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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL 19th, 1998

THORNYCROFT

AND CO., LTD.

SHIPBUILDERS AND ENGINEERS

London, Southampton and■Basingstok#7

PASSINGER AND CARGO VESSELS OF ALL TYPES UP TO 6,000 TONS; OCEAN-GOING TUGS, MOTOB BOATS (SEA OR RIVER) UP TO 50 KNOTS.

TURBINES AND RECIPROCATING MACHINERY AND PROPELLERE. MARINE AND STATIONARY OIL ENGINES

8 TO 90 B.H.P.

GOLF

i'

MOTOR VEHICLES 2 TO 6 TONS.

WATER-TUBE BOILERS.

FOR QUOTATION, APPLY--"

10, KIUKIANG "ROAD,

SHANGHAI,

SHOES

FITTED WITH VULCANISED CRI PE RUBBER SOLES AND HEELS

Light in weight, will not crack, give perfect grip on all grounds.

MACKINTOSH

& CO. LTD.

MEN'S WEAR SPECIALISTS.

Alexandra Building.

Des Vœux Road.

YEE SANG FAT CO.

Never Too Hot Loose Fitting

B. V. D.

Coat Cat Undershirts and Knee Length Drawers

$1.75 & Garment

Upton Salts

$3.50 a Suit,

SILK

SOCKS

WHITE, BLACK & COLOURED Prices $1.25 a Pair.

YEE SANG FAT CO.

NOTICE

MESSRS. FINDLATER, MACKIE,

TODD & CO, LTD.

WINE SPIRIT

MERCHANTS;

LONDON.

The Agency for this Old Established, and Well Known Firm has been transferred from CARTERS, to JAMES

H. BACKHOUSE, LTD., No. 1A, CHATER ROAD.

REMOVAL

We beg to notify the Public of Hongkong that We have removed to Corner of POTTINGER STREET and DEB VIEUX ROAD Next to Fire Brigade Station

NIKKO.

28th February, 1928.

COMPANY MEETINGS."!!

I now beg to propose That the Report of the Directors and Statement of THE HONGKONG TRAMWAY CO., Accounts for the year ended 31st Decem

ber, 183 be and the same are hereby adopted."

LIMITED.

The resolution was seconded by the Hon. Sir PAUL CHATER, and carried unani- mously.

The annual meeting of the Hongkong Tramway Co., Ltd., was held at the offices of Moura. Jardine, Matheson & Co.. Ltd, yesterday, The meeting was prej. sided over by Mr. D. G. M. Bernard, whilst those also present were: The Hon. Sir O. P. Chater, Mr. A. H. Compton, the Rev. Fr. L. Robert, and Sir Robert Ho Tung (Directors) and the following shareholders: Messrs. B. J. Wilton, H. Smythe, Ho Leung, A. A. Alves, W. E yan Eps, E. J. Chapman, A. H. M. da Silva, A. R. Lowe and H. Hanuk, and Mr. W. E. Roberts, Secretary,

The CHAIRMAN then proposed,

SPORT.

RUMSAHN BROTHERS ENTER FINAL

·ROUND OPEN CHAMPION HOUBLES

Jag hade

Following up their victory of the pre- vious day, Q. and H. D. Rumjahm defeat- ed A. Ereingh and A.. S. Lindsell with That the final Dividend for the comparative ense in the semi-final round year ended 31st December, 1923, at the of the Open Championship Doubles. rate of two shillings per share (making They thus qualify for the anal where a total of three shillings per share for the they will have to meet, in all prob Worthington and H. year) recommended by the Directors be ability, R. E

They have won all their and is hereby sanctioned, and that the Hancock. same be paid to the shareholders on matches in a convincing manner but it is the Colonial (Hongkong) Register at the hardly expected that they will be victor- exchange rate of two shillings and two iqua in the final round. pence three farthings per Hongkong dollar."

Yesterday they beat Evelegh and Lind sel by three straight sets, and from the The Hon Sir PAUL CHATER seconded, run of the play there was no doubt as to and the motion was carried,

thoir superiority from the commencement,

MESSRS. GANDE, PRICE & CO.

INTIMATIONB

MONDAY,

6. P.M.

APRIL

16TE.

ORATORIO SELECTIONS

UNIVERSITY ANTHEM

ST. JOHN'S

CATHEDRAL

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R.

