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18 K 15 jewels $40.00

Guarantee: 10 years

BUY your WATCH . from a WATCH MAKER

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WE OFFER YOU TO- DAY' Reliable Watches AT WHOLESALE PRICE Direct from the Factory

The GUARANTEE wo givo with each watch, means that the watch bought from us in Hong- kong, will be: epaired free of charge by any our Branches: HONGKONG, SHANGHAI, TIEN TSIN, PEKING, HAN- KOW, THE FACTORY AND

PARIS THE OFFICE, during the time, stated on the Guarantee- paper, for any defect of fabrication.

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J. ULLMANN & ¡CO.

GLEN" LINE, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

From United Kingdom and

Straits.

THE HONGKONG

CHINA PROVIDENT.

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Tong Hok-ting, Mr. Tayler assur- Consignees are hereby notified ed Mr. Shewan that the security that owing to a Fire in the Aftor was far more than ample for the Hold a General Average has been loan. In fact, he stated it was declared. It is therefore nece8 worth something like $1,000,000, sary for the Average Agreement to be signed and a Deposit of 15% aid before Bills of Lading can be countersigned.

or

Subsequent to the dismissal of Mr. Tayler, investigation was made and it was discovered that although the title deeds had been deposited, Goods damaged by Fire

no mortgage had been put through. Water will be surveyed by, The title deeds were sent to the Mours. Goddard & Douglas on Company's solicitors, who advised 1st April at 10 a.m.

that they were not in order, inas GLEN- The Steamship SHANE" having arrived from much as Probate Duty had not. the above ports, Consignees of been paid in respect of the pro- cargo by her are hereby informed perty the subject thereof and we that all goods are being landed at once communicated with Tong at their risk into the hazardous, Hok-ting. We have been quite and/or extra hazardous Godowns recently (and not two months ago) of the Hongkong and Kowloon advised that it is doubtful whether Company, Tong Hok-ting had any right to Wharf & Godown Limited, whence, and/or from pledge the securities in question.", the wharves, delivery may be obtained.

Goode not cleared by the 5th April 1926 at Noon will be subject

to runt.

THUR

DAY APRIL 8, 192

ATTEMPT ON LIFE

Signor Benito Mussolini, on whose life an attempt has been made in Rome by an eccentric titled English lady.

MOTOR MISHAPS.

FIVE IN ONE STREET.

A number of motor accidents occurred at Queen's Road East yesterday. In one of these Mr. HF. Burgos car, which he was driving at the time, knocked down a Chinese who was taken to the Government Civil Hospital with head injuries.

A push bicycle, ridden by a Japanese, swerved in front of Mr.

R. E. Atwell's car and in the col- Hsion which followed, the car wüs damaged to the extent of $50.

A amall boy WAN injured through being knocked down by another car in the same street. He was only slightly injured and was not taken to hospital...

car

In emerging from the garage at Taiyuen Street, another knocked down a child, 8 years of age, who was slightly injured.

· LOANS ON SHARES.

Robert Yung has reported to With regard to the loans made

the police that in an accident at Queen's Road East, a small boy to Messrs. Lammert Bros., the amount outstanding on the 81st.

was knocked down by his motor- All broken, chafed and damaged December, 1924, Including princi packages are to be left in the pal and interest at 9%, was

jured. Godowns where they will be ox-8887,658.23, against which we held the shareholders represented to eyele but was not seriously in- amined in the presence of Con-securities valued at that date, ne place the blame for these losses signese by Messrs. Goddard &'cording to Mr. Hardman's report, where it belongs and to make what Douglas on ist April 1936 at 10, of $466,601,50, which is a margin ever recovery to possible. I think a.m. Claims against the steamer of over 20%, which was subse- Mr. Weall's suggestion that you out any reservation, but Mr. including those for cargo short quently reduced to between 14 and appoint three of your number to Weall has just told us that deb- represent you. In the further investors for storage are in many cases by the return of certain delivered must be presented on 15%

tigation and reorganisation of the very,old accounts.

the special form provided, and securities against a cash payment business is a sound one. The The Chairman: This meeting must also be submitted with in made by Messrs. Lammerts. Two China Provident can still be made is called for a specific purpose. 30 days of arrival otherwise they further loans were made to Messrs.a very prosperous concern if pro-You will have the privilege of Lammert Bros. bearing interest at perly handled. I second the putting any questions you like at will not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance will bo 10% viz: $21,000 on, the 26th May, resolution. effected by us" in any case 1925, and $36,000 on the 4th June, 1926, against which We hold. whatever.

