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GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO.

CHANGE OF ADMINISTRATION CONFIRMED

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PROPOSED COMPENSATION?

Directors and shareholders of the Green Island Cement Co., Ltd, held meeting this morning at the offices of Messra. Shewan, Tomes & Co., Ltd., for the purpose of confirming a resolution passed at the extraordinary general meeting on February 5.

Mr. C. A. da Rosa was in the chair, and supporting him were Sir Robert Ho Tung, Messra. J. H. Taggart, J. Scott Harston, Li Tse-fong, C. P. Mendham

and Allan Keith (secretary).

Shareholders presant were Mesara,

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大英二月十大號 禮拜三日 中華民國庚午年元月十八日

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1930.

BRITISH COAL FOR ATTEMPT TO CLIMB

CANADA

HIMALAYAS

MR. THOMAS'S SCHEMES TO AID EXPEDITION TO ASCEND SECOND

UNEMPLOYMENT

MOTOR EXPORT. TRADE

Rugby, Yesterday.

A

HIGHEST MOUNTAIN

LED BY GERMAN

J.

Venice, Yesterday.

ecientific expedition, led Mr. J. H. Thomas, Minister-in-

Professor Dyhren Furtb, Charge of the Unemployment Problem, by

Germany, has departed by. replying to questions in the House of of

Steamship Ganges for Bom- Commons, said that he had received in-the fortaation of an order for 40,000 tons bay in an attempt to climb the Kanchen of coal for Canada, which was to be Junga Mountain, in the Himalayas, (28,150 feet), the second highest peak shipped from this country as soon as

The party includes M. the River St. Lawrence was open to in the world. traffic. He did not yet know from what Erwin Schneider, the famous Tyrolese and Asiatic mountainer, Signor part of the country the coal would come. Enrico Gaspari, the Italian Alpinist, He had every hope that his discussions with the Canadian Wheat Pool and the and Mr. F. B. Smythe, an Englishman, The expedition has been preparing for Previous attempts to scale 20 years. Kanchen Jungs were in 1906, when the Party met with disaster, and 1929, when the climbers were compelled to return owing to bad weather at 24,600 feet-(Reuter.

J. W. Shewan, A. L. Shields, F. J.millers would lead to a more régular Tavares, M. A. Figuerido, H. Dreyer, exchange of Canadian wheat for Bri. J. P. Pereira, F. E. Bilva, P. M. N. da tish products. The price for the coal Silva, and N. Braga.

contract would be affected by a return cargo.

The Chairman, Mr. C. H. da Roma, said: The object for which this moet- Asked whether he was able to make ing has been called is, as indicated in a statement regarding the assistance to the police which the Secretary has just the motor export trade, Mr. Thomas re- read, for the purpose of receiving plied he could not indicate what pre- report of the proceedings at the extra-cise steps were being taken, but would ordinary general meeting held on 80 so far as to say that internal ar- February 5 last, and of confirming, if rangements were being made by the in- thought it, as a special resolation the dustry-British Wireless Service. resolution which was passed as an ex- traordinary resolution at that meeting.

You will remember that at the above! mentioned meeting. I explained to you at some length why your Board con- sidered it necessary to alter the faturs administration of the Company by severing ita very long connection with Messrs. Shewan, Tomes & Co., and you will also remember that as regards compensation to Messrs. Showon, Tomes & Co., for loss of office, I. stated that steps would be taken by your Directors to review this whole question for the purpose of placing the matter before shareholders again in general meeting, Negotiations with Messrs. Shewan, Temes & Co. will be proceeded with as BOON BE WO

clothed with the neces- sary authority which the resolution be fore you to-day will confer on us, and the result of such negotiations will be submitted to shareholders for their ap proval at an extraordinary general meeting which will be called shortly,

As you are, no doubt, aware the reso- lution before you being a special reso- lution, is not subject to any amendment at this confirmatory meeting.

I will not detain you further now and will accordingly formally propose the confirmation as a special resolution of the following extraordinary resolution, namely:

"That the firm of Messrs. Shewan, Tomes & Co. be removed pursuant to Article XI (8) of the Articles of As- sociation of this Company from the office of General Managers of the business of the Company but be paid as compensation for such removal any such sum as the Company in gea- eral meeting may hereafter decide.* I shall be glad if nonin shareholders will accond that.

The resolution was seconded by Mr. Silva and carried unanimously,

OPIUM MONOPOLY

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Tax on Poppy Land More Profitable

Teheran, Yesterday. The Government Economie Com- mittee has decided to cancel the Opfam Monopoly Law, Instituted last year, and instead to levy a tax from March 21 of £3 per 1,3000 square yards on oplat growing land. It is anticipated that the venue from this soures will be £1,000,000 compared with £720,000 from the monopoly-Renter.

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