PEASANT EMBROIDERIES
THE HONGKONG
Peasant embroideries are all characterized by the ue of bril
red and liant colours-chiefly blue, helped out with touches of orange, purple, green and yellow Odd looking fruit, tulips bell flowers and bizarre birds are the favourite patterns..
Sometimes the designs are em- broidered, but more often they are appliqued to a garment in some strongly contrasting colour.
BRITISH TAX PROBLEMS. eight years have I had a bill from the tax collector which was correct.
Extortion and Evasion. Ag -spanemend tax collector has just hide in estimate that the British Government lost last jear, he -tasian at in same tax. more than £30,000,000.
which
Consequently, when confronter with a vague law, enforced by zealous bureaucrats, it is not to be wonderei at that tax-payers give themselves the benefit of 105 doubt.
The process of tax-collecting Base of the mu seron
in England has become a duel buts fair sa bacame ↑ «national on the one side, the collector- hance the Gavatarpent is pushing try to rolleet too much, and or Finance B. the other side, the tax-papers 103 forward to whom in fant strengt net
te par too little. The Bull will 1.072
*
146
shared profito
.:11
In theory, the people of Eng- land are taxed by law, but in fact
fa undselared they are taxed by four commis- intssioners of taxation, who interpret
and enforce the law
* Deparing new
login dat gaan tias variantate and inverne wespurs the heating of its prey and prey are finding new and Herrar saga of concealment
Tutation has become almost int yourshie, cavs a correspondent No people but the English would
burit Tucation has increas- wati iti - Inoting and confiscation.
"I galt paid 15 per cent of income 17 taxation fast
centig
One time
FRIDAY AUGUSTU
HOTELS.
LEADING FAR EASTERN HOTELS HONGKONG::
Peak Hotel,
EXCHANGE.
(Opening "Rate : closing Bate
on Page 1).
SELLING.
fr
Demand
2674 9/6.1/16
Hongkong Hotel,
Repulse Bay Hotel. SHANGHAI:
30 dia
4 mie
27
Astor House Hotel,
TP Shanghai,
Nom
TT Bingapore.
11014
Grand Hotel Kalee. PEKING:
120
197
It dis
Demand, India
T/T Japan
T/T India............-
TIT San Francisco)
& New York 5714
TiT Java
1/5 Marks
Pit Franca ..om
De aud. Paris ......
149
Nom
7.25
BUYIN
i mla. L/C
I m/ D/P
2/779
3 m/ L/C
21794.
3) df. Sydney and Melbourne
21814
4 in/s. Marka
33.San Francis-1
59 co&New York f
Nom.
7.60 770
I mle. Francs
mis, France.... Demand, Germany. Demand Now York 575% TT Bombay
1964 Demand, Bombay TF Calcutta Demand, Calcutta ... 1964 Jo Yokoham...................... 120 Demand, Manila ... 115tá Demand, Singapore. 110 Demand, Batavia
149 Haiphong ..............
Nom.
***
313 7.63
On Saigon On Bangkok Sovereign Gold leaf per Tael... Bay Silver, ready... 3475
forward
Bank of England rates 3, New York London... 44715 SUBSIDIARY COINS sóng 50 ct piecer
10
Dar
12% pm. 3/16% are. Canton sub, cois 19.8% dis.!
Mongkong. August 18, 1922,
WEATHER REPORT.
Frequently. the tax collector- demand the payment of taxes ni
L The male threats. collectar, who was for notorious in London. had histor office decorated with newspaper clippinga gizing accounts of the 5 conviction and imprisonment of cerrain. tax-dodgers.
Tr
......
12. em. W...
Tage des Moving Northu pun tion
Aug 181. 1th. 55m--Pressure bra decreased tocsiderably at Vladivostock, moderately over N.E. Japan, and slightly in central district.
The Japanese anticyclons is moving eastward..
