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The

Hongkong Telegraph.

FOUNDED 1881

No. 12,675

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號八廿月四类姆獾

HONGKONG HOTEL MEETING

PENINSULA HOTEL NEXT YEAR.

Bungalow Settlement Scheme at Repulse Bay.

The Chairman esid:--As the

report been

and

accounts

Proposed Amalgamation

Scheme.

The

your

SATURDAY, APRIL 28,

are in

Motor Coach Services.

廿三十月三 2

Sancte COPY: 10 CTO

586 PER ANNUM

MDSON SUPER SIX CARS

JUST ARRIVED.

Special equiprossi, including winds- shield wings; nickel-plated drums pai- tern head and side lampay nickel-plated -radiator shall and radiator abutters, 5 nickel-plated disteel wheels; 3 oord tyres, gear ratio 5-1/IL

Prise and demonstration on application.

THE DRAGON MOTOR C3R CO., LTD.

LAWN TENNIS.

Telephone Cedir÷1 482 or 3950.

Main Garage and Ɛurvice Station.

16.

CORRESPONDENCE.

(To the Editor of tha *• Hongkong

Telegraph.")

The Housing of Employees.

Yours etc..

H. E. POLLOCK, Chairman, Housing

Commission.

Hongkong, April 28, 1913.

News in Today's. New Advertisements.

Another large consigament of

For the week end attractions

LISTEN. Many a trade slump has been

effectica advertising.

and

mark, and I think you will agree, Chong is more advanced. It in upon our profits was, however. that our possession of an interest much to be regretted that this off-set to a certain extent by our in a company such as Messrs. short road, which will undoubledation at opening additional. Lane, Crawford, Limited, shouldly become the main artery be- départments and engaging in new· End of the Tournament. prove of great benefit to us as tween Victoria at the south side enterprises, which maston, I am large consumers, ainoa the facili- of the island, is it yet nesting plassed to sies available through them in completion, particularly bearing beneficial to the Company and say, has „proved

In the H.K.O. 07, tennis tourok- the matter of effecting purchases in mind that we hage under contands to stabilise our eagalogs. }ments yesterday. Mr. G. W. on a large souls will contri- Įsideration a schozia for a bang-

Bowell, Denise TEV Irving bute and indeed bave already con- | slow settlement alcRepulse Bay

Beat Future. deford Mr. and Max0. G. Stark tributed beneficially to the con with a view to meeting not cols. With the acquisition of new Handicap by.

in the oudel of sha** Doubler letter which I have written to Bir-With reference to the ¡duct of our business-in which the requirements of our own

one and British firms, companies and A budget of interesting informa- transaction, 3,000 shares in our relation it must be borne in mind executive staff and the personnel Properties and the extension and 16 games to tion regarding the

corporations in regard to the Dumerous Company, oredited sa fully paid that it is essential for us to carry of the Companies with which improvement of existing ones, played on enterprises of the Hongkong Hotel, up, were issued to Mr. E. M. Ray-large stocks of numerous articles

was covered and was

and cours bousing of their employees. I WA are associated, but also,uch, graund Company, Limited, was contained mond by way of brokerage.

Haessed by quite desire. during the past year. Our large gathering. On the whole,term employees is intended to as far as possible, the require relating to the equipment and

to explain that the in the lengthy speech delivered

provisioning of our botala. To the ments of married men on various undertakings generally however, the standard of play include employees of soy race by Mr.J.Scott Harston, presiding

same connection I may inform side our own organisation, and I am confident that I shall were

are in a very satisfactory state, was not good. Very fee rallies and of any class. at the ordinary yearly meeting of

you that we entered into an are confident that we

seen, the ball. seldom shareholders, held this morning.

rot be misleading you I do not propose to give any arrangement with Messrs Lane. position so construct modern indicating a future of steadily twice. The oddeed out br passing over the net more than detailed explanation bere as to Crawford, Limited, for the pur. bungalows which may be rented increasing prosperity. You will slightly in favour of the losers. have the assets and general position of chase by them from us of Powell's at a very reasonable figure. But notice that the sum of $500,000 The best set of three was the in your hands

