RANDOM BEFLECTIONS.
CORRESPONDENCE.
THE HOUSING PROBLEM,
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, DECEMBER 22ND, 1913.
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG DAILY PRESS."]
SUPREME COURT. Saturday, December 20th,
IN BANKRUPTCY JURISDICTION.
BEFORE HIS HONOUR THE CHIEF JUSTICE (SIR WM. REEE DAVIES, E.C.).
A SOLICITOR'S LOCUS STANDI In the matter of the bankruptcy of Ko Wan Fong, Mr. R. A Harding, who appeared for the petitioning creditur. asked for a receiving order.
Mr. Leo D'Almada e Castro, who repre- Bented a number of creditors, said the debts were placed at. $15,000 and he was instructed to apply for an adjournment for the filing of certain affidavits,
Mr. Harding-1 submit my friend has no lens, standi. I am the petitioning | creditor, and he cannot appear on my petition.
No one has enjoyed l'entente, cordiale week more than happy Jack. When. all the ceremoajal had been duly carried out the men who had fed the guns, and who stood rigidly as attention along the
Hongkong, 18th December. decks, came ashore and exchanged their Sin-I have read with interest your own informal courtesies, and these if any comments on the housing problemin thing were more entertaining--they were Hongkong, and it has occurred to me at least amusing. The English and that the difficulty, while it cannot be French sailors ingled in a manner removed, may at any rate be lessened, by which reflected the good feeling existing the adoption of one of these plans of between the two countries. Though the co-partnership which have been efficacious most ane Jack could say was Vier | Pautente vordonie, with a pronunication the Old Country. A number of the all his own, and the French sailor, Cheehending plans of England are hardly hend Happy days," with equally servicable in the eircumstances which peculiar pronunciation, this limited prevail in Hongkong, but some of then knowledge of the languages did not inare. The system of the Ealing Estates, terfere with their general gaiety. They Ltd., Arema one of the latter. A number had a real good time because their 'ex-
of persons arrange to purchase shares to change of compliments was shurn
the extent of, say, 8500 or $1,000 each. of
These shares may be paid for in single Baboured formality.
amounts, or by a series of payments, in which erise interest would be charged ou the unpaid balances. When enough has been raised in this way, a block of land is pirchased capable of subdivision into. the requisite number of building lots The land is thus obtained at wholesale The Official. Receiver (Mr. H. A. Nesbit) rates. Money is then borrowed to begin as official Receiver ask for as adjourn. building, and as a ruinber of uses are ment in this case. I understand it has been included in the contrast with the builder; i the practice of the Court to hear solicitors better terius cas be made than 127)
on an application of this kind. individual erecting his own house can uhtain.
The Bill regulating the practice of den Eistry in the Colony, introduced in the Legislative Council last week, will cause qualified doctors and dentists to think better of the Government than they may have done heretofore, One of the finest things which could happen, was the remark made to nie by one of their number, "only with all reforms there is weak point. He amplified this by pointing out that through the Bill was
· Franied to prevent persons holding them- | selves out, or offering their services, "under any other misleading appellation or title which would indicate that he is licensed
it does not refer directly to the changing of names; chiefly by Asiatics who attend the molars of Europeans. This, he states, is one of the chief evils in the practice of dentistry in the Colony, and he instanced a case which went into. Court a month or so ago d showing the results of this corrupt practice. Well, unsuspecting Europeans have a very sure remedy. If they enter a surgery, which, according to the sign, belongs to Dr. Tom Smith, and upon entering discover that it is really the torture chamber of an altogether different persin, they can express any opinions which they may have on the subject, and walk out,
The advantage of wholesalë. terms are again secured for the tenants When the houses are built they are rented to the members at a fair average rental for the class of house in the neighbour hier. At the end of each year, the balance between the aggregate rents on the one hand anfil, interest elurges, etcy on the other is declared as A pro rule dividend on the shares. The dividends
will be scan that the individual members are paid in new shares, not in cash. It
do nov purchase outright, but only acquire a partnership in the whole concern. Each has an interest in the well-being of the whole estate, and the knowledge of this leads to the neatness and appearance of the different homes being maintained. A pleasure and gride is taken if the good Each house is repute of the estate. tenanted by a member as long as he wishes The monotony of labour strikes at Home to remain, subject, of course, to the due have been really relieved by quite a novel fulfilment of the cbligation. If he leaves though somewhat gruesome addition to the neighbourhood, he simply takes his the ranks. The gravediggers of Leeds, shares with him, continues to receive his no doubt sincerely of the opinion that the dividends and the house is let by the weekly amount paid to them for putting management to another tenant. The the finishing touches to humanity was an sharos if wished can be sold, as they form encirely inadequate reward for services a good non-hazardous investment Für rendered, threw down their picks enterprises of this kind, money can be and their shovels -- both necessary borrowed on favourable terms in England,
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WM, R. DOVEY.
