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WEDNESDAY, MARCH

LAOU KUNG MOW COLTON.

▲ SATISFACTORY YEAR.

1520.

months salary. Your foreign staff, I may say, have throughout the year worked to the entire satisfaction of your Board, and the success of the year has been largely due to their

| loyalty and hard, work.

With regard to the Chinese staff,

KOWLOON COMMENTS.

(BY THE KOWLUNATIO”,

THE CHINA MAIL.

There was a Utrle discussion, the to how the late a bonus does not appear in the other day, es accounts, as it was necessary to "Jimmy" Mead gained his title of amah" to the golf section of the provide this prior to the New Year

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SPECIAL CABLES:

SIR JOHN JORDAN.

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[CHINA MAIL SPECIAL].

SHANCHAL March 9. Sir John Jordan has arrived at

The twentysixth ordinary general meeting of the Laow Kung Mow Cotton Spinning & Weaving Co., Ld, 26. There were present: Mr. E. Cholidays. We have granted to the K.CC. The Kowlunatic had it from Shanghai en route to England.. He was held at Shanghai ca February Pearce, Chairman, Messrs. C. M. number ones and other deserving!"Jimmy" himself and the story will be the guest at dinner tonight

Bain, E. I. Ezta, Chung Liang-yu, K Yebars, directors, and Messrs. H. W P. McMeekin, H. E. Campbell, E. Lester Armuld, H. P. Wilkinson, Nang Kung-mow, H. Tomong, J. Prentice, shareholders. In all 4,648 shares. were represented.

to some

Jimmy,” ata hands in the mill a bonus of one is worth repeating. month's pay, which absorbed about memorable meeting of the golf $2,800 and in addition we made a committee, which he attended ar bonus to the mill labour contractor officio Hon. Sec., went

rouble to point out that from time of Tis. 10,000.

The contribution of Ts. 3,500 to immemorial a certain thing was the Disabled Soldiers Fund and always recognized as correct by He argued The Secretary having read the Tls. 1,500 to each of the two Chinese Rolt club officials.

and the the point at length with the un- notice convening the meeting and the hospitals, St. Luke's

Shanghai Road Hospital, need no believers and finally reached the auditors' report, the chairman said:

Gentlemen. The report and accomment from me, and will. I feel turning back point of his patience and finished up by telling the meeting counts having been in your hands sure, meet with your hearty accord.

With regard to other items in the that it was not a secretary they for some few days, we will with your permission adopt our usual account the following may call for wanted but an amah. special comment :→→ procedure and take them as resČ.

The year's working of your mill bas proved exceedingly satisfactory and it is with great pleasure that your board have to submit for your approval to-day a report, the result of which exceeds their most sanguine hopes, the profits for year, Tia. 899,383,24, being more than the capital of the company."

Your mill has been worked to its utmost capacity throughout the year and both your yarn and cloth have met with a ready sale: in fact right up the the last two months of the year our production has been cleared almost as soon as has been manufactured. We have ex-

The Bar Committee is out of work.

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"Geordie" Duncan Jeft by the nearly all "Glenavey" and had a proper

not K.C.C, send off.

of the China Association. He leaves on the Kashmir to-morrow,

A MUCH INJURED COULIE.

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FOUND.

The Weiss murder charke against a ricsha coolie has been withdrawn. on false information, now proved to ABRACELET: Applications should The man was arrested and detained.

have been given for the sake of reward.

While waiting trial in prison, this unfortunate coolie had his legs am pútated, after frostbite? The `false" witness will presumably be punished. But who will compensate this deeply wronged coolle Ed. C.M.]

A WHITE PIGEON,"

In September last we notified the The ships that pass in the night, shareholders that the Board had and in the day, are gradually drain- acquired 882 shares from the custeing the membership list of the K.C.C. dian of enemy property in China and golf section. which were offered to shareholders on the register of the company on September 30, in the proportion of one share for every registered eight shares; these were taken up. 22 shares only being applied for, 18 of these

A woman was charged with "fy- were sold for the benefit of the com-

It is not expected, this year, that pany and the balance, four shares, the K.C.C. will have a good showinging the white pigeon." Sergt. Lanigan not having been applied for by of cabbages and parsnips at the said the defendant who was married shareholders resident abroad had yet Flower show. Most of the best speci- and lived at No. 312 Shanghal Street, to be allotted on December 31.

mens found their way, by some my represented to the complainant, Having funds in hand over and sterious means, to the upper deck of through a go-between, that she was above the company's immediate rethe Glenavey." They were really widow, and was willing to marry quirements, Tis. 300,000 were placed intended for the show, table at the him if he paid $50. The money. with the complainant at

perienced a certain amount of labour trouble during the year and our output has suffered to some an fixed deposit with our bankers. Botanical Gardens, bu: "Dave" is was paid and she went to live

LADY'S GOLD and DIAMOND

be made to the undermentioned.

