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THE HONGK

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1919.

NOTICES.

LAION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED.

NOTICE IS HEREDY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Society will be held at the registered stice of the Society, quesi. » Building. Hongkong, on huraday the 10th day of April, 1919, at 12 o'clo soon, what the subjected tearlatans will be proposed us extraordinary readi signs.-

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That the actal aver capital of the Society as existing when khus realain a confined as a special resolution be converted into sterling and that such capital e converted be increased boy the sterling equivalent of auch silver capital when such convera.ve Laxes place to the und £2,000.000 Sterling divided intu 200,000 Phares of the anal value of £10 each.

That each of the survei alver share of the Society of the mal value of 120 ch with the sum of $100 pund "up there bed sko fiz share of the nominal value of £10 £ will the sterling valent of $20 Hongkong correucy at the open mg 11 rate of vichange in the date this resolation in confirmee an a aje al resolution credited as paid up thereon and socording: That 8203; dates out of 200,000 shares of the nominal value of £ macji konstitusing the capital of Sion Sucruly an converted Las From distributed by the Board to the persons who are the Sy on the gate this resolution Tegantered shareholders

confirmed as a spnesni ramsčutim je muchange for the silver sharve tben held by them

3. That the kiticine of Amato be altered in

namely:

marter following

By the ination after Article No 107 of the following Article

ENPLOTNEST OF REARAVE FIND

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The armas employ the lands of the Society which have been established pursuant to the provisions of Article 107 * Buy of them or any portion thereal (and that whether much funde or auch in a 16 propond to be dealt with war wel aside for the special purpurne to which they are proposed to be applied or for any other parinae ue tots in or for all or any of the followin parper that is to say, in meeting contingencies, in equalizin dividends in paying apal da dende or honus, in repairing improving and moutaining any of the property of the Society, a 1 or for auct then the harines of the Society, and

other purposes as the Board shall in ite diansation shink candoris. in the internata cof the Surety and in regard to say meh employ ment foranid the Board Dinll not be bound to keep machi farka reparate from the other starts

By the inbertian of the 1-doming Articles after Article No 10#

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1981: Any general maling at which a dividend or bmus u declared n trmed may make a call on the members of my b w that the call on sach member amount the meeting hier hat shall had streed the dividend or boss payable to him and so that 20 and 21 the cait may not thanding the provisions of Articles'

be pasuble at the same time so the dividend or bags and the dividerul remix if an arranged between the Society sug the member, be ari uff against the call The making of a cali under this Article thall be deemed ordinary business of ka mediasry

A dividanil general meeting which declares

After any molution has been pasand under the provisions of paragraph (1) of the Artseln the Board may arrange in behall of the Sariety fur the dividend or bonus to heat of againal the cat by authorizing my person on behalf of the members from hom much call is due to enter inte an Agreement with the Society providing or sach dividend it bonus to he set off again at wach Fall

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any remifitioni made under paragraph

It shall be na obgactros ti (1) of the article of to any call it arrangement that such

was pause! to why call in arrangement was made at the meeting

at which the presolution, subrenduring the Article and Articles 107 ( wa maformed we a sprint regulatos provided that dus notice of

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DON TUENIM PATABLE IN HONGKONG

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in Hughựng Currency at such rat

of lange me this Cometal Mooting declaring or sanctioning thr name or the case of uterum dividends, as the Board may deter

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Should the abrire pen futang he passed by the requ le mayor ty they beanbmitted for mofruation as pie! tomedteen by a

housing which w; be subsequently convened

Dated the tay of March 1913

By Order of the Board

MONTAGUE FDE.

General Manager

BRITISH TRADERS INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE I HEREBY GIVEX that an Extraordinary General Mesting of the Company will be held at the registered office of the Company. Queen's Ballding, Lough, on Thursday, the 10th day of April, 1919, ut 5 o'clock P, Then the subjoined resolutions will be proposed as extraordinary resolu

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1 at the nominal silver capital of the Company as existing whea this resolution confirmed as a special resolution be converted into sterling and that such capital as converted be creased beyond the sterling equivalent of such silver capital when such cuuvernan takes place to the sum of £1,000,000 Stering divided into 200,000

bares of the nominal value of £5 each.

