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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 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.

T is desired and à resolution for that purpose has been passed,

to increase the Capital of the Company to $1,000,000 by the fate of new shares, for the purpose of extending the business'. which is firmly believed will, if so extended, not only prove ́excoedingly profitable to all interested in the Company, but will nino supply a want to local concerns.

The Capital of the Company is now $1,000,000 of which only $78,080 lins been paid up and, on this the Company last year made a net profit of $19,317 and paid a dividend of 10 per cent at the end of the present financial year. It is anticipated that doubling the Capital will at least treble the profit; and, should this anticipation be realized, the Company could pay at least a steady Twenty per cent.

Steel Castings are needed for numerous purposes by all Railway - contractors, Engineering and Dock Companies, everywhere in China, and by many small manufacturers. At present a farge portion of the Steel products which this Company is able to manufacture is obtained from abroad-at probably a great expenso-in consequence of the very limited capacity of this Company to carry out orders received. With an increased Capital, enabling more furnaces to be erected, and more Inbour employed, this Company would then be in a position to supply most of, if not al, the needs for steel castings in this part of the world; for, with the experience now acquired by the General Managers, aud by their present head workmen, there should be no difficulty whatsoever is most satisfactorily futtilling wach 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 emible a plant to be obtained, and set up, for the purpose of rolling Steel Ingats into material for Engineer- ing, Dock, and 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 incressed capital desired, both for their own benefit, and for that of the community generally.

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The General Manager are ready and willing to enter into any reasonable agreeinent 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 Board of Director, cumprised of such persons who are in a position to introduce basiace, an the Company thinks advisable.

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

MR. C. BERSAND- Brows of the firm of Messen. 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, where forms will be supplied.

GORDON & CO.,

demeral Managers. Dated this 22nd day of August, 1917.

REPORT AND STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS FOR 1916-17,

- Wednandar, the 150 Angan. 1947, K1 11.30 o'clock man.

Reperi girmented to the Shareholders at the Sevešlà” Ordinary General Mesting held at the Qfier of the Coastal Managers, as

The Great Managers have now the plowsure so mubeult their annual report and stetourat of the Compnor's apponnie made up to 31st Mar, 1917.

The nel proßl for the rear ended. Stat May, 1917, after allowing for interest. Auditor's Fees and writing of depreciation on Company's Plant, Machinery, Launches and Stock, is $13,817.95. This amouni togather with the mum of 811,548,62 undistributed verßt brought forward from last year makes an available balance of $99,366,33 which it is Tsolved to appropriate as follows :-To plaes to Reserve Fund 310,900,00. To pay A dividend of $2,00 per share $1,006,00. To carry forward to credit of next year's mocone! $21,558,55,

Dr.

-- SHARE CAPITAL

BALANCE SHEET AT 31st MAY, 1917.

LIABILITIES.

Authorised (00,000 shazón ut 410 sacb,...,.41,500,000

Tamed 7,808 slurra si 510 rach ......................

MORTGAGE ACCOUNT.

SUNDRY CKEDITQBH jutudung kvarra). Maampers" diy

PROFIT AND LOW ACCOUNT.

Balance as per last mount Pret for the year...

In Internet Account

28,000

4,000 in

10,70% 1,72

ASSETS.

Machinaer, Malting Farnam Foundry Plant and Tools including Annealing and Preheating Chambers and also all rights

La sectel processes as per last secount 4 83,953,17

Les DepravatiOG

Additions during the year'

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6,27,2%

Cr.

.618.241.62

19.817.91

€7.49.13

1,235.86

29,308 | 60

Value of Launches as par last superat ... 400.00 Los Depreciative

O

82,736

58,09

00

Off

Lena Depreciation .....

Furniture and Pature fachada valuable drawings as per last secount ..§

4,050

E10.10

$11.00

Wo

Stock in trade .....

Low Depreciation

$27.669,70

Work Progress

26.853

6,000

15.874

\P.Cash 107.56

7,430 10

149,20 S

149,902 27

Account Beceirable......

Carb at Bank and in bad Bank 7,771.54

PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT.

For the year ending Disi May, 1917.

430

C

By Balance Working Acount

29.127: 79

Auditor's Few....

Ro

Depredation un Machy, Plant, Stock, d Waking of old Machinery

7,55467

Proin the Jaar

19.8177 93

28.11770

DORIXON "Com

General Managers.

t report it. I have audited the above Balanci Bheet with the booke and vuachers of the Company and have found it to be in wurdener therewith,

I have received all the information and explanations 1 baas inquired. So deprecation bus bren written of Ston] Process Final Rats which nopear in the books at their origina? com mazals #ILSGPUR, Subset of the fumening observation in my opinius munk Balance Sheet in properly drawn up so na to exhibit a true and correct view of the stain of the Company's adding wounding to the beat of my information and ibe maplapdiiona giena ina and mechowo by the books of the Comsary.

