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Y INTERIM DIVIDEND of 6% Share has been declared per and will be payable on the 5th of May, 1910

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 30th of April to the 5th of May, both daye inclusive, daring which time no Tran-fer of Shares can be registered.

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FENDERS, LaSPECIE and MEXICAN I DOLLARS, surat in this Colony, for Telegraphie Transfer, on the Lords Commissioders of Fire Mazzart's TERASURY, London, up to and for the sum of £100,000

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The tenders to state the total amount (in Pounds Sterling No Telegraphic Transfer will

be made for less than £100. -The teaders to be in duplicate and in sealed cover, asidressed in the TREASURY CHEST OFFICER, ARMY PAY DEPART MENT, and endorsed TENDERS FOR GOVERNMENT BILLA, etc.

The the right to accept or reject any or all of

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tandering for (Bills) are heroby notified that having regard to the provisions of the Acts 22 George III Cap. 45- and 41," George IIL, Cap. 52, the acceptance of any mch Tender is subject to the express cond tion that no Member of the British House of Commons, shall be admitted to any share or part in or to any benefit to arise from the Contract thereby made for the allotment of

ach (Bills).

The provisions in question do not apply to Contracts entered into by any incorporated Company in its corporated capacity and made for the general benefit of the

Company

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Hongkong, April 94th, 1919.

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THE HONGKONG. DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL 14TH, 1919.

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON. LIMITED.

OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an EXTRAORDINARY.. GENERAL MEETING of the So iety will be held at the Registered

Office of

the Society, Queen's Building, Hongkong, on FIDAY the 25th day of APRIL 1819, e, Voos, when the subjoined resolations which were passed at the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Society held on the 10th day of April, 1918, will be submitted for coudronation as special resolutions:-

1. That the nominal silver capital of the Society as existing wher this resintion is conarmed as a special resolution be..

nada by notice specifying the number of shares to which such persons are entitled and limiting the within which the offer if not accept payment will be deemed to be dechoed so the fird May 1913, and that the Bourd be empowered to dispose of the shares nos taken up in response to such offer as they consider axpedient in the interests of the Society. 4. 1 bat

the 14000 additional shares referred to in Resolution 3 parti cipate in all dividends declared after the next Annual General Meeting of the Society pro rata with the 80000 shares referred to in Resolution No. 1. Dated the Eleventh day of April, 1910. --··*--

By Order of the Board,,

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converted inte sterling had that such UNION INSURANCE BOCIETY OF espiul converter be increased beyond the sterling rquivalent of such silver capital when such conversion takes place w the sud of £200,000 Sterling disided inte Sox, shares of the main cale

of £10 each.

2. That each of the issue silver alures of the Society of the nominal value of $250 each with the sun of 8100 paid up there OR be converted into five shares of the nominal value of £10 each with the sterling equivalent of 820 Hongkong

at the opening

T.T. rate of exchange on the

ate this resolution is a special resolution credited 4s prid

thereon and up

accordingly that 50,000 shares out of the 20000 shares of the nominal value of £10 ench Constitu ting the capital of the Society so-con- serted and increased be distributed by. by the Pourd to the persons who are regis tered na shareholders of the the date this resolution is confy on as a special resolution in exchange for the silver shares then held by then.

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3. That the Articles of Association be

namely: By the insertion after.

altered in manner ficle No. 10 of

*107 (8). The Band may employe

the funds of the Society which have been established pur francia

the following Article

id the provisions of Article 107 many of them or portion thereof and that whether such funds or an-b thorns is

po proposed to be dealt with

er set aside for the special purpose to which they a proposed to be applied or for any o har purpose or not) in or for all or any of the following purposes that is to say contingencies, in in paying special or bonuses, in maintaining any

of the

of the property Society, or otherwise in the business the Society, and in or for such other

in

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NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the will be CLOSED from the 19th April to the TRANSFER BOOKS of, the So.fety 23 h April, both days inclusive. By Order of the Bon,

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NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the TRANSFER HOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 19th April to ste 25th April, both days inclusive.

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fleneral Manager. Hongkong April 11th, 1518

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HONGKONG GYMKHANA CLUB. THE SECOND GYMKHANA MEETING VALLET, on SATURDAY,

of the Season will be held at HAPPY sommending at 330 r.X

APHL 20TH,

The Charge of Admission will be #1 for others than Members of the Hongyong JocHEY CLUB OF GYIKANA CLUB

Soldiers and Sailors in uniform Ha't-Price kong to be present.

