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YOUYIDA TEBI No. 12.111
HONGKONG LIVING COSTS.
SEVEN
PER CENT
LAST YEAR.
66 · AZIE⇓ WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY
THE PIRACY PROBLEM.
ELECTRIC COMPANY.
DENIAL OF RUMOURS.
FACTS AND SUGGESTIONS. · │ INCREASE
[BY OLD TIMER."]
The rumours with regard to the Hongkong Electriq Company,,to
11.
1925
- 九十月正
HONGKONG LANDS.
MANAGING DIRECTORS'
REMUNERATION.
on
Wo have received the following which we mado referonco in our lotters for publication:- issue of Monday, are denied in
Sir-At the largely attended authoritativo quartors. Thone meeting of the Land Investment Piracy and brigandago are one were to the effect that the Com-Company, held this morning, a and the same thing; the only pany had secured a lighting con- few questions put to the chair by TWICE PRE-WAR RATES.
difference is that pirates operate tract for Kulangeu, that a bonus Mr Bayco olicited the interesting operate of $1 might be declared and that information that the Managing With so much controversy over the question of house rents and afloat and brigands
ayhoro.
an amalgamation was possible Directors of the Company get a the generally increasing cost of living, it will be learned with the
The depredations of a solitary with the Gas Company.
commission not only on rents and greatest intorost what the precise incroaso was in Hongkong robber may often bo troublesome On enquiry at the Hongkong profits on sale of property, but
A Telegraph represen- to put an end to those of a band Elorrio Company's allice, we also Interest during 1924 for household commodition.
mortgagop.Į of pirates or brigands is the tative, who has been making ouquirios, tells the atury below.
easiest thing in the world to deal were informed that there was no dividend of shares in public with nowadays, nad put a final truth in the first and third of companies and profits on sale of
those rumours and that, so far as haros. There is one Government foost in 1922, and during last
stop to-provided commonsense a bonus WAN concerned, no Taking the figures from the official in Hongkong whose your (1924) it rose 7.2 por cont. is applied to the job
Both pirates and briganda have definito statement could be made, last three reports, the Managing business is to do with statistics over the 1923 figure, or 97 per
as the accounts word not yet | Diroctors' somunoration for the baso for their busines-often
completo.
Iast three years came to $901,-| in connection with tho Imports cont. ovor the 1922 figure. Thus,
two bases. In the case of two
A communication on the samo 268.36. Surely this is exorbitant, and Exports Department and, in in two years, the increase has bases, the one is where they con- addition to his other work, he been nearly ten per cont, and it voce their villainy, the other the aubject has reached us from Mr and the consensus of opinion tabulatun the current prices of has further to be borne in mind on to which they convey their L. J. Blackburn, Manager of the among the shareholders is that Hongkong and China Gas Com- such a scale of remuneration plunder. commodities. The price of foods that since the end of last year a The local pirates have two pany, Ltd., who writes undor may have been justified when whero the date of the 10th instant as the Company was first launched, bason Hongkong.
roforonco to with B comparatively small next stunt is planned, and their follows:-"With depot on the mainland to which your romarks in last evening'a odi- capital. but it is excessivo and out they carry off their acquisitions tion as to the possibility of an of proportion to the services of goods and amalgamation haswoon the Hong- rendered now that the capital prisoners to bo held for ransom.kong Electric Company, I would and roservo fund of the com- state that, to the best of my pany amount to something liko and dealinga in knowledge, such an amalgama-$14,000,000 tion is not contemplated."
property have reached such
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guido.
year
in
in
the shapo
THE TWO BASES.
The two chlof basos, outside of of the pirates ro- Hongkong sponsible for the depredations which have caused so much trouble and sunoyance to the shipping of this Colony aro Bias Bay and Kongmi. There are a number of localities designated Kongmi. The one alluded to now is that place opposito Mah- r in the Shuntak district,
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SIR HARRY AND LADY LAUDER
Famous Comedian in Hongkong.
largo dimensions. It should bo For the first time in bis life, Sir Harry Lauder, the famous mentioned that the Company has Scottish comedian, is in Hongkong, having arrived hore this morning its own staff and paid Secretary by the H. I. stoamor. Takliwa. Accompanying him is Lady Lauder and Court of ireotors in who is soon above with bor husband. Sir Harry, as is customary receipt of a remuneration of with him, wore, Scottish garh an his arrival and attracted much $7,500 per annum.
| notice both oh coming nahore and later at the Hongkong Hotel,
I consider that the shareholders whore be and Lady Lauder aro,staying: With his company of inter have a genuine grievance, which it national artistes, Sir Harry opens a apssop as the Theatre Royal to- 26. would be an act of grace on the night.
part of the Managing Directors to redress by voluntarily rodiicing |-- their scale of remuneration to more reasonable proportions in view of the altered conditions.
