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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MARCH 28TH, 1819.

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THE HONGKONG AND KOWLOON WHARF AND GODOWN CO., LTD.

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Post Office Box 403

(514

TO LET (FURNISHED).

66 THORPE QUAMICHAN LAKE, VANCOUVER ISLAND, B.C. A beautiful country residence standing in its own grounds of te acros, comprising NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an

acres of lowering nad evergreen EXTRAORDINARY MEETING of Bi THE HONGKONG & KOWLOON WHARF

Lrees, 4 acres of orchard and kitchen & GODOWN CO., LTD., will be held at the garden, 4 eres o lawns, ornamental Offices of Messrs. JARDINE, MATHESON & pints and flowering beds, and weres of

Hongkong, LTD. Pedder Street,

pasture. The drive of nearly half a mile FRIDAY, the 28th day of MARCH, 1919,

is bordered on either side by horse chest-

The note, mollics, yew and janiper. at 12 o'clock Noox, when the subjoined resolutions which were passed at the Extra- ordinary General Meeting of the Company house consists of four bedrooms, drossing room, two bathrooms, hal dining-room held on the 7th day of March, 1919, will library, large drawing-room and billiard- room (with full sized new Burroughs and be submitted for confirmation as Special Rosolutions:-

Watts table and complete equipment) turge basement kitchen and servants quarters. Electric light and bells and modern sanitary arrangements through

1. That the capital of the Company be in- oreased from $3,000,000.00 to $4,000,000.00 by the creation of 20,000 new shares of

850.00 each, such new shares to participate in any dividend declared after the 7th February, 1910, pro rato with the existing capita! 2. That the Articles of Association be altered

in manner following, viz.:-

(a) By the insertion of the words without the sanation of the Directors' between the word "shail" and the word "except "in line 2 of Article 19.

(b) By the addition of the following words at the end of Article 19:

"Provided further that the registration "of a transfer of shares whereby the "holding of any shareholder is increased "beyond 1600 shares shall be conclusive "evidence that the sanction of the "directors to such increased holding baa "been given."

(e) By the insertion of the letter "(a)" after the figures "101" constituting the number of Article 101 and by the addition of the following paragraphs to Article

101-

dari with

Gourd (b) The Board may employ the rewad reserve fund for the time being or any portion thereof (and that whether suet: fund or such portion as is proposed to be dealt with was set aside for the special purpose to which it is proposed to be applied or for any other purpose or not) in or for all or any of the following in meeting purpoes; that is to say, contingencies, in cqualising dividends, in paying special dividends, or bonuses, in repadring, improving or maintaining any of the property of the Company or other wise in the busness of the Company and in or for such other purposes as the Board shull in its discretion think oonducive to the interests of the Company and in regard to any such employment as aforesaid the Board shall not be bound to keep the reserve fund separate from the other assete.

out.

Outhouses consist of two conservatories, cutting, boiler and potting sheds, gar- doner's cottage, gurage, boat house (with bout), stable, engine room, etc.

Apply to:-

H. HUMPHREYS,

Alexandra Buildings. 1518

"BEN" LINE OF STEAMERS.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

8.8. "BENKINNEB"

FROM LONDON AND STRAITS. YONSIGNEES of Cargoarahereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the haranious and/or extra hazar dous Godown, of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd, whence audfor from the wharves delivery may be obtained.

No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left this G. downs, and gode reining

will undelivered after March Slat subject to rent.

All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before April 7th or they will not be recognised.

All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on March 81et at 11 4.3.

No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO.,

Agents

Hongkong, March 24th, 1919.

[516

"GLEN" LINE OF STEAMERS LTD,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

(dy By the addition immediately after From Article 101 of a new article as follows:

UNITED KINGDOM, COLOMBO

AND STRAITS.

"GLENGYLE." having arrived from aboveports, Consignees of Cargo by her ste hereby informed that all Goods are boing landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowas of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, whence, and/or from the wharves, delivery may be obtained.

Goods not cleared by March 31st, 1910, at 6 F.x. will be subject to rent.

All broken,

ebated, and damaged packages are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined by Mesars. Goddard & Douglas, on March 31st, 1919, at 10 .. Claims against the steamer must be presented within 30 days of arrival; otherwise they will not be recognized.

