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DIRECTORS AND THEIR LIABILITIES, DUTIES

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAN

which

Com

are

poration by which places of businesa in the Colony may have been established prior to 1912. An previously pointed out, although the corresponding Section (274) of the Act of 1908 is assumed, in England, to apply to companies incorporated abroad whenwoever

POST OFFICE. MAILS VIA SIBERIA.

London. Jan. 17 Jan. 29

Shanghai Feb. 3 Feb. 8

FEBRUARY 10, 1913)

SHIPPING NEWS.

ARRIVED.

WEATHER REPORT,

IL

un:

On the 10th at 11.40,-Condi- tions remain practically Kaijo Maru, Jap, as 1,292, Y changed. 60

Yamamato, 8th Feb. The antiovolone is central to Swatow 7th Feb., Tea-the north of the lower Yangtze MAILS DUB.,

028, K

Valley and a depression still lies Siberian, Goldenfels, 12th inst.Petchaburi, Her. B., 1,317, Jose to the east of Japan English, Davanhs, 14th inst.

wich. 8th Feb.-Quang „*-*: 7-Yen 5th. Feb., Stone,

U.J. L. Dakotah, Br. 8.a., 2,593, Ross, 18th Feb. Tourane 5th Feb., Bilk oil.-8. O. Co,

The Goldenfels is expected to arrive here on Wednesday the 12th instant with the London Mail (via Siberia) of Friday the B4th Jan,

Haiphong

a.m.

a.m.

a.m.

a m.

Swatow. Amoy and Fooohow-Tosa

Par Haitan, 11th Feb., 9 a.m.

they may have catablished branch- Hoihow and Pakhol-Per Hanoi, Atholl,

sin England, the wording of the

11th Feb., 9.1.

10 a.m. the wording Shanghal, North China, Japan via Kobe-Per Atholl," 11th Feb., 10 a.m,

Saigon, Straits. Ceylon, Adelaide, Western Aus

Haitan, Br. s.s., 1,183, Roach, 9th

·Feb-Swatow' 8th Feb., Gen-D. L. & Co..

Mall Steamers

JAPAN GRA

THE PENINSULAR

The monsoon will probably be AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO.

interrupted to the north of Foo- ahow to-morrow, but remali mo- derate over the N. China Sea.

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24

ALL despatol VESSELS t the Undermentioned PORTS

hours ending at 10 am to-day, WV. the DATES med- ̈ ̈

W 0.00 inches.

FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW,

District.

Hongkong and Neighbourhood

Formona Channel

Forecast.

E. winds,

MOI, KOBE & YOKUHAMA...

STRAM KILO

SHANGHAI,

NAMUR Cap

A Collyer,

DEVANHA

moderate; SHANGHAI

cloudy at

first, clear- LONDON, VIA USUAL PORT OF. ing later.

Citz N.E. gale. LONDON & ANT- WERPY.Srcam, PENANG, O'Bo PORT SAU Maura

3 South coast of)

and Lamooks China between H.K.

4 South coast of) China between H.K. and Hainan.

China Coast Meteorological' Register.

Oupt. W. R. Hiskey, HIMALAYA Uspt. H. Q. Eraus, 8.8.B..

SARDINIA

Lapt. 0.0. Talb ..

BAIL, ON

daylight 11th Feb.

about 18th Feb.

Noon

15th Feb.

Freight and Painage,

Freight and Paniage reight and

Pastaga

about

19th Fob.

Freight & Paninge

All the shove steamers are fitted with wireless Telegraphy.

The same as No 1.

& Mariniui* 16

4.

The same

28 No. 1.

For Fright, or Passiga apply to

E. A. REWETT,

[.P. & O. S. N. Co.'s "nflier,

Superintendent,

10th February, á.m.

Station.

[Wind.

Hour.

Temperature

Barometer.

Humidity.

D'tion.

Force.

amendment has been made those Companies will have the. AND POWERS. right to acquire and hold, lands in Hongkong merely upon Foreign Corporations(Continued.)

Where the actual sale and in the first part of Sec 252, and Aling the documents mentioned disposal of the undertaking and without being required to obtain aarets to a foreign corpore the special consent of the Gover tion, for shares in that cornor in Council That special poratiou, is authorised by the consent need thereafter only be Company to be made by the obtained by foreign liquidator, his safest course to pursue, until the Aat (or, in panies, carrying on business

in Hongkong. Hongkong, the Ordinance) is

incorporated in alien Countries. amended, mutat be to apply to the If this amendment is carried on? Court for its sanction to the sale, the remarks made in s previous Mail left Singapore on Sunday.