SALE OF HM.S. “MERLIN.”

Mr. E. J. CHAPMAN proposed, and Mr.They took the first set cusily, 6-S, their The CHAIRMAN in presenting the Ho Leuxo seconded, that the retiring opponents playing very erratic tennis, report and accounts for adoption said: directors, Rev. Fr. L. Robert and Menotting and driving out of court too fre

MAY 1923, for the Furchase of the above The accounts for the first half of the A. FL Compton, be re-elected Directors questly to be of any use against the TENDERS are invited up to the 30th

steady work of the Indians. They ap- year are in the same form as have pro of the Company. viously been submitted to you, but as

The motion was carried unanimously. appeared to be suffering from nerves, but named Vessel WITH ENGINES & BOILERS

ERY ON BOARD. the whole of the tramway undertaking

Mr. W VAN Ers proposed, and Mr. in the second set they settled down, and AND VARIOUS AUXILIARY MACHIN

Fall

particulars of the Vessel and Condition was assigned on 1st July last to the Hongkong Tramways,

Limited the A. A. ALVES seconded, that Besart times they did quite useful work. accounts for the half year ended 31st Lowe, Bingham & Matthews be elected Lindsell's smashing was good. They of Sale and Permita to view may be obtained made the games five all' They lost the Forms will be issued on payment of deposit. December, 1022, show only the dividends Auditors of the Company at a fee of fought hard to level matters up, and on application to the Undersigned, and Tender received and receivable. The accounts of 81,500 to hold ofice until the next annual next two, which gave their opponents the of $300, returnable when decision on the

Bet In the dast set Evelegh was respon- tenders has been reached. the new Company which have also been general meeting.

The resolution was adopted unani-sible for quite a lot of faulty play and for The vessel will be on view at H.M. Dockyard, sent to you show the position as at lab July and at 31st December. Taking the mously,

a time he appeared unable to do anything Hongkong from the 26th March, 1923. right. They lost the set 6-3.

PARTICULARS OF HMS MERLIN." figures of the working account, for the

DODS AND NAWORTH 2, WILD AND whol year, traffic and miscellaneous

HUMPHREY.

A twin-scrow steel steamer of 1,400 HP.:-- receipts show an inercass of $172,072,

These couples were evenly matched and

Length between porpendiculars ...1850 working expenses an increase of $19,09, A YEAR OF, ABNORMAL CONDITIONS.

33′51* the match had to be abandoned in the

Breadth extreme and the working profit shows an increase

Depth (at Keel to Upper Dock)..15'7" af $129,703. The number of passengers: The sixteenth annual general meeting final set at seven games all, owing to

The first two scia. Nominal Displacement... about 1,075 tons. carried, exclusive of monthly ticket of descrs. Gande, Price &Co, Ltd., was darkness setting in. holders, amounted to 19,431,338 an increase held in the Company's offices, No. 8. Dods and Raworth took easily, 6-3, 6-1. Present Mean Draft.. over the previous year of 2.230.731, or 13 Queen's Road Central, yesterday morn-A struggle then ensued, Wild and Hum- per cent. I am sure you will agree that ing. Mr. C. H. Lyon presiding. There phrey improving as the ratch advanced. the result of the year's working is very were also present: Mr. S. C. Pank. They took the third set, -6, and the Satisfactory.

Managing Director, Mr. Lau Powing. fourth also after a prolonged struggle In the accounts of the Hongkong Trim Director, Mr. C. Bond, Secretary, and the 9-7. In the final set Wild and Humphrey ways, Limited, you will observe that the following shareholders: Messrs. Chow were leading four games to one but they Sterling Fixed Deposit shows a profit of Tang-sang, Pang Kwok-sia, S. Yanunchi, could not got the other two games which

would have given them the match. rentisation of $70,515.74 which has been Leung Yan-po, and D. Rumjahn. added to the Exchange Fluctuation The CHAIRMAN said Gentlemen,-Be- opponents crept up and drow level at the Account. From this account has been defore proceeding with the business of this end of the tenth game."

