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THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD AND

ENGINEERING CO. OF HONGKONG LTD.

(1270 Hongkong, 10th December, 1915.

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INTOMATIONS

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, DECEMBER 18rm,, 1015.

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED.

NOTICE

IS

INTIMATIONS

THE HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED.

HEREBY GIVEN NOTI

that an EXTRAORDINARY GEN- ERAL MEETING of THE UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED, will be held at the Head Office of the Society, No. 2, Queen's Buildings, Ico House Street, Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, on MON DAY, the 20th day of December, 1913, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, when tho subjoined Resolutions which were pussed as Extraordinary Resolutions at the Extraordinary General Meeting of the said Sooty held on the 4th day of December, 1915, will be submitted for confirmation ng Special Resolutions:-

(1.) That the Capital of the Society "be increased to $4,000,000 (Four Mil- lion Dollars) by the creation of 3,600 "(Three Thousand Six Hundred) Addi- tional Ordinary Shares of $250 (Two

DChildren at the Peak. Apply by letter "dred and Fifty Dollars) each

enolesing coples of testimonials to-

"E."

Care of "Daily Press" Office, Hongkong, 10th November, 1915.

NOTION

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NY EUROPEAN, Nou-Anistic or Indian

A desiring to leave the Golany should apply in writing for permission to do so to the Captain SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, at least 48 hours before the intended hour of departure, giving name, nationality, age, ez, height And occupation of the appliesnt, and stating the name of the steamer or other vessel or the hour of the train by which the applicant wishes to leave. Applicants should apply in person for their passes at the CENTRAL POLICE STATION between the houre of 9AM. to 1 P., and 2 P.. to 4 PM, daily.

Hongkong, 10th July, 1915.

TOYS AND

FOR SALE.

1738

XMAS GOODS.

GRACA & CO.. Dealers in POSTAGE STAMPS, TOYS, &c. No. 4, WYNDHAM STREET Hongkong, tih December, 1915, [1043

CHINA TRADERS' INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED,

NOTICE

IS HEREBY GIVEN that an EXTRAORDINARY GEN. ERAL MEETING of the CHINA TRADERA INSURANCE COMPANY. LIMITED, will be held at the Head Office of the Company, No. 3, Queen's Buildings, Ico House Street, Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, ou MON DAY, the 20th day of December, 1915, at 11.15 o'clock in the forenoon, when the subjoined Resolutions which were passed aa Extraordinary Resolutions at tho Extraordinary General Meeting of the said Company held on the 4th day of December, 1815, will be submitted for confirmation as Special Resolutions:-

(1) That Article No. 9 of the Con- *pany's Articles of Association which "now reads:

The Company shall have a first and paramount lien upon all the Shares of any Shareholder for all monies due to the Company either from him alone or jointly with any other person, and where a Bhare is hold by more persons than on, the Com- pany shall have a lion thereon in respect of all monies so due to it from all or any of the holders * thereof."

(whereof $100 (One Hundred Dollars) "shall be credited as paid up) ranking "for Dividend and in all other respecta "pars passu with the Existing Ordinary

Shares of the Society: and that the "said Additional Shares, so far as shall "be necessary for the purpose, be issued "to those Shareholders of the CHINA "FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, "LIMITED, who have accepted or shall "accept the Society's offer made to them "on the 4th day of August, 1915, such

issue being in accordance with the terms of a contract or memorandum in "writing made or to be made pursuant to the said offer and to be filed with the Registrar of Companies: and that "the balance (if any) of the said Addi- "tional Shares be disposed of by the

Society's Board of Directors in such "manner as such Beard shall think most "beneficial to the Society."

(2.) That Article No 9 of the "Society's Articles of Association which * now reads:-

The Bociety shall have a first and paramount lien upon all the Shares of any Shareholder for all monies due to the Society either from him alone or jointly with any other person and where a Share is held by more persons than ono the Society shall have a lien thereon in respect of all monies so due to it from all or any of the holders ! thereof.”

