lights are Long shielded in bowls of alabaster..

sculptured

At its portal there

ups to represent the Australian," past and present. There are the Dying Ex- plorer, the heurer of sheep, and the lesper of corn. Overhead tws Stately rows of pillars Bank Aldwych one side and the Strand, on the other. Higher yet, above these Coloraties, chassive and far projecting Cornice surmounts the building with bold and impressive effect. Australia House is tting styrabol of the great island continent of the Southern wens. Aldwych rivals Trafalgar Square.

Loss Outstanding

CAMIN

180 0.0.

206,783, 0.0%

7,950. 14. 4.

3rd Class shota

The averses obtained wore

969,800. L.

277.732. 18. 5.

Practice So. 13

shall they shine!

14

21.3

15

1,1

2014

18.0

1.9

Company average

.13

£6.5

9,499, 18. 3.

SIGNALING BECIOS.

13 Kamber exercised

Markamor

Jst Class Shots "2cd 3rd

852,949. 11. 7.

Averagen ----

Practice No. 1

126

14 16.5

147

18.6

12

10.4

18

10.3

19

4.3

94.

Balance from Proft &

Loss Account 1180315 0.8.

Less Interim Dividend

on Preference Shar

paid lat July, 1917... 4 799. 5.

Total Liabilities

ASSETA:

176,816. 15.

1.

£1,646,450. 17. LI.

Sundry Investments at

Cost..............£809,159. 1. 8.

10-year Endowment Policy

on Life of General

Manager for £1,000 (with

in Profita

favour the Ca 14,191, 14. 3. Accounts doceivable :— ' Accried Interests and

Dividende etc. 3.202 6.9; Sondry Debtora

4,418 18. 2.

Balances due from other Insurance Companies and Brokers...... 470.131. 10. 10. 50,314 4. 10. "Agents' Balances....

528,427, 0.. 7

Cash

Banka on Current Accounts, on 'Deposit

and in Hand 294.702. 1.8-

Total Assats...£1,046,480. 17. 11.

AND CHINA PORTS.

Orders for Artillery Company, by Captain J. H. W. Armstrong, V.D.

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· PARĀDES AT BELCHERS BATTERY. TUESDAY, 3rd Dec.:-

7.30-Right Half Cey. New Lovers' Class only... FRIDAY, 6th Dec.:---

7.30 am. -Right Half Coy. 5.16 pm-Left Half Coy. New D.R.F. and Layers' Classes only.

Full

But at evening at Charing Cross the motor ambulance columns, of the Lordos Frict choke the side, streets from the Strand where they svalt the Red Cross trains from France. As the motor am bulance cars swing out from Charing Cros station gates, are gets glimpses through the open doors of stretchered. forms, of keen, searching eyes, and of the VAD. stendant, etanding at her work and swaying alightly to the mevament af her car. The fower shops about the station Fard are gay with blooms and bouquets, and bouquets of flowers are thrown upon the wounded men within the cars. For a moment for them it is roses, roses all the way1-7. M. Hin the

British North Borneo Herald."

WEDNESDAY, 5th Dec.

15 p.m.-Na 6. Platoon at King'e Park Hange Annual Muskatry Coarse Part 2, Fractices 8 and 9. Dre drill drill-order with poocher....................

THURSDAY, 3th Doc.

Orders for Engineer Company, by Captala W. Russell.

29th Now to 8th Dec.. 1918.

4.15 p.m. Na 7 Platoon (except N. C. O's and men who wish to re at

Quarry Bay) at King's Park Range. Annual Musketry Course, Part 2 Practices 8 and 9,

MACHINE-SUN OGMFAYT. TUESDAY, 3rd Dec.-

D. E. L. duties. Parades as per 10 am. No. 1 gun team at Head- rostera posted at Headquarters. Engine

quarters.

Drivers at 5.15 p.m. Electricians FRIDAY, 8th Dec.

5.30 p.m.

