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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY FEBRUARY 161, 1925
THE UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY, LTD.
Tol Central 238,
AGENTS FOR
9, Queen's Buildinga..
BRIGG'S BITUMINOUS ENAMELS & SOLUTIONS.
SOLE AGENTS FOR
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'UNION'
ANTI-CORROSIVE and ANTI-FOULING COMPOSITIONS
FOR SHIP'S BOTTOMS.
QUEEN'S THEATRE.
TO-DAY ONLY, at 5.15 p.m. & '9.15 p.m.
LAST PERFORMANCES.
Miss Tamara Baronelli
Classical and Oriental Dances
A
Mr. Jack Thomas Latest Songs and Dances
ALSO
Miriam Cooper & George Walsh
IN
"SERENADE”
A Romance of Old Spain in 7 parts.
TO-MORROW AT ALL SHOWS.
Barbara Castleton & Lewis Stone
IN
"THE CHILD THOU GAVEST
✔
A First National · Attraction.
FOUNDATIONS
ME
PROMPT AND EFFICIENT SERVICE ENSURED BY ADOPTING THE "FRANKI" PILING SYSTEM
AN EXAMPLE-
CONTRACT No. 40
GODOWN (5 STORKYA HIGH) FOR THE CHINA, PROVIDENT LOAN
▲ MORTGAGE Co, LTD., AT WEST, POINT..
TOTAL WEIGHT ON FOUNDATIONS
FOUNDATIONS STARTED
FOUNDATIONS COMPLETED.......
12,000 Tons,
15th Oct. 1924.
15th Dec., 1924.
fio. 52 Acinal Working Days)
Ask for ilustrated Booklet and full information from the
HONGKONG ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD.
ST. GEORGE'S BUILDING, CHATER ROAD.
Telephone Central 4581 (Two Lines)."
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AGENT.
COMPANY MEETING.
BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
The sixth ordinary yearly meeting of The Bank of East Asia, Ltd.. was hetd on Saturday, at its registered office, No. 10 Des Voeux Roud, Central.
There were present: Messrs. Pong Wai Ting, Li Koo Chan, Wong Yun Tong, Mlok Ching Kong. Shan, P. K. Kwok, Chan Ching Shek Fung Fing
(Directors), Kam Tong Po (Chief
Manager), Li Tse Fong (Manager), and the following shareholders: Messes. Li Koon Kang, Ling Man Lai, Yim' Pak Fan, Li Po Tiny Chow Chi Naru Wah Man, Long Tsun, Kwok Pak To, Tum
Khong Lay, Sia Lau, Chow Tung Sang, Kenneth Chan and Ng Siu pau.
Owing to indisposition, the Hon. My.
Shou Son was prevented from a tending, and Mr. Pong Wai Ting was unanimously elected to take the chair.
The
Chief Manager having read the notice convening the meeting, the Caais- identemen: Before We with the format business
proceed to
of the day. I would like to express my regret that our Chairman the Hon, Mr. Chow Shon Sea is prevented from at- tending this
this meeting, owing to ill health and I Hope that he will soon recover and continue to enjoy good health.
NOW!
accounts
Gentleman, you will notice from have been in your hands
the prescribed period, that the result of the working for the year un- der review is satisfactory. I will, with your permission, follow the local and take them as read.
You
cal custom Doce that the profit, for the year including $138,413.36 brought forward from last year amounts to 8021,28406. From this an Interim Dividend of $3.00 per share on 50,009 shares (3150,000.00) has al ready been paid leaving a balance of which the Directors propose to deal with a follows:-
NOTICE.
Valuable Qualities
Some things are valuable because they are rare, sir; others are valuable because they are good, but it doesn't follow that all good things are expensive.
Kensitas Cigarettes are as good as really good cigarettes can be, and they're certainly not expensive.
The value is in the quality, sir.
Kensitas
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that NOTI
consequent upon the Retirement of Ma HORACE PARCY SMITH, the partnership subsist. ing between HORACE PEACT SITE, HENYESALT BETH DASTIL M. FLYING Sder the Firm Name of PERCY SMITH SETH & FLEMING in Hongkong and
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$774,294.06 available for appropriation, PERCY SMITH & SETE in
To pay a final dividend of $3 per share on 30,000 shares absorbing
To pay a bonus of $2 pe
share on 30,000 shares absorbing
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$150,000.00
100,000.00 To transfer to reserve fund 325,000.00
To pay a bonus to Directors
holders of
shares and staff
To write
off organization expenses for Kowloon branch
To carry forward
73.850.58
3,322.21 123,080.27
8774,29-1.06
PJ, has been dissolved and that the Szza in the Manila practice and DANIEL, M. Interest and Responsibility of JOHN HENNESSEY. FLEMING in the Hongkong practice Ceased on the 31ST JANUARY, hend 1993
Mr. JOHN HENNESSEY SET will carry on the practice in Hongkong on bis Own Account in the Firm Name and style of PERCY BMITH SETH & FLEMING, Incorporstel Accountants.
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CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN, AND
Hongkong, 9th February, 1925.
MORTGAGE CO., LTD.
LO.3 T.