Wild and Humphrey in the closing ducted the Purchase Account Adjustment meating, I should like to express the regret (being the excess of liabilities over assets of your Directors at the loss they have stages of the match had the best of the in the Purchase Account). As it is not suflared by the death of the Hon. Mr. Lu play and they had hard luck in not being anticipated that there will be any appreCha-pak which occurred during the year, able to claim the victory. The match ciable differences in exchange in and to place on record their appreciation will now have to be replayed. future, the balance of the Exchange of his valuable rerrices during his asso Fluctuation Account has be combined ciation with the Company as a Director, with the Contingent Liabilit Account in and to convey to his widow and family, a General Reserve. The sum of $31,793.50

ibe

Results:-

OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES.

Their

O. and H. D. Rumjahn beat A. Evelegh

HANDICAP SINGLES

B."

has been transferred from Profit and Loss in their sad bereavement, the sympathies and A. S. Lindsell, 6-2, 7-5, 6-3. Account to this General Reserve Account, of your Board of Directors and of the

shareholders.

W. N. Nicholson (11/e) bent R. Pestonji making the total $00.000. You will also The report and recounts having been in (†2/6), G-1, 84.

observe that the sum of 829.000 has been

MIXED DOUBLES,

written off goodwill in the item of tram your hands for the prescribed period, I

E. Gramble and Mrs. Gramble (+15) was undertaking. Goodwill appeared in will, with your permission, follow the that necount at 2050,000, and your Direcusal procedure and take them ne read. boat G. B Sayer and Mrs. Sayer (12/0),

decrease of tars think it advisable to write this The nett profits for the year under review 6-2, 6-2. amount off over the remainder of the term 470 819,534.20, being a

828,010.66, which is chiefly accounted for for which the Company owns the tramway by the strike in the early part of 1922,

rights.

80

SUMMARY COURT

(BEFORE THE PUISSE JUDGE (ME. JUSTICE GOMPERTZ)].

Fait

Where

When

By whom... Bunker capacity (con)

Fresh Water capacity Reserve feed water capacity

Sheerness

1903

.A.M. Dockyar

.203 Tons

...17.5

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0.6

가

Economical speed 10 Knots Coal Consumption (economical speed)...

Toas per 24 hours MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION.

Steel Framing, O. B. Fating, Upper and Lower Decks, Forecastle and Poop Stringers, bulkheads, &c. Davits, Stanchions, des ......Sheathing, Forecastle, Poop,

..Troa

Wood

·Metal...

DICKS.

Upper and Lower Decks and Fiata in Hold. Sheathing, Wood Sheathing Sternpost,

Fastenings, Steni,

Radder, Shaft Brackets.

Lower, Upper, Forecastle, Boat Deck and i

Poop.

ENGINES

Vertical Triple Expansion, surface conden

sing, total H.P. 1,400,st 200 r.p.m.

Cylinders 11; 16; diameters x ft.

stroke,

Steam pressure 210 lbs. per Sq. in...... Setr.. BOLLERY

Water tubo Bellevilla type.

Steam pressure, max. 260 lbs. per Sq.

vin. reducing to 210 lbs, at engines... 4 No. AUXILIARY MACHINERY,

Engine air compressing for boiler tuba

aweeping......

1 No. Alaia cricalating and auxiliary pumps 2 No. Electric light engines with dynamon... No... Fan, force dranght, for boiler rooms... 2 No. Feed pampe

Fire and bilge pumps

Starting engine

Steering engine

•

Steam winch and windiass....... Evaporating Plant with Distiller &

2 No.

& No.

1 Na

1 No. d

Evaporating Pumps, Capacity.12...2 Beta.

per

24 hour. LIGETING

Fitted with internal electric lighting at

80 volts.

In view of the increased traffic your general trade depression owing to the Directors Inst year decided to construct unsettled conditions prevailing in South

THE DINNER JACKET CASE. an additionnd six cars, and these have China, and also to the Prohibition Act just been placed in service. further coming into force which affected our

DEFENDANT WINS HIS CASE. six cars are now under construction, and harbour sales. Under these abnormal should enable us to deal adequately, with conditions your Directors are of opinion that the balance sheet, as placed before Experi- the traffic of the coming year.

