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COMPANY MEETING.

F.M.S. "Rubber Planters.

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CANTON NEWS.

| Report of Finance Commissioner,

Canton, May 15. In answer to The second ordinary general requeas from the Governor, the mesting of FM8. Rubber Plan- Commissioner of Finance has tore Estates, Limited, was held submitted a report covering the on April 6 at the office of the period from Jan. 1, 1914 to Mar company, 16, Philpot-Jans, E.0., 31, 1015, na follows: Mr. Jas. F. Anderson (the chair-Mint eastings, man) presiding.

Ship

The Chairman said: Gentle Nitre and Sulphur,... men,As the report and accounta

bave been in your possession. for some time, I suppose we may follow the usual custom and take

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THE "HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MAY 18, 1815.

COMPANY REPORT.

Peak Tramways Company,

Lfruited.

The report of the Directors of the Peak Tramway Co., Ld., for the year ending 30th April, 1915, for presentation to the share- bolders at the ordinary annual gea- $014,230. oral meeting of the Company, to be 286,500. held at the Hongkong Hotel at 113,000. noon on Tuesday, 25th May, sites: The net profit for the twelve Total, $1,313,730. months, after deducting Direo- Mines Newly Opened. tors' fees and General Managers' Governor Li hae forwarded to thom as read, On this occasion the Commercial Board's state losscasubaidiary and silver coins, remuneration and providing for there is really very little to add ment showing that 124 mines amounia to $27,003,94, to which to the information given in the have been oponed by merchants has to be added the balance report, We have opened up no new of this provinos during the period brought forward from last account land, and we have not produced of January, February, and Maroh $2,242.10, making available for any rubber:

Our manager has of this year. Applicatione have appropriation, $20,306.04. thus been able to devote his whole been filed on a list of more than The Directors recommend that attention to weeding and other 70 other locations, but they have a dividend at the rate of 7 per estats worke necessary for the not yet been acted apou. This cent. per annum be paid to share- proper development of the pro- seems to indicata quite a boom holdere, absorbing $21,000.00, perty, which are all up to date. in the mining industry..

that $8,000.00 be transferred to The development costs for the

Reserve fund, and that the bal- year, as you will see from the

ance of $2,300.04 be carried to a balance-sheat, amounted to $5,876

new Profit and Lose account,

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TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS,

There was a good attendance THE "STAR" FERRY Co., Ltd.

Rule 73 of the Company's Articles last evening at St. John's Cathe

Directors: In accordance with of Association, Dr. J. W. Noble, dral, when Mr. Deoman Faller Mr. J. Scott Harston, Mr. C. S. gave the last organ recital, be- abby, Hon. Sir Paul Chater, fore putting the instrument an OMG, and Hon. Mr. David der repairs which are expected Landale retire, but being eligible to take a considerable time. offer themselves for re election,

Profit and Loss Account. «

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS:

Ammunition Order Cancelled. During the negotiations between China and Japan, General Lung Is. 5d., being at the rate of arranged to send a messenger to $23.41, or 533. 9J., per cultivated Shanghai with fands for the pur- sore, which must be considered pose of purchasing a supply of moderate, and the total of the ammunition for the Canton arsenal. estate account up to December But as the negotiations have 31 last rune out at practically £40 happily terminated, the order has per acre. Of course, there will be been withdrawn and the supplies a good deal more to be added to will not be bought at present. the estate account during the Liquor and Tobacco Monopoly,

The programme that he had

Notice is hereby given that the Anditore: The sccounts have selected was a pleasing as any Seventeenth Ordinary A telegram recently received beer sudited by Moser, O. Bern- that Mr. Fuller has presented Meeting of this Company will be Annual next two or three years, but we' should in due time have a fully from the Central Financial Board ard Brown and A. R. Lowe, who during the sasson. The best held at the Offices of Messrs. developed property at a cost of states that a monopoly on tobacco offer themselves for re-election. under £50 per acro, "and at this and liquore has been established

item was the rendering of "Caris Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd, figure it should give a very com- in Peking and it is desired that To Los on Subsidiary

sima," by E. Elgar, which Mr. on Thursday, the 27th May, at fortable return to the shareholders. all other provinces shall follow

and silver coins...$ 3,440,18 able manner, while the playing ors together with a statement of Fuller treated in a mest admir-12.30 p.m. for the purpose of You will also note that during their example.

receiving the Report of the Direct- An officer To Coal and Stores. 12,023,79 of Bridges "Serenade," an old Asccunts to 30th April, 1915.". the year we have received £250 has been sent to investigate the To Charges

4,118,66 favourite was everything to be from the liquidator of the old conditions in this province and

The Register of Shares of the company on its final winding up, the loos! Financial Board is re{

desired. The programme was as Company will be Olosed from 4,405,87 follow- been quested to assist him in every this

Saturday 22nd to Thursday 27th deducted from the cost of way. So we shall probably soon

instant inclusive, to have another monopoly at work the estate, which soome us the correct way of dealing in our midst. with it. Besides weeding, another Warning Proclamation.

