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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, AUGUST 3, 1906.

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING

CORPORATION.

EIGHTY-SECOND

REPORT OF THE COURT OF DIRECTORS

TO THE

ORDINARY HALF-YEARLY GENERAL MEETING

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SHAREHOLDERS

TO BE HELD

AT THE CITY HALL, HONGKONG,

ON

Saturday, the 18th August, 1906, AT NOON.

To the Proprietors of the

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,

GENTLEMEN,

The Directors have now to submit to you a General Statement of the affairs of the Bank, and Balance Sheet for the half-year ending 30th June, 1906.

The net profits for that period. including $1,699.777.49, balance brought forward from last account, after paying all charges, deducting interest paid and die, and making provision for bad and doubtful accounts, amount [0 $3,795,119.43,

The Directors recommend the transfer of $750,000 from the Profit and Loss Account to credit of the Silver Reserve Fund, which Fund will then stand at $10,250,000.

After making this Transfer and deducting Remuneration to Directors there remains for appropriation $3,030.119.43, our of which the Directors recommend the payment of a Dividend of One Pound and Fifteen Shillings Sterling per Share, which at 4/6 will absorb $622.222.22,

The difference in Exchange between 4/6, the rate at which the Dividend is declared,

and 2/ the rate of the day, amounts to $695.424 84.

The Balance $1.712.472.37 to be carried to New Profit and Loss Account.

DIRECTORS.

Mr. E. SHELLIM. Mr. F. SALINGER and the Honourable Mr. C. W. DICKSON having re- signed their seats on leaving the Colony, Mr. D. M. NISSIM. Mr. II. H. TOMKINS and the Honourable Mr. W. J. GRESSON have been invited to fill the vacancies; these appoint. ments require confirmation at this meeting.

Mr. G. H. MEDHURST has been elected Deputy Chairman for the remainder of the year in place of the Honourabie Mr. C. W. ⠀ DICKSON,

AUDITORS.

The accounts have been audited by Mr. W. HUTTON POTTS and Mr. A. G. WOOD,

A. HAUPT. Chairman.

Hongkong, 2nd August, 1906,

ABSTRACT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES,

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING

Paid-up Capital.

CORPORATION.

30th June, 1906,

LIABILITIES,

Sterling Reserve Fund,

Silver Reserve Fund,

Marine Insurance Account,

Notes in Circulation :—

Authorised Issue

against Securities

leposited with the

Crown Agents for

the Colonies.....................$10,000,000,00

Additional Issue au-

thorised by

ong-

kong Ordinance No. 19 of 1900.

against Coin

Cash

ASSETS.

Coin lodged with the H u kong Gove

ernment against Note

reulation.

in excess of $10,000,000, Bullion in Hand and in Transit, Indian Government Rupee Paper, Consols, Colonial and other Securities, STERLING BESERVE FUND INVESTMENTS, viz.:- £598,000 24 per cent.

Consols at 82..

(of which £250,000 lodged with the Bank of England as a Spe- cini London Reserve.) £255,000 23 per cent. National War Loan at 90,

£325,000 Other Sterling Secuiities, written down

to

£490,360

.541,102,406.58

8,500,000,00 925,678.38 2,291,571.16 7.833,145.71

229.500

280,140

£1,000,000 10,000,000.00

Bills Discounted, Lans and Credits, 93.955,574.06 Kills Receivable,

100,838,835 41 Bank Promises.

1.879,392.86

$260,326,608.66

GENERAL PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT. HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,

Dr.

30th June, 1906.

To AMOUNTS WRITTEN OFF :--

Remuneration to Directors,

+1

1

33

"

DIVIDEND ACCOUNT:-

£1.16, per Shae on 80.000

Shares £140,000 at 4:6, DIVIDEND ADJUSTMENT

ACCOUNT:-

Difference in Exchange between 4/6, the rate at which the Dividend is declared, and 2, the rate of the day,

TRANSFER TO SILVER

RESERVE FUND. BALANE forward to next half-

year.

Cr.

