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THERAPION No. 2

THERAPION No. a

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OHINA FIRE INSURANCE CO, LTD.

The report is as follows;

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MARCH 6rn, 1914.

* The directors have now the pleasure to submit their annual report and statement of the Company's accounts made up to the 31st December last,

Jot

1912 Account. This account shows a profit en working of 8841,403,07, which sum it is proposed to apportion as followed

Dividend of $7 and bonus of $350

por shuro on 20.000 shares. $200,000.00

To add to extra resorve fund,

which; will::then stand $877,588.30

Bonus to office staff

195,013,17

(6,389,00

$341,403.07

1915 Account. The balance at

credit of this account is ......8426,277.34

DIRECTORS.

Mr. F. Lieb resigned his seat on leaving tho: Colony, and Mr. E. Goetz waa

and the vacancy appointed to fill the vacancy which appointment requires the confirmation of shareholders Messrs. JW. C. Bonner and W. L. Pattenden retire by rotation: and being eligible, offer themselves for re-election.AUDITORS.

Owing to the absence of Mr. W. Hutton Potts from the Colony, Mr. C. Bernard Brown was appointed to take his place...

The annexed accounts have been audited by Mesurs, A. R. Lowe and C. Brown, who offer themselves for re election.

G. FRIESLAND, Chairman.

WORKING ACCOUNT, 1912-os 3182 DECEMBER, 1918.

Losses and Claims, Charges

Dr.

Directors and Auditors' Feea..

$325,082,71

61,841.82. 8,000.00

Commissions

111,893.80

Exchange

900461:44

Amount Written Off Furniture

Account

€127.70

Balinco

341,408.07

$888,810.54

Cr..

Not Premia Received, Less Re-

tarns and Reinsurances. Interest and Dividends. Transfer Fees

8688,051.20 180;616.34 148.00

$888,810.54

WORKING ACCOUNT, 1918-0% 31sg

DECEMBER, 1913.

Losses and Claims Charges

$230,628.98

Directors and Auditors' Fees.. Commissions

Exchange

Amount: Written Off Furni

ture Account Balance

Cri

Net Premia Received, Less Re-

turas and Reinsurances

Interest and Dividends Transfor Foes

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ALWAYS

THE WONDERFUL ME WUZ

A PLAY, THAT IS DRAWING, ALL, LONDON,

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There is no humour, barring a touch of the unconscious sort which the audience will laugh at if only by way of finding a joke of its own making. The ebullient

56,941.84 BY P. M. CURRAN IN THE "EVENING NEWS," Mr. Gregory, like a true born Englishman 8,000.00 137,463.70 A play that draws the town un

511.24 doubtedly. So much you may say of

Mr. Wa. 120.00 426,277.84

The Prime Minister, who maintains the Gladstonian Jink between the State and -8865,943.08

the Stage, has been to the Strand Theatre to seo Mr. Wu, so have Mr. and Mrs Winston Churchill, Perhaps family

finding frimself out-witted, talks furiously of sending Mr. Wu to blazes, and the imperturbable Mr. Wu-ho ligu the vencor of Oxford over his native artfulness- merely adds, "In that case we shall be able to resume, this interesting conversa- tion,'' his accent throughout meticulously accurate and indescribably exasperating laugh at that retort. in its icraces. And the gods get their one

BOOKED OVER EUROPS $650,087.08 recommendation explains the fact that terrific part, was Mr. Matheson

185,695.00 Lady Randolph Churchill having seen the

161.00 play the Duchess of Westminster care Lang's description of Mr. Wu, and

to see it the following evening.

Mr. Gregory" he described by the samb The Portuguese Ambassador, and the term. Grand Duke Michael have also enjoyed who have been three times and have "I know some people," said Mr. Meyer, still interesting

8865,943.08

BALANCE SHEET-31ST DECEMBER, 1913. LIABILITIES. Dr.

Capital Account;

200,000 shares of $100 mich,

$20 por Share paid up

Reserve Fund Account

Extra Reserve Fund Account... Investmeal Fluctuation Account. Exchangs Fluctuation Account Reinsurance Fund Account Accounts Payable

Dividend for 1912 $200,000.00 Losses Outstand-

ing and Sundries 165,005.18 Working Account, 1913:

Balance at Credit

Cash at Bankers:

ABBETS. Cr.

GLEN LINE OF STEAMERS

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM ANTWERP, MIDDLESBROUGH, IMMINGHAM, LONDON & PENANG. THE Steamship: THE S

GLENLOGAN," Captain Jas. McGregor, having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkang and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, Kowloon, and stored at Cousigrees fik and expenses will be carried on unless in

ехрешка. stractions are given to the contrary before NOON TO-DAY,

be

All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to Jeft in the Godowne, where they will be examined on SATURDAY, 7th Mar. at 10 A..

All Claims must be presented within FIFTEEN DAYS of the Steamer's arrival hore, after which dato they cannot be recognized. V

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 7th Mar, will be subject to rent.

No Fire Insurance has been affected, Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

SHEWAN, TOMES &. Co., Agents.

