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CRUTCHES AND WOODEN
LEGS
A POLICE JOKE.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 19TH, 1917.
SCHOOL CHESS CHAMPIONS.
PRESENTATION OF SHIELD.
At the Saivingpun School yesterday afternoon the Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, K., presented the Hongkong. Schools Chess League challenge shield to the team of boys from the Saiyingpun School, who were the winners. The Hon. Mr. Pollock
Some amusement was caused at the Central Police Station yesterday when n Chinese carpenter appeared in the charge-room, bringing with him several brand new wooden legs, nicely upholster-is President of Use Hongkong Chess Club ed crutches, and a collection of splints, The carpenter stated that he had been ordered to bring the articles to the police station for the use of the police, but the Inspector in charge was baffled and thoughts of a practical joker ran
Mr. E. Ralphs, Inspector of Schools, before calling upon the Hon, ME Pollock to present the shield, said - The institution of chess as a school game is, the outcome of an invitation by Mr. Grant, of Queen's College, to enter a
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HONGKONG MAGISTRACY. SHANGHAI ELECTRIC
AN KARTH-CARRIER.
Looking ill and generally neglected, a coolie woman appeared before Mr. Dyer Ball charged with hawking without a licence, and the Magistrate informed the woman that she would be convicted.
The defendant then remarked to the Magistrate that she was an earth carrier and had only 90 conta in her possession, all of which she was prepared to give to his Worship if he would allow her to
go.
Mr. Dyer Ball sentenced the woman to seven days' imprisonment, whereupon she
CONSTRUCTION:
INCREASED DIVIDEND.
The eleventh annual meeting of the Shanghai Eletric Construction Co., Ld., was held at Basildon House, Lon don, EC.2, on May 18th.
Sir Alfred Dent, K.CM.G., who pre- sided, said: The report, and account indicate a continned improvement in the affairs of the company, and enable ng-to recommend a dividend, of 10 per cent,
against 7 per cent, last year. Our Boss receipts amounted to £15,757 158. from which has to be deducted £38,750 16. (against £117.975 48 3d. last year),
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through his head. The carpenter, who team in the Scboots' Chess League The exclaimed "I am very sorry, sir, but 10 3d for loss on the native copper
was very serious about the whole affair. was questioned at length, but ho adhered to his statement that the things had boen ordered for the police, and he had made them according to orders. It was * peculiar situation,, and quite an in- terested crowd had been attracted by the
sight of so many aids to wounded men, or cripples, being taken to the centre of police activity,
Several officials were sent for, but none had given the order for wooden legs and crutches, and so the mystery deopan-
ed, the while the carpenter looked on
and could not for the life of him see the reason for so much laughter as substan tial Inspectors experimented with the wooden limbs and crutches. Some face- tious policeman suggested that the articles should be sent with all speed to "Our Lättle Bit" Society, but John WAR having none of this; those inanimate egs" and "arms" had been ordered for the police, he had made them, delivered them, and he wanted his money.
Bone Press representatives who were enjoying the joke wore eyed with suspic ion by the Inspectors, who doubtless recalled certain newspaper comments, as to the activity in general of the police force
All present were able to prove an alibi, and eventually the mystery was explain
ed.
A Chinese clerk was unarthed, and to the enquiring Inspectors he explained that he had been ordered to have some splints made, and that way the result. He had explained to the carpenter that the desired long leg splints, and short arm splints, and John had construed this into wooden legs and crutches. When the situation was explained to him John shook his head sadly, and it was a very subdued carpenter who subsequently car. ried away with him a quantity of “legs" and
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SPORT.
TENNIS LEAGUE "A" DIVISION.
I am afraid 1 cannot do that for your coinage, leaving effective receipts of Worship, as I have a child to take care£115,00 15. 10d., and, after deducting
matter was taken up by Mr. Itay, who has dong remarkably well during the short time the boys have been under in-of struction. Play started in November Inst and the team experienced some dif ficulty in winning the first match. Fre quent matches and tournaments increased
the skill and confidence of the players, and & bort time ago we defeated & military team by 134 games to 24. I am assured that we have right players, whe are on a par with Class 4a, City of London Chess Club. Altogether we havo
about sixty boys in the top classes with
knowledge of the game. The following
in the record of the team and of the individual players: Team-
#. St. Joseph's College won € 30 # 7. Wanchai School won.... 10 to 0 v. University won
9 to T 6 to 4
v. Queen's College won 2. Diocesan School woh .....
Players--
Lo Hing Kuen won......9 out of 10 Chan Kwan Chiu won... 8 out of 10 Chan Po Ming won..... 8 out of 10 Yuen Kwai Yung won... 0 out of 8 To U Lau won
6 out of 8 Wong Teang Yim won 3 out of 4 Our thanks are due to Mr. Van Gennap for his kindness in coming to the school: and playing a simultaneous game-twelve boards-which he won by D games to 3, and to you, sir, for the lively interest you have taken in all League matches and for coming here to-day to present the Shield,
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RAID ON DUST-BINS During the past few weeks the Police in the Wanchai district have received numerous reports of dust-bins having been stolen, but it was only the other day that an acrest was possible. Many European houscholders in the Wangmei- cheong Road had no sooner had their dust-bins placed outside their premises than they would be whisked away as it by magie,
Before Mr. Dyer Ball yesterday, In- spector Sim charged & Chinese, with tho theft of a dustbin belonging to Mr. D. Tollao, of the China and Japan Telephone Company.