The Devanha with the English Kachidate Maru, Jap. s.8 2,125, which sanction would undoubted article (vide p.p. 110, 111 ante), the 9th instant at 9 am and la

Wakyawa, 8th Feb. ly be given upon terins that the as regards the disadvantages to expected to arrive here on Fri

Milke 2nd Feb., Coal- interests of dissentient areholders British Companies of the pro-day the 14th instant at 6

M. B. K. Toosui, Nor. 8.5, 981, Markasson, (if any) were safeguarded (Im visions of Seo. 253, need no longer This packet brings the. Parcel

8th Feb. Saigon 4th perial Mercantile Credit As-

be considered.

Mails closed in London for des Bein Kong, Chi. B.B., J. Halker,

Feb, Rice Ohinese. sociation L. R. 12 Eq. 504.

patch by the all sea route on 10th It would be unwise on his It is believed that it is not pro-Jan and for despatch overland

8th Feb,-Shanghai 4th part to pat through the sale with-posed to amend Seo. 252 of the on the 14th Jan.

Feb, Gen.-C. M. 8 N. out obtaining such sanction, in Ordinance, and so to make the

Co. reliance upon a power contained provisions of that Seation express

MAILS CLOSE."

Lyeemoon, Ger. 8,8., 1,230, Sarh, in the Memorandum of Associady applicable to all foreign cor-

and Pakhoi-Fer

8th Feb.-Saigon 4th Triumph, 11th Feb,, 8

Feb., Rice.-H. A. L. tion to sell for shares in any Company, and upon the restulion

Foibow and Fakhoi-Per Carl8th Feb. Saigon 4th Phu.Yen, Fr.s.a, 1,246, Lheuroux, of a large majority authorising

Diedrichson, 11th Feb., &

Feb Rice.-B. & S. him to sell, for it may be said

Sikiang, Fr. 8.s., 6.5, E de Cata- that a Company is impliedly pro-

Saigon-Per Kjeld, 11th Feb., 6 hibited from Bathorising is

tano, 9th Feb.-Haiphong 6th Feb, Gen.-N. M. liquidator to sell for phares others

Maru, Jap. 88, 3,6 0, Satow, wise than under Sea 192 of the

9th Feb.-Yokohama 27th Act (185 of the Ordinance). Wen-

Br. as, 3,031, Saxby, Jan., Gen--N. Y. K lack v. River Dee Co. 10 A.0.354, and Be ood v Hendersons's Co. first part of that Section in slight- Saigon-Per Ningpo, 11th Feb.,

9th Fob-Singapore 1st So woon, as a resolution to windy (though not unimportantly) { ...

Feb., Gon-Order up a Company has been passed different from and confirmed it is no longer a of section 282 of the Ordinance. going concern, and the liquids-A Company "which establishes", tor's powers are confined to those may be argued to mean a Com- conferred upon him by the Act, pany which has already esta and, in Bongkong, the Ordinance.blished, and continues to establish. He has, a liquidator, no power to Not so a Company, which " shall sell for kitares in another Comp-establish," for this necessarily any except under the provisions implies something to be done in of Soc. 192 of the Act (185 of the the future. Moreover, as also pre- Ordinance) for ul ugh the viously pointed out, the law in liquidator in a voluntary winding force in England for a year prior up may, without the sanction of to the passing of the Act of 1908. the Court; exercise all the powers required foreign Companies | of the official liquidator, in a which had already stablished winding-up by the Chart, places of business in England to power to roll means, is the abs nce comply with provisions similar of any context, a power to sell for to those of Section 274 of the Act money, and a person who exer of 1908. This being a consoli- eises such a power is bound to dating and not an amending Act, Ball for money" Payne v. Cock Co. it cannot be assumed otherwise (1900) 1 Ch. at p. 314). If there than that it was not the in- fore the Bration is inapplic.b'e intention of the Legislature to any particular instance, the liqui- exempt such foreign companies dator cannot himself sell for from the mecessity for further shares in another Company except compliance with the law with with the sanotion of the Court. which they had previously beoo But should the directors of the compelled to comply, and with Felling Company, in pursuance of which other foreign companies powers contained in its Memoran were required to comply." But, dum of Association, have already whatever may have beon the disposed of the whole of intention of the framers of the property of the Company

