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THE HANKÓW SITUATION.
ATTEMPTS TO RESTORE NORMAL BUSINESS.
UNIONS FRANKLY
BOLSHEVIK.
Quietness continues to reign in Iankow, says.the C. C. Post, and the situation cortinues to improve. The dearth of soldiery has induced confidence and merchants are now endeavouring to do business as far at their limited stocks will permit. For the first time for wecks the
LOCAL COMPANIES.
BALANCE SHEETS SUM- MARISED.
A USEFUL HANDBOOK,
Messrs. Benjamin & Potts have issued in very useful handbook deal ing with the financial records of the principal públic gompanies in Hong Kong for the past five years.
The yearly balance sheets havo been summarised and as the figures given cover the period before and after the strike they are of parti. eular interest.
"There is," says Messrs. Benja- salt shopa opened Wednesday min & Potts, "no doubt that prices (August 31st) and while there was of mast stocks are to-day at their very little, business both on account lowest level, and we can, with con- of shortage of stock, and the defidence, look forward to a steady mand for silver, the fact remains improvement in rates." that an attempt is being made to get back to normal conditions:
PERAK POWER SCHEME.
SWITCHGEAR ORDER FOR
METROPOLITAN-VICKERS.
COLONY'S WATER SUPPLY
NO SHORTAGE!
MORE WATER BEING USED.
in the
The Water Return issued by the PW.D. and dated September 1st shows that all. reservoirs Colony were full during August. Both in the Island and at Kowloon the amount of water consumed per bead per day shows a considerable increase on last year.
The figures are as follow:- Storage In Millions And Decimals Of Gallons.
Tytum
Tytam Byewash Tytam Intemediate Wong Nei Chung Tytum Tuk Pokfulam.....
1926. 1927. $40.59 394.80
12.08
195.00 103.00 1,410.00 1.419.00 13.08 90.3-1 47.78 66.02
2,034.32 2,114.41 Consumption of water in the City And Hill District in millions and decimals of gallons during th month of August was:-
Total
per
1920 1927. 272.99, 333.42 404,150 414,300
25.0
Consumption *** Population Consumption
bead per day. -91.7 Intermittent supply in all Rider Maia Districts "up to the 1st and full supply in all Rider Maia Dis triots from gad to the 31st August, 1926,"
-
Districts during August, 1937.
Full supply in all Rider Maiz
· KOWLOON WATER WORKS. Storage In Millions And Decimals Q! Gallons,
199 1027 Kowloon Reservoir
239.50 935.50 Shek-lai-pui Reser
100.80. 100.80
Fair
Reception
voir
Heser-
433.30
Total
433.30 Consumption of water in Kowloon in millions" and decimals of gallons during the month of August was :-
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Central Bank of Ching notes lell] again during the day, to 235 per 100 of foreign money but during the morning a little business. Was doné at 210. Treasury notes re- mained the same, purchasing value An important contract, covering varying from fifty" to sixty cents. the supply of all the outdoor The ten thousand tiso of coppers switchgear required for the Perak which were reported as issued to River hydro-electric scheme has the Hapch money union were been placed with the Metropolitan- finished early in the morning. Ar- Vickers Electrical Company. surping that the full amount was
The scheme includes the provision given out, and there were many of a main water power station at disappointed would-be changers of Chenderoh with a 68,000-volt trans- treasury notes into copper, coins, mission line extending about 65 the whole tone at the same time miles to the south, 15 sub-stations was lighter. "Periodical reports of to 'distribute the power at 22,000 hugo Southern victories were issued | volts and 8,600 volts, and a stand- |which considerably assisted matters, by steam power station at Malim in spite of the fact that the Nawar near the southern end of majority of people are indifferent the system. - and the minority rather sceptical.. The consulting engineers for the scheme are Metara. Rendel, Palmer Sun Wen Dollars. Wednesday we
and Tritton, and the main con were that the Wachang mint has now tractors are the Universal Eb- reopened for the purpose of coin-gineering and Development Com ing silver dollars. We have no in. pany. formation as to when these dollars will be issued, but are informed the Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical A switchgear to be supplied by that they will bear the effigy of Company includes more than one Dr. Sun Yat Sen and will in all hundred, oil circuit breakers and respects be similar to those which 66,000, 92,000 and 6,600 volts service, about 700 isolating switches for are reported as being used in together with all the necessary con- Shanghai. To the merchant instructional steelwork for outdoor SIAM'S SEASIDE RESORTS. He left to his wife, Dame Ethel
installation of this gear. Hankow it will be a matter of in- difference whose head the coin bears so long as the silver contents are up to standard. In any case the sight of real money will go a long way toward restoring confidence.
Union Dissatisfied, There appears to be a good deal of unrest among the labour union
Consumption" Population Consumption informed
A Large Order.
And
47
per
1920.. 1027.
99.01 10013 136,460 101,500
--
head per day.... 17.1 21.8" There was a full supply in all districts during August 1926. and
1927.
