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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28TH, 1916.

NEW MODELS

of the famous

ENGLISH

by

PIANOS

WEBER

and

ALLISON.

INSPECTION INVITED.

S. Moutrie&Co.,Ltd.

SOLE AGENTS.

PÓSITIVELY LAST

OF

CANTON NEWS.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT]

CANTON, December 25th

THIEF REAKS INTO POLICE CFFICER'S HOUSE.

SHANGHAI RUBBER

COMPANIES.

ALMA ESTATES, LTD..

INTERNATIONAL COTTON MANUFACTURING CO., LD.

ANNUAL MEETING.

The 21st annual meeting of the Inter- national Cotton Manufacturing Co.

Ma Chai, Chief of the Water Police, has shareholders in the Alma Estates, Ltd. approach their bankers for a temporary Ltd., was held at Shanghai on December

removed his family to Canton, living at Tak Shun Street, quite near to the Mili tary Governor's Yamen. At midnight on the 18th instant, a thief, entered the house from the roof and stole a number of articles amounting to several hundred

dollars in value. No arrest has been made,

CAPTAIN TOM GUNN'S LECOVERY.

It is almost two months since Captain Tom Gunn entered hospital owing to the injury he sustained when descending from a flight in the western suburbs of Canton. He is now perfectly recovered, and left the King Yee Hospital on the 19th instant. He has returned to Nani Yuen, on the East Band, where the Acroplane Flying College is establisid, to assume his duties. TRAMWAY CONSTRUCTION.

The Civil Governor has granted on

123-4 petition presented by a private company for constructing a tramway from Wei PERFORMANCE chow to Sheklung and the company has

now started work accordingly.

"KISMET"

A. D. C. PRODUCTION

on behalf of the

“STAR AND GARTER FUND

for Soldiers and Sailors totally disabled in the War. By special request there will be another performance on

MURDER OF A CHINESE EDITOR,

tion of a dividend the directors took into consideration two facts, frat the liquid assets are not in Shanghai and to bring up the Penang balance at the pre- sent adverse exchange would involve a The seventh annual general meeting of heavy loss, and, secondly, the local finan cial conditions did hot encourage them to was held at Shanghai, on December 21st.

loan for making up the balance required

In these circum-22nd, Nesurs. A. Hide, Chairman, pre- Mr. E. T. Byrne, who presided; said to pay a dividend.

The Chairman referred to the improve. The estimated output for the current stances the directors did not recommend siding. year is 300,000 lbs., and the total exper- any distribution of profits, but should diture will be about the same as for the there be an encouraging change in the ments of plant and buildings, and said year under review, so that we may look conditions referred to, an interim divi- that the overdraft with the Hongkong. nicciable increase over the figures of lest forward to a further reduction of the dead could be paid and this matter will and Shanghai Bank showed a very ap ful cust, which, I think, may already behave the directors' attention. regarded as satisfactory darts was proposed to write off Tis year due to the heavy stocks erried. The accounts reveal an exceedingly 47,956.87 to various accounts as shown in which, however, had since been disposed That the working for this year did not satisfactory state of affairs. The profit the report and to carry forward Tis of at antisfactory, prices. and less accuant on the sale of rubber 34,031.85; this sum representing the cash shows an increase over the previous year balances and stock of rubber less sundry come up to expectations was a matter of regret and disappointment, but did ereditors Tls. 4,770, 18.

tons smoked not reflect on the plant or want of atten of approximately Tls, 25,000-although A forward sale of two there was a ices in exchange of about 1iscet monthly for the whole of 1917 had tion by the staff to the business of the It could be traced to other. per cent, converting Strafts dollars inte

causes, which could not possibly be fore livered in Singapore.. tacls. The actual profit on rubber sales st been effected at 8147 per picul, de company

Repeated political troubles had is therefore Tls. 134,320-to which must

seen. be added the dividends on Sepasang

adversely affected the business of the shares as well as on the £1,500 British

company at various times and for the best part of six months short-time work- Exchequer Hends. The profit on sale of

