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Intimation.

Wm. Dowell, La..

ALEXANDRA

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

Public Compantes

UNION INSURANCE, SOCIETY

CANTON, LIMITED

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

At the anus!. Waterworks

NATHIRTY-FIKI ORDINARY shareholders. Mr. A TOTICE is hereby iren, that the 27th ult, there was

YEARLY MEETING of the SOJIETY will be held at its Head Office No. Queen's Buildings, Hongkong, on THURSDAY, the 23rd April 1908, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with the Batement of Account to rat December, 1907, and of declaring Dividends, The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Society PREDATA will be CLOSED from 13th April to the 23rd Apill, both days inclusive, S

By Order of the Board,

CMONTAGUE EDE, Secretary,

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BUILDINGS, Hungtong, 26th March, 1908.

Ladies'

THE CHINA TRADERS INSURANCE: COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

IN BINARY MEETING OTICE is hereby given that the FORTY of SHAREHOLDERS in the above Company will be held at the Head Office No. 3, Queen's Buildings, Hongkong, on THURSDAY, the 23rd April 1908, at 12.30P.M., for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Director, to- gether with Statements of account to the 31st December, 1907, and of declaring Dividends,

·&c...

Millinery Department.

THIS WEEK:

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 9th April to the 23rd April, both days inclusive,

By Order of the Board of Directors,

C. MONTAGUE EDE, Secretary. Hongkope, 26th March, 1908.

Notices of Firms, of Firms,

THE

NOTICE

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the others present were Messrs D. Little, A. Hyde, A. P. Wo J. M. Young, T. Bassett, W.H. Hr Morriss

I proposing the adoption of the report the chairman said

year ending 31st December, 1957, havi Gentlemen, the report and accounti circulated to the shareholders as asai presume you will permit ne to take ther fread.

You will observe from the accounts gross receipts from all sources ansount Tis, 458,491,49, as against Tls: 485) 1956, or a decrease of Tis, 28,440,89-due revenue, but though this is's regrettabló comitance, I think you will be glad to tidents of the Sélt'pments, which abu is from receipts for water supplied but the falling off in the revenue doce

increase of nearly 1 in 26,000 over last, twithstanding the fact that in 190

the intercalary moon which facransed 15,000 for that year, revenue from Chinese consumers by, shoul:

The den

place in 1907 of which we have read and in the general trade of the heard so much, has greatly affected the ship- ping of the port and as an important branch of our business consists in supplying water toʻthe steimers calling at Shanghai we have exɔ perlenced a great falling off in our revenue from this source, amounting to nearly The 14,000 ;, we trust, however, we may be able to

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over this lost ground during the current

On fittings account our not receipts are also

APRIL 3 1908.

the Direc

Mr. Poate

on leaving

Ride was invited to take you will be glad to ver lose Mr. Poate's

he has been offered.

on the London com

ntlemen, there is, I think very little more me to say, but before resuming my seat In shonkd like to bear testimony on behalf of ibe

to the very suljafactory manner fe the company's staff, from the highest to Towast, parfo ed the arduous work

during

past year oposing a resolution, that the report At presented be approved and shall be pleased to reply to any quas barebolders may desire to a

there were nous forthcoming the Chair moved the adoption of the report and nts, and Mr. W. D. Litli seconding, the motion was carrind,

The second resolution was to the effect that the final dividend for the year 1907 of 37/6 per thare on the new issue; be declared, and paid the exchange of 3/63 per taml to shareholders China This the chairman moved, and Mr. L. Cubitt seconding, was unanimously agreed

seconded, that Mr. A. Macleod be elected a Mr. J. M. Young moved, and Capala Bassett dictor of the company, which was also carried,

by

Mr. Young, Meaux. W. H. Anderson and

On the proposal of Captain:Basisti, seconded

J. E, Bingham were appointed auditors,

retirement of thaie late London Secretary, Mr. W. G Howell, proposed that the Directors be

Mr. Macaod then rose, and alluding to the

Intimations,

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MUSIC LESSON,

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SHOW thought it good policy to meet this competition empowered to grant time at retiring, slowance Concants

SPECIAL SHOW LADIES MILLINERY.

Latest

JAMES ORANGE in our Sim Ceased this day.

LEIGH & ORANGE Hongkong, Jist March, 1908,

NOTICE

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fost than in 1905; keer competition, was a perienced in the past year when the Directors by reducing cost of all installations to the very lowest point compatible with supplying good materia efficient workmanship and feralga supervision,

of a sum not to exceed 500 per annum. In putting this resolution before them he might martion that My, Howell bad served the Com On the other side of our working account it years. He had been very seriously ill, and was well and faithfalls for over twenty-five R. ALBERT EDWIN GRIFFIN,ture this year as compared with 1906 of nearlying any futiker work. In granting Mr. Howell MR

ta satisfactory, to note a reduction in experdis now in his old age quite incapacitated from do Assoc M. lost. C.E., is from May 1, 1998, admited a Partnar in qur Firm, which continue to carry on the busineas as hereto ore, under the style of LEIGH & of Civil Engineer, Architects and Surveyors ORANGE.

