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medieval Europe which Mark Twain 30 justifiably ridiculed. Their arrog-
* TRUTH, JUSTICE), PUBLIC SERvice." ance now assumes an irritating front.
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, MAY 17, 1013.
THE JAPANESE.
7-16d.
"LOCAL, AND GENERAL.
THE CHINA MAIL.
Today's dollar is worth Ss. 6
Today's return shows six cases of plague and one of diphtherla..
A boarding house runner wLS to-day fined $1,000 or six months for [having a revolver.
The local Produce Dealers. Union at Dairen are asking the S. M. R. Co. to start fire insurance business.
LEGISTATIVE COUNCIL.
KOWLOON FERRY,
The Honourable Mr. Ho Fock gave notice, on April 2 (May 27. 1918. of the following questions:-
Will the Government state *
THE EMPLOYERS LIABILITY ASSURANCE CORPORATION (LIMITED),
A RECORD" PREMIUM INCOME.
CAPITALIZATION OF RESERVES () Whether the terris and coralitions: CONSIDERED PREMATURE.
attached to the Kowloon Festy Service bave been varied or
A thousand rounds of revolver ammunition were found, unattended, jpb) at the Canton Wharf, by the Police yesterday afternoon.
The total output of the Kailan Mining Administration's mines for the week ending 3rd May, 1919 amounted to 72,194 tons and the sales during the period, to 74,605
tens.
Viscount Soheishun, a Korean! peer, being annoyed with numerous written threats addressed to him, slipped south to Moji from Seoul under an assumed name on April 30 and left for Tokyo.
Mr. A. W. W. Walkinshaw, Of the Hongkong, and Shanghai Bank, Ipoh, has been transferred to Bang- kok, where he relieves Mr. N. L Armitage. Mr. Falkinshaw went to Ipoh from Hongkong..
Beggars are becoming an in- creasing nuisance to the Police. More cases were dealt with by the Magistrates to-day. The Police are charging those who have come back! after being sent out of the Colony...
SATURDAY MAY 17. 1919.
AS GOVERNMENT SERVANTS
was £1,327, and .02 per cent. stated in previous year, with the exception of .few small amounts which we have good reason to be. live will be timately pull, a the
Balances JINTU thia months in arrear at the date of the account baye been charged off.
ON SERVICE.
FARLY RETURN EXPLUTED.
If we take the instance fund, the reserve for unexpired risks in DIN elicits the information that those Enquiry at the Colonial Secretariat was £2.621,419d in 1917 in Government Servants still away from £1,371,300, being un increase for their normal work will in most cases
shortly return to the Colony.
acdified since the highest ten- The Thirty-eighth Annual General 1018 of £719,110, and this intense der was aseptedit And, if so, Meeting of shareholders in the Emis epal to a charge of 18.9 per cent. what are the variation of mod-pleves Liability Assurance Corpo-on the preskan insane of 1018, as fications and the reasons there- tion (Limited) was held on March 28 apared with a charge of 11.4 per ut Hamilton House. Victoria Etu-cerit. on the pretins of, the pre- banken. The Right Hon. Loevious year. Thebuded in this reserve
f!!
ment is in receipt of from the Secre This is the information the Govern- tary of State for the Colonies. What "was the ons" of the
shipping is the only difficulty now.
The men bave had short leave and serud Bighest taruler
Claud Hamilton tehaimman of the is the balance of the marine funt Expected, carly arrivals include The replies thereto are as follows: corponition) presided,
after making pervision for outstatud. Calets: S.B.B. McElderry, W.). 1) The Government is negotiating
The Gerend Manager and Secre- ing losses in the deputtraent. The Carrie, W. T. Ainsworth and L. N. with the Tony Copiary with ery (Mr. W. E. Ginny) read the remarks that Tande to you last year Smith. regard to substantial modifione convening the meeting and the with read to the increase in the
P.W.D.-J. A. Howe, W. Pryde, tiens in the serms and conti. Faustors" report.
