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NOTICES.

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Eociety will be held at the registered office of the Society, Queen's Building, Hongkong, on THURSDAY, the 10th day of April, 1912, st 13 o'clock soon, when

subjoined resolutions —

1. That the nominal silvercapital of the Society as existing when this resolution is confrmed as if special resolution be converted into sterling and that such capital so converted, be is creased beyond the sterling equivalent of such silver capital when such conversion takes place to the sum of £2,000,000 Sterling divided into 200,000 shares of the nominal value si £10 each.

That each of the issued silver shares of the Society of the nominal value of $250.each with the sum of $100 paid up therton be converted into five shares of the nominal value of £10 each with the sterling equivalent of 80 Hongkong car rency at the opening T, T. rate of exchange on the date this resolution is eenfirmed saa special resolution credited as paid up thereon and accordingly that 80,000 shares out of the 200,000 shares of the nominal value of £10 each constituting the capital of the Society converted and increased be distributed by the Pord to the persons who are registered as shareholders of the Society on the date this resolution is confirmed es a special resolution in exchange for the silver abares then held by them.

That the Articles of Association be altered in manner following, namely:---

By the insertion after article No. 107 of the following Article.

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The Board may employ the funds of the Society which Employment have beestablished pursuant to the provisions of Article 107 any of them or any portion thereof (and that whether such urids or such portion as is proposed to be dealt with were For aside for the special purpose to which they are proposed le applied or for any other purpose or not) in or for all Bry of the following purposes, that is to say, in meeting contingencies, in equalizing dividends, in paying special divide idez bonuses, in repairing improving and maintaining any of the property of the Society, or otherwise in the busi- ness of the Society, and in or for such other purposes as tho Boar shift in us discretion think conducive to le interest of the city and in regard to any such employment as wfore- maid the Bardaball not be bound to keep such tunda separate from the other assets."

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By the insertion of the following Articles after Article No. 108. #108! (1), day general meeting at which a dividend or bonne is one may

declared or sanctioned may make a call on the members of boot of auch amount as the meeting fixes but so that the call on each member shall not exceed the dividend or bonus payable to him Also that notwithstanding the provisions of Articles 19, and the call may be payable at the same time as the divid end or bonus and the dividend or bonds mus, if so arranged between the Society and the member, ba se off against the call. The making of a call under this Article shall be deemed onlinary business of an ordinary general rooting" which declares a dividend.

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After ane resolution has been passed under the provisions of this Article the Board may arrange on paraph brb.lf of his Society for the dividend or bonus to be set off agshist the call by authorizing any person on behalf of the dien hers f on whom such call is due to enter into an Agree ment with the Society providing for such dividend or bonus to be set against such (and any Agreement made under sach authority shall be afective.

this

Tee no objection to any resolution made under para graph (1) of this

is article or to any call or arrangement that such revolution was passed or such call or arrangement was pinde at the meeting at which the resolution introducing Article and Articles 107 (a) was confirmed as a special resolu tion proside that dus notice of the intention to propose. such first mentioned resolution and to declare such dividend or bonus and to make such call ahall have been given prior to the Confirmatory meeting aforesaid. 108(b). Dividends may be paid in Hongkong Currency at such Tale of

Bretzange rate of exchange as the General Meeting declaring or sanction ing the same or in the ease of interim dividends, as the Board dividends yanto i way determine."

Kungkung.

Should the above resolutions be passed by the requisite majority they will be mabmitted for confirmation as special resolutions to seeund extraordinary cmenting which will be subsequently convened.

Dated the Twenty-eighth day of March, 1919.

By Order of the Board,

C. MONTAGUE EDE

General Manager.

BRITISH TRADERS INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE IS HERERT GI thatgistered of of the Company will be held at the registered office of the Company, Queen's Building, Hongkong, on THURSDAY, the 10th day of April, 1919, at 6 o'clock when the subjoined resolutions will be proposed as extraordinary 7B- slations :-

1. That the nominal silver capital of the Company as existing when this resolution is confirmed as a special resolution be converted into sterling and that such capital so tonvertel be Logressed beyond the sterling equivalent of such silver capital when such conversion takes place to the sum of £1,000,000. Sterling divided into 200,000 shares of the nominal yalue of £5 each.

That each of the issued silver shares of the Company of the nominal value of $83.39 each with the sum of 326 pail up tbereen be converted into three shares and two-fifths of one share of the nominal value of £5 each with the sterling equivalent of 87.25 Hongkong currency at the opening T.T. rate of exchange on the date this resolution is confirmed as

special resolution credited as paid up thereon and according ly that 81,600 shares out of the 200,fxx shares of the nominal value of £o each constituting the capital of the Company so converted and increased be distributed by the Board to tho persons who are registered ss, shareholders of the Company on the date this resolation is confrweil es a special resolution in exchange for the silver shares then held by them,

That the Articles of Association be altered in manner following, namely

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By the insertion after Article No. 100 of the following Article.

