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COMPANY MEETINGS.'

Hongkong Land Reclamation Co,

Ltd.

The eleventh ordinary annual geporal meeting of the sharehall: ere in the Hongkong LandRe- clamation Co. Ltd. was held this morning at the offices of the Company, when the Hon Mr. C. H. Rosa presidied. There were aleo present; Sir C. Paul Chater Mr. G. S Gabbay, Mr E. Shellim, Ho Tung (directors) and Messrs H. Percy Smith, J. Hennessey Seth, A. E. Asgar Ho Fook, He Kom Tong, M.S.Morthcote, Lo

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 1913.

over by our present lessee, and ourselves and the board of direc wo.are therefore enabled to give tors on the "excellent results of you an extra 25 cents per share the year's working. It is pleas- that although by way of dividend, making a ing to note total dividend for the year of we carry forward some $10,800 $4.25 per share, the highest in as against $41,758 at the end the records of the company and of 1911, after deducting all or which I have no doubt will meet with

your approval.

I do not think there is anything further in the accounts now before us which calls for remark, but before proposing their adoption shall be pleased to answer any questions you may wish to put.

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dinary working expenses, we have derived more than our annual dividend from what I may de scribe as a legitimate source of re- venue to the company, without assistance from sales of the pro- property. It must borne in mind that it was

the large Thoro being no questions, the amount received from the last Chairman proposed the adoption source in 1011 that we were able of the report and accounts, which to carry forward so large an

to

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Choong Shiu and Mr. E. Bruce was carried, on being seconded amount. I also notice with plea POUCHES," CIGAR &

Shepherd, secretary.

by Mr. Machado.

sure that about 5 per cept of the Mr. Gubbay ware

The Hon. Mr. C. H. Ross and not rent roll is spent in repairs, ro-oleated from which is would appear that directors, on the motion of Mr. the property of the company Deacon, seconded by Mr. Maitland.is kept in good repair. It seems

Mr. A. C. Hyres was re- to me that the company is in a appointed auditor on the motion very sound position and we seem- F. Smythe. af tho Chairman, seconded by Mr.ed secured to a steady dividend"

of boven per cent, at least. Gen- The Chairmen :-That is "all tlemen, the shares of this company business; thank you for your at-are looked upon as the Consols tondance; dividend warrants will of the Far East and I hope they be ready to-morrow.

will continue to be so I have much pleasure in seconding the report.

H.K, Land Investment and. Agency Co. Ltd. The twenty-fifth ordinary gen- eral meeting of the shareholders

On the motion of Mr. Machado, secorded by Mr. Clarke, Messrs.

The secretary having read the notice convening the meeting, the chairman said:

Gentlemen,-Our report and balance sheet, together with the auditor's report having heon in your possession for some days, may I think be taken as read.

From the accounts now before you, it is satisfactory to note that the negotiations for the sale of a part of your property, which I reported at our last meeting as pending, wore successfully carri ed through in June, resulting in the sale to the Government of 252,254 square feet of land with in the Hongkong Land Invest-E. Sheflim and G. Friesland were

re-olected as directors. marine frontage at Kowloon Point, nent and Agency Co., Ltd., was

Mesars. H. Peroy Smith and showing a profit of $631,814 08. held to-day at noon at the offices

Our house property in Yaumati of the Company, the Hon Mr. O. A. C. Hynes were re-appointed has been leased at a monthly rea.. toss prosiding. There were auditors, on the motion of the tal of $300 and was put in also present:-Sir Paul Chater, Chairman, seconded by Mr. F. B. Chairman:-That is all thorough order when the lease Messrs H. Soiba, E. Shellim, H. Deacon.

P. White, C. S Gubbay, G. Interest account which for Friesland, directors, Messrs H. the business, gentlemen; dividend some years has been a debit now Percy Smith, J. ME. Machado, warrants will be ready to-morrow shows a credit of $20,18188 for W. F. Clarko, H. J. Gedge, F. morning. the last six months working. B Daicon, A. C. llynes, and the While the year's working secretary, Mr. M. S. Northcote. shows the satisfactory profit of The Secretary having road the $667,502.19 your directors have notice convening the meating, decided to only pay the usual di- the Chairman siid:Gentle videnil of 7 per cent on the paid men.The reports and up capital, and carry forward the counts, to which is attached the remainder BU 08 to pur-auditors' report, having been in chase properties if such bevour possession for some time offering, in view of which we will, with your approval, take have $580,000 cast on loan at them as read,

was made.