Shanghai, Feb. 10.
Yours old. A SHAREHOLDER.
FORMERLY OF HONGKONG.
DEATH OF MR. C. W. H. JOHNSTONE.
on sale in the markets are taken further increase has taken place.
being these given in the This official figure takes no cognis Market Price List, and for other ance of house reats, but in based commodities the figures are takon solely on market list prices and off the import declarations filled the figures fillod in on import in by merchants. It is admitted forms by merchante. that the Market List prices are) In a special article contributed lower than what is actually to the Telegraph in September, charged to customers and it fe 1923. figures were given which also admitted that the figures on proved that at that time the the import doclarations are not average general cost of living had those at which the goods are rison from 75 to 100 por, cont. actually sold, but if the calculat-fabove the figure for 1914.. If wo ions aro worked out on the same] dai, to tal Pos for the Jonsis each year, it is possible to bast two su aši ve son The Shuntak district is tho
got a fairly accurato rolstival we have it indisputably ostablish-great silk district of South China' The Shanghai Times roporte ed that the necessitios of life in lying immediately 8. W. from that sight Russian pedlars who The working out of the annual this Colony to-day cost twice as Canton, and forming nearly half wore, arrested by Chi Heloh of the West River delta. Kongmi kuan's forces between Wusih
COTTON MILLS DAMAGED, increase in the cost of living much as they did before the out-is that portion of the Shuntuk and Kiangyin wore shot as spins at Yangyin forts just before Chi was not commenced until the break of war. All the figuros ased district separated from the rest of Heich-yuan evacuated the place. Hongkong, February 10th, 1925.
Shangbai, F-b. 10. it by the uppur portion of the 1923,
Following a demonstration by and,
the to work out that calculation are
The Rugsiu, the local Russian Junction Channel; whore the Recured from absonce of any really authentic althor official or
river steamers bound for Kong-papor, calls on foreignora to tako
It is with extreme regret that the workors at one of the cotton Sir.-Rogarding the questions we have to announce the death mills belonging to the Nagal data hoforo that dato, the prices independent and reliable sources. moon turn and go south to their action against the shooting in
destination. Going through the order to ensure the futuro safoty asked by Mr. Holly Sayes at of Mr. C, W. H. Johnstone, the Wata Kaisha, alleged to be owing prevailing at the end of 1922
upper portion of the Junction of Russians in Chian.Daily yesterday's meeting of the Land oldest son of Mr. J. Johnstone, of to the dismissal of some of their woro takon as n basis. It mast
Channel it is to the south of them; Bulletin.
Investment Company, suroly all the Union Waterboat Company, number, a band reported to num the shareholders must have and of Mrs. Johnstone, of Mindan bor between 200 and 300 Chinese going south (after they have
known that he was only odging Villas, Kowloop.
yesterday morning attacked turned) it is to the oast of them. December, 1922, wore tromendous-¦ wont up in cost, owing
at the question: "Why should The news of the sad ovont was three of the mills, doing much The Kongmi district is doi tho ly inflated as compared with pre- to
riso in the price of minated by Man-ning,
Managing Directors tako 80 received by cablo yesterday from damage to the promises and and It
much out of tho war days, and that the calcula- flour, thoro
Company's Rangoon, where the deceased bad machinery, and forcing other were sympathetic is
hero that the "Tai
earnings every year?" By the boon living for about the past five employees to leave work. Loo"
landed pirates tions start at a time when the incressoe in the cost of many
with
Articles of Association they are years. The telegram stated that it is estimated that 5,000 DIVIDEND OF TLS. 25.
allowed to take $5 per cent. on death was due to appendicitis.
Chineso mill operators have been increase in the cost of living was market products, and, if tho Rents thoir plunder and hostages for ransom hostages whom they are. Restriction Ordinance is removed at holding) after killing the
not profits if those profits equali already a burdensome problem.
