FRIDAY, JUNE 29, 1928.
THE CHINA MAIL,
COLONY'S SURPLUS. THE TRADE LOAN. THE HOPE DIAMOND. WOMAN'S INTUITION.
INTERESTING REVIEW MADE IN COUNCIL.
SOUND FINANCIAL POSITION.
COLONIAL TREASURER'S
REPORT.
INTEREST IN ARREARS,
The Colonial Treasurer's report
For the first time since 1923, tho. Colony's revenue exceeded expendi-on the Trade Loan shows that in ture In 1927. How Hong Kong has‡terest in arrears on December weathered the storm and is in a 31, 1926, amounted to $117,360.49. sound financial position was re- By December 31, 1927, this had In- viewed yesterday at the meeting of creased to $206,818.45. the Legislative Council.
The total number of loans issued was 278. Of these 32 were re- deemed in 1926 and 82 in 1927. leaving 164 outstanding at the end of last year.
REALLY AN UNLUCKY STONE.
A. BAD RECORD.
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THE
"PSYCHIC HEALER”.
CURES ASTHMA.
„is_with_great_plessure,_I_ac_
I knowledge my deep debt of
LADY HOUSTON'S CLAIM IN LONDON,
HUSBAND'S TRIBUTE.
gratitude to the "Paychic Healer" fn completely · curing me of London, June, 2. London, May 30, The new Duke of Newcastle The late Sir Robert Houston, Aathma, from which I was suffer- (formerly Lord H. F. P. C. Hope) the wealthy shipowner, who left ing alace my childhood. I tried all Was a former owner of the Hope an estate valued at $7,000,000, the best so called specifics during Diamond.
paid a tribute in his will to his my long stay at home and on the Misfortune pursued the owners wife's "intuition, which on two continent,
I consulted the Mystery Man. of the Diamond since Louis the occasions saved my life when 14th first bought it. William doctors despaired of it.' Lady He assured me that he would be In moving the first reading of a
Fals who cut it was ruined and Houston, who settled the dispute able to euro mo and gave me Bill Intituled An Ordinance to
Francois Beaulicu, a later owner, regarding death duties by hand. tawises with instructions. Though authorise the Appropriation of a
starved to death. Thomas Hope, ing over a cheque for £1,500,000 could not reconcile myself to be- Supplementary Sum of $887,590.33
banker, whose daughter was the to the Chancellor of the Exche-leve at the time that he could cure the Charges of the year 1927; the
The total of loans issued in Hong mother of the new Duke, bought quer (Mr. Winston Churchill) has me of my chronic allmont, when the Hón. Mr. E. K. Hallifax, C.M.G.. Kong from November 16th, 1925. it for £18,000 and Francis. Hope been asked how intuition helped best European speciallats failed. C.B.E. (Colonial Secretary) said:on the security of mortgages was inherited it when he married the She replied: "It helped me the
By Your Excellency's command, $16,624,588.46. During 1926 n American.actress May Yohe. He same way when I disregarded all them as direct by him, and Lol to I rise to move the first reading of alɛum of $2,004,930, was repaid and divorced her and sold the jewel. lawyers' advice and negotiated my surprise I find since I took his Bill to authorise the appropriation $1,845,879.76 in 1927, leaving a The following is the record of and settled my affairs with Mr. Tawlees" the attacks of asthmas of a supplementary sum of $387,- total outstanding at the end of the the owners since 1901-Prince Churchill. When my husband have become few and far between. 599.33, to defray the charges of your of $8,173,778.70,
Kanitovski, ussassinated; a said he was dying I diamlased the Verily India is the land of mys the year 1927. Financial minutes Of this amount $70,883.70 was Greek jeweller, accidentally kill-medical men and took the case en-teries and mystics.
(80) HARRY WILLIAM to cover the details of this sum written off as Irrecoverable, so that ed; the Sultan Abdul Hamid, de-tirely into my own hands and
RICHMOND. have already in the course of 1927 the net amount outstanding was posed; a Persian merchant named with remedies in which I had
1. If you wish to know anything received the approval of the $8,102,895. There was an over-Habil drowned; McLean, an confidence I saved his life on
about your future correctly, and American millionaire paid £60,000 three different occasions. I have
2. If you are in mental or phy-j adopted by Legislative Counell on Shanghal Bank on Trade Loan for the diamond and soon after also saved other lives."
