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SEW ADVERTISEMENTS THE HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LTD.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an EXTRAORDINARY GENE- RAL MEETING of the HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED, will be held at the Company's Office, Queen's Buildings, Victoria, Hong- kong, on MONDAY, the 14th February, 1016, at 12 d'ock Noos, when the sub- joined Extraordinary Resolution, which was passed at the Extraordinary General Meeing of the Company held on the 17th January, 1916, will be submitted for Confirmation as a Special Resolution.
That the Regulations contained in the printed document submitted to this meet- ing and for the purpose of identification subscribed by the Chairman, hereof be
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2ND, 1818.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
WANTED.
INTIMATIONS
BANK HOLIDATS.
EN accordance with Ordinance No. 5 of
CLOSED for the transaction of Public female TEACHER, with some experi-Business on THURSDAY and FRIDAY,
ence is required to take charge of the the 3rd and 4th February.
Hongkong, 31st January, 1918, small Children's Bohool at Lyemun at an carly date. Salary 840 per month.
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CHINA NEW YEAR COMPETITIONS, FANLING.
Any person desirous of the appointment ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB, should communicate at once with the
INSPECTOR OF ARMY SCHOOLS,.
Noth
Observatory Villas,
Kowloon. Hongkong, 2nd February, 1016.
HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND FINANCE CO., LTD.
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HEREBY GIVEN that the
amended de hereafter set out, and that NORDINARY ANNUAL GENERAL
much regulations so amended be and the same are hereby approved and adopted as the Articles of the Company in substitu tion for and to the exclusion of all the existing Articles thereof.""
The said amendments are:-. That Article 87 be amended by the elimination of the words the Chairman"! in line one thereof and by the substitution of the word "three" for the word five
in line two thereof.
That Article 82 bo oliminated. That the following words be added at the end of Article 84 "but any such appointment shall be subject to confirma. tion by the Company at the next ordinary Yearly Meeting."
That paragraph (b) of Article 90 be eliminated and the following paragraph substituted therefor:
(b) A Director who is a member of, or a Director of, or a member of the Consult ing Committee of, or otherwise interested in, a Public Company which is interested in' guy contract or arrangement brought up for determination at any Mersing of the Directors shall notwithstanding be 'entitled to vote as a Director in respect of | such contract or arrangement provided: — (a) That he has disclosed his interest in such Public Company before such con- tract or arrangentent is voted upon by the Directors,
(b) That the Public Company so in- terested is not a Company whereby a private firm became incorporated and,
MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be hell at the Hosokosa HOTEL, Hongkong, com SATURDAY, 12th February, 1916, at NooN for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1915.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 7th to the 14th February (both days inclusive), during which period no Transfer of Shares can be effected
JOHN D, HUMPHREYS & SON, General Managers. Hongkong, 31st January, 1. 18,
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UNION WATERBOAT COMPANY, LIMITED.
FEBRUARY 4TH, 1016. TORNING:-Bogey Competition under.
M Handicap for a Prize presented by
"the Club.
AFTERNOON:-Tombstone Competition.
CONDITIONS:
A player is allowed the Bogey score plus his handicap. When he has played the total number of strokes allowed a peg with his name thereon must be fixed at the spot where the ball lies.
If at the 18th hole a player has strokes in hand he must continue from the first ten.
In the case of a lost ball, another may be dropped on the fairway, not nearer the hole, under penalty of two strokes.
The player who reaches the furthest point in the number of Strokes allowed him wins the first prize
A priza will also be given to the player whose peg or "Tombstone" lies nearest to a selected spot which will be disclosed after the round is completed.
VISITORS CUP..
During the months of February and March an ECLECTIC Competition will be held over the 18 hole course for a Cup kindly presented by a visitor.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. THE ELEVENTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held in the Offices of Messrs. DopWELL & Co., LTD. on MONDAY, the 14th February, 1916, at NOON, for the purpose of receiving An Eclectic Competition is played under the Report of the General Managers together stroke conditions. The Competitors play any with a Statement of Accounts to 31st Decem-number of rounds over a given period, and ber, 1915.
the eclectic score is the
RANSFER BOOKS of the Company
will be CLOSED from the 7th to the 14th February, both days inclusive.
DODWELL & Co. Ltd., General Managers.
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(e) That he is not a General Manager of HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO
the Public Company in question and that the firm in which he is a partner or which ho represents are not the General Managers or General A-ents of such Public Company, Says as abere provided no Director shall as a Director vote in respect of any contract or arrangement in which he is interested and if he de o vote his vote shall not be counted.
