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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1915,

COMPANY REPORT:

The Union "Waterboat Co., Ltd.

The report of the above Cam- paby, for presentation to the Shareholder at the tenth ordinary annual meeting, to be bold at the Company's office, on Tuesday, the 9th February, 1915, at 11.30 a.m., stiles:-

The General Managers Lave now the pleasure to submit their annual report and statement of the Company's creounts made up to 31st December, 1914.

The net profits, for the year onded 31st December, 1914, after allowing for Consulting Com mittee'son 1 Auditor's fees, amonat to $58,048.03.

The Geatril Manager recom. mond the payment of a dividend of 10 per cent., which will absorb $27,723.00, wiil⚫f $10,800.00 from the value of the water boats, $800 investiments, $400.00. from the value of pipes and staging, and carry forwar balance of $9,325 03 to the new Account.

SPECIAL CABLE,

VICE-ADMIRAL JERRAM.

INTERESTING FUNCTION AT SINGAPORE,

Presentation of K.C.B. Insignia.

(From Our Own Correspondent,)

Singapore, February 3. His Excellency the Governor has presented the In signia of the Kaight Commandership of the Bath to Hear Admiral Jerram, Commander-in-Chief of the Calas Station, which was confer o! on him on January 1.

Rsar A tm'r. Jer am was supported by Maj General Reade, and the present included distinguished naval

ffi era of the Allied and many other......

THE WINDING-UP PETITION.

Jk

Consulting Committee:-Since Was the Statutory Meeting Held ? the last meeting Mr. C. A. Tomes has resignet, and Mr. R. Shewan has joined the Committee.

Author: The accounts under review have been audied by Mr. A. O'D, Gaurdia

DODWELL & CO, LTD.. General:Manuger, Hongkong, 1st February, 1915, Balance Sheet; 31st December,

tory.

LIABILITIES,"

Share Capital.

Authorised-

CORRESPONDENCE.

The opinions expressed by the correspondents are not necess- arily those of the "Hongkong Telegraph."]

A QUESTION OF PERSONALITY,

This morning, in the Supreme To the Elitor, of the Hpujkong Court, before the Chief Justice, Sir William Rees Davies, K.C.,

a

Telegraph). Sir,Refering to your mos

of the case was resumed, concern-interesting leaderette Ting u petition for the winding-up few days ago regarding the an- of the Yuu Hing to. The com-niversary of the death of King pany is concerned in the opium Charles the First, may I venture ale and, we registered under a mild critician of your state- the Hongkong Companies' Ordinment that "the British school boy jance ander which the proceedings as a rale has no uso for Crom- for winding-up are being taken, well." I think that such migh

apply to tose school boy's Mr. McNeill (of Saangbai) and tourh of the Tweed, bat, Mr. F. C. Jenkin, instructed by from my experience, the Mr. Crow, of Mesere. Hastings average Sco's schoolboy, through and Baeting, appered for the biased teaching bas, on the other potitioners, and Mr. C. G. Alabus band, no particular love for the ter and Mr. Edon Potter, in- Suarte. 1 is only when he ...$277,280 00 structed by Mr. O, E. H. Bravis, of reaches maturity that he discovers, 3701:00 Messrs. Wilkideen and Grist, to quote your own words," " that 1,932,36 appeared for the opposition to the Ley cannot have been quite so

petition. 11,050.18 $7,000 00

50,000 sparee of $10 ench; $500,000

Issued-

P3

27,723 shares of $10 each fully paid Sundry Creditore Unclaimed Dividende Special Repairs Ac-

ocunt Insuracce Fond Unused Launch Water

1ickets

FOR

Profit and Lose As-

count, Balance

Assets-

Waterboatsas periat

sccount Less amount writ

tén off...

Less Sale of No. 8

Waterbost

Pipeand Staging as Fer last r/c Less amcant. writ-

'ten off...

Sbarea os per last

account Less snoubt wil-

ten ...

