CORRESPONDENCE. AMAHS AND EUROPEAN CHILDREN:
[TO THE REITOR OF THE BONGKONG
DAILY PRESS.
Sin-it was with great interest that real, in your Handom Reflections
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yesterday, of the carelessness of amals in charge of European children, and the folly of allowing them to take the children just where they like.
The other day, when passing the Law Courts, soon after a heavy shower of rain, I noticed three amahs with four tiny European children, all of whom were sitting on the dam stones. Many other instaners have come under autice, and I have also heard many tales of neglect by these amans. M
Just now, with our country at war as
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FOUND, LURKING she was found lurking around
Because he
Wancha a Chinese was sentenced to three months hard labour,
He had previous convictions, and his movements were regarded as being highly
suspicious,
BRIBERY
When found hawking outside the re cognised limits a Chinese hawker offered his captor 30 couts as a bribe. The offer was refused, and Mr. Wood fined the man 225 for attempted bribery, and #5 for hawking in a prohibited area:
ALLEGED
MANSLAUGHTER,
over
A Chinese appeared before-Mr. Hass land on a charge of manslaughter, at she is and every life so precious, it seems Wanchai. It is alleged that the accused wicked (as well as uinatural) that the and the deceased had a quarrel very ones who are going to help build some money in the course of the up hyr population again should be quarrel accused pushed the other man, neglected and given over almost solely to who tripped up and fell down an the care of a Chinese amah, whose ideas airshaft, death being instantaneous. The of cleanliness, usualls, are somewhat case was adjourned.. primitive, and whose influence cannot, with the greatest stretch of imagination,
COMPANY MEETING. THE DAIRY FARM CO., LTD. PROPOSER INCREASE OF CAPITAL APPROVED
the above Company was held at the Con pany's office, yesterday. Mr. F. Maitland
An extraordinary general meeting of
presided, and those also present were
THE STRAITS BUDGET, GOVERNOR'S PATRIOTIC ADDRESS
THE COUNCIL
WAL AND LOCAL FINANCE.
In his anual address to the Legisla
tive Court Singapore, H.E. the Governor, Bit A H Young, GCMC
The Rev. Father. Robert (Director), and The accad year of war showed an im- Messrs. J. Walker, A. Stevensou, H, Wprovementin e tatter of revenue even Looker, T. M. Gregory, Chan Kai Mingovy and M. Manuk (Secretary).
the cord year of 1914. In 1918. our reverte amounted to $14,131,601, Addressing the meeting, the CHAIRMAN | while our expenditure in that year was said-Gentlemen, your Directore, after 10,146,560 thus showing a gratifying consultation with the Company's solicitors, surplus 23,935,131 That surplus. have considered it desirable to slightly was little short of the amount requir alter the Company's Articles of Associad in 191 to Gunner Herbone and tion in a manner already advertised and Dock Wurs; we lent #2,072,623 to the as just rend to you by the Becretary Singapore farbour Board for Dock Im- remarks except sub-section B of Article buur Board to meet interest dus by the These alterations call for no special provementa $150,000 to the Penang Har
directors remuneration from $2,500 to Harbour Marks, a total of 64,011,1. 2, which provides for the increase of your Board to the Government, and we paid $3,000 per annum. The suggested in-
81,808,705 di account of the Singapore crease is in proportion to the increase to learn, car revenue has come in ex- of capital which will be submitted to you the year plies it at $14,683,426, or almost In the cureas year, you will be pleased tremely wel, and a revised estimate for immediately after this resolution has been exactly three million dollars more than submitted for your approval. The Chair- the year. Ch the other hand, the revised thconservitive estimate wo framed for bo called uplifting or refining. It is A serman named Emogenes Castro, tions in and additions to the Articles ofsiderable inrenes over the original esti- man then proposed the various altera estimate of ixpenditure also shows a con- certainly a fact that the giving over of employed on the child to an anah allows the mother charged with that he being an alien the directors' fees, the investment of revision of Agures places the expenditure the S.A. Ecuador, was Association relating to the increase of we should send 10,08,879, but a recent mate for the year. We estimated that greater leisure, and saves her a lot of seaman, and not having in his possession surplus funds, the erection of a reserve for the year at $11,705,8% trouble, but no mother worthy of the name considers time spent on her childment within the last two years, or calls and the distribution of dividends passport issued by the Chilian Govern- fund, the setting off of dividends against us ** trouble"; and if so much leisure is permit from the Captain Superintendent other than by cash payment. necessary "why have children?-Tours, of Police, was found ashore at Hong etc.
kong on the night of the 30th inst,.
Tefendant said he did not understand the English language thoroughly, and the case was adjourned until to-day, when an interpreter of Spanish will attend
A MOTHER.
LOCAL SPORT.
CRICKET.