The Committee invite the Ladies of Hong-

Hongkong, April 17th 1919 ***[666

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.TM“

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HALF-YEARLY GENERAL MEETING of Members will be held

purposes as the Board shall in its disa the Offices of the HONGKONG JOCKEY cretion, think conducive to the interests of the Society and in regard to say such employment as aforesaid the Board shail nos be bound to keep the reserve funds separate from the other masts.?

CLUB DO SATURDAY, APRIL 26TH, BU 12 o'clock Noor.

By Order,

INTIMATION

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H.M.S. Carlisle, the first of the six destroyers which have been posted to the. China Squadron, is due in Hongkong. to-day.

A presentation of a silver salver was leaving the Colony, on Monday night, made to Major Macdonald, who is shortly hen dinner was given to Major Mor- scatation, paid a gan. Major Morgan, in making the pre- tribute to Major Macdonald's long service with the Hong- kong Defence Corps:

will be stiffed by the desire to secure a return to normal conditions at the carliest possible moment, but, there is little doubt that the sniping" of which the PREMIER has more than once com plaïned will be continued, and, if there States has received instructions from the The Consulate General of the United is any serious dissatisfaction over the Department of State at Washington in- terms which are imposed upon Germany, dicating that American trade is now "the sniping will develop into a strong allowed with all parts of the world ex musketry; attack which will either bringcept Germany, Austria, and such parts about the resignation of the Ministry or Bolshevik forces.

of Russia as are in the control of the cause Mr: LzoYD GEORGE to seek renewed! support in another appeal to the coun try.. A strong and popular peace will give the present coalition a splendid opportunity for initiating that policy of re-construction which has been promised There are many, however, who believe that the association of the Unionists and Tories with the Liberals_is_not_the-best combination to bring about those aweep ing social reforms which are demanded. Some have gone so far as to assert that Mr. Love Geosos will find it expedient to throw overboard the principles for which he has stoods during the whole of his political life in order to secure the co-operation of his colleagues" on whose allegiance he must rely for his continuance in office. Lord NORTHCLIFFR has recently described the PREMIER as a

a

Mrs. E. Pollock and a few of her the Helen May Inititate yesterday, in friends who arganised a small bazaar at aid of the Dr. Barnardo's Homes, had fairly busy day and it is expected that tion to be added to the local fund for the male will enable a satisfactory dona. that deserving charity. The results" of the raffes will appear later.

The statement of accounts of the Hong- kung Jockey Club, the annual meeting of which is being held on Saturday, shows that there was a surplus of income over. expenditure of $10,998.67 and profit in together making a total of 812.02.75. The the Stable Working Account of $1,077.08, stewards propose to transfer this amount to the Building Account and thus reduce

A Delightfully political chameleon and suggests that he the Bank overdraft on that account_to

Refreshing

and

Cooling

13 not strong enough to impose his $34,576.18: schemes upon unwilling Miniaters. The Mrs. R. E. Stubba, wife of "the inference seems to be that he will trim Governor-elect of Hongkong, was pre his sails rather than take the boldsented with a book of pictures of the course. On the other hand we have Mr CCS, Director of Education, at a fare- Y.M.C.A. Hut by Mr. E., B. Denham, LLOYD GEORGE's own assertion that if he well gathering at the Colombo Army Mrs. Stubbs' "efforta is obstructed in his work of making Y.M.CA. Hut. England a better place in which to live will cause her name to be remembered towards helping the Y.M.C.A. in Ceylon

he will put everything to the test of awith lasting gratitude. Summer

Drink.

T. F. HOUGH Clerk of the Course,

A. S, WATSON

CO., LTD.,

By the insertion of the following Articles Hongkong, April 12th, 1918.

after. Article No. 108.

108 (1) Any general meeting Bou may

at which a dividend or bonus agunt call.

in declared or sanctioned may

WANTED.

general election. Since then we have had two significant bye-elections and there seems to be a general impression that today few Unionist seats can be accontted safe. In the circumstances, a politician if he is nothing but a politi cian-may well hesitate to take that plunge which seemed so pleasant and & agreeable a thing to contemplate when

make a call on the memt era of suchOREMAN ENGINEER, preferably withATED WATER MANUFACTURERS

under

amount as the meeting fixes but so that the call on each member shall not exceed the dividend or bonus

payable to him so that notwithstanding the pro- and visions of Articles 18, 50 and 21. the call may te payable at the same time as the dividend or bonus and the dividend, or bonus may,

if so arranged between the Society and the against the call member, be set of making of a call this

Article shall be deemed ordinary

of an ordinary

general meeting which can

declares dividend. (2). After any resolution has been passed under the provisions of pa agraph (1) of this Article the Board may stinge on behalf of the Society for the dividend or bonus to be set against the call by authorizing any perzon on behalf of the members from whom such call is dus to enter into an Agreement with the Society providing for such dividend or bonus to be set off against such call and any Agreement made under such authority shall be effective.

