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DR. SUN YAT-SEN.

Visits Hongkong and Denies that He will Retire to Macao.

Dr. Sun Yut-son the. Chineso

COMPANY REPORT.

The British and Foreign Marine

Insurance Company, Limited

Acconats.

*1

Taxes

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MAY 20, 1912.

471,898 12 4

To Capital £471,598 124 | 10.000 sha

£100,022 3 0

To Capital-67,000 Shatas 220 107 share £1,340,000 paid up 2 per

kare...............4 208,000 O 0

at $10«nch

fully prid

Liabilition.

up .........$100,000,00

10,000 sh*ros

at $13 each

EXCELLENT MILITARÝ

CONCERT.

· Mrs, Gordon's' Farewell Appearance.

By Claims, 1911....

General Expenfol→ including Direċ- tor's 'nai Andi- tor Remora

49,848 8 8

The occasional variety ontor- #5 paid up 50,000,00 - „Balansecol down, 294,789 & 10,

50,000.00 tainments given at the Pulaco Ta Reserve fund....." 75,000.00 Theatre, Mount Austiu, are rare 0471,598 124 [To Insureure fund ....................... 67,180.80, fixtures which do much to relievo. Balance Sheet, December 81

To Unelained dividends..." 468.00 the monotony of existence, and 19 1.

Tu Aconuts vayable onepag 5,888 64 this fact probably accounted for To Balance of Protit arid.

the large attendance on Saturday 50,72.104

ovening, when the usual good $940,208.81 programme was pressuted. Of course it would not be complete without a handcuffact, and Liout.: Law who claims to be styled as the "Houdouff King," aided by a confrere, fairly brought the house down with his clever burlesque, Little Rupert, the boy wonder, under the guidance of a lengthy l'individual sporting side whiskers 9,116.25 and a top hat, shone us un illu

sionist, mental tolopathist, and ropist.

Reserve Fund... 1,000,000 0 €

*Balance

Profil

Assets.

By value of boats,

reformer arrived in Hongkong of the Directors submitted to the The forty-ninth annual repert on Saturday evening, travelling Ordinary General Meeting of the from Canton to Kowloon by the Shareholders, hold at the Cory- evening express and arriving in pany's Office, 5. Castle Street,

Liverpool Hongkong just before

The Directors of the British | o'clock. He was accompanied by

(mid Foreign. Marine Insurance Mrs. Sun Yat-sen a daughter, a

Company, Limited, herowith pre- few others, all of whom wore a sant to the Shareholders their An- | dommodated in room, in theual Report and Statement of Hongkong Hotel Aftor' par-

The Underwriting' Accmint for 'taking of dinner, the party luftin.

1910, now closed, has resulted in cluira for the Kin U Fong a profit of £57,081. 9. 1. The Theatre, where they entertainment Interest Account for the your provided by the Ciront Bayamond11 is £65,472 0. 8d. The combined result amonats to C122,- was greatly appreciated.

1533 9%. 94, which, with the We are informed that De. Sunbalance of c186,993 10s. Od. is making only a short stay in brought forward from last ne Hongkong only two or threoeunt, leaves to the credit of Pro- days, but all the time he has beet fit and Loss Account £30,526 fur simads1.827.86410 11 By most invoted un entromely busy seeing bont Chi- | 194. 99. nose, dealing with much corres»,

An Interim Dividend of 103.

and Loss Account brought show 374,081 12 10

Balance Under- writing Account 291,783 10 Binderwriting Bu-peso and Rez. instraure Aromunis 194,158 18 „Accounts duo by

the Champmyy.... 108,562 11.0

42,197,425 10 11

G31 11 0

By Stamps.....

By Card at Mas10

od au boud out Bills ReteiraMe...

63,210 1.11

nered but at re- ceivel.............. By Aunts dag 19

taa Company

asper fast ne- BAC........$120,000' By loss written

14,00

By necompta receivali By Hongkong and Stang- Banking Corporstinn

By Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co.,

100 000.00 2,041.04

etc., Inn. 10, 00 00

sang

The Whitebait, a quartette

BUTTER.

BUTTER.

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We are pleased to announce that the selling

prices of our different BRANDS BUTTER at

present are as follows

"DAISY

REDUCTIONS

...“ DAIRYMAID "

*** BUTTERCUP"

PASTRY"

BRAND 80 cents per lb.

