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CORRESPONDENCE.
A REPLY TO THE GOVERNOR'S RECENT SPEECH-
1TO THE EDITOR LE THE
DAILY PREST
HOSARONG
SIR have been requested by toy directors to ask you to kindly insert this latter in your paper, as my directors con- sider that they would be failing in their duty της their shareholders if they Bilowod
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 30TH, 1912.
(3)That in these Aguros no' deduction
The account No. 9, which is also an. for depreciation has been made entirely direct renting out account; show A reasonable percentage for depres viation would be 3 per cent, per a return ranging from $40 per cent, to aum Had there been a deduc 280 per cent between the years 1003 and tion of such 3 per cent in this | 1010. case the result would be negligible. (4)-In this account no deduction for
repairs has been made, for the first two years.
From the ahova account it will be seen that this property has cot, my Company 8138.690.05.
At the beginning of this month my the remarks made by is Company was able to disper of this, not Excellency the Governor to the Legislavery profitable investment for $900.000 tive Council on Thursday, the 3rd in showing a profit to my Company of stant, tô pass unchallenged, particularly $41 379.5 ou its outlay, sa silence wight be construed as assent.
His Excellency's remarks were dirited to the following matter:-
fo) The rack-reating of tenants, by which term my Company presume His Excellency means the demand- ang of an exorbitant rent and not the generally accepted legal term, which is a rent of the full valué of the tenement. (b)-The dispossession of tenants
When enter-
ing into this Contract. it was arranged by my Company that none of the tenants, including those on monthly tenants, should in any event bo dispossessed until the end of August next
Tho account No. 3, which is the farm- ing out of a'l the properties set out in acetinnts No. 1 and No. 2. shown the re turns for the years 1919 to 1921, tho year 1817 being partly direct, renting.
du neng of them, apcounts is any allow ance made for depreciation which, as before stated, should be on the basis of 3 per cent.
CHILD SLAVERY IN HONGKONG "A DISGRACE TO OUR COLONIAL ADMINISTRATION"
The Methodist Times,, of May 19th, says of this question:
the
We have referred in previous, issues to", the matter of child savery in Hongkong.. called attention to this frightful evil. The Spectator and the t'hurch Times have How long will it be before pubic opinion wil exert pressure Parliament suficient for the destruesion of this survival of the slave traffic The Under Secretary for the Colonies has de ared in the House of Commpions: There is a slavery in Hongkong "Hunard, November 4th and Every effat was made to collect proper 22th, 10). The Hongkong Chilly Press of some ten years it was abundantly clear on what definition of rents by direct renting, but after a.trialightened Chiness who are curious to learn replies: "We know that there are en
'slavery" to my Company that the system' was un-
Colonial Office relies when it says that satisfactory, and farming out was resort The statement is further made that Hong- slavery does not exist in the Colony." ed to in the effort to secure a reasonable kong is the only place in China where the return on the property. During the ten open sale of human beings is allowed. years the property has been farmed out Association
The Shield, which is the organ of the for Moral and Social the nett return based on the cost of land Hygiene, says and buildings, erected sorse 20 years ago, ever exceeded: 8.85 per cent. until this year, when the return promises to attempted without success directly to rent | be about:9.52 per cent.- by out their properties, but they have decid- unreasonable return. fed by heavily bought experience, that the only way such kind of property can be fciently managed is by the Chinese themselves, and therefore the system known as farming out has been adopted, who is merely leasing
en blue the Chinese
Dealing now with (c) "The forming out of Chinese tenements.”
As far as my Company are aware there are now only three, hut formerly four, European concerns horling Chinese tene make room for other tennafs who are prepared to pay a higher meat property. All these concerns have
(c)--The furning out of Chinese tene
reut.
menta.
Dealing first of all with (a) The Rack venting of tendals," His Excellency takes s an example. No. 1, Bowrington Road, 1st and 2nd Hoors, which, presumably, is a glaring instance of the form of extor tion which he desires to bring to light.
My Company have inade inquiries into This matter and have ascertained that the this facts are as follows:
The Bowrington Road Houses have each hree loo-the ground floor, the it and
Hors. No. 1, Bowrington Road is aised house, and therefore considered preferable to the others. It has sido windows, which the others have not.
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Up till May uf. this year and at the present time the monthly rents of No 1,3 and 5, Bowrington Road. were follows:- Bowrington Ground 1st...
