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التالية.
DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE
AND
AMERICAN MAIL LINE.
JOINT TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE A Regular Weekly Sailing TO SAN FRANCISCO OR SEATTLE THE "PRESIDENT LINERS.”
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
FRIDAY, JULY 15, 1927.
TIENTSIN CONCESSION. Assessments for municipal taxa-
THE DANGERS OF CHINESE CONTROL.
tlon belag based on land valges and municipal credit being based on taxable capacity, municipal credit must shrink, and remain shrunk.
CONSIGNDE NOTICES.
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.
From LEITH, MIDDLESBRO ANTWERP, LONDON, STRAITS and PHILIPPINES.
The Steamship,
No Mean Achievement. Much satisfaction was caused at, Tientsin by the appointment The finances of this small aren'
"BENVRACKIE." of British Commissioners to con- of fewer than 1,000 acres known for with Chinese Commissioners as the British Concession of
Consignees of Cargo are hereby on the terms for the future con- Tientsin are a small matter as informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous trol of the British Concession. far as Agures go. The capital and/or extra hazardous Godowne of After much discussion an agree-value of its revenue earring The Hongkong and Kowloon Whart ment was initiated by the Comtablishments, such as electricity and Godown Co., Ltd., whence and/or missioners in April. Since then and water supply, does not exceed from the wharvos delivery may be negotiations respecting it have Tacle 5,000,000 (£666,666), and obtained. been in progress between the Bri-the total municipal debenturo is- No claims will be admitted after, tish authorities and the Wai suo la Taels 2,571,010 (2342,805), the Goods have left the Godowns, and chinopu the Foreign Ofco at The municipal councillors, how all Goods remaining undelivered after the outcome is cagerly awaited Shanghal have grown from, and ent
All claims against the steamer at Tientsin.
most of them have, with their must be presented to the Undersign Mr. Locker-Lampson is report-own eyes, scen Tientsin trans-ed on or before the 30th instant ed to have stated in the House of formed from little more than a All broken, chafed, and damaged Commons that the considerable village into a large and prosper-Goods are to be left in the Godowns,
TO SAN FRANCISCO VIA HONOLULU, SHANGHAI,Peking, and information about ever, know what Hongkong and the 16th instant will be subject to
KOBE AND YOKOHAMA.
"THE SUNSHINE. BELT.!?...
PRESIDENT LINCOLN
PRESIDENT MADISON ...
Monday, July 18th, Midnight Tuesday, Aug. 2nd Tuesday, Aug. 16th Tuesday, Aug. 30th ...Tuesday, Sept. 13th THEREAFTER FORTNIGHTLY SAILINGS ON TUESDAYS,
PRESIDENT JACKSON
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY
PRESIDENT LINCOLN
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attributed to the uncertainty of-cujus magna pars fuerint. On 16th Instant at 10 am.
No Fire Insurance has been effect- the Chinese political situation.such information as they have
of the ed It would be correct to say that concorning the outcome
Bis of Lading will be counter- the effect on a British Concession negotiations they now conceive of Chinese political disturbance the municipality to be threatened signed by, is precisely the opposite. Poli-with destruction of credit, per- tical uncertainties in this countrymanent depreciation of values do not depreciate either securities and abrupt stoppage of growth. or property values in the foreign This in itself would be Concessions but onhance them. calamity to those who have work-
In the circumstances it must ed for many years thinking they works, artesian wells, modern bo 50. The greater the disturb wero establishing here an out-drains, bridges, schools, clubs, re-
It is po creation
grounds, racecoursCA, ances outside the Concessions, in post of British trade. areas under Chinese rule, the mean thing that they have accom-and roads which are described more precious become the stabil-plished. They have built a beau- by experts as the finest not only ity and safety of the Concessions tiful city out of an apparently in China but in the Far East; ruled by foreigners, and all that hopeless and abandoned swamp, and this has been done
The insecurity in and they have done it without area largely artificial, raised by is in them. the past few years outside the Government subsidies or grants; imported sell above the natural Concessions has had the effect of and their work has prospered level of marsh and swamp, to an making every Chinese desire to more than that of neighbouring average height in some places of invest in land under foreign con- foreign Concessions which have 8 ft. or 10 ft. The neighbouring Concession under trol, to build a house there, and been assisted financially by their ex-German lodge his money there, either in home Governments. The British Chinese control depends chiefly a foreign bank or in debentures Concession is, and always has on the British Municipality for Aug. 26 or in foreign-controlled limited heen, the leading Concession at its electric light and water sup- Aug. 24 brg.8'umptn Aug. 30 liability companies registered at Tientsin, the home of the prin-ply, attends in the most perfunc Sept 3C'big 8'ampia Sept. Hongkong or elsewhere outside cipal banks and business houses, tory way to its ex-German ronds, Sept 6 Path-brg Bopt. 12 China. At some of the general foreign and Chinase, the centre and uses as its municipal offices Sept. 17 O'brg-'hmptn Sept. 23 meetings of such companies the of the shipping trade, the most the old Chinese University built Sept. 21
-R'bupta Del.