A budget for the year had been pre-ing had to be adopted. Later in March, 1,500 Senawang shares amounted in all to some Tls. 25,000. Dut af the 2,000 pared which allowed for expenditure at when to all appearances normal condi- Senawang shares which the company held Kamunting of 281,300 and at Riverside tions seemed to have become an establish- n' former years, I informed you at the 50,358, a total of $131,479. This estimated fact, full work was again resumed, last annual meeting taut 1,000 were sal included an expenditure of 80.030 on 191 but the anti-monarchical movement took a very active form, shortly after, with ot an average nett price of Tls. 17,81, acres of the temporarily abandoned land and later we sold another 300 at a nett on both estates, and $11,100 for buildings the result that business became for a and cloth declining appreciably, the price of Tis. 23-so that to-day the Comensisting of three coolie lines, two smoke time almost suspended, prices for yarn The report and accounts were adopted, situation being further adversely affected in the books of the company at par

by the rise in exchange, imported yarns pany holds only 500 shares, which remain houses and an assistant's bungalow. value, namely, Tis. 5 per share..

AYER TAWAH RUBBER CO., LTD.receding and local yarns, following in sympathy. In consequence of the sus- pension of business, stocks accumulated resulting in increased interest and insar-

10 per cent. (making 20 per cent. for the year).Tls. To write off development ac To write, off buildings and

furniture

count......

To write off plant and ma

chinery

SATURDAY, 30TH DECEMBER, of the military governor. At Lin Sun To write off motor eas

AT 7:30 P.M. SHARP. PRICES AS USUAL.

A recherche supper at $2 per head will be served after the performance in the: "HONGKONG HOTEL GRILL Rock from 10.45 r... the proceeds of which will to devoted to the "STAR AND GARTER" FUND,

GORDON

DRYGIN

DISTILLERY, Leepen

GORDON'S GINS

ARE THE BEST.

INSIST ON HAVING GORDON'S. SOLE AGENTS IN HONGKONG AND SOUTH CHINA:

DONNELLY & WHYTE.

Telephone 636.

THE NEW

(1250

TAB TIE

THE ONLY PERFECT DRESS TIE.

[1498

H

Fastens securely on to the collar stud, facilitates tylng. and cannot get out of place.

Stocked in Black Silk and White Pique in three shapes, and all sizes from 14 to 173 inches.

MACKINTOSH

& CO., LTD.,

MEN'S WEAR SPECIALISTS,

16. DES VEUX ROAD.

TELEPHONE 29.

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Grand Prize of Honour Panama-Pacific International Exposition SAN FRANCISCO, 1915

ASAHI-BEER

SOLD EVERYWICKE

10

63,000.00 17,328.40

The manager's estimates of the crop for the current year were: Kamunting, 141,000 lbs; Riverside. 60.000 lbs. Total, 201,000 lbs.

ancé charges,

However, improvement in the political

Prospects for the future were empourag- ing, stocks in the interior were known to be small with an abundant harvest throughout the land, and high prices obtainable for produce a good demand for manufactured products should easue, Fair supplies of cotton had been secured at reasonable rates and so far the result- of the working of the company's estab lishments had been quite satisfactory.

The report and accounts as presented vere passed.

The nett proft for the sear under review amounts to Tls. 180,395.11, to

The seventh annual general meeting of which must be added the amount of Tis, shareholders in this Company was held 25,104.46 brought forward from last year at Shanghai on December 20th.

Mr. J. H. Teesdale, the Chairman, Mr. Lee Wui Chien, editor of Nam giving a total of Tls. 185,349,87, After Yuct, Pa, a Chinese newspaper in Canton,educing the payments of two interim said:-I think the shareholders may well situation was followed by a returi, to dividends of 5 per cent each, amounting congratulate themselves on having suc more normal market conditions, which was murdered in the day time on the 17th to Tis. 63,000, also the estate and general coded on a capital of Tis. 200,000 in allowed the disposal at gradually im- instant in the following circumstances. managers' bonus amounting to Tha. 2,895, completely planting over 1,000 acres (of proving rates of the accumulated stocks. A man speaking the Kwangsi dialect there remains available for distribution which over 50 per cent, are now in bear The improvement, came too late to ap the sum of Tis 119,834.57 at credit of ing) without the Company, having bad preciably benefit the present accounts, but would prove of material advantage went into the office in order to consult profit and loss account which your direc-recourse to a loan of any sort.