Many tax commissioners con. duct icquisitions. They put citizens.through the third degree. They haze and harry men who are entiroly honest and reliable. all this has created a profound
At 6 am. this morning the ཞ༩} Loni Burnham feeling of resentment, which will
and some of my presently be shaped into action. phoon appeared to be in about imands are paying 90 per cent." by the amendment of the tax laws. Lat. 24 N. and Long 12 E
Many are actually paying more
As a matter of fact, there are moving northward, though doubt. titan their income, because of the right and wrong methods of evad fat observation from Naba-marks three pears average, which is ing income tax in England. The the position uncertain. taken to the basis of pagcent Earl of Plymouth, for instance.
One Paar who owns 47,000 res, told me that he paid 123 into a limited company. By do per cont, of last year's income in ing this he has reduced his taxes 24124, fie in no frring in afro $70,000 a year to $15,000, -null corner of a 60-room house, This is legal and legitimate. with only four servants and with Other ways, not legal, are the Es gardens lased to A local keeping of two sets of books-the juggling with stock figures-the
irist.
-
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 has recently organized bis estates hours ending at, 10 am. to-day, 103 inch. Total since January 1st. 43.93 inches, against average of 60.65 inches.
an
FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOUFS ENDING AT NOON TO-KORROW,
Forecss District.
N.W.winds
All told. the Inland Revenue transaction of business without Tiepartiment collected £700.000,-records and the charging of per- Formosa Channel moderate.
last rest. A host of 10,000 sonal purchases to company
collectors gouged al! this expenses.
* South CORET 01 N. or manez unt of a sorely distressed The penalty for tax-dodging is
China between variable The culprit.is | nation, as the close at an exhaust-fairly severe.
H.K. & Lamocks. moderate; fined three times the amount of
to fair. 13 Hongkong The total amount taken by the his evaded tax, or imprisoned for
Gap Rock......... zovernment in all ways, by rates cot more than two years, or both. and taxes both
was fully For siding and abetting, there is South coast of E. wiods. China between moderate. £1,200,000,000, Such a self-spoilin- ■ fine of £50.
HK. & Hainan.. tion has never been known to
ig war.
On the whole, the tax commis-
history, and no one knows what sioners have not been quick to its final result will be.
throw delinquents into court.
The worst tax-dodgers, in all parts of Britain, have been the
1. F CLAXTON, Director.
TIME SIGNALS.
The wonder is that so little Public opinion would not permit 1.K. Observatory, Aug. 18. 1923 has been lost by artears and this. No one has been punished! vasion, se the amount of both who confessed to any evasions. would amount to less than 10% of the total em collected.
There are so many urgent rea-wage-workers. On one occasion sons for evasion. There is the 30.000 warrants were served on Signal Hill is dropped daily at 10 high cost of living-the depres-Welsh coal-miners, for non-pay-s.m. and 4 p.m., excepten Satur- days when it is dropped at 10 sion in trade the wastefulness ment of income tax.
*
The time ball on Kowloon
Palace Hotel,
Grand Hotel des Wagon Lits.
The Hongkong Hotel Co., Ltd.
In sonjunction with
The Shanghai Hotels, Ltd.
·
and
The Grand Butel das Wagons Ltd,
KING EDWARD HOTEL.
CENTRAL LOCATION,
ELECTRIC LIFTS AND LIGHTING, TELEPHONE ON EACH FLOOR,
HOTEL” LAUNCH MEETS ALL STEAMER:.
Tel. 373.
· Telegraphic Address: “VICTORIA "
J. WITCHKLala
Manager.
THE EUROPE HOTEL.
SINGAPORE.
DANCING AFTER DINNER
SYBEY
MONDAY. WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY. TEA DANCES
TUESDAYS and THURSDAYS.
The Hotel Orchestra under the Direction of Mr. F. R. Martens.
Telephones in every Room.
Telegraphic Address:-" EUROPE, SINGAPORE.” Telephone No. 2740 (9 knes).