101A. (1) The Company in General "Meeting may in the year 1810 pass a "resolution to the effect that it is THE Mot shly "desirable to capitalise to the extent "provided for by this Article the sum of $1,000,000.00 being part of the undivided *profita of the Company standing to the Bredit of the Company's Reserve Fund, and accordingly that for the purpose of "affecting such capitalisation auch sum be distributed as a bonus * of $1,000,000 "amongst the persons who are registered the ho dare, of the issued haras of "the Company on such dute as the Board "shall decide in proportion & the issued "ebares held by them on that date "respectively, and that the Board be authorised to distribute amongst such persons as aforesaid one new unissued share for each complete number of three issued shares held by them and that "the Board be further authorised to allot the surplas of such unissaed shares "remaining after such allotment to such "persons at such times and on suob terms and conditions as they think it." (3) When such resolation has been passed the Board rasy allot and issus the 20,000 unissued shares of the Company "credited as fully paid up to auch persons "as are referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article in satisfaction of the said bonus 14 to the extent of allotting one unimated "share for each complete number of three "issued shares held by them respectively, *and prior to such allotment the Board "may authorize any person on behalf of "such persona as aforesaid to enter into "an Agreement with the Company pro-THE "viding for the allotment to them of such "shares credited as fully paid up and in "gatisimotion as aforesaid and in such *proportion as aforesaid and any Agree: "ment made under such authority aball "be effective.

(3) It shall be no objection to resolutions passed under paragraph (1) of this Article that they are passed at the "meeting at which the resolution intro "ducing this Article was afirmed as "Special Besolution, provided that "due notice of the intention to propose "such first mentioned resolutions shall "have been given prior to the confirma "tory meeting aforesaid,"

And thosubjoined resolution will be further proposed as an Extraordinary Resolution,

VĒLO

"That it is desirable to capitalize to the "extent hereinafter provided the sum of "$1,000,000 being part of the undivided profits of the Company standing to the "credit of the Company's reserve fund, and accordingly that for the purpose of ***effecting such capitalisation a bonus of $10.00 per share on each of the issued shares of the Company be and the ame is hereby declared and that the Board #ba and thoy heroby are authorised to "satisfy such bonus as far as possible by the distribution amongst the persons "who are registered as the holders of "the inued shares of the Company on auch date an the Board shall decide of "one of the unissued $50.00 shares of the Company credited as fully paid up in "respect of each complete number of "three of the lasued shares of the Com- pany hold by such persona na aforesaid "and a satisfaction of such bonus in

respect of each such completo number:

iamted wires, of three

By Order of the Board,

W. B. BROWN,

Becretary.

Tour Hongkong, March 11th, 1819.

No Fire Insane will be effected by us in any case whatever.

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LD,

Agante. Hongkong, March 24th, 1918. [813

INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION

COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNER..

FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.

Steamship

"KWAISANG" having arrived from the above ports, Con digneos of Cargo by her are hereby informed that

Goods are being landed at their rink into the beardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns 'of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godowa Co., Likh, wherre sadjer from the wharven delivery may be queined.

Goods not olested by March 31st, at Noor #ill be subject to rent.

All broken, chafed and damaged packages are to be left in the Godowns, whers they will be examinedt. Claims against the stommer must te probed within 10 days of arrival, other -wise they will not be reosguised. ·

No Fire Inrarnos will be sloeisd by go] in any case whatever.

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

JARDINE MATEESON & Co., LADA (

Gancial Managers. Hongkong, March 14th, 1930."

[617

WISEMAN, LTD.

TEA DANCES TO-DAY Tuesday, March 25th, Friday, March 28th.

and

DINNER DANCE

on

Thursday, March

[100

INTIMATIONSTM

HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER

OF COMMERCE.

SPECIAL EXTRAORDINARY A GENERAL MEETING of Members of the HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE will be held TODAY (TUESDAY), MARCH straat 3,00 F precisely, in tho CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ROOM, CHAPTERED BANK BUILDING, for the purpose of considering and, if thought fit, passing the following rosolation :-

That Closure VI of the Rules nd Regulations of the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce shou.d be Broyled to read as follows zem

Tan Coromitres shall consist of tan Members, all of whom shall be British or Representatives of British Firms, to be elected at the Annual Meeting of the Chamber, and they shall hold Office for one year. Vacnuções occur- ring during the year shall be filled up by the Committee." By Order,

E A. M. WILLIAMS, becretary. Hongkong, March 12th, 1919.

[454

of the

HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

HE ANNUAL MEETING GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE will be held TO-DAY (TUESDAY), MARCH 25TH, 1919, at o'clock precisely, in the CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ROOM, CHARTERED BANK BUILDING, for the following purposes

THE Members of the HONGKONG

INTIMATION

THE BEST PREVENTATIVE OF

INFECTIOUS AND

1. To receive the Repert and Accounts

of the Committee for the year ended A 31st December, 1018,

2. To elect a New Committee.

3. To transact any General business.

By Order,

E. A. M. WILLIAMS,

Secretary.

