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THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY, LIMITED.

The thirty-third ordinary meeting of Share-

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 1902.

On the motion of Mr. Wilcox and seconded: by Captain, Roach, Messrs. J. Cox, and J. W. Hutton Fouts were unanimously elected auditors,

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The Chairman then asked whether there were any more question, and none being forth

SANITARY SURVEYOR'S

REPORT,

Mr. J. Bryan, the Sanitary Surveyor, in his report for the year 1901, which was laid before the Sanitary Board this afternoon, stated that

Intimations.

THE WANCHAI WAREHOUSE AND STORAGE. CO, LIMITED. (IN LIQUIDATION),

NOTICE is hereby given that an EXTRA-

ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

Offices, No. 3. Queen's Road Central coming, he 'thanked the shareholders for their | during last year 715 houses had been completed, } of this Company wil. be held at the COMPANY'S

holders of the China Fire Insurance Com pany was hold to-day at the Company's There were present-Mes-rs. C, S. Sharp [(Chairman), N. A. Siebs, A. · Haupt, D.- M. Moses, M. W. Slade, R. Shewan, E. 'Goetz '(Directors), Geo. L.. Tomlin (Secretary), G.NT. Veitch, E. Osborne, C. Palmer, T. H. Reid, J., S. Roach, W. H. T. Davis. Major' H. H. Brown, A. H. M. Da Silva, E. J. Moses, R. H. Leigh, han Fat, J. R. Michaṇi, R. C. Wilcox, G. De Champeaux and J. J. Lewis,

After reading the notice convening the meet- ing, the Chairman suid-Gentlemen, The -Directors' Report and Statement of the Com- pany's Accounts for the past year having been in your bands for some time I will, with your permission, now adopt the usual Custom and take them as read. I am pleased to say that the year 1901 has run out leaving us with the satisfactory balance of $186,918.54 as profit as compared with $143,412.79 in 1899, the loss ratio being 40.25 per cent as against 577 per cent for the previous year. This result enables us to recommend the usual Dividend of $6 per share, or 30 per cent on the paid-up, capital, absorbing the sum of $120,000; $207 As Bonds to contributors of premia and to transfer to Extra Reserve Fund the balance of 566,711.54, which will then make that Account stand at $91,341.55. Ferhaps some of you may feel that with the additional profit eamed in 1,900 an increased dividend might have been recommended, but after mature consideration your Directors came to the conclusion that in the best interests of the Company it was advis able to continue the same ateady Dividend until at least we had built up the Extra Reserve Fund to a sum sufficient to meet a year's dividend, should unfortunately heavy losses wipe out an entire year's profit, and with this object in view it seemis possible that by the time our got Account has run off this may have been attaised should we have trdinary fortune in the next twelve months..

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presence and informed them that the dividend warrants would be ready this evening. This was all the business.

HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE CO., LD.

OFFICE, No. 5, Queen's Road Central, Victoris. the Colony of Hongkong, on MONDAY, the 10th March, 1902, at 3 o'clock in the after- noon for the following purposes: 1. To receive from Messrs. MEYER & Co. the former General Managers of the Company the arcounts of the Company from the 1st January, 1901, to the th December, 1901, when the Liquidation commenced and disi uss the sanie.

and repairs or adititions made to the drainage arrangements of 308 houses. Of 54 buildings, treated in the matter of drains and sanitary fit tings nine required reconstructing and 45 amending. In each case the necessary work had been completed. Besides these 54 build- ings the Sanitary Surveyor or the Drainage Inspector inspected 21,482 houses out of which 2017 were slightly defective in the 2. drains: The Medical Officer of Health had 661 nuisances reported to him and the' Director of Public Works, 417. · The cleansing of drains to 1,181 private houses took place. No new water closets were erected 4. during the year, though 13 urinals with auto. matic flashing tanks had been built. During the year certificates had been granted for 796

new houses and two additions. This was the

The thirtysthird drinary annual meeting of shareholders in the Hongkong Fire Insurance ∙Co., Ltd., was held this afte-noon at the offices | of the Company, Peddar's Street. There were present the Hon. J. J. Hell-Irving (Chairman), }, Hon. C. P. Charter, CM.G., Messrs. H. P. White, A..J. Raymond, F. Maitland, and A. Ross (Consulting Committee), T. Veitch (Secre- tary). Capt. Clark, Capt. G. C. Anderson, Messrs. J. I. Leiria, S., S. Benjamin, E. C Emmet, J. R. Michael, J. 8. Anton, K. A. Chinoy, J. A. Chinoy, G. L. Tomlin, K. Mc-largest number of new buildings certified Ross, M. S. Northcote, W. A. Cruikshank, in any

one year since the records had Keswick, R. H. Leigh, T. Arnold, J. G. Hender been kept, viz 1889. The Plague Cemetery son, W. C. Clarke, R. C. Wilcox, Ho Fook, at Kennedy Town was nearly full, there Lo Cheung Shu, and Chen Sam.

being room for about so more bodies. As an extension could not be very well made, owing to the nature of the ground, a valley at Cheung Sha Wan had been selected for future burials, and the work of laying out the cemetery was being proceeded with. During the past year 47 summonses had been issued while there had been 42 convictions, five cases being withdrawn. The penalties amounted to $250 which was a great improvement on the previous year when there were 175 summonses with penalties amounting to $1,635.

