THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2ND, 1920.
KING'S BIRTHDAY.
FLYING-
IAT
REPULSE BAY
ON
Thursday, June 3rd,
Commencing 2.30"
SAFETY:
NO STUNTS.
The Macao Aerial Transport Company will give a demonstration, weather permitting, of plain and safe seaplane flying with ---
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FIVE MACHINES
at Repulse Bay on THURSDAY, JUNE 3RD, and on FRIDAY, SATURDAY and SUNDAY following, commencing each day at 2.30 P.M.
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Passengers will be carried for short flights. Silver medallions and certificates of My First Flight" will at a later date be given to all who participate.
Booking is at THE HONGKONG HOTEL, Main Office, and at REPULSE BAY HOTEL, where particulars can be obtained on application.
Hongkong, May 29th, 1920.
C. E. W. RICOU.
Managing Director."
-FARO
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
(CITY HALL)
SATURDAY, JUNE 5th AT 9,15 PM. GRAND CONCERT
BY
SIGNÓR "D. F. AMELIAS
The Famous Mandolivist,
MME. A. SILVESTRI- Dramatic Sopra)...
Italine Pria Donna whh the hour of singing lefore the Queen of Hely
and King of England.
DE E. DANENBERG THE WELL-KNOWN PIANIST.
ASSISTED BY PROF.
Selection: Livst. Saruste. Brahms, Puccini. Ponchielli, Offenbach, Rubinstein, rio, etc.
ADMISSION 33 & 32. BOOKING AT MASA OUTRIE & co.
SHIPBUILDERS.
SHIP REPAIRERS
BOILER MAKERS, FORGE MASTERS. OXYACETYLENE)&;
ELECTRIC WELDERS. MECHANICAL &
ELECTRIC ENGINEERS.
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TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY
OF HONGKONG,
LIMITED.
DOCK.— Length 787 Feet. Length on Blocks 750 Ft. Depth on Centre of Bill (H.W.O.S.T.) 34 ft. 6 ins. -THREE SLIPWAYS— Capable of Handling Ships Up to 3,000 Tons Displacement
·Electric Crane at Sea Wall, Capable of -- Lifting 100 Tons at 70 Feet Radius
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TAIKOGDOCK," HONGKONO.
TEL. ADDIES
TELEPHOXZ No- GALE PLAGH
OVEL AVE, PAH
AGENTS. -HING KONG, OHIYA Ł JAPAN
WE BUILD AND ENGINE
MOTOR BOATS
OF ALL DESCRIPTION.
Express Launches,
Cabin Cruisers.
Work Boats-
Shallow Draft River Launches.
ALEX ROSSEG
25 DES VOEUX PC GARAGE KOWLOON
TEL: 27— TEL·K417
-LIQUOR TAXATION, HEAVY INCREASES SINCE 1914
INTIMATIONS
G.
DA ROCHA,
IS THE AUCTIONEER,
INDO-CHINA
STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. LIMITED.
JAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION
"YAMSANG...Wed.,
KOBE KOBK
2nd June, 5 p.m.
AND
SHANGHAI VI SWATOW
#KWAISANG Thurs. **ESANG"
3rd Jans, 5 pm
4th June, D'light
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MANILA...
MANIGAN
WINGSANG”.......! YUENSANG Fri,
4th Jane 11 21
4th June, 3 p.m.
A. G. DA ROCHA, AUCTIONEER, SURVEYOR GENERAL BROKER. Queen's Bol Central. Telephone Na, 232.
Next to the unexpected increase in the A. exacss profits tax says the Times, the] most contentious proposals in the Barget, are those which add to the already beavy duties on beer and spirits. The doubling of the duty on wine is not criticized, and in principle the ad tulerem dusy on chan pagne is generally approved, but it is pointed out that the whisky tax is now up by 300 per cent. on the 1914 rate, and that the duty on beer, has risen by 1,300 per Te is baieved the teace that the cent, in a period of less than six years. cellor of the Exchequer has gone a step 100 far. Licensed victuallers are specially concerned over an expected fail in can- sumption which will be coupled with a restriction of their profits, and submit that the liquor industry has been singled outf ig a most unfair, way for oppressive and almost
The Londeve, taxation..
