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THE CHINA MAIL.

NOTICES.

Red Wing Chars

TO SPARE

NOTICES.

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General Mesting at the Society will be held at the registered office of the Society. Queen's Building. Fagkong, on THURSDAY, the 10th day of April, 1810, at 12 o'clock noon, when The subjoined resolutions -

That the nominal silver capital of the Society as existing when this resolution is eendrmed as a special resolution be converted inte sterling and that such capital so converted be irerensed beyond the sterling equivalent of such silver capital when such conversion takes place to the sum of £9,000,000 Sterling divided into 200,000 shares of the nominal value of £10 each.

That each of the issued silver shares of the Society of the nominal value.. of 825 each with the sum of $100-paid up thereonverted into Ave shares of the nominal kalne ot

euch with the sterling equivalent of $50 Hongkong cur rency at the opening T. T. rate of exchange on the date this resolations is confriced as a special resolution credited as pud up ihbreon and accordingly that 50,000 shares ont of the Ze shares of the nominal value of £10 each constituting the capital of the Society so converted and increased be disclosed by the Heard to the persons who are registered sacholders of the Society on the date this resolution is fins a special resolution, in exchange for the silver shares then held by them.

5. Thas the Articles of Association be altered in manner following

mazively

For the insertion after article S0.107 of the following Article.

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10 The Board may employ the funds of the Society which Kaplement

habistab isheti pursuant to the provisions of Article 107 ( any then urany portion thereof (and that whel ber such fusely such portion as is proposed be dealt with were set aside for the special purpose to which they are proposed tbe applied or for any 5ther purpose or not) in or for all or any of the following purposes, that is to say,, in mesting. contingencies, in equalizing dividends, in paying special uivided or boduses, in repairing improving and maintaining any of the property of the Society, or otherwise in the busi s of the Society, and in or for such other purprees as the Par mil in its discretion think conducive to the interest of the Society and in regard to any such employment as afore said the Board shall not be bound to keep such funds separate" from auther assets."

By the inserting of the following Articles after Article No. 18s.

e not

#10 (1). Any general meeting at which a dividend or bonus is our may

declaethol sanctioned may make a call on the members of such mou as the meeting fixes but so that the call on each member shall act exaced the dividend or bonus payable to him are so that notwithstanding the provisions of Articles 19, 20 and 21 the call may be payable at the same time as the civil. end or barns and the dividend.or bonus may, if so arranged between the Society and the member, be se off saiost the call The making of a call under this Article shall be decmed ordinary business of an ordinary general meeting whie! dechires a dividend.

(2). After any resolution has been passed under the provisions 2 of parciaph (1) of this Article the Board may arrange on b half of the Society for the dividend or bonus to be sat nit against the call by authorizing any person on behalf of the members from whom such call is due to enter into an Agree ment with the Society providing for such dividend or bonus to be set off against auch call and any Agreenient made under such authority shall be effective.

(3). It shall be no objection to any resolution made vinder para

graph (1) of this article er to any call or arrangement that such re losion was passed or such call or arrangement was

de at the meeting at which the resolution introducing this Article and Articles LOT (a) was confirmed as a special resolu tion provided that due notice of the intention to propose such first mentioned resolution and to declare such dividend ee Fanns and to make such call shall have been given prior to the Confirmatory meeting aforesaid..

THE RED WINGLENGINE HAS

BEEN MANUFACTURED FOR THE PAST 17 YEARS, IT IS THEREFORE NOT A NEW AND UNTRIED PRODUCT. IT HAS STOOD UP DAY IN AND DAY OUT

IN THE SEVEREST SERVICE, WHICH THE MANY THOUSANDS IN USE WILL TESTIFY:

10s (b) Dividends may be paid in Hongkong Currenez at such Rate

rate of exchange as the General Meeting declaring or sanction, a

Exchange ing the same or, in the case of interim dividends, us the Board friends

anyable ha may determine."

Hongkong. "Bhould the above revolutions he passed by the requisite majority they will be webmitted for confrmation special resolutions to a second extraordinary meeting which will bo subsequently convened.

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Dated the Twenty-eighth day of March, 1919.