That Article 90 be amended by the substitution of the word "five" for the
in line four thereof. word
That the following new Artiolo he in- serted after Article 90:-
stead.
The Company may by Extraordinary Resolution remove any Director before the expiration of his term of office and appoint another person in his
The
person so appointed shall bold office during such time only as the Director in whose place ho is ap pointed would have held the same if he had not been removed.' That the following words be added at the end of paragraph (a) of Article 98 :--
A Director who is entitled to vote (as provided by Article 90 (b) notwith- standing his interest is to be counted in a quorum, but otherwise & Director who is interested is not to be counted
in a quorum.
That the words to any regulations" bo oliminated from line seven of Article 107 and that the following words be sub- stitated therefor "subject also to such and that (if any) regulations as are the words not being inconsistent with such provisions or these presents be eliminate from lines eight and nine of Article 107.
That paragraph (p) of Article 109 be eliminated.
That Article 112 be eliminated and the following Article substituted therefor
RESEDVZ-FUND..
(a) The Director before declaring a
dividend may with the sanction of the
Company in General Meeting set aside
sums. As they think proper as
equalising dividends, or for special
STEAMBOAT COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
ORDINARY
NINETY-SIXTH MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS IN
DEFINITION.
to the cli the round choice core of each
INTIMATION
ROBT. PORTER
CO.'S
CELÉBRATED.
Malls for Europe vid Biberia, close to-day at 10.30 am. sud. 3 p.m."
The Hon. Sir. Evelyn Ellis has an- nounced that in April he will be leaving Singapore permanently,
The Hon. Treasurer of the Alies Memorial and Afiliated Hospitals acknow- ledges with thank, a donation to the funds of the Hospital of $130 from the Boarding House Keepers Guild."
At present the pernicious in system in applied to all waterways. Unfortunate ly, there are so many vested intereste con cerned with the maintenance of this method of robbing the trader and defrauding the Central Government that it is almost Utopian to hope for its complete abolition by a stroke of the Ruler's pen. A reason able and equitable tol] system, or some well administered department for collecting fixed canal dues, would furnish ample funds for keeping in order the inland Thirteen of the S.VI. Chinese Company waterways. The unbiassed onlooker reluct have offered themselves for activo service, antly comes to the conclusion that the only says. R Singapore contemporary, and way to improve the canats of Chiun is to their commanding officer has undertaken follow the example of the Maritime Cus to transmit their request to His Excel- toms and the Salt Gabelle and place themency, the General Officer Commanding. under European supervision. When eno The Hongkong Canton and Macao considers the technical difficulties of the Steamboat Co, announce that to-morrow subject it is still more evident that experts (Now Year's Day) there will be no steamer with experience in other parts of the world to Macau at 8 am, or from Macao at 2 are necessary During the last two decades p.m., and on Friday, the 4th, there will there has been great activity, not only in be no steamer from Macao at 7.30 am, or Europe but also in America, in connection to 'Macao at 2 p.m. The steamers on the with the cutting of ennals and the im- Hongkong Canton line, however, will provement of the rivers so as to facilitate run as usual. ALE navigation. We have an unpleasant re-
BULL DOG
BRAND
LIGHT
IN PINTS ·AND
SPLITS
Very light, extremely palatable
and refreshing. Brewed from the
Competitors will return their cards, and the best score each player has achieved at each of the 18 holes will be selected, the finest English malt and hops. lowest aggregate winning the Cup.
A charge of 50 cents per card will be made
T. W. HILL, the proceeds to be given to a War Charity. Acting Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, 31st January, 1916.
REMOVAL NOTICE
SOLE AGENTS:
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the Company will be held at the Office of the Offices to Third Floor, QUEEN'S A. S. WATSON
Company, Hotel Mansions, on TUESDAY, the 18th February, 1916, at 12 o'clock Noox, for the purpose of receiving a Report of the Statement of Directors, together with Accounts, declaring a Dividend and electing Directors and Auditors
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 2nd to the 15th February, 1916, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
W. E CLARKE Secretary, Hongkong, 26th January, 1916. [207 HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS in this Corporation will be held at the Crry HALL, Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the 19th day of February, 1010, at Noox, for the purpose of receiving
XXZE have This Day REMOVED our BUILDINGS (lato premises of the Union Insurance Society of Canton, Ltd.)
