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COMPANY MEETINGS.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY JANUARY 25 1012

$80,000, as compared with those

of the previous year.

This increase is made up prin-

-Hongkong-Land-Reclamation Co. cipally, by profit on sales of property, same. $57,000, and in-

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The tenth annual goñoral mçot-grease in our rent rull'of over ing of the Hongkong Land $24,000 but on the other hand Reclamation-Co, Ltd, was held our commission-account is slight- this morning in the Company'sly lower by some $679. office, Victoria Buildings, whon Turning to the other side the Chairman, the Hon. Mr. C. H of the account, it will bo Ross, presided. Those prosent seen that "oliarges" aro higher included Sir Paul Uliater; Mesure, by some $400. "Repairs" have 0.8. Gubbay, E. Shollim, Ho cost us about $2,177 more than Kum-tong, A. E. Asgar, J. Hlast year and that the not debit Seth. A. Shelton Hooper, Hoon account of "Interest" has in- Fook, A. A. File, Lo Chung-shiu creased by some 80,600, duo as and the Secretary; Mr. M. 8. you will no doubt have observed Northcote..

to the smaller revenus The Chairman maid :-Gontlo- received on account of "Interest inen,Our report and balance on Mortgages". sheet having been in your possc- After paying managing direc sion for some days, may, I think tors fees, and a final dividond of be taken as read. (In accord- $3.1-4 por sharo, we are therefore ance with the requirement of enabled 10 carry forward the Company's Ordinance, the $141,758.85 as against $24,070.30 Chairman read the auditor's re- brought forward from last half port.) Thiert does not appear to your."

be anything in the accounts now

are

now.

It will I am sure be noted before us calling for special com-with much satisfaction that we Bibat. As your chairman inform- onabled to again show od you at the last meeting your an item of profit from sales of proporty at Kennedy Town, hus been leased at a monthly rental of property, also a material in- craaso in the principal item of our

$1,500 in addition to which we normal revonuo,

the "Rout

were able to let for a short period Account." This has no doubt been on good torms a portion of our caused by the large influx of

Quo Vadis

TURKISH CIGARETTES

are ubainable in frael and perfect condition from

vacant land in Yaumati which ac-Chinese from the neighbouring Edwards were re-appointed au counts for the increase in rent ne-Provinces, who have come toditors. count.

The house property in Yaumatillongkong during the past year, continues to be fully occupied and and, there seems no immediate prespect of their returning to China.

is in good order,

ing ot

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The West Point Building Co. Ltd.

The Chairman said:-

KRUSE & CO.

CARNER

QUELCH & CO.,

WINE MERCHANTS.

DES VEUX ROAD.

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TELEPHONE 636. ***

Supply the highest quality Wines, Spirits, Cigars and Cigarettes obtainable, consistent with price. Al Wines and Spirits bottled in Europe by Shippers of world wide reputation.

Hongkong, 15th January, 1912,

COMPANY REPORT.

Udion Waterboat, Co., Ltd.

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MILK

FIVE CENTS

PINT

PURE, FRESH, SEPARATED, NATURAL.

REMOVED: THE CREAM ONLY.

-ADDED :-NOTHING,-

you must use Separated Milk why not have it

FRESH?

Ono penny a plot 1

For sale by

KUIN

THE DAIRY FARM Co., La.

Public Companie”

HONGKONG, DANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THE NINETY-FIRST ORDIN

ARY HALF-YEARLY MEET, ING of SHAREHOLDERS in the Company will be held at the Ofles of the Company, Hotel Mansions, on TUES. DAY, the 6th February, at 12 o'clock, Noon, for the purposó of ressiving * Report of the Directors, together with a ́Statement, of. Accounts, declaring Dividend, confirming the appointment of a Director and electing Auditors.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 23rd January to 6th February, both days inclusive.

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ASAHI

BEER SAPPORO BEER

TO BE OBTAINED

·FROM ALL WINE DEALER” Note our Price $12.00 per ours com! - tajning. 4 dozan quarts or 6 dozen”.

.. plota, ¡

26.070,

By Order of the Board of Directors, KING EDWARD

W. E OLADKE,

*Becretary.

longi og. 18k Jan., 1919.

