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FRIDAY, MAY 23, 1019,

COMPANY MEETING.

LOCAL FREIGHT MARKET.

· MISSRS, A. 5. WATSON & CO. LOWER RATES LOOKED FOR.

LIMITED..

The 34th annual ordinary general meeting of Messrs. A. 5. Watson Co., Ltd., was held at the Hongkong Hotel at noon to-day. Mr. H. Hum phreys was in the chair and there were present the ton. Sir Paul Chater, CALG, and Meyers. J. Scott Harston and H. P. White (consulting committee). Mr. J. A. Tarrant (secre tary and Messrs. M. S. Northcote, W. Morley, G. Rapp, C. B. Beyers, J. D. Humphreys, and J. M. Wong.

After the secretary had read the notice convening the meeting. the Chairman in proposing the adoption of the report and accounts for the year ended December 31, 1918, aaid-

During recent weeks there has been something in the way of a slump in freights leaving Hongkong. Until recently there was ample cargo but this is no longer the case.

Steamers have been leaving Hong- kong literally packed with passengers, but this state of affairs was reversed in the holds.

It seems that the smallest amount of freight is found on the San Fran cisco run. Next to that the cargo for European ports is far from satis- factory.

India and the chast is more or less

pormal, although there are several kinds of goods now withheld from shipment to Todia both from Hongkong and elsewhere.

This is entirely reverse order of conditions. Shipping companies. rint long ago were turning freight away. They had more than they could ship. Now they are looking for freight and one or two well-known ships have left here for America with no freight to speak of.

'Enquiry in several quarters to-day found the situation as regards freights for America and Europe inclined to wards stagnancy, In some quarters there was an effort to make out that all is well, in others there was more candour, and it was admitted that freights are scarce.

Gentlemen-I propose with your

Freight rates are maintained for permission to adapt the usual pro- the present but we exp to hear of cedure and take the Report and a reduction sooner or later. Shippers Statement of Accounts and Auditors' and buyers are adopting a "wait report as read. The reduced earn and see" policy. They naturally ings for the year under review are

want lower freight rates and any almost entirely due to the restrictions shipments that can possibly be imposed by the British Government, deferred are awaiting the shippers during the last eighteen months of hope, lower freight rates. the War, upon certain articles which enjoyed a large sale and which could only be obtained from England. We estimate that these restrictions (which in effect amounted to prohibition) caused a diminution in gross profits of about $75,000, as compared with the previous year. The Yestrictions are row being lifted, and we expect during the latter half of this year te receive regular shipments of the goods we so urgently require. The profts would have appeared as $44$1.77 more but for the fact that Consalting Committee fees $1,500 Auditors' fees. $700. and General Managers' commission

$2.281.77 wart, at the payable in 1919,

AS Auditors request treated

1918.

will liability for

refer to such *items

Undoubtedly matters are acute as in the accounts as appear to me to regards America and Europe and an call, for special comment. The in early conference between the ship Crease of $34,123.70 to Inland Loping Companies is forecasted. 1780 is represented in part by pay- ments to the contractor for the new Chinese department building thereon and partly by structural additions to the six Chinese house thereon oc- cupied by the Chinese staff. The Chinese department was transferred to this new building last June, and married to a man who forgot to tell the premises in Stanley Street tillher that he had already been married then rented for that department given

The increase of $39,53307 to until the original wife got wind of Building Improvements, Furniture, the new one and started a shindy Fittings etc, is made up as follows: with her husband. He, like a Structural improvements"

·wise.

took a trip to thei country. No. 1 wife then went to No. 2's house in Yee Woo Street and $13,851.870 conducted herself that she was

now

(ferro concrete floors staircase etc.) to the Warehouse in Stanley Street. Structural additions to Aerated Water Factory (adding another storey to South East wing etc. Furniture, Fittings and

Trade Utensils, Ware house. Furniture Fittings and

Trade Utensils new Chinese Department ... Forniture, Fittings and

Trade Utensils, other departments and Branches ...m

Total

2

9,573.55

One thing contributing largely to this state of affairs is the extra ships now operating. In another quarter it was gleaned that the China Coast and India trade is satisfactory.

"

ABANDONED WIVES.

Last year a Chinese woman was

to another. This did not matter

man

charged before the Magistrate with assault this morning. In court defendant stated in a dignified way that complainant bad harboured her husband, as a consequence of which the latter had abandoned his real 6,065.53 wife and had refused to support their

children.

After evidence was given by com- 8,922,80 plainant his Lordship bound both parties over in a bond of $100 for six months.

1.137.32

.$39,553.07

A DANGEROUS PRACTICE..