The Chairman said:-Genilemen the report and accounts having been in your possession for some time, with your permission" we will adopt the usual custom and take them as read It is hardly necessary for me to say much with regard to the result of the working of the 1900 account, it speaks for itself. In our last report you will have noticed the balance at credit of the working account on the 31st December goo was $341,020.82 with a 12 month's risks to run off; we were exceedingly fortunate in ercaping any heavy losses, the result being that the balance for present appropriation is the largest, I think, in the annals of the Company and we are enabled to recommand for your approval the payment of a dividend of $15 per share, the addition of $31.379.45 to the Reserve Fundi, which will then stand at the substantial gure of $1,134971 also a bonus to contribut- ing shareholders of $4,215.33. This result

H.M.S. "TERRIBLE'S" PIEROT

AND PIERETTE TROUPE.

The Pierot and Picretie Troupe of H.M.S. Terrible, under the patronage of Vice-Admiral yprian Bridge, K.C.B., gave a very successful concert last night, at the City Hall. It must have been gratifying to the management to see. will doubtless be as much a source of satis such a good house to greet their first appear faction to yourselves as it is to the Consul-ance, and more so, when it is borne in mind, ing Committee and General Managers, and that the proceeds are to be devoted to charitable although we would have liked to recominend a purposes. After the overture " La Lyre D'Or" somewhat smaller dividend and the carrying by the Terrible's band, the curtain was orward of an amount to strengthen last year's raised and presented to the audience a very account the Company's Articles of Association picturesque scene. In all there were twenty do not admit of our so doing, which for some

artists, half of the troupe personified the fair sex reasons is perhaps to be regretted.

and looked absolutely charming in their tasty dresses, whilst the other half made a very quaint picture in their, sugarloaf hats and red spotted costumes.

Now as regards last year's working you will note satisfactory increase in the premium and interest accounts as compared with 1900 on the other hand the losses show a considerable increase but as I have already stated that year was a very fortunate one indeed for the Com- pany; notwithstanding these heavy losses how-

choruses,

The programme was divided into three parts, The first and second consisted of jokes songs, Slump speeches, cornet solos item was cleverly performed by Mr. Mitchell, sailor's horn pipe, and clog-dance which latter

The entertainment was brought to a close by a farce entitled "Borrowed Plumnes," which was ally. sustained by the various artists,

Great credit is due to those who are respon- sible for the management. The performance will be repeated to-night, when we can safely guarantee our readers a very good evening's enjoyment.

3.

To rece ve from the Liquid worth, ace .unts of the Company in Liquidation from the 5th December, 190, and discuss the same. To determine how a small credit balance shown in the said Liquidation accounts is to be disposed of

To consider and if thought fe pass the sub-

joined extraordinary resolution n-mely:

"That the books, accounts, documents "and paners of the Company and of the Liquidator be kept in the possession "of the Liquidator until the rich March, 1907, and that then such books, "accounts, documents and papers be "' destruyed."

J. G. SCHRÖTER, Liquidator. Hongkong, 6 h February, 2

HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LIMITED.

HOTICE...

THEERINGARY

$1650

HALF YEARLY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the COMPANY'S HOTEL, on TUES DAY, the 11th March, 1952, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving, a Statement of Accounts of the Company to the 31st December, 1901, any matter that may be competently brought with the Report of the Directors, and to discuss before the Meeting.

The TRANSFËR BOOKS ¿f the Company will be CLOSED from the 5th to the th instant, both Days inclusive. By Order of the Board,

C. MOONEY,

Secretary. Hongkong, 1st March, 1902.

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HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED,

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

"ONTRIBUTING SHAREHOLDERS Business contributed during the Half Year are requested to send in n Statement of ended 31st December, 1901, on or before the 5th instant, on which date the Accounts will be CLOSED.

Co

By Order of the Court of Directors,

THOS. I. ROSE, Secretary. Hongkong, tat March, 1951.

| WAR DEPARTMENT CONTRACTS.

TENDERS will be received at the HEAD

"Quarter--~OFFICE, Fletcher Street, until 12 o'clock NOON, on FRIDAY, the 14th igst, for the undermientioned Supplies and Services for a period of 12 months from the

1st of April, 1902.

ri Hospital Supplies and Medical comforts.