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gurke and women, and girls are soli to Hongkong is the centre of the traffic in anol in spite of the nominal protection which probibits the entrance of a girl into a. brothel until she is mistren. no means children cannot read or write; they are.
torrided by their owners, and say any ag they are told to any Girls of fifteen ar that trafficked in. and handed over to brothel slavery
no
That the Government of this Colony are not only prepared to take advantage perty in this Colony but are, in fact. of the present rise in the value of pro- taking advantage of such rise is abund- déplorable, state of things exists in this We fear there is little doubt that a most antly olear from the following extract Bastardy Acts is Hongkong. A man has
part of the Empire. There are appearing in the Hongkong Daily Fress of the 24th instant, being a Report of no liability for illegitimate children if the meeting of the Finance Committee:he mother is over sixteen. There is no
"PRAYA EAST RECLAMATION
system of compulsory education, and no laws for the protection of ebild labour. Children are employed in the most laborious work for appallingly long hours Recently the Hongkong Sanitary Board recommended that children under four. teen in factories or workshops should be probibiad from working more than tris hours a day fexcluding meal times). The British Government refused the recon mendation on the ground that it is inexpedient to legislate until educational facilities are provided." The whole situn tion is a disgrace to our Colonial Admini stration and a shame to the conscience of the Christian community.
We should much like to know what our missionaries in Hongkong have to say on the subject. Meanwhile, the matter should persistently be brought to the attention of the Colonial Secretary and of local Members of Parlia ment.
The Governor recommended the Council ta vote a sum of 3194,500 in aid of the rote Public Works, Extraordinary, Hung kong, Praga East Reclamation Scheme, (461) Koud improvement at Arsenal Street, Re sumption and alterations of Buildings.
My Company believe that European colicerna own ouly 1/16 of the total Chin- e tenement property in this Colony, Amongst the dlculties which Euro pean concerns find in renting out Chinese tonements are the following:-
(1)-That there is a constant loss of
Tent owing to absconding tonnats. The Chairman: The som required for (2) That, short of distraining for rent resuming the buildings and land included each month, it has been found in numbers 5, 6, 7 and 8 on the Praya East most difficult and in many cases known as Bing Buildings is $190,000 and impossible to collect the rents, the marine, rights of that land and of (3)-That to stop the destruction to the marine lot 60 come to $104,800, which will properties, such as pulling down make tutul, of #204,800, The provision the wood work,. etc.) a watchmanade in the Estimates under Public Works would have to be kept in each Extraordinary, item 46, is $100,000, and this vote is for. the balance. I may add house, "As the system of farming out has been that it will eventually be a very profitable thing for the Government to acquire these described by His Excellency as a scan-buildings and marine rights, so that I trust The 1st and 2nd Floors of No. 1, Bow-dalous outrage on, public decency" my.
we shall not he out of our money very long. rington Road were and still are let to Company have propared the following cause of the excess
The Hou. Mr. Pollock: What is the theSanitary Board for the Sanitary accounts of the returns in respect of cer coulies. The monthly reat for the twotain of their properties shewing by ac floors was and stills 827 only, whilst the counts Nos. 1 and 2 the returns when ground floor was and still is $25 per directly renting out and by account No. month. The monthly rente for No. 3,3 the return, when farming out. Bowrington. Bond were and still are:-- Ground Boor, $24; 1st floor,' 824; 2nd Hoor, $95.
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2nd floor. door. $27 for both doors. $2.1 *~5 #24
On the 1st instant the Chinainan who had previously been farming this prê- perty gave up his lease and another Chimanian took a lease of this and other"] Broly The new farmer, seeing no reason why the Sanitary Board should have the 1st and 2nd floors of No. 1, Bow- rington Road (being an end house) at $27 per month whilst the 1st and 2nd floors of Nos. 3 and 3 were paying $49 and 248 respectively, wrote to the Head of the Sanitary Bould stating that the rent of the two floors would be increased to $60, which is an increase of $11 only on the present monthly rent of the 1st and 2nd floors of No. 3, Bowrington Road, No. 1, Bowrington" "Road being, as before point. cd out, the end and therefore the better housa ami, always let at a higher rent than the inside houses, which have no side windows.
Lot 39.
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HIGHWAY ROBBERIES.