LEIGH & ORANGE, Boogkong, 31 March, 1908.

REMOVAL NOTICE,

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JE have REMOVED our OFFICES to HOTEL MANSIONS, 3RD FLOOR. „SPERRY FLOUR COMPANY, Hongkong, asih March, 1908. 1365

Shapes, w Prevailing

Styles. T

NEW CREATIONS

PARIS

FROM

AND

LONDON

Now Showing

Millinery Department.

WM POWELL,

Des

LTD.

NOTICE

THE Interest and Responsibility of Mr. ALEXANDER GEORGE WOOD in our-firm in Hongkong and China ceased on 31st March, 1508,"

Mr. JOHN WHYTE COOPER BONNAR was admitted a Patner in our Firm to Hong koogʻand China on this date.

NE CHARLES GORDON STEWART MACKIE is authored to Sign our Firm per Procuration in Longkong and China from this date.

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co. Hongkong, 1st April, 1908,

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cost of costand a smaller amont for repairs Is 13,500, arising principally from the lower

much during the past years, « 1906 having rendered it ascessary to spend so, to engines, etc-the large sum expended in

Tuming to the balance sheet you will notice

that our Capital is now fully paid-tip-with the

excepilon of 2 shares: (40, which are sifil par allotted- and amounts to 6316,960 at exchange 2.5-5.16, the rate ruling on the gist December last, Tia 260,7018 48; our debenture issna amounts, 230,000. There is an item in the balance sheet to Tia. 173,500 and our reserve fund to Tia,

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extra charge as the company of 300, because MORROW, 4th April, 1908, commencing at this allowance he might say that it was not anHE FIRST MEETING. of the Season agreed to accept a lesser sum for remuneration bir successor in the office of Secretary had

will be held at Happy Valley, TO

fore the extra charge to the company would be by 193 than they paid to Mr Howell. There resolution forward at the nearest of the bosdon

committee, in which the directors on this side, who had known Mr. Howell for so many years, theroughly agree, sed be thought that in a charge would not be felt. It would make company of such income: as they bad, the abbojusely no difference to the shareholders,

Club or Gymkhana Club, others than Members of the Hongkong Jockey Soldiers and Saltors in uniform Half-price. The Charge of Admission will be $1.00 for

kong to be present

The Committee invite the Ladies of Hong

REGINALD F. C MASTER, Bon, Sec. and Treasurer. Hongkong, 1st April, 1908.

that has not appeared before, vis. Tis to0,000 He therefore begged: propose this insoliton; WHERE ARE

HK WD; Little seconded, and the propos tion was

was agreed to bem con

YOU GOING

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Mortgage on C.B. Lot 1265, and in explanation: I may mention that wo, purchased this land which isfituated in the Yautupon District with Joining our own property, with this mortgage in recognition of the hard work they had done a frontage on the River and on a roads ad- Mr. J. M., Young proposed a bonus to the staff on it. We are at liberty to pay this off at short during this year, and in doing so he remaked WHY, TO CHAZALON & CO., continus, This groped was acquired for the in the following terms :-That a sum Dol the notice, but at present it suits as to allow it to that they fairly deserved it: His motion was future extension of our works and it will proceeding ten per cent of the total amount of the credit side of the balance sheet you will notice the very large amount of Tis. $95,617.31 on for distribution to the members of the stan bably be made úis of baford long. On the annual salaries of the foreign staff of the com- pany be placed at the disposal of the director capital expenditure account, which is fully ex plained in the report and does not call for further comment from me.

INTERNATIONAL SLEEPING CAR probably have attracted your asteption are the Two items in the balance sheet which will large sums of Tis. 210,906,01 for sundry debtors and Tis. 37,192,83 for sundry creditors these figures arise from the wish ofibe auditor that our cash acconots should be closed on the gist December, when absolutely nothing of the revenue for that month could be collected and not all our payments could be made a foot hote shews you that of the former Tis 126,630.77 aid of the latter. Tis 28,249.38. has been respectively since collected or pald

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This was seconded by Mr. Henry Mornin The Chairman, on behalf of the directers, energy and zani which the foreign, staff hað Young Bad said with regard to the ability, and ༥:: remarked that he could back up anything Mr. shown in performing the work entrusted to them during the year.

of the staff, Mr. A. P. Wood thanked the share holders for the bopus. It was the wish of This was carried quanimously, and on behalf

everybody conoscted with the Waterworks to do their atmest for the property of the com Company to put their back into their work, and

The result of the year's working is that we have a balance of Tie 504,015.15 to traustag: tasks was psised to the Chairman, account, and this fatter account ali from working account to proft and loss.

payment

On the motion Mr. ] M. Yous, & vote.

of an interim dividend in July last of 15. share on the old and refs per share, on new sharan and providing Tik 15,333 depreciation (And: Tle. 29,833,77, Interest debentures leaves us an available balance appropriation of Yis. 278.160.67: which · directory recommend should be disposed of follows NT

To the payment of a deal dividend 27/6 per share on the old and 3/5 per share on the new lastie at exchange 2.6) absorbing Carry forward is sew account

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