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“ COMPANŸ MEETING.

Hongkong Hotel Company Limited.

An oxtraor "inary general meet- ing of the Hongkong Hotel Com pany Limited was held at the Hotel, this non. Mr Sects Har ston presided and there were alan present Dr. JW. Noble, Mr J.W. U Bonour and Mr E. Maitland, Directora, pod Messrs. WE Clarke, T. Petrie, A. Rodger, J. Walker, Ellis Kadrorie, E., A.R. Raymond, A. Weill, Lowe, E. J. Grit, Fang Tat| Hang, E.D. Michael, She Pu Shan.. X S. Manuk, U. D. Silas. E Goetz, W. Logan, Laung Kom Ming, P.C. Polts, F. B. L. Ban- Joy, G. Lammert, N J. Veasorna, J. Gourgey, M."D. Silas and the Hon Mr. D. Landale, and Mr Taggart (acting Secretary).

The Chairman: Oertlemen. I now being past the hour for which the meeting is convened I call on the Secretary to read the notice convening the mooting.

The Scoretary:

Hongkong Hotel (o ltd Notice is Hereby Given that an Extraordinary General. Met of the Hongkong Hotel Company, Limited, will be held at the pre- mises of that Company, Peddar Street, Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong, on Saturday, the fourth day of October. 1913, 12 o'clock noon when the sulj in ed resolution will be proposed

"That the following new Article

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPB, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1913.

SPECIAL CABLES:

SINGAPORE'S BUDGET:

HIS EXCELLENCY ON OPIUM, MORPHIA AND COCAINE.

The Governments Action Unjustified at Present.

From Our Special Correspondent.)

Singapore. Rceived Oct. 3.

Ilia Excellency the Governor of Singapore in his annual Budget Address to the Legislative Cou uil stated that it was likely that the balanos at the end of the year would amount to $12,000,000." The rubber export from the Colony for 1913 was likely to be over 9,000,000lbs, and trade continued to show a satiefactory expansion.

Opium Revenue.

Ilis Excellency emphasised the prec*riousness of the apium revenue and reiterated that that Government was it-jaslified in the drastic suppression of opium smoking until proper measures had been taken in those countries where iuarplin and cocaine were manufactored. A Co fident" Outlook.

Is Excellency looked forward with confidence to the overcoming of the opium revenue difficultios and Singapore' eplering on a further period of prosperity and success.

Dr J W. Nuble. I beg to pro- pose an amendment to the resul- ution, and that is: "This new! article shall be, and the sime is, for all purposes, retrospective in its operation."

Mr Maitland: 1have much pleasure in seconding.

The Chauman You have heard the amendment which has just been read, and I put that to tho meing is a subsequent

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10. The Company shall pay "dividend, in respect of any exising or new shares of the Company, "in proportion to the "amount paid up on each "thare whore a larger amount is paid up on some shares than on "oibera."

This article shall be for all par- poses retrospective in its opera tion Thote in favour of the amended resolution please signify by holding up their bands in the usual way, For 18. Against 11.

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

FRESH

MILK

No careful mother ch afford to use any but Pure Fresh Cow's Milk.

Baby's health is of greater moment than the few cents saved in using Tinned or other preserved milk.

The Dairy Farm Milk is Pure and Fresh and con- tains no preservatives of any kind

"Dairy Farm

Milk

means:

Good, Clean & Wholesome Milk

course will mol with your ap proval.

Our stook it. id excellent con- dition and has been taken in nt a cost which represents its true" value, as to the future it is always dangerous to prophesy but not withstanding keen competition your directors es no reason why we should not expect and realize a continuance of the prosperity which the company is now enj - ing.

To-days Advertisements",

SWEDISH EAST ASIATIO CO., LIMITED. GOTHENBURG.“

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

THE Steamship

"JAPAN,"

Mr Cledge and Mr Moxon hav ing preceded to England having arrived, Consignees o holiday, Mr Chapple and mysell cargo are hereby informed that were elected to the board, cur their Goods, with the exception election requires ar confirina Opium, Treasure and Valu- able, are being landed and stored im.

