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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18ra, 1918.
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A few drops only are necessary to give a delicious and appetizing flavour to the plainest dish.
A far larger quantity of a cheaper sauce fails to give the same satisfaction.
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thus
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CUTLER PALMER & CO'S TEN YEARS OF TRAMWAYS
SQUARE
BOTTLE WHISKY.
IN SHANGHAI
The standard of safety in operation. has béco steadily improved from about 19 accidents of all kinds per million par- sengers in 1909 to under 4 in 1917,
On March 5th, 1909 the service of electric tramway was inaugurated in Early last year the Company submitted Shanghai. The event marked the com- to the Council a comprensive scheme of mencement of the great development here expansions of the system of railless elec- in the use of clectricity for other pur trio traction, of which it has been operat- poses than traction (says the Daily ing a mile of route very successfully for some time, Tramways would hardly be The trailic on the tramways has infeasible on most of the routes proposed creased is a remarkable extent, although for the railless system,
the track has not been extended The Although, during its ten years of work. progres of the undertaking has evening, the Company has expended some» attracted attention in Western countries, think like £100,000 on additional rolling This is not surprising when some of the stock, car depot accommodation, etc., it salient features as shown by the following has not had to increase its share capital comprison are considered
or issue debentures, and it is clear of bank loan or overdraft.
1917
NAPIER JOHNSTONES
SQUARE BOTTLE WHISKY
Number of Cars Passengers (millions): 73 Effective
Beceipts Exfective Re- ceipts par pas-
1908
85 114
1,263,000 453,941
GERMAN MINORITY SOCIALISTS
1.72 cla
-3.80.cts.
The German Independent Bocalist Party is considering the adoption of a and new programme as follows
02,043
senger Gege
WAR SAVINGS.
FIFTEENTH LIST OF THE LOCAL ASSOCIATION:
The following amounts, totalling 884,355, have been received by the Hong- kong and South China War Savings Asso- ciation for the past month from the mem- bors whose official numbers are given below, and invested in Straits Settlemento War Loan at 8 per cent. 89,700 No. 850, 89,000-No. 208. $4,500—NG.. 739' $3,000 No, 884: 82,900—No. 262. 82.250-Nu: 814 82,000 Nos, 30, 885) e1,850 No. 780
81,500 Nos. 877, 691, 237. $18No 814, $1,300—No. 888,
$1,200-No. 237.
81,090 || No. 508/
$1,000 Nos. 879, 500, 732, 95,
$800 No. 208.
8805—No, - 73,
8060 No. 220.
$650 No. 218.
8600 No. 689
S000-No. 671
QUEEN MARY'S NEEDLEWORK INCOME-TAX FOR AMERICANS
GUILD.
BUSY SCENES AT US. CONSULATE, WORK OF THE HONGKONG
SHANGHAI BRANCH.
The following returns have been received from the Working Parties:-
CITY HALL WORKING, PARTY (under Mrs. Stabb)
It is doubtful if so many Americans had ever before attended their consulate on business in any two successive days, as yesterday and Monday, says the North China Dolly News of March 6th, During January (corrected list), and the patience of the overworked staff, Two cases sent to Bombay containing := | which like most offices Just now is short- 14 dressing gowns, 10 surgical caps, 71 handed, was taxed almost to the breaking vests, 32 milk covers, 22 shirts, 12 tray point, Mr. C. J. Spiker, vice consul, in. clothes, 3 surgical shirts, 12 scrubbers, particular having to answer hundreds of 28 bed jackets 12 head nets 65 pairs of different questions addressed to him in pyjamas, & pairs of bed boots, & pairs of chorus from the scores of men lined up slippers, 12 dozen bandkerchiefs, 46at the counter, all elbowing each other. shrouds, 22 small pillows, 17 many tail in the scurry to get their income tax
When the office opened at 10 o'clock yesterday morning it was at once seca tention of evading their country's new- that Americans in Shanghai have no ind was income tax, and all day there was time in the middle of the forenoon there a steady stream of applicants; at were between 30 and 40 men lined up and
bandages, 20 floor mopa, 13 muffers, 15 pairs of socks, 5 helmets, caps, and i pair of knee-caps;
forins,
ono
Four cages to Bombay containing: 11 dreasing gowns, 114 shirts, 150 vesta, 103 bed jackets, 220 pairs of pyjamas, 12 sur gical shirts, 27 dozen handkerchiefs, & 735, 853,729, 1, 802, 883, 219, dozen milk covers, 30 scrubbers, 72 cover, no time were there less than six, 220, 396, 953 €07.