75

"

70

19

.65

THE DAIRY FARM CO., LD.

dressed in flannels with black GARNER QUELCH & CO.

..... 126,000.00 ties, also did some very good By Tee Louse 8 pior ex-

pade to dato) 97,05120 described in song and patter the work, while Mr. Worcestor ably

80,380.84 6,300,00

28.765.13 a

210961 19

£2,187,485 10 11

Profit and Loss Account' To ordina y repairs and.

algrations........

To Insurance fund P. Pireslora" and Auditor's

fees.****

poudones and at the *m fer share, lass Income Tax, hav~, timo submitting to the insing been paid in July last, it is By Interest and Ronts terrogatories of the ubiquitous now propo ed to pay a Dividond interviewer. After his brief stay of 12-6 per share, loss Income in Hongkong, Dr. Sun will return Tas, payable on 1st March next, to Canton for a short time and making a total distribution of about thros works bones will 28.1.8 por cont.. for the year. proceed to Poking.

After providing for Dividend and |

Gon. B. Boyworth Directors. In this connection it is inter- | Incoino Tax there will remain a cating to note, despite informa-balance of £231,001 4, 28, at the T. Woodsond, tion to the contrary, obtainablo |credit of Profit and Loss Account. Auditors' Report-Wo roport in largo yunutitios, in Canton,, The Prominus for the youthmt we have examined the Ac-By that Dr. Sin has no intnation nor | 1911 amount to 2471,598 128, fd. conants of the British and Foreign over ind of rotiring to Macho, fand the Claims settled to £130,- Marine ·Insurance Company, His work ho ohitustic-in Canton 022 38. Od., leaving a Nott Balance Limited, for the year ending but he denies any claim on the after dethicting Expenses, of Domber 31, 1911.” We have ob- Governor-Generalship of Canton | e291,733 5s. 101.

tained all the information and

་་

To Balance

Bulatefromlut-actent Nett earnings of bosts In eest...................... Seip fees

Un tied dividends

forleited

35.09

WINE MERCHANTS.

DES VŒUX ROAD..

TELEPHONE. 030,"

Supply the highest quality Wines, Spirits, Cigars

Hongkong, 15th January, 1012.

THE "STAR" FERRY CO., LTD.

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$349,208.51 glories of mayoralty.. HE. Mr. Claud Severn gave an excellent rondition of the "Queen of tho| Earth," tho chorus being taken up by the soldiers. Mrs. Gordon made her last appearance on the 1.100.00 Hongkong concert platform and 60,72101 was given a hearty reception. Her first number was "Ora Pro $00,701.85 | Nobis” which she sang with fino

$380.15 effect; and, in response to an on-and Cigarettes obtaina.le, consistent with price. All 65,350.34 coro, gave the "Swance River Wines and Spirits bottled in Europe by Shippers of 10,426.46 following with "Auld Lang Syne" world wide reputation,

8.00 and Rolling Home." Mrs. Gur

don was cheered by the audiencoj and was made the recipient of a $10,701.85 bouquet. The other artistes in the first hall wore Herr Tiomer- 7.10.9 scheidt, Aldlle Louis Thomas, and NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

Mrs. Walker, who gave an in- $67,130.89 toresting turn with the White-NOTIDE IS HEREBY GIVEN 461,830.89 The second half of the pro this Company will be held at the offices 500.00 gramme was a ono net comedy of Messrs. Dodw-li & Co. Ltd., Coun

entitled "the Conversion of Nat 107.180.89 Sturge," by Malcolm Watson, in May, at 12.30 PM. for the purpods of | Buildings," on SATURDAY, the 25th which to the cast was made up as receiving the Report of the Directors follows:-

1ogether with n statement of Acusu ats The Bishop of Minterweir," to 30th April, 1912. Oaptain R. E. Boulton; "Nat -T. REGISTER OF SHARES of Sturge," a barglar, Captain G. the Company will be 010820 fram H. Addison; "Raddles," his as MONDAY, 20th to SATURDAY,

EDWARD OSBURNE,'

Sucretary, Hongkong, 13th May, 1912.

Insurance Fund.