Before formally proposing the at their risk into the hazardous of the Hen kong ini Kowloon adoption of the report and ac. or extra hazardous Godowns answer any questions that may Limited.

MACKINTOSH

& CO., LTD

MEN'S WEAR SPECIALISTS”

16, DES VŒEUX ROAD, (TELEPHONE NO. 29.).

THE DISTINCTION OF STYLE

IS THE MOST NOTABLE

CHARACTER OF OUR GOOPS,

IT MAY BE RELIED UPON

TO BE CORRECT. ACCORD.

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VANCED FASHION

MACKINTOSH &

CO

(Next door to Thos Cook & Son.)

AD.

LTD.

WILLIAM POWELL, LTD.

NEW

TELEPHONE 810

FOOTWEAR FOR

SMART

ATTRACTIVE

STYLES.

LADIES

EVERY

SPECIAL

POSSIBLE

PRICES

FITTING.

The following is the order of coin's I shall be pleased 10, Wharf and Grdown Company The Pick of Elegant Models.

Kowloon,

west

be. put, to the best of my ability. Point Godowns, whence delivery

The Chairman There being may be obtained.

beg to es rond

J. ULLMANN & COMPANY,"

Cut Glass, and Fancy Goods of all varieties.

be inserted in the Company's motion. Thon in favour- Articles of Association efter

Mr Gris Before putting it Article 10 thereof.

voting:- 10. A-"The Company, shall before the ureting, I would like

For-Dr. J. W. Noble, Messrs pay dividends, in respect of any to address the reting. The ob existing or now shares of the jeta for which the 11esent meet- Bonner, Maitland, Clark, Lan- Company; in proportion to the amount paid' up on cach share has hera called have been dale, Petrie, Rodger, Walker, no questions, gentlemen, I pro- Opti nal Cargo will be for- Wiell, Fung Tathang, She Po- pore the adoption of the report warded on unless intimation is

received from the Consignees We are the BEST Jewellors and also have the BEST where a larger amount is paid fly explaicel in

sban, Manuk, Goetz, Potts, Bow and accounts. that the corley, Lammert, Gourgey and Jobu on shortly are,

Mr Stapleton

before noon to-day requesting it up on some shares than

to be landed here. stitution of the company does not Due. ofhers." Should the above Resolution allow it to pay a larger or "dil";} Against: Mesara Ellis Kedoorie,

The Chairman Pronicsed by be passed by the required ma-frent dividend in respect to the Raymond, Lowe, Grist, F.. myes fand seconded lg bir Staple jority it will be submitted for confirmation 18.a Special ftfully paid shares than the partly Michael, S. Michael, C. D. Sils to that the report and exemp's

M. D. Filas Logan, Vessooner, and be adopted. Holution to a second Extraordin- paid shares, although it has done

Seung Kom-ming, for years past. It is now sought

The Chairman: Gentlemen ary Meeting which will bo subsequently convenet,

company to onable, or 18ther have to declare the amended ie Dated this 22nd day of Sept. moke it imperative as on, it pagsulation as put is lost. That is siled to the board in place of Mr

he business, gentlemen; thank you for your attendance.

1913,

By order of the Board of Director.

J. II. Taggart,

to alter the constitution of the

Present-Thirty shareholders, of whom twenty-nine voled.

that.

Tie Dixt business, gentlemen,

No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Go downs, and all goods remaining undelivered as or th

0th of October. will be subject to rent.

All

and broken, chafed,'

is the elcation. of directors, Mdamage. Gorda are to be left in Chapple and myself were appoint the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 0th of Oct., Gedge and Mr Moxon, during the at 9:30 am year and our appointment quir ed confirmation.