premins of 1917 being lucgels, ale E. B. Lambert, H. H. Pegg, A. B. tions necided to the Taunti
The Chairman. in moving the up of excess prendas all the Furves, R. S. Vergette. amShanshuipo Perry Service adoption of the report and avecants, liability on whiels is qurned-is Education Dept.-A. Hamilton, J
It is considered to be in the Gentlemen, I have the pleuequable true with regard to the in-C Fletcher, J. Ralston and C. Mycock." public interest tinct all possible sure of submitting to you are report crease in 1918, hot, again, we have Victoria Goal-G. Gipson, A. B ipilities should be given to the date of the past year, and made a full reserve of 40 per cent. Didsbury and J. R. Speed. Chinese population in order to forgetting you upon the results in respect of those preunions. The
Police Dept.-L. P. Lane, A. R. inted them to dive on the which we have obtained. The total reserve or out-tanding losses as at Clark, K. W. Andrew, C. J. Kelly, north side of the harbour and premiums amount to £5,005,301 December 31. 1018.
D. W. Barrett, W. E. Wilson, C. F. Fol դէ so to relieve the congestion in This is exoly 30 per cent, incense | EE,191,500, or 99.3 per cent., com-Alexander, J. Brennan. J Murphy. Victoria; and to this end a on the premiums of 1015. This is pured with the one unit reserved at J. D. Murphy, E. A. Vincent, H. J. cheap ferry service is essential. the largest premium we have over December 31, 1917. of £1,185,301, Paterson, R. McFall, G. A. Stimson The overment does not wish obtained, and the increase in 101 or 345 per cent.. being an increase F. W. Shaftain, W. Reid-Riach, J. make a profit cut of the ser- is the largest increase in any single at the end of 1918 1966, 128, but R. Clarke, H. Phillips, M. Kenneally, pice and it has suggested to the rear in the history of the corpora reduction in pecintage of a... Stout, Company that it should redier. That increase in derivel from Akcheugh this percentage is Tess, we thy bars which it is entitled entries where we operate, and biere that a very old provisomis under its fave to charge, on jail banches of business undertaken indle for all our abilities in these condition that a reclination by the corpsnition, but, of course. Į resqueurs,
The testes
Death is announced of Mrs. S. O, Tanaka (wife of the shipping magnate of Kobe, formerly of Dairen) on the evening of April 27 at the Imperial University Hospital at Kyoto. She had been in hospital for treatmenting for a bad cold she had contracted.
Yet lown mobel.
CENTRAL MARKET DISPUTE.
ป
The Hotorable Mr. Ho Fook gave notice, on May 2, 1919, of the follow
questions:-
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Sanitary Dept.-C. M. W. Reynolds. (Secretary. Sanitary Board), R. C. Witchell and H. Millington,
Others who may be expected back ding the next few months are:-
Officer.)
Sayer have long leave and will te Mr. E. V. Carpmael and Mr. G. R. back later,
read in the thongthis payment as a very large part of our business stands are based air in a verA W. Daily (Harbour Office), T. of $9:00 due to the Govpris derived from the United States consemble expolence, and te-ko Dallin (Audit Dept.). I. Deakin An agreement is not of America, the proportionate by every meal suggested by that (Custodian at Government House), Tint of the second high.where.
(urease is greater there than ele experience, and we believe that the. Cuff (Railway), B: D. Evans The division of premiums are quite adequate. The total fund (Observatory), P. Lanigan (Revenue est tender was $6,000 a month. (showed that fire produced £250,346 | us as December 31, 1918, wee
in 1918, as compared with 4102,007 | £8,375,025,
with comparal in 1917, or an increase of £57,349,255,700 in the previous yen, marin), £332,246, or an increase of showing an increase of €1.018,22 £271,000; and accidens, $4,512,509, This fund is equal to 19.2 per cent. lor nu increase of £1.369.721.
