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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER EIND 1919.
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84.75, per suit.
TWILL CEYLON Light weight
$6.00 per sult.
TWILL FLANNEL
Medium weight
$8.00, $10 per suit.
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$9.00, $11, persuit,
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store where you will get the pride of the
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at the cheapest rate, obtainable owing to
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Messrs. BREWER & CO.,
(Sole Agents: Hongkong).
TRE STRAITS BUDGET.
THE HON MR. F. ^S. ·JAMES"
SPERCH
THE NEW GOVERNOR OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS.
APPOINTMENT CRITICISED ON.
THE GROUND OF AGE.
The Malay Mdit unhesitatingly con- demns the appointment of Sir Laurence Guillemned as Governor and High Com missioner uf British Malaya AS 44 thoroughly bad one, and in the course of a leading article says:
In the course of his speech, when, pre- senting the Rudies to the Straits Lots- lative Council on October 8th., the Offer Administering the Gavernment saidie
The commencement of the peace era Ends the Colony in a thuroughly satisfac tury Rancial position. In 1918, the revenie amounted to $23,262,013, some Bj Sir Laurence Guillemand is fifty-seven million dollars in exors of the revenue years old The Canumission un salaries for the previous year. The expenditure and conditions of service of "Malayan for the year 1915 amounted to $13,968,145 atheists in its recent report peproducoil i giving * surplus far the year of imemorandum wit Retirement and | $1,295,870,- This surplus wag almost Des from the pen, of the Acting exactly one million dollars less than the Colonial Secretary, Straits Settlements, previous year's, surplus. The revised who has been for many years in the forreast of revenue receipts for the cur
Malayan Service and is intimately se rent year is $2,500,246 and on the side quainted with all parts of the Peninsula. of revenue the Colony should have us good
It is strongly urged that Retiremt" a year this yearns Tatt This is the m
Wher. timote of actual receipts, bas under the should precedo Decay. term of revenue it will be swelled by two important items. One arises out of resolution, taken in this Council at the inst meeting wn, the subject of the cust of the Singapore harbour works. The accounting adjustments" necessitated by that resolution involve the passing of the proceeds of the sale of the railway and stores through revenue, an addition of 84,149,730. The other abnormal addition is the credit of $749,394, the accumulated balance in deposits improvement fund to revenue. While the actual receipts this year are estimated to be $22,660,340, the revenuesis, for the reasons I have just given eatinateri at 897,550, 120.
The revised estimate of expenditure this year amounts to $37,953,350. This is O considerable an expansion of exped diture as compared with previous years that more survey than uwal is required The primary factor in this abnormal in ereas is the resolution, to which I have alluded earlier, in connection with the Singapore harbour works. That resola Lion approved the charge of the cost of the Singapore harbour works to expendi tare and thus accounts for 815,083,463 of secondary factor is the estimated lost on the abnormal expenditure this year. A
an officer who is part useful work re mining on in the Government Service there result various evils." The first is that ཟླ་ by virtue of his seniority He fills un- Worthily an important post which, in the public interests, should be held by an peer in the prime of life." We do not suggest that Sir Laurence Guillemard in He was awarded the past useful work. K.C.M.G. this year. (That fact course, inany mean anything or nothing. He has not experienced the enervating effects of the tropics. And be may have physical characteristics remarkable
Expecting no further promotion (xnys the acting Colonial Secretary), his (the aged official's) inclinations tend to an
easy:
and the line at least resistance." We have no doubt that Siz Laurence coining out with the bes intentions in the world. What we em- phatically assert is this. The most neces sexy quality in a colonial administrator is sympathy. Sympathy only comes with knowledge of a country and, more espe cially, of the people in it. That Sir Laurence should acquire that knowledge in the short remaining span of his official life is impossible In other words, be
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$ 7.50 per 100-100 in box
PERFECTOS
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SUPERBA S
$14.00 per 100-25 a box
BARONETS $16.00 per 100-25
In box
TABAQUERIA FILIPINA,
SOLE AGENTS,
10, Des Voeux Road, Opposite King Edward Hotel,
i have to retire before he learns his OUR PRICE LISTS HAVE NOW BEEN. PUBLISHED AND
Most of the
sales of rice purchased by this Govern.
job. The Commission recommended that ment.. The sales of rica imported on
the retiring age-limit should be reduced Goverament account have only just com-
to 50 years. A 57-year-old Governor is THESE MAY BE HAD ON APPLICATION AT OUR STORY. menced and it is difficult to forecast with the official reply.. any great degree of accuracy the ultimate past Straite Governors had had experi lows. It is proposed, however, to take a of colonial administration. Sir vote in this Council, before the end of John Anderson had at least served in the this year to cover the then ascertained Colonial Office, and was a comparatively los This vote will, in all probability, young man (46) when appointed. Lord be for about $3,000,000. Moreover, there Milner may have special reasons for the is included in the above revised estimate
election of Sir Laurence Guillemard. of expenditure for 1919- sum of We should like to hear what they are. $1,300,000 for services. arising out of the war and for war allowances to officers of
Government. A vote for sum appra CORRESPONDENCE.
mating to this amount will be taken in the near future. Istly, there is a sum of $1,4040 include an arroats of do fence contribution for 1818.
Our assets exceeded our liabilities at the end of 191s by 842.450.498, this excess will be reduced in the current year by the difference between the expenditure and revenue for the current year. The difer ence is estimated to be $10,396,130, and the excess of the assets over the liabilities at the end of the current year is there Fore estimated to be slightly in excess of $39,000.000. The assets at the end of the year with include a sum, which it is difficult to torecast, representing the cost price of the unsold Government rice, and they will also include a little over 5 mil tian dollars of loins to various public badies..