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The Director of Public Works explain-ON KENNEDY ROAD · AND CAINE purchase the whole of tise buildings and el that it was not intended originally to
ROAD.. murine rights.
van show members
Ko Chip 'Yung, a clerk of the Public Works Department, was the victim of highway robbery on Kennedy Road, on Tuesday night. He was sitting on the bench at the bottom of Hospital Path, about 10 p.m., when he was accused by two men.
One of them exhibited a
The Chairman i (1)-Marine Lats 271, 283 and Inland intention was to one only so much as aber desire to see it a plan. The original 105/183 Praya East, we requited for the 100 ft. road, making Tin Lox Lane, 100/118 Wanchain imaginary diagonal line across the pro- Road, 1/19 Bowrington Road, 1/10 perty, but that was found to be not so good Chi Shing Lage.
bargain for the Government as resuming Purchased from Linstead and
the whole. By this, the Government gets Davis, 123rd September,
4 portion of the Praya Fast, which w kuile and the other steel rod. After 1800, for
$30,000.000 probable become most valouble, and a part any resistance, the robbers relieved Ko threatening him with harm if he offered of which may be required for public pur- 123,947.01 poses which were not foreseen when the of a gold watch valued at $50, a fab
original plan was made,
chain with a gold locket pendant, valued $209,947.94
Approved,"
at $20, a plain gold ring valued at $18. keys. The robbers ran up the path to $1.70 in 10-cent pieces and a bunch of
wards Bowen Read.
Cost of building and other
capital charges.
The following are the annual returns after deducting Crown Rent, Insurance and repairs, the last at 5 per cent of rentals collected.
Return per cent,
1003 100%
11.05
1906
1007
100%
1900 1910
11.78
7.20
3.31
3.04
3:87
2.21
2.13
2.13
The property during the year 1903 and
ju months of the year 1904 was ffirmed out)
Auto the reason why the former farmer and is the reason for the increased ic- let the lat and 2nd floors of No. 1, Bow-turns. rington Road to the Sanitary Board at such a low rental my Company du not
know,
de réurds (6) "The dispossession of tenants to make room for other tenants who are prepared to pay higher rents."
My Company understand that under this heading His Excellency had in mind 1 to 3. Broadwood Road and 1 to 8. Broadwood Terrace, situslo on Inland Lot 2,039.
(2)- Marine__ Lots 107, 108 and -109, 00/116 Pray East, 1/13 Burrows Street, 68/88 Wanchai Road.. Purchas from Siemssen & Co., 30th January, 1900, for
Cost of building and other
capital charges
$107.687.52
which are representative of the true post From a perusal of the above accounts. tion, it will be seen that my Company have had many lean years in the past and consequently are now entitled to some of A Chinese merchant living in Taion the benefits to be derived from the more Terrace, was walking on Caine Road remunerative times
1
Thanking you for inserting the above Yours faithfully.
.L. S. GREENHILL..
(Acting Secretary), By Order of the Board of Directors.
The HongkongLand Investment and
Agency Co., Ltd.
Ho.gkong, June 29th, 1921.
INFORMATION WANTED,
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKÒNG DAILY PEESS."]
Sin-A small medal which I have in my possession bears on one face the image 165,409.77 of Napoleon with the words:. Exteris
providet-Napoco stoś $283,005.29
regons." On the other face is "Hiberni Anglo Scotf pro
The following are the annual "returns
about 11.15 on Tuesday night on his way home, when he was accosted by four inen, at the junction of Peel Street. Two of the men had daggers. They seized tiny, and while the two armed men pressed him to the ground, the others relieved him of a gold wristlet watch valued at 295, and a feather fan valued at 85. The victim tried to blow n'police whistle, but the men snatched it away from him: While on the ground, the merchant seized the legs of one of his assailants, and hanging on to him, called out thief" and save life." A Chines: constable came to his assistance and between the two they secured the prisoner. The other three ran away with the merchant's property.
de et litteris, in Gallia Hospites," with VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB
My Company have made out a compre hensive account which shows the exact after deducting Crown Rents, Insurances shamrock leaf. There is no date. inancial value of this property to tuy
Cempaay.
- Broadwood Road and 1-8 Breadwood Terrace, Inland Lot 2099 European
Houses
irentals collected.
and Repairs, the last at 5 per cent of Return per cent.
