PERAR'S PROGRESS.
Increases in Imports and
Exports.
The Porals Administration Ro- port for 1910 has just been com- piled and issued, by Mr. R. G. Watson, Acting British Itesident, and the following are some of the outstanding points in it
The ravenue for the whole year, from returns supplied by the Treasurer, Federateil Malay States, is given as $14,229,799; this re- presents an incrouse ovor tho osti- mato of $1,208,257, giving an actual surplus for the your's work ing of $2,160,231; the incronso over the receipts for 1000 is $682,326,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY JUNE 8 1911
The approximate acreage under PULAU BATAM ESTATE. padi is givon ns 86,003 nores.
Question of Fraudulent
Misrepresentation.
Coconuts Increasing The area under cultivation in coconuts is given na 66,088 acres. This is 2,863 acres more than in Before the acting Chief Justice; 1909, and 1,240 acres of this wore Sir Archibald Law, in the Singa- planted by Europeans, One pore Supreme Court, on May 31st, hundred and soventy thousand Council addressed the court in the aeros were taken up during the action-brought by Mr. Robert year for cultivation by Europeans Passmore Silby, an engineer, of in the mukims "of the Perak Shanghal, to recover from Mr. river delta, and more is still being John Crulam Boyil, broker, of asked for in the same district-Singapore, (1) $124,315.98 for Lawer Perak.
money payable by the defondant
:
was Mr. J. G. Campboll, appourod for plaintiff, and Mr. Stevens ro prosented defendant.
Awpnoncod in our special telegraphie columns on the date in question, judgment in the caso was reserved.
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Intimations
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2. [1183 inolusivo.
The total area planted with to the plaintiff for money receivedO LET 1 suite of rooms in Knut
ford Terroo Drawing mom, bed- rubbor is given by the Director by the defendant for the neo of
mom, bath and board. Apply No. 1 of Agriculturo at 83,890 ueres. plaintiff and (2) for $118,022.23
Knsford Terrace, Kowloon [1175 Of this, 15,012 ncras worn oponed damages for bronch of contract: this year. The number of rubber to self land, of which sum $32, ostates opened in the State was 307.95 ure for special damage. In this rovonne is included 155; the total rubber crop för | Mr. R. St. J. Bradđó!l, with whom $5,097,444, on account of Federal | 1910 is put at 2,982,218 Ts. receipts: this is $952,052 more
The Mining than the estimate; and $837,723 in excess of the amount allotted tin-ore amounted
The total output of tin and to 420,335 to the State in the provious year. picals, showing, as compared The duty on tin and un-ore with 1000, a decrease of 40,330 produced 81,070,712 against an piculs: the average output for estimate of $4,000,000, showing the last ten yours is 430,273 a slight decrenes on the collectionspiculs. in 1009.
The following table gives the The duty on cultivated rubber figures for the past three years: produced $103,098, more than
1908 1909 1910. three times as much as in the
Piculs. Picals, Piculs. previous year, on an estimate of Blocktin 78,701 115,870 109,887 $75,000; import duty on spirits Fioro 389,092346,289311,468 is rotárnod at $500,105, and copra and coconuts brought in $12,008, moro than twice the amount credited in 1909,
Juce another to pay money and not caring whether it was true or not, then it was fraud. Boyd had not oren proved that someono else lad made the statements to him.
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Mr. Braddell, replying to the address of his learned friend, observed that Silby mide lis con- tract on the guarantee and Boyd
Continuing, on the following had not shown that plaintiff did morning, Mr. Braddell dealt with not rely on luut guarantee. It Bray's report and said that really was surprising when complaint what was done with the plaintiff was inado as to the deficiency. was that a sort of confidence trick Boyd made no suggestion of non- was played upon him. If Boyd be a Total...467,783461,665 421,335 reliance, and it was more surpri- knowing Bray had valued at a The approximato value of the sing still that in his lattor whioro price which would give him output was $32,839,725, equivale offered to forogo part of the $100,000 profit, got Hargrenvas ent at 28, 41. to about £3,808,603, purchase price, he said the con- persuade Silby into accepting the output of the previous year sideration for doing so was that that report, the matter could not being valued at £3,002,500.
Silly should forego any rights hobe brushed aside as Mr. Stevens The total duty on this quiput might have under his guarantee wished to do. Hargreaves' de- was 4,147,908, an increase of clear admission that he knew meanor in the witness box was $50,100. The average local price plaintiff was relying on that gus-that of a man who knew thore
NOTICE.
and after 15th instant, the
following additions. Cars will
WEEKS DAYS,
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10.80 1.
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11.00 ..
8.10 p.m.
