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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1917,

A PATRIOTIC CALL.

THE HONGKONG STEEL FOUNDRY COMPANY, LIMITED.

PROSPECTUS

Inviting public subscription for 85,000 shares at par ($10 each), upon an increase of the Capital of the Company.

Tis dosired and a resolution for that purpose has been passed.

to increase the Capital of the Company to $1,000,000 by the issue of new shares, for the purpose of ́extending the business which is firmly believed will, if so extended, not only prove *xceedingly profitable to all interested in the Company, but

will also supply a want to locul concerns.

The Capital of the Company is now $1,000,000 of which only $78,080 has been paid up and, on this the Company last year munden net prost of $19,817 and paić a dividend of 10 per cent at the end of the present financial year. It is anticipated that dochling the Capital will at least treble the profit; and, should this anticipation be realized. the Company could pay at least a steady Twenty per ceat.

Steel Castings are needed for numerous purpames by all Railway contractors, Engineering and Dock Companies, everywhere in China, and by many small manufacturers. At present a large portion of the Btool products which thla Company in able to manufacture is obtained fronts abroad-at probably a wrent cxpune-in consequence of the very limited capacity of this Company to carry out orders received. ↑ With an increased Capital, enabling more furnaces to be crected, and more fabour employed, this Company would then be in a position to supply most of, if nos all, the needs for steel castings in this part of the world; for, with the expericacenyw acquired by the General Mangers, “And by their present head workmen, there should be no difficulty

whatsoever in nuust satisfactorily fulfilling such requirements.

It is much desired that sufficient additional capital be subscribed, beyond that which is required for the further development of the Steel. Casting department, in order to enable a plant to be obtained, and set, up, for the purpose of rolling Steel Ingots into material for Engineer. Ing, Dock, und Building requirements: for which material there is now a great demand.

It is therefore trusted that many persons in the Colony will be found ready to subscribe towards the increased capital desired, both for their own benefit, and for that of the community generally.

The General Managers are trady and willing to enter into any reasonable agreement desired by the Company to continue their services for a lengthy period. Also, if desired by the Company, they are fully prepared to transfer the control to a Board of Directors, comprised of such persons who are in « position sa introduce business, as the Company thinks adyable.

The minimum aubaeription for the new shares now offered to the public, upon which the General Managers may proceed to allotment, is $200,000.

MR. C. BERNARD Bows of the firm of Messrs. LINSTEAD & DAVIS, Hongkong, is the Auditor of the Company.

A copy of this prospectus has been duly filed'for registration with the Registrar of the Companies.

Application for Shares should be made to the Company's "" Bankers, or the office of the General Managers, wheró forma will be. supplied.

GORDON & CO.,

tieneral Managert.

Date this 22nd day of August, 1917.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

GRAVE CHARGE AGAINST, SWEDEN,

How Germany was informed of Shipping Movements.

Washington, Sept. 8.

The State Department, has published oficial documenta showing how the Swedish Legation in, the Argentine has been scting as a secret means of comminunication between the Ger- man Charge d' Affaires at Buenos Aires and Bertin Foreign Utica by transmitting information regarding the mailing of shipa and giving directions as to their destinations to

Bubinarines.

Text of Message.

Washington, Sept. 2. The Secretary of State, Mr. Lansing, announces: "The Department of State bas sucured cortain telegrams from Count Luxburg, the Geripan Charge d'Affaires at Buenos Aires, to the Foreign Office at Bertin which, I regret to say, were despatched from Buenos Aires by the Swedish Legation as its own official messages addressed to the Stockholm For eign Office. The following are translations of the text:--

May, 1827, No. 32. This Government has now released the German and Austrian ships on which hitherto a guard has been placed in consequence of the settlement of the Monte Protegido case. There has been a great change of public feeling and the Government will in future only clear Argentine abips as far as Las l'aimas. I beg that the small #camer Üranguazo of 21st January (meaning which sailed the 31st) three bundred ions, which is now nearing Bordeaux with a view to a change of fag may be spared if possible or else sunk without a traco being left. (Signed) Luxburg.

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System Operating for Three Years,

London, Sept. 9.