That each of the und silver shares of the Company of the nominal value of $83.33 each with the sum of $25.00 paid up there on be converted into three shares and two-fifths of one share of the dominal value of £5 ouch with the sterling equivalent of $7.35 Hongkong currency at the opening T.T. rate of exchange on the special resolution credited date this reputation confirmed as

se paid up thereon and a cordingly that 81,600 shares sot of the 200,000 ares of the nounal value of £5 each constituting the capital

of the "ompany a topverted and increased be distributed

by the Board to the petion who are registered as shareholders of the Company on the date this resolution is confirmed as a specia resolution in exchange for the silver shares then held by them. 3. That the Articles of Asiation be altered in manner following

namely:-

By the insertion after Article No. 106 of the following Article.

KHYLOTMENT OF DESERVE FUNDS.

106 (a) The Board may smploy the funds of the Company which have been established pursuant to the provisions of “Ariple 106 or any of them or any portion thereof (and that whether such funds or such portion as is proposed to be dealt with were set aside for the special purpose to which they are proposed to be applied or for purpose or not) in or for all or any of the following other stit purposes, that is to say, in meeting contingencies, in equalizing dividends, in paying special dividends or bonuses in repairing improving and maintaining any of the property of the Company, of otherwise in the business of the Company, and in or for such other purposes as the Board shall in its discretion think conducive to the interests of the Company and in regard to any such employ ment as aforesaid the Board shall not be bound to keep such fund separate from the other assets

By the insertion of the following Articles after Article No. 107.

BONUS MAT A BIT OF AGAINST CALL

107a (1) Any general meeting at which a dividend or bonus in declared or sanctioned may make a call on the membarn of such ampant as the meeting fixes but so that the call on ach member shall not exceed the dividend or bonas payable to blm and so that notwithstanding the provisions of Articles 18, 19 and 20 the call may be payable at the same time as the dividend or bonus and the dividend or bonus may, if so arranged between the Company and the member, be set off against the call. The making of a call under this Article shall be deemed urdinary businels of an ordinary general meeting which declares a dividend.

(2). After any resolation has been passed 'ander the provisions of paragraph (1) of this Article the Board may range on behalf of the Company for the dividend or bonus to be sol off against the call by authorizing any param on behalf of the members from whom such call is das to enter into an Agreement with the Com pany providing for such dividend or bonus to be ses off against ach call and any Agreement made ander much aalbority shall be Az exactive.

(3). It shall be no objection to any resolution mads under paragraph (2) of this article or to any call or arrangement that such resolution was passed or anch call or arrangement was made at the meeking at which the resolution introducing this Article and Article 106 (a was confirmed an a special resolullas provided that das nokice of the intention to propose such first mentioned resolution and to declare such dividend or bonus and to make such call shall have been given prior to the Confirmatory mesting aforessid. BATE OF EXCHANGE POR DIVIDENDE PATABLE IN HONGKONG,

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107 (b). Dividende may be paid Hongkong Currency at such rate of archange as the General Meeting decisting or sanctioning the or, in the case of interim dividends, as the Board may deter mira."

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Should the shove resolutions be passed by the requisite majority they will bmitted for confirmation a special resolutions to a second extraordlaary counting which will be subsequently coord.

Dated the 28th day of March, 1919.

By Order of the Board,

MONTAGUE, EDE,

Chmans) Manager.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

GERMAN POLITICS.

ARREST OF INDEPENDENT SOCIALINT.

Copenhagen, March 31.

A message from Berlin says that the Independent 80. calist, Daeunsig, the second 'resident of the Greater Barlia Executive Council, has been arrested on suspicion of being the ringleader of the January disturbances.

BELGIANS OCCUPY DUSSELDORF

Copenlingen, March 30, The "Yussische Zeitung" reports that afty Belkians occupied Tinessekonf innebout, the Entente explaining that the repation of harbours on the right bank was essential for the protection of Rhine traffic.

UKRAINE AND THE ENTENTE,

Berne, March 3t.

The flovernment of Western Ukraine has notified Paris that it nequieres m the wishes of the Entente.

AUSTRALIANS SCORN ENEMY TRADING

Melbourne, March 31.

