Phe annual general mi of the shareholders in the Shanghai and Hongkow Wharf Company was held on Monday afternoon at the Shavghai Club. Mr. J, J. Keswick, the senior representative of Diessra, Jardine, Matheson & Ca., who are the ayonts of the Company, presided and there were pt Moleod, W. H. Dalgleish Directors), B. A. Olurke, J. G@. Purdon, 1%, Francis, A. J, How, J. Rennie, A. 'Thurburn, J. M. Young,' G@ H. Nootzli, W. Brand, i. Ward, F. J. Marshall, G. Robi, P.
J. Jaques, D. Glass, J. Daoth, J, A. Hawes, J. Buchanan, Tottie, W. Gance, J. J. Heemskerk, J. A. Sullivan,—Gultzow, and E. G. Low; representing 1,185 vote The Cxamaax, in opening the meeting, id the report and accounts had been in the hands of the shareholders for some time, and, therefore, if they had no objection, they would take them as rend (No objections were offered.) Ho was very glad to be able to congratulate the shareholders upon the most satis factory result of the working of the Company for 1880. The earnings had been satisfactory and the profits good. There was little in the report to which ike thought he need refer, but there was one fact to which it was necessary he should direct their attention. It was a matter that had long been inevitable—the renewing of the wharf aging. -Unfortunately it had, little by Tittle, fallen into such disrepair that it could not any longer be neglected; and the shareholders would observe fr m the report that the Directors had already
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