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INCREASE OF CAPITAL

TO $1,500,000.

Resolutions Increasing

the

NEW: B, I. LINER: SPECIAL BOAT LOWERING GEAR.

EARL'S TREASURES.

NEARLY A TON OF SILVER TO BE SOLD.

By the direction of the Earl of Dudley and his eldest son, Viscount Ednam, M.P, a five days' sale of the first portion of the contents of Himley Hall, near

"TAIREA'S TRIAL TRIP.

The twin-screw steamer "Tairea" capital of Messrs A. S. Watson and built for the British India Steam Co., Ltd., from $900,000 to Navigation Co., Limited, by Mess $1,500,000 were passed at an ex-Barclay, Curle & Co., Limited, at traodinary general meeting held their Clydeholm Shipyard, White-

estates, tershire

took place at the Hongkong Hotel this inch, carried out successful trials Dudley, one of the oarl's Worces- on May 5, when a mean speed of

The recently, morning. Mr. D.G. Clarke presided 172 knots was attained.

Messrs. Hampton and Sons, St. and supporting him were Messrs vessel is 465 ft. long by fo ft. James's-square, S.W., were the auc H, P. White, J. Scott Harston broad by 41 ft. deep to sheller tioneers, and the sale included (Directors) and Mr. J. A. Tarrant deck, with poop, bridge, fore-

Accom- 34,000 ounces of antique and (Secretary). Other Shareholders castle, and boat decks.

D. madation is provided for sixty.modern silver, some fine examples Messrs J were present

Lawrance, two first-class passengers, seventy of Worcester china of the Dr. Wall period, with some specimens of Humphreys, G. A. D. Wilson, W. Morley and two

and about 2800 deck passengers, Chelsea, Chamberlain Worcester, J.M. Alves.

The Secretary having read the the latter in the 'tween decks, Sevres, and Chinese ware, and a

which are ventilated on the Thermo library of

Most of the volumes are in notice convening the meeting the tank system. Large public rooms English, Italian, and French works. are provided, for the first and second class passengers, and the original vellum, storocco, and calf staterooms are unusually large and bindings of the fifteem to well equipped. The cargo handling eighteenth centuries, and all of arrangements are very complete, them bear the coat of arms of the and large refrigerated chambers original collector. Many of them Much of the silver plate has been are provided. The vessel has been are first and rare editions. constructed in accordance with the latest bulkhead sub-division rules, transferred from Carlton-gardens,

the sale. and all life-saving appliances are London, the earl's town house, for

Chairman said :- "Gentlemen, The Special Re- solutions which the Secretary has just read, if passed and subse quently confirmed, will have the effect of increasing the authorised capital of the Company from $900,000 to $1,500.000. Before pro- posing their adoptkon however, I would like to make a few remarks.

to

all shareholders therefore

second-class

masts.

passengers,

and three

20,000 volumes of

It is understood that Viscount Ednam intends to live at Himley Hall in the future.

At the annual general meeting of the Company held on the March of the most up-to-date, descrip

tion. Two 17 last, the Chairman in his speech funnels are fitted, and the vessel referred to the proposed increase of capital, and the reasons were presented an unusually graceful! stated why your Directors con appearance. The propelling ma- chinery consists of twin-screw it sidered

desirable. This

circulated four-crank triple expansion balan- speech

duly was

ced engines and seven single-feboats, a great saving of fore ended forced draught boilers, and aft deck space is possible, fitted to burn off fuel, and was constructed by the builders. The accommodating six boats aside as vessel is fitted with the Kelvite against five boats aside in a given standard and vertical card com-length in the case of most other passes and the Kelvite Mark IV.Systems. Further, from the struc- sounding machines, manufactured tural point of view, the deck The chief by Messrs. Kelvin, Bottoniey, and stresses usually associated with

pletely eliminated. Baird, Lid, The owners were boat lowering apparatus are com represented by Viscount Inchcape. the chairman of the British India claims for the Maclachlan Boat Hon. Kenneth Davit are contained in the essential Company: the MacKay, Mr. Islay Kerr. Captain requirements of such an apparatus, Hodgkinson, Mr. Leslie, and Mr.namely, a simple gear that will Brown; and the builders by Mr. operate against the greatest list, in Noel E. Peck, Mr. Archibald the quickest time, and with the smallest number of operators. In Gilchrist, and Mr. Wm. Ewing.

it would appear unnecessary for me now to cover this ground again, You will notice, however, that it is proposed to increase the Company's authorised capital by $600,000. intead of $300,000. as suggested at the last annual meeting; but, subject to these Special Resolutions being passed and confirmed, it Phas

issue been decided to only $300,000 for the present. If at any future time, additional capital should be required up to a further $300,000, it will not be necessary to call further extra ordinary general meetings of shareholders to sanction its issue. The Notice fully and clearly sets forth the manner in which the pro- posed new capital will be issued, that I do not think any further explanations from me are neces

sary.