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Hongkong, 28th February, 1914.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM EUROPE.

THE HAL. Steamship

ASSYRIA

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NOTICES TO CONSIGNEES

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN, FREIGHT LINE.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. THE Steamship

TUBINGEN,"

having arrived, Consiguece of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods, with the exception of Oplum, Treasure and Valuables, are being landed and stored at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra bazardous Gedowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Ltd., Kowloon, and West Poin! Godowns, whence delivery may be obtained,"

Optional Cargo will be forwarded on unless before Noon TO-DAY requesting it to be loaded intimation is received from the Consignees here.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining to rent, undelivered after the 11th inst, will be subject

roken, ohufed, und dazinged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 11th isst, at 9.30 am, VA Marob, or they will not be recognized

All Claime must read us before the 18th No Pire Insurance will be effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned.

Покропитаний LLOYD,

MELCHERS&Co.. General Agents.

Hongkong, 4th March, 1914 OEDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREME IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

HE Steamship

THE

*COBLENZ "

of Opian, Tressure and Vaimables, are boing having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods, with the exception landed sad stored at their risk into the hazard. ons and or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Ltd., Kowloon, and West Point

Optional Carge will be forwarded on unless

it to know that two members of the booked for another visit. Captain Brodmörkel, having arrived, Consignces Chinese Legation have been to see the playIt's a play with a punch in it, to use

one of the two is married to an English Charles Frohman'

phrase, drama woman--and all enjoyed the performance straight from the shoulder. 400,000.00 For Mr. Wu can scarcely be said to be a

An owner who has horses in the same 1,000,000.00 flattering portrait of the cultured, China stables as, I havo (he added) I have seen and Godown Company, Limited, at Hongkong Godowns, whence delivery may be obtained.

877,588.30 man--indeed, if we had an entente here twice. Sir Charles Wyndham has 82,378.04. cordialo" with Chian Mr. Wu would been in twice, and Sir George Alexander 41,823.01 hardly assist to cement it has also seen the play 210,715.91 The vogue of the play may be set down

Almont unique," Was his phrase, to its thrill. It holds the spectator in a alluding to the fact that thus early after rice-like grip. It is no Chinese in the the production of the play there should. sense that The Yellow Jacket was be such a wide demand for it abroad Chinese fantastically so for apart from France, Holland, Spain, Portugal, and $385,005.18 its Chinese setting, which does unques Russia were among the countries for

Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and aced at their risk In the hazardous and/or extra-bazardous Go downs of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wher and/or Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained against, Bill of Lading countersigned by the Underaigned.

Optional Cargo will be carried on unless notice to the contrary be given TO-DAY.

All Claims must be presented within ten days the stor's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognised.

No Claims will be admitted after the Gooda

intimation is received from the Consignees bofors Noox TO-DAY requesting it to be landed here.

Na Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Chedowns, and all goods remaining undelivered after the 11th inst, will be subject

All broken, chafed, and damaged goods are to

to rent.

426,277.34 to the third act, it is of the world of the rights of production. I think," he undelivered after the 8th inst, will be subject examined on the 11th inst, st 9:30 AM

tionably lend a tense and peculiar horror which arrangements were in progress for have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining be left in the Godowne, where they will be drama. Its great scene indend recalls the concluded, we have found another $3,302.788.08 motive of Measure for Measure,"

On Current Account Silver .. $ 33,732.31 resolve;

Sterling On Fixed Deposit Silver

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| Lones on Mortgage ..... Furaituro Account ---

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Office Furniture, etc. ́. Accounts Receirable ----

Premis due from Agencies, Interest due on Deposits and Investments, etc.

Kismet.

THE PHILIPPINES SHIPPING SUBSIDIES.

though with an added touch of cold- blooded and calculated revenge that seems at once Mephistophelian in its blandness and peculiarly Eastern in its implacable.

44,229.07A SHUDDER, 523,658.74 There are moments when Mr. Wu's cool MILD SENSATION IN SHIPPING CIRCLES. 129,004.17 plan of vengeance on the betrayer of his

daughter, and on the betrayer's father, The Manila Coblenews says that the 707,789.07 Beerns a

secret and undiscoverable Ship Subsidy Bill by the Commission on 554,141.94 vendetta. When he sneers at the English Friday last came as a surprise to the 1,211,570.27 notion of recompense for betrayal, he says shipowners who are engaged in the he knows the phrase "making an honest inter islend trade and who have been 1,500.00 woman of her." but that is not the receiving subsidies from the insular Chinese way. That betrayed daughter government The surprise was not that I have no daughter, he exclaims in the subsidies would be decreased, but that note of Othello-like despair, and some they were lowered to such a great extent, 157,004,11thing of a shudder pastes over the Land in some cases, abolished altogether

sudience is they slowly realise the late The new Bill provides for changes that $3,362.183.68 that has bofallen the merry girl whom are of a wide and far sweeping character

they saw in the love-making scene a little and which have created a mild earlier, There is the sense of a blood in shipping cireles

F Sterling Exchange taken at 1s. 11jd.

