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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1919.

COMPANY REPORTS.

HONGKONG CENTRAL ESTATE

LIMEMWORD,

The 5th report of the board of directors for presentation on Jan 29

reads

- HONGKONG-LAND INVEST. MENT AND ADENOY CO., LTD.

The 30th report of the Beard : of Directors for presentation on January 99, reads: The Directors bave now' to

submit to you a General, Statement of the affairs of the Company, and Balance shest for the year ending December 31,

1018.

"SANITARY BOARD

MEETING

THE CHINA MAIL.

TO-DAY'S -ADVERTISEMENTS.

" GLEN * LIFE OF STUAMERS LTD.

"NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

A meeting of the Sanitary Ecard wa held in the Board offices yesterday afternoon, presided over by Ir. A Gibson and attended by the Eu. Ma ER Hallitar, OBE, Scemetary for From UNITED KINGDOM, COLOMBO Chinese Affairs, Liant-Col. Crisp and Mesars D. G. Alabaster, O.BE, F. B..

The Directors have now to submit a

The Not Froßts for that period amount General Statement of the affairs of the to $41.737.88 which with 628,199.58 Company, and Palanes Sheet for the year ending December 9, 2013. The brought forward fron, lost account wakes L. Bowler, C'dan Kai-ming"'S. W, Tao, Net Profits for theb period amount 6o470.947.46. 3rom this aucuns on for 808.900 78 which with 328,047,14 brough; forward from last account makes an terim Dividend of $3.50 per share bas already been paid. It is now proposed amount available for division of $124.907.02. It is now proposed to pay in pay a Final Dividend of $28 pur a Dividend of 99.00 per share absorbing

wn

Mrs. A. D. Hickling (M. O. H) and Mr. D. Danby (Secretary).

Pursuant to notice, Mr. F. B. J. Bewley asked With referepeo to share and after writing of Managing His Excellency's remarks at the Legis

& STRAITS,

Steamship "OLENIFFER" having arrived from the above porta Consigness of Cargo by her ata hereby in formed that all Goods are haing landed at

-TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

R

IMPORTS AND EXPORTS DEPT.

CHINESE NEW YEAR

HOLIDAYS, -

THIS Department will be entirely CLOSED on SATURDAY the 1st

February. It will be OVEN for Im ports Exports Permits only ill

$80,000.00 and to "curry forward the Directors' Fees and a Ronus to Officelative Council on 17 October last which their risk into the hazardous: and/or extra Noon on SUNDAY the 2nd February balneo of $104- | were reported as follows:-"If you hasardom Godowns of the Hongkong and and for permite of all kinds till 1 ex.

halance $44.937.90 to the credit of a new Profit and Loss Account.

Directors-Mr. C. E. Anton bating left the colony Hon. Mr. David Landale was invited to join the Heard in bis place. Mr. E Shellim having resigned Mr. A. H. Compton was appointed in his place. These appointments now require condirmation. Sir Paul Chater now retires by rotation, add being eligible offers himself for re-election,

Auditors.The sccounts have been "audited to Messrs. H. Percy Smith and C. Bernard Brown who now retire, and offer themselves for re-election.

BALANCE SHEET DECEMBER, 31. 1919.

Capital ...

1

Staff thore remaina

306.91 to be carried to the credit of

want a poultry market you can have it new Profit and Loss Account

Directors-Hon. 31r. E. Shellim have ones will the Head of the Sanitary ing resigned Mr. A. H. Compton was Department. inform the Board what invited to join the Board in his place and stapa have been, or are being taken to this appointment new requires confirm provide a wholesale poultry market1 on. Mesars. C. S. Gubbay and A. H. And will the Head of the Sanitary De Compton now retire by rotation, and partment submit to the Board any plans affer themselves for re-election.

Anditors.-The Accounts have been (whether complete or not) which have audited by Mesare. H. Percy Emith and been prepared with reference, to such:

Reed Brown who now rotire; and ¦ markot !""- offer themselves for re-election.

BALANCE SHEET DECEMBER 31,

19:5

LIANTITIES.

LIABILITIES.

Capital.

Debentures

Any

Suspense Account

$1,000,000.00 1,500,000 1,500:00

Reserve for bad or Doubtful

Debts

Accounts Payablo

190,006.13

Balance of Profit & Loss A/c

124,967.90

Accounts Payable,............... Balance of Proft

$2,746,414.33

82,634,140.63

and Loss

2480,947.48 Account Less Interim Di-

vidend Paid, 175,000.00

42,607.50

9.578.90

f

Accounts Receivable ...

ASSETS.

Cost of Property

Ameent levested in shares

at Cost

7

C.sh

*

Furnituro

418.67 8,678.7L $2,748,414 33 PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER, 31, 1918

DIDIT.

