THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JUNE
1913.
The Art of Assessing. Houses.
141
RATING APPEALS. · in the city amounted. to of whom had been collected and 57 per cent. He had investigated engaged on behalf of the ship by about 100 houses in one locality the defendant. The firemen in and found that during the current the ordinary way signed the your there had been an inoreses ship's articles, and the ship rei In the Summary Court, this of nine per cent, in their valuation, turned to Hongkong on 4 May. morning before the Paisne Judge, Tuore hnd certainly been no in- Mr Justice Kemp, the continuecrease in values.
All the firemen in the ordinary tion was taken in the appeals Cross-examined by Mr Need-that day. The master received way received their discharge on against the assessment of Nos I, hem he said that he arrived at the from the shipowners, the wages 2, 3, 4 and 6, U. Lam Terrace, assessment of the houses on the for all the hands and, as was on behalf of the owners, by Mr rentals. He attached no import customary, the Needham, of Meaars Ewens and ance to returns made out by un firemen were paid to the No. 1 wage for the
Needham.
owner occupying the house, in Greman, ia order that ha Mr. P. M. Hodgson, Crown respect of which the return was might distribute the pay to the Solicitor, appeared for the remade. Such returns he regarded different firemen as they were @pondent, the assessor, Mr David as useless.
ontitled to it. The defendant Wood.
Mr Needham:Are you pre-bad failed to distribute it, con- pared for it to be put into, the verting it to his own use. Mr J. H. Soth, in the box, as- sessed the monthly rent of each papers, and get about the Colony, The case was proceeding as we.
that you attach no value to the went to press. house at $80, assuming the ten-returns you ask for? ant to pay the rates, and the land-
Mr. Wood:-I ask for a lot of
Mr. Wood:-The returns of lord the Crown Rent. The as-cost of land and buildings; no. sessment was based upon his Mr. Needbom:-And yet you experience over a period of 10 always ask for them? years. He knew what the asseES- ment was wanted for ut he did not know what the urher asses ment, was, when he made his own. It was unlikely that the houres would be let at $110 per month.
The Crown £lioitor-You valued these houses merely by your experience of houses in the colony ?-Yes.
Is that after going into them and looking at them?-Yes,
You did not measure them up at all ?-Ob no.
What other houses in that
locality did you compare them with? I don't think I compared them with uny.
So your $80 a month is just guess work?-It is not, guese
certain amount of experience.
things I may have uses for, but in this case i have no use for them.
The case was proceeding as we went to pre.
ELECTRIC POWER
IN HONGKONG.
Local Company's Enter- prising. Offer.
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What promises to be an im portsut forward step in local in- dustrial afsirs is being entered Company. Fur along while past, pon by the Hongkong Electric this enterprising concern has been
CROWN LAND SALES.
at the offices of the P.W.D., this There was a sale of Crown land
afternoon.
Inland lot 2025 May Road, was sold for $1,874 to Mr A. V.
Notice.
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WE INVITE INSPECTION OF OUR
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Aporal Building lot 173, Pox MONDAY NEXT.
fulum Road, was sold to Mr G. L. Duncan for. $963.
Taipo faland lot No. 6, was sold to Mr H. K. Holmes for $100.
The price of purchase was the upest price in each case,
Dallas Comedy Co. King's Birthday,, the plans for Owing to to-morrow being the booking in connection with the
work. I have have had a endeavouring to encourage the above Company will be open all
use of eletric power among the day at the Victoria Theatre... Guess work upon your exper- various Hongkong firms for other ience? Yes.
What other houses do you and it has been steadily adding to purposes besides those of lighting; know of in that locality?—I cannot its own
plant in order call to mind any particular house be able to supply an increas just now.
ed current for those purpo es
Houses like these. in I Lam Terrace, in one locality might be of a very different reat if they were in another locality? Yes. Now, did you know Mr. Den nison informed us that he arrived at his valuation by comparing them with houses in which he had been interested more or less, in that locality; do you know what valuation he made of the house? Now I know it.
