SUSPENSION OF A LOAN COMPANY. A LIVELY MEETING.
Sydkey, September 7. Tho adjourned annual meeting of tlm shareholdets in the Australian Mcicuntilo Loan nnd Guarantee Com pany Limited, waa held this afternoon. About 150 persons were present Mr 1'oboit McKio waa lirst voted to tho chaii, but tho shareholdciB would not! allow him to preceed with tho business, and after several futi'o attempts to re store order, he left the chair, and Mr F. I'. Fi ceh ill took his place. Mr W. J. 1-niith, Geueial \ 1 anagei, then submitted a special veport, show ing tho names of all the Directors who had held oflice from tho (date of tho foiniation of the Company to tho piexent date, tho amount of overdrafts obtained by such Diiectors, and the valuo of tho security lodged on account of those over diafts. r lho report showed that one ex-Director who had left i ho colony was indebted to the Company for L10.148, not one penny of which was secured by an asset. On another who compromised with his creditors, the Company lost LI 31 2 13s 3d. On another ex-Director, whoso security had not been wisely handled by those to whom it was given, the Company lost L3656 16s 2d, and on two other ox-Directors tho Company stood to lose about L10,000. 'Jhese • ovclations were received with mani festations of angry euvpuscand threats of vengeance against those who were icfiponsible. Mr Smith went on to mako a lengthy explanation, during which between L30,000 and L40.000 had been made at tho head oflice, Sydney. The security in most of

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