Building, and as a result of this the cost of transportation is has been transferred from the second, in which all the players for the Shanghai Hotels, Limited, as

your permission, to adopt the that Company has been convened item in our profit and loss eirce, under existing conditions, serve for hotel construction and lather, and after 4 all w-a callad, several days, I propose, with the annual general meeting of transaction you will notice a credit carious obstacle attenditions share premium account to a re- showed up far better than in any usual procedure and treat the so as to follow immediately after account of $110,640.33.

it is impossible for agto lower the same as read. After providing this meeting, when the accounts

In August last year, your rates charged for motor-car and development, which I trust will Mr. and Mrs Sark got the two

meet with your approval. for a bonus of 10 per cent. to the of that Company for the past Board was approached with an coach hire, as the journey from

į succeeding games. They also Before concluding, I would like opened the next set with a gama European staff on their aslaries, financial year which, coincid-offer for the purchase of the town to Repulse Bay covers and paying the usual bonus to ently with that of this Company, business of the Steam Laundry, roughly 13 miles, and the cost of to say a few words in regard to the but then fell away, only getting

was sufficiently gasolene, plus the wear and tear Company's staff. The running of one more. Miss Irving played Radio sets has been received by the Chinese staff at Chinese New ended on the 31st December last and the offer Year, the profit on working ac--will be placed before you

I attractive to warrant, after of tyres, depreciations insurance, a Hotel Company and the hotels it with much style and has very The Electrical Daph of the count for the year 1922 (18 in- may say, however, that certain begotiations,

Directors etc, leaves but a very all mar operates is far from being in the the service and a good drive, but Hongkong Betel Co., Ltd. Page dicated in the report before you) doubtful assets with which the acceptance thereof. You will gin of proft on ordine Aire, Dature of a sinsents for those con- she was not consistent Har 12. amounted to $548,873.09 as com- Shanghai Company was etcum-

also notice in the profit and loss and you will readily under oerned therewith, and this Cam-partner dia 80118 excellent pared with $438,591.85 for the year bered have been disposed of, thus account credit item in respect stand that the maintainance pany, as the owner of three hotels work at the net at times, bat 1921. The get profit of the leaving that Company free to of this transaction, the net profit of a motor-coach service running in the Colony with a fourth one be has a poor backhand stroke, at the cinemas, refer to Pages 7 Company during the past finan- devote itself to the prosecution of having amounted to $83,701.31.

continually to schedule time can-about to be erected, is by no Mrs. Stark played a forceful and 12

Watson's have received fresh cial year-after charging $274, more profitable interests.

not in itself pay the Company for means an exception to the general game and got in some splendid The Peninsula Hotel. 320.35 in respect of debenture registered office of The Shanghai

the outlay involved.

rule; consequently the results drives occasionally, but stocks of Bead's lager beer. Page achieved depend very much more made many bad mistakes: Stark and other, interest, repaire and Hotels, Limited, bas recently been We come now to the Peninsula renewals, bad and doubtful debts, transferred from Shangbai to Hotel, Kowloom.

than is generally realised uponĺzave a variabis, display though Work upon the etc., and $131,998.03 for deprecia-Hongkong, and I may mention design and construction of this

those who have to do what I may, his serving was excédebt, hia tion amounted to $413,206 68. to for your information that so soon has anfortunately not progressed

Our motor-coach service was I think not insptly, term the volleying quite good. “which must be added the

as rapidly as we would have de-inaugurated in the first quartapede work”, and team persons! Another game which attracted remedied by determined as the necessary legal steps CER amount brought forward from be taken, your Directors contem-sired; the delay has been mainly of last year, and we have main comervation I can assure you considerable attention was, the the pravions year, namely plate amalgamating the two Com-due to the fact that the original tained a regular schedule that there is in connection with final of the Men's Handicap. $18,498-3%, making a total sumpanies into one, as to which those plans were not considered entire its inception, although sharine Company's various under- Donies, in which Sayer and

