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SATURDAY APRIL 21 1928

HONGKONG ELECTRIC

MEETING.

OLD POWER STATION SALE.

'PROCEEDS FOR STAFF HOUSING.

ordinary thirty-fourth The yearly meeting of the shareholders

CONSTANTINOPLE,

INSURANCE COMPANIES.

WITHDRAWING,

(Reuter's Service to the China Mall.)

CONSTANTINOFLE, April 20. Over forty British insurance com pinies are notifying the authorities from Constantinople.

THE CHINA MAIL.

CANTON FIGHTING.

YUNNANESE CAPTURE SUN KAL,

OPERATIONS AT SAICHURN,

OPIUM FINE.

THE OLD EXCUSE. FAILS AGAIN.

A messenger employed by Mr. M. J. D. Stephens was one of two Chinese charged before Me Wood this morning with the un- lawful possession of two pots of opium, one of which bore a false

of the Hongkong Electric Co., Ltd. that they are withdrawing business in the vernacular press to the pro- Government label..

was held this morning Mr. A. O, Land presided and there were pre- sant: the Hon. Sir Paul Chater, Sir Robert Ho Tung, Mr. D. G. M. Bernard and T. G. Weall (directors), Mr. F. R.Marsh (general,

follow- manager)

the and shareholders:-" Messrs ing D. V. Steavenson, T, E. Pearce, L. 1. Davies, Leung Yan-po, Leung Fantin, Ip Fook, L. E. Ozorio, Baptista, Ip Hin, A. H. M. da Silva, G. Murray, V. Sorby, Lo Yuk-tong, Chun Lim-foo, TN.. Chau, Fung Kong-un Wong Hing-kwong,

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(From Our Own Correspondent.)

CANTON, April 20. The allies," L., the name given

Sun troops have notified the capture of Sun Kai on Thursday night, THE PEOPLE'S FOOD. This is the second station on the Yueh-Han Railway and if correct, noaris that the Yunnanese have advanced rapidly.

AMERICA SUPPRESSING

SPECULATION.

None of Shum's troops are now at the north or north-east of Can- on, they having converged for the railway they occupy.

Mr.Stephens gave the man a good character saying that he had one himself extremely well since leaving the Naval Yard whore he

had been employed.

Senior Revenue Officer Watt gave evidence as, to arrest after which Mr. Stephens' messenger went into the box and said that the NEW YORK, April zo. The Federal Attorney is filing

pot of opium had been handed to Yesterday him by another man.. against the Coffee and Sugar Ex-Ground Saichuen, the Fiaugsi-ites story and imposed à fine of $50. papers requesting an injunction

there was heavy fighting in and His Worship disbelieved his change Inc.

stubbornly fighting before retiring. The allies" have superior numbers but. Shum's men are better armed and have more ammunition.

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JUTE MILL STRIKE ENDS.

Gentlemen. Before commenc- ing the business of this meeting I

CALCUTTA, April 20. wish to record with deep regret the death of Mr. Lau Chu Pak, a Werk has been resumed at the member of the directorate of this Billy jute mills and two-thirds of Company for two years, whose the strikers have returned advice and assistance was greatly conditionally, appreciated by his colcagues on

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TO-DAY'S --ADVERTISEMENTS

HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB.

TENNIS TOURNAMENT.

Apparently, the struggle is now spreading to all parts of the pro- vince. Further up the West River, another batch of Yunnan troops are trying to join hands with a big fol- Jowing of pro-Sun Cautionese troops from Konginoon. They are between following matches will be Samhus and Shinking and fighting wet in the and cour next week. been in your hands for the pres- ELECTRIC CABLE THEFTS. is expected there as there are Play to commerce at 4.30 p.m. cach

Kwangsi troops, in that district, | day, . Other anti-Son Cantonese troops MONDAY, 23rd April-Callenge

the Board.

The report and accounts have

eribed periul, and I propose with your permission to take them as read.

The nett profit for the year, after making due allowance for, de- preciation, is $725,841.41, and with the sum of $124,021.40 brought forward from last account, we have $49,862,81 for appropriation, and Fus your Directors recomm..entli should be disposed of as follows To try a dividend of

WEATHER PERMITTING, the

TO-DAY'S

ADVERTISEMENTS.

