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VERSATORJAT,

MAT 13, 1928.-

COMPANY REPORTS,

-UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY.

The report of the Union Insurance Society of Canton Ltd. Ter presentation to the shareholders

the fiftieth ordinary meeting to be held at the Society's Offices at noon on Friday 25th May, 1973

plates ------

The Board has now to lay before the shareholders à Balance Sheet Containing a summary of the pro- perty and liabilities of the Society. on the 31st December, 1922, and à Statement of Working Accounts.

1921 Account-After payment of the interim dividend of z4/- per share and the bonus of 20% to Con- tributors passed at the last annual meeting, there remains a balance of £400,593, 1. 11. as per annexed statement.

G. $15,000,000. CONTRACT..

WESTINGHOUSE-COT'S · BIG

UNDERTAKING.

The following telegma bon just beca roosived by the Special Repre: mantation (Mr. Joe, D. Birrell) of the Westinghouse Electric Inter. national Company.

THE CHINA MAIL.

HONGKONG TRADE,

OANTON: MARKET STAGNANT

The fortnightly. -- trade - report | sened by the Hongkong Gesiaral Chamber of Commerce states

WIRELESS

LIKUT RM SMITH'S LECTURE

used by the lectures,

TO-DAY'S "ADVERTISEMENTS.”

THE HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

THE THIRD GYMKHANA 16

fixed for SATURDAY, June Zod 1923, Draft Programmes and Entry: Forms may be obtained from the Race Course, Hongkong Club and Cause, way Bay Stables.

Entries close Saturday. 19th May, 1923.

Hongkong, May 12, 1929,

(Operating United States Government

Ships)

At Vohnteer Headquarters last Colton Plow Goode and Fancy evening, Lieut. R. M. Smith of the Colour Goods--A estupidorable Wireless Section of the Hongkong volume of businene has aghis boon Volunteer Defence Corps gave an Put through in White Brocados, interesting lecture on radio, His apart from this, there are small in lecture was necessarily of rather "Mr. Frank H. Shaperd jas guirios for Cotton goods, with ne an elementary character since the concluded contract with Vir business resulting, Ümpa and object was to enlighten those ginisa Railway complete electri Whites sontinne neglected, ignorant of the subject. The task fication 915 miles track including Cotton Yarn. A small "bugintas Mr. Smith set himself was no easy 2 per cent, grade involving moet haa boon done far Yunnan at onser one, as a certain previous-know powerful locomotives over om rates. The same graciled condi-ledge is necessary if one is to COLUMBIA PACIFIC SHIPPING CO. templated, 000 tons each, eplia tions in Canton as fast reported all understand the technical terms phase, 25 cyclo, 11,000 volta, prevail and the trade for that quar

Mr. Smith illustrated his remarks total contract including 60,000 for is at a standstill. KW. power house 15 million Quotations are :---

ith chalk on a blackboard and by dollars.

No. 10, $162/188. No. 18 the use of an outfit lent by the Mr. Shepard in the Director of $100/109. No. 164 $190/202.

Hongkong Hotel Company for the Heavy Traction of the Westing No. 208. 3175/204. Arrivals 3,000 opportunity to listen in to more THE Steamship

occasion,Those present had an house Electric and Manufacturing bales. Shipments nil. Bales 2,000 signals. At the conclusion, Mr. Company and has done more for the bales. Unsold stock 14,000 balon Smith explained that he had pre- "WEST MOMENTUN" / "PAWLET"," advancement of railroad, main line, Bargains 8,000 balon.

pared the fccture before the font having arrived from above ports," electrification than any other one Woollens.-The market is un- Radio Club came into being with CONSIGNEES are requested to pre person connected with the profes chougnd.

the idea of using it to attract re-sent their Bills of Lading in exchange on to-day.

Raw Cottons.There is no basicruits to the Wireless Section of the for Delivery Orders, and take This contract is the largest single pess to report and quotations are Defence Corps. On the proposal Immediate delivery from alongside contract that has been let for rail purely nominal-Indian descrip- of Lieut. Colonel Bird a hearty steamer. road electrification and calls for not tions at $34/39. Chinese staple at vote of thanks to the lecturer was 11.only large track equipment but a $87/44.

carried by acclamation.