The all-in cost of production, into the financial year now commenced. clading estimated charges on rubber in Mr. Leo about some advertisement which tors recommend be dealt with as follows 1,

To pay a final dividend of

stock and in transit, was practically the he intended to insert in the paper. In the course of the conversation, several

same as that of the previous year St. $0.43.45 per lb. te against St. 80.43.04 people suddenly rushed into the office and

por lb. which considering that recruit ing charges care to Ths. 7,794.54 as com dragged Mr. Leo out. The police dared

pared with Tls, 5,004 for the previous 6,640.40

year. In view of the fact that freight not interfere with them, as they said that

charges have considerably increased and they were acting under the instructions

2,467.00 that all materials used in manufacture 500.00 and packing (coagulante, cases, etc.) have magmented in price this trifling increase 20.710.82 must be considered quite satisfactory.

The output of dry rubber amounting to Tls. 119,664.57 275,310 lbs. exceeded the estimate by 5,310 lbs. The output for the current year is Apart from forward sales all rubber estimated at 340,000 lbs.

During the last six months we have throughout the year sold in On the 23rd instant, the Provincial Singapore and the average gross sale been selling all our best grades of rabber in Singapore, where prices for the same Assembly held its sitting in order to price was very nearly 2/0 per lb.

The company has outstanding a for- have been higher than in London. The select local representatives for the Upper ward contract of 23 tons per month of rest of the rubber continues to be sold: in London. The Board has only entered House at Peking. The voting was strict-smoked sheet at 3/1 per lh, which lapse into one forward contract during the ly supervised by the Civil Governor. As at the end of this month; following the

policy of previous year your Directors Vi, one for six months for three tons per month 1st crepe at 3/43 per lb. the result of the vote, the following men have Intely contracted for the whole of and two tons per month ribbed smoked hers were selected:-Wong Kem Sing (re-1917 as follows:23 tons monthly of theet at 3/4 per lb, which expired last smoked sheet at $127 per picul ex godown, July. I may add that we have entered presentative of the Provincial Assembly), Singapore, and 1 tons monthly of amok into another for two tons a month of beet The following are to be inserted: Wu Hon Man (ex-Tutuh of Kwanging), ed sheet at $142 per pitul ex-godown, crepe for six months commencing Decer-16A-Inspectors, Sergeanta and Con- and Young Wing Tai (ex-representative Singapore, which represents about one ber 1st at 8146 per picul delivered Singa-

third of the company's output for the pore. in the Upper House). ANOTHER FIRE IN HONAM..

Street, they shot him. The local officials To carry forward to Bext

year's account

•have received'strict instructions to arrest the murderers.

ELECTION OF MEMBERS FOR UPPER HOUSE AT

PEKING.

LUNG'S DEMAND FOR FONDE.

#as

year.

Some few weeks ago the directors had

HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.

SERVICE BOARD,

Ambulaner Platoon, Mounted Police, Thursday, Dec 28th. No. 4 Company,

Maxim Gunners and Motor Patrols.

POLICE SCHOOL,

December 28th.--Class II. (Inspector Gerrard),.

Thursday, Friday,

December 29th.-Class (Inspector Gordon),

REANDING ORDERË.

stables on Patrol duty are directed by the Capt. Supt. of rolice to report any neglect of duty, or any conduct inconsistent with a due per formance of duty, on the part of any regular Indians or Chinese police on beat. To assist them in this, Beat- slips will be issued when going on duty. They are not to give any orders to any such regular police officer.

RETURN AND ISSUE OF RIFLES.

ing Order 117, the Armoury will be open for the receipt and issue of rifles between the hours of 5.15 and 5.45 p.m. on every Tuesday and Friday until further orders. Musket. ry. Bergeant Fisher will be in attend- ance. Beefuits, when considered fit, may draw rifles on producing to the Musketry Sergeant an identifi- cation chit signed by the Equipment Officer of the unit.