Since the amicable settlement rather heavy item of expenditure is that relating to hospital and of the Chino-Japaness misunder- medical expenses, to which I re-sanding, the lamentations of the ferred st some length last- Cantonese people concerning what but we believe we have had good they are pleased to call "China's

disgraceful humiliation ** value for the money spent in a

Bad

has sum

year,

hové

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To Maintenance and

Repaira... To Rates, Crown Rent and Fire Caearance To Salaries and Wages

To Office Rent and

Clerks' Salaries To Remuneration to -Directors

To Remuneration to

"General Managers 5 p. c. on groag ea ruings.

Allegro (Sonata in F minor), 1,983,03 Mendelssohn, 25,901,57

Carissims, E. Elgar Canon in B mincz, Schumann To the Spring, Grieg

By Order of the Board of Directora.

W: S BROWN,

Secretary.

Fugue (on tune of Hymn 165), Hongkong, 15th May, 1915.

6,000,00

2,500,00

Bach

Serenade, F. Bridge

Toccata, E. d'Evry

4,713,41

balance sheet.... 27,083,94

***

healthy labour force. At the same been loud and long. A few days To, Balance as per time it is hoped, when the present ago the authorities that be, de- arrangement comes to an end, cided they had had enough of it that it should be possible to evolve and a proclamation was issued for an equally efficient but cheaper bidding eny public criticisms of one, now that matters are well the governmental action in this. orgenised and a healthy force is matter.

established, I may mention that

the daily outturn to work on the

eatste during the last quarter of there, and Mr. Cumming, who 1914 was 80 per cent. of the total hopes to go in the near fatare forde, which is very satisfactory, and these two gentlemen have and goes to show that the ocolies been asked to go osrefully into in wickness and in health are well this board if they think any such looked after. As foreshadowed | sotion should be taken. I think last year, our force now consists it well to mention this to you entirely of Tamils, but when tap-now, so that you may not be ping begins we shall probably wholly unprepared should you have to revert to a certain propor find next year that the details of tion of Chinese, and there should our planted soresge show some be no difficulty about securing light differences from those now their services, -

published, but no alteration will be made without the very careful consideration of the board, and unless your directors are perfectly satisfied that it will be for the eventual good of the estate and the shareholders.

Tapping With regard to the question of tapping, in the report it is atsted that, while a number of trees will shortly be tappable, a decision as to when this work should be com- menced had been deferred pend- ing further advices from the East.

Condition of the Estate. Our visiting agent, Mr. Man-

TE-

By Traffic Receipts... By Recte

**

* $92,238,45

87,241,24 544,82

POLICE RESERVE ORDERS.

By Interest Receive-

ble 6,455,31 By Lees Intereat Pay- ablo 2,029,02... By Transfer Fees

Polies Reserva orders, issued today atate:

The members of the British Company are warned that they are classed as follows for the 4,425 39 Empire Day Musketry Fractice:

Class A Hooper, Kennedy, Martin, Rosser and Small.

Class B-Wright, Wesser and Nicoll.

27.00

$92,228,45

BALANCE SHEET:

Liabilities.

Capital

Authorised

$750,000 divided into 75,000 shares of $10 each Issued Capital 25,000 shares fully paid

...$250,000.00 Issued Capital 57,000 alores $1.00 paid up...

пр

lant Account... "44,000,00 Since added...

10,000,00

Class C.-The remainder of the Company.

For Championship Shoot.- Champion, Chinahan, Cook, Bus. tace, Evans, Gibson, Grant-Smith, Hynes, Roylance, Arnott, Banje, Henderson, Hewitt, Ireson, and Any other members Ramey, desiring to compete must notify

at once.