All claims must reach us before the 15th of October, 1913, or they will not be recognized.

the divident pro, rata in propor- tion to the mounts paid up on the shares, entirely forgetting or losing right of the fact that

effected. Acting Secretary, the company is trading, at any The meeting then terminated. As you are awчre, ever since rate in part, upon the credit of the issue of the new shares (on its uncalled cpital is the which only $25 bus been raid up) liability of the holders of the Messrs William Powell Limited, the dividend paid thereon has partly paid hires for the u

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The twelfth ordinaty general

Mr Crapnell-beg to pro No Fire Insurance will bo pose that the appointment of Merata Master and Chapple as Bills of Lading will be counter- directors' ba confirmed and that signed by the undersigned.

ARTHUR NILSSON & Co.,

Agente... they be re-elected for this year.

Mr E Mauricio:-1.second that. The Chairman-Poposed by, Mr Crapnell and seconded by Mr Hongking; 3rd October, 1913. - Manticio that the appointment of

been proportioned to the amount paid amourts fo is ni vruly meeting of Messrs William Powell paid up, namely, half the am sunt unfair at the now she eller Ld. was held to-day at noon at of that paid on the old shares-shou receive no comp n sin the offices of Messie Johnson, Chupple and myself to the PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP the relative am unts paid having for this liablity or the broefit of Stukes and Master, Mr R. F. O board of directors be confirmed, There were and that we be re-elected, added. recently been $150 as against the credit to obaired by the Master presiding. $3.00 per half-year.

company and, on Håret ground. I also presqut, MT. W. Chapple

shares for

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you for your attendance

Rates Due.

Co-day's Advertisement"

COMPANY.

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B.B. CHINA,” FROM SAN FRANCISCO, JAPAN PORTS & MANILA.

The only other business ger tie- NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. In consequence of a point raisoprose the passing of the rein; director, and Mesara F. W. Stap-men, in the election of an suditor ed by the Company's auditors in. There is also am thraa loton, A. Crapnell, E Mauricio,

Mr Chapple propose the А strong r reason and H. O Holt acting secretary, re-slection of Mr Percy Smith at (Mesere A. . Lawe and U. 1. perhaps

should Tho ating scretary having a fea of $300 per annum.. Jeffries) as to the legality of the why this ro-olution

ja sed; and that read the notice convening the

Mr Mauricio-I seed that.

The above mentioned vessel Company making payment pro not bo

thar, when the new meeting, the Chairman said: --

The Chairman: Proposed by having arrived consignees of rata as above, your Directors took is

Gentlemen, the report and Air Chapple and esconded by Mr cargo are hereby, notified to sead legal advice and were advised shares were issued, the company that the payments above referred agreed to 'l to the new share statement of Lecounts for the year Mauricio that Mr Percy Smith be in their bills of lading for coun to were in order. Subarquenly hollera, eight-twentieths of the ending June 30th lat, together elected audit r at a remuneration tereignature and take immediato Mr Lowe again raise the point, encerr, thero boing thing in with theaudit racertificate having of $300 per annum. That is all delivery of cargo from alongside

ol Association b. en in your hands some time, I and in the Aulitors' Report, a-h6|_ Article

landed immediately atconsignees' risk and expense. pearing on the last Balance Sheel allowing the company to differ will, with your permission follow the business, gentlemen, thank Cargo impeding discharge will be presented to tho, Shareholders. Batinio between the old and new the usul-custom and take them

Cargo remaining on board they qualified saine in the follow shareholders in respect to the Bread..

An dividends or allerwie

The busi esa transacted during It le notified for the informa-MONDAY October 6th, 1913 ing words:-

"Subject to the contingentempt is now being made to the year under review eclipse tion of Owners and Occupiers of at noon will be landed at con- Cargo remaining undelivered liability (if any) arising deprive the new shareholders of considerably may thing ever pro tenements that.. under the provi. signees risk and expense. from claims by hollers of their right recive this eight viously handled by the Company, sions of the Rating Ordinance, partly-paid

which they have and seeing that it is still increas 1901, (Ordinance No. 6 of 1901). SATURDAY Oct ber tith 1913 charges will be subject to storage. larger dividenda than those chased. I don't think it a ming demonstrates clearly the praten for the fourth quarter of at noon in addition to landing

petent to the larger soin of the pularity of our goods,

1013 nre payable in adva ce on or charges.