the Companies Ordinance while it was a going concern, in 1911, foreign corporation's consideration of shares in the with places of business establish. purchasing Company to be after ed in Hongkong cannot be held wards alloted to the shareholders to bo liable for penalties for not of the selling Company; and if having done that which it is not therefore there is nothing to be made olear they are required to Fort Bayard, Haiphong, Pakhoi dons by the liquidator-beyond do, and which it had not previ bis ordinary duties in a winding-ously been necessary for them to up-except to distribute the new do. In fact, it is understood that shares, ao application for the the local authorities bave let it be. sanction by the Court can be known that they do not consider Becessary. A dissentient share the section to be applicable to holder could nevertheless demand bis rights under Sec 192 of the Aot (Sec 185 of the Ordinance), and prevent immediate distribu tion or he could apply the Court under See 193 (186 of the Ordinance) to determine any question affecting liim in the winding-up,

Namur. Br. 6.8 4,187, Collyer, Wostock 7a30.00-8 85

9th Fab-London 28th Nemuro Deo, Gen-P. & O. S. N. Hakodate Co.

Tokio

tralia, India, Aden, Egypt Machew, Ger. 8,9., 992, Zollner, Kochi and Europe via Marseil-ce

les (Late Letters 11 to. 9th Feb-Bangkok 1st Nagasaki Noon. Extra Postage 10

Feb., Rice.-B. & S. K'shima

;

French

Siberian

Mali-

Mail

gents). (Letters posted Bourbon.-Fr. s.s, Le Van Hant. Oshima

9th Feb-Saigon 4th Naha Feb., Rice. Ordor. Ishi'jíma Hongboo, Br. as,2,056, Kinghorn, Bonin Is.

9th Feb-Singapore 1st Chefoo

in all the Pillar Boxes in time for the first olerance will be included in this contract mail.)→ Magellan, 11th Feb., 11

& m.

Shanghai, North Chinia Japan via Nagasaki, Honolulu, Canada. Unit-

ed States and South Am-.. orica via San Francisco (Europe via Siberia)-Per Shinyo-maru, 11th Feb., 11 a.m.

Macao-Per Sui Tai, 11th Feb.

1.15 p.m. Shanghai and North China-Per

Feb Gon-Joo Sing.

Magellan, Fr. a. 5,028, Charbon-Tainan nel 10th Feb.-Yoko Koshun Philippine Islands-Per Taming. Den of Orombie, Rr. 8.8, 3,128, W. Canton

Linan, 11th Feb,3 pm.

hama 1st Feb-M. M. P'dores 11th Feb., 3 p.m. Shanghai and North China-Fer

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4

Weather.

6 a 29.71-

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29.83- 29.85 30.05

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30.17-

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30.15-

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131

30.18 30.15 30.01

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nnw 6 nné 3

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30.4016 86 n 8bm

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Hongkong, 10th February, 1913.

NORDDEUTSCHER

LLOYD.

BREMEN.

IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL

For

NAPLES, GENOA,

ALGIERS, GIBRAL-BREMEN TAR, SOUTHAMPTON, { tapt. li. - Wilhelmi ANTWERP & BREMEN, KHANOTLAN

་ ་***

LINES

21,8X)

BAKI,

KOR YOKOHAMA .......

NAGA-)

And

Capt. Coudt

PRINZEITELFRIEDRICH THURSDAY,

FU ALL

[W'NESDAY, 19th Feb, Lax

About

-1,60100

MANI PAP

MARONN, NEW-(PRINZ SIGISMUND

20th Feb.,

SATURDAY,

GUINEA, BRISBANE

lagu, D. Lénz

6,010 (22ad Ferastr

SEY & M'BOURNE.

KOBE and YOK HAMA (PRINZ WALDEMAR 'n

Cap, Bremer KUDAT & SANDAKAN (BORNEO

1Capt. F. Sembil

About TUESDAY,

.6.100

4th March Ead of

February

Tek W'haiwel

Hankow Pongtong, Ger. ss., 998, Botefuhr, Ichang

9th Feb.-Bangkok 30th Kiukiang Jan., Rice.-B. & S.

Changsha Chinhua. Br. s.s. 1,250, Benson Shanghai

* 30.4627 9th Feb,Shanghai 6th Gutzlaff 30.2831

3. ov Feb 'Gen.-B. & 8. Sharp P. 7a30,3753

0.or Kumano Maru, Jap. ss, -3.842. Amoy 6a30.2353 80 ene 3 o

Winckler, 10th FebSwatow

..30.2054 87 one. 1 c. Manila 8th Feb, Flour Taihoku 5a30.20—— e 4 - **N. Y. K.