Hongkong, March 19th, 1919,

£255

THE CHINA-BORNEO COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

CONTAGIOUS

IS

Thus, it is difficult for the average man to now to deliver the same power at the believe that a great industry is in danger consumers' terminals. Sir Gay CALTHROP of collapse owing to the ropacions applied this result to the whole country, demands of the workers for increased and, to be on the safe side, put the pri payment when it is shown that the profit sent consumption of coal per h.p. hour of the mines has risen from £13,000,000 at five instead of seven lbs.

The saving per annum, before the war, to £30,000,000 on the sighty million tons of coal, worth for the first nine months of 1018, although | £40,000,000 at the pit month, which is the production has considerably diminish- used annually for power production ad. Then it is proved that coal-mining is alone, would be fifty-five million tons. The even deadlier than war, and that an saving in aterling would be £27,500,000. average of 1,100 men have been killed in Alternatively, if these fifty-five million our mines yearly during the last fifty tone saved were put to new and extended years, whilst more than three and a

industrial processes another 10,000,000 quarter millions of others have been b.p. would be available overy year for DISEASES injured during the last twenty years. further production. It will, therefore, be The conditions underground where men seen that the problem is not one of keep- and boys have to work are 80 bading down wages in order to mee foreign that the ponies employed die at the competition, but of utilising scientifical

wouldly, to the best advantage, the great riches

with which Nature has endowed us. late Coal Controller advocated that the 600 districts into which the present in efficient system of electric supply in England is divided should be superseded at an early date by comprehensive system under which Great Britain would be divided into sixteen districte in each of which one authority would deal with generation and main distribution. He estimated that the direet saving from this would amount to something in the

WATSON'S

HYGIENOL,

HIGHLY CONCENTRATED

AND PERFECTLY SAFE

DISINFECTANT.

SLATEENTH YEARLY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS of the above Company will be held at the Company's Office, St

Buildinge

11.33 A.M George's TO MORROW (WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26TH, 1919, for the purpose of presenting the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts to ist Deco, A. S.

1918, and electing Directors and Auditors.

TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will ba CLOSED from 19th March to the 26th March, 1919, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directora,

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO,

Agenta. Hongkong, March 11th, 1919, (456

THE ASSOCIATION OF EXPORTERS AND DEALERS OF HONGKONG.

ITE HE ANNUAL MEETING of the Members of the ASSOCIATION OF EXPORTERS AND DEALERS OF HONG KONG will be held TO-MORROW (WEDNESDAY), MARCH

20TH. 1919 8

4 PM precisely, in the CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ROOM, CHARTERED BANK BUILDING, for the following purpose:

(1) To receive the Report and Account of the Committee for the year ended 31st December, 1918.

(2) To elect a New Committee. (3) To To transact any Genera! Business

By Order,

E. A. M. WILLIAMS, Becretary, Hongkong, March 12th, 1919. [400

CHINA SUGAR REFINING CO.,.

LIMITED.

NOTICE.

THE FORTY-FIRST

ORDINARY

ANNUAL MEETING of the SHARE HOLDERS of the above Company will be held at the Offices of the General Agente, Pedder's Street, on THURSDAY, MARCH S7TH, at 11.30 M., for the purpose of receiv- ing the Report and Statement of Accounta for the year ending 21st December, 1918.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 13th to 27th March, both days inclusive.

JARDINE MATHESON & 00 LTD.

General Agents. Hongkong, March 4th, 1928. [420

HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED." NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THE FIFTIETH ORDINARY MEETING,

of SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Offices of the undersigned at Noor on SATURDAY, MARCH 1971.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 16th to the 2955, March, both days inclinive,

Ab this Meeting a Resolution will be pro- the Consulting proposed that, owing to Committes being now made up to the maximum number of oight, the remuneration to the Committee be increzaed Eropa 97,000 to $8,000

JARDINE MATHESON & CO., LTD, General Managers, Honaxosa FIRM INSURANCE

COMPANY, LINKITED.

Hongkong, Mareli 11th, 1919.

+4207

THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND

· MORTGAGE · CO., LTD.

