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important matters the Near East, for instance-will occupy the Chamber's attention. Once however,, it does find time to consider the bank's C consent should be apsedily fort!- coming, since the Finance Minister (as Saturday's, cable reported) Las
CURRENT COMMENT.
WHAT THE CHINESE PAPERS ARE SAYING.
HONGKONG'S ORIMINALS.
CORRESPONDENCE,
LOCAL GASOLINE PRICES.
[To the Editor of the " China Mall.]
Dear Sir, I learn from a well-
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1922.
SPORT.
LAWN TENNIS.
GARRISON LEAGUE
The two R. E. teams are still com-
BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE,
CONTRAUT UNDER SALVAGE SCHEME.
already approved the scheme. The Hongkong's leading Chinese powapa-that gasoline in New York costs 26 league. The "A" team which had Cbins was held in Paris on August 12,
not this month or
November.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
The following are translations from
pers."
The extraordinary meeting of the fortably ahead of the rest of the shareholders of the Industrial Bank of won every match played is at the head of the lengan table with the and passed the contract drawn up be- maximum of 11 points. The "B"tween the B. I. C. and the Societ& team which is in second place, is Francais de Gerance de la Banque in- inte behind the leaders and 2 points dustrielle da Chine, in process of for ahead of the R.A.0.0., team which stands in third place. The other ation. At the meeting there were teams are completely out of the repressated 228,383 ahates, correspon- running.
ding to 38,343 votes, or three-quarters the work with the following results:
Two matches were played during of the capital. The motion for sano R. . "B" beat King's by 44 gamos tion was passed by 37,750, against 593. The following is a brief sum- mary of the chief articles in the
informed American friend of mine
Banque Industrielle's branches in the
cents gold a gallon. Thin at exchange The Hah Taze Yat Po commenting 57 works out at approximately 45 Far East will certainly reopen but on the accessity of mutual help among centa H.K. currency. I am now pay the next the Hongkong Chinare for protection ing $4.75 for four Imperial gallons, Probably they will reopen in gaicet robberies, says that it is a well-which is roughly $1.00 per American known and indisputable foot that the gallon, so we are charged $1 for the duty of punishing robbera rests with same quantity purchasable in the the Government, but the power of New York for the equivalent of 45 prevention lies with the people. The cents H.E.
I understand most of the supplies resent epidemic of robberies and barglarize has demonstrated that there come from Java and Burma and in ban been a lack of a system whiaeby view of the fact that freight from the community can assist in concerted these countries to Hongkong must be action against the bad characters. The far less than to New York, per Secretary for. Chinese Affairs bas baps the Asiatic Petroleum Co will announced that the people should explain the enormous difference in instal alarm signals. Unfortunately, price.
The King's are at the bottom of the the Chinese display vory little interest
Gasoline in Singapore, I under-league without a single point, having when neighbours meot with stand, is far cheaper than in Hong-lost every one of the nine matches trouble, the majority
played. believing kong. in self-protection and
letting other people look after themselves They do not realise that readiness to assist and protect neighbours is bene- ficial to themselves.
A postcard sent by an Austria: to a Chinese resident in Bangkolt bore postage to the value of 15 kroner. In it the Austrian correspondent men. tioned that a loaf of black broad was costing 2.000 kroner.
- Mr. F. Clark, formerly in the Hongkong office of Messrs. Shewan, Tomes & Co., has bees engaged as engineer to the British Municipal Council Waterworks in Tientsin, and is expected to leave Home early in October.
Nfewer than sixty real Chinnse all found in Londen are rehearsing for the opening tablonu in East of Ltd. Surz Diagrams were used to show them what to do, and those who could aprak English told to teach the others,
--Powell"
JUST
Tel. Central 346
RECEIVED.
JAEGER COSTUMES, GOLF GOATS, AND JUMPERS, ALSO USEFUL KNITTED DRESSES FOR
CHILDREN.
SMART MILLINERY FOR LADIES & CHILDREN.
A-SPLENDID VARIETY OF COSTUME TWEEDS, Etc.
BIRTH.
LADIES SHOES.
BALIS.-On Sptember 17, 192), at
DEATH.
In accordance with the recont decision of the Netherlands nuthoritice to expel some hundreds of Chinese who have caused much trouble in Amsterdam of late, 207 Chinese all being withnat moss of subsistence, left Amsterdam en August 19 on the steamer "Amboo" for Hoagkong.
Wal
Yours, etc.,
CHEAPER PEP. Hongkong, September 25.