2. General Supplies and Provisions. 3. Barrack Supplies.

4. Scavenging and Lighting Lamps,

Washing

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6. Supply of Launches, Junks, Coolies &c. Forms of Tender, and any further Particulars can be obtained on application to this office,

I do not wish to convey, however, that we consider an Extra Reserve Fund of $120,000 as finally sufficient, but merely that when that figure has been reached it will in the opinion of the Board be time enough to think of distri- buting more of our profits and setting aside less against bad times. Turning now to our Balance Sheet there there is nothing, calling for special remark except the new item of "Rural Building Lots Nos. 42 and 84," which, stands as an asset of 57,500. This was an old standing mortgage in our book, originally at $10,000, and when the mortagor died it was found advisable for us to take over the property in liquidation of the debt, but I hope that ye will eventually be able to dispose of the pro- perty without loss to the Company. Our bok-ever the balance carried forward is only $7.321 ing of Debentures has been reduced by those less than in 1900. The Company suffered some- of the Shanghai and Hongkew Wharf Co, Ld. what severely by the disastrous conflagration being paid on on the 3151 December last and at Foochow in July last and losses in Yoko- our mortgages in Shanghai are also leasthan hama have been larger than usual. In Hong- shewn in our last Repart. Our working Ac-kong to the want of an adequate supply of ceunt for 1901 shews an increased eafy for water, due to the prolonged drought, fires, ward of $30,122.75 as compared with 1900, which to the ordinary course would probably made up principally from gains in prenia and have been promptly extinguished by our effi interest and a small falling off in lies, and cient Fire Brigade have in some instances we hope that the amount of $137,39.21 now got such hold before water from the harbour carried forward will not be seriously minished could be brought to bear, that losses

From rellable sources we learn that the arch. by our liability under 1901 policiesduring the have been heavier than would have been

fiend Jung-lu, is still as powerful as when the current year. Since the 31st Decepber last we the case had the hydrants been available at the Boxer rebellion broke out. Notwithstanding have incurred losses to the extent of $9,388.49 outset. The losses paid as per account on his avowed contempt of foreigners, he has, ac- of which 57,456,83 fall on the tor Account. 31st December were $75,979.94, in addition to cording to our informant, been trying to get Jahould not fail, to mention, in concluding my which further claims paid and foutstanding into the good graces of the European officials. remarks, that the Company' Sveyors have to date amount to nearly $35,000.. As regards Previous to the coup defat in 1898, he sup carefully reported on our advangs under mort- our Mongages, these you will notice show an pressed all newspapers in China, but now bar gage and I am happy to assue you that the increase of $85,357 as compared with the pre- suddenly financed people to start newspapers same are quite sarisfactory, will now move vious year. Our Surveyors in their Reports on and schools. His idea is to show to the foreig

That the Directors' Report ad Statement of the various properties mortgaged to the Com-

ners that he was always progressive and to Accounts for the year 1901 (s presented be pany state that in every instance there is ample bluff them into the belief that he had no hand Adopted." After this has beenseconded I-shall margin against the amount advanced. It does whatsoever in the Boxer rebellion, but was be pleased to answer any qestions that may not occur to me to make furtherremarks regard-only a servant of the Empress Dowager, whose

received at the RN, HOSPITAL, until 10. be put relating to business bfore the meeting.ing the position but as this is probably the last obedient tool he was. There is a feeling shared SEALED TENDERS in Duplicate will be

by a great majority of Chinese, that China will never see reform as long as fung-lu is in power desirous of supplying BEEF, MUTTON, AM, on the 15th March, 1903, from persons and backed up in everything by the Empress FOWLS, BREAD, PURE COW'S MILK, Dowager. What deep laid scheme is in proERATED WATERS, ICE and other Provi ject we are not to know, but we feel confident that the firm compact of the Empress-Dowager March, 190cessaries for the year ending 315 and Jung-lu will brew no good.

ELECTION OF OFICERS

There being no questionsisked, the business of electing officers for the ensuing year was proceeded with. The cofirmation of Mr. E. Goetz as a director wa proposed by Mr Palmer, seconded by Davis and was onanimously carried. the motion of Mr. Veitch and Mr. T. H. eid, Messrs, H. W. Slade and R. Shewan we elected directors:

At this juncture MajofBrown rose, and said that he thought, consfering the amount of Insurance Companies which Mr. Shewan was interested, with dudegard to Mr. Shewan's abilities, that the gentiman in question would have litle or no timo devote his attention,

to the

CHINA FIRE INSRANCE COMPANY.

meeting at which I shall preside, I wish to express my sincere good wishes for the Com- pany's continued prosperity. Before moving the adoption of the Report and accounts I shalt be pleased to give any further information in regard to the report which any shareholder may desire.

