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-TUESDAY, MAY 15, 1917.
TELEGRAMS.
(Continued from Fage\1.)
RUSSIAN WAR MINISTER RESIGNS.
FLAIN STATEMENT OF REASONS,
Permoduan, May 14
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE BRITISH FRONT.
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CORRESPONDENCE.
WAR TAXI.
THE CHINA MAIL.
A MOST, VALČABEM ADVANCE. | (To the Editor of the "China (Mail")
snos, May 19: Correspondente at Headquartere report: We hotbed the being out Baltecourt and drove hit out of the maze of fiversidé defunces around the Rocus guarries. A crated helt and fierunt fort, known to vary Fan, Pear the Cambrai-A¶rss madh,
31. Gnichhoft has resigned the „Portfolios på War and Marine,
Premier, M.
was easily amputed. The terms In a better the dutchkoff explains that his resignadesperately misleavoured to retake Hullewurt. At 0 on Sunday tion is due to the antions affecting moning they launched the serumint's authority over the attack while was smashed up by Anny ish Navy which threaten goguntire." Only twelve me came be fatal to the country's defence,
EL liberty and even existence
refuses to slam "the responsibility of
zhe grave crime which is being coh- ruitted against the country.
LABOUR UNREST IN GREAT BRITAIN.
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within lambing distance, nine being killed and three taken prisoners, and these died of wounds, & fresat truck was dispersed an fu fater, when but twenty then got throughy und all were killed except one, who were emptured. les difficult to give right impression of the scale of perspective of the various engages |thents. Saned up, we have made net valuable advance, and rewok
London i altrest destitute of annibuss. A mass acting of drivers anal bonductors, passed a resolution 1 2171 overwhelming.
Strike majority, in favour of a
Pernoons, May 13. demanding regnition of their Union The acchists who evacuated
Poine Leichtenberg's house, e and ten skiflistes n werk rise in pay.
The weavers Sunloved in Lanen-ioned so the 18th, proceeded to the
Sir-Referring to Mr. Bowley's letter suggesting some methods whereby extra revenue might be obtains in orier that Hongkong might contribute more money to the Imperial Government to carry on the War, I am sure that every ember of the community slesires, for the credit of the Colony, that we should be in no way behind that evidence of patriotism shown by other Colonies.
J would like, however, to point out that his suggestion of doubling the Crown Rest would be in its incidence, very fair. Crown Kent is fixed at the time the leasehold is sell by the reversioner. who here is the King. It is mat, in the strige sense of the wond, a tax and not adjustable on the increased value of property in the same way that Rates are by being levied on a new Rateable Assessment annually.
To quote à case in point a fural Fosnes, May. Early 4000 prisoners, and have
rwbaikling lot at the Peak with an area The labour unrest continues.cuptor the better part of While the engineers in petend anas villages, many bits of trench, a fair of £1,804 are feet sold in 1816 Taount of booty-tregelenorts and subject to an annual Crown Rent of are resatiling work, the extermists machine-gems-on, have put urge 210, whereas another lot quite close to Are cemaling nut.
numbers of the oneing out of aétior: it with an area of 15,460 square feet The weight of the ferman artillery sold in 1916 subject to an Annual is still a turd of the situation.
Crown Redt of $94. 1"çoald quota RUSSIAN "ANARCHISTS. lozens of cases of "inland, marine and Kowloon lots affected in the same way, so I consile the incidence of the doubling the Crown Hest as sitggested by Mr Bowley would be very unfair.
A to increasing the rates to 20 per the revenue equitably from the whole Frommunity, but I think he is wrong in saying that rates in Enginud range from 30 to 45 per cent. of the rent, compared Perrogain. May L
with the rates payable here in most Bernd Gugelhoff laos onhers; the sealing to the front of resurgparts of 18 per cent. offers und men who were mobilised
alire.". York-hire, Cheshire, and had been committed by stent, this is the fairest way of raising
Derbyshire lavi fren, insometed to Immal in their moraços, bas" Wednesday and to strike en the 20th inst. demaling I wenty
per crit. increase.
LATRA
The Strike itu. Film, is improving The munition makers and engineeg in puny ples have msolved to wme while in South Teenshire the strikers, resoned work anday.
KING AND QUEEN ON TOUR,
Loxtos, May 74.