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BOY'S $1,300 HAUL.

Kowloon Man Robbed of

Jewellery and Money.

We have been informed that a Parseo gentleman residing at 4,

CIGARETTE HOLDERS

IN LARGE VARIETY.

KRUSE & CO.

OPPOSITE THE NEW POST OFFICE..

Lecture on Wireless.

A lecture on "Wireless Tele graphy and Telephony" is to be given by Professor C. H. Rober- son in the YMCA. Rooms, on Thursday. The Hon. Mr E. A, Hewitt C. M. G. is to take the chair.

The Bank Note Case. connection with the alleged The eight Japanese charged in

the Kwantung forgeries on

Governmont, again Military appeared before Mr. C. D. Mel- bourne, at the Police Court, this afternoon, when further evidence was taken.

To-day's Advertisements

Rose Terrace, Nathan Road, Kow- THE CHINESE RECREATION loop, has been robbed of jowellory and money to the extent of $1,314.

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On Saturday morning a number

of the report and accounts, and bick portions of two lots on the safe, which was built in the ward. Mr. H. Percy Smith seconling, Pravs East and the amount o robe, was missing, as well as the same was carried.

derive has been credited to the On the motion of Mr. J. H. balance of the property still re- $1,314. At ten o'clock the same its contents, to the value of Seth, seconded by Ho. Kommaining in our possession-the

evoning he went to the Water Tong, Messra O. S. Gubbay and amount shown under this beading Police Station and reported the Ho Tung were re-elected to the Le. $1000, bring a profit made

onenlos of shares held by the took the matter up at once.

matter to Inspector Kerr, who! directorato.

Company.

OLUB.

NOTICE.

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Socretary for Sports. Address-Mess.8. Wilkinson

Grist,

9, Queen's Road Central, H.ngkang. narking. 27.5 Jan. 14 M.. 1180

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, }

To-day's Advertisements.

ONGEONG HORTICULTURAL

SOCIETY,

ANNUAL SHOW.

TE Flo acid on the 7th and 8th

HE Flower and Veg tabla Show

March, in the Botanic Gardens,

Inteading Exhibibitors should send their antzy-forms 17. tle Hon. S cret- ary not later than the 28th February,

Cupies of Rules and Schedules may be obtained from the Hon Secretary,

L. GIBBS, 6 Beaconsfield Arends, 135 Hongkong, 27th Jan, 1913..

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LTD

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that an Extraordinary General

Mecting of the Green Island Cement

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

"

Now then-Varlety is the spice of life, and a” change of diet is good for all of us. We provided you with Sausage the finest in the land, now we have im ported for your consumption, DIRECT from LONDON KIPPERS, HADDOCKS, FILLETS.

Just landed and in prime Condition: We have received from the NORTH 1,000

BRACE of PHEASANTS, they are subject to your order.

WM. POWELL,

LTD.

MILLINERY DEPARTMENT: NEW PARIS MODELS

IN PLAIN STYLES

MADE OF BEAUTIFULLY COLOURED

TUSCAN STRAW.

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INSPECTION INVITED.

WM. POWELL, LIMITED.

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

A.NEW-STOCK OF

SILK TIES

FOR GENTLEMEN

IN THE

Company Limited will be be'd at the LATEST STYLE AND COLOURS. offices of blasers. Flera Tones de Co. St. Gorge's Building Chater Road,

at

call earning 6 per cent. interest. From the account new before We still own 120,632 square you it is satisfactory do noto, that feet with Marine Frontage of 660 while commission account show of the residents at the house went MEMBERS are hereby notifid that Tennis Tournament cumpris- feet in Canton Rosii Yaumati, decrease of some $1,500 and for the day and left a boy ageding the flow.ng rents will commence which is of great value, and the revenue derived from sales sixteen in charge of the premises or about the 2nd February 1918 at

About two o'clock in the after- hope that at our next meeting 1 only $1600 aw against $57,141.87

Le abova Club as an event of the Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong on suquai sporta.