By Balance of Undivided Profits, 31st Decem- ber, 1985.. Amount of Net Profits for the Six Mouths endin 30th June,

1906,

after mak-

ing provision for basi and doubtful debts, deducting ali Expen- ses and Interest paid and dife,

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$1.699.777.40

.2.095,842.03

15,000.00

622,222 22

695,424.84

750,000 06

1.712,472.87

$3,795,119.13

THE TRADE MARKS ORDINANCE. 188.

Application for Hegistration of Trade Mark.

OTICE is hereby given that YUT SHING carrying on business at No. 15 Sai Hing Street Canton in the Empire of China as Merchants have, on the 1st day of May 1906, applied for the registration in Hongkong in the Register of Trade Marks of the follow- ing Trade Mark:

The name

"YUT SHING and the Chinese

characters

SHING,

悅盛

reading YUT

in the name of YUT SHING who claim to be

the proprietors thereof.

The Trade Mark has been used by the applicants for upwards of 56 years in respect of the following goo Is : –

Cassia. Cassia Oil and Cassia buds for

medicinal purposes, in Class 3. Cassia, Cassia Oil and Cassia buds and

Bristles, in Class 4.

Fire crackers and Fire works, in Class 20. Chinese ink and Lithographic paper, in

Class 39.

Blackwood ware, in Class 41.

Cassia, Cassia Oil and Cassia buds for preparations of Perfumery and Per- fumed in Class 48.

soap,

Palmi faus, Partridge canes, Tsinglee Canes and Rattan cores, in Class 50- (83).

A facsimile of the Trade, Mark can be seen at the Office of the Colonial Secretary of Hongkong and also at the Office of the under- sigued.

Dated 11th day of May, 1905.

JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER, Solicitors for the Applicants. 8. Des Voeux Road Central, Hongkong.

SHANGH VI FLAG CODE OF

METEOROLOGICAL SIGNALS

AND

LOCAL HYPHOON SIGNALS.

Copies of the above are on sals at the Offices of

NOLONHA & CO.,

Garerament Print rs,

NOW READY.

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THE PUBLIC HEALTH

AND

BUILDINGS ORDINANCE,

No. 1 OF 1903

(us Amended by Ordinances

$3,795,149.48

$3.795,119:43

STERLING RESERVE FUND,

To Balance................

„$10,004,000.00 10,000,000.00

2,500,000.00 250,000,00

By Balance 31st December, 1905,

(invested in Sterling Securities)

$10.000,00.00

$10,000,000.00

„$10,000,000.00

$10,000,000.00

SILVER RESERVE FUND

To Balance,

$10,250,000.00

Government Printers.

$10,250,000 00

Hongkong. 22nd September. 1905.

Nos. 20 & 23 of 1903.)

The Bye-laws as printed show Amendments approved up to 15th August, 1905.

NORONHA & Co.,

lodged with the

Hongkong Gov- crnment.

4,820,466.00

14.320,466.00

750,000.00

$10,250,000.00

Current Silver, -$68,609,599.69 Accounts, Goid,

By Balance 31st December, 1905, ...$ 9,500,000 00

Transfer from Profit and Lost

Account,

THE

"HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE."

SUBSCRIPTION:

£4,156,316. 158. 7d39,480,183,59

108,089,783.28

Fixed Silver,.. $49,821,830.75 Deposits, 1 Gold,

H. E. R. HUNTER, Acting Chief Manager. C. W. MAY, Chief Accountant.

Per annum, (payable in advance), Half year, face months,

.$18.00

(do.), (do.),

10.00

6.00

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Directors.

£5,295.851. 108 07.===50,827,629.08

Bills Payable (including Drafts on London Bankers, Call Loans and Short Sight Drawings on London Office against Bills Receivable and Bullion Shipments). Profit and Less Account, Liability on Bills of Exchange re-discounted. AHG8,10, ni which £3,927,30,106,27, Ive since run off.

100,149,359.78

10.221,875.17 3,795,119.43

$266,326,603.66

A. HAUPT,

G. H. MEDHURST, D. M. NISSIM,

We have compared the above Statement with the Books, Vouchers and Securities at the Head Office, and with the Returns from the various Branches and Agencies, and have found the same to be correct.

W. HUTTON POTTS, A. G. WOOD,

Hongkong, 2nd August, 1996.

Auditors.

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