are Chinese, though the proceed. Tientsin as a Chinese port is the bricks of which are beginning. Oct. 15 C brg- hmptn Oct. 21 inga are ronducted in English, second only to Shanghai, and its to fall as under and are never. Oct. 22 C'org-S'hapta Uct. 28 and many of the Chinese cannot trade is equal to a quarter of replaced. The contrast between
Never until the area under British control" Det. 28 C'org-Shopts Nov 4 understand a word of it. They that of Shanghai. Nov Cry-Shapin Nov. 8 look on in silence, and only in the last month or two has there and the ex-German area under quire at the end of the meeting. been a tone of despondency or Chinese control is now a by- from some amiable-looking China disposition to give up the word; and when amalgamation esc-speaking Englishman, when struggle and go home. The des-of the two areas is spoken of, it the dividend warrants are to be pendency is not due to Chinese is apt to make the residents of antagonism (for the friendliest the British area shudder. For posted.
In the British Municipal Area that the Chinese have done, but but a sign of the contrast in relations prevail) or to anything the incongruity of externals is at Tientsin, 440 acres out of a to the feeling that the ground municipal ethics, in principles of total area of 992 acres are held is being cut from under their funnce, and in regard for muni-
Frum N. York
Aug, 20 P'mih-O'brg
Arriving at
Oct.
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pict majority of shareholders present valued residential area, while by the Viceroy, Li Hung-chang.
Oct. 11
TO SEATTLE AND VICTORIA VIA SHANGHAI, KOBE AND YOKOHAMA. ·
"THE FAST SHORT ROUTE"
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND
PRESIDENT PIERCE
PRESIDENT TAFT
PRESIDENT JEFFERSON....
PRESIDENT GRANT
Wed., July 27th Wednesday, Aug. 10th Weduceday, Aug. 24th Wednesday, Sept. 7th Wednesday, Sept. 21st THEREAFTER FORTNIGHTLY SAILINGS ON WEDNESDAYS
TO EUROPE AND NEW YORK.
VIA MANILA, STRAITS, COLOMBO, SUEZ- PORT SAID-ALEXANDRIA-NAPLES -GENOA-MARSEILLES,
PRESIDENT POLK
Thence to BOSTON and NEW YORK. PRESIDENT HAYES Tues., July 19th, 6.00 a.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 2nd 8.00 a.. Tuesday, Aug, 10th 8.00 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 30th 8.00 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13th 8.00 a.m. THEREAFTER FORTNIGHTLY SAILINGS ON TUESDAYS.
PRESIDENT ADAMS
PRESIDENT GARFIELD
PRESIDENT HARRISON
July 19th, 6.00 a.m.
TO MANILA.
PRESIDENT HAYES
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND
PRESIDENT MADISON
PRESIDENT POLK...
PRESIDENT PIENCE
July 1018, 6:00 p.m.
July 25th, 6.00 p.m.
Aug. 2nd, 8.00 a.m.
Aug. 2nd, 0.00 p.r.
For Passenger and Freight Rates apply to
THE ROBERT DOLLAR CO.
CENERAL ACENTS.
HOYOKONG AND Shanghat Band BUILDING, GROUND FLOOR
Telephones Central 2477, 2476 & 705.
by Chinese. There are thousands feet by the action of the British cipal ideals.
case.
Government in pursuit of its policy towards China.