Wednesday the 12th day of February may be able to announce a zatis for the previous year, your prin- noon a lady erme back and found

1913 at 12 o'alock hoon when the sub- factory sale thereof, ...

cipal source of revenue, Rent Ale, at the boy was missing. She also noticed by the disorder that

joined Resolations which were passed at: Before proposing the adoption shows an increase of some $15,500 the boy had evidently had in

the Ex.xnordinary General Meeting of of the report and accounts, if over 1911 and nearly $40,000 some friends and had entertained

the Company held on the 25th day o shareholders have any questions over the year 1910. I am sure them to a good " feed."

Bleusbors wishing to join are request-January 1913 will be submitted for to ask, I will endeavour to answer your will dorm. this most. About nine o'clock at night the send their names with saberip-fiction special Resolutions, them to the best of my ability Batisfactory During the year

who, Owns the tions to the undersigned not later than

(1) Ibat the Memorandum of Agree There being no questions, the the only sales of property that gentleman

meat bowing date the nineteenth chairman proposed the option have taken place have been the missing properly came back, and,200 on Saturday the 19 February,

day of April 1912 and made half an hour later, found that bis

between Joseph Whittlesey No- blo, the Hon.umble Mr. Edward Osborne and the Honourable Mr. Beary Edward Pollock (31embars of the Committee up- pinted by the Shareholders of the Green Island Cement Com- pany Limited at the Annual General Meeting of that Com papy hold on the twenty filth day of March 1911) of the one part and Shonna Tomes & Co. in their capacity of Gonera) Managers of the Green Island Cement Coinpany Limited of the other part as supplemented by a etter beating date the eighth dy of May 1912 and addressed by the Kid SboraD Toms & Co. as such Genors Managers as aforesaid to the ab.vo named Members of the kbora me tioned Committee and by the letter of such members in suswor theret bossing date the 14th day of May 1912, bo and the same is hereby ratified and confirmed by the Shareholders of the said Company.

in

country.

BREMEN.

NOTICE.

Taking Cargo a througa ates to Monady An: Jesselton.

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BORNEO," Captain F. Seinbil3, (Loding Wednos | POLICE COURT CHANGES.day a.) will teave on TUESDAY,

the open Jan., at 10 ▲,.

For Freight or l'assaga, apply to NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,

MELCHERS.& 00.,

General Agents..

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The Magistrates, Mesure. F. A.,

Mesere. W. Lutton Potts and

The boy, it is believed, got his A. O,'D. Gourdin were re-elected Turning to the other side of friends to assist him in carrying auditors on the motion of the our profit and loss ale-charges off the safe, and seeing that he chairman seconded by Mr. A. Ele shows an increase of some hind eight hours' start of the FOR KUDAT AND SANDAKAN, Asger.

$5500 which is principally due The chairman:-That is all to the increase in salaries incurred polico, it will be difficult for them fan, Lahad Datu, Labuxu, Jolo,| the business, gentlemen; dividend by the leave of absence granted to locate him. He had ample warrants will be ready to-morrow to your secretary, Mr. Hooper, opportunity to catch an afternoon West Point Building Company.who left on a holday, after 10 train or an evening boat to the

The ordinary annual general years' continuous Forvice, meeting of the shareholders in February last; during his ab- the West Point Building Co., sence his duties have been per- Ltd., was bold this morning at formed by Mr. Northcote. Re- the offices of the Company when pairs to proporties Lam pleased Sir C. P. Chater C.M.C pre- to say abow drerease of $8,000. Hazeland and O. D. Melbourne, sided, There were also present: This is mainly due to the fact sat in the old Law Courts, this The Hou, Mr. C.H. Ross, Mossre, that we have been fortunate dur-morning, for the first time. The Hongkong, 25'h Jan., 1918. C.S. Gubbay, 1. W.C. Bonnar, ing the year under review in change from the Police Courts directors, M.S.Northcote secretary, escaping any severe typhoons, adjacent to the gaol has been Messrs. F. Maitland, F. Smythe, R. otherwise your properties have brought about in consequence of Deacon, J. M. E. Machado, Ebeen kept in good repair. The the proposal that theold building Bruce Shepherd and R. A. Carigares of interest ale remain up the hill be pulled down, and valho,

practically the same as in the more adi quato premises built. The secretary having read the last statement.

