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INTIMATIONS

NEW SHIPMENT

OF

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS THURSDAY, JUNE 18T: 1916,

VICTOR VICTROLAS

AND

VICTOR RECORDS

S.S.

RECEIVED BY THE

EMPRESS OF JAPAN,”

INCLUDING ALL THE LATEST SUCCESSES.

S. MOUTRIE & CO., LTD.

Hongkong, 30th May, 1916.

EXCLUSIVE AGENTS.

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HOW YOU MAY PROCURE 5% EXCHEQUER BONDS.

PRICE £100, £200, £500, £1,000 AND £5,000,

You choose a Bond for the

amount that suits your pocket and enquire from the Bank the cost of

the draft, in local currency at the day's rate of exchange. You hand to the Hongkong Bank a cheque for this amount in full, and they will

apply to the BANK OF ENGLAND for your Bonds. The Bank will also provide you with a form, which

you must fill up, declaring that you are neither domiciled nor ordinarily

resident in the United Kingdom,

in order to obtain exemption from

Income Tax.

Bonds in denominations of £5,

£20 and £50 are obtainable through the Post Office in England and the Bank will forward applications for

these smaller amounts if desired: Everyone, therefore, can help how- ever modest his means may be,

Do not dela y until the Exchange drops further,

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ON BALE

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ONGKONG HANSARD REPORTE

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DER REVISED BY THE ME 986.

PRICE

DAILZ PREM OPTIGE Hong kong, 25th February, 1910

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FORTHCOMING EVENTS.

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING,

At the annual general meeting of Messrs. Lane, Crowford & Co., Ltd.. which was lield at Shanghai, on May 25th there were

present

SOY CHEE COTTON SPINNING! ĐÓ, LD,

EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL

MEETING.

ریخ

An extraordinary general meeting of Messrs. James the shareholders in the Soy Chee Cotton Ambrose, D. W. Crawford, E. H. Duir Spinuing Co, Ltd., was held on May ning, R. J. Bowerman, directors, and 26th at the offices of the general managers, shareholders representing in all 1,54 Messrs. H. E. Arghold, when Mr. H. E. stares.

Arnold presided. There were also pre sent shareholders representing shares

The meeting was convened is order to confirm the agreement by which Mesare, H. E. Arnhold were appointed general managers of this Company,

NOTORIOUS GERMAN

ARRESTED.

ECHO OF THE RUE CHAPSAL

MURDER, SHANGHAI

FAR EASTERN MEN AND THE WAR.

AN EXPERT WITH DIE RIFLE, GREENADE. Corporal P. O. Pickburn, 8th Yorks; formerly 2nd engineer of the Chinese. revenue cruiser Likin writes from France on April 22nd that he has been again. wounded.

I was the "expert" of our battalion with the rifle grenade," he writes, The last month only 60 yards from the Gor had the satisfaction of knowing that at men trenches, I put over 1,000 over, and least on two occasions 1 wiped out a wire.

I was always called the mud by the party, and a working officers and men since then. The Germans the same weapon.. I did nothing else the have killed a terrible lot of our men with last month; they cost 19s, ének, so it is rather a costly game. I just got to love it; it is real stalking.

Lieut. S. Henman, of. the British date March 3rd last to a friend in Shang- hai, says. It is extraordinary what American Tobarco Co. writing der

together in the New Army. In my bat diverse crades, and callings are gathered tery we have six first league professional footballers. Our Sergeant Major was chief chemists at Wilkinson, Heywood & Clarke's; one sergeant was an engineer in the employ fo the Spanish. Govern- ment; another, lead chauffeur to Tate, the sugar man another was & Scotch In my section I have three motor mechinnies, an elec international footballer trieel engineer, a cabinet maker, a eniton engineer, a schoolmaster, a draughtsman, a proof reader, a schoolboy (official age 19 actual age not a day more than 16, heart of a lion), and so on. They are as a baby-faced, blue-eyed boy with the keen as mustard, and we get on well The Derby recruits together, are coming in now. Although, in some cases, they may not look over-enthusiastic, they are undoubtedly mostly of the right type.

