1913-11-24 — Page 5

THE HONGKONG Hotel COMPANY LIMITED.

(Continued from page 4)

In the Jure, 1905, report (when the Company owed the Bank $160,000) there appeared the following As there is urgent peed of additional fands to repay the overdraft to the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corpora tion, and to complete the payments for the new building on the re- clamation, known as Hotel Man- sions,' the directors desire, at an early date, to obtain the sanction of the abareholders to the issue of additional row capital which they hope can be floated at a high premium," and at the sub- requent general meeting the Chairman said:"The Bonk bas not called for repayment, bus the Directors consider that in the interests of the Hotel Company it, would be better that new capi- tal from shareholders should take the place of a large neerdraft." The profita dropped after this, có it may be supposed that no new capital was forthcoming at a high premium, nor could the Directors sell the 6 per cent d which Mr. Maitland 49

so highly, for in Marolinagoks |

Chairman said :-" Wa

the

happy to sell them. I

tell

you they are in the Bank,

which is advancing money on the strength of the detontures, but they would le glad to have the

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1913.

SPECIAL CABLES.

"THE CHINA REPUBLICAN.”

EDITOR DEPORTED TO JAPAN.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

Shanghai. Received Nov. 24.

Mr. Ma Sso, the editor of the China Republican, which was recently suppressed and ordered out of the French Concession, has been deported to Japan by the French authorities.

CHINO-MONGOLIAN WAR.

CHINESE DEFEATED WIth heavy LOSSES,"

[From Our Own Correspondent.)

Shanghai. Received Nov. 24.

Tho Mongola hava defeated the Chinese with heavy loares to the north of K (gan,

In the main action 630 Mongols routed 1,500 Chinese, and surpe eded in cuptoring their rifles, ammunition and guns.

The ShangHAI SHOOTING AFFAIR,

(From Our Own Correspondant)

Shanghai. Received Nov. 24.

The x-Army officer who was shot with a revolver in

a Fco show Rend alleyway on the 6th inet, is dead. The motive was a politicnt one,

Thieving at Hospital.

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

Are you dissatisfied with

your Compradore?

THE DAIRY FARM

HOUSE FED

money. Wer going to fo nish capital now, but there has been the new building with the roy and the advantage gained has from theso debintures, bt at present we have not got it. There were the only $250, 00 worth gold, and at the time of new share iss10, June, 1909, o ly $350,000 cold and $400,000 waiting sale, and it was not until Company iù imning new sharo It was stated that there had been | the end of 1912 that these excel-onpital. I have already pointed a lot of patty thieving at the lent debentures were fully dispoe-out that the Dir. tors considered hospital.

A Chiners store hoy employed at the Military Hospital wie sont been abs irted by the old share to gaol for reven days, and order- holders at the expenes of the of to be exposed in the stocks for HIGH new during the nsf four years. four hours, by Mr. Wood, at the Now as to the intention of the Polics Cout, the morning, for stealing eggs from the hospital,

PASSENGERS ARRIVED.

(Continued from page 10.) Per as Haitan arrived 23rd instant,

Brigham, Mics AA Rced Briggs, Mra

Berends Hill

Cope

ed of, when it can be raid that it in the test interests of the! the epending of capital obtained Company that they should not from the new issue and the bar- rowing from the Bank chiefly on owe a large overdraft. Again in, the strength of them and the un-September, 1908, the Chairman called capital had so enhanced,aid, referring the rebuilding from Fouchow. the value of the security on which scheme:"We must have mon- the debentures are charged as to make them, as Mr. Maitland says, "y," and indicated the incrense "As cafe as Bank of England of the mortgage det mnture issue Stook."

from $500,000 to $750,000, and As a matter of fact, the capital a new issue of capital. At the expenditure in view in 1909 to extraordinary ming in Febru turn this Hotel into first-class erg, 1900, the Chairman said: condition was really $518,810,"The time bos how rived when viz. Propertyasoun18387,100, we find it nec.. my to call up furniture and electric plant fresh capital to meet the expences $131,800, spent as follows: of the new South Blcok-there 1909, $192,000; 1910, $219,000; will be an issue of 8,000 new 1911, $107,000-as shown by shares of $50 each-that is, at the balance sheets, which also par; the first call of $25 will be show how it was met, viz:-.

