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AUCTIONS

BY ORDEX OF THE MORTGAGEĖS.

PUBLIC

AUCTION.

M

ESSES HUGHES & HOUGH have received instructions to sell by Paklic

Auction,

TO-DAY (MONDAY).

CORRESPONDENCE.

"KWANGTUNG RELIEF FUND.

[TO THE EDITOR DY THE "HONGKONG DAILY PRESS;'").

Hongkong, July 17th, 1015 SWhile not in any way wishing to the 19th day of July, 1015, at three o'clock r. depreciate the necessity for rendering

at their Auction Room, No. 8, Des Voeux

THE

Road Central,

VALUABLE LEASEITULD

PROPERTIES,

assistance to the poor Chinese who have suffered by the flood, it is not encouraging to the small subscriber, wig, often at con. siderable inconvenience, puts up his $10 to $25, to note that his last year's contribu

tions were only spent in part..

Situato of Shaukiwan in the Colony of Hong kong and known as SHAUKIWAN LOTS Now. 68, 120, 378 and 391 in Feur Lote. LUT 1-Comprises 2 well-built Dwelling. Houses known as 13 and 16, Shukiwan Main] It appears from the papers that the sum Road and 4 single-rooted Chinese Dwelling of $30,000 has been transferred from the Houses.

all thoro wall-built 1014 Relief Fund," as part of the balance LOT 2-Comprises Dolling-Hons known as Nos. 15, 17 and 19, Main Street and Nas. 18, 20, 22, 23 and 24, Praya Shaukiwan West

LOT 3-Comprises a Piece or Parcel of -Ground and Foreshore containing an Area of 2,970 square feet, a well appointed site for Buildings or Ship Building Yard.

LUT Cmprises a Piece or Parcel of

of that fund still in the hands of the Government.

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS MONDAY, JULY 19ru, 1915.

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COMPANY MEETING. CHINA MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY..

The seventeenthi mal-mesting of the China Mutual Life Insurance Company, Ltd., was hold on the 11th inst., at the head office of the Company in Shanghai. Mr. C. R. Burkill presided, and was sup- ported by Messrs, A. W. Burkill, G, M. Wheelock, H. P. Wailman, R. Macgregor and A. E. Algar (directors), S. R. Neill } (manager and actúary), and J. J. Tweel

(mndrager and secretary).

The notice convening the meeting and the auditors' certificate having been read, The Chairman said:-Gentlemen, the pait your, as you are all aware, has been one of exceptional anxiety and stress, al ve feel that the policyholders and share- holders will agres with us that the results obtained are very satisfactory.

That the election of Mr. R. Macgregor m a directer of the Company be and it is hereby confirmel-Proposed by the Chairman, seconded by 5Ir. AW. Burkill. That the election of Mr. AE. Algar vsa diccetor of the Company band it in bereby confirmed."-Propo ed by the Chairman, scoonded by Mr. A. W. Burkill.

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"That Messrs, G. I. and N. Thomson he and they are hereby elected auditors of the Campany for the ensuing year. Troposed by Mr. C.-H. Platt seranded

Mr. C. Shaw,

TRADE OF HONGKONG. FLOOD AFFECTS THE MARKET. The following statistics have obtained from the fortnightly oric: cur rent, ward market report of the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce:-

Was

OPIUM.

byce11

No

Ground and Foreshore containing an Area of average person desires the cuey be sub me sermacht af the war have ben forced to The Bougal market ims centruued ex-}

3,700 square feet now used es a Ship Buliding Yard and Slip.

Particulars and conditions of sale may be obtained from MES, DEACON, LOOKER, DEACON &

HARSTON,

Solicitore,

1, Des Voux Road Central, and also from MASSES, HUGHES & HOUGH,

The Auctioneers,

[752- Hongkong, 13th July, 1915.

IMPORTANT AUCTION OF LAND IN SWATOW":

T. MOORE & CO., LTD. (Established 1874),

AVING been favoured with instructions HOM THE TRUSTEL

of the state of FRANK Hanny HYDE (in Bankraptoy), will sell by Pablie Anction within their Salearooms,

ON TUESDAY,

the 10th August, 1015, at 4 P.M. precizoly,

AND VERY VALUABLE THAT

DESIRABLE PARCEL OF LAND, situate in the Foreign Settlement of Swatow and known as the site of the Swatow Hotel (which Hotel was recently detroyed by fre).

PARTICUNARS: The Land I held under ore Foreigu sad two Chinese title deals.

