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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11TH AUGUST, 1905.
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING
CORPORATION.
EIGHTIETH
REPORT OF THE COURT OF DIRECTORS TO THE
ORDINARY HALF-YEARLY GENERAL MEETING
OF
SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD
AT THE CITY HALL, HONGKONG,
ON
Saturday, the 19th August, 1905, 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, 1905.
The net profits for that period, including $1,493.408.75, balance brought forward from last account, after paying all charges, deducting interest paid and due, and making provision for bad and doubtful accounts, amount to $3,711,062.18.
The Directors recommend the transfer of $500,000 from the Profit and Loss Account to credit of the Silver Reserve Fund, which Fand will then stand at $8,500,000.
After making this Transfer and deducting Remuneration to Directors there remains for appropriation $3,196,062.18, out 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 1/10, the rate of the day, amounts to $871,111.11. The Balance $1,702,728.85 to be carried to New Profit and Loss Account.
DIRECTORS.
Mr. H. E. TOMKINS, the Honourable Mr. W. J. GRESSON and Mr. E. S. WHEALLER having resigned their seats on leaving the Col- ony, the Honourable Mr. C. W. DICKSON, Mr. G. H. MEDHURST and Mr. F. SALINGER have been invited to fill the vacancies; these ap- pointments require confirmation at this Meet-
12.
Mr. H. A. W. SLADE has been elected Chair- man for the remainder of the year in place of Mr. TOMKINS, and Mr. A. HAUPT succeeded Mr. SLADE as Deputy Chairman.
AUDITORS.
The accounts have been audited by Mr. W. HUTTON POTTS and Mr. A. G. WoOD, who offer themselves for re-election.
H. A. W. SLADE,
Chairman.
Hongkong, 8th August, 1905.
ABSTRACT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES, HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING
CORPORATION,
30th June, 1905.
LIABILITIES.
Paid-up Capital,
Sterling Reserve Fund,
Silver Reserve Fund,
Marine Insurance Account,
Notes in Circulation :--
Authorised Issue
against Securities
deposited with the
Crown Agents for
the Colonies........$10,000,000.00
Additional Issue au-
kong Ordinance No. 19 of 1900, against Coin lodged with the Hongkong Gor- ernment,
thorised by long-
$10,000,000.00 10,000,000.00
8,000,000.00 250,000.00
Cash,
ASSETS.
Coin lodged with the Hongkong Gov- ernment against Note Circulation in excess of $10,000,000, Bullion in Hand and in Transit,
Indian Government Rupee Paper,
$44,223,818.50
8,500,000.00 5,112,864.66
2,378,061.98
Consols, Colonial and other Securities, 11,576,537.66
STERLING RESERVE FUND
INVESTMENTS, viz.:——
£570,000 24 per cent.
Consols at 85,
(of which £250,000 lodged with the Bunk of England as a Spe- cial London Reserve.)
£255,000 22 per cent. National War Loan at 90,
£484,500
229,500
£325,000 Other Sterling
Securities, written down
286,000
£1,000,000 10,000,000.00
to
TH
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.
(CRIMINAL JURISDICTION.)
HE next Criminal Sessions of the Supreme Court will be held on Friday, the 18th day of August. 1905, at 10 o'clock in the fore-
noon.
ARATHOON SETH,
Registrar,
Registry, Supreme Court,
Hongkong, 10th August, 1905.
THE TRADE MARKS OBDINANCE, 1848.
N
Application for Registration of Trade Mark.
OTICE is hereby given that The UL- TUUR MAATSCHAPPIJ BOGOKIDOL of 47, Javastraat, Gravenhage, Holland, Sugg Manufacturers, have on the 10th day of Jun
Bills Discounted. Loans and Credits,104.214,416.69 | 1905 applied for the registration, in Hong- Bills Receivable, Bank Premises.
126.906,177.69 1,038,489.62
$318,950,366 80
GENERAL PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT, HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING
Dr.
CORPORATION.
30th June, 1905.
To AMOUNTS WRITTEN OFF
Remuneration to Directors, ......$ DIVIDEND ACCOUNT:-
19
1+
41.15 per Share 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 1/10, the rate of the day.