106(a). The Roard may employ the funds of the Company which Emplorent

have been established pursuant to the provisions of Article 108 or any of them or any portion thereof (and that whether such invds or such pertion ns is proposed to be dealt with were set aside for the special purpose to which they are proposed to be applied or for any other purpose or not) in or for all or any of the following purposes, that is to say, in mooting contingencies, in equalizing dividends, in paying special dividends or bonuses, in repairing improving and maintaining any of the property the Company, or other wise in the ixusiness of the Company, and in or for such other purposes as the Bound shall in its discretion think conducito to the interests of the Company and in regard to any such employment as aforesaid the Board shall not be bound to keep such fonds separate from the other assets."

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By the insertion of the following Articles after Article No. 107.

107 (1) Any general meeting at which a dividend or bonus is Booms may

declared or sanctioned way make a call on the members of such amount as the meeting fixes buy so that the call on each member shall not exved the dividend or bonus payable to him and so that notwithstanding the provisions of "Articles 18, 19 and 20 the call my ba payslile at the same time as the divid-~ end or benus and the dividend or bonus mas, if so arranged between the Company and the member, be set off against the call. The sunking of à call under this Article shall be deemed ordicary business of an ordinary, general meeting which

eclares a dividend.

C. after any resolution has been passed under the provisions of paragraph (1) of this Article the Bonet may arrange an Lebgif of the Company for the dividend or bonus to he set off against the call by authorizing any person on behalf of the men bers from whom such call is dve to enter into an Agree ment with the onany providing for such dividend or bonus to be set off against auth call and any Aureument made under anch authority shat he effective

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#3). It shall be no nhjaesion to my resolution, mude adder para-

graph (1)of tḥarticle or to any call or friki gemer t that anch' resation we passed or puchia ma tu kiment was made at the meet-dz at which the new favim trałoging this Article, and Articles 1088% was a gift a Gimén special resoin tion provided that dorpetica sheimi to propose anch Erst twentioned resolutical and th the wee such divide d'or. bents and to make the shall be bulo diven prior to the Confrunt ry meeting aforesaid.

*107 5. Dividers may be pad in I'm akoy ngrer by at such as one me of ex-lg Be Give 4hr diclar n Kichanga

11g of far saprtioning 1 Purges, in okres Kindesim dividenda dirigente.

The Board den var presta

payable in -Hongkong.. Should the above n presto came the enë dhe mujority they will be pehmited fe so Bimin e ngre role fecha det, er ser extrordinary gomeeting whirl will many vinently, fun anda men

Dated the Twents eighth day of Merri

By Order ad

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SPORTS,

Below are the rest of the results of the events at the sports held in very unsettled weather. yesterday. We are the results known up to 3. in our yesterday's issue.

Open 100 Yards-1, Tsoi Hak Hon (11secs.); 2. Chin Ho Chin: 3. Pack Kwok Fat.

Middle Long Jump-1, Tan Kin Sun (16t. Sin.); 2, Yeung Cho Lan; 3, In Chota In.

Junior Long Jump,-1, Lo Shiu Chuck (128. 24ins.); 2, Lim Chun Pang: 2, Ji Kwok Cheung.

Senior 220 Yard-1, Tson Hak Hon (20secs.): 2, Pank Kwok Pat; 3, Chiều Hoi Chua

Middle 200 Yards.1, Tan Kin San (24 1-sers); 2, Wan Wei Choy; 3, Chao Kuo Chun.

Junior 200 Yards.1. Lo Shiu Chuck (29 1-sec.); 2, Four Thun Iu; 5, Chan Kwa Nin

Senior High Jump-1, Tai Hak Hon (t. lins.): 2. Wong Kap Tung a, Pau Han Ewor

Middle High Jump -1, Tan, Kim Sat (45. 3ins.); 2, Ma Hin Leo.

Junior High Jump-1, Fung Tsun In (3ft. fins.); 2," Lun Chung Peng; 3. Kwok Cheung.

Senior 440 Yards.--1, Troi Hok Hon, (63 1-secs.): 2, Pank: Kwek Fat; 3, Chiu Her Chun.

Middle 800 Yards.1, Tan Kim San (39 3-feces.); 2, Pan Kwok "Kwong; 3, Chao Kuo Chan,

Junice 800 Turds.-1, Fung Tsun In (49 1-5secs.): 2, Lc Shin Chuck; 3, Chan Kovan Nin:

One Mile Bicycle Race-1, Sui Ciruen.""