ShareEolders in the Hongkong of $481,705.03, but from this concerned will be notified in duely suitable to our requirements, sometimes necessitated takings a vast amount of that Humphreys beat Brearly and last mentioned

mount there courte. In connection with the thus making it necessary for a Ding coaches

kind of work to be done, and that Henderson, after a keru table: Hido and Leather Co must be deducted the sum acquisition of our bolding in The new scheme to be prepared. I am. empty. It is our intention not the results of the year's working which went the full five sets, should refer to the notion of $166,677 in respect of the Shanghai Hotels, Limited, I however, pleased to be able to in-only to continue the service, would be quite a different The game woord was leto 25. interim dividend paid in August, would point out that although form you that the plans have now but, on completion of the new order if the members of the staff

Festerday's results were as under: The Holland Chios Trading 1822, leaving the sum of $295, the pront and loss account has been completed, and that work road via Wong Nei Chong did not one and all co-operate in Chab Championship: E. R. S. Co. have changed their address.~~ 028.03 available for distribution. been debited with the interest upon the foundations of the hotel Gap, to considerably augment it concentrating their atmoet en- Dods beat H. Hancock, 63, 63, 6-2 Page 4 which your Directors (as shown paid in respect of the special loan in question has actually com- With this in mind, we have ergles upon at all times doing Handicap Donbles (Fina)):. G. B. in their Report) recommend be granted by the Company's hankers menced. On completion there is acquired an extensive piece of land their best to forward the Com-Sayer and A. D. Humphreys (-2/6) apportioned as follows:-To pay so as to enable the tracsac- no doubt that the new hotel, immediatately behind the Sikh pany's interests, and this in

final dividend of 60 cents tion

beat A. Brearley and E. M. Hender- to be carried through. which will cost in the region. of Temple in order to erect our new busy winter season, spch on 244,900 "Old" sach interest has not been $3,000,000, will be a long way

main garage there, and the work that through which we have just so (-1/6), 6-1, 26, 57, 68, 75, shares (fully paid up $146,940; off-rat by the

Handicap Singles "B": C. W. receipt of ahead of anything of its kind in

on this building will commence passed, necessitates on nomer- to pay a bonus of 30 cents any Dividend from The Shanghai the Far East, and will, from the immediately. On completion of ous occasions a prolongation Bishop (+4/6) beat W. G.. Kinnear

244,900 "Old"

Hotels Limited-in which respect point of view of accommodation this

the of duties far beyond customary (+36), 6-3, 6-2, 0-1. shares (fully paid up), $73,470; I may add that the matters which and service, compare very favour road to Repulse Bay via hours; but your Company's staff Mixed Doubles (Final): G. W. to pay dividend and bonus of necessitated the Board of the ably with modern establishments Wong Nei Chong, we shall be never fail to rise to the occas on Sewell and Miss H. Irving (+15) 475 cents per share on 3,000 shares Shanghai, Company taking the in Europe and America Wein & position to co-operate with and successfully cope with the beat C. C. Stark and Mrs. Stark

credited as fully paid up, $2,250; prudent step of not recommending hope to open the Peninsula Hotel the Tramway Lompany, and not many difficultiasthereby involved (+15.2), 62, 46, 62. to pay a final dividend of 24

any dividend for the year in the winter of 1924.

only run a cheap and quick ser- For this, I consider, we

The Club Championship and the cants per share on 109,650 "New" 1922 will be duly explained at

vice to Repulse Bay, but also them. from the Managing Director shares (86 paid up). 826,316; that Company's annual general

Shameen Hotel.