By further mortgaging the .... $122,000

property

By owing increased amounts to the Bank

and the creditors-

from 8283,000 to $401,000

By issuing further

capital paid-up

By providing out ‹É

profita

118,000

200,000

71,500

$514,50)

It will thus be seen that the in- créass of the capital by $400,000

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GOVERNMENT BILLS.

THE Undersigned has received instructions from H. HAYNOR Esq., to sell Public Auction on

STEINWEG,

by

Mo.,,887 Mucono

Pers. Anhui, arrived 24th 'instant, from Bhanghai. Coleman, Pts. Cary, Pis Castaneda Masjasen Hamplon, Q.M Sat Hanley, Corpl McDaniel, Capt W

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TEN

FRIDAY,

ENDERS for SPECIE BRI-

and MEXICAN the 28th November, 1913, com- TISH

mencing at 2.30 p.m. this DOLLARS, current in Colony, in exchange for Sterling at Bills drawn at 10 days' sight on the Lords Commissioners of HIS MAJESTY'S TREASURY, LON- A LON, will be received by the TREASURY CHEST OFFICER, ARMY PAY DEPARTMENT, until 11 .. on the 25th Novem- ber, 1913.

Room No. 8, Top Floor, 14, Des

Voux Road Central, (over Weismann) Quantity of Valuable House-

hold Furniture also

CANTON BLACKWOOD CABINET, TABLE, STOOLS & JARDINIERE STANDS

and.

payable on 1st May next ranking for dividend froin that date. The balance of the capital will pro Cooper, JA V bably be required about six Cable, M. C Cable FA months later. "The estimated ecst" Dotty, F of the new block is $330.000 The Fairbalu, T

Fujil, M iron framework has st.ived and Kitahara, T

Main, Mia is being erected, the dare for the

MoWilliams, R B completion of this work is 27th May, while the whole building is due to be finished 15 months later, ey, August next year." Thote were no further comments instant, from London.---Miss Rieve, Mins and in sealed covers, addressed the 27th November.

and the following resolution were

red :---

prop

Miura, Mrs H

PASSENGERS EXPECTED.

Pors. Hitachi Mara expected 25th

The tenders to state the total amount (in pounds sterling) and CHINESE AND JAPANESE the amount for which each Bill CURIOS, BRASS WARE etc.,

should be drawn, but no Bills will be issued for less than £100.

The tenders to be in duplicatė, to the TREASURY CHEST OFFICER, ARMY PAY DE- and. endorsed PARTMENT

TENDERS FOR GOVERN- MENT BILLS

Starkey, Miss D Gardner, Mrs H Bris bane, Bedwell, Master EP Bedwell, Mies, L M Whyte, W Divent. Mr and Mre (1) Tat the capital of the Vizitinovich, Mr & Mia E Camminde, Company bainerea cd to $1.000,- Muster H Cammiado, Master A Cam in 1909 was required and wea 003, by the creation of 8100 mlado, J Tseng, T Shen, J Sharpless, Mr and Mia Wood, Master VJ Wood, jualised and, any fortheon ng additional shres of $50 ach Miss EM Hati, G Fhanning and F official denial notwithstanding, it ranking for dividend and in all Valera. is nonsense to assume that the other rescia parri passu with Per La. Simla, 18th October from reserved. Bank did not look to the uncalled the existing shares in the: Com- capital of $200,000 as their test pany.

London-Lance-Sorgt W Rodos, Miss LE Walker, Mrs Konnody. Miss 6 8 Ward, Miss L Bowtell, Major L L Hepper, Mra C Parsons, R K Millor. Miss F Boggs, Mr and Mrs E Walker, C walker fun, Mrs Cousing, Mr Brown, Miss E Bolvester. Mrs and Miss D Mac- Donald, Miss MD MacDonald, Miss D Mellis, Act Sub-Lieut KM Fardell, Act Sub-Lieut Rt Parkinson.

The right to accept or reject any or all of the tenders is Copies of Forms of tender can be had on application.

etc.

On view from THURSDAY

Catalogues will be issued. Terms: Cash on delivery.

