Extraordinary General Meeting.
An Extraordinary General Meeting of the above Company took place at the offices of the Company at 4.30 pin. yes terday, when the following gentlemen were preseut:—Messrs. J. M. Young and H.R. Kinnear, Directors—(Mr. Young took the chair in the absence of Mr. E. Jenner Hogg.) Sia Tze Nat Crawford D. Kerr, W. Pearce, Hobson, L. Midwood, W. D. Little. R. Fearon, A. W. Burkill, Chun Foo Kee, B. Buschmann, C. O. Liddell, Geo H. Purcell, L. Camera, F. W. Styan, A. Reith and H. M. Bevis, shareholders.
.C, Ozorio was appointed secretary to the meeting.
Mr, Young said:—Owing to the absence of Mr. Hogg on a visit to Japan, the Honour of presiding here to-day has devolved upon me. The hour advertised having arrived and there being "quorum present, we will begin business. With your permission Mr, Ozorio will act as secretary, and I now call upon him to read the notice convening the Meeting.
This being done the Chairman continued:—As you are aware, the resolutions [just read were unanimous-ly passed at the Extraerdinary General Meeting held on the 28rd June, 1902, and the object of our meeting to-day is simply to confirm or reject the same. and seconded by H. i. Kinnear that the was then proposed by. J. ME. Young following resolutions be adopted:—That under the powers conferred by the Memorandam and Articles of Associntion, the Capital of the Company be inerensed by the issue of Thirteen Thousand New Shares of Fifty Taels exch aid up in full, addition 10 the Thirty-nine Thousand like Shores already existing, (b) Such Now Shares shall auk for dividend as and from Ist day of January, 1903, {c) Such New Shares shill be offered to the Shareholders on the Register on the 23d day of June, 1902, on such terms and conditions xs the Board of Dirveters shal determine in the propertinn of one New Share for every three existing Shares held by. them, and such offer shall be made by notice to be issued sot laver than the Bist day of July, 1907, suecifying the number of the New Shares towhich tne Shareholder is entitled, and the rate of issue of such Shares, and stating that offer will be ¢eemed, to be decline' unless acceptance: of such offer in writing is delivered to the Agents of the Company or to the Company's Bunkers, the Hong-Kong & Sharghai Banking Corporation, st Shanghai, on or bef-re the Bist day of December, 1902, together with such sum per Share for each New Share so accepted as the Board shall determine, Upon acceptance and payment within the time above mentioned the Shares so accepted and paid for shall be allotted accordingly.
(e) Alter the 31st day of Janurry, 1203.
any Shares not then accepted and paid for shall be disposed of, by the Directors either to Shareholders or
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