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COMPANY MEETINGS,
"THE HONGKONG ICE CO. LTD.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH 29TH,
FATAL TRAIN ACCIDENT
AT SHATIN
1917
INTIMATIONS
LANE.
CRAWFORD & Co.
SOLE AGENTS FOR
ALICE MEMORIAL AND by fire has been fem the past year
AFFILIATED HOSPITALS. either in the Far East our own special field or elsewhere. In January Inst an
ANNUAL FINANCE MEETING. In the curly hours of yesterday morn The 36th ordinary annual meeting of outbreak occurred in a godown in Tion-
Yesterday the annual meeting of the shareholders in the above was held at the tain which did damage estimated ating while a ballast train was on its way ofhos of the General Managers, Messrs. £30,000. In April of the same year there to Kowloon from beyond Shatin and Finance Committee of the Alice Memorial as a conse. Chamber of Commerce Room, New Post Jardine, Matheson & Co., Lid, yesterday. was a fire in some wharf godowns at when nearing Shatin tunnel, a wheel of and Affiliated Hospitals was held in the The Hon, Mr. CE. Anton presided Shanghai which entailed losses of I he one of the trucks came off, and those als present ter-Sir Paulieve, not ess than £32,000 In May &quence of which severni of the vehicles Office Buildings The Hon. Mr. E. R. Halli. were derailed and a certain amount of fax (Chairman of the fommittee) presid- Chater, C.M.G, Rev. Pes Robert (Con aulting Committee), Capt. W. E. Clarke
damage was done to the permanent way,ed, and there were present the Hou, Mr. There were a number of railway coolics, H E Folloch, Dr. R. McLean Gibson and Mesars, C. Beswick, L, N, Leefe, A.
Salvador gangers, travelling by the fruin, and Superintendent and Secretary), the Rev. C. Davidson, Ho Fook, to Cheung Shui
accident, one of their number was killed, W. B. Walker, Mr. A Mackenzie, Mr. WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED A SPLENDID SELECTION OF II. Seth, C. Woodhead, K. Haxton,
ʼn result of the impact caused by the T. Pearce, Mr. A S., D. Cousland, Mr.
2. E. Macdougal and A, V. Aptar, with
and tett are now in the Government Civil. M. Wong, Mr. Chau Siu Ki and Mr. Hospital suffering from more or less A. G. Coppin (Hon. Treasurer), Mr. R. M. Austin (secretary),
Dr. Gibson having read the minutes of The Secretary having read the notice
serious injuries.
meeting ast convening the meeting,
i
godown was gutted at Pootung entailing losses estimated et son £60.000 In August the Philippine Islands came into p prominence, and a fire at Tacloban was believed to have done damage to the extent of about CM0,800. In Bangkok two rice mills were destroyed. In Singapo the telephiae exchange was burnt out. These make a formidable list, The
The coolie who was killed was thrown make a format surplus to he dealt with is $444.357.90, from the truck in which he was travelling and the apportionment which we propose and sustained such severe injuries to is sat forth in the report. The policy of his head that death must have been the Consulting Committee has been of almost instantaneous recent years to acquire for the Company larger investment in gold securities, and it is thought advisable to convert the Reinsurance. Fund into a Sterling Fund, and to add to it the sum of £18,000, which will bring it up to £77,509 78. Od. The
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The CHAIRMAN said:The Superinten dent's Report for the year 1910 has a ready been in your hands for some time
and is now laid on the table. I now beg
Committee, Mr. W. B. Walker, Mr., J. H. Wallace and Mr. J. Walker...
Dr. Griegs scorided and the motion was carried,
One of the trucks was twisted across to propose for election to the Finance the railway, and this resulted in a certain However, relief dislocation of traffic.
on the scene of the gangs were soon accident, and it was not long before the normal service was being maintained. The injured colics were brought to Hongkong and conveyed with all speed to the Government Civil Hospital, after first aid had been rendered by the Shatin police under Sergt. Devey.
The Rev. T. PEARCE, in proposing the adoption of the Report of the Sub-Com- mittee for the year 1910, said that he thought they should be very grateful to Mr. Chau Shiu Ki and Mr. Chan Kang U for the effort, they had put forward in collecting Chinese subscriptions.
