LOCAL AND GENERAL.
THE CHINA MAIL.
BATURDAY, FEBRUARY & 1919. .
HONGKONG TRAMWAY. BALANCE SHEET, DEC. 31, 1918. SAILORS AND SOLDIERS
CO., LTD,
LIABILITIES,
£
1018.
A. 3.
HOME
NOTES OF HONGKONG TRADE.
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DEATH.
MACFARLANE-At his residence in Kowloon on the 7th it. Dr. HAROLD MACFARLANE, Govern ment Bacteriologist, aged 49. The funeral will pass the Monu.
ment to-day at ? p.m.
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tion, one of the most successful writers of the provincial Press was a man whom the citizens would cross the street to avoid. But they read him. They couldn't help themselves. He
was a power.
The British law of libel is very strict, and favours thin-skinned and
To-day's dollar is 3s. 2. 11-16d..
Capital The report for 1019, to be sub- Authorised The case of Baron Schroeder mitted on April 9, reads: The was for the second time on Novem-Directors submit berewith the audit- her 22, befere Mr. Justice Atkins's ed Statement of Accounts for the Committee on Cancellation of Certi |ɓcates of Naturalisation, and has been
year ended December 31, 1918. further adjourned until December 5.
The gross profit for
the year amounts to £38,720 18 8 from this mast be
Arrangements are being made for a "Q" ship to be shown in London. The vessel will probably | be commanded by one of the officers who have gained the V.C. for, their hazardous work, and be manned by her fighting crew.
Prof. Sklarevski and Mr. Sykgra are giving a treat to Prof. Danen- berg's pupils in his music studio on Tuesday next. 200 tickets have been sold. Their last Hongkong appearance will be on, Wednesday at a matine in the City Hall.
Additional gift" f.om Manil of two cases of pipe tobacco, presente/i. by Messrs. Meerkamp & Co., hug been received by the War Charities Committee for forwarding to Londen for distribution among the wounded in hospitals.
drusted the De- banturo Interest...
Showing a net pro-
At of......
To which should be added the amount forward brought. from the last Bal- Sheet, after allowing for the Final Dividend of £11,875
Major Beith (Ian Hay) told an. Overseas Club audience on November 22, that the French soldier struck him as being grave and the American as grim, but the overwhelming characteristic of the British ""Tommy" was his cheerfulness.
British prisoners of war have been addressed in the Philharmonic Hall, Berlin, by Herren Bernstein and Ledebour, the Socialists. Vor- warts" comments. that among the British prisoners there is no inclina." tion to take part in a Bolshevist world revolution.
Once
Making a balance
of
Of this there has bean -
transferred to "Con- tingent Liability Account, £70,000 Ds. Od The In- terina Dividend for 1919 of 7. per Nitre, pa'd 21st August, 1018, ab sorbed, £9,470 39. w; and the Direc tors now rezoni mend the payment of a Final Divi- dend for ID18 of 101.
per. shore, €13,51 139. .....
8,498 15 '0
£3,235 19 8
1
81,250 07.0
and In- Bued:- 325,000 Shares of
De, each ... Five per cent. Mort-
fage Debentures Charged upon the undertaking and 'all property of the Com- pany (part of an authorised insue of £205,000); '£190,200 De. Od. and Less purchased and can celled in year 1919, £300 Os. 01. .129,000 Debentur Redemp
ti Reserve Ac- count (difference be- tween pur value of Debentaires
pur-
42,287 4
chased and price pakl for same)
04,503 3.0 Contingent Liability
Account .....
Creditors-Hongkong.
£11,662 0». 41. and London, £3,889 58. 44.
The report of this Wesleyan Insti-
Mr L.D. Wilgress, son of Mel tution for 1918 is as follows:-
Wilgress of the Canadian Ocean The S. and S. Home consists of bulletin of the Dept. of Trade at Services, has written for the weekly. temperance refreshment bar, billiard section with two tables, reading and Ottawa some notes on Hongkong as writing room, two large dormitories market for metals and machinery. with cabins and 110 beds, lavatories leather and paper. Also for canned
provisions, fish products, tinned - milk, etc. They form part of a
and baths, a concert room and manager's quarters.