"be eliminated in its entirety and that in lieu thereof the following new **Article be inserted as Articlo No; 9:-**** (8.) The Society shall have a first

and paramount lien upon all the Shares Registered in the name of each Shareholder (whether solely or jointly with others) and upon * the proceeds of solo thereof, for * his debts, liabilities and engage ments, and solely or jointly with any other person, to or with the Society, whether the period for tho payment, fulfilment, or discharge thereof shall have actually arrived or not, and no equitable interest in any Share shall be created except upon the footing and condition that Clause 34a hereof is to have full effect. And such lien shall extend to all Dividends from time to time declared in respect of such Shares.' (3.) That after Article No. 34 of "the Society's Articles of Association the "following new Article be inserted as "Article No. 344-

(344) Save as herein otherwise pro

vided the Society shall be entitled to treat the Registered Holder of any Share as the absolute owner thereof, and accordingly shall not, except as ordered by a Court of competent jurisdiction, or as by *Ordinance required, be bound to recognise any equitable or other claim to or interest in such Share on, the part of any other person, Firm, Company or Corporation. (4.) That the heading of Articles "Nos. 05 to 100 (inclusive) of the (2.)-The Company shall have a first Society's Articles of Association read- and paramount lien upon all the ing the Secretary be altered so a Shares Registered in the name si "to read the General Manager'; and

be eliminated in its entirety, and that "in lieu thereof the following new "Article be inserted as Article No. 9:-

"that the last-mentioned Articles

(Nos. 95 to 100 inclusive) wherever the "word Secretary appears such word "be eliminated and that in lieu thereof be the words General Manager "inserted."

each Shareholder (whether solely or jointly with others) and upon the proceeds of sale thereof, for his debta, liabilities and engagements, and solely or jointly with any other person, to or with the Company, whether the period for the payment. fallment or discharge thereal shell have actually arrived or not, and no equitable interest in any Share shall be created except upan the footing and condition that Clause 33a hereof is to have full effect. And auch lien shall extend to all Dividends from time to time" declared in respect of such Share? (2.) That after Article No. 33 of the Company's Articles of Association the following new Article be inserted as Article No. 338 :---

(338.)-Save as heroin otherwise pro

vided the Company shall be entitled to treat the Registered Holder of any Share as the absolute owner thereof, and accordingly shall not except as ordered by & Court of competent jurisdiction, or as by Ordinance required, be bound to

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OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that EXTRAORDINARY GEN ERAL MEETING of the HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOOK COMPANY, LIMITED, will be held at the Company's Office, Queen's Buildings, Victoria, Hongkong, on MONDAY, the 13th day of December, 1913, at 12 o'clock Noon, when the subjoined Resolutions will be proposed as Extraordinary Resolutions, viz :--

(1)That the Capital of the Company be increased to $3,000,000 by the creation of 10,000 additional shares of 850 ench..

INTĪMATION

WATSON'S

E

OLD BROWN

BRANDY.

Mr. Deuman Fuller gave an organ recital at Canton, on Saturday evening in aid of the Red Cross funds.

The St. George's Society of Shanghai has decided to forego the usual ball and to appeal to the members to subscribe the sum of $2,000 for relief purposes during the year,

had previously served for a short time as its representative on the Legislative Council, his sponsors were the heads of two of the most powerful mercantile and inancial houses in the Far East, one of whom was chosen only a few days before 10 preside over the Chamber. While it is probable that he lost some support za t consequence of the malicious slanders that were circulated by some unknown oppon ont of Mr. HOLTOAK-slanders which, it, The rainfall for the month of November is certain, Mr. BONNAR Tosented as strong at the Botanical Gardens was 2.51 inches as anyone-that in itself was not on fourteen days; at the Matibla Hos sufficent to turn the scale so decisively pital, Mount Kellett, it was 2.90 inches oz The only explanation of Mr. HOLYOK's ten days, and ay the Police Station, Taipo, success is that the public wanted a repre- it some 3.89 inches on eight days. In tha sentative who would not hesitate to same period the mean temperature record- sponk plainly to the Government when ed as the Observatory was 70.9, there public interests were at stake. Their were 1M4.4 hours of sunshine, the average late member taught them to expect velocity of the wind was 12.0 miles per this, and they doubtless felt, in the words hour; and the average rainfall was 1.899 of the Hon. Mr. H. E. POLLOCK, K.Cinches.

:

that the best tribute they could pay to his memory was to elect a candidate to. succeed him who would be as fearless and

OPIUM IN BISCUITS AND SOAP,

outspoken as he was. In his address, Mr. HOLYOAR gave every promise of following worthily in the footsteps of his predecessor,

Twenty-three tacle of opium, ingeni- and, though many difficulties and disously concealed in biscuits and in long appointments may be in store for him, he bars of common soap, led to a Chinese