HONGKONG HIDE & LEATHER

COMPANY LIMITED. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that EXTRAORDINARY GEN. ERAL MEETING of the abaye the Company will be held at Registered Office of the Company Stephen's Building, 67 and 69 Des Voeux Road Central, Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong, on MONDAY, the 30th day of APRIL, 1923, when the subjoined resolutions will be proposed as Extraordinary Resolu tions, namely:

A-Tbet 51,656 of the unissued shares of $10 be divided into 129,140 shares of $4 each.

B-That the capital of the Com- pany be divided into two classes of shares namely 48,344 ordinary "A" shares of $10 each and 129,140 ordinary "B" shares of $4 each and that the provisions following in re gard thereto have effect, that is to say******

(1) The ordinary "A" shares aforesaid shall be thoso shares which ars numbered 1 to 48,343 iuolusiva and one additional $10 share which if and when issued shall be zom bered 48,344.

(2) The onlinary "B" shares aforesaid ahall be those unissued ahares of -84 each which will, when issued be numbered 48,345 to 177,483 in- clusivo, -

near Waighow are reported to beļ Round Open Championship) The said ordinary "B" sharce shall

"Thefts of cabit from the Hong kog Electric Co.'s premises a-marishing-on Shokhing, more or lesst sacated through Lan Tsun-win's North Point fact to the police n stituting inquiries. In a secluded detachment going to Canton. Neuri spot near hy, Sul-Laspector Phillips Swatow. Hsu Shung-chi with Sun discovered two men cutting up a previous Northern Expedition is hemmed in between two bodies; of number of underground cables.

Chen Chiang-ming's soldiers,

These men together with a third] charged with receiving appeared before Mr. f. R. Wood this morning. The third man admitted purchasing 340,000 shares....... 360,000 00 pantity of cables from the first defendunt and the case was re [manded until Monday.

S1.50 per share on

Ts pay a dividend of 31.00 per share on 59,683 shures............. To place to Reserve... To carry forward to

next account.

59.683.00 300;000.00.

130,179.81

The next financial report will | cover a period of tex months, and subsequent reports of 12 months as

Casimities have been very heavy toring the last few days, as both sides are fighting for the eutral of the provitice, which constitutes their means of existence.

Singles. TUESDAY, 24th April-Mixed

Doubles-Seni-Final. WEDNESDAY, 29th April-Chal- leage Round Open Champion- ship. Doubles. THURSDAY, 26th April-Handicap

Doubles-Final.

27th FRIDAY,

Doubles--Final. Immediately after the match on Friday, the prizes will be presented by Miss Grace.

April-Mixed

ind

Es from the date or dates of jasno fully paid rank oqually with the sutu ordinary "A" shares as regards dividend transmissibility conferen co of rights to vote and distribution of assote in the ovent of winding

up.

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(4) If the Company ahali bo wound up

the surplus acts shall be distrib uted as nearly as may be among the members in proportion to the number of slures” hold by them at the commencement of the winding WUCHOW XEWS,

*Admission $1 for Members, and up. Hut this clause is to be with non-members in Challenge 'Round out prejudice to the rights of the holors of shares issued upon events

MONDAY Da MOVEMENTSTOF TROUS,

WEDNESDAY. Members may

special tanma and conditions. reserve seats at H.K.C.C. Pavilion.

C-That the Articles of Associa 2000 NEW CONSUMERS.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

Admission to Handicap eventstion be amended by the deletion The balance of our authorized usual.

on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday: of clauses 107 and 126 thereof. cipital was issued in July last? The| Before moving the adoption, of

Wucnów, April. 20. dividend on the old shares is the the Report and Accounts, I shall

The British steamers Taiping"bers 50 cents.