No fire insurance whatever already paid them

eboreholders to pass the present; Os, referring to the balance before Ostolar. 31.

will be effected. but your Directora being satisfied resolution which would have the sheet you will note that· cur

and All chafed

otherwise with the opinion they had pre effect of depriving the smaller indebtedness to the Bank is much

damaged cargo will be examined iously obtained, recommended section of the shareholders of their higher than last year, this is

at the above company's godown the payment of the dividend on rights, to the advantage of the accounted for Ly the increase in the same basis as formerly larger section This it would our business, which necessitates pro rata), which the shareholders be fairer to both classes of share the carrying of a much larger

No claims will be entertaine holders; I would suggest that the stock, the establishment of a

unl B8 accompanied by short Shortly after the last half sharee, that the unpaid ospital of Tailoring depar'mrat, and the

delivery note or list of exception" taken at the time of delivery to yearly meeting your Directors the company be called up, making extension of cur Furnishing Look Counsel's opinion, and were the shares fully paid this would department, to the latter we have

consignees, and sigaed for and on behalf of the Pacific Mail 8.3. advised that in order to enable be lairer in the two sections addol, chin and glass, Cutlery, the Company to pay dividends to of the shareholders ind would Electro Pale olo, all of TWO LOT, Nog: 79 and 8, Co.,

fronting on the Canal Road, All claims must be filed on gr shareholders in proportion to put

equal which_ore in grait demand,

each with a frontage of Ninety before November 4th. 1913 other- the amounts pud on each footing, and they would all rack our Tailoring department Feet on the Road, and with a wise they will not be recognised. share the Company must be alike in res; cet to dividends and too, now the initial difficulties depth of 140 1/2 feet, together

R. C. MORTON, authorised to do so under its otherwis

have been overcome, is fast mak-with the Buildings erected there- Articles thus confi ming the

The Chi man: Any othering progress,

on. The Lots will be Sold either Hongkong, 4th Oct., 19 3. raised by the Auditor and y ur

gentleman wish to address the Gentlemen, the outlay for these separately or together. This direotors have accordingly con

NOTICE. vened ibis, meeting of the Om-meeting before I put the amend-extensions and the purchase property will be put up for Sale ment? (No reply) Thore being no accordingly of stock, has bon at Public Auction on the Fremises, pany, with the object of passing other gentleman desirous of ad-vory heavy and it will bia matter commencing at 11.00 am, on (with a view to subsequently confirming) the Resolution, ect dressing the meeting, I will now of time before nay real Enefit THURSDAY, the 30th of Oto-THE Business of the Asiatic put the myndment or the revolu-can uccino therefrom. Having before that date. The Under- Hongkong and South China will out in the notice which you have ion as amended. The amended this in mind and after careful con-afgoed reserve the sight to reject henceforth be carried on in the just heard read. Thave therefore

resolution, gontleman will be as aideration our directors prope all bids i no.acceptable bide are name of the Asiatic Petroleum gentlemen, to propose the re

pos paning the issue of Divi-offered Part es: interested may Co., (South China) Ltd. solution which you bavo ja 1

For the Asiatic Petroleum Co.,! new to Warranty put March obtain particulars from That' The : fill wing: heard read be prede. I will.

Back The China Baptist Publication Lt.

N. L. WATSON. read it again for the sake of Article be insere in the Com 15th when our

Bu Society,” formality. (He thon real the pany's Artinire of Associ tion Word-ul will be more at its

Lftop A tizu 10 thereof imm noimal figure. We trust this Tung Shan, Canton, China, Hongkong, October, 4th 1913. notice again)

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