Bical sufferings or the victim report in the usual form. The account of $7,638,676.65 on Decem-the purchase lost his son
of diseases, Financial minutes of the year are ber 31, 1927.
heir in an accident. The present; whereabouts of the diamond are unknown.
Finance Committee and have been draft with the Hong Kong
not confined to this total; a com 'plete list is to be found in the
⚫ column of the Draft Appropriation
Comment. Commenting on the Trade Loan.
Account ünder the heading "Provi- the Colonial Treasurer says:—
and
sionally voted," but the sanction by "The purpose of this Loan was ROUND THE WORLD.
Ordinance for 'a' Supplementary to assist local merchant and others Appropriation is required only for during a period of 'exceptional RISHOP OF LONDON'S “DINING". the sums by which each head of ex-financial, stringency. The neces penditure has been exceeded.
sary funds were obtained by bor- rowing in London from the Straits "WE ARE FORTUNATE."
Settlements Government, the West Finance Committee is consulted African Commissioners and the and financial minutes prepared for Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking expenditure which can be met by Corporation sums totaling £1,800,- transfers between the sub-heads 000, security being afforded to the under a head of expenditure but in lenders by Ordinance No. 13 of these cases no further Legislative 1926 which made the Loan a charge authority la called for. Many against the Colony's revenue. financial minutes are, therefore, "Loans were issued locally on the not included in the total now dealt security of mortgages on lands or with. Further, as there may be stures with two or three excep Bavings under many heads, the tions. A Committee appointed for Supplementary Appropriation Bill the purpose received applications does not necessarily mean an addie and made recommendations as a tion to the originally estimated ex-result of which 278 loans were penditure for the year, but may be issued, the first being made on only a re-arrangement of a part. of November 16, 1926. the appropriation,
"All" loans were limited
to a
ADVENTURES.
CHANGES.
"NO SLEEP NEED BE LOST."
Perth, May 31. Although the cablegram In yes- terday's issue of "The West Austra-
I took his Tawises' and burnt
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"Since the last time I attended lian," which stated that a German scientist had predicted the com- your dinner I have diaed my way plete disruption of Australin, waa round the world," said the Bishop sufficiently pessimistic to cause con- of London, President of the Chapel ceru even to the most extreme. of Royal (St. James's) Old Boys' Asseccessionists, it appears that, while sociation, presiding at the annual there is some scientific ground for dinner at Frascati's on a recent the prediction, there is no need for Sulurday.
'anxiaty, as the chances are remote. In the absence from the State of the Lecturer in charge of the Geology Western Australla (Mr. E. de C. Department at the University of Clarke), Professor A. D. Ross, Pro- COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED fessor of Physics, was asked to comment on the cable.
"In America," he said, "they had. eventually to telegraph The bishop is tired of ice cream. thing else for him." (Laughter.) Get some In China they gave me some chop sticks which I still have. In Japan I had a plate of sandwiches behind me in case I did not like the.vic- tuals. I have had music sung to We are fortunate in being able to period of two years and a number me in Chinese, Japanese, Singalese, say that that is the position for fell due for repayment in the latter and I don't know now many other 1927; and a reference to page 2 of part of the year under review. It languages, but there was nothing the Treasurer's report, circulated was decided, however, to refrain like the Chapel Royal". with the Draft Appropriation from applying any undue pressure Account will show the principal to borrowers in view of the fact heads under which savings have that although the financial situa-| been made, and that these savings Lion had improved considerably than balance the supple-there still existed a stringency mentary appropriation for which which warranted the renewal of legislative sanction is now request lay loans on a month to month ed.
basis.
"On the other hand a number of mortgages found it convenient to effect repayment before the expiry of two years:
more
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SURPLUS REACHED. The Treasurer's Report gives the necessary detailed explanations connected with the revenue and ex: penditure, and I will not
deal further with them; but I would draw your attention the figures
"Foreclosure was resorted to in
only one instance and no loss was sustained in this connection."
A loyal telegram was sent to the King and Queen.
Earlier in the day, the bishop had performed the consecration of the colour at the annual inspection of the London Division, Churék Lads' Brigade, in the quadrangle of Somerset House, Strand. General Lord Horne inspected the boys.