The Ares of the Land is 3,120 SUPERFICIAL FEET, THE NORTH boundary measures 12 FEET and Is bounded by property of the Estate of Dirck & Co.

THE SOUTH boundary measures 52-FEET and-

is bounded by a 16 Foot Road,! THE EAST boundary measures 60 FRET and is bounded by the Maritime Customs properly.

THE WEST boundary measures 60 FEET and

is bounded by a 16 Foot Road.

The property is in the heart of the Foreign Settlement and comprises one of the best business sites in the port.

CONDITIONS OF SALE may be obtained on application to the Office of this paper or direct, from Tan AUCTIONEERS.

SEALED BIDA..

The Anotion will, as advertised, be hell'in Shanghai, and in order to give purchasers non- resident in Shanghal an opportunity to bid Sealed Offers in SHANGHAI TAELS will be accepted, which Offers will be opered in the rostram st the time of the sale and in the presence of the Trustee

TAMOOBE & Co., LTD., 45, Kiangzo Road, Shanghai, Auctioneers.

Shanghai, 5th July, 1916,

Stocks on July 1st were 472 Patga, 250 We are paying the same rate of bonusenares, 5 Malwa, and 190 Persian In uncertified Bengal og policies maturing during the current and Turkish. There may be, of course, come reason why funnel year as we paid last year, where pium the balanes of stocks on July 1st Government boiled by as it appears that inest companies at home were 167 Patna, and 1 Benares.

monopoly. such a large amount should have been re tained by the official committee, but the___we have hade valuations since the com-opinn

reduce their scale of bonus.

tremely quiet with quotations unitored as We are also paying the same dividend, follows: Patna, Now $0.325, Old 20,200, and I, as representing the policyholders, V. Old 89,100, Benares, New $9,050, Old feel bound to thank the shareholders for $8,025. V. Old $3.825. Malwa market- their consideration to the policyholders No fresh transactions have transpired and in again accepting less than half the sumralies are unchanged: New to 3 years they are entitled to under the deed of drug, 80,309. Older, 29,400. settlement.

scribes to be expended for the relief- --f these poor people, and rot hoarded in the Bank-Yeurs faithfully...

**L'ANTON"

EXPORTS.

no-business

[Perlisp the reason why a large amount out of the 2014 Fund should has been retain.

Turning to our Investments, you wil

There was no market for Feathers ed by the official committee was not made us

ahserve from the footnote appearing below

new season quotations for the balance sheet that we have taken what There are It clear us it might be in the official reports re- garding the distribution of the foud,

He may consider to be the somewhat Ginger, and the prices are high on acecunt will be remembered that only about one- eighth of the total sugarcribed-was-ex-drastic step of providing in fall, by writ of the foods. It is reported that part of pended, on rice, the remainder being devoteding down and by our investiment reserve the crop is ruined. There

for the depreciation in our investments in Galangal Cassin Oil is easier, hut to relief work in the form of repairs to

There was eer- de principally either directly or indirect-there is nothing doing. Biar Aniseed Oil is quiet and there is but small business in broken embankments, etc.

Some fair business has Star Aniseed. tain construction work on which the advicely to the war,

The Doard of Trade in England, which been done in Wood Oil. Human Hair is of Mr. Jaffe, of the Hondtong Public Works Department, was sought-and-we-gathered is responsible for the examination and quoted at price per picul, f.o.b. Hongkong. from the report that the balance of the publication of the secounts deposited the Yunan The market is quiet. There No business is Fund was intended, not lo he “hoarded under the Assurance Companies Act, 1909, is nothing doing in Quicksilver, Saigon the Bank for an indeluite period, but has announced its willingness to allow cer- Cassia or Gall Nuts be apent on certain aw shieck and embank-tificates relating to the valuation of life reported in Bristles. ments recommended by the engineer.-E.] office securities to refer to the values as t December 31st, 1913, in the case of securi ties then owned, while securities suba Yarn during the early part of the fort quently purchased may by valued at cost night at a decline of 81 to $2 per hale, exchange A number of insurance companies ar but prices have somewhat recovered owing

to the steady decline in

the during

past few home have availed themselves of this per Deliveries

faller off ณ have

great mission, and as far as one can gather from

daye

in floods serious owing to the resumes of the reparts published in the deal

Quotations Press, few companies have provided as wo West River and Canton,

No. 12s at ore:No. 10s at $80-8101,

No. 203 No. 16 at 889-8117. have done for the total depreciation.

It is of interest to record that the 886-4101.