C. BERNARD BROWN, A.C.A., Hongkong, 6th August, 1917.

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Awdator.

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

AUSTRALIAN FIGHTERS.wall, with a six-foot sheer drop:

How They Cheered the King

LONDON IN WAR TIME.

CANTON AFFAIRS.

YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK.

TYPHOON WARNING.

To be returned to Tha sagileant.

CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.

Grin should do senkantire, with a cheque for the deposit of 830 on each share to the makers of the Coussinư

HONGKONG STEEL FOUNDRY

CO., LTD.

Form of application for Shares.

-To the General Managers of

HONGKOND STEEL FOUNDRY COMPANY, LIMITED Gentlenes.

Having paid to the Company's bankers the sum of $ being a deposit of 410 per share for.

shares of $10 ruch of the above named Company I (or we) request you to

shares on the terms of the...

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

Name in full

*Address

"Description....

Dutc

Signature.

Receipt for Application Money.

Received this

day of

on account

of the Hongkong Steel Foundry Co., Ltd., from......

the sum of 5

being a deposit of shares of $10 each of the

For the bartered Bank of India, Australia and China.

$10 per share upou above named Company.

Caskier

3. B.--This marigg when returned to the applimut sinnt be preserved, anỞ if wovomidanied by peonijît for the amount due on siletment, will be exchanged in due course for a certificate,

shrouds, 13

WAR COMFORTS.

socks, 21 pairs bad socks, 7 then a water ditch oromed only by stakes, then a wide tranch,

A Frenchmans's Impressions.

pais kace 109, 5 balaclava Election of Ministers.

helmets, 3 mafflers, 34 knitted with a six-foot sheef drop; then s

"The air of England is always

Queen Mary's Needlework Guild.scrabbers, 12 eye bandages, ten-foot log wall; then a six-foot tonio; energy is everywhere in Our Canton correspondent trench; and then a wide water the gestures and disciplined writes as follows ander date of Dividend of Twelve Per Cent, work has been done by the

285 food covers, 851 rolled Darlag Angast the following bandages. British Headquarters, Franos dieb, crossed by single planks, activity of this magnificent September 10:- July 17-The King daring his Despite their heavy loads, not one people....

Wesleyan Church Working They make war Bix Ministers were elected by

Hongkong branch of the above Party, ander Mr. Robinson. recent visit to the front inspected man slipped in the water or fall with the same qualities that they the Special Parliament yesterday,

The local office of the Yoko Guild-

1131 roiled bandages, 120 fisanel a large proportion of the Austral at the jumps. Oo the contrary, apply to businase; it is simply as follows:-Tang Shao-yi, Fin-bama Specie Book is in receipt City Hall Working Party an bandages, 60 shirts, 30 swabs, 6 ian troops in France.

the teams finished fresh, in fast a new sepect of business, which ance; Wong Ching-ting (Speaker of a telegram from the Head der Mrs: Stabb,-August 2nd, psica pyjamas, 13 vezis. The divisions were looking time.

one must meet with tranquility, of the Parliament), Foreign; Ofoe to she clear that at the case despatched to Red Cross Peak Club, under Mrs, Sande magnificently well; healthier The King walked with General calm and all the immemorial Unang Kai-ya (a commander of all-yearly meeting of the share-Depot, Bombay, containing: 52 man-378 roller bandages, 696 probably then they had ever been Birdwood to esah obstacle as the virtues, of which a long history Yannan troops), Military: Wholdere held at the Head Office of reets, 25 night shirts, 85 shirts, swabs, 42 Many-tail bandages, in the history of the Australian men tackled it. They want to see has proved the efficacy, And Hoa-man, Communications; this bank at Yokohama on the 4 silk shirts, 90 handkerchiefs, 1 oid dressings.. Imperial Fores. One division the exercise in which they used that is admirable.”