1903
1.87
1904
2.60
1905
3.08
1908
4.95
1007
8.49
1008
4.80
1000
4.88
1:10
338,050.00
$138,680.85
4.81
No deduction has been made for depre ciation.
Purchased from the Government 16th September, 1913; Gazette upset price, $12,119.00; area, approx. 24,238 q, ft.
Price paid Government.8 30.000.00 Cost of building and other......
capital charger
Four houses let between January and April, 1916.
All houses lot from 1st April, - 1018 #{twelve month; reckoned from 1st April
pach year).
· 1918-1917
1817-1018
1918-1019
1910-1920-
SWIMMING FETE.
Napoleonic leeds me to the if any of your 'The present interest ini things readers can give any clue. The medal The V.R.C. firovided another excellent seems to have been struck for some special entertainment, Inst night, when the cecasion when the Irish gave important
assistance. It is in good preservation and second swimming night fete of the senso cama to me among a few preserved, I was held. There was a large audience believe, from a collection, belonging to which evidently thoroughly enjoyed n my grandfather, sold in 1848.-Yours, In varied and well arranged programme. etc.,
A mixed nomination race, in which ladies had to swim the length of the bath and draw a picture, to be identified by their male partners, caused mach
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(3) Marine Lots 107, 108, 105, 271, 283 COST OF LIVING IN CROWN
and lyland Lot 499. Purchase prices is per other
$263,005.29 '209,047.94
$473,042,23
Return per cent.
4.09
Return per cent.
6.90
8.04
4.77
3.05
1911" 1932
0.05
1920-1021.
5.95.
1013
4.05
No allowance for depreciation has been
1014
8.00
made in this necount.
--1016
6.09
On looking into this account it will bở
2016
A.19
wen :--
1917
5.57
1018.
8.11
1019
8.52
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(1)-That although the upset price at
the " Government auction w $12,119, nevertheless my Company had to pay $20.000 for the- pro- perty owing to the competition at the auction which, of course the Government took full advantage of and were parties to
(2) That the net return per annum to my Company of the property be- tween the years 1916 and 1021 ranged between" 4.77 per cent and
6.29 per cent.
6 months 1921
COLONIES.
QUESTION "IN" PARLIAMENT.
In the House of Commons recently, Mr. Clough had the following question standing to his name:
amusement.
The band of the s.8, Korea Maru" ren- dered arlections from a repertoiro which has enlivened many thousands" "o"-miles) of the Pacific.
The following were the resulta - Boyr two lengths hurdle race,—1, D. Ogilvie, 42 seca. ; 2, R. Witchell, 46 25
To ask the Secretary of State for the Extra two longthe race for boya-1, Colonies, whether he will consider the W. Urquhart, 34 4-5 secs.; 2, D. Ogilvie, compilation of a cost-of-living index in 37 1-5 secs..
scratch race-1, J. John-
the various Crown" Colonies for the Two lengths guidance and information of the inhabitstone, 26 4-8 seca. ; 2, G. Jack, 28 1-5 geos. ants.
Team race (H.M. Forces)-1, R.G.A.j
The reply, given on May 28th, was at 22nd Bn. Wilts Regt. ‚ follows:
Ladies high dive-1, Miss B.. Young, Shape have hood takes in several 98 pts, 2, Miss B. Jennings, de pro 0.52 (pin.) Colonies to ascertain and record the Four lengths handicap (membera).—1, The account No. 1, which is a direct variations in the cost-of-living since the J. Johnstone, 31 secs.; 2. G. Jack, 60 meer. renting out account, shows a constions, it would not be practicable to com- Hamsey's team.
war, but owing to difference of condiLadien team race-Winners: Miss G. diminishing return from the years 1905 pile an index on the lines adopted by the-Mixed nomination race.-J. Johastone to 1910, ranging from 3.31 per cent to Board of Trade for this Country, and Mrs. Beriven. 2.13 per cent.
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The property during the year 1903 and Figures of the "average cost of various Hidden number-Won by Stokes.
6 months of the year 1904 was formed articles consumed in the Colony are, Water polo.A draw, 5 goals coch. out and that in the roon for the in- however, given in the Colonial Blue Teams captained by Witchell and
creased returns.
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Being portable and light, it can be quickly Folded and place layay in a corner
when not in use.
Why then slumber, in discomfort We can send you one at once.
They only cost $18.50 complete with Mosquito Net and Fittings.
Thin Summer Blankets $6:50 each.
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44
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