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CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD.

The report, for presentation to the share holders is as follows:-

Annexed we have the pleasure to lay before shareholders a statement of accounts made up to 31st December, 1914. The gross earnings for the past year amount to $180,056.20, and there remains a sum of £38,662.91 at credit of profit and loss account, which it is recommended be appropriated as followa, viz. :-

To place to Reserve Fund $ 1,000.00 To pay a Dividend of 7% or

70 cents per share 87,500.00

To carry forward to the credit.

162,91

PROPERTIES.

The Company's properties were valued by Messrs. Palmer & Tumper, on August 23rd, 1913, at $2,314,215.00

ELARES

YANGTSZEPOO COTTON MILL.

STATUTORY MEETING.

The statutory meeting of shareholders The market value of the shares held by the Company on 31st December, 1914, was of the Yangtszepoo Cotton Mill, Ltd., was held on the 12th inst. at the ofkes of the 80,301:00.

General Managers (Messr: Jardine, Mr. F. Maitland retires by rotation, but Matheson & Co.) Shanghai, in compliance offers himself for re-election.

Фадкоголя.

AUDIT

The accounts have been audited by Messrs, & R. Lowe, C.A., and de O'D. Gourdin, Messrs. A. It. Lowe and A. O'D.. Gourdin offer themselves for re-election.

FRANCIS MAILAND, Chairman. Hongkong, 10th Fehrusty, 1915.

PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT-FOR THE SECOND HALF-YEAR 1914.

of just year's account.......

To Bad and Doubtful Dehts.....3. Consulting Committee. Mr. H. P.To Crown Rent White having resigned on leaving the To Rates Colony, Mr. G. W. Barton was invited tako his plac

to To Fire Insurance

To Interest

To Directors Fers:

In accordance with the Articles of To Auditors Feri Association, Messrs. 8. H. Dodwell, G. W. To Halance as por Balance Sheet Barton and U Poi On retire, but offer themselves for re-election.

Auditors. The accounts have been audited by Messra. A. O'D. Gourdin and F. Maitland, who are recommended for re-election.

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,

General Managers.

Hongseng, 13th February, 1915.

-PROFIT AND 1099 ACCOUNT.

Consulting Committee's fees...... Auditors' fees Charges

Donation to Prince of Wales'

Fund

ture for year 1914

Dopreciation on Godown furni

Structural Alterations and lin

provements to Godowns Balanee

Balance curried forward from

·Inst-year we

Interest received,

storages, rents, etc. $160,650.22 Less Interest paid,

Commissions, etc. 47,903.02

Unclaimed Dividends prior to

1912 forfaited

BALANCE SHEET.

Capital Authorized 200,000 Shares at $10-$2,000,000.00 Issued-123,000 shares at $10.

ench

Reserve Fund

Sundry Croditors

Balance of Profit and Loss A[6]

Loans on Provident

System

Block of Main Go-" downs, etc., at West Point

Less Mortgage

Since Expended

By Balates from 30th

1914.

By Rents of Shops and

Mansions!!

By Strip Fees

June, Hotel

By Bad Debts recovered By Balance of Working Account By Exchange

with the Companies' Ordinances of Hong. Kong. There were present: Mesars. C. E. Anton (presiding), R. 3. Dalgliesh, Woo Ling-shu, and Pan Ching-pos (members of the Consulting Committee) E. S. Moberly Bell (legal advisor), J. J. Dunne, C. L Maxwell, G. P. Forster, and A. Brooke Smith (secretary). The attendance repre- sorted 52,400 shares.

The notice convening the meeting having

1,113.16 bean read,

$10.8

INTIMATIONSZE

JUST LANDED: HIRANO MINERAL

WATER

59

QUARTS, PINZE AND SELITA.

Bottled by the

IMPERIAL MINERAL WATER Co. LTD., OSAKA.

By appointment to the Imperial Household

The CHAIRMAN said:-Geritlemen,This 5,205.76 meeting of shareholders is a formal one of Japan, Officially Recommended by the 6.010.41 and has been called in order to comply Medical Colleges of The Imperial Universition

20,299.00 with the Companies' Ordinance of Hong

2,833.32 kong under which this Company is regis of Tokyo and Kyoto.

