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HONGKONG "MAGISTRACY.
ALLEGED SNATCHING.
A Chinese was charged with snatching
purse from another Chinese vandinh
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JUNE 19mm, 1918.
OIL TRADE SITUATION IN
SOUTH CHINA.
WAR CHARITIES.
SUBSCRIPTION LIST NO, 20).
General
Miss Flore Fung, è procceda
of sale of an oil painting by hereof of the Race Course Disaster
South Chirn's trade in korogene showed inconsiderable improvement in 1917 over the previous (writes Mr. G. G. Anderson, U.S.A. Consul General in Hongkong). Complainant said the purse was
Hongkong-Conten passed on to nhother man by defendant,ports into the
falit amounted to 32,500,000 gallons, as who later saulted him.
compared with 27,000,000 gallons in 1910. Of the 32,500,000 gallons imported in
at fogs 1917 20,000,000 gallons (valued $1,250,000 gold f.o.b. American port) Mrs. Murray Septt (monthly
sub.) were from the United States, and the re
Picture
Mr. H. B. L. Dowbiggin
(monthly sub.)
Hongkong Gymkhana Clab
Defendant stated that he was falsely charged. He was on his way to watów to join the Chincos army, in which be was an officer. No purse was on found on him when he was searched. It would have been just as easy for him to have mainder chiefly from Sumatra and Bornen. M. H. J. Gedge charged complainant with robbing him of his watch.
Mr. J. R. Wood discharged defendant, n there was no evidence against him
OPIUM CASES. S
A Chineso was charged with attempt ing to export to Canton three tncis of opin without a permit.
Mr. J. R. Wood fined defendant $100.
A
young
Messrs. Cavasice Pailanjee & Co. (monthly sub.) L Mr. R. B. Cooper (monthly
sub).
His Hon. Mr. H. H. Gom-
portz (monthly sub) Mr. Edgar Davidson (month
Ly Rub.)
Mr. EL Agassiz (monthly
Bub.) Mr. E. H. Sharp (monthly
Mr. C. G. Alabster (monthly
sub.) .....
aub)
Staff-General Post Office
(monthly_sub.)
Messrs. JR. Michael & Co. Same members of the Hong- kong Club (monthly sub)... Collection taken at Taikoo
Rifle Club on 18/5/18 Part proceeds of St. George's
Day (20,000) Refrigerator (por Hong- Kong Daily Press) Haji Vally Mohamed Haji
The improvement in trade was due almost entirely to the increased exchange value in silver, whose appreciation has been such as to lower the price of koro. stno to consumers in China by nearly 20 per cent. However, the price of oil
per cent. Howe in cases (the usual form in which it is shipped to the interior) has increased somewhat because of the enhanced cost of the tin plate required for the cans. The high cost of tinning and densing has in- Four Chinese were charged with stealtheneu very materially the work of ing 170 taels of prepared opium, values the oil-handling plants in Hongkong, Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe remandel Canton, Amoy, Saigon, and at other ut #1.445. the case, fixing bail at $1,000 ench
points in the Hongkong field. Notwith Chinese and an old junk standing the favourable exchange rate master were charged with attempting above not.d, the price of kerosene is still to export two trels of prepared opium. high to the Chinese consumer, and this has led to a revival of the use of the The old man pleaded ignorance. Mr. EDC. Wolfe discharged him with a
vegetable oils that were employed as caution, and Bned the other defendant illuminants before the advent of keronce This change is to be noted all $139, with the alternative of three weeks over the Chinese field. In South China Japanese concerns have been introducing. considerable quantities of very low -grade oil-o low in grade that often it is not propor keroseno at all Consump tion is also being influenced more and more by the increased use of electric light in the larger cities and villages of the south China fold. Light and power plants of comparatively small capacity, but furnishing relatively cheap illuminaloon tion, are being installed in greater num bers every month, and are having a marked effect on the consumption of Kerosene, which, rather than the cheaper oils, is the illuminant they supplant
shard inbour."
ARMED ROBBERY ON A JUNK. Four Chinese were charged with com mitting an armed robbery on a junk on June 2nd.