have divided the premiums so as to in our opinion, is fully adequate to
We of the premium iaveme of 1919, and, i Ery actinly what derived from run off all the lubility in connection WEEKLY SHARE REPORT. Will the Government state the fire business and the amarice therewith. The harlance of revenue Whether the tentos and conditions business as distinct from our own account trasferred to profit and loss
attached to the letting of the original mneh-namely, accident account was £750,018, as compared Messs. W: Logan & Co.'s Weekly piece of Crown land north of business-and while both of those with £238,702, showing an increase intre Report, dited May 16, 1910, the Central Market have been are satisfactory and are growing, they of 4511,226. The balance transfer-states- varied or modified since the are relatively small as compared red for 1918 in equal to 14.7 per cent. We have again to report a quiet highest tender was accepted: with our large secident business, of the premiun income, compared wel with very small business pa And, if so, what are the varia. The net fire premiums have now with 7.1 per cent, a year ago. The ing. The Stanghi Market also me tions or modifications and the Ruched the respectable total of over increase of 7.6 per cent. was oor mains chill owing to righties of aquetes of a million pounds, which tima double the total percentage for money and benty speculation in (b) What was the amount of the means that we have taken in.gros1917. (Cheers.).
exchange. second highesis tender? premiums somewhat over half a The profit and loss account shraws The replies thereto are as follows: million. This business is every balance from revenue accounts of A disagreement courred between where showing sutisfactory results; £750.015. Interest and rents were the Government and the lessee we hope to increase it steadily and £144,470, us against £111,407. or at regarding the proper intrepre-largely in the next few yours. increase of £38,003, giving a total tution of one of the conditions
nd of £4,488, from which must of the lease, und 'the lessee re-
be deducted expenses not charged to have sellem a $1,100. North Chin fused to sign the Rose Agree
6078,005. We have had to make a other accourts of £217,823, leaving buyers at Tacks 220. special reserve under the heading of excess profits taxes of £230,000.
The Colonial Office announces) that Sir Frederick Lugard, G.C.M.G., CB., D.S.O., proposes to vacate the appointment of Governor-General of Nigeria on the termination of hist present leave of absence. Sir Frederick Lugard has been Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Southern and Northern Nigeria since early in 1912, after his term as Governor of Hongkong.
The Japanese Peace delegates and their families were invited by the French Government to, visit the French frant on April 27, and al though Mr. Ijuin, Mr.. Matsui, and Mrs. Matsui accepted the invitation, regrets were sent cancelling the ac ceptance, as the situation became The Hochi, by the way, accuses Pre-graver for Japan at the Peace Con- sident Wilson fintolerable arrogance. (ference- and the delegates though:| The conceited Ettle pot sneers at the better that their place was at Paris- blackness of the kettle, which is, after ali, a solid copper kettle, clean and Important experiments have bright. The presumption of it is been made for some time past in the sickening, and the mischief behind hospitals of Rome and Naples and in Very well. If they must have it it would be a matter for dismay if military hospitals in the army zone they shall have it, and if they ask we were not now assured that it is in connection with a new treatment for it they'll get it. The China Mail impotent. Almost we are persuaded for malaria. According to the papers, has tried so hard to fair, and to that mob passions may once in a the discoverer is a young army doctor keep a level head over matters that while be excusable, when we look named Leonardi, and it is asserted others are, discussing passionately, around and see how little loved or that in every case in which the treat- that it has actually been accused of respected these people have become.ment has been applied under being pro-Japanese. The criticisms of Unless they take thought, unless the reasonably favourable conditions a people who cannot read who cannot reasonable element in the Japanese complete cure has been effectedwith- attach plain meanings to plain words, nation asserts itself more, and in a week. de not worry us. We mention them muzzles its firebrands, its more can- « in support of our contention that no tankerous and bellicose representa
one ought now to turn round and tives, there is serious trouble coming accuse us of being prejudiced against to the nation. The general public the Japanese on the strength of the does not discriminate. It notes the comments that follow. The decent offensive protuberances of insular Japanese will understand that it is conceit and arrogance, it feels the not them we dislike, but the swash- pinpricks, and it ascribes all indis- buckling bunch of swollen-headed criminately to "the Japanese," as if barbarians who seem to run their they had one head which it could cut foreign policy and their newspapers off. Those extrusive phenomena for them. We have abstained from have been too frequent and too gross reading Japanese newspaper com- of late years.