(SAMPLES FREE).

SOLE AGENTS:

CALDBECK,

A statutory report, which has 400.00 tered. 88,661.31 been in your hands for some days, affords you all the necessary information regard- $124,044.05ng the shares issued, the receipts of the Company on account of its capital and the payments made thereout up to the 31st $42,385.63 of last month, and there is also shown a statement of the assets of the Yangtzepoo 41,070.00 Coston Mill acquired from Jardine, 5.00 Matheson & Co., Ltd., indicating what 200.49 part thereof had been realised between the! 40,015.01 date of the incorporation of the Company 305.09 and January 31st. A list of shareholders. as on the 11th instant is on the table and is open to your inspection. I may men-1 tion in this connection that so far no shares have been allotted to shareholders of the Hongkong Cotton Spinning Weav ing and Dyeing Company, Ltd., but the 8,491,39 matter is engaging the attention of the 11,629,24 liquidator of that concern and we expect

to receive instructions from him at an HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB. 20,120.63 early date. At present it is not proposed to make a call on the ordinary shares issued to the public, and it is possible we 5,120.63 may find it is no necessary to do so until

8 121.044.05 3,000.0

800.00 RESERVE ZUND FOR REPAIRS AND RENEWALK- 6,572.19 FOR THE SECOND HALF-YENY 1914.

To Payments on account during

the Second Half-year 1914..... To Balance as per Balance Sheet

1,000.00

154.18!

30,409.18 $8,652.91 By Balanes from 30th June,

1914

transferred from 119,087,40 By Amount

Trofit and Loss as TECOM- monded in It Repart

5,899.26

IALITIES..

$

the beginning of our second financial year: I am pleased to be in a position to report 15,000.00 that the result of the first two months of the Company's working is quite satisfac 20 120.63 tory. The erection of the machinery from

MALANGE KHEET-31ST DECEMBER, 1014.

112,733.20 Capital-20,000 Shares, at $50

each fully paid up

501.50

1,500 Mortgage

110,087.46

Debentures (6%)

at $600 ench....$550,000.00

Less one hold. by:

the Company,

Sundry Creditors ... Unclaimed Dividends

$500.00

1,250,000.00 Hongkong and Shanghai Bank-

80,000.00ing Corporation (Current A/c.. 31,615.94 Reserve Foul as per last A/c.... 88,052.01 Reserve Fund for Repairs and Renewals as per above State. $1,439,288.83

menta

Balance of Profit and Loss:

Balance from last

Report 8 42,385,53

year to date.....

ties as per last, Account $2,200,045.42 ・Pars Arllitionals

$1,000,000.00

MACGREGOR&C.

RACE MEETING 1915.

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MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY

AND SATURDAY (OFF-DAY). 22ND, 23RD, 24TH AND 27TH FEBRUARY TICKETS of ADMISSION to the GRAND

1 STAND and ENCLOSURE may be obtained from Mesurs, KELLY & WALSH, LTD (excluding the Off-Day), or $3 per day. Ticket at the Gate Price $7 for the Mesting fer the Of Day, $2.

No one admitted without a Tloket, to b shown to the Ticket Inspecter at the Gate.

Hongkong is proceeding apace, and in the course of a few days we expect to have some 20,000 spindles in all ranning. The remainder of the machinery will be ship: ped from Hongkong, beginning next month and onwards. Your General

N.B-NOTICE IS BEREBY GIVE Managers have had under consideration. the desirability of installing a weaving that large proportion of the Receipts scernin plant of 360 looms, and the proposal has to the Club will be donated to the PRINC met with the approval of the Consulting OF WALES NATIONAL RELIEF FUND are now A Grant will also be made to the HONGKON 740,000.00 Committee. Accordingly, wo $1,196.71 inquiring with regard to prices for the LADIES BENEVOLENT FUND to assist in meetin

1. F. HOUGH, 3,919,50 supply of the plant, which will also, of cases of distress caused by the Warthy

Clerk of the Course course, require further expenditure for As I have

Hongkong, 17th February, 1915, 10,834,40 building accommodation.

already stated, this is only a formal meet- 648,975.78

ing, but if shareholders have any questions to ask I shall be glad to answer them. There being no questions, the Chairman announced the meeting at an end, and thanked those present for their attendance

11,620.24

Loans on Mortinges,

shares, etc.