A few days ago, says the N.-U. Daily News of May 25th the French authorities took into custody a notorious German character named Carl E. Stark, who was found at No. 14 Rue Chapsal, the house in which Chen Chi-mei was recently

-He 13,310 assassinated

was charged with Mr. Ambrose who was chairman, vaid Your directors have very much pleasure in presenting to you what is in their

violating domicile rights and with carry opinion a most satisfactory result of the year's working, a year full of very great

îng arms, a pistol being found on his difficulties due to the war in Europe,

person, and was handed over to the Ger- and I can assure you that what with the

The Chairman, in the course of his man Consulate, through the American difficulty first of all in the purchasing of goods, and then in getting them out of address, said:As explained to you at authorities. It has been reported that England owing to want of tonnage, to the special meeting held on May 5th, the the Germans had had the man confined gether with numerous other obstructions late general managers sent in their reon the str. Meidah, and also that he was ALL SORTS AND CONDITIONS. in getting then here, your directors and signation last year, when provision had in the American gaul, as German pri- the staff have had no light job in keeping to be made by the Board for the continua soners are sometimes sent there, the Ger- the business running satisfactorily during tion of the business of the Company, man Consulate having no strong room of the year.

Article 78 of the Articles of Association its own. Neither report is correct as Home prices, together with freight and calis for the management of the company apparently the Germans released the man insurances, were largely advanced during by means of general managers, and the as he has since been seen at liberty and the year, so much so that in some cases board consequently, on the resignation in his old haunts.

Stark came to the Rue Chapsal house the retail prices here could not be aduf the late general managers, was, con- vanced to meet the increased laid-down fronted with the position of having to having in his possession a much sealed cost, and profits in such cases were find other general managers to continue paper said to be signed by a high reduced to almost a vanishing point, and the business of the company. The com authority in Feking, empowering him to so long as the war lasts your directors pany's legal advisers, on being consulted, Arrest revolutionists. It is supposed see no probability of an improvement in advised that since the articles called for that he went to the house actually to get the present coulition of affairs.

With regard to the accounts now before the management of the company by means information concerning the revolution you, working account shows a profit for of general managers, the directors wereists, but, so the story gues, he made some the year of $63,713.03 as against 827,82447 acting within their power in appointing remarks to the effect that he might be general managers and having in view the induced, for a pecuniary consideration, for the previous year.

Land and buildings stood in our books terres of Article 77 and the exceptional to forget that he was a Government de on February 28th, 2016, at $380,000.00, circumstances which had occasioned the tective. This, of course, aroused the No alterations or additions have been resignation of the late general managers suspicions of the people of the house, who made to the latter during the year, but would be justified in making no altera-sent for the French police. as will be seeit from the balance sheet wetions, in arrangements which had been -have written off the sum of $10,000,00 as accepted for many years. The agreement depreciation, and this item now figures which was thereupon drawn up with my in our assets at $970,000.00.

firm. appointing them general managers, Debentures-In 1907 adjouing has now to be confirmed. premises were purchased, to finance which we issued debentures bearing interest at per cent, per annum to the amount of Tis. 110,000 Last year, those debentures were called in and repaid, and an issue of a similar amount made bearing in- terest at 6 per cent, per annum, all of which were

readily taken up by the holders of the first issne, nou by which change we have effected a saving in our sxpenditure of Tis. 1,100 per antium.

Furniture and Fittings. The stood in your last balance sheet at $18,038.18, and after debiting this item with certain Additions during the year, and writing off the sum of 35,000 for depreciation, they now stand at $15,100.17 NI

The stock, after deducting from it the balance standing at credit of exchange fluctation account, figures in the balance sheet at $200,619,81 as against $294,575.90 the previous year, and it has been valued on most conservative lines

A certain number of shareholders have in the meantime expressed their disap proral of the terms of remuneration received by the general managers, but these are the same as have been paid by the Company for the past nearly twenty ears consequently the directors, saw no reason why a new agreement should not beade on these terms. The general managers have, however, expressed their willingness to armend the terms of ro muneration, and (provided that satis factory arrangements are made), entirely to waive the selling commission to which they are entitled under the agreement, Negotiations are now pending, but as in the meantime the general managers are not charging any selling commission, the directors have considered it advisable. in view of the criticisin which has taken place at the last meeting, to have the general managers agreement confirmed without any further delay, and later on, when the terms of remuneration have been considered more fully, to draw up u short agreement ombodying the amend Sundry debtors. Afler writing off whated terms of remuneration. your directors consider an ample amount

