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MARCH 20. 1920.
1895.
HONGKONG TWENTY- FIVE YEARS AGO.
(Compiled from the “ Hongkong Telegraph" files for week- ending April 3rd. 1895.)
THE DOLLAR, Mar. 21st. The rate of the Dollar, on demand, to-day is 28. 0-3 8d.
riots
BRITISH DOLLAR. Mr. 22nd. There never was
NO PANG WE SUFFER IN SOUL We have heard a great deal OR SENSE IS LOST OR WASTED.- about telepathy these days and Howell. those who went to the Victoria Theatre on Thursday evening
It is ordered that a portion of were given a very practical insight into the
the land and buildings known as mysterious phenomenon. No matter how the Quarntine Station at Lai Chi sceptical a person by inclin- Kok, New Kowloor, be set apart ation
might
of such for the purposes of a prison. be things there is no doubt that telepathy as we know of it does
OVERCROWDING. Mr. P. Burn has been appointed erist. It is one of the subjects
administer Mar.22nd-It appears probable which learned men and scientists Commissioner to
that in the near future the soldiers have investigated into and the oaths, etc!
in the barracks will have to be opinion which they have arrived
marched down Tai Ping way with at is contained in the description that "telepathy supposes such a
The Bishop of Victoris Hong-the view too quelling strikes that Bre now kong has gone to Tsang Tsing and mental sympathy between per-where he is holding several Con- threatened by the thousands of from one finnations. He expects to return coolies who are now packed into to the other without external to the Colony on Wednesday filthy lodging houses like sardines in a box. To prevent this over- means and independently of the ex
crowding in future the Govern- ordinary action of the senses."
have very wisely passed some We have all heard of stories of
The following names have been stringent regulations which the how persons have received direct appeals from others over vast added to the List of Authorised lodging house masiers areen mask? distances, and in nearly all the Architects:-Mess. John Dun-bucking against, and they threaten cases it is revealed that some can. Henry Edward Goldsmith, to make things generally hot for special stress or urgent need on Richard McNeil Henderson, and in kwai unless their hapless the part cfone of the parties was Alfred George Warnham Tickle. tenants are allowed to wallow in mire as per usval. A firm and if the ocassion. The writer, has in
necessary strong hand is, we take mind the story told him by a very
It is notified for information it, all that is necessary to ensure well-known missionary of Ningpo.that
Lieutenant-Colonel and the collapse of the coolie wallahs His wife and children had gone Brevet-Colonel Lawrence Hum-in next to 20 time. into the hills for the hot season and one evening as he was retir. phry, C.M.G., R.A.M.C., will be a ing to rest he became conscious Member of the Medical Board, of some direct appeal.
He tried vice Lieutenant-Colonel G. B. probably raore cackling over a small egg than has occurred orer to dismiss it as a fancy but the Crisp. R.A.M.C-
the British dollar for China and idea grew so persistent that he
It was a the Straits. spent a sleepless night and next
The following cable has been simple matter of trade con- morning decided to travel with
received by the Royal Obser-venience, and is vouched for by all speed to where his family was, it was a long journey, bat berators Hongkong, from Bang the two leading Eastern exchange are prepared to arrived to find that his wife had kok"Seven bours zone time banks who been taken suddenly ill just about adopted by Siam from 1st April guarantee a sufficient supply of
Hydrosilver to enable year. Thomsen.
the Mint the time he received the message.
for the itself repay. It was only because he had taken grapher. Royal Navy."
expense of coining. The request with him his medicine case that be was enabled to save her life.
His Excellency the Governor by the Banks for the new coin former policy: Sonie thirty years earnestness and faith and the and Brevet-Colonel Lawence
the foreign mercantile community narrator's frm opinion was that Humphry, C.M.G. R.A.M.C., to
somewhat his wife had telepathically called be a Member of the Sanitary of China agitated him to her, Such stories could, Board vice Lieutenant-Colonel G. strongly for the establishment of possibly, be multiplied and there B. Crisp, R.A.M.C., resigned.
a mint at Hongkong. The Colonial Government was in favour of can be no cause to doubt the
the scheme and the result was geruineness of the belief that led- to the recital of the facts. In the We are requested to announce that a considerable amount of case of Mr. Rubini it seems as that those intending to join the public money was spent, and a though his mind can, at will, be New Volunteer Corps and who Mint actually erected and put in made intensely receptive of the have not yet sent in their names working order at Hongkong. Un thoughts of others, provided, of should do so without further fortunately the design of the coin most contemptible course, that they are always delay, in order that the election was of a directed at him. He does not of officers and-N. 0. O's may character, and though it may claim that he can break up the coramence.
seem a light matter, yet the device practically in many cases thoughts of two other persons,
affects largely the success or the but says that if they think of
The following will represent reverse of the coin. A prejudice something in definite relationship to bimself that he has the power
the Hongkong Hockey Club was raised in the Chinese legend. to divine what those thoughts are
against the 22nd Puniabis at The excessive ugliness and bad U.S.R.C. on Tuesday next. 33rd taste of the coin also appealed to There is act on them. Even under the best of conditions, when events like the German
It is inetast, at 5.15 p.m.-J. P. Jones, the eye of the English resident revolutionary outbreak occur it is not easy for us in the Far East to nothing impossible in that.
