NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE.
Wonfirm our Natice dated the Undersigned, berebr
25TH JULY published in the Local Press that M. HO BAI MAN in No Longer connected with Our Firm.
P. M. PINGUET & 00, Dated August 8th, 1981.
NOTICE.
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O the Occasion of the ANNI
VERSARY or Taz GERMAN CONSTITUTION DAY the GERMAN CONSUL will hold an OFFICIAL RECEPTION at the GERMAN CLUB ja 2, CONNAUGHT Rein OxTRAL, Tor FLOOR, from 11.45 am to 12.80.x. The German Consulate will be "CLOSED THAT DAY.
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on
THE BRITISH LEGION-
· HONG KONG & CHINA BRANCH:
TEERING will be bold at 5.15 HE Wrя ANNUAL GENERAL
P.M. 01 THURSDAY, 18TH, AUGUST, 1981, in the BOARD ROOM of Mesir. JARDINE, MATHE SON & Co., LTD.
BULINERS:
·To reseite the Report and Accounte
for the Year 1930,
To elect Officers¿-
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*P. M. ROSSER,
Hon. Becrotary.
KOWLOON FOOTBALL CLUB.
NOTICE.
HET ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING & MEMBERS will
be held in the CLUB HOUSE on TUESDAY, AvovST 11TH, 1981, at 6 7.E.
BUSINESS -
Minutes of previous Annual General Meeting to be read and confirmed. Report and Accounts for 1939-817- To adopt proposed Revision of Rules. Election of Officers for 1931-22, General,
Election of Anditors.
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By Order of the Committee,
Bigned F. C. OLEMO,
Hon. Secretary,
HONG HONG REALTY & TRUST
COMPANY, LIMITED.
WATSON'S
LEMON
SQUASH
MADE FROM REAL
CALIFORNIAN
LEMONS AND
THE PUREST OF
་་
CANE SUGAR.
DELICIOUS
·AND · REFRESHING
SUMMER BEVERAGE.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.
Aerated Water Manufacturers.
TEL
KOWLOON
57130,
HONG KONG
20419.
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE CO, LTD, NOTICE.
N INTERIM DIVIDEND of 80:
Cents Per Share has been declared payable on TUESDAY, 1ST BEPTEMBER NEXT, on and after which Data Dividend Warrants, may be obtained upon application at
THE Undermentioned Certificates REGISTERED OFFICE
of the Cong-1 for 180 Ola Bhares in this Com. DRBY. ESD FUR, EXCHANGE BUILDING, pany registered in the Name of the DE VOZU Boan CentraŁ,
Late INAAO BAMUEL PERRY have
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN been LOST DESTROYED; and that the REGISTER OF MEMBERShould thes Certificatos pot be of the t'ompany will be CLOSED from produced to the Company before the THURSDAY, AUGUST to MON 20TH AUGUST, 1931, New Certificates DAY, SIST AUGUST, 1951, Both Days for said Bhares will be issued and the inclusive.
Old Certifies Nos. 6740 dated 2nd. 27th July,
By Order of the Board,
0. F. V. RIBEIRO,
Acting Secretary, Hong Kong, 5th Ang., 1981,
June, 191), and 6765 wted by thi
1911, bo thereafter Company NULL and VOID.
Certificate No 6746 dated 2nd June, [10381911, for 60 Shares Nos. 38501/99650.
HONG KONG TRAMWAYS, .
יי
LIMITED.
Certificate No. 6786 dated 27th July, 1911, for 100 Shares Nos. 36901/86950 .. and 129645/129694,
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & BON, General Managers,
(979
A N INTERIM DIVIDEND of Hong Kong, 10th July, 1931.
40 Cents Per Share has been
dedared payable on TUESDAY,
ORIENT.
25TH AUGUST Nexz, on and after CREDIT FONCIER D'EXTREME. which date Dividend Warrante may be obtained upon application at the Registered Office of the Company, 'CANAL ROAD EAST, BOWBINGTON, Hong Kong
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the REGISTER of MEMBERS "of the Company will be CLOSED from TUESDAY, 11żu AUGUST, to MONDAY, 24TH AUGUST, 1981, Both Days inclusive,
By Order of the Board, W. F. SIMMONS, Becretary. Hong Kong, 1st August, 1991, [1015
NOTICE.