P. P. J. WODEHOUSE, Deputy Superintendent of Police.

PUBLIC AUCTIONS.

THE Undersigned have received Instructions to soli by Public

Anction

<4291-1CCOUNT OF THE CONCERNID),

March

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TUESDAY,

1920, commenting a: 2.30 pm, at their Bales Rooms, No. 8, Dos Vonx Road, Corner of Ics House Street,

A Smail Consignment of HOUSEHOLD LINES, & Comprising :---

extent in consequence. The cost of We have also a fixed deposit of also going Home shortly, so it doesn't No.93 TatitStreet, Samsbuipo. Aweek Turkish Towels, Bath Towels, Bath

labour has advanced from 12 to 2619,000 at exchange 5, 10, equalling matter. per cent, and this increase we have Ts. 64,911.03. This latter sum we had to meet, but taking the year as fixed last summer when your Board a whole your Board are satisfied with the general working of the mill, reflecting as it does great credit on the management ard. on those responsible for the supervision of labour as well as the upkeep of your machinery and plant.

As shown in your report your Directors recommend the balance of Tis. 699,383 24 be dealt with as

follows

To pay a dividć- end of Tls, 50

per share on

8,000 shares.

To place to de

preciation of

il

Tls.

Millbuildings 40,107.00

To place to de

105,198,84

preciation of Plant & Ma. chinery To place to de

preciation of Weaving Ma.. chinery ...... 20,970.32

To place to de- preciation of Land impro. vements...... Te place to de. preciation of Furniture...

To devek pent Ireservé ...... To Dividend Reserve ...... To Bonus 10. Foreign Staff

To Donation tú

Disabled Sold-

5,000 00

Tis.

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Geordie was the proud recipient of entered into a contract for additional an illuminated address from the plant ordered from England which is Kowloon Riesha Coolies' Guild. The not expected to arrive until next Kowlunatic is not taking any chances June or July.

with the editor, but the final line was With reference to the two addition."We would sooner have the money." al sums under buildings Tis. 30,107.00 and under weaving machinery Tls.

"Jimmy" Hyde left for the land 25.970.32. This expenditure is the o'cakes on Monday. The send-off resuit of the further development of was a record for the K.C.C. and that's our wearing department decided saying something. upon last May and represents the cost. of a new weaving shed as well as a godown and a portion of the cost of an order for a further 300 looms which are now commencing to arrive, 400,000.00 and when erected our weaving plant

will have a capacity of 500 looms.

With regard to icture development

If one or two of the bum scrappers to which I referred in my speech last who provoke local fight fans to pro- year, your board during the year have been carefully going into the fanity could have been present at the Kowloon British School tournament matter, and in addition to the 300 last week they would have learned a Jooms to which I have already allud: thing or two. There were ten two ed, we have ordered an additional round contests and not a clinch! 5,000 spindles and necessary pre- paratory machinery, against which we fixed exchange last summer as I already informed you.

This year we have purchased a plot of land in close proximity to our

property measuring about 38 mow at a cost of approximately Tis. 3,800 This acquisition will per mow. 1.307.64 172,563 80 greatly relieve the present congested state of our own land which will allow of further development thereon 150,000.00 as soon as a new manager's house and quarters for the foreign staff cari

iers' Fund 3,500 00

To St. Luke's

Hospital 1,500 00 To Shantung

Road Hospital 1,500.00

To General

Managers

commission

on profits ... To carry for

a

ward to new account

80,000.00 be erected on this newly acquired lot

It will be some night" when Robbie" goes. Likewise Overy. The Kowlunatic wishes them bon voyage.