No. 2 Platoon will draw rides on Thurs- day, December 28th, between the hours. 5.15 and 6 p.m.

Ayer Tawah is one of the few rubber estates in the F.M.B, that is worked by Managers seem in- At midnight of the 1st instant, area notice inserted in the local papers to Javanese labour.

the effect that soine fraudulent share clined to regard Javanese with disfavour. again broke out through curelessness at Borips of this company had been in eir Mr. Harrop, however, believes in them, Tai Shing, a native bank located in culation, and I think I might as well and he is certainly justified in his belief, as moet of those on Ayer Tawah have Lung To Street, Honam. Though there refer to the matter briefly. Our secreboen: there ever since the estate west first taries detected some irregularities in opened up and when their contracts have was a large force of firemen present the their books and on an investigation being expired have willingly remained, show- outbreak was not suppressed until it had made it was found that an employé of ing that they are happy and con- With reference to condition (1) of Stand-

But the difficulty of secur It is their's tampered with old cancelled scrip tented. destroyed about forty buildings.

in sufficient Javanese recruits and issued new transfer with both the ing high time the officials and merchants signatures of the transferee and trans-numbers, the official restrictions which erected water works in Honum in order feror forged. The seriousness of the have to be surmounted, and the conser to prevent a repetition of such heavy fraud was at once recognised and the quent delays have convinced the manager that a Tamil and Chinese force must be matter was immediately pat into the loss.

hands of the company's solicitors. Ono employed as well, and as a result the of them, who attended at a meeting of estate now has Tamil recruiters in India. General Lung Chai Kwong has recent directors, fully explained the case from A substantial Tamil force is gradually a legal point of view and he advised the being built up and on September 30th ly addressed a telegram to the Central Board that in a fraudulent case of this numbered as many as 80.

You will see on the assets aide the total Government stating that although in-kind where it is clear that the secretaries of Tls. 102,887.26, being the total of the are neither guilty of negligence or enrams written off development account in structions have been issued to the Cantonlessness, the company alone is responsible the years 1913 to 1915. We shall ask you Government to pay his military expense, if there be any loss. However, as these to sanction the writing off of the total no money has been paid since he left the fraudulent acts had been perpetrated by expenditure this year, viz., Tls, 14,364.91, eity. The amount due is under two hunan employé of the secretaries, Mr. Reiss which will bring the Estate Development offered to make good in this instance any account back to Tls. 50,000; an exceed. dred thousand dollars. As the Chinese less that might accrue to the company.ingly on of the property.

moderate figure considering the New Year is approaching this payment and we think it only fair to MessTS.

Depreciations have been made on the cannot be delayed any longer. He there- Hugo, Reiss & Co., to state now that the fore requests that he may be permitted fraud, as it was perpetrated was beyond following bases: Buildings 10 per cent. their control, and I therefore thank them on first cost. Furniture 16 per cent, on to collect revenue and taxes at Kingshow on behalf of the directors and share first cost. Machinery 20 per cent, and with which to pay his military expENSER.

holders for having offered and made good Tools and Implements 3 1/3 per cent.

of book value.. A serious loss of ovor Tls, 10,000,

Since writing out my speech, your Directors have received by cable from our agents in Penang an offer to buy As 79 acres of land at $100 per acre. the land is of no use to the Company; it being rather swampy and situated quite a distance from the main estate, the Directors accepted the offer.

The report and accounts as presented were passed, and the Directors were authorized to contributo a sum not ex- ceeding Tis. 2,500 to some War Fund or War Funds.

VANTAN GAMBLING AT KINGCHOW.

The Civil Governor's Yamen yesterday received a telegram from the officials at Kingchow stating that General Lung Chai Kwong has granted the merchants permission to resume fantan gambling in order to obtain funds. Immediately on receipt of this telegram, the Civil Governor telegraphed instructions to the officers in Kingchow to inquire throngbly into the matter, for if the allegation ba found to be true he will take definite steps to deal with it, as he considers that General Lung's reported action is abac lutely illegal.