Dr. Suù impressed. a "Tolo- The Directors retiring by rota, foxjdunations we have required, graph" representativo who had in are:-Mr. S. Sandag, Mr. T. and in our opinion the above The pleasure of a few seconds Wondsund, and Mr. Charles Balance Sheet is property drawn Tobdance forward”, chat with him as a man of great. Alcock, who being eligible offer up so as to exhibit a true and strength of charactor and much themselves for resolection.

correct view of the state of the

fram let

a mount.

resource. About the average No notice of an intention to Company's allairs according toy halane height for a Chineso ho has a fead nominata to the office of Auditor the best of our information and of that fine shape which bospeaks any person other than the rotir-explanations given to ts, and as By Polit and intelligenen in every line, while ing Auditors having hoon given, shown by the books of the. Com- his age is calm and rellauting in Mr. J. Morrott Wade, Mr. Arthurpany, We have also satisfied repose and krón in soutaing up. Chalmers and Mr. H. Hyland solves as to the existence and C. P: Chator, his visa-vis. The general square-Daly are alono eligible for alee-value of the Securition for Invest- ness of his features is necentuated tion at the Annual Meeting, in ac-monts to the amount specified. by a quara jaw and firm chin, cordance with the Companies Act, which express all the ohar-1907, Section 19.

actoristics that aman would nrod

to have to go through tha orda is

that havo bofallen the lot of Dr.

Sun. A slight moustache bilos

a firm though kindly mouth, and

By Order,

William low,

Socretary.

BALANCE SHEET.

the first impression is that Dr.Prulit and Loss Acount -Drenthe

Sau was well worthy to be the first president of China:

CANTON NEWS.

34, 1011.

Fo Briance Devauber,

1 19:0..... 318,539

To Balisco Underwrit-

ing Arout, 1940...237,643

In Interost Acemi,

01:

By Pi- vitemi, Les Int.

CONO

Canton-Hankow Railway. The "Telegraph" Correspondent.)

Canton, May 18. Yesterday the officials of the Yuot Han Railway invited Son Yal-son to a toa party, and during Tax. the course of the proceedings Dr. paid Sun delivered a spooch, in tho course of which he declared that Manh, the Canton-Hankow Railway was 1911,4 3,513 108 one of the most important enter- By In- prises in China. He said no time trim

should be lost in hurrying on the pample of Hupoh to complete the ling at their ond. He also. urged the officials to collect the third

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Divi- dozd, 101-

cante, Tux.

call on the shares, and promised aid at to telegraph to Chinese residents | Jaly,

in foreign countries to remit thoir 1911... 31.45 16 8 calle.

By Cims,

**

Com

The Dredging Question. Tho Commissioner of the R Public Works Department has submitted to the Governor-te and General his proposals with regard to the dredging of the Canton River, and has urged the purchase of a dredger, pointing out that a Becond-hand one could be procur-

mi. 6ions on

Profit

of 1910, sa tied

d.

Liverpool, February 21, 1912.

J. Morrott Wario, Chartered Arthur1.4*halmors, { Afe.

[18. Nyland Daly, Auditore.

The "Star" Ferry Company Limited.

'

Q. II. Modhurat,

Directors.

Edward Osborne,

Scorelary,

bait.

that the FOURTEENTH OR |DINARY ANNUAL MEETING of

I certify that I have obtained sistant, Mr. A. U. Collis Browne; 26th inst-inclusive. all the information and explann-Julia," the Bishop's daughter, tions I have required, and Mrs. Addison."

in my opinion, the balance

shoot reforred to in the ro- BISHOP POZZONI LEAVES The following is the Report for Presentation to Shareholders at to exhibit a true and correct port is properly drawn up, so as

FOR ITALY. the Fourteenth Ordinary Annual view of the stato of the Company's 68Morting to be held at the Offices affairs to the bes'. my informa of Mosera. Dodwell & Co., Ltd.;tion and the explanations given

10

61,472 0.8

4321,691 18

£

d.

ed for about seven thousand in 1011: 150,022 1 7 dollars, Hongkong curroney, The By

Governor lins approved the sug-mount--

gastion and has directed the

tran

Commissioner of Finance to pay forred over the required sum for the to Us-

purchase.

Services Wanted..

der

willing

8 at 12.30 p.m. on Saturday, May to me and as shown by the books

25:--

of the Company.

The Directors hive the pleasure: to submit to Shareholders their report, with a statement of ac- counts, for the your ending April, 30,1912.

Accounts.

The not earnings of the bonta,

| aftor paying all working expenses

W. Hutton Potts,

Auditor.. Ilongkong, May 17, 1912.