THE RETURN OF H.E. THE
their Hamlet perform Yours truly weapons in
continne ancer--and refused to
to prepare their dread receptacles. And I understand that the situation was so unusual and ironic, that the good people of Leeds did not say with one voice, These men minst be forced to work." No, everyone was set wondering and thinking anything but happy thoughts,
Man, according to
correspondent aad."Sue, is not only unfortunate
GOVERNOR.
H.E. the Governor (Sir Henry May), who is traveling out by the Siberian route, is expected to reach Hongkong next Saturday,
Lady. May and the Misses May are enough to be a niere mean, but He has / coming out on the P. & O. str. Nyauze, lost his noble instinet, and his life is which left London on November 29th and just one mass of rot. Honour with him is dit to arrive heresin January 10th.
is but a lust gift, and he is fast becoming
GERMAN ADMIRAL'S OFFICIAL LANDING..
Mr. D'Almada :-My clients have mason to believe that there are no suth-
stantial assets for division amongst the creditors, and, the debtor has done certain acts which, if brought before the notice of the Court, would prevent a receiving order being made,
My, Harding: My friend has no focus stani".
His Lordship What is your position?. The Official Receiver-I want an ad- journment in order to give me time to ascertain whether there are substantial assets.
1amı
Receiver is not entitled to say anything Mr. Harding-I submit the Official
hecause he is not yet in this case. the petitioning erector, and if I show in my statement sufficient grounds I submit that as order should be made. Neither a creditor nor the Official Receiver has any
ascertain whether there are substantial right to be heard.
His Lordship-How is the Court to assets to justify a receiving order?
Mr. Harding-On the affidavit made by the petitioning creditor.
His Lordship-Where is there a allegation of assets in your petition!
Mr. Harding read the additional was entitled to receiving order, affidavit filed, and submitted on that he,
His Lordship. It is perfectly easy for you to satisfy the Official Receiver as to the accuracy or approximate accuracy ofļ the statements in that affidavit.
Mr. Harding-1 submit, with all due The deference, that it is not my duty. Official Receiver is representing other creditors, and probably does not want a receiving order made on my netition.
His Lordship-Surely there is nothing unreasonable in granting an adjournment to enable him to verify your allidavit f
Mr. Harding-If the Official Becniver ią to object, he should be prepared with evidence, going
After farther argument the hearing of the petition was adjourned.
CHRISTMAS CRICKET.
UNITED SERVICES. HONGKONG, The following team will represent the United Services
Hongkong Cricket. Club on Xmas Day and Boxing Day:
Cap Fowlett R.N. Rey. Hastings, R.N., Lieut. Hunton, RM.L.I.. Sub- Lient, Ferguson, R.N., Mid. Stewart, R.N. Major Bowen, A.P.D. Capt. Robertson A.O.D., Capt. Matthews, Pym, R.G.A., Capt. White, 126th Reg R.G.A., Lieut. Bagnall, R.G.A., Lieut.
The Officers of the Garrison will be "At on the Cricket Ground on Home Xmas Day and the Commander-in-Chief and Officers of the Navy will be "At Home on Boxing Day from 3.30 to 5.30 when the hand of H.M.S. Jinotaur will be in attendance.
ORIGIN OF THE CHINESE.
A theory as to the origin of the Chinese. was suggested by Mr. P. S. P. Handcuck, who delivered the third of his course of lectures, at the British Museum on Sth November
After a few remarks on the rise of the
Tho
to be true to Sue's lament--and neither randing H.M,'s Forces in South China. are we all beasts of prey. We may not all The distinguished visitor was escorted to be ideal men, but surely, Sue, you Government House, where he was welcomed are not serious wher you accuse us of being all those horrid things, given with by H.E. Mr. Cland Severn, who subse such virulence and force in your com- quently returned the visit on board the munication?