Their Majesties the King ind Queen are on a tour of the roun tion works in the north of England, freely chatting with the workers.
MARSHAL JOFFRE AT MONTREAL.
MONTREAL, May 13. Marshal Joffre paid a flying visit bere and received a very warna welcome:
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M. VIVIANI IN CANADA.
Drawą. May 13. “M. Viviani addressgil both Houses of Parliament. He was angorded a most entinisiustië reception. In hise sperch he dwelt on the war sovices of Canula at the front, notably na
prox.
He also acknowledged the nisterial aid of the Dominion of Canada,
RECRUITING IN AUSTRALIA.
Mutuotese, fäy 13.
Mr. Pearce, the Ministro
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Defende, hath a consultation with the
stood they lisenssed the acceptance of men of good physique, up to áf years of age...
CANADIAN WHEAT PROSPECTS.
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villy of ex-Minister Purnove, which
anarchists
RUSSIAN RESERVES CALLED UP.
in 1914 and have not yet he sent levied on the ad annual value, which is
to the wall. The perrentage of such the rateable value tee, whereas in utteves is seventeen.
Hongkong they are levied on the grow anual value, which is the rateable value here.
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THE STOCKHOLM CONFERENCE
GERMANS NOT ALLOWED TO GO.
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AMSTERDAM, May 13 The Berlin Goverment la fused passports to Herr Hans and Lother independent Socialiste to
ceral to the Stockholn wonferentene. SPANISH STEAMER SUBMARINED.
even food arel elutaing are taxed. I fact, I think Hongkong the only place in the work where a free break- fait rable exists, and we have fres tiffin, tos, dinner and supper, tables as well aad free clothing.
In England, the freest country in the World, tea, coffee, cocoa and sugar aro all taxed and these articles as well as clothing sro taxed in China, Japar, and, I think, the l'hilippines.
THE SITUATION AT PEKING,
PREMIER'S EFFORTS TO SECURE UNITY.
· (Wah, Ten. Yat Pa's Service:)
SHAURI, May 14.
At the ordinary meeting of the i It is not likely therefore that the Cabinet on the 12th inst., na Minister poorer classes will forsake this free foods the Fremier put, in dit, appear and clothing port, for those parts in which food and clothing are taxes
I also agree with you that renta here are higher than in England.
1 do not, however, put forward an increase of land and horse taxes as an sien way of raising Ravenne, but as choice of evils.
ance, all the others having resigned for gone' on leave, Tuan Ki Sul (the Premier) sesing the position to be hopeless, instructed his secretary to draft his resignation, but this war. afterwards cancelled by persuasion of the Takwans (Military Governors).
Alt. Tus: however, sud he was resolved to resign when a successor wus secured. In the meantime he was trying to conciliate Parlianwnt mi also to persuade the Cabinet
Ministers to remain and so maintain the situation..
The ideal tax amongst a settled com unity is a perfectly graded aniversal facome Tax, but such a tax would take year to perfect and would require a large and expensive staff to unflect it. and the shifting nature of the popula tion in Hongkong would enormously multiply the work: also it would, I
The Tikwan at present in Peking think, interfere with the Trade of the and the representatives of others. Port by, discouraging Chinese Traders will give a dinner to members of the from residing here.
Cabinet and the members of Puffins. Crown Rents and rates between the mment at the Finhunkwan to day, in constitute a universal tax on a portion order to make a final effort to save. of income every resilent a
the situation, but how far this will succeed einnot be predicted. pays both directly or indirectly,
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visitor
Now if it be admitted that every one ought to contribute something more to the War Fund than he does at present
the choice seems to be between these taxes and income tax
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Let each man consisler, be be rich or poor, would he rather pay per cent the part of his income which goes to pay as rent, or pay 101 per cent or nearly the whole of his income for that
is what the home income tax means.
With regard to the legality of doub.
The Tukwans met last night and
decided not to leave Peking for the time being.
It is reported that Bahleung, bad given out at Court (sic) the names of the instigators of "the recent riots outside the Parliament house. A nitury leader has been arrested by order the Ministry of War and the Minister of Education has dis charged Suen Hit Sak, President of
In the first place rates at home areling Crown Rents-it is not necessary Chungwab College for interfer- to take the words literally, and it would ing with politics and, ordered that be easy to enact that each leaseholder he be brought for trial. Suen, Hit should. daring the war pay a land tax Suk. however, has already left in propertion to the leased area and Peking.