11 pairs of operation stockings 10 caps, 1 large mosquito nets, 35 small mosquito buon liable for income tax since the tax Americans living here have always. nets, pillows, holdalls, 17 surgeons. coats, 10 pairs of bed boots, 12 shrouds, Government was not insistent and few,
was imposed a few years ago, but tho. 34 pair of slippers, 55 tray clothes, 19 head nets, 15 head bandages, I mop, the forms that were sent round in former very few in fact, paid ay attention to rators, 19 packs of cards, jaegar scarves years. But America is at war now, and and eye bandages of things are different; the country needs all
8450-Nos. 22, 754.
$400 Nos
230,
181,
9380 No. 729..
(8350--Nos.
8390--No. 726,
454, 325, 674.
846, 184
AN ODNOS. 698, 812, 604, 722, 607, 414,
8250 Nus 460 477, 591, 775, 890. 201, 470, 710,7 $210 No. 567
To French Red Cross –275 pairs of $200-Neg: 120, 624, 15, 116, 86, 230, 29, socks, 102 mufflers, 36 caps, 33 knee-caps, 14 white caps 40 pairs of bed socks and Je pairs of gloves.
01604 772, 320, 317, 450,
8190-No. 662
$160--Nus: 845, 280, 787, 597.
8160--No. 602
8145 Nd 282.
8140-No. 680
8135-N878, 609
8180 Nes 74 216, 1.
812 No11A-
*117%
8120 No. 419
$119–No. 479. 9105 No. 886.
9100-Nos 12, 19, 295, 218 811 247, 800, 600, 844 118, 122, 125, 175 757, 801, 73, 137, 348, 573 584, 799 34 502 557 205 350, 549, 703, 549, 291, 272, 204, 401, 633 078 12 249, 604, 52, C00, $11. 880-Now, 80, 95. 875-Now, 071, 116, 144. 870 Nos. 10, 336. 860-Nos. 339, 46, 77, 855 No. 213. 850-Nos, 239, 780, 52, 84 ou 303, * 471, 79, 799, 788 128 905 129136, 137, 277 278, 11 146, 362, 863, 363, 499, 481 19, 167, 979, 777, 105, 10% 861 882, 112, 90, 610, 750, 898, 405, 547, 63, 165, 261 849, 298, 659, 712. $400 Nos 361, 105, 149 269. 835 Nus. 603, 139, 84 361. 830--Nos. 874, 188, 738, 75, 124, 141, 287 110, 75, 240, 185, 255, 825--Nos. 120, 823, 816, 62, 635, 11
075, 276, 130, 134, 138, 142, 145, 12, 106, 113, 887, 424, 84 820-N09. 389 778, 533, 14, 72 76, 78, 270, 271, 123, 147 705, ROS, 506, 231, 150, 81, 06, 805, 296, 568, 240, *****
749,
815-No, 132, 140, 15100, 114,
352 501, 194, 363 3.1 910 Nos. 1 302 101, 474, 197 134
880,
407
751, 882, 2010, 620, 087, 089 689, 311, 186 199 806 18, 301 507, 801,
Nos. 83, 223, 087, 085, 629, 855, 18, 507, 689, 331) 463, 57, 60, 169, 485, 004, 585, 797, 307, 308, 708, 161, 162, 163, 161 498 156, 157, 172, 217 218, 864, 189, KA
list
$39.100 $10,280
62.075
210,305
128,680
62,120
82.125
51,880
68,335
110,593
140,345
49715
49,625
19th: 14th
80 875
13,080
Total amount received
to dat
No
1,216,870 Straits
580,00 10.00 100.00 349.31 $7,80
480.09
740.09
100.00
$75.00
500.00
300:00
40.00
870
90.00 59.00
875
∙100,00
876.
230,00
Nos
12
3.17490 Previously acknowledged 8122,249.65
Total (Straits)
8125,424,65 18.14.00 25.00
55,00
$15.00
14.00
POLE AGENTO: IN, FONGKONG
AND SOUTH CHINA.
LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.,
Royalty to Muci-
cipal Council
22,007 - 1 Full restoration of the liberty of the
A remarkable feature is the sweeping - Prez and the right of mesting and re reduction in the receipts per passenger, moval of the military element from the from 4.66 cents in 1907 to 1-72 cents 1917, avildiwed
the latter believed to be the lowest for
tramwavy anywhere, coupled with the enormous increases in the number of 818
passengers, and in the total receipts 3 The publication of all treaties and Despite a loss of over 20 per cent in diplomatie proceedings of the Central converting into dollars the depreciated Powers regarding the war copper coins in which the bulk of revenue
An unequivocal statement of the war Procional
has to be collected, the Company was able atas of the Central Powers in all their to pay for 1916, dividend of 10 per details cent per annum on its total share No separate p
capital (The loss by depreciation of coinage was equal to 13 per cent per annum on the total share capital.)
separate peace, ne this would
only prevent a general peace.
