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CROWN LAND "BALES,
YESTERDAY'S AUCTIONS.
246 BIDS FOR LOT ON NEW PEAK ROAD.
must often have occurred to those who attend Government sales of land to wonder why the authorities, when in viting them to spend their thousands of
comfortable conditions. The sale poster-
THE - HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TURSDAY, OCTOBER
MISSTRESS AND SERVANT.
STORY OF A FIND ON BANK HOLIDAY.
„A curious, case cants before Mr. G. N. Orme at the Magistracy, yesterday, when
OUR TRADE IN CHINA.
SIGNIFICANT FIGURES.
NEED
ED OF THE "OPEN DOOR.”
[BY & LENOX BIMPSON (ADVISER TO THE
CHINESE GOVERNMENT) IN TUE-
**DAILY TELEGRAFİK"]
I must repeat in the strongest manner
TROUBLE IN A HOTEL.
TWO ROOM BOYS' CLAIM FOR WAGES.
day afternoon gave an inkling of the day after the public holiday bringing mercial, and that everything that streng-been paid only $1.70 every month,
FEAR BUILDING LOTS.
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summonses against Mrs. Cameron, proprietums of Carlton Hotel, for arrears Chinese woman and her "amah were
of wages again came up at the Magis tracy yesterday." The two complainants, charged with larceny by fading."
According to a statement to the Bench
of Mrs. Cameron, each claimed for 33 who were room boys lately in the employ 'dollars, do not received them' under more by Divisional Inspector Brown, the amah possible my categorical assertion that days wages. Their wages were a rame to Yanmali Police Station on the Britain's only interest in China is commonth each, but they alleged they had with her a watch and chain and 13 thens that interest in good and every-uetenda deducting thirty cents reason. The proceedings lasted more
Keeping insurance against breakage of household than an hour, thanks tantuly, to nervous he said she and her mistress were in thing that weakens it is bad. bidders perhaps if the would-be buyers / Taihong Village on the previous day and this axiom always in view, let us see articles in the hotel. were comfortably seated, instead of being they found a watch and chain with what the position to-day is
The evidence of the complainants show. Appendages in the form of two mounted kept standing round a bench in a crowd quid dollar pieces. She proposed taking trade, this is an old disputed point, owing they were called downstairs to work in Regarding the statistics of the China ed that on the morning of the 23rd vlt. ed little room, the sale would have lasted it to the police station but her mistress to the special circumstances which neces-the drawing room by Mrs Cameron at two hours.
said. No, give it to me."
sitate the rendering of the returns in toð um. ra. Cauneran scolded them The next unusual way. In an intimate made while they were at work for being late watch but a copper chain had been sub. that in 191 I expected the total of ed. The other complainant was ordered morning bor mistress gave her back the recently regarding this matter I stated and pushed one of them for the alleged unastisfactory manner in which he work- stituted, meanwhile, for the gold one being the gross value of the trade of all light in the room, and after he had re- $3,000,000,000 to be reached-that figure to climb a ladder to clean the electric The Inspector added that the appendages the open ports which, in the language moved the shad Mrs. Cameron cont were traced to a money changer's shop in of the Chinese returns, is called "Value plainant alleged) struck him in the back Wanchai, where they had been disposed of the Whole Trade of China.” The with the stick of a bamboo.
amount in 1920 was 1,700,000,000 taels caused him to drop, the shade which broke or $2,350,000,000. I expect a large into pieces grease in the total for the present year, pensation and, when complainant re Defendant demanded-com- basing that estimate so what the first fused, turned him out of the hotel and six months have shown. If we take the dismissed him with the other complain- direct net foreign trade alone, the total nat. Before complainants left the hotel is smaller; but the figures are delusive. They produced all the blankets of the first because the declared values, both rooms in their charge for defendant's where they are specife or ad valorem inspection and asked her for their pay duties charged are at least 20 per cent. for the mouth of August and below market value; secondly, because re- September 3rd, exports are deducted from all totals: plainants said, alleged there was a big China should include all the trade tax turned and therefore refused to pay them. thirdly, because the so-called trade of shortage in the blankets that were re able by the Customs. This covers all steamer-borne commerca entering and leaving treaty ports.
PERSISTENT BIDDING.
on the new.
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The sale opened with the disposal of Lot 159, au Craigin Read, and Tot 190. at. Severn Road, the Peak. There was no competition for them and the first went to Mr. W. H. Bell, on behalf of the Alaric Petroleum Company for of for $2 $3,5041-and-the-second-to-Messrs.-B.-O.After the person who lost the chain Blaker and Allan Krith for 81.370,-the and the money changer had given evi dence, Mr. Leo D'Almada, who repre- amount of the upset price in each case. sented the amah asked for her discharge on the ground that no evidence had been produced against her,
Inspector Brown: If the anash had got what she thought her reasonable share of the proceeds we should never have heard anything about the find.