ments for a long time because they make us puke, and fill us with violent
hatred a passion. we regard as
unwholesome. Here, for example, is
"a paper called Hochi, which must be
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Mr. Chan-tienyu, Director
of
A Chinese made a daring attempt to rob Mrs. Bryson, of No. 5, Victòria View, Kowloon, at about 8 p.m. on Thursday, when she was going home from the Ferry. Near the Hankow Road gateway to Victoria View threw some
on the face, pepper in her eyes, and attempted to snatch her hand-bag. The handle of the bag was wound around Mrs. Bryson's wrist and the robber failed to get it. and when the lady screamed, the man ran away and escaped.
a man struck her
/
The Special Court appointed by the King of Siam to investigate the conducted by brazen faced monkeys, the Canton-Hankow Railway, died charge made against H.R.H. Prince to judge by its impudent references suddenly at Hankow on April 24, Svasdi, Nai Daeng, Nai In and Nai to that great and good man
Um submitted its findings to the Woodrow Wilson. The Fochi, which The Hawaiian Congress is re-King who has given indgment. might just as well be called the ported to sue for the independence of H.R.H. Prince Svasdi was fined. Tes. Hoctchy-Kootchy, accuses President the Hawaiian Islands to the United 50 and the other defendants Tes. 30 Wilson of double dealing. Double States Government.
each. In the course of judgment His dealing is a nice accusation to come
Majesty lays stress on the fact that from Japanese, whose sincerity is Baron M. Maejima passed away though the youth who was punished more than suspected nowadays. from Br ght's disease at the advanced was a bad boy and merited punish- According to this spiteful little age of 84 on the evening of April 26 meat, that inflicted upon him was Hootchy Kootchy, Mr. Wilson is at his villa at Nishiura in Sagami, cruelly severe. Seventy eight blows employing agents for plotting in He was the organizer of the Japanese with a rattan soaked in water was various countries." This is a lie, a postal system soon after the Re-was far to much to give a child of Japanese lie, and the creature who storation, and was often referred to twelve years and it was admitted by. made it would not recognize the as "Father of Japanese Postal Prince Svasdi that it had been done truto if he were ever to meet it Service" face to face. With that accursed
in a fit of temper.
(b)
raisons therefor?
.te/it עד
The Government was advised
THE DIVIDEND
The dividend, free of income-tax,
Banks-Hongkong and Shanghai Bank have declined and shares can now be had at $670.
Marine Insaniness.-China Firest are moninal at $160. Hongkong Fires have buyers ut $927). Unions
Shipping-Indo-Chinas are wanti ed at $150 (ex int. div. of $1.80). Douglases have improved to a buying quotation of $86. Blacas Steam- bouts have also buyers at $271.
"THE MARINE STAINESS.
to our expectation. As it is purely The marine "business is quite up marine business, and not war busi- tess, I do not anticipate ruch dis- that the lesse was bound by turbance of the cations we have his contruct, but the rendition nude, notwithstanding time the war in question was ashnittedly has come to an end. weled in
It is too eurly An unsatisfactory nanner, and it was considered the time being we are not transfers per share, compared with £100,000, yet to speak of the results, but for for 1919 is £140,000, equal to 285. advisable to settle the wattering anything from the murine equal to 20. per share, fe 101% by negotiation rather than to venue to the profit and loss aevount. In udklition to the £140,000 now paid hing it before the Courts. The hut currying the whole balance as to you, we are paying on your ac lessed was very willing to meet fund. the Government in the master the way in which branch managers, incorne-tax. This dividend, though buen at $94. Kowloon Docks are We are very missed with beount & Birther £42,000 in respect of Wharves slightly weakened and hav
Dooks and Wharves, Kowloon and terms were forthwith ur officals, not agents of the corpora it seems very bags on the money enquired for at $1524. rauged, to the effes that the tion, and bakers have supported as the shareholders live put into the Docs are wanted at Ts. 125 with Shunghui monthly rent sold be reduced this branch of our business, but business, amounts to only 2 per sellers at Tis, 127, from $2,520 to $2,100 and that feel sure that we could get addicent. on premium incourse..or Miscellaneous-Cements are quiet.
at $130, business having been doner their upward course and have buyers
Reineries. China Sugars continues
at $34. at $183 June. Malabens are wante
China..
of reserves which they have been able and, consequently, the percentage ance many more years than we have,
their...