(2.) That the Directors be authorised to offer the said 10,000 Additional Shares at premium of 820 per Share to each Member on the Register of Members on the 14th day of December, 1015, in the proportion of one Now Share for every complete number of Five Shares which such Member is the Registered Holder of on that date and upon the footing (unless the Directors shall otherwise determine) that Shareholders shall be given the option of paying the fail amount of each share taken up plus the premiam (making together 360 per Shore) to the Company on acceptance of the offer or of paying such amountTM on or before the 20th February, 1916, with interest at the rate of 6 por cont. per annum from (and includ ing) the 1st January, 1916, until payment and that if any Shareholder fails to pay the full amount due on any Shares accepted by him (includ ing premium and interest) on or before the 29th February, 1016, such Shares may be forfeited by the Directors and that such offer be made by notice specifying the number of Shares to which the Member is entitled and limiting the time within which the offer if not accepted will be deemed to be declined to the 31st December, 1915, and that the Directors be empowered to dispose of the Bhares

accepted in response to such offer to such persons upon such terms and conditions and at such times as they consider expedient in the interests of the Com pany and that forfeited Shares shali become the property of the Company and may be sold, reallotted or other- wise disposed of by the Directors in euch manner as they think fit, (3.) That such Additional Shares shall not participate in any Dividend declared in March, 1916, in respoct of profit accrued up to the 31st December, 1915, but shall participate in any Dividend declared thereafter pro rata with the existing capital. (4.)That no Member shall be entitled to an offer of any fraction of an Additional Share in respect of any Number of Shares less than five held WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS, his chief value lies by himp

not

(5.) That the Directors be empowered

to dispose of all additional shares which members are not entitled to havo offered to them to such persons upon such terms and conditions and at such timeg as they consider the interests of the expedient in

Company.

(6.) That the proposed exercise by the Directors of the power of borrowing vested in them by the creation of a debenture issue of $2,000,000TM bearing interest at Six per cent, of which $1,000,000 is to be offered for sub- scription forthwith and the balance is to be dealt with in such manner as the Directors may in the present or future determine be and the same. is hereby approved and that the Directors he left to raise and secure the repayment of such debentures in such manner and upon wich terms and conditions in all respects as they think fit with liberty, if they think fit to deposit any of such debentures with the Company's Bankers on such terms as they think fit as security for any indebtedness of the Company to its Bankers either present or future, And the Resolution hereafter further subjoined will also be proposed as an Extraordinary Resolution, viz That the regulations contained in the printed document submitted to this Meeting and for the purpose of

subscribed by identification

the Chairman thereof be and the same. are hereby approved and that such regulations be and they are hereby adopted as the Articles of the Com- pany in substitution for and to the exclusion of all the existing Articles

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(5.) That in the following Articles "of the Society's Articles of Association, "viz. Articles Nos. 2, 7, 25, 38, 45, 47,

thereof.' "53, 65, 84, 91, 103, and 129 the word

Secretary

wherever it occurs be

"

"eliminated and that in lieu thereof the -44 words

General Manager be inserted." Dated this 4th day of December, 1915.

By Order of the Board,

2.

0. MONTAGUE EDE,

Secretary.

TO LET.

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recognise any equitable or other. 5. MOUNTAIN VIEW, PRAK.

No. 2, ZETLAND STREET.

No. 2, SHELLEY STREET.

No. 15, SEYMOUR ROAD, WOODLANDS VILLA WEST.

No. 68, PEEL STREET, on Cale Road

claim to or interest in such Share "on the part of any other person,

Firm, Company or Corporation. (3.) That the heading of Articles "Nos. 94 to 99 (inclusive) of the Com- *pany's Articles of Association read-level

ing: The Secretary be altered 20 **ss to read the General Manager; and that in the last-mentioned Articles "Nos 94 to 0 Inclusive) wherever the "word Secretary appears such word be eliminated and that in lieu thereof "the words General Manager" **inserted." A

be

(4.) That in the following Articles **of the Company's Articles of Associa ** tion, vie. :--Articles Nos. 2, 7, 24, 35, ** 44, 40, 52, 84, 83, 83, 102, and 198 the **word Secretary wherever it occurs **be eliminated and that in lieu thereof ** the words General Manager? be "inserted.

Dated this 4th day of December, 1815.

By Order of the Board,

O. MONTAGUE EDE,

Secretary.

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GLENSHIEL," No. 141, Plantation Boad, Peak, from 1st November, 1915.

“YEWENOR,” No. 126, zan Paik, “HARTING," Austin Road, Kowloon ONE OFFICE or SHOP in Duddell Street, Ground Floor.

No. & THE ALBANY." ROOMS, in Duddell Street.