Mr. Lansing's revelations have created a sensation in Britain. It appears that the Foreign Office in Stockholm has been acting as a telegraph office for the German Gov- ernment, regularly transmitting German cypher cables na Bwedish Government messages for the past three years. Thus German Ministers in various foreign countries have been in free telegraphic communication with Berlin by hand- ing their cypher messages to the Swedish Minister, who signs and despatches them as Swedish Government messages to Stockholm whence, they are sent to Berlin, The British Government learned of the existence of the system in the spring of 1015 and told the Swedish Government that unless the practice ceased it would be necessary to place restric tions on Swedish cypher telegrams using British controlled cables. The Swedish Minister in Londen, after some delay, promised that the practice would case.

THE WESTERN FRONT.

Enemy Artillery Active...

London, September 8.

Bir Douglas Haig reports that the enemy's artillery has become mure active in the neighbourhood of Hargicourt, elsewhere the firing has been less marked. There was no infantry action.

Germans Admit Franch Gains.

London, September 8.

A wireless German official message says: A French attack on Fossewood- to the northwest of Beconvaux faded. The enemy gained ground toward Chaulawood where the #ghting continues.

REPORT AND STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS FOR 1916-17,

Wednewing, the 15th August, 1917, at 11.30 ojckie a.m.

· Report presented to the Shareholders at the Berseth Ordinary General Meeting held at the Office of the General, Managers, of

The General Managers have now the pleasure to submit their annual report sund statesarat of the Company's accounts made up to 31st May, 1917.

The net profi for the rear ended 31a May, 1917, ndor allowing for lateront. Auditor's Bom and writing off deprelazion no Company's Pant, Machinery, Launches and Block, is 813,793. This amount together with the mam of $11.244.62 endisisibuted proat brught forward from CALL FRAT TRÁM ALS avalabis balance of £31,96633 which it is revived to appropriate na follongate To place to Becerra Fund $10,000,00. To par dividend of 21.00 per share $7,500.00. To cry forward to credit of anas para account. £21,55%, 45,

Dr.

SUAKE CAPITAL.

BALANCE SHEET AT 31st MAY, 1917.

ASSETS.

Machinery, Melting Furnson, Foundry Plant and Tools Including Annealing and Preheating Chambers and ales all right to were processes na par İsa) abovunì Lena moći, d

LIABILITIES.

Authorised 100,000 shares at hill osch“. $1,000,000 Iued 7,808 shares al $10 ch MORTGAGE ACCOUNT..

73.080 | (0) 5,000 00

Las Deprecia-OR

KUNDLY CREDITORS including Generać léanagers'. PROFIT AND LØR ACCOUNT.

Balance as per last account Profi for the year

.. Auditor's Fee..

To inter

Acarini.. Descementiran on Machr. Plant. Hock Writing of old Machinery Profit on the year

add tone during the year

Cr.

311.5

Alter.nt

.019,544,62

$419.25

19,817.53

6,256

29,356 35

Value of 2 Launches as per last account

Depreciation

4,500.00

clai

150,00

4,050

Ofice Furniture and Fixtures includina

valuable drawings sa pre fast aromunt ..§ Les Deprecation ................

810.00

51.00

70900

Gluck in trade..........

La Depreciation..

Work in Progress

Accounts Receivable.

6,000

Carb at Back and in band? Henk 2,271.54

FC 167,36)

7,439

; 245,001 | 27

163,297

PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT.

For the year ending Star May, 2017,

430 #00

By Balance Working Aroun

GORDON & Co.

General Managers.

2,117

I report that I have audited the shore Balance Bhers wilk the books and vouchers of the Company and have found it sa im in kordanon (hiyowash,

i have reoxved all the information and explanations I have required. No depreciation hus. Een wettani of Steel Proves Pant Right which appear in the books at their orginal wat namely 1.1956. Subject to the foregoing abservation in or opiaton sort Balance Blanes in properly dream up to calická a true and correct view of the wate of the Gods pany's affairs according in the best of iny information and flavourplanatinize given me and an aboman by the books of the Corspany.

C. BERNARD BROWN, Ali... Hongkong 6th Augyak, 1917,

Sudator

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The Register for application of Shares will be closed on Thursday, 1st November, 1917, at 3 o'clock.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

THE WESTERN FRONT.

A Thrust by the French.

Paris, Sept. 9.