Some of the political parties äre graded according to locality, and ta The act annual value at home is pake such tax recoverable by action yuting a reorganisation of the torejen proximately only 75 per cent of theas Crown Reats are. "Such a tax might Lubinet before the country's foreign
amount to about 24 per cent on that policy is again considered. portion of the landlord's income which is derived from rent, or say, the the equivalent of a property tax of fid in the pound.
goas annual value.
Mr. Bowley suggests that, compare with home, we are very lightly taxed in regard to property. Now, I will take the pro-case of a man at home with an income of £500. He takes a house of, say, £50 year. The rates on that house-taking Ma Bowleria assertion that they are 45 per cent.--would be 216. 17. 1 Total rent and rates, £66 17s. 8x}.c
In Hongkong a man with £500 would
COMPENSATHAN DEMANDED.
Mann, May 13.
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Bat the principal advantage of the increase of rate is that it could be brought into force he a stroke of the pen, and that the cost of collection would be absolutely nil. Whilst a land-tax might be collected with the Crown
A. German submarine sunk the have to pay, say, $100 a month and Rents. Spanish stöuner Carucci which was rates, for less accommodation than the
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Those rate payers who draw their
Wuong To Sit went to Tientsin on the 12th inst. to persuade Chu Sai Chong to come to Peking and assist in remedying the situation.
A reorganisation of the Cabinet bus
deckled upon and the nomina-
tions have been sent to the President.
A certain member of Parliament. gives the opinion that one of other of the following results must follow: Either the Government and the
proceeding to Cette. The Governman at home gets for £50 a year and salaries from England less income tax, Opposition will come to terms, or
ment is protesting, demanding coin- pensation."
Two Spanish destroyers have been ordering to act he guardships between flijon and the French coust.
ARRESTS OF GERMANE IN THE
PHILIPPINES...
Imail to-day states-
rates, 50, taking the dollar at 2 for should have the 7 per cent. War Rates comparative purposes, we get:—
refunded to them.
House Rent 81,200 ....£120.00.0.
Rates at 13 per cont...
Yours faithfully,
15.12.0
F. B. L. BOWLEY.
£135.12.0
After all, therefore, there is not such
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there will be a dissolution of Parlia ment, or the resignation of Tuan Ki Sul.
PEKING, May '14.
A confidential messunger, fron Chang Fang (Tukwam of Naaking)
a great disparity in the matter of rates, MR. LLOYD GEORGE AND PEACE reports that the Central Goveri-
but there is an 'enormous disparity in
..
The Cologne Gazette under the tent has telegraphed to the provin-
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the matter of rent, and, as the tenant bewling. The Man Who Aets Withoutal inilitary authorities inviting them GRAND ASSAULT-AT-ARMS.
and
pays both, it is doubtless this which has Thinking," nakes great play with what to assent to the situation in the The Manila Caterers, of May 8th, to been borne in mind by the Government brilliantly
it calls an extremely remarkable
"written article in the of February, The "Cologne The fourth arrest of a German in the
Gazette makes long quotations to show Philippines was made Monday morning | rates,
"how Englishmen themselves to-day
when the constabulary authorities took Captain C. Sorensen, formerly
in settling the percentage to be paid iniation
Mr Bowley's suggestion that in judge their Lloyd George," and uses the
of the Marie a German mystery ship. order to promote economy and effi-Nation article for the following Sorensen was a stowaway on the troopciency, bars should be closed at 10 p.m.
on March 15, and he was returned to
morning.
"The
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be
Callowing five terms:-
1-Dissolution of Parliament. 2.Ju the event of the President
refusing to dissolve Parlia- ment, to remove the Pre- sident.
3. The punishment of the bad
men around the President."
4. The entry into Paking of
troops.
