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NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, THE YOKOHAMA DOCK CO., LTD.

BREMEN.

IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINES

FOR

NAPLES, GENOA, ALGIERS, GIBRALTAR, SOUTHAMPTON,

ANTWERP and BREMEN

Noon, 6th May,

No. 1 DOCK.

Length inside 514 ft. Width of entrance, top 95 ft. bottom 75 it. Water on blooks. 27.5 ft. Time to pump out, 4 hours,

No 2 DOCK. Length inside, 8756 it. Width of ent entrance, top 60.5 ft. bottom 45,8 ft. Water on blocks, 28,5 ft. Time to pump out, 2 hours.

HESE DOCKS are conveniently situated in Yokohama harbour and the attention of THESE

Captains and Engineers is respectfully called to the advantages offered for Docking kod repairing Vessels and Machinery of every description.

The plant and tools are of recent patterns for dealing quickly and cheaply with work and a large stock of material in always at hand, (plates and angles all being tested by Lloyds surveyors),

STEAMERS

TO SAIL

ORCK",

WEDNESDAY,

Capt. J. Randermann

SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, KOBE "BUELOW"

Capt. H. Förmes.....

1 About WEDNESDAY,

6th May,

of lifting 35 took

and YOKOHAMA

MANILA, NEWGUINEA, BRIS->

BANE, SYDNEY and MEL- BOURNE

KUDAT and SANDAKAN..

* PRINZ SIOJËMUND“...

THURSDAY,

Capt. D. Lenz des

Two powerful Twin Screw Towboats are available for taking Vessels in or out of Dock, and for taking Sailing Vessels in or out of the bay. The floating derrick is capable

John

ANNUAI

general meeting,

8th ult. There worth

Chairman)

Chai Wrightson, and Går

Miller, directors Mr. W. S. Jackson, secretary

Grayrigge, C. Brodhúist, W

Tucrease of Capital: the Extraordinary held on Just 28 last,

the

by abe isin

$100 per share, old taha

Dearly roby › share

· Toplis, R. Macgregor, F. D. Coutts, T. A. Clark E Hutchison, B. A. Clåtke, D. M. Gabbay, E. W. Clements, G. M. Wheelock, C.

Godder, G. S Lindsay, A. McLeod, 5, S. Benjamin, D. W. Crawford, W. B. Boyers, U. J. Clarke, J. Ambrose A. D. Lowe, F. B. Mary shall, f. R. Patterson, A. S. Bremner, Chai La fong and, Jeang Ping-200. The total number of shares represented was 4,920. SE

The Secretary having read the notice con» vaning the meeting/

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Chairman said -The Report sad Ac counts for the year ending on December 31 1907, having been in your hands for some time may, I presume, be taken as read, but before. formally proposing the adoption and passing of the same I beg to offer a few remarks as usual

appled butors of business also that

share. As this led-in-December:"

hink the new thares were entit

in the special dividend of 5 mended by them to feel that after the

which we are hiking you to sanct shares should rack part dbares

and participate in any fuit whether such dividends are paid out on the occasion of our annual general meeting earned before or after the sew Capital was sub on the course of our business during the past your The balance at credit of Working

Bridge:ccount 1956 and former years is $128,803.74

scribed.

Steam. Launches of Steel or Wood, Lighters, Stest Buildings and Roofs, 5F.M., and May. Work, and all kinds of Machinery are made on the premises.

Tenders will be made up when required and the workmanship and material will be ment of a dividend of 20 per cent on the 8,00l his vacant seat Mr. Skottown rendered

BORNEO

Capt. F.Sembill

Middle of May:

· For further Particolare, apply to

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,

MELCHERS & CO.,

GENERAL AGENTS, HONGKONG & CHINA.

Hongkong, and May, 1908,

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MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

FRENCH MAIL LINES.

FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO and FROM EUROPE via SUEZ CANAL.

TO and FROM JAPAN via SHANGHAI,

FOR

STEAMERS CAPTAINS

TO SAIL ON SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA.....ERNEST SIMONS .....Girard .......................11th May, afternoon.

· MARSEILLES VIA PORTS AAO..AUSTRALIEN....................... Verros........................12th May, 1 P.M.. SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA.....TONKIL.................... Charbonnel...zgth May, afteregón,

· MARSEILLES, VIA PORTS ............................. YARRA ..............Sellier......26th May, 1”pai.

**Transhipment on the Co.'s Steamais at Singapore for Batavia; at Colombo for Calcutte, Bombay and Australia; ne Port Said for the Leviot, Constantinople and Black Sea.

Through Tickets to London via Paris from £17, 10 up to £71,10, 20 bours' railway from" Marseilles to London,

Interpreters mest passengers at their arrival in Marseilles.

For further particulars, apply to

Hongkong, 28th April, 1908."

guaranteed.

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The cost of Docking, and repair work, will be found to compare favourably with that absorb $0,coo, to place the sum of $5,000 to of any port in the world,

Telephone: Nos, 376, 508, or 881.

Telegrams, "Dook, Yokohama,” Codes A. B. O. 4th and 5th Edt. Liebers, Bootte, A. Land Watkins,

Yokohama, May 23rdį 1905.