Deceased, who had previously rendered idle. Messrs. Bonjamin and Potts or exceed 10
per, cent. on lived for many years with bis In the rioting, half-a-dozon without the imposition of some captain of that vossel. This was a
ara in receipt of a teledram the paid-up capital of tho paronte in Hongkong, was an Japanese supervisors were TEN PER CENT, IN
|British Vessel. Some of tho alternative form of protection, hostages have been killed also.
from Shanghai to the effect Company, and as the not profits extremely popular young man. jured, and 12 of the strikers were TWO YEARS.
tonants will have to bear the No attempt has been made to Two Cotton Mills, Ltd., for some years past, the Managing age of 30. Docossed was a good
profits
the have exceeded that figuro for Death takes place at the early arrested.
A call to the police was delay- Yot during 1923, the cost of additional burden of increased release those passengers taken the past year aro Tis. 10,000; that Directors have had an exceed-swimmar (like his brothers) and ed owing to the rioters provonting
out of a British vossol. Some of living rone 2,5 por cont. over the rantais.
rake off." Sharo was one of the first men in the the use of the telophone.-Daily * whole must fool Colony to answor the call whon Bulletin. that it is wrong for Managing war broke out in 1914. Ho saw Directors to take so much, avon sorvico with the Navy. On his though they have the right to do return he was employed for a so by the Articles, and it is a pity time by Maesre, Dodwell and that the Company's abareholders | Co., lator proceeding to Rangoon have not enough pluck to demand whore better prospects offered,
FURTHER RISES? The tendency is far prices to he remembered that the prices of riso still further.. When broad
PARLIAMENT
ASSEMBLES.
SCOTTISH CHURCH
BILL.
ARMS AND OPIUM.
EYES ON CHINA.
Gonova, Feb 10.
of tho
in
"EWO" PROFITS.
that tho
of
Chose Chinese are American sub-a dividend of Tla. 25 is to be de-ingly heavy joots, who wore returning from clarod; and that a sum of Tis. holders as America to visit their relatives. 500,000 is being taken from Soma woro British subjoots.
USE LESS MEASURES.
What has been dono about
Reserve Fund.
AIR DISASTER.
་
COURT'S FINDING.
London, Fob. 10.
in.
COTTON MILLS.
RESTRICTION OF SPINNING.
London, Feb. 10.
Master
MR. ASQUITH'S PATENT.
this caso? The piracy experts itios lovy a suitable fine on the a revision of those Articles, In- Doop sympathy will be felt have been very busy. They have districts harbouring the pirates stead of coming out into the with the boreaved family. given us more Indian and other and see that it is collected. If open, they go to the annual meet-
The Foderation of The second opium conference police guards; grilles; sheet the native authorities protest that ing and are content to listen to RESTLICTED NAVY LIKELY slight modification
has voted the draft protocol with iron dodgers to hide behind; the pirates are too strong for one man putting questions more
| Cottonspionors at Manchester bas announced that the nocossary iron wire birdcages that them a common plea and the or less understood which only wording.
Wo must not venturo out one responsible for the ridiculous skirt the fringe of the roal griov
majority has been obtained for London, Feb. 10.
Tho Finnish dologato subso-of when underway, and whigh yarns about terrible pirate strong-ance. Let it be admitted that the
the proposal to reduce the work- Parliament re-assombled this quently introduced a resolution prevent us from looking over the holds, which are really pure foresight and polloy of the contor
ing boure of milla spinning. afternoon without any ceremonial, in favour of recommending the side; orders to lock the unfor mythe-offor the backing and Managing Director years ago has The report of the Air Ministry's American cotton, from 3931 wook- The main business in the House Council of the League to con- tunato passengers up in firo and support of British gunboats; and largely made the Company what court of investigation into the ly to 35, from February 16th.-- of Commons to-day Was the sidor the advisability of referring collision traps; convoys; and do not allow the police to usurp it is to-day, and let it also be Croydon aeroplane disaster on Reuter. second roading of the Church of the question of the unlicensed convoy orders very carefully the functions of the Navy, or the admitted that the conservative Doc. 24th. says that no Air Bootland Bill, dealing with the importation of arme into Far sealed and delivered each trip: Colonial authorities those of the policy of the present Board is a Ministry or Imperial Airways waion of the two great Prosby Eastorn torritories to the forth-patrols; (wireless wo are all to Foreign Office.