R.E.. R.AM, C. This military game took place at Happy Valley yesterday, the RE. win ning by 24 ruTIM It was agreed to play nine-a-side, at each side was two players short, Wyatt and Dr. Glaister both did well with hat and ball for their respective sides, Scores :
MeGregor, b Glaister
Wyatt, e Evans, b Waterson Lent, Wahl, b Waterson
Scott, b Waterson
Milliard, b Waterson
Baker, . Evans, b Waterson
Allen, not out
Cruickshanks,
Joling, h Glaister
Extras
Total
Ginister
McKechnie, b Wyatt Brown, e Baker, b. Wyatt Dr. Glaister, Wahl, Scott Strango, e and b Scott Waterson, c and b Wyatt
Kay, run out ......
Pritchett, & Baker, b Wyatt Evans, e Brown, b Wyatt Pitt, not out
Extras
Total"
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AN ALIEN SEAMAN.
BURGLARY,
Mr. STEVENSONx seconded the proposi tion, which was carried unanimously,
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ably be effected, but we have paid $450,000 budget a considerable (saving will prob On items appearing in this year's
arrears of defence contribution for 1215, million dollars to meet the cost of ser- and we propose to vote slightly over one DOUBLE TERAI vices arising out of the war. Moreover, posing the extraordinary resolution re Government towards the cost of the wat The CHAIRMAN-Gentlemen, before pr yearly contribution to the Imperial we have voted £100,000 as our first half- garding the increase of the Company's The excess of the assets over the liabili. capital by the creation of 20,000 new
ties of the Colony at the end of last year additional shares, I should like to oxycar it should amount to somewhat more was $20,051,574, at the end of the current
Wood in connection with the burglary at make the capital more in keeping with conservative basis at $12,557,084 and our
Five Chinese were ebarged before Mrit advisable to take this step in order to
Plain
that your directors have considerer than twenty-three-and-a-half million dol lars Messrs. Rumjahn's premises in Des Voux the Company's turnover, which amounts expenditare at 811,227,584, that is to say, Our revenue for 1917 is estimated on a Road. The men, who are of the colic to four times the present paid-up figures indicate that our financing of class, were charged with stealing and capital. Moreover, we find it necessary dock improvements next year will not an estimated surplus of $930,000. These receiving, respectively, a large quantity to utilize all the cash we can lay hands make any very serious call on our sur of goods, including 880 safety razors, a sewing machine, an electric fan, and and expansion of the various branches set of 1017 with confidense.
on for the most important additions to think you will agree, we can face the pro plus balances Financially, therefore, E numerous samples, books, and catalogues
22 Mr. Mattingley prosecuted, M. Hind defended two of the men, and the others were defended by Mr. C. F. Mason, Mr. Otto Kong, Bing, and Mr. Faithfulf,
of our business. The nett result of these resolutions, if confirmed, will be that any during the first half of the current year
COLONY'S INCHEÁSED TRADE. The state of the trade of the Colony shareholder desiring to take his dividend may be regarded as highly satisfactory, in cash may do so, but he will have to purts show signs of steady increase. We for all classes of both imports and es pay $6 per share on the new shares in "empre merchandise to the value of e learing was adjourned.
other words, your directors recommend 77.3 million lara (£2,100,000), au ža CHARGE OF EMBEZZLEMENT,
that the dividend be returned and put ponding period of 1915 of more than 67.8 erease over the imports for the corres to capital to strengthen the financial posi- million dollars (£7,812,000) or 32.3 per A Chinese shroff named Wong Kwok tion of the Company, the dividend and tent. Exports during the same period Man, employed by the South China Mercall being identically the same amount, (31,413,000). Campared with the exports ing Post, was charged with embezzling viz., $120,000. The report and accounts for the first half of the previous year, were valued at 269.3 million dollars the sum of £2.50, the money of the firm. 12 Det.-Sergt. Clarke said the defendant's now in your hands, and I would remark
for the year ending 31st July last are the figures show an advance of 60,9 million dollars (8,157,000) or more than 35 per duty was to pollect newspaper accounts. thereon that, against our usual custom
cent 1 On September 1st he collected $2.50 from nothing has been written off Assets, which over 5 million dollars principally in Raw materials showed an advance of the American Consul, for which, he gave Assets at present stand in our books at dollars, and in tin are, which rose by 1.8 a receipt but did not pay the 1
para rubber, which rose by 33.6 million money in great deal under actual values, and, million dollars; though in volume, tin The account was again submitted on further, that the result has been aŭgure showed a reduction of over 37,000 38 Saturday, but was returned on Mondaymented by the profit of $10,80450 on
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3.
pizuls.
WE MUST ECONOMISE." with caution. We must economise and The Budget for 1917 has been framed
to foretell to what extent the financial conserve our forces, for it is impossible resources of the Empire will have to be 40,000 drawn upon. All of us, much as we may
as having been previously paid. Defend share investments such shares are now ant was questioned about the matter, and our books at values or 31st July last said he had only just collected the not to expect anything like such a divid
I would, therefore, caution shareholders, account, and had also just paid the end in future, for we shall have to pay money in. Defendant had been employed shares, and it is a sound policy to write wish it, cannot be in the fighting line,
on 60,000 shares instead of on by the newspaper concerned for about down Assets before deciding on dividends. but we can at least assist the Empire in four years, and previously there had been for many years past that the present good staatly in view it is our duty to order It has been through following this course other ways, and with this purpose. con- no suspicions against him,
listed. I would remind persons holding greatest caution, position of the Company has been estal our finances, public and private, with the to send in such shares to be transferred has employed all her available balance sbazes not registered in their own names without any delay.
