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**"That'the' report at thò directors and the statement of Recounts for the year | ended Decguber #al, 1921, be and they The sixtecath ninual general meeting are herely approved and adopted, and of the Shanghai Electric - Construction that a final dividend of ́s per cent, less Co., Lt. was held on May mist, at income tax, making 40 per cent, for the Basildon House, Moorgate, Lention, EC. fyear be and it is hereby declared.”, Sir Alfred Dent, K.C.M.G.. chairman of

Mr. J. Hassett: I beg to second that. the "company, presiding.

The new chitant, was agveied nanimous

(GENERAL, MANAGE'S STYTÄREXT,

Mr. Dosmo MCCOLL_Gigneral Mane Lager: Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen,

to make

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THE LATE REV. J. CAMPBELL GIBSON, OF SWATOW.

NOW ON SALE.

THE DIRECTORY

AND CHRONICLE

1922.

FOR OHINA JAPAN, KOREA,

INDO.CHINA. SIAM, STRAITH SETTLEMENTS, MALAY ŠTATDA,

'NETHERLANDS INDIA, PHILIP.

PINES, BORNEO, Eig.

SIXTIETH

ANNUAL ISSUE

containing

1,800 FAGES!". 14 MAPS IT

SPECIAL NEW MAP OF HONGKONG AND THE NEW TERRITORIES,

Parce Abridged Edition

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similar tastes, who was afterwards known to the warld as Dr Barciny, of Formosa he earried out a scientific investigation of such importance that the results were communicated by Sir Willias, so the Royal Society. Many years afterwards, whilst taking a brief rest in Japan, hé THE DIRECTORY covers the notable even was surprised to find his name well ports and cities of the Fur Esat, from Nether- known to the physicist of a college heads India to Sileris, in which Baropenas

reside. was visiting, as joint author of the

It has frequently been remarked that} the man who has attained eminence, in one particular calling would have done? equally well, it not hetter, in another. Of this wlaptability, or versatility, of the successful," the labo Rov, F. Campbell, The Chairman in the course af bis

Gibson, H.D., for de forty years a speech said:The report an accounts

prominent figure in the Chinese mission for 1021, although they do not show the

held, a short biographical sketch of whona has just been published by the Religious largest sterling profit in the history of the company, may be regarded as satis the T20 annual meeting, when I had Tract Society, is a striking example. As factory, inasmuch as the operating profit, the privilege of making sent remarks, a student of the Glasgow University, Dr. reckoned on the und basis of 2, to the enlled the policy and methots by which tibson took up science bëlore turning his dollar, is larger than ever before, our undertaking in Shanghai was raised attention to theology. Even after lear-}| the two preceding years we had the from a very unpromising position to unres benefit of very large profits on exchange of exceptional sentidess. I stated then ing the University, und, whilst preparing, account, but protic from this sourer must that of four main features of that polfey, for the missionary field at the Free ho regarded as fortuitous rather than which outthed in 1910, all had been church College, he continued to work at nornial. The bourd, regarded it as pra-carried out except ene, viz... dent to carry a large, proportion the network of lines closer. Many of the tatsoratory of Sir William Thomson reserve, after providing for the payment the non tramway streets requiring ser-afterwards Lord Kelvin). of excess profits duty, the amount ofsires were too arrow for rail traction combination with a fellow student of Here in which was itself augmented by the far had the company concluded, after ex ourable state of exchange. For the past tended experience of the Railless Eletric year the trelit on exchange account, w system in Shanghai, that the closer net Cand we have an an item work of lines required would have to be (which has not appeared before), incly, mainly, railless, Lt took a long time to 1,591, in respect of profit on realisation convince the Authorities of the suitability of investments. These items amount tage of the railless system for the to od ther to £10,156, which is rather less than miles of new ronte proposed by the Cen the $20,000 which we have place to the pany. When, at length, agreement was crudit of general reserve for the year reached as to these intes, there will After providing for all expenses there is remained the question of terms and con- a disposable balance of 12, s. aditions, and stressive Councils showed son-Barely paper published by the Not only is the Directory as full and complete Out of this we have made the usual appro-disposition to regard the how fares, Royal Society. Dr. Gibson is, of course, in each case as it can be maile bat auch Colony. priation to reserve for renewals, £10,000; collectable in heavily depreciated chest known for his work in cung-tir Port or Settlement is prefaced by a DESCRIP we have set aside for Corporation Prosts Tax an estimated amount of £5.009; then as the source front which to seck with the formation of schools during his TION, carefully revised each year, moet of heavy contributions towards the cost of mission work at Swaton, and for his which will serve as accurate Get 20% THE appropriation Keneral ngsurve is!