Unsold Shipacate 1,000," greater part of the depreciation which at 05-81:40. Arrivals 3,150 bales. Sales we have had to deal with has occurred in 3,000 bales. our Government securities, which were stock 35,000 bales. Bargains 10,000 balles.

KWANGTUNG FLOOD RELIEF Price,

FUND,

SUBSCRIPTION LIST, NO. 2.

This Tang Wah Hospital begs to acknowledge with thinks the following donations to the Kwangtung Flood Relief Fund:-

From Shanghai per Kuangshin

Guild, Chowchow Guild, Dr. Wu Ting Fang, ord Mosers, Tang Shaoyi, Chen Koliang, Tan Kanchen, Kuo Chuching, audl Choa Singfan Messrs. Roiss & Co. International Banking Corpora

!

tion

Hon. Mr. J. H. Kemp Hon. Mr. Wei Yuk, C.M.G. Mr. B. Wong Tape

M-C. A. Hooper..... Mr. P. M. N. da Silva Mr. A. S.

Mr. C. W.

Mr. H. Gittius Mr. W. Dickson Mr. A. Nichol ..... Mr. C. F. Croawell. Ar. E. White Mr. A. J. P. Mr. C. Skott Messrs. Botelho Bros. Mesra, Deacon. Looker, Deacon &

Haraton,

Chincea in Jarnies per Mr. Liu

Sun Ki

Mr. Cheng King Tong

Messrs. Kwong Hoi Keo

1758

Mir. Yau Shi

IN THE MATTER OF THE ALIEN,

ENEMIES

(WINDING UP) ORDINANCE, 1914,

כאן

IN THE MATTER OF BEHN MEYER, & COMPANY, LIMITED, AN ENEMY COMPANY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE SAID ORDINANCE. NOTICE

OF OF

SALE

Tenchora and Papils of Belilios

Girls' School

Mr. Li Ya Nung Mr. Leung Man Kwai

Yan On Insurance Co., Ltd. Mr. Leung Yan Fo Messrs. Wangg Hing Lieut. Colonel L. A. Watson Messrs. Cheong Shing Moers. Wing Shing Sun Mess. Tung Fu Tai Mesra, Tag Hang loa Mrs. Ip Tan Shi

Messrs. Tsui Tak Loong Messrs. Nam Tai Hop Kee Mr. Ip Ting Sam ....

FREEHOLD AND LEASEHOLD LANDS Messre. Kwong Sang Horg

AND HOUSES.

SITUATE AT

Collyer Qasy, De Souza Street, Prince Street,

Mr. Cheng Shau Shan Mr. Kwok Ching Chuen Mr. Wong Cheuk Kam. Mr. Lam Po Heung

Robertson Qusy, Kanisah Marionn Road, Mr. Yu To Sang Mohamed Saitan Road and Grange Road, Singapore.

TO BE SOLD

BY

PRIVATE TENDER.

Mr. Yu Yat Yus Messrs. Tung On Wo Messrs. Tung Fat Yuen Messrs. Wing We`Chan Messrs. Man Loong.

The 31st August, 1915, las bean fixed so the Mess, Shan Sang Yuen

Messrs. Kyong On Wing last day for the scceptance of tenders.

Coples of the Partionlars and Conditions of fesors. Tung Sang Cheong Sale and form of Tender can be obtained on and Messrs. Kwong Tak Hing after the 25th June, from the Liquidater of Messrs. Kwong Tang On No. 4, Collyer Quey, Singapore, or from the Messrs. Cha Wing Hing Undersigned.

SISSON & DELAY,

16E, UMANOS ALLEY, Singapore, Solicitors for the Liquidator.

Singapore, lat July, 1915.

Messrs. Tang On Tai

Mr. Fung Chi Yeak.

Messrs, Tai Loeng

Mesara, Sum Tai

(700

Messrs. Kwong Too

Messrs. Nam Shing Choung

Luon Po Insurance Co., Ltd., of

Shanghai

FRENCH LESSONS. Lo Chung Ku

Mr. Lum Wun Yue

Mr. Ho Hang Long Mr. Hà Ngal Lan Mr. Lam Heung Lau Mr. Yung Tez T Mr. Lo Siu Chouk Messrs. Lock Hing

G. MOUSSION,

Mogason Hua Eloan,

[697

Mr. Shiu Wai Ming

WANTED.

Mr. Wong Is Hing

Mr. Cheong Tak Kee Mr. Fung Kwai Tong.....