To Charges 10

To Legal Expenses

To Donation to WarCharities

To Repairs to Property

To Advertising

494

To Crown Hout...

To Government Rates

To Fire Insurance

To Interest

To Commission to General

Managers

To Debenture Interest

To Directors' Fees

To Auditors' Fees

To Balance to be upproprit-

ed as follows:-

To Dividend of 8 per cent.. 80,000.00. Balance to be carried to new Profit and Lous Account 44.307.90...

CREDIT.

By Palance brought forward

By Rent Accounk.......

By Berip Fees

Bad and Doubtful

repoversi

*3

Debta

1.000

1.554 30 10.918.31

200.93

1,533.80

41.131.

4.472.50

Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, whare and/or from the wharves, delivery may be obtained.

Goods not cleared by January 28, at 5 P.X., will be abject to rent.

All broken, chaled and damaged 'pack- ages are to be left in the Godowas where they will be examined by Messr Goddard & Dongles, on January 19, The Chairman replied: Shortly after 1919, at 10 am. Usime -- againnt tho meeting of the Legislative Council the atasmer must be presented within

on MONDAY the 3rd. February.

D. W. TRATHAN,

Superintendent. Imports and Exporta

Hongkong, Jan. 21, 1919.

THE KOWLOON LAND AND BUILDING (CO., LTD.

· referred to, HE the Ofcer Administar 30 days of arrival, ́otherwise" they w / ATOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

I

not be recognized

No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever..

Bills of Lading will be censeraigned

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Lan.

Agents

Hongkong, January 22, 1919.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

ing the Government and the unofficial) members visited the site proposed for a ***** $8,000,000.00 | wholesale poultry market. The general Equation of Dividend

Impression was that the site was un- Fund

250,000.00 suitable, and the opinion was expressed

by one member that it would be to the by 9,840 66 benefit of the poorer classes if the whole. 2,420, 702-14 salo business was abolished. It was agreed that the parties interested. skoulä be allowed experimentally to occupy the proposed site, erecting temporary buildings on their own account, and they were informed accordingly. They have taken no steps in the matter. In THE Undersigned, have received in the opinion of the Government the prestrictions to sell by Fublic auction por place for a poultry depot is at (For Account of the Concerned.) 8,481.20 Kennedy Towd, in the cattle depot. A site there has been offared to, and has 63,047.00 been refused by, the dealers.

The Police have bean instructed 7,468,635.618

303,814.45 strictly to enforce the law as regards 4.505.59 street phetruction in the neighbourhood 2,708.04 of Ko Shing Street... $1,994,490.28

paze.

AESETM

Cash,... Simount Advanced on Mort Amount Invested in Pro-

perty,

... Aroma Invested in Shores, Furniture Account. Acerunts Receivable,...

tud

314,047.48 $7,808, 100.23

FROFIT AND LOST ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDING_DECEMBER

31, 1918.

DEDIT,

Interios Dividend of 34% for the Half-rear,... 4.897.90 To Charges Account,

5,646.90

To Dination to War Chari-

ties,

90,00.00 To Repairs to House Pro-

4,000.00

130,00

151,107.00 |

perty, ext To Advertising,

To Fige Insurnace,

To Liga Expenses,

116

***

To Interest on Loans Payable

Less $ 57,460.34-

In- teress on Mortgages, &c, 320124.31...

To Reserva For Bad or

Doublal Debts, ...

291,0-29.69

To Directors Fees, 26,047.14 Tu Auditors' Fees, 258,690.93 TO BALASER TO HE AFFIO.

MALATED AN FILLOWS:---

10.00

$281,022.32

A..

6,275.45 Managing Di ectors" Fees, $32,023,03. Fian! Divid mend of 31% for the Half. year, $175,000.00 Ponus to ice Staff, 3,118.50. Ba lance to be carried to New Accoun

2104,505.01...

WEST POINT BUILDING Co., Ed.

The 37th report of the general agents of this Company, for presentation on Jan. 29. reads: The General Agents now sub mit a Statement of the affairs of the Company, and Bulance Sheet for the year ending 31st December, 1918.

The Not Profits for the year amount to $71.167.90 which with $3,098.74 the amoant brought forward from the pres vious year, makes an amount availablo for division of 874,828.64. From this amount Interim Dividend of 83.00 per share has already been Ipaid and it is now proposed to pay a Final Dividend of $2.80 per share making a tatal Divi deed for the twelve months of 85.80 per

CREDIT.

Mr. Bewley: I understand that the whole matter has been abelved.

The Chairman: The place has been offered to the poultry-dealers who bars taken no steps whatever to get into possession or use it in any way.