Taichu 30.04→→→ n 4 30.13-- 0, 8 30.10

2- „30.15 —— 10 — 9a30.2262 72n. 2 o Jarvis, 10th Feb. Singa- H'kong. 6a30,1758 89 3 b pore 2nd Feb., Gen-J., Gap Rock „, 30.13 — — 50 M. & Co.

Macao 30:1260 ese 2 c Siberia, 4m. s.8, 5,655, A Zeeder, Wuchow 9a30.305474 n 40

10th Feb. San Fran- Pakhoi cisco 9th Jan, Gen-P Hoihow M & Co. Locat, Fr. s.e., 7,846, Lange Tourane Phulion

lin, 10th Feb-Marseilles O. St. J. Gen-M. M..

Aparri Rajaburi. Ger. 88, Wolff, 10th Manila Feb.-Saigon 5th Feb, Legaspi Ballast.-B. & §.

Iloilo Bacolod OLEARANCES AT THE Cebu

HARBOUR OFFICE.

Kachidate-maru, for Karatsu.

Feb. 10. Carl Diederichsen, for Pakhoi.

Fultala, for Rangoon Sungkiang, for Haiphong..

Tungwah 11th Feb., 3 pim. Shanghai and North China-Per Kwongsang, 11th Feb., 15 p.m. Port Courbet-Per Eanyang, 11th Paul

Amoy and Foochow vis Feb., 5 p.m. Tamani Per Taiton- "maru, 11th Feb, 5 p.m.

Swatow,

Swatow,

Si-

and Saigon-Per klang, 12th Feb., 8 a.m. Amoy and Foochow Per Katjo-maru, 12th Macao-Pez Sul Tai, 12th Feb.,

Feb., 9 a.m.

1.15.p.m.

8 m

Triumph, for Haiphong.-

Per

Kiang Ping, for Canton."

11

Macao-Per. Sul Tei, 13th Feb.

1.15.

Kalgan, for Shanghai. Namsang, for Shanghai, Marie, for Hongay.

Pingsuey, for Yokohama. Namur, for Yokohama. Chiahua, 13th. Feb. 3Chinhua, for Canton.

DEPARTED. Feb. 9.

Shanghai and North Chins-Per

P.10.

foreign corporations with long Japan via Kobo-Per Tilatjap, established"branoles in the Colony, and do not therefore Japan

12th Feb., 4 p.m. via Yokohama expect such corporations to com. ply with its provisions. The

Quilos, 13th Feb, Ordinance of 1011 is not a con- soliuting Ordinanon but intro- duces entirely new Company law into the Colony, framed as nearly A further amendment which it's possible (having regard to local is believed is proposed to be circumstances) upon the law in made to the Companies Ordin- forco in England, No law pre- anos 1911, affecting Foreign Corviously existed in the Colony retraite porations, is to Sec. 253, by quiring foreign corporations to do placing Companies incorporated what is now necessary to be done in the United King-loma or in any by such Corporations who may British Porgession on the some hereafter establish places of footing as that in which they are business in Hongkong. placed in England. After such

(To be continued.}"

CRISP, NIPPING MORNINGS.

A pot of hot, delicious Coffee downstairs. The in- viting Aroma prevades the house, Isn't that an in- ducement to get up and begin the day? But the Coffee mustn't be a dia- appointment even one day- out of six. It must be con sistently good, and that is one of the great characteris» ties of LOTUS BRAND MOKHA COFFEE.

Obtainable at all Grocerai,

H. RUTTONIEE & SON,

40, QUEENS LOAD, DEN BAL,

Swatow, Amoy and Foochow -

Per Haiyang, 14th Feb., 9.a.ra.

and India via Calcutta- Fer Laisang, 14th Feb 11 a'm

Macao-Per Sui- Tat, 14th Feb.,

1.15.p.m.

|

Halmun, for Swatow. Daigi-maru, for Foochow Haiching, for Foochow Slam, for Canton. Pembrokeshire, for Antwerp.

Yunnan, for Canton.

Straits and India via Calcutta Beinkong, for Canton.

Per A. Apcar, 14th Feb,

Siberian

Mail.

2 p.m. p

Feb. 10. Shanghai, & North China Namsang, for Kobes

Daiya-marupfor Wakamatsu.

(Europe via Siberia) — Per Devanba, 14th Feb

5 p.m. Shanghai, North China and Japan via Kobe Per Thongwa, 15th Feb,, 10 am

Batavia, Cheribon, Semarang and Fourabaya-Per Tjimahi, 15th Feb., 10 am.