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later, on September 11, last, she was missing, and a report was made to the Police. She was not heard of again, until March 1, when she Kit fat husband at No. 312 Shanghai was found. living with her

Street, Yaurati. She was taken to the S.CA. who after enquiring intc the case, ordered her to be charged. The S.C.A. stated in his report that this was one of the clearest

white pigeon "cases he had come across, and that the woman's husband appeared to be a party to the fraud.

Evidence was being given as we went to press.

LATEST SHIPPING NEWS.

ARRIVALS.

sails for Cantona 6 p.. to day.

The s.s."Chepan (Capt, Laver)

The s.s." Taishur (Capt. Hackett) sailed for Canton at 3 p.m. to-day,

The Kowlunatic went to the show expecting to see wonderful whirling of windmill arms, hugging matches and the like. He was pleasantly dis appointed. It did his heart good to

the youngsters give and take in 3 p.m. to-day. riendly spirit. If boys can be taught boxing in this manner, in British

schools, throughout the Empire, the death knell of nigger pikers like Jack Johnson will be sounded.

There is good work going on in

The 9.3. Cuzco" (Capt. Treo) sails for Shanghai via Swatow at

The s.s. "Yachiyo Maru" Capt Y. Yashida, 783.60 tons, arrived yesterday at 4.15 pm, from. Chin Wan Tao.

Kowloon British School-more than Matthews) 3460 tons arrived yester The s.3. "Lai Sang." (Capt. R. A. Our mill manager left for England the general pulic wots of. The 4,500.00 early last October and is due to reason: Enthusiasm on the part of day at 8 pm, from Singapore, with

530 bags of mail.

83,241.37

return during next month; further those whose business it is to look development schemes will be gone after the youngsters.

into on his arrival, but as you are doubtless aware, delivery for further spinning or weaving plant, can now

COMPANY DIVIDEND.

The 3.3. "Kaiping" Capt. Paanier, 177 tons, arrived yesterday at 9.30 a.m. from Pakhoi with 280 tons of general cargo, 190 pigs, 3 bags and 4 baskets of mait

Sheets. Double Bed Sheets, Battenberg and Drawnwork Bedspreads, Table Covers, Crochet and Drawnwork Doilies.

Also

Kinkosan Vases, Japanese Vases.

A few lots of Brass Jardinieres, Large

And

Two Travelling bags and Scit Cises. (All new goods and in small lots). Terme-Ozah,

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers. Hongkong, March 3, 1930.

[POR ACOQUIT OF WEL DOFCERNED),

March

ON

TUESDAY, ·

2, 1080, commencing at 2:30 pm, at their Baler Booms, No. 8, Des Faux Read, Corner of Ice House Street,

TEAKWOOD AND BLACKWOOD FURNI TURE, BRASS AND BRASS-MOUNTED BEDSTEADS, TEAKWOOD TWIN HEDSTEADS, CARPETS, &C., &C..

comprising: Chterfeld Sofas, Arm-chairs in yw', Folding Card and Docasional Tablon, Uno Upholstered Suite, "Bedroom Tartare, comprising Teakwood Twin Bedsteads, large and small Wardrobes. Desing

and Tables,

Chairs. Washstanda, .ffumed Teakwood), Bido- boards, Dinner Waggons, Extension Di ning Tables and Chaira, &c., Dinner Services, Crockery, and Glass Ware,

Cocking Stoves Cutlery, &c., Bath Room Utensila. Electro-Plated Warc Wlantric Reading Lamps, Blackwood and Teakwood Aerans, & quantity of Blackwood Farniture, Blackwood Fire

Side Tables, Chairs Serpens, Cabinets, Pictures. Carpets new and

second-hand..

Also

"

Ore 12-Fold Double-sided Screca (Blue and White Panels) (Full Particulara from Catslogue). Tema :-Chab.

HUGHES & HOUGB, Auctionsite. Hongkong, March 3, 1920.