Two leading firms of Australian manufacturing chemists have received requisis by a New York Gerinn firm for roumption of relations which were 'promptly' ewplantically refused

A BRITISH COURTMARTIAL COMMITTEE

Londoh. Match

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In the House of Commune Major Guest said that Mr. Justice Darbag would preside over the Bourtmartial Com- mittee which would include Mr Horatio Baltööl@y, M:P Lord Hugh Caril, M.P., Major C. Lowther, M.P., Mr. S. Walsh, M.P. and Lord Cavan, Sir Felix Camel, Major General Chills and Melior 11 would inquire into the laws and rules of procedure regulating courtsuartial helb in percetime and wadine and make recommendationa

INTER-IMPERIAL CONSTITUTION.

London, March 31

In the House of Commsins at question time Sr. Bunar Law stated that the Imperial Parlament would consult the Pomotion Prime Ministers before they reiurund hame ra garding the most convenient time and merkend for Redding n Special Imperial Confeipper, to musitlèr asonstintional relationskipakom

BRITISH PRISONERS IN RUSSIA

Later Imperial

Ander March 31

In 1960 Denise valgę vitudinal quemani tang Sir R. Harm- worth stated at the number of British subjects detained by the Russian Belshlyfsintentent was-rost believed to be very large. Replying 118 Governmensa intumation that the Boklevast leiders would be held personally res ponsible for paltreatment of British prisoners M. Telitelerin denied that prisoners were in ing was illtreated,

BLOCKADE OF AUSTRIAN PORTS.

Rome, March 31. The blockade of the Adriata was to cease at midnight on March.

GERMAN CREDIT IN NEUTRAL COUNTRIES.

Copenhagen, March 31

A miresage from Berlin states: Beports circulating in Berlin that the Hungarian and Russian Soviet Governments have offered Germany an allinnes have evoked a seni official stalment that nothing-is officially known of such offers.

In order to assist Cermany to obtain credit in neutral countries for the purchase of foodstuffs, Marshal Foch has telegraphet to Sju intimating that Germany is allowed to negotiate with neutral firms provided the approval of the Supreme Blockade Council is obtained. German somi-official newspapers demand the abolition of this gondition declaring that Germany's trade tmust be entirely freed.

ENTENTE NEGOTIATING WITH BOLSHEVIST RUSSIA Lundon, March 31.

It is rumoured in Paris that the Entente Powers are pening fresh negotiation with M. Lunin.

BRITISH ARMIES OF OCCUPATION.

London, April 1.

In the House of C'ommets on March 31 Mr. Wiuston Churchill, speaking the Military Service Bill said the cost for 1919 for the Ariny of Occupation was estimated at £133,1 9,000, after deducting £70,000,000 recoverable from Gør- Idany. It was expected to recover by salvage an amount two or three times greater than the cost of the Armies of Occupation for the current year. From the White Bea to the Caspian there was a smouldering corridor of fame. Little states were in the direst peril and immediately we brought back the armies we would be powerless to influence the course of events in Europe. The distribution of troops would be approximately as follows: Britain 176,000; France, 120,000; the Rhine, 284,000; Italy and adjacent regions 10,000. The presence of troops in the last mentioned areas was due to request by both parties in order to adjust the lamentable differences between Italy and the Jugo-Blava and prevent trouble between the local populations in places where the troops of no other nation would be welcome. were no troops anywhere engaged on a more merciful sad beneficial task. In middle Caucasus there were 75,000 troops which he hoped would be soon substantially reduced. They were retained at present merely to prevent uprisings until decisions had been reached by the Peace Conference. In Mesopotamia there were 30,000, and in North Russia and Sibarin 20,000. Of these Armies of Occupation numbering 859,000 there were 208,000 non-combatants.

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It was impossible to get the forces required by volun- tary means before the Peace Treaty was finally ratified Referring to the criticism that the situation in Egypt was due to the Military Government:Mr. Churchill remarked that whatever might be said of British soldiers and Generals they were more in demand in every country of the world. sa law-givers and pacifiers than the soldiers of any other country. (Cheers). As a matter of fact the British rule under which Egypt has prospered so enormously had never bean military but civilian. In time of war exceptional steps had been taken but the country had been administered through the civilian authoritiesThe Bill passed the third

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VICTORIA THEATRE

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9.15 p.m.

Mrs.

