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COMPANY MEETING.

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The Dominion Rubber Co., Ld.

An extraordinary general meet- ing of the Dominion Rubber Co., Ld., was held in the Chamber of Commerce Boome vesterday after- noon. Mr. E. T. Byrno provided, and the other directore present were Meeste. E. S. Kadoorie and F. Satterle, while the attendance represented 24, 633 shares.

The meeting was held for the purpose of considering a proposal

LANGKAT OUTPUT.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 1816,

VOLUNTEER RESERVE

ORDERS.

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

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H.K.V.R. Orders issued to-day

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Total to 8th, inst. 2451

Daily average 306.38

to issue a further 32,500 shares, of time for subscribing to the new at a premium of Tla. 5 each issue the direa o's propose to limit (equivalent to Tls. O per share), the date to June 15, which should such issue being allotted to share-allow ample time, holders in the proportion of one new share for every two shares now held.

Chairman said:

Wo bavu already told you that the Articles of Association confer full powere upon the directors to proceed with the issue of shares and that the authority of a general meeting is not required. I do not therefore intend to place any resolution before you because if I

H.K.V.R. state:-

Sections 1 and 2 of "A" Co.

BUTTER

CHEESE,

Owing to the abnormal prices ruling at present in Australia

and 3 and 4 of "B" Co. and the for Butter, and the rise in the price of Canadian Stilton Cheese, we whole of "O" Co. will parade have been compelled to advance our retail prices to the following:→→ outside the Law Courta at 5.15. p.m. on Friday, Jane the 11th.. Dress Drill Order.

Recruit will parade under 8. M. Bond on the Cricket Ground at 5.15 p.m. on Monday, June the 14th, Wednesday, Jane the 18th, and Thursday, June the 17th. Dress Drill Ordör.

"D". Co. will parade on the Parade Ground at Vol. Head- quartera at 5.15 p.m., Wednes day, June the 18th under S. M.

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DAISY BUTTER

DAIRYMAID

BUTTERCUP

PASTRY

CHEESE

Cooke for aiming and position sanie into force on 24th May, 1915.

drill and musketry exercises.

Quard.

The H.K.V.O. will relieve the did so it would necessitate a con- HK.V.R. on the Detention Camp firmatory meeting and so unnece-Guard on Saturday, June the arily delay the completion of the Bubscription,

I now invite any shareholdere present to state their views upon the subject.

12th.

H.K.V.C. on Saturday, Jane the The H.K.V.R. will relieve the 12th, at Gun Club Hill, and Volunteer Headquarters.

Gon Club. Mill Guard will

The circular convening the meeting having besa read, the Gentlemen,On the occasion of the annual general meeting on May 11, I alluded to the quotion of the company'sindebtednes ned to certain schemes by which the 4 Bame might be liquidated. that dare there was no diatiner intention to take any immediate action although, as I then men- tioned, there waa a feeling among the directors that the shareholders raising of ospital, heller by incostist of 3 N.C.O.'s and 24 men should derive suma benefit in the creased sharte or debenture issue of Fec ions 2, 3 and 4 of "0" shape of dividends from the was usually a matter of Hobson's Co. under Lieut. Blason and will rapidly improving earnings of the choice. With that company, how mount nightly thronghout the over, such an alternative did not werk st Gun Club Hill from and On the date of the last meeting present itself. The company's including Surday, June the the company's shares were quoted bankers were quite willing to 12th, to Friday, June the 17th at at Tle. 5.50, and a few days sub. continue the existing overdraft, 10 p.m. Dresa Full Marching sequently the Board received a knowing full well that in the near order with 150 rounds of ammun- proposal to take up 32 500 shares future the same would be materition. Topes to be worn. at Tls. 6 each which would pro-ially decreared and eventually The Volunteer Headquarters

company,

Bír. R. Macdonald said that the

vide the sum of Tis., 105,000 or paid off.

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one N.0.0. and 6 men” from 7 p.m. to 7 s.m.

the Section Commandera from The guard will be arranged by the Sections detailed below.

Saturday June 12th Section 1

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From $7.50 each.

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These prices have been approved by the Food Committee and

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Cold Minerals, Tea, Coffee, Cakes, etc. Supplied from 4-p m. dally at Hongkong prices.

With Best attendance. THE ALEXANDRA CAFE A CATERERS. "

ANOTHER BIG OPIUM

SEIZURE.

Over Half a ton of Opium Seized in four days.

Roughly speaking, over half a ton of opium of all kinda and con- ditions has been seized by the Water Police during the week

POLICE RESERVE ORDERS

Hongkong Police Reserveordere issued to-day etate:

Parades

(Central Police Station, 5.30 p.). Wednesday, June 0th.— Chinese Platoons, Rifle Exercises, Thoraday, June 10th.-A. S. P's Parade of all N. G. Officers with Martinis,

Friday, Jane 11th-No. 1

Stores..