The Government Analyst's re- water is satisfactory. ports shew that the quality of the
The total rainfall to August 31st in 1026: 74.79. In 1927: 93.09.
DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.
THE LATE SIR ROBERT JARDINE.
HIS FORTUNE AND WILL,
The late Sir Robert Jardine left a fortune of £1,831,000 sterling.
THE BAG SNATCHING NUISANCE...
OFFENDER SHARPLY
PUNISHED.
One of the colony's bag snatchers was before the Magistrate at Kon- Mary Piercy, or Jardine, a legacy loon yesterday and received punish- Leakers, in seven sub-stations from Twenty-eight of the 8,600 circuit
of £50,000, free of all duties, as ment that he is not likely to forget. which power will be supplied to
well as a free yearly annuity of He was arrested at Nathan Road consumers, will be motor-operated Siam has decided to seriously £20,000 in addition to the annuity on Thursday evening after he had closing devices for rapid restoration on the West Coast, and a Board, marriage in the year 1891. He left A d'Almeida. She was in Nathan and equipped with automatic redevelop a number of seaside resorts of £1,000 secured by contract snatched a hand-bag from Mrs. J. of service after temporary faults established for the purpose of or to his daughter, Mrs. Violet Mar- Road near Sai Fee Terrace, when- on the circuit...
ganisation, has hit upon a novel The contract inculdes, in addi- way of raising the necessary funds Baret Florence Buchanan Jardine, the defendant came up to her from tion, the provision of the control for fulfilment of the Board's plans. conditionally £100,000 free of all behind and wrenched away her bag,
or Poel, and her issue under trust board even though they have been re-station accessories for the main Sir Edward Cook, have come to the Scotland and real estate in. Eng of articles.
and switch-gear for the The members, with the advice of duties.
His heritable estato in which contained $19, and a number conclusion that a railway surcharge land, free of all duties along with organised. From all accounts they power station
8-panel
The cffender ran off at top speed, are frankly bolshevik which after switch-board of 8,600 volt metal offers the beat method of producing the residue of his estate, be left to
clad units for the steam power
the funds desired, station at Malim Nawar
One reason apparently for com- Jardine. He left a legacy of £2,000 M. Luz chased him to Jordan Road his son, John William Buchanan but unfortunately for him, Mr. J: local oppositionists who declare Aitken, bis lastor and confidential and caught him. The thief, who ing to this decision is to quieten free of all duties to John Malcolm that the seaside resorts scheme is adviser. His large interests in the was quite a Day for the benefit of foreigners at assets in Jardine, Matheson & Co., handed over to the Police.
young fellow, WAS all stations in the Kingdom to Japan, etc., are left in the hands terday morning, Sgt. Hargreaves the expense of the Siamese. From Ltd, Hong Kong, Shanghai, China, stations within the zone in which of his trustees with full discretionary told his Worhip that in view of At the Kowloon Magistracy yes- the Board will operate, first class
powers as to realisation or dotation the numerous cases of snatching, he Passenger will pay a surcharge, or entrance fee, of forty satangs;
As public or private companies must ask for a heavy sentence. second class twenty satangs; and either at home or abroad, and to third class passengers ten satangs. pension, and to appoint cashiers of months hard labour and 20 strokes Mr. W. Schofield ordered six remunerate any person by gift or On leaving any point within the their own number. As registered of the birch. zone no surcharge will be payable holder of 5,000 preference shares of and those travelling from station to 81,000 each numbered 101 to 5,100 station within the zong will pay inclusive in Jardine, Matheson & nothing in the way of an extra
all is natural. They were originally a bolshevik institution and under this
regime had a good deal of their own way. Since the Government has laid a restraining hand upon them they have begun to feel the pinek. Businesses which could not be made to pay have taken advan- tage of the return to sanity of the Government and have discharged a Sumber of workmen who, who they had the whip hand, used it to paralyse business. Some of the banks have discharged employees who were mere encumbrances and agitators instead of workers, and generally struggle has been going or to revive business on sound lines.
Electrical
With the exception of the con- tract recently completed by iad Company for the Witbank scheme Metropolitan-Vickers. of the Victoria Falls and Transvaal Power Company the present con- largest order for outdoor switch- tract for Perak is probably the gear ever placed with British
manufacturers.--Straits Timer.