PRESIDENT JACKSON "
MYSTERY,
to 37.
Small Units beat Kinz'a by the narrow margin of 3 games after
very close contest.
LEAGUE TABLE.
(To Date.)
R.E. "A"
P. W. L. P. 11 11 0 11 11 8 3 6
a
R.A O.C.
8 6 2.
88th Co., R.G.A. 10
7
3
Small Units...... 10 R.A.M.C... King's...
3
7
3
7
2
2
A a resut of the continual increase. STOWAWAYS DISAPPEAR. R.E. "B" in population and the inability to make a living in their native districts, the Chinese hard to seek domiciles in foreign lands. Those in Hongkong have lived in peace for a long time and believe themselves to be in a state of security. Not being molested, they have Lever thought of danger and have taken no steps to safeguard their prep rty, thus rendering it easy for robbers to succeed in their crimes. In their ventures, the bad characters in variably
in-
0 0 9 0 Tarng Pat-ean and Wan Kee, steer- age steward and interpreter, respro- Compatition has been arraiged to The Garrison Doubles Challenge tively of the Admiral Liner "President be played or 2nd., 3rd, and the Jackson," were charged before Mr. R.. October. F. Lindeel! thie morning, with having aided and abetted 51 Chinese to obtain passage to the United States consent of the owners or persons in on the ship without the knowledge or charge of the vessel.
FOOTBALL.
KINGS T: POLICE 0.
contract:
Capital-The Garance Company will Lave a capital of Fra. 10,000,000, in 2000 shares of Frs. 5,000 each subscribed by i group of batika at whose head is the Banque de Paris et des Pays Bas. This capital may be increased to Fre. 15,000,000 at the discretion of the directors. One-third will be taken by the Chinese Govern- ment, and no portion will be allotted to foreign interests,
Directors-The board of directora will number 10 to 15, with the chair- man and majority of members of French nationality.
Objects. The new Societe de Gerance will have a double object in (1) Parsaing the recovery of the settling the claims on the bank's credi- arsets of the B.I.C, with a view to tors. (2) To continue on behalf of the BIO. all banking operations, especially in the Far East. With th's sim the B.1.0. places at the disposi tion of the S. ciete de Gerance all the fariner buildings, effects and persun. nel.
The police triad out some of their The Socide de Gerance will be dis new mea in a friendly match against solved as soon as the creditors have
B.I.C.
Remuneration.-The Societe 2: commission of 1 per cent, on all grove Gerancs will be remunerated by (1) A
revenus. (2) A forfeitory remunera-
only three of their last raion's paid before any distribution of profits. tion of 8 per cent. on the paid-up The police, on the other hand, had capital. These commissions will be
big defeat they suffered was notat cat. of the credit balance. players on the field consequently, the Also the society will receive 5 per
SHAREHOLDERS" RIGHTS." Division of Profits.-The division
count, 00 DA terfereres from the public and their victime can only hope in vain for some neigbour to take a kindly interest and
The stowaways were discovered on rite the alarm. Without a ayetem of the ebig's arrival at Seattle, and were At the estimated cost of Y80.000, community signals, how can neigh re-shipped to Hongkong. The Water the King's on the Murray Irade been paid under the terms of the additional leper asylum; will be con burs know when suyone i attacked? Police here were called to the effect ground on Saturday, nad suffered reglement transac'ionnel granted to the structed in Tokro next year. Ac- The Chinees have only themselves that the men were returning but on defeat to the tune of 7 goals to nil cording to the authorities the lepers to blame for not being pre ured. the ship's arrival in port, they went The soldiers fielded their regimental in Japan number 16 000, of whom As mentioned by a police official, the on board and discovered that all the team, considered the strongest com 10,000 are without means of self- Chinese are notorious for their re- men had mysteriously escaped bination in the Colony at present, and support. Only 1,400 are now propertInstance to assist in public datica. from the ship at Stanghai. Tho de it was a one side affair from start to care for in Corerament asylums in In Canton the people have had to fendants were arrested as the reault finish. different parts of the country ir viss mass for their self protection of enquirica made into the disappear
During the recent rouble the Mer-ance of the men. Cominander J. W. Clayton hinschauta Volunteer Corps as most been appointed navigating offer of effective in their efforts to protect day to await the return of the ship The case was remanded an il Fri the "Hawkins," Bagship of the Chins the business community. Other parts from for which port she left this Station and on relief he will artumo of Kwangtung provide are following morning.