¤ The dissolution of the Prussian Diet and immediate Law elections
141 5.00 1947.6 9.12.30 8.15.00
Permanent meetings of the Reich-
5, 0.00 46 17/6
£268,18.4
Total:
Previously acknowledge. 8,874.14 8
£3,083.13.00 800,00 200:00
Total
UNION
1,000:00 IETY OF
Pressureurs.
Hongkong
To Red Cross, Bombay 952 pairs of socks and 87 mufflers.
⠀⠀ To Local: Troops: 300 mufflers..
BA During February.
One lose to 18 Hospital, Alexandria, containing--10 mufflers, I pair of socks, 22 pillows, 20 veats, 48 bed, jackets, 21. ere bandages, 2 mosquito nets, 27 ab- dominat belts, 4 chps 7 dozen handker 4 reversible bed jackets, 2 surgical suits, chicfe, pairs of pyjamas, 11 shrouds,
6 gauze veils 17 pairs of slippets, 12 tray clothes, 34 milk covers, 15. head bandages, 24 scrubbers, & pairs of had boots and 1 bezique.
the money it can get and Americans in Shanghai as a body are showing no sitation in contributing their two per crnt, contribution,
On Monday Consul-General Sammons advised the public in a notion in the news- papers that a supply of income tax foris had been received and, that unmarried then whose incomes exceed G. $1.000, and inurriest men and heads of families whose conte exceed G. $9,000 and who ar American citizens, should fill out and file returns. There was nothing insistent about the notion, but it had immediate effect
The forma state that returns must be made to the Collector of Internal Re venue of the tax-payer's district at Home! by March 1st, in default of which heavy penalties are unposed. As the forms were Three cases to Bombay for Mesopotamia obvious that no one need be held at fault not received her until March 2nd it is containing pillows, 108 vests. 78 bed if returns do not reach the Collector until inckets 94 eye bandages 40 mosquito nets, a month or more late. But to be on the 41) dozen handkerchiefs, 66 pairs of male side and to avoid all liability to Pyjamas, 16 shrouds, 6 reversible bed fine the consular officials recommended Jackets, 5 surgical suits, 13 pairs of that each tax-payer attach an affidas-it. ta alippers 6 tray covers 12 milk covers, his form stating that it was impossible 9 head bandages, 20 scrubbers, 9 pairs of to comply earlier because of the late ing cards.WA bed houts, 78 shirts, old linen and play. | arrival of the forms,
HOW THE TAX WORKS.
Three cases for Bombay containing Heretofore the minimuni assossable in 53 shirts, 5 surgical shirts 15 cotton shirts 135 pairs of pyjamas, 123 Lcd men receiving so little as $1,000 are come was G. $4,005 now that unmarried jackets 82 vests, 23 dressing gowna, taxes, practically every American in quilt 4 reversible bed jackets, 23 dozou Shanghai is affected, though the tax is handkerchiefs, 12 dozen milk covers, 36 small one. On incomes of from $3,000 to pairs of slippers, 37 shrouds, 5 pairs of $4,000 married men and heads of families bed boots, 105 covers, 12 face clothes, 4 pay two per cent on that amount after pairs of socks, 13 small pillows, 20 large deducting $2,000 exemption for the wife mosquito nets, 32 scrubbers, 37 white caps and 8200 for each child single men, and 20 pairs of bed socks.
truste, estates, etc., the incomes of which per cent. The tax increases in rapid are between 83,000 and 84,000 pay four ratio with the increase of income reaching to over 50 per cent on incomes of $1,000,000
"OUR LITTLE BIT SOCETY" (under Mrs. Green).____
To Mrs. Eden, Jackanapes Work Socie. ty, 94, Marlborough Mansions, Wost Hampstead NW2 quilts, 2 pillows, pairs stretcher boots, 74 suits, pyjamas, 84 white woollen caps, 13 white woollen bed socks, 20 pairs socks, pairs woollen mittens, 11 muflers and 17 sleeveless
sweaters.
Cairo,
?