The Board recommends that this sum be appropriated as follows:- A final dividend to

shareholders

of

16/- per share on

111,000 shares......£ 88,800.00.

To be carried for-

ward to Under-

writing Suspense Account to close the

account for

the year 1921...... 311,793 1.

£400,593. 1.

Jargo power station as well. The Molala-Market continues stag tons, are the largest that have ever bances in South China. [locomotives, each to weigh 600'nant owing to the political distr

been contemplated.

Prices

1922 Account--The Balance of Working Account on the 31st, December, 1922, was £620,586. 3. 1. as per annexed statement.

The Board recomments that an interim dividend of 24/- per share system. The electric motore and Quotations --American_Patent,} be paid to shareholders, absorbing control on these locomotives will be $3.80 por muck: American Straights £133,200. 0. 0., that a bonus of 20% arranged for regeneration, i.e. when $3.00 por sack: American Cut-off, be paid to contributors, absorbing locomotives and traine are going $3.00 per sack; Shanghai Flour, about £50,000, and that the remain-down hill the electric motors wal $3.00 por sock; Australian No. 1. der be carried forward.

be by means of control connections, $3.00 per mark. changed into electric genomtar and Since the last General Meeting, pump back energy into the line. M. W. L. Pattenden its resigned his seat on leaving the Colony, antregenerative control' and not only This type of control ja known as Mr. D. O. Russell and Mr. J. A. does it afford a saving on the power. Plummer have joined the Board. generated at the power house but In accordance with the Articles of it also effects a saving in locomotive Association, the Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak and Mr. G. M. Dodwellshoe and tire wear are materially maintenance inasmuch as brake relire, but offer themselves for re

show a tendency to fall away, but NEW CHINESE HOTEL Those locomotives will optrade very low sales reported. from an 11,000 volt single phane Four Market Report-Stock': overhead trolley and will operate on About 650,000 machis. Market what is known as the 'split phans' stondy..

clection.

DIRECTORS.

AUDITORS.

Messrs. Lowe, Bingham and Matthews, and Mr. C. Bernard Brown, Chartered Accountants, retire, but offer themselves for

re-election.

BRITISH TRADERS' INSURANCE COY,

lessoned as, when regenerating,

Window Glass.--Market quiet. Baltnetre. Dead market with dark futúre.

for:

NEW WORKS.

SOME INTERESTING TENDERS,

▾ the motors themselves ant as brakes

Tenders are called in the cur- and therefore afford afficient and rent issue of the Government Gazette, economical control of the locomo

Construction of a nine compart- tives, and it is only in emergency ment public garage with out- to make actual stops that the air buildings on Stubbs Road (the braken aro, used.

The Westinghouse Company at

now.road up to the Peak)

Construction of a catchwater on home and abroad are securing the the Northern slopes of Jardine's large railway electrification con- Lookout. tracts as witnessed by the above,... Taking borings and prickings of the Chilean State Railways, Japan the harbour bed in connection with The report of the British Traders' one Imperial Railways, Paris the Shing Mua Valley water Insurance Co., Ltd, for presentation Orleans Railway and many other supply scheme. to the shareholders at the afty-smaller contracts.

Completion of the length of seventh ordinary meeting to be

7,100 feet of the road from Wong beld at the Company's Offices at

Nei Chong Gap to Repulse Bay 12.15 p.m. on Friday, the 25th May,

Road. 1923 states:

The Board has now to lay before the shareholders a Balance Sheet 'containing a summary of the pro- perly and liabilities of the Com- pany on the 31st December, 1922, and a statement of Accounts to the

same date.

1921 Account-After payment of

ON THE HIGH SEAS:

DANGEROUS HULK OBSERVED?

Captain Skinner, of the s.s. "Kwai Sang," which arrived from Singapore this morning, reports

"KUMSANG'S " FLIGHT.

REPAIR TUG LEAVES “

HONGKONG. -

Messrs. Jardine Matheson and having passed on May 8 in latitude Co., Agents here for the Indo-| 847 N., longitude 109'10" E, a China Steam Navigation Co, the interim dividend of 9 per perpendicular spar, six to eight feet despatched a repair tug to the share and the bonus of 20% to con- of which was showing above the stranded 5.