Judgment was given yesterday in the ments are now being made in order to you, is in every way a creditable one and provide a permanent roof to all tramcars, they trust it will meet with the approval case in which Mr. WH. Coole, trading The nett profit of as J. T. Shaw, tailors, brought an action as to give protection to the top of the shareholders.. deck passengers in wet weather. If they $12.534.20, together with the balance of against Mr. B. Pasco, of Messrs. Brewer are satisfactory all cars will be fitted with 85.153.02 brought forward from credit of & Co., of 23, Queen's Road Central, for Profit and Loss Account for 1921, makes the recovery of $159 for goods sold and these covers in due coursA

The plaintiff claimed the The arrangement entered into with the total credit of 817,887.22, which your delivered. Hongkong Electric Co., Ltd., for supply. Directors recommend to be disposed of amount as the assignes from the executors of J. T. Shaw deceased, the debt having Ing electrical energy for the working of as follows: the tramway to which I referred at our To pay & dividend of 90 cents per been incurred in the late Mr. Shaw's life last meeting, has now been in effect for share on 18,105 shares, which will absorb time. The plaintiff was non-suited with some months, and is advantageous to this, $16,294,50, and to carry forward the costs.

In giving judgment, his Lordship said :: company. The plant and machinery in balance of 81,392,72 to this year's account.

gentlemen, considering the The plaintiff, who is trading as JT PARTICULARS OF IMPORTANT ARTIS the generating station has not yet been I think.

general depression of business not only in Saaw, claims as assignee from the exo CLES ON BOARD TO BE SOLD

WITH THE VESSEL disposed of.

It is necessary to make certain alter-the Colony but the world over, we are cutors of the late James Totton Shaw.

Chain Cable 13-319 fathoms, Anchors........ ations in the tramway depot in order to very fortunata in being able to pay a The claim is for goods sold and delivered

Our by the deceased to the defendant-it is in 18 cwt. each, 3 No, Boats Davits 14 No., Cat. provide accommodation for the additional dividend of 90 cents per share. cars, and new workshops are now being thanks are due to the staff for the assiduity fact a claim for a book debt. It is ad- Davits 2 bre. and small davit, Metal Com made on the site of the old boiler house, thewn during the year and we trust with mitted that the defendant has received panion way upper deck aft. Galley for 125-145 It is proposed to convert the power house their co-operation we shall have far no formal notice of the assignment, but it Men by Moorwood. Accommodation Ladder, better remilia to place before you at our is suggested that the defendant, who Metal pumps 5 No and one small iron Force 4 large quantity of valuable METAL. into offices.

An extension of the tramway on the next annual meeting. With these few worked next door to the plaintiff, know aast side of the Happy Valley, 1.113 remarks I have much pleasure in proposal about the matter.

It is also urged that debit notes have yards in length, has been constructed, and ing the adoption of the report and, ne-

counts as presented, and after they have been neat to the defendant, and it is deck pistes, laminators, guards and Stan- is showing satisfactory results.

Heavy expenditure will have to be faced boen seconded, I shall be pleased to an admitted that hesreceived in January last chions to Skylights, clips, link plates, Bremain, latter of demand signed "W. H. Coole, voice pipes, delphine to hand steering gear in the near future on the track on the awer to the best of my ability any ques

quantity of This road is bying tions the shareholders may desire to ask proprietor of J. T. Shaw. The letter and attings to bridge. Also considerable-

spare boiler Shaukiwan Road.

gear comprising tabes, junction boxes, tube joints, widowed, and in placea diverted, and as Mr. LEUNG YAN-PO, in seconding the of demand has not been put in. and on the traffe there is growing considerably adoption of the report and balance sheet, the evidence before me I do not think that oute, mad denme, dors elbows, do, in a it is desired to lay double track in place said: I have much pleasure in seconding it is sufficient. To claim as proprietor. New condition, which are stored in the Dunk-

A man yard of the present single track as soon as it the adoption of the report and accounts of the businya is not enough."

I think as proposed by the Chairman. The subject of the tramway in Kowloon the Shareholders will agree with me that may purchase the good-will without ac The debit notes again are not in, but it has been referred to year by year by your considering the general depression inquiring the book debts. Chairman. I stated last year that trade during the past year, the balance is not claimed that they constitute formal understood that tenders would be invited shoot, as placed before you, is very notice of an assignment.

Now, of course, before the Judicature by the Government for a tramway con reditable one.