Mr. Tso remarked that he understood $175,000 00 that the poultry-dealers were taking

31,360.18

certain steps in the matter. The site offered them by the Government, was 3,000.00.

considered too small; they, therefore, 35,792.64 did not want to use it. He asked 632.30 whether the Board had received the 27,753.79 plans from the Government, so that the 981.30membere might see what area Wa

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granted the poultry-dealers.

The Chairman replied that they 121,338.03 eculd hardly discuss the answer to the question. If there was to be any 9,840.65 further discussion, they should move a 7.500.00 formal resolution. 1,000.00

314,947.48

6734,314.29

1

Mr. Alabaster rose to a point of order. He wished to draw the atten tion of the Board to the fact that the lant part of the question had not been answered at all It was with regard to whether the Head of the Sanitary Department would submit to the Board any plans, whether complete or n which had been prepared with reference to such a market

The Chairman replied that the Govers- ment had offered that piece of ground

By Undivided Profits 1917,8 28,199.58 to the poultry-dealers under certain By Renta...

By Commission,

By Scrip Fees

€20,499.36 conditions. The conditions had not 12,414.18. been accepted by the poultry-dealers on 141.00 the ground stated by Mfr. Tao-that

By Profit on Sales of Property: 72,347.17 there was not sufficient room. for the

$734,314 29

HONGKONG LAND RECLAMA-

TION CO., LTD.

The 17th report of the Board of Dirce,

reads

share, and to carry forward the Balancetore for presensation on January 29, of $9,295.64 to the credit of a new Profit and Loss Account.

Directors. Mr. C. E. Anton having resigned Hon. Mr. David Landale was invited to jon the Board, in bis place aad this appointment now requires con Armation. Hon. Mr. David Landale and Mr. C. S. Gabbay now retire by rotation And being eligible offer themselves for Te-election.

Auditors.-The accounts have been audited by Mfr. A. Percy Smith who now-retires, and offera-himself-for-res .clection.

BALANCE SHEET DECEMBER 31, 1918.

LIABILITIES.

...$025,000.00 12,000.99

Capital Accounts Payable... Ealance of Profit and Loss Account, $74,880.84, -Leas Interim Dividend Paid, $17,500,00

+14

37,386.64 9074,987,63

ARSETS.

...8614.801.81 5020.00 7.251.00

Cost of Property

*Loans at Call

Accounts Iteceivable

business. With regard to the prepara tion of a plan. be did not know whether it was ready or not. A plan was being prepared.

That

"

Mr. Bowlay wished to know the conditions were; "

гр

The Chairman replied that it would

IN

TUESDAY,

January 28, 1919, commencing at 2,30 p.m., at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Der Faux Road, Corner of

Ice House Street, TEAKWOOD AND BLACK WOOD

BRASS FURNITURE BRASS AND MOUNTED DOUBLE

TWIN BEDSTEADS, CURTAINS, CARPETS,

&C.

|

that the THIRTIETH ORDIN ARY MEETING of SHAREHOLD- EES in this Company will be held at the COMPANY'S OFFICES, VIC- TORIA BUILDINGS on TUESDAY 4th February 1919, at ‍11 o'clock am. for the purpose of receiving the RE. PORT of DIRECTORE together with the Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December 1918.

The REGISTER of SHARES OF the Company will be CLOSED from TUESDAY 38th Jannary, to TUES- DAY 4th February, 1919 (both days inclusive), daring which period no TRANSFER of SHARES can be Registered...

By Order of the Board of Directors. A. SHELTON HOOPER,

Becretary to the

HONGKONG LAND TEVESTMENT &

AGENOT CO., LTD.

General Agents for the KOWLOON LAND & BUILDING ..CO., LTD. Hongkong January 21, 1913. -

PUBLIC AUCTION,

As" follows:- Chesterfield Sofas and Arin-chairs (now), Folding Card and Occasional Tables, Upholstered Suites, &c. Bedroom Furni ture, comprising Brass Twin Bedsteads,

Sideboards,

Extension Digner Waggons Dining Tables and Chairs, fes Tables, de, Dinner Services, Crockery, Glass Ware, Cooking Stores, Cutlery, Toilet Seta, o Babb Room Utensils, Sundry At the Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf & Electro-Plated Fart.

Godown. Co., Ltd.

Electric Reading Lamps, Black wood!

THE Undersigned, has received in- structions to sell by Public Auction, SATURDAY January 25, 1919. commencing at 11 auth

and Teakwood Savens, a quantity of 1er bels Mid Steel Bars - 1” (round) Blackwood Furniture, including large

492 lgths. Blackwood Screen, Side Tables, Chairs, Cabinota, Engravings, Picturce Bran 15 let's. Faces, Tennis Foles and Net, Several 03 Igths. Carpets new and second-band.