A Progressive Aren.
of acres immediately outside the Concessions valued at less than
A Retrograde Step, half the price; but the Conces- sions are safe; they present pros-
Whatever good qualities the pects of development; they re
Chinese have, capacity for muni- assessed to taxation on fixed prin- The value and importance of cipal administration is not one of ciples, and outside the Conces-Tientsin are not known at home. them, and those who have labour. sion boundaries this is not the The port has come little inte proed for the development of the war minence in China's troubles, for British Municipality here dread During the civil around Tientsin in the early part it has escaped many of them the prospect of its being crippled of 1926, when the Kuominchun The British Concession of Tien by subjection to Chinese control. and the Chihli forces contested tsin is the largest and in many The loss
sustained has the possession of Tientain City, ways the most progressive British been borne without an audible certain plots of land in the Bri-municipality in this country murmur. It would, in fact, be tish Concession changed hands probably in all ways. Its 932 borne with positive cheerfulness three times in three acres compare with 72 acres at if there were a reasonable pros- months, prices rising by a much Canton (Shameen) and 115 at pect that the drawbacks would as 50 per cent. It was at this Hankow, while the whole area of be set off by better trade or in- time that Dr. Wellington Koo foreign residence at Tientsincreased cordiality of relations bought a valuable plot of land in ie., of the foreign Concessions between themselves and the Chin- ex-Concession3 is 3,475 eac. It would be difficult to find the heart of the British Munl- and
two or
hal.
so far
cipal Area and built himself an acres, compared with 5,584 acres any business man to-day who be- expensive house there, which he of the International Settlement lieves that that will be the case. has not yet occupied. The time of Shanghai and 2,488 acres of If the Hankow regulations are to for occupation may be drawing the French Concession at Shang- be regarded as a basis for Tien- near, but in the last few months
tsin. It is feared that the future the property has lost half its The British Municipality of will be one of contention, delay, and obstruction. money value and may lose all his Tientsin has provided itself out antagonism, political security.
of its own resources with all the The Chinese Special Areas wil It is not expected that under necessaries of a modern city-not be raised to the level of the Chinese control any return of municipal hall, an electric power British Concession, but the Con- confidence can take place which station which supplies adjacent cesalon will be dragged down to
(Continued on Page 11.) will restore the former values, areas as well as its own, water
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SAILINGS 1927.
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Steamer.
CANTON TSINGTAU Swatow & S'hai TSINGTAU Swatow & S'hai SHANGHAI SHANGHAI
Bailings.
-Fooshing Satur, 16th July at 6 am. Hopsang Satur, 16th July at 10 a.m. Fooshing Wed, 20th July at 10a.m. Yusang Thurs. 21st July at 10 a.m. Chakoang Tri. 22nd July at, 10 a.m. OSAKA Amoy, S'hai, Moji, Kobe Fooksang Satur. 23 July at 7 a.m. TIENTSIN
Choongshing Satur. 23rd July at 5 p.m. TSINGTAU Swatow & S'hal Kwaisang Sun. 24th July at 10 a.m. TSINGTAUSwatow & S'hai Hangsang Wed. 27th July at 10 a., STRAITS & Calcutta.......Laisang Thurs 28th July at 3 p.m. SANDAKAN
...Hinsang Batur. 30th July at 3 p.m. HAIPHONG
...Mingsang Sun. 31st July at 8 a.. TSINGTAU Swatow & S'bai Yatshing Sun. 31st July at 10 am. OSAKA via Amoy, B'hai, Moji, Kumsang Tuas. 2nd Aug at 7 a.m.
Yokohama & Kabo
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For freight or passage apply to:-
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD, Telephono 215. Central
Goneral Managers
T. S. S. SIANG WO"
Passenger & Cargo River Steamor, built and engined at Kowloon Dock, by the Hongkong and Whampoa Dook Co., Ltd., to the order of the Indo-China Staam Navigation Co., Ltd. fora ervice on the Middle Yangtze, Hankow-Iohang..
Plasso address enquiries to the Chief Manager :---
R. M. DYER, B. Sc., M.I.N.A., Kowloon. Dock, Hongkong.
HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMERS.
THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD.
CANTON
LINE.
Sailings from Hongkong-Daily at 1 a.m. and 8 a.m.
Sailings from Canton-Daily at 8 a.m. and 3 p.m.
MACAO LINE.
FROM HONGKONG:
8 A.M. and 3 P.M. (Weekdays only).
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(Bundays
11 a,in, only).
(Sundays
13 p.m. only).
FROM MACAO
8 A.M. and 3.P.M. (Woekdays only).
SUNDAY EXCURSION.
On Sunday, the 17th July 8.a. "SUI AN," will depart from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf at,
9 A.M. and from Masso at 3:30 PM Return Saloon Passage Fare $5.00.
SPECIAL TIFFIN $1.50.°
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