THE KOWLOON LAND

BUILDING CO., LTD.

[94 AND

NOTICE is hereby given that the

HOTEL.

Under Entirely New Management.

TWENTY-THIRD ORDIN-Thoroughly Renovated.

Excellent Cuisine.

Just reosired, a fresh consignment of

Thore being no questions tho read to you, and to be word-meeting of shareholders.. The meeting of the Union Waterboat were employed to carry,. in, iran. The Register of Sbaras of the Con- PAUL.CLOUET.CHAMPAGNE,...

Extra Dry

at $34.00 per casa al 2 doz. pis.

FRENCH STORE,

Le Gamesu,`·

6 Queen's Bond Central. E.C.WIK's, M.I.Mrch., E., A. M.N.A. To-1,-Consulting Engineer and Burr syor for

construction, Valuer and Asponsor for the purchase, or sale, of Steams ships or Launches.

Alexandra BuildINGE, 2ND FLOO

· [99] !! •plane, 1st May. 1911.

FALCONER

Co., Ltd.,

WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS." LARGE SELECTION OF HALL MARKED ENGLISH SILVERWARE,

The twenty-third annual gener- No sales of property have occur

A certain amount of the com-al meeting of the shareholders in rod during the past year and we still own 252,254 square foot of pany's property has been satis- the above company was hell this land with marine frontage at factorily leased for a few years, morning, in Victoria Buildings Kowloon Point, and 120,633 but the demand has not yet exwhen there were present:-Sir Aquaro feet with marine frontage in exceeded the supply. During the Paul Chater in the chair, Hon. Canton Road, Yaumati, for the year under review, the company's Mr. C. II. Ross, Mesars, J.W. C. disposal of some of which, nego property has been eliciently Bonnar, S. A. Lovy, J. M. E. Ma- tiations are now ponding and will maintained, the large sum of clindo, 11. W. Looker, F. Mait no doubt have been carried $32,073 having been expended land, Chapman, G. 8. Gubbay. through long before our next in placing it in a good state of R. E. Edwards, M. 8. Northcote

repair.

and Mr. A. Shelton Hooper, so- meeting.

ARY MEETING of SHARE- While the not profits for the I think it well to call attention cretary.___. year are in themselves small, we to the New Companies Ordinance,

quite apart from that, and ho was HOLDERS in this Company will be The Chairman said-Gentle-

prepared to prove that it was so. held at the Company's Offee, Via are again able to pay the usual the provisions of which; have in

H. HAYNES, Mr. Grist oxplained to His Lord-toria Bulidings, on MONDAY, 6 dividend of 7 percent. on the paid many cases been made very mon with your permission we

ship that certain of the items in Februsty, 1912, at Noon, for the por-

Manager, up capital and to carry forward a stringent, with a view, prosum; will take the report and accounts Bum Buflicient to guarantee a likeably, of still further safeguarding na road except the report of the

The following is the report for dispute would undoubtedly have rosa of receiving the. Report of the Directors, together with Statement of dividend for another year or two, to sharoholders' intercely. As Auditor which under the new com-

at the seventh ordinary annual lost 47 tons of coal, which they December, 1911. oven on an ordinary year's work-I have already stated it requires panies ordinance is required to be presentation to the slibreholders become due had not the plaintiff Acts for the your ending it Hongkong, 16th Jan, 1919. ⠀⠀ (98

the auditora certificate to be read at every ordinary general chirman proposed the adoptioned in a certain way. It also on Auditora report which you will Co., Ltd., to be held at the sit. The coal never even reached pany will be CLOSED frew MON- of accounts. Mr. Asgar focouded acts that the remuneration to be findat the foot of the balance sheet company's offices, on Tuesday, the godowns, and certain other DAY, the 20th January, to MN-

January 30, at noon

items, including nine days' de- DAY, the 5th February, 1912 (both Consulting Committo-G. H. murrage, were never due, while days fuclusive), during which period no and the motion was carried, paid to auditora shall in future borends as follows:-I report that I

Messrs, C. S. Gabbay and F. fixed by shareholders, at the or- rave audited the above sheet with Medhurst, Esq., Chairman, P. J. other charges were now claims Transfer of Shares onn ba registered.761