As a matter of fact you beard what his valuation was, and you went to look at the honse and agreed ?-No; we went together. And you both agreed that it was worth about $80?-We both agreed.
Really this valuation of these bouses is a united valuation of Mr Denison and yourself ?-No; independent.
to
a special inducement to Corfield business bouses, the Company has Fraser, Mre. introduced the Restricted Hour McIntyre, Mrs. Consumer system. For eighteen
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To-day's Advertisements
AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM NEW YORK, HE Steamship
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PASSENGERS ARRIVED,
Par sa. Luchow, arrived 10 inst,, from Shanghai -
Roope, Mrs. Sheldon, Miss
"SWAZI? Captain H. J. Abboy, baring arrived 1st frore the above Port, Consigues of Cargo are hereby informed that their gooda are being landed at their risk into the Godowne of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, |Limited, Kowloon, and stored at Una-
signeea' risk and expense.
out of the twenty-four, ie. from 11 p.m. to 5 pm. the foll-Allon, O P.
day, the charge per unit is Badger, H. G. unit; and, for the remaining eix Belknap, C. A. thereby reduced to 75 cents per Banks, D, G. hours, 27 cents. Persons using blankenhorn, F. the current the full twenty-four Boyd, J. R. hours will pay at the rate of 10 Briles, E. A. cents per unit.
This, we believe, is the third reduction which the Company has made within the past three years, a fact which speaks well for the vitality of the conce n. in face of the increased cost of fuel.
A special opportunity which is being offered by the Company (and one which smaller firms will appre Do you know 18 Square Street?ciate), is & arrangement by which -No, I don't think I do.
motors for supplying power can be hired for a small fee per month. The scale of charges will be
Did you go with Mr Denison to 16 Square Street 7-No; only
to U. Lam Terrace.
1. B.HI.P. Per Month $300
2.
Have you ever assessed houses for assessments before?-I don't 2. know whether it. was for Gegers. 5. 7. ment, or not, bat five or six years
4.00
Per 8.8. Mongolia, arrived inst, from San Francisco, &c. -
Mayne, W. C. Mcquown, N. Miller, A. M. Monk, R, Jr. Moody. F... Morgan, P. J. Murphy, P. 8. Mahoney, F. B. Meyers, F. D. McBride, Mrs J.
B. Melton, A. Munior, F. P. de Mencarini, Juan Matcheft, Miss
Bryant. J. R. Campbell, Mr. &
Mrs S. C.
M.
Chesnut, S. B. Clifford, P. Culver, L.A. Chan Zing-hong Chow, W. S. Chomat, A. Dily. 5. G. Dougherty, Miss
0. Durham, J. L. Eddingfield, Mr. & Mrs. F. T. Edwards, W. 8. Evang, W. Ellis, Mr. & Mrs. Pinkerton, H.
Moore, Miss
L Noon, J. A. Qechsli, Rev. &
Mrs. L Oechsli, Miss E. Palmer, S. F. Petit J,9.
Lat
Pugh, D.E.
All bruken, chafed, and damaged goods are to be left in the gedowns, whore they will be examined on MONDAY, 9th fast., at 10 a.m.
All claims must be presented within ifteen days of the steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognized.
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No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the J.9th inst., will be subject to rent
No Fire Insurance has been affected. Bills of Lading will be countersigued
SHEWAN TOMES & CO. Agente. Hongkong, 2nd June, 1913.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG › & SINGAPORE,
1.
Powers, Capt. & THE Steamship
Q. S.
· 5,00
Faneuf, Mr. and Porteous, Miss 7,00
Mre. A. G. H. 9.00 Fansler, Bliss D. 10,00 Fraker, C F 11.00 Freidman; A B. 15.00 Frush, R. S.,
Field, Major and
Mrs P. U.
Mrs. H.