Members 20 cents and Non-Men- same as fast year, and that on thebe glad to answer to the best of and Koelow are maintaining show thetr badges on Tuesday, Members must new stures is at the same rite per my ability, any questions you may their sailings between Hangkon Thursday and Friday. annum. The number of units sold, desire to ask,

and Wuchow. Owing to the short-

By D der, during the year was 16 millions. SHAREHOLDER'S QONGRATULATIONS, Tigo of cargo boats at Samshui and an i crease of nearly 21⁄2 millions

There were no guastions, dat in Shani Hing through military con on the previous year's output. Over 2,000 new consumers were conce-runding the fhairman's resolution mandverings, cargo se being leaded ed to our mains during the year, that the report and accounts as pre- ; only for Do Shing and Wachow

All the ganbans tit base for and although the percentage in-fronted beudopitost, Mr., 17. " V.

the past two months been staying crease in sales of current is less Stivensson said: dan last year, your. Directors con- Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen,at Kongnoon are now outside Sani- sider the rite of expansion of our I bave much pleassira in second shui. "They are flying a blue flåg business to be satisfactory. nig, the adoption of the report and with a many-painted white, star.

Our generating plant at North accounts as presented, and in doing This is said to be Sun Yat-sen's Pod us now a capacity of 13.000 9 1 should like to enggratulaté our flug. kilowatts, end_we have ou order Manager and his staff, and also the Yesterday Friday'). 10 fita; Kwang- further machinery to increase this Company's agents, for the very ung soldiers displaying a similar 18,000 kilowatts. The old Wan-excellent result of the year's work-fing landed at Samsini and marched chai Station has been shut downing as disclosed by the balance out through the North Ciate to give, after nearly 32 years working, and sheet: notwithstanding the strike battle with the Kwangsi forces the whole of car output is now and labour dificulties that the Com-under General Shum Hung-ying, generated at the North Point Station. Steady progress has beenpany has had to face during the year

made with the change over from the

under review",

ld 190 volt to the new 200 volt) The placing of the lakhs to

system. $160,000 have been ex] Reserve Accouį, Jfeel_sure, will

CHINESE CRUSOES.

pended on this work during the commeri itself to all slanreholders, WAYS OF SULU SMUGGLERS.

year, and 4000 installations have as it is in continuity of a policy!

E. J. R. MITONELL

Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, April 21, 1923.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Underigend base Thesized instru

toria to selly Public Auction,

On

TUESDAY, April 24, 1923, commencing at 10.30, ^.m.

at the Hop Shin Golosu, Keardy

To`n

A Quantity of Miscellaneous Goods Terma Cash on delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.

Apationcern. Hongkong, April 21, 1923.

A Parent's Duty," Your boy is always getting scratcbur

out or bruised. Posao os

Should the Resolutions be passed he subunitted for confirmation as by the required majority they will

Special Resolutions to a second Extraordinary General Meeting, which will be subsequently con- vened.

By Order of the Board,

E. PEPPERELL, Secretary.

Hongkong, April 21, 1923.

FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-Ibach" upright

Plano. $400 or near Apply P. O. Box 259.

offer.

TO SECRETARIES OF CLUBS AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS.

ALL preliminary notices of forth

coming meetings, Jectures and... entertainments, sent for insertion in the news columna of the China Mail, been converted. It has not always which this Company, has pursued Smuggling Chinese into Austr-wounds have hosted all right is no sin are charged for at the rate of $1 each. (as announced in May and June of been possible to make the change steadily for years, and one which is alie is not the game it used to be they always will. Clut bottle of without inconvenience to our con- both cautious and prudent and tends in the 80's, whe Captain John Chamberlain's Pain Pain and that last year) providing that they do not stituents; and, I take this oppor- to give confidence to those who are Boynton, "the war naker" entered dry injury is cared for immediately occupy more than four lines. In mity of thanking them for their looking for a sound investinent for into an agreement, according to You a got nothing bottor, and blend future if this space is exceeded they his own statement, with a leading poison is too dangoraes a disease to risk will be placed in the advertising forbearance and assistance in † their money.