By Order of the Board of Directors, Shollim were confirmód in thoir dinary general meeting, and not the books and vouchers of the Bisschop, Esq., JW, G. Bonnar, which led never been made be

A. SHELTON HOOPER. ro-appointment to the board, on as hitherto by your board of company in Hongkong and Esq., T. Kusumoto, Esq., C. A fore. The same applied to some

Becretary to the Hongkong Land the motion of Mr. Ho Kum-tong, qirectors, it becomnos necessary that in my opinion such balance Tomos, Esq., A. H. Skelton, Esq. of the items in the claim for lighter-

vestment & Agency Company, therefore for you to do so to day sheet is properly drawn up.80 08 The General Managers inve age. They were not due because

Ld., Agents for the Kow-. seeded by Mr. llo Fook. "

On the proposition of Mr. Lo and a resolution to that effect will to exhibit a true and correct view now the pleasure to submit their the plaintiff sold the coal, in res-

*·loon Land & Building Cheung-shui, seconded by Mr. J. be submitted for your approval of the state of the company's Annual Report and Statement of peet of which the charge was

Company, Ltd, Hongkong, 20th Jan., 1912. Before proposing the adoption affairs at the 31st. December 1911, the Company's Acconols made minde, ex-ship 11. Seth, Messrs. E. Shellim, und Ila Tung were re-elected to the of the report and accounts if according to the best of my in-

Mr. Otto Kong Bing contended board of directora,

shareholders have any questions formation and the explanations up to December 31, 1011

The net profits for the your that the receipt mentioned did The accountants, Messrs. W. to put to me, I will endeavour to given me, and as shown by the ended December 31, 1911, after not cover the sum now claimed G. II., Pouls and A. O'D, Clourdin, answer them to the best of my books of the company. I have ob- allowing for Consulting Com- for. The loss of the 47 lons of tained all the informations I have mittee and Auditor's fees, pruount coal was never inentioned until ferring themselves for re-olec ability.

Thero being no questione the required. Signed R. Edwards, to $41,307.09.

after the date of the receipt. alon were appointed on the pro- position of the chairman, seconded chairman proposed the adoption Auditor.

The General Managers recom- After hearing evidence. His of the report and accounts, The gross profits for the year mend the payment of a dividond Lordship gave judgment for the by Mr. A. A. Fife.

Mr. Maitland, in seconding, under review amount to 801 of 7.1-2 per cent, which will plaintiff for $100.50 and for the as against 800,643.92 absorb $20,792.25, write off defendant as far as the balance said that the shareholders should 915.91

that of the previous $20,000.00 from the value of the was concerned. A stay of execu- congratulate themselves on the for sound position of the company. year. This is accounted for Waterboate, 8418.04 from the tion was granted to allow of a Their thanks were due to the by the slightly increased rea-value of Pipes and Staging, orose-action being brought. directora and the staff for man-tal paid by your new losses and carry forward a balance of aging the affaire so well. He who took over the property from 807.40 to the new Account. The twenty-third ordinary meet thought they were upon such a 1st. April last, but asa change of Consulting Committee:-Since ing of the shareholders of the sound basis that they could look lossees necessitated a thorough the last meeting Mr. H. Showin Hougkong Laal Investment Co., forward to dividends, which were reinstatement of the property at and Mr. 0.G. Gok, have resign- Ltd., was held this morning at the chief things that the share-a cost of $5,212.33 as against anod, and Mr.-O. A. Tomes has the Victoria Buildings. The Hon.olders had in visw-to a steady expenditure for repairs of only joined the Committee Mr. C11. Its presided. Those dividend of 7 per cent., and in $2,055.00 during the previous Auditors: The Accounts un- present were, Sir Paul Chator, time to come, come little increase. year our not profits are slightly der review have been awlited Me-ars. H. A. Lichs. Ericaland, For many years past, he thought less. The outgoing Jessee by Mr. A. O'D. Gourdin, 11. 8. White, O. S. Gubbay, E. he was right in saying, huge pro- paid