The Inspector explained that such offences were now very common, and the Magistrate sentenced the man to six weeks' hard labour,
AN IMPUDENT THEFT.
A Chinese appeared before Mr. Dyer Ball, charged with the theft of 324 steel shovels, valued at $600, from 193, Wanchai Road.
the working expenses in Shanghai, an operating profit remains of £40,330 08.
(against £35,003 38. 70. last year), which, after charging London expcases of 46,609 175. 5d., against £36,786 179. and interest, leaves up available balance
id last year. This balance we have dealt with by transferring £10,000 to reserve for renewal account (after charging it with £332 78. 10d. for actual renewals) and £5,000 to preliminary expenses account, reducing that item to £13,000 We are then left with a balance of £31,009 178. 5d., but of which we paid an interim dividend of 4 per cent, on November 18, 1918, costing £12,800, and now recoramend a final dividend of 8 per cent, costing £19,200, making 10 per cent. for the year, with £2,509 178. 5d. to carty forward. The effective receipts for the first three months of this year amount to $200,000, or an increase of 837,000, or. 14 per cent, as compared with last year. As a rule, we get the figures for the arst four months of the year, but the cables are so uncertain that we can only give you the three months' figures to-day. The lose by depreciation of native coinage amounts £38,751, or about 12 per cent. on our capital, against £31,707 last year, but it has to be borne in mind that our reven te is larger and that we are con verting dollars into sterling at 2s, instead of 1. d. as last year, owing to the rise. Inspector Sim stated that the theft in exchange. The high price of was of a messi impudent character. The down of one cush coins, thus increasing appears to have caused some molting: copper defendant engaged coolies to take the the demand for ten cash coins, and the shovels from the premises in Wanchai ratio of loss to gross receipts has bene. Road to the Praya for exportation to
fited thoruly to small extent. There are, however, signs of a serious attempt Macao. At first the jokis on the pre-
at currency reform, which it is hoped will materialise to the advantage of the mises thought that the work of the
present depreciated coinage, The loan coolies was quite genuine; that the account, which on December 31st last shovels had been sold. However, their to-day reduced to £3,000, but we shall stood at £17,000, in our balance sheet is suspicions were aroused as the work of base to increase it again temporarily removal proceeded, and eventually the end of this month, The underground when the dividend becomes payable at
ployed the coolies, who were quite inno-sold at £180 per ton, realising £2,300 defendant was arrested, he having em cable referred to last year was taken up, and the copper was shipped home and cent of the fact that they were assisting The item of £14,519 19 4d for un in a most impudent theft. Inspector Sim id dividends in the balance-sheet added that the defendant was one of four
represents monies held brick of our Continental friends, to whom we men who in March last were charged cannot remit under present circumstances, The expenditure on construction account with an extensive theft from Messrs..
of £8,586 7. represents the cost of 15 new Dodwell's godown. Three of tho men railer cars £5,022; railless traction, were sentenced to six months hard other rolling stock, £646-total, labour, but the defendant "got around Items. The application referred to last £9,041. There are also aundry other
year for an additional 15 trailers having been sanctioned by the Council, the trailers now amount to 70 cars, all of which, except two, have been built local ly Of our present number of 90 motor tramears, 26 have been built locally, except as regards the electrical equip ment. This shows the capacity of local workshops and the ability of our staff to meet requirements independent of outside
other purposes in connection with the business. The necessity for additious] office accommodation in Shanghai has been alluded to on several brusions, and I have now to report that a site has been nequired on the south side of Bouchow Rond at a cost of $82,000, and plans for
Mr. Melbourne and Mr. Melbourne allow- ed him to go, the defendant getting the benefit of the doubt,"
account.
In presenting the shield, the Hon. Mr. Pollock said it gave him great pleasure to be there that afternoon to say a few words to them on the subject of chess. He was and had been for some years, as perhaps they knew, the President of the Hongkong Chess Club, and before that he was the Hon. Secretary. He had play- ed a good deal of chess in the Colony. The shield which he was going to present was won by Queen's College last year, but this year it had been won by the Saiyingpun School, which was Very satis factory, and it reflected very great credit on the school, and also on Mr. Ray, who had done all the coaching of the team who had won. Several teams had taken part in the competition--Queen's College (the holders of the shield), the University Union, St. Paul's College, the Dicersan School. St. Joseph's College, and Wan- chai School, in addition to Baiyingpun School. The latter school weural 405. DEVELOPMENT OF HANKOW aid for the building of cars and many Queen's College 334, University Union 234, St. Joseph's College 9, Diocesan 3 School 20 and Wanchai 93. In fairness,
to the University Union, he should point 6-5pt that this team had to scratch with St. Joseph's College owing to other examinations, although they would not have made any difference to the win of Saivingpun School. It was largely due to the exertions of Mr. Hay that the Hongkong School Chess League had come into being, and he hoped that it would
This match was played on the II.K.&. C. ground yesterday and was won by the C.R.. by 59 games to 40. Scores.