"EMPRESS" BOATS.

HONGKONG GOVERNMENT'S ·

PROTEST.

POST OFFICE.

Allied soldiers in the various hospitals in Siberia are badly in need of reading mattor. Any books, newspapers, ete.fox their uso banded in at the O.FO, wit be packed and forwarded to them free.

The parcal post service to Cuba is suspended.

It is notified that all restrictions as to the use of wireless Telegraphy by Marabant Vessels on the China Station have been abolished.

The Services to "Germany, Austria, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire are suspended. 4.

No unofficial latter addreaed to Abadan, Abwaa or Mobammorah in the Forsian Gulf may exceed eight ounces in weight.

The insured letter and insured parcel services between Egypt (or in transit through Egypt) and Cyprus are tempor arily suspended.

Uninsured parcels for the United | Kingdom will in fatare be forwarded from Hongkong in bags and the Public are therefore advised to pack such parcels very carefully.

Until further notice parcels for civil addresses in the provinces of Unine, Vicenza, Trevise Padua, Yenice and Bel- June in Italy will not be accepted for transmission unless posted under the British War Office Permit

The Parcal Post Services to British East Africa and Egypt (except for members of the Expeditionary Forces), and to Abyssinia, Bagdad, Frithres, French Somali Coast, Italian Somaliland, Portuguese East Africa, Zanzibar and Russia have been suspended...

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Registered and Parcel Mails closo 18 minutes arlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated.

In the case of Mails closing befors 3 a.m. Registration clorca at 8 c'clock on the previous evening.

INWARD MAILS.

FRIDAY, April 4. Straits-Per, INNAMINCEA. U.S.A.-Per PERSIA MARU.

OUTWARD MAILS.

THURSDAY, April 3. Amoy and Straits-Per TAIWAN MARŲ,

Saigon Per BANAMET, 9 5.70. Shanghai, North China and Japan vin Kobe-Per KAGA MARU, 10 B. Shanghai and North China - Per Straits, Bangkok and Europe via Stez-

SUNNING, 11 a.m.

The commandeering of the Em press boats by the authorities at home for military purposes has not been allowed to pass without a very strong protest being made by the straita, Colo; vent. The Hon. the

Straits,

"

Per BENRINNES, 118.n

FRIDAY, April 4

Bangkok. Cerian, Mauritius, South Africa, India via Dhanush- kodi, Egypt and EUROPE ris Suez-Per KAMO MARU, Ra gistration 9:40 1.DI

Letters

10.30 am.

sap.in

Colonial Secretary, when seen last evening by a China Mail man stated that as soon as the government here heard on the telephone that the four Java and Port Moresby via Batavis- Empress boats had been once more

Per TJIMANOEK, 2p.m. taken a protest was telegraphed Philippine Islands-Per. LOONGSANG, honte. It was pointed out that the passenger service here had been held up long enough and it was suggested that if boats were needed that boats, other than the Empress boats be will have the support of all in the taken.. We are sure that this protest

for the long delayed trip home, are Colony, especially those whose plans threatened with an upset once more.

Chiu Hoa Chum and Pun Fun Nam

One Mile Handicap.1, Taci Hak Hor. (min. Osec.); 2, Me Him Lee: 3, Hsu Han Lay; specs: prize, Fun Che Sin..

Form Race 1, Form 6a. Form Tug of War.-Second For Senior Championship. Tooi Hal Hon, 31 points,"

3fiddle Championship.-Tan Kim Sun, 30 points les

Junior Championship-Lo Sio Cheuk, 13 points.

The Rev. W. H. Hewitt, in calling

Bangkok, Egypt and EUROPE via Sacz-Fer AGAPENOR Registration 1.45 p.m. Letters 2.90 p.m. Saigon-Per-PHEUMPENE, 6 pm.

Shanghai. North China, Japan vis SATURDAY, April 5.

Japan

Shanghai

Tokohama, Honolulu, Canada, United States, Central ADÓ South America and EUROPE via Jan Francisco-Per NANKING. Registration 8.45 am. Letters 9.30 B..

vis Kobe. Canada, United States Central and South America and EUROPE via Canada-Per PROTESILAUS. Begistration 9:45 am, Letters 10.30 a.m.

and North China-Fer CHENAN, 6 pm.

SUNDAY, April 6. Swatow, Amey and Foochow --Fer HAI-

HONG, Đam Bwatow, Amoy sad Formoes via Keelung

Fer KAIJO MARU, 9am. Welhaiwei and Tientsin-Per KUZI

CROW, 94.

