The second ordinary meeting of share holders in the Shanghai Ice, Cold Storage, and_ Refrigeration Company, Limited, was held on Wednesday afternoon (27th ultimo) at the Chamber of Commerce rooms in Peking Road. Th chair was occupied by Mr. J. Prentice and there were also present Messrs. Buchanan, A. Shewan (Directors), J. Be Fife, S. H. Shorrock, Thos. Cock, Alex. Samson, J. M. Young, H. T. Wade, Th Veitch, 8. Getley, E. F. Bateman, and Mr. Shewan having read the notice convening the meeting, The Chairman said that as the report and accounts had been in their hands for some time he would take them as read. He had not much to say about them. They would see that the balance to the profit and loss account was Tls. 18,909.01 as against Tls. 5,351.03 for the previous year, a difference of Tls. 8.557.98. They lad experienced trouble with the Municipal Council during last year. The Directors fought the Council as much as they could, and although they gained their case they would see that the Court of Consuls, unfortunately for them, decided that they were not entitled to damages. They hoped to have the new plant ready towards the end of this season. Through not
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.