Our aim is to provide refreshment, report on the trade of South China, rest, recreation and moral reinforce and are dated Vladivostock, Oct. 7,
1918. free and friendly atmosphere. Up to the limit of our offers a good opening to Canada. For metals he thinks Hongkong
ment in а
equipment in material and personnel,
we try to do the work for Service Leading importers had expressed 00 men that has been done se effectively a deire to be put in touch with Cana- by YMCA. Institutes and bats indian exporters. Some connections had the home training camps and in the already been made. Plates, bars, rods, hoop steel, wire nails, &c. were theatres of war.
in big demand. There was a special demand for bars of a certain roll The question of weights was touched upon, and the North American sys- tem denounced as obnoxious to the importers, who wanted net weight.
11.934 10 10
}; 70.000 0
REVIEW OF THE YEAR. The trend of things during the fourth year of the war continued in a homeward direction; every man was needed to help in forcing the 0 final decision. The number of Service Machinery would be in demand men in the Calany have thus been soon.. "The importante of Hong- far fewer than in normal times, kong as a manufacturing centre has and. even when here the men hitherto been somewhat retarded by 58 have seemed to be attached, not the lack of encouragement given to SO. much to 1 Garrison or industries. Owing to geographical Naval Base as to a Training camp and other advantages, however, the from which every man might expect colony is sure to become an impor- 15.023 19
to be drafted to the Front. This has tant industrial centre." In marine meant that the circumstances in motors.competition of Chinese manu- £322,440 16 2which the Home has operated during facturers. had lately become more
the war have differed "vastly from effective.
15,001
Profit and Loss, Ac- coint as per. States
inent,
Tramway
ASSETS.
Undertak-
93.020 16
A
ing-As per
1017, 5223,548 12.
Lensing to be ET-
ried forward ...... £1,482 G
Both the Balance Sheet and the
In a claims against a motorist in Working and Proft and Loss Ar- the Kings Beach Division for damount have been converted into
ages for the less of a pedigree grey. hours, which was run over and killed at Billericay, the jury disagreed, and were discharged, but they assessed the value of the dog ut £15, in "ease this would be seful to the parties."
MARINE COURT.
COLLISION IN THE HARBOUR,
In the Marine Court yesterday, afternoon, the hearing was concluded in the case in which Chan Wo, master of the steam-launch "Seagull" and Leong Moon, steersman on board Conservancy boat No. 3 were char I ged with negligence thereby causing. collision in the harbour on the morning of Feb 6 which resulted in the sinking of the "Seagull”.
Commander Beckwith, R. N., addressing Mr. Robertson of the Godown Co., said the case was
The China Mail litigious people, without sufficiently brought before him in the nature of
safeguarding the Press; but with all its faults, it holds true to the great HONGKONG, SATURDAY, Feb. 8, 1919. British principle that there shall be no penalty upon opinion. The opinions
FRAZER SMITH.
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a court enquiry and therefore he could not inflict a penalty on the steersman of the Conservancy boat,.} whom he found to be responsible for the collision.
Dealing with the question of
sterling (with the exception of Capital Additors and Depreciation, taken at 25.) at the T.T. rate on December 31, 1918, viz: 8 44, The rute is 44d. per dollar higher. than the rate token for the previous year's accounts, and the sterling figures are again greatly increase. The netual Hongkong Receipts and Working Expenses in the local cur- rency are as follows:-
1017. 1018.
$
Ac- rount. Dec. 31,.
8 and Les De preciation at Ex- change 2 £8,851 As od, roking a total of £218,865 10. 8. ntal Add
Expoliture during 1918- Exchange
1018.
£
S
those of the crowded centres on the Australia was now supplying most great highroads in the different thea-of the leather, but Canadian box calf s...ties of war. Some items of income would be welcomed, if rightly priced. have been much reduced; but we Japan had captured the paper market, are glad to say that all the activities but was not giving satisfaction in of the Home have been maintained quality.