Jaen Pit-kwong, Navg; and 10th instant, it was resolved to 17 pairs of alippara, 2 bad boote, was holding military sporte op both rifle and bayonet, which Thus writes a contributor to San Hun-yes, fassrior.

pay a dividend of 12 per cent. 9 pairs of operation stocking, Mrs. Sandeman-20 shirts, 36 Navel and Dookyard, ander the day of the King's visit. The with the Australians, is always a the Reque Bleus. His impressions Dr. San Yalana, arrived from danam for the half year ended the 40 eye bandages, Il head banda roste, 7 pyjames, & slippers, 28 ground was beautifully marked teen, realistic performance. Four are the more interesting and Whampoa yesterday dressed in 30th. Jane, 1917, to add to the gas, 2 hold ells, 31 scrabbere, 2 cooks, 13 knee caps, 62109, 12 and appointed. There is such Beit waggons were then taken to possibly the more valuable beais Generalissimo's uniform, reserve fand Yen 800,000.00 and pairs woollen pants, 456 milk handkerchiefs, 1 bed cover, 24 perfection and precision, in the pieces, refitted, and marched past cause they were not written for being secured to the Parliament to carry forward the sum of covers. Aug. 7th, case to Bed milk overs. arrangements of those sports looking · extraordinarily smart, publication and are unsigned. by body of soldiers. All the Yen 2,223,000.00 to the next Crose Depot, Bombay, containing: rabbera, 18 eye bandages, a mope meetings now, that the officer. Next came three ́hores ambu London is less affected by the H.P.'s met him and amidat the 4000unt.

-29 pillows, 40 pairs of pyjamas, Union Church Working Party, and men eзme to look upon the lances in beautiful order, the war then Paris, and he notes with discharging of, gans, and the

20 shroude, 23 bed jackets, Hander Mrs. Masonsobie ONO CASE military staff work as part of their men picking up and carrying of a sort of setonishment, the over-playing of bands ne was necorted

reversible bed jacket, 46 vos, to the Scottish Horse cou daily life. It is something unstretchere.

|dowing life of our streets, their into the nail. · After the Presid-

2night shirts, 6 prismes," 5 [tsizing:-162 shirts, 162 seen on any sports ground in Lastly, the Signallers carried compolitan character, and the ent's speech, Dr. Sau wear before

head bandages, 24 handkerobiels, handkerchiefs," 188 psies at peace time.

out a scheme of laying telephone "Imperialism" of the Strand, ne National flag, and gave three It was like a brilliant Queens-lines, signalling, and reeling up with its cohorts of Colonial bows. Tas ceremony was thus received by the American Con- 16th, 20186s sent to Red Cross 36 pairs of knes caps, 6 pairs of The telegram quoted holow was 5 milk covers, 7 scrubber. Aug. epoks, 47 wool caps, 39 mailers, land day. The midday sun the line, and galloping off. The soldiers. No longer the top-hat completed. The Taohan, the aulate General, Hongkong, from Depot, Bombay:-94 white, 36 mittent. One esas to Bel Cross streamed down on the great ring, whole thing was done with such dominates the landscape; even Ciru Governor and Cheng Pik- the Manila Observatory at 10 p.m. thronds, 53 pyjamas, 31 night Dapot, Bombay containinz-238 around which crowded thousands a swing that it was only three the military uniform, which is wong were not present. reaterday:-Typhoon in about shirts, 40 vests, 85 bed jackets, pairs of socks, 5t shirte, 61 hand. of sunburnt, cheerful men, The quarters of an hour from the time everywhere, has, he finds, a cer- An antive coal is unsuitable for 124 degrees Long. E. sad 18 3 pairs of bed boots, 32 pairs kerchiels, 60 pyjamas, 13 vesis sky zang with cheers as the King the King arrived on the ground tain civilian note about it and yet the warps, she Tacana has degrees Lar. H., moring W. of dippers, 141 handkerchiefs, 529 miny-isi! bandages, 9 shrouds drove up to a neat pavilion: Four to the moment when this exercise keepa ita distinction.

[complied with’the request made

seived at 10.30 am. to-day :--

The following telegram was re- pairs of operation stockings, 213 hospital saps, 6 pairs of maffers, 5 pairs of sok, 30 urgias! stookings, 3 bead band. [sentence to explain this nowļu few thousand tons of coal from

Cyclans or typhoon near or over milk covers, 9 on, 27 bead ages, 3 eye bandages, 36 hold all Aparri, moring W. or W.N.W.

bandeges, 15 era bandages, bags, 8 psics of slippere, 9 87 mape. Aug. 23rd, 2 caso tray cloibs, 2 pillows, 7 mufflera, Bombay containing Amoy son. 7. pairs of mittens, 2 pairs of kas ap io abits and chart breeches, alternately along each side of the loses_its_principal title to 'com. It seems that, the Civil GoveĽ-

tribations91 pyjamas, 102 cape, 8 sorubbers, 1 large oratohet- with their sleeves rolled up. Alroad, who cheered him so he mand. There is only one cry in nor has diaregarded, süs Provin-

shirts, 101 vents, 144 haadkerted rag, 1 parcel of games and a movement of their leader's band drove slowly past with General the Frees, Placé aux jounce!""cial assembly since entering We are reguested to inform chiefs, 26 scrabbers, 19 shrouds, passies. they were instantaneon-ly in the Birdwood, being introduced to, With the eye of the observer affion. No official notification has the public that the annual al 3 reversible bed jackets, 15 head