W. H. Edmonds D: Reid. M. L. and between the two the coin get a clear idea of what is happening. At the present moment, when only unusual.
Railton Rev. E. W. L. Martin, never became really populat. In the cable service is badly disjointed, the difficulties are insuperable.
B. C. Hale, R. A. Brand, A. K. addition to these reasons, the Let us illustrate the point by stating the sequence in which the ITS RELATION TO SPIRITUALISM,
Mackenzie, A. E. Wood, J. V. Banks never were really friendly And whilst on the subject of news has come through via Reuters Agency. On Wednesday even-
to the scheme. There were more ing we received a message commenting on the breakdown of the telepathy it will not be out of the Braga, B. D. Evans (Capt).
notey to be made in those days Kapp regime, dated London the 16th instant. Up to that time, we way to deal with the question of
by manipulating the import of had not even received a single-line as to who Kapp was or how the its relation if it has ans, with The Chica--Mail $.S. Co. is in roup d'etat mentioned in the message had been brought about. Last spiritualism.
A friend of the receipt of a telegram from its Mexicans, than by turning over night a number of cables came to hand, "dated the 13th instant. writer refused to attend the show Nagasaki agents advising that the coin with a standard fixed value. The Mint was in fact indicating that a revolutionary plot had been put into efect, aiming given by Mr. Rubini because in s.s. "China", her repairs having permitted to die of inaaition and at, and succeeding in. the overthrow of the Government headed by his opinion it savoured too much been thoroughly completed, sail the Japanese looking out for Herr Noske and the downfall of President Ebert. Yesterday we of "black magic" and, he thought.jed from that port direct for
scraps Eghted on it and removed were regaled with many telegrams giving details of the circum-was contrary to the precepts of Hongkong yesterday afternoon it to Osaka, where it has since stances immediately following the revolutionary incidents, and more the particular religion he has been at 4 pm. Friday, March 19th. continued and has had a power- But that apart, and she may be expected to ful effect on the commerce of messages of a like character have since come to hand. Under educated in. conditions such as these, it is small wonder that we all get puzzled there might be a very great room arrive in Hongkong on Tuesday, Eastern Asia. regarding what is actually transpiring At the moment of writing. for discussion on the question as March 23rd. She will then what seems to have occurred is the wresting of power from the to whether telepathy has not be dispatched for San Francisco to do with the on March 27th, via Shanghai and Noske Government by this man Kapp and his associates, the great deal subsequent failure of the new regime and the reaching of some sort very surprising results that have Nagasaki only, omitting the usual of compromise by which some of Kapp's ideas are incorporated in been attained by some of the calls at Yokohama and Honolulu.
mediums." well-known spirit the new scheme of government.
CHOY. At the Italian Convent Hospital, on March 19th, 1920. after a short illness, Edmund, beloved son of Mr. and Mrs. Choy
to
Hing of 2, Park Road, Hongkong. Aged 14 months. DeepThe story was told with great has appointed Lieutenant-Colonel Suggest a contrast to their old i
regretted.
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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 1920.
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BRITH FINANCE.
Londen, March 16. In the House of Commons the debate on high prices was resumed.
Sir Donald MacLean moved a reduction in the Civil Service estimates by one hundred millions sterling. He urged that the proceeds of the sale of surplus war stores should go to redaction of the floating debt.
Mr. Chamberlain agreed as to the importance of a re- duction of the Boating debt and pointed out that the Govern ment had begun to reduce the national debt and had ceased to borrow in order to balance current expenditure. He ex- pressed concern with regard to the extraordinary expansion of business in the promotion of companies which tended. to result in increased competition for limited supplies of materials and labour. He opined that those capitalising or recapitalising businesses on the basis of present inflated proŝts were taking a dangerous course. Mr. Chamberlain emphasised that the Government alone could not carry out the defiation of credit. Financiers must co-operate and severely scrutiniso demands for credi He pointed out that the 357 millions sterling in the Civil Service estimates was made up as follows. --Forty-three millions for purely accounting, a change and not expenditure' at all; forty-five millions for bread subsidy which he agreed should be ended as quickly as possible: twenty-three millions owed to railways for maintenance and renewal in war-time; fifteen millions for real, of which twelve millions are repayable with interess; thirty-six millions loans to Allies, including in millions maximum for relief loans to Central Europe and eight millions for relief and reconstruction in Belgium. Despite hi warding that new expenditure must involve provision for new revenue the House of Commons had sanctioned ten millions additions for old age pensions; 1 millions for housing subsidy; three millions for war bonus to the Civil Service, fifteen millions for additional education: twenty-two millions for unemployment donations and resettlegent of ex-service, men, and 120 millious for war pensions. This made a total of 348 millions out of 557 millions sterling of which it was not believed one penny would be challenged at present. He asked how he could save in these circumstances?
