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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRES THURSDAY, APRIL 26rm, 1917.

VICTOR RECORDS

THE

RECORD OF

COMPANY MEETINGS THE HONGKONG TRAMWAY CO

ETD

The ordinary general meeting of the Hongkong Tramway Company, Limited,

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COMPANY REPORTS.

SHANGHAI GAS CO., LTD.

✅The directors” report and statement of |--

accounts of the Shanghai Gas Co., Ltd shows that the profit on working account

To pay dividend for 1910 on the

Th

Was ng follows:

24,000 shares it 5 per cent. Tis 2.00 per share

In response to a memorandum from

the Chinese Central Chamber of Com marcs at Shanghai, setting out the fears

[BY TWELLS BREX

Sir Reginald Whikkershaw (grandson

wag held at the offices of Messrs. Jardine mounted to Tis, 292,153,42 as compared and misgivings entertained by Chinese of the Whikkershaw who guided bis Matheson & Co., Ltd yesterday. The with a 239,068,75 for 1915, an increase erchants upon the ruptum of relations: Baronetcy in 1917 by the invention of the between China and Germany, the Govern- synthetic potato) strolled out of Victoris Hon. Mr. C. E. Anton presided and of Ts 53,084,67

Station on the way to his olub on the The net profit for the year amounted ment has categorically given assurances to Chater, K., C.M.G., the Hon. Mr. to Tle 243,873.44 against Ts 186,578.11, the merchants on all the points on which ftieth anniversary of Peace Day

Tremendous crowds filled the streets. and an increase of Tls 55.205.33, Shellin, the Hon, M. Lau Chu Pak and The balance at credit of profit and loss they may have any apprehension. We

It was universal holiday.. Flage waved Sir Robert Ho Tung (Directors), Father account, including the amount of Tis give a summary of what, in full, weuld

20.108.30 carried forward after appropria cover two columns.

ftom every building; bands played Robert, Messrs. D V Stevensor, Hotion of the profits of 1815, amounted to

(1)-As both Ewo and Taikco bave a part very open space; public fountains ran Fack, Lo Cheong, Ip Ho Leung, A. V Ts. 463,981.74, of which sum the directors

recommend

of their fleet commandeered for service with nonalcoholic le, all the Wore Apear, J. H. Seth, J. M. Alves, J. R.

the feet of the China Merchants S.Nore the quaint and piquant national King, and Mr. W. E. Roberts (Secretary)

Co might likewise be required, when not costume of 1916-1912. From the windows The CHAIRMAN Said-Gentlemen, with

only trade throughout China would suffer of the Government offices, extending from your permission we will take the report

South Kensington to Temple Bar, balt and accounts as read. The result of the

60,000.00 but several hundreds of thousand of coolies and others would be deprived of year's working shows profit of

their livelihood. £37,201.11.8, which is very much in extra of the amounts previously earned by the Company and enables your directors to recommend the payment of a final diy-To dend of 23 per cent, making 30 per cent. for the year. The large increase in trace receipts is due chiefly to the influx of Chinese during the summer months, con- sequent upon the trouble in Canten. It is very pleasing to observe the decrease in the loss on subsidiary coins, from which

To write off for depre- ciation of land and Twite off for depre

buildings cation of manufac turing and distribut write off for depre ing plant p

eintion of furniture...

transfer to

newaly and deprecia Lion account A

To carry forward to

- new account:

4,076.35

134,740,02

1933.70.

million fair Civil Servants rained con-

fetti on the crowds.

Whikkershaw was old enough to remem Explanation:-Evo and Taikoo, being

ber the days of the groat war, Too young British companies, must suomit to the at the time to understand its greatest ter- dewand of their Government. This has fors, he yet recalled his mother paying Gothing whatever to do with Chinn join 100 wages for a cook-general, his unes ing the Entente or not. The China Mer-fatal seizure when the golf course was 130,749 47 chants Co. is a Chinese concern, and the ploughed up, his aunt in or field-

fact that China has very few steamers is marshal's uniform of the Women's

Con well recognized, so Entente requirements tingeney Corps, in tonnage, i fron

30,000.00

34,232.27

Tis. 263,081.74

During the year The 68,500 of the com- panys 6 per cent. debentures were pur based and cancelled, reducing the total issued to Tis, 731,500.

CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE CO., LIMITED

Ha

if arising, would be satisfed The war veterans converged to St, those countries having large numJames's Park for their review, Grizzled bers of steamers, not troubling us, while and snow-hended, some in their ancient the Government will and must refuse such khaki uniforms; some in civilian dress, demands, if made, by all means,

some hale and upright, mang hobbling (2) The goods and products from this with honourable wounds, the old soldiers the Company has suffered so heavily in

port would be prevented from being pushed through the cheering people the past, and it is hoped that the spinge

exported and the result would he suspen Whilkershaw was borne in the drople of the Colony is now on a sounder basis,

sion of local industry and trade, when his hear: filled with emotion as he looked several hundred thousand people in on the old warriors. One tall old man in and that this heavy loss will be avoidederlan

Shanghai

nghai would lose business or occupa mutti caught his special attention. in the future. As pointed out in the

tion. How could order be preserved hobbled with a crutch, bis back was bent then l

his eyes were shaded by tinted glasses. directors' report, the actual increase in

Explanation:-Ching has no steamship Whikkershaw thought of the price this the Hongkong working expenses amount- The report of the General Agents line of her own for Europe.

Goods for old fellow had paid, in the heyday of life, ed to 210,714, and this, you will agree, Mesara Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd.) Germany were usually shipped there for the sake of his country for the sake and Consulting Committee for presenta indirectly and were very little in quan- of bu made free of war. A generous Whikkershaw, safe and happy in satisfactory considering the in

tity. Since the war began, this trade has. is month price of nunterials, and the fien at the thirty-sixth ordinary meeting entirely disappeared Again, nothing impulse seized him; he would take that exceptionally heavy truthe of the summo on May 3rd, states material could result from joining the old fellow to his club; be would lunch

Entente Japan joined the Entente at the and wine him like an Emperor nection I would like to draw your dividend of $18 per share ou 4th May beginning of war and the profit she has Whikkershaw strode up to the old man, tim to one heavy charge on the Comtiany 1816, the amount standing to the credit made in supplying materials, etc., we shook hands with him, called the blessings. altendy 100 to 500 million yen up to the of Heaven on him, took his arm, and end of last year. China, in order to cried, "Now, by Jove, you're coming to uphold neutrality, has been unable to lunch with me at my club, benefit in this way. If we change our take No for an answer.

And I won't

months before referred to. In this cons

1915 Account-After paying an interim

of this account is 8693,993.99

This it is resolved to deal with in the following manner

To pay a final dividend of $7

To add to reinsurance Fund

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Are

| world

Many of his friends were gathered thero on this festive day. They were delighted to meet the old veteran. Whikkershaw introduced them to him-a couple of Peers, a biskop, celebrities of all sorts.

Leash of the 3.10 The surplus Consulting Committee, Bince the last (4.) the unrestricted supply of mil up on his left The old manis plate"

tary

Think

and that is the item of "Maintenance of track and roadway." The coolie tracks used in Hongkong cause excessive and irregular wear to our track, and we have endeavoured, without avail to get the i per share woman yuni. & 70,000.00 | policy at once, there may yet be time for The veteran tried to speak. Whikker authorities to compel these trucks to keen To add to underwriting sus

us to meet the Entente's requirements and shaw haled him off to the club. to the side of the road, in accordance with

† pensa account

a63 993 80 reap benefit for all, including both our the traffic regulations of the Colony If

200,000.00. industrial and commercial people In this were done, a considerable saving

fnet, no fear of our goods accumulating would be effected in our maintenance

$33,998,0 need be entertained. charges. A rule, was made in November

(3The enlisting of workmen should ist under which new tracks will not be 1910 Account The amount standing at be restricted, otherwise it may be likened licensed unless the wheel gauge diff 15 credit of this account is $2.724,983.76, ont to the Manchas recruiting Chinese to act The old man tried often to speak, but from that of the tramung, but this off which the General Agents and Consult as slaves, itself will not improve matters very bucking Committee have declared an interim

restrictions nervously broke down. He seemed The Royalty of 5 per cent of the work dividend of $18 per share absorbing workmen Special attention has been and on him, but they would not listen to him.

allowing the Powers to recuit

uit our anxious to disclaim the honours, heaped ing pront payable to the Hongkong Go $189,000. The balance of $2,544,983,76 is being paid by the Government for the big tabla, with a Peet on his fight and a And thus thy bore him to the top of the ernm at has been included in the n

adobe protection of these workmen counts, and you

see that this amounts will be carried forward to the sum of

been inverted Freeting Mr. D. W. Craddock resigned his in sound securities, and these invesenets on leaving the Colony The Honry requisite and foodstuffs is full of was plied with the firest viands and his

dangers. First cars should be given to glass with the rarest wine. have been written down to the market Sir Paul Chater, C.M.G. Hon Mr. E the reserving of sufficient food for our whispered Whiskershaw to fellow club-

man, *** value at sist. December. During the vet hellin, and Masers. F. Maitland. HP own

wn people.The Government will boy what it must menn to the old debentures to the amount of £24,400 were White, CS, Guhbay and Sir Robert Ho Explanation