Othcers next for duty. Belchers, 8.10 p.m. Nos: 4 sud 6 gun teams at According to the investirations of the Lieut. Hall Lyceman, 2nd Lieut. Headquarters. Dress for all parades, Tai en Camber of Commerce, the port of: Templeton Stonecatters, 2nd Lieut. Clean fatigue with shorts and patties. Diren, In its Ching cost trade in the Iut Blackburn.

lat

fapel year, took the fourth, rank in the meraCTION FOR HIGHER BATINGS AND MONDAY, 2nd Dec

Obins part 138,940,000, which

the total amcmatą, trade teing Ek corresponds to just a little Ima ihan 60 pir neat, of A. TI 178,000,000 sepersent ing the Shanghai, trade for the same feel Taat. to. 78 -par, cent. of the returns for Hankow which came after Blangbat, and to 95 per cent of the Eguros for Tienta taking the third place.

As regards the maual increase, 1913 an Ingress by Hk. 11. 83,000,000

THE T antedy ană în 2010 and incassa -99,000,000, being an 18 per cent increas, And in 1917 (last year) the facresse over

V.C.09. AND MEN OF THE 'INRANTET : 4.T6 p.m. At Kings Park Range An- nual Muaketry Course Part L Practices BATTALION ANYLCEED FOR DETT-12 and 2. Dress, drilorder with pouches. Glass 1, at Belchers at 6:30 pm on FRIDAY, 6th Doc Mondays and Thursdays for all who have not passed the Proficient rate [(1) examinatio

DETAIL Detail of duties at Lysempa from Lat 15th December, -1918 is posted, af cadquarters for information of t

CARSE concerned.

4.16 p.m. At King's Park Kanga: - An- al Musketry Course, Part 1. Fractices and Dress, drill order with pouches

TUESDAY, 3rd, Dec.

and 24:Sections at Headquarters. Musketry instruction. Dress, drill order with pouches and

FRIDAY, 6th Dec

No 3 and 4 Sections 5.15 Headquartere Musketry instruction. Diesa, drill, order with pouches and

the preceding year seat up to 36 per coop" Clam 2, at Belchers at 6.By tundum e

Spanking of Beatsin, the volumin of Tweedays and Fridays for all N.COM trate of that part for 1915 was Esad men higher ratings under QMBL 135,000,000, increasing in the following Overded and Parsons, B. E and Berg

1916) by Hke T. 7,970,000er by Day, H. X. D. 02

only 1827 par cast. The returns for 1917

Class Lysemum at 0.20 p.m. on showed an inereum by 6.7 per cent. Tuesdays and Fridays, under 0.1.6.dammen. those for the preceding year.

At the present pack, it will be out to

forest that the trade of Dairen will

White, and Bergt. Barclay, B...

Coutstrip that of Tientsia in no dia antyder for Tafasley Batcaken by Ma

The following is list of Chias porr, - hich had fe their tride returas for 1917.

móri than Ex2. $20.00 ANG AT

1117

1916

1915- Shinsha 174611-240,475 208,173 170730-147,819 180,900 142 80 133121 123,043 15,945 0,776-88.81 10844 103,081 103-817/

7834,76L 19,106 5688847,013

4.30 p.m

ba Polo Grand. dril order. Hod

Loufaids Crisket" Club)

proceed by tran

Tuesday, 3rd and Frid

(of all unite, creopt D Company at Headquarters, under Sargta: Oxberry (Tuesday) and Edmonds (Friday) Drees, dril

Orders for Cadet Company, by tak

KELA

“JOHN D. BUMPHRETS & SON,

General Managers.

ASAHI BEER

PISENER

BEER

FASAHI

MATTSUI

AGER BEER

SPECIALLY BREWED

EXPORT

COUGHING INTO CONSUMPTION

Only a Cough that you sing It while ONLY at coughst

WATERBURY?

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COD LIV COMPOUND

HONGKONG STOCK! EXCHANGE.

OKONG, Sad DFCEMBER IH

OFFICIAL

HAFIK

Horigro

3 North China “Kraj

Union Ins

Yanglaze Ins. -

Fær Bästerns

AFTER INSURANCER.

China Fire Ins

Blog Four Fire Ins...

SMITTING

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ER Ind

Shall Transpor

Ching Sugars Malabon SugarK / MISING.