11
and we bave been able to finish Australia and the U.S.A. were the year with a fair balance in sending much canned goods, and hand. Every cent, of this balance much could be done by Canadians if will probably be needed in the com- they cared to go after this trade. ing months for renewals and repairs British Columbia could sell plenty of and for the gederal improvement of dried, salted, and canned fish here, the the place. No public appeal has as San Francisco was already doing. been made in the Colony during the These few extracts do not fairly War, and with the exception of one illustrate the really exhaustive way
2/-, £2,019 75. 10. 218,714 19 6 grant from the Admiralty, the dona-in which Mr. Wilgress has explained tion of the Whampoa Bethel Fund the market and advised the Cana. Stock of Stores, Tie-
and grant from the Canadian dians. He is the right sort of Trade British Sailors' Relief Fund, the Commissioner.
kets and Cral in Hongkong, ne per Tarantory certified
by the Secretary
and Manager 19,987 17 Goode in Transit from
Home has been run on aseli support
ין
ing basis. The following figures THE MONARCHIST RISING
give some idea of activities during, the year:
40,000 meals, including teas and London to Hongkong 1,040 12 light refreshments, served. Debtors and Pay-
ments in Advance- Hongkong. £4,765 16. 21. and Lon- dgn, 40 is. 6d.
Traffic and Miscel
lapeous Receipte 724,230 755,080 Investments Less loss on sub- sidiary coinagela
Power Expanses,
728,433 755,880,
Traffic Expenses, Maintenance and Repairs, and General Expenses 312,321 350,000
Working
Profit,
(Market value, Dec. 31, 1918. £33,570 -186., 10.)
Cash at Bankais, and in hand-Hongkong, £45,733 148. 04.; And London, £2,472 10. 1d. ....
1,772 3.9 meetings; 20,727 10 7
49,200 4
£322,440 16
Hongkong 410,872 404,751| PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT.
"Trafic Receipts increased by $28,552, and in yie of the heavy
satisiactory,
1018.
2
A. a.
2
of the individual are sacred, and en- compensation for damages, his honour rainfall during 1918 this is very To Debenture Interest G,193 15 0) titled to free expression within the said he would recommend Mr.. limits of the law, which is meant Robertson to apply by civil action. to ensure that the freedom of one In giving judgment, his honour
collision was caused by the reckless said that after hearing all the evidence, he was of opinion that the
does not encroach upon the freedom
....
for 1918, at the rate of 7d. per share, paka Aug. 21, 1018 9,470 3 1 To Depreciation of In-
vestiments .... Account ..... To Contingent Liability
To Balance as per Bal
ance Sheet
To Interim Dividend Hongkong Working Expenses increased by $38,398, of
There is something depressing of another. Any British community
Depreciation of the Wasting Assete which 329,943 is accounted for by. tue additional cost of coal to any man of thought and which shows intolerance of opinion ness of the navigator of the Coa: of the Company has been charged to purpose in the way Mr. Gershoms in a bad way. Any British servancy boat, that he approached Stewart spoke Of -the lace
community which resents the kind the 5s. "Hanoi" in so close a man- the a/cs, said the Royalty of 5 per Frazer, Smith. He was an out
of courageous and outspoken opinioner that it was impossible to avoid a cent. of the Working Profit, payable spoken writer with a cutting"
collision with any vessel coming to the Hongkong. Government, has attributed to Frazer Smith is guilty round the stern of the "Hanoi been provided for, style, and "naturally he was not of sinning against the spirit of the In the popular". Thus Mr. Stewart, a
law. Worse, it is being foolish. satisfied that the Seagull" round- thorough man of the world, who There is forgiveness for sinners but ed the stern of the knows Hongkong intimately. Was one for fools. It is obvious enough it not a reflection (on the character that any writer for a community who of those Hongkong men who disliked is not fearless and outspoken is a
During the year 300 First Mort an outspoken", even "cutting" cuftberer of the ground, a barren the lighters which were made fast to gage Debentures of the Compang
present
case
he
was
The Investments are shown at the "Hanoi "written down value, which is less
at a slow speed and also that due than the market value on Dec. 31, given. He found further, that the warning of her approach had been
"Seagull" was practically alongside
writer? Does it not suggest that tree, of no
'the Hanoi," and was discharging were purchased and "cancelled, and use to the community her passengers when the collision the Debentures now outstanding they preferred the colourless monenti and little to himself. Mistaken took place.
Therefore, for "the ty, the writer without individuality, opinions may be irritating, especially reasons he had given, he found that amount to £120,000. Notice to re- the average bladder-of-lard who dar if boldly and confidently uttered, but Leong Moon, the steersman of Con-deem these Debentures at pur ou oed verbal fandangoes around the how much preferable they are to blame for the collision.
servancy boat No. 3 was wholly to May 31 next, has been given to the topics of the day without saying aye the fence-sitting, see-how-the-cat or no, but only, if it please you, a
jumps, namby-pamby verbiage of tentative perhaps? God help 'em,
writers who write that rapid the writer who has nothing to, say. stuff, and the readers who like it and daren't say it if he had.