The motion was carried unanimously. Act, 1673, an ordinary debt or chose cassion in due course. I am not in s

On the proposal of Mr. C. BOND, in action" was not assignable so sa to position as yet to add anything. further

seconded by Mr. PANG KWOK SIU, Mr. pase the right of action at law. Section BOWERN & to that statement.

I now come to a matter Affreting the Lin Powing was re-elected Director 25 (6) of the Act is represented in the future of this Company Telegraphic of the Company

ment Ordinance, 1901. Under both advice has been received from London to On the motion of Mr. S. C. PANK, Colony by Section 8 of the Law Amend they effect that it is possible that in eon-conded by MT. LAU PO-WING, Messrs Statutes express notice in writing is sequence of the altered status of the Lowe, Bingham & Matthews were alccted Company a disim may be made by the auditors for the mauing year at a fee of Inland Revenus Authorities for Income $750.

This was all the business before the Tax out the whole of the dividends receiv ed from the Hongkong Tramways, Ltd., maeting and not merely on the portion of the

is possible to do so.

dividends remitted to London, which has IRRITATED & INFLAMED EYE beed the case hitherto, Whether such,

claim, if made, can be substantiated am can be directly traced in many cases to not. in. a position to say, but in view

unlcan you bave given me statutory esential to pass the legal right, therefore, notice you cannot avail yourself of the A striking illustration of the strictueSS with which the Act is construed by the

benefits of the statute.

such as Fairleads, Mushroom

Top

Atai, Hood and Ensed Rall socketā,

Tenders will be received in the Office of the Naval Store Oficer, HM. Dockyard, Hong kong, up to Noor on MONDAY, the Than MAY, 1993.

AW. GRUNDY,

Naval Store Officer. Hongkong, March, 1993.

No B MURUH ROAD, SHANGHAL

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Members British Chamber of Commerco- (Shanghai). Mr. T, W. BOWERN, Fellow the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers; Incor porated by Royal Charter, London,

STRAMSHIP AGENTS AND SHIPREOKRES.

Court is furnished by the recent case of For the Purchase, Sale and Charter of Vesselo Hockley Goldstein (1020) 38 T.L.B. 620, of any Tonnage, Passenger and/or Cargo, New

Prices. The debtor in that case could neither read and/or Qld with delivery Chins at Very Lowe of the possibility thereof your directors the Bunday Motor trip and Goling. The nor write. The plaintiffs, therefore, did not go through the formality of handing consider it Edvisable to wind-up this dust from sections of the local roads him a written notice of the assignment, Company before another dividend is paid contain decided eye irritant. A sag but they took the agreement of assign

ment and read it aloud to him twice, ad will be held in London, will be convened gestion for these tripa would be, to keep that he understood its contents Glass Condition. General meetings of enreholders which contain in due course. If the shareholders of the the windshield up and to use a pair of The Court said that the words of the Company paas the resolutions which will

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AUCTIONERES, COAL MERCHANTS, FREIGHT BROKKER, METAL MERCHANTH Machinery For Bale, New and Old in Fini--

IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS, SHIRE-BROKERS.

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then be profond 4 distribution of the Sun glansen. Son glazes of any patters Act were perfectly clear. The plaintiffs had not given the notice required and. shares of the Hongkong Tramways, Ltd. with either Crookes, Luxtel, Bleuzal, there must be judgment for the de on). will be made, so that shareholders of this Amber, London Smoke or Blus lenses fendant. So her I must non-suit the BG Company will then become shareholders

There are, of course, other defences into plaintiff with costa. which it is unnecessary to enquire now

There appear to be cross-claims between the parties who are not stranger to each other. I hope that they may settle the matter amicably out of Court,

of that Company in exactly the sac pro are obtainable at very moderate prices portion. The procedure of winding up du Tron The Hongkong Optical Co., succes English Company is along one, and it is

anticipated that the distribution of aharemore to, Clark & Co., Manufacturing and if approved, cannot be made until about Befracting Opticians the most compet January, 1924, so that it is not proposed ent manufacturing optical establishment this year, to pay an interim dividend in South China-located 63, Queen's Mr. FE Nah, solicitor, appeared for Notices of the extraordinary general meetings of shareholders will be issued in Road Central (opposite to the Singer the plaintiff and Mr. Noel Brewer, barrister-at-law, represented the defend- due courts.

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