KINGSCLERE
KNUTSFORD
THE EUROPE HOTEL, LTD
ARTHUR E ODELL Manager,
HOTEL HOTEL
MID-LEVEL KOWLOON
SACHSE, LENNOX & Co., General Agents
Are resident Managers,
PALACE HOTEL, KOWLOON.
N. KE.
Tel Aid. Palace.
Two 231855es the Ferry and Halisation. Five lanes by Ferry from Hongkong| A Braca- Hoel in merit impe and under English managımı 12. Chisines erg vesical supervisi -u of the Proprietor, Ionage, mata a Milani adum
I MAR
special arrangemesis for fatilia on appšication to
·
SOLE AGENT.
MAF
J. E. OXBERRY.
Proprietor
NIPPON COMPANY
APAK
MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA, LTD.,
HONGKONG.
RIVER LEVELS.
As a guide to shipmasters and athars interested in the water levels of the river we have been requested by the Board of Con- servancy Works of Kwangtung to. publish the following table of water levels. The levels are taken at 10 am each day.
Wachow
Kongmoon, Linkooghow, North Samchai, Sbeklung,
-199
Highest W. L. Lowest W. L WLW.L
Aug. 16) Aug. 37 Fent Feet
Place of Observation
ever recorded
Let
STOT recorded Feet
West River
+.3.50
-2.42
+14.70
-0.80
147,50 10.40
9.90
+:1.00
0
9.00
11.00
+27.25
-5.00
17.60
16 70
#
Esat
+ 15.15
-0.98
- 2.90)
2.90
TIDE TABLE.
METEOROLOGICAL
M
Previous
anilato.
18th to 24th. Aug. 1922.
fluight.
LOW WALE
Berghors
h. m. ft. 1
ENTERTAINI
THE
CORONET
2.30. 5.15. 715-& 9.15
THE DEVIL
ΤΟ
PAY.
KOWLOON THEATRE
CONSTANCE?
TALMADGE
IN
"TWO WEEKS,”
"SNUB” POLLARD
in
"THE CORNER POCKET."
WORLD THEATRE
FRONE, 1337 !
PHONE. 1337
Hongkong's Most Modern & Coolest Picture Palace."
5.15 and 9.15 p.m.
REALART PICTURES
presents
WANDA HAWLEY.
ja
"MISS HOBBS"
The Story of an Independent Young Woman Who Said She Hated All Men, Bat Merely Needed One Man To Make Love To Her To Change Her Point Of View.
1.30 & 7.15 p..
JUNE CAPRICE & C. B. SEJTZ in "THE SKY RANGER”
Episodes 10 and 11.
Usual Prices. Booking at the THEATRE.
STÄR THEATRE.
PEKING ROAD, KOWLOON:
'Phone. K. 195.
The biggest house exhibiting the best pictures.
FRIDAY 19th. to MONDAY Zist.
5.30 & 9.15. p.m.
RUBY DE REMER
LE
IN
LUXURY."
Booking at the Star Ferry Whar! for Hongkong Residen FRIE FERBY TICKETS BOTH WAYS. Open Daly £33 to 4,15 pm. md. 6 19 pm. Samrayı 2 = 1.15 pm, 1.32 to 5.15 p.m. and 5 tatja SEE HAND BILLS.
UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS. PEAK TRAMWAYS CO., LTD.
THE GREAT NORTHERN TELE GRAPH COMPANY, LTD. The following Unclaimed Tele- mama era lying here:-
Mimito, from Shanghai. Kiyoshi Mitsuyoshi Nihonso- kai Miyoshikao, from Nagauraki. Kinsen steamer Glenbeg Ewoj from Shangbai. ...
Mesagerie for
Sunkioja Chanfear Chinois Andrelebon, from Shanghai..
3057 from Sbangbei.
Makwai Pinoon Hotel, from Peking.