Furniture Cash in Bank and in

Band

Hongkong Bank

Fixed Deposit

...

Hongkong Govern

ment Deposit

Sundry Debtors

New Waterbcat

101.40

3,000 00

140,000.00

$7,000,00

Te

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THE

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Direct from Milan. OPENING NIGHT "15th February, 1915. FOR A SHORT SEASON ONLY

MONDAY 15th February,' Grand Opening Night.".

"IL TROVATORE (English, The Troubadour.) Opera in Four Acts.

bad as their enemies have re- pressited them Scotish bis- Mr. McNeill, continuing history, as taught in Scotland to-day, opening from yesterday, detailed is certainly far from being importent matters in connection accurate, for, as is. the o se with the affairs of the company. of the period dealing with Mary 58,048 03 He raid that one of the grounds Stuart, wo find that the tue, impression. Think of the shock fer winding up the company was incidents and colouring are of meeting Cleopatra in a ton $570,152.05 that be, statutory meeting largely borrowed from #ritore

room! Ourmusky, dusky, glitter- of the company had never been who were contemporary bui held. The other side claimed that opi osed in many ways to the con-world give place to the im

ing cream of Egyptian pastion MESSRS. CONSALEZ BROS. $180,000.00 it had, and that notices bad duct and policy of that unfortun

benrir ted and feat out calling ate Queen. Protestantiem in pression of a war.hy, over-dressed

hysterical bag. 28,000.00 the meeting and thera as well those rays was intelligently nar-

It is, therefore, the personality The reply of the petitioners to rtw, colourless to a degrea and $152,000.00 that was that the notices were not grafty in its ways. Perhaps much of the Saarts which again in cor issaed and the notices, copies of of cur sympathy towards the mind'e are places them on the We seo their histori which were produced by the re- Stuarts is due to the fact that we through the softened gloom of spondente, had in fact been print-have reached an age which en- ed seven months after the date onables us to think for ourselves colawful punishment and un righteous death. Tust enemies which the meeting was alleged to and now live in times

blighted their prospects; they ive been held. In connection broad-minded tolerance. As you tried to obscure their repuntien with this, is vas pointed out that remark, however, romance ecme-

nd in several cases doomed the account of the printer who times pulls barder than cold preo-them to distraction; Lut one was alleged to Love rin'ed the toality. Again, take the care of notices did cost is an entry re- Mary Stuart, wis may be cited thing they did not de

TUESDAY 16th February. lative to some printing which was at a Stuart whose conduct he and which even to day they can

LA TRAVIATA" done before the meeting, and caused much controversy regaid.it du-they cannot quell the which tho respondent claimed ing herir. bable vices and vir magic of their personality, Lo

Opera in Three Acts. 1,500 00

hia orical rabject-grint you, were the notioza convening the tues; and in studying her, shri.

Founded on Dumas' "Lady of! 42,621.00 same. But it was claimed by the comings we find the alus to the outer-bould find no plece,:

200,00 petitioners that the account had anewer to your question the butelings of compassion are no the Camellas" but the Period is Leen altered to make it lock as peculiar charm ibat was in newpule with our zeal flanged to the time of Louis

historical truth. If we must ab though it did. refer to these family. 25,072.38

In my opinion, it is thing should go by the board alas.

jare poetry and pity, prejudice not.ces at unpe time after the

cccont had been inspected by more or less than sheer personality

Yours, etc 131,000.00

Mr. Crew, of Mesera. Hastings that makes the average stolid

DUNSCOREL Scotsman her advocate. Mary Hongkong, February 3, 1915, 500.00 and ginge.