H. K. C..
Gaines.
0.11.0 Wong Po Kic and
Man Pun "'. Cnry and
Maas... 65
نسان
Wong Po Kie and Lo Man Pan
Wong Po Kie and
r. Crook and
de Rome... 8.
Murray and
Haworth
Lo Mar Pan 2.
Yow Man Tsun
and Mok Hing. Kiu
You Man Toun and Mok Hing
Kiu
Yew Mao Tsun
and Mok Hing
Kiu
Wong Po Keung
and Ng Szo Kwong
Wong Po Keung 2nd Ng São Kwong
Wong Po Koung. and Ng 8ze Kwong
e.
27
Cary and
Mane 6-5
Crook and
de lone... 2
Murray and
Raworth... 7-...
Cary and
Maas. 6-3
Crock and de Rome. 83
Murray and
Raworth 83
59-40
COMPANY MEETING.
BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE.
CHINE
A telegram has been received from Paris hy the local branch of the Banque Iodus trielle de Chine to the effect that at the annual general meeting of shareholders, held on the 29th June at the head office,
have a successful career in the future: He suggested that the names of the team of the Saiyingpun School should be in- scribed on the shield, na the names of the Queen's College team had been scribed last year. He hoped that he would be in that school at a future date on a similar function.
HOW THE GERMAN WAR LOAN WAS RAISED.
Mr. Dyor Ball sentenced the man, who pleaded guilty, to six months' hard labour.
1916 A RECORD YEAR. Figures recently published by the Chinese Maritimo Customs show that the war has not arrested Hankow's wonder-
fully rapid development as a commercial the erection of a situable building have, and industrial centre. The Port conafter reference home, been approved, We tinues to make progress by leaps and bounds. In 1918 its trade was greater than in any previous year of its history The gross value was 201.57 milliou Hk. tacle nearly double what it was 10 years
ago.
"Building operations in the Foreign Settlements have been going on space,
the Commissioner of Customs in his report,'' and ferro-concrete is taking an important place in all the new structures, Large repacking establishments have been erected to deal with such gooda as cotton, bides, and other raw materials. The striking features of these structures are the carefully graded outside stairways leading to the apper foors. No lifts are provided, and the cargo is all curried from the river front by coolie labour.
the cost of the building, which is to be have not yet received a final estimate of
of steel and reinforced concrete. It is be completed by August, 1918, when our anticipated that the new building will present lease expires. With regard to extras profits duty, I may mention that there is no charge in this year's account. for excess profit duty. A memo was drawn up for the Board of Referees, in which our case was stated, and it was agreed that no liability attached for the has been alightly extended to Honan year 1916. The railleas omnibus servico Road Bridge, and the route continues to laid before the Council for an extension of this form of traction, which, if sanc- be well patronised. A scheme has been
tioned, will later on be, gradually intro- staff mumbered 1,277 at the end of the duced on some of the narrow streets. Our year, as compared with 1,148 in 1016, 11-1 the general manager in his report graty of the company's oficials generally, and fully acknowledges the splendid services adds that the native employés have who has born serving for some time at ahown still higher efficiency. Mr. Doran, the front, has been premoted and has also
At a recent meeting of the Karlsruhe Town Council the members sharply criti. One now seen buildings of fats and offigs cized the action of the magistracy in sub-six and seven stories high and hears of scribing 3,000,000 marks (£100,000 at the land changing ownership at enormous earned the Military Medal, on which present rate of oxchange) to the Sixib" prices: The British Concesion baghettour we all desire to congratulate him
German War Loan without having first obtained the approval of the council, especially in view of the fact that the municipal budget disclosed a deficit of 2,000,000 marke
It was explained that the State Govern. ment had ordered the council to make 74 rue Saint-Lazare, the board of directhe further fact was elicited that he this subscription to the War Loan, and tors recommended the payment of a deficic of 2,000,000 marks was due to nd dividend of Fri. 9.50 per share, free of voices made by the township towards In- perial expenditure in support of soldiers income tax, f. 8 per cent, for 1916. families
already reached such a degree of conges tion that relief is sought in the dimension of height.
The Commissioner adds that it is pleasant to hear foreigners draw atten lion to the improved manner in which the Chinese generally are conducting inclination to sell short or to speculate their buying and selling, showing less in general business, and thus producing greater stability in trade and more con- fidence in their relations with the for eign merchants.”
very heartily. Two more of our staff (Mr. Taylor and Mr. A Maclenn) have recently arrived at home to offer them elves for adiye millsly service, and I am sure we all wish them every BIORI in the duty they are about, to undertake. We have also to thank the members of important services rendered to the com the local Board for their constant and pany in Shanghai, and a high compli ment is due Mr-McCall for his very satifactory administration of our affairs. The report and accounts were adopted/
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