You will notice upon referring to the Inspector Terrent proweenting a heading Aerated Water Machinery Beninese charged with not taking Machinery and Plant that there has rear precautions in the storage been a big decrease; party due to hot kerosene oil informed Mr. R': E. the sale of the Amoy branch and Linus that the ri was stored partly to large writing off for at a quantity of merchandise. depreciation. The sale and liquida. Mr. Luke (to argamel): This tion of the Amoy branch resulted the you will be fined R), and the in a small profit. The Tientsin two time oil will be ecnfecuterl. branch has also been sold, and the' loss on the sale provided for in the accounts before you. The Auditors have asked for their fees to be increased from $700. per annum to $800. per annum, and your General Managers and Consulting Committee to-morrow on a charge of harbouring subject to your sanction at this ju girt without the legal consent of meeting have granted same.

her parents, an interpreter inver

WAR HONOURS FOR LOCAL SHIPPING

OFFICERS.

THE CHINA MAIL.

***JOSHIN KARU" STILL AAHORE.

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

MONDAY, Jane. £, 1818, 1 commencing at 11 am. at Blue Building godawn 44, Wanchai, of the Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf¦

Some weeks ago the China Mail reported that the 0,8.K. steamer The Bar to the Distinguished Joshin Mary had gone ashore on the Service Cross has been conferred on

***Cape of Good Hope of Swusom. Lieut. Wm. Brydon Chilton, B.S.C..

The vessel is still stranded and upTIES Underlined has received instrue R.N.R., of the China Navigation to the present all efforts to tow lier Horse do sell by Public Auctions Company, for services in action with off have been masucessful. enemy submarines. Lieut. Chilton pat stormer come into barbour was chief officer of the Shengbing the other key and reported that and left to join H.M. forces in 1915. operations were still in progress..

The Distinguished Service Order At that time there was high tide has been conferred on Lieut. Robert a good prospect of refloating the Hunter McNair, R.N.R., of the Indo- vessel. The tug was hard at it butk

as unable to accomplish its task, China S. N. Co., for excellent services in command of a gun-barge in the and the Joakin Bluru chung to the, advanced posts on the North Dwina rocks, where she still Lee. River from October 11 to 20, 1918. On the latter date the barge was sunk by concealed enemy fire. During this period he was in constant action with superior forces of enemy flotilla, thus affording relief to the land forces ashore and covering their retirement from a ditult position.

Lieut. McNair, who was second officer of the Hangsang, was one of the first officers on the coast to offer his services to the Admiralty, having left here in December 1914.

FATE OF THE

"YARROWDALE."

All other efforts having proved unsuccessful it has now been decided that the Taikos Dockyard will make temporary repairs to

the Jashin 'Maru's bulkhead. When this is done. the water will be pumped out of No. 1 forehold and then the ship is expected to refloat at the following. high tide. The damage to the bot tom is more extensive than at first anticipated.

All cargo is removed from the ship which will be brought to Taikoo Dockyard for repairs when refloated.

MAL-TREATING A SERVANT GIRL.

On an appliation from Mr. P. W It is now learned that one of the Goldring, a Chinese was renundef More's victims, the British steamer this morning by Mr. H. O. Elutchi-| soa on a charge of inal-treating guli Yarrowdale, was sunk by H.M. ships Achilles and Dundee on March 16,salting a servant giri, in such a 1917, On December 11, 1916, when way that she had hail to be sent to cutward bound, the German raider hospital. Moewe captured the Yarrowdale, and Mr. Goldring appeared for defen-. sent her to Germany, under a prize dant acd pleaded not guilty. Ac- crew, where she arrived about Deccused was released on bail of $1,000). ember 30, 1916. She was promptly condemned by the Prize Court, and was at once fitted out for an indepen. dent raiding cruise, being commis- sioned

25 the auxiliary cruiser Leopard. In spite of her disguise as the Norwegian steamer Rena her career was short lived; the German Admiralty has admitted that she was sunk in the North Sea, probably by British Naval Forces. By the Irony of fate the Move arrived home on March 20. four days after the ex- British Yarrowdale had heen sunk. The captor and prize were thus. unwittingly in close company.

MORE LLOYD'S MEN FOR

HONGKONG..

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

NOTICE.

HONGKONG STOCK EXCHANGE.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

tho Stock EXCHANGE will be CLOSED TOMORROW (Saturday), May 24, 1919, EMPIRE DAY. By Order of the Committee,

E. M. RAYMOND, Secretary. Hongkong, May 23, 1919.

LLOYD'S REGISTER OF SHIPPING.

NOTICE

at

4 Godown Co., Ltd. 805 places Wild Steo" Anglos

xxx 15 2/32" 244 plocos Mild Steel Angles "x3"x3"x38

164 plecs Mild Steel Anglos 8/16" x 3" x 3" x 9£*

3 places Mud Steel Angles 5/16" x 3" x 3" y "

"and afterwards at 3 pm. No. 16 godown of the Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd.