That word "naturally in the re marks of Mr. Gershom Stewart is
about, the most savage criticism of ROYAL HONGKONG GOLT Hongkong culture ever written..
CLUB.
Year Holiday Competitions are as The results of the Chinese. New
follows:
ONE-MAN BUSINESSES.
70,000 00
15,023 19
£100,90% 18
1018.
8
IN PORTUGAL.
6,500 men haye slept in the Home the Governor of Macau has been We understand that His Excellency 7,500 men have attended "At
authorised to state that there is no Homes," concerts and lectures."
6,000 men have attended religious truth in the news of the recent mon- archist victories in Portugal. The Republican regime continues in force, A successful Services Bandage Making Club has met in the Home and at a reception given by the new weekly and has turned out an im Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, mense number of bandages, in addi-Dr. Francisco Manuel Couceiro da tion to a large number of socks and Costa, to the Diplomatic Corps on the mufiers &c. which have been sent 4th instant at Lisbon, the most away through the City Hall A Wo cordial greetings were exchanged the representatives of all men's War Working Party has also made its headquarters at the Home, foreign States." and its output has been extremely creditable,
During the year many letters have come to hand from men drafted elsewhere" expressing grateful re membrance of their association with us and thanks for all the Home has
meant to them.
'ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
with
THE PICTURE THEATRES.
THE CORONET. Large and appreciative audiences were at the Coronet last night when a new programme was commenced: The principal picture was a 6-part play, "A Sister of Six" depicting lite in Califordia when the Spaniards were being cruelly treated and having their land confiscated. Bessie Love is in the leading role and it is an entertaining
We gratefully acknowledge, the kindness of the G. O. C. in allowing us the services of а soldier-manager. Without some such arrangement it would have been impossible for us to have carried on. picture. The comic "The Game old The Whampoa Bethel Fund sent in Knight", was a comic picture, and its usual donation; of 3300. The vastly amused the audience. There Admiralty have sent us a full supply was also the usual interesting gazet of home papers for the reading room, te, and the orchestră, always worth and all the local "papers have kindly | hearing. supplied us with free copies through-
Us
This programme will be shown to-
out the year. Many ladies have/night, and Sunday. Booking for the
willing giver.
assistance, 9.15 performance is at Robinson's. and we especially acknowledge
THE VICTORIA. the great assistance we have £. d. received from time to time from Epoch, was on view at the Victoria the ladies associated with the last night, and the patrons of this Wesleyan Church. By the kindness
"
By Balance brought for-
ward from last year 58,642 4 Less Amount written
2.
off cost of Tramway
Undertaking, and Less Final Dividend
for year ended Dec.
31, 1017, at the "rute
of 14 per cent, per annum, paid April 24,
1918, £11,975 0s. Od. 11,375 0 3
42,267 4
Debenture Holders, and arrĒDZS- menta have been made with the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation in Hongkong to advance the amount required for this pur- "Mr." Macpherson, replying in Par-poes. Exchange for the remittants By Interest, and Divi- liamentary papers to Sir H. Nield.
derds to Loudon has been secured at 3s.
Investa.!! states that, the general scheme of
ments Hongkang, demobilisation provides that proprie- 7d.
£3,111 149, 4d., and London, £14 19%, 5d. 3,156 18 9 By Income Tax Ace
28781
tors of one-max businesses, who will
Dr. J. W. Noble resigned his seat It would be unfair to surmise
be able to recommence their business on July 29, 1918, and the Rev. that Mr. Stewart, who is a good
may be released from the Army ou chap, deplores the unpopularity of
employment awaiting them. the same basis as other men with Father L. Robert was appointed to f
It is fill the vacancy. The Hon. Mr. E. that famous Hongkong journalist. It
not possible, he added, to utilise Shellim also resigned on Deo.” 2, may be that the remark slipped out
The Running Bogey Pool for men Appeal Tribunals in connection with 1918, and Mr. A. H. Compton was was won by A. Ritchie, 10 down, his those cases. only incidentally, as such do when a being the being the only card zeturn-
appointed to fill the vacancy. The man is reminiscing, without any pared out of all entries.