A communique states: On the right of the Meuse the French attacked this morning enemy lines on a front of two and a half kilometres in the sector of Fosses and Churieres Woods. The operations were a complete success. Despite desperate resistance of the enemy we extended our positions Dorth of Fosses Wood, carried the whole of Chaume Wood and the line to the west, dominating Caurieres Wood. We captured over 500 prisoners,

SUCCESSES IN EAST AFRICA,

London, Sept

The War Office states:We are pursuing the Germans who were dislodged from Upepo. We occupied Malioje and repulsed enemy counter attacks in the vicinity of Uponda.

CORRESPONDENCE.

The opinions expressed by corres- pondents are not necessarily those of the "Hongkong Telegraph."}

THE SERVICE DOLLAR. (To the Editor of the "RongauJIM

Telegraph."]

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To be returned to the 43iGnk

This form should be sons enlize, with:

To se falnior 57 the Bankers.

CHARTERED BINK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND

entire, with a cheque for the sleposit of $th on each share tot

CHINA,

tera of kler Company namely the

HONGKONG STEEL FOUNDRY CO., LTD..

Form of application for Shares,

To the General Managers of

HONGKONG STEEL FOUNDRY COMPANY, LIMITED.

Gentlemen,

Having paid to the Company's bankers the sum of $_.. being a deposit of $10 per sbáre for..

„shares of $10 each of the above named Company I (or wel request you to allot to me for us)

shares on the terms of the

Company's Memorandum and Articles of Association and I (or we) agree to accept the same or any less number that you may allot to me (or us) and 1 (or we) authorise you to register me (or us) as the halder (s) of the said shares.

Name in full.

Address

Description

Date

Signature....

'Receipt for Application Money.

Received this

_day of

on account

of the Hongkong Steel Foundry Co., Ltd, from

Lhe suit of $.

$10 per share upen...... above named Company. "

being a deposit of shares of $10 each of the

For the Chartered Bank of Tudia, Australia and Ebīna.

Cashir N.B.--Thon pl when returned to the applicant must be prrent vol, and I monipannd by revipt for the amount dus on silotment, will be exchanged in due course for a certificate.

POLICE RESERVE ORDERS.

Orders issued to-day by Mr. F.

nation which will earliest recover victims of this bloody war, the from the effecla of this bloody widow, the orphan, the vacant war. The strength of a nation chair by the fireside, are not lies in its manhood; and whilst etrangers to us, and we, also, we doff our caph to those women mourn the flower of our manhood C. Jenkin, D.S.P. (R), state ***

so ably and nobly ent off in the pride of its youth. Band & Orchestra, Buglers & andeavouring to replace man in There are men amongst us, high the industrial concerns of life, let in office, civil, military, and naval,|

Drummers.

who are

Tuesday, September 11-

u never abste our warship of who have devoted a lifetime to Parade of Band without instru those noble women who suffer the service of their country, who ments as Central Station at 6 p.m. the pange of death, and risk death wear on their breasta marka itself, in order that they may of the appreciation of their Baglers and Drummers Practice, Wednesday, September 12:➡ know the joys of motherhood. King and country. Cannot these Also Masio Class 6 p.m. The woman who takes a soldier aajmen unite and press the

Friday, September 14:-Bend busband in addition to becoming cause of the soldier? Or do they Practice. his wife, desires alao to become prefer to stand idly by and do Drummers. the mother of his children. nothing whilst a white man is

Think that somewhere in this degraded in the midst of an alien Orchestra Fractios. Also Buglers' rich outpost of our rich Empire, race, and goes a-bangering in the and Drummers.

a woman ascredeacred becense midst of plenty?

ahe is experiencing the mystery of

Also Buglers and

Monday, September - 17:-*

TYPHOON WARNING,

The telegrams quoted "belew have been received by the Ameri from the Manila Observatory con Consulate General Hongkong,

1 p.m. Sept. 9, 1917.-Typhoon in about 112 degrees Long. E.

