An extraordinary general meeting of the above Company was held at the Company's offices, 4, Kiukiang Road, at 4 p.m. on Thursday, when the following shareholders were present:—Messrs. E, A. Probst (in the chair), H. George, W. W. Dickenson, Ino. H. Osborne, Ernest Casey, J. J. Burnham, Liu Chang-yin, L. Robert, C. S. Bart, F. Currie, H. J. Limby, J. Lawrence, J. F. Seaman, I'. Gove, G. E. Burgoyne, J. Stewart (attorney for P. Riley), J. Jones, R. Toeg, Dr. Fryer, W. EH. Hunt, W. H. Poate, E. W. Turner, J. Buchanan, and Wuilleumier, Secretary, representing a total of 3,336 shares.
Shortly after the appointed time the Chairman said—Gentlemen, as we now have a quorum—present, and a sufficient number of shares represented as required by the articles of the Company, I will call upon the Secretary to read the notice convening the meeting.
This being done Mr. Probst continued—You have just heard the resolution which forms the subject of this meeting, but before dealing with it T am glad to have this opportunity of making a brief report on the Working of the Mill since we last met in November to pass the Report and Accounts to the 30th September last. Towards the end of November the market for yarn had so far improved as to justify your Directors in placing the Mill on day and night work, which has been continued uninterruptedly ever since, In January everything pointed to an advance in the
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