The last report, of the Jackan first position for physical training, brigadiers and brigade stafia on and man of taste, he notes the been sent to the Assembly of his Fresco Pets, in aid of the fande bandages, & night shirts, 10 and performed a scheme of ex- the way. Australian troops never, sostumes in the streets, and finds appointment.

of the Society of St. Vincent de sargical shirts, 18 bed jackets, proof, it one were needed, of she apes Work Society is a convincing ercises whose precision was flaw-even after Hens Camp, locked the Englishwoman wearing ber The Provincial Authority has Paul, will take place this year on tay cloths, 4 aya bandages, vine of the work which our work 1880.

better than at present. The millinery" and dresses as well as received instructions from the the 20th lost. The usual pro- pair operation stookings, Il pairs ing parties are doing. Grateful They were no sooner alsar of sports which the King saw are one weare them in Paris And Ministry of Communications that gramme of the fete will be issued of slippers, 132 milk covers, mention is made of Prismas the ground than a battery of typical of those which great num- then he visita Eton, and dreams in consequence of declaring war nest wook...;

playing cards, cribbage board. seat to the Matron of the 33rd Field Artillery drove up at abers of units managed so hold at a little in the playing-feld on Germany and Austria official

Augant 30th, 2

6 General Hospital, Monopotomía, gallop. It is unusual for Field one time or other during the He revels in the setting and communications may henceforth At the Police Court this alter Lieut. Moorhead 83rd Pan- from Hongkong; of binango Artillery to gallop en deremonial summer.

in the signs of the old elastica! be transmitted via zloogkong noon, Mr. J. B. Wood heard the jabir, Mesopotamia, contain seat to many home hospitals from onlture, but he reflects that old without being pensored. There case, in which a messager, in the ing-51 night shirts, 33 shirts, Hongkong, and of ginger which Eton is dead. Its echolera-those fore the previous notion that all employ of the Audit Office, was 49 bed jackets, 4 reversible bed an especially welcoms, during primed, limbered up, and then Why He Stopped the Train, who do not sleep the last sleep important matters should not be charged with pawning his uniform, jackets, 23 shrouds, 81 pyjamas, the bitter wasther in France. marched past st a' tiot, every] A men, summond at Stratford will return transformed from the sent via Hỏngkong is concelled the property of the Government, 61, roste, 10 surgical shirte,-120

(54) A. D. BICKLING, wheel being aligned, and the men Police Court for palling the complains of Artoia.

in order to avoid delay.

He pleaded guilty. It was stated handkerchiefs, 324 milk cover,

Bor: Boo, and horses looking so proud and manication cord on a Midland "The old college sleepa in the

that he pawned the garments 8 hold alle, 18 head bandages, well, and generally magnificent, train, asid he had been drinking melancholy of things that die; it

because he would not meet his pair of knee caps. Il paier of slip Russian Tex Exparts to Jupas that the whole ring broke with some friends, and, after will awaken no more.”

Silver Coin from Japan.

expenses. His wages were $9 a peri, Il scrubbers, playing cards, Four Bamian ten cúnditioning into "obeers. This was follow. entering the train he went to He re-enters London at night. Owing to the rise in the price month with quarters and uniform, 43 mufflers, 95 knee caps, 82 choere are cu a vicit ed by an obstacin race be sleep. He awoke enddenly, and, fall-tumultuous London, with of bar silver there has been some His Worship ordered him to pay maps, 25 pairs of gloves shalinspect Japay tween four platoons in full kit, thinking he was in a motorybas; ita dimly/lighted streste fall of exportion of silver coin from $8, the amount required to re- mittens," 165; pairs of sopka, distriate. aver six of the most formidable he jumped up and rang the bell- soldiers, under the minile of a Japán to China. Export has now down the clothes' and also a fus] Catholic": "Women's Long Doloog barriers, The Erwt was's plais Es, was fined 201.

mies probed by the menzoblight." been prohibited.

smart companies from the Bri-was finished, and he left amid And then there is a striking by Uhing Pix-kwong to import a

gades and Pioneera presented obeera,

"arme, and then, wheeled to the Bome distance along the road mental climate of England: foakin, the ham sino agreed to right and left; while another he met our Australian troops "Only the young have direct ex-rate $80,000 monthly for the magnificent body of men msrobed splendid, sunburni massen- |perienos of war, and thus age payment of sailors.

occasions, but the was done per-

fectly. They unlimbered, fired,

Annual Fete.

Pawned Uniform.

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