Platoon Commanders will send

and numbers.

IF

The question then Guard will consist of 1 N.0.0. sufficient to liquidate the com- arose, why the need for that pro and S men who will form the pany's indebtedness and losvo a posed change? Was it a sounder substantial surplus. The accept policy to rush in, as it were, and guard from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and,

the capital fer all ance of this offer would have reaso

wait a Jittle, meant that the company's capital time, or to would stand at Tls. 100,000 and seeing that the reward of patience that, as there would be no debt was on their side. Ee ventured remaining all profits this year to assert that there could bo only could be devoted to payment of one reply to the question if the o: A Co. Sunday June 13th Soc. Cividends. Your directors, how future, and not the immediate 2 of A Co. Monday June 14th end, as the result of a remarkable British Platoon with Service Rifles; ever felt it their duty to give the present, was considered. He was Section 3 of A Co. Tuesday June period of activity. The haul on also Chinese Recruits Platoon shareholders a preference in of opinion that it was the future 15th Section 4 of A Co. Wed- the last occasion is all the more under Sergeant-Major. taking up any now issue of shares, which required their considera-nesday June 16th Section 1 of C noteworthy by reason of the fact sad for this reason they were ion. The Chairman, in his C. Tharaday June 17th Section that, the Revenue Officers, who compelled to decling the definite speech at the annual meeting, 1 of B C Friday June 18th bave been showing up so well, at their earliest convenience to

referred to the company being Section 2 of B Co. ofer referred to.

failed to seize twenty odd pack- Store-Sargrant Tape, Chion The scheme in itself, however, under-capitalized. From his tone,

ages of opium, each weighing Mutual Life Insurance Co, Alex- appealed to the directors and one would almost imply that he

Application for leave of somewhere over forty pounds in andra Bldge., the following lists:- they decided that the fairest way regarded this as a species of absence for more than 1 month spite of a searca lasting a con- of dealing with a new issue of disease. Would that some of the must be sent by O. O's Companies siderable time.

(a) Names of men with armlet ares would be to give every other undertakings they were to the Adjutant at least 14 days. Yesterday the Revenue officers, (b) Names of men requiring shareholder the option of taking interested in were suffering from before the intended date of who were apparently in possession armletes

a similar pest. them up to the extent of 50 per

The figure departure, stating rank, Company of some information paid a visit (c) Names of men with tranche- -cout. of his presont holdings at at which the capital of the com- and Section, length of leave to the 5.6. Bencleach newly ond

the stipulated price of Tis. O per pany at present stood was its desired and destination.

Let them

arrived from Europe. They made share. It is sound business to take active "festure."

Applications for shorter leave an extensive and careful search" advantage of the present favour retain it. They were tapping may be granted as heretofore.

bat failed to diecover Fii pino in Trouble. able opportunity to relieve your their product with some degree of

This orang in 'tae Police company of debt and place it in access; he asked them not to

Orderly Officer for the week-atything, leaving the ship

with the intention to return Court, Fortunato Pense u Filipipo a first-class position as regards begin tapping at the other end. Lieut. Bonu.

He moved that the capital of the

and have another try a little was charged before Mr. J. B. Orderly Sergeant.

later. The Water Police also Wood, with stɔwing away ou When" addressing you of company remain unchanged. Orderly Sergeant for the week

were on the qui vive and paid a board the s...Cüiso Maru, Tue the general

1 meeting,

-Sargt, Horley,

visit to the Benclench, as she man said Lice bud bad a ticket, intimated that tho Board

Note. Commencing to-day the before taking any

individuals and companies, when 9th inst., the guard for the De- was laying alongside Holt's wharf which he gave up to an agent action or in any way changing the they were in debt, should pay tention Oamp will parade at the in the early hours of the morn- before he was arrested. Tue Cast

more was remanded until tɔ-morrow. former policy would consult with their debts. Assuming for argu- Ferry Wharf at 810 p.m. and ing. They were rather

ment's sake that the fature would cross to Kowloon by the 6.25 p.m. the drag hidden in the bilges fortunate and eventually found The Detention Camp below the engines. of that promiss we have now not be so 101y, and that rubber ferry. called this extreordinary general dropped to is. 4d, what about Guard and the Gun Club Hill

they were going on board the maceting for the purpose of ex-their debt with the bonitahon? Guard will travel from Kowloon one packages, most of them in drug was found concealed in the .There were more than twenty- Keijo Mara for Swatow and the The increasing of their ospital was to Hongkong by the first avail plaining precisely what our coheme is, and also to give all abareholders very small when they considered able ferry each morning. The time, though a few were simply false sides and bottoms of the