"Kumsang" this tributors passed at the last annual water. The depth under water was morning. It is hoped to refloat the meeting, there remains a balance of not ascertained. It is believed the vessel shortly, but details are not £173,281, 2) 5 as per annexed state-spar is attached to some heavy to hand of the actual position in

The Board recommends that this object beneath water, which was which she lies.

invisible from the Kwai Sang," sum be appropriated as follows?—

inent.

A final dividend to

shareholders

of

8- per share on

96,000 shares. £ 38,400. 0. 0 Captain D. Thomas, which reached

To be carried fur-

ward to Under-

writing Suspense Account to close the account for the year 1921.

134,881. 2. 5

£173.281. 2. Ś

1922 Account. The Balance of Working Account on the 31st Dec- ember, 1922, was £283,525.10. 2 as

per annexed statement.

RED LIGHTS MYSTERY.

The master of the ss. "Sefstan,"

here from Singapore this morning, reports that on May 10 the French mail s.s. "Cordillère" was sighted with two red lights showing. The Seistan" went alongside, but the master of the "Cordillère" said he required no assistance.

LATEST SHIPPING NEWS.

ARRIVALA

Hydrangea, (Ca On) trian Swatow-Co's Wharf.

Hok Canton, (Hongon) from Fort Bayard-Co's Wharf.

Haiching, (Douglas & Co.) from Tenyo Muru, (T.K.K.) from San Foochow, Swatow.-Co's Wharf.

Francisco, Shanghai-Al.

Sinkiang, (D. & S.) from Canton. Yatshing, J. M. & Co) from Bangkok-C37,

The "Cordillère" arrived here this were unable to throw any light on morning at 6.30. The local agents-B24. the matter, beyond the fact that slight repairs are necessary to her turbine pump.

The Board recommends that an interim dividend of gl-per share be paid to shareholders, absorbing £43,200, that a bonus of 20% be paid | $919.894.94, which sum it is pro- to contributors, absorbing about posed to apportion as follows:-- £25,000, and that the remainder be Dividend of $7.00 and carried forward.·

DIRECTORS.

Since the last General Meeting Mr. W. L. Pattenden has resigned his sear on leaving the Colony and Mr. D. O. Russell and Mr. J. A. Plummer have joined the Board. In accordance with the Articles of Association, The Hon. Mr. P. ·H. Holyoak and Mr. G. M. Dodwell retire, but offer themselves for re- election.

AUDITORS.

Messrs. Lowe, Bingham & Mat- thews, and Mr. C. Bernard Brown, Chartered Accountants, retire, but offer themselves for re-election.

THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE,

--Bonus of $3.00 per Share on 20,000 Shares...

To Transfer to Build-

ing Reserve Fund... To carry forward to Underwriting Suspense A/c...

1922 Account:-The Balance at Credit of

$ 200,000.00

100,000.00

619,894.94

$ 919,89494

Phranang, (Cheong Yu) from Haiphong-Off Stonecutters.

Hwah Hein, (Kin Tye Lamg)] from Bangkok.Cat.

Seistan, (Nemaree) from Singa- pore, Hoihow 28.

Nanyo Y.K, (Y.K.K.) from Bang- kok.-G39.

Prest. Madison, (Ad. Line)] from Seattle, Shanghai. Kowloon Wharf.

Kwanglee, (C.M.S.N.) from Can- ton-Co.'s Wharf.

DEPARTURES.

Kweilin, (Fok Tai Cheong) for Canton-May 12.

....

Halvard, (Wo Fat Sing) for Can- to-May, 12.

This Account is......$1,328,926 07 New Chwang, (B. & S.) for Car

DIRECTORS.

The Hon. Mr. E. V. D. Parr and Mr. G. M. Dodwell rethe by rotation and beitig. eigible offer themselves for re-election. MATERIALDITORS ART.

top-May 12.7

Miy 12 VAN Elponor, (B. & 5) for Shanghai,

Hupch (8.&S) for New Chwangs May 12,

Yangtasking, (Cheong Fat) for Tourue-May '12.5

The annexed accounts have been. Hah Tah, (Yuen Mow. Hong) audited by Messrs. Lowe Bingham, for Shanghai. My 12. A TOUR

The China Fire Insurance Com-and-Matthews and Mr. C. Benard Van Cloon, (JC. JL) for Doll,

Brown, who offer themselves for Singapore. My 12- * -

pany, Limited's report for pre sentation to the shareholders at the Fifty-Fourth Ordinary Meeting to be held at the company's offices on Friday, May 25, 1923, at 12,20 pm. states!