Swatow

MUNDAY, April 7.

and Bangkok-Par LIANG- CHOW, 9 a.m.

TUESDAY, April 8. Philippine Islands - For SHANSI, -China-Per

Old Boys Race (220 yards).--. Kwok Fok Heng (38 2-bcs.); 2. Lùion Ma. Burrett to give away the Chan King; 3, Cheong Man Hug prizes, congratulated the official on Small Boys' Mathematics Race, the work they had done under ad-

verse aireumstances.

Straits, It seemed Shanghai and No

1. Fan Che Sin: 2, Chan Kwan rather as if they were living their Nin: 3, Lo Shui Chuck

aquatic sports Insead of their land Senior Hulf Mile--1, Teot Half sports. Mrs. Barnate had shown her Finn (20. 2cecs.): 2, Chu Bon interest in the School by coming a Chun: 3, Tao Sin Chung.

the way from Canton to visit them, Middle Half le-1, Ton Kim and one of the reasons he had not Sun (2min 48secs.); 2, Chao Kuo postponed the sports was because it Chun and su. Ken Ley.

would not have done to allow Mrs. Earnott to go back without having Japan given the prizes awaydimin qend

Senior Hurdle Race-1, Chiu Hen Chum (20 2-6seca), 2, Tooi Hab Hoa;8 Hung Khai Phong...

I am.

Bangkok, Ceylon, Mauritius, SINKIANG, 11

Bouth Africa, India via Dhanagh kodi, Egypt and EUROPE via Boez-Per ELFENOR, Re

gistration 1.45 p.m. Let's 8.30 pm.

Tel. No. 1743.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 1919.

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April 3rd.

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The CP.O.S. Co's RMS Empran of Asia left Nagamki for Kobe on the 2nd April and is dos at Kobe an ar about the 3rd April.

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Latest Advices

The Parcel Mail will be closed MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS. on Monday, April 7, at 6 pim WEDNESDAY, April. §. via Nagasaki, Honolulu, Canedo, United States, Central and Bouth America, and EUROPE via Amorica Por PERSTA MARU. Registration 9:45 am. Letters 10.30 am. THURSDAY, April 10 Amoy and Formoen via Takap Per BOSHU MARU, 8 m. Shangliai and North China Per

SUITANG, 11.D. Shanghai North Chinn. -Japan vis Nagasaki, Canada, United

·States, « Central and South

When Mrs. Barrott had distri- Middle Hurdle Race.-1, a Hin given for her. Mrs. Barnett asked buted the prizes, three cheers were Lee, (22 4-5exics.): 2, Teung Cho the Rav. Mr. Hewitt to give the boys Lan; 8, Heu Han Lay,

a holiday to-day. A beautiful bou- Putting the Shot-1, Hung Kwai quet was presented to Mr. Barnett Swatow, Chang (28ft. Bins.): 2, Tan Kim San; before the gathering dispersed,

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PACIFIC PORTS'

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12, ICE HOUSE STREET.

The O.P.O.S. Co's RMS. Key West left Yokohama for Moli on the 1st April and is due at Maji on or about the 73rd April. The T.K.K. Ls. Anyo Maru arrived at Yokohama March 30th, and will sail April 4th for Honolula and 800 Francisco enroute to Valparaiso, South America.

America, and EUROPE. via The Canada Per ARABIA MAHU, Registration 11.45 am.. Letters 19.30 p.m.

FRIDAY, April 11. Bwatow, Amoy and Foochow-Por

HATTAN, 1.p.m SATURDAY, April 12, Shanghai, North China, Japan vis Nagasaki, Canada, United States, Cantral and South America, and EUROPE I Canada Por MANILA MARU. Registration 1140 mm Letters 12.50 pm.

C.POS Co's RMS, Empress of Japan loft Tokohama for Vancouver the 28th March and is due at Vancouver on or about the 9th April, 1919.

The T.K.K as Persia "Mars recently released from War service will leave Nagasaki March 31st, direct for Hongkong, arriving here April 4th..

April 4th.

D. M. GOODALL,

Manager,

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BOOTS AND SHOES MADE TO ORDER Ms. In Wyndham 5%.

The Shawan Tomes Co. so. Celtic Prince due to arrive, hers from New York.

towards the end of April... The T.KE... Siberia Mara arrived at Tokohama March *26th," from San Francisco.

The

F.&O. §. X. Co's. n. Inamincku left Singapore for this Port on the 7th instant and is doe here on the 4th April at shout noon.

Printed and Published ke Tan CORGEREED by GEORDE WILLIAMS

DADE, BULABI, Editor and Manager, No. 5,

Firest, Hongkong.