Tornar, giving every de'nil in connection with 120,000; and, the expenses of the bone reconstruction of rogels and bridges anal part in the translation of the Bible into the places, their Efistory, Topography, eld.

Chinesa The Wenli New Testament, to general municijnt funds, to an extént share issue have been written off, amount withunt pretest in any city in the printed in the veruncular in, Roman The Information in these Descriptions, consist- inge to C10 108, 31d; two interim world, and beyond all comparisen in, ex-

letters, and completed in 1902, was, ing of a hundred interesting articios, pucked dividends, onch" of G. per eunt,, have Buen

statistics of the TRADE of each Country nal paid. absorbing £48,000, and the direes of the charges levied on other heavy fact, P. Gibson's idea. As Vice-Pri with facts concisely set out, and containing vehicles in Shanghai making similar sint of the British Foreign Bible tors now recommend the payment of anands on roads and bridges. A public | Society," and the holder of many other port, would alone ruffice to fill a large volume. final dividend of per ent., less income return or transport questions, which imm-crativy appointments, he did mach

The Book is printed from New Type specially tax, making per cent, for the year,elivered in Shangimi last year at the good work in missionary organisation reserved for the purpose, and uniformity is £19,000; leaving to be airind forward, 56,261 98. ind. The reserve for curwal invitation of the Shanghay. Civic League, throughout the world, but his heart was every arrangement greatly facilitates reference.

did minething owaris diabusing pro

in sŵntow, the area of his evangelical Besides the amal Alphabetical List of Firma. after making the appropriations just re ferred to, and charging the expenditure le's uinds of certain prejudices and mis-efforts, commenced in 1971. It was from the Directory cives the CLASSIFIED LISTY during the year, stands at „209,053.

exception. This lecture was afterwards Swatow that he retired to his native ladd of TRADES and PROFESSIONS at the larger Printed as an illustrated pamphlet, and few nonths before his death in 1919. Commercial Centres. The expenditure on capital account supplied to members of the Shanghai The Swatew pastoral furnished a further during this year was £18.047. and the enuity for their information...

example of adaptability. Though Dr. book value of the stocks on hund n

Gibson invariably travelled light, he car-ALPHABETICAL LIST of RESIDENTS in Shanghai shows an increase, partly in

The took observations, afterwards used by ness, and partly because of the higher much closer approach to terms and con. Dr. Riedell in apping out the country.. cost in silver of materials, which are pur for the directors to proceed with the

ditions upon which it would be possible Chine Represe (London). chased direct in Shanghai. The first two items in the balance sheet, which repre-arrying out of the scheme, and I trust sent an aggregate of $19,120, may be it will be possible to make an early start

with the most urgent extrusions. regarded as the cost of the fully eynig ped undertaking as it stood at the end That our volume of traflie has increased John W. Wilson, M.P. who has of the your. Línsfer prisent dayseonditions | ironi 11; miliums of passengers 131, 1999 to the replacement cost road andoahtedly inflions in tel, with only natut been in communication with the Colonial bo far higher. After realising a profit a third of additional route. and is in-Office upon the question of the opina of £1:01 on a portion of our National greasing further so that we are carrying To of North Barnen, has received a monopoly maintained by the Chartered War Bonds purchased at a discount, what appears to be a Muck's recoru

together with the Texts of all the most import applied, at par towards the payment of of svo nitions of passengers per als letter from the Hon. Edward Wand, The CHRONICLE covers the notable event Excess Profits Duty, the renaming of route per annum leven after discon Under Secretary of State, who writes on Treaties concinded with the countries of

Woudderstand from the company that Eastern Asia, the various Customs Tarifi vestments, which consist entirely of tinuing half-shile fare) is evidence of the British Government Securities, were at congestion and of the urgency of exten-they have not at their disposal the Trade Regulations, Chambers of Commerza, the date of the accounts, worth slightly stons," The population of the Foreign figures for the last five years. They have, Seales of Commissions, Consular, and Court more than they cows, and there has since Settlement, to schich our system is con- however, given us comparative figures for Fees, Hongkong Stamps Daties, Signal been a marked improvement in their fined, rose from 40 1,000 in 1900 to 504,000 1917 al 1921 the first and last of Codes, Chinese Festivals, Tables of honey, They are as Weights and Mensures and other on- value. The investments and the enshin 1921. The dues and durres enlieeted the re-year period).