There being no-questions the Chairman moved the adoption of the report and accounts. Mr. C. Palmer-I think it is unnecessary, to say anything on such an excellent report. I beg to second the Chairman's proposition that the report and accounts be adopted and passed. Mr. Anton proposed and Mr. Ho Fook seconded the confirmation of the appoint ment of Messrs. H. P. White and A Ross as members of the Consulting Committee, and also that the Hon C. P. Chater, C.M.G., Messrs Raymond. Maitland, White and Ross be re-elected to serve on that Committee until the next annual meeting.

The motion was carried.

Mr. Osborne, hover, spoke against the moilon brought in b Major Brown, and said that no doubt Major town's remarks were very highly interesting, it should Major Brown's ideas be adhered to would mean the abolition:Mr. Leiria propated, and Mr. Northcote seconded, and it was agreed that Messrs. W. of all Insurance Oces in Hongkong. The Hutton Potts and R. Fullarton Henderson be sound judgment M. Shewan in business re-elected auditors. matters had alws been appreciated, and though Mr. Showa was connected with other Insurance Compes, it would help rather than diminish thepod prospects of the China Fire Insurance, nd he hoped that Major Brown's argume would not meet with the approval of the streholders (applause),

THE CHOLERA AT CANTON.

THE DUPLICITY OF JUNG-LU.

FREE ENGLISH SCHOOL FOR CHINESE,

At this present moment when all the eyes of Europe are centred on China, and generally consider" things Chinese" as connected with the dark ages, it is very gratifying to know that there are Chinese gentlemen in Hongkong who are as progressive and educated in their ideas as their European brothers.

At No. 78, Bonham Strand, West, a school has just been opened having for its object, the teaching of English to the Chinese in all its elementary branches. The school is free, and is maintained by our two much-respected citizens, Mr. Chan He Wan managing director of the Hip-Un Insurance Company, and Mr. Lo Koon Ting, of the Kung Wo firm. The school is known as "The Koon Hui Yee Sk School

The Chairman Gentlemen, that is every. It is entirely fitted out in thing. The dividend warrants will be issued European style, and is lighted up with to-morrow.

gas throughout.There is accomodation for Izo pupils, which has been all taken up. To show how keen our Chinese friends are desirous of acquiring Western knowledge, over 300 applied for admission on the second day of its inauguration but as the place was limited, these had to be reluctantly turned away. monitors of the Queen's College, have been en Three qualified Chinese school-masters, ex- gaged, and there is already a marked tendency of progress.

Though the severity of the outbreak of cholera in Canton is discredited in some The Chairman ben said the remarks were quarters there is not the least doubt that the uncalled for, buque fact of Mr. Shewan being inhabitants of the City are suffering to a great agent for founted Insurance Companies would extent from the disease. At the present time bring great suppt to the Chine Fire Company. cholera is epidemic in Canton and there have 2-Mr. Shewan on, in vindication of the point been many deaths among the natives as discussed, said at he had previously brought evidenced by the increased activity in the the matter to notice of the Secretary before coffio shops, Another death occurred yesterday the meeting, a hó, was sure that being among the Europeans the victim to the disease Director of thebina Fire Insurance, he would being a Mr. T. Stephenson, an acting Boat endeavour to fat: mors business for the Oficer in the Chinese Imperial Maritime Company, ancat compete against it. Customs. This makes the third death from

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The upkeep of the school will take over $3,000 a year, and the school is opened from Loo Koon Ting, are to be congratulated, and 7 p.m. to 9pm. Messrs. Chan Hewan, and

외 as far as were able to judge, this is the first- time a school of such a nature has been started a long, career, and every prosperity to its in the Colony. We trust the school will have promoters and financiers,

addressed to the DEPUTY ASSISTANT ADJUST- ANT GENERAL (B) between the hours of 10, A.. and 4 P.M.

The right reject any or all tonders is reserved. The Tenders must be properly filled up signed and dated, and no Tender will be noticed unless delived, upon the proper form, at the Head Quarter Office, by 12 o'clock NOON on the above date, under closed envelope, marked Tender on the outside. [SA] F. W. B. KOE,

Lieutenant Colonel. Deputy Asst. Adit. General.

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Sealed Tenders in Duplicate will also be received for the Hospital Washing, and for Ceal (Akaike), Printed Forms of Tender and further Particulars can be obtained at the R.N. Hospital.

The right to refect the lowest or any Tonder is reserved.

W. B. DREW,

Dep, Insp. General. R.N. Hospital,

liongkong, 5th March, 1902.

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OTICE is hereby given that the New

Wharf at Canton used by the Steamship "BAXAN MARU" has been Leased by the Owners to the Undersigned for 20 years, with option, from May, 19or, and the public is hereby Warned that no Persons, Firms of any future time during the said period of zo Companies other than the Undersigned can at years-acquire the right to exercise and enjoy during such period any rights, advantages or benefits in connection with the said Wher without first obtaining the written consent of the Undersigned thereto,

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