An extraordinary meeting of the shareholders in the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation was held in the City Hall, Hongkong, on September 19. The Hon. Mr. D. Landale (Chairman of Directors) presided.
The Acting Chief Manager, Mr. A. J. Stephen, having read the notice convening the meeting, The Chairman said:—Gentlemen, this meeting is called in order to confirm the resolution which passed at the extraordinary meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation held on August 22, having for its object the alteration of cer of the Articles of the Deed of Bert ment. I do not think that it necessary for me to enter into any further explanation, as the matter was fully dealt with when first introduced, and with your permission I will now propose the resolution. I beg to propose That the Deed of Settlement of the Company be altered in manner follow. ing (a.)—That the following words be struck out of lines two and three of Article 66. namely, the words "for not exceeding fifteen days before and seven days after ordinary Meeting"
and that the Following words adopted and substituted therefor, namely, "during such time as the Court thin! not exceeding the whole thirty days in each year, {b.)—That the following words be struck out of the last line of Article namely, "after the Meeting an that the following words be adopted ud substituted therefor, namely, ter the reopening' of the Register, (c.)—That Articles 76, 77 and 78 cancelled, (d.)—That the following Articles be adopted and substituted for Articles 76, 7 and 78, namely Article 76.—"General Meetings shall be held once in every year, at such time and place in the Colony as may be prescribed by the Company in General Meeting, and if no such time or place is pre. scribed, then at such time and place as may be determined by the Court, and determined aforesaid a General unless and until otherwise prescribed or Meeting shall be held in the month of February in every year." meriioned in the last preceding Article Article 77.—"The General Metin,
shall be called Ordinary Meetings.""
Article 78.—"All other General Meet ings shall be called Extraordinary Meetings. te hat Article 90 be altered by inserting and adopting after the word "holding" in line five thereof the words "'or representing by. proxy" and by striking out at the end of the said Article the words (f.)—That the following words be added to Article 94:—"The Court may from time to time pay to the Shareholders such interim dividends as appear to be justified by the position the Company."
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