The Magistrats: It seems to me the proper charge against the mistress is that she pawned the jewellery unlawfully.
Mr.. F. E. Nash, who represented the mistress, put his client in the witness-box She said she did not go out on Monday afternoon but the arah went out with the baby. Next day," said the woman. I was given two gold coins to change. "Who by?" asked Mr. Nash. "By the nunt," said the mistress I got $28 for them. I returned to the house and handed over the money to the amah. She gave me $13, I asked her how she came into possession of the gold coins; I omitted to ask her before as I was in a hurry. She said she picked them up with a watch and chain. Isaid, It is against the law; I shall take you to the police station? She was afraid I might go against her," concluded the mistress. so she cut in before me.
Mr. Parker Rees then put up Lot 2,354, consisting of 231,050 square feet of land rond from Gap Read to Rowen Road. The upset pries was 30,108. Mr. Ho Leung and Mr. U Pua Nam had a protracted duel for this lot subject to occasional interventions from a third Chinese gentleman. The figure was put in round numbers at $30,250, rose by fitics to 830,500 and then by $500 at a time to $31,500. After this the com. petitors crept by 8100 bids through the Intervening thousands until $35,000 was reached
$30.000," said Mr. Ho Leung, Mr. U Pau Na was not to be tempted and maintained his 8100 pace for another thousand or two. At 838,500 M. Ho Leung made another spurt to 839,000; his opponent bid *30,100," Mr. Ho Leung res ponded with 40,000 and then $41,000 after another 100 addition by Mr. I. With occasional $500 bids the price crept up into the fifty thousands, then by bundreds at a time the sixty thousands were reached. Between, the figures of $30,000 and 208,000 81 bids were made. At 808,400 there was a pause but grad ually the price crept up to 209,000; then her to 860.500, then $70,000. The third bidder intervened here with 870,100; Mr.
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At this point the Magistrate discharged the amah remarking that the evidence of the mistress had not further incriminated Mr. Nash submitted that there was no evidence against the mistress of larceny U took the call with another, hundred did not go further than unlawful pawn The Magistrate thought the evidence first time," said Mr. Parker Rees. There Mr. Nash did hot think the woman and so the figure rose to 870,300, "Goinging. was no response, Going, second time," In dashed one of the competitors with could defend herself against that charge, another hundred. Mr. U took the price consider whether the woman was entitled that the Magistrate would have to except to 870,700 and Mr. Rees was just about to believe that the coins belonged to the "to clinch the bargain when another 8100 amah.
was offered." This was too much for Mr.
Magistrate thought it unlikely and The U Pun Nam. ** 280,000)** be declared, remarked that the mistress had not be amid something of a sensation. There haved well throughout. was no further, competition and Mr. J had the distinction of making the highest single increase in the bidding during te Lfternoon, namely 28,200. Altogether the auctioneer had taken 246 bids for this lot. The purchasers with Mr. U were Messrs. Chan Pin Chuen, Ho Wab Tong and Tang Koo Sang. The condi- tions allow of building 25 houses on this
fot.
The blow
up i
Mr Cameron, com-
Mrs. Cameron stated in her defence that complainants statements were sheer fabrication on their part. Knowing that their charge soon in view of the approach they had to return "all the blanketą in
ing winter and feeling they could not do so because they had taken some away from time to time, complaintats brought trumped up case against her as an use to leave her service. laid her hand on either of them, nor had she dismissed them. until some time after 11 am. on the 3rd. Complainante did not begin to work in the drawing room The complainant who broke the electric the floor because he was angry at having shade threw the article deliberately on to clean it.
Sho never
under the supervision of the Inspector
In the matter of revenue—all revenues General of Customs must be included in the total, ., so-called Native Customs collected on Junk traffic when these Custom houses are directly controlled. The total for 1920 was $82,000,000. The 1021 figury vill approach 8ico.000.000, because import and export duties are fielding a large increase under the ze vised import tariff and stricter export valuation: Evan specific tariff, which should be based on
now, however, the per cent, ad valorem, works out in many cases only to-3 per cent, or 4 per cent. That is why China has just requested the Landwell) defendant said she had always In reply to the Magistrate (Mr. R. E. revision of the tariff up to an effective told the complainant to clean the light 5 per cent. in terms of an arrangement because the coolies were not so teliable. made two years ago. An effective 5 per The blankets were kept in the roon's cent, would bring the revenue well over which were looked after by defendanta $100,000,000 at oner. It may be of inter- when they were not used because there est to state, in view of the questions was no store-room. concerning the Mackay Treaty, that the asked in Parliament on August 10th "pplication of the principles of that treaty, with the abolition or likin, and a per cent. export, would bring in consolidated 123 per cent. import tarif the total Customs revenues to about $140.000,000 a year, irrespective of the vastly increased turnover which free trade with the territories of the Republic would automatically guarantee.
