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HOW YOU MAY PROCURE 5% EXCHEQUER BONDS. PRICE £100, £200, £500,£1,000 AND£5,000,
You choose a Bond for the amount that suits your pocket and enquire from the Bank, the cost of
The draft in local currency at the day's rate of exchange. You hand to the Hongkong Bank a cheque for this amount in full, and they will apply to the BANK OF ENGLAND for your Bonds. The Bank will
also provide you with a form, which "you must fill up; declaring that you
are neither domiciled nor ordinarily. resident, in the United Kingdom. in order to obtain exemption from
Income-Tax.
Bonds in denominations of £5. L25 and soare obtainable through the Post Office in England, and the Bank will forward applications for thest smailer amounts if desired. Everyone, therefore, can help, how- ever modest his means may ber
but buy now.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS FRIDAY, JUNE 23ED. 1916.
THE Y.M.C.A. BUILDING
FUND.
TWELFTH LIST OF DONATIONS.
The Douglas Steamship Co. ...... Drs. Fitzwillians and Daluun-
hoy "Allan
Mr. E. V. D. Parr ...
Mr Hickling.
Mr. J. R. Wuod ....
Bev. H. G. H. Griffith
Mr. G. W. Barton
Com. C. W. Beckwith R.N
Mr. M. Mak
R.
Mr. B E. Fielder
100 100
30
HONGKONG HARBOUR IN 1915. LARGE DECREASE IN TONNAGE
The annual report of the Harbour Master of Hongkong for 1913 states that the total of the shipping entering and 250 clearing at ports in the Colony during the year 1915 amounted to 331,602 vessels of 33,88919 fons, which, compared with the figures for "1014, shows an inerense of 50 1-4163 vesels, with a decrease of 3,879,032 Los. Of the above. 50,148 vessels of 30 24.613,003 tons were engaged in foreign 25 trade, as compared with 51,214 ressels of 25 29,270,24 tons in 1914.
Of vessels of European construction, 20,890 weean steamers, 4 sailing ships, 4983 river steamers, and 3,437, an launches entered during the year, giving a daily average entry of 316 ships, as compared with 32-4 in 1914, and 299 in 1013.
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20
20
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Mr. E.-G. Stewart
A. W. G.
Rer. G.B. Shanu
FO
Rev. W. E. 4. Martin
15
Mr. E. E. Wilber.
10
Mr. P. L. Wright
10
Mr. B. InnSIOS
Mr. Frank Austin
Mr. A. E. Davey ....
Mr.. A.: W. Daily
Capt. W. Russell
Mr. R. Hall
W. MeK., and Messrs. W. L Handyside, R. G. Vergette,
T. R Classels, W. C. Bond. RJ Rawlinsen, W. R. Farmer N, 1. Brewer and R. A Wilkinson, 'cach $5
10
KOWLOON -CANTON RAILWAY. ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB-
GOVERNOR'S CUP WON BY MR. T, MAITLAND.
ANNUAL REPORT."
The annual report on the Kowloon Canton railway (British section) which, was Inid upon the table at the meeting of the Legislative Council yesterday "stated." inter alia:
Mr. F. Maitland, by defeating Mr. C C. Stark over Fan Ling on Wednesday becomes possessor of the cup kindly pre sented by H.E. Sir Henry May for com petition among members of 12 handica and over, while Mr. Stark takes the can presented by the Club to the ramer-up
The building of the new Terjual Station at Kowloon has made satisfactory jogress during the year the building
The game between the finalists was full of interest through-out. At the 16th itself being practically finished; though. owing to the war, unforeseen delays in the arrival from England of fittings nahale the match was all square, but Mr: fixtures has held up the completion of Maitland-whose golf has been re the interior, it is vet hoped that it may be possible to open the building for the public early in the conning year.
Before the Station as a whole can be considered complete, the platforms Y quire to be partly roofed over and the circuinting area in front of the west, far surfaced, carbed and metalled.
A thoroughly up-to-date mechaud interlocking signal system has been in stalled at the Kowloon Torminus by the Railway Signal Company, Limit, all signals and points within station limits
The average mange of individual deean vessels entering the port has de creased from 2012:1 ions to 2.5105 tons. That of British ships has decreased from 102,636 tons to 2,623 tons, while that of 30 Jureign ships has decreased from 2,390-2 10 16 2,4-2 1994. During the past 20 years. -10 (Inc average tontuige of cean-going being now operated from a cabin signated 10ssels has increased from 1,988 ons tot n point overlooking the yard and
1,877 2 tous,
محمد
approaches.