Mail.-

Straits, Burmah, Ceylon.

Adelaide, Western Aus-

Idlar, for Haiphong. Sungkiang, for Haiphong

Taltala, for Straits. Kalgan, for Amoy.`.

PASSENGERS ARRIVED.

Per 18. Hela Kong, arrived 8th Inst., from Shanghai:-- Kinyer¡ H.

Labuan

.11

6a30.08 64 *

30.0468-860 2 c

." 29.9875 ne 3.f

-30.99 70 — nw 1p 29.97 67 - A 1 c 29.97 67

All the steamers of the Eampenn Lâne are Aited with Wireless Telegraphy, Now Sputem Telefunken."

For further Partioŋlumn, apply to

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,

MELCHERS & CO.,

9 & 29.99.81 nw 2 b

GENERAL AOPETS, 'UQNOR030 and CHINA,

Hongkong 8th February, 1918.

29.97 84-

29.9283-

T. F. Claxton, Director.

Hongkong, Observatory, Feb. 10. DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO.,

1 Barometer, reduced to 32 degrees Fahrenheit on the level of the sea in inches, tenths and hundredths.

2 Temperature, in the shade, in degrees Fahrenheit.

3 Humidity, in porcentage of saturation, the 'Humidity of air saturated with moisture being 100,| 4 Direction of Wind, to two points.

5 Force of Wind, according to Beaufort Scale..

6 State of Weather, b blue sky,

Hongkong-South China Coast Ports.

LD.

plaid Actorumodation for Fint-Class P'anarages. Electris Light. Excellent. Highest Class, Panstad Most Legions Summers on the Coast, having Celsize

FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOQCTIOW RETURN. (Occupying 9 to 10 days.).

MTMAMAKIPI.

SAPTAIN

GRATING:

Į TUESDAY, 11th Feb', at 10 a.m. A. E. Bodgins... | FRIDAY, 14th Feb., at 10 ́à ̧m,

o detached cloud, d drizzling rain |HAITAN ..............}.J. S. Roach. f fog, g gloomy, h hail, 1 light-HAIYANG ning, o

overcast, p passing

showers, q equally, rrain, a snow,

t, thunder, v visibility, w dew wet).

0 Rain in inches, tenths and hundredths.

METEOROLOGICAL,

Previous

201

Steamers will arrive at, and lejart from, the Co.'s Wharf se

For Freight and Passage, apply to

Douglas, Lapralk & Co., General Managers.

Day On Date On Date THE EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN

6 am

Barometer, 30.09 30.12

30.11

Temperature 6561

63:

Humidity 67 87. Wind Direction Forse 3 Weather. bo Rain

72

E

Highest open air. Temigeature on the ch Lowest

T. F. Claxton, Director.

Per s.s. Haitan, arrivod 9th H.K. Observatory, 9th Feb., 1913.

tralia, India. Aden, inst., from Swatow :-

Egypt, and Europe via growther

Brindlel. (Lata Letters Nunton

11. am to noon, Extra

Riggen, A

Postage 10 cents.) (Sup- Per 2.8. Chighus, arrived 9th plementary mail on board Inst., from Shanghai:

up to the time fixed for Bowerman

departure of the mail Herfield

(Extra Postage 10 cents) Kydd, Mra

(Letters posted in all the d

Mackay, ra

Watson

Pillar Boxes in time for Per s... Den of rombie, arrived the first olearance will 10th Inst, ffrom Bingapore →

be included in this con Newmark, B.

tract mail.) The Parcely man pan

Mail will be closed on All productions of the ALE-

Friday, the 14th fast at ANDRA CAFE CO. are under 3 p.m.Per Himalayay the stalotest Encopean Supers 15th Feb, 11-Am

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TIDE TABLE,

STEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED.

Mail Service to Australia

via Manila..

MAIL SCHEDULED (SUBJECT TO MODIFICATION)

Feb. 8th to 14th Feb, 1913... ST. ALBANS .....................

· High Water-3

Hongkong,

8mm

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1·5 43.4 7.

18 SE #3.7

Amyi Hengkung Ve

from Aumendi

On the 13th Feb.

On the 7th March,

On the 4th "Apil

On 28th

The

above Steamers are fitted with Biggerating MasM Enatifal supply of Ice, French Provisions, etc., and are lighted thro Blectricity: All State-Room are Elsotrio Fans. A duly qualified Doc

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