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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MAY

1915.

CHEMOR RUBBER COMPANY.

Third Annual Meeting.

of

quantity of rabber scli during the year of The 25,709,08; this

o year was 130,848 The which gether with the profit brought DAIRY FARM NEWS. SUMMER HEADWEAR.

the

realised an average gross price forward from last year and after per lb. of 1/11.32 against 2/9,88 in writing of Tis. 112.81 preliminary 1913. The sales were effected as and formation expenses, amounts follows:-13,833 lbs, in London, to Tle 28,504.58. This in normal 80,377 lbs, in Singapore and 26,-times would have justified your 878 lbs. in New York. In the Directors in recommending a The third annual meeting later part of the year a great im- dividend of at least 10 per cent. shareholders in the Chemor United provement occurred in the quality Tk ng everything into considera- Rubber Co., Ltd., was held on of rubber produced, and as soon tim your Directors have recom April 26, at No. 13 Nanking Rosd, your Directors are assured that mended that the profit be carried the office of Mesure, H. N. Truman the quality will come up to the forward to the now Profit & Loss and Co. (Sporetaries and Greer A. Q. standard, they propose A/c, thus strengthening the posi Manager). There were presen; elling a portion of the orop for- tion of your Company, -Mr. P. F. L-vere (presiding) ward should the price show a In June last year sir, O. Murd- herst on leaving Shanghai for Mrosta. R. N. Truman and E. Satisfactory profit. ・・

The cultivation of your Entates Europe retired from the Board Kadourie (diretors), and Mr. F J. Beward (Secretary), represoni-as been well carried out on the and Mr. R. B. Moorhead was Chemor section with the exception invited to join the directorate in ing 66.568 shares.

The notice calling the meeting of a few sores, previously lessed bis place, Mr. Moorhead sub- and the auditor's report having nativos, is reported as being quently resigned and at the re- been read, the Chairman said quite clean and in good condition. quest of an influential body of Gentlemen, Following the metal The Bato Dua Estate has not been shareholders, Hr. E. 8. Kadoorie custom I will, with your permis.pt in such good order but it was invited to fill the vacancy. Mr. ain, take the report and account-oped that with the change of R. N. Truman retires but being an read. The repert and account.mnagement, your Agents will be eligible offers himself for re-aled as you will have noticed giveable to report a considerable im-tion. Mr. F W. Satterle, the

‚r vement in due course, t

largest shareholder in the Com The labour force consists now pany and representing very large lit le left for me to say, How ever there are one or two pointsobify of Tamile. The supply rests, has expressed a derire that require explanation and bus been sufficient and your to jin the Board, and I shall have which I will do my best to eluci-Agents consider that they will much pleasure in proposing bitu. have no dificulty in securing an Mears, Lowe, Bingham and Mat fficient labour force in 19.5.thews, the Company's auditors, With regard to the acreage, This is very satisfactory in view of retire, but being eligible off r you will have noted a slight dil- ference in the total "ares of the the fact that on the outbreak of themselves for re-election. Ge Estates. This ia acounted for war the importion of Tamilstlemen, I shall be pl-a-ed to give by the Company's application for was stopped, in consequence only you any further information you an area of 5. Or. 05. having 1914 against 114,085 in 1913 Mr. U. Mordberet asid be would been granted by the Government, while on the Kinding Estate The health of the coolies on the like to make an explanation, strip of land measuring 2 rood Chemor section has not bean so While he was absent at home Mr. satisfactory as in past ye ra but Moorhead took his place, and on 34 poles had to be givou up for hen is mnt be taken into don road making purpose. A DOideration that formerly we em survey of the plauted ares WE male during the year. Tur played meatly Chinese and the bealth of Tamil coolies, until they was done at the special request become acclimatised, is in of your Visiting Agents who co- sidered it advisable that the different.

Both your Estates are compara. planted are should be split aptively free from disease. Tas in into rectangular blook. "which would silow of more fective do doubt attributable in a great measure to the scarcity of felled

such fa'l details that there i

date..

41 0 Tamils were imported it may require..

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Come and Bee the TERRITORIALS in Action at the

VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB,

On the 15th May, 1915, at 9 p.m.

BOXING !

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BOXING IT

10 ROUNDS CONTEST.

Harry Jonks, Shrewsbury.

his return Mr. Moorhead played: For the Bantam-weight Championship of the Shropshire, L.I. the game" and retired, Be (Mr. Frank Beesty, Shrewsburg

GROUND CONTEST.-Middleweight. Mordherst) did not mind resign- ing in the circumstances, but he John Steventon, Iron Bridge Shrops. v. Harold Davies, Oswestry

6 ROUNDS CONTEST-Welterweight. obj-uted to Mr. ES, Kadoorie, who William Norry. Coalbrookdale. V. 5. O. Jones, Oswestry. was of Turkish nationality, taking

6 ROUNDS CONTEST.-Lightweight. W. Ward, Hongkong. v. George Plant, Mudeley. his place. Mr. Ka joorie was, & French protege at present,

6 ROUNDS CONTEST.-Featherweight.

J. Barnett, Wellington. although he (the speaker) osalu at 888 how the French Consu!

control of the weading operatione timber lying on the Estate. For coul protect Turkish subjects In making this survey the planted ravines that were not likely toastely being so close to a town at the present time. Mr. Kadourie satisfactorily mature, have been most of this timber has been was an cuem; subj.c; jưới the exoladed. The New Clearing of removed free of cost for the pur-asme sa he was, and it was neither just nor fair that he should take 1913 which was reported previ- pose of fuel.

