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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29TH JANUARY, 1898.

DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & Co.. LIMITED,

(IN LIQUIDATION),

OTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of Section 130 of "The Companies Ordinance No. 1 of 1865." that a General Meeting of the Members of the above named Company will be held at the Hongkong Hotel, on the First day of March, 1898, at 12 o'clock Noon, for the purpose of having an Account laid before them shewing the manner in which the winding up has been conducted, and the Property of the Company disposed of, and of hearing any explanation that may be given by the Liquidater, and also of deter- mining by extraordinary resolution the manner in which the Books, Accounts and Documents of the Company and of the Liquidator thereof shall be disposed of.

Dated the 29th day of January, 1898.

F. MAITLAND. Liquidator.

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NOTICE.

OTICE is hereby given th it on the 20th day of November, 1897, the YUEN HING LOUNG, a Copartnership carrying on business at Macao and Hongkong, applied to His Excellency the Governor under Ordi- nances Nos. 16 of 1873 and 20 of 1895, for leave to Register a certain Trade Mark in the Office of the Colonial Secretary.

The said Trade Mark has been and is intended to be usel upon or in respect of Preserved Lychees in Syrup and Tias contain- ing or purporting to contain such Preserved Lychees belonging to or dealt in by the said YUEN HING LOONG.

A Facsimile of the said Trade Mark can be seen upon application being made at the Colonial Secretary's Office. Hongkong.

Dated the 25th day of November, 1897.

HENRY J. HOLMES, Solicitor for the Applicants.

HONGKONG & SHANGHAIBANKING

CORPORATION.

SIXTY-FIFTH

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 12th February, 1898, 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 31st December, 1897.

The net profits for that period, including $301.147.90, 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 $2,429,736.24.

The Directors recommend the transfer of $1,000,000 from the Profit and Loss Account to credit of Reserve Fund, which Fund will then stand at $8,000,000.

They also propose to write $100,000 off Dead Stock being the amount standing at Debit of the Account.

After making these Transfers and deducting Remuneration to Directors there remains for appropriation $1,314,736.24, out of which the Directors recommend a Dividend of One Pound and Five Shillings Sterling per Share, which will absorb $444,444.44.

The difference in Exchange between 4/6, the rate at which the Dividend is declared, and 1/11§. the rate of the day, amounts to $571,428.58.

The Balance $298,863.22 to be carried to New Profit and Loss Account.

DIRECTORS.

The Hon. J. J. BELL-IRVING has been elected Chairman for the year 1898, and Mr. R. M. GRAY, Deputy Chairman.

Mr. Sr. C. MICHALSEN having resigned his seat on leaving the Colony, Mr. ARMIN HAUPT has been elected in his stead; the ap- pointment requires confirmation at this meeting,

Messrs. G. B DODWELL, R. SHEWAN and R. L. RICHARDSON retire in rotation and being eligible for re-election offer themselves accord- ingly.

The Directors very much regret to have to record the death of their colleague Mr. GERALD SLADE, last November.

AUDITORS.

The accounts have been audited by Mr. F. HENDERSON and Mr. C. S. SHARP who offer themselves for re-election.

J. J. BELL-IRVING,

Chairman.

Hongkong, 27th January, 1898.

ABSTRACT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES, HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING

CORPORATION,

31st December, 1897.

LIABILITIES.

Paid-up Capital,

Reserve Fund,

Marine Insurance Account,

Notes in Circulation,.

Current Silver, $44,141,195.30 Accounts, Go'd,

Fixed + Silver,... $31,780,522.12 Deposits. Gold,

.$10,000,000.00 7,000,000.00

250,000.00

9,888,206.95

Cr.

By Palance of Undivided Profits, 30th June, 1897, Amount of Net Profits for the Six Months endin 31st Decem- ber, 1897, after making provision for bal and doubtful debts, de- ductin all Expenses and Interest paid and due,

To Balance,......

.$801,147.90

2,128,588.34

99

$2,429,736.24

$2.429,736.24

RESERVE FUND.

$8,000,000.00

$7,000,000.00

By Balance. 30th June, 1897,.

Transfer from Profit and Loss

Account.......

T. JACKSON, Chief Manager.

1,000,000.00

$8,000,000.00

A. COUTTS, Acting Chief Accountant.

J. J. BELL-IRVING,'

R. M. GRAY,

N. A. SIEBS,

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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 samne to be correct.

F. HENDERSON, Į

Auditors. C. S. SHARP, Hongkong, 27th January, 1898.

JUST PUBLISHED.

A REPORT

£1.857.225.0/0==18,728,170.70

62,869,366.00

ON THE

58,177,192.54

EPIDEMIC OF BUBONIC PLAQUE

€2,622,738,0,0---26,446,670.42

Bills Payable (including Drafts on London Bankers and Short Sight Drawings on London Office against Bills Receivable and Bul- lion Shipments)....... Profit and Loss Account,

Cash,

18,750,786.29 2,429,736.24

$169,365,288.02

ASSETS.

.$17.584,264.83

Bullion in Hand and in Transit, Indian and Colonial Securities,. INVESTMENTS, viz. :—

£250,000.00 24 per cent. Consols lodged with the Bank of England as a Special Lon- don Reserve,

$1,900,000.00

£551,000.0.0 Consols

and other Sterling Securities,.

7,106,437.97 5,045,098.31

0.555,380.81

7.453,885.81

Bills Discounted, Loans and Credits, 61,258,502.20

Bills Receivable,

Bans Premises,

Dead Stock,...

69,845,633.21

971.965 66 100,000.00

$169,365,288.02

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

Dr.

31st December, 1897.

To AMOUNTS WRITTEN OFF:-

Remuneration to Directors,.. .S DIVIDEND ACCOUNT:-

75

41.5/ per Share on 80,000 Shares

£100,000 at 4:6....

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DIVIDEND ADJUSTMENT AC-

COUNT:-

Difference in Exehan e between 4/6, the rate at which the Dividend is declared, and 1/11, the rate of the day....

15,000.00

444,441.44

TRANSFER TO RESERVE

FUND,

571,428 58

1,000,000,00

AMOUNT WRITTEN O-F

*

LEAD STOCK,

100,000.00

BALANCE carried forward to

next ha f-year,

298.868.22

$2,429,736.24

AT

HONGKONG

IN THE YEAR 1896,

BY

STAFF-SURGEON WILM

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