ZEPPELIN'S VISIT.
ON ENGLAND."
Shadows Before
To-day-World Theatre; The Beloved Rogue."
Today Star Theatre; "The Canadian."
IN THE "MAIL"
"Without more detalls," he said, To-day Queen's Theatre; "I am not prepared to give much "Twelve Miles Out," at 9.20 credence to the views expressed. p.m. the juvenile dancers, Cherie Undoubtedly Australia has under- Valentine and Tomaaita Birdwell. gone great changes in geological time, but possibly it has suffered legs vicissitudes than other contin-
deed,. due to its unity of structure, ents. Its compact form is - The other continents have all been subjected to great changes, portions being separated off or joined on during the course of ages, Aus- July 1-3 Queen's Theatre; tralie has been one continuous con- "Rookies." tinent over a lengthy period. In July 3-4-World Theatre; "Win- the past it extended further west nera of the Wilderness."
once it continued further south. At
at the top of page 5 of that report longer appears as a charge against airship ever built, is expected to Bight up the basin of the Murray
the ordinary revenue.
PUBLIC WORKS LOAN...
July 1-2-World Theatre; "Bitter Apples."""
July 1-2-Star Theatre; "Brown of Harvard."
[ into the Indian Ocean, and ́east- June 30-Kowloon Football Club
wards into the South Pacific, and dance, 9 p.m. to midnight. .... BIGGEST YET BUILT "TO CALL other times the ocean has also pene-
...Lammerts Auction. June 30-At Sales Room, Dud- trated from the north southwards dell-st., steam launch "Crane,” to Lake Eyre, and, more recently, noon.
Land Sales. The LZ 127, the biggest Zeppelin It extended northwards from the which reveal the fact that in 1927,
July 3-At P.W.D. Office, Crown revenue, for the first time since 1923, exceeded expenditure. The
visit England about the end of July. River. Australla, generally speak-lands at Taikoktauf, Shamshulpo surplus reached the total of $499,-
The suggestion that this visit ing, is a great plateau region; it is and Morrison Hill, 8 p.m. The Public Works Loan was duly should be paid came from Germany; probably the remains of a much
Meeting.. 471, whereas it was estimated at floated inst autumn and the sum
July 14-Mecting of Creditors of the
and the British Government raised larger continent but these exten- beginning of 1927 that we sought, $3,000,000, was very easily no objection. The airship would sions have separated off along great the Yuen Un Company, Ltd., at 6, should have to faco a deficit of found, and the revenue is therefore go to the Royal Airship Works, lines of fracture and have sunk be- Des Voeux-rond, Ct., noon. $1,307,305 at the end of the year. relieved to this extent of expendi- Cardington, near Bedford, and low sea level. Whether further
Bfiscellaneous, * The total revenue shewed an in-ture for the special objects to would there be macred at the new division will come in the course of Y.M.C. moonlight plenic to Repulse *June 30-St. Peter's Church' crease over the estimate of $387, which the Loan is to be applied. mooring tower; or, if the tower time is difficult to say, but I know Bay 139 only; but the expenditure was But that is almost entirely a mat should by that time be occupied it of nothing which gives reason for $1,469,627 below the estimate, and ter for 1928: 1927 was affected to would be berthed in the big con- expecting cataclysmic changes in way's New Tariff comes into force July 1-Kowloon-Canton Rall- economy was therefore the prin- the extent that the $1,943,621,08 cipal factor in the final surplus. previously expended on the Saing struction shed. Standardisation of the immediate future. The only on this date. While great efforts were made to Mun Scheme was not refunded to mooring systems having now been suggestions in the cablegram of a restore that political, peace, which revenue from the Loan as it might arranged, there would be no foundation for the prophecy is a is essential to the trade and the have been. The financial position mechanical difficulty in mooring the reference to a 10,000 year cycle of financial prosperity of the Colony, made it possible for Government German airship to the British great changes and an alteration in the extent of the polar ice caps. I
A close watch was kept on expen to delay demanding the refund, tower. diture to avoid any further which was, therefore, also loft The Atlantic was firat crossed by cannot suggest à basis to; account eneroachment on the Colony's over for consideration in 1928. airship in 1919, when the British for a 10,000-year cycle, nor do 1 surplus balances and the strictest Towards the end of last year the R.83 made the double crossing; but know of any evidence regarding the economy was enforced so far as it tide began to Fura towards better there is a race between the Ger-polar ice caps which agrees with did, not Involve loss of efficiency.
times, and the Improved political man' LZ 127, and the British R.100 the hypothesis," conditions" have continued to show (Commander Eurney's) for priority ""The problem," however," Profes- a favourable effect on the Treasury this year, and it is probable that the two ships will be ready about the aame time.