CHARLIE CHAPLIN

(Mildred Harris)

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"THE PRICE OF A GOOD TIME"

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

FAG END OF PEACE DELIBERATIONS,

Paris, March 30, "It is semi-officially stated that M. Dutasta. the Secretary of the General Peace Conference, visited Versailles this afternoon in order

the congress for peace arrange the holding of preliminaries. As soon as the Great Powers have finally decided the text of the prelimonaries the German plenipo Léntiaries, raded by Herr Brockdorff Hantzan, will be sum- moned to Versailles. About two hundred Geruans altoge ther are expected who will be lodged in the Town Hall. Pre- parations for their installation will occupy at least three weeks, so that the Congress cannot well open until after Easter.

The Coguril of Four is methodically working and is meeting twice daily. The utmost reserve is maintained in regard to the outcome of their deliberations but it seema certain that a vertain amount of war material and equipment will be sent to Rumania with a view to the military measures hecossitated by the establishment of Bolshevist rule at Buda- pest.

General Heury is about to leave Paris for Polam! where i will take cominiand of the Allied forera,

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HELP FOR RUMANIA.

London, March 31. Heuter ivarus that the tavernment has arranged to open credits with Rumania for the purchase of immediate necessi tier especially railway matorial. A complete equipment for 150,000 men will also be sent. The Canadian Government is granting Rumania a loan of five million sterling for the purchase of agricultural necessities.

GERMANS COQUETTING WITH BOLSHEVISM.

London. March: 31. The "Daily News" Paris correspondent says that the official investigatur whom the British Government employed during the war has returned to Paris from Germany and has presented a report to the delegates. He regards seriously the coquetting of the Germans with Bolshevism and says it is a last desperate venture of the militarists, who hope that if Germany gues Bolshevik she will drag the world down with her. He is of opinion that the many disorders attri- buted to the Spartacists were really originated by the mili tarists and a change of Government is necessary to break the power of the militarists. He foreshadows a coalition of the Independent Majority Socialists and the Middleclass Pacifists,

FRENCH MILITARY CREDITS.

NO REDUCTION.

Paris, March 30.

The Chamber, after an all night sitting, rejected by 302 votos to 131 a motion by the Socialist M. Renaudel for reduction of military credits by 350 millions sterling for the second quarter of 1919, thereby giving the vote of confidence in the Government for which M. Pichon and M. Abrams, Under-Secretary for War, asked.

M. Abrams in a speech declared that the French forces in Russia were as small as possible. The Government did · not wish an expedition to Russia whither not another man would be sent. The Allied policy in regard to Russia was to lend all possible assistance against Bolshevism in food, clothing and stores to Poland, Bumania and the Baltic States,

CHINESE COOLIES IN FRANCE.

London, March 25..

In the House of Commons at question time Mr. Churchill- stated that about 53,000 Chinese coolies were employed in France on March 8, of whom 4,000-would probably be re- patriated by April 20. No dato had been Azed for repatriation of the remainder who would probably be requir

France for some time.

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WAR MEMORIALS.

SHANGHAL SUGGESTION.

"G.L..." writing to the N. C. |Daily News on March 28, says;-

Ju your issue of today there is a report which shows that Hong- kung has seriously taken up the question of a War Memorial.

What is Shanghai doing ? There was certain correspond.

euce published in the Municipal flazette dated January 30 on the subject of the reservation of a site, but that is all that is known tu have been done to date.

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As regards the site reserved, it is to be hoped Shanghai will not be satisfied with erection of a triumphal arch or monument on what happens to be a convenient site on an exist iug street, which is but little frequented by either residents or visitors and where is certainly could not be properly viewed or appreciated. Let us have some- thing worthy.

I vonture to suggest that a (suitable site be prepared by the

cloaring of a large space-t formation of a Civic Centre

wheroín for preference really fine memorial could be erected with fitting architectural Batting where it would be seen to full advantage.

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The event we wish to meuforialize is no local one, but world'a the greatest in the history. Themen we wish to hon- our have sacrificed themselves for the freedom of the whole world and nothing short of the most ambitious scheme possible for Shanghai will meet the case. Foria therefore an extensive aquare with wide roads leading thereto (we sorely need some wido ronda) so that all and sundry will he attracted to this centre and b

by. constantly reminded Memorial of their indebtedness to the men who have fallen.

Such a square, Victory Square, Heroes' Garden, call it what you like, will provide a meeting place for the community on officiat occasions, and a worthy memorial as the crowning feature would be a source of inspiration to all

Let Shanghai take a gener view of the matter, little has done in the past in architectural effects, a opportunity to shop generations that the to-day realised, thes they owed to the me the Great War and honouring them ther

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