SOLD ONLY BY

Bn

The

rate of 40 a month, and it appear that the conditions above ground are little better, for the houses in which the men live, in some districts, have been condemned by the Chairman of the Con- mission as a "blot at our civilisation." Beyond all this, the amazing fact is dis" closed that the Coal Controller agreed to an increase of prices, representing yearly exaction of £25,000,000 from con- samers in order to assist low-grade col- lieries, which were losing money, while others were piling up enormous profits. In the light of such evidence it is, neighbourhood of £100,000,000 a year. of course, futile to talk about the There would then be no need to levy a risk of American or any other com-

penny per ton on all coal produced to petition. The first

and vital con-provide the miners with reasonably com- sideration is to put our own house in

fortable homes, as is suggested; nor order. The miners demanded full pay would the proposed increase in wages for demobilised miners during unemploy-imperil our commercial supremacy. There ment, an increast of 30 per cent. in wages, is sufficient wealth in the world to supply the reduction of the daily working hours everyone with the means of a decent live. from eight to six, and the nationalisa lihood if everyone will only take his part, tion of the nines. The coal-owners re-

in one way or another, in the trivial commended an immediate increase of round, the common task." Far-reaching 18. d. daily in wages and a reduction changes, however, are required in order of hours from eight to seven. The

to secure better distribution, and old- fashioned systems, involving waste and recommendations of Mr. JUSTICE SANKEY inofficiency, must be relentlessly scrapped.

WATSON & and employers not directly concerned in

CO.,

LTD.,

TEL 18.

the coal industry, which have been at once accepted by the Guvernment, are for an immediate advance of 8, in wages, (which is two-thirds of the men's full demands) and the reduction of hours to seven from the middle of July, and, sub- ject to the economic position of the indus try at the end of 1920, to six hours for the two years following. The estimated cost of these proposals is £48,000,000, of which £30,000,000 will be obtainable by limiting owners profits to 1s. 28. per ton, leaving a deficit of £13,000,000 to be secured by various anticipated economies. Moreover, the present systent of owner- ALLAN-BRows.At H.B.M.'s Consulate-

General, Shanghai, on March 19th, ship is to be abolished and either and afterwards at the Union Church, nationalisation or a method of unifica by the Rev. C. E. Darwent, M.Ation by national purchase or by joint HUGH ALEXANDER, youngest son of

BIRTH.

BRETT.-At 15, Chatham Road, Kowloon, en 34th March, the wife of Captain E. W. BRETT, 18th Infantry, Indian

[512 Army, of a daughter.

Mrs.

MARRIAGES.

Joha Allen, Shanghai, to control is to be substituted and the men ELIZABETH RODERTSON, eldest daughter are to be given an effective voice in the of Mrs. John Craig, of Strathaven, Scotland. BARGENT MAIN-At St. Joseph's Church, French Concession, Shanghai, on March 18th, GEORGE TOWSE SARGENT to EVA GERTRUDE MAIN.

DEATHS

direction of the mines. It is to be hoped that the miners will accept the concessions offered as a very substantial instalment and leave their further demands to be met by the sound sense of the public when the work of reconstruction, which is neces- sury to repair the war's ravages, is fairly ander way. If matters are pushed to the atmost limit at this juncture the whole industrial position of the country will be jeopardised, whilst if moderate coun must, in the near future, be made in our sels prevail the radical changes which

methods of working will give the miner the return for his labour to which he is entitled. The problem is largely one of organisation and method. In the past we have been developing on the wrong

BAPTISTA. At Bhanghai, on March 19th, LILY Ozonio BAPTISTA, aged 28 years. CAMERON.At the Isolation Hospital, Shanghai, on March 18th, CONSTANTIN CAMERON (Dental Surgeon), aged 29 years. CATTAPAN. At the Shanghai General Hos- pital, on March 19th, ADELINA, the dearly beloved wife of L. CATTAPAN, GoopAt the Isolation Hospital, Shang

aged 31 years. hai, on March 17th, from pneumonia, RALPH ALKER, only son of the late H. R. Good and Mrs. Good, of Bork- hamsted, Herts, England, aged 35 years. HAYWARD At the General Hospital, Shanghai on March 19th, WILLIAM EDWARD HAYWARD, aged 20. O'SHEA-At Shanghai, on March 17th, lines, and the danger from foreign com- FRANCES CHRISTINA O'SHEA, of Down-petition lies not so much in the compara patrick C., Down, Ireland, widow

HONGKONG OFFICE: 10A, Dan VUE ROAD, O. LONDON OPTION: 181, FLET STREET, E.O

The Daily Press.

For stealing two bottles of whisky from the Kowloon Godowns, a Chinese coolie was sent to prison for four weeks, by Mr. Lindsell, yesterday.

Mr. F. W. Q. Clark, of Messrs. Shewan, Tomes & Co., has been elected an Associate Member of The Institute of Mechanical Engineers,

Amongst those who arrived in the Colony, on Saturday, by the Empress of Acid was Mr. A. C. Pearson, Governor of British North Borneo.

The St. Dogmeal, the second of the went on its trial trip yesterday. "rescue tugs "built by the Taikoo Docks,

remaining six will be ready during the course of next month.