Arkably steady through out the Com petition secured the last two holes an the match. To reach the final the winner has successively knocked out, Sir William Berg Davies, Mr. Greenhill, Mr. D. E Clarke and Mr. Evans. At the outset of the Competition it was recognised that Mr. Maitland would just about get through. His play is always characteris od by steadiness, while the quality of his golf has improved considerably during the last few months. Mr. Maitland's victory is a very popular oue.
The sum realise from the Eotranen Fees to this Crampetition (about $90.00)
The average toninge of river steamers The erection of the new running she is to be handed to a War Charity.
entering during the year has decreased has been delayed as difficulties were frome 5921 tons to 4809 tonik. That of British river steamers has decreased from perienced on account of the war in ob taining satisfactory tenders for the stel 456004 tons to 103 tons, and that of work, and further, because possession of
foreign rivers steamers has decreased
the necessary land could not be obtained" from $135 tons to 4144 tous.
until recently.
30% #7,022
Already acnowledged
* 98,817
VICTORIA GOAL IN 1'15.
The report of the Superintendent of Victoria Gaul for 1915 shows that the: number of prisoners received into prison during the year and the correspuħi ding
follows: number for the sunr
Convicted by
Courts
In rent trade fic.. trule between
The thier new Main Line locomotives places within the waters of the Colony) there is an increase in steam launches of ordered from England in 1914 arrivel in 8.764 vessels with a decrease in tonnage the Colony in May and were greeted and of 236,650 or 19 per cent. in mumbers and have rendered satisfactory service. 20 per cent. in fonnage. This is explain-The expenditure chargeable t› Construes HONGKONG WAR CHARITIES. ed by the fact that smaller launches have tion Account to December 31st, 1914, was taken the place of the larger launches $14,095,660.69, and during the year fur: which are being used as examination ther expenditure was incurred on works vessels.
In local trade junks there is detailed in this report amounting t. shown an increase of 6,406 vessels of 38,995, 11, which, after deducting a sun! 149.219 tons or 17.2 per cent, in numbers of 2.88.97 being receipts an account and 110 per cent, in tonnage. This is of sales of plant, etc., leaves a tetal Debtors explained by the fact that a better pon: 616.165.14 for the year. trol is now exercised as these craft bave to report themselves and get a permit to pass outward through the examination
SUBSCRIPTION LIST NO. 4
Anonytuous. Anonymous, 4. Chapman Miss E. Maker- $20 euch. Messrs. C. E. Cooper, H. Ap
pleb. W. Pendergast, G. Gipson L Buchanan, J. Longhan, Wm. Henderson, Ojagar Singh (monthly sub scription), M. Azim, "Gold. fish," On Wing, and U Shui Kwai 85 rach.
Mr. G. N Orie Mr. A. M. L. Son res
100.00 300.00
service.
The Revenue Statements of varningst and expenditure take the usual form The receipts on account of local coaching traffic amounted to $114,380.34 an increas The actual number of individual ocean.
of $6,961.76 is compared with 1914, while going vessels of European construction entered during 1915 was 724, of which the local goods and sundry traffic show 310 were British and 414 were Foreign, decreases of $2,009.68 and 86.178.67 res The Revenue from through In 1914 the corresponding Egares were spectively.
and joint sectional coaching traffic was 895 355 British and 440 Foreign.
These 794 ships measured 1,824,393 tons. $21.304.10 less than the previous year Messrs. Lare, Crawford & Co...
They putered 3,824 times and gave a mainly due to a fall in the number of Staff (monthly subscription) 138 collective tonnage of 7,181,699 tons. Thus through and joint sectional passengers 101 fewer ships entered 402 times, and carmed as compared with 1914 which was Miss P. Davey, Messrs. A. 0.
gave a collectivé tonnage reduced by an auermal year owing to the depreciat Passmore, W. Robertson, F H. Foster, A. Edwards, F. A.
1,256,910 tons, an average of 3,2012 toned Chinese Government notes being for per entry.
some time accepted at face value by the Piesse, and W. J.. J. Gast-
Railway (Chinese Section)." -83 each.