ROSENDATH,” 3. Hantów Rd., Kowloon. Na 8, BELILIOS TERRACE No, 25, RELILIOS TERRACE with entrance on Conduit Road.

ONE GODOWN, No. & Barrows Street, Wanshal.

TWO GODOWNE, in Duddell Strock Na 2. DES VIEUX VILLAS, 61. PRAR (Unfurnished)

No.69, THE FAX (6 CAMERON VILLAB. Apply to LINSTEAD & DAVIS

- Sid Vloer, Alessidra Balliya: Hongkrez, 8 h December, 1829.

bo

THE

PEG O' MY HEART.

WATSON

& CO., LTD.,

HONGKONG.

BIRTH.

will be amply compensated if he can win the same measure of confidence and esteen from his constituents that was the happy possession of the late Mr. HEWETT, Ho has pledged himself to protect to the utmost of his ability the right of free speech and independence of action in the Colony, and where vested interests clash with public needs, to raise his voice in the Council in no uncertain manner. It is not everybody who can afford to do this in a small com munity, in which there are so many whoals within wheels, but Mr. HOLYOAK is in the fortunate position of being able to say what he thinks unhindered by friendship and unfeltered by fear. The services of such a man in public life are not to be measured only by the number of votes that he can command on a division or by the Ordinances that he is able to carry, otherwise Mr. HOLYOAK's outkok would be far from encouraging; it is rather in the influence which his presence exercises that

Meils for Europe vid Siberia close 13, to-morrow at 11 am, and at 3 p.m.

GOODBAN. On the 12th December, at 4 Queen's Gardens, Hongkong, to Mr. and Mrs, J. H. C. GOODBAN--a son

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DEATHS

ANDERSEN.-On November 8th, at Helle Tup, near Copenhagen, Captain R. A J ANDERSEN, formerly of Shanghai, ATKINSON-On 11th December, at 28 Nathan Road, Kowloon, CLATE, the beloved wife of R. L. ATKINSON

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HONGONG Ozzien: 101, Das Vœux ROAD, C LONDON OFFICE: 181, FLEY STEZET, É.C.

The Baily Press.

Honazoso, DELEMBER 12TH, 1915.

THE RECENT ELECTION,

The next Criminal Sessions will be held the 20th instant.

A meeting of the Sanitary Board is called for to-morrow, when purely formal matters will be dealt with.

The Gazette announces that H.E the Governor has been pleased to appoint Mr. H. W. Looker to be a member of the Medi cal Board, vice the late Hon. Mr. E. A. Hewett, C.M.G.

A meeting of the Licensing Board is to ba held on the 20th inst. when the applic tion of Mrs. Clara Clegg for a restaurant keeper's adjunct licence for the Alexandra Café will be heard,

La view of the approaching departure of Consul General H H. Fox, CM.G., the British Volunteers at Hapkow paraded in full strength on the 5th instani to be inspected by him at the Consulate and to wish him good-bye.

THE result of the election of a representa tive of the Chamber of Commerce to the legislative Council conveys to the Govern mout an unmistakable message which,

Twe Wei-hai-wei men, Dr. W. M. Muat, is to be hoped, they will not disregard Should the Resolution immediately pre ceding for the approval and adoption of Coming so soon after the Licensing Board Medical Officer at Wei-hai-wei, and Mr. new regulations of the Company passed by the required majority it will optroversy, it is invested with a peculiar. E. K. Francis, Assistant Master at the agnificance, The truth is that the public Wei-hui-wei School, have left Tientsin for be submitted for confirmations Special Resolution to a second Extraor are becoming impatient of official domin Europe. The last named gentleman is

believed to be going to the front dinary Meeting which will be subso quently convened. A copy of the newno, and it was this feeling, regulations referred to can be seen on believe, which was expressed in Friday application at the Company's Office in ornoon's proceedings. We cannot, in Hongkong or at the Offices of Messieurs Deacon, Looker, Deacon & Barston, the the circumstances, Company's Solicitors.

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Dated the 1st day of December, 1915.

By Order of the Board.

R. M. DIER,

CHIEF MANAGER. NOTICE The Register of Shareholders will be Closed from and meluding the 14th December, 1915, to the 24th December, 1915.

By Order of the Board, E. R. M. DYER,

CHIEF MANAGER.