the lessee should have an optional busies if shareholders would turnover, and it is quite misleading buyers only offering $7.60. tion" to continue the fuse, take still more interest then they for our policyholders to think that Providents are strong of $74. Pok which was due to expire on the have already done by instacting guy sath profit us 70 per cent, is Turns at $8 Steam Laundries 29th January, 1920, until the their brokers to give as avaiably the being made out of their insurance and Powells $11 all buyers. 31st December, 1921 subjects retsal of their instrunces. to one month's notice if at any lane and transfer fees ia 1918 were to-day, and the ability to entertain Ex-The ability to pay such a dividend. time after the 28th Jamry; 26,853, against £18.420 1920, e-Government should or increase of £10,124. Rugments the 'wission of the course which the or 1917, vast schemes, of immance, is due to p require the site for its own use.
In unking this compaments of £2,068,782, 46.6 per to the patient usint of the share under policies slowed to pay bourd have consistently pursued, and the Government was guided by cent, against 1,5) in 1917, holders to start pokey from the com- to accumulate is very much higher the following considerations. 45.8 per ceas, the inseuse being mencement, which was enubled the than ons, and I need not say that, A dispute bal oecurred betweyn £14,012.
large fund to be built up of thorough inving attained the percentago they the outgoing and the incoming
These ratios which I have given ly sound investments yielding an have, rh a proveeding on dessee, with the result that the late only to paid fuses, and do not rully a good rate of interest. The part is worthy of all commendation. former and "femoved all the inchide outstandings. When these favertinents at December 31, 1918, THE BUARD AND SHARE SPLITTING buildings that were on the site fatter are included the ratios are as amounted to 24,617,027, or an in-; It would take time and money follows:-In 1918, fire. £118,810, or crease of £1,350,475, the increase should Wke to say a few words→→→ There is one other point on which to erect new buildings and the 47.5 per cent., against 98,140, or being almost the une figure as the namely, the splitting of the sharest Government was not prepared 0.8 per cent.; mavine, $171.004, increase in to grunt a long leuse, as it with a percentage of 31.3. against The cash in hand and or cureat thereby reducing the liability on each the premium income into rule decomminations, and would soon requie the loud for £10,147, with a percemnge of 31.8; account was 198,280, rire. On this point the board have its own purpos, It seemed erilent, €2,085,00, with a ratio of creuse of £62,201: Combining the quite an open mind, and if a sugges probable in the circumstances 48.2" per cent., ugabes £1,716,991. investments and cush, they stood tion to do this were made from any that, if the site was put up to with a percentage of 54.6, the totale at £4.870,287. us compared with substantial number of shareholders, tender again, the rental wouldng £2,374,898, with a percentage £3,267,611, be much reduced, and at the 40.6. against £1,894.278 in 1917, £3,602,678.
II increase of same time it was desired to with a percentage of ind.
we should be prepared to carry avoid the expensive legal procentage of payments during 1918 de which I spoke when I addressed you £197,771, or a saving of 4.7 per
"The per-
There is another matter aboutput. The branch and agency bal-
azce 'abowed an ecedings of uncertain resalt
creased 5.2 per cent. as compared a year ago—that is, the capitaliza which would-be necessary in with the previous year. In showing tion of part of our reserves, and a cent., the increase being due to the ories to enforce the contract these comparisons of payments, the reduction of the mcalled liability on total balances represent roughly 21 which had been made.
growth in the premium income. Tho The amount of the second high-marine is accounted for by the fact liability on the stares, while that part of this amint the since be
difference in the payments under the shares. As regards the uncalled months' premam, and a very large est tender was $2,370 a month. that the 1917 acount only included stands as an additional asset, the collected. The amounts due from four months business, whereas in possibility of that ever being required other companies show an increase of the 1918 account we have, a full is exceedingly remote, and it may £50,047, due entirely to the growth year's marine business.
be burished fren: the mind of way of business and the development of shareholder. This question of capi reassurance arrangements witli ošlier, truzing part of our reserves has, bad
GOVERNMENT GAZETTE ITEMS.
.. COMMISSION AND MANAGEMENT"
PERCENTAGES.