·THORESEN & Co.. Hongkong. 31st January, 1918.. [229
URBAINE OF PARIS (FIRE INSURANCE (6)
& CO., LTD.,
E beg to inform that the Power of WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS, Worney from the Fire Insurance
Co. URBAINE of PARIS given to MESSES. MAGEWEN, FRICKEL & Co. is cancelled and the Agency of the Company is transferred to P.A. LAPICQUE & CO
B. P. MARTELET, Inspecteur de la Cie d'Assurance contre l'incendie L'URBAINE de PARIS) Hongkong, 28th January, 1916.
NOTICE:
E have taken over the Agency of the the Report of the Court of Directors together to Company formerly held by with a Statement of Accounts for the year MRS. MACEWEN, FILICKEL & Co. and
31st December, 1915.
ending eSTER of SHARES of the are prepared to Ascept Risks from this date.
The
Corporation will be CLOSED from MON DAY, the 7th February, to SATURDAY, the 10th February, 1810 (both days inclusive), during which period no Transfer of Shares can be legistered.
By Order of the Court of Directors,
NJ STABE,
Chief Manager.
Hongkong, 31st January, 1916.
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P. A. LAPICQUE & Co., 4. Queen's Building. Tel. 950
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8% MILITARY LOAN,
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minder always before us of the political advantages resulting from such expendi. ture of money and energy. For, by what is now recognised as an unfortunato political blunder, Germany was allowed to control the Kiel Canal. When the war is over we may be sure that the commerce of all
nations will be permitted free access to this waterway. Other examples of the advantages of such waterways and the
A European who was charged at the Magistracy yesterday with being drunk and disorderly in Tai Wong Lane said he had come off second relief at Belchers and was walking down the street when he saw
three Portuguese men. One of them used threatening language and they then at- tacked him. He defended himself. Defen- dant was
discharged with a caution.
A Shanghai man named Robert Hinton,
ties of their construction are afford who was passing through Hongkong, was
A
w He was at the
time carrying two washing basins, and a dozen cups and saucers and he dropped there and chased the thief, but failed to catch him. A ship's officer seized the man, however, and he was handed over to the police. At the Magistracy yesterday the man was sent to prison for six months.
ed by the Suez and Panama Canals. The making purchases at Chinese stalls in great possibilities of the mineral and Jervois Street when he felt something He found his agricultural wealth of China, which form drawn from his pucket. only a part of the remarkable natural re-watch had been extracted, and
Chinese running away. sources of the country, bas so impressed European experts that they have for long emphasized the advantages of twentieth century methods of transportation. At present there is far more traffic on the rivers |and canals of Chim than on the railways In the past, when the Grand Canal was built there was really a great development and, as compared with other parts of the world, China was making excellent use of these waterways. Though, unfortunately, peg- lected for centuries, they still perform a most useful function in connection with the trade of the country.
A CHINESE ESTATE,
ACTION IN SUPREME COURT.
At the Supreme Court yesterday the sation was commenced in which Wing Soi Mr. VON HEIDENSTAM pleads for the Ying and another (plaintiffs) claimed from Mui Chan Shi (defendant). the sum systematic collection of data for the har
of $4,104, 10, being the amount of principal. monious development of transport com($3,000) and interest due to the Wong munications. He says that the great ob
Wei Kee firm from the estate of Mui Nai Hongkong Ornios : 104, Das Vaux Boan, C. LONDO OFFICINE 181, FINE STR, E.C.stacle in the way of canal improvements.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG 2ND Fibruary, 1916.
CHINAPS
INLAND
WATERWAYS.
PAYMENT OF JEIGHTA COUPON. Tu Presidential address recently delivered FOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the by the Engineer-in-Chief of the Whangpoo have been made for the PAYMENT of the
just now, is the difficulty of obtaining the capital required and of showing a direct profit upon it, but he believes that there would be no difficulty in farming out waterways to a transport company. Pos sibly he has had experience in such matters in Holland, where the causis have been instrumental in adding to the wealth of the country. We venture to suggest that some arrangement, such as that which obtains with the Kailan Mining Adminis tration, might be attempted for the canals
Chun, of which the defendant was adminis tratrix. Mr. Eldon Potter (instructed by Mr. Agassiz) was for plaintiff, and Mr. F. C. Jonkin (instructed by Mr. Davidson)
presented defendant. Mr. Potter men- tioned that among the defences raised was that the deceased nover borrowed $3,000, that he did not sign a borrowing note, that the claim was barred by the Statute of Limitations, that the executrix had administered the whole of the estate and, therefore, was not liable. There were a for properties remaining, but the defence
| THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT Public that the following arrangemente† Conservancy. Board before the Engineering in Chinn, The Chinese themselves should stated that these were practically useless.