HONG KONG ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD.
Mozigar Banx and EstATE ÀĢENTS.
PEAK MANSIONS" Jis.roomed & Five-roomed Apartmenta
PRINCE EDWARD ROAD, KOWLOON,
Detached and Box-detached Villsa Modern Custration with Garage.
"CANBAY BUILDINGS ** Plate wil Modern Couveniersoes,
- AGENCIES, The London Office of the RONG *KONG DAILY PRESS, 38, FLEET STREET, E.0.4, is constant ly receiving Enquiries from Homa Mannloturers regarding Suitable Birmulo act as Agents for their produs in Hong Kong and Fanth China.
PPLICATION has, been made
to this Company, to issue, to ME YEUNG IU TUNG, Duplente Certificate for 50 Shares in this Com pany numbered 79836 to 79885, or other Certificate in lieu thereof upon If statement that the Original Certificate No. 568, Anted 8th-NOVEMBER, 1822, has been LOST or MISLAID.
Loca Companies, desirous of taking
ap fuber Agencies will lat ni know the Lanes in which they ars Interested: the information will be forwarded to London and passed on to, interested parties sa op portanty offers.
Bervice is cffered to our Readers without charge and, of cours no obligation is incurred on either P: side. VAL
AND NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, if, at the Expiration.of One Month from the Date hereof, the This abora Certificate be not forthcoming the Baid Certificate will be deemed CANCELLED and of NO EFFECT, and a NEW CERTIFICATE for the Said Shares will be issued in its stend, sent to the by the Company had to
RVALVES
Becretary Hong Kong, 22nd July, 1981, 1988
The Bequind Information should; be
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, Izpo ∙11, -Ion Haven Bekent;
Hoat Hoi
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 1931.
WRIGHT'S
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SOAP
INVIGORATES AND REFRESHES.
TAKES AWAY
SUMMER
TIREDNESS.
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STERGENS
Editorial and Business Offices: 11
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London Office: 53, Fleet Street,
B.O. &
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HONG KONG, AUGUST 10, 1931.
A CURIOUS WAY WITH COAL CERTIFICATES,"
B
some
IN the public interest, it is neces- sary to bring out clearly the éarious revelations of Government office methods made in the case just concluded at the Magistracy con.. cerning what counsel for the de- fence called "the admitted altera- tions" in analysis certificates issued by the Government Labora tory. It is inevitable, when a cas continues at intervals for weeks and gradually takes into its ambit several subsidiary questions, that the public should have 'dif- culty in appreciating and concen- trating its attention on the main issues. These were of sufficient importance in the case la question to justify a brief summary and the drawing of certain conclusions; though readers will probably not require much assistance in arriving at their own conclusions."
OF BANKS.
typed on top, but not precisely overma condoning of the thing" TAX ON NET PROFITS the original letters, so that the end of a joint offence." However, beginning or end of the old word only the contractors were haled could still be asen. Sometimes before the Magistrate. The case never reached the stage of calling upon them for their explanation.
the alterations would be in purple ink, although the typing of the rest
50
sibly their idea was to economise in analytical foes! A fresh analysis would cost perhaps 825, but thres old certificates could be had for two dellars,
"TERMS OF NANKING :
*MANDATE.
[KUO MIN NEWS AGENCY.] a resolution adopted at the eth Naoking, August 2-By virtue of regular meeting of the Kuo-fin Cheng-u-Hui-l (the National Gor issued by the National Government orament Council), a Mandate was
yesterday officially promulgating the
particular manifestation of sloven- articles.
We do not suppose that this governing the Tax on the Net Pront of Banks, consisting of eight Fness and lack of proper care will or again in Government Depart. meats, but we call special attention to it in the hope that Govern
Aurica Where the particulars submitted the banks under the provision of Article 1 of the Law, are considered unauthentic, the Ministry of Finance may organizo providionally an Investigation Com- mittee to examine the statements, The said Committee shall be com
from the Ministry of Finance, the posed of one representative- cach
Ministry of Auditing, the Bankers' Association (concerned, and the Chamber of Commerce (concerned), and a Chartered Account design- Lated by the Ministry.
