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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27тH JULY, 1895.

SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG,

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HE Court will sit in Summary Jurisdic- tion, every Friday, until further notice.

By Order of the Court,

C. F. A. SANGSTER,

Acling Registrar.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

IN BANKRUPTCY.

No. 15 of 1894.

NOTICE.

O. 15 of 1894. In the Matter of YÜ

N° CHUNG NG, lately carrying on business

at No. 31, Wing Lok Street, as Piece Goods Dealer. A dividend of 8 。 has been declared and is payable on application at the Land Office on and after Thursday, the 1st August, 1895.

No. 2 of 1895.-In the Matter of LAM PAK HANG, lately carrying on business at No. 17, Mercer Street, under the style of CHING YUEN, as Picce Goods Dealer. A dividend of 19% has been declared and is payable on applica tion at the Land Office on aud after Thursday, the 1st day of August, 1895.

ARATHOON SETH, Trustee.

Land Office, Hongkong, 25th July, 1895.

In the Matter of ORDINANCE No. 2 OF

1892,

and

In the Matter of the Petition of the DEUTSCHE METALLPATRONENFA- BRIK of Karlsruhe, Baden, Ger- many, for Letters Patent for the exclusive use within the Colony of Hongkong of an Invention for Apparatus or Machinery for closing and securing Metal Tubes."

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NOTICE is hereby given that the Petition.

Specification and Declaration required by the above Ordinance have been duly filed in the Office of the Colonial Secretary of Hongkong, and that it is the intention of the said DEUTSCHE METALLPATRONENFABRIK, by HENRY LARDNER DENNYS, their duly authorised Agent and Attorney, to apply at the sitting of the Executive Council herein- after mentioned for Letters Patent for the exclusive use within the said Colony of Hongkong of the above named Invention.

And Notice is also hereby given that a sit- ting of the Executive Council, before whom the matter of the said Petition will come for decision, will be held in the Council Chamber at the Government Offices, Victoria, Hong- kong. on Wednesday, the 7th August, 1895, at 9.30 A.M.

Dated the 27th day of July, 1895.

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HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING

CORPORATION.

SIXTIETH

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 10th August, 1895,

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 cuding 30th June, 1895.

The net profits for that period, including $129,665.61, balance brought forward from last account, after paying all charges, deducting interest paid and lue, and making provision for bad and doubtful accounts, amount to $1,763,802.38.

The Directors recommend the transfer of $500,000 from the Profit and Loss Account to credit of Reserve Fund, which Fund will then stand at $5,500,000.

After making this transfer and deducting Remuneration to Directors there remains for appropriation $1,248,802:38, out of which the Directors recommend a Dividend of One Pound and Five Shillings per Share, which will absorb $414,444.44.

The difference in Exchange between 4/6, the rate at which the Dividend is declared, and 2/13, the rate of the day, amounts to $492,140.92.

The Balance $312,217.02 to be carried to New Profit and Loss Account.

DIRECTORS.

The Honourable J. J. KESWICK, Mr. J. S. MOSES and Mr. C. J. HOLLIDAY having re- signed on leaving the Colony, the Honourable J. J. BELL-IRVING, Mr. M. D. EZEKIEL, and Mr. G. B. DODWELL have been invited to fill the vacancies. These appointments require confirmation at this Meeting.

Mr. J. KRAMER has been appointed Chairınan and the Honourable A. MCCONACHIE Deputy Chairman for the current year.

AUDITORS.

The accounts have been audited by Mr. F. HENDERSON and Mr. S. G. BIRD.

Hongkong, 26th July, 1895.

J. KRAMER, Chairman.

ABSTRACT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES, HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING

Paid-up Capital, Reserve Fund,

CORPORATION, 30th June, 1895.

LIABILITIES.

Marine Insurance Account, Notes in Circulation,...

Deposits,

↑ Silver,..............$88,896,069.74 i Sterling,

£3,300,107.13/--30,908,325.32

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

.$10,000,000.00

5,000,000.00

250,000.00 9,543,171.26

119,804,395.06

20,766,669.14 1,768,802.38

$167,128,037,81

Cush.

ASSETS.

849

.$44,664,055.59

Bullion in land and in Transit,....... 6,726,394,02 INVESTMENTS, viz. :--

£250,000.0.0 23 per cent. Consols

Bank of England

lodged with the

as a Special Lon- don Reserve,

£539.700.0.0 Consols

and other Sterling

$1,900,000.00

Securities............. 3,054,751.22

6,954,751.22

Bills Discounted, Loans and Credits, 47,650,726.98

Bills Receivable,

Bank Premises,

Dead Stock,

*

60,036,316.14

995,793.89

100,000.00

$167,128,037.84

PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT, HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING

Dr.

CORPORATION,

30th June, 1895.

To AMOUNTS WRITTEN OFF:-

Remuneration to Directors,.........$ DIVIDEND ACCOUNT:—

£1.5/ per Share on 80,000 Shares

£100,000 at 46,......... DIVIDEND ADJUSTMENT AC-

COUNT:-

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**

11

15,000.00

444,444.44

Difference in Exchange between 4/6, the rate at which the Dividend is declared, and 2/1, the rate of the day,...

492,140.92

TRANSFER TO RESERVE

FUND,

500,000.00

BALANCE carried forward to

next half-year,

312,217.02

$1,763,802.38

Cr.

By Balance of Undivided Profits. 31st Decem- ber, 1894.... Amount of Net Profits for the Six Months ending 30th June, 1895, after making provision for had and doubtful debts, de- ducting all Expenses and Interest paid and due,

To Balance,..

.$ 129,665.61

1,634,136.77

$1,763,802.38

$1,763,802.38

RESERVE FUND.

$5,500,000.00

By Balance. 31st December, 1894,..... $5,000,000.00

Transfer from Profit and Loss

Account,

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T. JACKSON, Chief Manager.

500,000.00

$5,500,000.00

J. C. PETER, Acting Chief Accountant.

J. KAMER,

A MCCONACHIE,

R. M. GRAY,

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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 same to be correct.

F. HENDERSON,? Auditors. S. G. BIRD,

Hongkong, 26th July, 1895.

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