Tho CHAIRMAN shid Gentlemen, the report and accounts, with the auditor's report, having been in your hands for some days, I will, with jour permission, take them as read. The result of the year's working - shows in increase of $5.236.50 over 1915, the tnal net profit for the year bring 890.001,60, 48 compared with $60,763.04. The usual interim dividend of $9 per share was paid last
now £43,000 invested in August, and we now propose paying a Company, h final dividend of £9 pet share which I British Government War Loans issued trust you will consider sitisfactory. We in London Straits 800,000 in the 8 per are also in a position to add to our pro- cent, loan of the Malay States Govern the pent, and we subscribed $100,000 to the to vision for contingencies account extent of $15,000 and carry forward local loan Houted here last October, whilst $15.990.47. Sales of ico show a light another £12,000 has been invested in tho decrease scompared with the previou loans of Allied Governments. We Invo year, which is accounted for by the fact thus carried out the intention, to which VICTIM OF A CONFIDENCE TRICK Mr. CHAU SIO KI proposed, and Mr. that the Canton Ice Factory was ab work my predecessor in the chair gave expres-Despite the fact that the Chinese trick mesurer's Statement of Accounts for the the whole year instead of only intorsion last year of supporting to our of obtaining money with the aid of aver 1916 be adopted, and the motion was mittently as in 1915. The Cold Storage utmost the great cause for which civilisa bundle of "notes," and the getting of tion is now fighting against a ruthless security from people who are asked to be satisfac
Mr. A. B. D. COUSLANDS propused, and Branch continues to produce
and barbarous foc. (Applause.) You good enough to change the “notes. must Mr. A. MACKENZIE Seconded, -n võte-of tory income; but the very heavy increase
will, I doubt not, also approve the action be very well known, there are still people thanks to Mr. A. G. Coppin, Hen, Trea in tly cost of coal must necessarily de-
on such silly terms,
AN INNOCENT AMAHI.
The Hon. Mr. H. E. POLLOCK scconded, and the motion was adopted.
JMWONG conded, that the Hon.
carried.
crease the profits from this beach during of your General Managers and Consulting who are persuaded to part with money surer, Mr Mathieson, Acting Hon. Trea
the current year, and for this reason it has been considered advisable that rather & larger balano than usual should be An additional cold carried forward; store has been fitted up Laichikok, thus enabling these stores to accommodate over 2,000 carcases of meat at a time,
Committee in having made & contribution of 85,000 on behalf of the Company to the fund in aid of War Charities- fund which must attract the heartfelt sympathy of us all. First class securities do not show as large a loss in market rates as might be expected in view of existing
surer, and Mr. E. J. Chapman, Hon. Auditor. The motion wny unanimously adopted
Together with the store at East Point conditions, but the of dollars elderly Chinese, who sold her he had shown. He said: It is a matter for con-
we have now cold storage space picasur ing 150,000 cubic feet, The old depot in Jer Housy Street has been converted into four modern shops, from which it is hoped a satisfactory income will be rerived Your Manager reports that all ronchinery and buildings at the works are in first class order, and all launies and lighters have received their annual overhaul new bog to propose. adoption of the report and accounts as présented.
the
for
speaks
Kang
were In
parted with 110 her than the year 1904. As regards
The latest innocent to be hoodwinked is nn amah who is employed at 5, Seymour Mr. COFFIN, after thanking the Com Hond. She has reported to the police that mittee on behalf of Messrs. Mathieson and of income axl expenditure of the ment when walking is Queen's Road Central Chapman and himself, said that the state about 5 p., on Tuesday, she was ap Finance Sab-Commite required little respectable-looking and explanation, but he would like to make a few remarks with regard to the figures proached by a
with credit balance of $8,876, 78, whereas having appreciated from 1/11 (the rate picked up a bundle of notes on a steamer. gratulation that we started the year 1916 at which our accounts were last present He also said that he was prepared to pay we starten the year 1816 with a debit ed), to 2/47 (the rute ruling at slot her $10 of his easily-gotten wealth if she balance of $6,382.29 This Messrs. Chau Su Ki and Clu December last) the resn't has been to would show him the way to Salt Fish volumes for the work put in by U and their friends in the matter or diminish so a very substantial extent the Lane. The amah said she would do this
available go back to the year 1904, value of gold securities as expressed in and then the benevolent old men came raising tunds. The reports I have easily Hongkong dollars. The wisdom of forward with the statement that the they show that from that year and in placing a portion of the accumulated bundle contained 8800, and he asked the every subsequent year to 1915, we
other worde the year 1916 is the first profits of former years to meet such an wuah if she would change the notes for labouring, against a debit balance. eventuality as this has been more than him. The amah expressed her willingness occasion ou which a credit balance has
been shown for
It may at least 12 years,
I have said, reports justified, and we shall have, after provid to do so, and she was then asked
be longer, but as She
available to me do not go back ing for this deprecation, a sum of $35,000 security.