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SUNDAYS,
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11.00 pan
11.30 p.m.
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The serrion between 7.30 u.m. and
The actual expenditure for the year was $12,060,565, ropresent- ing a saving of $1,011,596: the figures in 1000 were $11,781,554. There were savings under almost overy head of expenditure, the principal items being:- Personal Emoluments $ 80,237 with 808 in 1900.
was $77.51 per picul as compared rantes. Now he had the courage was a pousation against him
to come to the court and try to and who ime to explain somos am. on week days will be evers Other Charges ......... 64,472 The mining consus taken in fore this action of his down our thing away and was very eager quaner olan har instead of every ten Fodoral ...................... 1,478,604 December showed that 91,165 throats. ·
to help the defendant's caso. In minutes. Works and Buil.ling....111,014 labourers wore employed on mines.
fact, la deliberately attempted to ·JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, Defence Insufficient- Roads and Bridges......
throw dust into his Lordship's
General Managers. 91,230
as compared with 07,473 in 1900, Going to the law in regard to
[1170) Hongkong, 2nd June, 1911. The area of land alienated for fraudulent misreprosontution, Mr. mining is returned at 148,329 Stevens had contonded, that oven
Counsel commented severely STEAM LAUNDRY CO. neres, which gives a return of 1.31′ though the defendant had not the upon the ovidence given by labourers por nero.
romotest idea how many nores were Hargreaves whom he suggested in this property and even though and, with others, committed por THE AMERICAN RUBBER lo unde tlie statement without jury. He knew lie was a European any knowledge, yet that was not and was vory sorry to have to MANUFACTURERS. fraudulent. Whore misropro-suggest it, but Europeans had sentation is made by a vondor in been known to commit perjury at The "Times of Coylon" learns a material matter such as the pre-home. How incorrect and how. by mail that the General Rubber out the court would presume untrue the story of the defence Company was acting for the Un-there was fraudulent intent be-was might be seen by their answer The total weight of tin-ore ex-ited States Rubbor Company in cause there was a duty cast on him to the charge of planting Bray's ported was 555,534 piculs, valued purchasing the proporties of the to be an honest man. The only report on Silby.
$32,687,152, *ns against Now Asalan Tobacco. Company, way Boyd could, defend himself 610,718 piculs and $30,940,662 These consist of eight concessions was by showing knowledge or in 1900.
in Asahan on the East Coast of belief.
Trade Prosperity. The volume of trado "in the State showed an increnso of $0,328,174 as compared with 1000. Excluding bullion and specie the total value of the ex- ports and imports Was $65,533,243, `oquivalent to £7,045,515, an ineroaso of 16-1,2 per cont. Imports. inercased by 8.0.4 per cent, and exports 20.53
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The amout of Parn rulibor ex-Sumatra' and amount to 70,000 Consol commonted on the ported was 18,976 piculs valued acros. It is proposed to plant carelessness with which defendant The Rev. Mark Napier Trollopo, at $7,733,485, as against 7.184 rubber on a large scale, The gave his evidence, and said thai vicar of St. Alban, Birmingham, piculs with value of $2,430,755, Company has previously acquiron the question of hie making re-who has been nominated to the an increase in output of 14.14 od two extatos totalling 1,000 prosentations so carelessly as 10 por cont, and in value of 218.15 neres, also in Sumatra.
amount to fraud Boyd had stated vacant Missionary Bishoprio in por cont,
The latest purchase may have ho had been for eight hours on the Koron, says in a letter to the con- rome beneficial effect on a de- ostato before March 16, that he grogation that he had been so NETHERLANDS` LLOYD With the exception of the Pressed share market, for it showend gone there in order to see the urgoutly requested by the Arch- |
The Padi Harvest.
Krian district, it can hardly be
said that the past season was good one for padi; almost all the collectors who have referred to
it
that the United States Rubber estute with a view of acquiring an
Company at lost in thus provid. option over it and of selling it to bishop of Canterbury to accept ing for a portion of its future roa third party. Boyd with his the bishopric that he felt com quirements, does not consider knowledge of rubber, having sold polled to do so.
RUBBER COMPANY.
The Shortage.
Hongkong, 1st Mar., 1911.
of
AMSTERDAM AND
BATAVIA.
WENDT & CO., Hongkong. Canton & Swatow,
WING KEE & CO. 47-49, Connaught Rd.