Mr. Horne, winding up the debate, said that during the first quarter of 100 we had paid off an appreciable portion of the debt and reduced the number of notes in circulation, and he believed the financial position to be improving daily. There was ac cause for apprehension or despair. He concluded optimistically as regards the experts outlook.
The motion was rejected, by 258 votes to 80.
BRITISH BANKERS OPPOSE CAPITAL LEVY,
London, March 16. Opposition by bankers to a capital lery on war wealth was voiced before the House of Commons in committee on the 24th all
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Mr. Martin, Chairman of the British Bankers' Association, considered that a tax on war profits was undoubtedly just, but a tax on war wealth as proposed was a direct attack on the thrift of a man who during the war had stint:d himself to invest in War Loan. He would now see his savings raided if they exceeded two thousand pounds, while the profiteer, by scattering his newly-made riches, went free. Dealing with the efect on trade Mr. Martin said the demands on banks for loans for legitimate purposes were increasingly persistent The trader wishing to de pre-war frede required at least three times the capital. It was a complete fallacy to think that because bankers' deposits had risen there was at hand a surplus fund which could be tapped by taxation.
Mr. Flain, Joint Manager of Lloyd's Bank, denied that there was any war wealth. He said the proposal before the Committee would be the greatest blow to the credit of the country it had ever had. The tax would follow the great financial efforts made by the people during the war and at a less favourable time. He gave as the deliberate opinion of himsel and prominent financiers and bankers that if the suggested tax was imposed the country would be in serious danger of a financial panic such as the present generation has never known /
INCOME TAX.
London, March 13 The report of the Income Tax Commission issued this afternoon is a lengthy document of 652 clauses with a number of minority reservations. In a special section dealing with double income tax within the British Empire the Commis- sion recommends an arrangement reached between the sub- committee and the Dominions representatives, whereby Dominions income tax will be deducted from United Kingdom income tax, subject to relief not exceeding half the United Kingdom tax, also that any further relief necessary to give taxpay relief amounting altogether to the lower of the two taxes should be given by the Dominion concerned. The Commission admits that the administrative difficulties of giving effect to the recommendations will be considerable, but believes they can be overcome.
In reference to foreign countries the Commission does not recommend any change in the existing situation as regarda double taxation. On the general question of assessment the report proposes that full income arising abroad from all foreign and colonial securities or possessions other than trade should be alessable in case of persons residing in the United Kingdom. As regards the trading operations of British registered companies the Commission considers the present doctrine with reference. to control should not be weakened; also where operations are carried on abroad by a foreign board or subsidiary company the parent company and subsidiary should be deemed to be controlled from within the United Kingdom if the majority of the voting power can be exercised therein.
BRITISH TRADE.
London, March 16. A White Paper has been issued indicating legislation authorising the Board of Trade to grant credits up to twenty. six millions in connection with the export trade where it is found advisable owing to circumstances arising out of the war. The proposed powers date from 9th October, 1919, and credits are exercisable within three years and repayable within six years,
the Hongkong Jockey Club have decided to increase the added money of the Hongkong Derby at the next race meeting in 1896 to The man who carried through this revolutionary scheme appears Especially could this be done in The inmates of houses at $1,000, and that Bye Law was to be a former Provincial official of East Prussia. He was backed relation to the seances given to
relatives of those Spring Garden Lane have lately altered to read:"Height for up by the reactionary General von Luettwitz, whom he made distressed
worried be- ponies 14 hands, 3 inches and Military Commander-in-Chief under the new regime. Sifting the engaged in the late war. It has been continually reports to hand, however, it looks as if there were good grounds for to be remembered that the clients cause of the pranks of a gang of under."