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Major Macdonald and Capt. Lammert of the H.K.V.C., will receive the Volun teer Officers' Decoration for long service, on Tuesday. The presentations will be made by H.E, the Governor on the wicket

renke, including the Volunteer Reserves, ground, and there will be a parade of all

conceive: A mors unfortunate recommendation than that with which the unsuccessful candidate was presented to the meeting." He will no support injudicious opposition to the Government, which might only lead to

The funeral took place at Happy Valley needless strife," said his proposer. Takon literally, this dealanation of policy is, of yesterday of Mrs. Atkinson, wife of Mr. course, one with which no reasonable man R. L. Atkinson, of the Kowloon Wharf an and fault, but, unfortunately, it was and Godown Company, who died after capable of the interpretation that, if childbirth Mr. and Mrs. Atkinson had THE HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA elected, Mr. BONNAR would swim with the been married scarcely a year, and much stream, and that is precisely what the bus sympathy has been extended to the hus ness community of Hongkong do not band in his great loss. The Rev. N. C. desire their representative to do, as the Pope officiated at the funeral, and among balldt-box subsequently showed with ur those present, were: Messrs. W. Stewart, HAREHOLDERS are reminded that

pursuant to the Resolutions advertised mistakable clearness Mr. HoLyon's r. Packham, A. Hamilton, H. and C. Sum. above THE REGISTER WILL BE CLOSED by such a large majority is the nearet mera, Duncan, Robertson, J. Stalker, D. Nielsen, B. Smith, V. C. Lebron, W. Jeffries, J. Fletcher, G. H. May, G. D

DOOK COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE.

ON THE 14Tя DAY OF DECEMBER, 1915,

and the offer of New Shares will be made approach possible in this Colony to a vote TO THE SHAREHOLDERS ON THE of want of confidence in the Government REGISTER ON THAT DAY. The last day Every possible advantage was enjoyed by Brown, A. E. Crapnell, Goode, N. L. Rail for receiving transfers will accordingly be THE 13 DECEMBER 1915

R. M. DVER

Chief Manager. Hongkong, 1st December, 1910. ^ [1261

the rival candidate, for, apart from the ton, V. W. Daniels, W. Kay, L J. Black (not that he was the Vice-Chairman of the burn, Stevens, Harvey, Jack, Pryn, and Chamber whose suffrages he sought and Hyde,

being fined $1,000, with the alternative of two months' hard labour, by Mr. Ha- land at the Magistracy on Saturday.

PRICE OF KAMSHAN AND HONGKONG OPIUM

INCREASED.

The Gozițle states that the regulations made by the Governor-in-Council under Section 62 (e) and (/) of the Opium Ordi- ance, 2014, on the 22nd day of July, 1915, and published in the Gazette of the 23rd day of July, 1916, are amended as follows:

(a) In Regulation No. 2 the figures $35 are substituted for the figures 30.76. (b) In Regulation No. 3 the figuros $11 re substituted for the figures $10.

"YUNNAN". ASHORE IN JUNK BAY,

When entering the Examination station in Junk Bag on Saturday evening tho China Navigation Company's steamer Yunnan went aground. The vessel haf just come dowa from the Yangtazo, laden with cargo for Canton. Yesterday morn- ing tugs and lighters were sent to her assistance, and it is expected that she will soon be pulled off, as she is not seriously aground.

TRAVELLERS TO ENGLAND.

REQUIRED TO REGISTER.

It is notified in the Gazette that by se tion 7 (3) of the National Registration Act, 1918, every person between the agos of 15 and 85 arriving in the United King- dom after the passing of the Act is re- quired within twenty-sigöt days after his arrival, if he has not been previously re- gistered, to send or deliver to a local ra gistration authority, by post or otherwise, notice of his arrival, together with the par- ticulars concerning himself required by the Act to be registered, and, if so requited, to attend at such place and time as the authority may appoint, and anewer meh questions as may be addressed to him for the purpose of enabling the necessary, par. ticulars to be registered.

HONGKONG'S FINANCES.

The financial statement for the meath of September is as follows:--

· REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE. Balance of Assets and Liabi»

lities on 31st August, 1015...$2,488,162.46 Revenue from 1st, to 30th Bep-

tember, 1915

Expenditure from 1st to 30th

September, 1915

Balance

971,551-41

3,489,713.87

927,607.29

$2,522,018-65

THE FUKOW-SHENGYANG

RAILWAY.

It is stated by the Ministry of Communis cation that the gentry of Kinking havo requested the Ministry that the Pukow Shengyang Bailway line bo changed inte Pukow-Kuachow line in order to develop commerce. The request has been granted by the Ministry. The fund for the con- struction of the line has been estimated at Tis. 1,600,000 and more than Tis. 700,000 have been already raised by the gentry, and it is said that the construction work will be commenced in the middle of the spring.