WEDDING AT NANKING. The wedding of Miss Muriel P. W. Molland, of Nanking, and Mr. Paul Jernigan, manager for the Standard Oil Co., at Ningpo, took place in the Christian Advent Mission Church, Non- king, on December 18th. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. J. M. B. Gill, asisted by the Rev. G. E. Malone. The bride was given away by her brother, Mr. C. E. Molland, of the Directorate Geral of Posts, who is shortly leaving for the front; and the best man was Mr. J. B, Chevalier. Mise Kathleen Molland was the bridesmaid, and Miss Maureen Malone made a dainty little Rower girl.

KAMUNTING KUBBER CO., LTD.

At the sixth annual general meeting of the Kamunting (in Kedah) Rubber Plantation Co., Ltd, held at Shanghai on December 20th, Mr. E. W. Nool (Chairman) stated that there were 574 scres of trees, while producing 422 acres of immature trees, 300 acres of the estate had for the present to be considered as Those last wore out of the Fanning. being taken in hand, but would burden the company with a heavy labour bill for some months to come and part might even have to be treated as a new clearing.

The investments costing Tla 120,446.98 represent in part the payments for the 1,879 shares issued at the beginning of this year to provide the capital for de velopment of the new 500 acros, and also funds for the development of the existing areas not yet in tapping.

POLICE RESERVE GAZETTE.'

The Editor will be glad to receive contri-

butions for the January number. Samo must reach him not later that the 30th December.

No. 1 COMPANY..

for duty, resumes command of No. 1 Inspector H. A. Lammert, on reporting.

Company.

(Sgd) E C. JENHIN,

D.S.P.. (R.)..

27th December, 1918:

Almost all the big cities. of Germany support racing meetings, twice a week. Petting machines are used, and the total. The balance standing to credit of profit of the wagers reaches astounding figures. and loss after deducting the maneger's Sixteen per cent. is taken from the commission and the sum of Tis 68,637 amount bet, 10 per cent. of which goes paid in three interim dividends during to the state for charitable work and 6 the year is Tis. 93,762.50 (including Tls per cent. remains for the racing Associa 13,058.00 brought forward from last year) tions. American jockeys and trainers are which the Board recommends shall be still working in Germany, although their appropriated in the following manner: To pay a final dividend of 20 per cent. (making 50 per oont, for the year) Tis. 43,758.00 To write off devlopment

account

To transfer to oral re-

serve account

To carry forward

14,385.61

10,419.69 Tle. 98,763.50 The report and statement of accounts for the year ended September, 1918, were adopted.

HONGKONG TRAMWAY CO., LTD:

former popularity has waned. Archibald is the leading jockey of the Empire, and McCreary, Taral and Campbell are the leading trainers.

year ago,

A bet of the equivalent of $240,000 30,000.00 has changed hands in commercial circles at Amsterdam because the war did not end in October, 1916. The nominal bet- tors were two pools of Stock Exchange and business men, formed but as both sides had hedged their bets by the European custom of taking out insurance policies against losing, the real participants were the speculative insurance companies. Jost where the loss was finally distributed in not known, as the original bettors had taken out policies, paying 10 per cent. prasium, and the companies with whom they insured had reinsured, further distribut ing the risk. The winners of tht bet divided the net sum of $216.000, while the losing pool had to pay out the $24,000 in insurance,

The approximate statement of traffic receipts for the week ending 23rd December is as follows:

Sixty per cent. of general estate ex- penditure and Shanghai expenses had been debited to revenue and 40 per cent. to the development account, the result of the year's working on this basis being a profit of Tis. 78.405.51; adding the balance of Tla. 4,503.21 brought formad From 1915 gave a total of Tis 12,908.72 This Year at credit of profit and loss account. In Last Year. dealing with the question of the declara

Ingresso:

Receipts for

Aggregate receipts for blweaks. $723,311 560,950

2.

$12.37%

*** 11.037

1,335

-162,381