Bill of Lading will bo coun-securities valued at that date at tersigned by

360,000.

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.

Agents.. Hongkong, 30th March, 1926.

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the end of the meeting.

The resolution was then put to the meeting and was unaniraously carried.

SITTING IN JUDGMENT. Mr. C. A. da Roza said Mr. Chairman and gentlemen,Like As regards the loans to Messrs. Mr. Dunbar and every person at

THE AMENDMENTS.. Shewan Tomes & Co, we believe this meeting, 1 am sure, I have that we shall be able to satisfy listened with great interest to the resolution, which was

Mr. Weall proposed the second seconded the committee that they were speech made by Mr. Weall and

by Mr. W. J. Carroll. amply secured at the time they also to Mr. Shewan's specch as to were made, and will be fully re-

Mr. C. A. da Roza-I would the charge made against the

an amendment paid.

General Managers, but I confess like to propose

As regards both the loans to Messrs. Shewan Tomes & Co., and Messrs. Lammert Bros., these

The amend

the

was

I would have liked to have heard that six shareholders, to be no- little more. This business of minated at this present meeting. Bocking the stable door after the be appointed to act with the Con- loans would still be amply secured disappearance of a horse is very sulting Committee as a committee but for last year's unprecedented commendable for we have, fortun-of investigation. financial crisis.

With regard to the Company's ately, other valuable horses in the ment is really to substitute six stable, but I see from the speeches for three with the addition, after practico in making loans general-of Mr. Weall that we are asked the words Consulting Committee, ly it is well-known throughout to set up a body to sit in judgment "as a committee of investigation." this Colony, that the Company has only on one pereun That I Mr. J. M. Alves secondod.. for many years past advanced

regret to say is impossible, inas- On being put to the meeting, moneys against shares and for the much as the Consulting Com-the amendment was unanimously purpose of successfully competing mittee as a body is as much to carried. with Chinese banks and others blame as the General Managera who were. conducting & money for this disastrous state of affairs. lending business, advances

If what has been sald is true, and 1 frequently to be made on attrac-must assume such to be the ease tive terms, Interest on loans is in view of the resposible position Mr. W. J. Hawker:-I beg to treated in the same way as it has of the partics, the Consulting propose an amendment, to read in- always been treated, viz: by Committee must take its full stead of the Consulting Commit- charging compound interest with share of the blame. I think the tee, "that such committee of in- periodical rests and the share fact has been lost sight of that vestigation be authorised to em- holders have had the benefit of

persons acting as Directors as ploy auditors, lawyers, architects the system in the past. The late sume a position involving duties and any other experts and ad Manager certified to what debts which cannot be shirked by leavvisers in connection with such fur- were considered good, and whening everything to others, and Ither investigations," these were passed by the auditors, need hardly any that in law there Mr. N. V. Croucher seconded, the General Managers felt satis is no. difference between a Direc-and the amendment was carried fied with the position... The Com-tor and a person on a Consulting with unanimity. pany have always advanced money Committee. The Consulting Com-

sons to a moderate extent,

GENERAL.

had

The Chairman proposed third

which resolution, seconded by Mr. Weall.

The Chairman:-I do not know. believe he is in Macao.

Mr. Croucher-May I ask a on promissory notes to private per-mittee therefore, must accept its question, Sir? Is Mr. Tong, Hok-

fall share of blame for ita, sins ting still in the Colony? of omission to the same degree as Shareholders will appreciate the General Managers are to be that the excellent godown bust-blamed for their sins of commis-, ness referred, to by Mr. Weal ission

I, for one, and there must be representative of the work of your General Managers in the past, like many in this room who think with wise the acquisition of the valu-me, will not be a party to any act able properties at West Point, and tending to confuse the issue-sued. I do not know anything! the General Managers agree with neither to any set which may be more than that. the Consulting Committee that, construed later that we as The appointment of

Mr. Croucher:-Why wasn't he detained when we knew his securi- ties were not in order?

The Chairman:A writ was is-

Entertainments.

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share- exonerate the Con-holders to act on the investigation given ordinary and usual commer-shareholders

committee was then proceeded cial conditions, there is no reason jeulting Committee. why there should not be a speedy It is inconceivable to me how with.