GREAT FINANCIAL STRESS.

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amounted to $55,850.04 As Southern Rice Mills Involved- against $44,691,23 the previous

your.

$6,000,000,

To amount at credit of Profit For some time past it has been

Entertained by Catholic Union.

On Sunday the members of the Catholic Union showed their esteom for His Lordship Bishop | Pozzoni by entertaining him at an "at home," on the eve of hia departure for Italy. There were i over one hundred members of the Union and their friends presont, including the Rev. Fr. Gabardi and the Rov, Fathers of the Italian mission.

Chov. J. M. Alves addressed His Lordship on behalf of the Catholic Community.

His Lordship the Bishop in ox-

and Loss account (after paying rumoured that two closely as-pressing his acknowledgment of for repairs, allowing for Directors' socialed rice milling and export the appreciation they had expres and Auditors' fees and placing ing firms carrying on business sad for him, displayed grost $5,300.00 to credit of Insurance in the South have been suffer-emotion. Fund), including $280.15ing from financial embarrasṇment brought forward, is $50,721.0! to the extent of which, with the approval of ahare- holders, it is proposed to appro- 63,091 184 printe as follows:

To write off boats'

+

write off Ico

$13,000.00

Houso Street Pior....... 4,000,00 pay u dividend of 9 per cont, from

working profits ... 13,500.00 , pay a bonus of 6 per cent. from Interest

Six Million Dollars. Suspicions have been rife for several months past; now the affair begins to assume more definite shape.

A partial list of creditors now! before us, including only the largest ones, totals $4,875,000. mostly unsecured. Hongkong is interested to extent.

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To day's Advertisements NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES..

FROM EUROPE, COLOMBO

·AND STRAITS.

BIBANO MARU,"

a consideral! THE Company's Steamship The latest information on the having arrived from the above porth, subject raises the amount Consignees of Cargo are hereby inform- .10,000.00 of liabilities from $4,875,000 toed that their Goods are being landed | carry forward...........522,01) 66,000,000. Prominent business and placed at their risk in the Hong-

account... ......ajate inser)

.9,000.00 transfer to Reserve fund..........

men in the Colony hays been in kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godawa $50,721.01 possession of this knowledge for Company's Godowas at Kowloon, a week past. They have, however, where each consignment will be sorted Directors

allowed nothing more than whisp out mark by mark and delivery can be Hon. Sir O. Paul Olater, Kt, era to escape them and are still obtained as soon as the Goods s O.M.G., joined the Board in non-committal. We withhold the 'anded. 80,622 17place of Mr. C. Gordon Mackie name of the firns involved as antors instructions are given to the opp Optional goods will be carried on 2.990,10 8 The Governor-General, las By Income Tax.........

resigned.

well as the list of liabilities for trary before Noon, to-day. In accordance with the Articles obvious reasons. written to Mr. Chan Keung-yao, By Balançocarriondown 274,084)12 10

of association Hon. Mr. O. H, Ross compradore to Messrs. Donglas Lapraik & Co. in Hongkong, to

retires, but offers himself for re- election. come up to Canton and assume the position of Director of the Spedle Department and the Mint The Governor adds that he is in favour of Mr. Chan's suggestions 1910... 20,0000 0 that the officials engaged in theso Underwriting Account, 1911, two Departments should be ap

Ва

penne

to

£521,694 18 0

painted by the Provincial Governo Premiums 1911, lara ment and that they should be

Rein'05, Being

attoos, and Foreign

Auditor. Mr. W.H. Potts has audited the accounts now presented and offers himself for relection.

Hongkong, 18th May, 1912.

G. H. Medhurs,

Chairman

Hongkong, May 18, 1912,

Balusée Bhost, April 55.

CRIMINAL SESSIONS

JURORS, JA

Goods not cleared by the 27th Mấy, will be subject to rent,

Damaged packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Còn- signse's and the Co's representatives at an appointed hour, All claims must The following gentlemen com- be presented within ten days of the prised the jury at to-day's Crimi-teamer's arrival here, after which date nal Bensions: F. M Hurley they omnes be recognised. He alaim (Foreman), O. Stafford, 0.0,will be admitted after the goods have Muller, Pinjfbergan, Mr. Gour NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA gey, OH. W. Kew and J. Ly-

lafi the Godowns, 2

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