& service to the Peak Hotel downwards, a full and overflowing Handicap Singles "A" have still to to pay bonus of 11 cents meeting which will follow this

thus rendering transportation measure of gratitude. To the be decided * per abaro

Your Company last year ac facilities to bousse on the new Managing Director our thanks are on 109,650 "New"

At tha

Open Championship Doubles: conclusion of the sharee (6 paid up), $12,061.50 heavy item shown in our Profit Canton, with a view to converting Leak motor ze dentes nors pats in connection with the acquie trophies to the successful competi- and

On the other band, thquired a building on Shamsen, Peak motor road. Furthermore, also dus not only for his services finals, Miss Grace presented the Champions, Messrs. Ng Sze-kwong to transfer to general reserve, and loss Account for "Debenture it into a botel, but in view of ticularly, we shall be in a position Ition of your Company's holding tors in the Hongkong Cricket Club Messrs. E. R.S..Dods and A B $25,356.80, to carry forward and Other Interest" is more other matters which subsequently to run a motor-coach service from in The Shanghai Hotels, Limited, tennis tournament * follows

ww account, $8,633.73; total, than $295,428 03; and I have no doubt

Company's business, that building Bay at an estimated cost of 50 also for the untiring efforts which Mr. C. W. E. Bishop; Runner up. arose in connection with the the Peak Hotel direct to Repulse previously referred to, but Handicap Singles "B": Winner, and H. D. Rumjahn. that such recommendation will in respect of the sales of Powell's proved not quite suitable for the cents per trip, thus not only re-be jointly with Mr. Burrows. Mr. W. G. Kinnear.

Oper Championship Singles: Building and the Steam Laundry

Champion, Mc Ng Sze-kwong: purpose, both with regard to the lieving the present congestion on his Co-Managing Director of Year of Great Activity.

Winner, Mr. O. Rumjahn: Runner (to which I shall refer in greater builling itself and the area of the the Peak Tramway during the the Shangbai Hotels, Limited. Messrs. G. R. Sayer and A. D. Hum up, Mr. Thomas Lay.

Handicap Doubles: detail at a later stage so that the land on which it stood, and your early afternoon, but also cutting carried The year under review has decision of the Shanghai Com Board therefore accepted an offer down the time for the journey conclusion in regard to the reali- Brearly and R. M. Henderson,

to 80 successful phreys; Runners up, Messrs. A.

Miss Grace was presented with probably been the most eventful pany to pay no dividend in re for the purchase of the property, from the Peak to Repulse Bay by nation of the doubtful greete

a beautiful bouquet tied In the in the history of the Company, spect of the past financial Year the sale of which left & profit, about half za bour.

Mixed Doubles: Winners, Mr. Club's colours, and accorded three having been marked by great which decision I may observe was but this itam does not appear

wherewith the Shanghai Company sotivity, not only in connec made some months prior to the

During the year our Livery was encumbered at the date when G. W. Sewell and Miss H. Irving; hearty cheers." OUT profit and loes tion with cor hotel keeping sales in question-bas not pre-

Service was augmented to the your Company's interest therein count for 1922, business, but also in regard to rented us from recommending the sale was only effected this month. and motor coaches on the road

45 the extent that we now have 35 cars was acquired. the various kindred enterprises payment out of our profits of a I may add that the fact of our associated therewith, and the final dividend together with a having sold thia particular development of the Company's conos for the year 1922. undertakings. Several transac- tions of magnitude were carried

the past year, of which the you are of course aware that sa foremost was undoubtedly theon and from the 1st. January, acquisition in the month of 1922, we purchased the property May läst of the controlling and goodwill of the Peak Hotel

per share

per share

оп

meat with your approval.

que.

covered by the pro-

fits received by our Company

Pongkong Activities.

through by the Company during Now with regard to Hongkong,

ia

property does not mean that your Directors have in any way abandoned the idea of Hotel in Shamees,

new

garage,

pr........

and

owe

Winners,

Apart from this, a garage wamere subject apon which I woul

In conclusion, there is just on, THE HUMAN ZOO opened at Kowloon, which, I am like to touch, namely this speech' pleased to say, has been very in

regard whereto I would well patronised; in fact we have say: Firstly that though it is (as been compelled to turn away 1 who have delivered it wel: hpsiness. Consequently your know) a somewhat leagthy one, Board has under consideration its length is more than excusable. Garage which will place us in a necessity therefore and secondly, virtue of the reasonable & programme for the Peninsula by