Kailan Mining:Adi Langkata Rapbe

Tronoh. Mine Ural Caspia

H&E Wha H. & W. Docks S'ha Docks

New Engineerings LAND, HOTELS & BUILDING

17-42893

Central Estates...

Hongkong Hotals

Hongkong Lands Tamphreys

Kowloon Lands West Points

$90 n. #98 b.

„25 m.

$33 b.

$78

COTTON MILI

Evo Cottons

Kang Yika

Lacu Kung Mor

Orientals

Shanghai Cottous

China-Borneosan

2000.

$8.60 b.

A

Hoo

BANKS

per cent per annum-on-th-dally balance-

Hongkong, Oct. 16, 1913,

STABE,

Manageri

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.

THE bastores of the above Bank is andated by the HONGKONG

·Banking bos

Hongkong May 75-

THE MERCANTIER BANK OF

Every description of Krobange busines

TNTEREST Allowed on: Ger Accounts së 1 per cent per or Daily Baburce sod on Tized. Den at rated, whlöt may be KROKÝ application."

AND SHANGHAI BANKING COR PORATION. Baios may be obtained-on- No. 7 Queen's Bond Cen applications Bed and

INTEREST on deposits is allowed on the minimum monthly balandos se ➡F PRB CENT par sanum, Depositoes may transfer at their option baianos, of $100 or more.to the BONGKONG AND SHANGKAL BANK,... to be placed on. BITED DEPOSIT at 4«P?+* OEST. DET RETTUNISA

For the Hongkong and Shangha! Banking Corporation.

N. JE HE

Ohlef Manager.

517

Honglig. May 14 1516"

Hongkong, Oct · 2017-

BANQUE DE L'INDO-OHIK (FRENCH BANK)-

·HEAD OFFICES

15ble Ras Lafitte, Paris. Capital umumna120) Fr% 48,000,00

BRANCHES AND AGENTES- BARSKOR Horror

· Battambang Moorerera CANTON Dutsour

HAIPHONG

PAKIK

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BINGAPORE.

TOULANK

BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE BROW FA-PANE FLAUTYINLOCE

CHINE.

Yangtzepoos

MICKÁLANIQUE,

Cementa

China Lights China Providents Dairy Farms, m H.K. Electrics. Macan

$61.b.

Hoogkong Bapes. - HK. Tramways. FoskTramways (Old)

50 7.00 b..

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Chairman of the Board

of Directors 2004 ANDIE

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SussanD CAPITAL 2 Franen, 40, 300,00 Pard Uz Carteak / 22,000,00.h (1/3 of the Capital, Ka, Brinar 15,000;004.

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$3.75 #9.60 5. 1319 n.

SHANGHAL TIENTSIN. "HONGKONG,

EST EUROPEAM Non AXIATION AINDIAN desiring to leave the Colony should apply: In, panon thei Central Police Station between the hours

BAIGON,

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PUNDIREKT

IN FRANCE:

d'Escompté pa Banque

Grarile Industrial at C Gerecla

IN LONDON

& Union Bank of England, toir. National "d'Escompte Credit Lycnicaian) Rajc

*IN NEW YORK - YP.

·Interest: allowed on Carre Land Parod 22 Deposita waso

Every dosziption Ezobangs Buriores trenesete

Blongkon Oct. 19, 1815.

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In FRANOFBociété Généralo: pow

favorise le Développement du THE YO Comunerne en de Industrie en France

LONDON Landen

County

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In NEW YORK: Redmond & Do

Correspondents in the chief com mercial curves of the world.

Applicants will be required to produce Telegraphie Addr: CHIBANKIND

ports or identification papers. All Interest allowed on Current persons with certain exceptions, who and Fixed Depodes in Ireni Carn cemala in the Colony for more than and in Gold, Tormi def appl

days are required to Registed them. Every description-of-Banking) mod

Wunder the REGISTRATION of Rustange business teammated.

PRISONS ORDINANCE 1916 Forms Special Pallides for French exchange of Exgistration giving the particulars S MARQUEL DE JOUBNEL. required may be obtained at the G.FO. Fed at IL Police Stations in a

Thai Penalty for mon; compliando Tina net exceeding #50

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