Bank overdratt is 403,210.68 as against $150,239.62, a reduction of $57,040.04 during the year, which is, we very satisfactory.s

The following resolution, proposed by for bad and doubtful debts, and increas: Mr. Richardson and seconded by Mr. G. ing our reserve by 85,000, these now stand D. Contta, was then passed

at $138,408,26 ns against. 136,375.00 the

"That the Agreement with Messrs. H. previous year, not a very great increase when existing conditions are taken into E. Arnhold, dated August 4th, 1913. and consideration.client the Supplemental Agreement endorsed

As will be seen from the report the thereon, dated. May 18th, 1916, for their balance at credit of profit and loss employment as General Managers be and account, after debiting it with the the same are hereby confirmed. S several items named, amounts to At the conclusion of the meeting, the $110,270.25 which your directors propose chairmen invited to join the board, hav

announced that Mr. Hummel dealing with us follows:

To pay a dividend of B per cent. foring regard to the question of further in the year which will absorb 120,000 and to vestigations. They had had very great carry forward 380,279.35 10 new account pleasure in inviting him, where he would as against 286,071.72 for the previous be able to make any further investiga year

On the proposal of the Chairmation, which he thought, in the interests

of the shareholders, he should make seconded by Mr. Crawford, the report and accounts were accepted and passed.

A dividend of eight per cent on the capital of the company, payable to share holders registered on May 25th, was pass ed on the proposal of the Chairman, secunded by Mr. Danning.

Mr. C W Crawford was re-elected a director of the company on the proposal of the Chairman, seconded by Mr. J. Trevor Smith.

Mr. Read proposed a vote of thanks to the directors, manager, and staff, in ap preciation of the hard work of all during the past year in so successfully conduct lug the affairs of the company that they were able to declare a dividend where none was declared a year ago

SELANGIAI KLIBANG RUBBER ESTATE LD.

STATUTORY MEETING.

on the sitle of liabilities as debenture redemption fund. This amount, he said, represents the S. $150,000 remitted to Penang for the redemption of the deben tures, which was one of the objects in winding up the old Company

PLEASANT RECORD.

Stark is a well known character in Shanghai. Some years age he was pro- minently mixed up in a notorious cri minal scandal in the French Concession, for which he would have been tried hy the German Court had it not been that witnesses disappeared. Not long ago ho kept a low bar in North Szechuen Road, and not so many years ago he was tra flicking in arms in the north while posing coRPS ORDERS BY LI-COL" A. "OKAPMAN, V.D.. is an American citizen. That was in Tientsin, which city he had to leave for Peking where he again opened a bar, claiming to be an American He seems to change his nationality at will. Apparent

it is no new thing for him to be con nected with the Chinese detective depart ment. at the same time being employed as a secret agent for the Germans from whose Consulate in Shanghai he is said to be drawing 280 a month, for the Journal de Pekin so far back as last November said of him:

A well-known and active agent of the German Government, Mr. Stark, arrived at Peking on May 15th from Shanghai, had an interview with Mr. Hellwig, a German secret service agent, who lives at the Wagons Lits Hotel, and afterward with Mr. Yang Cheng, ex-Commissioner of the Foreign Affairs office at Shanghai. He then left on his return to Shanghai. with a high Chinese official whose name is not given,

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A CHAIN LETTER.

AND WHAT COMES OF IT.

While one hesitates even to appear to

throw cold water on any patriotic de sign, says the - Daily News, it is impossible to think that the authors of the following chain letter which has lately appeared in China are aware of what they are doing. This is the letter:

This chain is for the purpose of rais ing money for the relief of suffering. among the British and Colonial soldiers and sailors incident to the European War. Out of the proceeds it is proposed to provide for the up-keep of ten beds in the Red Cross Hospital at Netley, England, at an approximate cost of 85,000, the residue to be turned the Prince of Wales Red Cross Fund, through the medium of the Overseas Club of London.

over to

The money was legally rendered to the holder of the debentures in Penang, but be refused to accept it, for reasons which Please make three copies of this note I need not dwell upon now. This neces and send them, to your friends, number- sitates proceedings by the Company to ing each the number higher than the one enforce its right to redeem the debentures used on this note, for all the letters.