9555, from Yokohama. Wingcam Goinglee Victoria Street, from Yokohamad
Linyimchin. No. 7 Ledingfae Terrace, from Shanghai..
Dongsongyo Dabdose Yeling. choy, from Shanghai,
2544, from Peking. Kwongshungchong, from Yoko hama, kad pak
Chinam, fron 'Amor.. Fatson Tatsang, from Sbang. Kochsming c/o Great Eastero 0.75 0.00 0.03 n. 11m 7 15 | 15 | 2 463 0.7
8 445 × 116Hotel, from Amos. fra 2781 73
TH. KWIG: 316 31
of the government-the general! A very strong and aggressive am, sad 1 p.m. and on Sundays irapresssion that evasion is being organization has recently been and Holidays when it is dropped widely practired.
formed, called the "Income Tax-at 10 a.m. only. ·
The ball is boisted half mast at Above all, there is the reason payers' Society." It bas 50,000 that the income tax law itself members and Lord Decies is at the 55th minute sad full mest at
the 57th minute. Should the ball! is vagus and couplicated. As the head of-it... ... Lord Wrenbury has said,
Its a mi en have the income fail to drop at the correct time, it censure could be too strong for tax law re-written. in clear lan-will be lowered at five minutes having expressed an act, and that guage, and to protect people from past the hour and the ordinary
routine repeated at the following Barometer... 29.10 29.66-29.63 a taxing act, in language so in extortion.
Last week, this society recover-hour, if possible. volved, 40 slovenly, and so upin-!
Should the time ball be out of Temperature telligible sa is the language of the od £20 for a taxi-driver, £80 for acts of 1842 and 1853.”
a grocer, £300 for a manufacturer arder the above routine will be Humility
carried out with flag "Z" on Wind Direction, ESE CALM PEW No one clearly understands the and £500 for a landlord. income tax law. Text-books on So, at the moment in Gres the storm signal mast.
Time signal are also gives at Wind Force it are sold on the newestands, Britain, the twin evils of extor- It is a dark, derk mystery, out of tion and evasion of taxes are pight by means of three white Wather........... which accountants and lawyers existing side by side. Both are lampe mounted vertically on the Baia............ rean large profits.
socially destructive and the whole Observatory wireless mast. From Few tax-payers can make out matter is being talked about and 8b. 56m. 08. to 9h. 0mm. Os. p.m. Highest open air
the lamps. sre extinguished Temperature on the 17th 87 1 9.613 momentarily at the even seconds Lowest expect at the Zad, 28th, 50tb, 1 $2nd, and 54th of each minute.
The hours refer to Hongkong
their own' income tax forms, I discussed freely in the press.
tried to do so once, but soon gave ›
it up. Now pay an acountant
£25 a year to fill out my-forme.
LIKIN COLLECTION. **- Provincial officials have been
On the pile it pays to do this requested by the Ministry of
atom tax collectors are so Ent to Finance to send in reparts of the Standard Time (8 hours of teas
emand too much. Only once in likin-collected during 1921,- Greenwich).
Hire HILL U31.
Wigh Water
(Mass Time-
87 80
84
D.
68
92 77 Fri 18 m 444
4 100 60
19
1
203
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7.1
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6.7 1 25 1.5
13:30 bai
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open
afr Temperature on the 18th 80
T.Z. CLAXTON Director FL.K. Obser
D 412 21 11 Ja 24
30 235 23
$.50 27.7-4.34 43 10 1 8.2
Super
Hongkong, August
Fabb
I morg
TIME TABLE. WEEK DAYS
11.45 ..
11.00 #
NIGHT CARS.
SATURDAYS. KETUA CAN. 12. 14′s duighe SUNDAYS.
NIGHT CARS.
SPECIAL CARS.
Br innsretnine SE WET COUPONT'S OFFICE.
EASTERN EINNSION LOUT
ABT & CHINA TELEG
-13.6/3rd, Ehirivel Armal from Varella