manager of Mackie & Co., Distillers, Limited, said that it was ques tionable whether the latest increase in the whisky duty would not so .estrict consump tion as to defeat the object of raising i additional revenue which the Chancillor) of the Exchequer presumably had in view: The growth of the spirit duty since 1840 showed very interesting figures. The pro gressive advances had been as follows:
May 1, Iss
May 15, 1-40. April 1, 1st
May 26, 14 .. April 9, 1955.
Fah., 1
July 17, ist?
June 2, 195
June', ..
Apr, 1500
April 17, 84.-
July 1, 1995...
March 10,
April 10..
Apr 1914..
April 141910..
April 10, 2050..
Variscia:
În chuy -
AD105.11
of duty.
AVING been Favoured with instructions Co., No. 7 and 9 Peller Street, will well by Public Auction
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WEDNESDAY. Just fan, 11 AN FRIDAY, Jesy 4, 11AM SATURDAY, Are TH, 11 ..
"As their premisex] - THE WHOLE STOCK-IN-TRADE
FURNITURES, FIXTURES
AND
TIENTSIN
SANDAKAN
SHANGHAI
STRAITS & CALCUTTA
"CHIPSHING"...Sat, 5th June, D'light. "FINSANG" Sut. 3th June, Noon "HOPSANG" Sun 6th June, D'ligh Wed, 9th June, 3 pm LAISANG "
CALCUTTA LINE:-This Line affords regular sathings to Calcutta Penang and Singapore; returning from Calcutta stowners, proceed via Straits and Hongkong to Japan, occasionally calling at Shangbai All steamers have excellent passenger accommodation, are. Etted with Electric Light and Fans sad carry a fully-qualified Surgeon
SHANGHAI LINE --Sailing approximately every five days between Canton and Shanghai, sometimes calling at Swatow, Through tickets can be obtained and through Bill of Lading are issued to all Northern and Yangtze Porta
vin Shanghai by vessels with good
MANILA HAIPHONG LINE:-Sailings
BORNEO
SHOW CASES Comprising -- Flannels, Woollen, Silk and Linen Stock Alpacas. Silks. Straw and Felt Hats, Fancy Materials, an assortment of Bloques, Shoves, Corsets, Ribbens, Raincoata, Fur Handker chiefs, Belts, Trimmings, Fancy Works, Voiles, TIENTSIN Lates. Day and Evening Dresses, Serge and Counters, unnetumries Desks Ceiling Fant
Beuatiful Mirrors, Fine. Show Cases, Chaing "ere.. etc.
Baring
Carbonn
Test!
Childurs
Kirka renen"
roshen
Harcourt
Hicks Beach
Trava-Cash on Delivery,"
BY VARER OF THE MITGAGES THE VALUABLE-LEASEHOLD, PROPERTY
sitmute at Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkon g Joy's Coach to be sold on Bubar La Chamberlain
As the distillers have to bear a part of the 2 d. a bottle now added, he doubted whether there would be any in- ducement to go on distilling at the present cost. Distillers realized that money had to be found from somewhere, but they ob
bled jectal to the trade being 1
With regard to retail sales it was stated by Messrs. Hedges and Butler, Limited. that, at any rate for a period, the demand for whisky would probably fall away. Many people objected to paying 10s. 64 a bottle, and the objection would extend now that the price had been raised to 128, AL The consumption "oftill win sis not likely to be affected by the change in the duty, but champagne prices work go up by a considerable amount.
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THE WINK DUTIES.
the 2nd day noon be
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WEDNESDAY,
June, 19), at 3 a'eksik alter-
MR. A. G. DA ROCHA,
Auctioneer.
At his male robni Queen's Road, Central,
The Property tonists of
The premises known end registered in the Land Office as Sub-section of Section D of Marine Lot No. 13 together with the messtuge and buildings thereon know--No-Dix Voeux Road, Central.