wrapped in sacking. The value defendants' luggage. an opportunity of expressing their the roll capital they had already. Star Ferry Co. have kindly con- of the drug thus found estimated His Worship illicted fines on own views. The directors will Mr. Satterle said: Your direcsented to convey these guards naturalle be guided by the con-tors have been mainly actuated free, but only en condition that at about ten dollars per lb., would the defenderts as follows

be about $8,000. The police $2,700 on the first, $3,500 ou oensus of opinion. Ithink, how-by a desire to put this company they travel altogether, under search party was led by L. the second and $5,500 on thei ever, it must be clear to the on a sound basis. There is hardly command of an Officer. majority that the plan by which any probability, but & financial

the future..

deficite

the shareholders and in purauanos

we propose immediately to "place

There was no seconder. Mr. G. Nielsen said that bath

crisis can come when, with a call'

the company on a dividend paying demand for a large amount hang

ing over the company, would be

basis is the most advartigeous dangerous, and experience has

Orderly Officer,

Clarke. No arrests were made. third.

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Oplum on a Junk.

The second seizure in point of importance, but first in point of time, was that by Dal. Sergt.

one which could be put before you shown that small shareholders PRINCE OF WALES FUND. Piucott who with a party of Police

There is one point about the

who collectively represent a large

soheme which requires to be ex-interest do not come with assist plained, which is that if we were

ance when required bat stand

to allot one new share for every on what they have and leave two of the 67,500 old ones we it to the large interests to do should have to issue 33,750 new

the needful. If they had failed shares of 1,250 more than we pro- pose to have. For many reasons you, many Shanghai companies

The Prince's Thanks.

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

WANTED.

Second Engineer for H.M.

visited a cargo boat at Mongkok on Monday and found 4351bs, of opium in elever sacks on board. In this case three arrests were: effected in the persone who were aboard the junk at the time. WANTED, An European This morning they appeared Tug "Atlas" Rate of pay,- before Mr. J. B. Wood at the $7.00 per day for seven days per Police Court, when it was stated week. Apply to Chief Engineer, that the opium was found beneath "H.M. Dockyard.” the boards of the sleeping com- partment in which the men, who denied all knowledge of the stuff, were found./

The first defendant was sent to

WANTED."

We have received the following is convenient to restrict our which are now on the road to from the Hon. the Colonial capital to the round figure of 'Tle.coes would have gone under Secretary: 100,000 and, moreover, we do the hammer. In these abnormal

Buckingham Palace, not require any farther funds times when everything is probable,

26th April, 1915, beyond what we can raise from it may not be possible nor con The Chairman, 32,500 shares. The directora venient as before, therefore your

Prince of Wales's National Be- therefore suggest that they should directors deem it the soundest

lief Fond, give up these excess 1,250 ebares business judgment to place your Hongkong.

prison for a year's hard labour W peak for 6 months, child-8 from their own allotments in con- company on its feet free from all

Dear Sir, I am desired by the while the others were remanded sideration of their being allowed possibility of chance.

Prince of Wales to thank you for to give his Worship an oppor Salary to Zeno c/o Hongkong Mr. Speelman expressed the the donation of 87,000 which you to take up any shares not applied for by the due date. Seeing the opinion that it was a sound policy have forwarded from Hongkong tunity of inspecting the craft.

Large Fines for Smugglers. advantage of subscribing for to put the company on a dividend to the National Relief Fund. His Inspector Kerr also charged shares at Tls. 6. as against the paying basis.

The chairman asked for a show. Royal Highness is most grateful three Chinese with numerous present market rate it may be

for this continued and magnificent counts in connection with the of bands for the directors' pro- assumed that there will be few, directors are more likely to lose voted against it. than goin over this method of

7ANTED.- Governess at the

years 9.30 to 12.30 daily. State

Telegraph."

if any, unapplied" for, and the posal, and only Mr. Macdonald support, and ask you to be to exportation and possession, of VV Naval Officer, private les

The Obairman said the new

atrangement, which, however, is istus would come in on June 15, the only convenient one which but shareholders in the porta poours to them. As to the limit would be given a longer time,

WANTED. ANTED—by a Japanese good as to make known to all the three quantities of opium sons in English. Communicate subscribers how warmly be spala, prepared, 279 taele, loose; with "JAPANESE " o/o Hong- preciates their generosity.

and 48 taale, prepared. It appear kong Telegraph, stating what I am, Yonts faithfully.

ed from the story for the prosecn- time daily may be given, and KERR (14) WALTER PEADOOR, Treasurer to Ein Royal Highness, tion that the men were stopped terms per month.

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