TRANSFER TO SILVER
RESERVE FUND, BALANCE forward to next half-
rear.
Cr.
..$1,493,408.75
By Balance of Undivided Profits, 31st Decem- ber, 1904... Amount of Net Profits for the Six Months June. ending 30th 1905, after mak- ing provision for bad and doubtful debts, deducting all Expen- ses and Interest paid and due,
..2,217,653.43
15,000.00
622.222.22
871,111.11
500,000.00
1,702,728.85
$3,711.062.18
$3,711.062.18
$8,711,002.18
STERLING RESERVE FUND.
To Balance.............
By Balance Bist December, 1904,
(invested in Sterling Securities.)
.$10,000,000.00
$10,006,000.00
$10,000,000,00
$10,000,000.00
SILVER RESERVE FUND.
To Balance.
.$ 8,500,000.00
$8,500.000.00
kong, in the Register of Trade Marks, of the following Trade Mark
BOGOH "
in the name of The CULTUUR MAATSCHAPPIJ BOGOKIDOEL. Who claim to be the proprietors thereof.
The Trade Mark has been used by the appli- cants in respect of the following goods :------
Sugar and Molasses, in Class 42.
A facsimile of the Trade Mark can be segn at the Office of the Colonial Secretary of Hongkong.
Dated the 8th day of August, 1905.
DENNYS & BOWLEY, Solicitors for the Applicants.
THE TRADE MARKS ORDINANCE. 1898,
Application for Registration of Trade Mark.
NICE METERING CO., of Victoria i the Colony of Hongkong and elsewhere Mer- chants have on the 10th day of May 1995 applied for the registration in Hongkong in the Register of Trade Marks of the following Trade Mark :---
"OTICE is hereby given that Messieurs
The representation of a cask or barrel round which is a narrow ring under- neath the barrel touching the ring depends a label the whole being sur- rounded by another narrow ring
in the name of the said Messieurs WM. MEYERINK & Co., who claim to be the sole proprietors thereof.
The Trade Mark has been used by the Ap- plicants in respect of the following goods :-
Sewing cotton on spools or reels, in
Class 23.
A facsimile of the Trade Mark can be seen at the office of the Colonial Secretary of Hongkong and also at the offices of the under- signed.
Dated the 10th day of July, 1905.
DEACON, LOOKER & DEACON, On behalf of the Applicants.
THE TRADE MARKS ORDINANCE, 1898.
Application for Registration of Trade Mark.
NFLOUR COMPANY whose Chief Office is
OTICE is hereby given that the SPERRY
at 133 Spear Street, San Francisco, California, United States of America. Millers, have on the 26th day of June 1905 applied for the By Balance 31st December, 1901, $8,000,000.00 registration in Hongkong in the Register of
5,993,312,00
15,993,312.00
Current Silver......$76,300,659.70
1:
Accounts, Gold,
£6,045,747. 6s. 11d64.849,013.58
141,149,673.28
Fixed Silver, .$50,985,569.11 Deposits, Goln,
£5,267,426. 8 11d.=56,502,384,54
Bills Payable (including Drafts on London Bankers, Cali Loans and Short Sight Drawings on London Office against Bills Receivable and Bullion Shipments), Profit and Loss Account, Liability on Bills of Exchange re-disconuted, £4,579,869, 28. d. of which £3,068,032. 168.8. have since run off.
107,487,953.05
17,358,865.69 3,711,062.18
$313,950,366.80
Transfer from Profit and Loss
Accuant, ....
J. R. M. SMITH, Chief Manager. C. W. MAY, Chief Accountant.
H. A. W. SLADE, A. HAUPT.
E. SHELLIM,
500,000.00
$ 8,500,000.00
Directors.
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, 8th August, 1905.
Auditors.
Trade Marks of the following Trade Mark:-
The facsimile of a diagram invented by Fuhhi to serve as an abacus by which to philosophize or make arithmetic l calculations.
in the name of the SPERRY FLOUR COMPANY who claim to be the proprietors thereof.
The Trade Mark is intended to be used by the Applicants forthwith in respect of the following goods :-
Flour, in Class 42.
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- signed.
Dated the 14th day of July, 1905.
EWENS, HARSTON & HARDING, Solicitors for the Applicants.
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