Inspector Angus stated that on June and the junk was lying at Tai Lung, near Fung Bay, when fourteen men, armed with revolvers and knives boarded it The occupants of the junk were threatened, and
driven were
The
into
CHINA.
Mr. P. B. Watson
Abbr
jagar Singh (monthly sub.) Mr. RA. Currum (Monthly
sub)
Mr. 3. A. Bux
E F: (monthly aubs-8 Mr. AG Nowall (monthly.
months) sub Mr. C. D. Wilkinson (mouth- Mr. B. L. Bowley.
ly sub.)
E. H. R
100.00
23.00
960.50
00.00
HONGKONG AND THE WAR
THE COLONY'S FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS.
We have pleasure in giving publicity to the following particulars, supplied by the Colonial Secretariat, of the financial sistance rendered by the Colony in the course of the war:-
Investments in War Loans by Cóm- panies and individuals in the Calany, and donations from the Hongkong Government to the Home Government 20.0 up to 28th May, 2018 --- 15.60 Investments in British Govern- 250.00 ment, Strnity Settlements, Federated Malay States and Indian Government
War
25.00
10.00
Loans 20.00 Invested in United States War
Сорав
€0,512,000
10,000
20.00
£6,011,000
20.00
30.00
Hongkong Government. 6 per cent. War Loan given to the Home Government $3,000,000... 343,000
20.00
Amount ex-Surplus and War
39.35
Tax, years 1917 and 1918,
·600.00
given by the
130
Hongkong Government to the Home Government
620,000
45.00
-£,963,000
125,490.30 Military contribution paid from August, 1914, to May, 1918|| Special wor expenditure
Hk.88,650,018
101 to 1819 Hk.8 904.232.
CHARITABLE CONRIBUTIONS. (up to 25th June, 1918.)
$147,647.86 £43,447 49. 3d.
Prince of Wales
Fund
10.00
2.50
10.00
100 50.00 Romitted
230.00
50.00
20.00 War Charities 360.00 Fund. 10:00 War Charities
∙Fund 20.00
British
75.00
School
11.40
through the War Chari- ties Fund............. 870,352,51-£120,049-56-0d. to Home Charities.
128,300.50 used locally..
·67,963.05 London
£571.8.8
$3,638.63
$31.330.42
Hongkong
150.00 War Charities
10.00
10.00
Mrs. H. G. Murray Scott
monthly sub.). Kowloon
(monthly sub,). Staff Messrs. Lane Craw- Mr. Vald Bjerre (monthly ford & Co. (monthly sub.)....
sub.)
Carstenspo (month
Mr. Owen, C
ly sub)
Mr. F. E. A. Worsee (month-
ly sub.)
Mr. J. P. Elster (monthly-
sub.) Mr. R. C. Jenson (monthly
sub)
umall boats, in which they tunde RUBBER MANUFACTURES IN Mr. T. Kring (monthly suk.), their
robbers then cscape, took possession of the junk and curgo, which was valued at $519,50, and
Mr. AW Ferrin, Acting United removed it to Chinese territory. The States Commercial Attache Peking, waiter was reported to the Police, who
states it is probable that the manufac P & O. Co. (monthly sub)
C. anade enquiries, but no trace of the misture of rubber tyres and other rubber B. B. (monthly sub
Mr. G. H. Wakeman (monthly Mr. E. Irving
sing junk could be found. On Thursday articles will begin in China very shortly.sub.) (monthly sub.)
the junk put in at Shaukiwan, and the Police, who were on the look-out, arrest ed the defendants,
Mr. B. D. C. Wolfo remanded the case for a week.
While the condition of Chinese roads does not promise any inmediate great expansion of the automobile market out. side the principal cities, the vast number of jinrikishas will provide a good market for pneumatic tires. Practically all rikistas are now equipped with pneu maties Peking is said to have more than 15,000 rikishas in operation, and A Chinese, pleaded guilty to stealing the number in Shanghai is hardly less. $100,-
THE BOOMERANG,
The story for the prosecution was that on March 28th a Chinese woman was convicted of a certain offence and fined $100, with the alternative of two month hard labour. Some friends, who were present in Court made up a subscription to pay the fine and handed it to the present defendant. Instead of releasing the woman from custody, the man die appeared with the money, intent on having good time, and the poor woman was left to undergo her term of im prisonment. While walking along Lower Lascar Row, on Thursday, the woman met defendant and had him arrested.
Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe said it was only right that defendant should expiate his crime by undergoing the same term of imprisonment as the woman, and Ben- tenced him to two months hard labour.
A BATII AND ITS CONSEQUENCES.
A dirty looking Chinese plended guilty to bathing in an unauthorised place in Bowen Road,
Hankow has 2,000, Stanghai is now well supplied with motor-cars, for the roads in the municipal settlement and for a considerable distance outside are taking a lot of cars, the number of which admirable; and Tientsin and Peking are will be greatly increased when the new model highway between Peking and Tien- rubber manufactures lies in the demand tain is finished. But a bigger market for
for footwear About $500,000 worth of rubber goods are now imported into China annually, and could supply a fair quality shoes at a a factory which reasonable price would be assured of a steady patronage.
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS
ORDINANCE
Messra. Butterfield & Swire were summoned by the Superintendent of Exporte and Imports for failing to furniah, within 48 hours, an accurate statement of articles exported by the Chinhua, on June 11th, as required by the Imports and Exports Ordinance.
Mr. D. W. Tratmaa prosecuted, and Mr. Lewis defended.
Mr. J. R. Wood remanded the case till
Mr. Lewis applied for a remand, at the same time stating that the case was Inspector Grant asked for a remand
a very trivial one. He had suggested to Mr. Traiman that it should be with on the ground that he wanted to hold drawn, but the latter had refused. In identification parade in connection his (Mr. Levis') opinion it was simply with the robbery committed at Bowen a waste of business men's time.
Mr. Tratnan replied that there would Road a few days ago. It was quite pos-be no lose of time if business men adher. sible that defendant was one of the men ed to the regulations. who nitacked the European lady on that July oth noosion: With regard to the charge of bathing,
defendant was noticed by wit- China Navigation Steamship Company Mr. A. D. Galloway, manager of the ness on the vast side of the pumping (Mesers. Butterfield & Bwire) was next station, where there is a small stream summoned for exporting to Canton by running into the filter beds. Defendants belting without a permit,
the es, batshon 75 caktics of camel-bair who was nado at the time, was bathing in the stream, thereby making the water unfit for consumption.
Defendant said he thought of enjoying & hath after a hard day's work, so he stripped himself, and was going into the stream then he was arrested,
Chief Inspector Kerr month-
sub) Inspector Gordon (monthly
Sub) Sergeant Wills (monthly sub.) Ladies Working Party of the Union Church (monthly sub.) Britishers (monthly sub) Wong Siu Woon (monthly Mr. D. W. Tratman. (monthly
sub.)
sub.) Mr. L. A. Langley (monthly
sub.)
Mr. J. O. Wilden (monthly
sub)
Mr. H. Skott (northly sub.) Mr. J. L. McPherson (month
ly sub.) Collections from Boxes at Peak Hotel, P.0, Phoniz Club, Peak Tram Station,, Star Ferry Pier, Blake Pior and Hongkong Hotel Sir F. H. May, K.C.M.G.
(monthly sub.)..... Sir W. Rees Davies (monthly *sub)
Mr. Thorne (monthly sub.) Mr. G. Morton Smith (month
ly sub.)
Mr. E. G. Smith (monthly
sub)....
Mr. J. H. C. Goodban (month Mr. H. H. Gompertz (month
ly sub)...... ly sub.)
Bdr. Edgar Davidson (moath-
ty, sub) Mr. E. L. Agassiz (month-
ly sub.).
Mr. E. H. Sharp (monthly
sub)
Mr. C. G. Alabaster (monthly Some members of the Hong-
sub)
Club (monthly sub.)... Hongkong Gymkhana Club.... Lottery Hongkong Volley Ball League
N N Roy, Bukit Berlam
Estate Rantan, F.M.S. Mess. Cawasje Pallanjee &
Co. (monthly stb.) Staff-Mestre Butterfield &
wire
Mr. B. B. Cooper (monthly
sub.)
Fund Total $1,068,816.06
Various amounts have been remitted
10.00 through channels other than the War
Charities Fund; a total of £16,500 remit 5:00 ted in this manner has been verified.