Cake this into firat consideration show surpassed himself he always sur- And then came the speeches Whikkor purchased and cancelled. The amount of Tung retire, but being eligible, offer £2,441148, which it is recomm nder theunelves for re-election.

manter of course, Cotton, iron, cattle, should be written off the book value of the

wool and such things, if we have surplus Passed himself after Pommory. He undertaking, is the final instalment of the

stocks, may well be spared to meet war pointed to the guest of the day and asked COMPANY, LIMITED. sum required to write down the value in

requirements. If we had not enough for his fellow clubmen to think what that accordance

ourselves, whenes could the Powers make crippled old man stood for, “the world's with the valuation mad

We are inform,d by the General purchases? Anyhow, such dealings would dawn after darkness, the burial of bar- The CHAIRMAN proposen, and the Hon. Managers, Messrs. Jardine, Matheson &tiot be compulsory, but voluntarily made barism, the lasting enthronement of Sir ር. P. CHATER, CM.G, seconded, that Co., Ltd, that the result of the year's by our people as occasion might occur. security and freedom for all mankind" the report and accounts be adopted, and working (including

As regards the possibility of an alliance The old man hare tried to interrupt, bat the motion was carried

$12.894.14 carried forward from 1915) between Germany and Russia, whose joint friendly hands pushed him into his seat The CHALEMAN proposed, and the Bon. after

for Depreciation, all army might invade China vid Siberia, and recharged his glass Whikkershaw Bir C. P. CHATEL, seconded, that

also Interim there are two reasons which preclude such concluded" He still bears his wounds a final dividend for the year ending De Dividend paid in August last of 3 per a possibility viz-(a) The compact after fifty years, his wounds for you, for cember 31st, 1916, at the rate of 2 per cent on the Preferred and 10 per cent. between the Entente not to conclude peace for our wives and children of this cent, pa. (making a total of 30 percent on the Deferred shares, there remains alone. (b) The pro-German Party in age of light. We are heritors of the fulness of life he pawned for us."Whik- for the year) recommended by the direa balance of £202.393.5.4 which it is Russia has just been ousted from power,

kershaw was weeping, the Peers wept; the "tors, he and hereby sanctioned and proposed to apportion as follows: "the same be paid to the shareholders, on Reserve Fund

hishop wept'; the waiters wopt-and then the old man rose to reply. the Colonial (Hongkong) Register, at the rate of 28. 10. per Hongkong dollar The motion was carried. E The CHAIRMAN proposed, and the Hon. Sir C. P. CHATER sconded, that the sum of £2,441:128 be written off the value of the Tramway undertaking,

The motion was carried

Mr. D. V STEVENSON proposed, and

Mr. J. H. SRTH seconded, that the Hon.

INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION

Repairs and Renewals Underwriting Account

this ali

absorbing

the sum of

to pay a Final Dividend of per cent on the Pre- ference shares. quals £ nd Final Dividend on De- ferred share of 40 per cent equals

£100,000 30,000 50,000

£180,000

7.438.7.

Mr. C E. Antva be, reelected to the end to carry forward the 99,178. night and started attacking at 10:30 a. been very kind, gents, very

Board of Directors.

The motion was carried.

Šum

26.376.18.4 nividends, will be payable at exchange Mr. Ho Fook proposed, and Mr. Ho 245,

The fenual general meeting of the LEUNG seconded, that Dr. Noble and Sir. Robert Ho Tung re-elected to the many will be held on Wednesdaye Board of Directors,

S KA

Kangh May, at the offices of the General

Managera 309

bat

+1

Gents,

FAR EASTERN MEN AND He was unsteady; he was terribly

THE WAR.

norvous. His speech was brief, he said, I tried to tell that kind gentle Lient. J. Bell-Irving, formerly of man (pointing to Whikkershaw), but he Jardine, Matheson & Co, 1st Imperial would not listen. I've tried to tell you

listen. It Egypt, writes all, but Camel Brigads Flynt with at Haga though I says it myself my ain't was a strenuous affair-30 mile trek by ain't one of them veterinaries of the war. only came out to look at them. You've over the three miles of billiard table,

hospitable, eventually taking the Turkish tronches at Then how were 5 p.m., then trekked back that night. We demanded Whikkershaw hoarsely.