- The Diretora: have now: the.

re-election.

YANGISZE INSURANCE

DIVIDEND

pleasure, to submit their Amraal telegram-to-sko-seal-

Report and Statement of the Com

pany's Account made up to the 31st

December last,/e

Sinklang, (B. & S) for Tsingtao Shanghif My12

KuoMira,(OS.KIfor

from Shanghai statos

sin) for Ma

Directors of the Yangtse

account

Ascociation, Lid. Dividend of Sz 1922:

1gar Account shows sunet profit on working

SITE NEXT TO WESTERN

MARKET.

A block of Chinese shops and houses next to the Western market with frontages on Connaught Road Central, Des Voeux Road Central and Morrison Street is shortly to be demolished and a Chinese hotel with modern European con- venicices and comforts rebuilt on the site. The syndicate is now calling for tenders and Messrs. Palmer and Tumer are architects. It is not known what the English name is but the Chinese is Weng Hau. Tsom Tim meaning "Empress Hotel:"

the

LOCAL TENNIS. TOMORROW'S IRC. MATCH.

From FORTLAND, ORE.. JAPAN PORTS, &c.

All cargo not taken delivery from, steamer by the 12th May, 1923, will be landed into the hazardous and for non-hazardous godowns of the Hong- kong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd., at consignees risk, whence delivery may be obtained,

All broken, chafed and damaged cargo will be examined by Messrs. Anderson and Ashe (Marine Survey- ors) at the Godowns on the 17th May, 1923, at 10 n.m.

No claims will be admitted after.. the goods have left the steamer or Godowns, and all goods remaining undelivered after 18th May, 1923, will be subject to rent,

All claims against the steamer must be presented to the Undersign- ed on or before 25th May. 1923, or they will not be recognized.

be effected.

No Fire Insurance whatever will

ARNHOLD & CO., LTD. Agents. Hongkong, May 12, 1923,

THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD, COPENHAGEN.

The Motorhip,

extra

"MALAYA" Tennis enthusiasts are reminded having arrived, Consignore of Cargo of the tennis match on the I. R. C. are hereby informed that all goode ground to-morrow afternoon, bears being landed and stored at their rink tween O. Rumjahn the runner up into the basardous and/or for the championship of the Colony hazardous Godown of the Hongkong & this Spring, and T. Honda, the Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co, Lid, Japanese player who holds both the whence delivery may be obtained.. Straits and F.M.S. titles for singles. No claims will be admitted after the Last Sunday rain stopped play goods have left the flodowns, and sli when Honda had won the first set goods remaining undelivered after the by 63. The match is to be the 18th of May, 1923, will be subject best of five sets and play will be to rent

continued from where it left off,All broken,, chafed and damaged this being the mrangement made goods and to be left in the Godowns, before the start. The game is to where they will be examined in the begin at 4.15 pm.

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

ALEXANDER SKLAREVSKI

(World Famous Pinnist)

WELL, GIVE HIS

FAREWELL RECITAL

-AT-TEL-

CITY HALL

ON

TUESDAY, 22ND MAY, AT 5.30 PM..

TICKETS at MOUTRIE'S or, at the door.

Prices 334 52.

DON'T MARRY AN

presence of Consignees by Messrs. Goddard & Douglas, on the 18th of May, 1923 at 10 am..

All claims must reach us before the 21st of May, or they will not be. recognized.

No firo insurance will be affected Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

JOHN MANNERS & CO., LTD.,

Aganta.

Konghong. Hay 12, 1923

TO SECRETARIES OF CLUBS AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS.

ALL preliminary notices of forth-

coming meetings, lectures and. entertainments, sent for insertion in. the news columns of the China Mail, are charged for at the rate of $1 each, (as announced in May and June of last year) providing that they do not occupy more than four lines. In future this space is exceeded they will be placed in the advertang columes at the prevailing rates,

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