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(3). It shall be no objection to any resolu- tion made under paragraph (1) of this article or to say call or that such resolution was passed or such or arrangement call or arrangement was made at the meeing at which the resolution intro- ducing this Article and Articles 107 (a) was confirmed as a special resolution provided that due notice of the intention to propose such first nentioned resolu tion and to declare mach dividend or boots and to make such call shall have been given prior to the Confirmatory meeting aforesaid.

Rate of

108 (b). Dividends may be paid

in Hongkong Currency at change for "such rate of exchange as the dividenda General Meeting sanction- payable ka

the same. or, in the case oft'

Hanglong. ing interim dividends, so the Foard may determina And the subjoined resolutions will be proposed as Extraordinary resolu- tions

That the difference between the sterling equivalent as to-day's opening T.T. rato of exchange of $90 Hongkong currency And the sum of £ be called up upon each of the 80,000 shares of the Society of the nominal value of £10 each into which the silver shares of the Society have been converted.

1. That a bonus dividend equal in amount

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Among those who left the Colony yea terday on the Ernarior were Mr. and Mrs. E. Shellim, Mr. W. L. L. Barker, Accountant of the Standard Oil Co., and Mrs. Barker; Mr. A Fothergill, of the Standard Oil Co., and Mrs. Fothergill; Hon. Mr. W. H. Figs, of J. Lambert, Surveyor to Lloyd's Register, the Legislative Council of Ceylon; Mr., Hongkong; and Mr. Melage, of the Standard Oil Co., Haiphong

An enjoyable At Home" was given by the Committee and members of the Club de Recreio " on Tuesday evening to the Fancy Dress Party of the Socie- dade dos favens Macaences" at their gaily decorated with flags and the tennis Clab at Kowloon. The premises were court was brilliantly illuminated. The

the tide was flowing strongly in his favour,However, in spite of all the many bitter accusations which have been levelled at the PREMIER since be took con trol of the affairs of the State we do not believe that anyone can justly charge him with lack of courage. Lord NORTHCLITPE children went through a programme of dancing with credit to themselves and is undoubtedly biassed. His .venom their instructors. The guests "numbered

is due in all probability to the fact that about 100.

JE

Among others who left the Colony on formerly of the China Mail, and Mrs. the China were Mr. W. H. Donald, Donald, who had spent a short holiday in the Colony, Mr. P. R. Murray, of the China Mail 5.9. Co., who has been trans ferred to the Shanghai branch. of the. same office: Bishop Stuntz and Mre Stunts, of Shanghai; Mr. W. E. Douglas, kong, and Mrs. Douglas; and Mi. A. D. Assistant Engineer of the P.W.D., Hong Gee, manager of the Steam Laundry Co.,

he has oot been given that place of Power behind the throne which bis Society (Ceylon Branch) held recently, At a meeting of the Royal Asiatic "discased vanity coveted. For the when a vote of thanks to the Hon. Mr. rest, it may be well to remember, as Mr.taken in the Soviety was passed, the hope RE: Stubbs for the interest he had HOLYOK" reminded us only a short while was expressed that Mr. Stubbs would " since, that one of the hardships & man

find sufficient leisure in Hongkong to write occasional papers on historical engaged in public life has to undergo ie subjects for the benefit of the Society. that of being misunderstood. We hope, Mr. Stubbs, replying, said he was afraid for the welfare of the Country, that some the Far East was not good ground for

the collection of material, of the criticisms which have been directed against the PREMIER during the past few Time political situation in Great Britain weeks have been based upon misunder in extraordinarily interesting. A few standing and that he will, in due months ago Mr. LLOYD GEORGE swept the course, provo sufficiently strong to free country and was returned to power with himself from all reactionary influences an unprecedented majority. Now he is" Secret arrangements and combinations upon trial, fighting for his life. Hia and bargains behind the scenes" will speech in the House of Commons last not satisfy the Country for long, and we week apparently satisfied the majority of are of opinion that Mr. Lorn GEORGE hia critics. There was a certain ander is shrewd enough to recognise this. He Ltd. current of discontent owing to the vague can away the people as no other man in ness of the outline given to Great public life can do and he may be relied Britain's policy at the Pesce Conference, upon, we think, to take them fully into but the Pavia a personality and his his confidence when the time comes and mastery of rhetoric once again carried to play the game boldly. him through a difficult ordeal with colours dying. His triumph was per- haps, more easily secured because it is known that the publication of the Peuce Tuesday terms cannot long be delayed and the House of Commons was in no mood to précipitate a crisis, or to undermine in the smallest measure the authority of the country's representatives in Paris just

the weary Labours of the Past Public mortuary. months are to be brought to fruition. The signa of a réaction; however,