The Working Expenses amount to strictly#297,265.97 or $2,899.58 more than the
previous year.
Messrs. G. W. Franks, E. 3. Pierpoint, E. A. Carvalho.
3. Pestuajee, A. M. de Souza, E. H. D'Aquino, Kwung Wo On, and N. L. Smith $10 cad
Mására. A. Calvert, C. E. Thomas, G. R. Field, T. Rodrigung $2 each. "Little Bit Society Mr. Frank Smith (Macao) Messrs. Leigh & Orange Messrs. Palmer & Turner Messrs. Little. Adams & Wood Messrs. Dennison, Ram & Gibbs' Hon. Mr. W. Chatham Mr. C. H. Gale....
Mr. D. Jaffe .......
Mr. T. L. Perkins
Mr. H. T. Jackman
Mr. C. E. Warren
Mr. John Lemm blaskan sama. Mr. A. Abdoolrahim Messrs. H. M. Huzeland, W. A. Connell, E. A, Irving, and Francisco Tze Pat-25 each Mr. A. Austin
Mr. J. McCubbin
Mr. A. Turner amatam Allegheny A
in
Messrs. Patell & Co. Stoff of the Botanical and Forestry Dept., $33 80; Sub- -Roribed by the Children of the Kowloon British School, $2.65 Subscribed by the Children of the Victoria Bri- tish School, $12: Tadpole Ah Ch $71; and Anony- mou, $2.99.
Messrs. J. F.. E. Rosurio. L.
Från $1 cach.
ME/ Currie Hanson.
Dr. G. D. R. Black
MW. J. Tutcher
MA F. Arculli
Hongkong Cricket Clube pro- ceeds of sale of tickets at Championship Tennis Match Mr. M. D. Stephens
Mr. C. Thorne
Mr. Choung But Se
Anon
Do not delay until the Exchange drops further,
Mr. Lo Kun Ting... The Sun & Co., ltd.
Mr. Un Kam Wa
Mr. Li Sui Kam
Mr. Tai Wei Fu .....
"FORTHCOMING EVENTS.
Monday, 20th Jane :-
Mr. Li Wing Kong
Mr. Chan, Cheuk Hing
Mr. Sun, Cheong Lung Lan
1733
Mr. Wong In Tung..... Mr. Tang Che Nong.
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12.15 p.m.-The "Phranang" Steamship Co., Ltd, Final Winding-up Meeting at the Company's Office.
Agents for Hongkong- Maars. A. 8. WATSON & Co.. Lab. [676-1
30.00
100.00 300 00
TRADE. The figures and statistics which here follow are not necessarily accurate, as they are derived from the reports by masters of ships, and not fron ship's manifest, as they would be in the case of a port that was not free,- and where all cargo would have to pass through a customs house.
IMPORTA
Here is shown a decrease of 250.750 toms, or 67 per cent, which is of course due to the war entirely. This decrease is almost all a shortage from European 300 00 countries as the local trade has been quite 300.00 up to the normal, except in the case of 300 90 Conl. Increases are shown in the follow- 78.00 ing:---Beans, Rice, and Timber whilst 3000 decreases are shown under the following, 30 00 Coal, Cotton, Flour, Hemp. Korosene 50 00 both Case and Bulk, Liquid Fuel and 50.00 General.
50.00 Beans. Her the increase is very 75.00 slight mul shows that the trade being a 100.00 local one has kept normal.
Coal-A very large decrease in coal has occurred, and this is naturally due to the falling of in large ocean vessels with Jess 10000 taking busker col, and
demand, so there has been-less, importa- 30.00
tion. No coal has been imported from 100.00
Great Britain, but an increase is shown from Chinese ports.
150.00
800,00
The gross earnings for the year were 843,769.08 us against $364.605." for 1814. The balance after paying working ex penses stands ut $46,503.11.
1914 Wi LS
1915 1914 Ordinary
....... 2,093 2,034°
Convicted by Courts Martial Supreme Court · for · China
and Kurva
High Court, W-ihaiwai
On remand or in default of
finding surety
Total
6
9
3
53 A)
1.112
4,179 4,030
949
There was an increase of 129 on the with the year 1914 There was an increas total number of admissions.as-compared of prisoners convicted for larceny during the year under review, the number being
The percentage of convicted prisoners. 707 against 595 for the previous year. admitted to prison with previous convi tions recorded against them was 15 compared with 117 for 1914.