The ss. "War Sepoy" (Capt. Max is dead, and Meg drags out a F. Harrison) 3491 tons arived yes. only be secured at a very distant solitary existence, mourning for her terday at 8 am. from Nagasaki, with 6,500.00 dale and upon condition entirely de spouse. As a matter of fact poor Max 4103 tons of liquid fuel-

pendent upon labour. In fact, we

never survived the poking about he got on the occasion of the K.CC., are lucky to have secured the extra Children's Sports, to make him run K. Kitano) sailed for New York via

The 5.3.."Hague Maru" (Capt. Piano (good tons), One Enamelled Bath,

Camers, &c., &c., 300 looms and 5,000 spindles when

down to the other end of the tank. His S'pore at 4 p.m. to-day with 4215

And we did:

With regard to the future, I can remains lie honoured under a tombtons of rice and 25 tons of general say that prospects for some little stone with the epitaph: Megalobcargo.

atrachus Maximus, RI P." way ahead continue to present a 2,558.07 satisfactory outlook. In this con- nection, I have to inform you that TE. 399.383.24 after careful consideration your Board decided to take out an in- In asking you to approve of thissurance policy for this year covering of against loss by fire apportionment, your Board considers risks

In the report of the Shanghai Tug that a dividend of 50 per cent. a fair your prospective profits based on & Lighter Co., Ltd., the Directors return on the capital invested in the the result of last year's working, state that the audited accounts for business, inasmuch as they think that viz., Tls. 900,000. This, I venture the year ended December 31, 1919 the credit of Profit after so many meagre years the to state, is a wise precaution, and show at shareholders should reap a substana method of fire insurance which is and Loss account the sum of Tls."

after the tial benefit from such a successful now being universally adopted 291,259.27

payment by most spinning industries at on July 15 last of an Interim We have apportioned Tls. 172,583. home.

Dividend of 3 per cent. lón' the With these remarks, gentlemen, I Preference Shares, Tis 80 to depreciation, which, although

17,500.00 it may be considered a large stam for think I have covered everything and 8 per cent on the Ordinary this purpose, it must not be overlook calling for comment in the report Shares; Tis., 40,000.00 making a ed that a large portion of your plant and accounts, but before proposing total of Tis. 57,500,00 leaving the is, nearly 25 years old, and that we the resolution for their adoption, Iamount at disposal of Tia. 291,369.27.. are continuing the conservative policy shall be pleased to answer to the best This they recommend should be always hitherto adopted by your of my ability any questions that you distributed as follows:- Board. In adopting this sum you may care to ask me. will reduce the book cost of your There being no questions put the following resolutions. were adopt assets to the following figures:-

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year.

To a final dividend of 3 Tig. ..per cent, on 10.000 Pre- ference shareS...........................

17.500.00

To a final dividend of Tis.

5.00 per share on 20.000. 1-That the report and accounts as presented be passed--Proposed by

Ordinary shares .................... 100,000.00 the chairman and seconded by Mr.To General Reserve 125.000.00

To write of depreciation 200,000 C. M. Bain.

St. 2-That Messrs. Edward 1. Ezra on cost of tug 55,000

1,000 and Chung Liang-yu be re-appointed Dominic"

Buildings Machinery, including Spinning

Machinery and Engine House.

Tls. 150,000

Flant

-Weaving Machinery:

Furniture-

We also recommend Tis. 5,000 be directors of the company-Proposed To carry forward' written off your reservoir and land by Mr. E. Lester Arnold and seconded

improvement, an

accounts

Item which in by Nang Kung-mów.

3-That the appointment of Mr.

future will disappear from your Yebara to a seat on the board is With regard to reserves we are in. hereby confirmed-Proposed by Mr.

25,000.00

23,859,27

Tis. 291,359.27

stituing development reserve account H. E Campbell and seconded by Mr.month of February of March, 1921- of Tls. 150,000 and a dividend re- E. Lester Arnold.

Proposed by the chairman and serve account of Tis. 80,000, to which' 4-That Mesirs, Lowe, Bingham. seconded by Mr. K. Yebara. we assured you will give your & Matthews be re-elected to be the 6.Mr. Tomono then, proposed sanction.

company's auditors for the current that the directors' fees be raised from -To-your foreign staff, not includ-year at the remuneration of Tis. Tls. 2500-to-T18. 5.000 Seconded ing your mill manager, who benents 750-Proposed by Mr. I E. Camp by Mr E. Lester Arnold, under his agreement with the com. bell and seconded by Nang Kung. Before the meeting adjourned a

pany, we have much pleasure in.remow. commending a sum of Tis 4,500 as 5. That the next annual general boma of approximately three meeting be held during either the

vote of thanks to the chairman was proposed by Mr. J Prentice-and seconded by Mr. Arnold,

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