Shipping Steamers.

£39

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.

REGULAR THREE-WEEKLY· ŠERVICE

TN BETWEEN

JAVA, CHINA, AND JAPAN.

Expected on

Will leave for

On or about

First half May First-half

Steamer.

From

or about

TJIMAHI......

TJIKINI

TJILATJAP... TJIPANAS

TJILIWONG

TJIBODAS

JAVA

Becond half

April

JAYA

First half,

JAVA

T

SHANGHAI JAPAN

JAVA

May Second half Me May

Second an

May Second half

May

First bull

ΑΜΟΥ

JAPAN

SHANGHAI JAVA

JAVA

JAPAN,

June

May Second balf May Second Elf My Second half May First ball- June

The Steamers are all Etted throughout with Electric Light and bare Accommodation for A limited number of Salson Passangers; and will take Cargo to all Netherland India Ports on through Bills of Lading.

For Particulars of Freight and Passage, apply to.........

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.

1. MILLET,

* AGENT,

QUEEN'S BUILDINGS..

Telephone No. 375,

[14

YORK BUILDINos, ist door,

Hongkong, 4th May, 1908.

CHARGEURS RÉUNIS.

FRENCH STEAMSHIP CO-HEAD OFFICE: PARIS.

ALL ROUND THE WORLD LINE.

Outward : "ANTWERP, DUNKIRK, LA PALLICE, MARSEILLES, GENOA, NAPLES, COLOMBO, VIA SUEZ, SINGAPORE, HONGKONG, CHIN. WANTAO (Peking, Tientsin), KOBE, YOKOHAMA, --

GENOA TO: HONGKONG IN 30 DAYS. NAPLES

291 Unique opportunity to make a tour in North-China and Japan with the Greatest Speed,

Sa ely and Comfort,

"

Transpacific: VICTORIA (B.C.), VANCOUVER, SEATTLE, SAN FRANCISCO.

Connecting with the Canadian Pabifio Bailway,

FREIGHT to OVERLAND TRINIDAD

· PASSENGERS 10 OVERLAND and EUROPE)

via VANCOUVER. YOKOHAMA-VANCOUVER...............13 DAYS.

LONDON and PARIS ..:25

#

Homeward: MEXICO, RIVER PLATE, BRAZIL, LA PÄLLICE, LIVERPOOL,

VIA MAGELLAN STRAITS..

Proposed Bailings:

† AMIRAL MAGOM................... 4th Juce

AMIRAL EXELMANS- 25th July,

↑ OUESSANT 27th Aug.

1 MALTE...er:

12th Oct.

↑ CEYLAN „Ma d.................26lb Nov. † CORSE....

.......ith Jan.

No passangers. * Intermediate class and rates of passage.

New Twin Screw 15,000 T. displac, 1st class accommodation, splendidly equipped with

- single berth cables: All round the world ticket by these boats.

For further Particulars, apply to

Hongkong, rst May, 1908.

J. MILLET, FRENCH MAIL OFFICE,

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WEST RIVER BRITISH STEAMSHIP

COMPANIES.

HE Steamers

HONGKONG-WOOBOW LINE.

LINTAN and Tark-show Horazona TwiCH A WERE SilkThoon steamers kave Encallant Salos

LETE THE ROUND TRIP. IN

and are Light

MESSAGERIES CANTONAISES.

716

FRENCH LINE OF STEAMERS BETWEEN HONGKONG. CANTON AND KOUANG-51.

S.5. " PAUL BEAD," 1,900 tons, re knots;" 45:"CHARLES HARDOUIN,* 1,900 tons, 14 knots.

The speediest, most luxuriously appointed and punctual steamers on the line. Departure from Hongkong at to P.M. (Saturdays excepted), Departure from Canton at 5,15 P.M. (Sundays excepted),

Againat $137,956.37 last year, and as stated in the report the directors recommend the pay. old shares, vix :-$12 per share, which will

the credit of a new fund to be called the Bolld- fog Reserve Fund and to carry forward the balance of $27,Bo3.74, which, owing to the fact that salvages we expect to recover exceed the amount of claims'we estimate having to pay on former years account, makes this amount, smple to meet any claims that; we may not have anticipated. With regard to the $5,000, which we recommend placing to a Building Reserva Fund, your directors considered that li would be better, to open a fund which in years to come may enable the Association to. build new offices without touching their other assets, rather than write down the value of more especially so as the land, heir property: and buildings are worth considerably more to=" day than they stand at in our books,

„Reserve Fund -This fund as you will sce from the balance sheet has been brought up to the round sum of $1,000,000, and, therefore, your directors did not consider it necessary to add anything further to it at the present mo- ment, but when business improves, as we all hope it will in the very near future, and the Association's premium income increases, your directors will certainly resume the building op

of this Fuad when favourable underwriting. years permit."

his feat on the Board on his departure for Directorate Mr. E. B. Skottawa resigned

Europe and Mr. George Miller was invited to very valuable servican during the many years ho was a director, earning the best thanks of The Association,

death of Mr. C. M. Dyce, one of the Associa

We have 10 regret the loss sustained by the

tion's London Committee.