E. SHELLIMTAA

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods must be left in the Godowns, where they will be xamined on the 7th inst. at 9.30 AM.

No Fire Insurance will be effected by an in ny case whatever..

HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINTE,

Hongkong Office. Hongkong, 2nd Mare, 1934,

foud between East and West in this representative of

the Messrs. Smith, Bell &

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fast, or they will not be recognized..

All Claims must reach us before the 18th- No Fire Insurance will be effected. Underaigned.

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by tie

NOEDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,

MELCHERS & CO.,

General Agent Hongkong, 4th March, 1914.

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SHIRE LINE OF STEAMERS, LTD.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM EUROPE, COLOMBO AND

THE

STRATE

Steamship

VA“ RADNORSHIRE,

* within 10 daye of arrival, otherwise.

-Will

out of our contracts with the Government. We are reluctant to talk much on the kicking in the Press when the administra subject, for we realise the uselessness of tion has made up its mind and receives the support of the Commission and the Assembly I can only repeat that it is the people who will suffer and that the action taken on Friday evening was false sving arrived from the above Ports, Consignece

enemy

fan of Cargo by ber me hureby informed that all expressed by a representative of the hazardous and for extra hasardous Godowns of the Practically the same opinion was Bloods are being landed at their rias into the Tabacalera line. A call was then made Longkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown

G. FRIESLAND Í Directors.

delivery may be obtained ghastly conception of as

Company and Co Ltd, hence and/or from the wharves so ruthlessly will our affected to ask then for their candid their boat, the Bustamante, is on the Cebu C PEMBERTON, Secretary..

This firm, however, is not affected, as will be subject to rent.

ivyo leared by the 9th inst. at 6 PM. Auditors ReportWe report that we The thrill begins the moment Mr. Wu opinions concerning the measure and it lies and on this route, there are not any All broken, chafed and damaged packages have examined the accounts of the Com- appears. Such terrible things have was curious to note that their views were subsidies. Messrs Smith, Bell & Com are to be left in the Gedowns, where they will be pany, with the books and vouchers in Hong happened, the stars in their courses have practically unanimous. The first firm kong and returns received from the various fought so persistently against Gregory that was called upon was Ynchausti & Pay expressed their opinion rather freely examined on the 9th Just, at 9.30 A Agencies for the year ending 31st Deceraber, & Co. the son, the faithless lover, has Company. In answer to the question as and also put their finger on the subject of aims against the Steemer must be presented

the maila A

they 1915. We have also satisfied ourselves as to suddenly vanished from the sight of men, to their opinion on the matter, the pre-It stands to reason," and the repre- tot be recognized, the existence and value of the securities for the father in his shipping offics at Hong liminary reply was a suggestive shut or sentative of the firm, that if a ship No Firs Insurance will be effected by us it investments, the cash at Bankers and an kong can hut sit and listen to tales of the shoulders, and then,

can obtain extra cargo, by calling at or case whatever, t mortgage the amounts

We disaster that spell und that there is only not rliecuss the subject. A little pereu another port, she will certainly do a Bills of Lading will be countersigned by hare obtained all the information and que plautipol ruin the there regory sion, however, elicited the following under the new conditions ball that the JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD. explanations we have required, and in our cannot understand this explanation. Here To say that we like the bill would be mails will suffer. This may not be noted

Agente opinion the above balance sheet, which knows nothing of his son's lovemaking absurd. It de distinct blow as inter at first, but gradually the change will take

Hongkong, 3rd March, 1914)

(49. inclides the allocation of the 1912 working No wonder there is excitement on the island shipping, it is tray, but it is one plac and there will never be suy account balance as shown by the directors stage and in stalla, pit and gallery too which we shall recover and which certainty of one receiving their letters ☞ PRINTING TONGKONG HANSARD REPORTS report of late attached, is properly drawn what manner of man this mysterious will hurt the community more than it with the regularity that they have been HONG MEETINGS of the up so as to exhibit a true and correct view worker of evil really is that there is & does ourselves. It will principally affect accustomed. It is a well-known fact that LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

the of the state of the Company's affairs accord hush as he enters (up stage) looking in the mails, for whereas in the past we would a reliable and officient mail service has business as the use of First Class Printing.

ing to the bost of our information and the his khaki-coloured. European dress as frequently delay a steamer a day to suit a remarkable effect on business, and it is The difference in cast between good and Bession 1913.

explanations given to us, and as shown by childlike as Ah Sin, as he stands just the convenience of the postal department also known that before now it has been had printing and material is generally ail the books of the Company

within the office

e office door p

or even cut out a port so that the mails known to practically make a port. The aliould reach their destination on schedula action of the Commission is to be regretted Vimo, it is more than doubtful if we shall and its folly will be seen shortly after be able to afford the sacrifices that have the new Ship Subsidy Law comes into been made in the past for the bench of force. However, the government ordainszem the people and in the faithful carrying therefore, Kismet

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