F. L.. George, Gierhart. W. W. Gleiter, P. F. L. Goodale, F. M. Graham, C. M. Green, E. S Grimes, W. C.
ago there were some new houses 10: in Connaught flond which I was 11. asked to value. We'did not hear | 20: Anything more about it and 1
Hirers will, of course, be ex- don't know for what purpose it pected to pay all costs for install- was done,
ing the motors, as well as repairs Then I suppose you went to the other than those occasioned by assessors for the valuation No. deterioration from 160.
Do you know the right way to The new system will, we think, assees houses?-What do you readily recommend itself to all mean by the right way?
manufacturing firms that are not
Do you know the correct already supplied with electric method; it is all laid down in power. books?-Do you mean the valua- tion of land and buildings?
class of bouse.
Figueirado, Mr &
Gex, Father G.
THE FIREMEN'S WAGES. Hagan, J. A.
Charge of Misappropriating
the Money.
At the Police Court this of.re-
him..
Hallam, C Herrick, G. F. Howard. A. L. Hynes, N. James, Mr. and
Mrs. C.
C.
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Daving anived from the above port", consignees of cargo are hereby in'ormed that their goods will be delivered trom songride.
To-day's Advertisements
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
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"8.8. MONGOLIA," FROM SAN FRANUISQU, JAPAN PORTS AND SHANGHAL The above mentioned Terke! having arrived. Consigneos' cargo are hardly notified to send in their Dills of lading for countersignature and take immediate delivery of cargo from alongside. Cargo impeding discharge will be land- ed immediately at consignoesk and expense.
Cargo reunoining undelivered Tues- day the Sed inst., at noon will be land- ed at consignees risk and expense.
Cargo remsining undelivered MONDAY June 9th. 1919 at noon will, in addition to landing charges, be subject to storage charges.
No fico insurance whatever will be affected.
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HONGKONG HOTEL BUILDINGS,
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All chaled and otherwise damaged WILL cargo will be examined at the above Company's godown SATURDAY 7th June, 1918 at 10 a.m:
No claims will be entertained unlege accompanied by short delivery note or list of exceptions Isken at the time of delirary to consignees and rigued for and on behalf of the Pacific Mail S. 8. Co.
All chims must be filed on or before July 2nd, 1918, otherwise they "will not be recognized.
O. U. RIITER.
Aoling Agent Hongkong, 3'st May, 1913.
FIRE INSURANCE ASSOCIA- TION OF HONGKONG, KING'S BIRTHDAY.
FULFIL
CO.
SPECIALITIES.
YOUR REQUIREMENTS
FOR
PICNICS & BATHING
PARTIES
CLIFFORD WILKINSON'S
TANSAN.
The
Choicest
1840
The
One
and
of
Only
All
By Order,
A. B. LOWE,
Secretary Hanekenė. 2nd June, 1918
Genuine
Choice
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Waters.
Mrs. T. S. Purgeur, Capt and Mrs. B. Reamy, D. t. Richter, Dr. C. Riley, A. D Risingor, G. O Ritchoy, G. E Roth, R. L. Rubrecht. A P
Cargo remaining on board after 2 p.m., Balazar, Miss Fof the 4th inst.,, will be landed at coasig-
ness isk and expense.
NOTICE is hereby given that all, FIRE INSURANCE OFFICES will be closed for the Ca go impeding the discharge of the Transaction of PUBLIC BUSI- Tessel will be landed at unce, at opa-ig-NESS on TUESDAY the 3rd ness' risk and expense.
instant.
: Sayre. S. G. Schwartz. S. Smith, H.0. Smith, Geo. E. Smith, G. I. Stewart, Miss
E. A. Storms, C. H. Stout, O. 2. Swenson, G. S. Sun, Mrs W. Sun, Miss A Thompson, S.
R.
Thompson, P. D.] Thompson, Mrs,
C. W.
Mrs. W. R.