4.
Held from the Crown for the residue of the term of 999 yours under Crown Lewe dated the 5th January, 1882
Area 701 square feet or thereabouts, Annual Crown Rent $14.73.
For further particulars and conditions of sale apply to:
Or to
LO AND LO, Alexandra Building. Sicitors for the Morzger,
MR. A. G. DA ROCHA: Auctioneer,
Queen's Rul. Central
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STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
Mr. Francis Downman, discussing the wine duties, said that wine had been left | entide taxation during the war in
of 5d. on at tax markable way, and a bottle of Burgundy costing 5, was not a thing to grumble about: So far as chan pagne was concerned, no fairminded un could maintain that an increase in the duty was not justified. When it was con. sidered that champagne for which are xtaurant proprietor charged £2 a bottle: INDO-CHINA. had paid only 7d in duty, most people would think that the taxation had long been too light. Unfortunately, the Chan- cellor of the Exchequer had rushed from one extreme to the other. The duty on first qualify clumpagne would now be much as 7, a bottle, which would mean that the wine merchant could seil at less than 26. This would hit invalids and HE Starship other people who used the wine legiti mately, but Mr Chamberlain had appar-
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. Papw. CALCUTTA, PENANG AND
SINGAPORE.
NAYSANG"
ently been influenced by the conduct of having arrived from the above ports, Consignees the self-induiging profiteer, who drank of cargo by her are hereby informed that all champagne because he did not understand goods wee being handed at their risk into the. claret, and the restauranten who made muzirdous and or extra luzarinas Godowns of the Hongking and Kowloon Wher and Godown money out of him.
Company united whence, and or from the wharves delivery may be obtained
The tax, if it stands, is going to give
In great advantage," Mr. Dousman adiles, by the 4th June, 1920, vir
to second and third-class brands of
sparkling wines. Until yesterday the be subject commonest wine, that went off like a gan
All
elusfed and laninged packages are
and tasted as if the sugar bowl and a to be left in the Golowns where they will be bottle of scent had been upset in it, paid examined. Caims against the steamers must be
they will the same duty as Cliquot, Heidsieck, or presented within 10 days of arrival otherwise
not be recognized. No Fire Iovanince will be effected by na in Pommery. These cheap and nasty/concoc tions will now pay much less than high
Bill of Lading will be countersigned by quality champagne. They are being turn-ny ese whatever.
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD., ed out to look like champagne at 50%. to
General Managers, a
[002 604 a dozen, and because they are cheap their gasiness will be ignored and they
Hongkong Hay 29th, 1920. will find a zale."
Mr. Downman made a suggestion that the rise in the duty on brandy should be accompanied by a revocation of the order prohibiting the sale by a retailer of spirita by the half-bottle People who required little brandy for medicinal purposes often found it a distinct hardship, he
NOTICE TO CONDIGNERS. OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO, LTD.
410
to be compelled to buy a full botte CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGA.
said to
at the present high price. The restrictive regulation, may be explained, does not
it
apply throughout the whole of the coun- try, and is not in force ever in Glasgow.. Bo far as future prices are concerned,
TION COMPANY, LAD. "
JONSIGNEES per Company's Steamer
"HELENUS*
Mr. Doxzman thought it would be possible are hereby notified that the Cargo will be
to sell a pure grape brandy" not neces discharged into Bolt's Wharf. Kowloon, where Aarily all cognac, from 148, a bottle it will lie as Consignees risk. The Cargo upwards at 30 under proof. A half-bottle will be ready for delivery from Godown on could then be supplied at 78. 62,
and after May 30th.
PUBLICANA STRONG PROTEST.
The greatest opposition to the now duties is likely to came from the publicans. Mr.
Optional cargo will be landed, unless notice has been chafed, and damaged goods ar
prior to steamer's arrival,
"All broken,
will H. G. Robinson, secretary of the Licensed to be left in the Godowns, where ther
examined on any Tuesdays and Friday Victuallers National Defence League, between the hours of 10.46 a. and noon. Enid that the members of his organization within the free storage period.