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The estimated revenue for 1990 is $18,458,367
compared with 20 estimated expenditure of $19,608,274.ma estimated deficit of neary $900,000. The revenue estimates have, however, been drawn up conservatively and, provided that conditions remain unchanged, it is probable that the revenue will at least balance the normal expenditure next
THE CANTON BRANCH OF THE SINCERE CO,
[TO THE EDITOR OF "THE HONGKONG DALLY PRESS. ''j'
SIWith reference to the paragraph your issue of even date stating that another disturbance took place in front of our Canton branch on Sunday last. etc., we wish to say that we know posi tively no such disturbance ever occurred on that date nor on, the dad bafore, 84 reported. Our Canton manager was here this morning to contradict this reporį.
We learn that some sort of procession did take place, yesterday afternoon, in Bonour of the birthday of Confucius and got jambed in front of our "Cantor premises owing to the great masses, which might have led your Canton cor respondent to believe that some sort of"
disturbance occurred. We shall thank you, therefore, to make the necessaly car foction in your next issue-Yours faith fully
M. CHAN HARR. General Manager Hongkong. October 21st., 1919.
SAIGON RICE MARKET.
Navigation d'Extreme Orient. of Saigon. The Compagnie de Commerce arid, de
COMPANY REPORT.
OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA..
The above company's report, for the half year ended June 30th states that a heavy blow was received through the decrease in cargo and the sudden fall in freight rates. The boycott is said not to in their report dated October 8th.. bave Horiously affected the North and state:-Bince our last advices we hare South China services. To sum up," no change to report. It is likely that the says the report, the shipping circles embargo will be removed from December being exceedingly depressed during this lat. term, the company's business sustained a severe blow, while expenditures still amounted to as enormous a sum as be
The total amount of rice exported from January 1st up to September 30th.
104,943 tons against 1,129,854 tonk in 1918.
HONGKONG TRAMWAY CO., LTD.
receipts for the week ending October 18th The approximate statement of trailc
is as follows:-
fore, but the number of the company's for all this fair results were realized. steamers together, with those chartered during this teras totalled 151 with an aggregating tonnage "of 380,692 tors, which were allotted to 18 home and for eign services and carried 1,179,142 passen- gers and 87,183,295 pieces of cargo at a charge obtained amounting to... Y.66,679,609. Adding to the above other miscellaneous receipts, total receipts of Y.73,591,789 were obtained, after sub- stracting from which the total expendi ture of X-47,521,828, not profite of Indres s Y.26,058,960 were realized. As compared with the corresponding term of last year, an increase of Y.6,325.232 was made in the total receipts, but a decrease of
THE HING WAH PASTE MFG. CO., LTD. 9,506,907 is not profite wie socis while
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Bead Cos: Nos, 4748, Connaught Brad Central, Hongkong, T. Nes, 1339 & 2220.
Our Macaroni, Paste Starz Egg noodles, Vermicelli, or other kinds of our Sorp stofle, makes a dainty'dish ́to the Tihle. Sold at very reasonable prices :
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Large quantities bave been exported to various important cities in the World Trims migérate, especially for Agencies. Oplara excoated promptly. Jus; ortion and Enquiries are cordially solicited.
The Year Land Your
Uncrea
Rezts
for
Aggregato neipts
for 42 weeks.
017,452
wetk $12.048
14,575
560,915
*1,829
33,547
TREATMENT OF CANCER.
as compared with last term, a decree Hospital 358 in-patients were treated dur At the Cancer Wing of the Middlesex of Y.25,280,985 in net profite is shown..
Tho appendix to the report contains ing the past year. The average stay of some instructive figures on the businese 185, who made 605 visits were treated. each patient was 80 days. Of out-patients standing of the company. capital of 1884 amounting to 1,042,855 The total cost per week of search inbora- The paid-up The cost per out-patient was 10s, 4d. has increased to Y.37,375,000, with deben-
of each in-patient tures amounting to Y.3,500,000, making a tories an investigation of the effects of
was £2-159. 20. In total of X.40,875,000, During the same small doses of X-Rays was undertaken. period, the company's feet has increased Most striking results have been obtained from 82 steamers with a total tonnage of bearing upon susceptibility to and im 16,488, to 135 steamers with a tonnage of mugity from inoculated cancer in animals, 396,072..Six vesels of from 8,500 to and also his hoped, on the treatment of 7,000 tons are under construction, and cancer in man. The work is still pro two of 10,000 Łóňa.
gressing.
IMPORTANT NOTICE.
IN Manufactures the most Important Point is Improvement, and in Dietetica
Cleanliness. Science always insiste on these Maxima
Groundnut or Pessup Oil can be used substitute for Olive Oil Buttar or Lard, but when Slightly Dirty is injurious to health,
la China, by the Ordinary, Methods of Extraction, Dirt and Dust are no guarded against: Our Method shows a great advance. By the use of New Machinery and New Methods Scrapulous Cleanliness is Assured
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Our Machinery during the Process Filters the Ou while our Factory is Frea from Dust. Our Oil is Clear, Sweet and Fragrant; and Compares most favourably with other Oils used for Culinary purposes: there is no residue.
Prices are moderate so as to induce new business. Analysis is always given before Shipment to Foreign Countries.
NAM CHÂU OIL FACTORY
Office: No. 28, Connaught Road West, HỌNGKONG. Factory:-No, 36, Kwei Lin Street, SAMSHUIPO. This Sole Proprietorship of this concern balonga entirely to a Chinese Citizen
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FONSECA'S SHERRY
BOTTLED IN SPAIN
FINE OL'OROSO
SHERRY
82.75 per bot. $30.00 per case.--
CHOICE OLD AMONTILADO
$3.25 per bot. 835,00 per case.
LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.
HONGKONG.
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