Ry Order of the Board,

C. MONTAGUE EDE

General Manager.""

BRITISH TRADERS INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that's Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company will be held at the registered office of the Company, Queen's Balding, Hongkong, en THURSDAY," the 10th day of April, 1919, at 5 o'clock TM. when the subjoined resolutions will be proposed as extraordinary re- esantions:-

1. That the nominal silver capital of the Company ay existing when this resolution is confirmed as a special resolution be converted into sterling and that such capita sa converted bo increased beyond the sterling equivalent of such silver capital when such conversion takes place to the sum of £1,000,000 Sterling divided into 300,000 shares of the cominal value of. Es each.

That each of the issued silver shares of the Company of the nominal value of $83.33 each with the sum of 826 paid up thereon be converted into three shares and two-fifths of one share of the nominal value of £5 each with the sterling oquivalent of $7.25 Hongkong carrency at the opening TT. rate of exchange on the date this resolution is confirmed as a special resolution credited as paiti up thereon and according· · ly that $3,600 shares out of the 900,000 shares of the nominal value of £5 each constituting the capital of the Company so converted and increased be distributed by the Board to the persons who are registered as shareholders of the Company on the date this resolution is confrmed as a special resolution in exchange for the silver shares then heid by them.

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

By the insertion after Article No. 106 of the following Article.

of TONETTE

*108 (6). The Board may employ the funds of the Company which Employment bave been established pursuant to the provisions of Article funds, 106 or any

of them or any portion thereof (and that whether such funds or sucb portion as is proposed to be dealt with were set aside for the apecial purpose to which they are proposed in be applied or for any other purpose or not) in or for all or any of the following purposes, that is to say, in meeting contingencies in equalizing dividenda, in payiza apccial dividends or bonuses, in repairing improving and maintaining any of the property of the Company, or other wise in the business of the Company, "and in or for such other purposes as the Board shall in its discretion think conducira to the interests of the Company and in regard to any sach employment as aforesaid the Board shall not be bound to keep such funds separate from the other agrets.”,

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By the insertion of the following Articles after Article No. 107. *1075." (1). Any general meeting at which a dividend or bonus is Dozos may

declared or sanctioned may make a call or the members of against cit such amount as the meeting fixes but so that the call on each member shall not exceed the dividend or bonus payable to bim and so that notwithstanding the provisions of Articles 18, 19 and 20 the call may be payable at the same time it the divid end or bonus and the dividend or bonus may, if so arranged between the Company and the member, be set off against the call. The jaaking of a call under tais Article shall be deemed ordinary business of an ordinary general Meeting which "declares a dividend.

). After any resolution has been passed under the provisions of paragraph (1) of this Article the Board may arrange on behalf of the Company forthe dividend or bonus to be set off against the call by authorizing any person on behalf of the members from whom such call is dos to enter into an Agree- ment with the Company providing for such dividend or bonus to be set off against such call and sny Agreemer i made under such authority shall be effective,

para-

(3) It shall be.ng objection to any resclation made under

• graph (1)of this articls or to any call or arrangemṛzt that such resolution was passed or each tall or arrangement was made at the meeting at which the resolution introducing this Article and Articles 108 (a) wis eufemed so a special resolu tion provided that due notion of the intention to propose soch Arstimentioned resolution and to declare such dividend or bonus and to make such call shall have been given prior to the Confirmatory meeting aforemid,

107(b). Dividende may be paid in Hongzong Currenty at such Rate of

rate of exchange as the Geporal Meeting declaring or Exchange asactioning the same or, in the case of interim dividenda dividends na the Board may determine."

Hongkong.

Should the above resolutious be passed by the requidlo unjority they will be uomitted for confirmations special resolutions to

k1, fing which will iú mbsequently gouvened.

Dated the Twenty-eighth day of March, 1919, **

By Order of the Board,

syeondantoordinary

C. MONTAGUE: ZDE,"

General Manager

THE RED WING MOTOR.

WE SHALL BE PLEASED AT ALL TIMES TO SUPPLY ANY INFORMATION REGARDING THE RED WING MOTOR OR TO GIVE & PRACTICAL- "DEMONS- TRETION OF WHAT THE MOTOR CAN DO.

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