No claims will be admitted after the Goods were neutral in regard to politics, but they. would be compelled to attack this Budget, have left the steamer's Godown, and all Goods The result would be felt at a General remaining undelivered after June 5th, will Election. Influences of a prohibitionist be subject to rent. character appeared to be at work within the Cabinet, and beverages which were a necessity in a climate like ours were to braries.
treated and vindictively attacked, as He thought the new taxation would raise Ettle extra revenue, as the increase in prices would enforen, aliuosi total abstinence people already exceed. ingly tmperate-in their appetites
Retailers of apirila are
the further restriction of their profits During the past year they have obtained whisky at 109, a dozen bottles and charged 108. 6d 1 bottle to their customers. Tho new wholesale price is to be 1376da dozen, and with the maximum retail price at 126, d., the retailer's margin is down to Is. 1d. n botile, out of which he has to pay establishment expenses
All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the undersigned on or before June 13th, or they will not be recognised.
No Fico Insurance will be affosted.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents. Hongkong, May 20th, 1920..
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WITHOUT FURB BLOOD-KCHALTE ZE THEPORTEREK.
VETARZO
Veturns Renetian Chu Gimmel Ouk.
KRATK 433
DR. LE CLERC SITTER & KODRES
LINE:-A weekly service is maintained with
passenger Lccommodlings from both ports every Friday.
weekly for passengers and cargo, calling at Holbow when inducement offers. LINE:-One sailing per month" between Hongkong and Sandiakap by
a steamer having up-to-date accommodation for passengers. Cargo taken on through Bill of Lading for Kuadar, Jesselton Labuan, Tawao and Lahad Datu:
LINEA regular service is run from Marsh to November between Hongkong anal Tientsin, calling at Weihaiwai and Chefoo
CALCUTTA
S.S.
LAISANG"
LINE.
will be despatched on or about June 9th, for SINGAPORE, PENANG & CALCUTTA.
Through Bills of Lading issued to RANGOON, PORT SWETTENHAM and MADRAS.
For Freight or Passage apply to-
TELEPHONE No. 115.
Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd.,
GLEN
GENERAL MANAGERS
AND
SHIRE
Joint Service of Steamers."
U.K.-STRAITS,
ÁRDIGANSHIKE GLENSANDA” "GLENGYLE" HGLENTARA
"PROFESSOR "GLENGYLE
CARMARTHENSHIRE "CARDIGANSHIRE"
CHINA & JAPAN SERVICE.
OUTWARDS.
HOMEWARDS." Leaver Hongkong
4th June, at 10a.m.
Beth July
3rd July
28th July
Dre-Hongkong --
19th. June
25th June.
30th June.
12th July.
Discharges
LONDON
GENG, LONDON & ANTWIEF.
.. LONDON & ANTWERP LONDON & ANTWERP
Movemente are subject to change without notice.
For freight or further particulare please apply to:-
Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd.
(The Glen Line, Ltd: AGENTS: The Royal Mail Steam Packet Cor
Owners of "' Shire
Tel No. 15, sub'ex'
Cable Address
Kawakisen, Kobe, Bentley's, A.B.Q. 5th Ed., and Scott's Codes
ephone : Sannomiy
KAWASAKI KISEN KAISHA
(KAWASAKI STEAMSHIP (CO)
CAPITAL PAID-UP
Prodant Mr. Y. KAWASAKI
Y20,000,000
Vice-President: Mr. R. MATHIKATA. Managing Director: Mr. Mars SUR-
The Company has on band a Large Number of
NEW
CARGO
ALWAYS READY
TERS
GHARTERS of all descriptions.
The following are comprised in the Company's Fleet Eleven steamers of 9,100 tons each
#dweight.
And. ander the Company's misagement Twenty steamers of about 9,100 tons deadweight each
Two steamers of about 6,400 tons deadweight cach, Belonging to the Kawasaki Lookyard Oz, Ltd):
For (Charter Bates and all other particulars apply to the KAWASAKI KISEN,
Ha. B, Bura, Kozz,
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KAISHA,