#1

officers.

Yard, the Maclachlan Boat Davit

sent orders for

fourteen sets

One of the many features of the the tests carried out on board the vessel is the boat launching gear, Tairea," the time occupied from she being the first vessel to be the releasing of the gripes until the fitted with the Maclachlan Boat-boats reached the water (a distance Lowering apparatus, as, supplied of 40 feet) varled between 20 to 28 seconds, the whole operation by the Maclachlan Automatic I now beg to propose as Special Boat-Davit Co., Ltd., 247. West handled by any one of the ship's George-street, Glasgow. The ap- Besides a sister-ship to the above Resolutions the five resolutions which you have heard the Secret-paratus embodies many novel vessel, building by Messrs Barclay,

and has been any shareholder objects. I do not designed to combine with

simple and operators a propose to read again. I shall be minimum number of operations Company have in hand at pre obliged if some shareholder will and kindly second these. (Seconded positive emergency boat-lowering for each of the two new Orient

has been attained gear This

liners (one building by Messrs. by Mr. J. M. Alves.)

I shall now be pleased to answer by the clever use of gravity 10 Vickers, Ltd.. Brrow, and the replace the usual mechanical or

Co., Ltd., Clydebank), the com- to the best of my ability any ques manual power, and simple wire other by Messrs. John Brown and tions shareholders may wish to.

"falls' rope

to replace block

plete outfit of 16 sets for the new ask. If no questions are asked or

and tackle. Gravity supplying explanation sought, I shall assume that you are all now fully informed the force, one man only is re- Union Steamship of New Zealand Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engi as to the details of the scheme for quired to control the complete vessel, building by Messrs. The increasing the capital of this Com- operation of lowering the largest neering Co., Ltd., Glasgow, the

nested pany as set out in the notice. It possible lifeboat or has been proposed by "myself and boats, as the case may be. The complete outfit of 12 sets for each seconded by Mr. Alves that the live officers are, with this apparatus, of the two new P. and O. vessels, resolutions which you have just no longer dependent un the ship's building by Messrs. Barclay, Curle crew in an emergency, as they and Co., Ltd., Glasgow; and the heard read be passed as Special alone can lower, irrespective of complete outfit of 12 sets for the Resolutions. Will those in favour please signify in the usual way. list, all the boats on both sides new P. and O. vessel, building by of a ship. By the Maclachian Messrs. Alexander Stephen and (Passed unanimously.)

Gentlemen, that concludes the apparatus lifeboats can be launch-Sons, Ltd., Glasgow,

ed from the stowed position on business for which this meeting the boat deck, irrespective of list, was convened, and I thank you by the one operation" lowering"

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

for your attendance. As you are thereby making the stowed iware, the notice convening this

position of this apparatus equival- meeting-also convenes a Second

ent to the outboard position of any Extraordinary General Meeting for other apparatus, and the whole the purpose of receiving a report.

at this operation is carried out and con- proceedings of the meeting and of confirming if trolled by one man. The "falls thought fit, as Special Resolutions being of single wire rope, are led the five resolutions which have to and stowed on a simple hand just been passed, which second winch, designed to operate them meeting will as indicated in the simultaneously by the force of

move over. THE Public are hereby informed on rollers, which notice be held here on Monday gravity. The davits are mounted

.that Plunkett's Road at the Peak July 7 next at 11.30 in the morning, and I shall be glad if you will parallel tracks, arranged at right

angles to the ship's side and is closed to all traffic until further kindly attend same,

carried down same to the em- notice. barkation deck, thereby forming

PEKING AND CANTON. ship's side deck supports. The

tracks extending inboard, over the deck, are given a declivity of 30 to PEKING, June 20,

35 degrees, whereby in launching Consular telegrams from Swatow the davits and boat move together report important moves on the part under the "force of gravity" until of troops hostile to Dr. Sun Yat-sen the davits reach the stoppers, The and who are apparently working boat will then continue to the water alone, the davits remaining out northern plan..

Peking recently appointed Gen- at rest on the stoppers, In hand erals Yeh Chu and Lin Hu Civil ling "nested" boats the operatin Governor and Tuli of Kwangtung is exactly the same as in the respectively.

case of single boats. Both are According to reports reaching, transported over the side together, Swatow, Hu Pel Fa has ordered but with this apparatus the larger Trog Shih Sheng to leave. Hunan of the two is lowered to the water and Fang, Pen Jen to move out of first. The apparatus is absolutely Southern Kiangsi in order to sup-independent of mechanical or port Chen Chiung Ming. It thus manual power for its operation. appears that the threat against Besides the above merits as a life- Canton has begun to materialise-saving appllance, this apparatus The Reuters

has many other features. boats are stowed from six to seven feet above deck as required, giving This clear head space under. allows of a clear ship's side rail. This feature will be appreciated as compared with present system of superimposed boats. Also as the davits are all within the length of

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CHANGE OF ADDRESS.

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