Coneguers of cargo from Singapore and Panang are requested to take im- dis delivery of their goods from Bugside, such cargo impeding the diy- charge of the Vessel will be lauded and blo.ca at cunnigpoeiak and expense. No Fire Insurance bas bren elfosted.
Bill of Lading will be countersigned by the undersigned,
MARINE ISSURANCE A85001- TION OF HONGEUNG,
KING'S. BIRTHDAY.
TOTICE is hereby given that all MARINE INSURAN-
NO
DAVID SASSOON & CO., LTD. CE OFFICES will be closed for
Agents,
the Transaction of PUBLIC Honeking, 2nd June, 1918. [910 BUSINESS on TUESDAY the
3rd instant.
From YOKOHAMA, ROBE and MOJI,
Tucker, Mr. and NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. Tien. Mr. & Mrs
I want to know what you know; how would you go about it ?-I it were occupied I should ask what rent was being paid and if it was what was paid generally in the locality I should agree on that.noon, before Mr O. D. Melbourne, James, Miss C. Would it make any difference the No 1 fireman, of the a.s. James, Miss B. if there were no tenant in, the Sheang On, was charged with Jarvis, W. house, supposing the owner lived misappropriating the sum of John, M. in it bimself? I should consider $735, given bim, by the master Johnson, J. 0. what a tenant should pay for that of the ship to pay firemen under Johnson, C
Johnson, F. As you know nothing about the
Mr. Lawis of Messrs. Johnson, Kelleher, 8.0.
Jones, H. E. property in the locality I cannot Stokes and Master, prosecuted on Kirkendall. E understand how you can arrive behalf of the Crown, and Mr. O. Klamm, A. G. at an assessment of $80; how did A. 8. Russ, Mears. Goldring, Kruttschnitt, you arrive at it? Well, I took Barlow and Morrell, defended. Mrg. E. V. the locality into consideration, In opening the case for the Lagermann, A, class of tenant, and that there prosecution, Mr. Lewis said the T. were four storeys. Houses like defendunt was charged with Lawrence, J F. that would get about $80 per fraudulently turning to his own Leisch, W. H. Lehman, H. L. month; that is what they ought are the money given him to pay 10 expect.
the fremen. It was naual on the Light. J. W. Mr. Denison, recalled for ships on the coast in China to Lynch, W. R. cross-examination, gave parti have the firemen engaged by the Lajudre, A. de culars of the houses he had used No. 1 The men were not hie ger for the purposes of comparison, vants, but he engaged them" Per 8.8. Magellan, arrived 2nd
Mr. David Wood, in the box,
behalf on
of the
inst., from Yokohama, &c. :- ship wapported the existing assessment owners. The ship left Hongkong aer, C. de He said the TOO
recent increase in on January 14, baving on board a the value of Chinese, property number of firemen about thirty
H.
F. F. Tien, Miss and)
Master Waker, L- B.. Ward, O. L Wackley, B. O. Wesley, J, B.
Whitney, R. F.
Williams, HH
Wise. A. D. Witter, G. O.
HE Steamship THE
"TORILLA,"
By Order,
A. R. LOWE,
Secretary. Hongkong, June 2ud. 1913. -.
NOTICE.
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E have this day author- ised Mr. ARTHUR
having arrived from the above ports, Consigases of cargo are hereby inform-DAVID OPENSHAW to sign
od that their goods will be delivered our firm by procuration: landed at cons'quo risk sad, exponse Hongkong, lat June, 1913. '. [$44 CALDBECK, MACGREGOR from alongside,
Cargo Impeding the discharge will be & Co. into the hazardous and/or extra hazar
dous Godomas of the Hongkong and
WANTED. Kowloon Whard & Godown Company
ANTED an experienced Chinese Office Clerk and
Limited at hen
Garabaldi Josephine, Miss by
Hade, J.
Marie: Kergoat Linders
No Fire Insuranca will be effected.
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English correctly.
Hongkong, 28th May, 1913,
Queen's Road Central, Hongkong,