all surprising. The regular the duties of Beet navigating officer. Canton'e example and organising
players were Mir. Watts and D. His first appointment will date from sulanteers to act against the bandits.ed at the local office of the Admical brunt of the work. They put up a of profita made by the new company
A China Ma reporter was inform. Clark, and they bad to Lear the Sptember 10. Commander Clayton has been in the service for eight on the Chinese hud systems of mutual discovery of the stowaways, the Cap binati n of the military team left legal reserva. (3) Bala.co up to Fre. As long ago as the Chow Dynasty, Liac, later, that arising out of the very strenuous fight, but the fine com will be as follows: (1) 5 per cent, to the whole malter became the subgeyi ars, having joiard the old "Britan protection and Mr. Hallifax'd sugges-tain of the "President Jackson" and them standing. Play was practically 10,000 0.0 placed to special reservG of a bitter inquiry which reulted in tis'in September, 1901.
He was tion. in principle, is nothing new. In some of her officers were held over at confined to the police cad of the fi-id destined to cover even ual working Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. J. disgrace for Philippe Bart wint, once Pomoted to his present rauk is the the Ngai Dynasty, each village had a Seattle pealing an enquiry into the from the opening whistle and the loss of the Societe de Gerance.. (3) Balis, a daughter,
powerful head of the Quai d'Orsay, the la'c war, and as an officer of and this was beaten when danger with the ship next trip.
present year. How much service toxer in which was put a big gong matter. They are expected to zaturn goals came at regular intervals. After the execution of the above two and jail for Pernotte, the bank's for-th "Cornwallis-bo
Love converted a well timed pass terms 95 per cent, of the balance will mer Chief Directo Mire salvage navigating offer for a considerable broadcasted, with the result that the her threatened, and the alarm would be
from Scott and opened the score, be paid to the B.IO. and i per cent. seh mes followed and hopes were time-too part in the operations in attackers bad little chanca of escape.
Jones added two more before the in- to the Societe de Gerance. (4) At th North Sra.
terval and the teams crossed over the end of the directions period of The Chinese need only to be awakened in raised." On one occasion it
with the soldiers leading 3 0.
the society, ie, when the creditom to take an act veterest in mutual was even definitely announced that
The fet that a bell of imposing bench and they w surely follow the
The King's again took up the have been satisfied, the balances of the bank
would 120pen on a dimensions has for some days past precedents set by their ancestors.
attack at the atart of the the reserve funds will be divided-95 given dute. That day soon came rpo-ed outside the main door of the
eecond moiety, and Jones performed per cent, to the B.LC. and 5 per cent. At a recent meeting of the Chinese and with it yet another disappoint. Municipal Buildings led some passers Chamber of Commerce, it
the hattrick" He added two more to the society. by to suppose that the Council generally agreed that it would be cially announced that it has made with Burnett, and then Scott, who new controlling concern may subscribe
The Finance Deparment has off goals as the result of line combination Finally, however, a scheme has been the way of a clock tower sud chimes, enabling one house or shop to notify kong and Shanghai Bank to deposit wig, cent in a beautiful. shot across cumulative privileged up to two thirds contemplated something elaborate in beneficial to instal alarm signals definite arrangements with the Hong. was playing a great game on the left at par to any future issues of abates devised which promisce definite but this Pessing and expensive auster when attacked by robbers, $10,000,000. potes at Shamten. The goal, and the ball entered the net just cumulative privileged up to two thirds success. This plan, details of which prospect is not quite correct, says the Being prepared ensures success and amount will be gradually withdrawn under the cross bar at the other end of the ampaat applied for. appear in another column, provides .C.D. News The bell in question is mutual help will had to concerted after thres, siz and twelve months of the goal. The whistles caras scon
Creditors.-The creditors of the for a specially formed Societe Francais bag been removed from the Fire victim's neighbours will raise the will be repaid in instalments of $500,
simply a relic of old Shanghai. It
action." The knowledge that It has now been decided that the sum afterwards.
B.I.C. will receiv bonds giving the do Gerance de la Banque Industrialle Brigade's watch tower in Shantung alarm, will deter robbers from being 000. in silver subsidiary coins, the
Referee: R. Q. M. S Tyldesley.
right to a portion of annual payments de Chine to take over the bank's Rosd and lies in its present position so ready to act, and this alone abculd first monthly payment to commence
O the new police players, R. made by the B.1.0 Each bond will McEwen showed up well in the for represent Frt. 500 of their respective share of the Boxer Indemnity, to place will be found for it inside the tion.
disposal. The probability is that a steps for mutual community protes
ward line but lacked support. In the claims. The creditors in the Far East fulfil the duble object of (1) Municipal Building as a souvenir.