SHIPCHANDLERS,
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have reported that the harvest tion industry of synthetic rubber. boon regarlod as
seriously the dunger to the planta- catatos previously might have Mr. Trollope is the second son was hardly up to the average. In Prosumably, too, it is believed Bat what could he have done ou and is about 48 years of age. an expert, of Mr. Charles Brown' Trollope, Upper Porak, where the small that the new uses which are be- Pulau Batam for over eight hours? He graduated in 1882 from Now irrigation schemos have been of fore the rubbor industry will not Thero was nothing to prevent College, Oxford (second class in
The Undersigned having been great assistance, the harvest has only require all the rubber now him from thoroughly inspecting Modemtione; third class in Lat, appointed AGENTS for the boon satisfactory, but in Lower planted at lower levels of course the estate, informing himself of Hum.), and was ordained deacon Perak, on the other hand, from but load to the further open- the conditions and obtaining other and priest in the diocese of Nor- above Company are prepared to which a good return was not uning and planting of large tracts facts especially as he speaks Chi-wich, where he was curate of ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE reasonably to be expected, the of Innd.
nose. He said he obtained his Great Yarmouth under the pre- result leaves much to be desired, The vagaries of the season have
knowledge from Chiness brokers sent Archdeacon of Huddersfield, 01 QURRENT RATES. nodoubt had something to do withi
who pencilled it on paper and that | His intimate knowledge of Korea ho had taken typewritton copios dates froin 1800, when he joined this state of affairs-drought
Messrs F. W. Barker and Co.,
of it and distributed them broad- the mission of the Society for the whon the young plants are first put out, and too much rain when Local Agents of the Ladron cast after destroying the original. Propagation of the Gospel there the crop is about to
be harvested, Rubber Estates Limited, have That made his position very much as chaplaist to iisliop Corfe and chief missionary under him, and do not conduce to a good or, but been advised by telegram that worse. It was idiotic,
from 1890 to 1902 was vicar it is possible that the change in after making allowance for depro- local conditions is responsible for ciation, for proportion of manage Boyd approached the Chinese general. Since 1905 he has been yot more. Where to rubbor mout expenses, and for expendi- brokers with the knowledge that commissary in England for the planter is firmly established the turo on the area in tapping, the the estate was alleged to contain Bishop. Malay often finds that there is not profit for the year ended 31st 1,500 acres and that the trocavore In 1902 he succeeded the late more congenial employ montafield December 1910 is. £95,000 which planted 14 by 14. It had been tev. I, W. Dolling at St. Saviour, than the wearisome toil of digging the Directors propose to appro-shown in evidence that by such Poplar, and in 1910 the patronage over his small holding for an printoas follows:-Final Dividend planting 100,000 treas would oc-trustees of Keble College appoint- Hongkong 28 Mar., 1911. oxiguous return.
17 1-2 per cent, making 30 per cupy 450 acres. 1,500 acres was ed him to St. Alban, Bordesley. In Krian, the 1910 crop is re- cent. for the year, Roservo £10,000, considerably more than three His knowledge of the language, MEE CHEUNG, ported to have been a good one, Bonus Fund £3,000, Carry For- times 450. So that he went to his experience of the local con- and the prospects for the current ward £7,875,
got the option with the knowledge ditions, and his type of Church ART PHOTOGRAPHER year are, on the whole, aqually As Agents of the Ledbury that there ought to have been manship make his appointment good, especially in Gunong Rubber Estates they have been 300,000 treas. Boyd said he eminently suitable and give pro- Semanggol, Bagan Serai, Bagan advised by telegram that aftor never worked out the figures, but mise of an increase in the extent Tiang and Tanjong Piandang taking allowance for deprecin- on ro-oxamination admitted he of the Anglican mission in Koren, mukins. The export of padition, for proportion of management was struck with the inconsistency which at prosent is very small Devetoriza, Pajarina & Exlagojno, from the district during the year expenses, and for expenditure on between 100,000 trees and 1,500 compared with the Roman Cathol-Hongkong, 1st May, 1911. [2009 was 241,803 piculs, and the Kerala the nron in tapping, the not profit acres. Those two points were ir-ic and the Autrionn organiza- Kurau Rice Mill purchased for the year ended 31st December reconcilable. 200,000 trees only tions.. 200,800 picúls of local grown 1910 226,750 which the Directors gives 000 acres, Boyd comes to padi.
propose to appropriate na follows: court dofonding the false state- The ory is still for somo skilled Final Dividend 17 1-2 per cent. ment of his by saying he got the nasistance to show the cultivator making 27 1-2 per cent. for the particulars from the owners and to efficient poor-law work is pains VETERINARIAN & FARRIER how to combat the dreaded ulat, year, Iteserve £3,000, Bonus Fund brukere and yet he never called taking, detailed considoration of and how to make the best vise of £1,300, Carry Forward £1,200. one of them... If a man could do every case as it arises.
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