The policy generally advocated bis place. Mr. Mordberg: 030 buely by the Maniger as 120

st. prenent with regard to the num-gladed by stating that he did not Bores,on being surveyed,was found to contain exclusive of planted ber of trees that it is advisable to think a gentleman like Mr. Kadoorie should be on the board have per acre is 100, and thinning* ravines, 97.37 acres. You now have 1,091 morce of good rubber,dertaken to that the planted area

out is now gradually being un. of any company in Sanghai. of which 187 are producing age of the Estates shall contain this 607 non-producing. Of the jungle

the circumstances that preveД:00 land about 326 acres are in couraruumber of trees per acre..

During the year permanent him going back on of being surrendered to the Gov- everament. At a meeting of deliues were orcoted on Bato Das more than his former colleagues. beature bolders held on 23rd ection, and a new drying house Under the existing conditions it tud make house; on Chemor was not possible to invite him to Maron, 1914, the Trustees recei -

Estate several amall buildings rejoin the board. ed the necessary authority to

were erected. As previously!

The Chairman informed Mr.

Murdherot that nobody regretted

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[J. Cotton, Wellington. V.

6 ROUNDS.-Heavyweight.

Y G. Thomas, Wellington.

Commencing at 9 p.m.

Other Seat $2.00.

E. Jones, Wellington, Doors open at 8.30 pm..

Booking at Moutrie's. Ringside $3.00.

FROM THE FRONT.

D.C.L.I. Men's Gratitude for board Hongkong Cigarettes.

Mr. Kadoorie said he did not

a

One of our readers has received couple of post-cards from D.C.L.I. men at the Front in acknowledg

transfer the Kinding and Tyrone | mentioued we have now nearly fropose to take any notice of what ment of a gift of cigarettes, Wel

Estates should an opportunity replaced our Chinese labour by occur of selling them. Atrarent Tamil coolies for which the Gov we have no offers for Tyrone on the oilier hand we have had an rumens require that the Etates offer for the Kauding E-tite bus

Ahrnutive.

!

shall brect more permanent gee,

Mr. Mordberat had said.

Mr. Moruherst-lidan orly say you tried to pass off as Britial, bus did not necesd..

und B considerable amount Mr. Kadorie-That is quite

print the contents of the post carde below.

Dear Sir, Many thanks for the cigarettes tobacco which I received in

the trenches,

Wishing you the best of lock Mr. Mordherat was about to) reply, but the Chairman promptly and Health. closed the discussion.

We did not consider it sufficiently of capital expenditure on lines right. I did succeed, hat that is your name. I can assure you they On the abject of prospecting will therefore be needed this year, none of your business and I do ure very welcome and greatly Your Agents and Visiting nut wish to say anything more "ppreciated by me ca return from for un ou Kuding lile progress Agents strongly advised the emubuat it. has been made in this respect, The Uhinese Tonky who under ployment of a first class neistaat souk lust your to prospect for tin your Mager, and in oun abandoned bis ;rospecting right-que a suit.ble assistant owing to the very heavy fall in bungalow will have to be provided. In order to cope with the in the price of un which made the mining on a small scale unprofit-roading output of rubber is will

of discovering tin.

No other remarks were made i and the following resolusions were unanimously adopted :~~-~

ל

F. E. HALL, Promoter,

TENNIS.

Kowloon C. C. Tournament.

The results of the above tourna

ment are as follows:-

Hamilton beat H. E. Slagles Championship, Stevens 6-1, 6-8, 6-0; 0. R. Chunyat beat Dr. Lindsay Wood, 6.3, 6-4, 46, 6-3.

Handicap Singles "A."

G. B. Crisp lowe lu/2) beat J. Stalker (reo 3/8) 64, 7.5; B. D. Evans (one 3/0) beat E. 0. Clements (res 3/8) 6-1, 6-1; L. J. Blackburn (owe 2/6) beat H. E. Stephens (owe 2/6)6-4, 3-6,6-2,

Handicap Singles "B."