Goods Dealers' September, a FURNISHED or UN Par Auctioned

Guild Chinese Staff of the Kowloon

Customs

FURNISHED HOUSE, on the PRAE, Apply to

fet a year or longer.

F. C. JENKIN,

Princes' Buildingu.

Hongkong, 6th July, 1916.

08.20

Already acknowledge

Total

840,000.00

IMPORTS There was a sidemand for Cotton

INTIMATIONS

LANE,

CRAWFORD & Co.

K

H

K

ESTABLISHErt 1850μ

KHAKI CELLULAR

SHIRTS.

K

H

KHAKI KNITTED

TIES.

A

KHAKI MARCHING

K

SOCKS.

I FOX'S KHAKI PUTTEES. I

SLEEPING

SUITS

SUMMER CEYLON $4.75 PER SUIT.

$6.50

$8.00

LIGHT ZEPHYR

WOOL TAFFETA B.V.D. SLEEPING SUITS.) $3.00 PER

AND

SUIT.

SHORT SLEEVES, KNEE LENGTH.)$4.75

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

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practically compulsory investments in co: Apart froint a small deined for Woolens THE TAIKO0 DOCKYARD

nection with the deposits we had to make with the different Governments.

at unprofitable rates for Spanish Stripes. and Long Ells, there is no enquiry or The foods in Canton and business. neighbouring country have put a stop to the littk enquiry there has been for Thero has Motala. Prices at Home are further ad- vanced, and reported firm. be no business reported booked.

There is no change in Petro- prices for Yellow Metal show an upward tendency. leum Products, no stocks of Pepper, Our policies being issued as incontest, Camphor nor Window Glass, and no im

During the year we have introduced the non-forfeiture scheme. The benefit of this scheme was not coufined to the now palicies issued during the year, but was 1,000.00

extended to every policy in force. This scheme has already been of much value to 1,000,00

50.00 ny of our policyholders during the financial difficulties caused by the effect of the war on commerco..

20.00 50.00 25.00

Tha

AND ENGINEERING CO. OF HONGKONG, LTD, TAIKOO DOCKYARD. HONGKONG. SHIPBUILDERS SALVORS AND REPAIRERS, BOILERMAKERS BRASS AND IRON FOUNDERS, CONSTRUCTIONAL, ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS.

25:00 able except for fraud, sukide within the portant sales of Cual aro reported. The WELDING AND CUTTING OF METALS BY OXY-ACETYLENE

FLOUR.

25.00 year or non-payment of premium, none Sugar market is steady, but there are no 10.00 of our policyholdors whoso policies were, sales and no stocks of Saltpotre 5.00 in force before the war and who are now

The American market appears to bo 100.00 on active service with the British or 25.00 French armies have been called upoa to weak, and it is anticipated prices gen- 1erally will be lower. The new crop pro- 20.00 pay any extra premium.

5.00

Patents

The war has interfered very consider-mises to be fully as large sa last year's In the local market stocks are about 25.00 ably with our new business, but we con-

Gacks. Quotations: 100.00 sider that under the circumstances the 550,000 100.00, amount we have secured must be considor

ed to be satisfactory.

230.00

M 94.20 per sack, straight M $2.80 per Nack, cut-off M-82.90 per sack, seconda

82.70 per sack.

The loans to policyholders have increased considerably during the year. 500.00

Immediately following the outbreak if

SHANGHAI TRADE. $700.00 500.005

war many of our policyholders applied for loans on their policies, which policies

Mesars. Ilbert & Co.'s latest Piece Goods 500.00

were in some cases the only security u 303.00 which in the crisis then existing they could Market Report says

Demand is of a daily improving charac In every case where the 300.00 obtain cash, 300.00 policies had a loan value and the title waster, and cargo beginning to move off from 200.00 clear, loans were made without delay. stock with a fair amount of Ireedom for many points in the interior. Holders are 200.00 Many insurance companies, in those of 200.00 their branches in which monetary condi- naturally becoming very firm in their 100.00 tions were stringent, refused to make loans demands, and will sell only in small 200.00 or postponed the advancing of the cash for quantity at advancing rates, owing to t'o 200.00 varying periods. We, however, decided high values asked now from replacing 200.00 to continue making loans without delay.markets and the undoubted shortage that 200.00 and wore thus able to be of very real must exist hers later on in the year' in 200.00 resistance to our policyholders in their number of different lines of goods. The 150.00

diffoulties, even though in some instances great Szechuan market is exported to 100.00 the laying down of the necessary liquid begin purchasing for autumn require 100.00

Funds in the branches involved us in a loss, ments in another fortnight, when the 100.00

down, ant 100.00

100 owing to exchange operations being river usually begins to subside after the

mow-waters have eme almost suspended. 100.00 100.00

You will observe from the revenue although the spring crops in that province 100.00 count that we have paid in claims during were, to a large extent, a failure through 100.00 the year the very considerable sum T19. drought, it is said that reports as to the

summer crops are good. 100.00 1,424,000 in claims, and Tls. 114,610 ia 100.00 bonuses, which is the best evidence we can -100.00 offer that we are falalling our duties and

100.00 justifying our existence.