follows:-Net revenue of the State, merdial Information. balance represent, in the aggregate, by the Shanghai Maritime Customs in liquid resources, amounting to £102.92. reused from 1 million taels in 1917 to 1917, 950,500; 1991, £100 revenue

"It is published at the Ose of the "Hose 2 million taels in Del. But the extent from ophum, 1917, 259.250: 1921, £15,700, KONG DAILY PRISS,"

The Directories and Descriptions are of → of the industrid development which has The fall in the amount of opium con- à serious feature of our business, which taken place during the fast ten years in muted pannum in the period has, of has, unfortunately, had to be reckoned still more striking. This may be gauged course, her very much greater than

CHINA. with in an increasing degree year by by the sales of electric curcent.

would appear from these figures. This year, is the loss by depreciation of sub the shughui

is due to the fact that the company have Lunicipal Electricity sidiary Chinese coinage. It amounted are sold rather under million consistently pursued a policy of restrict during the past year to no less thants, of which 32 per cent. were foring consumption by (inter alia) increas £98,781, which is rather more than our tramways und under 8 per cent, for inng the price. operating profit. The percentage of loss dustrial purposes. for 1921 it sold over.

This latest meation from the

Tho

consequence of the growth of the busi-Council, received here recently, indicat Iried in his outfit instruments with which the Far East contains the names of over

LOSS FROM SUBSIDIARY COINAGE.

has increased steadily througout the

Vor

LESS "OPIUM IN BORNEQ.

The Boerd of Trade announce that they

year, and has shown an unfavourable on units, of which only 2 per cond-were for traways and si per cent. tendency during the current year, No

for industrial purposes.. This rags that, way has yet been found of avoiding the within 10 sears, Shanghat has developed have requested their solicitor to take the loss from coinage depreciation. although

into the loss of the ss. Farni, of efforts are continuously being made with industrial demand for elegiric current necessary steps for holding an inquiry In great as that of the largest of the in- { some degree of success in the directiondustrial cities in this euautry. Bit the irrenock, after collision with the French i of mitigating it. For the time being the price of copper is so low that the profit runway demand his fallen from 22 per gent. of the total to under # per cent.). on minting is small.

PROGRESS IN SHANGWA (

These

I wish to emphasise is that the great

5. Seine off Tahun.

As mentioned in the report, negotia } . The indesrint develąpment in Shanghai IRRITATED & INFLAMED EYE tions with the Municipal Council fue extension of the system uniter railless is continuing even more rapidly, and the traction, and for additionni track facil capacity at the Shanghai generating can be directly traced in many casen to ities, are well advanced, äut the indien- Plant will be increased by no less than.

the Sunday Motor trip and Goling. The. figures tions are that a first instalment of ex percent, next year. tensions will shortly be proceeded with, one to realise the magniture of the dust from sections of the local roads The traffic pressure, is very great, and a problem which it is very largely contain a decided eye irritant. A sug it is realise that the congestion in the ur business to help to solve. The point gestion for these trips would be to keep streets can best be relieved by the ex tensions of the system which are contén plated, and by the proposed doubling of the track and improved terminal facilities, The new routes to he developed have a length been agreed upon with the Muni cipal Council, bit, unfortunately we bare not reached an agreement on all the ridges, the reconstruction and side from The Hongkong Optical Co., suces- ternod and seonilitinis, So far as the ing of Fonds, and the provision of railfessors to Clark & Co.. Manufacturing and railless extensions are concerned, nego eletric services thereon can scarcely be tiations are proceciling on the footing expected to keep pen with the mands Refracting Opticians-the most compet that instead of the roupany contributing of Um traffic. If all the proposed extenent manufacturing optical establishment capital sums towards the east of recousions could be introduced to-morrow they in South China-located in 53, Queen's struction of roads and bridges, it is to would only partly meet existing ureda Road Central, (opposite to the Singer pay to the Council na sgreed rate per especially having regard to the import- car mile for the use of the roads and nee of reducing the enormous number of Sew bridges. Under this principle the com- slow inanually-drawn or pushed vehicles. pany's capital expenditure will be con- now wastefully using the streets and-re fined, as it should be, to assets which tarding the traffe. will remain its own property.

lopunt of Shanghai as a distribut the windshield up and to use a pair of ing centre, and its still more marvellous Sün glasses. Sun glasses of any pattern I development - u* an Industrial "centre,

create trae demands of quite an excep with either Crookes, Luxfel, Fieuzal, tinial tharacter, particularly in view of Amber, London Smoke, or Blue lenser the inadequacy of the road systems and are obtainable at very moderate prices that the tedious process of reconstruction

THE SINGAPORK DEVELOPMENT.