-The convening of a special
military conference, Tuan Ki Sui decided to resign the subsequently
hut
les people in Director of Recruiting. It is undership Thomas which sailed for the States and nocredit given seems to me to be Europe who are not clear about the fact |
Manila when the Thats arrived Monday more suitable for discussion by people that the greatest obstacle to peace for the exhausted world consists in the per- who are more interested in reducing son of the leading English statesman camo into the Captain Sorenmen cumo public's notice when with two com-
drankenness than in a list of sugges-Llody George. The people which yearn for pace, would probably have panions in an open bost be landed as tions for war tažer.
had pe ce long ago if the uneasy Welsh- Zamboanga about the beginning of this
Entertainments might very well-be man had not stimulated passions ever yar. He told a story of adventure and
ess of his self-decep- supe from his British pursuers at the taxed, but a tax on travelling would sfresh by the excess time of his arrival here.
be a little difficult to enforce is the tion, by his grent temperament, nad by
bis:
influence. This minia remaining MONTREAL, May 13.
constabulary authorities state Winnipeg reports show the splen-that Captain Sorensen's detention is matter of rick has and chairs-Yours ture edition of a democratie Napoleon Premiership,
-who, indeed, never won a Marengo changed his rind, expecting the faithfully,
or an Austerlitz-maintains himself by assistance of the Military Governors. did prospects of the wheat crop. only precautionary measure
Captain Sorensen, together with Fritz
the new methods which he bas
Applied Miller, Curl Iversen, Julias Well und M. The growth is phenomenal
to the Government of England, by Toft, were all shipmates on the stewn- ship Maric, an English vessal (which at
the Press dictatorship under Lord is imminent. Either Wear Shi Ca or King Hi will form the new the outbreak of the war was lying in the
Parliment through & Cabinet of soci barbaar of Hamburg. She
was refitted
Six-I am glad to notice that you cally impotent experts who are devoted Cabinet, sul Si Chang refusing to and loaded with a cargo of
arms, am- munition and other supplies, and with agree with the principle of taxing to him. The fact, however, that the do so.
PEKING, May 15. recognition
of the extent to which Captain Borensen in command, sailed for luxuries for the duration of the War man is growing into a disaster for Tung Simo Ti and others have
more, not German East Africa, where the cargo was safely delivered to the Germans and that your only objection to the Europe is increasing more and
Enxation of necessaries is that the only among England's friends and Allies telegraphed strongly urging the but also among his own fellow country-punishment of the ringleaders of the mcn, is a remarkable sign of the times, recent mob and one which we abould keep in view.
THE BOMBARDMENT OF
· ZEEBRUGGE,
LONDON, May 13,"
The bombardment of Zeebrugge wa nusilly kevere and
door and windows rattling.
was there.
SUGAR CO. FORMED IN TOKYO.
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A. SHELTON HOOPER.
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The reorganisation of the Cabinet:
A specin Military Conference was
real disposition for will arise in being maintained.-. so made some naar Minister held here yesterday, strictest secrecy England.” ****
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Encouraged by his success, Captain clearly felt it. Dover and elsewhere. Sorensen took the Mario back to Cer. Trade of the Port may suffer.
I quite agree with you that any any and there took on another curgo of the sarne nature. The Marie was then taxation must necessarily interfere For until Loyd George has either been headed for the south seas, ran the blockade safely and also delivered her (diesetly or indirectly) with the Trade cargo, sepposedly to some German com- of the Fort, and I should have inserted A general meeting to establish the merce raider in the waters. It was in South Sea Sugar Company, Ltd., was connection with this second trip of the the word "directly* after interfer- held in Tokyo recently. The Com Marie that the mysterious schoonering" in my previous letter. No doubt pany is to buy's Dutch sugar factory in Henry 8. made her sensational trip to Save and to cultivate sugar cane on 8,000 the south, under the direction of Wehde, if there were any place in the world
Yen 8,000,000. The chairman of the ula promoters is Dr. Shindo and the pro- motors are Mr. Hayakawa, the President of the Bank of Mitsui, and over 200 others.
· A QUEUE-CUTTING CAMPAIGN.
At least twenty-seven thousand queues
neres of land leased for 25 years from the German, collector and savant, who absolutely free from taxation that have been cut by the policemen in Pek-
conservative estimate given by the Dutch Government. The capital is has since been apprehended in Huno-place would, if otherwise suitable, ating during the past few day a police The Marie then put into Batavis tract both merchants and residents, as sergeant. A fortnight ngo the Ministry of the Interior instructed the Police where the Dutch authorities proceeded to investigate her and her crew, Sorensen 40 one submits to taxes for the love of Headquarters to cut off the queues for the coalies and country people who have became restless and, together with Iver being taxed
come to the city for a visit, and, ina o Tobot and folly heche in an open boat and Snally fetched up in Mindanao
if neces
UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE,
ON!