AN UNLUCKY OFFICIAL. the belief that these two were merely tools used by others and that were, in these cases, largely re-small boys. These latter have
it a practice to March 24th. We are glad to they were a trifle premature in starting the upheaval. That thelations or friends of soldiers, and made
themselves a pest hear that news was received from movement possibly had a militaristic and even & monarchical com-in their anxiety to obtain news render
ibmates by home by the last steamer convey- plexion is suggested by some of the reports. There is some support of missing ones might have to for this theory in the fact that the revolutionaries received consider worked themselves up to a very spitting at them from the door ing the intelligence that Mr. T. F. when these were Hough, Glerk of the Course, (who able backing from the Frussians, as distinct from the Germans, and tense pitch of mental agitation. In ways, and that these latter set their faces against the new regime. Kapp and such a condition their thoughts closed they picked up stores, and had the misfortune to break one his supporters are variously described as "Baltic adventurers and would be gathered into a more or other missiles, and with these of his legs during the 1894 meet- ย bombardment ting) has now almost regained his mad, reactionary insurgents." And well may they have been less direct mental appeal to the directed such. The cloven boof was visible in Kapp's references to the need medium, who, if she possessed the at the houses. However, one wonted strength and health. of a much larger Army than the 100,000 permitted by the Entente, powers of a telepathist, would thus of these playful youths was on the specious pretext of protecting Europe from Bolshevism, and easily be enabled to surprise her caught by the Police, and this his talk of again "raising the black, white and red flag clients by the seemingly singular morning was consigned to the of her replies care of the Police sergeant whose to a place of honour." The same may be said of his tardily coincidence
looked at from
any pleasant duty it is to wield the expressed intention to fulfil the Peace Treaty, "in so far as fulfilment But
of view all these cane for the correction of youthful is reconcilable with German honour." We have heard that phrase point "German honour" before, and it has generally been used phenomena of the mind," whether delinquenta. to cover up a desire to evade the conditions of the Peace Treaty. they be real or imaginary, are One other point which lends colour to the idea that the plot was always a little beyond the normal comprehension. The inspired by big reactionary interests is the fact that the Commander man's
buying, selling or collecting of the Navy at Kiel placed the naval forces at the disposal of the majority of us are all too busy
coupons: buying or Belling new Government. The whole business, in fact, looks euspicions with the things of everyday life
foreign exchange by cab e- from beginning to end.
to give long Contemplation to
A LEGAL DEFINITION,
transfer or otherwise: issuing What seeme to have killed this mad enterprise was the general them and so it is that when we HUMPHREY BISHOP COM-
PANY DELAYED.
Mr. Percy Burn to act as
for subscription or purchase of apathy of the people, who surely bave had enough of unrest and see and hear of actual demon
A Regulation made by the underwriting the issue of loans, Deputy Registrar and Appraiser, bloodshed and who have at any rate shown a sensible frame of mindstrations we
Governor la Council under section shares or securities: making or by remaining relatively indifferent in the matter. At the same time, impressed. Too much has been Owing to the late arrival of the Supreme Court.
Humphrey Mr. David William Tratman (2) of the Banking Business negotiating loans for commercial. it is fairly evident that as yet Germany has no stable Government, written of spiritualism, both for $-s. Santhia, the
or industrial objecte or granting and it is as well to be prepared for sensational occurrences at any and against, to need any further Bishop Company will not be able to act as Colonial Treasurer and (Prohibited Control) Ordinance,
1919, states
and issuing letters of credit, and reference here and one can only to moment, The Junkers and the Militarists are not all dead yet;
appear at the Victoria | Collector of Stamp Revenue.
Banking Busideas" for the circular notes: except in so far as to-night 28 adver- Mr.Robert Oliphant Hutchison, that much is certain. These are critical times in Germany, where dismiss such a subject by saying Theatre almost anything may happen. The lesson is for the Allies to remain that we all know very little about tised. The opening night will, M.B.E., to act as First Police purposes of the said Ordinance such operations form part of and means receiving money on "eur- ere purposes of and incidental to increasingly vigilant. Any slackening in the attitude of the Entente it and that it does not really therefore, be to-morrow (Sunday) Magistrate and Coroner..
The Hon. Mr. A.G.M. Fletcher, rent account or on deposit: the conduct of a business carried will only be construed as a sign of weakness by the many elements matter, according to our present when the programme will be
the in Germany which have never reconciled themselves to defeat. If conceptions, whether we know Travatore, (excerpts) together C.B.E., to be Chairman of the accepting bills of exchange: mak-on for other purposes by Germany and Europe as a whole are to be saved from further much or little. The practical with Tit-Bits from Vaudeville. Licensing Board during the ing, discounting, buying, selling, company, firm or individual by such operations are serious trouble, the Allies will have to present a determined front things of life will remain much Further details for Monday absence on leave of the Hon. Mr. collecting. or dealing in bills of whom
the same in any case.
Claud Bevern.
exchange-promissory notes and transacted. and to maintain it to the end.
night will be sanounced.
are sensitively
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SOME HONGKONG CHANGES.
The following appointments are BANKING BUSINESS. (drafts whether negotiable or not: gazetted-
Mr. Geoffrey Robley Sayer to act as Head of the Sanitary Department.