....(Kowloon)},"

36 plocos Mild Steel Plates

5.16.

17"

48 plecos Mild Steel Plates

48 piecón Mild Steel Plates 7" x 6' x 10"

10 pieces Mild Steel Plates

"x6"x1.

38 places Mild Steel Plates 5165 x 10"

3 plenes Mild Steel Plates B/16" x 8' (stored in No. 11 Passago)*

48 pieces Mild Steel Angles "" 18732

83 pieces Mild Steel Angles

"2" x 2"x 187/99 ".

88 places Mild Steel Angles *"*" x 2" × 16′/29"

(The above stored in No. 2 Pasage) 8 casks 20 G Bright Wirs,

4 casks Zina Sheets Gang'o,

7 4 x 8 (The above stored in No. 28 Godown),

Terms: Cash on delivery.

GEO. P. LAMMERT,

Auctioneer. Hongkong, May 23, 1919.

TO LET.

O LET-NEW HOUSES in Nathan Road, Kowloon,

- No. 14

In view of the increasing import- ance of the port of Hongkong as a shipbuilding centre, the Committee of Lloyd's Register has delegated Messrs. Gardiner and Morrison from the New York office, to proceed to

Hongkong. Mr. J. S. Gardiner is

Second Floor & Ground Floor, well-known in shipbuilding circles as

Light and Airy. Electric. Light & a special expert on wooden ships and HF Undersigned Joux. LAMBERT passed upon the plans of such of the SRIP and ENGINEER SURVEYOR Ball installation, excellent sanitary it emergency wooden ships as were to the above Society being transferred tings and arrangements including Ensmelled Bathe built under the survey of Lloyd's to Europe, the surveying duties will in Water Closets.

(European Style) Register. The New York staff of the future be attended to by Mr. J. S.

TERMS MODERATE. Lloyd's Register has been somewhat GARDINER, M.IN.A. Ship Surveyor depleted of late by appointments and Mr. T. S. MORRISON Ship and

Apply to:- LAI HIN MAN, made to japan and Australia. It is Engineer Sarveyor appointed from

Marager. rumoured that owing to the attitude New York to this port

of the US. Shipping Board as regards the classification of ships building on Government account, the Committee of Lloyd's Register has decided to reduce the American staff.-Shipping and Engineering.

(Sgd) JOHN LAMBERT,

Lloyd's Register of Shipping,

Alexandra Buildings,

May 23, 1919.

COMING

NO HOLIDAY,

When

chinese was reminded till

ΤΟ

Mr. Northcote seconded the resolu-rupted that termurow was in holiday. tion which was put to the meeting and carried unanimously.

Messrs F. Maitland and C. Bernard Brown were unanimously re-elected Auditors of the Company for the ensuing year with a remuneration of $400 each on the proposal of the Chairman seconded by Mr. W. Morley:

The meeting terminated with the announcement that Dividend War rants wer ready for issue and can be had on application at the office.

S.S. "SHINYO MARU."

His Worship Yes. A holiday every where except in this office.

The Interpreter: I was only re- minding your Washipu.

Lady Rees-Davies left by 5.5. Shinyo Maru to-day for Tsingtau for the summer months.

Paymaster Commander F. W. Vining, R.N. has joined H.M.S. Tamar as Ship's paymaster in relief of Pay- master Commander W. D. Sarrett, R.N..

Those popular P. & O. vessels, the The T.K.K. steamer Shinyo Maru (Captain Nagano) left for San Fran. Nore and Norara have been revoved

cisco and intermediate ports to-day.

from the London Hongkong service The vessel carried no less than 826 of the Company, is expected that passengers of whom 212 were 1st ther places will be taken by Malta

class.

"Among local residents who left by the Shinyo Maru were Mr. and Mrs. P. Beattie, Lady Rees Davies, and child, Mde R. de Journel and daugh ters, Mr. and Mrs. John Lambert, Mr. J. de B. Lancaster, and Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Tutcher.

FOR A LAME BACK. THEN you have pains or lameness in

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and Nagaya.

The B. L. steamer Dilwara is leaving for Bombay at noon to- morrow. She is making the usual ports of call en route. The Prince of Satz and suite, and the Howitt. Phillips Company leave for Singapore by the Dilwara,

CAUSE OF DESPONDENCY.

Cha-abertasin's Pain Bam twice a day, indigestion sad constipation, and ESPONDENCY is often caused, by massaging with the palm of the band for five minutes at each application. Then quickly disappears when Chamberinio's damprar a piece of flannel slightly with Tablo s aro taken. These

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