6.00
500 EXTENSION OF YOKOHAMA 100.00 SPECIE BANK'S FUNCTIONS.
25:03.
26.00
10,00
5.00
It is now reported that the regula tions governing the functions of the Yokohama Specio Bank will be modifled
so that it may be enlarged along the lines of the British Trade Bank with the 3.00 ubject of promoting Japan's financial 200 and economic. 4" relopment abroad,
As
a first step toward extending its opera tions, the Yokohama Specie Bank siready 50.00 has begun advancing money to Japanese 100.00 marchants abroad, especially in the United States Hawadi,and Canada. A 10.00 recont accommodation is 700,000 yen for a Japanese sugar merchant in Hawaii. 30.00 It is expected that foreign investments
of this kind by the bank will be gradual 6.00ly increased and extended, not only in 6.00 order to further Japan's economic deve 190.00 lopment abroad but also by way of mak
ing the most of Japan's increasing 10,00 reserve gold and specie.-J. and C.
Express.
Red Cross. 22.29
Staff-General Post Office 150.00 (monthly sub.)......
Mrs. H. G. M. Dowbiggin..... 20.00 Mrs. H. G. M. Dowbiggin 50.00 (monthly subs. Jan./May).
CA 10.00 Passengers Tango Maru (per
H. E. Goldsmith)
10.00 Officers' Families Fund,
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H E. Pollock (monthly sub.) 20.00 PJ U. (monthly sub.)...
Hon Mr. H. L. Follock. 30.00 (monthly b.).......
23.00
6,000.00
30.00
10.00
30.00
20.00
Anonymous (monthly sub.).... mua L'risoners of War.
50:00
6.68 403.30
Albert Woodall Smith (month
ly sub. 2 months)
50,00
31.201
A Fishernian (monthly sub.)..
250.00
Messra. Alex Ross & Co.
50.00 1,000.00
2.17*
Folice, per Sergt. Boulger
(monthly sub.)
98,50
Maidenhair Ferns
45:00
25.00 Mr. H. W. Looker
190.60
A Fisherman (monthly sub.). Albert Woodall Smith (month
Jy yab) by
2,500,00 30.00
25.00
10.00
500.00
10.00
5.00
2,983.00
Boxing * * Clove" Fund. Proceeds of Assault at Aring
held at North Point 30/3/18 under the auspices of the Hongkong Police Reserve... Solasers & Sailors Families Association
408.00
1,075.00
P. J. LO.(monthly sub-) Mr. E. A Nisbet (monthly
10.00
suh.)
25.00
sub)
20-10
L'ipe Fund,
Ladies Bridge Book (monthly
aub)
17.00
Mr. T G. Becke (monthly
sub
10.00
308:00 1,000.00
ko Already acknowledged
89.00
Anonymous (monthly sub) v...
12.00
18.50
25.00 300.00
Amounts remitted, etc.
Balanus in hand
8144,880.87 973, 106:74
$1,007,987,61 1,016,097.03
1.860,810.58
N. J.
(Continued in fout of next Column.)
Hongkong, 27th June, 1918.
Hongkong Stock Exchange
Mr.
CY. B. Riach (monthly sub. Jan./Feby.)
Mr. S. Baker (monthly suba.
Jan/Feby.) Anonymous (monthly sub.)... Institute of Engineers and Blinded diers & Sailors.
Shipbuilding of Hongkong Mr. Lewis, who appeared for the deers Patall & Co. (monthly fence, asked for a remand,
Mr. J. B. Wood also remanded this case till July 6th
The general manager of E. Hing & Co. was summoned for exporting to Canton by the ss. Fatshan 75 catties of camel-hair belting.AGON
Mr. Lewis, on behalf of Mr. Galloway, R. Wood fined defendast 95, objected to the case being tried im- with the alternative of soven days" hardmediately, on the ground that it would Jabour.
(Gontinued at foot of next column.)
be prejudicial to his clitní,
* Mr. J. R. Mood reminded the case till July 6th.
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sub.) Royal Navy and Dockyard
(monthly sub
Ladies' Bridge Book (monthly
sub)
Mecars. Patell & Co. (monthly
sub)
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Hotel Mansions,
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