SATURDAY, MAY 19th.
ON THE
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER PARADE GROUND.
EXTRA SPECIAL
15 Rounds. International Henvy, Weight Contest, Corp. SCOTT, RE. E Ganner CRAIG, "U.S.N.
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Over twenty Tukwans or repre sentatives of Tukwam entertained the Entente Ministers yesterday.
CHINESE SUBMARINE MYTH.
Referees: Mesar. H. J. GEDGE, and W. S BAILEY.
Time Keepers: Sergt. PITT and A. B. ALLANS
The Band of the HKPR will be în attendance. Doors Open 8 P.M. · Commence 8.20 P.M. sharp///
Prices:
Ringside $10 and $5. Stalls 93, Pit $1. Members of 31's Regular Forces Half-Price to #3 and #$1 sente, The Whole of the profits will be devoted to WAR CHARITIES. BOOKING AT MOUTRIES.
HONGKONG POLICE REBERYE.
EMPIRE DAY.
Bosing then in the Colony wishing
to fix & match will kindly send thou
for Wildin at the Import & Expowie nanes, weights, ete, to Staff Inspe Dept., Harbour Office.
sion will, be by Invitation Ticketi These Tickets will be issued by courtesy of Captain Cassel, DAJA and QMG to each unit in proport The Hongkong Police Reserve, willtion to their strength. It is intended
to issue 500 invitations avite representatives from all brunches of His Majesty's Services But I do contend that the taxation sary use compulsory infears. The Chief As if submarines could be immediately and the Bervices of Allied Countries of land owners and occupiers (and every of the Second Left Police Section has built in Chins some of the vernacular to an Assault-at-Arms on the even- with scissors. His man alone have proved the submarine programme of the ing of Fampire Day, Thursday, Any Sorensen then came to Manila nud on individual must be one or the other of accordingly supplied the policemet on papers report that the Cabinet has sp The Fuational Conference through the evening of March 14 phowed out Japan has decided in favour of & on the army, trasport, which was to as both) would interfere less with the Trade removed more than to thousand ap- Ministry of Navy in order to incet the 24th Permission having been given Aystem of insurance for all the teachers at rom the next day for the States of the Port than a shipping, income or pendages from the luckless cookies, Mar-powituation to follow China's entry
fronsmith and servants. This Police marines will be built, the first ten to be Volunteer Pandy Ground, the fixture
within the "first-year Thỏ of primary schools and has entrusted the The authorities, cibled to Japan and poll tax, or Import or Export Duties. chus, country bumpains, rickshat.coolles, into the war. They say that thirby sub-to keep up the open-air Eing on thei Imperial Eductional Society to investi
at was placed under arrest on board the gate juto the measures to effect it.
It has also been proposed 20 publish adsport, but was not taken off until If (ie you suggest), we compare Hong-Chief has now sent a petition to the complete case is that the Ministry will take place there, and will com Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and
the big troop shit, reached Honolulu on
kong taxation with that in adjacent Pelics Hesdinarters rectesting that real A newspaper in Japan and to mis When the Thoma was in that port on
JAPAN SCHOOL INSURANCE.
Eway
ports and places we shal
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proper rewards should be givo to his of think, find men or their faithfulness and Flrence
in the exeation of the order of the coast
luxuries, but Nesos.
has recoin mended the building
shallow water gunboats
World bas
A GOOD RULE FOR THE HOME TAKE it a rain of your home to
always keep" on hand a bottino
Thues Remedy Afegird how complainta It always Boxing and Wrestling will be the promptly and no konsehold inmate
out it. For by all Chemista
80p.m
fund of Yen 4,000,000 for the purpose, by her way to the islanda, Edrengen write all such port and places, 200 Ministry of the Interior Pebytics Date aireader began on the first ten Peking main lestures of the Showith:
contributions of educational people placed on board to be returned to that
together 200,000 persons each paying. Habl He now confined at Con only land, houses, and
stabulary Headquarters.
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