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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, AUGUST 8rm, 1914.

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COMPANY MEETING.

CHINA MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE

COMPANY, LIMITED.

The sixteenth annual meeting of the China Mutual Life Insurance Co., Ltd., was held at the offices of the Company Mr. C. R. at Shanghai on July 29th. Burkili prosided, and he was supported by Mr C. Stepharius, Mr. A. M. Marshall, Mr. G. M. Wheolock, Mr. H. P. Wadman (directors), Mr. 8. B. Neill, manager and actuary, Mr. J. K. Tweed, manager and secretary, and Mr. L. E. P. Janes, legal adviser. - The attendance. represented 4,120 shares.

The secretary having read the notice convening the meeting,

The CHAIRMAN said: On the question of the accounts I feel that there is very little for me to say, as they are in the form prescribed by the Assurance Com- panica Act (1909) England, and are easily followed. The amount of applica- tions received during the year, namely, Tls... 8,012,430, must be considered satisfactory in view of the general depression in trade which has existed and still exists in China, the Philippines, the Malay States, and India. In spite of this depression and the ever-increasing, and in some cases extravagant competi tion, your directors have great satisfac- tion in being able to again record a further decreage of 2.4 per cent in the ratio of expense to the premium income. Owing to the competition for invest- mants, due to the heavy accumulation of money in Shanghai, number of our mortgages were repaid and transferrett to other investors who were satisfied with less margin than we consider essential. Your directore while regretting that they were unable to retain this business did. not feel justified in changing their conservative methods of investing the The above and Company's funds,

competition for other investments led 10 our having for a considerable part of the year a large sum of money in the banks carning only current account interest, and our interest return has thorúfoto suffered. We can, however, congratulate ourselves on the fact that our investment account shows a very satisfactory result. Not only is it unnecessary for us to add to the Investment reserve account but as you will have seen in the accounts a considerable profit has been made during This result the year on this account. must be very satisfactory to you in view on their of the melancholy reports investments issued by the Home Com- panies, most of whom have had to provide for very heavy depreciation in their Stock Exchange securities. Our Company now Valuation publishes

Annual Mt. Statement" which is at present in the printers hands. Wo carried forward as surplus last year Tls. 144,049 and the total surplus now ditelosed for this year is Tis. 324,127. We have therefore made a profit during the year of Tis. 180,078 which we think must be considered satie factory. Of the surplus we propose to, distribute Tis. 115,292, of which Tls. 110,292 will be distributed in bonuses to policy holders and Tls 5,000 to share holders, and carry forward Tls. 208,835. with the anunt of la connection the dividend paid to shareholders I to the would call your attention restraint the shareholders have again exercised for the benefit of the policy- holders in only taking Tls. 5,000. Under the Articles of Association the share. holders, were entitled to over Tla. 11,000. I will now make a few remarks on the subject of claims. The chief object of an Insurance Company as far as the policy- holdere are concerned is the payment of elaims, and I think we can claim that our Company has very fully carried out its mission in this respect. During the year including WE have paid in claims, bonuses, no less a sum than Tls. 1,000,000 Lepting siyang tingaf our entire auseta. In the we have not aloue course of the year replaced this sum but have added a further Tls. 300,000 to our Assurance Fund, As Chairman of the oldest Life Insur- ance Company established in China 1 feel that the attention of the Chinese Government right profitably be called to the recent failure of a Life Insurance Company in Shanghai. A great deal of the loss which this failure has caused could have been prevented had the for Chinese Government legislated Insurance on similar lines to those taken by every other great country. Our near strict very neighbour, Japan, has

for laws calling Insurance

Annual valuation and, what is

extremely important, & substantial deposit with the In all Insurance legisla Government. tion the question of the deposit has been regarded as of the first importance, as it is the best form of safeguard against the In flotation of mushroom companies. advocating Insurance legislation for China, including a substantial deposit and an annual statement of accounts, we feel that we will have the support of all their business companies conducting

The according to sound principles. affairs of the Chinese Company referred to, which has recently failed, could not have reached their present deplorable state had a deposit been received when the Company was originally floated.

No questions were asked. The following resolutions were then adopted:

THE BLOOD is the LIFE of the FLESH

and

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It is an established fact that all diseases spring from one source, namely: Impurity of the Blood. Therefore our strength, health, and life depend upon the vital fluid. When the various passages become clogged, and do not act in perfect harmony with the different functions of the body, the blood loses its action, becomes thick, corrupted, and diseased, thus causing pains, sickness, and distress of every name; our strength is exhausted; and if Nature is not assisted in throwing off the stagnant humours, the blood will become choked and cease to act, and thus our light of life will be extinguished. How important, then, that we should keep the various passages of the body free and open, and if assistance is necessary to have at hand that invaluable remedy, Dr. MORSE'S INDIAN ROOT PILLS, manufactured from plants and roots which grow around the mountain cliffs in Nature's garden, for the health and recovery of diseased man.

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Proposed by Mr. C. R. Burkill, and seconded by Mr. A. M. Marshall: That the election of Mr. G. M. Wheelock as a Director of the Company he and it is hereby confirmed."-Carried.

Mr. A. M. Marshall, in proposing the next resolution, said:-Mr. Chairman, Gentlemen, I wish to propose a resolution. on the matter of the Directors' fees paid by the Company. The present fees paid are to my mind quite inadequate, your Directors, other than the Chairman, men, the amount of work done and the receiving 8750 per annuin. Now, gentle- responsibility assumed by your Directors is heavy. We have a fair number of board meetings during the year, and in addition your managers consult your directora interval between meetings. We have had either by circular or personally in the inquiries mado at home, and we are of the fees paid to the Directors of similar advised that taking as a guide the scale Companies in England your Directora ees should be increased to Tls. 1,000 por num for each Director except the Chairman, who should, receive Tls, 1,800 I therefore wish to propose a resolution which I will read to you, and, gentlemen, I have no hesitation in proposing this resolution or in asking you to vote for it, seeing that I am resigning my seat on the a dividend to shareholders for the year Board in view of my early departure for ended March 31st, 1914, be paid,, and the

Proposed by Mr. C. R. Burkill, and seconded by Mr. C. Stepharius:-"That the Directors' report, together with the accounts and balance sheet for the year ended March 31st, 1914, he and they are hereby accepted and passed."--Carried.

Proposed by Mr. R. Burkill, and seconded by Mr. C. Stepharius:"That

home.

Bame is hereby declared, of 10 per cent, I now beg to propose the following

on the paid up capital of Tla. 50,000."-resolution: That the fee payable to Carried.

each Director be Tls. 1,000 per annum and Proposed by Mr. C. R. Burkill, and that the fee payable to the Chairman be -econded by Mr. A. M. Marshall That Tis. 1,800 per annum with effect from Mr. C. Stepharius be and he is hereby April 1st, 1913." This was esconded by e-elected a Director of the Company." Mr. H. E. Ramsay, and carried. Carried.

The last resolution was as followe:-**. Proposed by Mr. C. R. Burkill, and

"That Messrs. G. H. and N. Thomson be seconded by Mr. A. M Marshall:-That and they are hereby elected auditors of the election of Mr. H. P. Wadman, as a the Company for the ensuing year." Pro- Director of the Company be and it is posed by Mr. C. H. C. Platt, and secunded harcby confirmed."-Carried,

by Dr. G. E. Goode.

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