Manufacturers:
L. WIX & SONS LTD
the preferred cigarette
17436 PICCADILLY - LONDON · W, 1 - BNG. Wholesale anis: DONNELLY & WHYTE, Dutributors for Hongkong and
South China, 2 QUEEN'S, BUILDINGS Taleshone: Castral ax,
APPLICATION has been made to the Gancral Managers of this Company to iarue to MB. R. DESAI of Hongkong, Thirteen Duplicate Certificates for One Thousand Seven Hundred and Sirty three Shares in this Сотраду, ambered 1132136/132285
anno 240 Old Cares., 198719/129742, 1
99271/ 143349/ 143364 1884/1888, 8627/8651 and 22047/28096- 100 Old Shares, 95621/95720 100 Old Shares, 98221/92620-100 018 Shares, 192797/199833-87 Bonus Shares, 499034/499133-100 New 457828/457898-7
457328/457398-75 New Shares.
2001
New
I must say that the year under review has been a very bad year for Chins with internal
but thanks to the financial strength of our bank we were able to hold our own in spite of adverse conditions of trade and business depres sion in the countries all over the world. In view of the gradual prosperity of Kowloon, a branch of the back was established there, just opposite the new 100 New Shares, 206563/206662-100 New Folice Station. This property was ac305874/309373-500 New Shares, quired
from
the Government two
two years
AAT 100 New ago and recently five
five houses. were built Sharas At present we are using two
Certificates No. of these houses as our branch office and 1C260, 10089 11160, 11161, 11996, 11555,111556
January, 1994, 21st J shops and offices with 'very good
ary, 1994, 8th August 1924, 18th March,
1924 on the
money invested. The advantage 29th July, 1924, 7th August, 1926, and 17th and safety of this branch have been November, 1924, have been Lost or Mislaid; and great inducement, to the people and alNotice is hereby given that if within Thirty ready we have a large number of deposi- Days from the Date hereof No Chim or Eepre- tora. are hoping, in the near future, sentation in
We
respect of sach Original Certifi to install safe deposit boxes, as we have cates are made to the General Manager, they
will then proceed to deal with such
For CHINA PROVIDENT Lion,
therean.
365810-100 New Shares the
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the other three houses are let Telur 11557.dated 15209, 11050, 11000
now in oportunate in being able to
We were
acquire, at a very reasonable price and in the centre of the banking district, a spacious building for our business in Saigon.
We have already moved into St. the ground floor of the new premises and are earing a very good income from the rental of the floors above.
The emodelling of our new bank build
on Szechuan Road, Shanghai, atarted this year and we expect
will that
e work will be completed early next year,
1 regret to say that conditions iz Canton, have been such as to prevent us from adopting an aggressive business policy.
However, we hope that when we open a branch on the piece of pro perty we bought in Shamcen, 'ws shall be able to extend our facilities to our clients.
AS
fund
a steady increase on the reserve is an important factor in showing a book's stability and progress,
จ
&
MORTGAGE CO, LTD.,- SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
General Managers.
George's Building,- Hongkong, 19th January, 1925. £1746
WINES, LIQUEURS AND SPIRITS,
Apply to
HUGO PETERS & CO, LTD,
HAMBURG-STZINWARDER, GERMANY,
CHINA AUCTION
ROOMS. "
FOR GOOD the
Directors have decided to transfer a sam
of $325,000.00 to that fund, so as to bring
it.
up to a million dollars which, I trust,
will bave the whole-hearted support of
the shareholders.
now propose that the report and ac counts as circulated be adopted, and
THINGS and REAL BARGAINS Come to The
CHINA AUCTION ROOMS,
China Building,
Ground Floor.
that the balance at credit of proft and E. WARREN & CO., LTD.
loss account, viz., 8774,234.00 be dealt with as proposed.
ly
The motion was unanimously carried, being seconded by Mr. Kwox Siu LAT. The retiring auditora, Messra. Percy Smith, Seth & Fleming, were unammous- reelected on the motion of Mr. CHOW TUNG Kwok
The meeting terminated with the au nouncement by the Chairman that dividend warrants would be ready on Monday (to-day).· ́ ̧
SANITARY ENGINEERS/A«
OFFICES & CHINA BUILDING,
SANG, second by Mr. P. E. SHOWROOM (Quin's BooD CENTRAL,
HONGKONG IMPORTS.
The following notes are from the fort- nightly circular of the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce, dated February
13th:
Cotton Piece Goods, and Fancy Cotton Goods-Since last reporting the market has displayed little or no animation, and with the exception of sales of Lenos new business transacted in, the Interim is negligible in quantity. Mid. Am. Cotton was quoted 13.10d. in Liverpool yester day and Eg. Sakallerides at the advanced figure of 36.400.
Cotton Yam-Market remains nomin ally unchanged since our last report and no business has transpired during the interval Quotations are: No. 10s., $220/235; No. 125, $295/238, No. 184, $235/210 No. 20, $230/235. Arrivals, 1,800. Shipments, nit. Bales, nil. Un sold, stock, 9,700 bales. Bargains, 3,000 bales.
(Continued et foot of next Uslums.)
Tax. 0.- 269,
HONGKONG.
SANITARY GOODS
FIRE GRATES.
COOKING STOVES, FLOOR & WALL TILES.
» ESTIMATES FREE FOR HEATING INSTALLATIONE, HOT & COLD
WATER SYSTEMS, Bsc.
slowly after China New Year and tran Woollens. The market has opened very sactions are on the smallest scale.
Raw Cottons. No sales to report Metals, Market dull, nothing doing Flour-Stock, 700,000 aneks. Market, steady.
Sundries-Market quiet. Sugar.-Markot quiet. Baltpetro-Stock, 10,000 bags, Ma improving since last report,
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