116 lgths.

80 bols. Flat Iron Bars * '75 bdis. do

Also

Oas Trendle Sewing Machine (pearly now), by Willcox & Gibbs with all accessories,

"Full Particulars from Catalogue). Terms --Cksh.

HUGHES &. HOUGH,

Auctioneers Hongkong, Jan. 23, 1919.

do

1*(da)

do

"(do)

do

24" (square)

do

1" (lida)

"x1"

50 bdla. Square Iron Bars 3"

On view Now."

Terms Cash on delivery,

GEO. P. LAMMERT,

Auctioneer. Hongkong, January 21 1818.

TO-DAY'S NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE. (ELLERMAN & BUCKNALL 8.8. CO., LTD.)

bo better to propone a formal resolution. THE Steamship

The matter then dropped.

The Directors have now to submit a

Subsequently Mr. Alabaster said: I General Statement of the affairs of the wish to give notice of a question, I will Corapany, and Balance Sheet for the sak at the next meeting. In order to year ending December 31, 1913.

enable the Board to consider the reason- The Not Frofits of the year amount ableness, or otherwise, of the attitude to $40,752.68 which with 8823,236.54 taken up by poultry-deniers, I will ask brought forward from last account the President to obtain, and to lay mates an amount available for division befors the Board, any plan which many of $880,09.29. It is now proposed to Pay Dividend of per cent, on the have been prepared with reference to paid up Capital after providing for the proposed poultry market. which there remains a balance of The Chairman remarked that it would 1618,344.99 to be irried to the credit of be simpler to move it as a resolution.

new Profit and Loss Account.

Directora Sig Robert Ho Tong and

Mr. C. S. Gabboy now retire, and offer

themeelven for re-election.

Auditors. The accounts have been Audited by Messrs. H. Percy Smith and C. Bernard Brown who now ratïre, and. are recomended for re-election.

BALANCE SHEET DECEMBER 31, 1018. LIABILITIES.

Nominal Capital 25,000

Shares of $100 each......$2,500,000.00 Issued Capital 12,570 Shares $75 per share being called

up.....

-Cash in baad and at Bank 2,334.82

Accounts Payable 2074,287.49 Balance of Frofit and Loss

Account

FROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT.

To Fire Insurance

DENIT.

.8 3,491.60

To Chargea

ABLETS.

175.00 Cash in hand and at Bank. To Donation to War Charities. 1,000.00 Amount invested in Mort

818.00gnges. ... 6,687.03 Amount invested in ShareY

To Crown Dent..

To Ropairs to Buildinga...

To Corumsission to Agente...

Te Interim Dividend of $3.00

for Half year...

Directors Fees ......

Auditor's Fee:

TO BALANCE TO BEATEROPRIAT

- RD, AK FOLLOWB (

Dividend of $280, per share

330,000. Balanco to bo

Mr. Alabaster replied that if the 308wer was in the affirmative it could be discussed. He wished an answer laid upon the table to the second park of Mr. Bowley's question.

Balance to be appropriated as

follows: Dividend of 7% for

the year. 65,328.00 Balance to be car- ried to New ác; Count

.... 618,334.29

937,500,00 6,121,60

€83,050.29

.68$,059.22

$710,516.90

81,627,680.89 By Ealance from last count

3,206.54

49,824,50

40,484.51

1.00

$710,518,00

19,741.58 By Interest Account

By Rents"

MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE,.

Secretary.

220,568.34

By Scrip Fees

3,741.19 |

at cost...... 14 Amount invested in Pro-

416,285.53

37,600,000 per ty

-868,663,40

600.00 Loans at Call

80.00 Furniture

Accounts Receivable

110,000.00 688.3 2,786,CL

"

-81,027,580.89.

PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT FOR

carried to New Ajo 9,386.84 337,380.64 THE YEAR ENDING DECEM.

By Tents

By Intereit

CREDIT.

+$91,150.07

5,00

BER 31, 1918.3

DEST

8.7.200.17

140,00 217461 5,068,50

6,292.01

780,45

By Baldeco brought forward. §.208.74 To. Charges Account

By Unclaimed Dividends for.......

feited:

87.000.000 Donation to War Charities

641.06 | Repairs to Property qu

To Crown Tent Account...

w To Govorimont Rates Account 110475 To Fire Insurance Account....

To Directors' Feas 131,450.07 To Auditors Feed

2

DAVIS LANDALE Direct

Q'P. CHATER,

TO-DAY'S

ADVERTISEMENT,

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FANTED LESSONS

PIT.

AMAN'S SHORTHAND, Rapid

5,000,00 Course. Apply stating torms to Box

- 100,00 | 105 “China Mail”

"BLOEMFONTEIN”:.

will be despatched for→

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