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It is satisfactory to note that intorcat THE GOLD. OF HEALTH earned on investments during the year 1914 has increased to $163,885.16, 44 CONSTIPATION TENDS TO LOWEL

Jainst $142,35986 during the previous year. R

Some of our branches and agencies that have done good work for the Asso viation since the war broke out deserve our appreciative thanks.

A HANDSOME DIVIDEND PAID.

A dividend at the rate of 30 per cent. was declared payable to shareholders of the Yangteze Insurance Associatión; at

Since war broke out, five members of the Association's stall have volunteered, and the Company's 25th ordinary general meeting, which was held at the are at the present time either at the Mr. front or training in camp in-England. Bund, Shanghai, last, wookt

We have given them all leave of absence John Prentice presided, and there

on full pay, less their regimental pay, were also present Messrs. O Wand, as far as possible, their pests will Wrightson, W. S. Livingstone, Brodie Abe kept open for them until the termina Clarke and A. W. Burkill (Directors), Wtion of the war, and I feel sure you will B. Jackson (Becretary), L Midwood, all approve of our setion in this matter W. Crawford, James Ambrosk E. (Hear, hear.) Let us hope it will not be Kadoorie, Thos Coch G. Willemier long before they are one and all able to A. B. von Stockhausen, R. Burkill return to their various duties, sound in B. s'Jacob, T. A. Clark, G. D Coutts, E.

End W: A, Plate, D. Gubboy, int, and all the better for their military 1. C. Dyer, S. B. Bremner, WS, training, WH. Lunt The attendance represent ed 7,469 shares, child

The Secretary having read the notice convaning the testing and the auditors' report,

you.

No lest

ITS STANDARD.

Gold is the standard of our coinaga Neither silver nor bronzo money is really

But. worth the amount it represents. British sovereign (22 carat gold) will fetch its full value in any civilized country in the world, Good health is Without if the standard of the body. You cannot meet at your full wortli tha obligations your daily work caste upor Very severe are the penalties impos by the Law on those who make and circulate counterfeit ooins. ocrtain and severo is the punishment exacted by Nature on those depart willingly or unwillingly, from her miles Unhappily, and distinct altogether from deliberate breaking of these laws, the always succeed in proserving healt most careful attention to them does not I cannot think of any further informa Variations of the weather, periods of tion that may interest you concerning the businces anxiety, the thousand and on Association's affairs, so I will propose worries of a household, often have an the balance of health against you. They that the Report of the Directors and the so you canot guard against in tilting bave a tendency to upset the digestiva Statement of Accounts for the year end- ing 31st December, 1914, as presented, be

organa.

The well-being of the body largely accepted and passed. This resolution is seconded by Mr. W Wrighteon depends on the purity and richness of If, as in constipation, the Before ranmin my seat, however, I the blood. should like to say that your board wish 40 wante material of digestion is allowed ta Bercoord their appreciation of the able remain in the bowels, impurities are

tho which onormously-crested which pollute what should be the manner increased business has been carried out by puro stream of lifeNature's penalty, other complaints, in allowneas of the a much decreased staff here and at the for this counterfeit blood is soen, among skin, headaches, drowsiness when the London office.

mind should be most leat, and ficklenessi d'appetito. Here is an illustration.

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Special thanks are due to our secretary, Mr. Jackson, and the staff hore, and I shall have much pleasure in proposing later on voting the usual bonus to the stoff. (Applause.)

Mr. William Fanston Drake, 49, Rail way Cottages, Kroonstad, O.F.S., writ on June 18th, 1914, states:

The CHAIRMAN said:-Gentleman; - The report and accounts for the year end ed 31st December, 1914, having been in your bands for some time, I will, with your permission, take them as read. fore formally proposing, the adoption and passing of same, I will endeavour to explain to you some items in the ac- counts, and also make a few remarks on the course of the Association's business.

With regard to 1913 and former yeste working account, your Directors feel that you will share their opinion that the ae count shows very atisfactory results. The balance of 8388,043.37 at credit of this account is a record one for the Asso ciation, and, with not more than the usual amount of estimated pending claims to meet your Directors dended to recom- mend placing $100,000 to the reinsuranos fund and $10,000 to building reserve fund, leaving a balance of 8278,034.37 to be dealt with us, f My event waj

Should this meet with your approval the reinsurance reserve fund will be in orcased by: $30,000 more than we have hitherto been in the habit of placing te that fund, and we therefore feel justified Proposed by the Chairman and second in recommending an increase in the dived by Mr. W B. Livingstone: That a dividend to shareholders on this occasion dividend at the rate of 30 per cent., making it 26 per vent instead of the equalling 18 per share, on the paid-up customary 20 per cent, which in these capital of the Company be declared, pay

After suffering for upwards of times will no doubt be appreciated, by ablo in tacls, at the exchange of 73, on you all.