ARTICLE 7-Banks which attempt timate amount of the Tax by sub to evade the payment of the legi- mitting fraudulent statements shall be dealt with according to law.
ARTICLE This Law ahöll be. como effective on the day of pro- mulgation
of the document, was black. And Whoever altered the documents, wa
00,
and so on to a junior bankumise that forgery was furthest alork of one week's experience the from their thoughts and that por- papers would have shouted the warning signal, "Refer to drawer" Nevertheless, these documents pass ed to and fro through the hands of numerous Government officers, from juniors to seniors, until at last. after about two years, it struck one individual that probably the Gay
The Law provides for the collee crnment Analyst, as a professional
tion of the Tax by the Ministry of man, 'would either issue clean
organized as Limited share com Finance semi-annually on banks certificate or at least initia! the
panics at rated "ranging from 8 erasures and re-typings which he apparently put up with from his ficers will try and do their to 15 per cent, on the not proats, work as wall and conscientiously as believed that the new Law will be In the light of this provision, it in typist. Sora bunch of these price if they were employed in commer applicable only to modern banks, ne less documenta was referred to the cial life, away from the deadening most of the old-style native banks Government Analyst; he of course influence of almost perfect security" proprietorship" basis with the has been staying in London under are organized on partnership" or A famous American Alm-actress declared that he would never dream
partners or proprietors bearing of issuing professional, certificates
unlimited liability.. Government conditions which certain crudito in that state, and then the fat was
also to be exempt from the Tax.. banks, according to the Law, are contemporaries. describe as in the fire
cognita." This means of courer, Following is a translation of the that almost incredible secrecy haa new Law-
been preserved about her movo- the provision of Article 1 of the cuts, and not more than a column ns Limitel shore companies shall. appeared in any one newspaper. Business Tax Law, Banks organized of descriptive news about her hag
pay a Tax on their net profits In deference to her wish to remain The word "Banks" referred to hore gage in one of the businesses as hounds have been held in leash, denotes those institutions which en. "Incognita" the movie publicity- stipulated in Article 1 of the Bank and unly the most paltry and ing Law.
of tenure, freedom from ordinary considerations of proft"
and loss, and masurance of income practically from the cradle to the grave. Is it Before the Magistrate," the ten-
too much to ask? We would also ders and attached certificates were suggest that the whole system of traced as they passed from band dealing with tenders should be re to hand through the Governmentvised, and brought into line with Departments, though no one was the practice of great municipalities unkind enough to ask any Govern at home. Obviously the Tender ment officer, point blank, the quee Board requires strengthening by tion, "Did you notice the alters the co-option of the heads of de tions?" The performance of deal pariments and of people who under- ing with tendera begins with a great stand the values of the several air of special precaution, which articles being purchased. Why not however, is not long maintained. add an unofficial member of Council The tenderers deposit their teaders with business experience 1 He would
ARTICLE 1.-Ia,accordance with
"Incognits."?
In-
ject to the Tax on Net Profit shall her have been allowed to appear. ARTICLE 2.-Banks which are sub-meagre scraps of information abou be required to apply for an "In All that has been revealed so far vestigation Certificate" in which are the name of her hotel, details they shall report the following of her latest pictures, descriptions
particulars :i
Bank.
a. Name and Ineation of the of her shopping expeditions in the West End, the number of hours, sho b Kinds of businesses engaged spends with her masseuse, hair
dresser, and manicurist, and the:
in.
e. Total amount of Capital
(authorized), and the paid-upittle human fact that her husband and unpaid Capital thereof.. had a bath last night. Her harass d. Amount of Net Profit for the ad secretary has only been inter
most recent six months.
viewed: half a dozen times, and only
The said Certificate shall be ren handful of photographs have been newed semi-annually, free of charge. allowed to appear All this is most
"ARTICLE 3.-The rates of the Tax, which is to be collected on the Net MALINGERERS BEWARE!Profit of the banks, shall be as
follows:
NEW ADDITION TO PRISON
RULES.