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PRAISE FOR P.W.D. There is in the Draft Appropria- revenue ever since. tion Account a list of public works which have not been carried out but they are not the urgent ones
$3,700,264.
TRIBUTE TO H.E.
At the end of 1927 the surplus
on the
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sor Roan concluded, “is rather one Our Restaurant and for the geologist than for the phy sicist. The book has apparently Lounges will be closed to
been written with some view to sen
sation, but no one seed allow the the General Public on
· “THE BELOVED. ROGUE”””
A drama, with Interesting and
WEDNESDAY, July 4th,
from 3 p.m. till 6.30 p.m.
The LZ 127, which is being built and can wait for better times. of assets over liabilities
Was at Friedrichshaven under the chief topic to cause sleepless nights,”. The liat does not in any way meat $8,085,761.57, es against $3,486,290 direction of Dr. Eckener, is a ship that this hard-worked. Department at the beginning, and the liquid of 3,700,000 cubic feet capacity, has been idle: important work con- asacts had increased by the same
about 750ft. In length, fitted with tinually appears necessitating re-margin from $1,400,000 approx five 530 h.p. Maybach engines, and arrangement, and the final saving imately to $1,900,000 approximate capable of a cruising speed of on Public Works Extraordinary ly. Your statement, Sir, was $789,878 on a total vote of parallel occasion last year, that seventy miles per hour and a range varied background settings, "The
the Colony's position is sound, has, of 6,500 miles. She will carry a Beloved Rogue" is being screened THE CHINA LIGHT AND POWER
COMPANY (1918), LIMITED. And even this enving is protect therefore, been further justified crew of twenty-six, passengers, to at the World Theatre as the big ed against the criticisms annualy by the results of the working of tons of freight twenty, and fifteen attraction until Saturday,
John Barrymore is seen to ad- that lavalled at the Public Works De- 1927. The outlook is still mora
TOTICE 13 HEREBY GIVEN partment Tor the items which are hopeful, and we have better ground The most Important difference vantage is a role of sharp contrast
an INTERIM DIVIDENIL entered on the estimates the be for looking with confidence to the between this and previous ships la ing characterisation, amid the of Five per cent. on the paid-up ginning of a je sud remain future. But It still remains true the use of heavy carburetted hydro- splendour of mediaeval life, the Capital of the Company has been undone at the closes for in 1927 that the most careful economy is gen as fuel for the engines instead costly style of Paris, the magni-declared in respect of the financial leass than ever does the list of essential and will be essential for of petrol or other highly inflam- fleent dresses, and other and many year ending 30th September, 1928, works left over represent a
Can some time to come. We are, how-mable fuel. The advantage of using diverse features that are well worth and that such dividend will be pay- servation of the time and energy of ever, making headway and are the new gas fuel la that it develops seeing All are finely, pictured in able on TUESDAY, 7TH AUGUST, the Public Works Department justified in the hopo, that the worst more heating power; but, what is this great drams 1928, on and after which date Divi staff. Urgent matters connected of the storm has been safely even more important, has the same Playing
Charlotte de dend Warranta may be obtained with the bouring of the Shaforce weathered. And the manner in weight as air This means that as Vauxelle Marceline Days enacts to jupon application at the Head Office more than took the place of the which it has been weathered con fuel is consumed the airship will perfection the role Items postponed and credit is due stitutes a tribute to Sir Cecil not lose weight and gain buoyancy, ported to the Department for the efficient Clementi, to his continued "efforts maliner in which it assisted in for the restoration of normal com- tackling "this rush of extra work marcial relations and to his sound without too great, an interference and economic administration of the den, in with its own mare regular duties: Colony (Applause).
Moreover, the work on the Shin”
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