Inspector Brown mentioned a point that had been rather overlooked; that the
CHINA'S FOREIGN TRADE. mistress went to a money changer's, notation to her population, not because of China's foreign trade is small in re a pawnshop.
The Magistrate: Quite right. I over of the present Government, but because conservatism in the past, or inefficiency looked that point.
Inspector Brown suggested amending
of the fiscal system, which should have the charge to unlawful possession. been modified eighteen years ago, as laid The Magistrate: That Involves the down by the Mackay Treaty, but regard question of what title she believed ing which nothing has been done. With amah to have.
Inspector Brown suggested receiving well knowing the articles to have been stolen."
The Magistrate: I had better leave it ever to consider the point.
The case was accordingly adjourned.
ALLEGED FORGED BANK. "NOTES...
KERN BIDDINO FOR A SHAUKIWAN LOT. Lot 335 and 2356-land in Sbaukiwan ~were offered for a sale together, at an upset price of $19,133. Mr. H. W. Bird, on behalf of Mr. Chan Harr, bought this after asiderable competition from a Chinese gentleman. The bids advanced by 8500 to 899,000 and then by thousand dollar stages to $36,000. At this point a third party catad some little amusement by making a bid $20 "more,. The 81,000 increases were resumed at 839,000 when $30,020 was from the quarter just SMALL NOTES ON THE BANQUE DE of not much importance compared with referred to. Then, by two and five hundreds, $15,000 was attained; 246,000 and 347,000 followed immediately; the $20 addition was repeated and the score went quietly, by hundreda, to $50,000, with occasional 820 interventions. At 46,300 Mr. Bird was the purchaser,
MORE PEAR LOTS".
DUTCH EAST INDIES TRADE DURING 1920.
L'INDO CHINE,
iarnam
issued to the different rooms in the charge Mrs. Cameron showed the magistrate a book containing entries of blankets of complainants.
if she wanted to prove her allegation of The Magistrate said to defendant that shortage of blankets she must not keep her book in a slipshod way. He was bot dismissed the summons taken out by the satisfied with the entries His Worship complainant, who broke the electric light
which defendant said was worth breaking the shade ascribed by com- He did not believe the cause of
plainant
ceivable evidence of shortage of blankets. His Worship said there was no con There might have been a shortaga or there might not have been. He could not no proof of assault, it seemed that de accept the evidence. Althouch there was fendant got angry and told the other complainant to get away.
days wages to the other complainant, Defendant was ordered to pay the 53 which amounted to $13.60.
CHINE.
the country broken up into small trade areas, China, presents the same difficul- ties to-day as Germany did before the German Customs Union was devised and the taxation of the petty principalities abolished. As is well known, it is only from.that time that Germany's rise as a great trading Power became noticeable. The issue, therefore, is to free trade from BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE the crippling restraints of an antiquated system, and thus release the natural forces which will make for a great in The Agence Economie et Financiere Chaffray, Dapples, Grandjean, Haha, trease. The ruling class ir, a country announce that MM. Bourcier, Saint economic factors; for when the time is Ogier and. Ondot have resigned from the ripe for the removal of hindrances. Council of Administration of this bank, Dicovery of apparatus for printing rulers, like people, either adapt them which they had joined at the beginning notes on the Banque de l'Indo Chine at selves to new conditions or disappear. a house in Yaumati led to charges, be
of the year.
Their withdrawal is ex- forc Mr. G. N. Orpie, at the Magistracy; ed at least one or two hundred per cent. Banque Industrielle are entering upon a With a trade capable of being expand-plained by the fact that the affairs of the yesterday afternoon, against two Chinese during the next decennium. the question new phase. It has just obtained the named Chiu Shing, printer, and Ip Yam, of fully preserving the "epen door" be benefit of the reglement transaction. Mr. Adams, of Messrs. Little, Adaros cook, of 168, Portland Street, Youmati, comes important. The London Journalnel," and its future operations will be and Wood, bought Lot 191 for 81,120 and counts: (1) that, on October 13th, they an important service by publishing in by the law, and a plan of reorganisation. The defendants were charged on three of Commerce" has done the community carried out under conditions laid down Alr. F. C. Jenkin acquired. Lot 192 for did feloniously use certain stone slabs its issue of August 12th the statement receiving the support of the Chinese $1,418, the aruount of the upset price for printing notes of the Banque de made by the Japanese Fremier in the Government, 13 at present time being euch case: Both plots are on the Peak, Indo Chine; (2) use or have in their Japanese Diet that the Powers had ac examined by an important group. Under off Severn Road.