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IRON ORE FOR JAPAN
SUPPLIES FROM MALAYA,
HEALTH BULLETIN OF
EASTERN PORTS.
charge. For example, a first class Co. Ltd., which holding confers ticket from Bangkok to Hua Hin directed to hold said shares in their, certain powers, his trustees are The State Ironworks at Yawats costs Tes, 13.60; when the surcharge The unions are now reported to may be freed from the dearth of is operating it will cost. Tes. 14. A discretion for a period of 21 years have approached the. Government are which has confronted the return ticket frem Hua Hin to his wife Dame Ethel Mary Piercy, ports for the week ending Septem- after his death. His trustees are The health bulletin of Eastern with a view to reverting to the management with a knotty pro Bangkok will remain as at presentar Jardine, his cousin, James Jarber 8th states Communist order of things. They blem. The Ironworks require a The railways will receive nothing dine Bell Irving. Makerstoun, atate that they were much better million tons of ore a year, for from the surcharges, but will mere Kelso (formerly, Rokeby, Barnard
Plague. off under that regime, as they could which the management draws ly act as collectors and hand over
on
executors.
dictate to the employers as to who the Hanychping Mining Company the extra proceeds to the Board. Castle), James Steuart, W... bis should be employed, and that the for 200,000 tons, on the Taochtung The scheme will be watched with a solicitor, and his son, John William action of several of these employ-mine fer 200,000 tons, on the Jabere good deal of interest, both within Buchanan Jardine, who have full era in discharging men is equivalent mine f 200,000 tons and on Korea and without Siam: The zone select- Power, anlimited privileges, and to oppressing the workmen, which for 300,000 tons. The disturbances ed is the driest and most equable inmunity from Trust Law. And he cannot be allowed.
in China however, often cut off the temperature in the State and the further appoints his trustees to be It is further reported that the promised supply from the first two King is taking the keenest per Government has instructed the companies and the Ironworks had sonal interest in the project. labour department uto look into the to make inroads into their holdings matter and that a conference; has to the tune of more than 300,000 been called with the object of in-tans last year. The outlook in vestigating conditions and of induc- China is such that the supply will ing employers to retain as many not be improved in the near future men as possible.
Communist Cells,
The Government is now appareat fly alive to the fact that most of
HARBIN'S PROSPEROUS
TRADE.
SOME NAVIGATION FIGURES.
OBITUARY.
REV. IVAN D. ROSS.
and arrangments have been prac tically completed with the Kuhara
Rev. Ivan D. Ross, formerly a Mining Company to get 300,000 to 400,000 tons of ere a year from the
missionary in China, who was de- putising on the Guernsey Wesleyan the schools contain communist cells Talung on the Malay Peninsula river Sungari this season, has given throat cut on. St. Martin's Cliff
mines the company operates at
The_great_height of water in the Circuit, was found dead, with his which are being maintained by The agreement will become opera all steamers and barges plenty of Guernsey, on August 11th. holshevik interests. From infor- tive with the authorisation of Mr.
Mr. mation in our possession there is Nakahashi, Minister of Commerce more
work and up the 1st August Ross was to have taken up an 3p. no doubt that this is so, and it is a source of satisfaction to note that precautions are being taken to pre. vont the spread of this pestilence and to root out the cause where possible.
and IndustryWapon Chronicle.
RUBBER DIVIDENDS.
་
On Tuesday troops and police were despatched in parties of from two to half a dozen to the various schools with the object of assisting the school authorities in getting rid of the menace where it was known to exist. Practically every | school throughout the country both Nyklas.-6 per cent. final
north and south-is-affected./
Messrs. Carroll Bros. have heen advised of the following dividenda on rubber shares:-
Teluk Anson- per cent, interim on both fully and partly paid shares.
Bukit-Entik12 per cent. fical.
1 case at Suez, 1 case at Bassein. 1 case at Bombay, 1 case at Colombo. 1, case at Singapore.
1 case at Saigon.
Cholera."
31 cases at Basrah.
10 cases at Calcutta
24 cases at Madras.“
1 case at Manila.
1 case at Bangkok.
1 case at Saigon.
2 cases at Tourane.
1 case at Macao.
23 cases at Shanghai,":
18 cases at Amoy. 10 cases at Canton.
Small-pox.
1 case at Basrah, 2 cases at Bombay,
4 cases at Calcutta,
9 cases at Madras.
1 case at Vizagapatam, 1 case at Sourabaya.
1 case at Bandjermasin. 1 case at Baigon:
than 29,000,000 poods ofpointment shortly at Llangollen, grain has been brought to Harbin, North Wales. He was the son of as well as 1,600,000 poods of tim-a Wesleyan minister, and about. 40 ber and 600,000 poods of coal. years of age. Graduating at Cam From Harbin nearly 2,000,000 bridge, he entered the "Wesleyan poods of textiles and hardware hava ministry in 1912, and immediately been shipped to the river villages. went out under the Wesleyan All the above figures are record Methodist Missionary Society to ones, and must considerably in China. He was first on the staff of crease the trade of Harbin. This the Wesley College, Wuchang, and owing to ill-health before the pre- autumn the river fleet will have on the foundation of the Central sent troubles became acute, and time to bring more timber and fire- China University, Wachang; three visited his wife's home in Aus- wood to the town and thus reduce years ago, he was transferred to trulia, with their two children, be- prices of fuel, which are now very that institution. He left Chinafore going to England. His health Peking and Tientsin Times (Continued at foot of next column.) had recently conside biy-improved