donations, it will be seen that those for changer's. When she was about to
1916 are some $9,000 less than those for standing at credit of Investiment and curity, and proceeded to a moff y
collect Exelange Fluctuation Account. It is thought, however, by tàn General Mann-change the notes the amah discovered that 1913, and it is essential that w
during the
year, otaerwise we gers and Consulting Committee, that this the alleged valunile bundle merely com at least $15,000 by way of donations upon our balance, should be augmented, and the proposed
Income from
a small transfer of $103,140.51 will bring this
increase of $105. We have in the present report stated the item of food differently. to $136,999.78. The dividend account up.
On the one side we shew actual monies expended in food, 96.877.50, and our the of $27 per chare absorbing $216,000, you.
er sule we show refunds or collections will no doubt confirm, and in recomtion on the part of the management of
from those roughly a profit of 8100 on able to pay, 85,971.85. mending as we do this continued excel titis Company. Such an Ordinance wil, Thus, there is
this item. In former years balances only Jent return upon the Company's capita, presumably, heve for its object the pro I would onec again ask shareholders to lection of the public, and nothing that were shewn, Thus, in the account for places a premium upon security, such as 1915 it would appear that only $189.46 all the business, and the recollect that their relations with the this Company can offer so well, can meet was expended during the year on food, CHAIRMAy announced that dividend war-Company should not be confined to their with anything but our heartiest support, but, as a matter of fact, expenses under rants were ready, and could be bad ou reception of an annual distribution of Gentlemen, in putting to you the resolu- this item were considerably larger, and
tion which I am about to do, you wil the sum mentioned in that report is application,
profit, for I am not persuaded that they doubtless he content for me to take the balance after, deducting curtam refunds. the item method of stating The present HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE
give the Company all the support that report and accounts as read, and I there was considered more accurate by MM CO., LTD
fore, now have pleasure in proposing --- That the report and accounts as present E. J. Chapiroan, our hon anditor, and ed, including the payment of a dividen certainly give subscribers a better iden of 27 per share; an addition of £15,000 of the work done by the officials. On the enge to the Reinsurance Fund, of B103,140.51 expense gide, we have to record an increase in medicines of $4,446, 20, this being due to the Investident and Exchange, Bluetuto increased cost of medicines, for which
Capt. CLARKE Becomled, and the report and accounts were unanimously adopted Mr Ho Fook proposed, and Mr. RESWICK seconded, the c-election of Sir Paul Chater, C.M.G., and the Rev. Pare Robert as members of the Consulting Committee, and this was agreed to.
Messrs. A. R. Lowe and E. A M. Williards were re-elected auditors at a remuneration of $200, on the proposition Mr. Lo Cucuso Suu, keconded by Mr.
was
LERFE
This
the.
tained a roll of paper. With all speert shall be comments showe
she returned to the place where the man said he would wait--but he had gone, els the amah's $110.
the
lies within their power, and I hope that you will each individually make a point, during the coming year, of assisting the Company to the utmost of your fun by introducing to
my to it all the business tion Account; and the payment of a bonus the war is accountable. Repairs shew cu under your control and inviting your to staff of 15 per cent, upon their salaries, increase of some $200 over the previous dane being considered besanopted and passed, period, the work triends to pace their fire inguratices MR. HANCOCK, in according, said:--Woneseenry for the up-keeping of the build- with the Hongkong Fire zigo. You will have listened with very great interest to
Mr. H.