There were 537 punishments awarded for breach of prison discipline, being an average of 14 per prisoner as compared with 804 with an acérage of 1-34 for the
Corporal punishment. preceding year. was inflicted in 5 cases for prison offences during the year. 110 prisoners were whipped by the urder of the Courts.. There was no escape and only one attempt to scape.
Constant attention is given to thr instruction of long-sentence prisoners of good conduet, who are employed at indus cent. This of course like the preceding trial labour. 7,168, 168 forms were print- year is due entirely to the war and theed and issued to the various Government small amount of goods being exported Departments and 20937 books bound ant
repaired. from European countries.
EXPORTA
Traunit-The decrease in transit cargo, which was very marked in 1914, has con- tinued to decrease to a still greater extent this year, and the same reason must undoubtedly be given for it, is the falling off in large ocean vessels visiting the port both from European and American ports.
REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE,
HONGKONG ASSESSMENT FOR 1916-17.
Hongkong Villages-The rateabl value has increased from $173,023 to 205,242, an addition of $12,906 or 18-6i' per cart
An increase is shown in Exports of 79,793 tons or 3. per cent. This again is principally local, as export trade has been particularly brisk between Hong- kong, the Straits and India. Coust Ports
The report on the assessment of Hong- have niso had a large share of attention. But although an increase is shown for kong for the year 1918-17 gives the follow- the year, export trade is still far belowing-list of rateable values:-
City of Victoria. The rateable valu
to the average of 1913.
hits
from decreased
$11,785,175 $11,887,695, a reduction of $77,570 or 0·65- per cent.
Hill District: The rateable, value hus increased from $322,185 to $398,180, an and Quarry addition of 9915 or 0-28 per cent.
Shaukiwan, Saiwanho, Bay. The rateable value has increase- from $381,571 to $80, 166, an addition of Flour. A decrease is shown here of 56,597 tons. Again this is owing prin- The grass, revenue collected by the Her-44,015 or 120 per cent. cipally to the large stocks which were bour Department during the year was imported towards the latter part of 1914 $551,937.90 as against 578,442.92 collected and held over for a higher price. Also in the previous year, showing a decrease the Chinese did not use as much flour of 828,205.02 or 5-1 per cent.
The principal decreases are under
Kowloon Point The rateable value has as in 1914 owing to the appreciable:
$14.922: 12-Light Dues
increased from 2008 315 to $619,385, P cheapening of the rice market. It is also Light Dues
Boat Assessment $10,650.54 due to high freights ruling and high cost Special of wheat in America.
Licences $5,007.03; Chinese Passenger addition of $11,050 or 187 per cent.
Yaumati. The rateable value has in Bhip Licences $285.00; Junk Licences from New Territories 8097.00; Engagecreased from $30.465 to $350,780, an
Seameen addition of $20,330 or 15 per cent. sald Discharge
Masters Mongkoktaui.The rateable value has 84,211.10; Examination
increased from 2919,715 to $211,130, an 8077.50; Gunpowder Storage $4,822.01;
Emigrants addition of $415 or 0 10 per cent. Medical Examination of
Hunghom and Hokun. The rateable 89,440.50; and Survey of Steamships 23,814..31. The majority of these decreases value has decreased from 8301,045 to are due to the war, which has caused a $299,805, a reduction of $2,240 or 071 pos large reduction in the tonnage of ships | cent.
Kowloon Villages. The rateable valu entering and clearing.
The principal increase are under has increased from $90,926 to 203,816 sa Marine Court Fines $3,200.19; Steam addition of 83,190 or 351 per cent.
New Kowloon.The rateable value hay Launch Licences $1,77287; Fees for use of Government Buoys $3,152.73 (this is increased from $104,162 to $100,152, an due to the taking over by the Government addition of $1,990 or 191 por cent.
The Whole Colony. The rateable valie of twenty-five of the hitherto privately
from $14,287,285 to owned buoys), Steam Launch Surveyor's has decreased Certificates 2480.00, and Sunday. Cargo $14,299,186, a slight reduction of $5,099. Working Permits 18,200.00.