.@ 80,557.98

584,158.46

Profit for Half-

004,716.44

88,004.34

82,044,209.97

$856,035.86 220,000,00

ASRETS,

ROAD, HONGKONG. Gown Furniture...# 1,500.00

686,035.86 Value of Proper-

Less Depreciation

59.18

1,553.18 153.18

1,400.00 (The

Inrestroent

10,000

Shores

Green Island Co., Ltd.

50,000.00

961.77

Sundry Dabtors 17

29,800.18

Cash with Company's bankers.

42,846.85

AND C

In hand

3,507.76 200.00

OREGON PINE.

THE

Hongkong, 2 th June, 1914

IMPORT

134

Proportion of premium on un-

expired policies.

9,707.75

21,439,268.85

STANLEY H. DODWELL) Members of Consulting

Committee: G. W. BARTON.

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,

CHINA

EXPORT LUMBER CO., LTD.

WM. POWELL

LTD.

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At Godown

CABINET MAKERS

HIGH-CLASS

FURNITURE

MADE FROM THE BEST MATERIALS. UNDER CAREFUL SUPERVISION

-DESIGNS.

SUGGESTIONS.

ESTIMATES.

FREE.

EVERYTHING FOR THE HOME.

(101

General Managers.

And Alterations.

Company's

ingesties were valued by Messrs. Paliber & Turner

on23rð Avg.,1913,

$3,314,215.00)-

Furniture and Fix-

tures, ete: 1-

2,997,90

As per løs: A/c. § 130,410.90

Written off A6

per last Report

20,000.00

# 116,119.20 8.477.67

Siate Added

Installation of Elec-

tric Light, Ma=\ chinery, Plant,

We report that we have audited the above, etc. balance sheet with the books and vouchers of Hotel's the Company and that in our opinion such

Steam and Motor Beat:

balance sheet is properly drawn up so ne touch.

exhibit a true and correct view of the stato of the Company's affairs at the 31st Decem ber. 1014; necurding to the best of our information, and explanations given us, and as shown by the books of the Company. We have dained all the information and explanations we have required. We have seen all the securities.

A. O'D. GoRDEN.) F. MAITLAND, Hongkong, 13th February, 1915.

Auditors.

HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD,

The report of the Board of Directors

As per last A/c $ 21,095.50 Written off as per last Report

1,495.50

Shares in Public Companies:-

As per last Account

Market Value ut $1st Derem her, 1911, $9,501.00) | Stock of Linen, Crockery, Glass- ware. Wines. Provisions, etc. Linen, Crockery, Glassware, etc.

(in useimmi Sundry Debtors............... Fixed Deposit at the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Cor- poration

for the half-year ended 31st December, Cash in Hand 1914, is as follows:-

ACCOUNTS.

The profit on working account amounted J. H. TROBART, to 840,015.01 as compared with $70,682.76

for the corresponding period of 1913, being.

a decrease of $29,067.73.

The profit and loss account, including

Acting Secretary.

-82,212,043.32

· 119,296.07

23,000.00

4,371.31

49,191.23

9,717,12 48,988.73

75,000.00 740.04

$2,544,209.97

ELLIS KADOONIE).

Directors F. MAITLAND, Anditors Report. We report that we have the sum of $42,385.53 brought forward examined the accounts of the Hongkong from 30th June, 1914, shows a credit Hotel Company, Limited, with the books, balance of $83,064.04, which the Directors vouchers and securities of the Company for recommend should be apportioned as the year ending 31st December, 1914. We follows: Brass

To pay a dividend of $2.50

per share on 20,000 shares....$50,000.00 To write off Furniture and

Fixtures Acconut

10,000.00 To write off Steam Launch.. 1,000.00 To carry forward to New

Account

27,664.34

$88,064.84.