proposed Co the speech which has just been made, The feol: I uz stre, willing to express your und Y think I am voicing the opinions of the to election of the present Committes appreciation of the work of the staf by all the other shareholders in express the Hon Mr. P. H. Holyoak Laks the endorsing the action of your Consulting congratulations to the management on
The 18th ordinary meeting of share holders of the shove sus held yesterday at the offices of the General Managers Mesars, Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd. The Hon. Mr. O, E. Anton presided, and those also orcasat were Sir Paul Chater, CM.G., Sir Robert Ho Tung Messrs CS. Gubbay, F. Maitland, and HP White Consulting Committee), Cept, W. E Clarke, and Messi, R. Hancock, G, Commitice in voting them a bonus on what I understand is a record account place of Mr. J. W C. Bonner, who i
1 N. Leefo (Secretary).
with the following amendmentsThat
was adopted:
ino!ion wag
for the Company;
last year's account as absent from the Colony, and that Mr. K. Haxton, A. C. Davison, Ho Fook, Lo their salaries which, in view of the excel-submitted to us The figures, are most J. M. Wong take the place of Mr. Kwok Cheang Shui, and J. M. Alves, with Mr.lent results, has been fixed this year, an excellent, and it reflects a great deal of Mr. W. B. WALEEE seconded and the
credit upon cverybody concerned with the 15 per cent. The outlook for 1918, Jou running of the Company. With these The Secretary having rend the notice will see from the twelve months' figures few words 1 have much pleasure in seconding the resolution which has just conrening the meeting
before you, is favourable and justifies en proposed, and also that the report The Chinmay said Gentlemen, in the licpe of a successful conclusion. We and accounts, as presented, be passed,
The proposition was unanimously rising to propose the adoption of the d every year that competition increases,
carried report and accounts it gives me much and whilst the maintenance of the tariffs tisfaction to difer your attention to in the Far East has given cause for the excellent results which have attended anxiety during the last few months, we dle Company's efforts for the year 1915. are glad to say that it has proved possible A prominent, featum of the figures into harmonise, temporarily at any rate,
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The CHAIEMAN then said: Gentlemen, We now come to the question of the Chairmanship of the Committee and we and ourselves very much in the same position as last year I do not think it essential to the welfare of the Hospitale that I should be chairman. I can Sir Paul Chater, C.M.G., Sir Robert quite as much assistance in my Ho Tung, Hon. Mr. B Shellim, and capacity as Secretary for Chiness Affairs Merre HP White F. Maitland and I am able to as Chairman of the Com- C. S. Gubbay were reelected members matter and I feel that there are others? of the Consulting Committes on the pre-whould be willing to help all they could hit they will not come-forward position of Capt CLARKE, seconded by actually asked to dp there- Front of your is a substantial querens the divergent cnnions which appeared
fore be to propose that the Hon Mr. tion of Mr H Shellin be elected Chairman. I am sure On the proposition in the premium income, and this has been at one time, almos, to jeopardise their seconded by Mr. Lo CHEONG SHUI, Messra
participate in the work he would actively earned with a loss ratio, at a level lower existente. We are led to understand that Percy Smith and A. R. Lowe wer for the welfare of the Hospital, and recolected auditors at a remuneration of from a business point of view, - be; 18 seen than that to which the fortunes of its contemplated to introduce au Ordin- 3500 each, a des this Company have accustumed us. We 2009 in Hongkong requiring Companies This was all the hiness and theminently eligible
CHAIRMAN Konounced that dividend wa ME CUPPIN Seconded and the motion was/i cur. I think, carret' altribute this desiring to operate here to comply with rents were ready ang could be had After passing a vote of thanks to Dr. quity of the business a facial standard. Needless 11 8a3, Foalfagfinn, Use}]" they were smar en Mele in Bihuan, to the outgoing Chait- ierà 13, 27 far as I such a measure will meet with no oppost the day following the meeting, but them (Mr. Hallifax), and to the Chamber Company annarently was now more of Commerce, for the use of the room, the (Continued at foot of next column) indicate that the waste
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