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Three cases (two deaths) of bubonic plague were reported in the Colony on

tion, Fcking, arrived in Hongkong

Monsieur L. Colin, of the French Lega terday on the Hailong.

A Chinese woman committed suicide by drinking poison in Sher-kan-leung, on Tuesday. The body was removed to the

Vice Admiral Bir Frederick

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The Chinese athletes from Hongkong represent China in the Far Eastern been finally chosen yet.. The South China Olympiad to be held in Manila have not Athletic FC will represent, China at football, while Messrs. Ng Sze Kwong and Wong Po Keung will be in China's tennis team. It is also fairly certain that Ko Kia-Fan and Tsoi Hak Hon, two of Hongkong's best short-distance runners, will be among the Colony's re- presentatives. Hongkong is also provid- ing five members for the volley-ball team.

yes-Francisco on Sunday brought 400 tons The Ecuador which arrived from Ban of silver, valued at about 9,600,000, Calcutta for which port the valuable consigned to the British Government at

cargo has already been transhipped. The American Government is under con tract to send $300,000,000 worth of silver" Tudor to India, and the Ecuador's recent con- are not altogether lacking. Much will wei on May 1st. Lady Tudor follows pany's other steamers, as well as the Tudor is leaving Hongkong for Wei-bai-signment is rather less than the Coin- depend, of course, upon the favour some days later.

T.K.K. and the China Mail 8.8 Ca'n boats" have been recently carrying. with which the peses terms are received.

last consignment carried on the Fenezuda We are told, that they comprise between

was valued at nearly $14,000,000. The 800 and 1,000 clauses and that the com:

steady flow of silver into India is to

measures against hoarding and melting make up for the shortage of silver in that country, where the most stringent down of the metal have not been very successful in recent years.

call under Resolation No. 1 and be 70. 102 The PEAK, 6-Roomed House plete text will occupy 300 pages of print

retained by the Society accordingly and that the Board be authorised to make the necessary extrice in the books of the Society.

3, That the 14,000 shares of the capital of the Society, be issued additionally, to the 20,000 shares referred to in Revolution No. 1 and that the sum of £t be called up theroon and that such additional be offered in the first instance at

whare

** premium" of 291 per share to the

Holder Bocored a the share.

of the Society on the date resolution is passed in the one additional share the proportion of

· each silver share. previously held and upon the footing that the sum of £s called-up plus the £31 (making together £35 per share) shall be paid to the Society on socépi- ance of the offer and that such offer

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Mr. U.. C. Galluzzi, Vice-Consul for Italy, who made a business trip to the North recently, returned to the Colony The members of the Hongkong F.C., a couple of days ago:

who wish to attend the Club dinner to be he'd on Saturday are asked to notify the hon secretary, Mr. G. Gerrard

For offering a bribe of this motr to be allowed his treedom, a Chinese, or, in default, twelve days hard hawker was fued by Mr. G. N. Orme labour.

The

PINKIE AND THE FAIRIES. FINANCIAL RESULT

The clauses referring to disarmament in Germany alone number, 100 and another 100 are devoted to settling the details of the peengation of the Baar basin. It is not likely that Parliament will use the power, which it unquestionably pos- sesses, of repudiating the Peace Treaty in told. With the whole world crying

At a meeting of the Company Com to the Treasurer of the War Memorial out for the opportunity to return to commanders of the Hongkong Police Reserve Fund from the proceeds of this Produc merce and industry in could not face the that, commencing from May 1st, the search Club-comprised of the gross takings of held on Tuesday evening, it was decided tion by the Hongkong Amateur Dramatic international storm, which would imme

supervising duties would be carried out the first performance $1,218 and the net diately be created by any such drastic by the whole force. It is expected that each fesult of the sales of programmes nction. Most probably direct criticisman will do approximately one duty in throughout the

six weeks,

ten performances 81, 104.55.

The Eum of $2.410.35 has been handed