Mr. J. M. Alves proposed the recovery of the Company's Anan-with any control at all this sad cial position.

state of affairs could have arisen, names of Mr. L. Dunbar, Mr. A. L.] In conclusion, gentlemen,, you and it would be of Interest to the Alves and Mr. Wong Tso-on; Mr. will fully appreciate the extraor-shareholders to know the degree Carroll proposad Mr. C. A. da dinarily difficult period through of control and attention which Roza; Mr. Wong Tso-on proposed

Pi Shou-ohen returned here which the Company has recently the members of the Consulting Mr. N. V. Croucher; and Mr. A. A. had to pasa- period altogether Committee have given to the Com-Alves proposed Mr. J. M. Alves from Tientsin to-day. without precedent in the Colony's pany since their election at the Mr. T. G. Weall seconded the annals, and one by which not only last annual meeting. How many resolutions, all of which were ap- this Company but every other times have they met, and how proved, he commercial concern in this Colony often have they considered the

Tsingtao, April 7.

RELAYED RADIO.

LONDONERS LISTEN TO

NEW YORK.

Rugby, April 7. Listeners to the programme emi Imitted last night by the British

A Tientsin message says that Broadcasting Company had an in- Dance owing to some development interesting little surprise. Shantung, the nature of which music played in an hotel fr there Schenectady, New York, was re- The meeting then concluded. cannot be ascertained,

has been seriously affected. Your Company's position? Irregulari- The shareholders present inclui-has been a large movement of layed by the London station and General Managers have no doubtles of a more recent date might ed: Messrs. J. F. Wright, junt., N Shantung troops from this vicin- was distinctly heard. whatever that a return to normal have been avoided by an effective G. Beale, A. Zimmern, Chun Limity to Techow and Tainanfu. As commercial conditions will bring control as the result of discovery too, P. M. N. da Silva, J. M. Alves, a consequance, the front line with it a speedy recovery of the of the earlier irregularitica. P. Tester, Poon Lai-fung, V. Serby, against Peking has been with finances of the Company, and I Holding these views, Mr. Chair-. S. Perry, J. Fleming, T. Wong, drawn from Huangtsun to Wan have no hesitation in attributing man and gentlemen, I regret I can- D. J. Lewis, C. Bernard Brown, A. chuang-Reuter, the present financial position of not support resolution (b) in the L. Alves, Kelly Sayce, C. A da

the Company to the recent finan-form submitted, and I shall at the Roza, J. T. Bagram, Chan Yut-u

cial crisis and resultant commer-proner Une sibmit an amendment Sea Pal-shao, W. J. Hawker. DH WOUNDED STUDENTS, dial conditions.

enlarging the Committed to six Cameron, A. H. Thompson, W. The Chairman their proposed shareholders in order to balance Stanton, G. Duclos, L. Dunbar, A. resolution (a),

SECONDER'S SPEECH.

the vote of the Consulting Com P. Samy, W. Morley, Mon Kwok-

TO BE COMPENSATED. mittee, which, I belleve, now con-ming, Jp Fook, D. W. Munton, Li

Peking, April 8, sists of five members and I shall Tse-fong, Ul Tak-cheung, I..W. also hava to propose another Bhawan, Tea Tean-taal, B. C. Rayı Mr. L. Dunbar, seconding, sald: amendment in connection with dall, H. Humphreys, W. Allen, A.

The Cabinet has resolved to I have listened to Mr. Weal's resolution (e),"'"

W↑ Thornhill, Choa Po-min, Ecompensate the the non-Com- speech with Interest. I have looked If I am in order, Mr. Chair Sadick, Chan: Lin-fu, C. Raymond, through the statement of the Con-man, I would like to ask whether N. V. Croucher, D. Templeton, C. munist students who were sulting Committee's auditors and any of these alleged irregularities Kew, W. J. Carroll, A. A. Alves, wounded during the disturbance do not think that he has exaggerat took place before 81st Decem D. J. Lopes Choy Hen-fun, on March 18th and also the ed the loss which the Company has bor, 1924. I notice the accounts Buttonjes, C. M. Heanley, S. Lopes families of those killed.-Router suffered, It will be the duty of or that year were certifed with and many others.

The Broadcasting Company. announces that it hopes to give such a relay from America avery Tuesday right, If atmospheric conditions permit British Wires. legs.

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