8.M.S. Scharnhorst.
a beast of prey." But for some reason or other the esteemed Editor of this paper is, according to "Sac, free from
The Commander-in-Chief of the German this signa; unlike the rest of putrify. ing mankind, he sits in a spinetum of Naval Squadron in China, Admiral Von honour, revealing no signs of general Spee, was accorded an official reception masculine decay. And all I asked was, in on landing at Blake Pier on Saturday Pot, Will the powder puff share morting. A guard of honour, composed the fate of the suuff-box?? Since reading "Sue's
strongly-worded of a detachment of non-commissioned Assyrian Empire the lecturer emphasised letter. I havo reflected, mu my officers and men of the D.C.L.I., was the fact that the whole of her civilisation jaward-emotions have been stirred to an drawn up near the Connaught Statue, was derived from the Babylonians, the impenetrable depth. Masculine metaphy and His Excellency was received by originators of whose culture were the sies have been my constant study, and Captain Connolly, A.D.C. to H.E. the racial affinities of the Sumerians was one
Sumerians, of non-Semitic stock, my vision of things, I must confess, are not the same--or so sweeping-as "Gue's," Officer Administering, the Government, of the many unsolved problems of Assyrio- On behalf of my sex I make bold to say and Major R. S. Stewart, representing logy. Dr. C. L. Ball many years ago that we are not all losing honour : we are
called attention to the similarity between not all dropping to pieces, "rotting," Major-General Kelly, the Officer Com one of the Sumerian and Chinese roots and hieroglyphs, but as he was the only Assyriologist who had a knowledge of Chinese as well as Sumerian, his theory
not been
much received with enthusiasm. However, in his new work
Was adducing an overwhelming. amount of evidence in support of an ultimate racial connection between the ancient Sumerian and the Chinese, The instances in which not only were the words almost identical, but also the hieroglyphs denoting these words, wore so numerous that it would appear to be impossible to explain them by the most elastic theory of coincidences.
FIRING SALUTES AT CHINESE PORTS
But Sue, I forgive. You laboured under a dire delusion when you penned those horrifying wards; My question was Lasked purely in the interests of know-
Mr. Alston, Chargé d'Affaires of tho Jedan Morals, in a comparative sense, British Legation, took up the matter of were not mentioned; general business and bring salute gung with the Ministry of professional abilities were referred to, Foreign Affairs during the early part of and the query was whether woman, the Novernher last. Mr. Aleton asked which educated woman, is ignoring colourless were the ports where salute guns should matrimony for business pursuits, in which be fired and replied to. The Ministry she hopes to compete with man with of the Navy was requested to consider financial success. In fact, is a new era of this matter It has now decided that brainy woman springing up which will salute guns should be fired at the follow- muke business competition even more ing fourteen places:-Taku in Chihlij keen, with the obvious result, a corres- Chefoo -in Shantung, Wocsung in "ponding."' fall"-in the marriage market. Kiangsu, Chenghai in Chekiang Santuao The subject cannot be adequately dealt in Fukiea, Making in Fukien, Amoy with in note form and therefore I promise in Fukien, Swatow in
Kwangtung Sue a special article on the subject, giving Honam in Kwangtung. Peihai in Kwang- quotations from the bookles referred to, tang, Nanking in Kiangsu, Auking in within a few days. But mind you, Sue, Anhui, Kiukiang in Kiangsi, Wuchang I cling to be a man of honour, not a in Hupeh. beast of prey, and also free from general decay Meanwhile it would be interesting more names will be added to the list. As to learn whether Sue is a matrimonial the equipment of the various forts martyr or one of the new era ladies. I irregular, bezinning on January 1st, 1914, am auspicious.
RODERICK RANDOM.
When new naval harbours are opened,
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until further notice, all the salute guns will be replied to by the warships, and not by the forts.-Peking Daily Neús.
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E. THESCHMIA Asthma. Kahikota
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LOCAL SPORT.
LEAGUE CRICKET.
HONGKONG, V.: CRAIGENGOWEL. The Hoogkong Club narrowly won a very poor exhibition in this match on Saturday, on the Club ground, the scores being :--
HONUKONG.
T. E Pearce, ran out
A C. E. Elborough, e Hancock, b
Taylor
S. S. Moore, and b Taylor
R. Konnedy, o Braga, b Hancock- C. C. Clarke, e Ince, b. Hancock A. L. Gace, b Hancock)
Dr. G. E. Aubrey, e Carvalho,h_
Taylor
B. P. Thursfeld, e Hancock, b
Tuvier
PK. Brownrigg, b Huntrek D. E. Donnelly, ran out P.. H. Cobb, not mut
Extras
Total
0. ย
Bowling Analysis. H. J. Tayler G.. H. Hancock ..... 9 : ก
CRAIGEKCOWER
H. L. Braga, h. Chhis *** R. Pestonji, Dounelly
R. A. Carvalho, b. Donnelly HH. Taylor, and h Coby
1. Bas, & Donnelly, h Cobb
F. K. Tata, e Moore, h Donnelly.
TA. Rose, e Kennedy, h Donnelly
G. A. Hancock, 1b,wi, h Cobb
J. D. Noria, not out.
G. E Lace, ' Donnelly'
J. Daviervilla, e Elborough,-6 Dou-
nelly
Extras
Total
Bowling Analya is.