GEO. P. LAMMERT,

Auctioneer,

"SHIRE" LINE OF STEAM- ERS, LIMITED. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEE

From EUROPE, COLOMBO and STRAITS:

J. O HARA, DA

Colonel, A.P.D. Treasury Chest Officer. His Majesty's Treasury Office. Hongkong, 22nd. Nov, 1913. [1040HE Steamship

s.s. “TINGSANG'

TENDERS are invited for the purchase of the wreck of the

readily available security when (2.) That the enid 8,000 they agreed to the gradual in-additional shares be offered in the crease of the overdraft from first instance at pa to all mem- $204,000 to $368,600, et 31st Lazs of the Company registered December, 1911, especially as as shareholders on the first day their segarity in unissued det-of Mareb, 1009, in the proportion Por sa Malwa connecting with the eatures was gradually decreasing of two new states for every three ss. Delta at Colombo-Mrs Tuxford, Mr. and did decrease by $122,000 original ates held by them and and Mrs J Morris, Miss D M Hennison, EWH Carpontor, W D Jupp, Copt, R during this period.

upon the foring that fifty per G Clarke, W M Watson. Dr. Noble apparently tried to out. of the full amount of each Per . Barnico, 1st Nov. from draw a tod herring across the now share taken shall be paid to Londen. Miss MC Dawson, Mr & Mrs A E Spriggs, M Baio, W. Rhodes, A G track in making so much of the the Company on acceptance of Tickle, Limit ? A N Cromia, Linut-Borgt debentara bolders looking to this the offer and that such offer bPH Crosbio, Capt and Mrs A Lyth, Mr above sceamer with all her gear uncalled capital of $200,000 as made by notice ap cifying the and Mrs G Ellott, F H Chalker. their chief security, because be number of abs to which the Per as. Mooltan congesting with the and appurtenances, as she lies in

s.s. India at Colombo, Bev and Mm T the Haitan Straits. practically withdrew attention member is entitled and limiting B Woods, Miss i da Laveleye, N Lamont,

For full particulars apply to from the small Bank balance of, a time within which, the cffer if Clark, Rev A W Hooker, Mr and Mrs the Undersigned.

GILMAN & Co., assume from bis figures, $50,416 not accepted by payment will W Kendall, HG Goofe, CMG, last month. Why did he not be deemed to be declined and

Lloyd's Agents. explaid that the reason for the that the directors to empowered Miss WE Stonyer, Mra F MeArthur, 80, Des Voeux Road Central. reduced Bink balance was the to dispose of the shires not taken, AJ W Dorling.

Hongkong, 22nd Nov, 1913. [1039 sale of $326,000 debentures in response to such fer as they Binco 1st January, 1908, and its consider expedient in the interest reduction from $138,000 last of the Company." December by the profits of the present year less the dividend paid in March? Lexplained this particular reason for the reduc tion in the Bank overdraft to him on the 24th June last. Why was ho not frank, or was his memory The cargo of raw silk shipped

fault?

on board the ".. Avmand It is true, as Dr. Noble pointe Bohic which left this port on out, that there is not so much October 21 was delivered at Lyon

.p for this credit of uncalled on the 20th instant,

(Continued On Page 9)

Silk Delivered.

Por . Nankin, 15th Nov., from London-StoT-Sorgt-Major, Mrs fand

Per s.s. Moren connecting with the... Egypt at Colombo-H Sawtell, Miss, L Smith, E O Atkinson.

Pores. Nyanza, London 29th November OPENING OF ST. ANDREW'S from London- A Wikimon, Miss CHURCH HALL, KOWLOON,

Inness, Lady and 'Misses May, J. H Woolacott.

Por 6.8.Amazone, 5th Oct., from Marroillos.-Mr and Mro

Morel Fournel, Ollardoni, Dr Thibon de Coutry, H.E. Mr. CLAUD SEVERN, Mr. and Mrs Patit Hugenim. Mr and Mrs. Wullschleger, Yenacio, Mr and Ms the Officer Administering the Yuohousti, Rir, Charalar, Mike Migaen Government, will open the build- Paras. Princess Alice, 16th October ing on THURSDAY, November from Hamburg-Capt Jurant, Mic: 27th at 5 p.m.set Kollecker, Mra Nagel, PH. McIntyre, All who are interested, are Rev. C. Morris, CB Johnson, Mr and Hri A. Drekin,

DEN

OF AIRLIE". having arrived from the above ports, Consignees of cargo by her are hereby informed that all goods! are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazar- dous Godowns of the Hongkong: and Kewloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, 'whence, and/ or from the Wharves, delivery may be obtained.

Goods not cleared by the 1st Dec., at 2p m. will be subject to rent,

All broken, chafed and damaged packages are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be 9 oxamined on 1st Dec.. at a.m. Claims against the steamer must be presented within 10 days of arrival otherwise they will not be recognized.

No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case what- over Pa

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