REV. Father L. Robert and Mr. A. ticular purpose of propaganda. Be The Shanghai Foursomes on Satur»
H. Comptia are now eligible" for day afternoon was won by Lt. Col.. cause in all probability, don't you Harvey and Capt. Goode with a
re-election. know, Frazer Smith was himself score of 94-10-84. net." There were CHILDREN are much more likely to quite indifferent to that detail of nine entries.
contract the contagious diseases popularity. What he wanted was to For the Mixed Doubles, Medal when they have colds. Whooping cough, Round competition on Monday after-diphtheria, scarlet fever and engump tian are diseases that are often contracted
fi
BEWARE OF COLDS.
on
The Count of Monte Cristo" 5th
of the donors of the Services Enter theatre were there in large numbers. tainment Fund we have been able to see the continuance of this in- promote concerts and lectures and teresting story on the film. "Annals provide light refreshments.
of the War" opened the programme Under and an interesting insect film, firish- the auspices of the Fund the Sundaying up with a comic, "Dimple. Auto afternoon" At Homes," attended by Salesman" which was very funny." about 5,000 men, have been con A capital programme well worth a tinued through the year.
RELIGIOUS WORK.
visit.
The same programme will be ca to-night, and Sunday.
We make no apology in mention ing and emphasing this aspect of the
THE HONGKONG. work of the S. and S. Home. The By Working Account
Last night at the Hongkong there. Profit ne per State-
War, in its last analysis, has been a was a good Company to see the 7th ment
..... 6,805 13.10 conflict of spiritual ideals. By the and 8th Episodes of "The Voice on strength of moral ideals the Allies the Wire," which patrons of the have been able to force a victorious Hongkong are following with keen issue. It is not religion that the interest. Ben. Wilson and Neva men are up against, but some of the Gerber are splendid film artists and things associated with it. The large are both in this play. Further attendances at the P. SA for Ser episodes of this fine film will be shown vice men, held in the Home every next Wednesday. The comic shown Sunday afternoon, have demonstrated last night was truly funny, a Key a real interest in religious ideas, and stone When Dreams Come true." without doubt many men have been To-night there is a capital film tử helped by the warmth and reality of be shown "The Plow Girl," Mae these simple gatherings. An attempt Murray being in the principal part. is made in these meetings to deal in broad fashion with those strong and
count......
$100,990 18 0
Symptoms of Slackness in the work of the digestive argans are sick head aches, biliousness torpid liver, foul Bmoiling, breath, pimples, blotches,
The retiring Director is Sir Robert Ho Tung who is eligible," and offers constipation. bimself for re-election.
The auditors, Mesare. Lowe, Bing-
be read, and understood, and there it noon there were 21 entries, the win-when the child has a cold. That is why is admitted he was successful. Inners, belog Mr. and Mrs. Ritchie all medical authorities say baware of haza and Matthews, offer themselves the old days at Home, when personal whose score was 107-1097 net."
It is notified that, in future, orders will find nothing better than Chamber
journalistic writing was more power- ful, when men like Stead and Milner were just beginning to attract atten-
for meals and rooms at Fanling should be given direct to Fanting and not to Happy Valley.
colds. For the quiet are of colds you for re-election.
Isin's Onagh Eomedy. It can always be depended upon and is pleasant and safe to take: For sale by All Chemists and Storekeepers.
DATED LANDALE, Chaimaan,
Hongkong, Feb. 7, 1019..
PINKETTES
apsodily dispel these troubles and wat you right again like magic. If you can. Kot obtain Pinkettes where you live send 60 cents for a vial to tho. Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., 30 Stechuen Road, Shanghai.
simple Christian things that appeal already been made to the proper Speakers authorities and eventually we hope to every decent man, from many denominations have to be able to reconstruct the Home on gladly helped us, and again and a larger scale and to extend its work agah we have been told that these and influence, At present we are meetings are the heartiest and most hampered by lack of a large concert Inspiring of their kind held in the hall and other facilities. We believe" Colony.
that when the time comes we shall be able, on the basis of the work done for the welfare of Service men The new Praya East reclamation in the past, to appeal with confidence scheme will in due time involve the to the generous public of Hongkong. removal of the present Home. Re.
There is a balance in hand of presentations as to future plans have $1,70742.
OUTLOOK.