The tax is not payable here, which is un inconvenienet, but to the Internal Revenue office of the tax-payer's Home district in case one should have no residence in the United States the money should be sent to the Collector of Internal Revenue at Baltimore, whose office
the revenues district wh
D.C. is situated. It is have little appreciation of the number of
that the Washington authorities Americans here as the number of forme To the Matron, 48th General Hospital, received is far short of the number re Alexandria, Egypt:-918 roller bandages, quired. One firm alone yesterday seked 102 auit pyjamas, 126 white woollen caps, for 100, it may be probable that addi 30 Bannel vests, 16 sleeveless sweaters, 8tional forms may be printed locally, if pairs socks, 9 face clothes, 27 mops, 48 not, more will be telegraphed for
To Colonel Gordon Hall Egypt: 439 rolled bandages 4 floor clothes, 37 mops, 40 vests, 100 uits pyjamas, 36 pairg cloth slippers and 7
baga swabe.
pairs mittens, 95 pairs slippers, 28 paira stretcher boots, 9 mufflers, 30 white woollen belts, 13 pairs white woollen bed socks, 7 baga swabe, 2 pillows, quilts and 67 eye bandages,
Sent in January to Hon. Supt., Red Cross Depot, Bombay -60 pairs clothes slippers
U.S.R.C, (under Mrs. Keigwin), -570 roller bandages 10 capelline bandages many tail bandages, 700 swabs, 84 square swabs, 9 shrouds, 10 wool caps, & balaclava helmets 3 mufflers, 10 pairs wool socks, 8 pains surgical stockings and 23 scrub, bers
HELENA MAY INSTITUTE (under Mrm Jordan)-804 rolled bandages, 6 surgical stockings, 7 scrubbers, 3 head bandages and 100 swabs
PRAR CLUB WORK PARTY (under Mrs Sutherland) :-510 roller bandages, 42 many tail bandages and 1,088 swabs,
UNION CHURCH WORKING PARTY (under Mrs. Maconacbie);
Mrs. Robinson)-1,692 rolled bandages WESLEYAN CHURCH WORE PARTY (under January and February), 42 muffers 20 shirts, 26 scrubbers, 3 vests, 08 bandker chiefs, 2 pairs mittens, 1 pair surgical. stockings I flannel patchwork quilt and | 1 pair slippers,
NAVAL AND DOCKYARD (under Mrs Sandeman) shirts, 10 vests, 2 pyjamas, 21 Rocks, 11 mufflers, 7 capr, 2 bed socks and mops.
The following letter has been received t
EET.
January 15th, 1918, Dear Mrs. Keigwin, Lieut. Harris ho told me, in ons of his letters that you were largely responsible for getting together the fine collection of warm caps that recently reached us from Hongkong
The caps have been a great boon to the men, who for the first time during the war have had to face real wintry condi Two cases sent to Major Davis Red tions. From mid-December to the end of Cross Depot, Bombay, containing February the weather in the Judean suits pyjamas, 117 shirts, 141 handker Hilla alternates between torrential rains. chiefs, 108 pairs socks, 7 pairs knee caps, and bitter cold, snow falling, as a rule, 13 pair bed socks, 18 pairs mittens, eg overal times each year at Jerusalem. muflers, 17 belmets, 7 wool caps 54 milk covers, 12 eye bandages, 25 many tail bandages, surgical caps, 28 face clothes 72 towels and 1 pair alippers.
The helmets were sent on as soon as possible after their arrival at our depot and reached us in Christmas week when We were in the hills within a few m of Jerusalem, and when the weather was doing its worst for us.
To Col. Gordon Hall, 27th General Hospital Egypt-384 rolled bandages, 39 many tail bandages, 19 eye bandages, The mullers we gave to the Indian dz ewitt pyjamas, 186 ahirle, 12 rests, 871 officers, and they were much appreciated. handkerchiefs, 228 pairs of socks 7 pairs For all your trouble and work we are Enge caps, 31 pairs bed socks, 2 pairs very grateful, and I hope you will accept mittens 85 mufilere, La helmets, 26 wool our best thanks and through you to all caps 10s milk covora, 5 surgical caps, your helpers. The men anlondidly main 8cholers belts 19 hospital squares, 72 tained the reputation of the H.K. Str. towels, 100 face clothes, 18 mops and 1 during the advance in Palestine, and pair slippers.
Testhat our efforts were not unappreciated is shown by the prompt award of a Mili- CATHOLIC WOMEN'S LEAGUE (under Mimary Crows to Liout Evenden, who came Touraino)20 pairs socks, 18 pairs bed with a from Hongkong, two D.O.MA socks, Il mufflers 38 khaki handkerchiefs and three Military Meds-all for speci 120 food covers, 12 knitted scrubbers,
fio ects of gallantry. Again, thanking dozen gauze swabs and 1,800 rolled you or your efforts on our behalf. bandages
Your sincerely,
(Continued at foot of nest Column.)
(Signed) D. A Moorn.