The gross recripts for 1921 showed a greater increase than in any previous

20,000 FOREIGNERS, ›

arranged, with the Initials as well as the Sur |names in strictly Aphabetical Onier, so thất- ̈

any name can be found instantly.

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THE MAPS AND PLANS

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Peking

Tientsin Peitnino

Taku

Soochow

Chinkiang

Nanking

Chinwangtao Wabu

Kewkisug Antung" Hankow Afanchurian Tochow Trade Ctras Shasi

Newchwang, Ichang Daizen " Port Arthur Chefoo Weihaiwei

Tinaufu Mukden

Hanghow

Niagro

Wenchow

Suntone

Foochow

Shanghai Harom Swatow Langchingchan

Amoy

Kirin

Langker "

Tokyo

JAPAN & FORMCEA.

Onaka

Ketlong

Yokohamia Moji Progo

Tamanfa

Nagasaki

Takow

Hakodata

Anpiry

Kobe

Shimonoseki Tamant

EASTERN SIBERIA

Vladivostock

Nicolajovsk

Seoul

CHOSEN (Koren).

Wonsan

Chamalpo Kansa

Pingyang

Mokpo Champo Bongchin

-HoseLONG AND ITS DEPENDÈNCIES, Macao,

FRENCH INDO-CHINA..

Надой

Quinhoa "..

Tourans

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Haiphong Tonkin

Provincen

ARRAM Hae

Saigos.

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THE SINGAPORE UNDERTAKIÑO,

Manila

PHILIPPINE Boilo

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The Ostainsaw has referred to our Com-

Sarawak

BORNEO. Bransi

Perak

Paiming

MALAY STAZZY,"

Selangor

Kedah Negri Sembilsa Johore Kelantan Trengganu Perlis

STRAIT SETTLEMENTS, Bingapore, Penang, Malacca, Prov, Wellmier NE KIHLANDSÄNDIAŬ+

We were recently approached by the year, and that increase is being main

tained. The consumption of electric cur. pany having been approached by the Singapore Electric Tramways Company, root per tar mile, and per tan mile waingapura Company-with a view to British North Poin and negotiations have been opened with lower than for 199). Another indication taking over the Singapore undertaking, a view to our making arrangements for of eficiency of operation is seen in the believe the day is pass for small isolated administering the Singapore system, reduction of the total number of accidents undertakings such as that in Singapore Those negotiations. have not yet reached from 40.79 per 1,000,000 passengers into oxist efficiently and successfully as the stage of a formal agreement, and 1000; to 0.48 in 1920, and to 8.38 in 1921, separate entities. A company financially all I need say about them now is that The casea of personal injury per million strong and controlling number of they have for their object the rehabilita- passengers declined from 19.53 in 1 retain expert staffs; formulate and apply undertakings, can more easily attract and tion and development of the Singapore 1.39 in 1920 abd to 3.37 in 1921. A S undertaking in order to raise it to a tained Safety First Campaign is largely developments; and, by these meuns an

Bound and proved policy; finance satisfactory level of operating efficiency responsible, for these results, and for the op and commercial success, in the results untportant amount paid-uring they the rentimis of large scale workin, of which our company is to participate. year for Accident Compensation (ineled standardisation and combined purcha As regards developinents both in Shanging legal, medical and other expenses) offers alike (Applause.) hai and Singapore, it is satisfactory which works out at 0.08 cent per car mile, The CHALEYAN: In Bate your state- that the prices of rails, and equipment, During 1991 the number of our employersmet, Mr. McColl, is very much appreciat which have for several years past heen in Shanghai, averaged about 14 per me by everyone in the room, and will be prohibitive, have now reached a more lion pussengeis, an against 40 for 1000...

still more appreciated in Shanghai. reasonable level,

(Continued at foot of next column.) (Hear, heur),

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