50,000.00

300,000.00

Rolling Stock

Office Furniture Coils and Stores an

hand

+246

54 00000 Suadry Debtors Mortgage R.B. Lot 80 29,000.00 Mortgage on R. B. Lot

21 5,05 10 Paali iu H. & S. Bank

83,948,81 2,406.80 3,098.77 Cash and O'dore. O-

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Unclaimed dividends Sundry Creditors. Profit and Loss Ac- count from last Year $ 2,242.10 Profit and Loss Ac- count for the year $27,063.94

Since then we have heard from Bergh, last visited the estate in Reserve Fund as por our Eastern agents on the subject, January of this year, and in clos

bia report he with certain information as to ing costa, etc., that we had asked for, marks that the property is in good and f'can now inform you that it order and the costs of working is intended to start operations for the past year satisfactory, this after the wintering season this being, he adds, the result of very Year and that the production is thorough supervision. This is Unexpired

étimated at 15,000 lbs, which just what we expected to hear was the figure given in our pros but it is none the less satisfactory pootus. Of course, we cannot ex- to have it emphasised by Mr. peat to have much in the way of Mansergh; and 1 think you will profit from this small quantity, agree with me that our thanks are out, even it does nothing more due both to his firm, who are onr than cover expenses, it will be sa-agents in the East, and to our tisfactory to have a start made estate manager, Me. Monilaws, and and the nucleus of an efficient his staff for their attention to lapping force trained and eat our interests during the pat ablished, in view of the consider year. I have now to propose that able orope we hope to see coming the report and socounts presented in the course of the next few years, to the shareholders be and the There is one other matter to which same are hereby received and I ought to refer, Included in adopted.

Mr. F. M. Forcher seconded the Permanent Way new the planted area are a certain number of ravines which are motion, which WAD carried line as per last ac- count $30,595.29 causing a good deal of trouble, unanimously. They are proving costly to keep The auditors (Messrs. Woolger, Les Transferred to

Extension so... clean and the growth of the rubber Hennell and Co.) were re-elected

$1,645.00 trees is not so satisfactory as we on the motion of Mr. W. Bland, could wish, and it has suggested seconded by Mr. W. D. Campbell. Half to the board that perhaps The Chairman proposed a vote Permanent Way Ex- the best and cheapest way in the of thanks to the staff in the East tension Account ... long fan would be to atop the for their effibient working of the cultivation of the worst of these company's business.

altogether and to open Mr. C. Malcolm Cumming seconded the motion, which was unanimously adopted.

un an equivalent Lorenge in our

land. Two of our direc will shortly be in the East regor who is already.

The proceedings then terminat

Assets, Permanent Way and Concession old line

dora in bänd 6,025.30

RUSSIAN VOLUNTEER

FLEET.

NOTICE

Leaving this Colony for twe months, I have pleasure to inform the Shippers and Consignees of Cargo by the steamers of the Russian Volunteer Fleet, that during my absence, the business of the Hongkong Agency will ba carried on by my Assistant, Mr. Carles E. Tavares.

Capt. D. A. Lukhmanoff,

Agent. Hotel Mansions. Hongkong, 17th May, 1915.

PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

THE Steamship

"KOREA,” From SAN FRANCISCO, JAPAN PORTS and MANILA. The above mentioned vessel having arrived, consignees of cargo are hereby notified to send in their Bills of Lading for coun tersignature and take immediate delivery of cargo froni' alongside. Cargo impeding discharge will be landed immediately at consignees' risk and expense,

board Cargo remaining on 1,307.20

May 18th, 1915 at noon.. will 1,249.54 be subject to landing charges and if undelivered May 24th, 1915 at 40,000.00 | noon will be subject to both land-

ing and storage charges,

27,504,28 500.00

93,974,11 $480,020.91 DAVID LANDALE DIRECTORS. 20,308.04 J. SCOTT HARSTON, S

JOHN D. HUMPHREY & SON. 4 0,028.71

General Managers.

$200,000.00

Stations, Crown Lease- holds and Build- inge as per leat Ao. count $35,981.29 Since written off $2,000:00:

28,950,29

2,500,00

No Fire Insurance whatever will be effected."

All chafed and otherwise damaged cargo will be examined at the above Company's godown May 21st, 1915 at 10 am.

No claims will be entertained unless accompanied by short delivery note or list of exceptions taken at the time of delivery to consignees and signed for and on behalf of the Pacific Mail S.8::Co. All claims must be filed on or before June 3rd, 1915, other- wise they will not be recognised.

B. C. MORTON,

Agent.

TO LET.

We report that we have exsmin- od the above Balance Sheet with the Books, Vouchers and Beomi ties and obtained all the informa Hongkong, 17th May, 1915. tion required by us. In opinion such Balance Sheet is. properly drawn up so as to ex- hibit a frus and correct view of | the state of the Company's affairs at 30th April, 1915, socording to the best of our information and the explanations given un, and as shown by the Books of the Comable pany.

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