The following addition to the Prison Rules has been made by the Governor in Council:
such officer."!
1. When the net profit is less than 15 per
timount of cent of the total
unantisfying to an ardent "movie" fan" like myself, and I am simply panting for more revelations. It is incredible that a star of inter- national reputation of
the Tax shall be 3 per cent. allowed to stay in London for two 2. When the net profit exceeds days without giving her views on 15 per cent. but is less than 25 the London policeman, the modern per cent, of the total amount of
Capital of the bank-7.5 per cont. English girl, and the urge towards 3. When the net profit exceeds a simpse home life doing her own 25 per cent. but is less than 35 rookery and washing out of the per cont. of the total amount of
Capital of the bang-10 per cent. lime-light, which every film-star 4. When the net profit exceeda fesls. Nor have we heard her viewi 3 per cent, of the total amount on art for art's sake. 'And
of Capital of the bank-13 per how can we make up our own minds
cent.
??
ARTICLE 4-The Net Profit Tax about these subjects till we hear on Banks shall be collected semi-her views? If she remains "In- annually following each half-yearly, settlement.
seguita much longer, in the Central or local Governments shall uk a question in Parliament about ARTICLE B-Banks established by national interest, some one should he exempt from the Tax; but it-Peter Simple in the London
semi-official banks shall not be Morning Post. exempt.
in a doubly-locked box. On the at least be able to shroff the various appointed day two Government documents and might be able to officers, each armed with a differ- pariunde the Tender Board-the ent key, approach this box and Green and Teader Board, we had ceremoniously unlock its separate almost called them-that all is locks. They then sort out the not gold that glitters" and, that tenders (which are submitted in the lowest tender is not always the triplirate) into three heaps, the cheapest in the end, lowest quotation on top. One set goes to the head of the Depart- ment concerned with the particular tender, one to the Treasury, and one is retained ́at..the C.8.0. The down departmental set filtera through various people's hands; technical officers will be called upon to look at the papers and advise which grade, of cod to buy; other officers work out comparisons of prices with previous years, Back the papers go to the head of the
"When any subordinate officer Department, and then to the Ten- der Board, whose members are the reteived into hospital for observa- Colonial Treasurer and the Post-tion is subsequently certified to be master-General. What happens bemalingering he will receive no pay fore the Tender Board was not elicited because, as Counsel for the for the period during which he is Crown explained, one of the two under observation, and all hospital members who passed thicse teaders expenses and charges incidental to is in retirement and the other is on such observation shall be paid by leave. Two Departments--the Rail- way, and the Barbour Offer-far two years in succession, and the P.W.D. for one year, accepted ten- ders to which were attached altered certificates of analysis, and the alterations were first noticed by one. railway officer a few months ago. It should be stated that the EW.D.. had a sample of every delivery of its col analysed; the Railway had the same right under the contract but preferred to trust to resdits on the engines, which were said to be entirely satisfactory. A single small sample of railway coal, taken after the police court proceedings began, showed an unduly large per- centage of ash, but the Mechanical Engineer stated that, had a the coal been like that, the engines could not have drawn the trains copies of an analysis made on some One senior Government official de fended the passing of the docu- previous occasion.
There, were produced in courtments in this way: one would be P handfuls of these analytical certi- concentrating on the figures in the
The total output of the Kailan pital for treatment and the dog has the locality-Hong Kong Daily ficates, ludicrously altered. To call lower part of the form under Mining Administration's mines for been removed to Mataukok, for Pre August 10, 10001
**Results of Analysis and be the work ending July 25, amounted observation. them" forgeries" in the. Jeg liable not to notice an alteration to 101,680 tons, and the sales during
the period to 78,065 tons,
A concert by the Regimental Band of the first Battalion South take place in the Botanical Gardens Wales Borderers is advertised to on Monday, August 17, at 9.15 p.m.