CHINA AND JAPAN. PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE TO THE PROVINCES.

The President's lengthy telegram to the Provinces in reply to their strong protects against the reported Japancae demands is roughly summarised by the Peking Gazette as follows:-

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HONGKONG JOOKEY CLUB.

THE STEWARDS request the pleasure The presence of the LADIES stat GRAND STAND and the ENCLOSUE during the Races.

A Stand and Enclosure will be reserved f Member Wives and Families, Tickets f which are being sent out with the Membe Tickets.

All Tickets must be produced to ge admission,

Special accommodation will be reserved as recent years for Chinese Ladies and their fom attendants in the Btand erested on the plot ground next to the Lusitano Club Stand,

T, F. HOUGH, ALIK

Clerk of the Course Hongkong, 17th February, 1915.

HONGKONG JOCKET CLUB.

In order to retain a place in a world of constant changes and perils a nation. must exhibit a spirit at once independent and unconquerable. When the spirits of the people are independent and uncon- querable, they must continue as a nationASSES for Servants will be issued in spite of the external pressure and application to the Undersigned intrigue. Our Republic is still in its SATURDAY, the 20th February.

No Servants will be allowed inside infancy and needs careful nursing and protection to save it from downfall. It ENCLOSURE of the Race Coures during is, therefore, a matter for congratulation Rice Days WITHOUT TICKETS, which that the provincial authorities have been be had on application to the Undersig upholding the republican cause in a loyal These Tickets are only available for Serve and faithful spirit, I, being entrusted by while in attendance on their employeE OF W the people with the grave responsibilities on duty at the various Standa

Ary Chinese fouad loitering about w of President, will spare neither strength Berrants passes in their possession will for nor thought in doing my duty--though them and the holders thereof will be rozd that strength and thought may be old from the Enclosure. with age until my death. You can, therefore, be assured that I shall not let any matter escape my attention. During the last few days, both foreigners and Chinese have been uneasy about the Sino- Japanese situation, largely owing to the fears and suspicions that have been aroused in their minds. In this is shown the patriotism of our people. Ilowever..

T. F. HOUGH,

Clerk of the Cours Hongkong, 17th February, 1915.

NOTICE OF REMOVAL.

Ehave REMOVEDoarPHILATE STORE from Hongkong Hotel B Pedder Street, to No, 114, CAINE RO

GRACA & CO., Hongkong, 8th February, 1915.:

right still has a place in this world; and W any problem, however difficult it may be,1 is capable of solution by adhering to the ing, right with might and main just as solid ice can be melted by heats On the other hand, we must bear in mind that danger larks in every corner and crevice, and our attention may be absorbed by one when another really needs our attention just es much. We should, in view of sucli dangers, work with one mind and united energy. We must not forget that we must pay special attention to the protection of foreigners, for if we fulfil our part as host of the land. they will have no cause to complain. It will profit the country not a little by avoiding misunderstanding and The thus consolidating the nation." telegram concludes with the advice not to be influenced by rumours.

HONGKONG TRAMWAY CO.

have obtained all the Information and The following are the figures, for week explanations we have required, and, in our ending February 13th, including Chinese opizion. the above balance sheet is properly drawn up so as to exhibit a true and correct New Year's Eve- view of the state of the Company's affairs acording to the best of our information and the explanations given us and as shown by the hooks of the Company.

BAR. LOWE, GA.

A O'D. GOURDIN Auditoré Hongkong, 10th February, 1915.

$12,612

Receipts pe Increase compared with corres

pending week last year.... 1,283 Aggregate date:-

No of weeks!

Total

Decrease to date

$70,807

..$12,800

TEW LEE.

АH CHкоNG AND L. HANSE-

SHIP CHANDL TEVEDORES,

and COMPRADORES,

15, LEN YUEN STREET, WEST Telephone No. 1290.

Hongkong, 27th October, 1914.

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