Hemp Here again a decrease in shown of 17,161 tons, most of this shori- 50 97 age is probably transhipment cargo, 29 50.00 often hemp is transhipped here into 50,05
Home boats.
100.00
650.00 1,000.00 100.00
-3,000.00
ment
of
of
Keranrue Oil-Bulk Oil shows a de- crease of 5,636 tons and Case Oil of 25,161 tons, the decrease shown in Bulk Oil is only a nominal one and means that the trade has maintained an even balance but Case Oil shows a heavy decrease due undoubtedly to the high freight rates 200.00 ruling and the difficulty of getting ton- would have the effect of nagelich 300.00 considerably increasing the cost per case. 400.00 Importers who had stocks in hand at the 200.00 beginning of the year did not import 200.00 hoping for more normal times. One 200.00 cargo for Hongkong was lost off the coast 200.00 of Japan, and owing to collapse of 100 00 Panama Canal, cargo destined to arrive The Expenditure of the Harbour De- or 003 per cent.
in 1915 did not arrive until January partment for 1913 was $166,465.04 es
80.00 50:00 30.03
1910.
N. J. STABB,.. Hon. Treasurer,
War Charities Fund.
Hongkong, 21st June. 1916.
EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION.
sixty-eight thousand two hundred and
HONGKONG VOLUNTEERS.
LEAVE
2.-No, 1605 Pie. G. Miskin is granted .14 days' leave of absence from. 22nd
inst.
PARADES.
3. Friday, 23rd instant,
against $173,214.01 expended in 1914, Liquid Fuel-A decrease is shown of showing a decrease of 86,748,97 which is 14,046 tons, which is due entirely to the mostly due to savings in salaries through CORPS ORDERS BY LT-COLA CHAPMAN, V.U. retirement of one officer and other
NOTICES. 10,592.24 war, the withdrawal of the fleet and changes. A sum of 890,830.20 was also
1.-Detail of Engineer Co. duties at Already acknowledged....... 93,484.05 consequently small demand for this
Belchers and Stonecutters for July commodity outside merchant shipping expended on taking over by the Govern
have been posted at Headquarters. 8104,026.89 The fleet were practically the only con- ment of the privately owned buoys and and the installation of an moerings
Aga light at the Signal Hill Station, Further lists will be published shortly.sumers of Liquid Fuel out of this port
Batten-Here a decrease is shown, but Kowloon, in reality the importation has been about normal, the decrease shown being due to this cargo being classed as General
Rice. Here is shown an appreciable seventy-five (68,275) emigrants left Hong- increase, and this is accounted for by the kong for various places during the year 1915, (76,296 in 1814). Of these, 48,588 exceptionally large crops gathered during were carried in British ships, and 21,687 the year both in Siam and Indo-China, in foreign ships. One hundred and nine and the excessive demand from South thousand seven hundred and fifty-three China owing to the floods, and large (109,753) returning emigrants are report tracts of rice land not being under cultied to have been brought to Hongkong vation. This again being a local trade, from the several places to which they had emigrated either from this Colony Timber-Here an increase is shown
or from Coast Ports, as against 168,827 has been unaffected by the war.
în 1914. Of these 82,057 Arrived in at the end of 1914, which have been more British ships, and 27,898 in foreign which is due to the falling off of stocks than made up this year.
General. The decrease here of 47,562 strips, hundred and seventy foreign
Four seventy cases tons is small, only amounting to 2 perheard in the Marine Magistrate's Court,
GERMAN CONSCRIPTION OF YOUNG BELGIANS,
The Telegraaf (of Amsterdam) learns from the Belgian frontier that it is an nounced from a Belgian official source measures against the young Belgians who that the Germana have taken strong comy within the regulations for incorper tion in the Army. It is asserted that all these young men will be employed in the service cf the hostile army. King
(Continued on nezi Column.)
(447 in 1914)."
5.30 p.m.-Recruits of Bight Section M.G. Co. Squad drill at Head quarters.
'DETAIL
4.-Da duty to-night: Left Sectio 1
M.G. Co.
On duty 24th inst.: Right Section
M.G. Co.
On duty 25th inst. Mo, 2 Section
Arty. Batty.
Grdorly Officer 23rd 29th: Lient
Preston, M
A F. CHUROS, Capt.
Adjutant, H.K.V.C.