AND AGENCY CO., LTD.
LOST.
SHARE CERTIFICATE No. 4209
year-
the HoxOKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING
of bonda Bold
the Chung
The hearing, which occupied the whole
8TH COUPON of the 8% MILITARY LOAN Society of China emphasises the great in be enabled to profit financially by such H. (Mr. Porter) hoped to satisfy his BONDS due on the 2nd February of this portance of the inland waterways of Chins ghemes. Nothing will make them so eager lordship that the lady possessed other Coupons in Singapore Batavia and Philip We may expect that many improvements for extensions as the proof that such exten- properties. Counsel added that the man out of the profits of the. Company such for Twenty-five Shares numbered 4901 to Pine Lilands will be paid by the Branches of in the rivers will take place as a natural! sions benefit their own individual pockets: died twelve days after he borrowed the serve fund to meet contingencies, or for 4928 inclusive, standing in the Register in the CORPORATION at these places The BANK or consequence of the work of Conservancy Those who have studied such problems $3,000, so that he did not live long enough ·
name of FRANK BARRINGTON DEACON, and maintaining any of the property of that unless the said Certificate be produced Hos Guild of Cuba, the Soo Po SchTwhich connects Tientsin with the sea, and proper order, be of great service to the day, was adjourned.
coupons dividends, or for repairing, improving having been LOST, Notice is hereby given CHINA will transfer funds for payment of Boards. An example of the resultant bene- know that much which has been done in to enjoy the money.
Consulate Gents to shipping is afforded by the river the past by the Chinese would, if put in at the Office of the Company, o, Queen's
Yokohama and the Batavia of any existing reserve fully think Central, Victoria, Hongkong, on or before. Min Kuo Bank of Kiangai will pay the to this cause is due, in no small measure, country. The present policy, however, in such other purposes as they Third day of February, a New coupons of bonds sold by the conducive to the Company's interests Certificate for the said Shares will be issued authorities In Hankow, Foochow and Pek- the phenomenal growth of the northern all rail and no water development,
and the old Certificate will thereafter be halding, the Offices of Hank of China will act as port. It costs money to make such rivers by the Company as null and void.
Paying Agents. The Statement of the Bond Numbers and Denominations of Interest navigable for large steamers, but the ex- Bearing Bonds as Approved by the Ministry penditure is quickly repaid.
Government Gazelle.
the Company or for the augmentation
and may with such sanction as afore said pay out of the profits of the Com- pary such bonuses as they think it to those members who for the twelve months covered by each profit and loss account shall have contributed business to the Company (but so that no bonus to contributing members for any twelve month shall exceed fifteen per cent. of the net profits made during those months).
(b) The Directors may invest any suns set aside as a reserve fund upon such
Road
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MOWBRAY 8. NORTHCOTE,
Acting Secretary Hongkong, 3rd January, 1916 HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE CO., LTD.
HARE CERTIFICATE No. 5122, dated 18th July, 1904, of One Hundred Shares numbered 85001 to 85100 inclusive fully paid- of
M. ANTONIO JOAQUIM BASTO,
The
In this
In the accounts which have so far reached
of Finance is now being published in the particular case, the money was provided in preventing fond and famine, In this
MINISTRY OF FINANCE.
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VICTORIA RECREATION, CLUB BOXING
us, there was nothing in the adèrees about the great advantages of conservancy works
by the shipping firms. It is a debatable part of China we have become painfully subject ne to how the necessary funds for aware of such disasters, the real cure for such works should be raised. In broad which lies not in the raising of funds for the temporary relief of the sufferers, but general terms it seems advisable for the State to control all methods of communics in the improvement of the waterways.
RECKLESS CYCLE RIDING
IN KOWLOON.
CHILDREN THROWN FROM RICSHA.
A Chinese cyclist was riding down Nathan Road Kowloon, on the wrong sida of the road at a reckless pace when ho approached a ricsha containing three children. The coolie pulling the vehicle
investments (other than shares of the up, standing in the Register in the nameUBJECT to sufficient entries being tion, because there are not only commercial/Doubtless we shall learn more about that apprehended the danger and dropped the may from time to time deal with and Notice is hereby given that unless the said COMPETITION open to Hongkong will be but political and strategica] advantagën respect of the question from the experts shafts in alarm, the children being thrown
Company), as they may think fit and
vary such investments.