When the Hong Kong Govern- ment calls for tenders for coal for the Kowloon-Canton Railway it requires that there be attached to the tenders a certificate by the Government Analyst giving various analytical details of the coal. pro- posed to be supplied." In the case of other Government Departments these certificates are not called for, but, some, contractors nevertheless attach them to their tenders, Furthermore the practice has exist ed up to now in the Government Laboratory of supplying at any time on application, for a nominal
fee, any number of additional signed
,'
in the upper part of the form where the name of the coal appears. Yet obviously substitution of an- other name for the name of the coal actually analysed cancelled the analytical result as set forth below! magine a medical certificate being treated seriously although a new, patient's name had been inserted
Pawg de Counsel for the Crown, in open
Local Notes and Events
One Chinese case of typhoid and. one case of rabies were reported on Friday.
The name of Mr A. Tye has been added to the Register of Chemists and Druggists.
At the Rotary Club to-morrow, Miss Raine will speak on "The Salvation Army."
A cable has been received in would have thought that the Board Hong Kong by Hon. Mr. W. E. L. would have endeavoured to retain Shenton from Lady Polleck convey the few that it had. But such is ing the news that Sir Henry Pollock not the case. The latest body whose has undergone an operation in sympathy it has alienated is the London for apendicitis and is doing large number of bathers who fre- well.
quent, the neighbourhood of Stone. ter's, and as complaints have been repeatedly made on the subject it looks as if those responsible are decidedly remiss in their duties. Over and over again the bathing area has been covered with all kinds of floating garbage of a nature, plainly showing that it was city refuse, being carried inwards by the meeting of the members of the Police that his-a00 Michael was asserted that it is ignorant of this The seventeenth annan general ford Terrace, has reported to the Board may furnish, it cannot be Mr. E. A. Ribeiro, of B. Knuts tide. Whatever explanation the Kowloon Football Club will be held bitten by a dog, owned by Mr. K. state of affairs, because only a few in the Club House to-morrow at 60. Mamoto, of e. Knutsford Terment were seen making a tour of weeks ago the heads of the depart
The Rey, A. Swann, M.A., D.S.C., has been appointed a member of the Education Board.
On the occasion of the anniver sary of the German Constitution Day, the German Consul will hold an official reception at the German Club, 8, Connaught Road Central, top floor, to-morrow, from 11.45
a.m. to 12.30 p.m.
race The boy was taken to hos
Looking Back 50 Years. Two Shaukiwan boatmen were
The general acquisition of a fest fined 250 each by Comdr Guy the Chaese Government has in- Hole. R.N. (retired) on Saturday, duced them to look out for a suit for having on their boat 401 sticks nble port at which it may rendez- of dynamite and 400, detonators tor-General of Polica, The defen-ally they are anxious to retain the without a licence from the Inspec vous in the winter. Not unnatur dants hdmitted possession but fleet as an engine of authority, in pleaded ignorance of the law.
sense of the ward; fe, documents altered and uttered with intent to deceive and defraud, would be—an the Magistrate ultimately decided in discharging the defendants taking much too serious a view of them. The, alterations would not deceive, the most simple person into thinking, the papers were still as Many of the originally issued. changes were made in this way: the mame of a sample of coal would be heavily erased (all the surface of the paper gone) and another name typed en ton, or the original. name would still be visible, though Government officers was rather Domalie Cleanliness and Ventila is a train to
tion By-laws shall be $3.50 per Sanitary Board' faintly, and another name would be like negligence he spoke of floor for the year starting October 1. Friends in Hong
ing the case, made some remarks
A fiece of land at Diamond Hill, measuring one and a half acres, to be known as New Kowloon Come fery No. 6, has been set aside for the uo of the Tung Wah Hospital only.
It is notified that the rate for lime-washing in Hong Kong and
y.
from the files.
to the effect that the conduct of Rowlion under Bylaws of the Looking Back 24 Yourn,“
northern waters, but unfortunately for them the ports in the Gulf of Pelchili are closed by ice for A considerable period of the year. Casting about for harbour that im not so blockaded, they have fixed upon a rather obscurs place called by foreigners Fort Arthur, but.
"Shur Kow. Hong Daily Press, August
many
but one
10, 1881.