Repulse Bay Fettlement. Dealing next with the Repulse interest in The Shanghai Hotels, from Mr. C. Findlay Smith at a Bay Hotel, I have to inform you position of being able, not only that the substrahim thereof does Limited, the number of shares total cost of $639,744, as shown increasingly popular, so much so demands upon us, but

that that hotel is becoming to more adequately meet the not emanate from my brain, bas acquired representing 85 periour balance sheet, whereof the

also from the brains of our energetic that the existing accommoda- to offer facilities for Kowloon Managing Director (Mr. Taggar:) cent. of the issued capital sum of $248,600 was satisfied be of that Company and as The the issue to the vendor of 11,300 tion there was taxed to similar to those already men and our hard working Secretary utmost daring tbe major tioned regarding Repulse Bay. (Mr. Hawker). I am but "Pat Whilst on the subject of trans- roclus" appearing in the arm sur portation. I would point out that of "Achilles:" ample depreciation has been charged in respect of this Department.

ite

Shanghai Hotel, Limited balds shares of this Company (at s approximately 50 per cent. of the premium of $12 per share) credit- portion of the past year, The issued share capital of the Grand ed as fully paid up. Certain excavation of the bill on the west Hotel des Wazone-Lite, Ltd., improvements have already been side and the filling in of the ravine Peking, your Company is placed effected in the establishment,

immediately in front of the west in the very favourable position of and plans are under consideration wing, form an important part of controlling the leading hoteld in with a view to bringing the Peak the wors that is being carried out, but I am sorry to say that owing North China as well as retaining Hotel up to date in every respect. the premier position in the South. With a view to facilitating to the fact of eo much buildin You will, I think, readily recog- the purchase and the carrying of work being in progress in the nine, that great benefits should stocks of furnishing supplies etc. Colony at pressst, we find it accrue to the Company as a for the various hotels, your

somewhat

we

difficult

anticipate being in

times

...of

Trade depressión naturally re- flects in great measure upon a FREEM SONS WEDDING GIFT. business such as that in which

are engaged, and" as the To the United Grand Lodge' of year 1922

witnessed in its England, the other eveniaz, the early stake a general strike Board of General Purposes re-

loss on the Colony and as an marriage, of the Duke anprecedented tradeslump was Yorkto the daughter of noteworthy feature which made su eminent Scottish Freemason itself felt throughout the Far East furnished" an occasion for during the summer months, it special recognition. A resolation was only to be expected that was adopted voting the sum of basiness people would not travel, three hundred guiness from the and patronise our hotels to the funds of Grand Lodge to prasens same extent as in noroidi timen; a suitable gift with the expression therefore, our business during the of the sincere congratulations of year under review was Bobby the Craft to his Royal Highness, the standard of the two previous and its good wishes for his long- years The detrimental effect continued happiness.

rosalt of this. exceedingly Board, on behalf of the Company, to get work completed as rapidly which inflicted incalculable ported that the approaching

we would like; howevs? strong position, and I feel sure in the month of February, 19:2, 185 that you will agree that acquired the controlling interest matters have been improving the Company is to be congran- in the undertaking of William recently, with the result that sulated upon thus becoming allied Powell, Limited, by with the other leading hotel of

of shares position to commence the actual Bo exchange enterprises in this Section of the of this Company

structural work in the course "of for shares

the next few months. Your Board Far East, The total cost of the in that. ode, Later on' Shares acquired in the Shanghai in the year, our holding of shares have under consideration exten Hotels, Limited, amounted to in Willis Powell, Limited, was sive improvements and additions $2610,236.93, and such cost in in turn exchanged on satisfactory at Repulse Bay, but do not feel Included in the balance sheet Lerma Loz a bolding of shares in inclined to embark upon the under the Heading of "Investment Mi cuers, Lane, Crawford, Limited additional heavy capital outlay In connection with this In this connection: I would ze until the road vin Wong Nei

Anderson's draw attention to

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TO-DAY.

Closing Exchange 2a. 3.15/163. High Tide 7.46 p m. Low Water

Lighting Up-Time. 6.48 p.m.

1.42 p.m.

Runners up, Mr. and Stark.

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Wei Wing-lok; Winners.

Raworth: Runners up, Messrs. 0.

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