The

The funeral of the late Capt. H. D. Jones, of the Rangning, whose death wa place yesterday evening at Happy Valley. recorded in our yesterday's issue, took

The Rev. W. T. Featherstone officiated at the graveside. A large number of floral tributes were placed over the grave.

Among those who returned to the

Colony on the Empress of data were Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Gorman, Mr. J. D. Mra, H. Humphreys, Mr. and Mrs. Eric Humphreys, Mr C. H. P. Hay, Mr. and

Mitchell, Mr. J. W. Stackhouse, Mr. and Mrs. A. §. D. Cousland, and Mrs. N. L. Watson.

Friends of Mr. Charles Kliene, says the N.-C. Daily News, will be glad to Klieno, Machine Gun Section, 1/6th learn that his second son, Lce-Opt. Guy Batt, Black Watch, who was reported missing by the War Office a year ago, has at last returned home. Lee, Opl. Klione was born in Tientsin.

The French Government, it is reported, has conferred upon Mr. H. W. A. Deterd Petroleum Co., the dignity of Officion ing, managing director of the Asiatio de la Légion d'Honneur," for special also for help rendered to wounded soldi- services in connection with the war, and ers and to the people of invaded regions.

A Chinese youth, who had just arrived

of the late Henry David O'Shea, tive rates of wages paid to the workers

in Hongkong from Manila, was charged aged 63 years,

in respective countries as in the was made at the Magistracy, yesterday, with being

dengorous weapon, of the product of their toil. In America in possession of a the standard rate of wages is higher and ignorance of the law. Mr. Lindeell fixed

giz,

Ho pleaded Daisy air-gan. the living conditions are better than in him 85, and advised him to apply to Mr. Great Britain and yet that country is Wolfe for the gun and for a permit to have it. This is the first case under the able to compete with us because the

new Ordinance, which includes air-guna amount of power used in the U.S.A. parumongst "dangerous weapons. worker is over 50 per cent more than in the United Kingdom. The most economi. cal means of supplying power to industry i tho slectric-motor. The supply of

Нолакомо, Маяси 28ти, 1919.

THE COAL INDUSTRY IN

GT, BRITAIN.

At the Criminal Sessions, yesterday, Mr. 8. Goldschmidt was sworn in as a furor. Although a Jew, to did not wear his hat when the oath was being ad- ministered, and the Attorney-General The findings of the Coal Commission electricity in Great Britain is dealt with asked whether he had been properly appear to have fully vindicated they more than 600 undertakings, and the sworn, as it was customary for n Jew Government has indicated its intention Mr. Goldschmidt replied that he was nob to wear a hat whon taking the outh. domands of the miners for increased of giving this matter its consideration. bound by the Jewish faith to wear a hat. THE TWENTY SECOND ORDINARY wages and improved conditions of em The late Sir Guy Camor pointed out, The Chief Justion observed that it Mr.

ANNUAL MEETING of SHABE ployment. The information brought to whila Coal Controllor, that the problem matter.

Goldschmidt was satisfied it did not HOLDERS in the Company will be bold`a! the Offices of the Company, St. Georges ght during the inquiry, we are Building No. 4 Connaught Road online profoundly affected public opinion of coal conservation is one and the same TUESDAY, APRIL 1st, 1918, at 11 for A few months ago there was, perhaps, a effective distribution of electrical power. during the work which ended on March as the problem of the generation and diseases were notified in the Colony The following onses of communicable the purposes of receiving a Statement of Rotounts and the Report of the Gongral tendency to condamn the men for embar In the North-East Const industrial ares and Bubonic plagus, six (Bve donths) Managore for the year ending at Decomber,rassing the Government and exploiting|

1918, and electing a Consulting Committeo and Auditors AEONATES

told.

a critical situation for their own selfshof Great Britain records have been kept.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company ends, regardless of the interests either of the annual coal

consumption of fover, thirteen

mali-pox, one (one teath);

death); one (one

enterio one (one

Three anges (two

will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY.

fever, one (oned); and puerperal March 30th, 1010, ahul. TUESDAY, April their country or of other classes of the large number of big concerns before they 1st, 1010, both aya Inclusive,

community, but soms of the figures which changed to electricity, and then show deaths) of cerebrospinal fover, ons cay have been published have put the altun that, whereas 7hs, of coal per h.p. hour (one donth) of enlerle tever, and one case tion lo an altogether different light, were used formerly, only labe, is required (one death) of emell-por were reportai

on Saturday,

BHEWAN, TOMES & CO. · ·

General MazİNGİRTA Hoogkong, March 29th, 1915.

.