A. Mackenzie (one 2/C) beat W. T. Elson (sor.) 6-8, 6-4, 9-7; £. Long (sor.) beat R. Abraham (owe 15/3) 6-2, 6-2; NS M barley (owe 3/8) beat L. Forster (rec 3/6) 06 Iremain, 6-4, 6-4; J. H. Mad (ore 1/8) Your mos Thankfully, best E. B. Reed (owe 6/6) 6-4, (d) F. H. TOURY, 6-2; F, D, Haigh (rep 3/8) beat 2cd D.CLL,Late of hongkong- A A, Fyfo (rec 8/6) 6-1, 6-1;

Dear Sir,

Handicap Doubles

be atccasary to start the erection. That the printed Directore Just a line of thanks for your Kay and Forster (reo 3/6) beat able. We have had other applies of a permanens f.otory during report and Statement of Aconuuts most acceptable gift of cigaret Mead and McLennan (rec 2/6) 6-3, tiousfor prospecting this property

6-4: Davidson and Clements. but constier that it is more the year. Your Dnectors have for the Financial Year ended 3letes and tobacc). Smoking is a

elayed this question as long as December, 1914, as circulated to habit that one carries un a gond (ur.) best Long and Mackenzie advisable to dispose of same and let the purchaser take the obance possible in view of the constant shareholders, be adopted-Pro- bit in the service. I am afraid, (ro 2/8) 6-2, 1-6, 7-5; l'arsy h cuauging of factory requirements, posed by the Chairmanand second- under these circumstances, we all

and Maberly (tor.) beat Croucher moke more than is really good and Wilkie (rec 4/6) 6-4, 6-%, The crop of rat ber harvested at your Agents advise ne that ined by Mr. F. W. Satterle

Tust Mr. R. N. Traman, the for us, but there is one thing to the end of Dec., 1914 was 128, interests of the Company the

resiring. Director, be re-elected a

about it, whether wet or dry, in

TO-DAY'S 453 lbs. against the estimate of factory is now most necessary.

Your new Manager, Mr. A. J. Director of the Company-Pro-the trenches, or out, a smoke "ADVERTISEMENT, 117,700 lbs., and the estimate for the year 1915 is 175, 00 lbs. The Dly, who was appointed in M reh posed by Mr. F. W. Satterle and soothes one greatly. Again 1 yield per acre per annum of 276 1914 bae given every satisfaction ecconded by Mr. J. A. Sadka, warmly thank you and wish you THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC

Tast Mr. F. W. Susterle be the best of health and success in Iba. on Chemor and 260 lbs, on 10 your Agents and Visuing Batu Dua, may be considered Agente. A change however was elected as additional Director of inte, in good old Hongkong as 1 satisfactory. The total number made on the B. Dua action the Company Proposed by the ad some happy times there.. of trees in Lapping on both Estate early in 1915 and it is hoped that Chairman and reconded by Mr. remain was 48.250 in the lat Januars, better results with regard to E. S. Kadorie.

| That Messrs. Lowe, Bingham, 1914 and 57,122 at the end of the cultivation will be obtained. On

the outbreak of war in August, and Matthews, the Company's your.

The cost of production free on steps were taken to reduce expen- Anditore, be re-elected for the board as you will have obferved dare to a minimam, and I would ensuing yeur-Proposed by the from the report amounted to like here to record the Bard's Chairman and seconded by Mr. 1/1.64 per lb. as compared with appreciation of Messre. F. W. E. 8. Kadoorie - Shanghai Mer- the cost last year of 1/7.77 which Barker and Co.'s, your Penang cury, we trust you will consider satis Agents, work in the administra factors. Your Directors confident-tion of the Estates,

ly look for a still further reduce

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The Transfer Books of the The O. P. B. 3. MONTEAGLE Arrived Company will be closed from the "Harbin will soon have a mcat Keelung on Monday, the 3rd May, at 8th May to the 22nd May both tion for 1915. The all-in-cost you will note that we still have after obarging all the Songbai Tis 22,678,20 aniseed delen dera hean oil mill, which has soon left Keelung on Monday, the Sri days inclusive.

sing on Wednesday, the 5th May, at

GIBE, LIVINGSTON & Co., expenses to revenue, which is not turen end that this together with been ordered by a British regis May, at 6 p.m. and in due to arrive Woo By Order of the Board of

pro Agents, 1925 outtomary in moet local rubber the value of our stuck of rabber tered exporting company. Ir m Compal es was 1/3,20 against the and oush on hand less sundry England. A previous contract

Hongkong, 4th May, 1915, porresponding cost in 1913 of 2/1 oreditare leaves us with less than had been en ered into with a Ger

TO LET. lb. Owing to the increased Tl. 30,000 to bring 867 acres of man firm but this had to be can- Huerta dolog Back to Mexico. freight rates, war risk insurance immature rubber into the bearing celled, the company in question Paris, April 3. Is is stated that and higher wharf charges in Lon- stage. The Working Account buffering a considerable loes ex-President Huerta has embark TO LET-On the lat of May. don, the selling cost in 1015 will shows a profit of Tls, 41,233.19 There is room for several more ed at Cadis for Vera Orux, de No. 27, Conduit Road; very be bigher, but on the other hand and after deduoling Shanghai mille of a similar natare. The time claring that he was going back to large dining and drawing rooms, wa may confidently expect that expenses, we have a profit of ila is not cistant when Harbin will Mexico in order to combat the three excellent bed rooms and the average price of the rubber 33717.75, of which interest on export a considerable quantity of intervention of the United States, bathrooms: well furnished

PEROY SMITH SETH Tel. No. 135. for 1915 will be appreciably debentures has absorbed Tis, bean oil which has so many com Foping to rally all the citizens on throughout Apply to Messrs.

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