The frat fow April 0 at the Hongkong and Shanghai months, Mother Seigel's Syrup Banking Corporation and the Chartered recommended. Bank of India, Australia, and China to brought such great relief that T shareholders on record on April and optouraged to continue with the re Proposed by Mr. C. R. Burkill and after four bottles. I had thoroug

Precovered. seconded by Mr. E. S. Kadoorie:-"That

One of the great merits of Mother, Messrs. J. Prentice, C. W. Wrightson, W Seigel's Byrup is that it strengthens anch S. Livingstone, B. Clarke, and A. W regulates the action of the atomisch, liver Burkill be re-elected directors of the sad towels, without irritating them ne Company? mol

bis the case with violent draughts, an

powders, whose effect is merely terap Bry. After restoring these organs healthy condition, the use, now did agains after meals of this herbal. - remedy, will beop years, famous now for nearly 50 up their tone.MA

Then, and only then, will food pourish you thoroughly, and the waste aubitances. of digestion be expelled without distress.

"About 10 year ago I suffered shall be pleased to answer any

disorder, brought about by questions shareholders may wish to ask, weakness in the stomach and from

and constipato I had inv to the best of my ability,

being asked, the following fooling of fulde after mould No questions being resolutions were submitted to the meeting I had perhaps, partaken of oni

quantity of food, and often my and carried inanimously

Proposed by the Chairman and seconds so work that it almost in od by Mr, O. W. Wrightson:-That the rejected it. Eventually I had a p

distaste for food in any form

"I also suffered from pana directors report and statement of 40- counts for the year ended December 31st back, from which I could selden a thorough night's rest, and 1014, as prevented, be accepted and

norvous and irritable My to passed.

coated with a white furry matt left a nauseous taste in my mo caused my breath to be most unpie In addition I was aflicted with love

After paying the dividend of 25 per cent to shareholders which will absorb $180,000, and placing to the reinsurance reserve fund $100,000 and to building re- serve fund $10,000, there will remain balance of 298,034.27 to ho carried for ward, which we are satisfied is more than suficient to meet all claims pending against 1013 and former years under

writing.

Proposed by Mr. L. Midwood and secided by Mr. F. B. 'Jacob That eura. GH and N. Thomson be re elected auditors to the Company for the ensuing year at a remuneration of Tls,

350"

Beserve Fund-This remains the same and stands at 81,000,000,000, 100

Reinsurance Reserve Fund With the $100,000 which it is recommended to add to this fund it will stand at 8040,355,69.

Building Reserve Fund After credit-

Proposed by the Chairman and second. ing this fund with the $10,000 alreadyed by Mr. W: A. O. Platt: That the referred to by me, it will amount to

me, it

directors are hereby authorized and dir ected to pay to the secretary and the members of the foreign, staff a bonus on their salaries for the past year; amount of such bonus to be left to the directors to decide, but shall in no case exceed 20 per cent

Exchange and Investment Fluctuation Account Instead of having to draw on this fund owing to the depressed state of the stock markets and consequent reduced market values of our investments, as at one time we thought it would be necessary to do, I have pleasure, in pointing out to you that the fund has been consider ably increased and shows a credit balance of 8188,652.27, being an increase of $147,903.05 as compared with the previous

year, t

Our securities have mostly been valued at the official rate ruling on 31st Decen ber last, and where no oficial quotations were obtainable they have been valued at considerably less than the market rate ruling to-day.

A list of the Association's investments in stocks and shares is on the table should any shareholder desire to see it,

Working Account, 1914.-The amount of premium carned, after deducting the amount of premium paid for reinsar- ances, during last year reached the re spectable sum of $2,507,988.58; and the balance at the credit of 1914 "working ac count, after dedacting the claims and charges paid, amounts to $1,003,005.04. Both these sums very considerably exceed the Association's previous records...

vious year.

the

Mr. W. B. Jackson said that he wished to thank the directors and shareholders on his own behalf and that of the staff for the manner in which appreciation had been shown of their efforts. They had had hard work, and, speaking for him- Golf, many anxious moments. He trusted the war would be at an end when the next annual meeting took place, and that trade would have resumed ita normal

its friends many prosperous years course. He wished the Association and (Applause.)