I have now said nearly all that has occurred. to me as likely to interest you except" one matter, and that is the acknowledgement on the part of the Board of the services of Mr. Jackson and the other members of our excel lent staff. (Applause); and the pleasure wa them of the same bonus as last year. A have in asking your sanction to the payment formal resolution to this effect will be pro- posed in due course.

holders have any questions to ask i shall ba Further I only beg to say that if any share

glad to answer to the best of my ability." (Applause),

resolutions were put and carried unanimously.

There were no questions and the following

Proposed by Mr J. M. Young, seconded by Mr. H. J. auch: That the Report of the

directors and Statement of Accounts for the wolve months ended December 31, 1907, a pie: ented be accepted and passed, ho

Mr. John Prentice: That a dividend at the Propused by Mr. J. M. Young, seconded by

rate oftwenty-five percent, being fifteen dollars per share on the original paid-up Capital of the Association be declared, payable in taels

be elected a director of the Association”, and

Re-insurance fund. This fund shows a profit during the year of $19,888.79 and after adding Stopon, being balance of premium on Newt Exchange 73 on the 29thi fast, at the Char- eled Bank of India, Australis and Ghina or Sharer, amogate to $199,032.49 which is ́satis..

the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Copor- factory,

The old esmer Nigretta war rak lawonition, bangusi, to shareholders of record on

the 210d April, 1908,

enn against the Association, I am very pleased to

Proposed by Mr. R Macgregor, seconded by say have been auttled since we last met the Mr. F. B. Marshall That Mr. George Miller large and more impostaut of the two cases having been compromised to the satisfaction of also that Mesh, James M. Young, H both parties, and it is pleasant to know that we John Prentice and C. W. Wiight are again on friendly business relations with stected directors to serve until the next ordin- the Bank which was bringing the action,

ary general meeting of abareholders. With regard 10 the smaller casa, of Serebrenik the Association I am pleased to inform you that the same har boen, dismissed by the Court for want of prosecution and we have, therefore, heard the last of the steamer Nigretis as far as the Shanghai Count is concerned. We have unfortunately. had to take one of our Re-Insuring Companies into the Law Courts in London, they having refused to pay it

• their" proportion-of the loss under their re-insuring policy. The Company in question is the “Indemnity" and I am glad to say Judge Bingham has decided the case in our favour, but the "Indemnity" have, however, decided to appeal against the judgment to the Higher Court

Working Account for 1907. The net premia earsed during the year ending December 11, 1907, amount to $910,085.14 against $845,154.12 for the previous year, belog an increase of $74,931, which I doubt not you will find very satisfactory considering the dull state of trade from which most of us have suffered during the year just completed. The balance of Working

These superb steamers carrying the French Mail are fued throughout with Electric Light Account 1907 shows a credit of $563,961.14 Find Fans and were specially built for this trade. Excellent cuisine.

The Company's Own Wharf near Wing Lok Street, Canton Agents-Messrs. E. Pasquet & Co., For further particulars, please apply to

Hoogkong, 28th March, 1908,

Intimation.

BARRETTO & CO.

·Agestr.

IMPERIAL BREWING COMPANY,

LIMITED

PURE CREAM BEER

For samples and prices please apply to

WINE GROWERS SUPPLY CO..

BARKETTO

Proposed by Mr. A. McLeod, seconded by Mr. E. W. Clements) That Mr, G. H; Thomson: be re-plected auditor to serve until the next. ordinary general mesting of shareholders and that his remuneration be Tis, 150 per annum.

Proposed by Mr..), M. Young, seconded by Mr. H, S. Such That the directors are hereby directed and authorized to pay to the Secretary and staff of the Association a bonus on their Board to decide the amounts to be paid, which salaries for last year and that it be left to the

Bowever shall in no case exceed 20 per cent.

Mr. Jackson on behalf of the staff and him- self, thanked the shareholders for voting tack

a handsome bonuse

The Chairman acnounced that dividend war- rants would be issued that night

Mr. McLeod proposed a vote of thinks to the directors for the very able mancer in which they had conducted the business of the Associac tion and for the very excellent report placed before the meeting (Applause).

The Chairman thacked the shareholders behalf of the directers, and the terminated.

Intimations.

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT

LIMITED

which is $169,447.93 better than the previous year, and what it no less gratifying: is the fact, that peoding claims agaïost this balance are no ter than they were at this time last year Rreater ́and, therefore, your directors felt themselves justified in recommending the payment of a special dividend of, five per cent on the 8,000 old shares out of the interest eamed, and carry forward the substantial balance of $539,961.14 With a subscribed capital of $5,200,000.- ($710,000 of which is paid up) and a Reserva, Fund of $1,000,000.-the Association is to-day In Cask of 375 Dr. net in a stronger and sounder position than it has ever been before and has a larger and more

PORTLAND CEMEN

widely distributed list of commituents in its in Bagı, öf, aço books. (Applause)

Exchange and Investment Fluctuation Account This Account has been increased by $83,169.50 and now amounts to $85,157.77, This increase has been partly aci

lower rate of exchang

increase in the

notice

of $4801

of our

Monakome, 28th

the

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