The old premises were most un notice convening the niecting, the

As many of you are aware in suitable for police o urts with so chairman said:--

connection with the disappearance many prisoners passing before There was but Gentlemen. The report and of the compradore of the Hong the Magistrates. statement of accounts for the kong and Shanghai Bank at the poor accommodation for those being landed as their risk into the year 1912 together with the end of September inst we dis- waiting trial, and it is remarkable Godewus of tho Holt's Wharf at Kow- auditors report thereon having covered a shortage of cash in our that the escapes of prisoners, loon, wrence and/or from the wharves been in your hande for the past own compratore's account of dealt with and waiting to be dealt delivery ning be obtained. week may, I think, be taken as $21,000 but I am ploised to be withhave not been more humer unless notice notios to the outtary be read.

able to tell you that this money The gross receipts for the has been in part already refunded

A Chinoso was charged with ads have left the Godown, and all year under review amount to and security deposited with the $62,348 21 as against $01,915.91 company for the balance so that boing in possession of opiurhoods remaining undelivered after the for the previous year, the company we have nothing to write off in two counts; he was fined $88 in 3rd prox, mil is subject to rent. having bad the full year's rental this rospect and the compradore

at the increased rate instead of raisins in our employ under a

otis.

all.

The First Case.

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BARBER LINE OF STEAMERS, NSTICE TO CONSIGNELS. 8.8. SHIMOSA,"

FROM NEW YORK. "ON SIGNEES of Cargo are bors

by inlorned that all Goods aro

Upuodai Carge will be forwardod

giren before.

No claims will be admitted after the

All claims against the Steamer! mast be presented to the Undersigned on or belure the 26th prox., or they will

All broken, chafod, and damaged

only nine months as in the 1011 now and well secured Agreement. Returning to England, accounts, as also the benefit of

Before proposing the adoption According to the "China not be recognized. a considerable decrease in the of the report and accounts if share Critic," Sir Francis and Lady amount expended on repairs to holders have any question to put Piggott are returning to England, Goods are to be left in the Godowns property which stande at $901.50 to me I will endeavour to answer almost immediately, via Siberis, as compared with $4,212.33 the them to the best of my ability.

Horticultural Show. The flower and vegetable show amount expended in 1911, which There being no questions, the heavy expenditure was as I told Chairman proposed the adoption organised by the Hongkong Horticultural Socisty, is to be you at our last annual meeting in- of the report and accounts.co curred in putting the property Mr. Gedge, in seconding sald held on March 7th and 8th, into thorough repair on the taking I thing we gught to gongratulate Entries close on February 28th

where they will be examined on the 3rd prox., at 11 am,

No Fire Insurance has been affected; Bills of Lading will be countersigned

DODWELL & CO., LTD. Aginta 87th Jan, 1918, (188)

(2) That the regulations contained in the copy of the propose new Articles of Association of the Green Island Cement Company. Limited (which for the purpose of ident.acation are boca suban ibed by Messrs. ShowAA Tom 18 & Co.. as General Managers of each Company, and which may be inspected by any Shareholder of the said Company at the Offices of the said General Managers at St. George's Building, Chater Road, Victoria in the Colony of Hong. Long, or at the Ofoes of Mosers. Dorcon Looker Desoon and Harston at No. 1, Des Voeux Road Central, Victoria: aforesaid, on any weekday be- tween the hours of 10 am, and

4 p.) be and the same are

hereby adopted as the Articles

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Dated thin 27th day of January 1913.

SHEWAN TOMES & CO.

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HONGKONG,

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT Hongkong 27th January 1013.

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