possession Stone slabs for impressing quiesced in the abolition of the open these circumstances the retention on the upon paper figurce resembling bank-notes door" in Manchuria. The British GovCouncil of representatives of the institu- and (3) having an unregistered printernment denied in Parliament any know tions which had originalis intervened ís ing.press.....
ledge of this report, and no doubt the no longer needed. Mr. G. G. N. Tinson prosecuted and, matter is being investigated. But in Mr. R. E. Webster defended.
view of the issues raised, the following General inflation of prices in the first was made on, the night of October 13th trade of Manchuria in 1830 was as Mr. Tingon explained that a police raid figures are important. The value of the six months of the year, followed by a serious depression are described as the when the printing apparatus and some follows:- two factors principally affecting the partly printed banknotes were found.
204 million toels. Netherlands Indies trade in a survey of The second defendant was arrested and the economic position in the Far East detectives were left there who, later the during 1920 issued by the Nederlandsche same night, arrested the first defendant, Handelmaatschappij The report, which in whose name the floor was rented. is of considerable length, goes on to state Divisional Inspector Brown described that the depression overtook commerca the police visit and mentioned the dia- und agriculture at a time when it was covery of the printing press and of believed that the existing fourishing con- sheets of partly printed ten-cent notes on dition would be of a lasting nature, so the bank. He produced, also, a packet of
Regarding the British share of the "that
trade, these final figures are important. no preparations had been gaade for such forged notes which were alleged to or Chinese 8522,000,000, er £70,000,000 at Of the total tonnage engaged in the the endden change. The floating debt have been circulated. of the Netherlands East Indies rose con-
the present price of silver, and carrying trade from and to foreign coun siderably in 1920. Nevertheless, the the hearing was adjourned.
After further evidence had been called, E00,000,000 at last year's price. Tho tries and between the open ports of Government did not seem to consider it'
value of the whole trade of China in 1020 China, British hips accounted in 1920 advisable to Consolidate that debt by
was 1,700,000,000 taels, or $2,550,000,000: for 40,000,000 tons out of 104,000,000, toaz, fresh loan. In November, however, it
Therefore, Manchuria accounts for almost wich exceeds the highest figure yet re issued to private persons 4 per cent.
China. Now, if it were possible for any Japanese total of 28,000,000 tons. It precisely 20 per cent. the trade of corded, and may be compared with the Treasury notes, running for one year. Compulsory Government coffee planting Eastern Extension Australasia and percentage of Chinese-trade, the process of the war. The actual value of the one Powar to lop off at one blow such a shows completo recovery from the effects which in the beginning of the year still China Telegraph. Int. diyd, for three would do doubt be repeated in the future trade harder to state, became every existed in Pasoeroean, was in the course months ended June 30th 68. per share, elsewhere, and then all hope of the vast thing to and from Hongkong is counted of 1920 abolished altogether. The repayable, free of tax, October 15th. Last general trade everyone confidently awaits as British in the returns. But on this Balts of agriculture in 1020 were not so year the same. good as were expected from the pros
would disappear: Manchurip is just as basis the British Empire is still easily pects at the end of 1919. Those products Eastern Telegraph Second quarterly being 23,000,000 Chinese to about 70,000 in the case of shipping, towards an im Chinese as the rest of the Republic, there ahead of Japan, the tendency being, as which had sold before being harvested int divd. 24 per cent, on ordinary stock, Japanese residents, including the leased proved position in almost all classes of suffered least from the general depres free of tax, in respect of year ending territory, The necessity of preserving all goods, not excluding the important item sion Netherlands Indies Review.
December 31st. Last year the same. (Continued at foot of next column) of cotton manufacturers of all kinds
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CABLE COMPANIES' DIVIDENDS.
Dairen Newchwang Antung Harbin Aigua Sansing Manchuli Suihenho, etc. ......
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Chinese territory on an equal status has transcendent importance. The 23,000,000 Chinese customers in Manchuria are as important as 23,000,000 in the Yangtze Valley. It is imperative for the com mercial community to keep watchful eye on the political scene, and to insist that all territory within the geographical limits of the Chinese Republic shall be identically considered.
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