(e) The Directors may empley the re- serve fund for the time being or any postion thereof in or for any of the purposes for which it or for which such portion was created and in or for such other purposes as the Directors shall in their direction think con- ducive to the interests of the Company and shall have power to employ the asserte constituting the reserve fund
Macao, having been LOST or DESTROYED, received an AMATEUR BOXING
certificate be produced at the Offices of the held in the Gymnasium of the V.B.C. on sulting from their development. In the We way hope that, even if it is impossible
Company, Alexandra Buildings, Des Voeux Road, Central, Hongkong, on or before the 8th day of February, 1916, New Certificate for the said Shares will be issued and the old Certificate will thereafter be held by the Company as null and void.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managers. Hongkong, 7th January, 1916, [106
INSURANCE SOCIETY OF
on any part thereof in the business of UNION the Company and that without being bound to keep the same sparate from the other assets of the Company. (d) The Directors may also with the sauction of the Company in General reserve fund for Meeting employ the the time being or any part thereof the payment of bonuses to members whether the part of the reserve fund so employed shall be set apart for that special purpose or not,"
CANTON,--LED.
NOTICE.
FRIDAY, February 20th.
CONDITIONS:
(a) 3 two minute rounds and if undecided
an extra round of one minute.
(b) In 3 weights: 1181bs, 132 lbs, and 146
Iba
for
out. The cyclist was unable to negotiata case of Chins, the State has assumed this at present to raise the funds necessary the obstacle, and collided with the ricsha, At the Magistracy yesterday the cyclist the work, the plans, at least, position in connection with railways, and
will be completed.
was summoned for furious riding.A We cannot com- it might with equal reason undertake the
schoolboy named Albert George Martin mend too highly such addresses. MA
said he was in the richa, with two other development of inland waterways. The Pre-
that delivered by Mr. Von HEIDENSTAM, (c) Competitors weigh in at VILC. on sident of the Engineering Society of China.
because they have an educational effect. It children, when defendant came towards night of February 24th. Entries stating weight to be addressed to sums up the present situation by saying is to be hoped that the native as well as them quickly. The machine ran into the DEAKIN Esq care of V.R.C., before that the present state of her navigable the European Press in the Far East ricshe and swung it round, February 15th. No Entrance Feel
No Competition-if less than 18 entries. - The Committes reserve the right to refuse Hongkong, 22nd January, 1916.
entrice.
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thas
inland waterways is ant at all creditable.
will devote space and attention to such Bergeant Caygill told the Magistrate to China, Chaos and seglect are topics. If the matter of communications that the cyclists were in the habit of get- supreme everywhere, The only light spots and similar pressing subjects is kept in the ting & epurt on at this particular point in the picture are the places where the mind of the public, it is reasonable to be in order to carry them up the hill more E CERTIFICATE No. 1948 for one flare, 8100 paid up, numbered 11018 THE RONGKONG AND WHAMPOA Maritime Customs have encoceded in ne more zagidly they if ench topics are ignor easily,
COMPANY, LIMITED.
Defendant was food 895 and ordered to standing in the Register in the name of WO
forming and improving things." In other ed. For that reason we congratulate the SANG, having been LOST, Notics is hereby given that unless the said Certificate is pro-HAREHOLDERS desirous of making words, we see that, up to the present, the new President upon the clear sud concise pay $5 doctor's fee for one of the children duced to the Society on or before the 28th inquiries in respect of the DEREN Government of China has done practically manner in which he has expressed his views who was injured.
upon a subject of great importance to Office in Hongkong.
All applications for Debentures must be port facilities offered by the inland water sent in before the 20th Febrition ways of the country. Wherever there has
Forms may be had on application:
been any improvement the initiative has been taken by Europeans,
and that any necessary amendments to April, 1916. A NEW CERTIFICATE for the TURE-ISSUEshould apply to the Company nothing to develop the remarkable trans China. If Europeans would impress upon
the numbering of the proposed Articles be carried out.
Dated the 2nd February 1918.
By order of the Board,
R. M. DYER,
Chief Manager.
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said share will be issued and the old Certift cate will thereafter be held by the Society as null and void.
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1916.
"T ́M. DYEKT
Chief Manager. Hongkong, 31st December, 1916.
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By Order of the Board of Directors,
C. MONTAGUE EDE, General Manager. Hongkong 26th January, 1916,
their Chinese friends the imperative need Among the latest treasures to be added they also, would be doing a good service lection of war souvenirs is an Austrian of improving transport facilities in China, to Princess Mary's already wonderful col- to the country with whose welfare their officer's beauty case, with mirror interests are so closely identified,
rongo, brilliantine, and manicure powder,
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