An action has been commenced, but the Please send this note and ten-cents hearing has been delayed owing to the to G. 8 Greaves, Corresponding Secre- defendants refusing to admit that all the tary of the Overseas Club, care of British Formalities were observed at the meetings. Consul, Portland, Oregon. I BEL resolving on the liquidation of the Com. This chain will end with No. 100. pary; someone bere must give evidence at Penang us to those meetings and as I am leaving for the South towards the

June I shall be able to give that

evidence.

It was decided, on the proposal of the Chairman, seconded by Mr. Ben

the statutory report as jamin, to pass the presented.

HONGKONG VOLUNTEERS

NOTICE.

--(a) The monthy return of strength

is required on 1st June (b) Pay lists for May should reach the Orderly Room by the 7th June Rate of Dollar 2/2), “

Í PROMOTIONS.

2.--No. 1431 Pte. A. J. Ribeiro and Ne.

1476 Pte. B S. Setna to be Lance- Corpls with effect from this date.

JOINED 3-Pte. E. Manning having joined is allotted Corps No. 2007 and posted to Right Section M.G. Co.

LEAVE 4.No. 1827 2nd Cpl. 1 Day is granted leave of absence from 1st June to 1st September

10PDR. GUN PRACTICE. 5Sunday 4th June, The Artillery Battery, N.C.Os. and 12 men Right Section M.G. Co., and 10 men of the Signalling Section will parado on the Cricket Ground at 8.45 a.. and leave Blake Pier by. launch at 9 am

Dress, ete.-Drill order, khaki (no sidearm), haversack and waterbottle- (filled), Sandwiches will be pro- vided

PARADES: 6.Parades for to day,

5.15 pm. Beornits of all units (ex- cept Right Section MG Co.) ··· Sound drill at Headquarters under Sergt.-Major Highby,

5.30 p.m.-Mounted Section on Polo- Ground under Staff Sergt. Talbot. 0p.m. Signalling Section “A” Class Command Signalling practice at Headquarters. All members. must attend.ED

7. On duty to-night No 2 Section

Arty, Batty Next for duty H.K.V.B. Orderly Olleer to June 1st Lieut.

Murphy

A. F. CHURCHILL, Capt.,

Adjutant, H.K.V.C.

HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.

Queen's Statue, Chater Road Friday, June 2nd, at 5.30 p.m. sharp. Helmets will be worn-

Those receiving that number should not EQUIPMENT AND EMERGENCY WARD 3.18 P. M................. make copies, but only send the note and Monday, June 5th-No. 11 Section.

Tuesday, June 8th No, 12 Section ten-cents do not break this

Please

break this chain, as Wednesday, June 7th-No. 13 Section. over $5,000 would be lost to a worthy and Thursday, June 6th No. 14 Section

Friday, June 9th. No. 8 Section. patriotic cause,

ROUTE MARCH. References The British Consulate. Portland, Oregon The Canadian Bauk All ranks and units will parade at the on of Commerce Portlandchain letter,

The absurdity of such a chain and of the ingenuous appeal made not to break the continuity of it, is shown by The Chairman said:-Gentlemen, as it the following figures, which have been is necessary to hold an ordinary general handed to us by a reader who has worked meeting of the shareholders daring this out the amount that would have been year we take this opportunity of doing collected by the 33rd link in the chain so and of giving you such information only, excluding all the collections from AESENTE as may be of interest to you, the let to the 32nd. The 33rd chain letter All absentees from duty, as warned in

is being circulated in Shanghai now.

Taking the Mexican dollar as a basis, the result of the 33rd collection will be sufficient to make 127,000 belts of dollars

The annual general meeting im

immediate ly followed.