The Chairman thanked those present for their attendance and announced that dividend warrants would be posted at

once.

The proceedings were then concluded.

TRADE AND THE WAR

CHINA TRADE AND ALIEN ENEMIES.

A Real British Merchant" writes from Shanghai to the Manchester

Guardian:--

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CHINA OVERLAND TRADE BEFUST NOONG WEEKLY PIESS 4 bow ready and contami Far Eastern News Hongkong.

feading Articles:--

Japanese Ethics.

Kwangtang and the Gambling Evil. Japan and the Allisate.. The Colony's Note Issue, The "Boycott Movement in China. Random Reflections, Hongkong Wedding. The Law Courts, The Langkat Bribery Case. Police Sergeant's Death. At the Magistracy.

Volunteers from the Far East, Prince of Wales Fund Variety Entertainment for Charition, International Optum Conference. Notes in Circulation. Chinese Oficial Documente. Thanghai Stock Exchange.

nnesota" Aground in Island Sea. Barfed Pirate. Notes from Peking. Hongkong Boy Scouts, New Chinese Government Loun The Coming Election in China. Local Sport. Company Report:-

Union Insurance Society of Canton, Ltd. Hongkong Tramway Co., Ltd. Company Meetings:

Green Island Cerment Co., Ltd. Hongkong Ice Co., Ltd.

As a British merchant I consider that it is a perfect disgrace the way Manches

New Engineering and Shipbuilding

Works, Ltd. tor merchants are trying to obtain crders for cotton piece-goods from Herman and The British Eastern Communities. Austrian firmas in China. It is doing Indian Soldier's Adventure. untold harm to Great Britain's cause, as Talegrams. we are losing prestige tremendously with Big Fire in Tokyo. the Chinese, who say that it shows that Chinese Economic Pradacts Britain caunot do without German sup Japan Naval and Military Expansion cent-in-all) out of interest earned, as report. Unfortunately, the practice is not Japan's Captures at Tsingtau,

prohibited in neutral ports by the Inst Sanlion's 7,800 Miles Flight. King's Regulation, which also allows Commercial. British banks to open credits for Shipping business in favour of the alien enetny.

Katre Copies 30 cents each, Bash The first thing that should be done is to

Copies can be posted from this Ofos prohibit the banks from opening ay credits to cover new business, and to to addresses sant, including postage 34 make it impossible for cerchantz o sol cents each,

Our Consul here is to the Germans. absolutely to sympathy with us, but saya that his hands are tied owing to the lenient way the last King's Regulation is drawn up.

We

The increase in prentum revenue is largely due to writing war riske, although I am pleased to say the first Bix months of last year showed a satisfactory increase in premium, as compared with the corresponding six months of the pre- Since the war broke out the Association has secured a considerable number of new constituents, and I think it more than probable that a largo por tion of these will remsin with the Asso- ciation on the termination of hostilities.

After paying the special dividend of 5 per cent, to shareholders (making 20 per commended in the report, there remains a balance of 81,467,005.84 to be carried forward, and, although this is a large sum to carry forward, your Directors con- sider that owing to the difficulty of esti mating the claims and losses to be paid in connection with both war risk claims and losses and ordinary marine risk losses, which are, up to the present time, esti- mated at about 2600,000, and also taking into consideration the increased liability on unexpired risks, it is advisable to

If Manchester merchants she knew the adopt a conservative policy in these eritical times. They, therefore, recom-risks they were running in accepting mend carrying forward the whole balance German orders they would certainly not and not dealing with it until we meet accept them. Only last week the German again next year, when we trust this tar merchants here, who are most numerous; rible war will be over and we shall be held a meeting in the German Club, able to come before you with a handsome presided over by the manager of the Ger man bank at which it was unanimously credit balance on last year's working

The Association's working expenses, I agreed that it was the duty of every true ain pleased to say, have been reduced to German to ruin British trade in Chiun chester merchants think for montcut 12.73 per cent of the premium income, in every possible way. Do not let Man against 16.09 per cent. for the rear, 1913 that they will lose any business by not and this in spite of our very heavy tele selling to German firms, as the Chines graphic and other unavoidable expenses dealer will, if he really requires the clothi incurred since the outbreak of war.

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