The Sun Kwok Wah Po, Canton, second moiety be dropped to centre will be given 5 per cent. Gold Bonds asys that after Chan Chik-ya had been half to
Janes, but by the French Government, provided puraning the recovery of the assets of
Our vernacular contemporary goes elected Civil Governor, the notes the fast forward WAN * little for cut of the French share of the the Banque Industrielle de Chias
further. In addition to eulogising appreciated to about 80% in ratio to too tricky for him. McEwan Boxer Iodemnity. Sach boads will One of the subjects interesting the suggestion, it mentions the fact silver coins but the quotations have well deserves another trial, and with be of a minimum of $30 gold. Crei- view to settling the the delegates at the Changchun that as some roads in Hongkong a since receded to about 65%. This is more practice should make good.
Conference now in session is the policeman can selem be seen.
tors will be privileged to subscribe up claims of the bank's creditors and (2) disposal of the accumulated munitions may be due to a shortage of men, but $150,000, at a low rate. To ebriate of the game in the difficult centre shares composing any increase of This due to a Contou exchange having sold Whaat also showed some knowledge to one-third of ordinary or privileged continuing on behalf of the Banque Inat Vladivostok. According to the pablie efforts should be welcomed to the loss caused by the rise, one of the forward position, and should improve. capital.
Manchuria Daily News the stores assist in preserving public peace. It prominent men in the exchange has Combination and understanding, of The Reglement Transactionnel
KUPSCH.-At Kuting, Louise Ilea
retre Kupich, a Guignard, mother of Carmen, Rita and Richard Kupsch. Died suddenly, Aged 36 years.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
Mrs. Spafford wishes to teader her thanks to her relasivax and friends for the many expressions of sympathy in
her recent sad bereavement, also for
the floral tributes nent.
nient.
WAJ
CANTON NEWS.
THE PAPER CURRENCY PROBLEM.
The 'China 'Mail. affairs, and with the use of France's awaiting the Council decision as to spar the Chinese to take immediate on December 15th this year.
**TROTA, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVICE"
Hoxoxong, MONDAY, SEPT. 23, 1922.
BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE
PROSPECTS.
with
B
cover
Sharee. The shareholders of the
Nearly seventeen months ago it is dustrielle de Chine all banking opera consist of the following:-120,000 recalls that the community respondedį made some dealings with the Hong. /conree, was lacking among the police, mentioned above which was granted now since dejected little knots of tone, especially in the Far East."£#;. 20,000,000 rounds of ride splendidly to the Government's call keng and Shanghai Bank whereby the as was to be expected for the first to the Industrial Bank of China will
investors gathered outside the Banque
and ruefully studied the hastily
:
were charged with
KWONGSI.
Thie scheme was approved at an ammunition; 300 guns; 3,000,000 for police reserve volunteers and rate has been lowered. The Obiness turn-out together. The best way to become affective as soon as botts Industrielle de Chine is Chater Road extraordinary meeting of shareholders shells; 15,000 tons gunpowder; other points to the efficiency, attained by Banks are trying to get the Govern- insure understanding of each others' Houses of Parliament ratify the law
held in Paris cu August 12, and now military applies weighing 300,000 the Canton Merchants' scribbled notice which confirmed that according to a cable received here on tons. The above stores have laiu Corps. A body of mon on the same depreciating further.
Volunteer ment to prevent the paper currency play would be to arrange "mixed" placed before them last session, which there, since the Towers tied to lines assisted by merchant and labour
matches with last season's players, empowers the French Government to morning a disconcerting cable nawa
Saturday, it has been approved byre form the Russian front against institutions would be very useful in
so as to give each now player n chance use the Boxer Indemnity for the.. The bank has suspended payment,
the Minister of Finance.
Germany by helping the Omsk assisting the Police.. The paper there-
of showing what he is capable of benefit of creditors of the Industrial by order of the head office." Since
doing. It is hard to study form in Bank of China. Saturday's cable added that "all government in 1919. A good deal of fore suggests that a scheme be drawn After expelling the de faste govera- a match with such a strong team as that gloomy day, depositors have had the branches in the Far East will be the immense stock remains apaid for, up and submitted to the authorities, ment he made no attempts to preserve the King's, and rather a mistake, as the following is a likely composition The Agence Economique states that their hopes alternately raised and reopening in a few days." Had it to tall what has been paid for from CHEN
but now it is quite out of the question
order and burriedly withdrew bis it tends to discourage the new men. of the board of the new Societs, da dashed by the cables from Paris, said "weeks" it might have been what has not.