For colo by all Chemists and

columns at the prevailing rates. carrying out a work which aħmunds I am ghi to learn that there was Chinese merchant in Sydney, Storekeepers.

an increase of 28 new consumers under which he landed several The Company's Duddell Street connected to the Company's mains Cargues of Chinese on the coast of Cible Store was destroyed by during last year, and in view of the New South Wales at £100 a head. ire in July, and although the loss very considerable increase in build-1al to form, under the rose, a

Not long ago there was a propos was covered by insurance, we suf-ing that is going out on the Island ! fered considerable inconvenience think we can reasonably expect a from Timor to the northern coast, syndicate to bring Chinese over for a time in our cable-laying opera-still further increase in customers using a fast craft for the work. But

We have completed a new work-in the near future,

in the depressed state of things in shop at North Point, and at the end

with difficulties.

tions.

The purchase of further machin the north the game did not seem of February the Duddell Street.ery for our North Point Plant to to be worth the risk, and the pro- Queen's Road and Wanchai work increase its capacity to 18,000 kilo-ject fell through. shops and stores were closed down, watts, and the arrangement caue to: But, according to a returned and removed to the new building with the China Sugar Relining traveller from Borneo, the Suins of We have entered into an arrange-Company for the purchase of sur-the islands between Borneo and ment with the Hongkong Tramway plus energy, should place the Com-the Philippines do a brisk business Company, under which this Company in a position to meet all de- with Chinese who desire to be pany supplies the energy for mands for current that are likely to snuggled into the Philippines. In operating their tramway system. be made on it."

the old days the chief industry of

The necessary converting That the change over of the Com-the Sulus was piracy, but in these machinery for this work was pany's voltage system from 100 degenerate days they find smugg- installed during the year, and put volts to 200 volts involves considering less dangerous if not as iato operation in June. An agreeable difficulties our can readily profitable. ment has also been made with the understand, and I on sure that both the Philippines, and there is always It is a long way from Borneo to China Sugar Refining Company Company and their customers the risk of trouble with the for the operation of certain will be thankful when this has been Americans at the end of the vay- electrical generating machinery to

completed. he installed in conjunction with

age. But the Sulus know a trick, their new stean: raising plant, and for the purchase from the Refinery of the surplus electrical energy produced.

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HOUSING THE STAFF. ·

This simple method saves a lot i of time and trouble, and has the ad- ditional advantage that the Sulus naturally keep for their trouble whatever cash or possessions the passengers have with them.

The proposal to utilizo the profit worth two of that. Their rule is on the sale of the Wanchai property payment in advance, and when. and plant to provide housing accom they are well clear of Borneo the odution for the Company's stall at Chinese are either made to walk North Point is a sound one, and t the plank or are marconed on some Sinse the end of the year we should prove a great economic of the desert islands" that abound have sold the Wanchai property advantage to the Company in those seas and plant, and it is proposed to sets to the ulteration in the Com aside the profit on the sale for the party's financial year this is a mat purpose of providing housing acter of hook-keeping, to which can commodation for our staff. Youre no objection. With these few Directors have given much serious marks I leg, Sir, to second the thought to this question of the option of the report and accounts

One gathers that by this time housing of employees, but there is 18 presented. (Applause.):

most of the handy islands north of great difficulty in acquiring suit-

The appointments as Directors of Bories are full of Chinese Crusoes. able sites at a price which rendere Sir Robert Ho Tung and Mr. T. G. But there is no danger of the supply building economically possible for Wealf were confirmed on the moof Chinese running out-Sydney undertakings similar to ours. We tion of Mr. T. E. Pearce, seconded Sun. have, however, purchased during by Mr. G. Murray and Messrs. the year a site at North Point for A. O. Lang and D. G. M. Bernard artisim quarters, and plans for the were re-elected Directors on the first block are now in preparation.

Bowel Complaint in Children. During the summier me (this children notion of Mr. V. Sorby, seconded aro 10') okto dier for the bowels and The financial year at present by Mr. T. N. Chaud

"boule- rucelp the mustes efuí closes at the end of February, and Mr. C. Bernard Brown, A. C. Attastion. As on as, a'y unnatural as we find this for duny rozcons why Teretettel anditor in the tre logeness of the dy faconvenient, I propose, with your ton of Mr. L. J. Davies seconded emilyngid bog approval, to alter the date to by Mr Leung Yan-sa/

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