The estate is in excellent order and the reports on all matters of the estate are very satisfactory to

The Lo.b. cost for the first two months

ORCHESTRA PRACTICE.

Thursday, June 1st. at p.m. at Club

Lusitano,

ABSENTEES FROM DUTY.

Borders and by their Company Com-

A statutory meeting of the shareholders in the Shanghai Klebang Rubber Estate Ltd., was held at Shanghai, on May 25th at the offices of Mesra. Hugo Reiss & Co. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING.

Mr. Hugo Reis, who presided explain ed that this Statutory meeting has been called to comply with the requirements of section 60 of the Hongkong Companica' Ordinance of 1911. Continuing, he said

According to the resolutions passed by the shareholders of the old Company the 54 Company was to receive in the new Com holder of one share of & $5 in the old pany three shares of one teel cach without payment and the right to subscribe at par for three new shares for every two old shares. As there were 70,000 shares of the Company's working, namely, dur-round the earth placed in piles they will in the old Company this would mean ing January and February, averaged make te pillars connecting the earth with that 210,000 of the new shares would be 8.834. per lb and we have every confid- the moon. The Chinese are good at count ence that this figure will be maintained ing dollars a shroff counting three per allotted without payment

second would count his last dollar against payment al que Under the unthroughout the year

The estimated output for the financial 150,000 years hence. Based on the tonnage derwriting agreement with Mr Kadoorie 1,387 shares not offered to, and therefore year, which ends on December 31st, 1916 clearance from all ports in the world, it not subscribed by, enemy subjects should is 132,000 lb., so that if the price of would take all the ships in the world over have been allotted to him againe cash, rubber continues on the present level you 500 years to transport them. look forward t

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satisfactory but as your directors had notice that some may look forward of the old shares were transferred some year,

In this connection I would like to state time ago to Chinese, we took legal advice and as a result have submitted the ques that, apart from the forward contract of tion of a licence to the consideration of one and a half tons per month of smoked RB.M8 Minister at Peking until we sheet made by the old Company to Oc receive an answer to that application the tober next, your directors sold forward shares in question must remain unissued another one and a half tone per month to Referring to the statement of the assets December at 3/1 per 1b.1.0.6. the and liabilities of the Company, the chair average price of these two sales works man explained the Tis. 138,569.50, out as 2/7 21 fo.b. which is approximate which appears on the asset side as Fly 3/6.75 per no casolutions the proceed

nett W. Barker & Co., deposit account" and adheres being no

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ings closed

TO-DAY: Ascension Day Noon" Star Ferry Co., Ltd. Eighteenth Ordinary Annual Meeting at the Offices of Mesure Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd

Baturday, 3rd Jana

King George Birthday— Publio Heliday Monday, oh Jane

6.30 p.m. --The Royal Hongkong Golf Cleb

Extraordinary General Meeting at the Club House, Happy Va

Valley Friday, 9th Jurasik

Noon B, Watson & Co., Ltd. Thirty- "Fint Aunnal Ordinary General Meeting at the Hongkong Hotels

In actual figures this is the result of the 23rd link in gold dollars.

165,297,715,023,094.

Mexican dollars would, of course be at least double that amount. The amount reaped from ten cent pieces would ob viously be less, but still a fairly respect able sum.

Taking the most reliable estimate of the world's population, the total result of the collection made up to the 3rd series of letters would mean a bank balance of over £4,000 for every man, woman and

child living

manders, will attend at Central Sta- tion in uniform, whether wet or fine; at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 1st Medical certificates will not excuse ab genes from attending unless the ab eentee is confined to the house.

TRANSFER.

Pe845 Ormiston, Water Police, is transferred to No. 2 Section.a POLICE BESERVE SPORTS NIGHT.

The

challenge made by J. Evans has been accepted by P.-c. Stimson, Hongkong Police, who will box the challenger on his own terms.

Prizes Lave been offered by Dr. Forsyth, Dr. Harston, Mesars. Ruttonjee Son, and the European Revenue Officers

Challenges and challenge acceptances

Wildin Hongkong Police (R) Ia should be sent to Staff Inspector ports and Exports Office

B. C. JENKIN,

D.S.P (R).