Donnelly Cobb
12
35.
KOWLOON GC. 7. THE NAVY. “
0
10
2
King's Park on Saturday. Scores:
This First League match was played at
L. M. White, Egerton, Hunton F. 3. do, Rome, Sindley,
Hastings
+
B. D. Evans, e Egerton, b Hunton Capt. Liddell, 'e Windsor, Hastings. 7 D. J. Mackenzie, e Stowart, b Himton 0 W. I Weaser, st. Egerton, b. Buston 46
K. R. Moonshill, not out
J. P. Robinson, not out
17
J. H. Mead, r Ferguson, b Hastings.. 4 P. R. Wolff, e Orchard, K Huntos. W. Kay did not hat,
..162
Extra
Total
Bowling Analysis:
Br
Rev. Hastings. Tieut, Hunton
Il
16 3
13
2
46
4
Sub-Lent, Fergusna. 2
Ptr. Pearson.....
0
Lieut. Bustan
2
20
THE NAVA : Mid. Stewart, Big
2
Suh-Lieut. Ferguson, e Mead, ber Sub-Lieut. Ferris, b Kay
t
Lient. Hanlon, P. R. Wolf
Moenskill
Ligus. Buxton, by Mncaskill Fleet Payr, Pearson, b Kay Rev. Hastings, e Mead, h Kay Sub-Lient. Smedley, b. Kay Lieut. Egerton, h Kay Eng.-Lieut Orchard, not out C.P.O. Windsor, c Wenger,
Macaskill Extra
Total
24
3. R.
W. 9
Bowling Analysis,
K. R. Macaskill..... 9.5 2. W. Kay
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POLICET, CIVIL SERVICE II.
CIVIL SERVICE.
THE NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. GENERAL MEETING,
SPEECH BY BARON KONDO.
Yusen Kaisha, presided at the general Baron Konds. President of the Nippon meeting to receive the report and accounts for the half-year ending September 30th Inst. held recently. Speaking on the condition of the Company's services and the prospects of the marine transport business. Barun Kondo (according to he Japan Chronide's translation) said that business had eontioned active since the period before last, and the results of the working of the various services of the Company for the period under review were fairly satisfactory.
INTIMATIONS
XMAS GOODS
The consting trade was very active, as much as 400,000 tons of cargo being shipped; such activity has not been experiund for many years. The distur bance between the South and North in Chini checked the shipment of cargo on the services in the China Seng, but after the restoration of order the shipients showed a rapid increase, and the Com pany had to employ ten extra steamers in addition to the reguke boats. Sonie improvement was shown in the Vladivos: tock service, The European service continued to iucrouse in activity on every as we know how excellent our Goods are. voyag, The American service remained
OUR CONFIDENCE JUSTIFIED.
-We undertake to refund the Cost of Lay Article if any of our Customers are not satisfied,
dull in consequence of the decrease in the Sadian offer could not be made if there was shipments of tea, and also on account of
the revision of the Americas tariff and the slightest doubt about our Goods. All we of decreased shipments of flour. Liitle
or a improvement was shown in the ask is your inspection...
Australian service. The Bombay service was affected by the competition on the Calcutta, lino. There was some difference
in the result of the working of all the
lines, but, speaking generally, at the lines H. had earned a pretty good prefit.
PRESENT CONDITION OF MARINE TRANSPORT
BUSINESS.
According to past experience marine transport business was alternately active and depressed, as economic conditions changed: It may now have reached the zenith of its prosperity and about to decline. The curtailment of Biate works as a result of the administrative reforms affected the coasting trade. That appre
RUTTONJEE
& SON,
WINE AND PROVISION. MERCHANTS, -
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ciation of the market value of commodities MAPPIN&WEBB,
has been remarkable of late, more especially in coal, which has risen by. Yz por ton. During the year 66 steamers have been imported. Of this number.
about 40, of an aggregate of about 140,000 tons, were registered at Dairen. There was some apprehension of an over-supply
steamers being experienced.
BUSINESS PROSPECTS.
The prospects of maring, transport busintas, however, were not discouraging.
LIMITED.