The Colony, as a unit of the Empire, resolutions the following
1 now beg to propose as extraordinary for the purposes of war finance from July 1st last she undertook to contribute
These teams played a friendly match on the Naval Ground, Happy Valley, yesterday, the Engineers being without Scott and Rogers. Quite a good gone major portion of the attacking, relieved ed the money, and said he had entirely by freting visits to the other end, before forgotten to enter the amount in the Hurst got the better of the R.E. defence account book. He had no intention of by heading the ball past Jones, who was defrauding his firm; if he had wished to in the goal for the soldiers, White and do so he would have gone in for a bigger Townsend had chances, but the Fenus amount,
resulted the sailors carly doing the Defendant now admitted having collect
defense was sound. It was finally over The case was adjourned, bail being come, however, by Smith scoring the fixed at $250, equaliser, the teams changing ends with a
goal each
After a period of exciting play, in
LADY MAY'S "OUR DAY
ROSE FUND.
which the soldiers vero lucky to save
their goal from further downfall, the Subscription already received sailors fell away and henceforth were Sir C. Eliot
$1,215
10
$1,265
mainly defending. This they did with Mrs. Stafford Northoote capital effect, and it was not till "time" Mr. Fung Chuk Son was approaching that Hortop took ad vantage of the goalkeeper leaving his witadel, and scored the winning gual, There was time for further goala, and Pearce worked hard and got in some good centres, but the sailors defence withstood all further attacks. Boores:-RE, infant in arme marriage has occurred at B.1.8. Fenua, I.
BOWLS. POLICE DEFEAT CIVIL SERVICE.
YEAR OLD BABY MARRIED.
A case without legal precedent of an
Karachi. The bride was a girl of ten years and the bridegroom a baby of twelve months Evidence showed that the bride's father had squandered the whole The Police bowls team are in high and had contracted a marriage for his of his patrimony in life-long dieripation spirits over a severe defeat administered daughter, which he knew to be preĵudi- to the Civil Bervice in a league game cial to her, for the sake of a dower, The The Folios scored a total of 36 points, plaintiff was the mother of the girl. The and the Civil Service were able to com-Court held that the marriage was a cruel pho only 30 points. On one rink the and abominable thing and anpulled the Police team put up 42 pointa, the Ciril marriage with costs against the father Service men replying with six,
of the bridegroom. Mohammedan.
The parents are
1 That the capital of the Company he for five years £200,000 a year, and a increased to $450,000 by the creation of similar sum for a further five years if 20,000 additional shares of 27.50 each. the finances of the Colony permit. It is 2. That the directors be sutlarised to indeed a picnsure to record that the offer the said 20,000 additional shares at unofficial members who were present at Par to the members on the register of the meeting when the resolution was pro- members on the 14th day of October, 1916, posed were unanimously of the opinion in the proportion of one new share for that such a sum was insufficient for this every complète mumber of two shares which zieh Colony to subscribe towards the war, such members are the registered holders and urged the Government to introduce of en that date and upon the footing that a further measure, in the nature of an the sum of $8 per share shall be payable income-tax to provide the Colony with in respect of mich shares on acceptance the renns of sharing more fully the finan of the offer. And that such offer be made al burden of the Empire. by notice specifying the mamber of shares to which members are entitled and limit. ing the time within which the offer, not accepted, will be deemed to be de alined to the 31st day of October, 1918 And that the directory be empowered to dispose of shares not accepted in response to such offer to much persons upon much terms and conditions and at such time as they consider cxpedient in the interests of the Company
The committee, which was appointed to inquite and advise as to the best method of giving effect to this proposal, have now furnished their report, and I hope at an early date to meet your wishes, by placing before you, after consideration of that report, the views of the Government as to the best means of further assisting the Empire
3. That such additional shares shall before you to day, is a mensure, by means The War Loan Bill, which will come participate in any dividend declared after of which it is trusted that local money the 81st day of Désober, 1916, pari pasu with the existing capital,
will be invested for war purposes.
No one, certainly no Britos, can cop
4. That no member shall be entitled to template the possibility that any portion any ofer of a fraction of an additions of our Empire should ever come under ahare in
of any old share held by the influence of German Kultur;
"Kultur which on:
indiaputable
5. That the director be empowered to evidence has, inflicted inconceivable dispose of all additional shares which members are not entitled to have offered tortures, them to surk persons upon such terms and conditions and at each times, as they consider expedient in the interests of the Company
on the helpless Women and children, the wounded, and the prisoners who have fallen into ita clutches. Let us not therefore besitate
we hasten the overthrow of Prussian to give whatever of service or of money it is in our power to give; by doing so, militarism and bring pester the victors The CRAIKMAN, in conclusión, announced the final and completo victory, and thus that notice of the confirmatory mesting ensure the last ng pesos which is would be advartined in das courte
aim. (Applaus.)
sions, and they were unanimously agreed top d
Mr. GEMORY conded all the rosol
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