sound one and in the best in-official was in any way negligent, torian bodies, after which the coming conference on the traffic have) and are extremely anxious If thin polloy of levying a terests of shareholders, but, and no blame is to be attributed House will chiefly be occupied in arms and munitions, in view to penalizo us further. Much toa heavy fina on the distriot surely, it could never be argued to the pilot, the Isto Capt. until March 31st with finance, of the fact that the Chinoso monoy has been expanded by the harbouring the pirates is enforced, that now that the Company has Stewart. Gratly supplementary estimates Generals were compelling the owners to satisfy the experts that piracy will promptly come to an grown so much, the same por The dive to the earth was due of 7 millions sterling, then osti-local population to grow the all is right. Target practice bes end, for each district can ho contage commissiou basle should to loss of control, combined with mates of 25 and 26 millions, opium poppy in order to soure boon discontinued in Chinese ter rolied upon to make short work of apply. Over three-and-a-half a stall, while the pilot was trying especially navy estimates, owing revenue for the purpose of buying ritory and is now carried out at their piratically-disposed mem-lache has this year boon taken out forced landing under very dif
With HM. the King's approval, to the ballef that Mr. Churchill arms and munitions.
bere. If a district cannot deal of the Company's earnings.
oult circumstances. Some defeat: will not agree to give the Ad-
What a farco all this is, to bo with them, they can report their Are the shareholders a lot of developed, but there is nothing the Patent Ollos is now engaged suro and who is responsible for it presonco and should be fined for shoop who are afraid of the in the engine or ita installation.
to show whether the defect was in making out Mr. Asquith's patent under the title Earl of Or- failing to do so. The village or General Managers The share- alders should be hold holders know that it is not right
The aerodrome at Croydon is ford and Asquith, in time to en- Recently Blas Bay was dealt town lives in January 1924, and re-
with; but why on earth not long, prisoners until the fine is paid for so much to be taken out of unsatisfactory. This was notable Mr. Asquith to take his seat introdused by the Labour Governing out a prospect of infinitely long ago? What has been done they would then promptly see to profits, yet they meekly pass the primary cause of the coldent, in the House of Lords next week. ment in the House of Lords last botter Christian service to the to get those held for ransoms so it that the money in forthgaming. report and accounts and applaud but may have been's contributory --Bouter,
Scottish poople.--Reuter.
How much ransom The men taken out of the, a soconder's obvious whitewash-
The court la of opinion that the Bir John Gilmour, moving tho
money has boon paid? Who is Hus Hoi" are still being holding as through they would grieve Air Ministry should consider, whe- Later.
for ransom in the Kongmt district sincerely if Sir Paul Chater and her limit should be fixed for the second reading, said tho~ Bill) The rejection of the Church of getting it?
near Mah-ning. The cargo taken Jardine's" taipan " got one dollar angle of climb and stalling speed. out of her was sold there,
lons. I think the shareholders
The court has rejected the suggestion that there was faildra. of the pétrol supply dus, to
The debate was adjourned.—
miralty the full number of ships || Renter.
for which they are asking.
The Church of Bootland Bill
was introduoad by the Conserva-
summor.
Boandal Point.
all 9
lossed!
aimed at increasing control by Scotland Bill was moved by the FINE THE DISTRICTS. the Church over its properties Labourito Mr. Jamon: Brown, and endowments. He believed former high Commissioner of the the measure would open the way Church of Sootland. The motion piracy and brigandage, and sons: Kongmi is in Sun Yat- at an early date to the union was defosted by 282 to 110 and especially with the system of son's gone each authority has desired by the Established Church the Bill passed its second carrying off prisoners for ransom, aqually failed to do it duty in and the United Fres Church, hold-reading-Reuter,
is to insist that the patiya suthor: skin pirnoy; business AERON
The proper why to deal with, Bias Bay is in Chan Kin-ming's are spin ours, sou
PAULO.
WONDER WHY, obstruction of the ebruaryilih., 19857
TO TAKE SEAT IN LORDS,
London, Feb. 10,
TO-DAY.
Closing Erohang# Lighting Up-Time)