CHIUNG MING AND troops to protect his intereate in There is plenty of time for trial Gerance: Chairman, M. Griolet. Dit
Kwangtong Leaving Kwonge in matches after the men have first been ectors: M.M, Ondot and Chevalier, of raised by details of
of salvage schemes more correct. It is manifestly impos-
state of turmoil he is now attempting put through some team work to the Benque de Faris; MM. Grandjea and dashed by stories of political Bible for any branch to reopen in Mr. Justice Whitely, five Chinese commenta on Chen Chinng-ming's moral support to Law Tann Wan to
At the Penang Assizes, before The Tai Kwong Po, in an editorial, to regain control. Originally, he gave make them used to each other. few days, as local creditors must first
Fart and Aadap, of the Banque intrigues.
Francaise pour le Commerce et In- One by one the salvage schemes approve the ashems. That would
assembling attitude towards Kwonge. It says pave the way to his rule. Finding failed. Mors and more the bank's fate take quite two weeks, since das natice robbery.
on August 21 for the purpose of gang that after the coup against Sun Yat that Laa was not making mach pro- The story is just now going the the Banque de ls Scias, and fiva dastis: Leon Pissard, presidint of Detectives rushed the sen, bis sapirations have been towards gross, Chen made overtares to an rounds again of when Mr. Oloey was Chinase directors, among whom are became a political issue: Then, with must be given for the necessary Chinese temple at Counter Hall an appointment from Peking sa In other leader, Lam Tana Ting, who United States Becretary of Stats, he Chow Teachi Premier and the Washington Conference over, the ting. Then, knowing that its Ratata at night and found four men spector General of the two Kwangs did not seem keen to fall in with his insisted that Consuls should be abieter of Finance, and Fa Mingfor, Government finally tackled the prob- application would not be opposed and gage, one was unarmed. Within Kwongsi. In bis axpedition against influence and it would be disadvan: to which they were appointed.
armed with a loaded revolver, knives He has done a great deal of harm to ideas. Chen is gradually losing his to speak the language of the country secretary of the Chinese Legation.in lem, and a bill was introduced into
must approach thea radius of three miles there bave Lu Yong ting he claimed that his sole tageous to the Kwings people to have politician sought a Consular post in the Chamber of Deputies to refloat.
have the bankruptcy been eleven recent gang robberies. object was to deliver the province him in power. On the other hand, China. To him Mr. Oluey said: the bank in order to restore France's petition withdrawn. That also The filth accused said he went to the from the militarists. The reinit. was Lu Yang Ting's retura should not be Are you aware that I never racora- damaged credit and waning prestige
When this ample to pray. The jury. found four that troops were disbanded and turn-favoured, in view of his previous mend s-man-who ononot speak the
Rheumatism. in the Far East. Just when this bill had been done with every Eranch, the ship aid in effect the verdict was to control and the various isations are themselves to decide who shall rule is sent-i-Now, I suppose you cannot two) og tres, as the Linger thie
gally and one not guilty. His lorded into bandita. Nobody is in genuine policy. It is up to the Kwongsi iten language of the country to which have you ever tried. Chamberleig had apparently - exhausted the num»
urbank ur obtain Parliament's acquit all, the five persons being carrying on an internecine etrife them and unless they make up their speak Chinese" The applicant disease rent on the barder 1 te to cure. bar of committees through which it consent, and the French Farliament necessary to form an illegal assembly bringing business to a standstill and minds to establish a government for smiled and replied: If you, Mr. Gaba butila to-day, "pply it with euld possibly pass; 'a ecandal recall,/ does not meet again until the middle is lordship than instru.ted the in-causing untold suffering to the people in the province and it will never re- Chinoso, I shall be happy to answer at the mlief ontained. For by all
terpreter to tell these fortunate people His
their own benefit chaos will prevail Secretary, will ask me a question in vigorous massago to iba alificžad perts and you will be surprised and delighted "deliverance".. expedition indulged in all sorts of excesses,
cover its state of prosperity.
it." The ratero galard him the post. Chemists and Storekenpor
the bank Court
to
would take time.
ing the Panamá affair wat nounted and
of next month. Then, it is probable, that they were all acquitted.
One Paris.
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