you wounded? “ had a good stunt about a fortnight ago Bless you, sir, answered the old man, Cur battalion was detailed to 60 that's soon told. This here bent back capture a place about 45 miles to the south. We travelled half way one night, got in the great war through having to lay dogge for the day and carried on next bend down so much, being a tall man, for night and found the garrison in, having ladies to stick flags in my buttonhole, A their breakfast, so there was no scrapping. motor-bus took this leg one night We were away five-and-a-half days on streets mighty dark they were in the another

her occasion, during which we covered great war. This here star on my face I 150 miles to inspect some, Turkish forti- got from one of them wartime war Bcations which a

been evacuated and watches fzzing its head off. As for these wells Quite different bad eyes perhaps none of you gents in Sir Emest Birch is now helping the country out there. Very little sand, all old enough to remember the light in the organization avhich is examining, men in all and hard clay with lege

large volcanic railway carriages in 1917 calid.d out of the army for their fituess formations sticking up in places. · Sand It was hard on Whikkershaw Daily

Mail. to take up employment, in the Far East grouse vew plentiful. J. J. Faterson is (says the London correspondent of the at HQ, s at Cairo fitting out preparatory | V CLITAN by Vode) H ́s part is to see to going back with his Company to the

applicants and test their general

The motion was carried. Mr. W. E. CLABEE proposed, and Mr. APCAE seconded, that Messrs, Love Bing ham & Matthews he reelected auditors at a remuneration of $1,000 until the next ordinary general meeting pada dalam

The motion was carried The CHAIRMAN then announced that the dividend warrants were ready and could be had on application.

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Section 7 and clause (b) of the War Tax Ordinance reads an follows: (BAYE The Straits Times)

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(b) The Municipal Commissioners of

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PARADES,

the

Thursday, April 28th-No. 2. Company under Chief Inspector, Lammert and O.C. Company, at Central Station,

Friday, April 27th No. 2 Section at Waters Police Station under CSM, 8.45 p.m. Also Recruits of No. 9. Company at Central Station at 5.30

AMBULANCE PLATOON.

amined, and then it fit they Are passed on to the companie, more especially the rubber compini who are w

are always very glad to employ the Ernest, although There was a good erowd to see this It is clear that Sir match, on the Naval ground yesterday no longer connected officially with the among the spectators being Lient Colonel colony still maintains the konest admira | Ward. Commanding the Middlesex Regt. tion for what it is doing, both in regard and number of officers of the two to volunteering, finance, the supply of regiments. For a while the Middlesex men,import duties, and the like, and he were not in it, the RG.A doing almost never loses, I gather, an opportunity of as they pleased While this state of pressing on the authorities of the day in Affairs existed Mancini scored twice and this country the invaluable experience Coventry ence for the RGA who led gained in the Far East by this enterpris- at the interval by three goals to mil On ne part of the Empire.

is, however, one on resuming the same haderwent a material Themes thall not cord, point out with who says that Government is not grateful.30 p.m. for Squad drill. of the attacking and with better forane up after the war of the British porte by for services rendered? Some nesty lagal Every Thursday-At Tung Wah Hospital would have made the scores more even. German shipping. If this is permitted, minded person may argue that Messrs at 6 p.m. for Lecture. Mancini scored the fourth point for the he certainly considers there should be 4, B and C are Municipal Commission

nnners, Lent Savers reducing the lead some sort of duties, and so far as he is ers only when acting as such and that during a hot scrimmage which the Mid- concerned he will never be content to to they are mere common clay when they

forced near their opponents Ronl. back to the old eyetem under which return to their godowns or dwelling ・・・

foreign ships could use the ports on the laces, but our civic rulers will not so R.G.A. 45th Middlesex same terms day those of ourselves and of lightly part with the graeefnl compliment It gt., 1. Referee, Mr. Jonen.

officially paid to them.

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the Town of Singapore 2017 pee During month of May, all ranks will Now who wouldn't be a Municipal Com Attend the following missioner ander these circumstances, and Every Tuesday At Central Station at

POLICE SCHOOL

ass X (Inspector Gerrard) Final Sitting on Tuesday, May 1st, at 5.30 p.m.

25th May, 1917,