3 p.m. Sept. 9. 1917.-Cyclone too

. W. of Nabo, mor

Only One Case, # There was only one cis of

It is not so long ago that it the reproduction of life-is looks publicly announced that ing forward to placing in her 97 per cent of the taxes of husband's arms the pledge of this Colony were paid by the this Colony, anrely it gives as their happiness, and think that, Chinese. It is fair to esume violently to think. Remember at a season of the year when that 75 per cent, of the wealth of fost some of them have reached exercise is avoided by all Euro- the Colony is in the hands of the more than half way acram peans' as much se posable, this Chinese. The protection of that the arab of life's allotted span,delicate crestare is unsble to wealth is afforded by th Services; that many of them were well ford assistance with her house more and more the Chinese are and 16 degrees Lat. N, maring established in their life's pro work, and has to walk to perform realising shie, and the security fessions or occupations, had all her errande; and know, and afforded by residing in Hongkong. already resped some of the in knowing blush for shame, that Ons has only to walk along Ken- rewards of their energy, ability woman should be so kambled, nedy Road, where building is and application, had taken apos that she may, if she wille, accepi proceeding furiously, to be con-

ing N.W Bir, -Our Army has proved that themselves responsibilities in, the assistance from a Charity Fand vinced of the truth of this. These they are not a contemptible little way of family matters, which raised by some people in the people would be only too pleseed Army; but the manner in which their success in their career Colony, and think of her struggle to pay a contribution for that the soldiers in our midst are being justifled; could already look before she socepts, and the shame ssourity; and I am sure the scheme communicable disease notified ju treated by the authorities at home forward to the time when they with which the sccepts and anggested by a correspondent the Colony last week-an Indiso is surely bringing them into con would possess suficient to retire sccepte only in order that her a few days ago would receive who was suffering from eaterie tempt; and the recent exposures from labour, and spend the child may have a fair chance to every support, from all races in tover. in the papers, made, no doubt,jevening of their days in pesos be born healthy.

the Colony, I would go farther Ricksha Coolie in Trouble. with the very best of intentions, and quietness, with the laughter To which church do you go to and say that, in addition to a fired.

A riekaba coglie of Kowloon, have undoubtedly occasioned s of their children's children to hear the Fifth Commandment price for the dollar, all moldiers charged belore Mr. J. B. loss of prestige. That being so, gladden their hearta,

best interpretad? I go to a friend and sailors serving on this station Wood, at the Magistracy this

much lower, let us have this prospect has vanished-vanisher of his Company, and ask to see anos, paid direct to the soldier, Mrs. Maxwell, of L,Ashley Terrass, as our troops cannot be brought Much, in some cases all, of this of mine, who keeps the pay book should receive a Colonial allow morning, with behaving in a-dis

orderly manner when engaged by. question of sxahange settled now the day they answered their

that column where it says by the Colony, The graded male and forever, so that our Services country's call, and, in company Sixpence a day 10 Father in ons Colony in which I know wloon. He was also summoned: may not have to endure this with millions of others, regard the "Beauties of Sterne" and hear follows:Private soldiers and a licence. The case was adjourned. for Mother"; and I think again of this system oblained ... was for driving the riokahs without. shame again. The troops cannot, ing everything as nothing, when Undle Toby" say to Corporal Corporal, six shillings per month; until Friday afternoon. and will not, do anything weighed in the balance against contrary to their honons as sol- honour, atrode forth to take their Trim "And how do you under- Sergeants and rank ap to but US Passport Requirement.

American Conelata diers to farther their interests in part in the Great Adventure; and stand the Fifth Commandment, aut indinding Warrant Officers, this matter, so the people must prepared, if so it might be el. Trias," to honour your fifteen shillinga per - month;}

General snnounces that," ap- fight their battle for them in these willed, to make the great sacrifice father and your mother?" "By Warrant Officers, one shilling perently in keeping with the sffairs, and we abould feel pri-iteslf for shaie King, their allowing them three ha pence per day; and officers from half a requirements of other nations in vileged, to take up the ondgele, in country, and shrie God. In our For Honoar," says Opl. Trim. up to half a guinea per de Russian Railway, in Mauphurie az

day out of my pension, an' please crown per day for Lieutenants, this line, Americans hereafter defence of men whose sacrifices midst here, again, we have the Sarely the services rendered by for the General Officer Dow

travelling in the sins of the se have been as great as these men's, married families of the Garrison, this Colony to the Motherlandmanding.

When we pause to consider whose lot must be almost a daring her hour of trial demand

must have their passports vissed what the men of the last arrived bearable.

by, Bassinu authorities. It is un- unit alone have given up, to

that its voies. shall. The nation, which mont quickly heard when raised in appeal

derstood that this in a temporary finally be sent here to garrison replaces its lost manhood is the Harm, we know, as at Home, the Hongkong, Sept. 10, 1017.

arrangement; for the durahon of she wer

be

Yours etc.,

A BOLDER,

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