018 81,000 for repairs

Dodwell & Co., Ltd. Shellin, J. Robinson, J. M. E.fita were made and huge divi- under his lease which sum

General Managers. Machado, H. W. Looker, 1. Mai deuds were paid. They were per- has been credited to repairs so- land, M. 8. Northe to, and Mr. A.haps too big and he suggested count, and in the absence of any COAL THAT WENT Shelton Hooper, secretory.

that if they made large profits in unforeseen extraordinary' repairs

ASTRAYza The Chairman said:lle re- the future the directors should during this year and our being

Sued for Freight' *** portend accounts have been in your pat some of them by and not able to reap the benefit of the hands for some time, I will with pay all away in dividends. He increased rental under the pro your approval take them as read, hoped the directors would con- sent loase for the whole year, our In the Summary Con't before but as is now required under the sider it better to build up the profits should be greater and Mr. Justice Gompertz, this morn Now Companies. Ordinance, I

to maintain the ing, Sam Ayeok eued Mesare. Gil- than to pay big divi-enable company will read to you the report of the dends.

dividend of 8 per cent on the man & Co., merchants, to recover auditors:-

$644.50 alleged to be due for "We report that we have audit The Chairman:-I am sure ospital now declared

There being no questions the lighterage and demurrage, your remarks will receive the at- of the above balance sheet with tention of the directors and 1 chairman proposed the adoption labour supplied and launch hire. the books and vouchers of the hope your optimistle predictions of the report and accounts. This Mr. Otto Kong Bing appeared company in Hongkong and that in will be correct.

was seconded by Mr. H. W. for the plaintiff, and Mr. E. J. our opinion such balance sheet

Looker and carried:

Grist for the defence. The Hon. Sir Paul Chater and Mr. Otto Kong Sing told His Mr. J. W. C. Bonnar were re-Lordship that the plaintiff sup of the state of the company's Board of Directors in place of elected to the board on the pro-plied lighters to illondefendant off.ire at the dist: December Meaars, V. Logan and 8. A. Levy position of Mr. Maitland seconded company for the conveyance of 1011 according to the best of was confirmed on the motion of by Mr. R. O. Edwarde

The chairmag-That is all thi business, gentlemen. Dividend warrants will be ready to-morrow.

Hongkong Land Investment and

Agency Co., Ltd.

The motion was carried.

is properly drawn up so as to The appointment of Messrs E. exhibit a tus and correct view Shellim and 0.8. Cubbay to the

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our information and the explane Mr. H. W. Looker, seconded by Da the motion of Mr. Machado, His LordshipAre? the: done herenul G tions given us, and as shown by Maitland.

seconded by Mr. M. 8. Northcote tracts in writing ?emiMR. JOHN JUBNSTONE has been admitted a Member of the boks of the company. We

car Cmpany and M. ALFRED The retiring directors, Mesare, the appointments of the Hon. No, my lord, but the defendant have obtained all the information A, Siebe und O. S. Gubbay Mr. C. H. Ross, and Mosers. C. S. says the secounts have been set- BROOKE SMITH, Mr. GEORGE „and explanation we intʊ të

were re-elected on the proposal Gubbay and O. G. Mackie to the led under receipt which they WALTER SHEPPARD PAIMG quired. 1d) II, Porey Smith, of Mr. Machado, seconded by Mr. board of directors were confirmed, will produce, 20 JOHN EDWARD GRESSON bas Tel. No. 186 VOA, IL LAwarda suditors, Maitland,

Mr. BU Edwards was re- Continuing plaintiff's advopate From the accounts now beford On the motion of the chairman, elected auditor on the proposition sail that licte had been a general von, you will notice that our gross seconded by Mr. H. W. Looker, of the chairman, seconded by settlement; but the items vron mornings show sa inorgane blower yes, H. P. Bmilk and R.O, Mr. Chapman.

24777) - #hi-li she claim was bezed, wo-o,

bran sathɔriend to sign "bw behalf of Le Company or promunelioni 22254) JARDINE, MATHESOM.CÓ, LD. 11- - gkong, 10th Jan, 1919),... [116]

WINE MERCHANTS,

12, Queen's Bed Central,

HONGKONG.

22nd January, 1912,

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