4
increas
it
chauvinism that makes men" mad, The NY. K steamer Niigata. The London correspondent of the the Hochi is splenetic over the Maru, 2.900 tons, left Kobe on April Manchester Guardian bears that Sir Japanese fature to get their "racial 27 for Hankow with 1,000 tons of Hugh Clifford the Governor of the equality clause into the League of general cargo from Kobe and 8,000 Gold Coast, is resigning. The cor: Nations covenant. Attentive readers tons from Osaka. She was the first respondent alludes to Sir Hugh's
The compassion paid in 1018 w the urious consideration of the panies. Included are sum ap- of the Chine Mail know what are boat of the year to sail for Hankow. success in winning the affection and Chinese) is exempted from, registra 1917 it was £88,023, with a per- sker prolonged and careful discus- insurance offices. No change ins The Kowloon Chess Club (non-£98,572; and the percentage 19; is directens during the past year, and tain German, Auzion, and Rimar proximating £12,500. due, from cer our views on that." We said it was The Nisshin K.K. will send the sympathy of the native people. Hetion.
centage 20.4: the increase in ion, we carne, to the conclusion taken place in the position regarding a concession that should have been steamer Feizyu Maru to liankow as has made it a fundamental point in gracefully granted. But what we the first steamer, and she is expected his policy to get into touch with withdrawn the restrictions pro-saving in percentage of 4. The the time lid not arived when we the future, I believe the present The Australian Government has money in 1919 was £274,044, wish that, ut any rate during this your these. Generally with, respent fo think, and what President Wilson is to leave Kobe on about May 5 native opinion and feeling, and he hibiting the import of non-British tea expensof management in a position to do, are two differe it ¦
were could eafsly propose such a course made himself known personally to into the Commonwealth things. We are tired of talking
£312,012, and the percentage 6.1, to the sharehoders. The matter is, highly satisfactory condition of our Captain K. Saito, of the O. S. K. the leaders of every tribe in the Herbert Edward Murray, (Captain and in 1017 the figures were however constantly in our minds, for its continuance in bus posit
company affords the Best ecurity about it. The position has been steamer Andes Maru, which brought colony. Sir Hugh Clifford did what Indian Medical Service) is added to 1255,234, with a percentage of 7, and as soon as we feel that the time has gained as one of the mask carefully and elaborately explained, eight Mikado-Type, Locomotives to the conventional type of Governor the Register of Medical practitioners at was an increase in 1818 of is ripe for such a emirse we will not but when once a cergar ges on Uairen from Tacoma for the S. M. R would regard as an amazing thing- entitled to practise Medicine in this £56,608, out there win a saving of hesitate to recommend it. Innledes insures compani horseback be must ride to the devil Co sustained a fracture of his thigh namely, invited the tribes to come to Colony. The Japanese are thither, bound; it bone. When three days out of Ta him whenever
1.4 per cent. It is worthy of your to make this reference again to the Sir Philip H. Waterlow, Bt.,
United Kingdom. they had any seems, peli-mell and helter-skelter. coma a storm struck her and she was grievances to discuss. He trebled Revenue and Expenditure of the common and expenses of manage weeks three companies buve proposed seconded the motion, which was
The comparative statement of attention that in the percentage of subject because during the last few The success of their war against a violently tossed aboutThen, the the representation of the natives on Colony in 1918, shows a balance of ment there is a decreased rate of 1.4 such a course to their shureholders- carried unanimously j decadent enemy has given them an Captain was on duty on the bridge, his Legislative Council. Sir High $5,681,138.36 of assets over liabilities. per cent, under each head. The bad the Commercial Union, the Liver tors were re-elected, and nots of exaggerated idea of their puissance, and while giving orders to his men, a Clifford is regarded as the most That bushido of theirs is own cousin heavy rolling of the ship caused hint enlightened Governor in the Colonial by the military from Stonecutters on coat, and in 1817 they were £218, Royal, These companies, however, and staff terminated the procendings. Gun Practice will be carried out debts, in 1018 were £1,776, 03 per pool, London, and Globe, and the thanks to the obairman, rectors, to the swashbuckling chivalry of to slip and fall
May 20 between 10 am and 6 p.m. or 01 per cent.; the increase in 1918 have been in the business of insur- -The Times.
service.
The rating directors and the audi-