NEW CONSIGNMENTS
Steamers are the necessary machinery for STERLING SILVER WARE. connecting country with country, and the more civilisation progresses and the nation advances, the greater will be the demand for their services. When the Panama. Canal is opened, the United Statee, Mexico, Africa, China and India will be iore closely connected, and this would lead to a marked increase in the demand for steamers Speaking generally, marine transport business may be expected to
merease in prosperity in future, a
FUBITION OF THE NIPPON YUSEN RAİSICA. The steamship companies of England, which is the foremost shipping country are all taking measures to keep pace with the general advance by incressing their capital or issuing debentures, said Baron Kondo. The German steamship com- panies, especially the Hamburg-America Lire, which rade themselves the rivals of British shipping, were also rapidly developing. The Hamburg-America Line was established in 1886, when its fleet numbersd not more than 22 steamers, with aa aggregate of 00,000 tons. Its fleet now amourited to 200 'steamers with a total tonnage of 1,500,000, and its capital amounted to 187,000,000. The Nippon Yusen Kaisha was formed 28 years ago with a fleet of 58 steamers with a tonnage of not more than 68,000. Now the fleet
Played at Happy Valley on Saturday had increased to 82 steamers totalling 340,000 tünk. Upon the completion of the Scoresme "\
steamers now being built, the fleet would: be increased to 90 totalling 440,000 tons The Company's fleet was inferior to that of the Hamburg-America Line, bat in respect of the development in the past 27. or 28 pears the Company was not· behindhand.
Davisan, e King, b Alexander "Tacchi, e Alexander, b`King Mackay, V Kent „⠀ Sara, b King Higginbotham, King fill, not out..... Wood, e Clark, Kent Ling, b Kent
Bradbury, b King ...... Edwards, e McLennan, King Haskell, é Pitt, b King
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PROFIT AND LOSB-ACCOUNT.
The gross profits of the Company for the period amounted to Ya,140,040. ̧ OF This sum, P1.023,085 was written off for
PRINCE'S
PLATE
(GUARANTEED FOR 30 YEARS!
CUTLERY.
From the
SOLE AGENTS:
CHS. J. GAUPP
& CO.,
ALEXANDRA
BUILDINGS.
CRATER ROAD
CALDBECK,
depreciation of the Bert and property; MACGREGOR&Co.
Yoi 80 for insurance, and Y625,77% for ships structural repair fund, leaving a balance of 13,766,789 and including Yss1,591 brought over from last account.. The balacca las been disocsed of as followe:
T 14,24
Extras
Total
Bowling Analysis.
M
King Alexander Kent
2p
0
Reserve fund
2
0 10 1 43
Reserve for the fund for extension of services and improvement of the fleet
700,000
22
Reserve for the fund for construe-
tion and repair of buildings
500,000
8
Special reserve fund va.
Directora nnd Auditors' fees
POLICE.
McLennan, Edmonds
E. Goucher, Bradbury, Edmonds 11 A. Grimmitt. 1.b.w., b Ling
E. Busker, ot outsi
D. Burlingham, W. Kent, A. Clark,
W. Pitt. Vincent, A. Alexander, T. H. King, did not bat,
Extras...
51
Total
Bowling Analysis.
35.
Ting
5.2
23 1
Ednionds
PERTUSSIN.
Is a harmless and efficient remely against all diseases of the respiratory organs, especially WHOOPING COUGH, CATARRH OF LARYNX, ACUTE AND CHRONIC BRONCHIAL CATARRH, ASTHMA, &C., which bas been recognised unequalled by the highest authorities. Also the AFFECTIONS OF THE LUNGS will be greatly relieved by the use of it
TO BE HAD AT-
THE
MEDICAL HALL.
HONGKONG.
300,000 78,055
Dividend, 10 per cent, per ansur · 1,200,000 Carried forward
TMS,069
MARVELLOUS NEW GUN.
AIR-COOLED PARREL AND 800 ROUNDS A MINUTE..
A very light automatic machine-gun that can fire 600 rounds a minute, looks little larger than an ordinary rifle, and would obviously be useful in aerial war- fare, was on view at Bisley recently. The Birmingham Small Arms Company, are the manufacturers.
The gun has an auter jacket covering the barrel, as with the Maxim gun. Each bullet as it passes from the muzzle draws a current of air through the jacket, and so keeps the barrel cool while the action of the feed, the discharge and the ejection of the empty cartridge-cases. is quite automatic
During an aeroplane flight Lieutenant Stellingwerf, of the Belgian Army, made some remarkable practice. Flying over the ranges and fring at white sheets about 20ft. square spread on the ground, the gunner got eleven bits out of fourteen- shots at 000ft, and almost as macy at 1,000ft. Some astonishing target practice was also achieved from a tripod mount- ing, even by officers who had never seen the gun before.
(ESTABLISHED 1864),
LUXURIES FOR THE
CHRISTMAS SEASON.
CALDRECK'S COCKTAILS.
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Dow's HUNTING
PORT.
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AQUARIUS SODA.
CLUB CIGARETTES.
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