100.00 To sum up our position briefly. Dur-JAPAN'S TRADE WITH CHINA. 100.00 ing the year we have increased the value

BIG DECLINE IN EXPORTS FOR 100.00 of our policies to our policyholders by the

THE HALF-YEAR. 100.00 introduction of the non-forfeiture scheme. 100.00 Out of the profit made during the year we 100,00

are paying bonuses at the same rate as 100.00

last year, dividends at the same rate as -100.00

last year, and providing in full for the 100.00

depreciation in securities. 100,00

The Chairman was asked whether the 300.00

Lonuses amounting to Tis. 114,010 were 100 EXT

to be given to shareholders, and replied, 100.00

to policyholders. Shareholders would get 100.00 only the dividend of Tis. 5,000. 100.00

The following resolutions were put 100.00 the meeting and carried:-- 100.00

That the directors report, together. 100.00 with the accounts and balance sheer for 100.00 the year ended March 31st, 1915, be and 100.00 they are hereby accepted and passed. 100.00 Proposed by the Chairman, srecided by 100.00 AE HP Wadman,

The returns of Japan's trade with Chion for the first half-year of this year show a considerable decrease in exports as compared with the corresponding period of the preceding year. The total value of the exports for the six months Imports, how decrease of Y.26,503,223.

given as Y.55.161,570, which shows a ever, increased by 1.8,609,025 tu compari period of the preceding year. The follow son with the figures for the corresponding ing table shows the trade returns for the Brst half-year of this you :--

To

EXPORTS,

612,477

1914.

20,839,030 Manchuria Y. 5,938,221 Y. 7,467,319 28,113,732 46,713,284 North China 20,595,140

050,290 Central China.... 100.00 That a dividend to shareholders for South China ..... 190.00 the year ended March 31st, 1915, be paid

Total...65,181,370 Y,81,801,902

IMPORTS. 100,00

and the same in hereby declared of 10 per

1014. 200.00 eat on the paid up capital of The Chairman, 50,000,Proposed by the

Manchuria. Y. 5,669,030 Y. 4,002,355 8,863,052 4,776,715 seconded by Mr. R. Macgregor.

is North China....

12,287,163 910,463 $207.00

South China 1,217,540. 00.310.00 hereby reelected a director of the Com-Central Ching... 15,015,724

Chairman, pang-Proposed by the

Total: ...30,906,320 Y.22,038,701 $143,065.88 seconded by Mr. A. E, Algar.

1,000.88

That Mr. A. W. Burkall be and From 1975,

·AND ELECTRIC SYSTEMS,

Estimates given for quick construction and repair of Ships, Engines, Boilers, Railway Rolling stock, Bridges, and all Classes

of Engineering Iron and Wood Work.

GRAVING DOOK-787' by 88' by 34' 6". Pumps Empty Dock in 2-3/4 hours.

THREE-PATENT SLIPWAYS toking vessels up to 8,000 tons displacement, providing

conditions for painting chips with most efficient reults, 100-Ton ELECTRIC CRANE ON QUAT-ELECTRIC OVERHEAD CRANES

throughout the Shops maging to 100 Tone.

50-Ton Hydraullo TESTING MACHINE for Chains, Wire Ropes, Rivets, etc. AGENTS FOR→→→

JOHN 1. THORNYCROFT & CO. LTD.

PETROL and KEROSENE MARINE MOTORS 7-1/2 to 100 B.H.P.

As supplied to the British Admiralty and War Office. MOTOR VESSELS, LIGHT DRAFT CARRIERS, GUNPOATS, LAUNCHES

HOUSEBOATS and PLEASURE CRAFT OF EVERY DESCRIPTION, MOTOR PUMPING and LIGHTING BEIS, MOTOR VEHICLES, ETC.

at the Town Office.

Dockyard Managers, can be seen between the hours of 11 Alt, and 12 Neos

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