The Court was then occupied wes said to have been the most 6,308.89

TO-DAY'S with a long argument on a point beautiful woman of her day,

ADVERTISEMENTS, raised by the respondent's counsel Much has been written about the as to the admistibility of much of yellow looks and the oreamy the evidence.

complexion. From existing portraite, however, we cannot find much to rave about; but, ou thTO LET.-2 Spacious, Godowns Nos. 108 and 108a, Praya, other hand, she might have prov: East.-Apply GANDE, PRICE ed her painters mere duffere. Bu& Co., L'd. it is not with her diemally disap-

400.00

7,200,00

$44,121.00

Instalment Accunt 7,120.00 Proportion of 101

expired Licences. 113.07 Stock of Hoce, ́eto, 111.31

$370,152.85

Profit and Loss Account;

To Consulting Com-

mittee's Fees

To Auditor's Fea

To Balance

By Balance from Jast

account

By Interest...

A BR AA

Received Commissions,

her

TO LET.

XIV.

Score by Guiseppe Verdi.. WEDNESDAY 17th February.

Special Double Bill "Cavalleria Rusticana"

Opera in One Act, To be followed by "PACLIACCI" Drama in Two Acts Music by Leoncavallo. THURSDAY 18.h February.

Verdi's "RICOLETTO ***

Opera in Three Acts, FRIDAY 19th February. Gaunod's "FAUST"

SATURDAY 20th February. Special Attraction, Bizet's

CARMENY

Prices: $3.00 $2.00 & $1,00

Booking at MOUTRIEĻS

A. CARPI Business Manager, GEO LESLIE, Advance Representativo,

Mr. R. W. Wingrove and Mr. pointing portraits that we HONGKONG, & SHANGHAI H. Martin, who left Shanghai [08:ociate the name of Mary BANKING CORPORATION. 600.00 with the first contingent of British Qaren of Scote. Perhaps it is

4800 volunteers, have received com- romance that makes us Eso the OTICE is hereby given that the ORDINARY. HALF- 58,048 03 missions in the Royal Field glow in the printed and pictured YEARLY MEETING of the Artillery. Mr. Alister Campbell book. Of course, the fascination SHAREHOLDERS in this $58,748.03 has, we understand, been recom- of per oxality dependa as much Corporation will be held at the mended for a commission in the on the period sa cn. the person. City Hall, Hongkong,, on Fatur- 190 80

Argyll and Satherland high- One might almost say that the day, the 20th day of February, 4,957.70 landers,

posthumcas fascination of his 1915, at Noon, for the purpose of torical personages is more or less a receiving the Report of the Court poetised reflection of their tem-of Directora togethor with a exhibit a true and correct viewporary influence, depending large-Statement of Accounts to 31st.

December, 1914. ly on the remontio strongċ- 51,011:27 of the state of the Company's neas of dress and custome, on of the Corporation will be closed The REGISTER of SHARES affairs at the 31st December, 1914, the shading cat of the contradic from MONDAY,the 8th February, $58,748.03 according to the beat of my lionsofactoality and the legendary to SATURDAY, the 20th Febru DODWELL & CO., LTD., information and the explanations accretions that in tino become an ary, 1915, (both days inclusive),

General Managers given and as shown by the Books indistinguishable from ascertain during which period, no transfer TO LET-No. 6 Torres Build- I report that I have audited the of the Company. Ihave obtained able reality as suntet clauds from of Shares can be registered.

Dividende on.

shares

2,560.18

Transfer Fees

Profit on Trading vig

fcr the year

28.00

above Balance Sheet with the Books and Vouchers of the Oom- pany in Hongkong and that in my opinion such Balance Sheet je properly drawn up so as to

all the information and explana distant mountains. We cannot,

TO LET

tions I have required. -

0

O'D GOURDIN,

By Order of the Court of

No. 2 Rose Terrace (14 Nathan therefore, reconcile the possibility Directors,

Road) Kowloon. Apply to N. J. STABB

SPANISH DOMINICAN PRO- of exchanging our own ideal Auditor.

Chief Manager, DURATION.

Hongkong, let February, 1915. notion of any historical personage Hongkong, 3rd February, 1815,

for on apinal uncompromising

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